TWI682356B - Push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information and push broadcast method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information and a push broadcast method thereof. The push broadcast relay device includes a housing, a first communication unit implemented by the ANT+ communication protocol, and a set on the housing and operated An operation joystick that generates an operation instruction, a second communication unit implemented with Bluetooth communication protocol, and a signal referral unit, the first communication unit is connected to at least one vehicle status sensing device information to receive at least one riding information, The second communication unit can be paired to connect with a smartphone information, the signal referral unit is connected to the first communication unit, the second communication unit and the operation joystick, the signal referral unit will accept the ride The information or the operation instruction is pushed and broadcast to the smart phone via the second communication unit for the smart phone to play or display after calculation.

Description

Push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information and push broadcast method thereof

The present invention is a push-broadcast relay device and push-broadcast method for bicycle riding information, in particular to a bicycle that receives bicycle riding information sent by at least one vehicle state sensing device and transmits it to a smart phone via Bluetooth communication protocol Push broadcast relay device for riding information and push broadcast method thereof.

The current bicycle riding information is generally displayed by a front assist device equipped with a grip. During the riding process, the rider needs to briefly remove his hand from the grip to operate the bicycle in order to understand the current riding information. Front auxiliary device. In this way, if the rider performs the operation of the auxiliary device in front of the vehicle while riding at a high speed or passing a curve, accidents may easily occur. In addition, because the front assist device can only passively provide riding information to the rider, the rider needs to be distracted from viewing the current riding information during the riding process. The rider is at risk of accidents.

Furthermore, the TW I626189 patent case discloses a power sensing system for bicycles. The power sensing system includes a power sensing device and an electronic carrier. The power sensing device includes at least one inertial sensing module, a A processing module and a transmission module, the inertial sensing module can transmit the digital signal change data measured by the power sensing device provided inside the frame of a bicycle or on the surface of the frame to the processing module Group, and the processing module can calculate the data by itself or send the data to the electronic carrier for calculation through the transmission module, to analyze and analyze the pedaling frequency and pedaling force during the riding, and display and provide real-time The riding information is on the electronic vehicle. Although the patent is disclosed The technical solution for transferring information to electronic vehicles, but its implementation is still not out of the ordinary. It only provides riders with information. Instead, electronic vehicles are used to replace conventional front-end auxiliary devices.

The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the problem that the current riding information can only be displayed on a front assist device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a push-broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information, which includes a housing assembled at a grip of a bicycle, and a first device installed in the housing and implemented by the ANT+ communication protocol. A communication unit, an operation rocker provided on the casing, a second communication unit provided in the casing and implemented by the Bluetooth communication protocol, and a signal referral unit provided in the casing. The housing is formed with an installation space and a rocker assembly hole communicating with the installation space, the first communication unit is connected to at least one vehicle status monitoring device information to receive at least one riding information, and the operation rocker is provided in the rocker assembly The hole allows the rider to operate without changing the riding posture when riding. The operation rocker includes an operation part that protrudes the rocker assembly hole and is allowed to be pushed in multiple directions, and an operation part connected to the operation part and based on The operation portion is pushed in the direction to generate an instruction output portion of the operation instruction, the second communication unit can be paired to connect with a smartphone information, and the signal referral unit is connected to the first communication unit, the second communication unit and the By operating the joystick, the signal referral unit pushes the received riding information or the operation instruction to the smart phone via the second communication unit for the smart phone to play or display after calculation.

In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device includes a first device disposed in the housing and provided with the first communication unit, the second communication unit, and the signal referral unit The circuit board and a second circuit board provided in the housing and provided with the operation rocker arranged above and perpendicular to the first circuit board.

In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device includes an on-off switch exposed on the outer surface of the casing, and a first communication unit and the second communication unit provided in the casing and connected to the on-off switch And a power supply unit electrically connected to the signal referral unit.

In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device includes at least one status indicator light exposed on the exterior of the housing and connected to the signal referral unit.

In one embodiment, the housing has a bearing portion, a fixed hook portion provided on one side of the bearing portion, and a flexible portion provided on one side of the bearing portion to fix the grip on the fixed hook portion性连接部。 Sex connection.

In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device includes at least one direction light control element exposed to the exterior of the housing and connected to the signal referral unit to send a direction light control signal to the smart phone through the second communication unit.

In addition to the foregoing, the present invention also provides a method for pushing and broadcasting bicycle riding information, including the following steps:

Step 1: Provide the aforementioned push broadcast relay device.

Step 2: Use the push broadcast relay device to receive at least one of the riding information sent by the driving state monitoring device.

Step 3: Use the push broadcast relay device to send the riding information to the smartphone using the Bluetooth communication protocol; and

Step 4: The smartphone is used to analyze and analyze the riding information, and the information is connected to a sound playback device of the smartphone for playback.

In one embodiment, the step 4 includes a sub-step: using the smartphone to change a play mode of the riding information based on the received operation instruction.

The foregoing disclosure of the present invention has the following characteristics compared with conventional ones: The present invention changes the implementation mode in which the current riding information can only be displayed on a front assist device through the push broadcast relay device and the push broadcast method, so that Riders can listen to the riding information through the worn sound playback device without distracting the front auxiliary device during riding. In addition, the push-broadcast relay device of the present invention allows the rider to operate without changing the riding posture, greatly reducing the occurrence of riding accidents due to distracted operation.

100‧‧‧Push broadcast relay device

10‧‧‧Housing

101‧‧‧ Bearing Department

102‧‧‧Rocker assembly hole

103‧‧‧Fixed hook

104‧‧‧Flexible connection

105‧‧‧Installation space

11‧‧‧ First communication unit

12‧‧‧Operation joystick

121‧‧‧Operation Department

122‧‧‧Operation instruction

123‧‧‧Command output section

13‧‧‧Second Communication Unit

14‧‧‧Signal Referral Unit

15‧‧‧ First circuit board

16‧‧‧second circuit board

17‧‧‧Open and close switch

18‧‧‧Power supply unit

19‧‧‧ Status indicator light

20‧‧‧Direction light control

201‧‧‧Direction light control signal

30‧‧‧Bike

31‧‧‧ Grip

32‧‧‧Driving state sensing device

321‧‧‧ Riding Information

33‧‧‧Direction light group

34‧‧‧curved handle

35‧‧‧brake operating parts

40‧‧‧Smartphone

41‧‧‧Sound playback equipment

50‧‧‧Push broadcast method

51, 52, 53, 54‧‧‧ steps

541‧‧‧Substep

FIG. 1 is a unit composition diagram of a push broadcast relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a push broadcast relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view (1) of a push-and-play relay device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view (2) of a push-and-play relay device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of a push-to-play relay device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a push broadcast relay device according to an embodiment of the invention.

7 is a schematic diagram of steps of a push broadcast method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of steps of a push broadcast method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic diagram of an implementation of a push-to-play relay device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described as follows with reference to the drawings:

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, a push-broadcast relay device 100 for bicycle riding information of the present invention includes a housing that can be selectively fitted to a grip 31 of a bicycle 30 10. A first communication unit 11 installed in the housing 10 and implemented by the ANT+ communication protocol, an operation rocker 12 provided on the housing 10, and a Bluetooth communication provided in the housing 10 The second communication unit 13 implemented by the agreement and a signal referral unit 14 provided in the casing 10. The housing 10 is formed with an installation space 105 and a rocker assembly hole 102 communicating with the installation space 105. In addition, the first communication unit 11 can be connected to at least one driving state sensing device 32 to receive at least one riding information 321. The driving state sensing device 32 can be a pedal power sensor and a wheel speed sensor 1. A chest-worn heart rhythm sensor or a device that can be used to detect the riding state of a bicycle. Furthermore, the driving status sensing device 32 implements communication using the ANT+ communication protocol. The push broadcast relay device 100 of the present invention can be connected to any current driving status sensing device 32 implemented using the ANT+ communication protocol. In this way, the push broadcast relay device 100 can be connected to the driving state sensing device 32 that the rider has previously purchased. In addition, the operation rocker 12 is provided in the rocker assembly hole 102, the operation rocker 12 includes an operation portion 121 protruding from the rocker assembly hole 102 and allowed to be pushed in multiple directions, and a connection to the operation portion 121 based The operation portion 121 is pushed in the direction to generate an instruction output portion 123 of an operation instruction 122. More specifically, the operation joystick 12 can generate a plurality of operation commands 122, each of which is set to correspond to one of the operation postures of the operation unit 121. For example, the operation unit 121 is operated toward When the left side is yawed, the command output unit 123 outputs the operation command 122. When the operation unit 121 is operated to swing to the right, the command output unit 123 will output another operation command 122. Furthermore, the operation instructions 122 are designed to have different digital codes. In addition, the second communication unit 13 can be paired to connect with a smartphone 40. The second communication unit 13 communicates with a Bluetooth module of the smartphone 40.

As mentioned above, the signal referral unit 14 is connected to the first communication unit 11, the second communication unit 13 and the operation rocker 12. Although the signal referral unit 14 of the present invention may include a microcontroller during the implementation, the signal referral unit 14 does not perform arithmetic analysis on the riding information 321. The signal referral unit 14 pushes the received riding information 321 or the operation instruction 122 to the smartphone 40 via the second communication unit 13 via Bluetooth communication for the smartphone 40 to play or display after calculation .

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 again. In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device 100 includes a first communication unit 11, a second communication unit 13, and a signal referral unit provided on the casing 10. 14 is a first circuit board 15 disposed, and a second circuit board 16 disposed on the housing 10 and provided with the operating rocker 12 disposed above and perpendicular to the first circuit board 15. In this way, the housing 10 is generally L-shaped, which can increase the stability of the grip 31 and when the push-and-play relay device 100 is implemented, the operation rocker 12 can be located on the rider without change The position where the gesture can be operated. In addition, the present invention is implemented with a two-circuit board architecture to further reduce the size of the push-broadcast relay device 100. On the other hand, the housing 10 of the present invention has a bearing portion 101, a fixed hook portion 103 provided on the side of the bearing portion 101, and a side provided on the bearing portion 101 to be fixed around the grip 31 The flexible connection portion 104 of the fixed hook portion 103. The carrying portion 101 is used to carry the aforementioned components disposed in the housing 10, and the fixed hook portion 103 and the flexible connecting portion 104 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the carrying portion 101. The flexible connecting portion 104 can selectively connect with the fixed hook portion 103. When the flexible connection portion 104 is connected to the fixed hook portion 103, the housing 10 will be ring-shaped, and may be looped on the grip of the bicycle 30 Put at 31.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 to 6, the push-broadcast relay device 100 includes an on-off switch 17 exposed on the exterior of the casing 10, and a switch provided in the casing 10 and connected to the on-off switch 17 And a power supply unit 18 electrically connected to the first communication unit 11, the second communication unit 13 and the signal referral unit 14. The switch 17 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 18 and provides manual operation by the rider. The switch 17 outputs a start signal or a shutdown signal based on the operated state. The power supply unit 18 is based on the received The startup signal or the shutdown signal performs corresponding work. In addition, the power supply unit 18 includes a battery. On the other hand, the push-broadcast relay device 100 includes at least one status indicator light 19 exposed on the exterior of the casing 10 and connected to the signal referral unit 14. During implementation, the signal referral unit 14 may be set to receive the power from the power supply unit 18, so that the status indicator light 19 is illuminated to let the rider know the current status of the push relay device 100. In addition, although the status reminder light 19 is only described as a power-on reminder, the status reminder light 19 is not limited to this, but can be used for other prompts.

Please also refer to FIG. 1. In one embodiment, the push-broadcast relay device 100 includes at least one exposed on the surface of the casing 10 and connected to the signal referral unit 14 to send to the smart phone 40 through the second communication unit 13 A direction light control part 20 of a direction light control signal 201. During implementation, the smart phone 40 is connected to at least one turn signal group 33 through Bluetooth communication. When the smart phone 40 receives the turn signal control signal 201 from the push relay device 100, it sends out the turn signal group 33 Control the signal to activate the direction light group 33. Further, the direction control element 20 has at least two operation modes, and the direction light control signal 201 generated by each operation mode is different, that is, each direction light control signal 201 includes controlling the direction light group 33 Mode instructions. In addition, the direction light control signal 201 generated by the direction control part 20 is sent to the direction light group 33 via the first communication unit 11. According to the above, the directional light group 33 according to the present invention may include a plurality of lights, and one of the lights is connected to the smart phone 40 via Bluetooth communication, and the lights are wired or wirelessly connected. Connected to the rest of the lights. As described above, and referring to FIG. 7, the present invention further provides a push broadcast method 50 for bicycle riding information. The push broadcast method includes the following steps: Step 1: 51: Provide the aforementioned push broadcast relay device 100; Step 2: 52: Use the push broadcast relay device 100 to receive at least one of the riding information 321 sent by the driving state sensing device 32; Step three 53: Use the push broadcast relay device 100 to send the ride information using the Bluetooth communication protocol 321 to the smart phone 40; and; Step four 54: use the smart phone 40 to analyze and analyze the riding information 321, and use the information to connect a sound playback device 41 of the smart phone 40 to play.

More specifically, during the initial implementation, the push broadcast relay device 100 is disposed at the grip 31 of the bicycle 30. At this stage, the push broadcast relay device 100 can first complete Bluetooth pairing with the smartphone 40, and That is, the push broadcast relay device 100 can communicate with the smartphone 40 through the second communication unit 13. Then, in step two 52, each of the driving state sensing devices 32 respectively sends the riding information 321 using the ANT+ communication protocol, and the push broadcast relay device 100 receives the riding information through the first communication unit 11 321, and enter step three 53. The signal referral unit 14 in the push broadcast relay device 100 obtains the riding information 321 accepted by the first communication unit 11 and sends the riding information 321 to the smartphone 40 via the second communication unit 13 . When the step four 54 is performed, when the smartphone 40 receives the riding information 321, the riding information 321 will be calculated and analyzed by a pre-loaded mobile application (APP), and then displayed by the user to which the mobile application belongs Interface (GUI) to display. In addition, the mobile application can also convert the result into sound information after calculation and analysis, and play it through the sound playback device 41 wired or wirelessly connected to the smartphone 40. Moreover, the mobile application can be built by itself The set pronunciation database converts the result into the voice information. In addition, the sound playback device 41 may be an earphone or a speaker installed in a hard hat, etc., which is only a simple example and is not limited thereto. In addition, the mobile application can upload the calculated and analyzed riding information 321 to a cloud-based system based on a set time to backup the information and provide the rider with a review of past riding records. As mentioned above, the mobile application can be set to have a plurality of playback modes, for example, one of the playback modes is to sequentially broadcast each of the riding information 321, and the other of the playback modes is one of the designated interim broadcasts. One should ride information 321. Hereby, and referring to FIG. 8, in one embodiment, the step four 54 includes a sub-step 541: using the smartphone 40 to change the play mode of the riding information 321 based on the received operation command 122. Further, the mobile application program sets the playback mode corresponding to each operation command 122 to be different, and the mobile application determines the playback mode according to the operation command currently received. The smart phone 40 does not receive the operation command 122 after the push broadcast relay device 100 is activated, and the mobile application will perform voice playback in one of the preset playback modes, for example, to sequentially broadcast each of the riding information 321.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 9. The push-broadcast relay device 100 of the present invention can be installed in different positions of the grip according to different types of bicycles. For a curved handle 34 depicted in FIG. 9, the push-broadcast relay The device 100 can be disposed on a brake operating member 35 on the curved handle 34.

In summary, the present invention changes the implementation mode in which the current riding information can only be displayed on a front assist device through the push broadcast relay device 100 and the push broadcast method 50, so that the rider can ride In the process, without distracting to read the front assist device, the riding information 321 can be heard through the worn sound playback device 41. In addition, the push-broadcast relay device 100 of the present invention allows the rider to operate without changing the riding posture, greatly reducing the occurrence of riding accidents due to distracted operation.

100‧‧‧Push broadcast relay device

11‧‧‧ First communication unit

12‧‧‧Operation joystick

122‧‧‧Operation instruction

13‧‧‧Second Communication Unit

14‧‧‧Signal Referral Unit

17‧‧‧Open and close switch

18‧‧‧Power supply unit

19‧‧‧ Status indicator light

20‧‧‧Direction light control

201‧‧‧Direction light control signal

32‧‧‧Driving state sensing device

321‧‧‧ Riding Information

33‧‧‧Direction light group

40‧‧‧Smartphone

41‧‧‧Sound playback equipment

Claims (8)

A push-broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information, comprising: a housing assembled at a grip portion of a bicycle; the housing is formed with an installation space and a rocker assembly hole communicating with the installation space; a first The communication unit is installed in the housing and implemented by the ANT+ communication protocol. The first communication unit is connected to at least one vehicle status sensing device information to receive at least one riding information; an operation rocker is provided in the rocker assembly hole and The rider can operate without changing the riding posture while riding. The operation rocker includes an operation part that protrudes the rocker assembly hole and is allowed to be pushed in multiple directions, and an operation part connected to the operation part and based on the operation The part is pushed in the direction to generate an instruction output part of an operation command; a second communication unit is installed in the housing and implemented by the Bluetooth communication protocol and can be paired to connect with a smartphone information; and a signal referral unit, Set in the housing and connected to the first communication unit, the second communication unit and the operation rocker, the signal referral unit pushes the received riding information or the operation instruction to the through the second communication unit Smart phone, which can be played or displayed after the smart phone is calculated. The push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information according to claim 1, wherein the push broadcast relay device includes a first communication unit, the second communication unit and the signal referral provided in the housing A first circuit board provided by the unit, and a second circuit board provided with the operation rocker arranged on the top and perpendicular to the first circuit board. The push-broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the push-broadcast relay device includes an on-off switch exposed on the exterior of the casing, and a switch provided in the casing and connected to the A power supply unit which is an on-off switch and is electrically connected to the first communication unit, the second communication unit, and the signal referral unit. The push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the push broadcast relay device includes at least one status indicator light exposed on the exterior of the housing and connected to the signal referral unit. The push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing has a bearing portion, a fixed hook portion provided on one side of the bearing portion, and a side provided on the bearing portion The flexible connection portion of the fixed hook portion can be fixed around the grip. The push broadcast relay device for bicycle riding information according to claim 1, wherein the push broadcast relay device includes at least one exposed on the exterior of the housing and connected to the signal referral unit to pass the second communication unit to the A direction light control part that sends a direction light control signal from a smartphone. A push broadcast method for bicycle riding information, including the following steps: Step 1: Provide the push broadcast relay device as described in items 1 to 6; Step 2: Use the push broadcast relay device to receive at least one driving status sense The riding information sent by the test device; step three: use the push broadcast relay device to send the riding information to the smartphone using the Bluetooth communication protocol; and Step 4: The smartphone is used to analyze and analyze the riding information, and the information is connected to a sound playback device of the smartphone for playback. The method for pushing and broadcasting bicycle riding information according to claim 7, wherein step 4 includes a sub-step: using the smartphone to change a play mode of the riding information based on the received operation instruction.

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