TWI683289B - Monitoring system for a safety rope - Google Patents

Abstract

A monitoring system for a safety rope is provided to solve the problems where the proper use of the conventional safety rope cannot be ensured. The monitoring system includes a safety rope and a positioning hook and a safety hook respectively at two ends of the safety rope, a sensor module having a first module adjacent to the positioning hook and a second module adjacent to the safety hook, and a management module. The first module includes a movement sensor and a transmission unit. The second module includes another movement sensor, a positioning unit and another transmission unit. The management module includes a receiving unit coupled with the transmission units. The data detected by the movement sensors and the positioning unit is transmitted to the receiving unit via the transmission units. The management module further includes a monitoring platform coupled with the receiving unit.

Description

Safety rope monitoring system

The invention relates to a safety rope monitoring system, in particular to a safety rope monitoring system used for working at heights and using sensors to grasp the condition of personnel.

When working at heights, in order to ensure the safety of the workers, a safety cable device is usually used, which is equipped with a human strap by each operator, and one end of a safety cable is connected to the human strap and the other end of the safety cable The buckle is hooked to a stable place such as a sling or guardrail, so that each operator can move within the length of the safety cable. When the operator accidentally falls and leaves the work area, he can use the safety cable to lose the foot The personnel pulled back.

The above-mentioned conventional safety cable device must be actively and surely used by the operator to achieve the effect of safety protection. Therefore, if the operator is eager to facilitate or change the working position, the buckle is not set to the position, resulting in the conventional Of the safety cable device loses its protective effect, and industrial safety incidents occur frequently, and when the workers are scattered in a wide range of working environments, the management staff cannot confirm whether the workers comply with the safety regulations one by one. In the event of an accident, although a safety cable can be used to prevent a person from falling, the third party cannot be notified immediately to provide assistance.

In view of this, the conventional safety cable devices still need to be improved.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a safety rope monitoring system that can monitor and determine whether each operator correctly uses the safety rope.

The next object of the present invention is to provide a safety rope monitoring system, which can instantly know the working status and position of each operator to carry out unexpected assistance or work distribution.

The safety rope monitoring system of the present invention includes: a safety rope with a lanyard, and a positioning hook and a safety hook respectively located at two ends of a lanyard; a sensing module with a first module adjacent to the A positioning hook is provided, and a second module is provided adjacent to the safety hook, the first module has a motion sensor and a transmission unit, the second module has another motion sensor, a positioning element and another A transmission unit; and a management module with a receiving unit coupled to the two transmission units, the data data detected by the two motion sensors and the positioning element are transmitted to the receiving unit through the two transmission units, the management module The group also has a monitoring platform coupled to the receiving unit. The monitoring platform is used to store and analyze the data and determine whether the safety rope is normally used.

Accordingly, the safety rope monitoring system of the present invention detects the movement and displacement changes of the safety rope through the sensing module. After the detected data is analyzed by the management module, the present invention can determine the equipment Whether the operator of the safety rope is using the safety rope correctly in accordance with the regulations. In addition, the management module can also display the working status of the operator through data analysis, so that the manager can urge the operator or deal with the accident at work accordingly. It has the effect of improving work safety and efficiency.

Among them, the motion sensor is a gyroscope. In this way, the acceleration in the three-axis direction can be recorded, which has the effect of judging the posture change and the swing of the object.

Among them, the positioning element is a global positioning system chip. In this way, it can be positioned by several satellites, which has the effect of judging the position of the target in three-dimensional space.

Wherein, the first module and the second module respectively have a power supply unit, and the power supply unit is a rechargeable battery. In this way, the energy required for detecting data and transmitting data can be supplied, which has the effect of maintaining the operation of the sensing module and being used repeatedly.

Among them, the sensing module has a warning unit, the warning unit is a buzzer or Warning Light. In this way, it can draw attention in emergencies and has the effect of warning and seeking support.

Wherein, the first module and the second module respectively have an identification unit, and the identification unit is a two-dimensional barcode. In this way, the sensing module can match the operating personnel, so that the administrator can monitor the specific operating personnel through the identification unit, which has the function of assisting the administrative personnel.

Among them, between the receiving unit and the two transmitting units, data data is transmitted by ultra-long distance and low power consumption data transmission technology. In this way, data can be transmitted over long distances, with low energy consumption, low frequency bandwidth, and a large number of connections, which has the effect of increasing the monitoring range and the number of personnel.

Among them, the monitoring platform is a mobile device. In this way, the monitoring process is not limited by space barriers and distances, and has the function of remote management.

1‧‧‧Safety rope

11‧‧‧Positioning hook

12‧‧‧Safety hook

13‧‧‧ Lanyard

2‧‧‧sensor module

2a‧‧‧The first module

2b‧‧‧Second module

21‧‧‧Motion sensor

22‧‧‧Positioning components

23‧‧‧ Transmission unit

24‧‧‧Power supply unit

25‧‧‧Warning unit

26‧‧‧Identification unit

3‧‧‧ management module

31‧‧‧Receiving unit

32‧‧‧Monitoring platform

Fig. 1: System architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2: A system block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the attached drawings, which are described in detail as follows: Please refer to FIG. 1, It is the first embodiment of the safety rope monitoring system of the present invention, which includes a safety rope 1, a sensing module 2 and a management module 3, the sensing module 2 is combined with the safety rope 1, the management module Group 3 is coupled to the sensing module 2.

The safety rope 1 includes a positioning hook 11 and a safety hook 12 located at the two ends of a lanyard 13 respectively. The positioning hook 11 can be positioned and fastened to a hanging point, preferably the hanging point is a female cable or a steel ring , Rails and other devices, the hanging point must be firmly combined with a stable structure, and the positioning hook 11 can still slide or turn within the limit of the hanging point; the safety hook 12 can be fastened to the protection of an operator Equipment, the protective equipment can be a belt around the waist of the operator, Or a full-body protective equipment surrounding the shoulders and buttocks of the operator, which can be selected and used according to the nature of the work and the degree of environmental hazards, which is not limited in the present invention, the safety hook 12 is preferably combined with the central position of the protective equipment, When the operator falls accidentally, the positioning hook 11 of the safety rope 1 is supported and fixed at a fixed point, and the protective equipment is pulled by the safety hook 12 to prevent the operator from hitting the ground, so the protective equipment can balance the work The impact power of personnel falling.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, the sensing module 2 has a first module 2a and a second module 2b, the first module 2a can sense the positioning hook 11 of the safety rope 1 The second module 2b can sense the dynamic change of the safety hook 12 of the safety rope 1, the first module 2a can be located at the junction of the positioning hook 11 and the lanyard 13 or attached to The positioning hook 11 and the second module 2b may be located at the junction of the safety hook 12 and the lanyard 13 or attached to the safety hook 12. The sensing module 2 further has two motion sensors 21, and the two motion sensors 21 can be located in the first module 2a and the second module 2b, respectively, when an operator attaches the safety rope 1 to work When the operator moves, the safety hook 12 can be swayed and changed, and the movement position of the operator can pull the lanyard 13 and the positioning hook 11 to shake and change, and then the dynamic change can be recorded through the two motion sensors 21 The two-motion sensor 21 can be a gyroscope; the sensing module 2 can also have a positioning element 22, the positioning element 22 can be located in the second module 2b, the positioning element 22 can mark and record operations If the position of the person changes, the positioning element 22 may be a global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS) chip; in addition, the sensing module 2 may further have two transmission units 23, which are respectively located in the first The module 2a and the second module 2b, each of the transmission units 23 can output the detection data of the motion sensor 21 and the positioning element 22, and the sensor module 2 can further have two power supply units 24. The two power supply units 24 can be located in the first module 2a and the second module 2b respectively. Each of the power supply units 24 can supply the power demand of the sensing module 2. The power supply unit 24 is preferably charged Battery; the sensing module 2 may also have a warning unit 25, the alarm The display unit 25 is preferably located in the second module 2b. When the state of the operator is abnormal, such as accidents such as falling, injury, coma, etc., the warning unit 25 can issue a warning signal to notify people nearby to provide assistance. The unit 25 may be a buzzer or a warning light; the sensing module 2 may also have a recognition unit 26, which may be a two-dimensional barcode attached to any surface of the sensing module 2, the recognition unit 26 is preferably located in the first module 2a and the second module 2b at the same time, and has the function of convenient reading and identification.

The management module 3 has a receiving unit 31 and a monitoring platform 32. The receiving unit 31 is coupled to the two transmission units 23 of the sensing module 2 so that the receiving unit 31 can receive the sensing module 2 at regular intervals For detecting data, the receiving unit 31 can be a wireless base station, and preferably uses ultra-long-distance low-power data transmission technology (Long Range, LoRa), then the receiving unit 31 can transmit a small amount of information over a long distance and a large amount Connection; the receiving unit 31 can be coupled to connect several sensing modules 2 at the same time, the several sensing modules 2 can be used for several safety ropes 1, respectively, and can be used simultaneously by multiple operators; the monitoring platform 32 is coupled to the receiving unit 31, so that the detection data received by the receiving unit 31 can be uploaded to the monitoring platform 32 for storage, analysis, and judgment. The monitoring platform 32 can also store the identity data of the operator when the administrator uses When the monitoring platform 32 is used, it can monitor specific operators based on their identity data, and when the operator misuses the safety rope 1 or the power supply unit 24 has insufficient power, the monitoring platform 32 can actively issue Warning to remind managers to improve. The monitoring platform 32 may be a mobile device (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc.), so that managers can instantly know the working conditions and safety of all operators through the monitoring platform 32, and are not subject to space barriers and distance restrictions.

When the administrator activates the safety rope monitoring system of the present invention, the operator's identity stored in the monitoring platform 32 is paired with the identification unit 26 of each sensing module 2, and the operator is assigned to the identification unit The safety rope 1 where 26 is located, so that when the manager uses the monitoring platform 32 and distinguishes the identity through each of the identification units 26, the manager can Knowing the status of the use of the safety rope 1 by the operator paired with each of the identification units 26, for example: when the two motion sensors 21 detect the synchronous dynamic change, the monitoring platform 32 determines the positioning hook 11 And the safety hook 12 is not fastened to the fixed point and the operator respectively; and when the positioning element 22 detects a long period of static, the monitoring platform 32 determines that the operator may not be equipped with the safety rope 1 or an abnormality has occurred Status (idling or coma, etc.); also, when the two-motion sensor 21 and the positioning element 22 detect a large amount of short-term change (unnatural swing, position height change, etc.), the monitoring platform 32 It can be judged that the operator may fall or fall.

In summary, the safety rope monitoring system of the present invention detects the movement and displacement changes of the safety rope through the sensing module. After the detected data is analyzed by the management module, the present invention can be Determine whether the operator equipped with the safety rope is using the safety rope correctly in accordance with the regulations. In addition, the management module can also display the working status of the operator through data analysis, so that the manager can urge the operator or deal with the accident immediately , Has the effect of improving work safety and efficiency.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still makes various changes and modifications to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected, so the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

2‧‧‧sensor module

2a‧‧‧The first module

2b‧‧‧Second module

21‧‧‧Motion sensor

22‧‧‧Positioning components

23‧‧‧ Transmission unit

24‧‧‧Power supply unit

25‧‧‧Warning unit

26‧‧‧Identification unit

3‧‧‧ management module

31‧‧‧Receiving unit

32‧‧‧Monitoring platform

Claims (10)

A safety rope monitoring system includes: a safety rope with a lanyard, and a positioning hook and a safety hook respectively located at the two ends of the lanyard, when the operator moves, the safety hook produces a swing change, when the operation When a person moves a position, the lanyard and the positioning hook produce a shaking change; a sensing module has a first module adjacent to the positioning hook, and a second module adjacent to the safety hook, the first The module has a motion sensor and a transmission unit. The second module has another motion sensor, a positioning element and another transmission unit. The positioning element can mark and record a position change of the operator, where , When the operator works with the safety rope, the two motion sensors record a dynamic change of the swing change and the sway change; and a management module with a receiving unit coupled to the two transmission units, the The data data detected by the two motion sensors and the positioning element are transmitted to the receiving unit through the two transmission units. The management module also has a monitoring platform coupled to the receiving unit. The monitoring platform is used to store and analyze the data Data and determine whether the safety rope is in normal use, when the sensing module detects the change in the safety rope, and the detected data is analyzed by the management module, the monitoring platform determines whether the operator equipped with the safety rope Follow the rules The safety rope is indeed used, wherein, when the two motion sensors detect the synchronized dynamic change, the monitoring platform determines that the positioning hook and the safety hook are not fastened to the fixed point and the operator, respectively, and, When the positioning element detects a long period of stillness, the monitoring platform determines that the operator is not equipped with the safety rope or has an abnormal condition, idle or coma, and when the two motion sensors and the positioning element detect When there is a large amount of change in a short time, unnatural swing, and position height change, the monitoring platform judges that the operator falls or falls. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the motion sensor is a gyroscope. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the positioning element is a global positioning system chip. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the sensing module has a power supply unit, and the power supply unit is a rechargeable battery. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the first module and the second module each have a power supply unit, and the power supply unit is a rechargeable battery. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the sensing module has a warning unit, and the warning unit is a buzzer or a warning light. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the sensing module has an identification unit, and the identification unit is a two-dimensional barcode. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the first module and the second module each have an identification unit, and the identification unit is a two-dimensional barcode. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein between the receiving unit and the two transmitting units, data data is transmitted by an ultra-long distance and low power consumption data transmission technology. The safety rope monitoring system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the monitoring platform is a mobile device.

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