TWM548990U - Walking stick for visually impaired person to use - Google Patents

Description

Crutches for the visually impaired

This creation is about a cane, especially an innovative structure of crutches that is used by visually impaired people.

Crutches are tools for assisting slow-moving or visually impaired people to walk around obstacles by walking slowly or by walking with a cane to touch obstacles or the ground.

However, there is no warning device on the above-mentioned crutches. The visually impaired person must wait for the crutches to touch before they can know that there is no obstacle. The visually impaired person must always maintain a high degree of warning and the line of sight is not good. Other pedestrians and vehicles cannot predict the comity and are prone to traffic accidents.

Today, the creator is making research based on the shortcomings of the existing crutches in actual implementation and use.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a crutches for the visually impaired, mainly through the warning function of sound and light, to remind the visually impaired and other passers-by about the relative position and distance of each other to improve the visually impaired. Security.

The main purpose and effect of the above creations are achieved by the following specific technical means:

A crutches for use by a visually impaired person, comprising a crutches body, at least one ultrasonic sensing module, at least one illuminating warning device, at least one audible alarm, and a power supply group; the ultrasonic sensing module, The illuminating alert, the audible alert, and the power supply group are disposed on the cane body, and the power supply group supplies the ultrasonic sensing module, the illuminating alert, and the audible alert Power supply; where:

The ultrasonic sensing module senses an obstacle in front of a visually impaired person's moving route within a sensing range, and detects an obstacle in the sensing range, returns the signal and further determines the obstacle and The linear distance of the visually impaired;

The illuminating warning device displays light sources of different colors according to the length of the linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person;

The audible alarm emits a warning sound of different scales or sound effects according to the length of the linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person;

Accordingly, the crutches used by the visually impaired can be based on the distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person, further display the light source of different colors according to the distance, and the warning sound of emitting different scales or sound effects, on the one hand, the visual impediment The person knows the distance between the obstacles on the front and himself, and on the other hand reminds other passers-by to pay attention to the visually impaired and improve the safety of the visually impaired.

The crutches used by the visually impaired as described above, wherein the crutches body is further provided with a video recorder and a memory card, wherein the video recorder is used to record an instant image of the visually impaired person while walking, and store the instant image. In the memory card, the power pack supplies the video recorder power.

The crutches used by the visually impaired as described above, wherein the crutches body is provided with a memory card slot for the memory card to be inserted and thereby electrically connected to the video recorder.

The crutches used by the visually impaired as described above, wherein the crutches body is further provided with an image recording switch, and the image recording and opening relationship controls the opening and closing of the video recorder.

The crutches used by the visually impaired as described above, wherein the crutches body is further provided with a light-emitting warning switch to control whether the luminous warning device is constantly lit.

In order to make the technical content, creative purpose and the effect achieved by this creation more complete and clear, please elaborate below, and please refer to the drawings and drawings:

Please refer to the first to third figures.

The crutches used by the visually impaired person include a crutches body (1), at least one ultrasonic sensing module (2), at least one illuminated warning device (3), at least one audible alarm (4), and A power supply group (5). For the sake of explanation, in the drawings disclosed in the present application and the following description, an ultrasonic sensing module (2), a luminous warning device (3), and an audible alarm (4) are used as an embodiment. However, this creation is not limited by an ultrasonic sensing module (2), a luminous warning device (3), and an audible alarm (4).

The ultrasonic sensing module (2), the illuminating warning device (3), the audible alarm device (4), and the power supply group (5) are all disposed on the cane body (1); and, the power supply group (5) ) Supply ultrasonic sensor module (2), illuminating warning device (3), sound warning device (4) power supply.

Please refer to the fifth picture. The ultrasonic sensing module (2) includes a transmitter (21) and a receiver (22), and the transmitter (21) transmits an ultrasonic signal, and the ultrasonic signal bounces back due to obstacle blocking in front. After being received by the receiver (22), the ultrasonic sensing module (2) calculates the linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person according to the time required from the transmission to the reception, and thus obtains A distance signal.

The illuminating warning device (3) is a illuminating source capable of multi-color illuminating, preferably: the illuminating source comprises at least one LED, and the LED is a multi-color illuminating LED; the ultrasonic sensing module (2) is calculated The distance signal is sent to the illuminating warning device (3), so that the illuminating warning device (3) displays the light source of different colors according to the length of the straight line distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person, for warning other passers-by to hold the crutches of the creation. The location of the visually impaired.

The audible alarm (4), the ultrasonic sensing module (2) is also sent to the audible alarm (4) after calculating the distance signal, so that the audible alarm (4) is based on the obstacle and the visually impaired The length of the straight line emits a warning sound of different scales or sound effects to remind the visually impaired person holding the crutches of the creation that there is an obstacle in front of them.

Please refer to the third, fourth and fifth figures. When the visually impaired person walks with the crutches of the present creation, the ultrasonic sensing module (2) starts to sense the forward road condition, that is, the transmitter (21) of the ultrasonic sensing module (2) continuously emits the ultrasonic signal. After an obstacle or pedestrian appears in the front and enters the sensing range of the ultrasonic sensing module (2), the ultrasonic signal emitted by the transmitter (21) will bounce back due to obstacles in front and be received. The device (22) receives, and then the ultrasonic sensing module (2) calculates a linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person according to the time required for the ultrasonic signal to be transmitted to receive, to obtain a distance signal. The distance signal is sent to the illuminating warning device (3) and the audible alarm device (4), and the illuminating warning device (3) displays the light source of different colors according to the distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person, and the audible alarm device (4) The warning sounds of different scales or sound effects are also issued according to the distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person, so as to notify the obstacles in front of the visually impaired by the warning sounds of different scales or sound effects. The distance between itself, on the other hand also alert other road users pay attention to the visually impaired, visually impaired by improving safety during road.

In a preferred embodiment of the crutches used by the visually impaired person, wherein the crutches body (1) is further provided with a video recorder (6) and a memory card (7), the video recorder (6) is powered The supply group (5) supplies power, and records an instant image of the visually impaired person through the video recorder (6), and stores the live image in the memory card (7).

In a preferred embodiment of the crutches used by the visually impaired person, the crutches body (1) is further provided with an image recording switch (61), the image recording switch (61) and the video recorder (6) and the power supply. The group (5) is electrically connected to control the opening and closing of the video recorder (6), and it can also be said that the power supply group (5) is controlled to supply power to the video recorder (6). Moreover, the cane body (1) is provided with a memory card slot (11) for inserting the memory card (7) and thereby electrically connecting to the video recorder (6).

In a preferred embodiment of the crutches used by the visually impaired person, the crutches body (1) is further provided with a luminous warning switch (31), the luminous warning switch (31) and the luminous warning device (3) and the power supply. The supply group (5) is electrically connected, and is used for switching the illuminating warning device (3) to maintain a constant warning state or to sense different distances according to the distance when sensing an obstacle in front of the sensing range. That is, in the night or in dimly lit situations, the visually impaired person can switch the illuminated warning device (3) to a constant light state through the illuminated warning switch (31) to warn other passers-by to pay attention to the visually impaired.

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The crutches of the creation were actually tested, and the sensing distances between the crutches and the obstacles were set to be 200 or more, 200 to 175, 175 to 150, 150 to 125, 125 to 100, 100 to 75, and 75 to 50, respectively. 50 ~ 25, 25 ~ 0; and the color of the light source emitted by the luminous warning device (3) according to the above distance are: no, green, green, yellow, yellow, red, red, white, white; sound warning device (4) The scales issued according to the above distance are: None, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Si, Do (as shown in Table (1)).

Table I)         <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="_0001"><TBODY><tr><td> Distance (cm) </td><td> Scale </td><td> Light </ Td></tr><tr><td> 200+</td><td> no</td><td> no</td></tr><tr><td> 200 ~ 175 </td ><td> Do </td><td> Green</td></tr><tr><td> 175 ~ 150 </td><td> Re </td><td> Green</td> </tr><tr><td> 150 ~ 125 </td><td> Mi </td><td> yellow</td></tr><tr><td> 125 ~ 100 </td> <td> Fa </td><td> yellow</td></tr><tr><td> 100 ~ 75 </td><td> So </td><td> red </td>< /tr><tr><td> 75 ~ 50 </td><td> La </td><td> red</td></tr><tr><td> 50 ~ 25 </td>< Td> Si </td><td> white</td></tr><tr><td> 25 ~ 0 </td><td> Do </td><td> white</td></ Tr></TBODY></TABLE>

Accordingly, the ultrasonic sensing module (2) senses the distance between the front obstacle and the visually impaired person, and according to the length of the distance, the luminous warning device (3) displays the light source of different colors, and the sound warning device (4) ) It also emits different scales according to the length of the distance. On the one hand, it can make the visually impaired know the distance between the obstacles on the front and the other, and on the other hand, it can remind other passers-by to pay attention to the visually impaired and improve the visual impaired. safety

The above are only some of the examples of this creation, and are not intended to limit the creation of this creation. It should be included in the scope of this patent, based on the creative spirit and characteristics of this creation.

In summary, the present embodiment can achieve the expected use efficiency, and the specific structure disclosed therein has not been seen in similar products, nor has it been disclosed before the application, and has fully complied with the provisions of the Patent Law. And the request, the application for a new type of patent in accordance with the law, please forgive the review, and grant the patent, it is really sensible.

(1) ‧ ‧ cane body

(11)‧‧‧ memory card slot

(2) ‧‧‧Ultrasonic sensing module

(21)‧‧‧transmitters

(22)‧‧‧ Receiver

(3) ‧‧‧Lighting warning device

(31) ‧‧‧Lighting warning switch

(4) ‧‧‧Sound Alert

(5) ‧‧‧Power Supply Group

(6) ‧ ‧ video recorder

(61)‧‧‧Video Recording Switch

(7)‧‧‧ memory card

The first picture: the appearance of the crutches used by the visually impaired in this creation

The second picture: a partial enlargement of the appearance of the walking stick used by the visually impaired person in this creation

The third picture: the relevant circuit block diagram of the crutches used by the visually impaired

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the use of crutches used by visually impaired persons in this creation

Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the sensing state of the transmitter and receiver of the ultrasonic sensing module of the present invention

(1) ‧ ‧ cane body

(11)‧‧‧ memory card slot

(2) ‧‧‧Ultrasonic sensing module

(21)‧‧‧transmitters

(22)‧‧‧ Receiver

(3) ‧‧‧Lighting warning device

(31) ‧‧‧Lighting warning switch

(4) ‧‧‧Sound Alert

(6) ‧ ‧ video recorder

(61)‧‧‧Video Recording Switch

Claims (6)

A crutches for use by a visually impaired person, comprising a crutches body, at least one ultrasonic sensing module, at least one illuminating warning device, at least one audible alarm, and a power supply group; the ultrasonic sensing module, The illuminating alert, the audible alert, and the power supply group are disposed on the cane body, and the power supply group supplies the ultrasonic sensing module, the illuminating alert, and the audible alert The power sensor; wherein: the ultrasonic sensing module senses an obstacle in front of a visually impaired person's moving route within a sensing range, and detects an obstacle in the sensing range, and then returns the signal and further Determining a linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person; the illuminating warning device displays a light source of a different color according to the length of the linear distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person; the sound warning device according to the obstacle and the visual The length of the linear distance of the obstacle person emits a warning sound of different scales or sound effects; accordingly, the crutches used by the visually impaired person can be further based on the distance between the obstacle and the visually impaired person. The light source that displays different colors and the warning sounds that emit different scales or sound effects make the visually impaired aware of the distance between the obstacles on the front and the other, and on the other hand remind other passers-by to pay attention to the visually impaired and improve the visual impairment. The safety when using the road. The crutches for use by a visually impaired person according to claim 1, wherein the crutches body is further provided with a video recorder and a memory card, wherein the video recorder is used to record an instant image when the visually impaired person walks, and The instant image is stored in the memory card, and the power pack supplies the video recorder power. The crutches used by the visually impaired person according to claim 2, wherein the crutches body is further provided with an image recording switch, and the image recording and opening relationship controls the opening and closing of the video recorder. The crutches used by the visually impaired person according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the crutches body is provided with a memory card slot for the memory card to be inserted and thereby electrically connected to the video recorder Sexual connection. The crutches used by the visually impaired person according to claim 4, wherein the crutches body is further provided with a luminous warning switch to control whether the luminous warning device is constantly lit. The crutches used by the visually impaired person as described in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the crutches body is further provided with a luminous warning switch to control whether the luminous warning device is constantly lit.