WO2013062172A1

WO2013062172A1 - Swimming aid apparatus worn on the body

Info

Publication number: WO2013062172A1
Application number: PCT/KR2011/009290
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이성종; 김헌우; 강석순
Original assignee: Lee Sung-Jong; Kim Hyen Woo; Kang Seok Sun
Priority date: 2011-10-27
Filing date: 2011-12-02
Publication date: 2013-05-02
Also published as: US20140273672A1; KR101282088B1; KR20130046215A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a swimming aid apparatus worn on the body. The swimming aid apparatus worn on the body according to the present invention is worn by the user to provide propulsive force so that the user can enjoy swimming. Also, a water jet propeller may be used and stably operated without breaking down or being damaged by underwater living organisms or foreign substances. The swimming aid apparatus worn on the body according to the present invention includes: a body frame worn on the user's body; a water jet propeller fixed to the body frame to spray water, thereby generating propulsive force; a battery connected to the water jet propeller to supply power; and a controller controlling the operation of the water jet propeller.

Description

Body Worn Swimming Aid

The present invention relates to a body-wearing swim assist device, more specifically, the user can be worn and provided with a driving force to enjoy swimming, and the use of a water jet propeller may cause trouble due to aquatic life or foreign objects. The present invention relates to a body-wearing swimming aid that can operate stably without damage and can be easily worn by children and children with low swimming proficiency.

Many people, both young and old, enjoy swimming as part of their sports or leisure. As the swimming was performed underwater or in the water, it took time to learn how to perform the motion by floating the body in the water and to improve the skill of swimming. Accordingly, people who are poor in swimming or have low skill have limited limits in enjoying swimming.

In response to this, an apparatus or device for assisting a swimming operation has been developed. As a technology related to such a swimming assist device, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0699013 "Swimming Aid", Registration No. 10- 0883892 "Swimming Auxiliary Equipment", Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-0232785 "Swimming Equipment", Registration No. 20-0367463 "Swimming Board", Registration No. 20-0429350 "Swimming Aid", Registration No. 20-0440240 "Swimming Vest" is available.

However, the conventional swimming aids or swimming aids are complicated in configuration and have a lot of troublesome operation, or simply add a function of increasing positive buoyancy by the user's wearing, so that swimming is poor or unskilled. There was a limit to allowing people to swim comfortably and freely.

On the other hand, scuba diving, water skiing, sailing, etc. are increasing due to the high quality of leisure culture due to the improvement of living standard, which can be enjoyed by many people due to the high cost. In addition, the situation that is currently required to develop a technology that can experience a variety of water sports.

Therefore, the present invention improves the problems of the prior art, and the configuration is simplified by the use of a waterjet propeller, while enjoying the swimming through the operation switch operation on and off, as well as applied to the water sports by the use of the propeller It is an object of the present invention to provide a new type of body-wearing swimming aid that can reduce costs while being able to do so.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the water sucked through the suction holes arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical waterjet propeller is injected through the injection nozzle at the bottom of the waterjet propeller, the propulsion force is generated, and the propeller by underwater life or foreign matter It is an object of the present invention to provide a new type of body-wearing swimming aid that can be operated stably and smoothly while preventing breakdown, damage, and malfunction.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention includes a body frame worn on the user's body; A water jet propeller fixed to the body frame and configured to generate propulsion by spraying water; A battery connected to the waterjet propeller to supply power; It provides a wearable swim assist device comprising a controller for controlling the operation of the waterjet propeller.

Such wearable swimming aid according to the present invention further comprises a buoyancy material fixed to the body frame, the buoyancy material is to have a buoyancy more than the neutral buoyancy (neutral buoyancy).

In the body wearable swimming assist device according to the present invention as described above, the body frame has a bottom surface in contact with a user's back or stomach, and the waterjet propeller and battery are disposed above the bottom surface. Here, the body frame may be formed of a block body having an internal space formed on the upper side of the bottom surface, the waterjet propeller may be formed exposed on both sides of the block body.

On the contrary, the body frame includes two or more horizontal bars disposed in parallel with each other; Two or more vertical stages arranged in parallel with each other by crossing the horizontal stage may be coupled to each other.

In the body wearable swimming aids according to the present invention, the body frame is provided with a fixing band so that the user's body is fixed to the fixing band, the fixing band is fixed to the upper and lower ends of the upper side of the body frame user A pair of shoulder bands for shoulders to be caught; A fixed band for the body to which the left and right ends of the body frame are fixed to the body frame; Left and right ends are fixed to both lower sides of the body frame and one or more selected from the group of fixing bands for the legs to which the user's legs can be made.

In the wearable swimming aid according to the present invention, the waterjet propeller includes a housing having a hollow tubular shape; An underwater motor pump installed in the inner space of the housing; A plurality of suction holes arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the housing; It may include a spray nozzle formed on the end of the housing.

In the wearable swimming assist device according to the present invention, the controller includes an operation switch for controlling the on-off operation of the waterjet propeller.

Body-wearing swim aids of the present invention, as the propulsion force is provided by the waterjet propeller, the configuration is simplified to improve the durability and ease of operation of the device, as well as to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device at a low cost You can enjoy various forms of water sports. In particular, the body-wearing swimming aids of the present invention can enjoy water leisure activities by family unit by allowing children or children who are poor in swimming motion or low in skill to wear easily to enjoy a variety of swimming safely.

In addition, the body wearable swimming aid of the present invention is stable and smoothly operated while preventing the failure, damage or malfunction of the propeller caused by living organisms or foreign objects in the water by using a water jet propeller having a suction hole on the outer circumferential surface and a spray nozzle at the bottom It will also have an effect.

1 (a) and (b) is a view for showing the basic configuration and operation of the body-wearing swimming aid according to the invention;

2 is a perspective view of a wearable swimming aid according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a view for showing the internal configuration of a wearable swimming assist device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an external view of a waterjet propeller used in the wearable swimming aid of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of a wearable swimming aid according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. On the other hand, in the drawings and detailed description of the drawings and the description of the construction and operation that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art from the general swimming aids and the like briefly or omitted. In particular, in the drawings and detailed description of the drawings, detailed descriptions and illustrations of specific technical configurations and operations of elements not directly related to technical features of the present invention are omitted, and only the technical configurations related to the present invention are briefly shown or described. It was.

2 is a perspective view of a wearable swimming aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing the internal configuration of the wearable swimming aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 An outline view of a waterjet propeller used in the wearable swim aid of the present invention.

2 to 4, the body-wearing swim assisting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 10 having a block body 10a having a bottom surface in contact with a user's back or stomach. As such, the waterjet propeller 20, the battery 30, the controller 40, and the buoyancy material 50 are disposed above the bottom surface of the block body 10a. The block body 10a constituting the body frame 10 forms an inner space on the upper side of the bottom surface. Here, the block 10a has a waterproof function such that external water does not flow into the block 10a, such that the battery 30, the controller 40, and the buoyancy material 50 are disposed inside the block 10a. ) Can be operated normally.

A pair of waterjet propellers 20 are provided to be exposed to both sides of the block body 10a. A portion of each waterjet propeller 20 is disposed inside the block body 10a, and the remaining portion of each waterjet propeller 20 is provided. Is disposed outside the block body 10a.

Here, the waterjet propeller 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a housing 20a having a hollow tubular shape, an underwater motor pump 20b installed in an inner space of the housing 20a, and an outer circumferential surface of the housing 20a. Including a plurality of suction holes 20c, the injection nozzle 20d formed at the end of the housing 20a, the external water is supplied through the suction holes 20c according to the operation of the underwater motor pump 20b. The suctioned water is sucked into the spray nozzle 20d by the submersible motor pump 20b to obtain a driving force. Such a waterjet propeller 20 is made of a small cylindrical shape with a small weight so that the size and weight of the body-wearing swimming aid 100 can be reduced as a whole.

As described above, the body-wearing swim assisting apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has water sucked through the suction holes 20c arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the waterjet propeller 20 having a cylindrical shape, and the bottom of the waterjet propeller 20 According to the structure that generates the propulsion force is injected through the injection nozzle (20d) of the water, it is possible to minimize the inflow of living organisms or foreign objects into the inside of the propeller, and to prevent tangling of the living organisms or foreign objects and the propeller in the water As a result, failure, damage, or malfunction of the propeller can be prevented.

The controller 40 includes a control box 42 in which various electric and electronic circuit elements for control and an operation switch 44 for controlling the on-off operation of the waterjet propeller 20 are provided. The control box 42 Is fixed to the body frame 10 is connected to the waterjet propeller 20, the operation switch 44 is exposed to the outside of the body frame 10 to be easily and easily manipulated by the user. To this end, the operation switch 44 is disposed at the end of the switch band 46 connected to the controller 40 and extended to the outside. Accordingly, the user can easily operate the operation switch 44 while wearing the body-wearing swimming aid 100.

Here, the on-off switch for performing only the on-off operation may be used as the operation switch 44, but a volume switch for controlling the driving force of the waterjet propeller 20 may be used together with the on-off operation.

As the buoyancy material 50, styrofoam having buoyancy above neutral buoyancy is used.

On the other hand, the wearable swimming aids 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a fixing band 60 formed in the body frame 10 so that the user's body is fixed to the fixing band 60. The fixing band 60 is fixed to the upper and lower ends of the upper and lower ends of the body frame 10, a pair of shoulder fixing bands 61 for fastening the user's shoulders, the left and right ends of the body frame 10 is fixed to the user's torso The fastening body 63 is fastened to the body, the left and right ends are fixed to the lower both sides of the body frame 10 consists of a leg fixing band 62 for the user's legs. Body wearable swimming aids 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the shoulder fixing band 61, the body fixing band 63, the leg fixing band 62 are all formed in the body frame 10 However, at least one selected from the shoulder fixing band 61, the body fixing band 63, the leg fixing band 62 may be formed in the body frame 10.

By such a fixing band 60, the coupling state of the user's body and the body frame 10 can be maintained firmly.

Referring to FIG. 5, the body-wearing swim assisting apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention has a body frame 10 having a sol-like structure consisting of a combination of a horizontal bar 10b and a vertical bar 10c. do. Here, the body frame 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention is spaced apart from each other between the two horizontal stand (10c) arranged in parallel between the two horizontal stand (10c) are arranged in parallel Two such horizontal stand 10b and vertical stand 10c are installed in a pair of up and down directions. The pair of two horizontal stages 10b and the vertical stage 10c arranged in the vertical direction are coupled to each other by the vertical connecting rod 10d.

On the other hand, the battery 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention is disposed inside the waterproof case 31 having the entrance and exit 32 to be waterproof.

Although the body-wearing swimming aid according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above has been shown in accordance with the above description and the drawings, this is merely described for example and various changes within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention. And those skilled in the art will appreciate that changes are possible.

1 (a) and (b) is a view for showing the basic configuration and operation of the wearable swimming aid according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wearable swimming assisting device 100 according to the present invention includes a body frame 10, a waterjet propeller 20, a battery 30, a controller 40, and a buoyancy material 50. .

Body frame 10 is a waterjet propeller 20, the battery 30, the controller 40 is fixedly installed, such a body frame 10 is a plate structure, block structure, bag structure, vest structure, a plurality of It may have a variety of configurations, such as a combination structure of a bead. Here, the body frame 10 is worn on the user's body, as shown in (a) of FIG. 1, or worn on the user's back and as shown in (b) of FIG. 1. Can be. To this end, the body frame 10 may include a fixing band 60 to allow the user's body to be fixed to the fixing band 60.

The water jet propeller 20 is fixed to the body frame 10, such a water jet propeller 20 is to generate a propulsion force by spraying water. Here, a pair of waterjet propellers 20 may be installed on both sides of the body frame 10, one waterjet propeller 20 may be installed in the center of the body frame 10. The water jet propeller 20 is made of a small cylindrical shape of low weight so that the swimming assistant 100 has a volume and weight of a predetermined size or less.

The battery 30 is connected to the water jet propeller 20 to supply power, such a battery 30 is fixed to the body frame 10 is connected to the water jet propeller 20, or the water jet propeller 20 itself Can be fixed on the In addition, although the battery 30 may be a consumable general battery, it is preferable that a rechargeable battery is used for economy. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the wearable swimming aid 100 according to the present invention is to be used in water or water so that the waterproof battery is used or the battery 30 can be mounted inside the waterproof case.

The controller 40 controls the operation of the waterjet propeller 20, such a controller 40 is provided with an operation switch 44 for on-off operation to control the operation of the waterjet propeller 20.

The buoyancy material 50 is to be fixed to the body frame 10, to provide buoyancy to the body-wearing swimming assistant 100 so that the user's body wearing the body-wearing swimming assistant 100 can float in the water. .

Body-wearing swimming assistant 100 according to the present invention configured as described above is fixed to the body frame 10 to the user's body, by turning on the operation switch (44) provided in the controller 40 (on) By operating the waterjet propeller 20 it is possible to assist the swimming action of the user underwater or water. In addition, as the user is automatically provided with the driving force by the waterjet propeller 20 of the body wearable swimming aid 100 can be moved underwater or in the water without a separate swimming action.

According to the wearable swimming assist device of the present invention, the manufacturing cost of the device is reduced, so that various types of water sports can be enjoyed at low cost.

In addition, the body-wearing swimming aids of the present invention can be easily worn by children or children who are poor in swimming motion or low in proficiency to enjoy swimming safely and variously, thereby facilitating the popularization of family leisure water activities. It becomes possible.

Claims

A body frame worn on the user's body;

A water jet propeller fixed to the body frame and configured to generate propulsion by spraying water;

A battery connected to the waterjet propeller to supply power;

And a controller for controlling the operation of the waterjet propeller.
The method of claim 1,

Further provided with a buoyancy material fixed to the body frame,

The buoyancy material body-wearing swimming aids, characterized in that to have a buoyancy more than the neutral buoyancy (neutral buoyancy).
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The body frame has a bottom surface in contact with the user's back or belly, body-wearing swimming assist device, characterized in that the water jet propeller and the battery is disposed above the bottom surface.
The method of claim 3,

The body frame is made of a block body forming an inner space on the upper side of the bottom surface,

The waterjet propellers are body-wearing swim aids, characterized in that formed on both sides of the block body.
The method of claim 1,

The body frame is at least two horizontal bars disposed in parallel to each other;

Body wearable swimming assisting device characterized in that the two or more vertical crosses are arranged in parallel with each other crossing the horizontal stand are combined with each other.
The method of claim 1,

The body frame is provided with a fixing band so that the user's body is fixed to the fixing band,

The fixing band is a pair of shoulder fixing band for holding the user's shoulder is fixed to the upper and lower ends to the upper both sides of the body frame; A fixed band for the body to which the left and right ends of the body frame are fixed to the body frame; Body wearable swimming aids, characterized in that the left and right ends are fixed to the lower both sides of the body frame is made of one or more selected from the group of fixing bands for the legs of the user.
The method of claim 1,

The waterjet propeller includes a housing having a hollow tubular shape;

An underwater motor pump installed in the inner space of the housing;

A plurality of suction holes arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the housing;

Body-wearing swimming aids comprising a spray nozzle formed on the end of the housing.
The method of claim 1,

The controller is wearable swim assist device, characterized in that it comprises an operation switch for controlling the on-off operation of the waterjet propeller.