JP2003260983A - Helmet safety supporting device - Google Patents
Helmet safety supporting deviceInfo
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- helmet
- brake lamp
- auxiliary light
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、オートバイ等の運
転者の後方から走行状態等を確認できるヘルメット安全
支援装置に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a helmet safety support device that allows a driver of a motorcycle or the like to check the running condition and the like from behind.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、オートバイ等においてブレーキラ
ンプやウインカーは車体の最後部に取り付けられている
のが一般的であった。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a motorcycle or the like, a brake lamp and a turn signal have been generally attached to the rearmost portion of the vehicle body.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】このように車体の最後
部に取り付けられたブレーキランプやウインカーは、取
り付け位置が低くランプも小さいため、後続の自動車か
らは視認しにくい。特に自動車の運転席が高いものは、
その弊害が大きく事故の原因となっていた。Since the brake lamp and the turn signal mounted on the rearmost portion of the vehicle body have a low mounting position and the lamp is small, it is difficult to see them from the following automobile. Especially when the driver's seat of a car is expensive
The bad effect was the cause of the accident.
【０００４】本発明は上記の点に鑑みなされたものであ
って、オートバイ等の走行体の運転においてブレーキラ
ンプ等の作動状態の視認性を高め後続車による事故を防
止する安全なヘルメット安全支援装置を提供することを
目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a safe helmet safety support device for improving the visibility of the operating state of brake lamps and the like to prevent accidents due to a following vehicle when driving a traveling body such as a motorcycle. The purpose is to provide.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明のヘルメット安全
支援装置は、オートバイ等の走行体の運転者が着用する
ヘルメットに装着し、前記走行体から発信された信号を
受信する受信部を設けると共に、上記受信部で受信した
信号によって作動する発光部を備えてなることを特徴と
する。A helmet safety support device of the present invention is mounted on a helmet worn by a driver of a running body such as a motorcycle, and is provided with a receiving portion for receiving a signal transmitted from the running body. And a light emitting unit that operates according to a signal received by the receiving unit.
【０００６】また、上記発光部をブレーキランプ補助灯
とウインカー補助灯の一方あるいは両方としたことを特
徴とする。Further, the above-mentioned light emitting portion is one or both of a brake lamp auxiliary light and a turn signal auxiliary light.
【０００７】[0007]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態につい
て図面を参照しつつ説明する。図１は第１実施形態の斜
視図及び図２は第２実施形態の斜視図である。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment.
【０００８】本発明の第１実施形態は図１に示すもの
で、ヘルメット１０と別体に構成して取り付けたもので
ある。図中、１０はヘルメットである。このヘルメット
１０の後部１１の下部に受信部２０を構成する。この受
信部２０は、オートバイ等の走行体に取り付けた発信部
（図示せず）からの信号を受信するものである。上記走
行体の発信部は、走行体のブレーキランプやウインカー
の作動と連動しており、これらの動作を信号にして受信
部に向けて発信するのである。なお、この発信部と受信
部２０の信号の受け渡しは本実施形態では無線で行なう
が、これ以外にも両者を有線で連結して信号を送ること
もできる。これらの送受信方法はいずれも公知の技術で
あるため説明を省略する。The first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, and is constructed and attached separately from the helmet 10. In the figure, 10 is a helmet. A receiver 20 is formed below the rear portion 11 of the helmet 10. The receiving unit 20 receives a signal from a transmitting unit (not shown) attached to a running body such as a motorcycle. The transmitting unit of the traveling body is interlocked with the operation of the brake lamp and the turn signal of the traveling body, and transmits these operations as signals to the receiving unit. It should be noted that the transmission and reception of signals between the transmission unit and the reception unit 20 are performed wirelessly in the present embodiment, but other than this, it is also possible to connect the both by wire and send the signals. Since all of these transmission / reception methods are publicly known techniques, description thereof will be omitted.
【０００９】符号３０は、ブレーキランプ補助灯であ
り、ヘルメット１０の後部１１の下方の湾曲面に沿って
取り付けられている。このブレーキランプ補助灯３０の
両端に、ウインカー補助灯４０、４０が取り付けられて
いる。さらに図示はしないがヘルメット１０内には必要
な電源及び配線が施されている。上記ブレーキランプ補
助灯３０とウインカー補助灯４０が発光部を構成してお
り、本実施形態では両者をヘルメット１０に構成した
が、どちらか一方をヘルメット１０に装着する構成でも
よい。Reference numeral 30 is a brake lamp auxiliary light, which is attached along the lower curved surface of the rear portion 11 of the helmet 10. Turn signal auxiliary lights 40, 40 are attached to both ends of the brake lamp auxiliary light 30. Although not shown, the helmet 10 is provided with necessary power and wiring. The brake lamp auxiliary light 30 and the turn signal auxiliary light 40 constitute a light emitting portion, and both of them are configured as the helmet 10 in the present embodiment, but either one may be mounted on the helmet 10.
【００１０】次に、本実施形態の作用について説明す
る。運転者はこのヘルメット１０を着用して、オートバ
イ等の走行体に乗車し運転する。そして走行体のブレー
キあるいはウインカーを操作すると、その作動状態のデ
ーターが走行体の送信部からヘルメット１０の受信部２
０へと送信される。Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The driver wears the helmet 10 and rides on a running body such as a motorcycle to drive. When the brake or turn signal of the traveling body is operated, the data of the operating state is transmitted from the transmitting portion of the traveling body to the receiving portion 2 of the helmet 10.
Sent to 0.
【００１１】受信部２０が送信部からの信号を受信する
と、その信号に基づきブレーキランプ補助灯３０が点灯
し、あるいはウインカー補助灯４０が点灯する。このよ
うに、本実施形態によれば運転者が操作する走行体のブ
レーキランプやウインカーと同一の作動がヘルメット１
０上に表示されるうえ、ブレーキランプ補助灯３０とウ
インカー補助灯４０、４０の位置が運転者の頭部にある
ため、後続の自動車等の運転者からの視認性が良いので
ある。When the receiver 20 receives a signal from the transmitter, the brake lamp auxiliary light 30 is turned on or the turn signal auxiliary light 40 is turned on based on the signal. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same operation as that of the brake lamp and the turn signal of the traveling body operated by the driver is performed by the helmet 1
In addition to being displayed above 0, the positions of the brake lamp auxiliary light 30 and the turn signal auxiliary lights 40, 40 are located on the driver's head, so that the visibility of the driver such as the following vehicle is good.
【００１２】上記ブレーキランプ補助灯３０とウインカ
ー補助灯４０、４０は、フイルム、ランプ、ＬＥＤ等の
発光体によって構成されている。またブレーキランプ補
助灯３０には、点滅信号だけでなく文字も表示すること
が可能であり、後続車に対する適切なメッセージを適宜
表示できる。The brake lamp auxiliary light 30 and the turn signal auxiliary lights 40, 40 are composed of a light emitting body such as a film, a lamp and an LED. Further, not only the blinking signal but also characters can be displayed on the brake lamp auxiliary light 30, and an appropriate message for the following vehicle can be displayed appropriately.
【００１３】上記受信部２０と送信部の交信距離は限ら
れているため、事故等で運転者がオートバイ等から離れ
て当該交信距離を超えた場合には、ブレーキランプ補助
灯３０とウインカー補助灯４０が自動的に点滅して異常
を知らせることもできる。Since the communication distance between the receiving unit 20 and the transmitting unit is limited, if the driver leaves the motorcycle or the like and exceeds the communication distance due to an accident or the like, the brake lamp auxiliary light 30 and the turn signal auxiliary light are provided. It is also possible to automatically blink 40 to notify the abnormality.
【００１４】次に図２に基づいて本発明の第２実施形態
について説明する。この実施形態は、ブレーキランプ補
助灯３１とウインカー補助灯４１、４１がヘルメット１
０に一体に構成されているものである。上記ブレーキラ
ンプ補助灯３１は、ヘルメット１０の頂部１２の湾曲面
に沿って取り付けられている。ウインカー補助灯４１、
４１はヘルメット１０の両側部に取り付けられている。
さらに図示はしないがヘルメット１０内には必要な電源
及び配線が施されている。本実施形態の作用効果も、前
記第１実施形態と同様であるが、両補助灯３１、４１が
ヘルメット１０と一体であるため構成が堅牢であるとい
う特徴がある。Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the brake lamp auxiliary light 31 and the turn signal auxiliary lights 41, 41 are the helmet 1
It is configured integrally with 0. The brake lamp auxiliary light 31 is attached along the curved surface of the top 12 of the helmet 10. Turn signal auxiliary light 41,
41 are attached to both sides of the helmet 10.
Although not shown, the helmet 10 is provided with necessary power and wiring. The operation and effect of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, but there is a feature that the structure is robust because both auxiliary lights 31 and 41 are integrated with the helmet 10.
【００１５】[0015]
【発明の効果】本発明は上記の如き構成、作用であるか
ら、簡易な構成でありながら走行体の運転状況が後続車
から容易に視認でき、事故が未然に防止でき安全な走行
が楽しめる。また万一事故が生きた場合、例えば夜間の
単独事故などにおいて重大な二次的事故から運転者を保
護することができる等の効果を奏する。EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention has the above-described structure and operation, the driving condition of the traveling body can be easily visually recognized from the following vehicle while the structure is simple, and accidents can be prevented and safe driving can be enjoyed. Further, in the event that the accident survives, it is possible to protect the driver from a serious secondary accident such as a single accident at night.
【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]
【図１】本発明の第１実施形態の斜視図。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の第２実施形態の斜視図。FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
１０ ヘルメット １１ ヘルメットの後部 ２０ 受信部 ３０ 発光部（ブレーキランプ補助灯） ４０ 発光部（ウインカー 補助灯） １２ ヘルメットの頂部 ２１ 受信部 ３１ 発光部（ブレーキランプ補助灯） ４１ 発光部（ウインカー補助灯） 10 helmet 11 rear of the helmet 20 Receiver 30 Light emitting part (brake lamp auxiliary light) 40 Light emitting part (blinker auxiliary light) 12 Top of helmet 21 Receiver 31 Light emitting part (brake lamp auxiliary light) 41 Light emitting part (blinker auxiliary light)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 稲本 肇 神奈川県茅ヶ崎市本村５−８−１−707 (72)発明者 森 高仁 神奈川県横浜市瀬谷区阿久和南４−５−１ ライオンズマンション三ツ境第二215号 Ｆターム(参考） 3B107 CA02 EA07 EA10 3K039 LA07 LB00 LC05 LD06 LF07 MB04 MD06 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page (72) Inventor Hajime Inamoto Kanagawa Prefecture Chigasaki City Honmura 5-8-1-707 (72) Inventor Takahito Mori 4-5-1 Akuwaminami, Seya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Lions Mansion Mitsukyo No. 215 F term (reference) 3B107 CA02 EA07 EA10 3K039 LA07 LB00 LC05 LD06 LF07 MB04 MD06
Claims (2)
るヘルメットに装着し、前記走行体から発信された信号
を受信する受信部を設けると共に、上記受信部で受信し
た信号によって作動する発光部を備えてなるヘルメット
安全支援装置。1. A light emitting unit which is mounted on a helmet worn by a driver of a running body such as a motorcycle and which is provided with a receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the running unit and which is activated by a signal received by the receiving unit. Helmet safety support device.
インカー補助灯としたことを特徴とする請求項１記載の
ヘルメット安全支援装置。2. The helmet safety assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting portion is a brake lamp auxiliary light and a turn signal auxiliary light.
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