KR20170003485U - Wearable item with control module - Google Patents

Abstract

A control module 105 is supported within the item of clothing. The control module is located within the pocket 503. The visual indicator 1201 is pressed onto the jacket at a position in front of the actuating button on the control module. The actuating button has a surface area covering at least 40% of the surface area of the control module. In this manner, the control module can be moved within the pocket while facilitating activation and deactivation of the visual indicator when depressed.

Description

WEARABLE ITEM WITH CONTROL MODULE WITH CONTROL MODULE < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a wearable item having an inner surface and an outer surface.

The invention also relates to a method of operating a control module supported within an item of clothing.

A wearable item having an electrically active element and having a control module for providing energy to these elements is known. Further, it is known that the control module has an operation button so that the control module can be operated during use, and can later be deactivated in order to mainly save electric energy.

Modules maintained in the pocket of the jacket are disclosed in US 2016/0021945. The pocket has a zipper that allows the module to be disengaged from the pocket to enable and disable the button. However, it is understood that depending on circumstances, it may be difficult to separate the item from the inner pocket, thereby making it difficult for the user to keep the button on and off while still wearing the jacket.

A modification is disclosed in US 4,164,008 in which the operation can be carried out while the module remains in the pocket. However, this type of button can be difficult to position, and therefore has a considerable length to be felt by the user. The problem with this variant, however, is that the user may still have difficulty with positioning the button, the button itself may be unexpectedly activated or deactivated, and may, in some circumstances, be damaged.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wearable item having an inner surface and an outer surface, the wearable item comprising: a plurality of material elements connected by a stitched seam; At least one electrically active element; A control module having a first side and an opposite second side; An electrical conductor for conducting electrical power from the control module to the active device; A pocket configured to receive the control module; An operation button covering over 40% of the surface area of the first surface; And a visual indicator provided on the outer surface at a position of the pocket to indicate the position of a portion of the actuation button when the control module is in the pocket.

In one embodiment, the control module has the shape of a regular cuboid, wherein the first surface and the opposite second surface are larger than the third surface and the opposite fourth surface, The fourth surface is larger than the fifth surface and the sixth surface opposite. The actuating button itself may be substantially rectangular.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a control module supported within an item of clothing, the method comprising: positioning the control module in a pocket; And pressing a visual indicator on the jacket. Wherein the control module has a first surface defining a first surface area and an opposite second surface, the actuation button having a second surface area, and the second surface area of the actuation button is located on the first surface of the control module Covers at least 40% of the surface area.

In one embodiment, the control module activates the light emitting diode in response to detecting an action performed by a person wearing the item.

Figure 1 shows an illumination system,
Figure 2 shows a first stage of the assembly process,
Figure 3 shows a second stage of the assembly process,
Figure 4 shows a third stage of the assembly process,
5 shows the structure of the jacket,
Figure 6 shows the application of the indicator,
Figure 7 shows additional items added to the jacket,
8 shows an item added to the rear of the jacket,
Figure 9 shows the control module identified in Figure 1,
Figure 10 shows that the control module is connected to a wiring loom,
Figure 11 shows the control module inserted into the inner pocket,
Figure 12 shows that the control module is operated from the outside of the jacket.

1

An illumination system configured with a right detection element 101, a left detection element 102, a right display element 103, a left display element 104, a control module 105 and a wiring room 106 (wiring loom) 1. The wiring room connects the control module 105 to the display elements 103, 104 and the detection elements 101, 102.

The illumination system of Fig. 1 is shown in a front view, and from the user's point of view, the detection element 101 is on the left side of the user, but actually shown on the right side in Fig.

In use, the sensing element 101, possibly in the form of a rocker switch, detects that the bicycle operator lifts the right arm and closes the circuit so that the circuitry provided in the control module 105 This situation can be detected. Subsequently, the circuit starts the display element 103, and accordingly, the display element 103 appears to be glowing. In one embodiment, the display element 103 comprises one or more yellow light emitting diode (LED) elements. As a result, when the right arm is lifted, the display element 103 is illuminated so as to be recognized by the vehicle driver as an indication that the bicycle driver intends to make a right turn.

In one embodiment, a second right side display element 107 is provided, the first display element 103 can be positioned in front of the jacket, and the second display element 107 can be positioned in the rear of the jacket have.

Accordingly, the left display element 104 can be positioned in front of the jacket, and the second left display element 108 can be positioned in the rear of the jacket. Thus, in response to detecting that the detecting element 102 detects the lifting of the left arm, both the display elements 104 and 108 (in the form of the LED element) are activated, thereby displaying a yellow flash on the left side of the bicycle driver .

In one embodiment, a first permanent front LED array 109 is provided with a second permanent lighting front array 110 to improve overall visibility.

A permanent lighting back array 111 is also provided, preferably comprising a plurality of red LED elements.

In one embodiment, the wiring room 106 is connected to the control module 105 by a removable plug 112. The detachable plug is detachable with respect to a suitably configured socket in the control module 105.

In addition to accommodating the control circuit, the control module also receives the battery of the energizing cell. These cells may be in the form of exchangeable cells or in the form of rechargeable cells. In the embodiment of Fig. 1, there is provided a rechargeable cell that is refilled via the refill socket 113. Fig. In one embodiment, the recharging socket 113 takes the form of a conventional mobile device charging port, such as a USB socket or the like. In this way, the rechargeable cell can be charged using an easily available recharging device, such as is used for charging other mobile devices, such as mobile cellular phones.

A toggle button 114 is provided for manually energizing and de-energizing the device, which will be described in further detail herein.

2

In one embodiment, items of clothing are assembled from a material element. As shown in FIG. 2, an item of garment has a first material element 201 and a second material element 202. These elements are configured to be seamed together to form a seam. In order to construct a jacket, a lot of this type of shim is needed. Considering that multiple layers of material are provided on the shim, the shim represents a relatively strong area of the jacket and is not well deformed by the stress applied to the jacket during use of the jacket.

It has been understood that the wiring room 106 may be damaged or detached if care is not taken to secure the wiring room 106 to the jacket. Thus, at least a portion of the wiring room may be secured to the item within one or more of these padding.

3

A material element 201 is placed in place next to the material element 202 and a portion 301 of the wiring room 106 is placed on the material element 201. In this embodiment, the portion 301 is held in place only by the stitching used to connect the individual material elements.

4

After the portion 301 is positioned over the material element 201, the material element 202 overlies the combination to provide an overlap region indicated by the region 401.

A seam is then formed to securely hold the material element 201 against the material element 202 by the stitches 402 in the first row and the stitches 403 in the second row. As shown in FIG. 4, the portion 301 is securely held between the stitches 402 of the first row and the stitches 403 of the second row. The example shown in Fig. 4 can be considered as a plain seam. In a variant, using French seam, the raw edges of the material elements are completely sealed.

Accordingly, the electric conductor may be a wire substantially fixed in the shim.

5

In one embodiment, the item of garment takes the form of a jacket. Further, in one embodiment, the jacket comprises a plurality of layers. Thus, the inner layer or mesh 501 can be attached to the outer outer layer 502, possibly using a highly visible fluorescent material, thereby improving the visibility of the jacket during the day.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the jacket has a pocket 503 for receiving the control module 105, which will be described with reference to Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12. Fig.

In this embodiment, the pocket 503 is accessible from the inner surface 504, but operates through interaction with the outer surface 505 of the jacket.

6

It is necessary to connect the detecting elements 101 and 102 and the display elements 103 and 104 and so on if the wiring room 106 is located in the jacket so that the wiring room is fixed in the shim forming the jacket if possible.

As shown in Fig. 6, the display element 103 is positioned on the front upper arm of the jacket. The indicator element 109 is positioned towards the collar of the jacket.

In this embodiment, each indicator element has three LED elements configured to emit yellow light upon energization. Thus, in response to the detection element 101 detecting that the right arm is lifted, the display element 103 is periodically energized to generate flash yellow light. A similar element 107 is provided behind the right arm.

In one embodiment, the LED array 109 is configured to emit white light and is in a constant energized state to illuminate the bicycle driver.

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The display element 103 and the illumination LED array 109 are also shown in Fig. Figure 7 shows the complete jacket and thus comprises the display element 104 and the illumination array 110. [ Each of these elements is attached to a jacket. In one embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.

In this embodiment, a reflective element 701 is added to the arm, and a similar reflective element 702 is added to the torso. These reflective elements 701 and 702 improve the visibility of the night and may include a retroreflective material.

8

The rear of the jacket shown in Fig. 7 is shown in Fig. A rear reflective element 801 is provided on the side of the jacket and a further reflective element 802 is provided towards the bottom of the jacket. The illumination array 111 is also provided toward the bottom of the jacket. In this example, five LED elements 803 configured to emit red light are provided.

8 also shows the positions of the left rear display element 108 and the right rear display element 107. Fig. Again, in this example, the left rear indicator 108 and the right rear indicator 107 have three LED elements 804 configured to emit yellow light. Thus, when the left arm is lifted, the display element 108 shines, and when lifting the right arm, the display element 107 flashes.

The jacket is an example of a wearable item for improving visibility, and the present invention may be applied to other items such as underwear, shirt, jacket, glove or backpack. The material elements are connected to one another by a sealing seam, and at least one lighting device is provided with the power source. The conductor conducts the power from the power source to the illuminator, and a substantial portion of the conductor can be fixed in the core.

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The control module 105 is shown in Fig. As described herein, the control module is configured for use with a wearable item having an inner surface 504 and an outer surface 505. To construct a wearable item, a plurality of material elements are connected by a seam, and the wearable item has at least one electrically active element such as a light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes as described above. Control module 105 has a second side 902 (not shown in FIG. 9) opposite to first side 901. For a wearable item, an electrical conductor is provided for conducting power from the control module 105 to the active device. Further, as shown in Fig. 5, the pockets are configured to receive the control module.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an actuation button 903 is provided that covers over 40% of the surface area of the first surface 901. There is also a visual indicator on the outer surface 505 of the item at the location of the pocket. In this way, when the control module exists in the pocket, the visual indicator indicates the position of a part of the operation button. Thus, due to the size of the actuating button itself relative to the size of the control module, it can be loosely fitted in the pocket 503, so that the control module can move relative to the visual indicator on the jacket itself. Considering the size of the button, however, even when moving as such, a substantial portion of the button 903 is still near the visual indicator, so that the control module 105 is not detached from the pocket 503, The operation can be facilitated.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the actuating button 903 is positioned substantially centrally within the first surface 901.

In this embodiment, the control module has the shape of a regular rectangular parallelepiped. In this configuration, the first surface 901 and the opposite second surface 902 are larger than the third surface 904 and the opposite fourth surface. Also, in this configuration, the third surface 904 and the opposite fourth surface are larger than the fifth surface 905 and the opposite sixth surface. In this embodiment, the actuating button 903 is substantially rectangular. Also, the actuation button may act as a toggle such that the first press causes the control module to operate and the second press causes the control module to be deactivated. In a variant, however, by means of a plurality of presses, the control mode can be cycled over the various operating modes, so that the LED elements can be lit at different speeds or permanently.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the control module has a rechargeable battery that receives charge via a conventional USB cable 907. As is known in the art, the LED element 908 glows red when the element is charging and glows green after the element is fully charged.

10

After being charged, the control module 105 is connected to the wiring room connector 1001 so as to be in a position to supply power to the active elements such as the LED display element 103, thereby forming a part of the wearable item. After this connection, the control module is inoperative and remains at a minimum energy dissipation state until manually operated in accordance with aspects of the present invention.

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According to an aspect of the present invention, the control module 105 is positioned within the pocket 503 to actuate a control module supported within an item of clothing, such as a jacket. In one embodiment, the control module 105 is located within the inner pocket, so that the pocket 503 is not visible when the item is worn.

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After placing the control module 105 in the pocket 503, the item of clothing may be fixed as shown in Fig. At the location of the internal pocket, a visual indicator 1201 configured to align with the position of the actuating button 903 is provided. As described above, the operation button 903 is relatively large in comparison with the overall size of the control module. In this way, while ensuring that a portion of the actuation button 903 is aligned with the visual indicator 1201, the control module 105 can move within the pocket 503.

Accordingly, the control module 105 is located in the pocket 503. [ The visual indicator 1201 can then be pressed against the jacket at a position in front of the actuating button on the control module. Operation can always be done because it has a first side defining the first surface area and an opposite second side. The actuation button has a second surface area, wherein the second surface area of the actuation button covers at least 40% of the first surface area of the control module.

Claims (10)

A wearable item having an inner surface and an outer surface,
A plurality of material elements connected by a stitched seam;
At least one electrically active element;
A control module having a first side and an opposite second side;
An electrical conductor for conducting electrical power from the control module to the active device;
A pocket configured to receive the control module;
An operation button covering over 40% of the surface area of the first surface;
A visual indicator provided on the outer surface at a location of the pocket to indicate a position of a portion of the actuation button when the control module is in the pocket,
And a wearable item. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the pocket is accessible from the inner surface. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the electrical conductor is held within the seam. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the electrically active element is a light emitting diode. 5. The wearable item of claim 4, further comprising an actuating element configured to periodically lighten the light emitting diode. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the actuation button is positioned substantially centrally within the first face. The control module according to claim 1, wherein the control module has a regular cuboid shape,
The first surface and the opposite second surface being larger than the third surface and the fourth surface opposite,
Wherein the third face and the fourth face are larger than the fifth face and the sixth face opposite. The wearable item of claim 7, wherein the actuation button is substantially rectangular. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the actuation button is a toggle, the first press activates the control module, and the second press disables the control module. The wearable item of claim 1, wherein the control module comprises a rechargeable battery.

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