WO1991002678A1 - Device forming the mouthpiece of a snorkel or a diving regulator hose - Google Patents

Device forming the mouthpiece of a snorkel or a diving regulator hose Download PDF

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WO1991002678A1
WO1991002678A1 PCT/FR1990/000615 FR9000615W WO9102678A1 WO 1991002678 A1 WO1991002678 A1 WO 1991002678A1 FR 9000615 W FR9000615 W FR 9000615W WO 9102678 A1 WO9102678 A1 WO 9102678A1
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snorkel
vibrator
regulator
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Robert Issalene
Jean-François Lantrua
Bernard Saoli
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Lantrua Jean Francois
Bernard Saoli
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/44—Special adaptations for subaqueous use, e.g. for hydrophone
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/26—Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of divers

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  • the present invention relates to a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a diving regulator allowing the underwater reception of quality acoustic signals.
  • the object of the present invention is to solve the technical problem consisting in providing a device of a new design which is easily achievable on an industrial scale and which allows underwater reception of quality acoustic signals.
  • the solution, in accordance with the present invention consists of a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a diving regulator, characterized in that it comprises means allowing the reception of acoustic signals comprising at least one transducer vibrator sealingly disposed in said tip, near, or at least partially in a bite tab, so as to ensure, in the position of use, The transmission of said signals to the inner ear, via jaw bones.
  • the invention is therefore based on the original design consisting in integrating at least one transducer element in the end piece of a snorkel or in the mouth piece of a conventional regulator and in using the transmission of acoustic signals to the inner ear by bone conduction.
  • Bone conduction devices generally aim to excite the cochlea by vibrating the cranial box.
  • the teeth which are only separated from the jawbones by the thin thickness of their ligaments (desmodontium), constitute a privileged relay of bone acoustic transmission, and it is this property which is specifically exploited by the invention.
  • the aforementioned vibrator comprises a thin metallic plate, coated on one of its faces, preferably with the exception of two lateral bands, of a piezoelectric ceramic, said plate thus being coated included in an envelope constituted by a waterproof and electrically insulating polymer film.
  • this vibrator is arranged parallel to the bite tab, at least partially inside it.
  • this vibrator is disposed sensi ⁇ ly perpendicularly and externally to the bite tab and further comprises a stud forming element, arranged sen ⁇ sibly in its center and extending substantially transversely in the direction of said bite tab, at least part of said portion forming a stud possibly being arranged inside said tab.
  • this stud forming element is made of the same material as the envelope surrounding the metal plate of the vibrator.
  • the present invention relates to a diving snorkel, characterized in that it is equipped with a device forming a nozzle as described above.
  • this snorkel further comprises an antenna allowing the reception of radio emission, electrically isolated and arranged, in the position of use, at the upper part of the snorkel; an electrically isolated and waterproof receiver-amplifier assembly as well as a power supply device tion such as batteries, housed in a cavity external to said tuba, closed in a sealed manner, for example, by a screw cap.
  • a snorkel according to the invention further comprises, in its upper part in the use position, at least one waterproof microphone connected to a low frequency amplifier, advantageously comprising an automatic power adjustment device. output depending on the ambient sound level.
  • the present inven ⁇ tion relates to a diving regulator characterized in that it is equipped with a nozzle as defined above.
  • this pressure reducer also carries means making it possible to establish an inductive coupling, constituted for example by a reception loop embedded in the tubular part of the end piece in which the intake tube d is housed. air of the regulator, cooperating with an induction loop disposed on said air supply tube and is. located opposite said first loop, in the position of use.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vibrating transducer element used according to a currently preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention
  • - Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view
  • - Figure 3 is a perspective view of a snorkel according to a first alternative embodiment of the invention
  • - Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a second alternative embodiment of such a snorkel;
  • - Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of a longitudinal section along section VV of Figure 3 of The tip of the tuba, at a bite tab;
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail view, in cross section along section VI-VI of Figure 3 of The tip of the tuba, also at a bite tab;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a nozzle for a regulator according to the invention and the air supply tube of this regulator;
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the elements shown in Figure 7, in the assembled state;
  • - Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 5, in cross section along section IX-IX of Figure 7 of the tip, at a bite tab; and - Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 6, in longitudinal section along section X-X of Figure 7 of the tip, at a bite tab.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 therefore show, by way of example, an embodiment of a transducer vibrator used for the production of a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a regulator in accordance with the invention.
  • This vibrator is constituted by a brass plate 2, substantially rectangular and of a small thickness coated on one of its faces with a layer of piezoelectric ceramic 3; said plate thus coated being included in an envelope 4 constituted by a waterproof and electrically insulating polymer film, such as for example an acrylic resin film.
  • the piezoelectric ceramic layer 3 will cover the entire surface of one of the faces of the metal plate 2, with the exception of two lateral bands, in order to increase the amplitude gradient between the center of the plate. and its side edges.
  • the vibrator or vibrator 1 thus formed is non-deformable under pressure and electrically insulated and can therefore be included, in a leaktight manner, in the mass of elastomer constituting the arc carrying the bite tabs of a diving tip of the type and volume of those currently existing.
  • the vibrator 2 may also comprise a stud forming element 5, of substantially frustoconical shape, disposed substantially in the center of the plate 2, substantially transversely.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 show two alternative embodiments of a diving snorkel equipped with a device forming a nozzle according to the invention.
  • This tip which is shown in Figures 5 and 6 in detail, has embedded in a bite tab or nipple 10 a vibrator such as that shown in Figures 1 and 2, but without ITA ⁇ forming stud 5.
  • the vibrator 1 is disposed substantially parallel to the bite tab, that is to say in the median longitudinal plane of this tongue (example shown) or in a plane parallel thereto.
  • the vibrator can be partially or totally inside the bite tab 10.
  • the snorkel shown in Figure 3 allows the reception of radio broadcasts.
  • the aerial part of the snorkel comprises an antenna 12 coated in an electrical insulator.
  • This antenna brings the high frequency radio signals to an electrically insulated and waterproof receiver-amplifier unit 13 delivering a low frequency electric signal amplified by the vibrator 1 included in the bite tab 10.
  • the reference numeral 14 represents a device comprising buttons adjustment whose sealing can be achieved by O-rings.
  • the reference numeral 15 designates batteries disposed in a cavity of a housing element 16 attached to the tubular part of the tuba.
  • the housing element 16 can be sealed off, for example by a screw cap 17.
  • the snorkel shown in FIG. 4, constituting a second embodiment given by way of example, allows the geur swimming on the surface to hear sounds from the air.
  • This tuba has an end piece strictly identical to the end piece of the snorkel shown in FIG. 3 and comprises in its aerial part one or more (two in the example shown) waterproof microphones 18 connected to a low frequency amplifier 19 comprising a device that adjusts automatically.
  • the output power according to the ambient sound level.
  • the assembly is electrically insulated and waterproof.
  • This amplifier sends to each vibrator 1 the amplified signals picked up by each of the microphones 18, which allows the divers to receive the sounds in stereophonic mode, and therefore to locate their origin.
  • FIG. 7 represents a nozzle 20 and the regulator pro ⁇ prement said 21 intended to be equipped with this nozzle as shown in FIG. 8.
  • the end piece 20 comprises a vibrator 1 strictly identical to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the vibrator 1 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the bite tab 10, that is to say say in a plane substantially perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the bite tab 10.
  • the element forming stud 5 of the vibrator 1 extends in the direction of the bite tab 10, at least part of the element 5 possibly being located inside said lan ⁇ guet, at the level of the part of it in contact with the teeth 22.
  • the vibrator 1 is connected by insulated flexible electrical conductors 23 to a receiving loop 24 embedded in the tubular part of the end piece 20, in which is housed
  • the two reception 24 and induction 26 loops are opposite and allow an inductive coupling to be established.
  • the invention which has just been described with reference to several embodiments given by way of example includes all the means constituting technical equivalents of the means described, as well as their various combinations.
  • the tuba vibrator shown in FIG. 3 can be placed perpendicular to the bite tab, as in the case of the regulator described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.
  • the vibrator of the end piece for regulator may be arranged parallel to the bite tab.
  • a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a regulator according to the invention may comprise several vibrators, for example a vibrator for each bite tab.
  • the device forming a nozzle for a snorkel or for a diving regulator which has just been described has many advantages: - the simplicity of its design makes it easily adaptable to snorkels and traditional diving regulators;

Abstract

A device forming the mouthpiece of a snorkel or a diving regulator hose. This device comprises a means for receiving acoustic signals which comprises at least one vibrating transducer (1) sealed in said mouthpiece near, or at least partly within, a bit (10) so that, when the transducer is in place, it transmits said signals via the jaw-bones to the inner ear.

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Dispositif formant embout pouiytuba ou pour détendeur de plongée. Device forming a pouiytuba tip or for a diving regulator.
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur de plongée permettant La récep¬ tion subaquatique de signaux acoustiques de qualité.The present invention relates to a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a diving regulator allowing the underwater reception of quality acoustic signals.
On connaît L'intérêt pour Les pLongeurs sous-marins de recevoir des signaux acoustiques. En L'état actueL de La technique, iL existe à cet effet des appareiLs généraLement dénommés "laryngo- phones" constitués par une sorte de grosse pastiLLe que Le pLongeur dispose entre son cou et La cagouLe de sa combinaison de pLongée et qui, réunie par un fit à une source de modulation, transmet des vibrations à La masse d'eau comprise entre La cagouLe et La tête du pLongeur permettant à ceLui-ci d'entendre Les messages transmis.We know the interest for underwater divers to receive acoustic signals. In the current state of the art, there are for this purpose devices generally called "laryngophone" constituted by a sort of large tablet which the diver has between his neck and the hood of his dive suit and which, joined together by a fit to a source of modulation, transmits vibrations to the body of water between the hood and the head of the diver allowing the latter to hear the messages transmitted.
Cependant, La quaLité de La réception de ce type d'appa- reiL est généraLement médiocre, ce qui en a Limité L'utiLisation jusqu' c . La présente invention a pour but de résoudre Le problème technique consistant en La fourniture d'un dispositif d'une nou¬ velle conception facilement réalisable à l'échelle industrielle, et qui permet la réception subaquatique de signaux acoustiques de quaLité. La solution, conforme à la présente invention, pour résoudre ce problème technique, consiste en un dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur de plongée, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens permettant la réception de signaux acous¬ tiques comprenant au moins un vibreur transducteur disposé de façon étanche dans ledit embout, à proximité de, ou au moins en partie dans une languette de morsure, de manière à assurer, en position d'utilisation, La transmission desdits signaux à l'oreille interne, par l'intermédiaire des os des mâchoires.However, the quality of reception of this type of device is generally poor, which has limited its use up to c. The object of the present invention is to solve the technical problem consisting in providing a device of a new design which is easily achievable on an industrial scale and which allows underwater reception of quality acoustic signals. The solution, in accordance with the present invention, to solve this technical problem, consists of a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a diving regulator, characterized in that it comprises means allowing the reception of acoustic signals comprising at least one transducer vibrator sealingly disposed in said tip, near, or at least partially in a bite tab, so as to ensure, in the position of use, The transmission of said signals to the inner ear, via jaw bones.
L'invention est donc basée sur La conception originale consistant à intégrer au moins un élément transducteur dans L'embout d'un tuba ou dans L'embout buccal d'un détendeur conven¬ tionnel et à utiliser La transmission de signaux acoustiques à L'oreille interne par conduction osseuse.The invention is therefore based on the original design consisting in integrating at least one transducer element in the end piece of a snorkel or in the mouth piece of a conventional regulator and in using the transmission of acoustic signals to the inner ear by bone conduction.
On rappellera que la perception des signaux acoustiques résulte de la transmission de ces signaux à un organe appelé cochlée ou Limaçon se trouvant dans L'oreiLLe interne, et qui est immobiLisé dans La boîte crânienne. Les dispositifs à conduction osseuse visent généralement à exciter La cochlée en faisant vibrer La boîte crânienne. Les dents, qui ne sont séparées des os des mâ- choires que par La fine épaisseur de Leurs Ligaments (desmodonte), constituent un relais privilégié de transmission acoustique osseuse, et c'est cette propriété qui est spécifiquement exploitée par L'invention.It will be recalled that the perception of acoustic signals results from the transmission of these signals to an organ called cochlea or limestone located in the internal ear, and which is immobilized in the cranial box. Bone conduction devices generally aim to excite the cochlea by vibrating the cranial box. The teeth, which are only separated from the jawbones by the thin thickness of their ligaments (desmodontium), constitute a privileged relay of bone acoustic transmission, and it is this property which is specifically exploited by the invention.
Selon un mode de réalisation actuellement préféré, le vibreur précité comprend une plaque étaLlique de faible épaisseur, revêtue sur l'une de ses faces, de préférence à l'exception de deux bandes latérales, d'une céramique piézoélectrique, ladite plaque ainsi revêtue étant incluse dans une enveloppe constituée par un film de polymère étanche et électriquement isolant. Selon une première variante de réalisation, ce vibreur est disposé parallèlement à La Languette de morsure, au moins par¬ tiellement à l'intérieur de celle-ci.According to a currently preferred embodiment, the aforementioned vibrator comprises a thin metallic plate, coated on one of its faces, preferably with the exception of two lateral bands, of a piezoelectric ceramic, said plate thus being coated included in an envelope constituted by a waterproof and electrically insulating polymer film. According to a first alternative embodiment, this vibrator is arranged parallel to the bite tab, at least partially inside it.
Selon une autre variante, ce vibreur est disposé sensi¬ blement perpendiculairement et extérieurement à la languette de morsure et comprend en outre un élément formant plot, disposé sen¬ siblement en son centre et s'étendant sensiblement transversalement en direction de ladite languette de morsure, une partie au moins de ladite portion formant plot étant éventuellement disposée à l'inté¬ rieur de ladite languette. Avantageusement, cet élément formant plot est réalisé dans La même matière que L'enveloppe entourant La plaque métallique du vibreur.According to another variant, this vibrator is disposed sensi¬ ly perpendicularly and externally to the bite tab and further comprises a stud forming element, arranged sen¬ sibly in its center and extending substantially transversely in the direction of said bite tab, at least part of said portion forming a stud possibly being arranged inside said tab. Advantageously, this stud forming element is made of the same material as the envelope surrounding the metal plate of the vibrator.
Selon un deuxième aspect, la présente invention a pour objet un tuba de plongée, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un dispositif formant embout tel que décrit précédemment.According to a second aspect, the present invention relates to a diving snorkel, characterized in that it is equipped with a device forming a nozzle as described above.
Selon une caractéristique particulière, ce tuba comporte en outre une antenne permettant la réception d'émission radio, isolée électriquement et disposée, en position d'utilisation, à la partie supérieure du tuba ; un ensemble récepteur-amplificateur électriquement isolé et étanche ainsi qu'un dispositif d'alimenta- tion tel que des batteries, logées dans une cavité extérieure audit tuba, obturée de façon étanche, par exemple, par un bouchon se vissant.According to a particular characteristic, this snorkel further comprises an antenna allowing the reception of radio emission, electrically isolated and arranged, in the position of use, at the upper part of the snorkel; an electrically isolated and waterproof receiver-amplifier assembly as well as a power supply device tion such as batteries, housed in a cavity external to said tuba, closed in a sealed manner, for example, by a screw cap.
Selon une autre caractéristique, un tuba selon l'inven- tion comporte en outre, dans sa partie supérieure en position d'utilisation, au moins un microphone étanche relié à un amplifica¬ teur basse fréquence comportant avantageusement un dispositif de réglage automatique de la puissance de sortie en fonction du niveau sonore ambiant. Selon un troisième et dernier aspect, la présente inven¬ tion concerne un détendeur de plongée caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un embout tel que défini ci-dessus.According to another characteristic, a snorkel according to the invention further comprises, in its upper part in the use position, at least one waterproof microphone connected to a low frequency amplifier, advantageously comprising an automatic power adjustment device. output depending on the ambient sound level. According to a third and final aspect, the present inven¬ tion relates to a diving regulator characterized in that it is equipped with a nozzle as defined above.
Selon une caractéristique particulière, ce détendeur com¬ porte en outre des moyens permettant d'établir un couplage inductif, constitués par exemple par une boucle de réception noyée dans la partie tubulaire de L'embout dans laquelle vient se loger le tube d'amenée d'air du détendeur, coopérant avec une boucle d'induction disposée sur ledit tube d'amenée d'air et se. trouvant en vis-à-vis de ladite première boucle, en position d'utilisation. L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres buts, carac¬ téristiques et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement à La Lecture de La description explicative qui va suivre, faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemples non Limitatifs illustrant plusieurs modes de réa- lisation actuellement préférés de l'invention et dans lesquels :According to a particular characteristic, this pressure reducer also carries means making it possible to establish an inductive coupling, constituted for example by a reception loop embedded in the tubular part of the end piece in which the intake tube d is housed. air of the regulator, cooperating with an induction loop disposed on said air supply tube and is. located opposite said first loop, in the position of use. The invention will be better understood and other objects, characteristics and advantages thereof will appear more clearly on reading the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of non-illustrative examples. Limitations illustrating several presently preferred embodiments of the invention and in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective montrant un élé¬ ment vibrant transducteur utilisé selon un mode de réalisation actuellement préféré du dispositif conforme à l'invention ;- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a vibrating transducer element used according to a currently preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention;
- la figure 2 en est une vue en coupe transversale ; - La figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un tuba de plongée conforme à une première variante de réalisation de L'inven¬ tion ;- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view; - Figure 3 is a perspective view of a snorkel according to a first alternative embodiment of the invention;
- La figure 4 est une vue semblable à la figure 3 d'une seconde variante de réalisation d'un tel tuba ; - La figure 5 est une vue de détail agrandie d'une coupe longitudinale selon la section V-V de la figure 3 de L'embout du tuba, au niveau d'une languette de morsure ;- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a second alternative embodiment of such a snorkel; - Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of a longitudinal section along section VV of Figure 3 of The tip of the tuba, at a bite tab;
- la figure 6 est une vue de détail agrandie, en coupe transversale selon la section VI-VI de la figure 3 de L'embout du tuba, également au niveau d'une Languette de morsure ;- Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view, in cross section along section VI-VI of Figure 3 of The tip of the tuba, also at a bite tab;
- La figure 7 est une vue en perspective d'un embout pour détendeur conforme à l'invention et du tube d'amenée d'air de ce détendeur ; - La figure 8 est une vue en coupe transversale des élé¬ ments représentés à la figure 7, à l'état assemblé ;- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a nozzle for a regulator according to the invention and the air supply tube of this regulator; - Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the elements shown in Figure 7, in the assembled state;
- la figure 9 est une vue semblable à la figure 5, en coupe transversale selon la section IX-IX de la figure 7 de l'embout, au niveau d'une languette de morsure ; et - la figure 10 est une vue semblable à la figure 6, en coupe longitudinale selon la section X-X de la figure 7 de l'embout, au niveau d'une languette de morsure.- Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 5, in cross section along section IX-IX of Figure 7 of the tip, at a bite tab; and - Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 6, in longitudinal section along section X-X of Figure 7 of the tip, at a bite tab.
On a donc représenté aux figures 1 et 2, à titre d'exemple, un mode de réalisation d'un vibreur transducteur utilisé pour la réalisation d'un dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur conformément à l'invention.FIGS. 1 and 2 therefore show, by way of example, an embodiment of a transducer vibrator used for the production of a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a regulator in accordance with the invention.
Ce vibreur est constitué par une plaque en laiton 2, sen¬ siblement rectangulaire et d'une faible épaisseur revêtue sur L'une de ses faces d'une couche de céramique piézoélectrique 3 ; ladite plaque ainsi revêtue étant incluse dans une enveloppe 4 constituée par un film de polymère étanche et électriquement isolant, tel que par exemple un film de résine acrylique.This vibrator is constituted by a brass plate 2, substantially rectangular and of a small thickness coated on one of its faces with a layer of piezoelectric ceramic 3; said plate thus coated being included in an envelope 4 constituted by a waterproof and electrically insulating polymer film, such as for example an acrylic resin film.
Avantageusement, la couche de céramique piézoélectrique 3 recouvrira toute la surface de l'une des faces de la plaque métal- lique 2, à l'exception de deux bandes Latérales, afin d'augmenter le gradient d'amplitude entre le centre de la plaque et ses bords latéraux.Advantageously, the piezoelectric ceramic layer 3 will cover the entire surface of one of the faces of the metal plate 2, with the exception of two lateral bands, in order to increase the amplitude gradient between the center of the plate. and its side edges.
Le vibreur ou vibrateur 1 ainsi constitué est indéformable à la pression et isolé électriquement et peut donc être inclus, de manière étanche, dans La masse d'élastomère constituant l'arc portant les languettes de morsure d'un embout pour plongée du type et du volume de ceux existant actuellement.The vibrator or vibrator 1 thus formed is non-deformable under pressure and electrically insulated and can therefore be included, in a leaktight manner, in the mass of elastomer constituting the arc carrying the bite tabs of a diving tip of the type and volume of those currently existing.
Selon une variante d'exécution, dont l'utilité sera indiquée par la suite, le vibreur 2 peut en outre comprendre un élément formant plot 5, de forme sensiblement tronconique, disposé sensiblement au centre de la plaque 2, sensiblement transversale¬ ment.According to an alternative embodiment, the usefulness of which will be indicated subsequently, the vibrator 2 may also comprise a stud forming element 5, of substantially frustoconical shape, disposed substantially in the center of the plate 2, substantially transversely.
On a représenté aux figures 3 et 4 deux variantes de réa¬ lisation d'un tuba de plongée équipé d'un dispositif formant embout selon L'invention.FIGS. 3 and 4 show two alternative embodiments of a diving snorkel equipped with a device forming a nozzle according to the invention.
Cet embout, dont on a représenté aux figures 5 et 6 un détail, comporte noyé dans une languette de morsure ou téton 10 un vibreur tel que celui représenté aux figures 1 et 2, mais sans élé¬ ment formant plot 5. Comme le montrent les figures 5 et 6, Le vibreur 1 est disposé sensiblement parallèlement à la Languette de morsure, c'est-à-dire dans le plan Longitudinal médian de cette Languette (exemple représenté) ou dans un plan parallèle à celui-ci. Le vibreur peut être partiellement ou totalement à L'intérieur de la languette de morsure 10.This tip, which is shown in Figures 5 and 6 in detail, has embedded in a bite tab or nipple 10 a vibrator such as that shown in Figures 1 and 2, but without élé¬ forming stud 5. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, The vibrator 1 is disposed substantially parallel to the bite tab, that is to say in the median longitudinal plane of this tongue (example shown) or in a plane parallel thereto. The vibrator can be partially or totally inside the bite tab 10.
Le tuba représenté à la figure 3 permet la réception d'émissions radio.The snorkel shown in Figure 3 allows the reception of radio broadcasts.
A cet effet, La partie aérienne du tuba comporte une antenne 12 enrobée dans un isolant électrique. Cette antenne amène les signaux radioélectriques haute fréquence à un ensemble récepteur-amplificateur 13 électriquement isolé et étanche déli¬ vrant un signal électrique basse fréquence amplifié au vibreur 1 inclus dans la languette de morsure 10. Le chiffre de référence 14 représente un dispositif comportant des boutons de réglage dont l'étanchéité peut être réalisée par des joints toriques. Le chiffre de référence 15 désigne des batteries disposées dans une cavité d'un élément formant logement 16 rapporté sur la partie tubulaire du tuba. L'élément formant logement 16 peut être obturé de façon étanche, par exemple par un bouchon vissant 17. Le tuba représenté à la figure 4, constituant une seconde variante de réalisation donnée à titre d'exemple, permet au pLon- geur nageant en surface d'entendre les sons provenant du milieu aérien. Ce tuba comporte un embout rigoureusement identique à l'embout du tuba représenté à la figure 3 et comporte dans sa partie aérienne un ou plusieurs (deux dans l'exemple représenté) microphones étanches 18 reliés à un amplificateur basse fréquence 19 comportant un dispositif réglant automatiquement La puissance de sortie en fonction du niveau sonore ambiant. L'ensemble est élec¬ triquement isolé et étanche.For this purpose, the aerial part of the snorkel comprises an antenna 12 coated in an electrical insulator. This antenna brings the high frequency radio signals to an electrically insulated and waterproof receiver-amplifier unit 13 delivering a low frequency electric signal amplified by the vibrator 1 included in the bite tab 10. The reference numeral 14 represents a device comprising buttons adjustment whose sealing can be achieved by O-rings. The reference numeral 15 designates batteries disposed in a cavity of a housing element 16 attached to the tubular part of the tuba. The housing element 16 can be sealed off, for example by a screw cap 17. The snorkel shown in FIG. 4, constituting a second embodiment given by way of example, allows the geur swimming on the surface to hear sounds from the air. This tuba has an end piece strictly identical to the end piece of the snorkel shown in FIG. 3 and comprises in its aerial part one or more (two in the example shown) waterproof microphones 18 connected to a low frequency amplifier 19 comprising a device that adjusts automatically. The output power according to the ambient sound level. The assembly is electrically insulated and waterproof.
Cet amplificateur envoie à chaque vibreur 1 les signaux amplifiés captés par chacun des microphones 18, ce qui permet aux plongeurs de recevoir les sons sur le mode stéréophonique, et donc de localiser leur provenance.This amplifier sends to each vibrator 1 the amplified signals picked up by each of the microphones 18, which allows the divers to receive the sounds in stereophonic mode, and therefore to locate their origin.
Les figures 7 à 10 représentent un mode de réalisation d'un détendeur de plongée conforme à un autre aspect de La présente invention. La figure 7 représente un embout 20 et le détendeur pro¬ prement dit 21 destiné à être équipé de cet embout comme représenté à la figure 8.Figures 7 to 10 show an embodiment of a diving regulator according to another aspect of the present invention. FIG. 7 represents a nozzle 20 and the regulator pro¬ prement said 21 intended to be equipped with this nozzle as shown in FIG. 8.
L'embout 20 comporte un vibreur 1 rigoureusement iden¬ tique à celui représenté aux figures 1 et 2. Dans ce mode de réalisation, on notera que le vibreur 1 est disposé sensiblement perpendiculairement à la languette de morsure 10, c'est-à-dire dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan longitudinal médian de la languette de morsure 10.The end piece 20 comprises a vibrator 1 strictly identical to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this embodiment, it will be noted that the vibrator 1 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the bite tab 10, that is to say say in a plane substantially perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the bite tab 10.
L'élément formant plot 5 du vibreur 1 s'étend en direc- tion de La Languette de morsure 10, une partie au moins de L'élé¬ ment 5 étant éventuellement située à l'intérieur de ladite Lan¬ guette, au niveau de la partie de celle-ci en contact avec les dents 22.The element forming stud 5 of the vibrator 1 extends in the direction of the bite tab 10, at least part of the element 5 possibly being located inside said lan¬ guet, at the level of the part of it in contact with the teeth 22.
Le vibreur 1 est relié par des conducteurs électriques souples isolés 23 à une boucle de réception 24 noyée dans la partie tubulaire de l'embout 20, dans laquelle vient se loger Le tube d'amenée d'air 25 du détendeur 21, ledit tube 25 comportant une boucle d'induction 26 noyée dans son épaisseur.The vibrator 1 is connected by insulated flexible electrical conductors 23 to a receiving loop 24 embedded in the tubular part of the end piece 20, in which is housed The air intake tube 25 of the regulator 21, said tube 25 comprising an induction loop 26 embedded in its thickness.
En position assemblée d'utilisation représentée à la figure 8, les deux boucles de réception 24 et d'induction 26 sont en vis-à-vis et permettent d'établir un couplage inductif. Naturellement, l'invention qui vient d'être décrite en référence à plusieurs modes de réalisation donnés à titre d'exemple comprend tous les moyens constituant des équivalents techniques des moyens décrits, ainsi que leurs diverses combinaisons. Ainsi, le vibreur du tuba représenté à La figure 3 peut être disposé perpendiculairement à la languette de morsure, comme dans Le cas du détendeur décrit en référence aux figures 7 à 10.In the assembled position of use shown in FIG. 8, the two reception 24 and induction 26 loops are opposite and allow an inductive coupling to be established. Naturally, the invention which has just been described with reference to several embodiments given by way of example includes all the means constituting technical equivalents of the means described, as well as their various combinations. Thus, the tuba vibrator shown in FIG. 3 can be placed perpendicular to the bite tab, as in the case of the regulator described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.
Inversement, le vibreur de l'embout pour détendeur peut être disposé parallèlement à la languette de morsure. En outre, un dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur conforme à L'invention peut comporter plusieurs vibreurs, par exemple un vibreur pour chaque languette de morsure.Conversely, the vibrator of the end piece for regulator may be arranged parallel to the bite tab. In addition, a device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a regulator according to the invention may comprise several vibrators, for example a vibrator for each bite tab.
Le dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur de plongée qui vient d'être décrit présente de nombreux avantages : - la simplicité de sa conception le rend facilement adap¬ table aux tuba et détendeur de plongée traditionnels ;The device forming a nozzle for a snorkel or for a diving regulator which has just been described has many advantages: - the simplicity of its design makes it easily adaptable to snorkels and traditional diving regulators;
- il permet la réception subaquatique de signaux acous¬ tiques de grande quaLité. - it allows underwater reception of high quality acoustic signals.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif formant embout pour tuba ou pour détendeur de plongée, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens permettant la réception de signaux acoustiques comprenant au moins un vibreur transducteur disposé de façon étanche dans ledit embout, à proxi¬ mité de, ou au moins en partie dans une languette de morsure, de manière à assurer, en position d'utilisation, la transmission des¬ dits signaux à l'oreille interne, par l'intermédiaire des os des m⬠choires. 1. Device forming a tip for a snorkel or for a diving regulator, characterized in that it comprises means allowing the reception of acoustic signals comprising at least one transducer vibrator disposed in a sealed manner in said tip, near, or at at least partly in a bite tab, so as to ensure, in the position of use, the transmission of said signals to the inner ear, via the bones of the jaws.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le vibreur précité comprend une plaque métallique de faible épaisseur, revêtue sur l'une de ses faces, de préférence à l'excep¬ tion de deux bandes latérales, d'une céramique piézoélectrique, ladite plaque ainsi revêtue étant incluse dans une enveloppe cons- tituée par un film de polymère étanche et électriquement isolant.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned vibrator comprises a thin metal plate, coated on one of its faces, preferably with the exception of two lateral bands, of a piezoelectric ceramic , said plate thus coated being included in an envelope constituted by a waterproof and electrically insulating polymer film.
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que Le vibreur précité est disposé sensiblement parallèlement à la languette de morsure, au moins partiellement à l'intérieur de celle-ci. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the aforementioned vibrator is arranged substantially parallel to the bite tab, at least partially inside thereof.
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le vibreur précité est disposé sensiblement perpendiculaire¬ ment et extérieurement à La Languette de morsure précitée et com¬ prend en outre un élément formant plot, disposé sensiblement en son centre et s'étendant sensiblement transversalement en direction de Ladite Languette de morsure, une partie au moins de Ladite portion formant plot étant éventuellement disposée à l'intérieur de Ladite Languette.4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the aforementioned vibrator is disposed substantially perpendicularly and externally to the abovementioned bite tab and further takes a stud forming element, disposed substantially in its center and s' extending substantially transversely in the direction of said bite tab, at least part of said stud portion being possibly arranged inside said tongue.
5. Dispositif selon Les revendications 2 et 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément formant plot précité est réalisé dans la même matière que l'enveloppe précitée.5. Device according to claims 2 and 4, characterized in that the aforementioned stud element is made of the same material as the above envelope.
6. Tuba de plongée, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un dispositif formant embout selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5.6. Diving snorkel, characterized in that it is equipped with a tip-forming device according to one of claims 1 to 5.
7. Tuba de plongée selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre une antenne permettant la réception d'émissions radio, isolée électriquement et disposée en position d'utilisation à la partie supérieure dudit tuba ; un ensemble récepteur-amplificateur électriquement isolé et étanche ainsi qu'un dispositif d'alimentation tel que des batteries, logées dans une cavité extérieure audit tuba obturée de façon étanche, par exemple par un bouchon se vissant.7. Diving snorkel according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises an antenna allowing the reception of radio transmissions, electrically isolated and arranged in position of use at the upper part of said tuba; an electrically isolated and waterproof receiver-amplifier assembly as well as a power supply device such as batteries, housed in a cavity external to said tuba closed in a sealed manner, for example by a screw cap.
8. Tuba de plongée selon La revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre, dans sa partie supérieure en position d'utilisation, au moins un microphone étanche (18) relié à un amplificateur basse fréquence (19) comportant avantageusement un dispositif de réglage automatique de la puissance de sortie en fonction du niveau sonore ambiant.8. Diving snorkel according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises, in its upper part in the use position, at least one waterproof microphone (18) connected to a low frequency amplifier (19) advantageously comprising a device for automatic adjustment of the output power according to the ambient sound level.
9. Détendeur de plongée, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un embout selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5.9. Dive regulator, characterized in that it is equipped with a nozzle according to one of claims 1 to 5.
10. Détendeur selon La revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre des moyens permettant d'établir un couplage inductif, constitué par exemple par une boucle de réception (24) noyée dans la partie tubulaire de l'embout dans laquelle vient se loger Le tube d'amenée d'air (25) du détendeur coopérant avec une boucle d'induction (26) disposée sur ledit tube d'amenée d'air et se trouvant en vis-à-vis de Ladite première boucle, en position d'utî Usâtion. 10. A regulator according to claim 9, characterized in that it further comprises means making it possible to establish an inductive coupling, constituted for example by a receiving loop (24) embedded in the tubular part of the end piece in which comes The air supply tube (25) of the regulator cooperating with an induction loop (26) disposed on said air supply tube and located opposite said first loop, in position of use.
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