WO2006097012A1

WO2006097012A1 - Luminescent apparel article

Info

Publication number: WO2006097012A1
Application number: PCT/CN2005/000318
Authority: WO
Inventors: Chang-Ming Yang
Original assignee: Chang-Ming Yang
Priority date: 2005-03-16
Filing date: 2005-03-16
Publication date: 2006-09-21
Also published as: CN101188954A

Abstract

An apparel article, such as a hat, clothes and trousers, a scarf, gloves or socks and the likes, includes a main body. The main body has a luminescent unit a sensor and a control unit which are placed on the main body. Said sensor is electrically connected to said control unit. Said control unit is electrically connected to said luminescent unit and controls said luminescent unit. Said sensor can be also replaced with a transmission interface which can receive a signal from the external signal source. Thus the apparel article serves the function of decoration, amusement or warning by emitting light according to the body condition of the user, the surrounding environment condition or the signal from the external signal source.

Description

Luminescent wearables

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a garment, and more particularly to an illuminable wear article that emits light depending on the physical condition of the user, the surrounding environmental conditions, or signals from external sources. Background technique

General wear such as hats, underwear, shoes, scarves, gloves or socks, only have the function of keeping warm, decorating or obscuring. With the ever-changing times, the functions of the wearables are gradually diversified, such as installing light-emitting diodes on the heel of the shoes. And the pressure switch, when the user walks or runs, the pressure switch can be turned on or off, thereby controlling the light-emitting diode to be light and dark with the pace of the footstep; and if the light-emitting component is arranged on the hat, the light-emitting component is controlled to be illuminated by a manual control switch. Whether or not to provide decoration or warning functions; these special features attached to the wearer can often greatly increase the added value of the wearer and create more profits. Therefore, the industry has no effort to develop how to attach to the traditional wearables. More features. Summary of the invention

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a garment that emits light depending on the physical condition of the user, the surrounding environmental conditions, or signals from external sources.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wearable article that emits a light warning when the user's physical condition is abnormal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wearer comprising a body, a light emitting member is disposed on the body, a sensor is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the control unit, and a control unit is disposed on the body and The illuminating member is electrically connected to control the illuminating member; wherein the sensor can also be replaced by a transmission interface capable of receiving an external signal source signal. DRAWINGS

In order to explain the structure and features of the present invention in detail, the following preferred embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a circuit in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the wearing article 10 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention may be, without limitation, a hat, a garment (such as underwear, a bra), pants (such as underwear), shoes, a scarf, a tie, an earmuff, Headphones, gloves or socks, etc., in this embodiment, for example, in general, all items worn or worn on human or animal bodies are generalized wearing objects such as necklaces, watches, earrings, glasses, leather bags, rings or The belt 10 or the like includes a body 20, a light-emitting member 30, a motor 36, a transmission mechanism 38, a control unit 40, a plurality of sensors 50-55, a transmission interface 60, a communicator 70, and an input. The device 80 and a transmitter 90.

The body 20 may be made of a material such as woven fabric, plastic, rubber, leather or composite material. In the present embodiment, the body 20 is woven by wool fibers.

The light-emitting member 30 is an optical fiber, and the optical fiber is shuttled between the fibers of the body 20 to form a heart shape at the chest position. Since the optical fiber is worn on the body 20, the external light is not easily found when the light is not emitted. In actual manufacturing, tungsten light, fluorescent lamp, neon light, display panel such as bendable liquid crystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED) or organic light-emitting diode (OLED) can be used as needed. , the clip, the insert, the magnetic, the button, the sewing, the adhesive or the adhesive tape are disposed on the body 20, and the manner of combining the light-emitting member 30 and the body 20 and the number of the light-emitting members are not limited, and the light is emitted. The components may also be arranged into a predetermined pattern, symbol or typeface as needed, and the illuminating member may be illuminated toward the user to display the characteristics of the user's body or clothing; or the illuminating members may be arranged in a matrix, which can be controlled by the control unit 40. Different illuminating parts form a marquee, image or animation; in order to create a more dazzling light effect, a reflector may be disposed on the body 20 or near the illuminating member 30. 22 such as sequins, concentrating members such as convex lenses or astigmatism such as concave lenses.

The motor 36 is disposed on the body 20 and electrically connected to the control unit 40 in a wired or wireless manner. The transmission mechanism 38 is disposed between the motor 36 and the illuminating member 30. Thereby, the motor 36 can be The control unit 40 is controlled to operate, and the illuminating member 30 can be moved, vibrated or rotated by the motor 36.

The control unit 40 is disposed on the body 20 and electrically connected to the illuminating member 30 in a wired or wireless manner to control the illuminating member 30 to be light and dark. The control unit 40 includes a power source and a central processing unit (CPU). The central processing unit can program a specific program and can be updated in a wired or wireless manner to drive the illuminating member 30 to emit light of a predetermined color or brightness. The sensors 50-55 are disposed on the body 20 and are electrically connected to the control unit 30 in a wired or wireless manner. The sensor can select specific functions according to requirements, such as sensing pressure, heartbeat, body temperature, electrocardiogram, and muscle. Electrogram, breath, sweat, sound, vibration, alcohol concentration, smoke concentration, image, distance, outside temperature or light, etc., can also detect position, rotation (gy _rOSCO pe), inertia (inretial), magnetic field (magnetic field), electric field (electric field), gravity (gravitation) or radiation, etc., even an array of mercury sensors or three-axis acceleration sensors can be used to detect the acceleration of a specific part of the user for the control unit 40 to judge. In the embodiment, a shock sensor 50 is disposed on the wrist of the body 20, a sweat sensor 51 is disposed on the armpit of the body 20, and a heartbeat sensor is disposed on the chest position of the body 20. 52. An acoustic sensor 53, an alcohol concentration sensor 54, and a smoke concentration sensor 55 are disposed at the neckline of the body 20. In fact, the function and the setting position of the sensor can be adjusted as needed, and the detection is mainly performed on the physiological state of the user or the external environment, and the detected data is sent to the control unit 40.

The transmission interface 60 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 in a wired or wireless manner for receiving signals from an external signal source and transmitting the signals to the control unit 40. The transmission interface 60 can be an antenna for receiving a radio signal transmitting station. Such as a signal transmitted by a radio station, a mobile communication base station or a transmitter 90 of other wearables 10, etc., whereby the user can directly issue an instruction to the control unit 40 using a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant or a computer or the like. The file data is transmitted to the control unit 40; in addition, the transmission interface 60 can also be a connector such as a universal serial bus (USB), which can input multimedia file data such as 随3 for a storage device such as a flash drive; The unit has a multimedia playing program built in, and the control unit 40 can control the light emitting unit 30 to emit different light according to the volume level or the audio level.

The communicator 70 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 in a wired or wireless manner, and can transmit communication information to the user under the control of the control unit 40. In the embodiment, the communicator 70 is a display and can be displayed. The text or graphics are viewable by the user. In addition, the communicator 70 can also be a receiver that can emit sound or voice to transmit information to the user.

The input unit 80 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 in a wired or wireless manner. The user can transmit information to the control unit 40 through the input unit 80. In the embodiment, the input unit 80 is a keyboard. The user can use the keyboard to issue an instruction to the control unit 40, so as to achieve the purpose of two-way communication between the user and the control unit 40. In addition, the input device 80 can be, but is not limited to, a receiver or A touch display. The transmitter 90 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 in a wired or wireless manner, and the information transmitted from the control unit 40 can be transmitted to the outside.

Thereby, the control unit 40 can receive the information of the sensors 50-55, or receive information from an external signal source via the transmission interface 60. After processing or judging, the control unit 40 can send a signal to control the illuminating device. 30 illuminating, even controlling the color and brightness of the light emitted by the illuminating member 30. In addition, the control unit 40 can also control the communicator 70 to display predetermined information, inform the user of the system status or ask the user to give an instruction, and the user The control unit 40 can be commanded through the input unit 80 to cause the control unit 40 to control the illuminating unit 30 in a manner desired by the user.

For example, when the user's hand has an action, the vibration sensor 50 can detect and send the information to the control unit 40, and the control unit 40 can send a signal to cause the light-emitting member 30 to emit light, which can be applied to the traffic command. Similarly, when the user has a limb movement or falls, the illuminating member can emit light, or the control unit 40 can be based on the user's heartbeat, breathing, sweating condition, voice tone, specific words, footstep rhythm, The sensing data such as the alcohol concentration or the smoke concentration controls the illumination member 30 to emit light. For example, the pressure sensor installed on the user's shoes can detect the user's footstep rhythm. When the pressure exceeds a certain user default value, the control unit 40 The illuminating member 30 can be controlled to emit light, whereby the illuminating member can start to emit light when the user particularly steps on the tire, or the control unit 40 can control the illuminating member to illuminate when the user lifts the foot (the pressure detected by the sensor is zero) .

Even sensors with different functions can detect the light, temperature, sound, smoke concentration and the like of the surrounding environment, and the control unit 40 determines and controls the light-emitting member 30, for example, when the sensor detects that the ambient light is dimmed to one. At a predetermined level, the control unit 40 can issue an instruction to drive the illuminating member 30 to emit light, and the darker the external light, the stronger the light emitted by the illuminating member 30, so that the wearing object 10 can be intelligently illuminated by the environment; When the fire occurs, the sensor can detect the smoke concentration. When the smoke concentration reaches a preset warning value, the control unit 40 can control the light-emitting member 30 to emit light; for example, when another person approaches the specific part of the wearer such as the chest or the bag The sensor can detect the distance between the other person and the wearing object. When the distance is less than a preset warning value, the control unit 40 can control the illuminating member 30 to emit light, and can also control the communicator 70 to sound a warning sound. Different wearables on the same user can transmit information to the transmitter 90 through the transmission interface 60, for example, when the user's leather bag is robbed, the cap The control unit on the sub-unit can control the illumination of the illuminating device after receiving the information, or the control unit of the blouse can control the hat, the pants and the shoes to sequentially emit light; even, a plurality of users can receive the music transmitted by the same radio station by using the transmission interface. Allowing multiple users' wear to shine at the same rhythm; in addition, the transmission interface can also be connected The traffic signal type signal is received to control the illumination of the illuminating member, and can be applied to the traffic conductor's wearing object. The transmission interface can also receive the signal of the global positioning system for the control unit to determine the user position, when the user enters the danger or presets. In the area, the illuminating member can be controlled to emit light; thereby, the wearing object 10 can emit light according to the user's physical condition, surrounding environmental conditions or signals from external sources, and has multiple functions such as danger warning, entertainment, medical monitoring or safety. The added value of the conventional wearables can be effectively enhanced to achieve the object of the present invention.

Claims

Rights request

1. A wearing article, comprising:

An ontology;

At least one illuminating member disposed on the body;

a control unit is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the illuminating member for controlling the illuminating member;

a sensor disposed on the body and electrically connected to the control unit;

a communicator electrically connected to the control unit, and capable of transmitting communication information to the user under the control of the control unit;

An input device is electrically connected to the control unit, and the user can transmit information to the control unit through the input device.

2. The article of wear of claim 1, wherein the illuminating member is a tungsten filament lamp, a fluorescent lamp, a neon lamp, a display panel, a light emitting diode, an organic light emitting diode, or an optical fiber.

3. The article of wear of claim 1, wherein the body is woven from fibers that are optical fibers and shuttle between fibers of the body.

4. The article of wear of claim 1, wherein the sensor is for sensing pressure, heart rate, body temperature, electrocardiogram, electromyogram, respiration, sweat, sound, vibration, acceleration, alcohol concentration, smoke concentration, image, distance , outside temperature or light.

The wearer of claim 1 further comprising a motor and a transmission mechanism, the motor is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the control unit, the transmission mechanism is disposed between the motor and the illuminating member Thereby, the illuminating member can be moved or rotated by the motor.

6. The article of wear of claim 1, further comprising a transmission interface electrically coupled to the control unit for receiving signals from an external source and transmitting to the control unit.

7. The article of wear of claim 1, wherein the communicator is a display or a receiver.

The wearing device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a keyboard, a receiver or a touch display.

9. The article of wear of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter electrically coupled to the control unit for transmitting information transmitted by the control unit to the outside.

The wearing article according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting members are arranged in a matrix.

The wearing article according to claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a reflector, a concentrating member or a astigmatism member.

12. A kind of wearables, which contains:

An ontology;

At least one illuminating member disposed on the body;

a control unit is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the illuminating member for controlling the illuminating member; a transmission interface electrically connected to the control unit for receiving a signal of an external signal source and transmitting the signal to the control unit;

13. The article of wear of claim 12, wherein the illuminating member is a tungsten filament lamp, a fluorescent lamp, a neon lamp, a display panel, a light emitting diode, an organic light emitting diode, or an optical fiber.

14. The article of wear of claim 12, wherein the body is woven from fibers that are optical fibers and shuttle between the fibers of the body.

The wearer according to claim 12, further comprising a motor and a transmission mechanism, the motor is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the control unit, and the transmission mechanism is disposed on the motor and the illuminating member Thereby, the illuminating member can be moved or rotated by the motor.

16. The article of wear of claim 12, further comprising a transmission interface electrically coupled to the control unit for receiving signals from an external source and transmitting to the control unit.

17. The article of wear of claim 12, wherein the communicator is a display or a receiving telephone.

18. The article of wear of claim 12, wherein the input device is a keyboard, a handset, or a touch display.

19. The article of wear of claim 12, further comprising a transmitter electrically coupled to the control unit for transmitting information transmitted by the control unit to the outside.

The wearing article according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of light emitting members are arranged in a matrix.

The article of wear according to claim 12, wherein the body is provided with a reflector, a concentrating member or a diffusing member.