SPEED METER HAVING PEDOMETRIC FUNCTION

• US 20100206070A1
• Filed: 02/17/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ching-Wen Yeh, Yung-Hung Chih
• Original Assignee: Ching-Wen Yeh, Yung-Hung Chih
• Inventors: CHIH, Yung-Hung, Yeh, Ching-Wen
• Application Number:
  US12/372,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20100206070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/495
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/002 for cycles
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/07 Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication indicating working conditions of vehicles G07C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/50 for measuring linear speed G01P3/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 7/00 Measuring speed by integrating acceleration measuring travelled distance by double integration of acceleration G01C21/16

Abstract

A speed meter having pedometric function comprises a casing provided with a liquid crystal screen, a gravity sensor provided in electric connection in the casing, a circuit board, and a microprocessor. A changeover switch is respectively connected with the gravity sensor and the microprocessor. Thereby, the forward speed of a vehicle can be obtained by the detection of the gravity sensor and the calculation of the microprocessor when the vehicle is driven. After the changeover switch is switched into a status of walking or running, the step count of a user can be obtained by the detection of the gravity sensor and the calculation of the microprocessor and shown on the liquid crystal screen.

Claims

1. A speed meter having pedometric function, comprising:

a casing, provided with a liquid crystal screen and having a power source and a circuit board that is electrically connected with the power source and the liquid crystal screen, where the circuit board is provided with a microprocessor thereon;

a gravity sensor, provided in the casing and connected with the microprocessor; and

a changeover switch, connected with the gravity sensor and the microprocessor, wherein after a user switches the changeover switch, the forward acceleration of a vehicle or the vibration produced by the human body of a user moving forward is detected by the gravity sensor, and the forward speed of the vehicle or the step count of the user moving forward is obtained via the calculation of the microprocessor and shown on the liquid crystal screen.

2. The speed meter having pedometric function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gravity sensor comprises an acceleration detection unit and a vibration detection unit, wherein the acceleration detection unit and the vibration detection unit are respectively connected with the microprocessor and the changeover switch is respectively connected with the acceleration detection unit, the vibration detection unit, and the microprocessor, so that after a user switches the changeover switch, the forward acceleration of a vehicle is detected by the acceleration detection unit or the vibration produced by the human body of a user moving forward is detected by the vibration detection unit, and the forward speed of the vehicle or the step count of the user moving forward is obtained via the calculation of the microprocessor and shown on the liquid crystal screen.

3. The speed meter having pedometric function as claimed in claim 2, wherein after the acceleration detection unit detects the X-axis and Y-axis forward acceleration values of a vehicle, these values are calculated by the microprocessor to obtain the forward speed of the vehicle.

4. The speed meter having pedometric function as claimed in claim 2, wherein after the vibration detection unit detects the vibration acceleration along Z-axis of a user moving forward, the step count of the user moving forward is obtained via the calculation of the microprocessor.

5. The speed meter having pedometric function as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a connector having a upper engaging part on the top thereof for being engaged with a lower engaging part provided on the bottom of the casing.