DISTRESS DEVICE OF LIFEJACKET

• US 20180057126A1
• Filed: 08/26/2016
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kerties International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kerties International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, Shoei-Lai, CHENG, Wen-Hsiang
• Granted Patent: US 10,040,526 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/0005 by means of alarm devices for persons falling into the water, e.g. by signalling, by controlling the propulsion or manoeuvring means of the boat alarms responsive to presence of persons in a body of water in general G08B21/08
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/11 covering the torso, e.g. harnesses B63C9/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/1255 inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/20 characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices for ships or other waterborne vessels B63B45/00

Abstract

A distress device of lifejacket includes: a lifejacket main body; a wireless emitter, disposed inside the lifejacket main body and including a circuit board and an antenna, wherein the antenna is electrically connected to the circuit board; and a lithium polymer battery, electrically connected to the circuit board and disposed inside the lifejacket main body. Accordingly, the lithium polymer battery can be adopted to replace a convention lithium battery, so that the distress device of lifejacket can be safety disposed in an aircraft for providing sufficient amount of electricity required by the wireless emitter, thereby allowing the distress device of lifejacket to have an additional function of emitting signals, and the research and rescue team is able to rapidly locate the sufferer, so that the distress device of lifejacket is provided with advantages of increasing operation safety and facilitating the locating procedure for search and rescue.

Claims

1. A distress device of lifejacket, comprising:

a lifejacket main body;

a wireless emitter, disposed inside the lifejacket main body and including a circuit board and an antenna, wherein the antenna is electrically connected to the circuit board; and

a lithium polymer battery, electrically connected to the circuit board and disposed inside the lifejacket main body.

2. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, further including at least one light emitting diode, the light emitting diode is disposed and exposed on the lifejacket main body and electrically connected to the circuit board.

3. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, further including a package member, the circuit board, the antenna and the lithium polymer battery are stacked with each other, the package member is served to cover at outer sides of the circuit board, the antenna and the lithium polymer battery, and the package member is made of epoxy or silicon.

4. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, further including an immersing sensor, the immersing sensor is electrically connected to the circuit board and exposed at an outer side of the lifejacket main body, the immersing sensor is used for sensing water and generating a water sensing signal, and the circuit board is able to receive the water sensing signal and actuate the antenna to transmit a distress signal.

5. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 4, wherein the immersing sensor includes a sensor body, the sensor body is electrically connected to the circuit board and includes a water sensing port, and the sensor body is able to utilize the water sensing port for sensing the existence of water.

6. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 4, wherein the lifejacket main body includes a tying band, and the immersing sensor is fastened on the tying band.

7. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 4, wherein the immersing sensor includes a sensor body and a cover member, the sensor body includes a press switch, the sensor body and the press switch are respectively and electrically connected to the circuit board, and the cover member is served to cover and shield the press switch.

8. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, further including a switch member, the switch member is disposed and exposed on the lifejacket main body and electrically connected to the circuit board, and the switch member is able to actuate the antenna through the circuit board for emitting a distress signal.

9. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, wherein the lifejacket main body includes an inflation pulling member, the inflation pulling member is electrically connected to the circuit board, and when the inflation pulling member is pulled, the circuit board is triggered to actuate the antenna for emitting a distress signal.

10. The distress device of lifejacket according to claim 1, wherein the lifejacket main body is composed of at least four plastic layers being mutually and thermally pressed and adhered, and the wireless emitter and the lithium polymer battery are disposed between two of the four plastic layers.