Timing system for swimming race
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1. A timing system for a swimming race comprising:
- a start signal generator for generating a start signal of a swimming race;
a starting block signal generator provided at a starting block for generating a starting block signal in response to a swimmer'"'"'s feet leaving from said starting block;
a touch panel suspended along the wall of a swimming pool for generating a touch signal in response to a swimmer touching said touch panel, said touch panel comprising a rear panel having a vertical portion having a switch portion and a horizontal portion bent at a bending portion from said vertical portion, a front panel disposed opposite to said vertical portion of said rear panel, a top edge panel fixed at one end on the upper part of said front panel and covering the bending portion of said rear panel, and an elastic member disposed between said rear panel and said top edge panel and having a bending angle which is more acute than that of said bending portion of said rear panel in order to elastically support said top edge panel and being located so as to touch said switch portion for actuating an electric switch when said top edge panel is pressed obliquely;
a control device having at least a timing cicuit for clocking the time in response to said start signal, said starting block signal, and said touch signal; and
a recording device for recording the time outputted from said control device.
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Abstract
A timing system for swimming race which records, displays, and prints the time of race. To provide a mask circuit in a control device which controls each signal, enables the timing system to exactly perceive a swimmer'"'"'s touch. Furthermore, a top edge panel is provided on a touch panel so as to perceive a swimmer'"'"'s touch at an oblique angle. A plurality of lane boxes are provided for backup of a touch signal and a starting block signal, in case of failure and misoperation of the control device. Further, a visual display device is provided in order that a swimmer can recognize a starting signal visually.
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1. A timing system for a swimming race comprising:
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a start signal generator for generating a start signal of a swimming race; a starting block signal generator provided at a starting block for generating a starting block signal in response to a swimmer'"'"'s feet leaving from said starting block; a touch panel suspended along the wall of a swimming pool for generating a touch signal in response to a swimmer touching said touch panel, said touch panel comprising a rear panel having a vertical portion having a switch portion and a horizontal portion bent at a bending portion from said vertical portion, a front panel disposed opposite to said vertical portion of said rear panel, a top edge panel fixed at one end on the upper part of said front panel and covering the bending portion of said rear panel, and an elastic member disposed between said rear panel and said top edge panel and having a bending angle which is more acute than that of said bending portion of said rear panel in order to elastically support said top edge panel and being located so as to touch said switch portion for actuating an electric switch when said top edge panel is pressed obliquely; a control device having at least a timing cicuit for clocking the time in response to said start signal, said starting block signal, and said touch signal; and a recording device for recording the time outputted from said control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch panel for suspension on the wall of a swimming pool for generating a touch signal when touched by a swimmer, the touch panel comprising:
- a rear member having a vertical portion, and a support portion connected to the vertical portion and supportable on an edge of a swimming pool so that the vertical portion is suspended on a wall of the swimming pool;
a front member spaced from and opposed to the vertical portion of the rear member and movable vertically and horizontally relative to the rear member;
a top edge member having a front end connected to an upper part of the rear member vertical portion, the top edge member extending rearwardly to cover the space between the front and rear members;
switch means mounted in the space between the front and rear members and actuatable in response to rearward horizontal movement of the front member caused by a swimmer touching the front member for generating a touch signal; and
elastic biasing means movably disposed in a space defined by the front, rear and top edge members for biasing the top edge member and thus the front member vertically upwardly, the elastic biasing means being responsive to a force applied obliquely to the top edge member by a swimmer to enable rearward horizontal movement of the front member to acutate the switching means and being responsive to a force applied vertically downwardly to the top edge member to enable vertical downward movement of the front member without effecting actuation of the switching means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a rear member having a vertical portion, and a support portion connected to the vertical portion and supportable on an edge of a swimming pool so that the vertical portion is suspended on a wall of the swimming pool;
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