Automatic life jacket

By introducing water immersion sensors and electronically controlled inflation systems into the life jacket, we automatically detect water immersion and quickly inflate, solving the problems of insufficient buoyancy and inconvenience in carrying the existing life jacket, achieving a safe and reliable automatic rescue effect.

CN223116577UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-18ZOUPING SHENGDA AUTO PARTS TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421775655.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-25
Publication Date
2025-07-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-25

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Technical Problem

The existing life jacket has a simple structure and only provides barely buoyancy, making it difficult to achieve effective rescue, and is inconvenient to carry, difficult to meet the requirements during use, and cannot be assembled in advance before an accident occurs.

Method used

An automatic life jacket is designed, which includes a connected or continuous front and rear garment body. A water-immersion sensor and an electrically controlled inflatable bag are provided. Airbags are provided at the front and rear chest positions respectively. The electrically controlled inflatable bag contains a battery pack, a power switch, a controller and a high-voltage CO2 gas cylinder. The water-immersion sensor automatically inflates after detecting water. The outer layer of the airbag has a cutting-proof surface layer, and the high-voltage CO2 gas cylinder is easy to carry.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic and fast inflation during water immersion, provides effective rescue, is easy to wear, safe and reliable, avoids water in the head, has strong anti-cut performance on the outer layer of the airbag, is simple and easy to maintain, and is suitable for widespread use.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic life jacket, which relates to the technical field of life-saving appliances, and structurally comprises a front jacket body and a rear jacket body which are connected or continuous, and comprises a water sensor and an electric control inflation bag, a front chest air bag is arranged from the front chest to the front neckline of the upper part of the front coat body; a back chest air bag is arranged from the back chest to the back neckline of the upper part of the back coat body; the front chest air bag and the rear chest air bag are communicated with each other or are independently isolated from each other; at least one position of the front garment body and the rear garment body is provided with an electric control inflation bag. The electric control inflation bag is provided with a waterproof sealing shell, and a battery pack, a power switch, a controller, an electromagnetic valve and a high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder are arranged in a waterproof sealing bin of the waterproof sealing shell. The water sensor is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front garment body and / or the rear garment body. The water sensor is quick to wear, convenient to connect, safe and reliable, the air bag can be automatically and quickly inflated as long as the water sensor encounters water, and effective rescue is achieved. And the anti-cutting surface layer ensures the quality safety of the body.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of life-saving appliances, and particularly relates to an automatic life jacket. Background Art

[0002] Generally, water sports have always been popular among a large number of sports enthusiasts, as well as some other activities near the water surface, on the shore, or on the bridge. While doing sports or living, safety must be ensured and awareness of prevention should be possessed. Especially for preventing drowning, one needs to be vigilant against accidents at all times.

[0003] Under the existing technology, life jackets have a simple structure and mostly can only provide barely sufficient buoyancy, unable to achieve effective rescue. There are existing relatively complex rescue devices, but due to inconvenient carrying, it is also difficult to meet the requirements during use; and they may not be assembled and put into use in advance before an accident occurs. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical task of the utility model is to solve the deficiencies of the existing technology and provide an automatic life jacket.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is realized as follows. The automatic life jacket of the utility model has a front body and a rear body that are connected or continuous, and its structure includes a water immersion sensor and an electric control inflation bag;

[0006] A front chest airbag is arranged at the position from the upper front chest to the front collar of the front body;

[0007] A rear chest airbag is arranged at the position from the upper rear chest to the rear collar of the rear body;

[0008] The front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag are either connected or independently isolated from each other;

[0009] An electric control inflation bag is arranged at at least one position of the front body and the rear body;

[0010] The electric control inflation bag is provided with a waterproof and sealed housing, and a battery pack, a power switch, a controller, a solenoid valve, and a high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder are arranged in the waterproof and sealed chamber of the waterproof and sealed housing;

[0011] The water immersion sensor is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body and / or the rear body;

[0012] The battery pack is electrically connected to the controller and the water immersion sensor respectively;

[0013] The power switch is electrically connected to the controller;

[0014] The controller is configured to be connected to the solenoid valve. The gas flow input end of the solenoid valve is configured with a quick connector for a gas cylinder, and the quick connector for the gas cylinder is connected to a high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder. A gas flow check valve is fixedly connected to the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve, and the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve is communicated with the front chest airbag and / or the rear chest airbag;

[0015] The electric control inflation pack is fixedly connected to the front body and / or the rear body.

[0016] Furthermore: The front chest airbag is provided with a front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe communicated therewith, and a front chest inflation check valve is arranged in the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe; the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected to the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve;

[0017] The rear chest airbag is provided with a rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe communicated therewith, and a rear chest inflation check valve is arranged in the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe; the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected to the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve.

[0018] Furthermore: The external interface of the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a front-mounted high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick connector;

[0019] The external interface of the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a rear-mounted high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick connector.

[0020] Furthermore: The electric control inflation pack is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body below the front chest airbag, and the fixed connection is adopted by bonding, sewing, or in-layer embedding.

[0021] Furthermore: The electric control inflation pack is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rear body below the rear chest airbag, and the fixed connection is adopted by bonding, sewing, or in-layer embedding.

[0022] Furthermore: The front chest airbag is configured with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve;

[0023] The rear chest airbag is configured with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve.

[0024] Furthermore: The water immersion sensor is arranged at the lower edge of the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag.

[0025] Furthermore: The automatic life jacket is provided with a cut-resistant surface layer at least on the outer layer surface of the body where the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag are located, and the cut-resistant surface layer is composed of high-strength high-modulus polyethylene fiber coated with glass fiber, spandex, or steel wire.

[0026] Furthermore: The overall body of the automatic life jacket adopts a T-shirt or a vest.

[0027] Furthermore: The front body of the automatic life jacket with a vest body is provided with a front opening from top to bottom, and laces are arranged at both sides of the front opening;

[0028] The front opening divides the front body airbag into two parts, one part is the left chest airbag, and the other part is the right chest airbag;

[0029] The left chest airbag and the right chest airbag are respectively connected to the rear shoulder and back airbag.

[0030] The beneficial effects of the present utility model compared with the prior art are as follows:

[0031] The automatic life jacket of the present utility model is quick and convenient to wear and connect, safe and reliable. When the power is turned on, as long as the water immersion sensor encounters water, the airbag can be automatically and quickly inflated, realizing an effective rescue for accidental falling into water and automatic opening.

[0032] It can also be worn into the water with the power off. In case of danger, the power can be manually turned on emergently to quickly inflate, realizing a temporary and active self-rescue.

[0033] The water immersion sensor of the present utility model is a sensor for detecting whether the measured range encounters water. Once water immersion occurs, a sensing signal is immediately sent to the controller. When the controller receives the connection signal of the water immersion sensor, it directly starts the solenoid valve to open, enabling the high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder to quickly inflate the front chest airbag or the rear chest airbag.

[0034] When overpressure occurs during inflation, the configured overpressure protection pressure relief valve can automatically open and close, effectively maintaining the normal pressure in the front chest airbag or the rear chest airbag.

[0035] The water immersion sensor is based on the principle of liquid conductivity, uses electrodes to detect the presence of water, and then converts it into a dry contact output by the sensor. It has two output states: normally open and normally closed.

[0036] The water immersion sensor uses the principle of liquid conductivity for detection. Normally, the two probe electrodes are insulated by air; in the immersed state, the probes conduct, and the sensor outputs a dry contact signal. When water touches the sensor probe, the main control chip accurately determines the state by calculating the magnetic field change and makes a processing. Detection objects: tap water, pure water, surface fresh water, seawater, etc.

[0037] When the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag are connected to form a communicating vessel configuration, if a single electronically controlled inflation package is used to inflate the front and rear airbags, due to the tension of the airbag and the material, it is possible that one airbag expands greatly while the other inflates very little. Although the pressure balance can be achieved, the life-saving effect in this case is not good. Therefore, it is more preferable to separately configure electronically controlled inflation packages for the front and rear unilateral airbags respectively.

[0038] The water immersion sensor is placed below the airbag, which can open the solenoid valve and inflate the airbag at the first time when the wearing user enters the water, avoiding the head of the wearing user from being submerged in water, winning more time than before, and avoiding accidents.

[0039] The body of the utility model is made into a top form, which can be configured with daily clothing patterns, is light and beautiful, and users are happy to wear it. The previous life jackets are bulky, clumsy and cumbersome to wear. When used, they are worn like ordinary clothes, which increases the extensiveness of protection, prevents accidents in a larger range and to a greater extent, and protects people's lives.

[0040] The high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder can be configured outside the electronically controlled inflation bag, and the high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder can be directly removed for use when needed.

[0041] The front chest airbag and rear chest airbag are also equipped with an inflation pipe with a one-way valve. If the electronically controlled inflation bag fails or malfunctions in an emergency, a high-pressure CO2 cylinder can be directly connected to the front chest airbag or rear chest airbag for emergency inflation.

[0042] The outer anti-cut surface layer of the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag of the utility model has super anti-cut performance, wear resistance and stab resistance; to a certain extent, it can effectively protect the life jacket body from being cut by sharp objects, such as stones, steel bars, sharp blades, etc., to ensure lifesaving and survival safety.

[0043] High-pressure CO2 cylinders are easy to obtain and can be kept in large quantities for backup. They are small in size, have a high gas compression rate, are easy to carry, and are safer.

[0044] The automatic life jacket of the utility model has reasonable design, simple structure, safety and reliability, convenient use and easy maintenance, and has good promotion and use value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] Attached Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the T-shirt of the utility model;

[0046] Attached Figure 2 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the T-shirt appearance of the utility model;

[0047] Attached Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the T-shirt appearance of the utility model in an inflated state;

[0048] Attached Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the outer shape of the waistcoat of the utility model;

[0049] Attached Figure 5 It is a rear view partial structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0050] Attached Figure 6 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the rear-mounted electronically controlled inflatable bag of the utility model;

[0051] Attached Figure 7 It is a side view structural diagram of the front electronically controlled inflatable bag of the utility model;

[0052] Attached Figure 8 is a schematic side view structure of the front and rear double - placed electric - controlled inflatable bags of the present utility model.

[0053] The marks in the attached drawing respectively represent:

[0054] 1. Front body, 2. Rear body,

[0055] 3. Front chest airbag, 4. Rear chest airbag,

[0056] 5. Electric - controlled inflatable bag,

[0057] 6. Waterproof and sealed housing, 7. Waterproof and sealed bin,

[0058] 8. Battery pack, 9. Power switch, 10. Controller, 11. Solenoid valve, 12. High - pressure CO2 gas cylinder,

[0059] 13. Water immersion sensor,

[0060] 14. Airflow input end, 15. Gas cylinder quick - connection interface,

[0061] 16. Airflow output end, 17. Airflow one - way valve,

[0062] 18. Front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe, 19. Front chest inflation one - way valve,

[0063] 20. Rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe, 21. Rear chest inflation one - way valve,

[0064] 22. Front - placed high - pressure gas cylinder emergency quick - connection interface,

[0065] 23. Rear - placed high - pressure gas cylinder emergency quick - connection interface,

[0066] 24. Over - pressure protection relief valve,

[0067] 25. Cut - resistant surface layer,

[0068] 26. Placket, 27. Lacing, 28. Left chest airbag, 29. Right chest airbag. Specific embodiments

[0069] The following makes a detailed description of the automatic life jacket of the present utility model with reference to the attached drawing.

[0070] As shown in the attached drawing, the automatic life jacket of the present utility model has a front body 1 and a rear body 2 that are connected or continuous, and its structure includes a water immersion sensor 13 and an electric - controlled inflatable bag 5;

[0071] A front chest airbag 3 is arranged at the upper part of the front body 1 from the front chest to the front collar.

[0072] At the upper part of the back body 2, from the back chest to the back neckline position, a back chest airbag 4 is provided;

[0073] The front chest airbag 3 and the back chest airbag 4 are either connected to each other or independently isolated;

[0074] At least at one position of the front body 1 and the back body 2, an electric control inflation pack 5 is provided;

[0075] The electric control inflation pack 5 is provided with a waterproof and sealed housing 6. Inside the waterproof and sealed chamber 7 of the waterproof and sealed housing 6, a battery pack 8, a power switch 9, a controller 10, a solenoid valve 11, and a high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder 12 are provided;

[0076] The water immersion sensor 13 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body and / or the back body;

[0077] The battery pack 8 is electrically connected to the controller 10 and the water immersion sensor 13 respectively;

[0078] The power switch 9 is electrically connected to the controller 10;

[0079] The controller 10 is configured to be connected to the solenoid valve 11. The gas flow input end 14 of the solenoid valve 11 is configured with a gas cylinder quick-connect interface 15. The gas cylinder quick-connect interface 15 is connected to the high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder 12. The gas flow output end 16 of the solenoid valve 11 is fixedly connected with a gas flow check valve 17. The gas flow output end 16 of the solenoid valve 11 is communicated with the front chest airbag and / or the back chest airbag;

[0080] It can also be communicated with the front chest airbag and / or the back chest airbag through the gas flow check valve 17;

[0081] The electric control inflation pack 5 is fixedly connected to the front body and / or the back body.

[0082] Further: The front chest airbag is provided with a front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe 18 communicated therewith. Inside the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe 18, a front chest inflation check valve 19 is provided; The front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected with the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve;

[0083] The back chest airbag is provided with a back chest airbag inflation connecting pipe 20 communicated therewith. Inside the back chest airbag inflation connecting pipe, a back chest inflation check valve 21 is provided; The back chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected with the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve.

[0084] Further: The external interface of the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a front high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick-connect interface 22;

[0085] The external interface of the back chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a rear high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick-connect interface 23.

[0086] Further: The electric control inflation pack is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body below the front chest airbag, and the fixed connection is adopted by bonding, sewing, or in-layer embedding.

[0087] Further: The electric control inflatable bag is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the back body under the back chest airbag, and the fixed connection is achieved by bonding, sewing, or inlaying between layers.

[0088] Further: The front chest airbag is equipped with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve 24;

[0089] The back chest airbag is equipped with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve.

[0090] Further: The water immersion sensor 13 is arranged at the lower edges of the front chest airbag and the back chest airbag.

[0091] Further: The automatic life jacket is provided with a cut-resistant surface layer 25 at least on the outer layer surface of the body where the front chest airbag and the back chest airbag are located. The cut-resistant surface layer is composed of high-strength high-modulus polyethylene fiber coated with glass fiber, spandex, or steel wire.

[0092] Further: The overall body of the automatic life jacket adopts a T-shirt or a vest.

[0093] Further: The front body of the automatic life jacket in the form of a vest is provided with a front-opening placket 26 from top to bottom, and laces 27 are arranged at both sides of the placket;

[0094] The placket divides the front body airbag into two parts, one is the left chest airbag 28, and the other is the right chest airbag 29;

[0095] The left chest airbag and the right chest airbag are respectively communicated with the back shoulder airbag.

[0096] For the automatic life jacket of the present utility model, the inflatable airbags are above the front and back chests of the clothes and below the front and back necks. In the normal state without air, the airbags are connected to one-way air valves, and the solenoid valves are connected to high-pressure CO2 gas cylinders. The battery compartment is connected to the water immersion sensor and the solenoid valve.

[0097] Principle of the present utility model:

[0098] Turn on the power switch, and the water sensor is in a state of waiting to be triggered.

[0099] When the water level reaches the chest of the clothes, the lower edge of the airbag, the water immersion sensor sends a signal to the controller, the controller activates the solenoid valve, the solenoid valve opens, and the high-pressure gas from the high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder is directly delivered to the airbag for inflation through the one-way valve. Because there is a gas one-way valve, the gas in the airbag will not leak reversely, keeping the airbag in a fully inflated state.

[0100] After the inflatable airbag is inflated, it is located higher, so that the upper body and head of the drowning person are exposed above the water surface due to buoyancy, buying time for rescue and saving the drowning life to the greatest extent possible.

[0101] Advantages of the utility model: (1) Lightweight, comparable to ordinary clothes; (2) When encountering water, the inflatable airbag opens immediately to prevent the head from submerging in water and choking on water; compared with the existing ones, it inflates faster and more stably; (3) The gas cylinder can be replaced for recycling.

Claims

1. An automatic life jacket having a front body and a rear body that are connected or continuous, characterized in that It includes a water immersion sensor and an electronically controlled inflatable package; A front chest airbag is provided at the position from the upper front chest to the front collar of the front body; A rear chest airbag is provided at the position from the upper rear chest to the rear collar of the rear body; The front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag are either connected to each other or independently isolated; An electronically controlled inflatable package is provided at least at one position of the front body and the rear body; The electronically controlled inflatable package is provided with a waterproof and sealed housing, and a battery pack, a power switch, a controller, a solenoid valve, and a high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder are arranged in the waterproof and sealed bin of the waterproof and sealed housing; The water immersion sensor is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body and / or the rear body; The battery pack is electrically connected to the controller and the water immersion sensor respectively; The power switch is electrically connected to the controller; The controller is configured to be connected to the solenoid valve. The gas flow input end of the solenoid valve is configured with a gas cylinder quick-connect interface, the gas cylinder quick-connect interface is connected to the high-pressure CO2 gas cylinder, and the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve is fixedly connected with a gas flow check valve, and the gas flow check valve communicates with the front chest airbag and / or the rear chest airbag; The electronically controlled inflatable package is fixedly connected to the front body and / or the rear body.

2. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The front chest airbag is provided with a front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe communicating therewith, and a front chest inflation check valve is arranged in the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe; the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected with the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve; The rear chest airbag is provided with a rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe communicating therewith, and a rear chest inflation check valve is arranged in the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe; the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is cooperatively connected with the gas flow output end of the solenoid valve.

3. The automatic life jacket according to claim 2, wherein: The external interface of the front chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a front-mounted high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick-connect interface; The external interface of the rear chest airbag inflation connecting pipe is set as a rear-mounted high-pressure gas cylinder emergency quick-connect interface.

4. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The electronically controlled inflatable package is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the front body below the front chest airbag, and the fixed connection is made by bonding, sewing, or inlaying between layers.

5. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The electronically controlled inflatable package is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rear body below the rear chest airbag, and the fixed connection is made by bonding, sewing, or inlaying between layers.

6. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The front chest airbag is configured with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve; The rear chest airbag is configured with an overpressure protection pressure relief valve.

7. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The water immersion sensor is arranged at the lower edge of the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag.

8. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The automatic life jacket is provided with a cut-resistant surface layer at least on the outer layer surface of the body where the front chest airbag and the rear chest airbag are located, and the cut-resistant surface layer is composed of high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene fibers coated with glass fiber, spandex, or steel wire.

9. The automatic life jacket according to claim 1, wherein: The overall body of the automatic life jacket adopts a T-shirt or a vest.

10. The automatic life jacket according to claim 9, wherein: The front body of the automatic life jacket with a vest body is provided with a front opening from top to bottom, and laces are arranged at both sides of the front opening; The front placket divides the front airbag into two parts, one is the left chest airbag and the other is the right chest airbag; The left chest airbag and the right chest airbag are respectively connected to the rear shoulder airbag.