Intelligent blind guiding stick

Abstract

The utility model discloses an intelligent blind guiding stick which comprises a long and thin stick body, a handle is installed at the top end of the stick body, a vertically-downward movable block is movably installed at the position, close to the bottom, of the stick body, an infrared probe and a camera are arranged on the movable block, and a control circuit board is installed in the top end of the stick body. The control circuit board is connected with the infrared probe and the camera through first connecting copper wires, a storage battery is arranged in the handle, a plurality of touch engines are arranged on one side of the handle, and the touch engines are connected with the control circuit board through second connecting copper wires. A road condition is photographed through the infrared probe and the camera, the photographed picture is transmitted to the control circuit board and intelligently recognized by the control circuit board, and the corresponding touch engine is started to vibrate through the second connecting copper wire after recognition, so that a blind person is reminded of encountering different obstacles, and the blind person is prevented from being stumbled.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of blind guide sticks, in particular to an intelligent blind guide stick. Background Art

[0002] For the blind, the most important issue is how to live and travel safely without the help of others. Guide dogs can accurately identify various road conditions, are flexible and smart, and can help the blind avoid various dangers. However, the training cycle of guide dogs is quite long, the cost is very high, and the number is very scarce. It is difficult for ordinary people to afford the cost of training a guide dog. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is still a difficult goal to popularize guide dogs. Therefore, most blind people choose to use guide sticks. However, most of the existing guide sticks are simple in structure and single in function. They only rely on the stick to knock on the ground to know the road conditions ahead, and cannot accurately detect whether there are obstacles ahead, causing the blind to be easily tripped by some undetected obstacles. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an intelligent guide stick for the blind to solve the problems that the existing guide sticks have a simple structure, a single function, and cannot accurately detect whether there are obstacles ahead, causing the blind to be easily tripped by some undetected obstacles.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions: an intelligent guide stick, including a slender stick body, a handle is installed on the top of the stick body, a movable block is movably installed vertically downward near the bottom of the stick body, an infrared probe and a camera are arranged on the movable block, a control circuit board is installed inside the top of the stick body, the control circuit board is connected to the infrared probe and the camera through a first connecting copper wire, a battery is arranged in the handle, and a plurality of touch engines are arranged on one side of the handle, and the touch engine is connected to the control circuit board through a second connecting copper wire.

[0005] Preferably, a movable groove penetrating through both sides of the stick body is opened near the bottom end of the stick body, a mounting groove is opened at the top end of the stick body, the control circuit board is installed in the mounting groove, and a wire groove is opened between the mounting groove and the movable groove.

[0006] Preferably, a counterweight block is provided at the bottom of the movable block, and the top of the movable block is movably installed inside the movable groove through a movable shaft.

[0007] Preferably, the first connecting copper wire passes through the wire groove, one end of the first connecting copper wire extends into the installation groove and is connected to the control circuit board, and the other end of the first connecting copper wire extends into the movable groove and is connected to the infrared probe and the camera.

[0008] Preferably, a master control switch is provided on the control circuit board, and the master control switch extends out of the outside of the stick body.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of mounting blocks are provided at the position where the handle fits the palm, and the haptic engine is mounted on the mounting blocks.

[0010] Preferably, a charging port is provided on one side of the handle.

[0011] Preferably, a roller is installed at the bottom of the stick body.

[0012] The utility model provides an intelligent blind guide stick, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] The utility model takes pictures of road conditions through an infrared probe and a camera, and transmits the pictures to a control circuit board, which performs intelligent recognition. After the recognition, the corresponding tactile engine is activated to vibrate through a second connecting copper wire, thereby prompting the blind person to encounter different obstacles and preventing the blind person from tripping. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is the front view of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main internal structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the stick body of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the stick body of the utility model.

[0018] In the figure:

[0019] 1. Cane body; 101. Movable slot; 102. Wire slot; 103. Mounting slot; 2. Movable block; 201. Counterweight block; 202. Movable shaft; 3. Infrared probe; 4. Camera; 5. First connecting copper wire; 6. Control circuit board; 7. Master control switch; 8. Mounting block; 9. Touch engine; 10. Second connecting copper wire; 11. Handle; 12. Charging port; 13. Battery; 14. Roller.

[0020] The instruments in the utility model can be obtained through market purchase or private customization. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] See also Figure 1-4 The utility model provides a technical solution: an intelligent guide stick for the blind, comprising an elongated stick body 1, a handle 11 is installed at the top of the stick body 1, a movable block 2 is movably installed near the bottom of the stick body 1 and is vertically downward, an infrared probe 3 and a camera 4 are arranged on the movable block 2, a control circuit board 6 is installed inside the top of the stick body 1, and the control circuit board 6 is connected to the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4 through a first connecting copper wire 5. In a preferred embodiment, there are two first connecting copper wires 5, and the two first connecting copper wires 5 are respectively connected to the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4, a battery 13 is arranged in the handle 11, and a plurality of touch engines 9 are arranged on one side of the handle 11, and the touch engine 9 is connected to the control circuit board 6 through a second connecting copper wire 10.

[0023] In this embodiment, a movable groove 101 penetrating through both sides of the stick body 1 is provided near the bottom of the stick body 1, a mounting groove 103 is provided at the top of the stick body 1, the control circuit board 6 is installed in the mounting groove 103, and a wire-through groove 102 is provided between the mounting groove 103 and the movable groove 101. The movable groove 101 is provided to facilitate the limited installation of the movable block 2, the mounting groove 103 is provided to facilitate the installation of the control circuit board 6, and the wire-through groove 102 is provided to facilitate the connection and routing of the first connecting copper wire 5.

[0024] In this embodiment, a counterweight 201 is provided at the bottom of the movable block 2, and the top of the movable block 2 is movably installed in the movable groove 101 through a movable shaft 202. The movable shaft 202 is provided to facilitate the flexible rotation of the movable block 2, so that the movable block 2 can always remain in a vertical state under the action of the counterweight 201 no matter how the stick body 1 is tilted, and the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4 can always maintain a certain angle to ensure detection within a certain range in front of the stick body 1.

[0025] In this embodiment, the first connecting copper wire 5 passes through the wire groove 102, one end of the first connecting copper wire 5 extends into the installation groove 103 and is connected to the control circuit board 6, and the other end of the first connecting copper wire 5 extends into the movable groove 101 and is connected to the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4. The cooperation of the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4 mentioned in this specification to take pictures, and the control circuit board 6 to process and identify the pictures, are all common technologies in the prior art, and the most common ones are Taobao photo recognition and other similar technologies, and their module principles are not explained in detail here.

[0026] In this embodiment, a master control switch 7 is disposed on the control circuit board 6 , and the master control switch 7 extends out of the outside of the stick body 1 .

[0027] In this embodiment, a plurality of mounting blocks 8 are provided at the position where the handle 11 fits the palm, and the haptic engine 9 is installed on the mounting block 8. The haptic engine 9 mentioned in this specification is also called a vibration engine, such as a vibration engine in a mobile phone, which can emit vibration to remind the blind, and its specific structure and working principle are not explained in detail here.

[0028] In this embodiment, a charging port 12 is provided on one side of the handle 11. The charging port 12 facilitates charging and storing energy of the battery 13 in the handle 11, and then the battery 13 provides power to the control circuit board 6, the infrared probe 3, the camera 4 and the touch engine 9.

[0029] In this embodiment, a roller 14 is installed at the bottom of the stick body 1. The roller 14 is provided to facilitate the bottom end of the stick body 1 to be close to the ground, so that the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4 on the movable block 2 can move smoothly with the stick body 1, which is convenient for taking photos of road conditions.

[0030] Working principle:

[0031] During specific use, the blind person holds the handle 11 to tilt the stick body 1, and makes the roller 14 at the bottom of the stick body 1 close to the road surface, and uses the roller 14 to push the stick body 1 to move, and uses the movable shaft 202 to make the movable block 2 always remain in a vertical state under the action of the counterweight block 201 no matter how the stick body 1 is tilted, so that the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4 always maintain a certain angle to ensure detection within a certain range in front of the stick body 1, and take pictures of the road conditions through the infrared probe 3 and the camera 4, and transmit the pictures to the control circuit board 6, which performs intelligent recognition. After recognition, the corresponding tactile engine 9 is activated to vibrate through the second connecting copper wire 10, and then the blind person is prompted with different obstacles encountered. The blind person identifies obstacles according to the different tactile engines 9 that vibrate to prevent the blind person from tripping.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent blind guide stick, comprising a slender stick body (1), a handle (11) being mounted on the top of the stick body (1), characterized in that: A movable block (2) extending vertically downward is movably mounted near the bottom of the stick body (1); an infrared probe (3) and a camera (4) are mounted on the movable block (2); a control circuit board (6) is mounted inside the top of the stick body (1); the control circuit board (6) is connected to the infrared probe (3) and the camera (4) via a first connecting copper wire (5); a storage battery (13) is mounted inside the handle (11); a plurality of tactile engines (9) are mounted on one side of the handle (11); the tactile engines (9) are connected to the control circuit board (6) via a second connecting copper wire (10).

2. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: A movable groove (101) is provided near the bottom end of the stick body (1) and passes through both sides of the stick body (1); a mounting groove (103) is provided at the top end of the stick body (1); the control circuit board (6) is installed in the mounting groove (103); and a wire passing groove (102) is provided between the mounting groove (103) and the movable groove (101).

3. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 2, characterized in that: A counterweight block (201) is provided at the bottom of the movable block (2), and the top of the movable block (2) is movably mounted inside the movable groove (101) via a movable shaft (202).

4. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first connecting copper wire (5) passes through the wire groove (102), one end of the first connecting copper wire (5) extends into the installation groove (103) to be connected to the control circuit board (6), and the other end of the first connecting copper wire (5) extends into the movable groove (101) to be connected to the infrared probe (3) and the camera (4).

5. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: A master control switch (7) is provided on the control circuit board (6), and the master control switch (7) extends out of the outside of the stick body (1).

6. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of mounting blocks (8) are provided at the position of the handle (11) that fits the palm, and the tactile engine (9) is mounted on the mounting blocks (8).

7. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: A charging port (12) is provided on one side of the handle (11).

8. The intelligent blind guiding stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: A roller (14) is installed at the bottom of the stick body (1).

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