Multifunctional intelligent walking stick

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of walking sticks, in particular to a multifunctional intelligent walking stick which comprises a stick body, a holding assembly, an image acquisition assembly, a sound production assembly and an electrical functional component. The obstacle probing assembly is connected to the rod body; the obstacle probing assembly is arranged on the side away from the holding assembly and connected with the electrical function component. Wherein an electrical functional part arranged on the holding assembly can drive the image acquisition assembly to rotate, so that the image acquisition assembly works according to actual conditions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of walking stick technology, and in particular to a multifunctional smart walking stick. Background Technology

[0002] As a multifunctional assistive tool, the cane combines practicality with cultural symbolism. Its core function is to provide walking support and balance assistance, and it is especially suitable for visually impaired people such as the elderly with declining vision and the blind.

[0003] For visually impaired individuals, the tactile feedback provided by the cane can help them detect road obstacles ahead, forming a tactile warning mechanism.

[0004] However, due to their visual limitations, visually impaired individuals cannot accurately identify others when they need to communicate in real life. This can create communication barriers for family and friends. Furthermore, road conditions vary greatly in real life, and existing canes can only be used by visually impaired individuals to judge road conditions based on their own perception. This makes the learning and use of existing canes very costly and not conducive to their use. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of existing canes, which rely solely on the visual perception of visually impaired individuals to judge road conditions, resulting in high learning and usage costs and inconvenience, this invention provides a multifunctional smart cane.

[0006] Technical solution: A multifunctional smart cane, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, it includes a rod body, a grip assembly, an image acquisition assembly, a sound generation assembly, and electrical functional components;

[0007] One end of the rod is connected to a gripping component, and one end of the rod and the gripping component is the gripping end. The gripping component is equipped with electrical functional components.

[0008] An image acquisition component is disposed on the grip component and is connected to an electrical functional component. The image acquisition component is rotatable from a first-direction viewing angle.

[0009] A sound-generating component is connected to the rod body and is located on the side close to the grip component, and the sound-generating component is connected to the electrical functional components;

[0010] An obstacle detection component is attached to the pole; the obstacle detection component is located on the side away from the grip component, and the obstacle detection component is connected to electrical functional components;

[0011] The electrical components of the gripping assembly can drive the image acquisition assembly to rotate, so that the image acquisition assembly can work according to the actual situation.

[0012] To further explain, the grip assembly includes a grip portion and a functional component; the functional component is located at the grip end of the rod; and the grip portion is located at one end of the functional component.

[0013] To further explain, the grip includes a handle and a grip groove; the handle is located at one end of the functional component, and the handle extends away from the functional component. From a second perspective, the extended end of the handle is inclined away from the central axis of the functional component; the grip groove is opened on one side of the handle, and the opening direction of the grip groove corresponds to the orientation of the image acquisition component.

[0014] To further explain, the image acquisition component is equipped with a light emitter, which is connected to the control unit and can provide illumination at night.

[0015] To further explain, the functional components include a mounting cylinder and a drive component; the mounting cylinder is connected to the gripping end of the rod and has an electrical functional component inside; the drive component is located in the mounting cylinder; the gripping part also includes a transmission component; the transmission component is located in the gripping part and passes through the mounting cylinder and the working part of the drive component, and contacts the transmission component; wherein, the operation of the drive component can drive the handle to vibrate through the transmission component.

[0016] To further explain, the end of the pole away from the grip assembly is the ground contact end; the obstacle detection assembly, from the first direction perspective, is 25-35cm away from the ground contact end, and the obstacle detection assembly is set on the side opposite to the grip groove.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: By working together with the image acquisition component, electrical functional components and sound generation component, this utility model greatly reduces the learning cost for users to use the device, improves users' judgment and cognition of roads, and greatly reduces the chance of accidents when visually impaired people are active.

[0018] By using a voice component to emit explanatory audio, the specific identity of the person being communicated with can be determined, thereby improving the user's communication efficiency;

[0019] The obstacle detection component allows users to make more accurate judgments about road conditions. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the multifunctional smart cane of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of the first embodiment of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a second partial structure of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the first usage state of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the second usage state of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing the changes in usage status of the multifunctional smart cane disclosed in this utility model.

[0027] The markings in the attached figures are: rod body (01), grip assembly (02), image acquisition assembly (03), sound generation assembly (04), obstacle detection assembly (05), electrical functional component (021), light emitter (031), grip part (21), functional component (22), handle (211), grip groove (212), transmission component (213), mounting cylinder (221), drive component (222), image acquisition viewpoint (001), first direction (x), second direction (y). Detailed Implementation

[0028] The present invention will be further described below with reference to specific embodiments. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are used to explain the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0029] Example 1

[0030] A multifunctional smart cane, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, it includes a rod body 01, a grip assembly 02, an image acquisition assembly 03, a sound generation assembly 04, and an electrical functional component 021;

[0031] One end of the rod 01 is connected to a gripping component 02, and one end of the rod 01 and the gripping component is the gripping end. The gripping component 02 is provided with an electrical functional component 021.

[0032] Image acquisition component 03 is disposed on grip component 02 and connected to electrical functional component 021. Image acquisition component 03 can rotate in a first direction x-angle.

[0033] A sound-generating component 04 is connected to the rod body 01, and the sound-generating component 04 is disposed on the side close to the grip component 02, and the sound-generating component 04 is connected to the electrical functional component 021;

[0034] An obstacle detection component 05 is connected to the rod body 01; and the obstacle detection component 05 is located on the side away from the grip component 02, and the obstacle detection component 05 is connected to the electrical functional component 021;

[0035] The electrical functional component 021 of the gripping component 02 can drive the image acquisition component 03 to rotate, so that the image acquisition component 03 can work according to the actual situation.

[0036] Before use, this device communicates with an external electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet, via electrical functional component 021. This external electronic device is pre-installed with an image analysis module, which includes information for comparison, such as image data of the user's relatives and friends, and road condition comparison information, including road flatness and width.

[0037] Afterwards, the user can carry this device and move around. When the user is moving, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the initial state of image acquisition component 03 is as follows: Figure 7 As shown on the left in the "top-down view," the image acquisition perspective 001 of the image acquisition component 03 is facing the road. In this way, the image acquisition component 03 can acquire road image information of the user's travel path.

[0038] The image acquisition component 03 sends road image information to an external electronic device via the electrical functional component 021. The external electronic device processes the road image information and converts it into a prompt audio based on the actual road conditions. This prompt audio is then sent to the sound-generating component 04, which plays the audio content. This allows users to judge the road conditions based on the prompt audio, greatly reducing the learning cost for users and improving their road judgment and cognition. It also significantly reduces the risk of accidents for visually impaired individuals during activities.

[0039] Furthermore, such as Figure 4 As shown, electrical functional component 021 is equipped with a drive button;

[0040] When a user needs to talk to someone during an activity, the user presses the drive button. At this time, the electrical functional component 021 starts to control the image acquisition component 03 to rotate until the image acquisition component 03 is in a certain position. Figure 7 As shown on the right, the image acquisition component 03 is in a "looking up" position, with the image acquisition perspective 001 pointing towards the person currently interacting with the user. This allows for quick identification of the image of the person interacting with the user, which is then sent to an external electronic device. The external electronic device can then determine whether the person being interacted with matches the user's profile information.

[0041] If the correspondence is correct, the external electronic device controls the sound-emitting component 04 to emit explanatory voice, and the specific identity of the person being communicated with is determined through the explanatory voice prompts, thereby improving the user's communication efficiency;

[0042] Furthermore, this device is also equipped with an obstacle detection component 05. When the user moves on the road using this device, the obstacle detection component 05, like an ultrasonic detector, starts to work, obtains road flatness information, and sends the road condition information to an external electronic device. The external electronic device controls the sound-emitting component 04 to emit flatness audio based on the actual road condition information, and uses the flatness audio to assist the user in judging the road condition.

[0043] Example 2

[0044] like Figures 2-6 As shown

[0045] Preferably, the grip assembly 02 includes a grip portion 21 and a functional component 22;

[0046] Functional component 22 is located at the gripping end of the rod body 01;

[0047] The gripping part 21 is located at one end of the functional component 22.

[0048] Preferably, the grip portion 21 includes a handle 211 and a grip groove 212;

[0049] A handle 211 is provided at one end of the functional component 22. One end of the handle 211 extends away from the functional component 22. From the second direction y-view, the extended end of the handle 211 is inclined away from the central axis of the functional component 22.

[0050] A grip groove 212 is formed on one side of the handle 211, and the orientation of the grip groove 212 corresponds to the orientation of the image acquisition component 03.

[0051] Preferably, the image acquisition component 03 is provided with a light emitter 031, and the light emitter 031 is connected to the control component, and the light emitter 031 can provide illumination at night.

[0052] Preferably, the functional component 22 includes a mounting cylinder 221 and a driving component 222;

[0053] Mounting cylinder 221 is connected to the gripping end of rod 01, and an electrical functional unit is provided inside mounting cylinder 221;

[0054] Drive component 222 is disposed in mounting cylinder 221;

[0055] The gripping part 21 also includes a transmission member 213; the transmission member 213 is disposed in the gripping part 21, and the transmission member 213 passes through the mounting cylinder 221 and the working part of the drive member 222 contacts the transmission member 213.

[0056] The drive component 222 can drive the handle 211 to vibrate through the transmission component 213.

[0057] Preferably, the end of the rod 01 furthest from the gripping assembly is the ground contact end;

[0058] The obstacle detection component 05, with a first directional viewing angle x, has a contact end distance of 25-35cm from the ground contact end, and the obstacle detection component 05 is set on one side away from the grip groove 212.

[0059] To ensure user comfort when using this device, the handle 211 of this device is provided with a grip groove 212, so that the user can use this device more comfortably;

[0060] Furthermore, due to visual impairment, users may be unable to accurately align the image acquisition component 03 with the external space when actually using this device. This causes the image acquisition component 03 to malfunction and fail to acquire images properly.

[0061] Therefore, to ensure that the image acquisition component 03 always faces the external space when the user is using this device, the grip groove 212 is oriented in a direction corresponding to the orientation of the image acquisition component 03.

[0062] Due to the design of the grip groove 212, the user's hand will instinctively adopt this grip when using the device, such as... Figure 5 As shown, the device is held in a certain way to use it. In this way, when using the device, the user does not need to deliberately adjust the device to align the image acquisition component 03 with the external space, which greatly increases the practicality and cost of use of the device.

[0063] Furthermore, such as Figure 6 As shown, users often encounter steps during their activities. In practice, when using a walking stick, users will use the stick to measure the height of the steps and thus make a mental estimate of the step's height.

[0064] Specifically, the user will place the bottom of the cane against the ground to keep the cane perpendicular to the ground, and then move the cane towards the step. By using the impact feedback from the step on the cane, the user can judge the approximate height of the step, thus making it easier for them to climb the step.

[0065] Therefore, in order to ensure that the obstacle detection component 05 will not be hit when the user uses this device to predict the steps, the obstacle detection component 05 is 25-35cm away from the ground contact end in the first direction view x, and the obstacle detection component 05 is set on one side away from the grip groove 212.

[0066] Furthermore, in real life, when users need to talk to others, they may encounter situations where they communicate with strangers. Due to their visual limitations, users cannot determine the identity of the other party. If the other party intends to impersonate the user's relatives or friends, and the user cannot identify them in time, this increases the risk of the user being defrauded, coerced, or otherwise criminal.

[0067] Therefore, when the image acquisition component 03 is in a "looking down" position, it sends the acquired images of the people interacting to an external electronic device for information comparison.

[0068] If the image of the person being interacted with does not match the person's information, the external electronic device sends a control signal to the electrical functional component 021. The electrical functional component 021 then controls the drive component 222 to operate. The working part of the drive component 222 begins to rotate, striking the transmission component 213, causing it to vibrate. The transmission component 213 then vibrates the connected handle 211, transmitting the vibration to the user's hand. This vibration serves as a warning to the user that there is a risk associated with the person being interacted with.

[0069] This not only alerts the user to the current risks, but also prevents the information about the risks from being disclosed to the other party through vibration, thus making the user safer.

[0070] It should be understood that the above description is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that variations of the present invention will be included within the scope of the claims herein.

Claims

1. A multifunctional smart cane, characterized by: It includes a rod body (01), a grip assembly (02), an image acquisition assembly (03), a sound generation assembly (04), and an electrical functional component (021); One end of the rod (01) is connected to a gripping component (02), and one end of the rod (01) and the gripping component is a gripping end. The gripping component (02) is provided with an electrical functional component (021). An image acquisition component (03) is disposed on the grip component (02), and the image acquisition component (03) is connected to the electrical functional component (021). The image acquisition component (03) can rotate in a first direction (x) view. A sound-generating component (04) is connected to the rod body (01), and the sound-generating component (04) is disposed on the side close to the grip component (02), and the sound-generating component (04) is connected to the electrical functional component (021); An obstacle detection component (05) is connected to the rod body (01); and the obstacle detection component (05) is located on the side away from the grip component (02), and the obstacle detection component (05) is connected to the electrical functional component (021); The electrical functional component (021) of the gripping component (02) can drive the image acquisition component (03) to rotate, so that the image acquisition component (03) can work according to the actual situation.

2. The multifunctional smart cane according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grip assembly (02) includes a gripping part (21) and a functional component (22); Functional component (22) is disposed at the gripping end of the rod (01); A gripping part (21) is disposed at one end of the functional component (22).

3. A multifunctional smart cane according to claim 2, characterized in that: The grip (21) includes a handle (211) and a grip groove (212); A handle (211) is provided at one end of the functional component (22). One end of the handle (211) extends away from the functional component (22). From the second direction (y) perspective, the extended end of the handle (211) is inclined away from the central axis of the functional component (22). A grip groove (212) is provided on one side of the handle (211), and the orientation of the grip groove (212) corresponds to the orientation of the image acquisition component (03).

4. The multifunctional smart cane according to claim 1, characterized in that: The image acquisition component (03) is provided with a light emitter (031), and the light emitter (031) is connected to the control component.

5. A multifunctional smart cane according to any one of claims 2-3, characterized in that: The functional component (22) includes a mounting cylinder (221) and a driving component (222); The mounting cylinder (221) is connected to the gripping end of the rod (01), and an electrical functional part is provided inside the mounting cylinder (221); The driving component (222) is disposed in the mounting cylinder (221); The gripping part (21) also includes a transmission member (213); the transmission member (213) is disposed on the gripping part (21), and the transmission member (213) passes through the mounting cylinder (221) and the working part of the driving member (222) contacts the transmission member (213); The drive unit (222) can drive the handle (211) to vibrate through the transmission unit (213).

6. A multifunctional smart cane according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the rod (01) away from the gripping assembly is the ground contact end; The obstacle detection component (05) is 25-35cm away from the ground contact end from a first directional viewing angle (x), and the obstacle detection component (05) is located on one side away from the grip groove (212).

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