Title:
SHOCK-ABSORBING DEVICE FOR THE HUMAN BODY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/115444
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
Provided is a shock-absorbing device for the human body, which can reduce impacts applied to the body of a wearer when the wearer falls. The shock-absorbing device for the human body comprises: i) an airbag which covers the human body; ii) a compressed-gas cartridge which is connected to the airbag and which stores gas to be injected into the airbag; iii) a compressed-gas cartridge opener which is connected to the compressed-gas cartridge, and which expels gas from the compressed-gas cartridge; iv) a foot sensor which is located at the foot of the wearer so as to sense and store the center of gravity of the body of the wearer; v) an acceleration sensor for sensing the motion of the body of the wearer; vi) a fall sensor which is connected to the foot sensor and to the acceleration sensor, and which receives sensed signals from the foot sensor and from the acceleration sensor so as to judge whether the wearer has fallen; and vii) a control unit which adjusts the opening operation of the compressed-gas cartridge opener in accordance with the signal transmitted from the fall sensor. The fall sensor transmits a fall signal to the control unit when the center of gravity sensed by the foot sensor deviates from the foot. The fall sensor may transmit another fall signal to the control unit when the acceleration of the motion of the body of the wearer exceeds a preset acceleration.
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Inventors:
KIM CHOONG-HYUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2012/001328
Publication Date:
August 30, 2012
Filing Date:
February 22, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOREA INST SCI & TECH (KR)
KIM CHOONG-HYUN (KR)
KIM CHOONG-HYUN (KR)
International Classes:
A41D13/018; A41D13/05; A41D13/06; A41D13/08
Foreign References:
| KR100842427B1 | 2008-07-01 | |||
| US20060288464A1 | 2006-12-28 | |||
| US7017195B2 | 2006-03-28 | |||
| JP2007084948A | 2007-04-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YOU ME PATENT AND LAW FIRM (KR)
유미특허법인 (KR)
유미특허법인 (KR)
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