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Title:
GUIDE DEVICE FOR VISION-IMPAIRED PERSON
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001202590
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a guide device for a vision-impaired person, which gives more detailed information to a vision-impaired person and can safely guide him without giving sound guidance.

The device is provided with a truck main body 11 having rotary wheels 11, a pole 12 fitted to the truck main body 11, a grip part 13 installed in the pole part 12, an obstacle detection device detecting an obstacle and a vibration part which is installed in the grip part 13 and changes a vibration state in accordance with the output of the obstacle detection device. The vibration part has plural vibration actuators which independently operate and the information to be transmitted in changed by changing the vibration situation of the vibration actuator.


Inventors:
AOKI HIDEAKI
SUMIYA KAZUE
Application Number:
JP2000013320A
Publication Date:
July 27, 2001
Filing Date:
January 21, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SANYO ELECTRIC CO
International Classes:
G01C21/00; A61H3/04; A61H3/06; B60W30/00; G08G1/005; G08G1/0969; (IPC1-7): G08G1/005; G01C21/00; G08G1/0969
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Torii Hiroshi