JPH10307972A - Balloon set for emergency alarm - Google Patents
Balloon set for emergency alarmInfo
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Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】この発明は、山中で道に迷っ
たりしたときに救助を求めたり、所在地を遠くから知ら
せたりするのに好適な緊急報知用バルーンセットに関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a balloon set for emergency notification which is suitable for seeking rescue when lost in the mountains or for notifying the location from a distance.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】例えば、登山者が山中で道に迷ったり、
遭難したりしたときに救助を求める手段としては、無線
機、発煙筒、信号弾などがある。このほか、急速に普及
している携帯電話も、救助依頼地点が通信エリア内にあ
ればその報知手段として利用できる。2. Description of the Related Art For example, climbers get lost in the mountains,
Means for seeking rescue in the event of a distress include radios, flares, and signal bombs. In addition, a rapidly spreading mobile phone can be used as a notification means if the rescue request point is within the communication area.
【0003】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述した従来の報知手
段のうち、無線機は高価であり、重量、サイズも大きい
ため、手軽に携行できない。また、この無線機や携帯電
話では、報知地点を正確に把握できない。道に迷ったと
きには救助依頼者自身がどこにいるのかが判らなくなっ
ているので、直前の行動状況などから居場所を推測して
広域捜索を行う必要がある。Of the above-mentioned conventional notifying means, the radio equipment is expensive and has a large weight and size, so that it cannot be easily carried. In addition, the reporting point cannot be accurately grasped by the wireless device or the mobile phone. When it is lost, it is difficult to know where the rescue requester is. Therefore, it is necessary to guess where the rescue requester is based on the immediately preceding behavior and perform a wide area search.
【0004】また、発煙筒や信号弾は、報知地点は判る
が報知時間が非常に短かく、信頼性に欠ける。[0004] In addition, the notification point of the smoke canister or the signal bullet is known, but the notification time is very short, and the reliability is lacking.
【0005】冬山の場合には特に、遭難者の早期発見、
救助が必要であるが、従来は、安価で手軽に携行でき、
しかも信頼性のある報知手段が無かったために報知手段
を持たずに登山し、道に迷うなどして凍死する事故が後
を絶たない。[0005] Especially in winter mountains, early detection of victims,
Rescue is needed, but traditionally it was cheap and easy to carry,
Moreover, since there was no reliable notification means, there was no end to the accident of climbing without a notification means and getting frozen and icing to the ground.
【0006】そこで、この発明は、上記の不具合を解消
した緊急報知用のバルーンセットを提供することを課題
としている。Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a balloon set for emergency notification which solves the above-mentioned problems.
【0007】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記の課題の解決策とし
て提供するこの発明の緊急バルーンセットは、口部にス
トップ弁を取付けた緊急報知用の風船と、リールに巻い
た長尺の風船繋留糸と、ヘリウムガスを充填した携帯ガ
スボンベとを組合わせて成り、前記ガスボンベに風船へ
のガス注入ノズルを具備させ、このボンベのガスで前記
風船を膨らませ、その風船を報知物体及び報知地点の確
認目標として前記繋留糸で繋留して空に浮揚させるよう
にしたものである。An emergency balloon set according to the present invention, which is provided as a solution to the above-mentioned problems, comprises a balloon for emergency notification having a stop valve attached to the mouth thereof, and a long balloon wound on a reel. A combination of a yarn and a portable gas cylinder filled with helium gas, the gas cylinder is provided with a gas injection nozzle for a balloon, the balloon is inflated with the gas of the cylinder, and the balloon is notified of a notification object and a notification point. As a target, the mooring is performed by the mooring yarn so that the mooring floats in the sky.
【0008】このバルーンセットは、吹き流しや遠方か
らの視認性を高めるフラグなどを含めてそれを風船に吊
るすようにしておくと、より好ましい。[0008] It is more preferable that the balloon set includes a streamer and a flag for enhancing visibility from a distance, and the like is hung on a balloon.
【0009】[0009]
【作用】風船は萎ませて小さく畳むことができる。ま
た、風船繋留糸は、プラスチックリールに巻かれた釣用
のテグスを利用でき、これは100m巻きのものでも手
のひらに乗る大きさである。さらに、ガスボンベは、風
船の大きさにもよるが、ヘリウムガスを圧縮して充填す
るので、これも手のひらに乗るようなサイズのものでよ
い。[Function] The balloon can be deflated and folded small. Further, as the balloon anchoring yarn, fishing tackle wound on a plastic reel can be used, and even if it has a length of 100 m, it can fit in the palm of a hand. Further, since the gas cylinder is compressed and filled with helium gas, depending on the size of the balloon, the gas cylinder may be of a size that can be put on the palm.
【0010】加えて、これ等の総重量は、風船の直径を
2m、繋留糸の長さを100mと考えた場合、概算で5
00g〜700gぐらいにしかならない。In addition, the total weight of these is approximately 5 when the diameter of the balloon is 2 m and the length of the tether is 100 m.
Only about 00g-700g.
【0011】また、無線機等に比べるとコストも格段に
安く、経済負担及び重量、嵩が小さいため手軽に携行で
きる。In addition, the cost is remarkably lower than that of a wireless device or the like, and the cost, weight and bulk are small, so that it can be easily carried.
【0012】また、繋留した風船を空に揚げて救助等を
求めるので、空や地上からの捜索で報知地点を正確に知
ることができる。さらに、ヘリウムガスで膨らませた風
船は、1日や2日ぐらいはガス抜けせずに宙に浮く。仮
にガス抜けしても一旦引き降してガスを補充することが
できるので、悪くても数日間は報知を持続でき、信頼性
にも優れる。Further, since the tethered balloons are lifted in the sky to seek rescue or the like, the notification point can be accurately known by searching from the sky or the ground. In addition, balloons inflated with helium gas float in the air for about a day or two without degassing. Even if the gas escapes, the gas can be withdrawn once and refilled, so that the alarm can be maintained for several days even at worst, and the reliability is excellent.
【0013】なお、吹き流しやフラグを併用すると、遠
方からの視認性がより良くなるほか、風船が風で流され
たときに繋留地点(即ち報知地点)がどの方向にあるの
かが判り易い。When a streamer and a flag are used together, the visibility from a distance is improved, and the direction of the anchoring point (that is, the notification point) when the balloon is swept away by the wind can be easily recognized.
【0014】[0014]
【発明の実施の形態】図1に、この発明の緊急報知用バ
ルーンセットの実施形態を示す。FIG. 1 shows an emergency notification balloon set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【0015】図中、1は風船、2はリール3に巻いた風
船繋留糸、4はヘリウムガスを充填したガスボンベ、5
は必要に応じて付加するフラグである。In the drawing, 1 is a balloon, 2 is a balloon anchoring thread wound on a reel 3, 4 is a gas cylinder filled with helium gas, 5
Is a flag to be added as needed.
【0016】風船1は、所要形状(ここでは円形)に裁
断した2枚の樹脂シート(例えば裏面にホットメルト層
を有するビニール系シート)1a、1bを重ねてその周
縁を熱融着させ、さらに、口部となる部分にストップ弁
6を気密に取付けて作られている。この風船1は、自己
収縮性がなく、低いガス圧でも抵抗無く膨らむが、ボン
ベ4の封入ガス圧次第では自己収縮性のあるゴム風船も
利用できる。この風船1のサイズは、視認性の面からは
大きいほどよいが、風船が大きくなると他の要素も大き
くなり、携行性やコスト面での利点が薄れてくるので、
その直径を1m〜2mぐらいに抑えるのが望ましい。The balloon 1 has two resin sheets (for example, vinyl sheets having a hot melt layer on the back surface) 1a and 1b cut into a required shape (in this case, circular), and the peripheral edges thereof are heat-sealed. The stop valve 6 is hermetically attached to a portion serving as a mouth. The balloon 1 has no self-contracting property and inflates without resistance even at a low gas pressure. However, a self-contracting rubber balloon can be used depending on the gas pressure filled in the cylinder 4. The size of the balloon 1 is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of visibility, but as the size of the balloon increases, other factors also increase, and the advantages in terms of portability and cost are diminished.
It is desirable to suppress the diameter to about 1 to 2 m.
【0017】この風船1には、救助要請の文字や記号を
できれば予め印刷しておく。使用時に必要な文字を書き
込めるようにしておいたり、風船の色で救助を要請して
いることを知らせたりすることもできるが、これ等の方
法は、あまり好ましくない。The balloon 1 is preliminarily printed with letters and symbols for rescue requests if possible. It is possible to write necessary characters at the time of use, or to indicate that rescue is requested by the color of a balloon, but these methods are not preferable.
【0018】ストップ弁6は、玩具用風船に用いられて
いる既製品の逆止弁を用いた。これは、フラップ弁を内
蔵した簡単かつ安価な弁である。このほかにも、ポペッ
ト弁等を用いた他の構造の逆止弁や手動操作のニードル
弁で通路を開閉するものなどを利用できる。要は、ガス
注入後に風船の口を封止し得る弁であればよい。As the stop valve 6, an off-the-shelf check valve used for balloons for toys is used. This is a simple and inexpensive valve with a built-in flap valve. In addition, a check valve having another structure using a poppet valve or the like that opens and closes a passage with a manually operated needle valve can be used. In short, any valve can be used as long as it can seal the mouth of the balloon after gas injection.
【0019】風船繋留糸2は、釣糸として利用されるテ
グスが適している。この糸2の長さは100m〜200
mぐらいあれば充分である。糸の太さは、風船1の浮力
を考慮して決めるが、4号〜6号ぐらいのテグスで間に
合う。但し、それ以上の太いテグスを使用して強度に充
分な余裕を持たせたり、それよりも細いテグスを用いて
小型、軽量化を増進することも制限されるものではな
い。The balloon anchoring line 2 is suitably made of a tex used as a fishing line. The length of this thread 2 is 100 m to 200
About m is enough. The thickness of the yarn is determined in consideration of the buoyancy of the balloon 1, but it can be made with about 4 to 6 tex. However, it is not limited to provide a sufficient margin in strength by using a thicker tegs, or to increase the size and weight by using a thinner tegs.
【0020】この糸2のリール3からの巻戻し端を風船
1に連結して空に浮かせた風船1を糸2で繋留する。な
お、風船1に対する糸2の連結は、使用者に任せると連
結不良が生じて風船を飛ばしてしまう虞れがあるので、
商品(バルーンセット)を出荷する前にメーカーサイド
で行っておくのがよい。The unwinding end of the thread 2 from the reel 3 is connected to the balloon 1 and the balloon 1 floated in the sky is anchored by the thread 2. In addition, since connection of the thread 2 to the balloon 1 is left to a user, there is a possibility that a connection failure occurs and the balloon is skipped.
It is better to go to the manufacturer before shipping the product (balloon set).
【0021】ガスボンベ4は、軽くて丈夫なFRP製の
ボンベが好ましいが、金属製のボンベも使用できる。The gas cylinder 4 is preferably a light and durable FRP cylinder, but a metal cylinder can also be used.
【0022】このガスボンベ4には、風船1へのガス注
入ノズル7とストップ弁(図示せず)を具備させてい
る。ボンベのストップ弁は、つまみを手で回してニード
ルで通路を開閉するタイプのものも考えられるが、それ
よりは、ガス注入ノズル7が押込まれたとき、スプリン
グの力で閉弁位置に保持されている弁体がノズル7に押
されて開弁する構造のものが好ましく、これと逆止弁の
ストップ弁6を組合わせると、図2に示すように、スト
ップ弁6のノズル差込口にノズル7を差込むだけでボン
ベ4内のガスを風船1に注入でき、作業の単純化が図れ
る。The gas cylinder 4 is provided with a gas injection nozzle 7 for the balloon 1 and a stop valve (not shown). The stop valve of the cylinder may be of the type in which the knob is turned by hand to open and close the passage with a needle. However, when the gas injection nozzle 7 is pushed in, the stop valve is held in the closed position by the force of the spring. It is preferable that the valve body is opened by being pushed by the nozzle 7. When this is combined with the stop valve 6 of the check valve, as shown in FIG. The gas in the cylinder 4 can be injected into the balloon 1 simply by inserting the nozzle 7, so that the operation can be simplified.
【0023】フラグ5は、薄いビニールシート等で作っ
た縦長のフラグであり、その一辺が繋留糸2の巻き戻し
端付近に取付けられる。このフラグ5は、下向きの矢印
を印刷した方向性のあるフラグである。従って、その着
け間違いを無くすために、これもメーカーサイドで予め
取付けておくのがよい。The flag 5 is a vertically long flag made of a thin vinyl sheet or the like, and one side thereof is attached near the rewind end of the tether 2. The flag 5 is a directional flag in which a downward arrow is printed. Therefore, in order to eliminate the wearing error, it is preferable that the maker also attaches this in advance.
【0024】この発明のバルーンセットには、以上の要
素のほかに、リール3を回転可能に支持するリールスタ
ンド(図示せず)やリール3を重量のあるリュックサッ
クなどに引き留める連結具などを含めてよい。前者のリ
ールスタンドは、糸2の繰り出しを円滑化するのに役立
ち、また、後者の連結具はリールごと風船を飛ばしてし
まう事態を無くすのに役立つ。The balloon set of the present invention includes, in addition to the above elements, a reel stand (not shown) for rotatably supporting the reel 3 and a connector for retaining the reel 3 to a heavy rucksack or the like. May be. The former reel stand is useful for facilitating the payout of the yarn 2, and the latter connecting device is useful for eliminating a situation in which the balloon is jumped together with the reel.
【0025】なお、風船1は、ガス漏れの有無を確実に
チェックして不良品が出荷されないように注意する。It should be noted that the balloon 1 is surely checked for gas leakage and care is taken so that defective products are not shipped.
【0026】図3は、例示のバルーンセットの使用状態
を示している。FIG. 3 shows the use state of the exemplary balloon set.
【0027】ヘリウムガスで膨らませた風船1は、風が
なければ図に実線で示すように、繋留点のほぼ真上に浮
き上る。この風船1が空高く浮くと、視界を遮るものが
殆どなくなるため、空からの捜索或いは地上からの捜索
により風船1を目標にして報知者の位置を知ることがで
きる。なお、風があると図に鎖線で示すように、風船1
は斜めに揚がる。このとき、矢印の付いたフラグ5があ
ると、矢印の先に報知者がいることが判る。繋留糸2は
細いためカラーテグスを用いても遠方からでは殆ど見え
ず、従って風船だけではその風船が風で流されたときに
どの方向に報知者がいるのかが判り難いが、フラグ5が
あればその不具合をカバーできる。なお、フラグ5に代
えて吹き流しを用いる場合にも、報知者の位置は風上側
であるので、位置の特定がし易い。The balloon 1 inflated with helium gas rises almost directly above the anchor point as shown by the solid line in the figure if there is no wind. When the balloon 1 floats high in the sky, almost nothing obstructs the field of view, so that the position of the informant can be known with the balloon 1 as the target by searching from the sky or from the ground. In addition, when there is a wind, the balloon 1
Flies diagonally. At this time, if there is a flag 5 with an arrow, it is known that there is an informant ahead of the arrow. Since the tether 2 is so thin that it is hardly visible from a distance even when color tex is used. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the direction of the annunciator when the balloon is swept away by the wind using the balloon alone. If the problem can be covered. In addition, also when using a streamer instead of the flag 5, the position of the informing person is on the windward side, so that the position can be easily specified.
【0028】[0028]
【発明の効果】以上述べたように、この発明の報知用バ
ルーンセットは、携行性に優れる上に経済負担もさほど
大きくならず、また、報知地点を正確に知ることがで
き、報知時間も長いので、山中で道に迷うなどしたとき
の報知手段として利用するのに好適であり、発見、救助
が遅れたために命を落とすと云った事故を減らすのに役
立つ。As described above, the notification balloon set according to the present invention is excellent in portability, does not impose a great burden on the economy, and can accurately know a notification point and has a long notification time. Therefore, it is suitable for use as a means of notifying when the user gets lost in the mountains, etc., and is useful for reducing accidents such as loss of life due to delayed detection and rescue.
【図1】(a)この発明のバルーンセットの実施形態を
示す斜視図 (b)風船の側面図FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a balloon set according to the present invention. FIG. 1B is a side view of a balloon.
【図2】風船に対するヘリウムガスの注入状態を示す図FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which helium gas is injected into a balloon.
【図3】バルーンセットの使用の一例を示す線図FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of use of a balloon set.
1 風船 1a、1b 樹脂シート 2 風船繋留糸 3 リール 4 ガスボンベ 5 フラグ 6 ストップ弁 7 ガス注入ノズル DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Balloon 1a, 1b Resin sheet 2 Balloon anchoring yarn 3 Reel 4 Gas cylinder 5 Flag 6 Stop valve 7 Gas injection nozzle
Claims (1)
の風船と、リールに巻いた長尺の風船繋留糸と、ヘリウ
ムガスを充填した携帯ガスボンベとを組合わせて成り、
前記ガスボンベに風船へのガス注入ノズルを具備させ、
このボンベのガスで前記風船を膨らませ、その風船を報
知物体及び報知地点の確認目標として前記繋留糸で繋留
して空に浮揚させるようにしてある緊急報知用バルーン
セット。An emergency notification balloon having a stop valve attached to its mouth, a long balloon anchoring thread wound on a reel, and a portable gas cylinder filled with helium gas,
The gas cylinder is provided with a gas injection nozzle to a balloon,
An emergency notification balloon set in which the balloon is inflated with the gas of the cylinder, and the balloon is tethered with the tether and floated in the sky as a confirmation target of a notification object and a notification point.
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