KR20080109964A - Ball Marker and Digital Level Meter with UV Index Marking Function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ball leveler and digital level meter having a UV index display function, the purpose of which is to display the UV index and the direction of inclination or inclination of the green has a UV index display function that can be used for more various applications To provide a ball marker and a digital level meter. To this end, the present invention provides an acceleration sensor for measuring the inclination and the inclination direction of the ground inside the housing, control means for processing signals of the acceleration sensor, and a display showing the result values processed by the control means to the outside of the housing. Claims [1] A ball marker / digital level gauge having means and power supply means, comprising: a switch installed in the housing to switch between a gradient measurement mode and an ultraviolet measurement mode; An ultraviolet sensor installed in the housing to measure an ultraviolet index from sunlight when switching to the ultraviolet measuring mode by the switch; And an output unit showing the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor through the display means, and a technical level of the ball marker combined digital level meter having the ultraviolet index display function.

Description

Digital level measuring apparatus with UV index display function with UV index display function

1 is a perspective view of a digital level in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a digital horizontal system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a plan view showing a state in which the digital horizontal system shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the digital level meter shown in FIG. 1 shows an ultraviolet index. FIG.

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110: acceleration sensor 120: control means

(130): power supply means 140: display means

150: housing 160: switch

170: ultraviolet sensor 180: output unit

181: information input unit 182: receiving unit

(183): judgment

The present invention relates to a digital level that is used as a ball marker in a golf game, and in particular, by indicating an ultraviolet index means the intensity of the ultraviolet ray UV display function that can provide help to use the appropriate sunscreen according to the situation It relates to a ball marker for use with a digital level.

In general, when the ball is placed on the green during a golf game, the ball is marked with the ball marker to pick up the ball on the green so as not to interfere with the play of other golfers.

On the other hand, the ball marker is used to display the position of the golf ball by simply forming a pattern such as a specific maker or logo on a coin or disc-shaped synthetic resin.

In view of the fact that the conventional ball marker is used only to indicate the position of a golf ball as described above, the present inventors have developed a digital horizontal measuring mechanism that can be used as a ball marker in order to utilize the ball marker for more various purposes. The digital horizontal measuring device of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0098132 invented by the present inventors comprises an acceleration sensor, an A / D converter, a computer means, a display means, and a power supply means installed inside a coin-shaped housing. By placing on the green to perform the function of the ball marker, and displaying the inclination and the inclination direction of the placed position through the display means to provide information that golfers can more easily recognize the topography of the green and perform accurate putting.

On the other hand, the golf game is a game that takes place outdoors, because the skin is exposed to the ultraviolet light as it is during the game, it is using a sunscreen to prevent skin damage caused by ultraviolet light.

However, most golfers have a problem that it is difficult to expect a sufficient effect of the sunscreen by using the sunscreen indiscriminately without considering the strength of the UV rays or the skin condition of the sun in using the sunscreen.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to indicate the inclination or the inclination direction of the green and to display the UV index according to the weather to help in selecting an appropriate sunscreen, and also to irradiate ultraviolet rays. Give me directions

It is to provide a ball leveler and digital level meter with a UV index display function that can be utilized for a variety of applications by providing.

The present invention to achieve the object as described above and to perform a problem for eliminating the conventional defects is an acceleration sensor for measuring the inclination and inclination direction of the ground inside the housing, and the control means for processing the signal of the acceleration sensor And a ball marker / digital leveling system comprising a display means and a power supply means for displaying the resultant value processed by the control means to the outside of the housing,

A switch installed in the housing to switch between a gradient measurement mode and an ultraviolet measurement mode;

An ultraviolet sensor installed in the housing to measure an ultraviolet index from sunlight when switching to the ultraviolet measuring mode by the switch; And

And an output unit displaying the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor through the display means.

The digital level meter of the present invention having the above characteristics can be used as a ball marker, and also provides information for more accurate putting by displaying the inclination and the inclination direction of the corresponding green, especially in the ultraviolet light during a golf game. It is configured to greatly help to prevent skin damage caused by.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 illustrates a perspective view of a digital level system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the digital level system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the ball level marker combined digital level according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is the acceleration sensor 110, the control means 120, the power supply means 130 and the display for measuring and indicating the inclination of the green Means 140 is installed inside the housing 150, in addition to the switch 160 for switching between the gradient measurement mode and the ultraviolet measurement mode, the ultraviolet sensor 170 for measuring the UV index, and It is configured to include an output unit 180 for displaying the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170 through the display means 140.

The acceleration sensor 110 measures the inclination and the inclination direction of the green on which the digital level is placed, and may be provided at least one, preferably a biaxial sensing acceleration sensor is used.

The control means 120 calculates the inclination direction and the inclination of the corresponding position where the digital level is placed from the information measured by the acceleration sensor 110.

The display means 140 is a visual display of the inclination direction and the inclination angle calculated by the control means 120, LCD, etc. may be used, the inclination direction and the inclination of the corresponding position by using numbers, letters and pictures, etc. By displaying the information on the screen is configured so that the user can recognize the information more accurately.

The power supply unit 130 supplies power for driving the acceleration sensor 110, the control unit 120, the display unit 140, the ultraviolet sensor 170, and the output unit 180. Can be used.

On the other hand, the housing 150 has a flat disc shape similar to a coin, such as an acceleration sensor 110, a control unit 120, a display unit 140, a power supply unit 130, an ultraviolet sensor 170, and an output unit ( 180 is configured to form a space in which the light is accommodated, and a button 151 for turning on / off the digital level is provided.

The switch 160 is operated by a user's operation to control the digital level to operate in the gradient measurement mode or the ultraviolet measurement mode.

The ultraviolet sensor 170 is installed inside the housing 150 and is installed to receive sunlight through the light receiving unit 152 formed at the upper end of the housing 150. Meanwhile, an A / D converter (not shown) is used to convert the analog signal output from the acceleration sensor 110 and the ultraviolet sensor 170 into a digital signal, and the amplifier 171 to amplify the signal of the ultraviolet sensor 170. May be used, and a multiplexer 190 that selects and transmits one signal from the acceleration sensor 110 and the ultraviolet sensor 170 to the control means may be used.

The output unit 180 provides a function of displaying the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170 as a part of the control means 120 through the display means 140.

On the other hand, the output unit 180 is an information input unit 181 for receiving its skin type from the user, a receiver 182 for receiving the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170, and the information input unit 181 The user's skin type is compared to the UV index input to the receiving unit 182 is composed of a determination unit 183 that calculates a suitable UV block index (SPF) for the user consists of a sunscreen according to the user's own skin type It can be configured to provide information that can be selected.

Generally, even if the same UV index according to the skin type of the user, the use of a high or low sunscreen is required. Therefore, in the present invention, as in the general skin type classification method, it is classified into six types and received from the user. At this time, the closer the skin is to type 1, the closer to the black type, the closer to the type 6, and the stronger the type of UV, the stronger the UV resistance. When the six skin types are classified by race, they are close to type 1 and 2 for white people, type 3, 4 and 5 for yellow people, and type 6 for black people. Therefore, people with skin type close to type 1 are required to use sunscreens with higher sunscreen index in case of the same UV index, and those with skin type close to type 6 are UV with lower UV index. Use of blockers is required.

Accordingly, the output unit 180 includes an information input unit 181, a receiver 182, and a determination unit 183 to provide information for selecting an appropriate sunscreen in consideration of the user's skin type and UV index. The information input unit 181 receives the information on the skin type from the user, the receiving unit 182 receives the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170, the determination unit 183 is the information input unit The display unit 140 displays the UV blocking index suitable for the user from the information input to the 181 and the receiving unit 182.

On the other hand, the switch 160 may be used to receive information on the skin type from the user, it may be provided with a separate selection button.

The ball marker combined digital level configured as described above is easy to carry during a golf game due to the small size similar to a coin, and is placed on the green instead of the ball when the golf ball is placed on the green.

When placing the digital level of the present invention on the green as described above, the user operates the on / off button 151 provided in the housing 150 to operate the digital level. In this way, the digital level is displayed through the display means 140, the inclination and the inclination direction for the corresponding position. As such, a method of indicating the inclination and the inclination direction through the display means 140 is illustrated in FIG. 3. 3 shows that the position has an inclination of 4.8 ° in the 11 o'clock direction on the drawing.

Therefore, the user can perform putting in a state where the situation of the green is correctly recognized based on the above information.

On the other hand, when the user operates the switch 160 to measure the UV index according to the weather, the digital level is operated for the measurement of the UV index. That is, the ultraviolet sensor 170 installed inside the housing 150 measures the self-examination index from the sunlight coming through the light receiving unit 152, and thus the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170 is the output unit 180. ), UV index is displayed as 0 ~ 9 grade. As such, a method of representing the ultraviolet index through the display means 140 is illustrated in FIG. 4. 4 shows that the current UV index is 4, and the phrase 'UV index' indicating that the number displayed through the display means 140 is the UV index is activated on the display means 140.

By looking at the UV index displayed through the display means 140 as described above, by selecting an appropriate sunscreen and applying it to the skin, it is possible to prevent skin damage caused by UV, and to obtain more accurate information, By using the switch 160 or a selection button (not shown) provided separately, information about its skin type is input. As an example, a method using the switch 160 will be described. When the switch 160 is pressed for several seconds, 1,2,3,4,5,6 numbers for input of the skin type are displayed through the display means 140. In this case, the user is able to input information about the skin type by pressing the switch 160 again in the number corresponding to the skin type suitable for the user. By comparing the information on the user's skin type and the UV index measured from the UV sensor 170, it informs the UV block index recommended for use on the user's skin type, thereby helping to select the sunscreen.

On the other hand, in the case of the UV index displayed through the display means 140, the higher the number means that the stronger UV rays are included in the sunlight, and when the UV rays are stronger, the speed of the ball on the green is faster. It may be used to determine the intensity of the putting with reference to the ultraviolet index displayed through the display means 140.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

The present invention can be utilized as a ball marker for indicating the position of the ball placed on the green as described above, and helps the putting by displaying the inclination and the inclination direction of the placed position, furthermore, skin damage during the golf game outdoors It can help you choose the right sunscreen to prevent this.

Claims (2)

The acceleration sensor 110 for measuring the inclination and the inclination direction of the ground inside the housing 150, the control means 120 for processing the signal of the acceleration sensor 110, and the control means 120 In the ball leveler combined digital level having a display means 140 and a power supply means 130 for displaying the resultant result to the outside of the housing 150, A switch 160 installed in the housing 150 to switch between a gradient measurement mode and an ultraviolet measurement mode; An ultraviolet sensor 170 installed in the housing 150 to measure an ultraviolet index from sunlight when switching to the ultraviolet measuring mode by the switch 160; And And an output unit (180) displaying the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor (170) through the display means (140). The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit 180, An information input unit 181 for receiving a skin type from a user; Receiving unit 182 for receiving the ultraviolet index measured by the ultraviolet sensor 170; And A determination unit (183) for comparing a user's skin type input to the information input unit (181) and an ultraviolet index input to the receiving unit 182 to calculate a suitable UV cut index (SPF) for the user; Ball marker and digital level meter with UV index display.

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