Eyeglass buffer protection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10415561-B2
Application number	US-201815943071-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2018
Priority date	Apr 11, 2017
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

An eyeglass buffer protection device for using in a pair of glasses comprises a min body, which has a penetrating channel and comprises an inflatable cushion, an air pump, a switch element and a control unit. When the switch element is turned on, the switch element issues an enabling signal to the control unit and the control unit enables the air pump in response to the enabling signal. When the air pump is enabled, an ambient gas is transferred to the inflatable cushion, so that the inflatable cushion is inflated with the gas and the main body is expanded. By penetrating the at least one leg of the glasses into the penetrating channel of the main body, the at least one leg is protected, and the main body fits closely with the ear of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An eyeglass buffer protection device for using in a pair of glasses by detachably covering on at least one leg of the glasses, the eyeglass buffer protection device comprising:
a main body with a penetrating channel and comprising:
an inflatable cushion having an expandable structure;
an air pump in communication with the inflatable cushion;
a switch element; and
a control unit electrically connected with the switch element and the air pump;

wherein when the switch element is turned on, the switch element issues an enabling signal to the control unit, and the control unit enables the air pump in response to the enabling signal to make the air pump transfer an ambient gas to the inflatable cushion, so that the inflatable cushion is inflated with the gas and the main body is expanded, by penetrating the at least one leg of the glasses into the penetrating channel of the main body, the at least one leg is protected, and the main body fits closely with the ear of the user.

2. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is an arc column structure and the penetrating channel is disposed in the central portion of the main body.

3. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is a square slice structure which is bent to form an arc column structure with the penetrating channel defined therein.

4. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 3 , wherein the eyeglass buffer protection device further comprises a fixing unit for coupling the two corresponding sides of the main body to form the arc column structure.

5. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing unit is a snapping unit comprising a buckle portion and a slot portion.

6. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing unit is a clamping unit, a magnetic fixing unit or an adhesive fixing unit.

7. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 1 , wherein the eyeglass buffer protection device further comprises a lining and a soft cushion, a first surface of the lining attaches on one surface of the inflatable cushion, the soft cushion attaches on a second surface of the lining, and the air pump, the switch element and the control module are disposed within the lining.

8. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 7 , wherein the eyeglass buffer protection device further comprise a gas pressure sensor disposed within the lining, the gas pressure sensor is in air communication with the inflatable cushion and electrically connected with the control unit, wherein if the gas pressure sensor detects a pressure of the gas within the inflatable cushion higher than a threshold value, the gas pressure sensor issues a disabling signal to the control unit, wherein in response to the disabling signal, the control unit disables the air pump.

9. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 7 , wherein the glasses further comprise a pressure valve structure disposed within the lining, the pressure valve structure is in communication with the inflatable cushion and electrically connected with the control unit, the pressure valve structure is a switchable valve structure comprising a check valve and a relief valve, the check valve allows the gas to flow in one direction only to the inflatable cushion without backflow, and the relief valve is configured to adjust a pressure of the gas in the inflatable cushion.

10. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 9 , wherein when the switch element issues a pressure-relief signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the relief valve of the pressure valve structure to decrease the pressure of the gas in the inflatable cushion in response to the pressure-relief signal by discharging the gas from the inflatable cushion to the exterior surroundings of the eyeglass buffer protection device.

11. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 1 , wherein the air pump is a piezoelectric air pump.

12. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 11 , wherein the piezoelectric air pump comprises:
a resonance plate having a central aperture and a movable part near the central aperture;
a piezoelectric actuator spatially corresponding to the resonance plate; and
a covering member comprising a sidewall, a bottom plate and an opening, wherein the sidewall is protruded from edges of the bottom plate, an accommodation space is defined by the sidewall and the bottom plate collaboratively, the resonance plate and the piezoelectric actuator are accommodated within the accommodation space, and the opening is formed in the sidewall,
wherein a gap is formed between the resonance plate and the piezoelectric actuator to define a first chamber, wherein when the piezoelectric actuator is actuated, the gas is fed into the opening of the covering member and transferred to the first chamber through the central aperture of the resonance plate, and the gas is transferred according to a resonance effect between the piezoelectric actuator and the movable part of the resonance plate.

13. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 12 , wherein the piezoelectric actuator comprises:
a suspension plate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the suspension plate is permitted to undergo a curvy vibration;
an outer frame arranged around the suspension plate;
at least one bracket connected between the suspension plate and the outer frame for elastically supporting the suspension plate; and
a piezoelectric element, wherein a length of a side of the piezoelectric element is smaller than or equal to a length of a side of the suspension plate, and the piezoelectric element is attached on the second surface of the suspension plate, wherein when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element, the suspension plate is driven to undergo the curvy vibration.

14. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 13 , wherein the suspension plate is a square suspension plate with a bulge.

15. The eyeglass buffer protection device according to claim 13 , wherein the piezoelectric air pump further comprises a conducting plate, a first insulation plate and a second insulation plate, wherein the resonance plate, the piezoelectric actuator, the first insulation plate, the conducting plate, the second insulation plate and the covering member are stacked on each other sequentially.

Assignees

• Microjet Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mou Hao-Jan
• Hsueh Ta-Wei
• Lee Wei-Ming
• Huang Chi-Feng
• Han Yung-Lung

Classifications

• F04B2205/05

  Pressure after the pump outlet · CPC title

• F04B49/08

  Regulating by delivery pressure · CPC title

• F04B49/06

  Control using electricity (regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04) · CPC title

• F04B49/02

  Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control · CPC title

• F04B35/04

  the means being electric · CPC title