The present invention relates to a skipping-rope handle and a skipping-rope system, and more particularly to a skipping-rope handle structure and a skipping-rope system using wireless communication mode.
In existing technology, for the skipping competition, various of counting terminals (electronic skipping-rope handles) all need to communicate with a console and a skipping carpet in real-time. For example, the counting results of each skipping-rope handle will be transmitted to a console in real-time and then the results of each player will be displayed on a large screen. If the counting terminals (electronic skipping-rope handles) are connected with them by wired medium, the site environment of the sports ground will be influenced by this and it is difficult to construct. And wired connections also need to be reset when the exercise program changes. Furthermore, the wired medium of the electronic skipping-rope handle will hamper the skipping action.
To solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicant innovatively designs a wireless skipping-rope handle and a wireless skipping-rope system.
An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless skipping-rope handle and a wireless skipping-rope system, so as to overcome the disadvantages of the existing technology.
To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
A wireless skipping-rope handle includes a handle shell provided with a rotating head. A micro-controller, and a counting switch, a button, a memory and a wireless module all electrically connected with the micro-controller are provided in the handle shell. The wireless module is further connected with an antenna.
Its further technical solution is: said counting switch includes three magnetic sensors, and a magnet corresponding to the magnetic sensors is provided on the rotating head.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope handle further includes a power supply module, a buzzer and an indicating light all electrically connected with the micro-controller and a RF identification circuit is provided in the handle shell; and the magnetic sensors are Hall sensors or reed switches.
A wireless skipping-rope system includes several aforementioned wireless skipping-rope handles and a console wirelessly connected with the wireless skipping-rope handles. Said console includes a controller, and a wireless communication component, a wired communication component, a power supply module, a memory, a control button and a display component all connected with the controller, said wireless communication component being wirelessly connected with said several wireless skipping-rope handles.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope system further includes a remote control, an indicating light, a buzzer, a SD card interface and a RF readout circuit, all of which are connected with the controller.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope system includes several said wireless communication component; said wireless communication component includes a wireless processing module connected with the controller, a wireless module connected with the wireless processing module and an antenna connected with the wireless module; said display component includes a driving circuit connected with the controller and a display screen connected with the driving circuit; said wired communication component includes a communication processing module connected with the controller and a USB interface connected with the communication processing module; said communication processing module is further connected with a conversion module and said conversion module is connected with a serial communication interface.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope system further includes at least one skipping-rope carpet device communicatively connected with the console by wire; said skipping-rope carpet device includes a micro-controller, and a wireless transceiver module, a power supply module, a control button and a display component all connected with the micro-controller, further includes a connecting port electrically connected with the console, said wireless transceiver module being wirelessly and communicatively connected with the skipping-rope handle, and further includes a skipping carpet interface electrically connected with a skipping-rope carpet, a counting switch electrically connected with the skipping carpet interface being provided on the skipping-rope carpet.
A wireless skipping-rope system includes an aforementioned wireless skipping-rope handle and a skipping-rope carpet device wirelessly connected with the wireless skipping-rope handle. Said skipping-rope carpet device includes a micro-controller, and a wireless transceiver module, a power supply module, a control button and a display component all connected with the micro-controller, the wireless transceiver module being wirelessly and communicatively connected with the skipping-rope handle, and further includes a skipping carpet interface electrically connected with a skipping-rope carpet, a counting switch electrically connected with the skipping carpet interface being provided on the skipping-rope carpet.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope system further includes an infrared receiving circuit, an indicating light and a buzzer, all of which are connected with the micro-controller, and further includes a card reader interface and a communication serial interface, both of which are connected with the micro-controller.
Its further technical solution is: the wireless skipping-rope system further includes a charge-discharge control circuit connected with the power supply module and a battery connected with the charge-discharge control circuit; and said display component includes a driving circuit and a display screen, said display screen comprising several nixie tubes.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of the present invention are: the wireless skipping-rope handle of the present invention includes a wireless module to make the automatic counting information in the electronic skipping-rope handle can be transmitted to the console in real-time by wireless mode, thereby realizing scientific management on rope skipping results and improving impartiality of the skipping-rope competitions. Additionally, the present invention uses three magnetic sensors as counting switch, so as to achieve more scientific and rational counting of skipping-rope and ensure the scientific of counting. There may be provided a RF identification circuit included in the handle shell, thus, when using, each skipping-rope handle needs to make an identity-confirmation by the RF readout circuit of the console or the skipping-rope carpet device, thereby realizing the pairing of the wireless communication between the skipping-rope handle and the console or the skipping-rope carpet device. Thus, a same console can carry out wireless communication with more than one skipping-rope handle. The console of the wireless skipping-rope system of the present invention communicates with several skipping-rope handles by wireless communication mode. Each antenna thereof can be communicatively connected with the several skipping-rope handles and each two antennas are connected to one wireless processing module so as to achieve quick processing of wireless signals. Thus a same console can communicate with hundreds of skipping-rope handles simultaneously and no information delay will happen. The result of rope skipping can be saved to a SD card by the SD card interface. The system also can be connected with a computer by the USB interface or serial communication interface. The remote control is provided for remote operation by the user. The RF readout circuit is provided to make the skipping-rope handle carry out an identity confirmation (also called as registration) by means of RF sensor technology. After registering, the wireless communicative connection between the console and this skipping-rope handle will switch on. Furthermore, there may be provided a skipping-rope carpet device connected with the console by wire, and the skipping-rope carpet device further can achieve one-to-one wireless communication with the skipping-rope handle. The skipping-rope carpet device also may include a RF car reader (RF readout circuit) so as to facilitate the registration of the skipping-rope handle, thereby switching on the wireless communication between the skipping-rope handle and the skipping-rope carpet device. The wireless skipping-rope system of the present invention also can only include one skipping-rope handle and one skipping-rope carpet device, which are one-to-one and connected with each other by wireless communication.
The present invention will become more clear by means of the following description combining the accompanying drawings, which are used to illustrate embodiments of the present invention.
Description of the reference numbers in the accompanying drawings:
The reference numbers of
Handle shell 1A, 1B; rotating head 11; magnet 111; micro-controller 2; power supply module 21; buzzer 22; counting switch 3; reed switch 31; LED indicating light 4; button 5; memory 6; wireless module 7; and antenna 71.
The reference numbers of
Controller 1; programming interface 10; power supply module 11; memory 12; control button 13; skipping carpet connecting terminal 14; remote control 15; indicating light 16; buzzer 17; SD card interface 18; RF readout circuit 19; wireless communication component 2; wireless processing module 21; wireless module 22; antenna 23; wired communication component 3; communication processing module 31; USB interface 32; conversion module 33; serial communication interface 34; display component 4; driving circuit 41; display screen 42; micro-controller 81; wireless transceiver module 82; power supply module 83; charge-discharge control circuit 832; battery 833; control button 84; display component 85; driving circuit 851; display screen 852; connecting port 861; skipping carpet interface 862; card reader interface 863; communication serial interface 864; infrared receiving circuit 871; indicating light 872; buzzer 873; skipping-rope handle A; skipping-rope carpet device B; console 5, skipping-rope carpet T; and counting switch T1.
For understanding the technical content of the present invention more sufficiently, some embodiments of the present invention will now be described as follows, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The skipping-rope handle is suitable for being used with a console, and used in skipping-rope competition. When carry out a competition, the counting results of each jumper can be sent to the console by wireless communication mode. A RF identification circuit (not shown in Figures) can be included in the handle shell. An independent RF identification circuit (RF card) is inserted into the outer end of the skipping-rope handle. When using, the outer end of each skipping-rope handle needs to close to the RF readout circuit of the console so as to make a identify confirmation (ID registration before each rope skipping), thereby achieving the pairing of the wireless communication between the skipping-rope handle and the console (the console stored the RF identification code of each skipping-rope handle, and after the RF readout circuit of the console reads out the identification information of the RF identification circuit of certain skipping-rope handle, the console will switch on the wireless communication with this skipping-rope handle), thus, a same console can carry out wireless communication with more than one skipping-rope handle.
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In other embodiments, each wireless processing module can be connected with more wireless modules, so as to achieve wireless connection with more wireless skipping-rope handles.
When using, put the wireless skipping-rope handle (which is provided with a RF identification circuit (RF identification chip) inserted therein) close to the RF readout circuit 19, then the controller can switch on the wireless communicative connection between the wireless communication component and this skipping-rope handle after reading out the identification code of this skipping-rope handle. It needs to carry out a confirmation by RF identification mode before use every time, so that the console can enable the same amount of the wireless communication components according to the amount of the skipping-rope handles, thereby optimizing processing speed of the controller, saving electricity and improving the system stability.
In this embodiment, there is further provided two expanded ports CN5 and CN6 which are connected with the micro-controller 81. The indicating light is common-cathode di-color light. There may be provided a memory connected with the micro-controller as needed. The power supply module may include a filter circuit and a voltage stabilizing circuit as needed.
When using, there must be provided a card reader connected with the card reader interface. Skipping-rope player can put the electronic skipping-rope handle close to the card reader to finish the registering procedure, and then the electronic skipping-rope will build wireless communication with the electronic skipping-rope carpet and the console formally, thereby realizing wireless counting. The micro-controller provided in the skipping-rope carpet is connected with the controller provided in the console and their internal data can be shared and transmitted between each other. If there has more than one electronic skipping-rope carpet, only the first electronic skipping-rope carpet needs to build wired communicative connection with the console via the port CN3, and then the other electronic skipping-rope carpets can in turn be connected with each other in series via the ports CN7, CN8, thereby achieving communicative connection between multiple electronic skipping-rope carpets and a same console.
As more detailed description of the present invention, the rotating head may be provided with two connecting holes for connecting with the skipping-rope, and the two connecting holes are parallel with each other. The skipping-rope is fixed on the rotating head by a locking screw. The rotating head also may be provided with only a single connecting hole, and the single connecting hole may be straight inserting type (the connecting hole and the central axle line of the rotating head is parallel or concentric) or lateral inserting type (the connecting hole and the central axle line of the rotating head is perpendicular). The skipping-rope can be a composite structure, which includes a central spindle and a protective layer enveloping the central spindle, wherein the central spindle is flexible steel cable and the protective layer is flexible plastic coat. The skipping-rope also can be a combined structure, which includes a central spindle and a protective layer winding on the central spindle, wherein the central spindle is flexible steel cable and the protective layer is spiral covering belt. Additionally, a positioning belt is provided on the shell of the skipping-rope handle for being wore on the hand by the skipping-rope player. The positioning belt is preferably fixed on the two ends of the shell so as to prevent the skipping-rope player from rotating the handle shell when doing rope skipping, and then prevent cheating.
In conclusion, the wireless skipping-rope handle of the present invention includes a wireless module to make the automatic counting information in the electronic skipping-rope handle can be transmitted to the console in real-time by wireless mode, thereby realizing scientific management on rope skipping results and improving impartiality of the skipping-rope competitions. Additionally, the present invention uses three magnetic sensors as counting switch, so as to achieve more scientific and rational counting of skipping-rope and ensure the scientific of counting. There may be provided a RF identification circuit included in the handle shell, thus, when using, each skipping-rope handle needs to make an identity-confirmation by the RF readout circuit of the console or the skipping-rope carpet device, thereby realizing the pairing of the wireless communication between the skipping-rope handle and the console or the skipping-rope carpet device. Thus, a same console can carry out wireless communication with more than one skipping-rope handle. The console of the wireless skipping-rope system of the present invention communicates with several skipping-rope handles by wireless communication mode. Each antenna thereof can be communicatively connected with the several skipping-rope handles and each two antennas are connected to one wireless processing module so as to achieve quick processing of wireless signals. Thus a same console can communicate with hundreds of skipping-rope handles simultaneously and no information delay will happen. The result of rope skipping can be saved to a SD card by the SD card interface. The system also can be connected with a computer by the USB interface or serial communication interface. The remote control is provided for remote operation by the user. The RF readout circuit is provided to make the skipping-rope handle carry out an identity confirmation (also called as registration) by means of RF sensor technology. After registering, the wireless communicative connection between the console and this skipping-rope handle will switch on. Furthermore, there may be provided a skipping-rope carpet device connected with the console by wire, and the skipping-rope carpet device further can achieve one-to-one wireless communication with the skipping-rope handle. The skipping-rope carpet device also may include a RF car reader (RF readout circuit) so as to facilitate the registration of the skipping-rope handle, thereby switching on the wireless communication between the skipping-rope handle and the skipping-rope carpet device. The wireless skipping-rope system of the present invention also can only include one skipping-rope handle and one skipping-rope carpet device, which are one-to-one and connected with each other by wireless communication.
Above descriptions of embodiments are provided for further illustrating the technical content of the present invention, so as to facilitate understanding and it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments. Any technique extension and recreation according to the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the invention.
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201110297378.9 | Sep 2011 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/CN12/73280 | 3/30/2012 | WO | 00 | 10/21/2013 |