POWER GENERATION INSOLE

• Main Authors: KANAZAWA AKIHIRO, UNNO YUJI, KUWATA TAKUYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 09.11.2017
• Subjects: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; FOOTWEAR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

TECHNICAL PROBLEM: To provide a power generation insole that includes a piezoelectric element for collecting energy of impact and deformation on a shoe caused by various types of rhythm of walking or walking methods and has a radio apparatus and a rectification/storage circuit for efficiently rectifying and storing power from the piezoelectric element built-in.SOLUTION: A power generation insole has a configuration including: a plurality of piezoelectric elements 11 separated and arranged on a plane of a flexible board; a rectification/storage circuit 8 formed for rectifying and storing electromotive force generated at the piezoelectric elements 11, the rectification/storage circuit 8 being arranged inside a rectification/storage circuit accommodation recess unit 10 formed at part of an arch part in the flexible board 2; a radio apparatus for originating a signal using power output from the rectification/storage circuit 8, the radio apparatus being arranged inside the rectification/storage circuit accommodation recess unit 10; and an antenna 8g for originating the signal from the radio apparatus to the outside, the antenna being arranged inside the rectification/storage circuit accommodation recess unit 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【技術課題】多様な歩行のリズムや歩行方法による靴の衝撃及び変形のエネルギーを圧電素子で回収し、この圧電素子からの電力を効率的に整流して蓄電する整流蓄電回路と無線機を内蔵した発電インソールを提供する。【解決手段】本発明発電インソールは、可撓性基板の平面上に圧電素子１１を複数個に分離して配置し、前記圧電素子１１で発生した起電力を整流して蓄電する整流蓄電回路８を形成し、この整流蓄電回路８を前記可撓性基板２において土踏まず部分の一部に形成した整流蓄電回路収容凹部１０内に配置し、前記整流蓄電回路収容凹部１０内には、前記整流蓄電回路８から出力される電力を用いて信号を発信する無線機を配置し、前記無線機からの信号を外部に発信するためのアンテナ８ｇを前記整流蓄電回路収容凹部１０内に配置した構成とする。【選択図】図３