CN118564115A - Bus stop convenient for visually impaired people and application method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a bus stop that is convenient for the visually impaired and a method of using the same, and relates to the technical field of public facilities. It comprises: two symmetrically arranged support poles, and also comprises: a control system for receiving the arrival information of the bus at the station pushed by the central control gateway; a display screen is arranged between the two support poles, the display screen is electrically connected to the control system, and the display screen is used to display the arrival information of the bus received by the control system in real time; a voice broadcast system is arranged on the support poles, the voice broadcast system is electrically connected to the control system, and the voice broadcast system is used to broadcast the information on the display screen; a switch is arranged on one of the support poles, the switch is electrically connected to the control system, and the switch is used to trigger the control system to control the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen. The advantage of the present invention is that it is convenient for the visually impaired to understand the bus number information and real-time bus information, which greatly facilitates and encourages the visually impaired to take the bus.

Description

A bus stop convenient for visually impaired persons and a method of using the bus stop

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the technical field of public facilities, and in particular to a bus stop convenient for visually impaired persons and a method of using the bus stop.

Background Art

As a special group with a certain number in society, the visually impaired need more care and attention from the society. In order to enable the visually impaired to live independently, the first thing that needs to be solved is their travel problem.

In order to practice low-carbon travel, buses have become the preferred mode of travel for many people. In recent years, with the rapid development of economic construction, urban public transportation has developed rapidly. While increasing bus routes to meet the needs of public transportation users, the establishment and management of supporting public facilities have become increasingly important.

At present, there are many inconveniences for visually impaired people to take the bus. In the prior art, there are guide systems for visually impaired people, which can facilitate visually impaired people to get on and off the bus in time, but cannot connect information between visually impaired users and bus stops, that is, it is not convenient for visually impaired users to understand the bus routes and bus stop information passing through the bus stop. Especially when there are only visually impaired people at the bus stop, they cannot accurately understand the bus number information at the station and cannot accurately take the bus, and may take the wrong bus.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a bus stop convenient for visually impaired persons and a method for using the bus stop, which facilitates the visually impaired persons to understand bus number information and real-time bus information and facilitates the visually impaired persons to take the bus.

The present invention provides a bus stop convenient for visually impaired persons and a method for using the bus stop, comprising: two symmetrically arranged support poles, and further comprising:

The control system is used to receive the arrival information of the bus at the station pushed by the central control gateway;

A display screen is arranged between the two support rods, the display screen is electrically connected to the control system, and the display screen is used to display the arrival information of the bus received by the control system in real time;

A voice broadcast system is arranged on the support rod, the voice broadcast system is electrically connected to the control system, and the voice broadcast system is used to broadcast the information on the display screen;

A switch is arranged on one of the support rods, the switch is electrically connected to the control system, and the switch is used to trigger the control system to control the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen.

Preferably, the voice broadcast system comprises:

A text reading module, used for reading text on the display screen;

A text conversion module, used for converting the text read by the text reading module into audio;

A loudspeaker is arranged on one of the supporting rods and is used for broadcasting the audio converted by the text conversion module.

Preferably, the text conversion module is a TTS voice module.

Preferably, a light box is provided between the two support poles, and the light box is located below the display screen. The light box has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface and the second surface are a group of oppositely arranged surfaces. The first surface is the side facing the bus arrival station, and the second surface is provided with a Braille panel, and the Braille panel records the bus information of the station.

Preferably, the switch and the first surface are located in the same plane, and further comprises: a guiding structure for guiding a visually impaired person to the switch, the guiding structure comprising:

A first rod, one end of which is arranged on the second surface and located on one side of the braille panel, and the other end of the first rod is used to be fixed to the ground near the blind path;

The second rod is in a rotary shape, one end of the second rod is arranged on the second surface and located on one side of the first rod, and the other end of the second rod is arranged on the support rod and located on one side of the switch.

Preferably, the voice broadcast system further includes a storage module, the storage module stores voice files, and further includes:

A trigger component is arranged on the side wall of the first rod, and the trigger component is located at an end of the first rod away from the second surface. After the trigger component is triggered, the control system controls the loudspeaker to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module.

Preferably, the trigger component is a plurality of pressure sensors, and the plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on the side wall of the first rod, wherein one or several of the pressure sensors receive a pressure change signal and send the pressure change signal to the control system, and after receiving the pressure change signal, the control system controls the loudspeaker to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module.

A method for using a bus stop conveniently for visually impaired persons comprises the following steps:

When the visually impaired person's cane touches the pressure sensor on the first rod, the loudspeaker broadcasts the voice file stored in the storage module to remind the visually impaired person that there is a bus stop next to him;

guiding the visually impaired person to the Braille panel by using a first rod;

Touch the information on the braille panel to learn the bus information for this stop;

When there is a bus to be taken, the visually impaired person is guided to the switch by the second pole;

Pressing the switch triggers the control system to control the loudspeaker to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen.

Preferably, when there is no bus to take, the user returns to the blind path through the first pole.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention discloses a bus stop convenient for visually impaired people and a method of using the bus stop, which has the following beneficial effects:

This device is mainly suitable for visually impaired people. When in use, when the visually impaired person arrives at the platform, by pressing the switch on the support rod, a signal can be sent to the control system, so that the control system controls the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen. By listening to the broadcasted information, the visually impaired person can understand whether there is a vehicle that he needs to take, how long it will take for the vehicle he is waiting to arrive, etc., so that the visually impaired person can understand the bus number information and real-time bus information, which will greatly facilitate and promote the visually impaired person to take the bus. A guiding structure is also provided. When the blind stick touches the blind path, it will touch the end of the first rod away from the second surface, and it can be known that there is a bus platform nearby. With the guidance of the first rod, it can be guided to the braille panel on the second surface, and the information of the station and the number of the platform can be understood by touching the braille panel. After understanding clearly, if there is a bus that needs to be taken, the second rod can be turned to the switch in front of the platform, and the real-time status information of the bus can be obtained by pressing the button. If there is no bus that needs to be taken, the person can also return to the blind path along the direction of the first rod.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial top view of the second rod connection of the present invention.

The meanings of the numbers in the figure are: 1—support pole, 2—display screen, 3—light box, 4—guide structure, 11—ceiling, 12—switch, 13—loudspeaker, 31—first surface, 32—second surface, 33—Braille panel, 41—first pole, 42—second pole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical solution in the present application will be described clearly and in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "/" means or, for example, A/B can mean A or B: "and/or" in the text is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships, for example, A and/or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, "multiple" means two or more than two.

In the following, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be understood as suggesting or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Example 1

An embodiment of the present invention provides a bus stop that is convenient for the visually impaired and a method of using the bus stop, as shown in Figure 1, including two symmetrically arranged support poles 1, which serve as a supporting device. A roof 11 is provided on the top of the two support poles 1. Like the existing bus stops, the roof 11 can block rain and sun, etc. In this device, structural damage can be avoided. At the same time, solar panels can be arranged on the roof 11, which can store solar energy and convert it into electrical energy on sunny days to provide power for the entire device. The device also includes: a control system, a display screen 2, a voice broadcast system, and a switch 12. The control system is used to receive the arrival information of the bus at the station pushed by the central control gateway; the display screen 2 is set between the two support poles 1, the display screen 2 is electrically connected to the control system, and the display screen 2 is used to display the arrival information of the bus received by the control system in real time, such as: how many stops the No. 123 bus has to arrive at the station, how many minutes it is expected to arrive, etc. The ceiling 11 can prevent the display screen 2 from being rained on and protect the internal structure of the display screen 2; the voice broadcast system is set on the support pole 1, the voice broadcast system is electrically connected to the control system, and the voice broadcast system is used to broadcast the information on the display screen 2; the switch 12 is set on one of the support poles 1, the switch 12 is electrically connected to the control system, and the switch 12 is used to trigger the control system to control the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen 2. The device is mainly suitable for use by visually impaired persons and persons with visual impairments. When in use, the visually impaired person arrives at the platform and, by pressing the switch 12 on the support rod 1, can send a signal to the control system, so that the control system controls the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen 2. By listening to the broadcasted information content, the visually impaired person can understand whether there is a vehicle that he needs to take, how long it will take for the vehicle he is waiting to arrive at the station, etc., so that the visually impaired person can understand the bus schedule information and real-time bus information, which will greatly facilitate and encourage the visually impaired person to take the bus.

This embodiment provides a specific structure of a voice broadcast system. Furthermore, the voice broadcast system includes: a text reading module, a text conversion module, and a loudspeaker 13. The text reading module is used to read the text on the display screen 2; the text conversion module is connected to the text reading module signal, and the text conversion module is used to convert the text read by the text reading module into audio; the loudspeaker 13 is set on one of the support rods 1, and is used to broadcast the audio converted by the text conversion module, and the loudspeaker 13 is connected to the text conversion module signal. The working principle of the voice broadcast system: when the switch 12 is triggered, the text reading module reads the text on the display screen 2, and then the text conversion module converts the text read by the text reading module into audio, which is broadcasted by the loudspeaker 13, so that the visually impaired can understand the bus schedule information and real-time bus information.

Furthermore, the text conversion module is a TTS voice module, which is a module commonly used for converting text into audio.

Example 2

As a further improvement scheme based on Example 1, in order to make it more convenient for the visually impaired to understand the bus schedule information, further, a light box 3 is provided between the two support poles 1. The light box 3 is the light box for placing advertisements on the bus stop. The light box 3 is located below the display screen 2. The height of the light box 3 is set at a moderate position. The top of the light box 3 is approximately 1.2m-1.5m from the ground. The height of the light box 3 is approximately 50cm. The light box 3 has a first surface 31 and a second surface 32. The first surface 31 and the second surface 32 are a group of oppositely arranged surfaces. The first surface 31 is the side facing the bus arrival station as the front side, and the second surface 32 is the back side. As shown in Figure 2, a Braille panel 33 is provided on the second surface 32. The Braille panel 33 records the bus information of the station. The Braille panel 33 is set on the second surface 32, that is, the back side because there is generally a blind path on the back side of the bus stop. The Braille panel 33 is set on the second surface 32 closer to the blind path for the visually impaired to touch the Braille panel 33 and understand the bus stop platform schedule information. Among them, the first side 31 can also be used as a bus route sign. The bus route passing through the platform can be recorded on the first side 31. At the same time, a lighting lamp is arranged in the light box 3, and a white advertising cloth is arranged on the inner side of the first side 31 to increase the brightness. It is convenient for visually impaired people who are not completely blind to view the information recorded on the first side 31. In order to save energy, the light box 3 has a built-in lighting system, which is not started during the day and is only started and used in the evening and at night.

When the visually impaired person understands the information on the Braille panel 33 and needs to take a bus, he also needs to understand the real-time status information of the bus, so he needs to be guided to press the switch 12. Furthermore, the switch 12 and the first surface 31 are located in the same plane, that is, the switch 12 faces the front of the platform. Passengers in the front can directly press the switch 12, while the visually impaired person who understands the information on the Braille panel 33 needs to go to the front to press the switch 12. The guide structure 4 is used to guide the visually impaired person to the switch 12. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the guide structure 4 includes: a first rod 41 and a second rod 42. One end of the first rod 41 is arranged on the second surface 32, located on one side of the Braille panel 33, and the other end of the first rod 41 is used to be fixed to the ground near the blind path. The first rod 41 can remind the visually impaired that there is a bus stop nearby, and people who need to take the bus can follow the first rod 41 to understand the platform and bus information; the second rod 42 is revolving, one end of the second rod 42 is arranged on the second surface 32, located on one side of the first rod 41, and the other end of the second rod 42 is arranged on the support rod 1, located on one side of the switch 12. When the specific guide structure 4 is used for guidance, most visually impaired people use a cane to walk on the blind path. Some visually impaired people can use mobile phones for navigation and can find out the nearby bus stops. Some visually impaired people cannot use mobile phones for navigation or other reasons. When the cane touches the blind path, it will touch the end of the first rod 41 away from the second surface 32, and it can be known that there is a bus stop nearby. With the guidance of the first rod 41, it can be guided to the braille panel 33 on the second surface 32. By touching the braille panel 33, the information of the station and the train number of the station can be obtained. After understanding clearly, if there is a bus that needs to be taken, the second rod 42 can be used to turn to the switch 12 in front of the station. By pressing the button, the real-time status information of the bus can be obtained. If there is no bus that needs to be taken, it can also return to the blind path along the direction of the first rod 41. The guide structure 4 set in this embodiment is more convenient for visually impaired people to take the bus. Among them, the visually impaired can learn from the city publicity that the second rod 42 is guided to the switch 12 to obtain the real-time status information of the bus. The Braille panel 33 can also record the instructions that people who need to take the bus can understand the real-time status information of the bus by following the second rod 42 to the switch 12 and pressing the switch. This dual method ensures that the visually impaired understands that the real-time status information of the bus can be obtained by pressing the switch 12.

Among them, other structures of this embodiment are consistent with those of embodiment 1, and are just optimizations made to embodiment 1.

Example 3

As a further improvement scheme based on Example 2, because there may be other obstacles on the blind path, in Example 2, when the visually impaired person's blind stick touches the first rod 41, it is impossible to know whether it is an ordinary obstacle or a bus stop next to it. In order to facilitate the visually impaired person to distinguish whether the blind stick touches an ordinary obstacle or the first rod 41, further, the voice broadcast system also includes a storage module, the storage module stores a voice file, the voice file may be the name of the station, such as: Keji Road Station, and also includes: a trigger component is arranged on the side wall of the first rod 41, the trigger component is located at the end of the first rod 41 away from the second surface 32, after the trigger component is triggered, the control system controls the loudspeaker 13 to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module. When the visually impaired person's cane touches the first rod 41, the trigger component is triggered, and the trigger component sends a signal to the control system, and the control system controls the loudspeaker 13 to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module, that is, the loudspeaker 13 immediately broadcasts the name of the platform, so that the visually impaired person can know that there is a bus stop next to him, and on the other hand, the visually impaired person can also know which station the next station is, which is convenient for him to decide whether to take the bus. At the same time, for the visually impaired person who does not understand the function of the bus station or does not know whether there is a bus that needs to be taken at the station, the voice file can also store the voice, that is, the person can go to the Braille panel 33 to learn the bus information along the direction of the first rod 41, which is more convenient for the visually impaired person to take the bus.

This embodiment provides a specific way of triggering a component. Furthermore, the triggering component is a plurality of pressure sensors, and the plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on the side wall of the first rod 41. One or more of the pressure sensors receive a pressure change signal and send the pressure change signal to the control system. After receiving the pressure change signal, the control system controls the loudspeaker 13 to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module. Among them, the pressure sensor can be a touch sensor that can detect pressure changes with a slight pressure. Even if the blind stick slightly touches the first rod 41, the pressure sensor can detect the pressure change signal and send the signal to the control system. The control system can control the loudspeaker 13 to remind the visually impaired that there is a bus stop nearby.

Among them, the other structures of this embodiment are consistent with those of Embodiment 2, and are just optimizations made to Embodiment 2.

Example 4

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using a bus stop convenient for the visually impaired, which is performed using a bus stop convenient for the visually impaired in the above embodiments 1, 2, and 3, and includes the following steps:

Step 1: When the cane of the visually impaired person touches the pressure sensor on the first rod 41, the loudspeaker 13 broadcasts the voice file stored in the storage module, prompting that there is a bus stop next to the blind path;

Step 2: guiding the visually impaired person to the Braille panel 33 by using the first rod 41;

Step 3: Touch the information on the braille panel 33 to learn the bus information at this station;

Step 4: When there is a bus to be taken, the visually impaired person is guided to the switch 12 by the second rod 42;

Step 5: Press the switch 12 to trigger the control system to control the loudspeaker 13 to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen 2.

Furthermore, when there is no bus to take, the user returns to the blind path through the first rod 41 .

The advantage of the present invention is that the device is mainly suitable for visually impaired persons and people with visual impairments. When in use, the visually impaired person goes to the platform and presses the switch on the support rod to send a signal to the control system, so that the control system controls the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen. By listening to the broadcasted information content, the visually impaired person can understand whether there is a vehicle that he needs to take, how long it will take for the waiting vehicle to arrive at the station, etc., so that the visually impaired person can understand the bus number information and real-time bus information, which will greatly facilitate and promote the visually impaired person to take the bus. A guiding structure is also provided. When the blind stick touches the blind path, it will touch the end of the first rod away from the second surface, and it can be known that there is a bus station nearby. With the guidance of the first rod, it can be guided to the braille panel on the second surface, and the station information and the bus number information of the platform can be understood by touching the braille panel. After understanding clearly, if there is a bus that needs to be taken, the second rod can be turned to the switch in front of the platform, and the real-time status information of the bus can be understood by pressing the button. If there is no bus that needs to be taken, the person can also return to the blind path along the direction of the first rod.

The above disclosures are only several specific embodiments of the present invention. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. Any changes that can be conceived by those skilled in the art should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. A bus stop for the visually impaired, comprising: two symmetrically arranged support poles (1), characterized in that it also includes: The control system is used to receive the arrival information of the bus at the station pushed by the central control gateway; A display screen (2) is arranged between the two support rods (1), the display screen (2) is electrically connected to the control system, and the display screen (2) is used to display the bus arrival information received by the control system in real time; A voice broadcast system, arranged on the support rod (1), the voice broadcast system being electrically connected to the control system, and the voice broadcast system being used to broadcast the information on the display screen (2); A switch (12) is arranged on one of the support rods (1), the switch (12) is electrically connected to the control system, and the switch (12) is used to trigger the control system to control the voice broadcast system to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen (2). 2. A bus stop for the visually impaired according to claim 1, characterized in that the voice broadcast system comprises: A text reading module, used for reading text on the display screen (2); A text conversion module, used for converting the text read by the text reading module into audio; A loudspeaker (13) is arranged on one of the supporting rods (1) and is used to broadcast the audio converted by the text conversion module. 3. A bus stop for the visually impaired according to claim 2, characterized in that the text conversion module is a TTS voice module. 4. A bus stop for the convenience of the visually impaired according to claim 3, characterized in that a light box (3) is provided between the two support poles (1), the light box (3) is located below the display screen (2), the light box (3) has a first surface (31) and a second surface (32), the first surface (31) and the second surface (32) are a group of oppositely arranged surfaces, the first surface (31) is the side facing the bus arrival station, and the second surface (32) is provided with a Braille panel (33), and the Braille panel (33) records the bus information of the station. 5. A bus stop for the visually impaired according to claim 4, characterized in that the switch (12) and the first surface (31) are located in the same plane, and further comprising: a guiding structure (4) for guiding the visually impaired to the switch (12), the guiding structure (4) comprising: A first rod (41), one end of which is arranged on the second surface (32) and located on one side of the braille panel (33), and the other end of the first rod (41) is used to be fixed to the ground near the blind path; The second rod (42) is in a rotary shape, one end of the second rod (42) is arranged on the second surface (32) and is located on one side of the first rod (41), and the other end of the second rod (42) is arranged on the support rod (1) and is located on one side of the switch (12). 6. A bus stop for the visually impaired according to claim 5, characterized in that the voice broadcast system further comprises a storage module, the storage module stores voice files, and further comprises: A trigger component is arranged on the side wall of the first rod (41), and the trigger component is located at an end of the first rod (41) away from the second surface (32). After the trigger component is triggered, the control system controls the loudspeaker (13) to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module. 7. A bus stop for the convenience of the visually impaired according to claim 6, characterized in that the trigger component is a plurality of pressure sensors, and the plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on the side wall of the first rod (41), and one or more of the pressure sensors receive a pressure change signal and send the pressure change signal to the control system, and after receiving the pressure change signal, the control system controls the loudspeaker (13) to broadcast the voice file stored in the storage module. 8. A method for using a bus stop conveniently for the visually impaired according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: When the cane of the visually impaired person touches the pressure sensor on the first rod (41), the loudspeaker (13) broadcasts the voice file stored in the storage module to remind the visually impaired person that there is a bus stop next to him; guiding the visually impaired person to the Braille panel (33) via a first rod (41); Touch the information on the braille panel (33) to learn the bus information at this station; When there is a bus to be taken, the visually impaired person is guided to the switch (12) via the second rod (42); Pressing the switch (12) triggers the control system to control the loudspeaker (13) to broadcast the information displayed on the display screen (2) so as to obtain the arrival information of the bus. 9. A method for using a bus stop convenient for the visually impaired according to claim 8, characterized in that when there is no bus to be taken, the first rod (41) is used to return to the blind path.