JP2001197990A - Pillow provided with detector having alarming means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow provided with a detector having alarming means adaptable for use of the aged or the sick in particular concerning on the pillow used by a person in order to solve problems in which nursing or observation for the aged or the sick conventionally requires expensive medical instruments, particularly difficulties for a household or the like in use thereof, and is not easy for even facilities such as hospitals or the like in necessity for many hands. SOLUTION: This pillow provided with the detector having the alarming means is provided with an elastic bag body with a pressure by filled air, a member for transferring a pressure change extended from the elastic bag body, pressure detecting means communicating with the member for detecting the pressure change, and the alarming means for generating an abnormal signal to produce an alarm by an abnormal pressure change from the pressure detecting means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow to be used by a person, and more particularly to a pillow with a detecting device provided with alarm means suitable for use by the elderly and the sick.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, there has been a system in which nursing care for elderly and sick persons is accompanied by a nurse, or monitored by a monitor such as a television camera, and further monitored by a detector in a nurse room. I was In addition, there were nurse calls, etc., which were usually performed directly by the person. However,
There is no example that focuses on monitoring and detecting nursing of elderly and sick people using pillows.

That is, as a conventional example of the structure of the pillow, a device for automatically adjusting the height of the pillow according to the posture of the human body, a pillow vibrating due to abnormal external sound in an emergency, and a hearing-impaired person There were alarm devices to wake up. As the former,
JP-A-6-343540, JP-A-8-420, JP-A-10-113269, and as the latter,
JP-A-5-76375 is an example. In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-228903 discloses a pillow for sensing sleep from the movement of the head for sleep research. In any case, technologies for monitoring and detecting elderly and sick people using pillows exist. Not.

[0004]

In the above conventional example,
For example, it is physically difficult for a nurse to attend nursing care for 24 hours, and the nursing work has been considerably problematic especially at midnight. In addition, the monitoring system by nurses using detectors, etc., is
The time system was a considerable labor reinforcement. Furthermore,
Nurse calls made directly by the patient were not particularly problematic as long as the patient's consciousness was clear, but there was a problem that communication was difficult when sudden medical conditions suddenly changed.

Conventionally, the condition of a patient is remotely monitored in a nurse's room. However, in this case, the cost is high because the condition is monitored by a television system or an instrument for measuring heart rate and blood pressure. There was a problem.

[0006] In particular, there has been no detection device suitable for nursing the elderly or sick, which can be widely applied not only to patients in hospitals but also to homes.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to improve the above-mentioned problems and to obtain a pillow device capable of quickly detecting a change in the condition of an elderly or sick person with a simple configuration.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention focuses on a pillow that is laid down when an elderly or sick person has an abnormality. A member that transmits a pressure change extending from the elastic bag body, a pressure detection unit that connects to the member and detects a pressure change,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pillow with a detecting device provided with an alarm means for generating an alarm by generating an abnormal signal by an abnormal pressure change from the means.

Also, an elastic bag body filled with air and having a pressure, a pillow body storing the elastic bag body, a member extending from the elastic bag body for transmitting a pressure change, and a pressure connected to the member and detecting a pressure change. A pillow provided with a detecting device including a detecting means and an alarming means for generating an alarm by issuing an abnormal signal due to an abnormal pressure change.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a person usually sleeps on a futon, a tatami mat or a bed with a futon or mattress.
The head of the person is shown in a normal lying state placed on the pillow 2. The shape of the pillow 2 may be the same as that of a normal pillow, as shown in FIG. 3 (2), but a relatively long pillow is used so that the head does not easily fall off the pillow immediately during sleep. Is preferred. In particular, as shown in FIG.
If the protrusion 202 is provided at the end of the head, the head can be further prevented from dropping.

The pillow 2 is, as shown in FIG.
Numeral 0 is made of an elastic material such as vinyl or rubber, and is an elastic bag body 201 in which air is sealed. An air intake 203 into which air is enclosed is provided at an end of the pillow 2 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the pillow 2 has an elastic bag body 201 built in the pillow 2 around which a suitable pillow member 21 such as a suitable cotton or a pillow member 21 is provided. It is packed in the outer skin 20 of the pillow 2. The elastic bag body 201 is preferably provided in proportion to the length of the pillow 2 so that the pressure can be detected at the end of the pillow 2 in this case. In this embodiment, the elastic bag body 201 is built in the pillow 2, but even if it is not built-in, for example, as shown in FIG. The elastic bag 201 may be provided in the portion. In this case, a sensitive reaction to a pressure change can be expected. Of course, on the contrary, even if it is the lower end of the pillow 2, the sensitivity of detection may be reduced, but it is possible to provide it.

The pillow 2 is sealed with air. The pillow 2 is swelled by applying an appropriate pressure by inflation or the like, so that the pillow 2 is in a use state.

The pillow 2 is provided with a pressure detector 1 through a pressure-resistant tube 4 for transmitting a pressure change in the pillow 2 as shown in FIG.
Is connected to. The pressure detector 1 is provided with a buzzer (or an alarm speaker) 5 for notifying an emergency state such as a drop of the head from the pillow 2, an outlet 7 connected to an indoor power supply, and a cable 8.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. The internal pressure of the pillow 2 when a person's head is not on the head is set to a basic set value. When a person's head is on it, it naturally exceeds the set pressure. During sleep, as shown in the figure, the pressure on the pillow 2 fluctuates due to the head turning due to turning over or the like.

However, as shown in FIG. 6, when the value falls below the intended set value, that is, when the head comes off, or when the person suddenly gets out of bed like a stunned old man,
The pressure detector 1 operates to emit a signal. As a result, the speaker or buzzer sounds and an alarm is issued. Therefore, the buzzer 5 sounds in the nurse room, etc., and issues an alarm,
You can immediately know the change of the sick person's situation.

As the pressure detector 1, various means for detecting the pressure are conceivable. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the pressure of the pillow 2 fluctuates, as shown in FIG. The regulated bellows 10 moves, and a rack provided on a bar 12 attached to the bellows 10 moves the gear 13, thereby changing the resistance 14 and converting the pressure change into a voltage value V. And what is detected. When the pressure applied to the pillow 2 changes, that is, when the head falls off the pillow 2, a large pressure change occurs. The pressure change is converted to a voltage change V, amplified by the amplifier 15, and the contact 17 is closed by the electromagnetic relay 16. As a result, a circuit is formed by the battery 18, and as a result, the buzzer 5 sounds to notify an abnormality. The entire circuit, including the pressure sensor 1, is also
It is configured as Since the pillow pressure varies from person to person, the spring 11 pressure, which is a pressure adjusting unit, is operated (for example, the right pressing plate 110 of the spring 11 in FIG.
2, the spring pressure is adjusted by moving the holding plate 110 to the right or left with respect to the spring 11), and the pillow pressure for each person (V = 0) is initially set. I just need.

In this embodiment, the member for transmitting the pressure change extending from the elastic bag is a wire,
If the pillow is provided with a wireless transmitter and a receiver in the nurse's room, a long wire is not required, and the wireless can be installed and arranged more easily.

In this embodiment, a pillow 2 on which a human head is placed
First, attention is paid to the fact that there is a high possibility that an abnormality occurs in the pillow 2 when an abnormality occurs in a person. As shown in FIG. 1, the bed (mattress) 3 is also made of an elastic bag. If the detection means is provided together with the pillow, the detection is further ensured.

[0021]

According to the present invention, since the pillow comes off, abnormalities such as the elderly and the sick can be easily detected without the need for a nurse call. It is possible to reduce the burden of nursing.

Further, since it is not necessary to provide a costly instrument as in the related art, the instrument can be installed not only at a hospital but also at home. In particular, in the present situation where the elderly problem is a near-future problem, the present invention is very useful for nursing a demented elderly who goes out and behaves unexpectedly at home.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a pillow with a detecting device provided with an alarm means of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a pressure detector according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a pillow used for a pillow with a detecting device provided with an alarm means of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a state of pressure fluctuation in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a control relationship in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pressure detector 2 Pillow 20 Outer skin 201 Elastic bag 202 Projection 21 Pillow member 3 Mat 4 Pressure-resistant tube 5 Buzzer (or alarm speaker) 7 Outlet 8 Cable 100 Operation / control circuit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An elastic bag which is filled with air and has a pressure,
A member for transmitting a pressure change extending from the elastic bag, a pressure detecting unit connected to the member for detecting a pressure change, and an alarm unit for issuing an alarm by issuing an abnormal signal due to an abnormality in the pressure change from the unit. A pillow with a detection device that is a feature. 2. An elastic bag body filled with air and having pressure.
A pillow for storing the elastic bag, a member for transmitting a pressure change extending from the elastic bag, a pressure detecting unit connected to the member for detecting a pressure change, and an abnormal signal is generated from the unit by an abnormal pressure change. A pillow with a detection device, comprising: an alarm unit for issuing an alarm.