KR20100103152A - Breast milker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A milker is provided, which improves milking efficiency and backward flowing prevention and automatically controls intake period and pressure of breast milk. CONSTITUTION: A milker comprises: a milking funnel(110); a suction tube(120) which is connected to the milking funnel and in which a suction part for suction is formed in the side; a valve film(130) installed at the bottom of the suction tube; a breast milk reservoir(140) combined with the suction tube in order to store the breast milk flowing in from the bottom of the suction tube; and an inhaler body which is connected to the suction part of the inhalation tube and supplies vacuum.

Description

Breast pump {BREAST MILKER}

The present invention relates to a breast pump, which effectively improves breast milk efficiency and prevents backflow, and automatically adjusts suction time, stop time, and repetition cycle of breast milk to be adjusted according to the user's body, thus enabling convenient use without damaging the nipple and mammary gland. It is about one breast pump.

In general, breast pumps are fallopian tube-shaped plastic connectors used by mothers to squeeze colostrum after delivery or to squeeze and preserve excess milk in lactation.

Referring to the conventional breast pump with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a breast pump according to a conventional embodiment. As shown, the breast pump according to one embodiment of the present invention is a “pump” of Utility Model No. 20-0308589 filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and has a corresponding inner diameter so that the suction tube 11 providing suction power is fitted. Tube 12; A body portion 14 having a larger inner diameter than the connecting pipe 12 and a first fastener 13 having a thread formed at an inner circumference thereof extending at a lower portion thereof; Expansion tube 15 of the shape that the inner diameter is extended downward along the height direction as the upper and lower portions are integrally connected to the lower portion of the connecting tube 12 and the upper portion of the body portion 14, respectively; And a milking funnel 16 which is connected to be inclined upwardly to the outer periphery of the expansion tube 15, and is formed therein. A second fastener (not shown) having a screw thread for fastening a bottle is coupled to a relatively extended lower inner circumference.

The expansion pipe 15 is positioned along the inner center of the first fastener 13 while being fitted to a portion of the lower portion extending downward into the body portion 14 and compressing the membrane 18 for maintaining milking pressure. A collecting hole 17 fitted to the penetrating portion of the front surface is provided.

Figure 2 is a side view showing a breast pump according to another conventional embodiment. As shown, the breast pump according to another embodiment of the prior art as a "breast milking machine" of Patent Registration No. 10-0432368 filed to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, is installed inside one receiving chamber of the breast milking machine main body and the inlet and outlet 21 are The vacuum pump 23 provided in the pumping part 22, the feeding bottle 24 for sucking and collecting breast milk by the suction power of the vacuum pump 23, and the solenoid valve for releasing the vacuum when the vacuum pump 23 stops ( 25, and an electronic circuit portion including a microcomputer for controlling the driving of the vacuum pump 23 and the solenoid valve 25, and to suck the breast milk by applying a vacuum suction input to the funnel 26 of the baby bottle 24. The suction port of the vacuum pump 23 and the suction pipe 27 of the funnel 26 are connected to the suction hose 28, and the communication tube of the solenoid valve 25 is sucked to release the vacuum pressure formed in the suction hose 28. T-shaped connector (29) and release hose (30) on hose (28) It is configured connected.

In addition, the feeding bottle 24 is a funnel 26 and the suction pipe 27 is connected to the stopper 32 connected to the inlet pipe 31 is screwed to the spout portion and the discharge pipe 33 is coupled to the lower end of the inlet pipe 31. The valve membrane 34 is coupled to.

As described above, the breast pumps according to the related art are connected to a milk collection vessel such as a collecting or discharge tube to an induction tube of the inhaler, and when a certain amount of breast milk is introduced into the breast collection vessel, breast milk is introduced into the bottle by its own weight. It has a structure that damages the collection of breast milk during long-term use, decreases the milking efficiency because the volume of the air tank increases as much as the collection of breast milk. Had a problem.

In addition, the breast pump according to another exemplary embodiment repeatedly controls the operation time of the vacuum pump to adjust the strength and strength of the vacuum pressure in the operating characteristics by repeating a predetermined time. Due to the vacuum pump and the part characteristics, it was not possible to control the exact pressure strength and strength, and had a problem in that it was not possible to produce various pumping strengths and waveforms.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and improves the pumping efficiency and the prevention of backflow by eliminating and improving unnecessary parts such as a conventional oil collector or the discharge pipe, and furthermore, the loss of the main body by effectively improving the prevention of backflow. By measuring the vacuum pressure supplied to the suction pipe by the pressure sensor, the operation of the vacuum pump and solenoid valve can be controlled to control the strength and intensity required for the pumping. In order to achieve the optimal pumping rate.

The breast pump according to the present invention, in the breast pump, is connected to the milking funnel, the milking funnel, the suction pipe is formed in the suction portion for suction on the side, the valve membrane is installed on the lower end of the suction pipe, the breast milk flowing from the lower end of the suction pipe It includes a breast milk reservoir coupled to the suction pipe to store the, and an inhaler body connected to the suction portion of the suction pipe to supply a vacuum.

The present invention improves the pumping efficiency and the prevention of backflow by eliminating the collection of breast milk, such as a conventional collection or discharge pipe, to prevent the loss of the main body by effectively improving the prevention of backflow, pressure By directly measuring the vacuum pressure supplied to the suction pipe by the sensor, the vacuum pump and solenoid valve can be controlled to automatically adjust the suction time and pressure of breast milk through repetitive operation cycles, and the strength and strength required for milking can be easily controlled. Due to this, various waveforms of rhythms suitable for the human body can be implemented to alleviate heterogeneity and pain of the user, and have an effect of realizing optimal breast milk.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a breast pump according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a breast pump according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the breast pump according to the present invention. As shown, the breast pump 100 according to the present invention includes a milking funnel 110, a suction pipe 120 connected to the milking funnel 110, a valve membrane 130 installed at a lower end of the suction pipe 120, and It includes a breast milk reservoir 140 coupled to the suction pipe 120, and the inhaler body 150 for supplying a vacuum to the suction pipe 120.

The milking funnel 110 collects breast milk which is in close contact with the breast of the user and is introduced into the suction pipe 120, and is screwed to the suction pipe 120, or inserted into the suction pipe 120 so as to be detachable from the suction pipe 120. It is connected by load.

The suction pipe 120 is connected to the inhaler main body 150 through the suction tube 151 on the side, and a suction part 121 is formed to supply a vacuum to the inside for suction, and the breast milk discharged to the lower side is stored in a breast milk reservoir ( An induction pipe 122 integrally formed at the lower portion of the induction pipe 122 is positioned inside the inlet of the breast milk storage container 140 to guide the inflow of the oil into the valve 140, and a valve membrane 130 is installed at the lower end of the induction pipe 122.

The induction pipe 122 is formed at a lower end so that the openings opened and closed by the valve membrane 130 are the same as their inner diameters, or are formed in a plurality so as to have a diameter smaller than their inner diameters.

The suction part 121 is integrally formed with an extension tube 121a which is positioned inside the suction tube 120 and extends downward.

The valve membrane 130 is installed at the lower end of the suction pipe 120, specifically, at the lower end of the induction pipe 122 of the suction pipe 120 to prevent backflow of breast milk from the breast milk storage container 140 to the suction pipe 120 and the upper surface of the valve membrane 130. The fixing protrusion 131 is installed by being fitted to a fixing part (not shown) formed inside the induction pipe 122, and to facilitate the inflow of breast milk from the induction pipe 122 into the breast milk storage container 140. As shown in FIG. 5, it is preferable to be eccentrically fixed to the lower end of the induction pipe 122 so as to have a distance S between its center O 'and the center O of the fixing protrusion 131.

Breast milk reservoir 140 is the inlet side is screwed to the screw coupling portion 123 of the suction pipe 120 to store the breast milk flowing through the induction pipe 122 of the suction pipe 120, the upright position in a predetermined position Pedestal 141 is detachably coupled to the bottom to maintain.

The inhaler main body 150 is connected to the suction tube 121 of the suction tube 120 by the suction tube 151 to supply a vacuum, and the suction tube 120 through the suction tube 151 to repeat the supply and release of the vacuum. A vacuum pump 153 for supplying a vacuum to the vacuum pump and a solenoid valve 154 for releasing the supplied vacuum are installed inside the case 152 and are vacuumed on the vacuum line 153a through which the vacuum is supplied from the vacuum pump 153. Micro to control the vacuum pump 153 and the solenoid valve 154 by receiving the signals of the pressure sensor 155 and the pressure sensor 155 to measure the vacuum pressure supplied by the pump 153 and output them as an electrical signal The electronic circuit unit including the processor 156 is installed inside the case 152.

On the other hand, the inhaler body 150 may be connected to the suction tube 151 to the suction tube of the runny nose inhaler so that the end is inserted into the nostril instead of the suction tube 120 to supply a vacuum to the runny nose inhaler for sucking the runny nose. Such a runny nose inhaler is inserted into the end portion is inserted into the nostril, and the suction tube 151 is coupled to the suction tube 151 is connected to the suction tube through which the vacuum supplied to the insertion portion is introduced into the runny nose, the valve membrane is installed at the bottom of the suction tube And, coupled to the bottom of the suction pipe may include a runny nose reservoir for storing a runny nose.

The case 152 is a tube connector 152a which is connected to the inner vacuum line 153a (shown in FIG. 2) and protrudes outward as shown in FIG. 6 to facilitate connection and disconnection of the suction tube 151. ) Is provided on the front surface of the control unit 157, specifically, a power button 157a for turning on / off a drive, a breast pump selecting button 157b for starting breast pumping, and a strength for increasing or decreasing the breast strength. Increasing button 157c and intensity decreasing button 157d, and a nasal suction selection button 157e for starting nasal suction from a replaceable runny nose inhaler are provided, and each operation, for example, in case of breast pumping and nasal suctioning, is provided. In order to show the respective operations, an operation display unit 158 including a plurality of LEDs emitting light of different colors, for example, green and red, is provided for each operation.

On the other hand, the microprocessor 156 controls the vacuum pump 153 and the solenoid valve 154 to receive a signal by the operation of the operation unit 157 to perform a desired operation, receiving a signal from the pressure sensor 155 While measuring the vacuum pressure, the vacuum pump 153 and the solenoid valve 154 are controlled by a pulse width modulation (PWM) method to control the strength and intensity of the pressure required for the pumping.

The inhaler body 150 receives an external AC 220V power supply through a DC 12V adapter 159b or a vacuum pump 153, a solenoid valve 154 and a microprocessor through a DC 6V battery 159a mounted therein. 156 and the like, the vacuum regulator 159c, 159d by the vacuum pump 153, the solenoid valve 154 to 6V, the microprocessor 156 to maintain 3V, the inside A battery check unit 159e for checking the low voltage of the battery 159a is provided.

On the other hand, the suction tube 151 is provided with a non-return valve 160 in order to prevent the breast milk flows back to the inhaler body 150 side.

Referring to the operation of the breast pump according to the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

If the milking funnel 110 is in close contact with the breast of the user, and then the power button 157a and the breast pump selection button 157b are operated, the vacuum pressure is supplied to the milking funnel 110 by the driving of the vacuum pump 153. In addition, the vacuum pressure is released by the operation of the solenoid valve 154, breast milk is carried out by the repetition of the supply and release of the vacuum pressure such that breast milk flowing through the suction pipe 120 is flipped over the valve membrane 130 It is stored in the storage 140. At this time, the microprocessor 156 receives the signal output from the pressure sensor 155 to calculate the vacuum pressure supplied by the vacuum pump 153 to generate a pre-set of the waveform of a predetermined waveform having a rhythm suitable for the human body The vacuum pump 153 and the solenoid valve 154 is controlled in a manner.

In addition, by controlling the intensity increasing button 157c or the intensity decreasing button 157d of the user, the breast strength is adjusted.

Therefore, by removing the breast milk collection container such as a conventional collection tank or discharge pipe, by installing the valve membrane 130 at the lower end of the suction pipe 120, the pumping efficiency and the backflow prevention are improved, and the backflow prevention valve 160 is suctioned. It is installed on the tube 151 to effectively prevent the backflow of breast milk to the inhaler main body 150 to prevent the loss of the main body, by directly measuring the vacuum pressure supplied to the suction pipe 120 by the pressure sensor 155 to breast milk In addition to controlling the vacuum pump 153 and the solenoid valve 154 to automatically adjust the suction time and pressure of the repetitive operation cycle, it is possible to easily control the strength and strength required for pumping, By implementing a variety of waveforms of the appropriate rhythm can reduce the heterogeneity and pain of the user, and has the effect of achieving the optimum milking.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And will be included in the described technical idea.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a breast pump according to a conventional embodiment;

Figure 2 is a side view showing a breast pump according to another embodiment of the prior art,

3 is a perspective view of a breast pump according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing a breast pump according to the present invention,

5 is a sectional view showing a main portion of the breast pump according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing the inside of the inhaler body of the breast pump according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

110: milking funnel 120: suction pipe

121: suction part 121a: extension tube

122: guide pipe 123: screw coupling portion

130: valve membrane 131: fixing protrusion

140: breast milk storage container 141: stand

150: inhaler body 151: suction tube

152: case 152a: tube connector

153: vacuum pump 153a: vacuum line

154: solenoid valve 155: pressure sensor

156: microprocessor 157: control panel

157a: Power button 157b: Breast pump selection button

157c: Strength increase button 157d: Strength decrease button

157e: nose suction selection button 158: operation display unit

159a: Battery 159b: Adapter

159c, 159d: Voltage regulator 159e: Battery check part

160: non-return valve

Claims (6)

In the breast pump, With milking funnel, A suction pipe connected to the milking funnel and having a suction part formed at a side thereof for suction; A valve membrane installed at the lower end of the suction pipe, A mother milk reservoir coupled to the suction tube to store breast milk flowing from the lower end of the suction tube; Inhaler main body connected to the suction part of the suction pipe by a suction tube to supply a vacuum Breast pump including. The method of claim 1, The suction pipe, Induction pipe formed integrally at the bottom is located inside the inlet of the breast milk reservoir, the valve membrane is installed at the lower end of the induction pipe Breast pump, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The valve membrane, Being eccentrically fixed to the lower end of the induction pipe Breast pump, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, A non-return valve installed on the suction tube Breast pump, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The inhaler body, A vacuum pump for supplying a vacuum to the suction tube through the suction tube and a solenoid valve for releasing the vacuum are installed therein, and receive a signal output from a pressure sensor for measuring the vacuum pressure supplied by the vacuum pump. Having an electronic circuit section comprising a pump and a microprocessor for controlling said solenoid valve Breast pump, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, The microprocessor, Controlling the vacuum pump and the solenoid valve in a PWM method while receiving the signal of the pressure sensor to measure the vacuum pressure to control the strength and intensity of the pressure required for oil pumping Breast pump featuring.

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