KR20170078048A

KR20170078048A - Pulse measuring apparatus

Info

Publication number: KR20170078048A
Application number: KR1020150188156A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김철
Original assignee: 김철
Priority date: 2015-12-29
Filing date: 2015-12-29
Publication date: 2017-07-07
Also published as: KR101879484B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pulse measuring apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present invention, newborn babies can be easily worn, their pulse rate is constantly measured, and the guardian can know quickly when an abnormal symptom occurs.

Description

[0001] Pulse measuring apparatus [

The present invention relates to a pulse measuring apparatus.

Methods for measuring the pulse include a piezoelectric type using a piezo element or the like, a pressing type using a magnetic type or film type pressure sensor using a magentic tunneling junction (MJT) element, an impedance type using a bioelectrical impedance, , An optical type using an optical sensor, and the like. Recently, a wristwatch-type pulse measuring device capable of being worn on the wrist has been proposed.

According to the related art, there are provided: 1) a method of detecting a pulse by disposing a plurality of light receiving elements around one light emitting element, 2) a method of arranging a large number of optical sensors including a pair of light emitting elements and light receiving elements, And 3) a method of detecting a pulse by controlling the pressure between the optical sensor and the skin by adjusting the amount of projection of the pulse detecting unit to which the optical sensor is attached is used.

On the other hand, infants from 1 month to 24 months are often suffocated because their airways and pores are small and they can not catch their neck. When the low birth rate is becoming a social issue, It is an issue that needs to be solved and prevented in terms of competitiveness.

Therefore, it is required to develop a device that can be easily worn by infants from 1 month to 24 months old, their pulse is continuously measured, and the guardian can know quickly when an abnormal symptom occurs.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0060928 'Pulse Meter for Newborn' (published on May 3, 2015)

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the background described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pulse measuring device that can be easily worn by newborn babies, their pulse is continuously measured, and a guardian can know quickly when an abnormal symptom occurs.

The objects of the present invention are not limited thereto, and other objects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, And a gyro sensor unit coupled to the belt unit for measuring the pulse rate of the user with light irradiated to the user's body, a gyro sensor unit for measuring the motion of the user's body, pulse data generated by the pulse detector, And a communication unit for transmitting the generated motion data to an external device.

A pair of belt portions which are worn around the user's body and whose ends are engaged or disengaged with each other; A pulse detector for detachably attaching to one or both of the pair of belt members and measuring a pulse rate of the user with the light irradiated to the user's body, a gyro sensor unit for measuring the motion of the user's body, And a communication unit for transmitting the pulse data generated by the gyro sensor unit and the motion data generated by the gyro sensor unit to an external device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, newborn babies can be easily worn, their pulse rate is constantly measured, and the guardian can know quickly when an abnormal symptom occurs.

1 is a view showing a pulse measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view showing the pulse measurement apparatus and the external apparatus of Fig. 1;
3 is a block diagram of the pulse measurement apparatus of FIG.
4 is a view showing a pulse measuring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

As shown in these drawings, the pulse measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a belt 101 to be worn around a user's body; A pulse detecting unit 301 that is connected to the belt unit 101 and measures the pulse rate of the user with light irradiated to the user's body, a gyro sensor unit 303 that measures the motion of the user's body, And a communication unit 305 for transmitting the pulse data PD generated by the gyro sensor unit 301 and the motion data MD generated by the gyro sensor unit 303 to the external device 205 .

The belt portion 101 is made of a material such as silicone material having less irritation to the human body. The belt portion 101 is worn while wrapping the human body (particularly, a wrist, an ankle, etc.) of a user (particularly, a newborn baby).

On the other hand, the belt portion 101 may include a film-type battery portion 201 for supplying power to the body portion 103, which will be described later.

The film-type battery unit 201 may be incorporated in a storage space 203 provided in the belt unit 101. The film-like battery unit 201 may be installed inside the belt unit 101 And is electrically connected to the main body 103 via the electric wires.

In addition, the belt portion 101 is provided with Velcro tapes at both ends, so that it can be easily worn by the user.

The main body 103 is coupled to the belt 101. The main body 103 includes a pulse detecting unit 301, a gyro sensor unit 303, and a communication unit 305. [

The pulse detecting section 301 measures the pulse rate of the user with the light irradiated to the user's body.

The pulse detecting unit 301 includes a light emitting unit that emits light to a user's body, a light receiving unit that receives light reflected from the human body, and a light source that emits light, And an operation unit for detecting a pulse.

The pulse of the user (in particular, the newborn baby) is periodically checked and the abnormal pulse symptom (for example, the pulse value is less than 60 times or more than 200 times (Pulse data) is transmitted to the external device 205 of the caregiver through the communication unit 305, so that the occurrence of the emergency can be prevented in advance.

The gyro sensor unit 303 measures the motion of the user's body.

The movement of the user (particularly, the newborn baby) is periodically checked by detecting the gyro sensor unit 303 in the main body 103, and when the movement of the user is detected, To the external device 205 of the guardian so that the guardian can know that the user (particularly, the newborn baby) has woken up.

The communication unit 305 is provided to transmit the pulse data PD generated by the pulse detecting unit 301 and the motion data MD generated by the gyro sensor unit 303 to the external device 205.

The communication unit 305 may be provided as a Bluetooth module, a Wi-Fi module, or the like.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a pair of belt portions 401, which are worn while wrapping around a user's body and whose ends are engaged or disengaged from each other; And a pair of belt portions 401. The pulse detecting portion 301 detects the pulse rate of the user with the light irradiated to the user's body. The gyro detector 301 measures the motion of the user's body A sensor unit 303 and a communication unit 305 for transmitting the pulse data PD generated by the pulse detecting unit 301 and the motion data MD generated by the gyroscope unit 303 to the external device 205 And a main body portion 403 including the main body portion 403.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a pair of belt portions 401 and a main body portion 403 are detachably attached to and detached from each other.

The pair of belt portions 401 are drawn out or inwardly outward at both sides of the ends detachably coupled to the main body portion 403 and are inserted into the coupling grooves 405 formed in the main body portion 403, 405); < / RTI > And an elastic member 409 for elastically supporting the fastening member 407 in the outward direction.

The fastening member 407 is extended outward or inward to both sides of the end portion of the belt portion 401 detachably coupled to the body portion 403 and inserted or withdrawn into the fastening groove 405 formed in the body portion 403 For example, the fastening member 407 may have a structure in which the arm in the horizontal direction and the arm in the vertical direction are connected to each other.

The elastic member 409 elastically supports the fastening member 407 in the outward direction, and such an elastic member 409 can be provided as a coil spring, for example.

The main body portion 403 includes a button portion 411 for pressing the fastening member 407 to be pulled inward of the belt portion 401 when any one or both of the pair of belt portions 401 is detached do.

The button portion 411 is resiliently supported by the elastic member 413. The button portion 411 includes a flange portion 415 which is formed to extend outward in the radial direction for preventing the outer portion from coming out.

The belt portion 401 is provided with a fastening member 407 elastically supported by the elastic member 409 and the button portion 411 is provided on the body portion 403 so that the belt portion 401 The user can easily detach the belt unit 401 from the body unit 403 by pressing the button unit 411. This can improve the convenience of the user.

The pulse measurement device (FIG. 4) in another embodiment of the present invention may also be provided with a film-like battery part 201 in the belt part 401, although not shown in the drawing.

The electric wire connected to the film type battery unit 201 is electrically contacted to the contact provided in the body part 403 when the body part 403 is connected to the belt part 401, It may be provided in a structure that is detached from the contact point when detaching from the body portion 403. [

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the neonate can easily wear, the pulse of the newborn baby can be measured continuously, and the guardian can know quickly when an abnormal symptom occurs.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

101: Belt portion
103:
201: Film type battery part
203: Storage space
205: External device
301: Pulse detector
303: Gyro sensor part
305:
401: Belt portion
403:
405: fastening groove
407: fastening member
409: elastic member
411: Button section
413: elastic member
415: flange portion

Claims

A belt portion worn around the user's body; And
A pulse detecting unit coupled to the belt unit for measuring a pulse rate of a user with light irradiated to the user's body; a gyro sensor unit for measuring movement of the user's body; A main body unit including a communication unit for transmitting the motion data generated by the gyro sensor unit to an external device;
Wherein the pulse measurement device comprises:

The method according to claim 1,
The belt portion
And a film type battery unit for supplying power to the main body part.

A pair of belt portions which are worn while wrapping around a human body and whose ends are engaged or disengaged with each other; And
A pulse detecting unit that is detachably coupled to any one or both of the pair of belt units and measures a pulse rate of a user with light irradiated to the user's body; a gyro sensor unit that measures movement of the user's body; A main body unit including a pulse wave data generated by the pulse detecting unit and a communication unit for transmitting the motion data generated by the gyro sensor unit to an external device;
Wherein the pulse measurement device comprises:

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the pair of belt portions comprise:
A fastening member inserted into the fastening groove formed in the body portion or drawn out from the fastening groove, the fastening member being pulled outward or inwardly outward at both sides of the end portion detachably coupled to the body portion; And
An elastic member elastically supporting the fastening member in an outward direction;
Wherein the pulse measurement device comprises:

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
And a button portion for pressing the fastening member to be pulled inward of the belt portion when any one or both of the pair of belt portions are detached.