CN106796213A

CN106796213A - Formed feces determine device and its method

Info

Publication number: CN106796213A
Application number: CN201480082656.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金钟贤; 元炳喜; 李昶基
Original assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology KITECH
Current assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology KITECH
Priority date: 2014-10-13
Filing date: 2014-12-12
Publication date: 2017-05-31
Also published as: JP2017533423A; WO2016060329A1; KR101595434B1

Abstract

Device and method are determined the present invention relates to formed feces, formed feces of the invention determine device to be included：Portion between module, its stock for being close to human body is accommodated, is internally formed with receiving space to accommodate the excreta of body discharges；Module is determined, it is provided with camera in the interior side of the receiving module, the camera is used to shoot the excreta of the receiving space for being flowed into the receiving module；And control module, the data that the camera based on the measure module shoots, grasp the form of the excreta.

Description

Formed feces determine device and its method

Technical field

Device and its method are determined the present invention relates to a kind of formed feces, more specifically, is related to one kind to locate While the excreta of reason handicapped user, grasp the health status of user formed feces determine device and Its method.

Background technology

Generally, handicapped patient or the old,weak,sick and disabled person carry out defecation work mainly by guardian or nursing staff It is dynamic.

The many labours of consumption and time are needed in excreta treatment, in order to solve described problem point, is also existed Carry out the exploitation of the excrement processing device of the excreta for automatically processing patient or the old,weak,sick and disabled person.

Especially, as average life span is elongated and social aging, industry of recuperating, in sustainable development, is at this excreta The demand for managing device is also increasing.

Such handicapped user's major part is patient or the old,weak,sick and disabled person, therefore to healthy management and prison Shield is of crucial importance, wherein, the information about defecation activity is one of most important index.

The University of Bristol of Britain proposes Bristol stool classification (Bristol Stool Scale), its root Hardness benchmark is proposed according to the form of stool, so as to make the defecation health status benchmark of patient.

But, in order to guard the health status of handicapped patient or the old,weak,sick and disabled person, it is necessary to record excretion daily Time, amount and form, therefore expend many labour and the problems of time with protection people or guardian.

And, during using the device for automatically processing excreta, with the problem for being difficult to obtain this type of information.

The content of the invention

The technical problem to be solved in the present invention

Technical task of the invention exists, and solves the problem points mentioned in background technology, there is provided can process handicapped User excreta while, grasp user health status formed feces determine device and its method.

Technical task to be solved by this invention is not limited to technical task mentioned above, NM to more than Other technologies problem, those skilled in the art be able to will be expressly understood that by following record.

Technical scheme

To solve technical problem, formed feces of the invention determine device, and it can include：Module is accommodated, its It is close to portion between the stock of human body, is internally formed with receiving space to accommodate the excreta of body discharges；Module is determined, it is in institute The interior side for stating receiving module is provided with camera, and the camera is used to shoot the receiving sky for being flowed into the receiving module Between the excreta；And control module, the data that the camera based on the measure module shoots, grasp the excreta Form.

Herein, the module that determines is further equipped with to the excreta illuminated line in the interior side of the receiving module The light source portion of shape light, the camera can shoot the light projected on the excreta.

Now, it is described determine module be movably arranged at it is described receiving module on so that the light source portion irradiation it is described Linear light crosses the excreta.

On the one hand, the measure module possesses for judging whether the excreta is flowed into the sensing of the receiving space Portion, when sensing the excreta by the detecting means, can determine the form of the excreta.

And, the control module is by the form of the excreta and based on Bristol stool classification (Bristol Stool Scale) excreta form be compared such that it is able to distinguish the type of the excreta.

And, formed feces of the invention determine device and can further include to discharge module, the discharge module Possess the comb for discharging the excreta for being flowed into the receiving space and provide pressure so that the excreta edge The pump of the comb movement.

Now, it is described to determine the entrance that module may be provided at the comb at the position for entering the comb as the excreta Near the terminal part of side.

On the one hand, formed feces assay method of the invention may include：Sensing step, senses the row of body discharges Let out whether the receiving inside modules that logistics enters have flowed into the excreta；Light projector step, senses described in the sensing step During excreta, the excreta is crossed and to irradiating linear light on the excreta；Step is shot, the light projector step is being carried out Period, it is continuously shot the light for projecting the excreta；And determination step, based on the multiple shot in the shooting step The light, the three-dimensional form for determining the excreta.

Herein, in the light projector step, light source can in movement irradiation light so that the illuminated light cross it is described Excreta.

And, the light projector step includes the discharge process that the excreta is discharged from the receiving module, described In discharge process, linear light is irradiated to the mobile excreta, and the excreta can be crossed.

And, the determination step can further include weight calculating process, based on what is determined in the determination step The form of the excreta calculates the volume of the excreta, is then multiplied by specific density in the volume of the excreta, So as to calculate the weight of the excreta.

On the one hand, formed feces assay method of the invention can further include nursing procedure, will be in the survey The form of the excreta for determining to be determined in step is compared with the excreta form based on Bristol stool classification, So as to judge the type of the excreta.

Beneficial effect

Formed feces of the invention determine device and its method and can have the effect that.

First, it is easily processed the excreta of handicapped user.

Second, the protection people of the handicapped user of monitoring can be saved for processing the labour of the excreta of user And the time.

3rd, by using the excreta state of person, easily determine the health status of user.

The effect of the invention is not limited to effect mentioned above, to NM other effects, this area Technical staff be able to will be expressly understood that by the record of right.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the embodiment that formed feces of the invention determine device.

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the measure module of excretion object measuring device of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the view of the shape of the measure module measure excreta of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the light source portion of Fig. 2 towards the view of the direction movement for crossing excreta.

Fig. 5 is that the excreta of Fig. 2 moves the view of the light irradiated by light source portion.

Fig. 6 is that formed feces of the invention determine the view that device is applied to general toilet.

Fig. 7 is the sequential schematic of formed feces assay method of the invention.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of Bristol stool classification.

Description of reference numerals

100：Accommodate module

110：Receiving space

200：Determine module

210：Camera

220：Light source portion

230：Detecting means

300：Control module

400：Discharge module

410：Comb

420：Pump

Specific embodiment

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.But, when the present invention is illustrated, in order that this The main idea of invention is simple and clear, omits the explanation to known function or structure.

Also, when the present invention is illustrated, the term for representing the direction such as front, rear or upside, downside be in order that this The technical staff in field be expressly understood that the present invention and record, only represent relative direction, it is impossible to thus limit right.

First, the knot that formed feces of the invention determine an embodiment of device is described in detail referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 6 Structure.

Herein, Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the embodiment that formed feces of the invention determine device, and Fig. 2 is basis The schematic diagram of the measure module of excretion object measuring device of the invention.

Also, Fig. 3 is the view of the shape of the measure module measure excreta of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is the light source portion of Fig. 2 Towards the view of the direction movement for crossing excreta, Fig. 5 is that the excreta of Fig. 2 moves the light irradiated by light source portion View.

And, Fig. 6 is that formed feces of the invention determine the view that device is applied to general toilet.

As shown in figure 1, formed feces of the invention determine device an embodiment may include to accommodate module 100, Determine module 200 and control module 300.

It is portion between the stock for being close to human body to accommodate module 100, and accommodates the structure of the excreta of body discharges, in this implementation Following form is formed as in example, " C " font groove that the portion between the stock with user that is formed with is close to internally is formed with for holding Receive user excreta receiving space 110.

Receiving space 110 is formed in the lower section of the near sites flowed into for the excreta of user, may preferably be formed to energy The size of enough excretas for fully accommodating user.

As long as the module 100 that accommodates is formed as being close to portion between the stock of user, and internally accommodates the row of user Thing is let out, then its form and material are unrestricted and be formed as various.

On the one hand, determine module 200 be provided in accommodate module 100 interior side be flowed into receiving module to determine The structure of the form of the excreta of 100 receiving space 110, may include in the present embodiment camera 210, light source portion 220 and Detecting means 230.

Camera 210 is the composition for shooting the form of excreta, the composition of the applicable form for directly shooting excreta, May be configured as in the present embodiment for shooting the light projection irradiated in light source portion 220 described later to the form of excreta.

And, light source portion 220 is the composition to excreta irradiation light, may be configured as being irradiated to excreta in the present embodiment Linear light.

And, detecting means 230 are to judge whether excreta is flowed into the composition of the receiving space 110 for accommodating module 100, can It is confirmed whether have excreta to flow into using infrared ray sensor, or weight can be passed through in the bottom face of receiving space 110 It is confirmed whether have excreta to flow into, as long as whether its composition is able to confirm that have excreta to flow into, then it is unrestricted and can be formed For various.

When sensing excreta by the detecting means 230, can start to determine the shape of excreta.

Later it is detailed further according to the measure module 200 of said structure determine formed feces structure.

On the one hand, control module 300 is the data grasp excreta captured by the camera 210 based on measure module 200 The structure of form, is formed as following structure in the present embodiment, and the inflow of excreta is confirmed by detecting means 230, controls light The driving in source portion 220, and receive data from camera 210, so as to determine the form of excreta.

The control module 300 can store about determine excreta form record, and be supplied to user or Guardian, doctor etc., there is provided record and the statistics such as time, amount and form about defecation activity such that it is able to contribute to The health control of user.

And, the row of the form of the excreta that control module 300 can be determined and classification of being defecated based on Bristol Let out thing form to be compared, so as to distinguish the type of excreta.

Now, it is defined by Bristol stool classification, can grasps user's by using the excreta form of person Health status, thus pass through Bristol defecate classification type grasp user excreta such that it is able to user Protection people transmission about user's state information.

It can also be set as when the excreta of user is certain types of excreta, to protection people's transmission alarm Signal, so that control module 300 together completes to nurse the effect of user.

On the one hand, formed feces of the invention determine device and can further include to be flowed into receiving mould for discharge The discharge module 400 of the excreta of the receiving space 110 of block 100.

In the present embodiment, discharge module 400 can possess：Comb 410, side is connected to the receiving sky for accommodating module 100 Between 110 inside and turn into the passage of discharged excreta；And pump 420, there is provided pressure is so that excreta is moved along comb 410 It is dynamic.

The structure of the discharge module 400 can be applicable and suck excreta using air pressure, or using hydraulic pressure towards comb 410 Promote various structures such as excreta.

But, when when the shape of excreta is determined during discharging the discharged excreta of module 400, discharge module 400 It is preferably configured as being discharged in the way of the form of excreta does not deform as far as possible.

And, in order to determine the shape of excreta during the discharged excreta of module 400 is discharged, preferably in excretion Thing enters the position of comb 410, i.e., set near the entrance side terminal part of comb 410 and determine module 200.

Later it is detailed further during discharged excreta determine excreta shape structure.

On the one hand, in addition to the structure, msy be also constructed to the appearance for further including to accommodate excreta for cleaning Receive space 110 inside cleaning module (omit diagram) such that it is able to cleaning accommodates module 100.

And, preferably it is that can not only clean receiving module 100 using the cleaning module, can also clean together makes Portion between the stock of user.

Then, the measure module 200 that basis detailed further is constituted as described above determines the structure of the shape of excreta For as follows.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, linear light can be irradiated to excreta S in light source portion 220, and camera 210 can photographic light sources portion 220 Form of the light projection of irradiation to the light on excreta S surfaces.

That is, the linear light of the irradiation of light source portion 220 forms smooth surface L1, the smooth surface L1 be irradiated to excreta S and can be The light L2 of the form corresponding with the profile in excreta S sections is projected on the surface of excreta S, camera 210 can shoot throwing It is mapped to the form of the light L2 on the surface of excreta S.

For the structure, it is preferably configured as, light source portion 220 can be using the linear smooth L1 of irradiation such as interferometer, camera 210 The wave filters such as bandpass filter can be further included clearly to shoot light L2.

On the one hand, when the measure module 200 determines the shape of excreta S, it is preferably arranged to make the light source portion 220 The linear smooth L1 of irradiation crosses excreta S.

Now, as shown in figure 3, the light (L1-1 to L1-5) of the irradiation of light source portion 220 forms multiple layers, and can be in excreta The surface of S forms multiple light (L2-1 to L2-5).

Therefore, camera 210 can shoot multiple light (L2-1 to L2-5), and be combined and can determine excreta The three-dimensional shape of S.

In this example it is shown that the layer for going out the irradiation light (L1-1 to L2-5) of light source portion 220 and being formed is five, but not The present embodiment is confined to, when more densely forming multiple layers, more light L2 can be shot and can be determined exactly The form of excreta S.

As described above, in order that light source portion 220 irradiation light L1 cross excreta S, the light source portion 220 of setting is applicable such as Lower structure.

First, as shown in figure 4, being arranged to light source portion 220 can accommodate the inside movement of module 100 such that it is able to make The light L1 that light source portion 220 is irradiated in movement crosses excreta S.

Now, light source portion 220 is flowed into towards excreta S in the inside for accommodating module 100 position irradiation light L1, Ran Houjin Row movement and can excreta S surface formed light.

Or, as shown in figure 5, also constituting as excreta S moves the smooth surface L1 irradiated by light source portion 220.

At this point it is possible to be useful in excreta S determines excreta S-shaped by the discharge module 400 during movement The composition of shape.

As described above, the shape in order to determine excreta during the discharged excreta of module 400 is discharged, preferably exists The position that excreta enters comb 410 is to set to determine module 200 near the entrance side terminal part of comb 410.

That is, the excreta S by discharging module 400 and discharging and move passes through the smooth surface L1 for irradiating in light source portion 220 and is formed Multiple light, then shoot multiple light such that it is able to determine the three-dimensional shape of excreta S with camera.

Device is determined using the formed feces of the invention comprising the structure, being capable of time-consuming and work Power, while the excreta of handicapped user is easily processed, and also the form based on excreta will appreciate that user's Health status.

And, as shown in fig. 6, determine module 200 can also be useful on the toilet T of gross morphology, it is of the invention Formed feces determine device and are not limited to the embodiment, and applicable various structures.

Then, reference picture 7 and Fig. 8 describe the structure of formed feces assay method of the invention in detail.

Herein, Fig. 7 is the sequential schematic of formed feces assay method of the invention, and Fig. 8 is that burris is given oneself airs Just the schematic diagram of classification.

As shown in fig. 7, formed feces assay method of the invention can include that sensing step (S100), light projector are walked Suddenly (S200), shoot step (S300) and determination step (S400).

Sensing step (S100) can be sensing user excretion excreta flow into receiving module inside whether The step of inflow has excreta.

Whether the inside that module can be accommodated using sensor sensing in addition has flowed into excreta, if the not row of sensing Letting out thing is then no longer carried out, and when sensing that inflow has excreta, carries out later-mentioned step.

Light projector step (S200) can be the row of crossing when sensing that inflow has excreta in the sensing step (S100) Let out thing and to the step that linear light is irradiated on the surface of excreta.

When irradiating linear smooth on the surface of excreta, the section morphology phase with excreta can be projected on the surface of excreta The light of corresponding form, during the linear light crosses excreta and irradiates, is obtained in that multiple light.

Now, may be configured as crossing excreta while light source irradiates linear smooth in movement.

Or, msy be also constructed to excreta and move pass through linear light, now light projector step (S200) may include calmly Receive the discharge process (S210) of module discharged excreta.

Excreta is discharged and linear light is irradiated on mobile path in discharge process (S210), and then excreta passes through While illuminated linear smooth, multiple light can be formed on the surface of excreta.

On the one hand, it can during the light projector step (S200) is carried out, be continuously shot throwing to shoot step (S300) The step of being mapped to the light of excreta.

In the light projector step (S200), light source or excreta form light in movement on the surface of excreta Line, the light its form generation change with the form of excreta.

Now, the camera by being set to shoot the light on the surface for projecting excreta is continuously shot light When, it is obtained in that the light of multiple forms corresponding with the section morphology of excreta.

Determination step (S400) can, based on the multiple light obtained from shooting step (S300), determine excreta Three-dimensional shape the step of.

Shooting step (S300) the multiple light for obtaining and the excreta that the position for having linear light is irradiated on excreta Section morphology is corresponding, therefore the multiple light line morphologies of combination can just determine the solid shape of excreta.

And, determination step (S400) can further include the weight calculating process of the weight for calculating excreta.

The form that weight calculating process is based on the excreta determined in the determination step (S400) calculates excreta Volume, then specific density is multiplied by the volume of excreta to calculate the weight of excreta, can by the mode Obtain the data about stool weight.

Now, according to the morphotype of excreta, the density of default general excreta is preferably used.

Or, the inside that can be useful in the receiving module for accommodating excreta sets weight sensor, so as to directly survey Determine the structure of the weight of excreta.

The processing procedure can be processed in other control module, and control module not only stores relevant excreta Form data, also store the data of the time and amount etc. about defecation activity, and provide to its statistics such that it is able to Offer contributes to the data of the health control of user.

On the one hand, formed feces assay method of the invention can further include nursing procedure (S500), will be The form of the excreta determined in said determination step (S400) and the excreta form based on Bristol stool classification It is compared.

As shown in figure 8, the form of excreta can be divided into seven kinds by Bristol stool classification according to the hardness of excreta Type.

The shape of excreta of the nursing procedure (S500) by the way that formed feces assay method of the invention is determined Shape is compared with Bristol stool classification such that it is able to judge the form and burris of the excreta of user Which kind of type in just classification of giving oneself airs is most similar.

It is not simple that information is provided according to the judgement, when the health status for being judged as user is not good, can be to prison Shield people or doctor's signal an alert.

But, it is variant between each patient when the type according to excreta form judges health status, therefore can be with It is preferred that by existing prescription or being set for judging.

Using the formed feces assay method of the invention including above-mentioned steps, can have the effect that：Energy While enough time-consuming and labours, the excreta of handicapped user, and the form based on excreta are easily processed, Will appreciate that the health status of user.

As described above, the particular embodiment of the present invention is described and shown, but the invention is not limited in described Embodiment, to one skilled in the art do not depart from can be carried out in thought of the invention and scope it is various modification with And deformation is clear and definite.Therefore, the modification or variation can not be understood to from technological thought of the invention or sight The independent content of point, and the embodiment for deforming is belonged in scope of the presently claimed invention.

Claims

1. a kind of formed feces determine device, it is characterised in that including：

Module is accommodated, is internally formed with receiving space to accommodate the excreta of body discharges；

Module is determined, it is provided with camera in the interior side of the receiving module, the camera is flowed into described for shooting Accommodate the excreta of the receiving space of module；And

Control module, the data that the camera based on the measure module shoots, grasps the form of the excreta.

2. formed feces according to claim 1 determine device, it is characterised in that the measure module is in the receiving The interior side of module is further provided with being irradiated to the excreta light source portion of linear light, and the camera shoots and projects institute State the light on excreta.

3. formed feces according to claim 2 determine device, it is characterised in that the measure module movably sets It is placed in the receiving module so that the described linear light of light source portion irradiation crosses the excreta.

4. formed feces according to claim 1 determine device, it is characterised in that the measure module possesses for sentencing Whether the excreta that breaks is flowed into the detecting means of the receiving space, when sensing the excreta by the detecting means, Determine the form of the excreta.

5. formed feces according to claim 1 determine device, it is characterised in that the control module is by the excretion The form of thing is compared with the excreta form based on Bristol stool classification, so as to distinguish the class of the excreta Type.

6. formed feces according to claim 1 determine device, it is characterised in that further include to discharge module, institute Discharge module is stated including for discharging the comb of the excreta for being flowed into the receiving space and providing pressure so that institute State the pump that excreta is moved along the comb.

7. formed feces according to claim 6 determine device, it is characterised in that the measure module is arranged on conduct The excreta enters near the entrance side terminal part of the comb at the position of the comb.

8. a kind of formed feces assay method, it is characterised in that including：

Whether sensing step, the receiving inside modules for sensing the excreta inflow of body discharges flow into the excreta；

Light projector step, when the sensing step senses the excreta, crosses the excreta and on the excreta Irradiate linear light；

Step is shot, during the light projector step is carried out, the light for projecting the excreta is continuously shot；And

Determination step, based on the multiple described light shot in the shooting step, the three-dimensional form for determining the excreta.

9. formed feces assay method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that in the light projector step, light source The irradiation light in movement is so that the light of irradiation crosses the excreta.

10. formed feces assay method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the light projector step includes described The discharge process that excreta is discharged from the receiving module, in the discharge process, shines to the mobile excreta Ray shape light, and cross the excreta.

11. formed feces assay methods according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the determination step is further wrapped Weight calculating process is included, the form based on the excreta determined in the determination step calculates the body of the excreta Product, is then multiplied by specific density, so as to calculate the weight of the excreta in the volume of the excreta.

12. formed feces assay methods according to claim 8, it is characterised in that further include nursing procedure, will The form of the excreta determined in the determination step and the excreta form based on Bristol stool classification It is compared, so as to judge the type of the excreta.