CN110833637B

CN110833637B - Breast pump suitable for different users and capable of adjusting suction force and frequency

Info

Publication number: CN110833637B
Application number: CN201910997198.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘薇
Original assignee: Kunshan Haochuang Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Kunshan Haochuang Electronic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-20
Filing date: 2019-10-20
Publication date: 2023-04-11
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-20
Also published as: CN110833637A

Abstract

The invention relates to a breast pump suitable for different users and capable of adjusting suction force and frequency, which comprises a suction device assembly and a negative pressure source, wherein the negative pressure source comprises a pneumatic pump which is communicated with an interface through a milk suction pipe, a main board controller used for controlling the pneumatic pump to provide the suction force and the milk suction frequency, an information processing unit communicated with the main board controller, and a user adapter which is in wired or wireless connection with the information processing unit, the information processing unit comprises a sensor used for detecting stress information of the user adapter and an information processor communicated with the sensor, the sensor acquires information of force applied by a user to the user adapter at different time points and feeds the information back to the information processor, after the information processor processes the information, the information processor sends instructions to the main board controller, and the pneumatic pump provides matched negative pressure. The comfort level of the milk sucking device is completely controlled by the user, namely, the milk sucking device is suitable for different users, and the practicability is high.

Description

Breast pump suitable for different users and capable of adjusting suction force and frequency

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of breast pumps, and particularly relates to a breast pump which is suitable for different users and can adjust the suction force and frequency.

Background

As is known, the puerpera can not secrete milk in time after the puerpera gives birth to the baby, the baby can not naturally and smoothly breast-feed, and a milk sucking tool is needed to make the puerpera give milk in time; some puerpera have excessive sucking capacity relative to the infant after milk production, which causes breast distending pain of puerpera, and also needs a milk sucking tool to suck out excessive milk.

At present, breast pumps on the market comprise electric breast pumps and manual breast pumps, and the basic principle of the breast pumps is that milk is sucked out in a negative pressure adsorption mode.

However, the negative pressure that can be endured is different for different puerperae, so the suction force and frequency directly determine the comfort level of milk suction when operating, so that the existing products, especially for the electric breast pumps, are generally in three stages of high, middle and low, and thus once the comfort level of the user is just between the high and middle stages, the electric breast pumps cannot meet the requirement of comfortable milk suction for the user due to the limited selected mode.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an improved breast pump which can adjust the gripping power to be suitable for the suction power and frequency of a user. It can satisfy the user demand of different lying-in women to suck milk under comfortable suction size and frequency.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a breast pump suitable for different users and capable of adjusting the suction force and the suction frequency comprises a suction device assembly and a negative pressure source, wherein the suction device assembly comprises a three-way suction part, a milk storage bottle and a milk suction part abutted against the breasts of the users, the negative pressure source, the milk storage bottle and the milk suction part are respectively communicated with three interfaces of the three-way suction part, the negative pressure source comprises a pneumatic pump communicated with one interface through a milk suction pipe, a main board controller used for controlling the pneumatic pump to provide the suction force and the milk suction frequency, an information processing unit communicated with the main board controller and a user adapter in wired or wireless connection with the information processing unit, the user adapter is provided with a deformation mode and a reset mode, after the user applies stress to the user adapter, the user adapter deforms, and after the user releases the user adapter, the user adapter resets,

the information processing unit comprises a sensor for detecting stress information of the user adapter and an information processor communicated with the sensor, wherein the sensor acquires information of force applied to the user adapter by a user at different time points and feeds the information back to the information processor, the information processor processes the information and sends an instruction to the mainboard controller, and the pneumatic pump provides matched negative pressure.

Preferably, the magnitude of the negative pressure is proportional to the magnitude of the force applied by the user adapter.

According to a specific implementation and preferred aspect of the invention, the sensor generates data information according to the obtained information, and the information processor comprises a data information analysis module and a central processing unit, wherein the data information analysis module analyzes the data information and converts the data information into a data signal through the central processing unit, the data signal is transmitted to the main board controller in a manual mode or an automatic mode, the pneumatic pump provides matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to an instruction corresponding to the data signal, meanwhile, the central processing unit repeatedly transmits the data signal to the main board controller, and the breast pump sucks milk continuously in a mode suitable for the user's requirements, at this time, the user can also stop operating the user adapter, and release both hands.

Furthermore, the information processor further comprises a data memory storage module, the data memory storage module can automatically store data signals, the central processing unit repeatedly transmits the data signals to the mainboard controller according to the information stored in the data memory storage module, and meanwhile, when the same user starts a milk sucking program next time, the user can perform milk sucking according to the suction force formed by the data signals and the milk sucking frequency by default.

According to yet another embodied and preferred aspect of the invention, the user adapter is a grip ball, the sensor is located within the grip ball, and the sensor is in wired or/and wireless communication with the information processor.

Preferably, an air cavity is formed inside the grip ball, and the sensor acquires the stress information of the user adapter according to the change of the air pressure in the air cavity.

According to another embodiment and preferred aspect of the present invention, the breast pump further comprises a detachable base and a detachable casing, wherein the base and the casing form a positioning cavity inside, the pneumatic pump, the main board controller and the information processing unit are all located in the positioning cavity, and the milk suction pipe penetrates through the positioning cavity from the casing to communicate the pneumatic pump with the interface.

Preferably, a detachable cover is also provided on the holder, wherein the cover forms a storage chamber with the interior of the holder, in which storage chamber the user adapter is placed.

Preferably, the breast pump further comprises a manual control module and a trigger button, wherein the manual control module is arranged in the casing and communicated with the main board controller, the manual control module is provided with at least two gears, each gear is correspondingly provided with one trigger button to form a group of closed loops with the main board controller, each group of closed loops corresponds to one group of output parameters, and the pneumatic pump can provide correspondingly matched suction force and suction frequency according to each group of output parameters. That is to say, through different trigger button, select corresponding gear, carry out the sucking of the matching suction size and sucking frequency.

Further, each set of output parameters is a nominal value or can be manually set according to user use requirements. The rated value is fixedly provided with gears according to market requirements, each gear forms a group of output parameters after forming a closed circuit, the pneumatic pump provides matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to the output parameters, and at the moment, a user can select the gear suitable for the user. Of course, the output parameters corresponding to different gears can be manually set, and after the trigger button forms a closed circuit, the pneumatic pump provides matched suction force and suction frequency according to the set output parameters.

In addition, a connector is arranged on a connector of the three-way suction part communicated with the negative pressure source, and the milk suction pipe is detachably sleeved on the outer side of the connector.

Preferably, a milk suction pipe fastener is further arranged on the base, and the milk suction pipe detached from the plug-in connector can be erected on the milk suction pipe fastener.

Due to the implementation of the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

according to the invention, the user adapter is controlled by the user, and the pneumatic pump can provide the matched negative pressure for sucking milk according to the stress information received by the user adapter, so that the comfort level of sucking milk is completely controlled by the user, namely, the pneumatic vacuum milk sucking device is suitable for different users, and has strong practicability.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a breast pump according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a portion of the breast pump of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the breast pump of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the operating principle of the breast pump of the present invention;

wherein: 1. an extractor assembly; 10. a three-way suction part; 11. storing the milk bottle; 12. a breast sucking part;

2. a source of negative pressure; 2a, a milk sucking pipe; 20. a pneumatic pump; 21. a motherboard controller; 22. an information processing unit; 220. a pressure sensor; 221. a frequency sensor; 222. a processor; a. a data information analysis module; b. a central processing unit; c. a data memory storage module; 23. a user adapter; 24. a power source (battery);

3. a base;

4. a housing;

5. a cover;

6. a manual control module;

7. a trigger button;

8. a plug-in connector;

9. the milk sucking pipe is buckled.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and that modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, but are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature is "on" or "under" a second feature such that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact via an intermediary. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment relates to a breast pump which is suitable for different users and can adjust the suction force and frequency, and comprises a sucker assembly 1 and a negative pressure source 2.

The suction assembly 1 comprises a three-way suction part 10, a milk storage bottle 11 and a breast pumping part 12 abutted with the breast of a user, wherein the negative pressure source 2, the milk storage bottle 11 and the breast pumping part 12 are respectively communicated with three ports of the three-way suction part 10.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the negative pressure source 2 includes a pneumatic pump 20 connected to an interface via a milk suction pipe 2a, a main board controller 21 for controlling the amount of suction force and the milk suction frequency provided by the pneumatic pump 20, an information processing unit 22 connected to the main board controller 21, and a user adapter 23 and a power supply 24 connected to the information processing unit 22 by wire or wirelessly.

In this example, the user adapter 23 is a conventional grip ball that is deformed by manually applying an external force thereto, and automatically resets itself once the hand is released.

The information processing unit 22 comprises a sensor 220 for detecting the force information of the user adapter 23 and an information processor 221 communicated with the sensor 220, wherein the sensor 220 acquires the information of the force applied by the user to the user adapter 23 at different time points and feeds the information back to the information processor 221, the information is processed by the information processor 221 and then sends an instruction to the main board controller 21, and the pneumatic pump 20 provides a negative pressure matched with the force applied by the user adapter 23, wherein the magnitude of the negative pressure is in direct proportion to the magnitude of the force applied by the user adapter 23.

In this example, the sensor 220 is located in the grip ball, and the sensor 220 and the information processor 221 are in wireless communication.

Specifically, an air cavity is formed inside the grip ball, and the sensor 220 acquires the stress information of the user adapter 23 according to the change of the air pressure in the air cavity.

The sensor 220 generates data information according to the obtained information, wherein the data information represents the change of different grip strength obtained by the sensor 220 in the rectangular coordinate system in a period of time.

The information processor 221 includes a data information analysis module a, a central processing unit b, and a data memory storage module c, wherein the data information analysis module a converts the data information into a data signal through the central processing unit b after analyzing the data information, the data signal is transmitted to the main board controller 21 through a manual mode or an automatic mode, the pneumatic pump 20 provides a suction force and a milk sucking frequency matched with each other according to an instruction corresponding to the data signal, meanwhile, the central processing unit b repeatedly transmits the data signal to the main board controller 21 according to the data signal stored in the memory storage module c, and the breast pump sucks milk continuously in a mode suitable for the user's requirement.

Meanwhile, the memory storage module c in this embodiment further has a function that: when the milk sucking program is started next time, the system defaults to suck milk according to the suction force formed by the data signals stored in the memory storage module c and the milk sucking frequency. Thus being more convenient for the same user to use.

Certainly, once the user feels uncomfortable, the user adapter 23 can be controlled at any time to adjust the force, and after the data information is regenerated, the data information analysis module and the central processing unit obtain a new data signal and transmit the new data signal to the main board controller, and the pneumatic pump performs continuous milk suction under the suction force and the milk suction frequency which are satisfied by the user and correspond to the new data signal.

In addition, in order to facilitate the installation of the negative pressure source 2, the breast pump in this example further includes a detachable base 3 and a detachable shell 4, wherein a positioning cavity is formed inside the base 3 and the shell 4, the pneumatic pump 20, the main board controller 21 and the information processing unit 22 are all located in the positioning cavity, and the milk suction pipe 2a penetrates into the positioning cavity from the shell 4 to communicate the pneumatic pump 20 with the interface.

A detachable cover 5 is also provided on the holder 3, wherein the cover 5 forms a storage chamber with the interior of the holder 3, in which a user adapter 23 (grip ball) is placed.

In this example, the user adapter 23 is located above the pneumatic pump 20.

Meanwhile, the breast pump also comprises a manual control module 6 and a trigger button 7 which are arranged in the shell 4 and communicated with the main board controller 21, wherein the manual control module 6 is at least provided with two gears, each gear is correspondingly provided with one trigger button 7 to form a group of closed loops with the main board controller 21, each group of closed loops corresponds to one group of output parameters, and the pneumatic pump 20 can also provide corresponding matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to each group of output parameters. That is to say, by different trigger buttons 7, the corresponding gear is selected, and the milk suction with the matched suction force and milk suction frequency is performed.

The connector 8 is arranged on the connector of the three-way suction part communicated with the negative pressure source 2, and the milk suction pipe 2a is detachably sleeved on the outer side of the connector 8.

The base 3 is also provided with a milk suction pipe buckle 9, and the milk suction pipe 2a detached from the plug 8 can be arranged on the milk suction pipe buckle 9.

In this example, each set of output parameters is a nominal value or can be manually set according to user requirements. The so-called rated value is according to market needs, the gear that is equipped with fixedly, forms a set of output parameter after every gear forms closed circuit, and the pneumatic pump provides assorted suction size and breast-sucking frequency according to the output parameter, and at this moment, the user can select the gear that is fit for oneself. Of course, the output parameters corresponding to different gears can be manually set, and after the trigger button forms a closed circuit, the pneumatic pump provides matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to the set output parameters.

Specifically, there are three trigger buttons 7, so there are three corresponding gears, which are respectively a resisting gear, a middle gear and a high gear, and different users can suck milk by selecting different gears.

To sum up, the embodiment modes of the present embodiment are as follows:

(1) Conventional mode of implementation

After the components of the breast pump are assembled, the breast pumping part abuts against the breast of a user, a gear required by the user is selected, the corresponding trigger button 7 is pressed, the gear forms a closed loop, a group of output parameters is formed, and an instruction is transmitted to the main board controller 21, and at the moment, the pneumatic pump 20 provides matched suction force and suction frequency for sucking milk according to the instruction of the main board controller 21.

(2) Intelligent sense implementation mode

After the components of the breast pump are assembled, the breast pump part abuts against the breast of a user, the grip ball is taken out and held by a hand, the air pressure pump synchronously provides matched negative pressure according to the size of the grip force, the user carries out grip force debugging, the negative pressure and the frequency provided by the air pressure pump are very suitable for the user, in the grip force debugging stage, the grip force of the grip ball at different time points is different, thus, the size and the time of the grip force form data information, the data information is fed back to the information processing unit by the sensor, then, the data information is analyzed by the data information analysis module a and converted into data signals by the central processor b, the data signals are transmitted to the main board controller 21 through a manual mode or an automatic mode, the air pressure pump 20 provides matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to instructions corresponding to the data signals, meanwhile, the central processor b repeatedly transmits the data signals stored by the memory storage module c to the main board controller 21, at the moment, the user can release two hands, and the breast pump carries out continuous milk suction under a mode suitable for the user requirements.

The present invention has been described in detail in order to enable those skilled in the art to understand the invention and to practice it, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a breast pump suitable for different users and adjustable suction size and frequency, its includes aspirator subassembly and negative pressure source, the aspirator subassembly include the tee bend portion of sucking, store up the feeding bottle and with the portion of sucking of user's breast butt, wherein negative pressure source, store up the feeding bottle, and suck the breast portion respectively with the three interface of tee bend portion of sucking is linked together its characterized in that: the negative pressure source comprises a pneumatic pump which is communicated with one interface through a milk suction pipe, a main board controller which is used for controlling the pneumatic pump to provide suction force and milk suction frequency, an information processing unit which is communicated with the main board controller, and a user adapter which is in wired or/and wireless connection with the information processing unit, wherein the user adapter is provided with a deformation mode and a reset mode, after a user applies stress to the user adapter, the user adapter deforms, and after the user releases the user adapter, the user adapter resets, the information processing unit comprises a sensor which is used for detecting stress information of the user adapter and an information processor which is communicated with the sensor, wherein the sensor acquires the information of the stress applied to the user adapter by the user at different time points and feeds the information back to the information processor, after the information processor processes the information, an instruction is sent to the main board controller, the pneumatic pump provides matched negative pressure, and the negative pressure is in direct proportion to the stress of the user adapter; the sensor generates data information according to the obtained information, the information processor comprises a data information analysis module and a central processing unit, the data information analysis module analyzes the data information and converts the data information into data signals through the central processing unit, the data signals are transmitted to the mainboard controller through a manual mode or an automatic mode, the pneumatic pump provides matched suction force and milk suction frequency according to instructions corresponding to the data signals, meanwhile, the central processing unit can repeatedly transmit the data signals to the mainboard controller, the breast pump sucks milk continuously in a mode suitable for user requirements, and at the moment, a user can stop operating the user adapter and release both hands; the breast pump still include seat and the casing that can dismantle, wherein seat and the inside location chamber that forms of casing, the pneumatic pump, mainboard controller, the information processing unit all is located the location chamber in, the breast pump pipe from the casing penetrate the location chamber with the pneumatic pump with the interface is linked together still be equipped with the lid that can dismantle on the seat, wherein the lid with the inside storage chamber that forms of seat, user's adapter places in the storage chamber.

2. The breast pump as set forth in claim 1 adapted for use by different users and with adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: the information processor also comprises a data memory storage module, the data memory storage module can automatically store the data signals, the central processing unit repeatedly transmits the data signals to the mainboard controller according to the information stored by the memory storage module, and meanwhile, when the same user starts a milk sucking program next time, the user defaults to suck milk according to the suction force formed by the data signals and the milk sucking frequency.

3. The breast pump as set forth in claim 1 adapted for use by different users and adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: the user adapter is a grip ball, the sensor is positioned in the grip ball, and the sensor is wirelessly communicated with the information processor.

4. The breast pump as set forth in claim 3 adapted for use by different users and having adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: an air cavity is formed in the grip ball, and the sensor acquires the stress information of the user adapter according to the change of the air pressure in the air cavity.

5. The breast pump as set forth in claim 1 adapted for use by different users and with adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: the breast pump is still including setting up in the casing with manual control module and trigger button that the mainboard controller is linked together, wherein manual control module has two gears at least, each the gear correspondence is equipped with one trigger button and can with the mainboard controller forms a set of closed circuit, and each closed circuit of group corresponds a set of output parameter, pneumatic pump can also be according to every group output parameter provides corresponding suction size and the frequency of suckling of matching.

6. The breast pump as set forth in claim 5 adapted for use by different users and with adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: each set of the output parameters is a rated value or can be manually set according to the use requirements of users.

7. The breast pump as set forth in claim 1 adapted for use by different users and with adjustable suction magnitude and frequency, wherein: the connector of the three-way suction part communicated with the negative pressure source is provided with a plug, and the milk suction pipe is detachably sleeved on the outer side of the plug.