CN111329138A

CN111329138A - Tumble protection device

Info

Publication number: CN111329138A
Application number: CN202010157713.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李九群
Original assignee: Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Current assignee: Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Priority date: 2020-03-09
Filing date: 2020-03-09
Publication date: 2020-06-26

Abstract

The invention discloses a fall-down protection device, which comprises an inflatable protective belt, an air pump and a control module, wherein the inflatable protective belt is suitable for being worn on the waist of a user and wrapping the hip of the user in a surrounding way, and the inflatable protective belt is provided with an inflation inlet; the air pump is arranged on the inflatable protecting belt, and an air outlet of the air pump is connected with an inflating opening of the inflatable protecting belt; the control component is arranged on the inflatable protecting belt so as to enable a user to operate and control the air pump to inflate the inflatable protecting belt. According to the fall protection device, the inflatable protecting belt can be worn on the waist and wraps the hip in a surrounding mode, when a user needs the fall protection device, the control assembly can control the inflator pump to inflate the inflatable protecting belt, so that the inflatable protecting belt keeps an inflated state after being inflated, if the user falls, the inflatable protecting belt in the inflated state can play a role in buffering and protecting the user, the risks of fracture and stroke after the user falls are reduced to a certain extent, the structure is simple, and the use and the wearing are convenient.

Description

Tumble protection device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a nursing device for old people, in particular to a falling-down protection device.

Background

After the old people enter the hospital, the reaction becomes slow due to the decline of the body function, and the movement is inconvenient, however, as for the old people, the old people are difficult to move in various places, for example, for the old inpatients, when a sickbed gets up to a toilet or moves, slipping easily occurs, and for the old people, the falling easily causes the problems of fracture, even stroke and the like, and further increases the burden for families.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. The invention aims to provide a fall protection device.

To achieve the above object, a fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

an inflatable harness adapted to be worn about the waist of a user and wrap around the hips of the user, the inflatable harness having an inflation port;

the air pump is arranged on the inflatable protecting belt, and an air outlet of the air pump is connected with the inflating opening of the inflatable protecting belt;

the control component is arranged on the inflatable protecting band and is used for controlling the air pump to inflate the inflatable protecting band by the operation of a user.

According to the fall protection device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the inflatable protecting belt can be worn on the waist and wraps the hip in a surrounding manner, when a user needs (such as a sickbed gets up for a toilet or activities), the control module can control the inflator pump to inflate the inflatable protecting belt, so that the inflatable protecting belt keeps an inflated state after being inflated, if the user falls, the inflatable protecting belt in the inflated state can play a role in buffering and protecting the user, the risk of fracture and stroke of the user after the user falls is reduced to a certain extent, the structure is simple, and the use and the wearing are convenient.

In addition, the fall protection device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:

according to one embodiment of the invention, the inflatable harness comprises:

the surrounding covering part is suitable for surrounding and covering the buttocks of a user, and the inflation port is arranged on the surrounding covering part so as to inflate the surrounding covering part;

a first band portion connected to one end of the surrounding covering portion;

and the second strap part is connected to the other end of the surrounding covering part and is suitable for being detachably connected with the first strap part.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the inflatable harness is provided with a release valve.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the surrounding cover comprises:

the inner bag is of a flat annular structure when expanded, and the inflation port is formed in the inner bag;

and the outer elastic binding sleeve is coated outside the inner bag.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the inner bag is made of PVC material, silica gel material or nylon material, and the outer elastic binding sleeve is made of elastic cloth.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the control assembly comprises:

a key for user operation;

and the controller is connected with the air pump and the key and is used for controlling the air pump to be opened or closed according to the trigger signal of the key.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, further comprising:

the gravity sensor is connected with the controller and used for detecting gravity acceleration;

the wireless communication module is connected with the controller;

the controller is also used for controlling the wireless communication module to send an alarm signal to a remote monitoring end according to the detected gravitational acceleration.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, further comprising:

and the GPS positioning module is connected with the controller and used for acquiring GPS position information and sending the GPS position information to the monitoring end through the wireless communication module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, further comprising:

the camera is connected with the controller and arranged on the first beam part or the second beam part;

the memory is connected with the controller;

the controller is also used for controlling the camera to start recording according to the detected gravity acceleration so as to record surrounding environment video data and store the surrounding environment video data in the memory.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the control assembly and the air pump are provided at the first strap part or the second strap part.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a front view of a fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of an inner bag of the fall protection device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the inner bag and the outer elastic restraining layer of a fall protection device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a block diagram of a circuit of a fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an inflatable harness 10;

around the cover 101;

the inner bladder 1011;

an inflation port 1011 a;

an outer elastic restraining sheath 1012;

a first lacing portion 102;

a second tether portion 103;

an air pump 20;

a control assembly 30;

a key 301;

a controller 302;

a power supply module 303;

a gravity sensor 40;

a wireless communication module 41;

a GPS positioning module 42;

a camera 43;

a memory 44;

and a release valve 50.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and all other embodiments that can be obtained by one skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

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

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 implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

A fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a fall protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an inflatable harness 10, an air pump 20, and a control module 30.

Specifically, the inflatable belt 10 is adapted to be worn around the waist of a user and wrap around the buttocks of the user, and the inflatable belt 10 has an inflation port 1011 a. The air pump 20 is arranged on the inflatable protecting band 10, and the air outlet of the air pump 20 is connected with the inflation inlet 1011a of the inflatable protecting band 10. A control assembly 30 is provided on the inflatable harness 10 for user operation to control the air pump 20 to inflate the inflatable harness 10.

That is, the inflatable belt 10 can be wrapped around the waist of the user once, and the inflatable belt 10 has a wide width (dimension in the up-down direction) capable of covering the buttocks of the user. In addition, the inflatable cuff 10 has an inflation cavity and an inflation port 1011a, the inflation port 1011a is connected to the air outlet of the air pump 20, when the air pump 20 is operated, the air outlet of the air pump 20 can inflate the inflation port 1011a, so that the air enters the inflation cavity through the inflation port 1011a, and the inflatable cuff 10 is inflated and expanded. The control assembly 30 is operable by a user to control the activation or deactivation of the air pump 20 to control the inflation of the inflatable cuff 10.

The inventor as a medical worker finds in actual work that some elderly patients who are accepted and treated are always slipped to cause falling injury and fracture when a sickbed gets up for a toilet or moves, and the patients are always fallen to cause falling injury caused by the landing of the hip or hip, and fracture of the lumbar vertebra, hip and other parts can be caused.

From this, through proposing the protector that falls down of this application, aim at to a certain extent to help the old person to play the guard action in falling down. The fall protection device of the present invention can be used by putting the inflatable harness 10 on the waist of a user and adjusting the position thereof to wrap around the hip of the user, and in this case, the user can control the air pump 20 to inflate the inflatable harness 10 by operating the control module 30 before the user moves, so that the inflatable harness 10 is inflated, and thus, in case of accidental slipping, the inflated inflatable harness 10 can play a role of cushion protection for the user since the inflatable harness 10 is wrapped around the hip of the user and is in the inflated state.

According to the fall protection device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the inflatable protecting belt 10 can be worn on the waist and around the buttocks, when a user needs (for example, moves), the control module 30 can control the inflator 20 to inflate the inflatable protecting belt 10, so that the inflatable protecting belt 10 keeps an inflated state after being inflated, if the user falls, the inflatable protecting belt 10 in the inflated state can play a role in buffering and protecting the user, and the risk of fracture and stroke after the user falls is reduced to a certain extent, and the fall protection device is simple in structure and convenient to use and wear.

It will be appreciated that the inflatable harness 10 is further provided with an air release valve 50, the air release valve 50 may be a manual valve or an electric control valve, the manual valve may be manually operated by a user, and may be opened or closed by the manual valve, and the automatic valve may be controlled to be opened or closed by the control module 30, in use, if the user no longer needs the inflatable harness 10 to provide protection, the air release valve 50 may be opened to discharge the gas in the inflatable harness 10, so as to restore the inflatable harness 10 to the original state, so that the user no longer suffers inconvenience or bad feeling caused by the inflated inflatable harness 10, and in addition, it is convenient for the user to detach and store the inflatable harness 10.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, in one embodiment of the present invention, the inflatable harness 10 comprises a surrounding covering portion 101, a first strap portion 102 and a second strap portion 103, wherein the surrounding covering portion 101 is adapted to surround and wrap the buttocks of the user, and the inflation port 1011a is provided in the surrounding covering portion 101 to inflate the surrounding covering portion 101. A first band portion 102 is attached to one end of the surrounding covering portion 101; a second strap portion 103 is attached to the other end of the encircling covering 101, and the second strap portion 103 is adapted to be detachably attached to the first strap portion 102.

That is to say, the encircling covering part 101 can encircle and wrap the buttocks of the user to protect the buttocks of the user, and the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103 are respectively connected to two ends of the encircling covering part 101, so that in use, after the encircling covering part 101 wraps the buttocks of the user, the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103 can be detachably connected together, and then the encircling covering part 101 is fixed on the body of the user by using the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103, thus being convenient for the user to wear and the like.

Advantageously, the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103 are respectively provided with a magic tape, and the magic tapes on the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103 are adhered to each other, so that the detachable protective belt can be quickly put on or taken off, and the tightness of the detachable protective belt worn on the waist of a user can be adjusted to adapt to users with different weights and body types according to different adhering positions of the first lacing portion 102 and the second lacing portion 103.

More advantageously, the control unit 30 and the air pump 20 are disposed on the first strap part 102 or the second strap part 103, and since the first strap part 102 and the second strap part 103 are generally disposed on the front side of the belt, the control unit 30 and the air pump 20 are disposed on the first strap part 102 or the second strap part 103, which is convenient for the user to operate and install.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, in some embodiments of the invention, the encircling covering 101 comprises an inner bag 1011 and an outer elastic restraining sheath 1012, the inner bag 1011 is formed into a flat ring-like structure when inflated, the inflation inlet 1011a is provided on the inner bag 1011, and the outer elastic restraining sheath 1012 covers the outside of the inner bag 1011.

That is, the inner bag 1011 is configured as a flat ring-shaped structure, before being inflated, the inner bag 1011 can be compressed into a deflated bag body, and after being inflated, the air bag expands to return to the flat ring-shaped structure, and the inflated flat ring-shaped structure has a large contact area between the inflatable belt 10 and the ground when a fall occurs and the ground is touched, so that the cushioning effect is good, the body of the user can be protected, and the inner bag 1011 is prevented from being spherical after being inflated, so that the body is easy to be unstable, such as rolling, and the user is damaged. The outer elastic restraining sleeve 1012 has elasticity, and after the outer elastic restraining sleeve is wrapped outside the inner bag 1011, the inner bag 1011 can be protected, and when the air release valve is opened, the air in the inner bag 1011 can be more smoothly and sufficiently exhausted by using the elastic contraction force of the outer elastic restraining sleeve 1012.

Optionally, the inner bag 1011 is made of PVC, silica gel or nylon, and the outer elastic binding sleeve 1012 is made of elastic cloth, wherein the inner bag 1011 is made of PVC, silica gel or nylon, and the outer elastic binding sleeve 1012 is made of PVC, silica gel or nylon, so that the inner bag 1011 is of a flat annular structure and can expand after being inflated, and the elastic cloth has good wrapping property, and the provided elastic contraction force is convenient for the discharge of gas in the inner bag 1011.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2 and 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, the control component 30 includes a button 301 and a controller 302, wherein the button 301 is used for a user to operate; the controller 302 is connected to the air pump 20 and the button 301, and is configured to control the air pump 20 to be turned on or off according to a trigger signal of the button 301.

In use, if a user needs to inflate the inflatable protective belt 10, the user only needs to press the key 301, the trigger signal of the key 301 is sent to the controller 302, and the controller 302 can control the air pump 20 to be started according to the trigger signal, so that the control of the key 301 can be used for conveniently controlling the inflation of the user, and the operation and the use are simple and convenient.

It is understood that the control assembly 30 further includes a power module 303, the power module 303 is located between the controller 302 and the air pump 20 for supplying power, and the battery module 303 may be a rechargeable battery.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, the present invention further includes a gravity sensor 40 and a wireless communication module 41, wherein the gravity sensor 40 is connected to the controller 302 for detecting a gravitational acceleration; the wireless communication module 41 is connected with the controller 302; the controller 302 is further configured to control the wireless communication module 41 to send an alarm signal to a remote monitoring terminal according to the detected gravitational acceleration.

That is, the gravity sensor 40 may be used to detect the gravitational acceleration of the inflatable harness 10, and the wireless communication module 41 may be used to establish communication with a remote monitoring terminal. When the user wears the inflatable protecting band 10, if the user falls down during outdoor activities, the gravity acceleration detected by the gravity sensor 40 is greater than a set value, which indicates that the user may have a problem of falling down, the controller 302 can control the wireless communication module 41 to send an alarm signal to a remote monitoring terminal, the monitoring terminal can be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone carried by family members or other guardians, and after the mobile terminal receives the alarm signal, the family members or guardians can know that the user has a problem of falling down, so that the family members or guardians can take rescue measures in time.

Optionally, the wireless communication module 41 may be a GSM module, a WIFI module, a bluetooth module, or the like, and when the wireless communication module is a bluetooth module, the bluetooth module may establish a communication connection with a mobile phone or the like of a user, and send the alarm signal and the GPS location information to the mobile phone first, and then send the alarm signal and the GPS location information to a remote monitoring terminal through the mobile phone.

Advantageously, a GPS positioning module 42 is further included, and the GPS positioning module 42 is connected to the controller 302 for acquiring GPS position information and sending the GPS position information to the monitoring end through the wireless communication module 41.

That is to say, the GPS positioning module 42 can acquire the GPS location information of the user, and specifically, when the gravity sensor 40 detects that the user falls down, the controller 302 controls the wireless communication module 41 to send an alarm signal, and simultaneously sends the acquired GPS location information to the remote monitoring terminal, so that the family or guardian can know the location of the user falling down, and further, the rescue can be conveniently implemented.

Referring to fig. 2 and 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further includes a camera 43 and a memory 44, wherein the camera 43 is connected to the controller 302, and the camera 43 is disposed on the first strap part 102 or the second strap part 103; the memory 44 is connected to the controller 302; the controller 302 is further configured to control the camera 43 to start recording according to the detected gravitational acceleration, so as to record the surrounding video data and store the data in the memory 44.

That is, in outdoor activities, after the gravity sensor 40 detects that the user falls down, the controller 302 may control the camera 43 to start recording immediately, record video data of the surrounding environment of the user, and store the video data in the memory 44. Because the user is old person, after the falling down appears, family or guardian are difficult to arrive at the scene in time, and the rescue opportunity is often more urgent, and as passerby, may be questioned conversely in the process of suing and labouring, from this, also caused some passerby to dare not to rescue.

In this embodiment, based on the above considerations, after the user falls down, the camera 43 may be started to collect the video image of the surrounding environment, and the rescue process may be recorded therein as a passerby, so that the scene may be restored by querying the video as a family or guardian, so as to eliminate the misunderstanding problem between the two parties, and facilitate the user to obtain the timely rescue of the passerby after the user falls down.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fall protection device, comprising:

2. A fall protection device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said inflatable harness comprises:

a first band portion connected to one end of the surrounding covering portion;

3. A fall protection device according to claim 1, wherein said inflatable harness is provided with a bleeder valve.

4. A fall protection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surrounding cover comprises:

and the outer elastic binding sleeve is coated outside the inner bag.

5. A fall protection device according to claim 1, wherein said inner bag is made of PVC, silica gel or nylon, and said outer elastic restraining sheath is made of elastic fabric.

6. The fall protection device according to claim 1, characterized in that said control assembly comprises:

a key for user operation;

7. A fall protection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

the wireless communication module is connected with the controller;

8. The fall protection device according to claim 7, further comprising:

9. The fall protection device according to claim 7, further comprising:

the memory is connected with the controller;

10. A fall protection device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit and the air pump are provided in the first strap part or the second strap part.