EP1082043A1 - Dispositif automatique pour handicape physique, notamment pour la saisie de nourriture dans une assiette - Google Patents
Dispositif automatique pour handicape physique, notamment pour la saisie de nourriture dans une assietteInfo
- Publication number
- EP1082043A1 EP1082043A1 EP00908903A EP00908903A EP1082043A1 EP 1082043 A1 EP1082043 A1 EP 1082043A1 EP 00908903 A EP00908903 A EP 00908903A EP 00908903 A EP00908903 A EP 00908903A EP 1082043 A1 EP1082043 A1 EP 1082043A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- parts
- handle
- food
- closing
- gripping
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/08—Serving devices for one-handed persons
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/10—Sugar tongs; Asparagus tongs; Other food tongs
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an automatic device for the physically handicapped, in particular for entering food in a plate.
- the special plate only partially solves the problem. By sliding, the spoon or the fork on the bottom of the plate to the edge, it will not be rare that the desired bite is found on the table, despite the external enhancement of the plate.
- the object of the invention is to provide a device which makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks.
- the automatic device for the physically handicapped defined in claim 1 is designed so that, once chosen, the bite can be grasped with precision and without it being able to escape, and this with one hand .
- the invention aims to achieve independence for the disabled person who can, without outside help, selectively grab solid or liquid food from a conventional plate. Difficult or impossible functions for a disabled person are performed by a motorized mechanism controlled by an electronic circuit.
- FIG. 1 represents an embodiment of the invention produced in the form of a spoon.
- Figure 2 shows a detail of the mechanism of a device according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows two variants of the device of Figure 1
- a device comprises a handle 4 at the end of which are arranged two parts 2 and 3 constituting a means of gripping the food.
- this gripping means constitutes, in a determined position of the two parts, the hollow part of a spoon, but it could also constitute a fork, as shown in Figure 3d or a clamp for sear spaghetti, for example, as shown in Figure 3e.
- the two parts 2 and 3 are constituted by two symmetrical shells along the longitudinal axis L of the hollow part of a spoon. Each shell 2 and 3 can deviate in rotation to allow the seizure of the selected food, then close to reconstitute the hollow part of a normal spoon inside which we will find the chosen food (fig. 1c ).
- Simple pressures transmitted from the user by the handle 4 to the shells 2, 3 respectively command closing and then opening of the two shells by rotation of the latter at angles ⁇ around the motor axes 5, 6 rotating in opposite directions.
- the driving force is provided by a miniature reduction motor 8, fig. 1 a and fig. 2, powered by the battery 21, the pinion 9 of the reducer actuates two identical gears 10, 11, one of them being integral with a toothed wheel 12 driven by said motor pinion 9.
- the two shells 2, 3 driven by two barrels 22, 23 integral with the gears 10, 11 are removable, facilitating their cleaning after use; they are driven, via a key, positioned and held along axes 5 and 6 by magnets 13, 14 integrated respectively in the toothed wheels 10, 1 1.
- the angle of the desirable movement carried out by the shells 2, 3 is defined by stops 15, 16 (fig. 2), formed in the handle itself.
- the motor is supplied for a predetermined time by an electronic circuit 17 (fig. 1 a) in the appropriate direction of rotation.
- An electronic lock prevents the shells from opening for an adjustable time, so that unintentional pressure in the operator's mouth cannot control opening.
- a variant consists in opening the two shells after a determined time, which can be chosen according to the wishes of the user.
- a second pressure or pulse from contact 18 will open the two shells, however with an inhibition time delay. Too short an opening or closing pressure will not be recorded to take account of involuntary stealthy movements of the user.
- Another variant consists in allowing the opening of the shells 2, 3 no longer by a time delay, but by a voluntary act consisting in holding the handle approximately vertical, shells directed upwards or downwards.
- This security mode protects the user from any risk of the input device closing by a false operation.
- the fleeting closure of a contact in the vertical position is obtained by a ball 1 (fig. 4), introduced into a ring of revolution 2, the inner walls 3 of which are almost vertical, the axis L of the gripping device being horizontal.
- the two external faces of the ring 2 are closed by a metal plate 5, electrically insulated from the ring 2 by a washer 6 open in its center so that the ball 1 can establish an electrical contact between 2 and 5. This will only happen when axis 4 is approximately vertical, allowing the ball to roll towards the center and activate a memory.
- a food intake gives rise to a transfer of the approximately horizontal gripping device, in particular for liquids, on the mouth and return plate course, so that the vertical position marks a desire deliberate that it would be difficult to perform when the gripping device is in the mouth.
- a combination of a time delay and the above device is also possible, as is a contact closure similar to that described but operating by rotating the handle around its longitudinal axis L rather than placing it vertically.
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- Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
- Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CH65199 | 1999-04-01 | ||
CH00651/99A CH693352A5 (fr) | 1999-04-01 | 1999-04-01 | Dispositif automatique pour handicapé physique, notamment pour la saisie de nourriture dans une assiette. |
PCT/CH2000/000166 WO2000059350A1 (fr) | 1999-04-01 | 2000-03-22 | Dispositif automatique pour handicape physique, notamment pour la saisie de nourriture dans une assiette |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1082043A1 true EP1082043A1 (fr) | 2001-03-14 |
EP1082043B1 EP1082043B1 (fr) | 2003-11-12 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP00908903A Expired - Lifetime EP1082043B1 (fr) | 1999-04-01 | 2000-03-22 | Dispositif automatique pour handicape physique, notamment pour la saisie de nourriture dans une assiette |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1082043B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE253856T1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU3141800A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2334088A1 (fr) |
CH (1) | CH693352A5 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60006467D1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2000059350A1 (fr) |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1535600A (en) * | 1924-06-27 | 1925-04-28 | Goddu Ovila | Candy scoop |
DE8903346U1 (de) * | 1989-03-17 | 1989-05-11 | Behren, Heidemarie Von | Eßgerät für Behinderte |
DE4040730A1 (de) * | 1990-12-19 | 1992-06-25 | Werner Landry | Essgeraet |
US5189793A (en) * | 1991-03-06 | 1993-03-02 | Eli Ratzon | Cutlery piece |
US5373640A (en) * | 1993-11-08 | 1994-12-20 | Cordeiro, Jr.; James H. | Tweezer fork |
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1999
- 1999-04-01 CH CH00651/99A patent/CH693352A5/fr not_active IP Right Cessation
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2000
- 2000-03-22 DE DE60006467T patent/DE60006467D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-22 CA CA002334088A patent/CA2334088A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2000-03-22 EP EP00908903A patent/EP1082043B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-22 WO PCT/CH2000/000166 patent/WO2000059350A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 2000-03-22 AU AU31418/00A patent/AU3141800A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-03-22 AT AT00908903T patent/ATE253856T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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See references of WO0059350A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO2000059350A1 (fr) | 2000-10-12 |
DE60006467D1 (de) | 2003-12-18 |
AU3141800A (en) | 2000-10-23 |
CA2334088A1 (fr) | 2000-10-12 |
ATE253856T1 (de) | 2003-11-15 |
EP1082043B1 (fr) | 2003-11-12 |
CH693352A5 (fr) | 2003-06-30 |
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