EP3630301B1 - Appareil respiratoire à base de masque et procédé de commande - Google Patents

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EP3630301B1
EP3630301B1 EP18726153.2A EP18726153A EP3630301B1 EP 3630301 B1 EP3630301 B1 EP 3630301B1 EP 18726153 A EP18726153 A EP 18726153A EP 3630301 B1 EP3630301 B1 EP 3630301B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
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    • A62B7/00—Respiratory apparatus
    • A62B7/10—Respiratory apparatus with filter elements
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
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  • This invention relates to a breathing apparatus in the form of a mask, for providing filtered air to the wearer of the breathing apparatus, with the flow assisted by a fan.
  • the World Health Organization estimates that 4 million people die from air pollution every year. Part of this problem is the outdoor air quality in cities. The worst in class are Indian cities like Delhi that have an annual pollution level more than 10 times the recommended level. Well known is Beijing with an annual average 8.5 times the recommended safe levels. However, even in European cities like London, Paris and Berlin, the levels are higher than recommended by the WHO.
  • the benefit to the wearer of using a powered mask is that the lungs are relieved of the slight strain caused by inhalation against the resistance of the filters in a conventional non-powered mask.
  • a powered mask delivers a steady stream of air to the face and may for example provide a slight positive pressure, which may be determined by the resistance of an exhale valve, to ensure that any leakage is outward rather than inward.
  • the pressure inside the mask can be measured and both pressure as well as pressure variation can be used to control the fan.
  • GB 2032284 discloses a respirator in which the pressure inside a mask is measured by a pressure sensor and the fan speed is varied in dependence on the sensor measurements.
  • a pressure sensor is costly so it would be desirable to provide an alternative method of monitoring pressure inside a mask.
  • Such pressure information may be used to control a fan within a powered respirator, but it may be used as part of any other fan-based system where pressure information is desired.
  • Fan-operated masks are battery-operated devices, so that it is desirable to reduce power consumption to a minimum as well as keeping the cost to a minimum.
  • One issue is that the fan may be left on when the mask is not being worn, and this results in unnecessary power consumption. It is possible to provide sensors dedicated to detecting when the mask is worn, but this increases the cost of the breathing mask.
  • a mask comprising:
  • This mask design enables a fan to be started when a mask is worn, by detecting electrical spikes causes by manual rotation of the fan. This rotation is for example caused by the user wearing the mask and breathing through the fan, when the fan is not electrically driven. These movements are then detected, in order to provide automatic turn on of the fan.
  • This approach does not require active sensing that the mask is worn but instead, the breathing of the user provides the energy for the sensing function.
  • the sensing may be integrated into the fan circuitry with low overhead and low power consumption.
  • the fan for example comprises a motor and a fan blade arrangement. Rotation of the motor causes induced currents, with the motor functioning as a generator.
  • the motor for example comprises a brushless DC motor.
  • the detection circuit is for example connected to a stator terminal of the motor. When the rotor is turned, induced currents flow in the stator coils which can be detected.
  • the detection circuit for example comprises a high pass filter and a capacitor for storing charge resulting from the current or voltage spikes. Charge is built up on the capacitor until a sufficient charge is present to perform an activation function to turn on the fan motor.
  • the start-up circuit for example comprises a transistor circuit which is activated when a stored charge on the capacitor reaches a threshold thereby to activate driving of the motor.
  • a shut-down circuit may also be provided for stopping electrical driving of the fan by discharging the capacitor.
  • the mask may have automatic detection of a transition from mask off to mask on, as well as from mask on to mask off. When the mask is taken off, the shut-down circuit may be used.
  • the mask may further comprise:
  • the fan speed is used as a proxy of pressure measurement.
  • the fan itself may be used so that no additional sensors are required.
  • the chamber may be closed in normal use, so that pressure fluctuations in the gas chamber have an influence on the load conditions of the fan and hence alter the fan electrical characteristics.
  • the fan electrical characteristics may determine the nature of the chamber, for example its volume, and if it is an open or closed volume.
  • the mask design By determining if the mask is worn, the mask design enables power to be saved when the mask is not being worn, but without requiring any additional sensors. In particular, if there is no detected pressure differential across the mask, this indicates that both sides are at atmospheric pressure and the mask is not being worn. In effect, there is no longer a closed or partially closed chamber, so that the air chamber is open to the atmosphere. The fan may be turned off if it is detected that the mask is not worn.
  • the fan may be used as a sensor for detecting transition from a worn to not worn status as well as from a not worn to a worn status of the mask.
  • the mask may further comprise an outlet valve for controllably venting the air chamber to the outside.
  • the outlet valve may comprise a passive pressure-regulated check valve or an actively driven electrically controllable valve. This may be used to make the mask more comfortable. During inhalation, by closing the valve (actively or passively), it is prevented that unfiltered air is drawn in. During exhalation, the valve is opened so that breathed out air is expelled.
  • the controller may be adapted to determine a respiration cycle from the pressure monitoring system, and to control the controllable valve in dependence on the phase of the respiration cycle.
  • the pressure monitoring thus provides a simple way to determine inhalation phases, which may then be used to control the timing of a venting valve of the mask or to determine whether or not the mask is worn and hence in use.
  • the filter may comprise an outer wall of the air chamber, or a filter member in series with the fan.
  • Examples in accordance with another aspect of the invention provide a method of controlling a mask which comprises an air chamber a filter and a fan for drawing air from outside the air chamber into the air chamber and/or drawing air from inside the air chamber to the outside, the method comprising:
  • the method may further comprise turning off the fan if it is detected that the mask is not worn.
  • the method may comprise:
  • the invention provides a breathing assistance mask.
  • a pressure monitoring system is implemented.
  • the rotation speed of a fan is used to derive a pressure or detect pressure change in the mask air chamber coupled to the fan. This avoids the need for a separate pressure sensor.
  • the pressure across the mask is used to determine if the mask is being worn.
  • signals generated with the fan motor which result from mechanical movement of the fan when it is turned off, caused by breathing of the user, are detected, and used to switch the fan on.
  • a first detection function (which forms the basis of this invention) is to provide pressure monitoring and use this to detect if the mask is worn or not, and in particular it enables a transition from worn to not worn to be detected.
  • a second detection function is to enable a transition from not worn (and with the mask fan turned off) to worn to be detected.
  • Both detection functions aim to avoid requiring significant power consumption from any sensors, and without requiring significant additional hardware complexity.
  • Figure 1 shows a pressure monitoring system implemented as part of a face mask.
  • a subject 10 is shown wearing a face mask 12 which covers the nose and mouth of the subject.
  • the purpose of the mask is to filter air before it is breathed in the subject.
  • the mask body itself acts as an air filter 16. Air is drawn in to an air chamber 18 formed by the mask by inhalation. During inhalation, an outlet valve 22 such as a check valve is closed due to the low pressure in the air chamber 18.
  • outlet valve 22 When the subject breathes out, air is exhausted through the outlet valve 22.
  • This valve is opened to enable easy exhalation, but is closed during inhalation.
  • a fan 20 assists in the removal of air through the outlet valve 22. Preferably. more air is removed than exhaled so that additional air is supplied to the face. This increases comfort due to lowering relative humidity and cooling.
  • the outlet valve may be a simple passive check valve operated by the pressure difference across the filter 16. However, it may instead be an electronically controlled valve.
  • the different prevailing pressure will manifest itself as a different load to the fan, since there is a different pressure drop across the fan. This altered load will then result in a different fan speed.
  • the first detection function is based in part on the recognition that the rotation speed of a fan may be used as a proxy for a measurement of pressure across the fan. It is also based in part of the recognition that pressure levels may be used to determine whether or not the mask is worn.
  • the invention combines these considerations to create a mask which can save power by switching off when it is not worn, and without requiring complex or costly additional sensors.
  • the pressure monitoring enables determination of a pressure, or at least a pressure change, on the other side of the fan.
  • This other side is for example a closed chamber which thus has a pressure different to atmospheric pressure.
  • it can then be determined that the chamber is not closed but is connected to atmospheric pressure on both sides.
  • This absence of a fan speed variation may thus be used to determine that the mask is not worn and hence not in use. This information can be used to switch off the fan to save power.
  • the pressure monitoring system thus has a means for determining a rotation speed of the fan and a controller for deriving a pressure or detecting a pressure change from the rotation speed of the fan.
  • the means for determining a rotation speed may comprise an already existing output signal from the fan motor or a separate simple sensing circuit may be provided as an additional part of the fan. However, in either case fan itself is used so that no additional sensors are required.
  • FIG 2 shows one example of the components of the pressure monitoring system.
  • the same components as in Figure 1 are given the same reference numbers.
  • Figure 2 shows a controller 30, a local battery 32 and a means 36 for determining the fan rotation speed.
  • the fan 20 comprises a fan blade 20a and a fan motor 20b.
  • the fan motor 20b is an electronically commutated brushless motor
  • the means for determining rotation speed comprises an internal sensor of the motor.
  • Electronically commutated brushless DC fans have internal sensors that measure the position of the rotor and switch the current through the coils in such a way that the rotor rotates. The internal sensor is thus already provided in such motors to enable feedback control of the motor speed.
  • the motor may have an output port on which the internal sensor output 34 is provided. Thus, there is a port which carries a signal suitable for determining the rotation speed.
  • the means for determining the rotation speed may comprise a circuit 36 for detecting a ripple on the electrical supply to the motor 20b.
  • the ripple results from switching current through the motor coils, which cause induced changes in the supply voltage as a result of the finite impedance on the battery 32.
  • the circuit 36 for example comprises a high pass filter so that only the signals in the frequency band of the fan rotation are processed. This provides an extremely simple additional circuit, and of much lower cost than a conventional pressure sensor.
  • the motor can be of any design, including a two-wire fan with no in-built sensor output terminal. It will also work with a DC motor with brushes.
  • the controller may use the rotation speed information, based on the corresponding pressure information, to determine a respiration cycle.
  • the respiration cycle timing information may then be used to control the outlet valve 22 in dependence on the phase of the respiration cycle.
  • the pressure monitoring thus provides a simple way to determine inhalation phases, which may then be used to control the timing of the outlet valve 22 of the mask.
  • the controller may turn off the fan during an inhalation time or an exhalation time.
  • the controller may also turn off the fan if it is detected that the fan is not worn. This gives the mask different operating modes, which may be used to save power.
  • the calibration process for example involves analyzing the fan speed information over a period during which the subject is instructed to inhale and exhale regularly with normal breathing. The captured fan speed information can then be matched to the breathing cycle, from which threshold values can then be set for discriminating between inhalation and exhalation.
  • Figure 3 shows schematically the rotor position (as a measured sensor voltage) against time.
  • the rotational speed may be measured from the frequency of the AC component (caused by the switching events in the motor) of the DC voltage to the fan.
  • This AC component originates from the current variation that the fan draws, imposed on the impedance of the power supply.
  • Figure 3 shows the signal during inhalation as plot 40 and during exhalation as plot 42. There is a frequency reduction during exhalation caused by an increased load on the fan by the increased pressure gradient. The observed frequency changes thus results from the different fan performance during the breathing cycle.
  • fan operation forces air out of the area between face and mask. This enhances comfort because exhalation is made easier. It can also draw additional air onto the face which lowers the temperature and relative humidity. Between inhalation and exhalation, the fan operation increases comfort because fresh air is sucked into the space between the face and the mask thereby cooling that space.
  • the outlet valve is closed (either actively or passively) and the fan can be switched off to save power. This provides a mode of operation which is based on detecting the respiration cycle.
  • the power to the fan can be increased by 30% for enhanced effectiveness.
  • the pressure monitoring may be used to measure the flow resistance of the filter, in particular based on the pressure drop across the fan and filter. This can be done at switch on, when the mask is not on the face for a period of time. That resistance can be used as a proxy for the age of the filter.
  • the first detection function as described above makes use of the fan to provide a proxy pressure measurement which is then used to detect that the mask is not worn.
  • the pressure information may also be used for many other functions as described above.
  • This first detection function requires the fan to be active, so it enables the transition from worn (with the fan on) to not worn to be detected. When the mask is to be worn again (or for the first time), the user may operate a manual switch to start the fan again.
  • the second detection function mentioned above avoids the need for a main switch or any sensors. Indeed, the fan itself is again used as a sensor. With special electronics this sensing task can be performed even when the fan is switched off.
  • the fan When the mask with the fan is put on the face and the user starts to breathe, the fan will rotate even when not switched on because air is forced through the fan.
  • the speed detection function is based on determining this rotation without the use of additional sensors with the fan switched off. That signal is subsequently used to switch on the fan for proper operation of the mask.
  • a fan using an electronically commutated brushless DC motor has internal sensors that measure the position of the rotor and switch the current through the coils in such a way that the rotor rotates.
  • FIG. 4 shows an H-bridge circuit which functions as an inverter to generate an alternating voltage to the stator coils 50 from a DC supply VDD, GND.
  • the inverter has a set of switches S1 to S4 to generate an alternating voltage across the coil 50.
  • the H-bridge circuit is provided between a high voltage rail VDD and a virtual ground.
  • the virtual ground GND is connected to a low voltage rail VDD- through a transistor arrangement Q1.
  • the virtual ground may vary between VDD+ and VDD- depending on the operating state of the circuit.
  • the fan has a switch control circuit 52, and the fan circuitry, including the switches, coils and control circuit, are connected to VDD+ and GND as the supply voltage lines.
  • the control circuit provides the switching signals to the switches, but to avoid cluttering Figure 5 , these control signal lines are not shown.
  • the control circuit for example include Hall sensors for rotor position sensing.
  • One coil terminal Col provides an output to a detection circuit 54. Since there is a DC voltage superimposed, a high pass filter of capacitor C1 and resistor R1 is used between the detection circuit 54 and the coil terminal Col. The pulses that come from the high pass filter are rectified by a diode D2 and cause charge to be stored in a storage capacitor C2.
  • the storage capacitor builds up a base voltage for the transistor arrangement Q1 (shown as a Darlington pair of bipolar transistors).
  • the storage capacitor prevents the transistor arrangement quickly switching on and off in phase with the pulses.
  • the transistor arrangement Q1 will turn on (creating a closed circuit) and the fan will start to run because the supply voltage is then increased to the full VDD+ top VDD- voltage swing. That running generates enough pulses to keep the fan running.
  • the base of the transistor arrangement Q1 may be driven to ground long enough to stop the fan from rotating. This may be achieved using a shut-down circuit 51 such as a transistor which discharges the capacitor C2.
  • the switch Q1 can be replaced with a MOSFET and optionally a gate amplifier.
  • Digital logic circuits can be used to route the coil rotation signal and mask worn or not worn signal to the gate driver.
  • the pulses that charge the capacitor C2 will raise the voltage of the base of Q1 and eventually turn it ON.
  • the level of the virtual ground GND is then pulled down to VDD-. At that moment, current can flow from VDD+ to VDD-. This give s power to the coils and the control circuit 52 of the fan that subsequently starts to run as long as there is enough voltage.
  • the shut down circuit 51 When C2 is charged and Q1 is on the shut down circuit 51 is used to discharge the capacitor C2 to stop the fan.
  • an npn transistor or a FET transistor may be used to short circuit the capacitor C2.
  • the shorting signal may be derived from a breathing pattern. If there are no measured frequency fluctuations, the capacitor C2 is shorted to turn off the transistor arrangement, and thereby reduce the supply voltage because GND- rises back up towards the voltage VDD+.
  • Figure 6 shows a mask operating method for detecting a worn to not worn transition.
  • the method may optionally start by turning on the fan automatically in step 56.
  • the method then comprises:
  • the method comprises determining whether the mask is worn or not based on the derived pressure or pressure change. If the mask is not worn, based on the respiration cycle changes of Figure 3 not being apparent, the fan may be switched off to save power.
  • the fan speed is thus used as a proxy for measurement of a pressure.
  • the method may comprise driving the fan using an electronically commutated brushless motor, and the rotation speed is determined by an internal sensor of the motor.
  • the rotation speed may be obtained by detecting a ripple on the electrical supply to a motor which drives the fan.
  • the method may comprise determining a respiration cycle from the pressure monitoring system, shown as step 66.
  • determining a respiration cycle from the pressure monitoring system shown as step 66.
  • an electrically controllable outlet valve it may be controlled dependence on the phase of the respiration cycle.
  • Figure 7 shows a mask operating method for detecting a not worn to worn transition. The method comprises:
  • the method may also include (subsequently) turning off the fan in step 74 if it is detected that the mask is not worn. This detection may be based on steps 60 to 68 of Figure 6 .
  • the initial step 56 in Figure 6 of turning on the fan may be performed based on the steps 70 and 72 of the method of Figure 7 .
  • the mask may be for covering only the nose and mouth (as shown in Figure 1 ) or it may be a full face mask.
  • the example shown is a mask for filtering ambient air.
  • the pressure detection may be used for a mask which delivers a breathing gas from an external supply, for example a breathing assistance device, such as a continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) system.
  • CPAP continuous positive air pressure
  • the mask design described above has the main air chamber formed by the filter material, through which the user breathes in air.
  • An alternative mask design has the filter in series with the fan as also mentioned above.
  • the fan assists the user in drawing in air through the filter, thus reducing the breathing effort for the user.
  • An outlet valve enables breathed out air to be expelled and an inlet valve may be provided at the inlet.
  • the invention may again be applied for detecting the pressure variations caused by breathing for controlling the inlet valve and/or the outlet valve.
  • the fan in this example needs to be turned on during inhalation, to assist the user in drawing air through the series filter, but it may be turned off during exhalation when the outlet valve is open.
  • the pressure information derived may again be used to control the fan to save power when the fan operation is not needed.
  • the detection of whether the mask is worn or not may also be implemented.
  • the invention may be applied to many different mask designs, with fan-assisted inhalation or exhalation, and with an air chamber formed by a filter membrane or with a sealed hermetic air chamber.
  • the detection of the respiration cycle is a preferred feature as an additional use of the pressure monitoring capability, but it is optional.
  • controller which can be implemented in numerous ways, with software and/or hardware, to perform the various functions required.
  • a processor is one example of a controller which employs one or more microprocessors that may be programmed using software (e.g., microcode) to perform the required functions.
  • a controller may however be implemented with or without employing a processor, and also may be implemented as a combination of dedicated hardware to perform some functions and a processor (e.g., one or more programmed microprocessors and associated circuitry) to perform other functions.
  • controller components that may be employed in various embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, conventional microprocessors, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
  • ASICs application specific integrated circuits
  • FPGAs field-programmable gate arrays
  • a processor or controller may be associated with one or more storage media such as volatile and non-volatile computer memory such as RAM, PROM, EPROM, and EEPROM.
  • the storage media may be encoded with one or more programs that, when executed on one or more processors and/or controllers, perform the required functions.
  • Various storage media may be fixed within a processor or controller or may be transportable, such that the one or more programs stored thereon can be loaded into a processor or controller.

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  1. Masque comprenant:
    une chambre d'air (18);
    un filtre (16);
    un ventilateur (20) pour aspirer de l'air de l'extérieur de la chambre d'air (18) dans la chambre d'air et/ou aspirer de l'air de l'intérieur de la chambre d'air vers l'extérieur;
    un circuit de détection (54) pour détecter des pics de courant ou de tension induits provoqués par la rotation du ventilateur lorsque le ventilateur n'est pas entraîné électriquement; et
    un circuit de démarrage (Q1) pour démarrer l'entraînement électrique du ventilateur en réponse à une sortie du circuit de détection,
  2. Masque selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le ventilateur comprend un moteur et un agencement de pales de ventilateur.
  3. Masque selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le moteur comprend un moteur CC sans balais.
  4. Masque selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans lequel le circuit de détection est connecté à une borne de stator (Co1) du moteur.
  5. Masque selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le circuit de détection comprend un filtre passe-haut (R1, C1) et un condensateur (C2) pour stocker la charge résultant des pics de courant ou de tension.
  6. Masque selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le circuit de démarrage comprend un circuit de transistor (Q1) qui est activé lorsqu'une charge stockée sur le condensateur atteint un seuil pour activer ainsi l'entraînement du moteur.
  7. Masque selon la revendication 6, comprenant en outre un circuit d'arrêt (51) pour arrêter l'entraînement électrique du ventilateur en déchargeant le condensateur.
  8. Masque selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre:
    un moyen (34, 36) pour déterminer une vitesse de rotation du ventilateur; et
    une unité de commande (30) qui est adaptée pour:
    dériver une pression ou détecter un changement de pression dans la chambre d'air à partir de la vitesse de rotation du ventilateur; et
    déterminer si le masque est porté ou non sur la base de la pression dérivée ou du changement de pression.
  9. Masque selon la revendication 8, dans lequel l'unité de commande est adaptée pour désactiver le ventilateur s'il est déterminé que le masque n'est pas porté.
  10. Masque selon la revendication 8 ou 9, comprenant en outre une soupape de sortie (22) pour ventiler de manière commandée la chambre d'air (18) vers l'extérieur, dans laquelle la soupape de sortie (22) comprend un clapet anti-retour à pression régulée passive ou une vanne à commande électrique à entraînement actif.
  11. Masque selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le filtre comprend une paroi externe (16) de la chambre d'air, ou un élément de filtre en série avec le ventilateur.
  12. Procédé de commande d'une masque qui comprend une chambre d'air (18), un filtre (16) et un ventilateur (20) pour aspirer de l'air de l'extérieur de la chambre d'air (18) dans la chambre d'air et/ou aspirer de l'air de l'intérieur du chambre d'air vers l'extérieur, le procédé comprenant:
    (70) détecter des pics de courant ou de tension induits provoqués par la rotation du ventilateur lorsque le ventilateur n'est pas entraîné électriquement; et
    (72) démarrer l'entraînement électrique du ventilateur en réponse au courant induit détecté ou aux pics de tension détectés.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, comprenant en outre la désactivation du ventilateur s'il est détecté que le masque n'est pas porté.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, comprenant:
    (60) aspirer du gaz dans et/ou hors d'une chambre d'air du masque en utilisant un ventilateur;
    (62) déterminer une vitesse de rotation du ventilateur;
    (64) dériver une pression ou détecter un changement de pression dans la chambre d'air à partir de la vitesse de rotation du ventilateur; et
    (68) déterminer si le masque est porté ou non sur la base de la pression dérivée ou du changement de la pression détecté.
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