JP2008206780A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system consuming no wasteful electric power and eliminating a feeling of eeriness caused by dimly lighting only the backlights of display parts at night, by lighting only the display part of a corridor light which a nurse approaches and putting out all the other display parts. <P>SOLUTION: The nurse call system comprises nurse call slave units 2a, 2b, etc., corridor lights 3a, 3b, etc., proximity sensors 61 each sensing a person who approaches the corridor light, and a nurse call master unit 1. The corridor lights have the display parts 31a, 31b, etc., for displaying patient information of nursed persons, and corridor light input terminals 33 for receiving signals from the proximity sensors. The display part of the corridor light comprises the backlight 32 lighted and put out by signals received by the input terminal from the proximity sensor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system, and more particularly, to a nurse call system including a liquid crystal display as a display unit for displaying patient information such as a patient name on a corridor lamp.

  Conventionally, as this type of nurse call system, one that displays patient information on a liquid crystal display of a corridor lamp at the time of calling is well known (for example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In the nurse call system of the conventional example, in the time when the corridor is turned off at midnight etc., there is a problem that the power consumption increases if the corridor lamp display part is always lit, and the corridor lamp display part There was an eerie feeling due to the fact that only the backlight of the LED was turned on like a dim light, and it was desired to turn it off when not in use.

  As a solution to this problem, a technique has been proposed in which each corridor lamp is provided with a human body detection sensor, and the corridor lamp is turned on only when the human body detection sensor operates (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

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  However, in the corridor lamps in the nurse call system described in Patent Document 3, since it is necessary to install human body detection sensors in all the corridor lamps, it causes a cost increase, and nurses and nurses receive corridors. There is a problem that the lighting timing varies depending on the walking position.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when a nurse patrols the corridor at night, only the display portion of the corridor lamp approached by the nurse is turned on, and the other display portions are turned off. It is an object of the present invention to provide a nurse call system that prevents wasteful power consumption and eliminates the eerie feeling.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention is a nurse call slave set installed in each hospital bed for each hospital room, such as a hospital or a welfare facility for the elderly, for a patient to call a nurse. And a proximity sensor that detects a person approaching the corridor lamp and a corridor lamp for notifying the call from the nurse call slave unit, and nursing that is installed in the nurse station and confirming the call from the nurse call slave unit A hall call lamp for receiving a signal from a proximity sensor and a display unit for displaying patient information of a care recipient The display unit of the corridor lamp has an input terminal, and includes a backlight for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the input terminal.

  The nurse call system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a nurse call slave set installed in each hospital bed for each hospital room, such as a hospital and a welfare facility for the elderly, and a nurse call for a nurse to call a nurse. A corridor light for notifying the call from the child handset, a proximity sensor for detecting a person approaching the corridor light, and a nurse who has installed the nurse station and confirmed the call from the nurse call handset answer the call. A nurse call master unit for establishing, the corridor lamp has a display unit for displaying patient information of the care recipient, and the nurse call master unit is a parent unit for receiving a signal from the proximity sensor. The hallway lamp display unit includes a backlight for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the input terminal of the nurse call master unit.

Furthermore, the third aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention includes a nurse call slave set installed in each hospital bed for each hospital room, such as a hospital and a welfare facility for the elderly, and a nurse call for a nurse to call a nurse, and a nurse call system installed in a corridor. A corridor light for notifying the call from the child handset, a proximity sensor that detects the person approaching the corridor light, and a nurse who has installed the nurse station and confirmed the call from the nurse call handset answer the call. A nurse call master unit for establishing, a nurse call slave unit, a corridor lamp and a controller for controlling each nurse call master unit,
The corridor lamp has a display unit for displaying the patient information of the nurse, the controller has a controller input terminal for receiving a signal from the proximity sensor, and the display unit of the corridor lamp is A backlight for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the input terminal of the controller is provided.

  A fourth aspect of the nurse call system according to the present invention is the first aspect to the third aspect, in which each input terminal is turned on by a proximity sensor built in a lighting device such as a footlight, a downlight, or a ceiling light. A signal and a turn-off signal are received.

  Further, according to a fifth aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention, in each of the first to third aspects, each input terminal receives a sensing signal of a proximity sensor including an infrared sensor, a passive sensor, an active sensor, and the like. It is characterized by.

  A nurse call system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the nurse call system according to any one of the first to third aspects, and a portable parent unit that is carried by a nurse and communicates wirelessly with the nurse call slave unit, and a corridor outside the hospital room. Installed on the wall surface of the aisle, etc., and equipped with a plurality of antennas for transmitting and receiving data signals including voice signals and position information, and nurse calls via corridor lights according to call operations from nurse call slaves A call signal is transmitted to the parent device, and the nurse call parent device and the portable parent device display a call.

  Furthermore, the seventh aspect of the nurse call system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the sixth aspect, each input terminal receives position information of an antenna that recognizes the presence in the reception area of the portable base unit. .

  Further, according to an eighth aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention, in the first to seventh aspects, the backlight turns off the non-called backlight when a call is made from the nurse call slave. It is characterized by that.

  Furthermore, the ninth aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention indicates the position of the nurse call slave unit that has made a call when there is a call from the nurse call slave unit in the first to seventh aspects. A direction indicator lamp is provided, and the direction indicator lamp is turned on and off by a signal received at each input terminal.

  According to the first to third aspects of the nurse call system of the present invention, the display unit of the corridor lamp can be turned on / off by an input signal to the nurse call master unit, the controller, or the corridor lamp from the outside. Even if a human body detection sensor is not provided for each corridor lamp, an operation similar to the conventional one can be realized.

  Moreover, according to the 4th and 5th aspect of the nurse call system of this invention, since the lighting signal and the light extinction signal of the proximity sensor incorporated in the lighting equipment can be received, the interlocking with the lighting equipment in the building is possible. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, according to the sixth and seventh aspects of the nurse call system of the present invention, the position of the nurse is specified by receiving the position information of the antenna that transmits and receives the signal of the portable parent device carried by the nurse. Since the display part of the corridor lamp can be turned on / off, a person other than the nurse does not look into the lighted display part, and the convenience is further improved.

  According to the eighth aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention, the backlight of the display unit of the corridor lamp is turned on only when a call is made from the nurse call slave unit, and the backlight of the display unit of the corridor lamp without a call is made. Since is not turned on, the room where the call was made can be easily identified.

  Furthermore, according to the ninth aspect of the nurse call system of the present invention, since the direction indicator lamp is provided, the position of the nurse call slave that has called the call can be indicated by the direction indicator lamp, and the nurse is located nearby. By turning on only the direction indicator light in the vicinity of the corridor light that recognizes that it is present, and by turning off the other direction indicator lights in the vicinity of the corridor light that cannot recognize that the nurse is nearby, there is no nurse It is possible to prevent the area direction indicator light from being lit in the dark.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment to which the nurse call system of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a nurse call system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  The nurse call system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a nurse call master unit 1 installed in a nurse station and nurse call slave units 2a, 2b installed in a patient room a, a patient room b,. , 2c,... Are connected via a controller 5, corridor lights 3a, 3b,.

  One nurse call slave unit is connected to one slave unit plate 4, and a microphone and a speaker (not shown) are connected to the slave unit plate 4. One or a plurality of (for example, 2 to 6) cordless handset plates 4 are connected to one corridor lamp by a transmission line L1, and one or a plurality of (for example, two or more (for example, 2 to 6) cords are connected to one controller 5 by a corridor lamp trunk line L2. 2 to 60) of corridor lights 3a, 3b,... Are connected, and the nurse call master unit 1 is connected to the side of the controller 5 opposite to the corridor lights.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the corridor lamps 3a, 3b,... Have liquid crystal displays 31a, 31b,. And a corridor light data transmission / reception circuit 34, and connected to the nurse call master unit 1 installed in the nurse station by bus connection. The nurse call master unit 1 includes a master display 12, a call start / end trigger. In addition to the call button 11 and the parent device data transmission / reception circuit 14, a microphone and a speaker (not shown) are provided.

  The corridor of the hospital room has a built-in proximity sensor 61 such as an infrared sensor for detecting that a person is walking at night, and a foot sensor that is turned on and off by a signal detected by the proximity sensor 61, a down sensor Lighting devices 6, 6,... Such as lights and ceiling lights are installed.

  In such a nurse call system, the ringing sound of the nurse call master unit 1 is ringed by the patient's call operation from the hospital room, and the nurse call master unit 1 and the slave unit plate 4 are operated by the operation of the nurse call master unit 1. However, since the transmission / reception of such a call signal is the same as that of the conventional nurse call system, description thereof is omitted.

  Here, the operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  For example, when an operation such as a call or a call is not performed in a state where the hospital room and the corridor are turned off at night, the liquid crystal display which is a display unit of the corridor lamp is turned off.

  When the nurse goes around the hallway, the proximity sensor 61 built in the lighting device 6 installed in the hallway detects that a person has approached, turns on the lighting device 6, and the detection signal is, for example, one hallway light 3a. To the corridor lamp input terminal 33.

  The corridor lamp 3a that has received the detection signal of the proximity sensor 61 from the corridor lamp input terminal 33 turns on the backlight 32, thereby improving the visibility of the liquid crystal display 31a in conjunction with the illumination of the corridor.

  When the nurse passes through the hallway, the proximity sensor 61 built in the lighting device 6 installed in the hallway detects that the person has left the vicinity of the sensor, turns off the lighting device 6, and the detection signal is sent to the hallway light. It is sent to the corridor lamp input terminal 33 of 3a.

  The corridor lamp 3a that has received the passage signal of the proximity sensor 61 from the corridor lamp input terminal 33 turns off the backlight 32, and the liquid crystal display 31a is turned on in a dark state in conjunction with the illumination of the corridor. The eerie feeling by being can be prevented.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the nurse call system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The nurse call system in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is similar to the first embodiment in the nurse call master unit 1 and nurse call slave units 2a, 2b, 2c,... Installed in the nurse station. Are connected via the control device 5, the corridor lights 3a, 3b,...

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the nurse goes around the hospital room or hallway at night, the portable parent devices 8 and 8 make a wireless call in response to the call of the nurse call slave devices 2a, 2b, 2c,. , ... are held respectively.

  A plurality of antennas 9a, 9b,... For transmitting and receiving various data signals such as audio signals and position information are installed on the wall surface of the passage such as a corridor.

  The controller 5 includes a connection terminal 54 for transmitting and receiving audio signals and various data signals with the antennas 9a, 9b,.

  The corridor lamps 3a, 3b,... Are provided with corridor lamp input terminals 33 similar to those in FIG. 2 (not shown in the figure) for receiving position information signals from the antennas 9a, 9b,.

  The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  For example, when a call or a call is not performed at night with the hospital room and the corridor turned off, the liquid crystal display of the corridor lamp is turned off.

  When the nurse holding the portable master unit 8 circulates in the hallway, for example, the antenna 9a installed in the hallway confirms the presence of the portable master unit 8, and a position information signal is sent to the hallway light input terminal 33 of the hallway light 3a. .

  The corridor lamp 3a that has received the position information signal of the antenna 9a from the corridor lamp input terminal 33 turns on the backlight 32, thereby improving the visibility of the liquid crystal display 31a in conjunction with the patrol of the nurse.

  When the nurse passes through the hallway, the antenna 9a installed in the hallway confirms the absence of the portable base unit 8, and a position information signal is sent to the hallway lamp input terminal 33 of the hallway lamp 3a.

  The corridor lamp 3a that has received the position information signal related to the absence of the portable base unit 8 from the corridor lamp input terminal 33 turns off the liquid crystal display 31a in conjunction with the patrol of the nurse by turning off the backlight 32.

  Furthermore, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram of a nurse call system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a nurse call system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In addition to the first embodiment, the nurse call system shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 includes a corridor for indicating the position of the nurse call slave unit that has been called when a call is made from the nurse call slave unit. A direction indicator lamp 7 is provided on the ceiling, and is connected to the corridor lamps 3a, 3b,. The direction indicator lamp 7 may be connected to the controller 5.

  Hereinafter, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described by limiting to the operation at the time of calling while visiting a nurse.

  For example, when no call, telephone call, or the like is performed at night with the hospital room and the corridor turned off, the liquid crystal displays 31a, 31b,.

  When the nurse patrols the corridor, the corridor lamp turns on the backlight 32 by the same operation as in the first or second embodiment, so that, for example, near the nurse, Visibility of certain liquid crystal displays 31a and 31b is improved.

  When a plurality of backlights 32 of the corridor lights are lit, for example, when a call is made from a specific nurse call slave unit 2f, the controller 5 that has detected the call will call the nurse call slave unit 2f that has made the call. Is turned on, and the backlights 32 of the other liquid crystal displays 31a, 31c,... Since the corridor lamp of only the room with the light is turned on, the hospital room can be easily identified.

  In addition, the controller 5 that has detected the call has a direction indicator in the vicinity of the hallway lamp that recognizes that the nurse is near the hallway lamp input terminal 33 among the plurality of direction indicator lamps 7, 7,. Only the lamp 7 is turned on, and other direction indicators 7 in the vicinity of the corridor lamp that cannot recognize that the nurse is nearby are extinguished, so that the direction indicator lamp in the area where the nurse is not in the dark. It is possible to prevent the lamp from being turned on.

  In the first and second embodiments, the corridor lamps 3a, 3b,... Are each provided with the corridor lamp input terminal 33, but instead of this, for example, a nurse call as shown by a wavy line in FIG. The base unit 1 may be provided with a base unit input terminal 13.

  In this case, the lighting devices 6, 6,... Or the antennas 9a, 9b,... Are attached to the nurse call master unit 1 with identification information such as position information of the proximity sensor 61 or individual identification numbers. A detection signal / passing signal / position information signal and the like are transmitted.

  The nurse call master unit 1 is provided with a master unit input terminal 13 by specifying a corridor lamp to be turned on based on the identification information and sending a lighting / extinguishing signal to the corridor lamp. Even in this case, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

  Similarly, in the first and second embodiments, the corridor lamps 3a, 3b,... Are each provided with the corridor lamp input terminal 33. Instead of this, for example, as shown by the wavy line in FIG. The controller 5 may be provided with a controller input terminal 53. In this case, the lighting devices 6, 6,... Transmit the detection signal / passing signal to the controller 5 in the same manner as the transmission to the nurse call parent device 1, so that the controller 5 is based on the identification information. The corridor lamp to be turned on is specified, and a lighting / extinguishing signal is sent to the corridor lamp, so that even when the controller 5 has the controller input terminal 53, the first and second embodiments Similar effects can be achieved.

  Further, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 3, the connection terminal 54 of the controller 5 may also serve as the function of the controller input terminal 53 to receive a data signal of position information. In this case, the antennas 9a, 9b,... Transmit the position information signal to the controller 5 in the same manner as the transmission to the nurse call master unit 1, so that the controller 5 is turned on based on the position information signal. By specifying the corridor lamp to be transmitted and sending a lighting / extinguishing signal to the corridor lamp, the same effects as those of the above embodiments can be obtained, and the controller input terminal 53 is not required, and the circuit is simplified. The

  In the first and second embodiments, an infrared sensor is used as a proximity sensor. However, a passive sensor or an active sensor may also be used, and can be applied regardless of the type of sensor and is particularly limited. There is no.

  Further, in the third embodiment, the corridor lamps 3a, 3b,... Are each provided with the corridor lamp input terminal 33, but the same effect can be obtained if the directional indicator lamp 7 is provided with an input terminal instead. Can play.

It is a system configuration figure by a 1st embodiment of the nurse call system of the present invention. It is a block diagram by a 1st embodiment of a nurse call system of the present invention. It is a system block diagram by 2nd Embodiment of the nurse call system of this invention. It is a system block diagram by 3rd Embodiment of the nurse call system of this invention. It is a block diagram by 3rd Embodiment of the nurse call system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nurse call main unit 2a-2g Nurse call sub unit 3a, 3b Corridor lamp 4 Sub unit plate 5 Controller 6 Lighting device 7 Direction indicator 8 Portable main unit 9a, 9b Antenna 13 Main unit input terminal 31a, 31b Display unit 32 Backlight 33 Corridor light input terminal 53 Controller input terminal 61 Proximity sensor

Claims (9)

Nurse call cordless handsets (2a, 2b,...) Installed on each bed in each hospital room such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly,
A hallway light (3a, 3b,...) For notifying a call from the nurse call slave set installed in the hallway, and a proximity sensor (61) for sensing a person approaching the hallway light;
A nurse call master unit (1) installed at a nurse station for confirming a call from the nurse call slave unit and for establishing a call in response to the nurse;
The corridor lamp has a display unit (31a, 31b,...) For displaying patient information of the care recipient and a corridor lamp input terminal (33) for receiving a signal from the proximity sensor. And
The nurse call system, wherein the display unit of the corridor lamp includes a backlight (32) for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the corridor lamp input terminal. Nurse call cordless handsets (2a, 2b,...) Installed on each bed in each hospital room such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly,
A hallway light (3a, 3b,...) For notifying a call from the nurse call slave set installed in the hallway, and a proximity sensor (61) for sensing a person approaching the hallway light;
A nurse call master unit (1) installed at a nurse station for confirming a call from the nurse call slave unit and establishing a call in response to the nurse;
The corridor lamp has a display unit (31a, 31b,...) For displaying patient information of the nurse.
The nurse call master has a master input terminal (13) for receiving a signal from the proximity sensor,
The display unit of the corridor lamp includes a backlight (32) for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the master device input terminal of the nurse call master device. system. Nurse call cordless handsets (2a, 2b,...) Installed on each bed in each hospital room such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly,
A hallway light (3a, 3b,...) For notifying a call from the nurse call slave set installed in the hallway, and a proximity sensor (61) for sensing a person approaching the hallway light;
A nurse call master unit (1) installed at a nurse station for confirming a call from the nurse call slave unit and for establishing a call in response to the nurse;
A controller (5) for controlling the nurse call slave, the corridor lamp and the nurse call master, respectively,
The corridor lamp has a display unit (31a, 31b,...) For displaying patient information of the nurse.
The controller has a controller input terminal (53) for receiving a signal from the proximity sensor,
The nurse call system, wherein the display unit of the corridor lamp includes a backlight (32) for turning on and off according to a signal received from the proximity sensor to the controller input terminal of the controller.   Each of the input terminals receives a turn-on signal and a turn-off signal of a proximity sensor (61) built in a lighting device (6) such as a footlight, a downlight, and a ceiling light. 4. The nurse call system according to any one of three.   The nurse call system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the input terminals receives a sensing signal of a proximity sensor including an infrared sensor, a passive sensor, an active sensor, and the like.   A portable parent device (8) that is carried by a nurse and communicates wirelessly with the nurse call child device, and is installed on a passage wall surface such as a corridor outside a hospital room, and includes the portable parent device, voice signals, and position information. A plurality of antennas (9a, 9b,...) For transmitting and receiving signals, and in response to a call operation from the nurse call slave unit, a call signal is sent to the nurse call parent unit via the corridor lamp, The nurse call system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the nurse call parent device and the portable parent device perform call display.   The nurse call system according to claim 6, wherein each of the input terminals receives position information of the antenna that has been recognized as being present in a reception area of the portable base unit.   The nurse call system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the backlight turns off an uncalled backlight when a call is made from the nurse call slave.   When there is a call from the nurse call slave, a direction indicator lamp (7) for indicating the position of the nurse call slave that has called is provided, and the direction is determined by a signal received at each input terminal. The nurse call system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the indicator lamp is turned on and off.

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