JP2022001171A - Sphere assembly module comprising pressure detection and adjustment functions - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sphere assembly module comprising pressure detection and adjustment functions, capable of reducing occurrence of bedsore, and reducing a burden applied to a care giver or family members of a patient who is cared.SOLUTION: A sphere assembly module comprises: a plurality of pressure control balls including at least one set of pressure control ball modules, in which the plurality of pressure control ball modules is arranged in a vertical or lateral direction and is extended to form a large area, the pressure control ball modules being formed by coupling the same number of spheres and cylinder bodies; a fitting plate in which a plurality of fixing holes is dispersed and formed, in which the cylinder bodies penetrate the fixing holes respectively and are coupled to the spheres, a pad is provided from a vertical direction where the fixing holes are provided and the pad is fixed so as to be held; and an injection/exhaust electromagnetic valve set and pressure detecting means which are coupled to the cylinder bodies.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a pressure control module capable of controlling pressure independently, and more particularly to a spherical assembly module provided with pressure detection and adjustment functions constituting a mat laid on a chair seat or a bedding mattress.

Pressure ulcers pose a major long-term care problem for people with disabilities or those who have been bedridden for long periods of time. If we investigate the main causes of pressure ulcers, it is caused by pressure on the affected area for a long time. It is usually more likely to occur in areas where the human bones are protruding, such as the heel, buttocks, or coccyx position, and contact between the body and bedding such as a mattress or seating surface such as a chair is absolutely relevant. ing.

Currently, most of the air mattresses that are filled with air are commercially available, and the entire surface is composed of an air mattress. In addition, some air mattresses have a block shape or a strip shape to disperse the pressure. In such a method, the mattress is divided into a plurality of blocks, and air is filled and discharged periodically or for each block for adjustment. However, the method cannot completely solve the occurrence of pressure ulcers. However, the block cannot come into contact with the human body avoiding the part of the human body where the pressure ulcer has already occurred, or the part of the human body where the pressure ulcer is expected to occur. Therefore, some vendors have developed so-called smart type sensing mattresses. However, in the air mattress filled with air, only the air filling and the air discharge of a specific block can be performed, and accurate control and adjustment cannot be performed.

In view of the above situation, how to efficiently analyze the posture of the human body and provide pinpoint and accurate block pressure control and adjustment for patients who are in a state of sleep or who use a wheelchair. It is a matter of those skilled in the art to reduce the skin disease of the patient and to realize accurate and comfortable adjustment of the support to the load by the body, and the present invention is to be positively improved.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a spherical assembly module having pressure detection and adjustment functions capable of reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers and reducing the burden on the caregiver or the family of the caregiver.

In addition, the present invention applies computer software in many functional modes such as human body positioning, posture analysis, affected area pickup, smart type tracking positioning, individual sphere height adjustment and pressure increase / decrease. Adjustments can be made to actively control the insufflation, adjust the hardness of the sphere, and freely configure the area required for a mat to be laid on the seat of a chair or a bedding mattress without restrictions. The object is to provide a sphere assembly module equipped with pressure detection and adjustment functions that can be performed.

Therefore, the sphere assembly module provided with the pressure detection and adjustment functions according to the present invention includes a pressure control sphere module including at least one set of pressure control spheres and a mounting plate in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. Become. A plurality of fixing holes are distributed and bored in the mounting plate, and a plurality of pressure control spheres are provided in the fixing holes. The pressure control ball is connected to a cylinder body and an external air pressure supply means, and an independent injection / exhaust solenoid valve set is provided. Further, a pressure detection type air injection control solenoid valve, an exhaust control valve for exhaust, and a pressure detection means are provided for injecting air. Further, the atmospheric pressure supply means provided externally is provided with a pressure adjusting means to serve as a stable pressure supply source, and supplies gas to all the pressure control ball modules via the main flow pipe and a plurality of diversion pipes.

In addition, by combining multiple pressure control spheres with pressure control and elevating function to form a support area with an infusion sphere of any area, it is more suitable for pressure adjustment control from all points and ergonomics. Get height adjustment and active adjustment function. When the present invention is applied to the seat of a wheelchair or bedding, the pressure detecting means feeds back the data of the pressure value generated in the part supported by the body, analyzes this by a computer program, and uses an individual pressure control ball. Adjust the supporting pressure, and adjust the height by raising and lowering. Depending on the function, you may be in a wheelchair for a long time, or you may be bedridden. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers without pressing the wound.

The mounting plate may be formed by directly processing a plate having a required area, or may be integrated by connecting a plurality of plates having a U-shaped cross section.

The sphere of the pressure control sphere has a single opening to which the cylinder body is connected, and moves up and down through the fixing hole formed in the mounting plate.

Each of the above-mentioned infusion and exhaust electromagnetic field grain sets is equipped with a gas flow pipe, and the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic valve and the exhaust control electromagnetic valve communicate with each other, and the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic valve is external. The exhaust control electromagnetic valve is connected to the gas passage to provide an exhaust passage, and the injection / exhaust electromagnetic valve set is further controlled by an electromagnetic valve. A wire is provided, and a pressure detecting means is separately provided for the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic wave.

The pressure control ball module described above further includes an electronic circuit control system that exists independently or is integrated into an external computer facility, and the electronic circuit control system is used for all electromagnetic valve control lines. It is provided with an electromagnetic valve control means electrically connected to and a signal analysis processing means electrically connected to all pressure detecting means.

A plurality of the mounting plates and the pressure control ball module are combined and freely stretched in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction to form an arbitrary area to form a pressure ulcer prevention mattress.

The pressure ulcer prevention mattress is laid on a bed or used for a wheelchair seat.

It is a perspective view which showed the appearance of the pressure ulcer prevention mat in this invention. It is a side view of the pressure ulcer prevention mat in this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which disassembled the pressure control sphere in this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which assembled the pressure control ball in this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the arrangement of the sphere, the solenoid valve, the cylinder body, and the air pressure supply means provided outside in this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the arrangement of the sphere, the solenoid valve, and the electronic circuit control system in this invention in this invention. It is a block diagram which showed the function of the system of the pressure ulcer prevention mat in this invention.

As disclosed in FIGS. 1 to 3, the instrumental reconnaissance measurement and adjustment ball association model according to the present invention includes at least one set of pressure control ball modules 20 and vertically configures a plurality of pressure control ball modules 20. A form is adopted in which a large area is formed by a method of arranging and stretching in the direction or the lateral direction.

As disclosed in FIGS. 3 to 4, the pressure control ball module 20 includes a plurality of pressure control balls 21 and a plurality of injection / exhaust solenoid valve sets 30. Each pressure control ball 21 is composed of a sphere 22, a cylinder body 23, and a pad 24, and the same number of injection / exhaust solenoid valve sets 30 are arranged corresponding to the pressure control balls 21, and each injection / exhaust solenoid valve is arranged. The set 30 includes a gas passage 31, a pressure detection type infusion control solenoid valve 32, an exhaust control solenoid valve 33, and a pressure detection means 34. Further, the plurality of pressure control balls 21 have a plurality of fixing holes 11 formed in the mounting plate 10 to connect the pads 24, and the corresponding injection / exhaust solenoid valve sets 30 are attached to form a complete pressure control ball module 20. Configure. According to such a configuration, when the pressure ulcer prevention mattress 1 is arbitrarily configured according to the area required for use, the mounting plates 10 are required to be arranged and stretched in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. You can get the area.

In the case of carrying out the present invention, the mounting plate 10 described above may be formed by directly processing a plate having a required area, or by connecting and integrating a plurality of small-sized plates having a U-shaped cross section. A method of obtaining a large area may be adopted, and further, by drilling a plurality of fixing holes 11 at equal intervals from the surface of the mounting plate 10, it is easy to mount and integrate the sphere 22 and the cylinder body 23. become.

The mounting plate 10 disclosed in FIGS. 2 to 4 forms a large area, and the pads 24 are arranged from above and below at the positions where the respective fixing holes 11 are bored, and the pads 24 are fixed so as to be sandwiched so as not to be detached. Stable fixation is obtained.

As disclosed in FIGS. 3 to 6, the pressure control ball module 20 is configured to be modularized and assembled. Each pressure control sphere module 20 includes a plurality of pressure control spheres 21 arranged in a disciplined manner, and the specific structure of each pressure control sphere 21 includes a sphere 22, a cylinder body 23, and a pad 24. And consists of. The sphere 22 has a single opening to which the cylinder 23 is connected, and the cylinder 23 serves as a passage for injecting and discharging the sphere 22 and has an action of moving the sphere 22 up and down. It is projected from the fixing hole 11 of the mounting plate 10. Further, since the cylinder body 23 is inserted and positioned in the pads 24 provided from above and below at the positions of the fixing holes 11 of the mounting plate 10, the cylinder body 23 is prevented from coming off. Further, the injection / exhaust solenoid valve set 30 is connected to the cylinder body 23.

The injection / exhaust solenoid valve set 30 includes a gas passage 31 connected to the exhaust control solenoid valve 33 and the pressure detection type injection control solenoid valve 32, and one end of the pressure detection type injection control solenoid valve 32 is connected to the cylinder body 23. The other end is connected to the external pressure supply means 40, and the pressure supply means 40 serves as a passage for supplying the gas and controls the gas. The exhaust control solenoid valve 33 includes a free end that serves as an exhaust passage. Further, the solenoid valve set 30 is provided with solenoid valve control lines 321 and 331, and the pressure detection type solenoid valve 32 is connected to the sphere 22 and pressure is detected at one end serving as a gas inlet. Means 34 are provided. The pressure detecting means 34 includes a detection signal transmission line 341 connected to an external computer facility, and pressure data obtained by detecting each pressure control ball module 20 is input via the pressure detecting means 34 to support the pressure. And the judgment of time is made. Further, the method is to go one step further and adjust and support the degree of hardness formed by the amount of vertical movement of the cylinder body 23 and the pressure inside the pressure control ball 21.

The external air pressure supply means 40 described above is a large-scale gas supply means, and in an actual embodiment, it is, for example, a high-pressure cylinder having a high-pressure gas inside, an air compressor, or the like. Further, the air pressure supply means 40 includes a pressure adjusting means 41, a main flow pipe 42, and a plurality of diversion pipes 43, each of which is connected to supply air pressure to all the pressure detection type infusion control solenoid valves 32. Become a supplier. The pressure adjusting means 41 is set to adjust to use the maximum pressure, and the gas is sent to the pressure sensing type infusion control solenoid valve of each pressure control ball module 20 via the main flow pipe 42 and all the diversion pipes 43. Is supplied and becomes a supply source for injecting gas.

As disclosed in FIG. 6, the pressure control ball module 20 further includes an electronic circuit control system 50 that exists independently or is integrated into the external computer equipment described above. Further, the electronic circuit control system 50 separately includes a solenoid valve control means 51 and a signal analysis processing means 52. The solenoid valve control means 51 is electrically connected to all pressure detection type injection control solenoid valves 32 and electromagnetic valve control lines 321 and 331 of the exhaust control solenoid valve 33, and the signal analysis processing means 52 is a pressure detection type. It is electrically connected to the pressure detecting means 34 of the infusion control solenoid valve 32. According to this configuration, the electronic circuit control system 50 sets each independent sphere 22 to a different pressure value, further feeds back the data detected via the detection signal transmission line 341 of the pressure detecting means 34, and also causes the electromagnetic valve control means. By completely controlling all the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic valves 32 and the exhaust control electromagnetic valves 33 by the 51, the required infusion and exhaust adjustments are made to the pressure control ball 21.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the pressure control ball module 20 is attached to the mounting plate 10 having the required size as described above to assemble the pressure ulcer prevention mattress 1, the pressure adjusting means 41 first adjusts the pressure ulcer at the time of use. Set to the maximum pressure value. Next, using the externally connected air pressure supply means 40 as the supply source of the infusion, the high pressure gas is sent from the air pressure supply means 40 to the main flow pipe 42, and all the pressure control balls are sent from the main flow pipe 42 through the diversion pipe 43. Supply to 21. In this case, the solenoid valve control means 51 is activated by the electronic circuit control system 50, and all the pressure detection type infusion control solenoid valves are opened to fill the inside of the sphere 22 with gas, and the pressure set by the pressure adjusting means 41. Try to reach the value. Further, the data obtained by detecting the pressure detecting means 34 provided at the gas inlet of the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic valve 32 is fed back to the electronic circuit control system 50, and the pressure value detected by the electronic circuit control system 50 is obtained. Comparing whether it is accurate or not, if the set pressure value is reached, the pressure detection type infusion control electromagnetic valve 32 is closed, and if the pressure inside the sphere 22 exceeds the set pressure value, the exhaust control electromagnetic valve 33 is closed. Start up, exhaust and depressurize. Each pressure detecting means 34 transmits a pressure data signal to the signal analysis processing means 52 and the electronic circuit control system 50 to correct the pressure value parameter, and further, the injection / exhaust electromagnetic valve set 30 quickly opens and closes. The ingress of gas from each pressure control sphere 21 to the sphere 22 is adjusted, and the pressure generated by the volume of gas inside the cylinder 23 is controlled and adjusted. By such a method, the ascending / descending height of the cylinder body 23 and the degree of hardness due to the internal pressure of the sphere 22 are adjusted to obtain the most preferable support for the human body.

FIG. 7 discloses the functions and configurations of the system of the present invention. As disclosed in the drawings, the functionality of an electronic circuit control system (or incorporated into computer equipment) includes at least: That is, correction of pressure and parameters, interpretation and display of pressure value data, conversion of pressure value data into profile data, conversion of pressure value data into graph images, setting of pressure and operating time, setting of pressure in blocks, Motion module settings, learning and memory, etc. Further, as an embodiment, the electronic circuit control system and the computer equipment may be connected, and the numbers and images may be provided by the related software one step further, or, for example, human body positioning, posture analysis, etc. Adjust in more functional modes such as affected area pickup, smart type tracking positioning, individual sphere height adjustment and pressure increase / decrease, and combine these for active insufflation control, sphere stiffness. Make adjustments to greatly enhance overall practicality.

As is clear from the above, the present invention includes a plurality of independent pressure control balls, and the pressure control balls have independent height and pressure adjustment functions. Further, by modularizing these, the mattress can be freely combined in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction to form a mattress. Further, depending on the needs in actual use, a single pressure control ball module may be used in the form of a small mat and used as a seat of a wheelchair. Alternatively, a large mattress having a large area with a plurality of pressure control ball modules may be used by laying it on a bed. Further, the pressure control ball module of the present invention is independently provided with a plurality of electromagnetic valves provided with pressure detecting means, and independently obtains a single local pressure value of the pressure control ball in a portion in contact with the human body. By collecting and analyzing the data that can be detected, the gas inside each pressure control sphere is independently controlled to uniformly adjust the pressure, and the degree of hardness of the sphere is adjusted.

The above describes preferred embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Therefore, any amendment to the description of the present invention or the description of the claims and having the same effect on the present invention is the scope of the claims of the present invention. It shall be included in.

1 Decubitus prevention mattress 10 Mounting plate 11 Fixing hole 20 Pressure control ball module 21 Pressure control ball 22 Sphere 23 Cylinder body 24 Pad 30 Injection / exhaust electromagnetic valve set 31 Gas passage 32 Pressure detection type air injection control electromagnetic valve 321 Electromagnetic valve control line 33 Exhaust control electromagnetic valve 331 Electromagnetic valve control line 34 Pressure detection means 341 Detection signal transmission line 40 Pressure supply means 41 Pressure adjustment means 42 Main distribution pipe 43 Divergence pipe 50 Electronic circuit control system 51 Electromagnetic valve control means 52 Signal analysis processing means

Claims (7)

It comprises at least one set of pressure control ball modules, and a plurality of the pressure control ball modules are arranged and stretched in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction to form a large area.
The pressure control sphere module includes a plurality of pressure control spheres in which the same number of spheres and cylinder bodies are connected to each other.
A plurality of fixing holes are distributed and drilled, and the cylinder body penetrates the fixing holes and is connected to the sphere, and pads are arranged from above and below at the positions where the fixing holes are drilled so as to be sandwiched. A fixed mounting plate and
A sphere assembly module having a pressure detecting and adjusting function, comprising an injection / exhaust solenoid valve set and a pressure detecting means arranged connected to the cylinder body. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the mounting plate is formed by directly processing a plate body having a required area, or is formed by connecting a plurality of plate bodies having a U-shaped cross section and integrating them. Sphere assembly module with the described pressure detection and adjustment functions. The sphere of the pressure control sphere comprises a single opening to which the cylinder body connects.
The pressure detection and adjustment function according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder body is connected to the injection / exhaust solenoid valve set and is provided with a pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure control ball module and performing adjustment control. Sphere assembly module with. The injection / exhaust solenoid valve set is equipped with a pressure detection type injection control solenoid valve, and the pressure detection type injection control solenoid valve is connected to the cylinder body and an external air pressure supply means to supply gas. And control,
The spherical assembly module according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust control solenoid valve is connected to the cylinder body via a gas passage to control exhaust gas. The injection / exhaust electromagnetic valve set further includes an electromagnetic valve control line that is electrically connected, and the pressure sensing type air injection control electromagnetic valve, the exhaust control electromagnetic valve, and the electron via the electromagnetic valve control line. Connect to each circuit control system,
The electronic circuit control system exists independently, or is integrated into an external computer equipment and has an electromagnetic valve control means and a signal analysis processing means.
The solenoid valve control means is electrically connected to the pressure-sensing type injection control solenoid valve and the solenoid valve control line of the exhaust control solenoid valve.
The sphere assembly module according to claim 4, wherein the signal analysis processing means is electrically connected to all the pressure detecting means of the pressure detecting type injection control solenoid valve. The pressure detection and adjustment function according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the pressure control ball modules are combined and freely stretched in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction to form an arbitrary area to form a pressure ulcer prevention mattress. Sphere assembly module with. The spherical assembly module according to claim 6, wherein the pressure ulcer prevention mattress is laid on a bed or used for a wheelchair seat.

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