JP3032394U - Urination / feces alarm device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) 【Abstract】 PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a urination and defecation alarm device, which is worn by a cared person and informs the cared person of urination and defecation of the cared person, convenient. SOLUTION: The urine / feces detecting means for detecting urination / defecation of a cared person is temperature sensors 3, 4, 5 and these temperature sensors are applied to the cared person's crotch through underwear. As described above, the crotch portion 9 of the holder 7 to be worn on the waist of the care-receiver from above the underwear is provided. In this way, the temperature change on the outer surface of the underwear due to excretion of urine or feces is detected by the temperature sensor, so there is little risk of being soiled with excrement, and in addition, a dedicated diaper is not required.
It has a remarkable effect in improving usability.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to a urination and defecation alarm device which is worn by a cared person to inform the carer of urination and defecation of the cared person.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 To prevent care recipients such as infants and bedridden elderly people who may have incontinence from being left for a long time after urination or defecation, the urine / feces detected by the urine / feces detection method applied to the care recipient's crotch Various urination and defecation notification devices have been proposed that detect defecation and inform the caregiver.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since the conventional urination and defecation alarm device detects the presence or absence of urination or defecation by utilizing the change in electrical resistance between a pair of electrodes, it should be configured so that the electrodes come into direct contact with urine or feces. There was no choice but to replace or clean the dirty electrodes. In addition, it was necessary to use a special diaper designed to reduce the discomfort of the cared person and to hold the electrode securely in place, which was not convenient.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve such problems and improve usability, the present invention provides a urine / feces alarm device for detecting urination / defecation of a care recipient by a urine / feces detection means and notifying the caregiver of the urine / feces. The feces detecting means is a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is applied to the care recipient's crotch through the underwear so that the wearer's waist is worn on the lumbar region of the caregiver from above the undergarment. It is supposed to be installed in.

[0005]

[Embodiment of device]

 Hereinafter, a configuration of the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a urination and defecation alarm device constructed according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, this urination and defecation alarm device is worn on the waist of a cared person A, such as an infant or an elderly person, from underwear 2 such as a diaper. Based on the three temperature sensors 3.4.5 and the temperature signals from these temperature sensors 3.4.5, a caregiver is informed that a melody sound indicating urination and defecation is emitted based on the temperature signals from these temperature sensors 3.4.5. It comprises a control box 6 and a holder 7 for holding the control box 6 and for applying the temperature sensors 3, 4, 5 to a predetermined position between the crotch of the care-receiver A.

The holder 7 has a belt portion 8 wound around the waist of the care-receiver A, and a belt-like shape that is curved along the crotch of the care-receiver A by connecting the front and rear ends to the belt portion 8 in a T shape. The crotch part 9 is provided with three temperature sensors 3, 4 and 5 arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction, and the control box 6 is attached to the belt part 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the temperature sensors 3, 4, and 5 are arranged so as to be embedded in a crotch portion 9 made of synthetic resin, and are arranged at the frontmost side (the left side in FIG. 3). The urination temperature sensor 3 located and the defecation temperature sensor 4 located in the middle are respectively located at positions corresponding to the urine and fecal excretory organs of the care receiver A so that urination and defecation can be detected accurately. It is arranged. The reference temperature sensor 5 located on the rearmost side detects the reference temperature of the outer surface of the underwear. In the portion from the three temperature sensors 34.5 provided on the crotch portion 9 to the control box 6 of the belt portion 8, the temperature sensors 34.5 and the control box 6 are individually electrically connected. 3 lead wires 10 1 for electrical connection are built in.

A switch 11 is projected on the upper surface of the control box 6, and when the switch 11 is turned on, a urination / feces monitoring state is entered. In this monitoring state, as shown in FIG. 4, the temperature signal from the temperature sensors 3, 4, and 5 is always input to the comparison / determination circuit 12 built in the control box 6, and this comparison / determination circuit 12 is used. In, the temperature detected by the temperature sensors 3 and 4 for urination and defecation is compared with the reference temperature by the reference temperature sensor 5 to determine the presence or absence of urination and defecation.

For example, when the temperature detected by the urination temperature sensor 3 becomes higher than a predetermined value by a predetermined value or more, it is determined that urination has occurred, and a urination detection signal is output to the output circuit 13. On the other hand, when the temperature detected by the defecation temperature sensor 4 becomes higher than the reference temperature by a predetermined value or more, it is determined that defecation has occurred, and a defecation detection signal is output to the output circuit 13.

When the urination and defecation detection signals are input to the output circuit 13, the speaker 14 emits one of two different types of melody sounds that are stored in advance and correspond to urination and defecation. To inform the caregivers in the vicinity of whether urination or defecation occurred. When not in use, the monitoring state is released by turning off the switch 11.

In the present embodiment, the melody sound is used as a method of notifying the caregiver, but the present invention is not limited to such a sound appealing to the caregiver's hearing and, for example, a light emitting diode. It may be configured such that a caregiver is notified by light, such as by providing the above. Further, the sound or light recognizable by the caregiver may not be emitted directly from the control box as described above, but may be configured to be remotely monitored by radio waves or the like. That is, the control box 6 may have a built-in transmitting means for transmitting radio waves or the like, and a receiving means separately provided at a remote place may emit sound or light to notify the caregiver.

Further, the material of the holder 7 to be worn on the lumbar region of the care-receiver A is not particularly limited to synthetic resin material, elastomer material, cloth material, etc. As long as it is fixed, if the length adjusting means is provided at the required position, the usability is further improved.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the temperature sensor detects the temperature change of the outer surface of the undergarment caused by excretion of urine or feces, which is worn on the underwear of the diaper, etc. In addition, it does not require a dedicated diaper, which is extremely effective in improving usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a urination and defecation alarm device constructed according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing how the urination and defecation alarm device shown in FIG. 1 is worn.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the urination and defecation alarm device shown in FIG. 1 partially broken away.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the urination and defecation alarm device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Urine / feces notification device 2 Underwear 3 Urine temperature sensor 4 Urine temperature sensor 5 Reference temperature sensor 6 Control box 7 Holding body 8 Belt part 9 Crotch part 10 Lead wire 11 Switch 12 Comparison judgment circuit 13 Output circuit 14 Speaker A Care recipient

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A urine / feces informing device for detecting urination / defecation of a care-receiver by a urine / feces detecting means and notifying the caregiver of the care recipient, wherein the urine / feces detecting means is a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor comprises: A urination and defecation notification device, which is provided on a crotch part of a holder to be worn over the underwear of the care receiver so that it is applied to the care recipient's crotch through the underwear.