JP3220895U - Wheelchair tag and deaf person detection device using the wheelchair tag - Google Patents

Abstract

A wheelchair tag for attaching a wheelchair tag to a wheelchair used by a user, and detecting a radio signal transmitted from the wheelchair tag by a wheelchair navigation monitor when the wheelchair tag vibrates to notify a caregiver and the wheelchair A deaf person detection device using a tag is provided. A wheelchair tag (1) having locking means that can be mounted on a wheelchair used by a user, the wheelchair tag (1) comprising tag body (4) and locking means that is detachably mounted on a wheelchair, The tag body 4 continuously transmits a pre-registered identification signal as a short-range wireless signal in a specific frequency range, and detects a vibration caused by movement of a wheelchair, a high-frequency oscillation circuit, a transmission circuit, It consists of a transmission antenna, a control circuit, and a battery. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

In the present invention, a wheelchair tag is attached to a wheelchair used by a target person (hereinafter referred to as a target person), and a radio signal transmitted from the wheelchair tag is detected by a wheelchair tag when the wheelchair tag vibrates, and nursing is performed. The present invention relates to a wheelchair tag that notifies a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as a caregiver) and a deaf person detection device using the wheelchair tag.

When nursing or nursing the subject person in hospitals, nursing homes, homes, etc., the caregiver is extremely burdensome mentally and physically, so various welfare devices have been proposed to reduce these. Yes. For example, the present applicant has disclosed a mat sensor that detects that a subject has left or left a bed, a wheelchair, or a chair as a sensor used in the welfare equipment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2005-152616 A

Since the mat sensor shown in Patent Document 1 reacts to the human body, there is a problem that not only the subject but also a caregiver reacts when stepping on the mat sensor installed at a predetermined location, and only the subject is detected. Development of a deafness detection device was desired.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is a wheelchair tag having a locking means that can be attached to a wheelchair used by a subject, and the wheelchair tag is attached to and detached from the tag body and the wheelchair. It consists of locking means that can be freely mounted. The tag main body is equipped with a transmitter, and continuously transmits a pre-registered identification signal as a short-range wireless signal in a specific frequency range. The transmitter includes a three-dimensional acceleration sensor that detects vibration of a wheelchair, a high-frequency oscillation circuit, a signal transmission circuit, a transmission antenna, a control circuit, and a battery. When the wheelchair tag is turned on, the wheelchair tag constantly or intermittently transmits an identification signal to the car navigation monitor.

Also, a wheelchair tag, a heel navigation monitor that receives a radio signal transmitted from the wheelchair tag and transmits a notification signal, and an alarm device that notifies a caregiver of the notification signal transmitted from the heel navigation monitor It is a deaf detection device using a wheelchair tag constituted by. The alarm is a portable type that can be carried by the subject's family and / or caregiver, or a fixed type that is installed at a predetermined position.

The wheelchair tag of the present invention is a small transmitter, and is detachably attached to the spoke part of the wheelchair used by the subject, so that when the subject touches the wheelchair and gives vibration, the subject's operation is controlled. Can be detected. Thereby, an accident of a subject person can be prevented beforehand. Further, since the wheelchair tag is not attached to a human body or clothes, the subject does not feel uncomfortable, and an accident caused by intentionally removing the subject can be prevented. Furthermore, the power switch of the wheelchair tag is turned on by the vibration of the three-dimensional acceleration sensor, and the power switch is turned off when the wheelchair tag is not operated for a certain time. Thereby, the consumption of the battery can be extremely reduced, and the battery can be used for a maximum of one year. When the battery is depleted (when the voltage drops to the threshold), the LED lamp of the battery depletion indicator is turned on to notify the battery replacement, so that it is possible to prevent an accident due to battery exhaustion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS One Embodiment of the wheelchair tag of this invention is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a rear view. It is a lineblock diagram showing one embodiment of a deaf person detection device of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of embodiment of the transmitter with which the wheelchair tag of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the 徘徊 navigator monitor of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the alarm device of this invention.

In FIG. 1, the wheelchair tag 1 includes a tag main body 4 and locking means 6. As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the tag body 4 includes a disk 41 attached to the locking means 6, and a bag body 42 fixed to the disk 41 and having an opening 43 at the top. The bag body cover 44 and the transmitter 5 housed in the bag body 42 so as to be freely put in and out.

The disc 41 is a hard plastic and has a diameter that can be inserted into the gap between the spokes that intersect. The locking means 6 is fixed to one surface of the disk 41, and the bag body 42 and the bag cover 44 are fixed to the other surface of the disk 41. The bag body 42 and the bag cover 44 have a space in which the transmitter 5 can be housed, and are formed of a soft plastic having an opening 43 at the top. The bag cover 44 is formed to close the opening 43 with a vinyl chuck 45 or a hook-and-loop fastener so as to block the opening 43 of the bag body 42 and prevent the transmitter 5 from dropping out of the bag body. Has been.

1 (b) and 1 (c), the main body 61 of the locking means is an ellipse having a predetermined thickness, and the surface side has a reflecting structure 62 that reflects light. On the other hand, the back side is fixed to the disc 41 and holds the tag body 4. In the locking means 6, concave grooves 63 are formed at both ends of the elliptical long side to be sandwiched between spokes of a wheelchair wheel.

A transmitter 5 is housed in the transparent bag body 42 so as to be freely taken out. The transmitter 5 contains a high-frequency transmission circuit 51, a transmission circuit 52, a transmission antenna 53, a control circuit 55, a three-dimensional acceleration sensor 54, and a battery 56 for operating them. The battery 56 is a button battery, and a dry battery or a storage battery can be used. In addition, battery replacement | exchange etc. are performed by taking out the said transmitter 5 from the bag body 42. FIG.

A battery consumption indicator 57 is attached to the surface of the transmitter 5 and can be seen with the naked eye through the transparent bag 42. The battery consumption indicator 57 is an LED lamp, and the battery consumption indicator 57 is turned on when the battery 56 is consumed and becomes a predetermined voltage or less.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a wheelchair tag, 2 is an eaves navigation monitor, and 3 is an alarm. The wheelchair tag 1 is detachably attached to a wheelchair used by the subject. If the power supply of the wheelchair tag 1 is in an ON state, the identification signal registered in advance is continuously transmitted from the transmission circuit 52 to the heel navigation monitor 2 as a short-range wireless signal in a specific frequency range.

The navi monitor 2 is installed at a plurality of locations such as the entrance, the front of the elevator, and the doorway in the area where the subject lives. The heel navigation monitor 2 receives the identification number of the wheelchair tag 1 attached to the wheelchair and transmits the received signal to the alarm 3.

The alarm device 3 has a portable type and a fixed type, and when receiving the identification number from the heel navigation monitor 2, the caregiver uses at least one notification means such as a liquid crystal screen display, an LED lamp, a buzzer, a speaker, or a vibrator. To inform.

In FIG. 3, the transmitter 5 is approximately 30 mm long × 30 mm wide × 10 mm thick, a high-frequency oscillation circuit 51 that transmits a weak radio wave of 314 MHz, a transmission circuit 52, a transmission antenna 52 a, a three-dimensional acceleration sensor 54, It is comprised from the control circuit 53 and the battery 55 (button battery, 3V). A power switch (not shown) is connected to the control circuit 53, and the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 54 reacts with the vibration of the transmitter 5 to turn on the power switch.

When the subject reaches out to the wheelchair and gives vibration to the wheelchair, the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 54 reacts to turn on the power switch. When the power is turned on, a weak radio wave is always transmitted from the transmission antenna 52a by the transmission circuit 52 (while the power is on). The transmitter 5 cannot be used alone, and is used in combination with the Navi Navi Monitor 2 and the alarm device 3 (fixed type terminal or portable type terminal) which are relays.

In FIG. 4, the heel navigation monitor 2 includes a receiving circuit 21 that receives the identification signal from the wheelchair tag 5 by the receiving antenna 22, and a transmitting circuit 23 that transmits the received identification signal from the transmitting antenna 24 with a specific small power of 10 mW. The control circuit 25 controls the reception circuit 21 and the transmission circuit 23, the ID setting unit 26 sets the identification number of the wheelchair tag 5, and the power source 27 (attached to the AC adapter). The ID setting unit 26 can register 10 IDs in 10 areas, 8 groups, 10 channels, and is registered sequentially by setting the 徘徊 Navi monitor 2 in a registered state and receiving a transmission radio wave from a sensor to be registered. The

In FIG. 5, the notification device 3 includes a receiving circuit 31 that receives an identification signal transmitted from the navigation navigation monitor 2 from the receiving antenna 32, and an ID setting device 33 (5 groups) for matching the ID set on the navigation navigation monitor 2. 50 IDs of 10 channels can be registered and registered by a dial or a switch provided in the ID setting device), and the receiving circuit 31 and the ID setting device 33 are controlled and notified by the set notification means 36. A control circuit 34 and a power source 35 for supplying power to these are constituted. The notification means 36 is configured to include at least one of an LED liquid crystal screen, an LED lamp, a buzzer, a speaker, or a vibrator. The portable type is equipped with a rechargeable battery that can be carried by a caregiver, and the fixed type is equipped with an AC power source (with an AC adapter).

Since the wheelchair tag of the present invention is attached to the wheelchair used by the subject, the subject does not feel uncomfortable, so there is no rejection reaction. Therefore, it can be widely used as a detection device for a subject in hospitals, care facilities, homes, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheelchair tag 2 徘徊 Navi monitor 21, 31 Reception circuit 22, 32 Reception antenna 23, transmission circuit 24, transmission antenna 25, 34, 55 Control circuit 26, 33 ID setting device 27, 35 Power supply 3 Notification device 36 Notification means 4 Tag Main body 41 Disc 42 Bag body 43 Opening 44 Bag body cover 5 Transmitter 51 High-frequency transmission circuit 52 Transmission circuit 53 Transmission antenna 54 Three-dimensional acceleration sensor 56 Battery (button battery) 57 Battery consumption indicator (LED lamp) 6 Locking means 61 Body 62 Reflecting structure 63 Concave groove

Claims (4)

A wheelchair tag having locking means that can be attached to a wheelchair used by a user, wherein the wheelchair tag includes a tag body and locking means that is detachably attached to the wheelchair, and the tag body is registered in advance. The identification signal is continuously transmitted as a short-range wireless signal in a specific frequency range, and a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, a high-frequency oscillation circuit, a signal transmission circuit, a transmission antenna, a control circuit, and the like that detect vibration caused by wheelchair movement, A wheelchair tag comprising a battery. The wheelchair tag according to claim 1, wherein the wheelchair tag constantly or intermittently transmits an identification signal to the 徘徊 navigation monitor in a state where the power is on. A wheelchair tag, a radio navigation signal transmitted from the wheelchair tag and transmitting a notification signal, and a notification device for notifying a nursing / caregiver of the notification signal transmitted from the navigation monitor The deaf person detection device using the wheelchair tag according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising: The wanderer detection device according to claim 3, wherein the alarm is a portable type that can be carried by a deer's nursing / caregiver or a fixed type installed at a predetermined position.

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