KR100432368B1 - Apparatus extracting mother's milk - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a breast milking machine, and a vacuum pump installed in one receiving chamber of the breast milking body main body and having an inlet and an outlet is provided at a pumping part, and a stopper connected to a funnel and an inlet pipe by an inlet pipe is screwed into a spout. The discharge pipe coupled to the lower end of the inlet pipe is provided with a baby bottle having a valve membrane coupled thereto, a solenoid valve for vacuum release, and an electronic circuit unit including a microcomputer for controlling the driving of the vacuum pump and the solenoid valve. The suction port of the vacuum pump and the suction tube of the baby bottle are connected to the suction hose to apply the vacuum suction input to the funnel, and the communication tube of the solenoid valve is connected to the suction hose to release the vacuum pressure formed in the suction hose. It is constructed by being connected through a type connector and a release hose. In addition, the electronic circuit unit is periodically driven by the control of the microcomputer at a time interval of the control of the vacuum pump, the vacuum pump is rotated to the adjusted RF, and the solenoid valve is configured to operate periodically in conjunction with the vacuum pump do. The breast milking machine has an advantage that it can be conveniently used without damaging the nipple and mammary gland by adjusting according to the user's body because it is used to automatically adjust the intake time, stop time and repetition cycle of breast milk. And there is an advantage that can sanitize breast milk and feeding by disinfecting the bottle.

Description

Breastfeeding milk {APPARATUS EXTRACTING MOTHER'S MILK}

The present invention relates to a breast milking machine, and in particular, by automatically adjusting the intake time, stop time and repetition cycle of breast milk to be adjusted according to the user's body can be used conveniently without damaging the nipple and mammary glands, It relates to a breast milking machine that has been sterilized to sanitize breast milk and breastfeeding.

In general, if the mother does not fully squeeze out the remaining milk in the breast after breastfeeding, it will cause breast growth and breast inflammation. The essential part of this is breastfeeding milk, which is a functional breastfeeding product that can completely squeeze the breast milk remaining in the breast, which saves time than milking by hand and also squeezes the remaining milk after breastfeeding. It also prevents the creation of congestion and prevents damage to the mammary gland when swollen by hand.

Conventionally, a manual breast milking machine is mainly used, and this manual breast milking machine is a device for holding a breast milking body with one hand, holding the suction cap against the chest, and pressing and holding a rubber trunk to hold milk, or such a manual breast milking machine. If you feel uncomfortable and pressure, there is a problem that the damage to the body rather than damage the mammary gland.

In addition, the existing automatic breast milking machine that automatically sucks breast milk using a vacuum pump is not able to control the degree of vacuum and thus sucks breast milk at a constant vacuum. There was a problem that nipples and mammary glands are damaged.

In addition, since the piston type vacuum pump is adopted, the viscosity of the grease decreases due to frictional heat between the cylinder and the piston, and the vacuum degree decreases with use for a long time.In order to operate smoothly, the user must apply industrial grease to the piston. Disassembling the pump and applying grease were difficult, and there was also a problem of grease burning due to the frictional heat of the cylinder and the piston.

In addition, in the case of mothers with a large amount of breast milk, it is impossible to control the vacuum time, resulting in a decrease in the milking efficiency, and a problem of damage to the machine due to the over suction during vacuum.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and defects as described above, by adjusting the user's body by automatically adjusting the intake time, stop time and repetition cycle of breast milk is damaged teat and mammary gland It can be conveniently used without, and the purpose is to provide a breast milking machine that can sanitize breast milk and breast milk by disinfecting bottles and the like.

1 to 6 show a breast milking group according to the present invention,

1 is a perspective view of a breast milking machine.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the breast milking machine developed.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the breast milking machine.

4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a sterilization chamber.

5 and 6 are longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the configuration and operation of the vacuum release solenoid valve.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: breast milking machine main body 110: storage chamber

120: sterilization storage chamber 200: vacuum pump

210: drive motor 220: pumping part

221: inlet 222: outlet

240: T-type connector 250: suction hose

260: release hose 300: solenoid valve

301: main body 310: movable port

340: cap 341: communication tube

342, 343: communication hole 350: valve body

400: UV germicidal light 500: Bottle

510: stopper 511: inlet pipe

512 funnel 513 suction pipe

520: discharge tube 524: valve membrane

600, 601, 602: switch 610, 611, 612, 613: light emitting diode

620, 621, 622, 623: rotary knob

In order to achieve the above object, the breast milking machine according to the present invention has a vacuum pump installed in one receiving chamber of the breast milking machine main body, and an inlet and an outlet are provided at a pumping part, and for collecting and sucking breast milk by the suction force of the vacuum pump. A baby bottle, a solenoid valve for releasing the vacuum when the vacuum pump is stopped, and an electronic circuit unit including a microcomputer for controlling the driving of the vacuum pump and the solenoid valve, are provided with a vacuum suction input to the funnel of the bottle to suck in breast milk. The suction port of the vacuum pump and the suction tube of the baby bottle are connected to the suction hose, and the communication tube of the solenoid valve is connected to the suction hose through the T-type connection pipe and the release hose to release the vacuum pressure formed in the suction hose. It is connected and configured.

The electronic circuit unit is periodically driven by the control of the microcomputer at a time interval of the control of the vacuum pump, the vacuum pump is rotated to the adjusted RF, and the solenoid valve is configured to operate periodically in conjunction with the vacuum pump. .

The solenoid valve has a cap formed with a communication tube and a communication hole is fixed to the upper surface of the main body, the valve body for closing the lower end of the communication tube is inserted into the groove formed in the upper end of the movable port is configured.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

1 to 6 show a breast milking machine according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a breast milking machine, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a breast milking machine, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a breast milking machine. Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a sterilization chamber, Figure 5 and Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the configuration and operation of the vacuum release solenoid valve.

As shown in the drawing, the breast milking machine according to the present invention has a vacuum pump 200 fixed to one side accommodating chamber 110 of the main body 100, and the vacuum pump 200 is, for example, a driving motor 210. And, a pumping unit 220 for sucking air, and a transmission unit 230 for transmitting power is provided, the pumping unit 220 is provided with an inlet 221 and outlet 222.

The vacuum pump 200 transmits the rotational force of the drive motor 210 to the electric drive 230 of the crank mechanism to change the reciprocating motion of the diaphragm coupled to the cylinder of the pumping part 220 of the drive motor 210. It is preferable to use a conventional vacuum pump that continuously inhales air with rotational force.

The suction port 221 of the vacuum pump 200 is connected to the suction pipe 513 of the baby bottle 500 by the suction hose 250, the suction hose 250 through the T-shaped connection pipe 240 to release the vacuum Solenoid valve 300 for is connected to the release hose 260, the silencer 270 for reducing the noise is connected to the outlet 222 of the vacuum pump 200.

The bottle 500 has a stopper 510 is screwed into the spout portion, the stopper 510 is formed integrally with the inlet pipe 511 having the inclined portion 511a and the vertical portion 511b and inlet pipe A funnel 512 is integrally formed at the end of 511, and a suction pipe 513 is inclined above the bent portion of the inlet pipe 511.

In addition, a discharge pipe 520 is coupled to the lower end of the inlet pipe 511 of the stopper 510, and a valve for preventing the air inside the bottle 500 from flowing back into the inlet pipe 511 to the discharge pipe 520. Membrane 524 is bonded.

A discharge hole 521 and a rib 522 are formed in the discharge tube 520, and a fixing protrusion 525 is formed in the center of the valve membrane 524 to fix the hole 523 formed in the center of the rib 522. It is fitted in and fixed).

The solenoid valve 300 is a coil 320 for generating a movable port 310 and a magnetic force inside the main body 301, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and a spring 330 for double acting the movable port 310. Is provided, the upper surface of the main body 301 has a communication tube 341 is formed in the center and the communication hole 342, the cap 340 formed with the 343 is fixed to both sides, the movable opening 310 The groove formed in the upper end portion of the groove has a configuration in which a valve body 350 is inserted and fixed to close the lower end portion of the communication pipe 341.

The solenoid valve 300, when the movable port 310 is protruded as shown in Fig. 5, the valve body 350 blocks the lower end of the communication tube 341, and when inserted into the inner side as shown in Fig. 6, the end of the communication tube 341 is Open.

Meanwhile, a sterilization storage chamber 120 is provided at one side of the breast milking machine main body 100, and a sterilization lamp 400 such as an ultraviolet lamp is installed at an upper side of the sterilization storage chamber 120 and stored therein. The sanitary container 500 and the stopper 510 are sterilized, and the door 121 for opening and closing the sterilization storage chamber 120 is rotatably opened and closed by the hinge 122.

On one side of the breast milking machine main body 100, a power on / off switch 600, a pump on / off switch 601, and a sterilization lamp on / off switch 602 are respectively coupled, and the power is turned upward. The light emitting diode 610 which is turned on, the light emitting diode 611 which is turned on while the pump is operating, the light emitting diode 612 which is turned on while the pump is stopped, and the light emitting diode 613 which is turned on while the sterilization lamp is turned on are respectively It is coupled, the lower part of the rotary knob 620 of the regulator for adjusting the vacuum suction pressure by adjusting the rpm (rpm) of the drive motor 210, the regulator for adjusting the drive time of the drive motor 210 The rotary knob 621, the rotary knob 622 of the regulator for adjusting the stop time of the drive motor 210, and the rotary knob 623 of the regulator for adjusting the operating time of the sterilization lamp 400 is coupled have.

The printed circuit board (not shown) installed inside the mother milking machine main body 100 includes an electronic circuit including a microcomputer for controlling driving of the driving motor 210 and the solenoid valve 300. The spring 330, the light emitting diodes 610, 611, 612, and the rotary knobs 620, 621, 622, and 623 are electrically connected to each other.

In the above description, the printed circuit board 130 and the components assembled thereto shown in the plan view of FIG. 2, which is shown by the development of the breast milking machine of the present invention, are exemplified for clarity of understanding. Various modifications can be made. In addition, although the product case is illustrated in the perspective view of FIG. 1 showing the external appearance of the breast milking machine of the present invention, the external appearance of the product may be changed in various ways.

When using the breast milking machine according to the present invention as described above, take out the bottle 500 and the stopper 510 stored in one sterilization storage chamber 120 of the breast milking machine main body 100 as shown in FIG. The suction hose 250 is connected to the suction port 221 of the pump 200 and the suction pipe 513 of the baby bottle 500, and the T-shaped connection pipe 240 and the release hose 260 are interposed between the suction hose 250. After the solenoid valve 300 is connected, the power on / off switch 600 and the power on / off switch provided on the front of the main body 100 are placed on the milk funnel 512 of the funnel 512 of the user. When the driving motor 210 is driven by turning on the 600, the pumping part 220 sucks air by the driving force of the driving motor 210 and discharges the air to the discharge port 222 so that the suction hose 250 is continued. There is a vacuum is formed, the silencer 270 coupled to the outlet 222 of the pumping unit 220 is to reduce the noise of the discharged air.

When the vacuum is formed in the suction hose 250 as described above, the vacuum pressure acts on the funnel 512 so that breast milk is sucked into the funnel 512, and the sucked breast milk is inclined 511 a of the inlet pipe 511. And the inside of the discharge tube 520 provided inside the feeding bottle 500 through the vertical portion 511b, wherein the valve membrane 524 of the discharge tube 520 acts inside the discharge tube 520. It is in close contact with the discharge hole 521 by the vacuum pressure to block the air inside the bottle 500 back to the discharge hole (521).

As the vacuum pump 200 is driven as described above, the action of sucking the breast milk by the vacuum pressure formed is the solenoid valve 300 as shown in FIG. 5 so that the communication tube 341 of the valve body 350 of the movable port 310 is operated. And a communication hole formed at both sides of the cap 340 when the solenoid valve 300 is turned on and the communication tube 341 is opened as shown in FIG. 6. 342 and 343, the outside air is introduced into the cap 340 and the outside air is introduced into the suction hose 250 through the communication tube 341 and the release hose 260, so that the vacuum is released. Likewise, when the vacuum is released, the suction of breast milk stops.

The solenoid valve 300 is turned on when the driving motor 210 is stopped to release the vacuum, and when the vacuum pressure inside the suction hose 250 is released, the discharge tube 520 provided inside the feeding bottle 500. As the valve membrane 524 of the () is opened, the mother milk gathered in the inlet pipe 511 is discharged to the discharge hole 521 of the discharge pipe 520 and collected in the baby bottle 500 main body.

When the power on / off switch 600 and the pump on / off switch 601 provided on the front of the breast milking machine main body 100 is turned on, the vacuum pump 200 is driven to perform the suction operation of the breast milk as described above. When turned off, the vacuum pump 200 is stopped and breast milk suction operation is stopped.

Then, by rotating the rotary knob 620 provided on the front side of the breast milking machine main body 100 to the left or right to adjust the rpm (rpm) of the drive motor 210, the vacuum suction pressure is adjusted to increase the breast milk suction force. When the rotary knob 621 is rotated to the left or the right, the interval at which the driving motor 210 is driven is adjusted. When the rotary knob 622 is rotated to the left or the right, the driving motor 210 is stopped. The time interval is adjusted.

Therefore, the suction and stop operations of the breast milk are periodically repeated according to the time intervals controlled by the rotary knobs 621 and 622, and the suction force of the breast milk is controlled by the rotary knob 620 so that the user's physical condition It can be used by adjusting to the state appropriately.

And, as described above, when a predetermined amount of breast milk is contained in the bottle 500, the bottle 500 is connected to a stopper with a nipple (not shown), and then the infant is bitten and fed at the required time. The baby bottle 500 and the empty baby bottle 500 are stored in the sterilization storage room 120 to be used hygienically.

The sterilization lamp 400 installed in the sterilization storage chamber 120 is turned on and off by the sterilization lamp on / off switch 602, and by rotating the rotary knob 623 to the left or right to adjust the interval of operation time use.

The light emitting diodes 610, 611, 612, and 613 are turned on according to the operating state of the breast milking machine by operating the switches 600, 601, and 602 to easily operate the operation state. You can check.

As described above, the breast milking machine is used to automatically adjust the suction time, the stop time and the repetition cycle of the breast milk, and thus, there is an advantage that it can be conveniently used without damaging the nipple and the mammary gland by the user's body. In addition, since the time interval between the intake and stop of breast milk can be adjusted, there is an advantage that the problem of over inhalation does not occur even in the case of mothers with a large amount of milk. And there is an advantage that can sanitize breast milk and feeding by disinfecting the bottle.

Claims (6)

The vacuum pump 200 is installed inside the accommodating chamber 110 of the breast milking machine main body 100, and the suction port 221 and the discharge port 222 are provided at the pumping unit 220, and suction power of the vacuum pump 200. A bottle 500 for sucking and collecting breast milk, a solenoid valve 300 for releasing a vacuum when the vacuum pump 200 is stopped, and controlling the driving of the vacuum pump 200 and the solenoid valve 300. An electronic circuit unit including a microcomputer is provided, and a suction pipe of the suction port 221 and the funnel 512 of the vacuum pump 200 to suck breast milk by applying a vacuum suction input to the funnel 512 of the bottle 500. 513 is connected to the suction hose 250, the communication tube 341 of the solenoid valve 300 is a T-type connection pipe to the suction hose 250 to release the vacuum pressure formed in the suction hose 250 Breast milk breast milk, characterized in that configured to be connected to 240 and the release hose (260). The microcomputer of claim 1, wherein the microcomputer of the electronic circuit unit is periodically driven at a time interval at which the vacuum pump 200 is adjusted, and the vacuum pump 200 is rotated at an adjusted ALPM, and the solenoid valve 300 is Breast milk breast milk, characterized in that to control to operate periodically in conjunction with the vacuum pump (200). According to claim 1, The solenoid valve 300 is a cap 340 formed with a communication tube 341 and the communication holes 342, 343 is fixed to the upper surface of the main body 301, the movable port 310 A breast milking machine, characterized in that the groove formed in the upper end of the valve body 350 is inserted and fixed to close the lower end of the communication tube (341). According to claim 1, wherein the bottle 500 is a funnel 512 and the suction pipe 513 is connected to the stopper 510 connected to the inlet pipe 511 screwed to the spout and the lower end of the inlet pipe 511 The combined breast pipe 520 is characterized in that the valve membrane 524 is configured to combine. According to claim 1, wherein the sterilization storage chamber 120 for storing the bottle 500 and the stopper 510 is formed on one side of the breast milking machine main body 100, the sterilization storage chamber 120 is ultraviolet sterilization lamp ( Breast milking machine, characterized in that 400 is installed. The on-off switch 600, the pump on / off switch 601, and the sterilization lamp on / off switch 602 coupled to the front side of the breast milking machine main body 100. Light emitting diode 610 to be turned on when the power is turned on, the light emitting diode 611 to be turned on while the pump is operating, the light emitting diode 612 to be turned on while the pump is stopped, and turned on while the sterilization lamp is turned on. The light emitting diode 613 is provided, and a regulator for adjusting the vacuum suction pressure by adjusting the revolutions per minute of the driving motor 210, an regulator for adjusting the driving time of the driving motor 210 and the driving motor ( Breast milk breast milk characterized in that it is provided with a regulator for adjusting the stop time of 210.