KR102056203B1 - Discharge sensing apparatus for diaper installation - Google Patents

Abstract

Diaper-mounted stool detection apparatus according to the present invention, has a sensor for detecting the stool of the person who needs to wear diapers, such as infants, serious patients, dementia patients, wound patients, the device is a front cover having a material harmless to the human body 110; A rear cover 120 detachably coupled to the front cover 110 and detachably coupled to the diaper; A circuit board 130 disposed in the toilet detection device; A plurality of intelligent sensors 140 disposed on the circuit board 130; A charging unit 150 electrically connected to the circuit board 130 and the plurality of intelligent sensors 140; And a detachable member 160 disposed on an outer surface of the rear cover 120 to enable detachment with the diaper, wherein the plurality of intelligent sensors 140 include a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a gas sensor. In a state including, by operating in conjunction with the smart device app disposed on the outside of the toilet detection device to enable the urine wearer in real time detection.

Description

Discharge sensing apparatus for diaper installation

The present invention relates to a diaper-mounted stool detection device, the intelligent sensor detects the urine of patients who need to wear a diaper, such as a serious patient, a dementia patient, a wound patient to enable the alarm on the smartphone of the guardian in real time The present invention relates to a diaper-mounted stool detection device capable of preventing skin diseases and preventing secondary infection.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a networked application and service that focuses on intelligent interaction of device terminals.It collects data through various IoT terminals and provides monitoring data of the terminal to users through gateways of the IoT. to provide.

Recently, a functional diaper with a urine detection function that automatically detects urine for infants to inform the guardian located in a remote location, the state of the stool, so as not to crush the hips due to the diaper, and improve the sealability so that it can be detected by the sense of smell Is being developed.

On the other hand, smart diapers are being developed so that not only infants but also people with discomfort can grasp the urine situation when worn.

Given the pace of population aging in Japan, Europe and Korea, the global market for smart diapers can be expected to explode.

Referring to the existing Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0949929 (removable urine detection and registered patent No. 10-1112598 (monitoring system with a stool detection system)) and the like, treatment of urination, such as patients, disabled, infants, etc. For people who can't do it themselves, it automatically detects urine and initiates a stool detection device that notifies the guardian of a remote location of the stool status.

In the present invention, the intelligent sensor detects the urine of a patient who needs to wear a diaper, such as a serious patient, a dementia patient, and a wound patient, and enables alarm on the smartphone of the guardian in real time, thereby preventing the patient's skin disease and preventing secondary infection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper-mounted stool detecting device that is enabled.

Diaper-mounted stool detection device for achieving the above object, has a sensor for detecting the urine of people who need to wear a diaper, such as infants, serious patients, dementia patients, wound patients, the device is harmless material Front cover 110 having a; A rear cover 120 detachably coupled to the front cover 110 and detachably coupled to the diaper; A circuit board 130 disposed in the toilet detection device; A plurality of intelligent sensors 140 disposed on the circuit board 130; A charging unit 150 electrically connected to the circuit board 130 and the plurality of intelligent sensors 140; And a detachable member 160 disposed on an outer surface of the rear cover 120 to enable detachment with the diaper, wherein the plurality of intelligent sensors 140 include a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a gas sensor. And a capacitive sensor, which operates in conjunction with a smart device app disposed outside the toilet detection device, to enable the diaper wearer to detect urine in real time.

It is disposed in a plurality of places along the upper and lower parts on the rear cover 120, and adopts a Velcro material.

The front cover 110 is made of tritan or polycarbonate material.

The diaper mounting apparatus for detecting a diaper may further include a fixing ring 170 disposed to surround the circuit board 130, and the fixing ring 170 may include the front cover 110 and the rear cover 120. It is bound by ring insertion grooves respectively formed on the inner side of the.

The diaper mounting apparatus for detecting a diaper may further include a capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 disposed in the toilet detecting apparatus, wherein the capacitive sensor sensing pad is disposed between the circuit board 130 and the rear cover 120. The shockproof and waterproof functions that can be applied to the circuit board 130 in a state arranged in the.

The gas sensor is a metal oxide semiconductor MEMS gas sensor for monitoring.

When the measured values through the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor reach a reference humidity or reference temperature preset in the smartphone app, the smartphone app alerts the user with a warning indication.

The diaper-mounted stool detection device according to the present invention as described above, by incorporating advanced IT technology, intelligent sensors detect the urine of patients who need to wear diapers, such as severe patients, dementia patients, and wound patients in real time by the smart phone of the guardian By enabling an alarm on the patient, it prevents the patient's skin disease and prevents secondary infection.

The present invention provides a stool notification service that immediately delivers the urine stool situation to the caregiver, caregiver, nurse by fusing functional diaper fiber products and IoT technology, through which patients and elderly people who are uncomfortable behavior can not cover the stool Reduces the pain of skin diseases such as bedsores, eczema and allergies.

The present invention checks the average urine cycle and the number of times through the smartphone app, graphical display through temperature and humidity analysis, check the stool cycle and the number of times to manage the health, at the same time, day, week, month, yearly big data do.

1 is a perspective view of a combined diaper mounting apparatus for diaper detection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view from another direction of the diaper mounting apparatus of FIG. 1.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the diaper mounting apparatus for detecting a diaper according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an exploded perspective view from another direction of the diaper-mounted stool detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a graph showing sensitivity to VOCs in the best power mode of a gas.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention in more detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms, and only the embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to those skilled in the art the scope of the invention. It is provided for complete information. Like numbers refer to like elements on the drawings.

In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Diaper-mounted stool detection apparatus according to the present invention has a sensor for detecting the stool of the person who needs to wear a diaper, such as infants, serious patients, dementia patients, wound patients.

Hereinafter, a diaper mounting apparatus for diaper mounting according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The diaper mounting toilet detection device 100 is detachably coupled to the front cover 110, the front cover 110 having a material harmless to the human body, the rear cover 120, detachably coupled to the diaper, toilet detection The circuit board 130 disposed in the device, the plurality of intelligent sensors 140 disposed on the circuit board 130, the charging unit 150 electrically connected to the circuit board 130 and the plurality of intelligent sensors 140. And a detachable member 160 disposed on an outer surface of the rear cover 120 to enable detachment with the diaper, a fixing ring 170 disposed to surround the circuit board 130, and a toilet detecting device. Capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 is included.

Between the front cover 110 and the rear cover 120 is reinforced by ultrasonic welding to strengthen the waterproof function.

The front cover 110 is manufactured in a streamlined form, and a trademark is printed on the outer surface. The front cover 110 is formed with an LED insertion groove 112 on the inner surface. The LED insertion groove 112 may have a long hole type in which the vertical length is longer than the horizontal length.

The first ring insertion groove 116 is formed inside the front cover 110 to allow the fixing ring 170 to be inserted therein. The first ring insertion groove 116 functions to prevent vibration or oscillation of the circuit board 130 by inserting and fastening a partial region of the fixing ring 170 surrounding the circuit board 130.

The front cover 110 may adopt a material harmless to the human body. The front cover adopts materials such as tritan and PC (polycarbonate). Tritan is an environmentally friendly material that combines the advantages of transparent glass and unbreakable plastic, and can be used with peace of mind because it does not detect bisphenol-A (BPA), an environmental hormone. It also does not deform easily with heat. Polycarbonates, on the other hand, have high heat resistance, good low temperature properties, stability to light, low oxidation in processing, low toxicity and strong resistance to water and strong acids.

The capacitive button 114 is formed on the front cover 110, which is disposed to be adjacent to the LED 135 disposed on the rear surface of the circuit board 130, and lights up according to whether or not a small urine is detected to identify from the outside. To make it possible.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the front cover 110, a pair may be formed in a shape overlapping each other. In detail, the front cover 110 may include an outer front cover disposed at the outermost side of the toilet detection apparatus 100 and an inner front cover detachably coupled to the outer front cover.

The rear cover 120 forms an overall appearance of the toilet detecting apparatus 100 through a combination with the front cover 110. A second ring insertion groove 126 is formed inside the rear cover 120 to allow the fixing ring 170 to be inserted therein.

On the rear cover 120, a battery cover 121 disposed in a detachable form to enable insertion of the charging unit 150 and a gas communication hole 123 formed in a penetrating state on a lower end of the rear cover 120 are formed. do.

The battery cover 121 may be coupled through a screw coupling method.

The gas communication port 123 is manufactured by joining the contact portion with a metal plate in order to increase the sensitivity of the capacitive sensor.

The negative terminal 131 and the positive terminal 133 are disposed on the circuit board 130. The negative terminal 131 and the positive terminal 133 function to supply power to the plurality of intelligent sensors 140 in a state of being connected to the charging unit 150.

The LED 135 is disposed on the rear surface of the circuit board 130, and the LED 135 enables a light indication when detecting urine or feces. Specifically, the LED 135 turns on the led in a state arranged inside the capacitive button 114 to visually confirm the fecal detection state.

The plurality of intelligent sensors 140 includes a humidity sensor 141, a temperature sensor 143, a gas sensor 145, and a capacitive sensor 147. The plurality of intelligent sensors 140 operate in conjunction with a smart device app disposed outside of the toilet detection device to enable the diaper wearer to detect urine in real time.

The humidity sensor 141 generates a warning when the user becomes above a predetermined humidity. For example, safety is critical because babies have a habit of holding the diaper sensor in their hands and bringing it to their mouth automatically after six months. When a preset humidity is detected by a guardian in the smartphone app connected to the humidity sensor, the smartphone app notifies the user of the danger with a warning indication.

When the temperature sensor 143 detects an abnormal temperature preset by the smartphone app, the temperature sensor 143 notifies the user with a warning. For example, a warning is generated when the temperature reaches 40 degrees or more, which is preset by the user.

The capacitive sensor 147 serves as a urine sensing function, and the gas sensor 145 serves as the feces sensing function.

The capacitive sensor 147 is disposed in close contact with the gas communication port 123 and manufactured by joining a contact portion with a metal plate in order to increase the gas detection sensitivity through the capacitive sensor.

The gas sensor 145 adopts a small low power microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) type gas sensor with an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) for indoor air quality.

The gas sensor 145 is a metal oxide semiconductor type MEMS gas sensor for monitoring, which is an ultra small, high sensitivity, and ultra low power multi gas sensor for improving indoor air quality, and includes multi-gas and ambient temperature compensation with pre-installed software and specific algorithms. Is detected.

The gas sensor has a nanoparticle metal oxide sensing layer, a micro heater, a micro thickness membrane and a readout IC. This provides the gas sensor with high sensitivity, low power consumption, fast response, small size and long term stability.

The gas sensor provides multi-gas sensing for monitoring carbon monoxide (CO), combustible gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and equivalent CO2 (eCO2) sensing. Humans are a source of VOCs, and carbon dioxide concentration trends follow VOCs trends.

Applications of diaper-mounted fecal sensor equipped with this gas sensor include mobile smart devices such as mobile phones, tablets and watches, air pollution monitoring fields such as indoors, vehicles, parking, parking lots, homes, classrooms, industry and It may be applied to ventilation fields such as offices, gas leak detection fields, respirator checkers, air conditioners, hoods, air purifiers, boilers, early fire detection, and the like.

On the other hand, Figure 5 shows the sensitivity to VOC in the best power mode of each gas, the sensitivity is defined as the sensor's 12C output count at 50% RH humidity and 25 ℃ ambient temperature. The horizontal axis shows gas concentration (ppm), and the vertical axis shows sensitivity. The gas to be measured applies CO, EtOH, CH 4 and toluene.

The diaper mounting device for diaper detection according to the present invention manages the sensed sensing information through a smartphone app.

Specifically, the smartphone app visualizes data through measured humidity and temperature, and performs data statistics on a daily / weekly / monthly / yearly basis.

On the other hand, it performs a push or alarm function during urine / fecal check. The push function makes it possible to store data.

Development via smartphone apps can be developed with Android and iOS applications, and can be native or hybrid. Development through smartphone app sets the scope of work required and performs screen planning based on the requirements.

The detachable member 160 is disposed at a plurality of places along the upper and lower portions on the rear cover 120 and adopts a Velcro material.

The detachable member 160 is disposed at a plurality of places on the rear cover 120. Specifically, the first detachable member 161 disposed on the upper end of the rear cover 120, the second detachable member 163 disposed in the form of surrounding the battery cover 121, and the lower cover of the rear cover 120. And a third detachable member 165 disposed therein. As described above, the detachable member 160 is attached to the plurality of places on the diaper through the flexible material, thereby enabling a stable attachment state despite the movement of the user.

The fixing ring 170 is made of an elastic material and is fixed to surround the circuit board 130 in an extended state. In this state, it is inserted into the ring insertion groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the rear cover 120 and the front cover 110.

The plurality of intelligent sensors 140 on the circuit board 130 are preferably disposed at the lower end of the fixing ring 170. This serves to block the access of the intelligent sensors 140 to the moisture that can enter through the gas communication hole 123 formed in the state penetrated on the lower end of the rear cover 120.

The capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 functions as a waterproof function from the outside and a damping function when an external force is applied, and performs a buffer function between the circuit board 130 and the covers 110 and 120. The capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 is closely disposed on an inner surface of the rear cover 120. The capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 maintains the state connected to the capacitive sensor 147, and when the capacitive sensor sensing pad 180 senses the humidity of the diaper, the metal conductivity of the capacitive sensor 147 is increased. It is good to improve the response speed.

As described above, the diaper-mounted stool detection device according to the present invention is an intelligent sensor that detects the urine of a patient who needs to wear a diaper, such as a serious patient, a dementia patient, and a wound patient, by incorporating cutting-edge IT technology. By enabling an alarm on the patient, it prevents the patient's skin disease and prevents secondary infection.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

In the diaper-mounted stool detection device having a sensor for detecting the stool of a person who needs to wear a diaper, such as infants, serious patients, dementia patients, wound patients,
The diaper mounting device for diaper mounting,
Front cover 110 having a material harmless to the human body;
A rear cover 120 detachably coupled to the front cover 110 and detachably coupled to the diaper;
A circuit board 130 disposed in the toilet detection device;
A plurality of intelligent sensors 140 disposed on the circuit board 130;
A charging unit 150 electrically connected to the circuit board 130 and the plurality of intelligent sensors 140; And
And a detachable member 160 disposed on an outer surface of the rear cover 120 to enable detachment with the diaper.
The plurality of intelligent sensors 140 includes a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a gas sensor, and a capacitive sensor, and operates in conjunction with a smart device app disposed outside the toilet detection device to detect the urine of the diaper wearer. Enable it in real time,
The capacitive sensor is disposed in close contact with the gas communication hole 123 formed in the rear cover 120, and manufactured by joining a contact portion with a metal plate to increase gas sensitivity.
The diaper mounting device for diaper mounting,
And a fixing ring 170 disposed to surround the circuit board 130, wherein the fixing ring 170 is inserted into a ring formed on inner surfaces of the front cover 110 and the rear cover 120, respectively. It is bound by the groove to block the water flowing into the device,
The rear cover 120 includes a capacitive sensor sensing pad having a shockproof and waterproof function from external pressure that may be applied on the circuit board 130 while being disposed between the circuit board 130 and the rear cover 120. On the inner surface of the capacitive sensor arranged to be connected to the capacitive sensor to detect the humidity of the diaper
Stool detection device for diaper mounting.
The method of claim 1,
The detachable member 160,
It is disposed in a plurality of places along the upper and lower parts on the rear cover 120,
Adopt velcro material,
Stool detection device for diaper mounting.
The method of claim 1,
The front cover 110 adopts a tritan or polycarbonate material,
Stool detection device for diaper mounting.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
The gas sensor,
Metal oxide semiconductor MEMS gas sensor for monitoring,
Stool detection device for diaper mounting.
The method of claim 1,
When the measured values through the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor reach a reference humidity or reference temperature preset in the smartphone app, the smartphone app alerts you of a danger with a warning indication.
Stool detection device for diaper mounting.

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