KR102145177B1 - Dual type automatic breast pump - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic breast pump, wherein a pair of breast pumps are provided, and thus breast milk is simultaneously extracted or massage is performed from both breasts of a user; massage can be performed by repeatedly forming the breasting pressure of the pattern and intensity required by the user′s input; all inputs during an operation can be saved to reproduce the same massage course as before; and a massage course can be reproduced by creating a modified massage course by an input generated during the reproduction of the massage course. The dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention comprises: a pair of breasting parts which simultaneously operates while being respectively closely placed both breasts of a user, or one of which is closely attached and operates, so as to extract breast milk or massage the breast; a control unit which repeatedly forms an input unit for generating a user input on an external side, and repeatedly forms breasting pressure by a user input on one or more of a pair of pumping units; and a pair of breasting hoses which connect the pair of breasting parts and the pair of breast pumps, respectively.

Description

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The present invention relates to an automatic breast pump that can simultaneously express and massage breast milk from both breasts of a maternal user, and more specifically, to express breast milk from both breasts of the user by providing a pair of breast pumps or Massage, however, can be massaged by repeatedly forming the intensity and the pressure of the pattern required by the user's input, and all inputs during operation can be saved to reproduce the same massage course as before, and occurs during the reproduction of the massage course. It relates to an automatic breast pump capable of creating and reproducing a massage course modified by an input

In general, the mother who gave birth to the fetus can breastfeed the fetus, but if the amount of breastfeeding is insufficient or excessive breast milk remains in the breast for other reasons, the breast becomes hard and breast congestion occurs, causing extreme pain.

Therefore, the mother must feed a sufficient amount of breast milk to the fetus 8 to 12 times daily or artificially discharge the breast milk in the breast, and for this reason, various types of devices used are collectively referred to as a breast pump.

On the other hand, in the past, the mother or other person directly controlled the breast pump and expressing it, but recently, products that express automatically are also widely used, and furthermore, a massage function that aims to smooth the flow of breast milk and relieve the mother's pain. The use of these equipped products is also spreading.

However, conventional breast pumps are configured to express or massage the mother's breasts one by one, so it takes more than 30 minutes to express breast milk from both breasts, and for the purpose of smooth flow of breast milk and relief of the mother's pain. In the case of performing a massage, there is a problem that it takes an hour or more in total.

Therefore, there has been a need for a breast pump that is configured to simultaneously express or massage breast milk from both breasts, and can significantly reduce the time required for breast milk or massage, and a conventional invention related thereto is Korean Patent Publication No. 10 -The invention of the "Dual Type Automatic Breast Pump" of 2018-0076538 has been proposed and disclosed.

The “dual type automatic breast pump” of Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0076538 is configured to synchronize and control both breast pumps at the same time, thereby improving operational convenience when the user expresses breast milk from both breasts. At the same time, an invention has been proposed for a breast pump that can effectively shorten the breast pumping time.

However, the present invention is configured to control only the intensity level of the breast pump, and there is a limitation in that the user can directly form a massage course optimized for himself and cannot reproduce the formed course repeatedly.

Therefore, by solving such a problem, the user can directly form and repeatedly reproduce the massage course optimized for himself, and can simply modify all or part of the reproduced course and reproduce the modified course again. There is a need for an invention of a breast pump of a simultaneous breast pumping system to be configured.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0076538 (2018. 07. 06)

The dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention,

Since the above invention is configured to control only the intensity level of the breast pump, there is a limitation in that a method for allowing the user to directly form an optimized massage course and reproduce the formed course repeatedly is not presented. It is an object of the present invention to present an invention that improves this limitation.

The present invention aims to achieve the above object,

A pair of pumping units that simultaneously operate in close contact with both breasts of the user, or that only one of them is in close contact with each other to express breast milk or massage the breast; In a state in which a pair of breast pumps for forming breast pumps are provided in each of the pair of breast pumps, and an input for generating user input is provided on the outside, the pair of breast pumps by user input is A control unit repeatedly formed on one or more of the breast pump portions; And a pair of breast pump hoses connecting each of the pair of breast pumps and the pair of breast pumps. It presents a dual-type automatic breast pump, characterized in that it is configured to include.

At this time, the dual-type automatic breast pump is configured so that either one of a breast pumping mode or a breast massage mode can be selectively input using the input unit, and a massage course is not generated. When the mode is selected and input, various types of input signals generated by the input unit are sequentially stored according to the passage of time until a preset time elapses, and a new massage course is created and stored, and the massage course is stored. When the massage mode is selected and input in the state, the stored massage course is reproduced identically, and from the time when a new input signal occurs during the reproduction of the stored massage course, other input signals including the new input signal are transmitted as time passes. It is characterized in that it is configured to sequentially store and create a new massage course.

In addition, when an input signal for stopping driving of the dual-type automatic breast pump is generated while a new massage course is being generated through the input unit, the dual-type automatic breast pump provides a massage course including all of the previously input one or more input signals. It is configured to be created and stored immediately, and when the generation of the pumping pressure is stopped by generating an input signal for stopping the operation of the dual-type automatic breast pump during reproduction of the stored massage course, the stored massage course is It is configured to be corrected with a massage course from which the pattern has been deleted, and if the input signal for driving the dual-type automatic breast pump is first generated after the massage course is corrected, the pumping pressure at the point when the generation of the breast pump is stopped is the massage course. It characterized in that it is configured to occur as it is until the end of.

The dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention,

It is configured to express or massage breast milk from both chests of the user at the same time, resulting in the effect of significantly reducing the time required for expressing or massaging,

It is configured to be able to select either an expression mode for breast milk expression or a massage mode for breast massage.However, when a massage mode is selected and input while a massage course is not generated, the input unit is displayed until a preset time elapses. It is configured to store various types of input signals generated by the sequence according to the passage of time, and to create and store a new massage course, and to reproduce the stored massage course identically when a massage mode is selected and input while a massage course is stored. Because it is configured, the user can directly form an optimized express or massage course and reproduce it repeatedly.

From the point in time when a new input signal occurs during the reproduction of the stored massage course, other input signals including the new input signal are stored sequentially according to the passage of time, and a new massage course is created. The effect of simply revising all or part of it occurs, and at the same time, the effect of reproducing the revised course occurs.

1 is an external perspective view of a dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of the input unit of the control unit of the dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of each button provided in the input unit of the control unit of the dual-type automatic breast pump according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to an automatic breast pump that can simultaneously express and massage breast milk from both breasts of a maternal user,

A pair of pumping units 100 that simultaneously operate in close contact with each of the user's breasts, or that only one of them is in close contact with each other to express breast milk or massage the breast; In a state in which a pair of breast pumps 230 for forming a pumping pressure in each of the pair of breast pumps 100 are provided on the inner side, and an input unit 210 for generating a user input is provided on the outside, the user A control unit 200 for repeatedly forming an input pumping pressure in one or more of the pair of pumping units 100; And, a pair of breast pumps 300 connecting each of the pair of breast pumps 100 and the pair of breast pumps 230; It relates to a dual-type automatic breast pump, characterized in that configured to include.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the breast pump 100 is an article used for the purpose of expressing breast milk for the main purpose, and additionally for massaging the user's breast, as a pair of the same shape as shown in FIG. It is configured to operate in a state of being in close contact with each of the user's breasts at the same time, or only one of them is in close contact and operation to express breast milk or massage the breast.

Therefore, the breast pump 100 may be configured in a shape that is the same as or similar to the shape of known breast pumps used for expressing breast milk, and if the overall shape is the same or similar, there may be differences in some partial shapes. It's okay.

Specifically, the breast pump 100 is in close contact with the breast of the maternal user, and a contact part that guides the movement and discharge direction of the breast milk introduced into the inside by the breast pump, and the contact part is connected to the contact part to compress the pressure inside the contact part. It may be configured to include a connection part forming a passage through which the breast milk is discharged and the breast milk is discharged.

In addition, the breast pump 100 may include a storage container for storing breast milk discharged while connected to the lower part of the connection part, and a backflow prevention part for preventing backflow of breast milk by being coupled to the connection part.

That is, the breast pump 100 has an internal structure so that the breast milk pumped from the contact part passes through the contact part and the connection part in sequence, and then is supplied to the storage container, and is repeatedly pumped by the breast pump 230 of the control part 200. It is configured to prevent the backflow of breast milk due to the pumping pressure generated by the backflow prevention unit.

In addition, the control unit 200 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that controls the breast pump unit 100, and a pair of breast pumps 230 for forming a hydraulic pressure in each of the pair of breast pump units 100 are provided. It is provided on the side, and the input unit 210 for generating a user input is provided on the outside, and is configured to repeatedly form the pumping pressure by the user input in any one or more of the pair of pumping units 100 .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 200 includes an outer case 201 in which an insertion groove 202 into which the lower portion of the storage container in which breast milk can be inserted is formed on one side of the upper end, for supplying power. Characterized in that it comprises a power supply unit 220 provided inside the outer case 201 and a pair of breast pumps 230 provided inside the outer case 201 for repetitive formation of the hydraulic pressure. do.

In addition, the control unit 200 is composed of a plurality of buttons provided on one side of the outer case 201, generates an input signal for supplying power by input by a user, and is required for breast milk or breast massage. The input unit 210 for generating an input signal for forming and controlling the pressure of the breast pump, and the power supply unit 220 and the breast pump 230 are controlled based on the input signal to provide various intensities required for breast milk or breast massage. Characterized in that it comprises a compression pressure forming unit 240 for forming a pattern of the compression pressure, and a storage unit 250 for sequentially storing only the input signals for forming the hydraulic pressure and controlling the pressure among the generated input signals. To do.

Accordingly, the control unit 200 is configured such that at least one of the pair of breast pumps 230 can repeatedly form the pumping pressure of various intensities for a predetermined time based on the user's input through the input unit 210, It is configured to store the pumping pressure repeatedly formed with various intensities for a certain period of time as one pattern, and is configured to reproduce the stored pattern based on the user's input through the input unit 210.

At this time, the insertion groove 202 is the breast milk is stored when the breast milk is expressed by the other breast pump 100 after expressing the breast milk using only one of the pair of breast pumping parts 100. It can be used for fixing the storage container.

On the other hand, the pair of breast pumps 300 shown in FIG. 1 is a hose made of an elastic material that connects each of the pair of breast pumps 100 and the pair of breast pumps 230, and the breast pump 230 ) To be formed in the inside of the breast pump 100.

In addition, as described above, the present invention is characterized in that it is configured to include a pair of breast pumps 100, and a pair of breast pumps 230 for forming the hydraulic pressure in each of the pair of breast pumps 100 ) Is configured to be provided in the interior of the control unit 200, and is characterized in that it is configured to be repeatedly formed in any one or more of a pair of the pair of breast pumps 100 by the user input, It is preferable that the user is configured to be able to select the pumping part 100 in which the pumping pressure is formed among the pair of breast pumping parts 100.

In order to implement such a selection function, as shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 210 is a first button for selecting any one of the pair of breast pumps 230 by a user input ( 211), a second button 212 for selecting the other one of the pair of breast pumps 230 by a user input, and the first button 211 and the second It may be configured to include a synchronization button 213 for synchronizing the button 212, and a control button that is subordinate to each of the first button 211 and the second button 212 to adjust the intensity of the breast pressure ( It may be configured to further include a display unit 215 for displaying the number 214 and the intensity of the compression pressure.

Therefore, a user who wants to express breast milk or receive a massage using the present invention applies pressure to one of the first button 211 and the second button 212, so that only any one of the breast pumps 100 It can be operated, and pressure is applied to both the first button 211 and the second button 212 so that both of the pair of breast pumps 100 operate, and the selected first button 211 or the second By applying pressure to the control button 214 subordinate to the button 212, the intensity of the generated pumping pressure may be adjusted.

In addition, the user may apply pressure to the synchronization button 213 so that both of the pair of breast pumps 100 operate. In this case, the control button 214 or the second button subordinate to the first button 211 By applying pressure to only one of the control buttons 214 subordinate to the button 212, the pair of breast pumps 100 can be simultaneously controlled.

Meanwhile, the input signal that the user can generate using the input unit 210 is an input signal for driving or stopping the power supply unit 220 and an input signal for controlling the breast pump 230 after driving the power supply unit 220. The input signal for the control of the double breast pump 230, that is, the input signal for the formation of the breast pump, is stored in the storage unit 250 along with the time difference between the inputs in the order of input. It can be used to form a course.

Accordingly, the input unit 210 may further include buttons other than the first button 211, the second button 212, the synchronization button 213 and the control button 214 shown in FIG. 2. .

More specifically, the dual-type automatic breast pump is characterized in that it is possible to select and input any one of an expression mode for expressing breast milk or a massage mode for breast massage using the input unit 210, and the massage course is When the massage mode is selected in the non-generated state, various types of input signals generated by the input unit 210 are sequentially stored according to the passage of time until a preset time elapses to create a new massage course. It is characterized by being.

In addition, the dual-type automatic breast pump is characterized in that when a massage mode is selected in a state in which the massage course is stored, the stored massage course is identically reproduced, and from the time when a new input signal is generated during the reproduction of the stored massage course It is characterized in that it is configured to generate a new massage course by sequentially storing other input signals after including the new input signal according to the passage of time.

An embodiment of the present invention relating to the above configuration is as follows.

First, the user selects a massage mode that lasts for 30 minutes, and then expresses a certain intensity (hereinafter referred to as'first intensity') by using at least one of a plurality of buttons constituting the input unit 210. The pressure can be formed repeatedly, and the compression pressure of another intensity (hereinafter referred to as'second intensity') can be repeatedly formed after 3 minutes, and another intensity (hereinafter, hereinafter This is referred to as the'third century').

At this time, in the storage unit 250, the first intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for 3 minutes, the second intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for 5 minutes, and the third intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for the remaining 22 minutes. One massage course (hereinafter referred to as'first course') is stored, and the stored massage course can be reproduced as it is by the compression pressure forming unit 240 when the input signal for power supply is generated again. have.

In addition, the user selects one or more buttons among a plurality of buttons at the moment 5 minutes have elapsed after the reproduction of the first course starts, so that the compression pressure of a certain intensity (hereinafter referred to as '4th intensity') is repeatedly formed so that the pressure of the pumping is repeatedly formed In this case, the pressure of a different strength (hereinafter referred to as'the fifth century') can be repeatedly formed as soon as 5 minutes have elapsed. In this case, the storage unit 250 has a first pressure for 3 minutes. A new massage course that builds the breast pressure of the century, 2 minutes for 2 minutes, the 4th century for 5 minutes, and the 5th century for the remaining 20 minutes Is stored in place of the existing massage course.

That is, when a new input signal is generated by the user during reproduction of the first course, a new type of second course including a part of the first course is generated and stored in the storage unit 250.

In addition, the user may destroy the course stored in the storage unit 250 (hereinafter referred to as “first reset”) by using a reset button related to reset among the input unit 210, and the stored course A massage mode may be selected in the state where is disappeared, and in this case, the pumping pressure forming unit 240 repeatedly forms the weakest pumping pressure for 30 minutes.

At this time, the pumping pressure forming unit 240 is configured to repeatedly form the pumping pressure of the intensity according to the sequence when one or more of the pumping pressures are selected in order by the user, and the storage unit 250 is finally By storing the hydraulic pressure corresponding to the selected input unit, when an input signal for supplying power is generated again, the breast compressed pressure of the same intensity can be reproduced.

In addition, the user may extinguish the pumping pressure stored in the storage unit 250 again by using a reset button related to reset among the input unit 210 (hereinafter, referred to as “second reset”). In a state in which the stored pumping pressure is extinguished, a massage mode may be selected, and a new massage course may be generated by sequentially selecting one or more input units 210.

That is, when the first reset occurs, the user selects one or more of the plurality of buttons constituting the input unit 210 so that the first intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed, and after 3 minutes elapses, the second intensity is The pumping pressure is repeatedly formed, and even if the pumping pressure of the third intensity is repeatedly formed after 5 minutes elapsed, the storage unit 250 is configured to store only the pumping pressure of the last selected third intensity, but the second reset is performed. In the case of occurrence, the first intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for 3 minutes by the same process as above, the second intensity of pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for 5 minutes, and the third intensity of the pumping pressure is repeatedly formed for the remaining 22 minutes. One massage course is formed and configured to be stored.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the time for configuring one massage course is limited to 30 minutes, but it is not necessarily fixed to 30 minutes, but may be set differently, and 10 minutes by user selection through the input unit 210 , 15 minutes, 20 minutes, etc. can be changed and set in various ways.

In addition, in the present invention, when an input signal for stopping driving of the power supply unit 220 is generated while a user creates a new massage course using the input unit 210, all of the previously input one or more input signals are included. A massage course is formed, and when an input signal for stopping the driving of the power supply unit 220 is generated during reproduction of the massage course stored in the storage unit 250 and the generation of the breast pressure is stopped, the storage unit ( The massage course stored in 250) is corrected to a massage course in which a pattern after a point in time of stopping the generation of the breast pressure is deleted.

In addition, the present invention is configured such that when the input signal for driving the power supply unit 220 is first generated after the massage course is corrected, the pumping pressure at the point when the generation of the pumping pressure is stopped is generated until the end of the massage pattern. It is characterized by being.

An embodiment of the present invention relating to the above configuration is as follows.

First, after the user selects a massage mode that lasts for 30 minutes, the user selects any one or more of the plurality of buttons constituting the input unit 210 to have a certain intensity (hereinafter referred to as'first intensity'). The compression pressure can be formed, and the compression pressure of a different intensity (hereinafter referred to as'second intensity') can be formed after 3 minutes, and another intensity (hereinafter, this It is possible to make the pumping pressure of'the third century') to be formed, and after another 3 minutes elapse, another button may be selected to stop the driving of the power supply unit 220.

At this time, in the storage unit 250, a first-intensity pumping pressure is formed for 3 minutes, a second-intensity pumping pressure is formed for 5 minutes, and a third-intensity pumping pressure is formed for the remaining 22 minutes. A massage course (hereinafter referred to as a'first course') is stored, and the stored massage course can be reproduced as it is by the compression forming unit 240 when an input signal for power supply is generated again.

In addition, the user may select any one of a plurality of buttons when 5 minutes elapse after the reproduction of the first course starts to stop the driving of the power supply unit 220. In this case, the storage unit 250 The massage course stored in is corrected as a massage course that forms a first-intensity breast pressure for 3 minutes and a second-intensity breast pressure for the remaining 27 minutes, so that the input signal for driving the power supply unit 220 is first When generated, the second intensity of the pumping pressure is allowed to be formed for 25 minutes.

Therefore, the present invention has an effect that allows the user to directly form an optimized express or massage course and reproduce it repeatedly, and the user can simply modify all or part of the reproduced course. At the same time, an effect of reproducing the corrected course occurs, and there is a remarkable difference from the conventional inventions in a function provided to implement these effects and a method of performing the function.

The embodiments introduced above are provided by way of example in order to sufficiently convey the technical idea of the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, and the present invention is based on the above-described embodiments. It is not limited and may be embodied in other forms.

In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted from the drawings, and in the drawings, the width, length, thickness, etc. of components may be exaggerated or reduced for convenience.

In addition, the same reference numbers throughout the specification indicate the same elements.

100: breast pump
200: control unit
201: outer case 202: insertion groove
210: input unit
211: first button 212: second button
213: synchronization button 214: control button
215: display
220: power supply
230: breast pump
240: breast compression forming part
250: storage unit
300: breast pump hose

Claims (5)

A pair of pumping units 100 that simultaneously operate in close contact with both breasts of the user, or that only one of them is in close contact with each other to express breast milk or massage the breast;
In a state in which a pair of breast pumps 230 for forming a pumping pressure in each of the pair of breast pumps 100 are provided on the inner side, and an input unit 210 for generating a user input is provided on the outside, the user A control unit 200 for repeatedly forming an input pumping pressure in one or more of the pair of pumping units 100; And,
A pair of breast pumps 300 connecting each of the pair of breast pumps 100 and the pair of breast pumps 230; It is composed including,
Using the input unit 210, it is configured so that either one of an expression mode for expressing breast milk or a massage mode for breast massage can be selected and input,
When a massage mode is selected and inputted while a massage course is not generated, various types of input signals generated by the input unit 210 are sequentially stored according to the passage of time until a preset time elapses, and a new massage course Is configured to create and store,
When the massage mode is selected and inputted while the massage course is stored, the stored massage course is identically reproduced,
From the time when a new input signal occurs during the reproduction of the stored massage course, other input signals including the new input signal are stored in sequence according to the passage of time, and a new massage course is created,
When an input signal for stopping driving of the dual-type automatic breast pump is generated while a new massage course is being created through the input unit 210, a massage course including all of the previously inputted one or more input signals is immediately generated and stored. Become,
If an input signal for stopping the operation of the dual-type automatic breast pump is generated during reproduction of the stored massage course, and the generation of breast pressure is stopped, the stored massage course is corrected to a massage course in which the pattern after the time when the generation of the breast pump was stopped is deleted Is configured to be
When the input signal for driving the dual-type automatic breast pump is first generated after the massage course is corrected, the pumping pressure at the point when the generation of the breast pump is stopped is configured to be generated as it is until the end of the massage course. Dual type automatic breast pump.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit 200,
An outer case 201 in which an insertion groove 202 into which a lower portion of the storage container in which breast milk is stored is formed on one side of the upper end;
It is composed of a plurality of buttons provided on one side of the outer case 201, generates an input signal for supplying power by input by the user, and the formation and pressure of the compression pressure required for breast milk or breast massage An input unit 210 for generating an input signal for adjustment;
A power supply unit 220 provided inside the outer case 201 to supply power;
A pair of breast pumps 230 provided inside the outer case 201 for repeated formation of the pumping pressure;
A pumping pressure forming unit 240 configured to control the breast pump 230 and the power supply unit 220 based on an input signal to form a pressure of various intensities and patterns required for breast milk or breast massage; And,
A storage unit 250 for sequentially storing only the input signals for forming the breast pressure and controlling the pressure among the generated input signals; Dual-type automatic breast pump, characterized in that configured to include.
The method of claim 2,
The input unit 210,
A first button 211 for selecting any one of the pair of breast pumps 230 according to a user input;
A second button 212 for selecting the other one of the pair of breast pumps 230 according to a user input; And,
A synchronization button 213 configured to synchronize the first button 211 and the second button 212 according to a user input; And,
An adjustment button 214 that is subordinate to each of the first button 211 and the second button 212 to adjust the intensity of the breast pump; Dual-type automatic breast pump, characterized in that configured to include.
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