KR20110053106A - An apparatus for sencing of respiration - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for sensing respiration is provided to help a user to accurately know health conditions by making sensed information a pattern by a certain period. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for sensing respiration(40) comprises a mask body(41), an air filter(43), and a bio- sensor(45). The mask body surrounds a face with respiratory organs and is connected by a support band. The air filter is installed in the mask body. The bio-sensor is installed in a protective equipment body, and it detects the bio-information of a worker by sensing air flow due to worker breathing, oxygen and carbon dioxide in inhaling and exhaling.

Description

An apparatus for sencing of respiration

The present invention relates to a respiratory measuring device, and more particularly, to a respiratory measuring device capable of monitoring a health state by obtaining a living body information by sensing a person's respiratory state.

As society develops and industrializes, safety accidents frequently occur not only for industrial facilities but also for workers who work in hazardous working environments throughout the social facilities. Representative places are storage tanks, houses such as manholes, underground storage tanks, gas filling stations, etc. This may include fertilization, internal painting workshops or other places with poor ventilation.

For example, there are manholes and water collecting wells for the operation of electrical facilities and other pipeline facilities in the basement. Occasionally, people are suffering from gas poisoning, dyspnea and asphyxiation due to oxygen starvation.

The reason why a safety accident occurs in a hazardous workplace such as the inside of a manhole is difficult to check the situation inside the manhole in real time from the outside. This is because the worker's health may deteriorate rapidly because the internal environment may change into a harmful environment depending on the painting work.

In addition, people who work mainly in the hazardous workplace as described above may have a health hazard due to harmful chemicals and gases in a confined space due to repeated work for a long time, it is necessary to check the health status of the worker from time to time There is.

In addition, if not only harmful workplaces, but also in hospitals or other nursing homes or homes can be supplied with a respiratory measuring device to check the health of the health through the breathing state, many people can easily check the state of health, Checking this will help you avoid risks in advance before your health worsens.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a respiration measuring device capable of measuring a respiratory state, which is an important factor indicating a state of health in a worn state.

Respiratory measuring device of the present invention for achieving the above object, the mask body is wrapped around the face including the wearer's respirator and connected by a support band; An air filter installed in the mask body; It is installed on the body of the protective device, the flow of the air according to the breathing of the worker, and detects the biometric information of the operator by detecting the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged during exhalation and exhalation; characterized in that it comprises a.

Here, the biometric sensor includes a sensor unit which is located inside the mask body and detects bio information of the wearer; It is preferable to include a; body portion detachably coupled to the sensor unit from the outside of the mask body, having a transmission / reception unit therein.

In addition, the sensor unit, the sensor unit body that can be coupled to and separated from the body portion; A first sensing unit installed inside the main body of the sensor to sense oxygen in the mask body; A second sensing unit installed inside the main body of the sensor to sense carbon dioxide inside the mask body; A third sensing unit installed inside the sensor unit body to sense a specific gas in the mask body; It is preferred that the sensor unit is installed inside the main body is a breathing state detection unit for detecting the breathing state of the operator through the air discharge acceleration according to the inhalation and exhalation of the wearer;

In addition, the respiratory state detection unit is formed in the sensor unit main body is installed so that a part of the exhalation outlet discharged by the worker is exposed, disposed in a direction orthogonal to the air discharged through the discharge port, facing the air discharge air An air inlet pipe having an outlet; And a pressure sensor connected to the air inlet pipe and configured to sense a pressure of air introduced through the air inlet pipe.

According to the breathing apparatus of the present invention, by detecting the wearer's breathing state it is possible to easily obtain biometric information. That is, the exhalation and exhalation cycle of exhalation, exhalation pressure, exhalation and exhalation of oxygen and carbon dioxide are respectively detected, and the detected information is patterned at regular intervals and the wearer is based on the patterned information. You can check the health status of the more accurately, the confirmed results can be confirmed in real time through the display, or through the sound information.

Hereinafter, a breathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, 2, and 3, the respiratory measurement device 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mask body 41 having a support band 42 and air provided in the mask body 41. The filter 43 and the biometric sensor 45 provided in the mask body 41 is provided.

The mask body 41 is, for example, a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the anti-vibration mask, which is worn to cover all the respirators of the face of the person, so as to correspond to the shape of the face of the person so as to be in close contact with the face of the person. It is formed of a flexible material.

The air filter 43 is to allow breathing by supplying the purified air to the subject by filtering out elements that interfere with measuring the exact respiratory state such as harmful gases or foreign substances when the subject to breathe breathing, a pair of The front and rear surfaces of the mask body 41 may be disposed to be respectively disposed.

The biometric sensor 45 is installed in the mask body 41 and includes a sensor unit 110 and a body unit 120. The sensor unit 110 and the body unit 120 may have coupling units 111 and 121 so as to be coupled to each other inside and outside with the mask body 41 therebetween. Therefore, the sensor unit 110 and the body portion 120 can be easily mounted and separated, there is an advantage that can be combined by replacing the sensor unit 110 in various specifications. In addition, the coupling portions 111 and 121 of the sensor unit 110 and the body portion 120 may have a configuration in which a screw line is formed to be screwed together, and in addition to the screw coupling method, the clip coupling method, or the hook coupling method. It may have a configuration. In addition, when the sensor unit 110 and the body unit 120 are coupled to each other, the terminals may have a configuration to enable electrical contact with each other by a connection method. And the sensor unit 110 and the body portion 120 has a structure that allows the passage of air between each other, the body portion 120, the outlet to allow the air discharged from the sensor unit 110 to go to the outside, that is, the atmosphere It can have The outlet may be provided with a net for preventing the inflow of foreign matter or dust.

The sensor unit 110 has a configuration that can sense other toxic gases in addition to the biological information (oxygen gas, carbon dioxide, breathing state by the breathing sensor) basically. Specifically, the sensor unit 110 includes a first detecting unit 112 for detecting oxygen therein and a second detecting unit 113 for detecting carbon dioxide, and further includes a third detecting unit for other toxic gases. The detector 114 may be provided. In addition, the sensor unit 110 includes a respiratory state detection unit 115 for detecting a respiratory state of the wearer. The first and second detectors 112 and 113 are for detecting the concentration of oxygen and carbon dioxide according to the gas exchange between the atmosphere and the alveoli during the worker's breathing, and are fixedly installed in the main body 110a of the sensor unit 110. Can be. In addition, the third detection unit 114 has a replaceable structure to detect a specific gas that needs to be specifically detected according to the environment of the measurement location.

The respiratory state detection unit 115 is for detecting the respiratory state of the worker, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the sensor unit 110 when the worker exhales in the breath inside the mask body 41. In order to detect the pressure difference according to the change in the moving speed of the air discharged toward the outside, that is, the body portion 120 through the outlet 116 formed in the), to the pressure sensor 115a and the pressure sensor 115a The air inlet pipe 115b is connected to and partially exposed to the inside of the tunnel 116 and has an air inlet h.

The outlet 116 is provided with an open / close valve 117 that is opened by the air pressure discharged only when the wearer exhales and is blocked when inhaled. The on-off valve 117 is closed at the time of inhalation, while exhaled at the time of exhalation by opening the outlet 116 to allow the exhalation to be discharged to the outside. Therefore, when the wearer exhales while breathing, the air inside the protection body 41 together with the air discharged from the body is discharged through the outlet 116, which is orthogonal to the direction of air movement of the outlet 116. Air is introduced into the air inlet (h) of the air inlet pipe (115b) installed in the direction, and the introduced air pressure is transmitted to the sensing unit (115c) of the pressure sensor (115a) through the air inlet pipe (115b). Therefore, the moving speed of the air can be calculated based on the pressure sensed by the sensing unit 115c. In addition, the air movement speed and the measured pressure are in proportion to the breathing state, that is, the exhalation intensity, the exhalation and the exhalation cycle, the exhalation and the exhalation intensity, and thus, the data on the wearer's respiration cycle and the respiratory volume can be acquired at regular intervals. The health state can be predicted from the wearer's breathing state.

In addition, the first to third detection sensors (112, 113, 114) can both detect the air breathed by the wearer inside the mask body 41, it is possible to detect the concentration of oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases therein. In other words, by detecting the amount and concentration of oxygen and carbon dioxide during the respiration, the amount of change can be confirmed more accurately the respiratory state.

In addition, the respiratory state detection unit 115 obtains information for checking the respiratory state of the worker through a change in the pressure of the discharged air, which changes frequently.

In addition, the transmitter / receiver 121 is installed inside the body 120 to transmit information detected by the first to third detection sensors 112, 113, 114, and the respiratory state detector 115 to a necessary information collector. It is preferable to be. In addition, a battery 122 and a circuit controller 123 may be installed in the body 120. The circuit controller 123 collects and filters information detected by the first to third detection sensors 112, 113, and 114 and the respiratory state detector 115, and then transmits only necessary information through the transmitter / receiver 121. Can be controlled.

In addition, it is preferable that the display unit 125 is further installed on the front of the body portion 120. The display unit 126 is formed in a circular shape, preferably a plurality of LEDs (125a, 125b, 125c) are arranged in an arc shape can display a variety of status information according to the lighting and lighting color of each LED have. For example, LED-1, LED-2, and LED-3 are arranged in a clockwise direction, and LED-1 may indicate whether the power is on / off, the battery state, etc. in lighting or not, and the lighting color. LED-2 can display the breather's breathing status as 'Good Condition = Blue', "Moderate = Green", "Warning = Yellow", "Danger = Red", LED-3 is LED-1, and LED Flashes with -2 to indicate dangerous situation, warning / danger, emergency situation, call situation, etc.

The driving of the display unit 125 as described above is controlled by the circuit control unit 123, which is controlled based on the information detected by the respiratory state detection unit 115.

In addition, the body portion 120, the control circuit unit 123 to inform the status information through the display unit 125 in accordance with the detected biometric information, in the case of a dangerous situation to output a warning signal by sound, voice output It is preferable that the portion 24 is further installed therein.

As described above, by measuring the wearer's breath using the breathing apparatus 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the wearer's biometric information, that is, the amount of change in oxygen and carbon dioxide, the amount of change in pressure according to breathing, etc. By analyzing the, it is possible to obtain data that can accurately analyze the state of health, that is, the living state. That is, as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6, by analyzing the gas exchange between the alveoli and alveolar according to the wearer's breathing through the biometric information measured at regular intervals, and analyzes the breathing state of the wearer precisely, The analysis results can confirm the wearer's health. In other words, it is determined by analyzing whether the wearer is in normal breathing, poor breathing, or difficulty breathing or apnea through the change of the pattern according to the time between exhalation and exhalation, and the pressure change according to the discharge rate of the exhalation detected at the time of exhalation. can do. In normal breathing, it can be determined as a stable state, and during empty breathing, the body is in a moving state. In case of difficulty in breathing or apnea, it can be determined as oxygen deficiency.

In addition, through the pattern of exhalation and exhalation and the concentration change of oxygen and carbon dioxide, it is possible to determine whether it is West breathing, hyperventilating, unregulated breathing, excessive breathing. In the case of Western breathing can be determined as gas poisoning, the step leading to irregular breathing from excessive breathing, and excessive breathing, such as the situation immediately before the worker causes seizures or stop breathing can be determined as a very dangerous situation.

Here, as is commonly known, the tidal volume is 500 mL for adults, 2,500 to 3,500 mL for food preservation, 1,200 mL for food preservation, and 1,200 mL for residues. The normal range is 15 to 20 times / 1 min based on the minute volume. Apnea, poor breathing is more than 30 to 50 times / min, West breathing is less than 10 times / min, hyperventilation will increase the respiration frequency and depth.

As such, by analyzing the biometric information acquired through the respiratory state, it is possible to determine whether the borrower is in a normal state, in an active state, at rest, or in an oxygen deficient state.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5, by analyzing the relationship between the lung volume and carbon dioxide as a graph, it can be confirmed whether the normal respiratory state. That is, in order to show the increase and decrease curve of carbon dioxide, it should have a sensing cycle of at least 10 times / Sec (100ms), and based on this, the normal breathing will have 12 to 15 breathing cycles. Can be determined.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the amplification of the detected information, that is, the amount of change is minute, and accurate analysis is difficult, biometric information can be analyzed more accurately using differential analysis.

As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the claims. Various modifications and variations will be possible.

1 is a perspective view showing a breathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the biometric sensor shown in FIG.

3 is a view for explaining the breathing state detection unit shown in FIG.

4 to 6 are graphs showing the biometric information detected by the biometric sensor.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

40. Breathing apparatus 41. Mask body

43. Air filter 45. Biological sensor

110. Sensor part 120. Body part

Claims (4)

A mask body surrounding the face including the wearer's respirator and connected by a support band; An air filter installed in the mask body; It is installed on the body of the protective device, the flow of air according to the breathing of the worker, the biometric sensor for detecting the biometric information of the operator by detecting the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged during inhalation and exhalation; breathing comprising a Measuring device. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor, A sensor unit which is located inside the mask body and detects bio information of the wearer; Removably coupled to the sensor unit from the outside of the mask body, the body portion having a transmission / reception unit therein; breathing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the sensor unit, A sensor unit body coupled and detachable with the body portion; A first sensing unit installed inside the main body of the sensor to sense oxygen in the mask body; A second sensing unit installed inside the main body of the sensor to sense carbon dioxide inside the mask body; A third sensing unit installed inside the sensor unit body to sense a specific gas in the mask body; And a breathing state detection unit installed inside the sensor unit to detect a worker's breathing state through the air discharge acceleration according to the inhalation and exhalation of the wearer. According to claim 3, The respiratory state detection unit, An air inlet pipe formed in the sensor unit so as to be partially exposed to an outlet through which the exhalation of the worker is discharged, disposed in a direction orthogonal to the air discharged through the outlet, and having an outlet facing the air outlet air; ; And a pressure sensor connected to the air inlet pipe and configured to sense a pressure of air introduced through the air inlet pipe.

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