KR20170070422A

KR20170070422A - Multifunctional beds for patient

Info

Publication number: KR20170070422A
Application number: KR1020150177896A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최수모
Original assignee: 최수모
Priority date: 2015-12-14
Filing date: 2015-12-14
Publication date: 2017-06-22

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunctional patient bed,
It is possible to artificially change the posture of a serious patient who can not change his / her posture, thereby reducing the possibility of the occurrence of a pressure ulcer, etc. and minimizing the power required when a caregiver changes the posture of the patient, It is a technique that can be done.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a functional bed in which a sleeping position of a user is changed by vertically dividing a mattress of a bed and raising or lowering it.
According to the present invention, a mattress of a bed is automatically driven in accordance with a control signal of a driver installed vertically, thereby changing a posture and a position of a user without the help of another person.
The present invention is a technique for horizontally dividing a mattress of a bed to adjust the elevation angle so as to help the user to sleep, relax, and defecate.

Description

{Multifunctional beds for patient}

The present invention relates to a functional bed, and more particularly, it relates to a functional bed capable of artificially changing a posture of a serious patient who can not change his or her posture, thereby reducing the possibility of occurrence of a pressure ulcer, etc., Minimizing the force and changing the posture safely, as well as a technique that can help sleepers of people with sleep disorders, especially snoring, sleep apnea and sleeping patients.

When a bed is kept lying for a long period of time, the body part that is in contact with the bed is pressed by the body weight, and the blood circulation is hindered.

At this time, healthy people do not lay on a bed for a long period of time, but those who are uncomfortable or unhealthy should stay in the bed for a long period of time. In such a case, Because the blood circulation is not properly performed for a long period of time, the pressure ulcer is likely to occur, and when such a pressure ulcer occurs, it causes many complications such as other complications and side effects.

In addition, in the case of a person lying in a bed, the unexpected pressure caused by such protrusions continues to accumulate and accumulate, so that the pain is further increased, and furthermore, have.

Particularly, a patient or a handicapped person suffering from a severe condition is unable to sit or turn on his / her back because his /

In addition, patients and persons with severe worsening conditions may have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), progressive muscular dystrophy (muscular dystrophy), brain lesions caused by ataxia (cerebellar atrophy), stroke, Spinal cord disorders, except for the type of stroke, sensory function is alive and responsive to warmth and tenderness is characteristic. Patients and handicapped persons with severe worsening conditions may not be able to change position due to the nature of illness or disorder, and due to the continuous pressure of the specific site, lesions, focal ischemia, ie, lack of blood supply to the tissue, . In addition, the long-term wart condition may lead to inadequate nutritional status due to insufficient digestion and absorption due to lack of intestinal peristalsis and digestive function, and chest and whole body may become thin due to the influence of gravity, leading to body deformity .

On the other hand, patients who are seriously ill or handicapped spend most of their time in bed, so it is difficult to defecate in addition to sleeping and resting. There is a problem that a caregiver or a caregiver must always help a patient or a handicapped person in a serious condition in the state of being defecated at all times.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,

Basically, it is possible to artificially change the posture of a serious patient who can not change his / her posture, thereby reducing the possibility of occurrence of a pressure ulcer or the like, as well as minimizing the power required when the caregiver changes the posture of the patient, And to provide a multifunctional patient bed capable of changing the size of the patient bed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a functional bed in which a sleeping position of a user is changed by vertically dividing a mattress of a bed and raising or lowering it.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a functional bed in which a mattress of a bed is automatically driven in accordance with a control signal of a driver installed vertically so as to change a posture and a position of a user without help of others.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a functional bed capable of helping the user to sleep, rest, and defecate by horizontally dividing the mattress of the bed and adjusting the elevation angle.

According to the present invention,

A plurality of mattresses divided into a plurality of partial mats, a plurality of driving portions connected to the lower ends of the partial mats, respectively, for raising or lowering the partial mats, and a control portion for individually or wholly driving the driving portions by outputting control signals Wherein the mattress is longitudinally divided into at least one of the partial mats, and the mattress is divided horizontally to form at least one of the partial mats, the control unit sets a reference position of the mattress, And the control unit outputs the control signal for causing the partial mat to go up or down, and the control unit controls the control unit to select one of the rising signal for raising the partial mat, the falling signal for lowering the partial mat, And outputs the control signal to the upper mat Wherein the upper mat or the lower mat is fixed on one side and only the other side is raised or lowered. The mattress is divided into a left mat and a right mat, and the left mat and the right mat And an input unit for receiving an external command and transmitting the command to the control unit, wherein the input unit is connected to the control unit at predetermined time intervals And inputting the time information to the control unit, wherein the input unit is a voice recognition sensor for recognizing the voice or sound of the user and inputting the recognition signal to the control unit.

The functional bed according to the present invention can prevent the occurrence of bed sores by driving the driving unit through the timer or the voice recognition sensor to operate the partial mats.

The functional bed according to the present invention is driven before feeling the tenderness of the user, so that the user can take a good sleep at bedtime without the help of a family member or a guardian.

The functional bed according to the present invention drives the driving unit with a timer or a recognition sensor so that the user can change his / her position at a desired time, thereby relieving the dependency of others and assisting in independent living.

The functional bed capable of changing the position according to the present invention can prevent the exhaustion of the family and the carer due to the burden of caring for 24 hours, and can further reduce the burden of the carer costs.

And it can improve snoring and sleep apnea by changing the sleep position of snoring and sleep apnea patients, which are the main causes of sleeping disorder, and can improve sleeping posture by automatically changing the sleeping position which is the main cause of snoring .

The functional bed according to the present invention can prevent the snoring or the snoring by allowing the position change at the moment of snoring or ictery.

1 is a view schematically showing the structure of a functional bed according to an example of the present invention;
2 is a view showing a mattress divided vertically in a functional bed according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a view showing a mattress in a form of being horizontally divided in the functional bed according to the present invention
FIG. 4 is a view showing a mattress divided into horizontal and vertical parts in the functional bed according to the present invention; FIG.
5 is a view showing an example of an input unit of the functional bed according to the present invention;
6 is a view showing an example of a driving device for a functional bed according to the present invention;
7 is a view schematically showing the structure of a functional bed according to another example of the present invention
8 and 9 are views showing an example of a toilet bowl of a functional bed according to the present invention
FIGS. 10 to 14 are views for explaining a lifting / lowering operation of the functional bed according to the present invention

Hereinafter, a functional bed according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the functional bed according to the present invention includes a mattress 10 divided into a plurality of partial mats, a plurality of driving units 20 connected to the lower ends of the partial mats, And a control unit 30 for outputting a control signal to individually or wholly drive the driving unit.

As shown in Fig. 2, the mattress 10 may be vertically divided to form at least one of the partial mats 10a, 10b. The mattress 10 is divided into a left mat 10a and a right mat 10b.

3, the mattress 10 is divided horizontally to form one or more partial mats 11, 12. Referring to FIG. 4, the mattress 10 is divided into an upper mat 11 and a lower mat 12, and a middle mat 13 may be formed between the upper mat and the lower mat. As shown in Figure 4, the mattress 10 is longitudinally divided 10a, 10b and laterally further 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b,

The control unit (30) sets a reference position of the mattress, and based on the reference position,

And outputs the control signal for lowering the control signal. In addition, the control unit (30)

A lowering signal for lowering the partial mat, and an alignment signal for aligning the mattress to a reference position.

The partial mats 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a and 13b are raised or lowered in accordance with the control signal, and the rising or falling of the partial mat may be performed individually, or the whole mat may be one.

The functional bed according to the present invention further comprises an input unit 40 for receiving an external command and transmitting the external command to the control unit.

Referring to FIG. 5, the input unit 40 is a remote controller for transmitting a remote control command. At this time, the input unit 40 and the control unit 30 transmit and receive signals in a wired / wireless communication manner. As a wire / wireless communication method, a communication method such as infrared communication, wireless LAN communication, Bluetooth, RF communication, serial communication (RS-232c, 422, 485), and the Internet can be used. The input unit 40 includes a power button 41, a RESET button 42 for causing the control unit 30 to generate an alignment signal, a command button for raising or lowering the upper mat, the lower mat, 43U, 43D, 44U, 44D, 45U, 45D, 46U, 46D.

Here, the command button may be added or deleted in accordance with the number of partial mats. The remote controller may further include a voice recognition sensor 47 capable of recognizing an external voice. In addition, the remote controller may further include a timer button 48 for setting a time schedule to the controller 30.

Referring to FIG. 6, the functional bed according to the present invention is driven by the input unit 40, the control unit 30, and the imaginary plane driving unit 20 interlocked with each other. A user or the like can set a time schedule and the like to the control unit 30 through the timer butt 48 and the control unit 30 can receive the set value or generate a timer 31 ). In addition, the input unit 40 may include a voice recognition sensor 47 for recognizing a user's voice or sound and inputting a recognition signal to the control unit. A user or the like may set a time schedule to the controller 30 through the timer in advance. The controller 30 may further include a storage unit (not shown) for storing the time schedule and the corresponding control program . The timer 31 continuously generates time information so that the control unit 30 can perform the control program according to the time schedule.

The input unit 40 may further include a voice recognition sensor 48. If the user is a severely ill patient or a disabled person, the user can not perform even a simple hand gesture. In this case, the user can input the command to the control unit 30 through the voice recognition sensor, and drive the driving unit 20. That is, when the snoring or snoring occurs, the voice recognition sensor 48 responds to snoring or guttural sounds to input a command to the controller 30 to drive the driver 20. For example, the control unit 30 sets a predetermined reference value, compares a value input through the voice recognition sensor with the reference value, and the control unit 30 controls the driving unit 20 according to the comparison result. And outputs a control signal for changing the speed of the upward or downward movement of the partial mats.

5, the voice recognition sensor 47 and the timer button 48 are included in the remote controller, and the remote controller, the voice recognition sensor 47 and the timer button 48 are connected to one input unit 40 ), But they may be present independently of each other.

The operation of the functional bed according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14. FIG.

10 to 14, in the functional bed according to an example of the present invention, the partial mats rise or fall vertically. The control unit 30 sets the reference position of the mattress as shown in FIG. The control unit 30 transmits a down signal to the driving unit 20a provided at the lower end of the left mat 10a to lower the left mat 10a as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit transmits a down signal to the driving unit 20b provided at the lower end of the right mat 10b to descend the right mat 10b to make the entire mattress constant. The control unit 30 aligns the entire mattress to the reference position as shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 30 first transmits a down signal to the driving unit 20b provided at the lower end of the right mat 10b to lower the right mat 10b, and repeats the above operation Can be performed. At the time of bedtime, the upper mat is raised about 6 cm from the reference position, and the height difference between the middle seat mat and the middle mat, the lower left mat and the upper mat is used so that the user can make an angle of about 30 degrees from the horizontal line of the reference position It is preferable to determine the rising or falling height. The mattress driving by the control unit 30 may be performed by the time information continuously generated from the timer 31.

The mattress driving by the control unit 30 may be performed by voice or sound recognized by the voice recognition sensor 47 and may be performed by the user through the timer button 48, It can also be done by schedule.

Referring to FIG. 7, the functional bed according to another example of the present invention includes a mattress 10 divided into a plurality of partial mats, and a plurality of And a control unit 30 for outputting a control signal and driving the driving unit individually or as a whole. The mattress 10 is divided into a left mat 10a and a right mat 10b, The seat mat (10a) and the right mat (10b) are raised or lowered at an angle with the vertical axis of the mattress surface.

3, the mattress 10 is divided horizontally to form one or more partial mats 11, 12. Referring to FIG. 4, the mattress 10 is divided into an upper mat 11 and a lower mat 12, and a middle mat 13 may be formed between the upper mat and the lower mat. 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, and 13b, the mattress 10 is vertically divided (10a, 10b)

The control unit 30 sets the reference position of the mattress and outputs the control signal for causing the partial mat to rise or fall based on the reference position. Also, the control unit 30 outputs at least one of the control signal, the rising signal for raising the partial mat, the falling signal for lowering the partial mat, and the alignment signal for aligning the mattress at the reference position.

Referring to FIG. 5, the input unit 40 is a remote controller for transmitting a remote control command. At this time, the input unit 40 and the control unit 30 transmit and receive signals in a wired / wireless communication manner. As a wire / wireless communication method, a communication method such as infrared communication, wireless LAN communication, Bluetooth, RF communication, serial communication (RS-232c, 422, 485), and the Internet can be used.

The input unit 40 includes a power button 51, a RESET button 52 for causing the controller 30 to generate an alignment signal, a command button for raising or lowering the upper mat, the lower mat, 43U, 43D, 44U, 44D, 45U, 45D, 46U, 46D. Here, the command button may be added or deleted in accordance with the number of partial mats. The remote controller may further include a voice recognition sensor 47 capable of recognizing an external voice. In addition, the remote controller may further include a timer button 48 for setting a time schedule to the controller 30.

Referring to FIG. 6, the functional unit according to the present invention is driven by the input unit 40, the control unit 30, and the driving unit 20 interlocked with each other. A user or the like can set a time schedule and the like to the control unit 30 through the timer butt 48 and the control unit 30 can receive the set value or generate a timer 31 ). In addition, the input unit 40 may include a voice recognition sensor 47 for recognizing a user's voice or sound and inputting a recognition signal to the control unit. The user may preset a time schedule to the control unit 30 through the timer button. The control unit 30 may further include a storage unit (not shown) for storing the time schedule and the corresponding control program have. The timer 31 continuously generates time information so that the control unit 30 can perform the control program according to the time schedule.

In FIG. 6, the remote controller, the voice recognition sensor 47, and the timer button 48 are included in one input unit 40, but they may be independent of each other.

Referring to FIG. 7, the left and right mat 10a and 10b are fixed with respect to the center line of the mattress, and according to the control signal of the control unit 30, Ascends to an oblique line or falls to the reference position. Of course, the partial mats may be lowered by another angle from the reference position. The predetermined angle may be about 30 degrees from the reference position.

The functional bed according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a mattress 10 divided into a plurality of partial mats, a plurality of driving units 20 connected to the lower ends of the partial mats, And a control unit 30 for outputting a control signal to drive the driving unit individually or as a whole. The mattress 10 is divided into an upper mat 11 and a lower mat 12. The upper mat 11, Or one side of the lower mat (12) is fixed, and only the other side is raised or lowered.

The description overlapping with the above-mentioned examples will be omitted here, and the following description will be omitted.

In the functional bed according to the example, the partial mats vertically rise or fall, but in this example, one side of the upper mat 11 and the lower mat 12 are fixed. That is, the surface of the upper mat 11 adjacent to the middle mat 13 is fixed, and the surface of the lower mat 12 adjacent to the middle mat 13 is fixed.

The unfixed end of the upper mat (11) or the lower mat (12) rises obliquely by a predetermined angle from the reference position of the mattress or descends to the reference position according to a control signal of the controller (30). Of course, the partial mats may be lowered by another angle from the reference position. The predetermined angle may be adjusted according to the needs of the user.

The functional bed according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a mattress 10 divided into a plurality of partial mats, a plurality of driving units 20 connected to the lower ends of the partial mats, And a control unit 30 for outputting a control signal to drive the driving unit individually or as a whole. The mattress 10 is divided into an upper mat 11, a middle mat 13 and a lower mat 12, A toilet portion 60 is provided at the lower end of the central mat 13. [ The description overlapping with the above-mentioned examples will be omitted here, and the following description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mattress 10 may be longitudinally divided to form at least one of the partial mats 10a and 10b. The mattress 10 is divided into a left mat 10a and a right mat 10b.

3, the mattress 10 is divided horizontally to form one or more partial mats 11, 12. Referring to FIG. 4, the mattress 10 is divided into an upper mat 11 and a lower mat 12, and a middle mat 13 may be formed between the upper mat and the lower mat. As shown in FIG. 4, the mattress 10 may be longitudinally divided 10a, 10b and laterally further divided 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b.

The control unit 30 sets the reference position of the mattress and outputs the control signal for causing the partial mat to rise or fall based on the reference position. Also, the control unit 30 outputs at least one of the control signal, the rising signal for raising the partial mat, the falling signal for lowering the partial mat, and the alignment signal for aligning the mattress at the reference position. The control unit 30 may output a control signal for causing the toilet unit 60 to protrude above the mattress.

The input unit 40 includes a power button 51, a RESET button 52 for causing the controller 30 to generate an alignment signal, a command button for raising or lowering the partial mats, And a command button (not shown) for ascending or descending.

8 and 9, the toilet unit 60 is installed at the lower end of the central mat 13, and is connected to the control unit 30 by a control command of the input unit 40, Thereby rising or falling. 8 and 9 illustrate the shape of the toilet unit 60. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the flush toilet 64 is inclined at an angle to the upper part of the user according to a control signal of the controller 30 9 shows a structure in which the lid 66 is further opened by lifting the lid 66 in accordance with a control signal of the control unit 30. FIG. The shape of the toilet bowl portion 60 may be changed according to need

It may be designed differently, and it is preferable that it is disposed under the mat at a normal time and is raised according to a control signal of the control unit 30. [ At this time, it is preferable that the upper mat (11) is fixed at a portion adjacent to the central mat (13), and the head is raised and vertically raised. The lower mat (12) It is recommended that the legs descend and descend close to almost vertical.

As described above, the functional bed according to the present invention is characterized in that the mattress of the bed is vertically divided into a vertical direction or a vertical angle with respect to the horizontal line, and is elevated or lowered, or the mattress of the bed is horizontally divided to adjust the elevation angle It is possible to change the sleeping position of snoring, sleeping and sleep apnea patients, which are the main causes of sleeping disorder, to improve snoring, sleeping and sleep apnea, and prevent the occurrence of pressure ulcers, .

10: mattress 10a: seat mat
10b: right top mat 11a: right top mat
13a: middle seat portion mat 12a: lower seat portion mat
11b: upper and lower mats 13b: middle and lower mats
12b: a lower portion mat 20a, 20b:
30: control unit 31: timer
40: input unit 47: voice recognition sensor
48: Timer button 50: bed frame
60: toilet seat

Claims

Mattresses divided into a plurality of partial mats,
A plurality of driving parts connected to the lower ends of the partial mats, respectively, for raising or lowering the partial mats,
And a control unit for outputting control signals to individually or wholly drive the driving units,
Wherein the mattress is longitudinally divided into at least one of the partial mats,
Wherein the mattress is divided horizontally to form at least one of the partial mats,
Wherein the control unit sets a reference position of the mattress and outputs the control signal for causing the partial mat to rise or fall based on the reference position,
Wherein the control unit outputs at least one of the control signal, the rising signal for raising the partial mat, the falling signal for lowering the partial mat, and the alignment signal for aligning the mattress to the reference position,
The mattress is divided into an upper mat and a lower mat,
The upper mat or the lower mat is fixed at one side and only the other side is raised or lowered,
The mattress is divided into a left side mat and a right side mat,
Wherein the left and right mats are raised or lowered at an angle with the vertical axis of the mattress surface,
The driving unit is formed of a motor or an electric cylinder,
And an input unit for receiving an external command and transmitting the command to the control unit,
Wherein the input unit is a timer for inputting time information to the control unit at a preset time,
Wherein the input unit is a voice recognition sensor that recognizes a user's voice or sound and inputs a recognition signal to the control unit.