KR20170091267A - A dummy teat having function of sensing temperture of body - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pacifier, which comprises the following: a nipple unit which is inserted in the mouth of an infant and so the infant can bite; a base unit coupled to the nipple unit and configured to wrap the lip surface of the infant; a thermometer mounted inside the nipple unit; and a display attached to the opposite surface of the nipple unit at the base unit and indicating the body temperature measured by the thermometer. The display is formed of a plurality of LEDs, and is configured to display the temperature level of the infant measured by the thermometer according to the number of LEDs that are turned on. According to the configuration of the present invention, in the pacifier, the thermometer is installed in the nipple unit where the infant is biting in the mouth. Thus, when the infant holds the pacifier of the present invention, the body temperature in the mouth of the infant is constantly measured.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a milking teat having a temperature measurement function,

The present invention relates to a panty nipple, and more particularly, to a tool called 'panty nipple' in which an infant can drink by mouth instead of the mother's breast.

A carer who cares for a child, such as a parent or a nurse in a child hospital, always assumes the child's condition through the child's facial expression, the sound, or the body temperature of the infant when he / she touches the infant. If the infant's facial expression is not good Or if the temperature is detected to be too low or too high, first put the thermometer into the infant's mouth or underarm and check the infant's correct body temperature.

Body temperature is a very important health indicator for infants. Especially infants have significantly lower body temperature control ability than adults, so the infant guardian tries to control the infant 's clothing or room temperature so that the infant can maintain proper body temperature.

However, since the protector does not know the exact body temperature of the infant unless the infant's body temperature is measured by a thermometer and the infant has no ability to express the physician, the infant's facial expression, sound, or body temperature And only guesses whether the infant maintains its body temperature through subjective information.

In addition, the infant may be left unattended for a long period of time without knowing that the infant's temperature is not normal even if the infant's body temperature rises sharply or is extremely low, without the caregiver paying attention to the infant.

To prevent this problem, various devices for monitoring the condition of infants are being considered. As such a device, there is a band type thermometer to be worn on the wrist of an infant.

The band type thermometer measures the infant 's body temperature on the wrist and worn on the infant' s wrist. When the infant 's body temperature is out of the normal range, it informs the caregiver by Wi - Fi or short distance communication.

However, the wrist is a body part that is not suitable for measuring body temperature because it can be exposed to the outside and kept below body temperature. In addition, when the band filled in the infant's wrist is in contact with a heating device such as an ondol or in contact with a very low temperature object, a temperature completely different from the body temperature of the infant can be measured as a body temperature of the infant.

Accurate body temperature measurement is mainly the body part such as mouth, armpit or anus, but it is not possible to constantly monitor and measure the infant's body temperature by inserting a thermometer into the body part.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention is intended to provide means for constantly measuring the accurate body temperature of a child and informing the caregiver thereof.

In particular, the present invention provides a means for providing accurate information on a child's body temperature by measuring the body temperature from a body part capable of accurately measuring an infant's body temperature.

The inventors of the present invention, in solving the above-mentioned problems, firstly considered measuring the body temperature from a site where the body temperature can be accurately measured at the body part of the infant.

In addition, we considered that the tool to measure body temperature does not cause discomfort to the infant or cause other side effects, especially considering the possibility that the infant does not feel uncomfortable or unnatural when worn at all times.

However, as a result of consideration, the inventors of the present invention have considered a turtle nipple.

Nipple is a tool that infants use to replace their mother's milk frequently and for a long time. This nipple is not a discomfort or unnaturalness for infants, but rather a tool for comfort and comfort.

The present inventor has pointed out that it is very effective and useful to use the turtle nipple as a tool for measuring the infant's body temperature in consideration of the inherent function and utility of such a turtle nipple. As a result of such consideration and consideration, The present invention has been accomplished.

The nipple of the present invention comprises a nipple portion which is inserted into an oral cavity of an infant so as to be watered by an infant, a base portion coupled to the nipple portion and configured to surround the lip surface of the infant, a thermometer installed inside the nipple portion, And a display attached to the surface of the base opposite to the nipple portion and displaying the body temperature measured by the thermometer. The display comprises a plurality of LEDs, and the body temperature level of the infant measured by the thermometer, .

According to the configuration of the present invention, the thermometer is installed in the nipple portion where the infant is swallowed in the piercing nipple, so that when the infant holds the piercing nipple of the present invention, the body temperature in the mouth of the infant is constantly measured.

Since the oral cavity is the body part capable of measuring the most accurate body temperature together with the anus, it is possible to accurately measure the body temperature of the infant according to the constitution of the present invention.

In addition, the body temperature thus measured is displayed on a display disposed on the outer surface of the base, i.e., on the opposite side of the nipple portion, which is in contact with the lips from outside the mouth of the infant in the pierced nipple.

The display includes a plurality of LEDs, and among the plurality of LEDs, LEDs corresponding to the body temperature measured by the thermometer are lit. The number of LEDs that are turned on is indicative of the body temperature state of the infant, and the number of LEDs that are turned on according to the body temperature level of the infant can be predetermined.

Therefore, when the protector looks at the outer surface of the base exposed to the outside without paying attention to the pawl nipple that the infant holds, the infant's body temperature is high when the number of LEDs that are lit is large, If the number is small, it can be intuitively understood that the infant's body temperature is low.

On the other hand, the turtle nipple of the present invention functions as a clinical thermometer, but basically, the function and structure of the conventional turtle nipple are adopted without being modified. Therefore, And can allow the infant to keep it in the mouth when the guardian needs it.

In particular, the use of the pneumatic nipple allows the infant to easily sleep even when the infant is sleeping. Therefore, the pneumatic nipple of the present invention uses the infant's sleeping state to change the body temperature of the infant during sleep It is easy to detect.

In the meantime, in the present invention, the nipple portion may be made of transparent or semitransparent resin, and the clinical thermometer may be constituted by an infrared ray temperature sensor. In such a configuration, the body temperature in the oral cavity of the infant can be easily measured.

In addition, an alarm may be provided to the panty nipple of the present invention. The alarm consists of a warning sound when the temperature of the infant measured by the thermometer exceeds the normal temperature range. By providing such an alarm, the guardian can notify the guardian that the infant's temperature is abnormal if the infant's body temperature becomes abnormal in a situation where the guardian does not observe the infant.

According to the constitution and operation of the present invention, the body temperature of the infant is constantly measured and displayed, and the protector can easily recognize the infant's temperature state intuitively. Especially, the infant is inconvenient by implementing the thermometer in the air nipple Or any other side effects, the infant's body temperature can be constantly monitored.

FIG. 1 is a view of a turntable according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from a nipple side,
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are views showing a turntable according to an embodiment of the present invention from the outside.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the structure and operation of a turntable according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The piercing nipple of the present embodiment basically comprises a nipple part 1 which is inserted into the oral cavity of an infant so as to be watered by the infant and a base part 2 which is combined with the nipple part and is configured to surround the lip surface of the infant have.

The nipple portion 1 and the base portion 2 are made of a synthetic resin or a natural resin which does not discharge harmful environmental substances. Particularly, the nipple portion 1 has a sufficient toughness so that even when the infant is bitten into a tooth, It is made of a silicone resin that does not contain harmful components to the human body.

The silicone resin of the nipple portion 1 is translucent, and an infrared temperature sensor is provided on the inner side. Infrared rays from the mouth of the infant pass through the silicone resin and are sensed by the inner infrared temperature sensor to measure the temperature.

The base portion 2 to which the nipple portion 1 is attached functions to support the infant in such a manner that it does not swallow the nipple when the infant touches the mouth of the infant and the nipple portion 1 in the mouth .

On the outer surface of the base portion 2, that is, the surface opposite to the surface to which the nipple portion 1 is attached, a plurality of LEDs 3 are attached as a display for indicating the measured body temperature. In this embodiment, the LED 3 is composed of nine columns, and three LEDs 3 are attached to one column, and a total of 27 LEDs 3 are attached.

In this embodiment, one row of LEDs 3 corresponds to a temperature range of 1 degree Celsius, and three LEDs 3 included in one row represent a subdivided temperature range of 1 degree. The state shown in FIG. 1 represents approximately 36.7 degrees. If all the LEDs are lit, it indicates that the body temperature is 41 degrees, intuitively that the infant's body temperature is extremely high.

However, the number of the LEDs and the number of the LEDs are not limited thereto. For example, if only three LEDs are attached and all of the LEDs are off, it indicates that the thermometer is not operating normally. When the dog lights up, the thermometer of the air nipple operates normally but indicates that the infant is hypothermic. When two lights are lit, it indicates that the baby's body temperature is within the normal range. When the baby is lit three times, And the like.

A lid 4 is mounted below the LED 3. The cover 4 is provided with a LED 3 and a battery (not shown) for supplying electric power to the infrared body temperature sensor. Referring to FIG. 3, a space inside the cover 4 is measured according to a signal from an infrared body temperature sensor And a control circuit 5 for lighting the display in accordance with the determined body temperature information.

A hole is formed in the base portion 2 between an inner surface and an outer surface to which the nipple portion 1 is attached and a signal line (not shown) for connecting the control circuit 5 and the infrared body temperature sensor is connected thereto .

A handle 6 is formed on the surface of the base portion 2 between the LED 3 and the cover plate 4 to allow the infant's protector to grasp the pierced nipple.

According to the above configuration, the protector of the infant is bitten by the infant in the present embodiment when the infant takes a sleep or when the infant is temporarily released from the protector.

When the protector holds the grip 6 of the turtle nipple and brings the nipple part 1 near the mouth of the infant, the infant pushes the nipple part 1 into the mouth. In this state, the inner surface of the base portion 2 comes into contact with the lips of the infant and the skin around the infant.

When the nipple part 1 is placed in the oral cavity of the infant, the infrared body temperature sensor mounted in the nipple part 1 by the body temperature in the oral cavity senses the body temperature of the infant, and the sensed signal is transmitted to the control circuit 5.

The control circuit 5 discriminates the LED 3 to be turned on according to the transferred body temperature signal and lights the corresponding LED 3. The protector of the infant can know the infant's body temperature from the number of LEDs that are lit.

On the other hand, an alarm for generating a warning sound can be provided on the base unit 2 although it is not mounted on the turbocharger of this embodiment. These alarms are activated when the body temperature information of the infant delivered to the control circuit 5 is out of the normal temperature range, thereby generating a warning sound, so that even when the protector is released from the infant or when the protector takes a sleep, It allows the body temperature to fall outside the normal range.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

1: nipple part 2: base part
3: LED 4: cover plate
5: control circuit 6: handle

Claims (3)

As a kicking nipple,
A nipple portion which is put into the oral cavity of the infant so as to be watered by the infant,
A base portion coupled to the nipple portion and configured to surround the lip surface of the infant,
A thermometer mounted inside the nipple part, and
A display which is attached to the surface of the base portion opposite to the nipple portion and displays a body temperature measured by the thermometer;
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Wherein the display comprises a plurality of LEDs and is configured to display an infant's body temperature level measured by a thermometer according to the number of LEDs to be lit. In claim 1,
Wherein the nipple portion is made of transparent or semitransparent resin and the thermometer comprises an infrared temperature sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an alarm for generating a beep if the temperature of the infant measured by the thermometer exceeds a normal temperature range.

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