KR20190011044A - Programmable milking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a programmable breast pump. The programmable breast pump enables a user to directly store an operating sequence suitable for himself/herself while using the programmable breast pump, play a stored program, and perform selection deletion, selection correction, addition, and the like according to situations. Thus, the user can generate and use an optimal program suitable for himself/herself. The programmable breast pump of the present invention comprises: an adsorption unit (110) for extracting mother′s milk; a vacuum pressure generation unit (130) for applying vacuum pressure to the adsorption unit (110); an input unit (120) for inputting vacuum pressure intensity and vacuum pressure cycles applied to the adsorption unit (110) by a user; and a control unit (170) for controlling the adsorption unit (110) and the vacuum pressure generation unit (130) by a combination of vacuum pressure intensity and vacuum pressure cycles inputted by the input unit (120). According to the present invention, operating sequences of a user continuously inputted by the input unit (120) and thereby controlled and performed by the control unit (170) is automatically stored, and the operation sequences of the user which have been already performed and stored are selectively played by the user.

Description

[0001] PROGRAMMABLE MILKING MACHINE [0002]

The present invention relates to a programmable pumping apparatus, which allows a user of a pumping apparatus to directly store an operation sequence suitable for his / her use, reproduce a stored program, and enable selection, deletion, selection, The present invention relates to a programmable breast pump capable of generating and using an optimal program suitable for a user.

In general, a breast pump is used to forcibly squeeze excess breast milk from the breastfeeding portion, as the breastfeeding breastfeeding breast milk remains or the infant does not breastfeed, resulting in excessive breastfeeding and a severe pain .

These pumping apparatuses are currently commercially available in various forms, and they are largely classified into manual type and electric type depending on the type of the power source. Since the hand-operated breast pump generates air pressure by the force of the user's hand, it can not generate strong air pressure, so the efficiency of the pumping is very low, and the user is very inconvenient because it takes a lot of power. On the other hand, the electric breast pump is composed of a pneumatic generator including a motor and a cylinder, a milking funnel connected to the pneumatic generator, and a milk bottle stored through the milking funnel. In general, The intake air pressure can be adjusted, and the intake air pressure is set to be higher than the exhaust pressure, so that the pumping action can be carried out more comfortably and safely.

Prior art Patent No. 10-0755897 describes a pumping device that can be programmed to generate a variety of different extraction sequences or curves. However, since these programs allow the manufacturer to program a fixed program into the product at the time of shipment from the factory to the user, the programmable sequence is suitable for almost all mothers. The pressure and the cycle are programmed as an average value. Also, even if the pressure and the cycle are found to enable the user to perform the pumping with better efficiency, there is a problem that the user can not program the pressure and the cycle according to his / .

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0755897

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a user of a breast pump to generate and use an optimal program or an operation sequence suitable for her.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a programmable breast pump comprising: a suction unit for extracting breast milk; A vacuum pressure generating unit for applying a vacuum pressure to the adsorption unit; An input unit for inputting a vacuum pressure strength and a vacuum pressure cycle provided by the user to the suction unit; And a control unit for controlling the adsorption unit and the vacuum pressure generation unit according to a combination of the vacuum pressure intensity and the vacuum pressure cycle input by the input unit, wherein the suction unit and the vacuum pressure generation unit are continuously inputted by the input unit, And automatically reproduces the sequence of operations performed by the user and selectively reproduces the sequence of operations of the user that has already been performed and stored.

Further, the apparatus further includes a static pressure generating unit for applying a static pressure to the adsorption unit, wherein the user inputs the static pressure and the static pressure cycle through the input unit, and the static pressure generating unit is controlled by the controller.

In addition, the operation sequences are edited including deletion, merging, or modification by a user, and are controlled and performed by the control unit according to the edited operation sequence.

In addition, the stored operation sequences may be read by a reading device provided in the breast pump using the program recording medium in which the operation sequences are stored and recorded as a program, or may be further provided with a communication unit so as to be transferred to other breast pumps through wired / wireless communication , And the operation sequences are reproduced or edited in other pumping apparatuses.

The information processing apparatus may further comprise an information collecting unit for collecting body information of the mother including the age, body shape, and hormone secretion state of the mother who is the user, and the body information collected by the information collecting unit, The control unit controls at least one of the vacuum pressure generating unit and the static pressure generating unit.

Therefore, the programmable breast pump of the present invention can directly store an operation sequence suitable for a user of the breast pump user while using the breast pump, reproduce the stored program, and can selectively delete, select, and add the breast pump according to the situation.

In addition, the user of the breast pump can create and use an optimal program suitable for him / her, and therefore, it is user-friendly and has an effect of improving the lubrication efficiency.

1 is a configuration diagram of a programmable breast pump according to the present invention.
2 is an illustration of an input of a programmable breast pump in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 3 is an illustration of a display portion of a programmable breast pump in accordance with the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

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

1 is a configuration diagram of a programmable breast pump according to the present invention. 1, the programmable pumping device 100 includes a suction unit 110, an input unit 120, a vacuum pressure generating unit 130, a static pressure generating unit 140, an information collecting unit 150, A communication unit 160, and a control unit 170.

The suction unit 110 is configured to surround the breast of the user to extract the breast milk and is supplied with the vacuum pressure and the positive pressure from the vacuum pressure generating unit 130 and the positive pressure generating unit 140, Respectively.

A pressure unit (not shown) is formed inside the adsorption unit 110 to pressurize the pressure provided by the positive pressure generator 160 according to the strength of the positive pressure controlled by the controller 170 and the positive pressure cycle, Unit, and enhances the pumping function through the massage function by the pressurizing unit, so that the breast milk can be effectively drained without any additional action for stimulation.

The vacuum pressure generating unit 130 and the static pressure generating unit 140 provide the suction unit 110 with the vacuum pressure and the positive pressure in accordance with the intensity of the pressure and the pressure cycle controlled by the controller 170, And massage function according to the static pressure.

The input unit 120 is configured to allow the user to input the intensities and cycles of the vacuum pressure and the positive pressure applied to the adsorption unit 110 directly.

The controller 170 controls the vacuum pressure generator 130 to generate the vacuum pressure and the positive pressure by constituting the optimum pressure and pressure cycle through the combination of the intensity of the vacuum pressure and the vacuum pressure inputted by the input unit 120 and the pressure cycle, , And controls the static pressure generator 140.

The information collecting unit 150 collects body information of the mother including the age, body shape, and hormone secretion state of the mother who is the user, and transmits the body information collected by the information collecting unit 150 to the controller 170 The control unit 170 generates a desired operation sequence by configuring an optimum pressure and pressure cycle according to the user's body information and controls the operation of any one or more of the vacuum pressure generating unit 130 or the static pressure generating unit 140 .

On the other hand, the operation sequences of the user controlled and shuffled by the controller 170 using the input information input and transmitted by the input unit 120 and the body information transmitted from the information collection unit 150 are automatically stored, Also, the sequence of actions of the user that has already been performed and stored can be selectively played back by the user.

For example, when using a pumping device, the pressure is initially low and the pressure is low. After 2 to 5 minutes, the pressure is gradually increased. However, as the cycle is shifted to a slow cycle, the breast milk is sucked. The cycle is selected and operated according to the physical conditions of the mother.

Also, it is possible to memorize the operation sequence such as how long the user has used the function during the pouring operation, so that the reproduction can be performed later.

The user can edit, delete, merge or modify previously stored operation sequences through the input unit 120 or an operation panel provided separately. The control unit 170 controls the pouring operation according to the edited operation sequence, do.

Further, the operation sequences in which the user performs the pivoting in various ways can be copied to a separate program recording medium for recording and storing the operation sequences as a program, and the program recording medium So that the same operation sequences can be reproduced in the other breast 100, and similarly, these operation sequences can be edited.

In addition, the operation sequences, which are performed and stored in one pumping device 100 by wired or wireless communication such as serial, Bluetooth, or WiFi with other pumping device 100 through the wired / wireless communication unit provided in the pumping device 100, Thereby allowing the other pumping device 100 to reproduce or edit the operation sequences.

Figures 2 and 3 are illustrations of the input and display portions of the programmable breast pump in accordance with the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the input unit basically has a power on / off function, a lamp turn on and brightness control, a pressure up / down control, a cycle up / down control, Button to select the program to be released / released, and ⑧ to display the buttons related to mode change (acceleration -> pumping or pumping -> acceleration). . ≪ / RTI >

The program input function first checks whether the program icon is present when the power is turned on. If the icon is not displayed, it means that there is no newly programmed sequence other than the program stored at the factory. If the program icon is on the screen It means that there is at least one user program already stored.

When you enter the program input mode by pressing the program button for a long time, the program icon starts blinking on the LCD provided. First, you can select the program storage number to store the program. There are 8 program storage numbers from 1 to 8, Is fixedly assigned at the time of shipment from factory, so the selection is always from 4 to 8. The number can be changed by pressing Cycle +, - button. Now when the program number is selected, you can go to the next selection by tapping the program button. After selecting the program number, select the desired operating mode by pressing the MODE button, press the Pressure + and - buttons to select the desired pressure, and then press the Cycle +, - buttons to select the desired cycle level . After all the conditions you want to program are selected, lightly press the memory button to program the current operating status. After that, the operating time must be programmed to determine how much the operating condition will operate. The operating time program is programmed by pressing the Pressure +, - buttons for minute adjustments and the Cycle +, - buttons for the second adjustment. After setting up to this point, tap the program button once to program the first operating condition in the program storage number. Setting another operating condition thereafter may be performed following the remainder of the operations described above except for program number selection.

If it is determined that all the operation sequences have been programmed, press and hold the program button to exit the program entry mode. In this state, the new operation sequence is programmed and the program icon on the LCD does not blink and appears fixed. Finally, the programmed operating conditions are maintained until the power is turned off during playback.

<Program Play Function> works only when there is a pre-programmed program that can be played back. If the program icon on the LCD is displayed without being blinking, it shows that there is a pre-programmed program. Now, to play the pre-programmed program, press the program button lightly and the program stop icon is displayed. In this state, press the Cycle +, - button to select the desired program number. When the desired number is selected, tap the program button to exit the program number selection mode. After selecting the desired program number, press and hold the Pressure + button to start the program to play the program. Once playback is started, all the operation sequences stored in the program number are sequentially executed until the power of the system is turned off. Press and hold the Cycle - button during program playback to ignore the current operating condition of the programmed sequence and skip to the next operating condition immediately. When the program is reproduced, the program reproduction icon is displayed on the LCD, indicating that the currently selected program is being reproduced.

On the other hand, if you press and hold the Cycle + button for a while, the current program stops and the program returns to the basic operating condition. If you change the pressure or cycle or change the mode during program playback, Function, but keep the operation time at the current time.

 As shown in Fig. 3, (1) in the display unit is a power source state, (2) is a battery state, and ④ and ⑤ indicate that the current step is skipped during program playback in <Program Play>, it shows 3 seconds, it is playing or stopped, and ⑥ is flickering if you are inputting the program while using <Program Input> , It is displayed without blinking when the input is completed, and it is always displayed without blinking when <program playback function> is in use. ⑦ indicates the pouring mode. If it is blinking in <program play function>, it indicates that the current pouring mode is being played. ⑧ is a timer that indicates the elapsed time or the time that should be operated when <program input function>. ⑨ indicates the pressure level, ⑩ indicates the cycle level, ⑪ indicates the program number, and ⑫ indicates that the massage (acceleration) mode is selected.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, Various changes and modifications will be possible.

110: suction part 120: input part
130: vacuum pressure generator 140: static pressure generator
150: information collecting unit 160:
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Claims (5)

In a programmable breast pump,
A suction unit 110 for extracting breast milk;
A vacuum pressure generating unit 130 for applying vacuum pressure to the adsorption unit 110;
An input unit 120 for the user to input the vacuum pressure and the vacuum pressure cycle applied to the suction unit 110; And
And a control unit (170) for controlling the adsorption unit (110) and the vacuum pressure generation unit (130) by a combination of the vacuum pressure intensity and the vacuum pressure cycle input by the input unit (120)
The control unit 170 automatically stores the operation sequence of the user that is continuously input by the input unit 120 and is controlled by the control unit 170 and automatically reproduces the operation sequences of the already performed and stored user by the user (100). &Lt; / RTI &gt;
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The control unit 170 further includes a static pressure generating unit 140 for applying a static pressure to the adsorption unit 110. The user inputs the static pressure and the static pressure cycle through the input unit 120, And controls the generating unit (140).
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the operating sequences are edited including deletion, merging, or modification by a user, and are controlled and performed by the controller (170) according to the edited operating sequence.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The stored operation sequences may be read by a reading device provided in the pumping device 100 using the program recording medium in which the operating sequences are stored and recorded as a program or may be provided with a communication unit 160 to perform wired / wireless communication with another pumping device 100 So as to reproduce or edit the operating sequences in another pumping device (100).
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And an information collecting unit 150 for collecting the body information of the mother including the age, body shape, and hormone secretion state of the mother who is the user, and the body information collected by the information collecting unit 150 Wherein the control unit (170) controls at least one of the vacuum pressure generating unit (130) and the static pressure generating unit (140) using the control unit (170).

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