TWI756826B - Structure of variable area of air mattress - Google Patents

Abstract

The "structure of the variable area of the air-cushion bed" of the present invention is that the air-cushion bed is connected with a regulating valve, and the regulating valve can be used to change the state of outputting gas or not; when the regulating valve has gas output, it can be installed beside the air-cushion bed The auxiliary air cushion is inflated to increase the overall area of the air bed.

Description

Structure of variable area of air mattress

The present invention "structure of variable area of an air mattress" relates to an area modulation technology of an air mattress, in particular to the technical field of achieving area modulation through an adjustment valve.

The inflatable medical air bed is widely used by the elderly or patients who have been in bed for a long time. The biggest advantage of this kind of air bed is that it can provide the function of exchange inflation and deflation, so as to reduce the pressure on the skin and muscles of the patient's back in time, so as to relieve the problem of bedsores.

Most of the existing air mattresses are made into a unified standard for single use, but when they are used by patients with heavier weight, wider body or taller height, the area provided by the air mattress is not enough. People who are heavier and wider may have their hands or shoulders protruding from the bed, while taller people may have their ankles hanging out, making it uncomfortable. Although it is also possible to directly increase the area setting of the air-cushion bed at the factory to make the air-cushion bed wider and longer, the widened air-cushion bed needs to be pushed out of the ward for some reason, such as when the patient goes for X-ray irradiation or various examinations. , the fixed and widened air mattress will not be able to pass through the door. Therefore, only if A variable-area air bed that can increase or decrease the area as needed can meet the actual needs.

In view of this, the inventor has developed this case, hoping to improve the shortcomings of the existing air mattress that cannot be changed in size, and hope to make the function of the air mattress more perfect and ideal, and meet the actual needs.

In order to improve the above-mentioned deficiencies of the fixed area of the air bed that cannot meet the use of patients of various sizes, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a "structure of variable area of the air bed", the air bed is connected with an adjustment valve, the adjustment valve The state of output gas or not can be changed by means of rotation; when the adjustment valve has gas output, the auxiliary air cushion set on any side of the existing air mattress can be inflated, thereby increasing the overall area of the air mattress to meet various requirements The purpose of use by body type patients.

The second main purpose of the present invention is to provide a "structure with variable area of an air-cushion bed", the air-cushion bed is connected with a regulating valve, and the regulating valve can change the state of output gas or not by means of rotation; when it is necessary to reduce the area of the air-cushion bed , Stop inflating the auxiliary air cushion on any side of the existing air mattress, or even deflate it, so as to reduce the overall area of the air mattress and provide the purpose that the air mattress can easily pass through the door.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a "structure of variable area of an air mattress", which has a very important advantage in that only the existing inflation is used. The pump is inflated, and it can operate without adding another set of inflatable pumps, so as to achieve the purpose of cost control.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the specific means of this case are: including an air intake source, the air intake source is a pump, which is connected to a main air cushion via an air intake pipe; the main air cushion is connected to an air inlet pipe, and the air inlet pipe is connected to There is a regulating valve, which has the function of regulating gas output; the output end of the regulating valve includes a first gas delivery pipe and a second gas delivery pipe; the first gas delivery pipe is connected to a first gas delivery pipe located beside the main air cushion A secondary air cushion, and the second air delivery pipe is connected to a second secondary air cushion located outside the first secondary air cushion; first secondary air cushions are correspondingly provided on both sides of the main air cushion, and a first secondary air cushion is connected between the two first secondary air cushions A communication pipe; and a second auxiliary air cushion is correspondingly arranged on both sides of each first auxiliary air cushion, and a second communication pipe is connected between the two second auxiliary air cushions.

In a preferred embodiment, the adjustment valve is formed by connecting a first body and a second body, the second body can rotate relative to the first body, or the first body can be relative to the first body. The second body rotates. The first body is provided with a ring portion, the ring portion is provided for socketing with the second body, and the ring portion is provided with a plurality of concave portions; the first body is provided with an air inlet, a first opening and a second an opening, the air inlet is connected with the air inlet pipe of the main air cushion; the side edge of the second body is provided with a cover part, which is suitable for mating with the ring part of the first body, and the second body is provided with a convex part, the The convex part can be used for engaging with the concave part; the second body is provided with a first plug body and a second plug body, and the second body or the first body can be rotated to change the relationship between each plug body and the second body. The relative positions of the openings; wherein the first opening is connected to the first air pipe, and the second opening is connected to the second air pipe.

In a preferred embodiment, in this case, a third auxiliary air cushion and a fourth auxiliary air cushion are also arranged at the tail end of the main air cushion, and another adjustment valve is arranged to provide the function of increasing the area of the tail end of the main air cushion.

1: Air intake source

11: Intake pipe

2: Main air cushion

20: Inlet trachea

21: The first air cushion

210: The first connecting pipe

22: The second air cushion

220: Second connecting pipe

23: The third air cushion

24: Fourth Air Cushion

29: Second trachea

3: Adjustment valve

31: The first air pipe

32: Second Air Pipe

33: The first body

330: air inlet

331: Ring Department

3311: Recess

332: First Opening

333: Second Opening

34: The second body

341: Hood

3411: convex part

342: First plug body

343: Second plug body

4: Adjustment valve

41: The third air pipe

42: Fourth Air Pipe

The first figure: is the overall structure diagram of the present invention;

The second figure: is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the overall structure of the present invention;

Figure 3: It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the adjusting valve in the present invention;

Figure 4: It is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the overall structure of the present invention;

Figure 5: It is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the present invention when the first air cushion is inflated;

Figure 6: It is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the present invention when the first air cushion and the second air cushion are inflated;

Figure 7: It is another embodiment of the present invention, a schematic diagram of setting two adjustment valves to inflate the third air cushion and the fourth air cushion.

Hereby, with regard to the structural composition of the "structure of the variable area of the air mattress" of the present invention, and the effects that can be produced, a preferred embodiment of the case is described in detail as follows.

Please refer to the first, second, third and fourth It is shown that the "structure of variable area of air mattress" in this case includes an air intake source 1, which is a pump, which is connected to a main air cushion 2 through an air intake pipe 11; the main air cushion 2 is connected to a The gas inlet pipe 20 is connected with a regulating valve 3, the regulating valve 3 has the function of regulating the gas output; the output end of the regulating valve 3 includes a first gas delivery pipe 31 and a second gas delivery pipe 32; the The first air pipe 31 is connected to a first auxiliary air cushion 21 located beside the main air cushion 2, and the second air pipe 32 is connected to a second auxiliary air cushion 22 located beside the first auxiliary air cushion 21; the main air cushion 2 described above There are first auxiliary air cushions 21 on both sides, and a first communication pipe 210 is connected between the two first auxiliary air cushions 21; A second communication pipe 220 is connected between the two air cushions 22 .

The regulating valve 3 is formed by connecting a first body 33 and a second body 34 , and the second body 34 and the first body 33 can rotate with each other. The first body 33 is provided with a ring portion 331, the ring portion 331 is provided for socket connection with the second body 34, and the ring portion 331 is provided with a plurality of concave portions 3311; the first body 33 is provided with an air inlet 330, A first opening 332 and a second opening 333, the air inlet 330 is connected with the air inlet pipe 20 of the main air cushion 2; The ring portion 331 is matched, and the second body 34 is provided with a convex portion 3411, and the convex portion 3411 can be used to engage with the concave portion 3311; the second body 34 is provided with a first plug body 342 and a second plug body 343, The relative position of each plug body and each opening can be changed by rotating the second body 34 or the first body 33; the above-mentioned first opening 332 is connected to the first air pipe 31 , and the second opening 333 is connected to the second air pipe 32 .

In the implementation of this case, as shown in Figure 4, when the area of the main air cushion 2 does not need to be increased, the second plug body 343 and the first plug body 342 are made to abut the first opening 332 and the second opening 333 respectively. 332. Because the second opening 333 is blocked by the first plug body 342 and the second plug body 343, it is not communicated with the air inlet 330, so the intake air cannot be obtained. The first auxiliary air cushion 21 and the second auxiliary air cushion 22 are not connected. When inflated, the overall area of the air cushion remains unchanged.

As shown in Fig. 5, when the area next to the main air cushion 2 needs to be increased, the second body 34 and the first body 33 are rotated with each other, so that the second plug body 343 plugs the second opening 333; The opening 332 is communicated with the air inlet 330, so the air from the main air cushion 2 and the air inlet pipe 20 can enter the first opening 332 and then turn into the first air pipe 31; because the first air pipe 31 is connected to the first auxiliary air cushion 21 , and the first auxiliary air cushion 21 communicates with another first auxiliary air cushion 21 through the first communication pipe 210 , so that the two first auxiliary air cushions 21 can be inflated, thereby increasing the overall mattress area.

As shown in Fig. 6, when it is necessary to increase the area beside the two first auxiliary air cushions 21, the second body 34 and the first body 33 are rotated with each other, so that the first plug body 342 and the second plug body 343 are staggered The first opening 332 and the second opening 333; since the two open first openings 332 and the second opening 333 are both connected with the air inlet 330, the air from the main air cushion 2 and the air inlet pipe 20 can enter the first opening 332 and the second opening 333. The first opening 332 and the second opening 333 are respectively turned into the first gas pipe 31 and the second gas pipe 32; because the first gas pipe 31 is connected to the first air pipe The air cushion 21, and the first auxiliary air cushion 21 communicates with another first auxiliary air cushion 21 through the first communication pipe 210, so that the two first auxiliary air cushions 21 can be inflated; to the second sub-air cushion 22, and the second sub-air cushion 22 communicates with another second sub-air cushion 22 through the second communication pipe 220, so that the first sub-air cushions 21 and the second sub-air cushions 22 are inflated. , thereby increasing the overall mattress area.

Please refer to Fig. 7 again. In this case, a third auxiliary air cushion 23 and a fourth auxiliary air cushion 24 can also be arranged at the rear end of the main air cushion 2, and another adjusting valve 4, a second air inlet pipe 29, and a third air supply pipe 41 are further arranged. With the fourth air delivery pipe 42 , the aforementioned principle is used to provide the function of increasing the area of the rear end of the main air cushion 2 .

To sum up, the technical content of the "structure of variable area of air mattress" in this case fully complies with the requirements for obtaining an invention patent. This case has indeed been used in the industry, has not been seen in publications or publicly used before the application, and is not a technology known to the public. Furthermore, this case effectively solves the long-standing problems in the prior art and meets the long-term needs of the relevant users and consumers, which proves that the present invention cannot be easily accomplished. This case is full of the requirements of "industrial utilization", "novelty" and "progress" stipulated by the Patent Law. It is required to apply for a patent in accordance with the law. I urge the Bureau to conduct a detailed investigation and approve the patent as soon as possible to protect the wisdom of the applicant. Property rights to encourage innovation.

1: Air intake source

11: Intake pipe

2: Main air cushion

20: Inlet trachea

21: The first air cushion

22: The second air cushion

3: Adjustment valve

31: The first air pipe

32: Second Air Pipe

Claims (5)

A variable area structure of an air mattress, comprising: an air inlet pipe; an adjustment valve, including an air inlet port, the air inlet port is connected with the air inlet pipe; the adjustment valve is connected by a first body and a second body The second body and the first body can rotate with each other to adjust the gas output state; the first body includes the gas inlet, and the gas inlet is connected with the gas inlet pipe; a first gas delivery pipe, One end of the first air delivery pipe is connected to the regulating valve; a first auxiliary air cushion, the first auxiliary air cushion is located at the side edge of a main air cushion, the first auxiliary air cushion is communicated with the inside of the first air delivery pipe; the air inlet pipe The front end is connected with the main air cushion; wherein, the first body is provided with a first opening, and the first opening is communicated with the first gas pipe; the second body is provided with a first plug body; the first body is provided with a ring part, the ring part is provided for socket connection with the second body, and the ring part is provided with a plurality of concave parts; the side edge of the second body is provided with a cover part to facilitate the matching with the ring part of the first body, And the second body is provided with a convex part, the convex part can be used for engaging with the concave part; by operating the regulating valve, it is determined whether to supply gas to the first auxiliary air cushion, so as to inflate the first auxiliary air cushion . According to the structure of the variable area of the air mattress described in item 1 of the scope of the application, a second air cushion is further disposed on the outer edge of the first air cushion; the second air cushion is connected with a second air pipe; and the first body A second opening is provided, and the second opening communicates with the second gas pipe. According to the variable area structure of the air mattress described in item 1 of the claimed scope, there are two first auxiliary air mattresses beside the main air mattress, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the main air mattress. According to the variable area structure of the air mattress described in claim 3 of the scope of the application, there are two second air cushions, which are respectively arranged beside each of the first air cushions. The structure of the variable area of the air mattress described in claim 1, wherein the main air mattress is directly or indirectly connected to an air intake source through an air intake pipe, and the air intake source is a pump.

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