TWI764260B - Portable Nebulizer - Google Patents

Abstract

The portable atomizer provided by the present invention is especially suitable for the liquid contained in capsules or other fragile disposable materials as containers, and includes a driving unit for driving an atomizing unit, And a containing unit for containing the container, and the containing unit has a breaking part for destroying the container to facilitate the outflow of liquid, when the liquid flows to the containing unit due to the damage of the container by the breaking part Once there is an inner space of the main body, the liquid can be atomized through the atomizing unit, and the mist can escape to the outside of the main body, so that the user can conveniently use the mist liquid.

Description

Portable Nebulizer

The present invention relates to medical/cosmetic appliances, especially to a portable atomizer capable of atomizing liquid.

In the prior art related to atomizers provided by US Patent Publication No. 20190240428, although an inner cup of a specific volume can be pre-inserted into the accommodating space of the medicament container as a space for containing a specific amount of medicament, so that too much medicament can be stored in the nebulizer. After escaping from the inner cup, it will be collected in other spaces of the medicine container and separated to avoid filling too much medicine and causing overuse.

Although the above technology can ensure the correctness of the dosage of the medicine for the patient in the respiratory therapy of medicine atomization, it is still inconvenient in actual use, especially in the addition of medicine, the insufficient dosage affects the effect of the treatment, and the excessive dosage Although it can be prevented from being administered to the patient by the capacity limitation of the inner cup, the escaping medicine will be treated as waste, and there is a lack of wasting medical resources.

In addition, the conventional nebulizer can only correspond to a single drug, so when there is a need for more than two kinds of drugs, it is necessary to carry multiple nebulizers at the same time, which leads to inconvenience in use; and currently, in addition to medical use In addition, fields such as beauty care or nursing also need to provide active ingredients to users through atomizers, but due to the structural design of the conventional atomizers, the conventional atomizers cannot be used for multiple purposes at the same time.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable nebulizer, which can ensure the correct dosage of the liquid medicine or other liquids to avoid waste, and at the same time, the addition of the liquid can be carried out easily.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable atomizer, which can replace the atomized liquid according to the needs of use, and will not contaminate each other, so as to achieve the effect of increasing the convenience and applicability of use.

The reason is that, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the portable atomizer provided by the present invention is particularly suitable for the liquid contained in capsules or other disposable materials that are easily destroyed, and includes a A driving unit for driving the chemical unit, and a accommodating unit for accommodating the container, and making the accommodating unit have a breaking portion for breaking the container to facilitate the outflow of the liquid. After being broken and flowing into the inner space of a main body of the accommodating unit, the liquid can be atomized through the atomizing unit, and the mist can escape to the outside of the main body, so that the user can use the mist liquid conveniently.

Wherein, the liquid system contained in the container may be a medicine, a solution containing plant extracts, a water-based solution, a beauty serum or other functional juice mixtures.

For example, if the liquid system contained in the container can be a medicament, the user can use the medicament in a specific dose package according to the prescription, and use it directly with a portable nebulizer, which can avoid the need for prior art as in the prior art. After obtaining the medicinal liquid of the medicine, it is inconvenient to pour the medicinal liquid again.

In order to facilitate the replacement or cleaning of the accommodating unit, the accommodating unit and the combined driving unit can be easily separated and combined. For this reason, the driving unit has a body and a set on the body. the first joint part, and the accommodating unit has a main body and a second joint part set on the main body, so that the first joint part and the second joint part can be combined or separated from each other to To achieve the combination or separation of the accommodating unit and the drive unit.

Wherein, the first joint part and the second joint part are grooves and flanges with complementary concavo-convex.

In order for the breaching portion to carry out breaching of the container, the breaching end shall be of sufficient strength and structure to be punctured, pierced, cut or slashed or other similar effects, such as needle-like, sheet-like or ribbed etc., so that the integrity of the container wall made of plastic or other disposable materials can be destroyed, so as to achieve the purpose of allowing the liquid medicine in the container to flow out.

Further, in order to facilitate the drive unit to drive the atomizing unit, the drive unit can have a first electrical connection part provided on the body, and the accommodating unit can have a first electrical connection part provided on the body the second electrical connection part, and the first electrical connection part and the second The electrical connection parts are in contact with each other to form an electrical connector, so that the driving unit can drive the atomizing unit accordingly.

Wherein, the electrical connection between the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion can be used for current and/or signal transmission.

The atomizing unit is embedded in the body of the accommodating unit, and is located in a channel of the accommodating unit for connecting the space inside the body for accommodating the drug and the outside, and is driven by the second electrical connection part The main body is controlled, so that the medicinal liquid of the medicine can be atomized by the atomizing unit through the channel, and then released in a mist state for the patient to use.

The present invention provides a portable atomizer, which can provide different efficacy substances to users by using capsules or other easily damaged disposable materials as containers, thereby achieving the efficacy of treatment, maintenance or beauty; In other words, the user can select a container containing the liquid corresponding to his needs according to his own needs, and then the liquid can be atomized through the portable atomizer to contact the user or be inhaled by the user.

For example, when a user wants to take care of their skin with a nebulizer, they will choose a container containing beauty serum or plant extract. Through the atomization process, the beauty serum or plant extract can be atomized and then contact the skin to achieve beauty. The efficacy of maintenance.

Since the portable atomizer disclosed in the present invention is related to personal beauty or health, the portable atomizer can confirm the user's identity by means of identification technology to ensure the safety and hygiene of use, and must be matched with information Processing technology that provides the user with the results of a personalized analysis to increase the effectiveness of treatment or maintenance.

In the following, the liquid contained in the container is taken as a medicine as an example, and the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail as follows.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the portable atomizer (10) provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a driving unit (20), a accommodating unit ( 30) and an atomizing unit (40).

As shown in FIG. 2, the driving unit (20) has a body (21) with a cylindrical outer edge and a hollow interior, for accommodating a power source and related control circuits therein, and a circular concave body (21). The groove-shaped first joint portion (22) is recessed on the top end face of the cylindrical shaft of the body portion (21), and a first electrical connection portion (23) is disposed on the top end face of the cylindrical shaft of the body portion (21). , and is located inside the first joint portion (22) and corresponds to the center of curvature of the body portion (21), wherein the first electrical connection portion (23) has a plurality of electrical contact points (231), They are respectively electrically connected with the control circuit inside the body (21).

Please also refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the accommodating unit (30) has a cylindrical body (31) with a hollow top end, and an inner space (32) is formed by the inner space of the cylinder, and an opening (33) connected to the inside and the outside of the inner space (32) is formed by the top cylinder opening, and at the same time, the accommodating unit (30) further comprises a hole-shaped channel (34), which runs through the cylinder on one side of the main body (31). a wall to communicate the inner space (32) with the outside of the main body (31), a second joint part (35) in the shape of an annular flange is coaxial with the main body and axially protrudes from the main body (31) shaft Towards the bottom end, the diameter is the same as the first joint portion (22), and a second electrical connection portion (36) is fastened on the axial bottom end of the main body (31) and located at the first inside the ring of the joint (22).

The accommodating unit (30) and the driving unit (20) can be as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, through the concave-convex shapes of the first joint part (22) and the second joint part (35) complementary to each other, While being coaxially embedded with each other, the electrical contact points (231) of the first electrical connection portion (23) are synchronously abutted against the plurality of electrical contact points (361) of the second electrical connection portion (36). connected to form an electrical connection state.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the accommodating unit (30) further includes an insert groove (37), which extends from the peripheral hole wall of the middle section of the channel (34) to the interior of the main body (31), and is located in the A hollow slot is formed on the axial bottom end of the main body (31).

The atomizing unit (40) is provided with a conventional atomizing element (41), which is located in the insert groove (37) and corresponds to the hole axis of the channel (34), and is used for the passage from the channel (34). The liquid in the direction of the inlet that communicates with the inner space (32) is atomized, so that the mist escapes through the channel (34) and the outlet end of the main body (31), which is a leak-proof and fixed layer ( 42) is interposed between the atomizing element (41) and the groove wall of the insert groove (37) to wrap the atomizing element (41) so that it can be positioned and prevent liquid leakage.

The portable atomizer (10) is especially suitable for medicines that use capsules or other easily damaged disposable materials as containers for holding medicines. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, when the medicine (in the figure) The one indicated by the dotted line) is directly placed in the inner space (32), and under the action of an appropriate external force, the container of the medicine is destroyed in the inner space (32), and then the medicine liquid flows out and becomes the inner space (32). The space (32) is contained, and then flows to the atomizing unit (40) through the channel (34) and escapes after being atomized, whereby the patient can directly place a specific dose of medicine into the inner space (32), without the inconvenience of needing to measure with a measuring cup and then pouring it outside, as in the prior art, to ensure the correctness of the prescribed dose; and wherein, the portable atomizer (10) is used for The structure for destroying the container of the medicine is a breaking part (38) provided on the main body (31), and the breaking part (38) is formed with a breaking end protruding from the inner space (32) (381), whereby, when the medicine is placed in the inner space, an additional appropriate external force can cause the container of the medicine to be broken by the breaking end (381), so that the medicine liquid can flow out.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, in order to facilitate the patient to inhale the nebulized medicinal liquid, the portable nebulizer (10) further includes a guide unit (50) for guiding the nebulizer through the channel (34). ) concentrates and guides the medicinal liquid released in the form of a mist for use by the patient, wherein the guiding unit (50) has a pair of third connecting parts (51) which are concave in strips, which are parallel to each other. Set on both sides of the main body (31) corresponding to the hole axis of the channel (34), a fourth connecting portion (52) in the shape of a circular arc sheet is clamped to each of the third connecting portions (52) with two arc ends respectively. 51), and make the concave arc surface attached to the main body (31), an extension tube (53) is coaxially coaxial with the channel (34) and fixed on the fourth connecting part (52) with one end, and The communication between one end of the extension tube (53) and the channel (34) is not hindered by the fourth connecting portion (52), and accordingly, the liquid medicine atomized by the atomizing unit (40), The extension tube (53) can be used to concentrate, and then according to the needs of the user, the breathing mask (54) as shown in FIG. 7 or the breathing mouth (55) as shown in FIG. 8 is sleeved on the extension tube (53) on the other end of the tube shaft, which is convenient for patients to use.

Among the technical features of the present case described in the above-mentioned embodiments, it should be specially pointed out that the shape of the destruction portion (38) or the way of destroying the medicine container is not limited to the above, but can also be Such as flakes or ribs, etc. enough to physically interfere with the container in the process of being placed in the inner space (33), resulting in the destruction of the container, all of which are sufficient to achieve the requirement of the present invention to fix the dose in a specific package. , to achieve good efficacy for ease of use and correct dosage.

In addition, the applicant needs to specifically propose that, in order to ensure the correctness of use, the portable nebulizer can be checked with the drug information to be used by fingerprints or other personal identification techniques. To ensure the correctness of the prescription object, and complete the use records to assist the progress of the course of treatment, it can achieve the effects of drug inquiry, drug record and tracking, dose regulation, etc., and its specific technical means can be to make the portable atomizer The device (10) can be connected to the application program in the smart phone through a suitable connection technology, and then the fingerprint recognition element preset on the portable atomizer (10) can identify and obtain the user's fingerprint, and then use it to identify and obtain the user's fingerprint. Compare with the fingerprint records in the database, and start the portable atomizer if it matches, and perform the above atomization operation.

In addition to controlling the start and stop of the portable nebulizer, the above-mentioned application program installed on the smartphone can also be used as a provider of drug information, allowing users to understand the information of the drug according to the doctor's order and record the portable nebulizer. The usage footprint and related information of the nebulizer may directly adjust the prescription to achieve the effect of integrating medicine and equipment.

In addition to what has been described above, the technical content of the electrical connection between the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion through the physical connection of the first joint portion and the second electrical connection portion is The portable nebulizer can provide more functions, for example, a detection unit provided with a nitric oxide detection element can replace the accommodating unit and be combined with the above-mentioned technical means of physical connection and electrical connection. On the drive unit, and through proper identification, the drive unit is informed that the connected one is the detection unit, so that the user can operate the above-mentioned application program and exhale the detection unit to The detection unit can detect a nitric oxide index in the exhaled breath and write it into the database as a recorder of information related to personal health. Of course, the detection unit can also be integrated into the accommodation unit without the need for The replacement can facilitate the detection of nitric oxide before and after medication.

(10) Portable atomizer (20) Drive unit (21) Body (22) The first joint part (23) The first electrical connection part (231) Electrical contact point (30) accommodating unit (31) body (32) internal space (33) Opening (34) Channel (35) Second junction (36) Second electrical connection part (361) Electrical contact point (37) Groove (38) Destruction part (381) Destruction end (40) Atomization unit (41) Atomizing element (42) Leak-proof and fixing layer (50) Guiding unit (51) Third connection part (52) Fourth connection part (53) Extension tube

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a partially exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention along the secant line 5-5 in FIG. 3 . FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention along the secant line 6-6 in FIG. 5 . FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of the use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(10) Portable atomizer (20) Drive unit (30) Accommodating unit (34) channel (40) atomizing unit

Claims (8)

A portable atomizer, comprising: a driving unit with a body, a first joint part is located on one side of the body, a first electrical connection part is located on one side of the body and is connected with the body The first joint part is spaced apart; a accommodating unit has a hollow body, a second joint part which can be combined with or separated from the first joint part is located on one side of the main body, and a second joint part can be combined with the first joint part. The second electrical connection part connected or separated from the electrical connection part is located on one side of the main body and is separated from the second joint part, an opening and a channel are respectively provided on the main body, and each Connecting the inner space of the main body and the outside of the accommodating unit, a breaking part is arranged on the main body and a protruding breaking end is formed on the chamber wall of the inner space of the main body; an atomizing unit is arranged on the main body And it lies across the channel and is driven by the drive unit to atomize the liquid from the channel in the direction of the inlet of the internal space of the body, so that the mist escapes towards the outlet of the channel to the outside of the main body; a guide unit is detachably combined with the main body, and has a third connection part set on the main body, and a fourth connection part in the form of a sheet can be connected with the third connection part. The connecting parts are combined or separated, an extension pipe is fixed on the fourth connecting part with one end of the pipe shaft, and the nozzle of one end is not blocked by the fourth connecting part, according to which, the fourth connecting part can be used The connecting part is combined with the third connecting part, so that the fourth connecting part is connected to the main body, and one end of the extension pipe is coaxial with the outlet end of the channel, so that the mist can be concentrated in the into the extension tube; thereby, when applying the liquid contained in the capsule or other disposable material as the container, the container is inserted into the inner space of the body through the opening, and under the application of external force, the container is subjected to the The broken end is pierced to form a hole, so that the liquid can flow out from the hole into the inner space of the body, and then pass through the hole. After being atomized by the atomizing unit, it escapes, and then, the guiding unit concentrates and guides the mist that escapes from the body. The portable atomizer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is in the shape of a column, and the first joint portion and the first electrical connection portion are located on one end of the column shaft of the body. The portable atomizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first joint portion and the second joint portion are annular grooves and annular flanges with complementary concavities and convexities. The portable atomizer according to claim 3, wherein the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part respectively have a plurality of electrical contact points that can abut with each other. The portable atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the guide unit further includes a breathing mask, which is detachably connected in series to the other end of the tube shaft of the extension tube. The portable atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the guide unit further comprises a breathing nozzle, which is detachably connected in series to the other end of the tube shaft of the extension tube. The portable atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the damage portion is in the shape of a needle, a column, a sheet or a rib. The portable atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating unit further comprises an insert groove extending from the peripheral side wall surface of the middle section of the channel to the interior of the main body by a predetermined depth for accommodating the Atomization unit.

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