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本發明是有關於一種穿戴式感測裝置,特別是指一種穿戴式多功能感測裝置。The present invention relates to a wearable sensing device, and in particular to a wearable multifunctional sensing device.
隨著工業與文明的快速發展,高科技為生活帶來了許多的便利。然而,各種污染也伴隨著快速發展應運而生,導致大氣已不如以往清澈,而是充斥著諸如PM 2.5、其他有害物質的污染物。大多數人已在無形之中呼吸進這些隱形卻又致命的微小粒子,對肺部造成了一定程度的損害。因此為了應對這些空氣中的無形威脅,能夠隨時檢測人體呼吸健康狀況的穿戴裝置已成當下最迫切的需求。With the rapid development of industry and civilization, high technology has brought many conveniences to life. However, various pollutions have also emerged with the rapid development, resulting in the air being no longer as clear as before, but filled with pollutants such as PM 2.5 and other harmful substances. Most people have breathed in these invisible but deadly tiny particles without being seen, causing a certain degree of damage to the lungs. Therefore, in order to deal with these invisible threats in the air, wearable devices that can detect the human respiratory health at any time have become the most urgent need at present.
根據研究指出,呼吸流率以及呼吸潮氣量(tidal volume,簡稱TV)皆與哮喘或慢性阻塞性肺病(chronic obstruction pulmonary disease,以下簡稱COPD)有著密切關聯。這兩個參數目前也是最常用來診斷肺部功能的重要指標。除了前述提到的兩項呼吸指標外,目前也發現呼吸溫度能夠作為檢測呼吸道疾病的一項指標。哮喘及COPD通常都會伴隨呼吸道發炎的症狀,而發炎將會造成人體呼出的空氣溫度略高於一般正常溫度。因此,為提高呼吸診斷的準確性,同時帶有感測溫度與流量功能的感測器是目前被業界所重視的課題。According to research, respiratory flow rate and tidal volume (TV) are closely related to asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These two parameters are currently the most commonly used important indicators for diagnosing lung function. In addition to the two respiratory indicators mentioned above, respiratory temperature has also been found to be an indicator for detecting respiratory diseases. Asthma and COPD are usually accompanied by symptoms of respiratory inflammation, and inflammation will cause the temperature of the air exhaled by the human body to be slightly higher than the normal temperature. Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy of respiratory diagnosis, sensors with both temperature and flow sensing functions are currently being given high attention by the industry.
此外,肺癌病患與糖尿病患在患病前期往往很難發覺並自行診斷出來。近年來研究指出,前述兩種疾病患者皆有出現呼出氣體中丙酮濃度高於一般人的現象,且隨著病情加重,其患者呼出氣體中的丙酮濃度則會更高。因此,承上段所陳,同時帶有感測溫度、流量與氣體濃度等功能的感測器,更受目前業界所重視。In addition, lung cancer patients and diabetes patients are often difficult to detect and self-diagnose in the early stages of the disease. Recent studies have shown that patients with the above two diseases have a higher acetone concentration in their exhaled breath than the average person, and as the disease worsens, the acetone concentration in the patient's exhaled breath will be higher. Therefore, as mentioned in the previous paragraph, sensors that simultaneously sense temperature, flow, and gas concentration are more valued by the current industry.
如圖1所示,美國第US20140275857A1早期公開號發明專利案(以下稱前案1)公開一種穿戴式裝置1,是適用於穿戴在一受試者(圖未示)的鼻子,用以監測該受試者的代謝與心肺參數。該穿戴式裝置1包括一被配置成密封該受試者的鼻腔並定義出一連通該受試者鼻腔的通道110的圍繞壁11、一架設在該圍繞壁11之一內環面111上的支架12,及複數彼此間隔地設置於該支架12上的感測器13a、13b、13c。該等感測器13a、13b、13c可用於量測該受試者的生理參數,如,溫度、流量,與呼吸氣體成分等;其中,用於量測溫度者可以是一熱電偶,用於量測流量者可以是一壓電微型幫浦,而用於量測呼吸氣體成分者可以是一丙酮感測器。As shown in FIG. 1 , the U.S. Patent Application No. US20140275857A1 (hereinafter referred to as the prior application 1) discloses a wearable device 1, which is suitable for being worn on the nose of a subject (not shown) to monitor the metabolic and cardiopulmonary parameters of the subject. The wearable device 1 includes a surrounding wall 11 configured to seal the nasal cavity of the subject and define a passage 110 connected to the nasal cavity of the subject, a bracket 12 mounted on an inner annular surface 111 of the surrounding wall 11, and a plurality of sensors 13a, 13b, 13c disposed on the bracket 12 at intervals from each other. The sensors 13a, 13b, 13c can be used to measure the subject's physiological parameters, such as temperature, flow, and respiratory gas composition. Among them, the one used to measure temperature can be a thermocouple, the one used to measure flow can be a piezoelectric micro pump, and the one used to measure respiratory gas composition can be an acetone sensor.
該前案1所公開的穿戴式裝置1雖然可同時偵測到該受試者的溫度、呼吸氣體流量與呼吸氣體成分等多項生理參數。然而,該穿戴式裝置1之感測器13a、13b、13c所架設的位置是被設置在固定於該圍繞壁11之內環面111上的支架上12上,此對於需要藉由位移量的多寡以產生電信號差異才能偵測到氣體流量的壓電微型幫浦來說,其敏銳性與準確性仍存在有改善的空間。Although the wearable device 1 disclosed in the previous case 1 can simultaneously detect multiple physiological parameters of the subject, such as temperature, respiratory gas flow rate, and respiratory gas composition, etc., the sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c of the wearable device 1 are mounted on a bracket 12 fixed on the inner ring surface 111 of the surrounding wall 11. For a piezoelectric micropump that needs to generate an electrical signal difference by the amount of displacement in order to detect the gas flow rate, its sensitivity and accuracy still have room for improvement.
經上述說明可知,改良穿戴式多功能感測裝置的結構以提升偵測氣體流量的靈敏度與準確性,是本案所屬技術領域中的相關技術人員有待突破的課題。From the above description, it can be seen that improving the structure of the wearable multifunctional sensing device to enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of detecting gas flow is a topic that needs to be broken through by relevant technical personnel in the technical field to which this case belongs.
因此,本發明的目的,即在提供一種能提升偵測氣體流量的靈敏度與準確性的穿戴式多功能感測裝置。Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a wearable multifunctional sensing device that can improve the sensitivity and accuracy of detecting gas flow.
於是,本發明之穿戴式多功能感測裝置,適用於穿戴在一使用者的鼻孔下方,其包括一外殼、一可撓性電路板、一氣體感測器,及至少一流量感測器。該外殼包括一面向該使用者的近側立壁、一自該近側立壁的一頂端背向該使用者延伸並設有至少一進氣口的頂壁、一自該頂壁且遠離該使用者的一遠端朝下延伸的遠側立壁,及一自該遠側立壁的一底端朝該使用者延伸以銜接該近側立壁的一底端的底壁。該可撓性電路板位於外殼內,並包括一設置在該近側立壁的元件設置區,及至少一自該元件設置區的一頂端朝該遠側立壁延伸的懸臂梁區,該懸臂梁區設有一對應於該頂壁的進氣口的貫孔。該至少一氣體感測器設置於該元件設置區。該流量感測器設置於該懸臂梁區,並包括一壓電層、一形成於該壓電層的一上表面的上電極、一形成於該壓電層的一下表面的下電極,及一貫穿該上電極與該壓電層的氣體通孔。Therefore, the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the present invention is suitable for being worn under the nostrils of a user, and comprises an outer shell, a flexible circuit board, a gas sensor, and at least one flow sensor. The outer shell comprises a proximal wall facing the user, a top wall extending from a top end of the proximal wall away from the user and provided with at least one air inlet, a distal wall extending downward from a distal end of the top wall away from the user, and a bottom wall extending from a bottom end of the distal wall toward the user to connect to a bottom end of the proximal wall. The flexible circuit board is located in the outer shell and includes a component setting area arranged on the proximal vertical wall, and at least one cantilever beam area extending from a top end of the component setting area toward the distal vertical wall, and the cantilever beam area is provided with a through hole corresponding to the air inlet of the top wall. The at least one gas sensor is arranged in the component setting area. The flow sensor is arranged in the cantilever beam area and includes a piezoelectric layer, an upper electrode formed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric layer, a lower electrode formed on a lower surface of the piezoelectric layer, and a gas through hole penetrating the upper electrode and the piezoelectric layer.
本發明的功效在於:當該使用者的呼氣氣流自該流量感測器的上方流經其氣體通孔時,能藉由該可撓性電路板的懸臂梁區來對該壓電層提供足夠量的應變以產生對應的壓電訊號,從而提升其檢測訊號的靈敏度。The effect of the present invention is that when the exhaled airflow of the user flows through the gas through-hole of the flow sensor from above, the cantilever beam area of the flexible circuit board can provide sufficient strain to the piezoelectric layer to generate a corresponding piezoelectric signal, thereby improving the sensitivity of the detection signal.
參閱圖2、圖3與圖4,本發明之穿戴式多功能感測裝置的一實施例,是適用於穿戴在一如圖11所示之使用者9的鼻孔下方。本發明該實施例之穿戴式多功能感測裝置包括一外殼2、一可撓性電路板3、一氣體感測器4、兩流量感測器5、兩溫度感測器6,及兩塞體7。Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the present invention is suitable for being worn below the nostrils of a user 9 as shown in FIG. 11 . The wearable multifunctional sensing device of the embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing 2, a flexible circuit board 3, a gas sensor 4, two flow sensors 5, two temperature sensors 6, and two plugs 7.
請同時參閱圖2、圖3、圖4與圖11,該外殼2包括一面向該使用者9的人中的近側立壁21、一自該近側立壁21的一頂端背向該使用者9延伸並設有兩彼此間隔的進氣口220的頂壁22、一自該頂壁22且遠離該使用者9的一遠端朝下延伸的遠側立壁23、一自該遠側立壁23的一底端朝該使用者9延伸以銜接該近側立壁21的一底端的底壁24,及兩凸塊25。該外殼2的底壁24設有兩貫穿其一上表面與一下表面的出氣口240。各凸塊25是自其頂壁22且形成有各自所對應之進氣口220處的一周圍朝該使用者9的鼻孔凸伸而出,且各凸塊25形成有一與各自所對應之進氣口220相通的通道(圖未示)。在本發明該實施例中,該近側立壁21、頂壁22、遠側立壁23與該底壁24共同定義出兩對外訊號連接且位在該使用者9鼻子左右兩側的訊號輸出口20。各塞體7是套設於各自所對應的凸塊25並設有一連通各自所對應之進氣口220的進氣通道70。在本發明該實施例中,各塞體7是由矽膠所製成。Please refer to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 11 together. The housing 2 includes a proximal wall 21 facing the philtrum of the user 9, a top wall 22 extending from a top end of the proximal wall 21 away from the user 9 and provided with two air inlets 220 spaced apart from each other, a distal wall 23 extending downward from a distal end of the top wall 22 away from the user 9, a bottom wall 24 extending from a bottom end of the distal wall 23 toward the user 9 to connect with a bottom end of the proximal wall 21, and two protrusions 25. The bottom wall 24 of the housing 2 is provided with two air outlets 240 penetrating one upper surface and one lower surface thereof. Each convex block 25 protrudes from the top wall 22 and forms a circumference of the corresponding air inlet 220 toward the nostril of the user 9, and each convex block 25 forms a channel (not shown) communicating with the corresponding air inlet 220. In this embodiment of the present invention, the proximal wall 21, the top wall 22, the distal wall 23 and the bottom wall 24 jointly define two pairs of signal output ports 20 connected to the left and right sides of the nose of the user 9. Each plug body 7 is sleeved on the corresponding convex block 25 and is provided with an air inlet channel 70 communicating with the corresponding air inlet 220. In this embodiment of the present invention, each plug body 7 is made of silicone.
該可撓性電路板3位於外殼2內,並包括一設置在該近側立壁21的元件設置區31,及兩彼此間隔設置且自該元件設置區31的一頂端朝該遠側立壁23延伸的懸臂梁區32。各懸臂梁區32設有一對應於該頂壁22的各進氣口220的貫孔320。The flexible circuit board 3 is located in the housing 2 and includes a component placement area 31 disposed on the proximal wall 21 and two cantilever beam areas 32 spaced apart from each other and extending from a top end of the component placement area 31 toward the distal wall 23. Each cantilever beam area 32 is provided with a through hole 320 corresponding to each air inlet 220 of the top wall 22.
參閱圖5,該氣體感測器4設置於該可撓性電路板3的元件設置區31。該氣體感測器4包括一設置於該可撓性電路板3之元件設置區31上的指叉電極41,及一形成於該指叉電極41上的氣體感測層42。較佳地,該氣體感測層42是由一混合有氧化錫粉末與石墨烯粉末的材料所構成。具體來說,本發明該實施例是先對一鍍製於一聚醯亞胺(polymide)膜的一正面上的鉻/鋁多層膜施予微影製程與蝕刻製程,以於該聚醯亞胺膜的正面上製得該指叉電極41。接著,以水熱法合成氧化錫粉末與石墨烯粉末後研磨前述粉末使其細化,並使經細化的氧化錫粉末與石墨烯粉末浸泡於酒精裡以成一混合溶液,再透過滴鑄法令該混合溶液覆蓋於該指叉電極41上,以製得該氣體感測層42並完成該實施例之氣體感測器4。最後,於該聚醯亞胺膜的一背面上貼上一雙面膠,再將貼附有該雙面膠的氣體感測器4貼附於該可撓性電路板3的元件設置區31。Referring to FIG. 5 , the gas sensor 4 is disposed in the component placement area 31 of the flexible circuit board 3. The gas sensor 4 includes an interdigitated electrode 41 disposed on the component placement area 31 of the flexible circuit board 3, and a gas sensing layer 42 formed on the interdigitated electrode 41. Preferably, the gas sensing layer 42 is composed of a material mixed with tin oxide powder and graphene powder. Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention first applies a lithography process and an etching process to a chromium/aluminum multilayer film plated on a front surface of a polyimide film to obtain the interdigitated electrode 41 on the front surface of the polyimide film. Next, tin oxide powder and graphene powder are synthesized by hydrothermal method and then ground to refine the powder. The refined tin oxide powder and graphene powder are immersed in alcohol to form a mixed solution. The mixed solution is then coated on the interdigitated electrode 41 by drop casting to obtain the gas sensing layer 42 and complete the gas sensor 4 of the embodiment. Finally, a double-sided tape is attached to the back side of the polyimide film, and the gas sensor 4 with the double-sided tape attached is attached to the component setting area 31 of the flexible circuit board 3.
請同時參閱圖4與圖6,各流量感測器5設置於各自所對應的懸臂梁區32,並包括一壓電層51、一形成於各自所對應之壓電層51的一上表面的上電極52、一形成於各自所對應之壓電層51的一下表面的下電極53,及一貫穿各自所對應之上電極52與壓電層51的氣體通孔50。各溫度感測器6是設置於各自所對應的壓電層51的下表面,並圍繞各自所對應的下電極53。較佳地,各流量感測器5之氣體通孔50是經一預定圖案所定義而成,且各預定圖案具有一位於各壓電層51與各上電極52的一中心處的連通孔501,及複數自各自所對應的連通孔501徑向向外延伸且彼此間隔設置的扇形孔502。各流量感測器5之下電極53具有複數彼此間隔設置於各自所對應之壓電層51之下表面且對應於各自所對應之預定圖案之每兩相鄰之扇形孔502間的扇形區531、複數連接各自所對應之兩相鄰扇形區531的連接區532,及一連接各自所對應之該等扇形區531的其中一者的輸出區533。更佳地,各流量感測器5的壓電層51是由鈦酸鋇(BaTiO 3)所製成。 Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , each flow sensor 5 is disposed on the corresponding cantilever beam area 32, and includes a piezoelectric layer 51, an upper electrode 52 formed on an upper surface of the corresponding piezoelectric layer 51, a lower electrode 53 formed on a lower surface of the corresponding piezoelectric layer 51, and a gas through hole 50 penetrating the corresponding upper electrode 52 and the piezoelectric layer 51. Each temperature sensor 6 is disposed on the lower surface of the corresponding piezoelectric layer 51 and surrounds the corresponding lower electrode 53. Preferably, the gas through hole 50 of each flow sensor 5 is defined by a predetermined pattern, and each predetermined pattern has a connecting hole 501 located at a center of each piezoelectric layer 51 and each upper electrode 52, and a plurality of fan-shaped holes 502 radially extending outward from each corresponding connecting hole 501 and arranged at intervals. The lower electrode 53 of each flow sensor 5 has a plurality of fan-shaped areas 531 arranged at intervals on the lower surface of each corresponding piezoelectric layer 51 and corresponding to each two adjacent fan-shaped holes 502 of the corresponding predetermined pattern, a plurality of connecting areas 532 connecting each corresponding two adjacent fan-shaped areas 531, and an output area 533 connecting one of the corresponding fan-shaped areas 531. More preferably, the piezoelectric layer 51 of each flow sensor 5 is made of barium titanium oxide (BaTiO 3 ).
此處需補充說明的是,各流量感測器5之進氣通孔50所具有的連通孔501與扇形孔502之設計,其主要功能是在於先將自上方引進的進氣氣體匯集在各連通孔501處後,使進氣氣體進一步地朝各扇形孔502行進並聚集。藉此,能使呼吸量較低的使用者透過前述設計來匯集其進氣量,從而提升經各流量感測器5所檢測到的電訊號。It should be noted that the main function of the design of the connecting hole 501 and the fan-shaped hole 502 of the air intake through hole 50 of each flow sensor 5 is to first gather the intake gas introduced from above at each connecting hole 501, and then make the intake gas further move toward each fan-shaped hole 502 and gather. In this way, users with low breathing volume can gather their intake volume through the above design, thereby increasing the electrical signal detected by each flow sensor 5.
具體來說,本發明該實施例是先使用一具有該預定圖案之進氣通孔50的鈦片(Ti plate)來做為各流量感測器5的上電極52,並透過水熱法於各鈦片(上電極52)處合成出附著於其一下表面與一上表面的該壓電層(BaTiO 3)51與另一壓電層54後,再於該壓電層51的下表面覆蓋上一遮罩(圖未示)以濺鍍一圖案化鋁(Al)層,使各圖案化鋁層成為各自所對應的下電極53與溫度感測器6,從而製得各自所對應之各流量感測器5。最後,各流量感測器5與各自所對應之懸臂梁區32兩者是經由一貼附於各自所對應之懸臂梁區32的一上表面的雙面膠予以結合。經前述說明可知,在本發明該實施例中,各溫度感測器6是由Al所製成的一熱敏電阻(thermistor)。 Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention first uses a titanium plate having an air intake hole 50 of the predetermined pattern as the upper electrode 52 of each flow sensor 5, and synthesizes the piezoelectric layer (BaTiO 3 ) 51 and another piezoelectric layer 54 attached to a lower surface and an upper surface of each titanium plate (upper electrode 52) by a hydrothermal method, and then covers the lower surface of the piezoelectric layer 51 with a mask (not shown) to sputter-plate a patterned aluminum (Al) layer, so that each patterned aluminum layer becomes the corresponding lower electrode 53 and temperature sensor 6, thereby manufacturing each corresponding flow sensor 5. Finally, each flow sensor 5 and the corresponding cantilever beam area 32 are combined via a double-sided adhesive attached to an upper surface of the corresponding cantilever beam area 32. As can be seen from the above description, in this embodiment of the present invention, each temperature sensor 6 is a thermistor made of Al.
較佳地,為收集自圖4所示之頂壁22的各進氣口220朝下通過各自所對應之流量感測器5之進氣通孔50行進至各自所對應之流量感測器5下方的氣體量,該外殼2還包括一如圖3所示的集氣立壁26。該外殼2的集氣立壁26是自該底壁24的上表面且設有該兩出氣口240處的一周圍朝該頂壁22凸伸,以位在該兩流量感測器5的下方。具體來說,該集氣立壁26具有兩分別局部圍繞各自所對應之出氣口240的圍繞段,及一位於該等圍繞段間並連接該等圍繞段的連接段。Preferably, in order to collect the gas volume that passes downward from each air inlet 220 of the top wall 22 shown in FIG. 4 through the air inlet through hole 50 of each corresponding flow sensor 5 to the bottom of each corresponding flow sensor 5, the housing 2 further includes a gas collecting wall 26 as shown in FIG. 3. The gas collecting wall 26 of the housing 2 protrudes toward the top wall 22 from a circumference of the upper surface of the bottom wall 24 where the two air outlets 240 are provided, so as to be located below the two flow sensors 5. Specifically, the gas collecting wall 26 has two surrounding sections that partially surround the corresponding air outlets 240, and a connecting section that is located between the surrounding sections and connects the surrounding sections.
本發明該實施例在實際使用前,會在該可撓性電路板3的元件設置區31的一表面上進一步配置如圖7所示的一電荷積分放大器81、複數被動元件(如圖7所示有五個電阻82及一個電容83)、兩分別位於該外殼2之各訊號輸出口20處的四入端子台84,及用以訊號連接該氣體感測器4、各流量感測器5、各溫度感測器6、該等被動元件與各四入端子台84的一線路圖案85,以供該氣體感測器4、各流量感測器5及各溫度感測器6的電子訊號能夠對外輸出。以位於圖7左側的流量感測器5與溫度感測器6舉例來說,該流量感測器5是透過該線路圖案85的其中一線路使其下電極53的輸出區533訊號連接至該電荷積分放大器81與其中一電阻82,該電荷積分放大器81的電訊號再依序傳遞至左側的電阻82與位於左側的四入端子台84,而位於左側的溫度感測器6訊號連接至位於左側的四入端子台84也是透過該線路圖案85來執行。最後,位於左側的四入端子台84是通過四條單心線(圖未示)將位於左側的流量感測器5與溫度感測器6之電訊號連接至外部的分析設備。Before the embodiment of the present invention is actually used, a charge integration amplifier 81 as shown in FIG. 7 , a plurality of passive components (five resistors 82 and one capacitor 83 as shown in FIG. 7 ), two four-input terminal blocks 84 respectively located at the signal output ports 20 of the housing 2, and a circuit diagram 85 for signal connection of the gas sensor 4, each flow sensor 5, each temperature sensor 6, the passive components and each four-input terminal block 84 are further arranged on a surface of the component arrangement area 31 of the flexible circuit board 3 so as to enable the electronic signals of the gas sensor 4, each flow sensor 5 and each temperature sensor 6 to be output externally. Taking the flow sensor 5 and the temperature sensor 6 on the left side of FIG. 7 as an example, the flow sensor 5 uses one of the circuits of the circuit pattern 85 to connect the output area 533 of the lower electrode 53 of the flow sensor 5 to the charge integration amplifier 81 and one of the resistors 82. The electrical signal of the charge integration amplifier 81 is then sequentially transmitted to the resistor 82 on the left side and the four-input terminal block 84 on the left side. The signal of the temperature sensor 6 on the left side is also connected to the four-input terminal block 84 on the left side through the circuit pattern 85. Finally, the four-input terminal block 84 on the left side connects the electrical signals of the flow sensor 5 and the temperature sensor 6 on the left side to an external analysis device through four single-core wires (not shown).
在本發明該實施例中,該可撓性電路板3是以該線路圖案85被配置在該元件設置區31的表面令該氣體感測器4、各流量感測器5與各溫度感測器6的電訊號經由單心線傳遞至外部的分析設備為例做說明,但並不限於此。需補充說明的是,本發明該可撓性電路板3也可以通過埋設在該元件設置區31內部的一內連線線路(圖未示)與複數連接該內連線線路且裸露於該元件設置區31表面的接點(圖未示)來取代該線路圖案85,並透過表面黏合技術(SMT)使該電荷積分放大器81、該等被動元件、一量測模組(圖未示)與一無線傳輸模組(圖未示)結合在該等接點上。如此,便可以通過無線通訊的手段將所量測到的電訊號對外傳遞至外部裝置。In the embodiment of the present invention, the flexible circuit board 3 is explained by taking the circuit pattern 85 arranged on the surface of the component setting area 31 so that the electrical signals of the gas sensor 4, each flow sensor 5 and each temperature sensor 6 are transmitted to the external analysis equipment via a single core wire, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It should be additionally explained that the flexible circuit board 3 of the present invention can also replace the circuit pattern 85 by an internal connection line (not shown) buried in the component setting area 31 and a plurality of contacts (not shown) connected to the internal connection line and exposed on the surface of the component setting area 31, and the charge integration amplifier 81, the passive components, a measurement module (not shown) and a wireless transmission module (not shown) are combined on the contacts by surface mounting technology (SMT). In this way, the measured electrical signal can be transmitted to an external device through wireless communication.
為確認本發明該實施例之各流量感測器5、各溫度感測器6與氣體感測器4的性能,在前述元件組裝至該可撓性電路板3前,申請人還分別模擬檢測其電性,其詳細的模擬檢測手段與檢測結果,簡單陳明如下。In order to confirm the performance of each flow sensor 5, each temperature sensor 6 and gas sensor 4 of the embodiment of the present invention, before the aforementioned components are assembled to the flexible circuit board 3, the applicant also simulates and tests their electrical properties respectively. The detailed simulation test means and test results are briefly stated as follows.
關於各流量感測器5的模擬檢測手段,是使用一雙陽壓呼吸機(BMC RESmart BPAP system T-25T)來製造一規律的呼吸氣壓,並配合一雷射位移計做校正。詳細來說,該雙陽壓呼吸機的一出氣口是連接至三通管以令其規律的呼吸氣壓被分成兩道支流,並以兩內、外徑各為4 mm、6 mm的橡膠管將前述兩道支流分別連接到各流量感測器5的上方與一市售的Omrom D6f流量計,該雷射位移計則是架設在各流量感測器5的下方。此處須說明的是,各流量感測器5訊號的擷取是先經過如圖7所示的電荷積分放大器81再接到購自National Instrument的NI-USB訊號擷取(data acquisition;以下稱DAQ)卡,最後才傳輸到一如圖11所示的電腦86內的Labview程式以進行分析。此外,該市售的Omrom D6f流量計與該雷射位移計同樣是以該DAQ卡來擷取訊號。The simulation detection method of each flow sensor 5 is to use a bi-directional positive pressure ventilator (BMC RESmart BPAP system T-25T) to produce a regular breathing pressure, and cooperate with a laser displacement meter for calibration. In detail, an outlet of the bi-directional positive pressure ventilator is connected to a three-way pipe so that its regular breathing pressure is divided into two branches, and the two branches are connected to the top of each flow sensor 5 and a commercially available Omrom D6f flow meter respectively by two rubber tubes with inner and outer diameters of 4 mm and 6 mm, and the laser displacement meter is set up below each flow sensor 5. It should be noted that the signals of each flow sensor 5 are first captured by the charge integration amplifier 81 shown in FIG7 and then connected to the NI-USB signal acquisition (DAQ) card purchased from National Instrument, and finally transmitted to the Labview program in the computer 86 shown in FIG11 for analysis. In addition, the commercially available Omrom D6f flow meter and the laser displacement meter also use the DAQ card to capture signals.
由圖8所示可知,各流量感測器5經上段所述的模擬檢測手段可以觀察到,流量感測器的訊號(即,藍線曲線的元件訊號)與雷射位移計的訊號(黃線曲線)所對應之呼吸的開始時間與結束時間均能對應得上。As shown in FIG8 , it can be seen that the flow sensor 5 can be observed through the simulation detection means described in the previous section, and the start time and end time of the breathing corresponding to the signal of the flow sensor (i.e., the element signal of the blue curve) and the signal of the laser displacement meter (yellow curve) can all correspond to each other.
關於各溫度感測器(即,各熱敏電阻)6的模擬檢測手段,是採用一如圖11所示的阻抗分析儀(WAYNE KERR 6500B)87來測量其在不同溫度下的阻抗值;其中,是設定0.01 V的電壓,以減少各溫度感測器6在測量時的電荷累積影響,且設定10 kHz的頻率以降低電容變化與電感變化對電阻的影響。對於各溫度感測器6的校正,是採用一K型的熱電偶(thermocouple),同樣以該DAQ卡來擷取訊號。於實際模擬檢測時,是將該K型的熱電偶與各溫度感測器6一同接觸在一加熱器(hot plate,圖未示)表面,以確保兩者實際的加熱狀況一致。具體來說,該加熱器是對該K型的熱電偶與各溫度感測器6進行三次(36˚C、38˚C、40˚C)的加熱並降溫,且該DAQ卡所擷取到的訊號傳輸到該電腦86。The analog detection method for each temperature sensor (i.e., each thermistor) 6 is to use an impedance analyzer (WAYNE KERR 6500B) 87 as shown in FIG. 11 to measure its impedance value at different temperatures; wherein, a voltage of 0.01 V is set to reduce the charge accumulation effect of each temperature sensor 6 during measurement, and a frequency of 10 kHz is set to reduce the effect of capacitance change and inductance change on resistance. For the calibration of each temperature sensor 6, a K-type thermocouple is used, and the DAQ card is also used to capture the signal. In actual simulation testing, the K-type thermocouple and each temperature sensor 6 are contacted with the surface of a heater (hot plate, not shown) to ensure that the actual heating conditions of the two are consistent. Specifically, the heater heats and cools the K-type thermocouple and each temperature sensor 6 three times (36°C, 38°C, 40°C), and the signal captured by the DAQ card is transmitted to the computer 86.
由圖9a、圖9b與圖9c所示可知,各溫度感測器6與該K型的熱電偶經上段所述的模擬檢測手段可以觀察到,在不同的加熱降溫條件下,各溫度感測器6的阻抗值變化曲線及其電阻值變化曲線與該K型的熱電偶實際測得的溫度變化曲線幾乎一致。As shown in FIG. 9a, FIG. 9b and FIG. 9c, it can be observed that the impedance value change curve and the resistance value change curve of each temperature sensor 6 and the K-type thermocouple under different heating and cooling conditions are almost consistent with the temperature change curve actually measured by the K-type thermocouple through the simulation detection means described in the previous paragraph.
關於該氣體感測器4的模擬檢測手段,是採用申請人所訂製的一丙酮感測腔體來製造一可調控腔體內之丙酮氣體濃度的環境。具體來說,該可調控腔體內之丙酮氣體濃度的環境是透過一幫浦對該腔體抽氣以製造氣流的動力來源,再透過一流量控制器來調控通入該腔體中之丙酮氣體流量與大氣流量的比例以製造該環境中的一目標丙酮濃度之總氣體流量。The analog detection method of the gas sensor 4 is to use an acetone sensing chamber customized by the applicant to create an environment in which the acetone gas concentration in the chamber can be adjusted. Specifically, the environment in which the acetone gas concentration in the chamber can be adjusted is to use a pump to evacuate the chamber to create a power source for the air flow, and then use a flow controller to adjust the ratio of the acetone gas flow rate entering the chamber to the atmospheric flow rate to create a total gas flow rate of a target acetone concentration in the environment.
由圖10所示可知,該氣體感測器4經上段所述的模擬檢測手段可以觀察到,在不同丙酮濃度(100 ppm、500 ppm與2500 ppm)的條件下,該氣體感測器4的響應是隨著丙酮濃度的增加而提升,且相同丙酮濃度的響應相近。As shown in FIG. 10 , the gas sensor 4 can be observed through the simulation detection method described in the previous paragraph. Under the conditions of different acetone concentrations (100 ppm, 500 ppm and 2500 ppm), the response of the gas sensor 4 increases with the increase of acetone concentration, and the response of the same acetone concentration is similar.
申請人進一步將本發明該實施例之穿戴式多功能感測裝置實際穿戴在該使用者9上(請見圖11)以進行檢測。詳細來說,本發明該實施例的穿戴式多功能感測裝置的各塞體7是設置於該使用者9的各鼻孔中,位在該可撓性電路板3(請見圖7)的左側懸臂梁區32處的左側流量感測器5的電訊號,是經由左側的四入端子台84透過兩條單心線訊號連接至該DAQ擷取卡(圖未示),再傳輸到該電腦86內的LavView程式進行分析。又,位在該可撓性電路板3的元件設置區31處該氣體感測器4與右側懸臂梁區32處的右側溫度感測器(即,熱敏電阻)6的電訊號,則是經由右側的四入端子台84透過四條單心線訊號連接至該DAQ擷取卡(圖未示)與阻抗分析儀87,再傳輸到該電腦86內的LavView程式進行分析。The applicant further wears the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the embodiment of the present invention on the user 9 (see FIG. 11 ) for detection. Specifically, each plug 7 of the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the embodiment of the present invention is placed in each nostril of the user 9, and the electrical signal of the left flow sensor 5 located at the left cantilever beam area 32 of the flexible circuit board 3 (see FIG. 7 ) is connected to the DAQ capture card (not shown) through the left four-input terminal block 84 via two single-core signal lines, and then transmitted to the LavView program in the computer 86 for analysis. Furthermore, the electrical signals of the gas sensor 4 located in the component setting area 31 of the flexible circuit board 3 and the right-side temperature sensor (i.e., thermistor) 6 located in the right-side cantilever beam area 32 are connected to the DAQ capture card (not shown) and the impedance analyzer 87 through four single-core signal connections via the right-side four-input terminal block 84, and then transmitted to the LavView program in the computer 86 for analysis.
此處須說明的是,該使用者9於檢測過程中並無鼻塞症狀,因此左右兩側的鼻腔在呼吸過程中的呼氣量與吸氣量理應差異不大,於此一併說明。由圖12a顯示可知,經該使用者9所呼出的氣體溫度約為35˚C左右,且氣體流量曲線(橘色曲線)的呼氣及吸氣所對應的電壓值也與氣體溫度曲線(藍色曲線)的呼氣及吸氣所對應的溫度值彼此對應。此說明了本發明該實施例之左側流量感測器5因設置於該可撓性電路板3的左側懸臂梁區32上,以致於當該使用者9呼出氣體自左側流量感測器5上方朝下流經其氣體通孔50的過程中,能藉由左側懸臂梁區32來產生擺動以對其壓電層51提供足夠的位移量,進而提升左側流量感測器5的靈敏度。再由圖12b顯示可知,該使用者9呼出的氣體中於前期(45秒)所偵測到的丙酮濃度已大於1 ppm。It should be noted that the user 9 did not have nasal congestion during the test, so the exhaled and inhaled volumes of the left and right nasal cavities during the breathing process should not be much different, and are explained together here. As shown in FIG. 12a, the temperature of the gas exhaled by the user 9 is about 35°C, and the voltage values corresponding to the exhalation and inhalation of the gas flow curve (orange curve) also correspond to the temperature values corresponding to the exhalation and inhalation of the gas temperature curve (blue curve). This shows that the left side flow sensor 5 of the embodiment of the present invention is disposed on the left side cantilever beam area 32 of the flexible circuit board 3, so that when the exhaled gas of the user 9 flows downward from the top of the left side flow sensor 5 through its gas through hole 50, the left side cantilever beam area 32 can be used to generate a swing to provide sufficient displacement to the piezoelectric layer 51, thereby improving the sensitivity of the left side flow sensor 5. As shown in FIG. 12b, the acetone concentration detected in the exhaled gas of the user 9 in the early stage (45 seconds) is greater than 1 ppm.
經本發明上述的詳細說明可知,本發明該實施例之各流量感測器5除了可藉由各自所對應的懸臂梁區32提升其檢測訊號的靈敏度外,各流量感測器5之進氣通孔50所具有的連通孔501與扇形孔502之設計,還能使呼吸量較低的使用者透過前述設計來匯集其進氣量,從而提升經各流量感測器5所檢測到的電訊號。As can be seen from the above detailed description of the present invention, each flow sensor 5 of the embodiment of the present invention can not only improve the sensitivity of its detection signal through its corresponding cantilever beam area 32, but also the design of the connecting hole 501 and the fan-shaped hole 502 of the air intake hole 50 of each flow sensor 5 can also enable users with low breathing volume to collect their intake volume through the aforementioned design, thereby improving the electrical signal detected by each flow sensor 5.
綜上所述,本發明之穿戴式多功能感測裝置,能藉由該可撓性電路板3的各懸臂梁區32提升各自所對應之流量感測器5的檢測訊號靈敏度外,各流量感測器5之進氣通孔50的連通孔501與扇形孔502還能使呼吸量較低的使用者匯集其進氣量以提升經各流量感測器5所檢測到的電訊號,故確實能達成本發明的目的。In summary, the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the present invention can enhance the detection signal sensitivity of the corresponding flow sensor 5 through each cantilever beam area 32 of the flexible circuit board 3. In addition, the connecting hole 501 and the fan-shaped hole 502 of the air intake hole 50 of each flow sensor 5 can also enable users with lower breathing volume to collect their intake volume to enhance the electrical signal detected by each flow sensor 5, so that the purpose of the present invention can be achieved.
惟以上所述者,僅為本發明的實施例而已,當不能以此限定本發明實施的範圍,凡是依本發明申請專利範圍及專利說明書內容所作的簡單的等效變化與修飾,皆仍屬本發明專利涵蓋的範圍內。However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present patent.
2:外殼 20:訊號輸出口 21:近側立壁 22:頂壁 220:進氣口 23:遠側立壁 24:底壁 240:出氣口 25:凸塊 26:集氣立壁 3:可撓性電路板 31:元件設置區 32:懸臂梁區 320:貫孔 4:氣體感測器 41:指叉電極 42:氣體感測層 5:流量感測器 50:進氣通孔 501:連通孔 502:扇形孔 51:壓電層 52:上電極 53:下電極 531:扇形區 532:連接區 533:輸出區 54:另一壓電層 6:溫度感測器 7:塞體 70:進氣通道 81:電荷積分放大器 82:電阻 83:電容 84:四入端子台 85:線路圖案 86:電腦 87:阻抗分析儀 9:使用者 2: Housing 20: Signal output port 21: Near side wall 22: Top wall 220: Air inlet 23: Far side wall 24: Bottom wall 240: Air outlet 25: Bump 26: Gas collecting wall 3: Flexible circuit board 31: Component placement area 32: Cantilever beam area 320: Through hole 4: Gas sensor 41: Interdigitated electrode 42: Gas sensing layer 5: Flow sensor 50: Air inlet hole 501: Connecting hole 502: Fan-shaped hole 51: Piezoelectric layer 52: Upper electrode 53: Lower electrode 531: Fan-shaped area 532: Connection area 533: Output area 54: Another piezoelectric layer 6: Temperature sensor 7: Plug 70: Air intake channel 81: Charge integration amplifier 82: Resistor 83: Capacitor 84: Four-input terminal block 85: Circuit diagram 86: Computer 87: Impedance analyzer 9: User
本發明的其他的特徵及功效,將於參照圖式的實施方式中清楚地呈現,其中: 圖1是一立體圖,說明美國第US20140275857A1早期公開號發明專利案所公開的穿戴式裝置; 圖2是一立體組合圖,說明本發明穿戴式多功能感測裝置的一實施例; 圖3是一局部剖視圖,說明本發明該實施例的一外殼的細部結構,及其與兩流量感測器間的相對位置關係; 圖4是一局部立體分解圖,說明本發明該實施例之外殼、一可撓性電路板、該等流量感測器、一氣體感測器、兩溫度感測器與兩塞體於組合前的態樣; 圖5是一局部立體分解圖,說明本發明該實施例之氣體感測器的細部結構; 圖6是一局部立體分解圖,說明本發明該實施例之各流量感測器與各自所對應之溫度感測器的細部結構與其相對位置; 圖7是一局部立體組合圖,說明本發明該實施例之可撓性電路板經電性連接一電荷積分放大器、複數電阻與一電容的電路關係; 圖8是一電壓與位移量對時間關係圖,說明本發明該實施例之各流量感測器在組裝前透過一雙陽壓呼吸機、一雷射位移計及一流量計所模擬的電訊號; 圖9是一電阻值、電阻抗值與溫度對時間關係圖,說明本發明該實施例之各溫度感測器在組裝前透過一加熱板、一熱電偶及一阻抗分析儀所模擬的電訊號,圖9a說明各溫度感測器在不同溫度條件下隨著時間變化所響應的電阻抗值,圖9b說明各溫度感測器在不同溫度條件下隨著時間變化所響應的電阻值,圖9c說明經該熱電偶所實際量測到之不同溫度條件下隨著時間變化所響應的溫度; 圖10是一響應對時間關係圖,說明本發明該實施例之氣體感測器在組裝前透過一丙酮感測腔體在不同丙酮濃度下所模擬的響應; 圖11是一示意圖,說明本發明該實施例在實際使用/檢測時的狀態; 圖12a是一溫度與電壓對時間關係圖,說明本發明該實施例之右側溫度感測器與左側流量感測器的實際使用/檢測結果;及 圖12b是一丙酮濃度與電壓對時間關係圖,說明本發明該實施例之氣體感測器與左側流量感測器的實際使用/檢測結果。 Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation method with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the wearable device disclosed in the early publication number US20140275857A1 of the United States invention patent; Figure 2 is a three-dimensional assembly diagram illustrating an embodiment of the wearable multifunctional sensing device of the present invention; Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the detailed structure of a housing of the embodiment of the present invention and its relative position relationship with two flow sensors; Figure 4 is a partial three-dimensional exploded view illustrating the housing of the embodiment of the present invention, a flexible circuit board, the flow sensors, a gas sensor, two temperature sensors and two plugs before assembly; Figure 5 is a partial three-dimensional exploded view, illustrating the detailed structure of the gas sensor of the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 is a partial three-dimensional exploded view, illustrating the detailed structure and relative position of each flow sensor and its corresponding temperature sensor of the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 is a partial three-dimensional assembly view, illustrating the circuit relationship of the flexible circuit board of the embodiment of the present invention electrically connected to a charge integration amplifier, a complex resistor and a capacitor; Figure 8 is a voltage and displacement versus time relationship diagram, illustrating the electrical signals simulated by each flow sensor of the embodiment of the present invention through a dual positive pressure ventilator, a laser displacement meter and a flow meter before assembly; Figure 9 is a graph showing the relationship between resistance value, electrical impedance value and temperature over time, illustrating the electrical signals simulated by each temperature sensor of the embodiment of the present invention through a heating plate, a thermocouple and an impedance analyzer before assembly. Figure 9a illustrates the electrical impedance value of each temperature sensor in response to time changes under different temperature conditions, Figure 9b illustrates the resistance value of each temperature sensor in response to time changes under different temperature conditions, and Figure 9c illustrates the temperature in response to time changes under different temperature conditions actually measured by the thermocouple; Figure 10 is a graph showing the relationship between response and time, illustrating the simulated response of the gas sensor of the embodiment of the present invention through an acetone sensing chamber under different acetone concentrations before assembly; FIG11 is a schematic diagram illustrating the state of the embodiment of the present invention during actual use/testing; FIG12a is a temperature and voltage versus time relationship diagram illustrating the actual use/testing results of the right temperature sensor and the left flow sensor of the embodiment of the present invention; and FIG12b is a acetone concentration and voltage versus time relationship diagram illustrating the actual use/testing results of the gas sensor and the left flow sensor of the embodiment of the present invention.
21:近側立壁 21: Near side wall
22:頂壁 22: Top wall
220:進氣口 220: Air intake
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