TWM525724U - Blood pressure monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

A blood pressure monitor is provided, including a housing and a rotating cylinder device. The housing has a bottom surface and is adapted to be placed on a supporting surface. The rotating cylinder device is disposed in the housing for allowing the user to insert his arm thereinto and monitoring the blood pressure. Moreover, the rotating cylinder device has an axis line, wherein the axis line and the bottom surface therebetween form an angle between 10 to 20 degrees.

Description

Blood pressure measuring device

This creation is about a blood pressure measuring device; in particular, it relates to a blood pressure measuring device with excellent operational comfort.

A blood pressure monitor is a medical instrument for measuring blood pressure.

The conventional blood pressure measuring device winds an arm band on a user's measurement site (for example, an arm), pressurizes the pressure in the arm band to a pressure higher than the highest blood pressure, and then gradually reduces the pressure in the arm band. The pressure sensor detects the pulsation occurring in the artery through the arm band, and then uses the established calculation method to determine the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure.

However, in the conventional blood pressure measuring device, the user's operation comfort is affected by the poor structural design, and the design of the pressurized (ie, contracted) arm band is also used. The problem of uneven pressure applied around the arm of the person (which causes the user to feel uncomfortable during operation) is not conducive to the accuracy of blood pressure measurement.

In view of the foregoing conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a blood pressure measuring instrument which has excellent operational comfort and improved accuracy of blood pressure measurement.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a blood pressure measuring device comprising a housing and a rotating barrel device, wherein the housing has a bottom surface, and the rotating barrel device is located in the housing, and the user's arm can be inserted and blood pressure is applied thereto. And the rotating drum device has an axial line, and the axial line forms an angle with the aforementioned bottom surface at an angle between 10 degrees and 20 degrees.

In one embodiment, the opposite sides of the housing respectively have an arm inlet opening and an arm opening outlet for the user's arm to be inserted into the housing and the rotating barrel device from the arm inlet port, and are passed through the arm. A housing is formed through the housing, and a support seat is formed between the arm inlet opening and the bottom surface for lifting the side of the housing with the arm inlet opening, and the angle between the axis line and the bottom surface of the rotating cylinder device is Between 10 and 20 degrees.

In one embodiment, the rotating drum device includes a belt body, a plurality of plate-shaped portions, a plurality of chain rod mechanisms, and a cylindrical casing, wherein the belt body is substantially cylindrical and has the aforementioned axial center line, and the plate-shaped portion is opposite The axis line is symmetrically disposed outside the belt body, and the chain rod mechanism is respectively pivotally connected to the plate portion, wherein one end of each of the chain rod mechanisms is pivotally connected to one of the plate portions and the other end is provided with a movable protrusion. The movable projection of the linkage mechanism is adapted to move in a first direction parallel to the axis of the shaft, the cylindrical housing being adapted to rotate about the axis and coupled to the movable projection, wherein the cylindrical housing surrounds the axis When rotating, the movable projection is driven and moved in the first direction, and the plate portion is also driven by the link mechanism to move in a second direction perpendicular to the axis line, so that the belt is contracted.

In one embodiment, the rotating drum device further includes a cylindrical frame disposed between the cylindrical casing and the plate portion, wherein the movable protrusion is coupled to the cylindrical casing through the cylindrical frame.

In one embodiment, one end of each of the link mechanisms provided with the movable bumps is movably coupled to the cylindrical frame.

In an embodiment, the cylindrical frame has a plurality of guiding tracks for guiding the movable protrusions to move along the first direction.

In one embodiment, the cylindrical casing has a plurality of oblique grooves coupled to the movable bumps, wherein the oblique grooves extend in a different direction from the guiding tracks.

In an embodiment, an auxiliary link is further disposed between the two ends of each of the link mechanisms, wherein the two ends of the auxiliary link are respectively pivotally connected to the link mechanism and the cylindrical frame.

In one embodiment, the blood pressure measuring device further includes a driving motor and a driving gear set, and is located in the housing, wherein the driving motor is configured to drive the cylindrical casing to rotate around the axial line, and the driving gear set is connected to A drive gear and a gear structure on the surface of the cylindrical casing.

In an embodiment, the rotating drum device further includes an inflation tube for inflating the belt body.

1‧‧‧Rotating cylinder device

2‧‧‧Shell

2a‧‧‧ Arm entry

2b‧‧‧arm piercing

2c‧‧‧ bottom

2d‧‧‧ support

3‧‧‧Drive motor

4‧‧‧Drive gear set

10‧‧‧Band

14‧‧‧Inflatable tube

20‧‧‧ Board

20a‧‧‧Upper plate

20b‧‧‧ lower plate

20c‧‧‧left plate

20d‧‧‧right plate

30‧‧‧Chaft mechanism

32‧‧‧Active bumps

34‧‧‧Auxiliary chain

40‧‧‧Cylinder frame

42‧‧‧ Connection between the chain mechanism and the cylindrical frame

44‧‧‧ Track

46‧‧‧Guided track

50‧‧‧Cylindrical casing

52‧‧‧ oblique groove

A‧‧‧ angle

C‧‧‧Axis line

H‧‧‧ Arm

M‧‧‧Blood pressure measuring device

S‧‧‧ bearing surface

Fig. 1 is a view showing the state of use of a blood pressure measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are views showing the belt body of the rotary drum device according to the embodiment of the present invention in an expanded state and a contracted state, respectively.

Figures 3A and 3B show partial zeros of the rotating cylinder device in Figs. 2A and 2B, respectively. Schematic diagram.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a part of the parts of the rotary cylinder device in Fig. 2A.

Figs. 5A and 5B are views showing the link mechanism of the rotary drum device in Figs. 2A and 2B, respectively.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the arrangement of the rotary drum device, the drive motor, and the drive gear set in the blood pressure measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The above described objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the written description.

In the present creative embodiment described below, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", and "right" are used to refer to the relative positional relationship in the drawings, and are not intended to be limiting. This creation.

In the drawings or the description of the specification, the same symbols are used for the similar or the same parts. In addition, it is to be understood that elements not illustrated in the drawings or described in the specification are in a form known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the blood pressure measuring device M of the present embodiment mainly includes a rotating drum device 1 and a casing 2 , wherein the casing 2 is adapted to be placed on a bearing surface S (for example, a table top). The rotary cylinder device 1 is disposed in the housing 2 for allowing the user's arm H to be inserted and to measure blood pressure. The structural design of the blood pressure measurement of the rotary cylinder device 1 will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the opposite sides of the housing 2 respectively have an arm inlet port 2a and an arm piercing outlet 2b, wherein the arm H of the user can be inserted into the housing 2 and the inside thereof by the arm inlet port 2a. 1, and the arm wears the outlet 2b to wear the shell Body 2, this structure is an existing design in the conventional blood pressure measuring device, so it is not introduced here. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, a support seat 2d is formed between the arm inlet port 2a of the casing 2 and the bottom surface 2c of the connection bearing surface S of the casing 2, and the arm 2 can be used to raise the casing 2 Enter the side of port 2a. In some embodiments, the support base 2d is designed to lift the side of the housing 2 having the arm entry opening 2a and to provide between the axis C and the bottom surface 2c of one of the rotating drum devices 1 located within the housing 2. An angle A of between 10 and 20 degrees may be formed, wherein the angle A is preferably 15 degrees. Thereby, the comfort of the user's arm H can be improved (that is, the comfort of the user operating the blood pressure measuring device M can be improved).

2A and 2B, the rotary drum device 1 of the present embodiment includes a belt body 10 and a plurality of plate-like portions 20 (including an upper plate portion 20a, a lower plate portion 20b, and a left plate portion 20c). The right plate portion 20d), a plurality of link mechanisms 30, a cylindrical frame 40, and a cylindrical casing 50.

The belt body 10 (also referred to as an arm belt) is substantially cylindrical (the term "substantially used" is used because the belt body 10 of the present embodiment is not a complete continuous cylindrical structure), and has an axis C, located at The center of the rotary drum device 1 (the axis C of the belt 10 corresponds to the axis of the rotary drum device 1) can be used to wind the user's arm (not shown) and perform subsequent blood pressure measurement operations. For example, the user can insert an arm into a soft arm sleeve (which can be disposed in the center of the rotating drum device 1 and inside the belt body 10, not shown) in the rotating drum device 1, and then activate the rotating drum device 1 to make the belt The body 10 moves from a position away from the axis C (extended state, FIG. 2A) to a position close to the axis C (contracted state, FIG. 2B), thereby being firmly wound around the arm and then transmitted through the connecting body. 10 One of the inflation tubes 14 (see Fig. 6) inflates (i.e., pressurizes) the strip 10 to start measuring blood pressure. In the present embodiment, the material of the belt body 10 includes a reinforcing sheet.

The plurality of (four) plate-like portions 20 are disposed outside the belt body 10 and are symmetrical with respect to the axis C, and may be used to support the belt body 10. Further, the plate portion 20 is adapted to move in a direction perpendicular to the axis C (i.e., the radial direction of the cylindrical band 10, the second direction), and is switchable from an expanded state to a reduced state. Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B together, in the present embodiment, each of the plate-like portions 20 is a long plate-like structure having a curved surface (corresponding to the shape of the belt body 10). When the aforementioned plate-like portion 20 is in an enlarged state (Fig. 3A), it is away from the axis C, so that the band 10 can assume an expanded state. When the plate-like portion 20 is switched from the expanded state to the reduced state (Fig. 3B), it is close to the axis C, so that the diameter of the band 10 is reduced to assume a contracted state to firmly wrap around the user's arm.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the plurality of (eight) link mechanisms 30 are respectively disposed on the four plate-like portions 20, and are disposed in pairs on each of the plate-like portions 20 in pairs. side. One end of each link mechanism 30 is pivotally connected to the plate portion 20, and the other end is provided with a movable protrusion 32. In particular, in the present embodiment, the movable projection 32 of each link mechanism 30 is adapted to be along a direction parallel to the axis C of the belt body 10 (as indicated by the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3B, One direction) moves toward the opposite side of the plate portion 20, and when the movable projection 32 moves in the first direction, the plate portion 20 can also be driven via the link mechanism 30 along a line perpendicular to the axis C The direction (second direction) moves. The above drive mechanism will be further explained below.

Referring to FIGS. 2A to 4 together, the cylindrical frame 40 and the cylindrical casing 50 are disposed outside the belt body 10, the plate portion 20 and the link mechanism 30, and the cylindrical casing 50 is further disposed on the cylinder. Outside the frame 40 (that is, the cylindrical frame 40 is disposed between the cylindrical casing 50 and the plate portion 20), and is adapted to rotate about the axis C of the belt 10 (as shown in the arrow in FIG. 2B) Shown).

In this embodiment, one end of each of the link mechanisms 30 provided with the movable protrusions 32 is movably connected to the cylindrical frame 40 (as indicated by the symbol 42 in FIG. 4), and can conform to the cylindrical shape. The track 44 on the frame 40 moves in a direction (first direction) parallel to the axis C of the belt 10. The aforementioned cylindrical frame 40 can be used to support the link mechanism 30. In addition, the movable protrusion 32 of the chain mechanism 30 can pass through the cylindrical frame 40 (exposed outside the cylindrical frame 40, as shown in FIG. 4) and the plurality of oblique grooves 52 on the cylindrical casing 50. coupling. In addition, the cylindrical frame 40 further has a plurality of guiding tracks 46 (the extending direction of which is parallel to the direction of the axis C), and can be used to guide the movable protrusions 32 of the link mechanism 30 to move along the first direction ( As indicated by the arrow in FIG. 4, the oblique groove 52 on the cylindrical casing 50 extends in a different direction from the guiding track 46 on the cylindrical frame 40 (that is, an angle is not formed between the two. The angle).

Next, please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 5B together. With the above structural design, when the cylindrical casing 50 rotates around the axis C of the belt body 10 (that is, when the rotating drum device 1 is started), the chain mechanism The movable projection 32 of 30 can be driven by the oblique groove 52 on the cylindrical casing 50 and guided along the guide rail 46 on the cylindrical frame 40 in a direction parallel to the axis C (first direction) Moving relative to the cylindrical frame 40. At the same time, the link mechanism 30 is also driven by the movable projection 32 to pivot relative to the plate portion 20 (Fig. 5B). In addition, due to the restriction of the cylindrical frame 40 (in the radial direction of the belt body 10), the plate portion 20 can be further pushed (driven) by the link mechanism 30 and along the direction perpendicular to the axis C (second direction) The movement (as indicated by the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5B) causes the belt 10 to be contracted (Fig. 2B).

It should be particularly noted that, since the plurality of plate-like portions 20 in the embodiment can be driven by the link mechanism 30, and at the same time, the axis C of the belt 10 is close to the four directions from top to bottom, left and right (as shown in FIG. 2B). The arrow is shown), so the belt 10 is fairly uniform. The method is contracted and wound around the user's arm so that the pressure applied to the user's arm can be more evenly averaged, thereby improving the user's operational comfort and the accuracy of the blood pressure measurement result.

Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B. It is worth mentioning that an auxiliary link 34 is further disposed between the two ends of each link mechanism 30 in this embodiment, so that the link mechanism 30 can be opposite to the plate portion 20 The pivoting of the auxiliary link 34 is pivoted to the link mechanism 30 and the cylindrical frame 40 (not shown).

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 together, the blood pressure measuring device M of the present embodiment further includes a driving motor 3 and a driving gear set 4, which are located in the casing 2, wherein the driving motor 3 is used for The cylindrical casing 50 is driven to rotate about the axis C of the belt 10 (and the rotating drum device 1), and the driving gear set 4 is coupled to the gear structure 52 of the driving motor 3 and the surface of the cylindrical casing 50.

In summary, the present embodiment provides a blood pressure measuring device including a housing and a rotating barrel device, wherein the housing has a bottom surface, and the rotating barrel device is located in the housing for the user's arm to insert and Performing blood pressure measurement, and the rotating barrel device has an axial line, wherein an angle formed between the axial line and the bottom surface is formed at an angle between 10 degrees and 20 degrees, thereby improving the placement of the user's arm. Comfort.

In addition, the present embodiment also provides a rotating drum device, comprising a belt body, a plurality of plate portions, a plurality of chain rod mechanisms, and a cylindrical casing, wherein the belt body is substantially cylindrical and has the aforementioned axial line and plate shape. The ligament is symmetrically disposed outside the belt body, and the link mechanism is pivotally connected to the plate portion, wherein one end of each link mechanism is pivotally connected to one of the plate portions and the other end is provided with a movable convex portion. Block, the movable protrusion of the aforementioned link mechanism is adapted to move in a first direction parallel to the axis of the axis, outside the cylinder The housing is adapted to rotate about the axis and coupled to the movable projection, wherein when the cylindrical outer casing is rotated about the axis, the movable projection is driven and moved in the first direction, and the plate is also passed through the link The mechanism is moved to move in a second direction perpendicular to the axis of the axis such that the band is shrunk. With the above structural design, the belt body of the rotary drum device can be wound and contracted in a uniform manner, so that the pressure applied to the user's arm is more evenly averaged (improving the operation comfort) and the accuracy of the blood pressure measurement can be further improved.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those who have ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

1‧‧‧Rotating cylinder device

2‧‧‧Shell

2a‧‧‧ Arm entry

2b‧‧‧arm piercing

2c‧‧‧ bottom

2d‧‧‧ support

3‧‧‧Drive motor

4‧‧‧Drive gear set

A‧‧‧ angle

C‧‧‧Axis line

H‧‧‧ Arm

M‧‧‧Blood pressure measuring device

S‧‧‧ bearing surface

Claims (10)

A blood pressure measuring device comprising: a housing having a bottom surface; and a rotating barrel device located in the housing for inserting and measuring blood pressure of a user's arm, and the rotating barrel device has a An axial line, the shaft line and the bottom surface form an angle between 10 degrees and 20 degrees. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 1, wherein the opposite sides of the housing respectively have an arm inlet port and an arm piercing outlet for the user's arm to be inserted into the shell from the arm inlet port. And the rotating barrel device, and the arm through the outlet to pass out of the housing, and a support seat is formed between the arm inlet opening and the bottom surface for lifting the housing to have one side of the arm inlet opening And an angle between the axis of the rotating barrel device and the bottom surface is between 10 degrees and 20 degrees. The blood pressure measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating drum device comprises: a belt body having a substantially cylindrical shape and having the axial line; and a plurality of plate-shaped portions linearly symmetrically with respect to the axis The plurality of the link mechanisms are respectively pivotally connected to the plate-shaped portions, wherein one of the end of each of the link members is pivotally connected to one of the plate-shaped portions and the other end is provided with a Moving projections, the movable projections of the linkage mechanisms being adapted to move in a first direction parallel to the axis of the axis; a cylindrical outer casing adapted to rotate about the axis and coupled to the movable projections, the movable projections being driven along the first when the cylindrical outer casing is rotated about the axial line The direction is moved, and the plate portions are also driven by the link mechanism to move in a second direction perpendicular to the axis line, so that the band is contracted. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 3, wherein the rotating drum device further comprises a cylindrical frame disposed between the cylindrical casing and the plate portions, wherein the movable bumps pass through the A cylindrical frame is coupled to the cylindrical casing. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 4, wherein the other end of each of the plurality of link mechanisms provided with the movable projection is movably coupled to the cylindrical frame. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 5, wherein the cylindrical frame has a plurality of guiding tracks for guiding the movable protrusions to move along the first direction. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 6, wherein the cylindrical casing has a plurality of oblique grooves coupled to the movable protrusions, and the oblique grooves extend in a direction different from the Some guide tracks. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 5, wherein an auxiliary chain is further disposed between the two ends of the link mechanism, and the two ends of the auxiliary link are respectively pivotally connected to the link mechanism With the cylindrical frame. The blood pressure measuring device described in claim 3 of the patent application further includes a driving a motor and a driving gear set are disposed in the housing, the driving motor is configured to drive the cylindrical casing to rotate around the axis, the driving gear set is coupled to the driving motor and a gear on the surface of the cylindrical casing structure. The blood pressure measuring device of claim 3, wherein the rotating drum device further comprises an inflation tube for inflating the belt body.