TWM593829U - Wearing monitoring apparatus for correction device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a corrective device wearing monitoring device, which includes a signal element, a body, a power supply unit and a reading module; the signal element is combined with at least one corrective device; the body is provided with at least one corrective device positioning Slot, the at least one correction device is positioned by the at least one correction device positioning slot; the power supply unit is coupled to the body; the reading module is electrically connected to the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit and A memory unit, the reading unit is combined with the body, and the signal element is close to the reading unit and within a range where the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element; thereby providing a device capable of obtaining the at least one correction The wearing monitoring device of the correct time correcting device stored in the body.

Description

Correction device wearing monitoring equipment

The present invention relates to a wearing monitoring device of a correction device, in particular to a wearing monitoring device capable of obtaining a correcting device with the correct time when the correction device is stored in the wearing monitoring device.

Patients who use removable orthodontic devices often forget to wear the orthodontic device after removing it, or because of various factors such as inconvenience and aesthetics, do not wear it in accordance with the instructions of the doctor, and extend the entire treatment period, even if the patient returns to the clinic regularly It is also difficult for doctors to grasp the progress of treatment. In order to solve this problem, there is currently a wear monitoring device for corrective devices on the market, which is to install a reading module in a box and install a signal element on the corrective device. When the correction device is stored in the box, the reading module can read the signal element, and by calculating the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box, it is known that the patient has not worn the correction device.

However, since the signal element installed on the correction device is small, the signal element itself is not easy to read. Furthermore, the box of the monitoring device of the existing correction device lacks a structure capable of positioning the correction device, so the correction device It can move freely in the box. If the patient places the correction device at a position beyond the distance that the reading module can read the signal element, or shakes the box, the correction device moves to be unreadable When the position is taken, the reading module cannot read the signal element, so that the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box. Therefore, the wear monitoring device of the existing correction device has its own improvements.

In order to solve the problem that the box body of the monitoring device of the existing correction device lacks a structure capable of positioning the correction device, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box body, so that it is impossible to know that the patient has not The correct number of hours to wear the corrective device, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a corrective device wearing monitoring device that can solve the current technical problems, including: A signal element, the signal element is combined with the at least one correction device; A body, the body is provided with at least one correcting device positioning groove, the at least one correcting device positioning groove is formed in the body, and an opening is formed on one side of the body, the at least one correcting device passes through the opening Extend into the positioning groove of the correction device and be positioned by the positioning groove of the at least one correction device; A power supply unit, which is combined with the body; and A reading module, the reading module is combined with the body and can read the signal element, and the reading module is electrically connected with the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit and A memory unit, the reading unit is combined with the body, and the signal element is close to the reading unit and within a range where the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element, so that the reading unit can read the signal Device, the central processing unit is electrically connected to the reading unit, and the memory unit is electrically connected to the central processing unit.

Further, as mentioned above, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device, wherein the body is provided with two correction device positioning grooves, and the two correction device positioning grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the reading unit.

Still further, as mentioned above, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device, wherein one of the two correction device positioning grooves has a width greater than the width of the other correction device positioning groove; the body is provided with a limit block, The limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correcting device with a relatively large width according to the needs of the user, and is disposed in one side of the positioning groove of the correcting device away from the reading unit.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device, wherein one of the two correction device positioning grooves has a width of 11 to 12 millimeters (mm), and the other correction device positioning groove The width is between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm); the limit block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with a width between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm) according to the needs of the user.

Preferably, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device as described above, wherein the positioning groove of the at least one correction device is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is convexly formed on a side of the positioning groove of the at least one correction device away from the opening thereof, It is tapered towards the opening of the positioning groove of the at least one correcting device.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device as described above, wherein the positioning portion is an inverted U shape with two free ends relatively away, and the contour of the positioning portion corresponds to the contour of the at least one correction device, The at least one correcting device is placed against the positioning part and positioned by the positioning part.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device as described above, wherein the main body is provided with a power accommodating groove, and the power accommodating groove is laterally concavely formed on one side of the body; the power supply unit is combined with In the power supply accommodating groove, the height of the power accommodating groove is greater than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power accommodating groove is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device as described above, wherein the wearing monitoring device of the correction device includes a storage box, the storage box includes a box body and a main cover body, the box body is provided with a forming In the accommodating space therein, the body is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the main cover body is pivotally combined with the box body.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring device of the correction device as described above, wherein the main cover is provided with a storage space formed on the side of the main cover facing the accommodation space; the storage box is provided with a pair of A cover body, the auxiliary cover body is combined with the main cover body.

With the above-mentioned technical means, the method of positioning the at least one correcting device through the at least one correcting device positioning groove enables the signal element to be close to the reading unit and located at the reading unit to read the signal of the signal element Within the range of, therefore, it can be ensured that the reading unit reads the signal element, so as to accurately obtain the storage and accumulation total value of the reading unit to read the signal element, and then it can be obtained that the at least one correction device is stored in the The correct time in the positioning slot of at least one correcting device; the box of the wearing monitoring device of the existing correcting device lacks a structure capable of positioning the correcting device, even if the correcting device is placed in the box, it may still move to be unreadable When the position is taken, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours that the correction device is stored in the box. The present invention can obtain that the at least one correction device is stored in the positioning slot of the at least one correction device At the right time, the dentist and the patient can make consistent judgments about the efficacy.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the new model in detail, and can be implemented according to the content of the specification, the preferred embodiment as shown in the figure is further described below, and the detailed description is as follows:

The preferred embodiment of the wear monitoring device of the correction device proposed by the present invention is shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 10, which is used in conjunction with at least one correction device and includes a storage box 10, a body 20, a power supply unit 30, A reading module 40 and a signal element 50, the signal element 50 is bonded to the at least one correction device through resin as shown in FIG. 6, wherein:

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage box 10 includes a box body 11, a main cover body 12 and a pair of cover bodies 13. The box body 11 has a receiving space 111 and a perforation 112. The accommodating space 111 is formed in the box body 11. The perforation 112 penetrates a side wall surface of the box body 11 and communicates with the accommodating space 111. The main cover 12 is pivotally combined with the box 11, and the box 11 can be closed by pivoting relative to the box 11, or the accommodating space 111 of the box 11 can be communicated with the outside world; further The main cover 12 is provided with a storage space 121 and a plurality of joints 122, wherein the storage space 121 is formed on the side of the main cover 12 facing the accommodating space 111, and can accommodate the accessory 70 shown in FIG. 2 , The plurality of coupling parts 122 are spaced on the side of the main cover 12 facing the accommodating space 111, each coupling part 122 is provided on one side of the storage space 121, and each coupling part 122 is provided on the main cover 12 adjacent to one of the corners. The auxiliary cover 13 is provided with a plurality of joints 131 which are spaced apart from the side of the auxiliary cover 13 facing the storage space 121, and each of the joints 131 is combined with one of the main covers 12 The corresponding parts 122 are provided correspondingly. The sub-cover 13 is combined with the corresponding joint 122 through each joint 131 and can be combined with the main cover 12 to block the accessory 70 and prevent the accessory 70 from The storage space 121 drops into the storage space 111 of the case 11. The type of the sub-cover 13 is not limited to the type disclosed in the present invention, as long as it prevents the accessory 70 stored in the storage space 121 from falling into the accommodating space 111 of the box body 11 The new type is the subject of protection.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the body 20 is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space 111 of the storage box 10, and is provided with at least one correcting device positioning groove 21, a reading unit accommodating groove 22, and a limit Bit block 23 and a power receiving slot 24. The at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 is recessed and formed in the body 20 and is provided with an opening formed on one side of the body 20 and facing the storage space 121 of the main cover 12 so that the At least one correcting device positioning groove 21 communicates with the outside through the opening, the at least one correcting device can extend into the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 through the opening as shown in FIG. 6, and is affected by the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 positioning; further, as shown in FIG. 3, the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 is provided with a positioning portion 211, the positioning portion 211 is formed on the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 away from the opening side, and toward the at least The direction of the opening of the positioning groove 21 of a correcting device is tapered. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the positioning portion 211 is an inverted U shape with two free ends relatively away, and the contour of the positioning portion 211 is The contours of the at least one correcting device correspond to each other, so when the at least one correcting device extends into the positioning groove 21 of the at least one correcting device through the opening as shown in FIG. 6, it can abut against the positioning portion as shown in FIG. 7 211, and is positioned by the positioning portion 211. Still further, the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 may not be provided with the positioning portion 211, and the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 is a U-shaped with two free ends relatively away, so that the at least one correcting device can be reversed The direction of FIG. 6 extends from the opening into the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 and abuts against the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21. In other preferred embodiments, the positioning portion 211 may also be a positioning piece capable of fixing the at least one correction device.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the reading unit accommodating groove 22 is spaced apart from the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 and has an opening. The opening of the reading unit accommodating groove 22 faces the at least one correcting device The opening of the positioning groove 21 is in the opposite direction. Further, the main body 20 is provided with two correcting device positioning grooves 21. The two correcting device positioning grooves 21 are respectively disposed on both sides of the reading unit installation groove 22. Each correction device positioning groove 21 is formed in the reading unit installation groove 22 Between one side of the body 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the width W1 of one of the two correcting device positioning grooves 21 is between 11 and 12 millimeters (mm), and the other The width W2 of the positioning groove 21 of the correcting device is between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm), and the width W3 of the limiting block 23 is between 9 millimeters and 10 millimeters (mm), and can be installed according to the needs of the user It is set in the positioning slot 21 of the correcting device with a width W2, and in the positioning slot 21 of the correcting device, away from the receiving unit accommodating slot 22, preferably, the limiting block 23 faces the correcting device The contour of one side of the device positioning groove 21 corresponds to the contour of the correcting device positioning groove 21 and can be stably placed in the correcting device positioning groove 21.

When the patient is an adult, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the correction device is divided into a lower row correction device 60A and an upper row correction device 60B, the thickness of the lower row correction device 60A and the thickness of the upper row correction device 60B are both Less than the width W2, the method of use is to first put the limit block 23 into the positioning slot 21 of the correction device with the width W2, and then put the lower row correction device 60A and the upper row correction device 60B into the two correction devices respectively Locating slot 21. When the patient is a child, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the correction device is a child correction device 60C. The thickness of the child correction device 60C is greater than the width W1 and less than the width W2. The method of use is to directly correct the child The device 60C is placed in the correcting device positioning groove 21 having a width W2. In this way, the new model allows adults and children to share the same body without having to manufacture different bodies in accordance with the different shapes and thicknesses of adult braces and children's braces, so it has the advantage of reducing the cost of the mold.

As shown in FIG. 4, the power accommodating groove 24 is laterally concavely formed on the rear side of the body 20. The power supply unit 30 is integrated in the power supply accommodating slot 24. Further, the power supply unit 30 is a battery. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the height of the power receiving groove 24 is greater than the height of the power supply unit 30, and the width of the power receiving groove 24 is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit 30, thereby, the power supply unit 30 After expansion due to long-term use, the power supply accommodating groove 24 is reserved with a prediction that allows the power supply unit 30 to expand, to prevent the power supply unit 30 from expanding and squeezing the body 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, the reading module 40 is coupled to the body 20 and can read the signal element 50, and the reading module 40 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 30, and the power supply unit 30 provides The reading module 40 power; the reading module 40 includes a reading unit 41, a central processing unit 42, a memory unit 43, a primary battery 44, a slot 45, a light-emitting diode (light- emitting diode; LED) 46 and a circuit board 47. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the reading unit 41 is accommodated in the reading unit accommodating groove 22 of the body 20, and the reading unit 41 can read the signal element 50, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 As shown, when the at least one correction device is accommodated in the at least one correction device positioning groove 21, since the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 can position the at least one correction device, the signal element 50 can be close to the reading unit 41 is located within the range in which the reading unit 41 can read the signal of the signal element 50, thus ensuring that the reading unit 41 reads the signal element 50. In a preferred implementation of the present invention, the signal element 50 combined with the at least one correction device is linearly opposed to the reading unit 41. The central processing unit 42 is electrically connected to the reading unit 41; the memory unit 43 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42 for storing signals; further, the memory unit 43 is a memory.

As shown in FIG. 10, the primary battery 44 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42 to provide power to the central processing unit 42. Further, the primary battery 44 is a mercury battery. The slot 45 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42. Further, the slot 45 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) slot; as shown in FIG. 2, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention In this case, the slot 45 is linearly opposed to the through hole 112 of the box 11. The light-emitting diode 46 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42. The central processing unit 42 can read the power of the power supply unit 30 and control the light-emitting diode 46 to flash in different states according to the power level to remind The state of charge of the power supply unit 30 of the patient. When the power of the power supply unit 30 is too low, the primary battery 44 provides power to the reader module 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the circuit board 47 is coupled to a side of the body 20 away from the power supply unit 30, the reading unit 41, the central processing unit 42, the memory unit 43, the primary battery 44, the slot 45 The light-emitting diode 46 is electrically connected to the circuit board 47; further, the circuit board 47 is a printed circuit board (Printed Circuit Board; PCB).

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the signal element 50 is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, and the reading unit 41 is an RFID antenna board; further, the signal element 10 is an UHF (Ultra High Frequency) RFID tags can detect the temperature and humidity of the environment. The aspect of the signal element 10 and the reading unit 41 is not limited to the aspect disclosed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as long as it can enable the reading unit 41 to read the signal element 10 through wireless transmission technology, It is the subject of this new type of protection.

To use the present invention, the at least one correcting device is directly placed in the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, because the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 can position the at least one correcting device to make the combination The signal element 50 of the at least one correcting device is linearly opposed to the reading unit 41, so that the signal element 50 is close to the reading unit 41 and within a range where the reading unit 41 can read the signal of the signal element 50 Therefore, the reading unit 41 can read the signal element 50, and the monitoring operation is started. The monitoring operation includes the following processes: S1. Reading a signal: The reading unit 41 of the reading module 40 reads the signal element 50. S2. Processing the signal: The central processing unit 42 of the reading module 40 processes the signal read by the reading unit 41. S3. Store the signal: The memory unit 43 of the reading module 40 stores the signal processed by the central processing unit 42. S4. Conversion into a time signal: the central processing unit 42 of the reading module 40 converts the signal stored in the memory unit 43 into a time signal, and the reading unit 41 can read the signal element 50 The total value of storage and release. S5. Read the storage and storage total value: combine the slot 45 with a computer equipped with a reading software, the reading software can read the storage and storage total value through the slot 45, allowing the physician The time when the at least one correcting device is not worn can be known through the reading software.

By the above-mentioned technical means, the method of positioning the at least one correcting device through the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 enables the signal element 50 to be close to the reading unit 41 and located at the reading unit 41 to read the The signal component 50 is within the range of the signal, so that the reading unit 41 can read the signal component 50, so as to accurately obtain the storage and accumulation total value of the reading unit 41 to read the signal component 50, and then obtain the At least one correcting device is stored in the correct time of the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21; the box body of the wearing monitoring device of the existing correcting device lacks a structure capable of positioning the correcting device, even if the correcting device is placed in the box In the body, when it is still possible to move to a position where it cannot be read, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours that the correction device is stored in the box, the present invention can obtain that the at least one correction device is stored The correct time in the positioning groove 21 of the at least one correction device allows the dentist and the patient to have a consistent judgment on the therapeutic effect.

10: Box 11: Box 111: accommodation space 112: Piercing 12: main cover 121: Storage space 122: junction 13: Vice cover 131: Joint 20: Ontology 21: Alignment device positioning groove 211: Positioning Department 22: Reading unit accommodating slot 23: limit block 24: Power receiving slot 30: power supply unit 40: Reading module 41: Reading unit 42: Central Processing Unit 43: Memory unit 44: primary battery 45: slot 46: Light emitting diode 47: Circuit board 50: Signal component 60A: Lower row correction device 60B: Upper row correction device 60C: Children's correction device 70: Accessories W1, W2, W3: width S1: launch a signal S2: read the signal S3: Process the signal S4: save the signal S5: Read the total value of the storage and storage

FIG. 1 is a perspective external view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a partial cross-sectional exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a plan rear view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the main cover of the preferred embodiment of the present invention opened. FIG. 6 is a perspective external view of an implementation state of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an implementation state of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a top plan view of another main cover of the preferred embodiment of the present invention opened. 9 is a perspective external view of another embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a circuit block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

20: Ontology

21: Alignment device positioning groove

211: Positioning Department

23: limit block

41: Reading unit

50: Signal component

60A: Lower row correction device

Claims (10)

A corrective device wearing monitoring device, which is used in conjunction with at least one corrective device, and includes: A signal element, the signal element is combined with the at least one correction device; A body, the body is provided with at least one correcting device positioning groove, the at least one correcting device positioning groove is formed in the body, and an opening is formed on one side of the body, the at least one correcting device passes through the opening Extend into the positioning groove of the correction device and be positioned by the positioning groove of the at least one correction device; A power supply unit, which is combined with the body; and A reading module, the reading module is combined with the body and can read the signal element, and the reading module is electrically connected with the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit and A memory unit, the reading unit is combined with the body, and the signal element is close to the reading unit and within a range where the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element, so that the reading unit can read the signal Device, the central processing unit is electrically connected to the reading unit, and the memory unit is electrically connected to the central processing unit. The wearing monitoring device for a correction device according to claim 1, wherein the body is provided with two correction device positioning grooves, and the two correction device positioning grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the reading unit. The wearing monitoring device of the correction device according to claim 2, wherein one of the two correction device positioning grooves has a width greater than the width of the other correction device positioning groove; the body is provided with a limit block, the The limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correcting device with a relatively large width according to the needs of the user, and is disposed in one side of the positioning groove of the correcting device away from the reading unit. The wearing monitoring device for an orthotic device as described in claim 3, wherein one of the two orthodontic device positioning grooves has a width of 11 to 12 millimeters (mm), and the other orthotic device positioning groove The width is between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm); the limit block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with a width between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm) according to the user's needs. The wearing monitoring device for a correction device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the positioning groove of the at least one correction device is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is convexly formed in the positioning groove of the at least one correction device away from the opening thereof And the direction of the opening of the positioning groove of the at least one correcting device is tapered. The wearing monitoring device for a correction device according to claim 5, wherein the positioning portion is an inverted U shape with two free ends relatively away, and the contour of the positioning portion corresponds to the contour of the at least one correction device, so that the at least A correction device abuts on the positioning part and is positioned by the positioning part. The wearing monitoring device for an orthotic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the body is provided with a power-receiving groove, and the power-receiving groove is laterally concavely formed on one side of the body; the power supply The unit is integrated into the power supply accommodating groove, and the height of the power accommodating groove is greater than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power accommodating groove is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit. The wearing monitoring device of the correction device according to claim 5, wherein the main body is provided with a power accommodating groove, and the power accommodating groove is laterally concavely formed on one side of the body; the power supply unit is combined with the power accommodating capacity The power supply accommodating groove is larger than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power accommodating groove is larger than the thickness of the power supply unit. The wearing monitoring device for a correction device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wearing monitoring device for the correction device includes a storage box including a box body and a main cover body, the box body An accommodating space formed therein is provided, the body is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the main cover body is pivotally combined with the box body. The wearing monitoring device of the correction device according to claim 9, wherein the main cover body is provided with a storage space formed on the side of the main cover body facing the accommodation space; the storage box is provided with a pair of cover bodies, The auxiliary cover body is combined with the main cover body.

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