TWM637168U - One-piece air cushion bed - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation discloses a one-piece air mattress, which includes a main mattress body and a plurality of first air nozzles in an expansion unit. The main air mattress includes two pieces with two long sides and two short sides and defining an internal space. The surfaces of the two pieces are opposite to each other. There is a part joined together to form a joint line so that the inner space is divided into two air chambers, wherein at least one of the two short sides has a first attachment part; the expansion assembly includes a short side with the main air cushion Corresponding to the attachment edge, there is a second attachment portion on the attachment edge, and the second attachment portion is used to detachably attach to the first attachment portion; the first air nozzle is arranged on the main air cushion and In gas communication with each plenum individually. The one-piece air mattress is for the patient to lie down and can provide the function of alternate decompression.

Description

One piece air mattress

The invention relates to a one-piece air mattress, in particular to a one-piece air mattress that can provide alternate inflation and deflation.

The known one-piece air bed is a rectangular cushion structure with a plurality of tubular air chambers arranged inside, for patients to lie on. The tubular air chambers are divided into two groups and arranged alternately and interspersedly. Its function is to inflate and deflate alternately in a timely manner, reduce the pressure of the mattress on the patient, and reduce the probability of bedsores in some applications.

However, the conventional one-piece air mattress has very limited size options and functions, which cannot be met in many application fields or special needs. For example, in response to certain types of lower limb trauma, it is necessary to configure other types of airbags for the support of the foot area. , or, the length of the mattress is too short to be suitable for taller patients, etc.

In order to solve the problem of limited use of previous technologies, this invention provides a one-piece air mattress.

According to some embodiments, a one-piece air bed includes a main mattress body and a plurality of first air nozzles in an expansion assembly. The main air mattress includes two pieces with two long sides and two short sides and defining an internal space. The faces of the two pieces are opposite to each other. Parts of the upper part are joined together to form a joint line so that the interior space is divided into two One air chamber, wherein at least one of the two short sides has a first attachment part; the expansion assembly includes an attachment edge corresponding to the short side of the main air cushion, and the attachment edge has a second attachment part, and the second attachment The connection part is used to be detachably attached to the first attachment part; the first air nozzle is arranged on the main air cushion and communicates with each air chamber individually.

Accordingly, in some applications of the embodiment, it can be adapted to meet different length requirements or care requirements. A one-piece air mattress can be used for patients to lie on, and an additional capacity of an expansion unit with different functions is provided at one end of the main air mattress. The main air mattress can be detachably connected with the second attachment part of the expansion unit through the first attachment part , and has the advantages of convenient assembly, expanded functions and improved applicability.

1: one piece air bed

100: main air cushion

101A, 101B: tubular unit

102A, 102B: connected unit

110A, 110B: sheet body

120: bonding wire

121: parallel segment

122: Turn section

130: the first attachment part

200: Expansion components

220: the second attachment part

230: The first tubular airbag

240: Second tubular airbag

300: the first valve

400: Second gas nozzle

C1, C2: air chamber

D1, D2, D3: pipe width

L1, L2: long side

S1, S2: short side

S3: attachment edge

[Fig. 1] is a structural schematic diagram of a top view of a sheet air mattress in some embodiments of the invention.

[Fig. 2] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of one piece air mattress of some embodiments of the invention.

[Fig. 3] An exploded schematic view of one of the sheet air mattresses of some embodiments of the invention.

[Fig. 4] is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of one of some embodiments of the present creation of a sheet air mattress.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of this creation, I will give a detailed description of this creation through the following specific embodiments and the attached drawings, as follows: In this article, the terms described " "a" or "an" to describe a unit, component, structure, device, site or region, etc. This is for convenience of illustration only, and for the purposes of this creation Domains provide general meaning. Accordingly, such description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is otherwise meant.

In this document, the described terms "comprising, including, having" or any other similar terms mean that they are not limited to the elements listed herein, but may include elements not explicitly listed but described, Other elements normally inherent in a component, structure, device, site or area.

In this document, words with similar ordinal numbers such as "first" or "second" are used to distinguish or refer to the same or similar units, components, structures, devices, parts or regions, and do not necessarily imply Contains the spatial sequence of such units, components, structures, devices, parts or regions. It should be understood that in some cases or configurations, ordinal terms may be used interchangeably without affecting the practice of the invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4, Figure 1 is a schematic top view of a one-piece air mattress according to the embodiment of the invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a one-piece air mattress according to the embodiment of the invention, and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a one-piece air mattress according to the embodiment of the invention An exploded view of the bed, Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a one-piece air bed in the embodiment of the invention. Wherein, for the same components or configurations, on the premise of making the drawings as clear and concise as possible, part of the components or configurations are marked with component symbols only once.

The one-piece air mattress 1 includes a main air mattress 100 , an expansion unit 200 and a plurality of first air nozzles 300 . The one-piece air mattress 1 is mainly used to support the patient's body and lie on it for the patient.

The main air cushion 100 includes two long sides L1, L2 and two short sides S1, S2 and two sheets 110A, 110B (see FIG. 4 ) that define an internal space. For example, the sheets 110A, 110B are made of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) sheets, the long sides L1, L2 and short sides S1, S2 of the sheets 110A, 110B are joined together by high frequency welding, so that the edges around the sheets 110A, 110B are closed to form a Internal space available for gas filling.

As shown in FIG. 4 , a part of the opposing surfaces of the sheets 110A, 110B are bonded together to form a bonding line 120, so that the internal space is divided into two air chambers C1, C2, and the air chamber C1 and the air chamber There is no gas communication between C2. In the main air cushion 100 , at least one of the short sides S1 , S2 has a first attachment portion 130 . In the example of FIGS. 1 and 3 , the first attachment portion 130 is disposed on the short side S2 as an example.

The expansion assembly 200 includes an attachment edge S3 corresponding to the short side S2 of the main air cushion 100, the attachment edge S3 has a second attachment portion 220, and the second attachment portion 220 is used to be detachable from the first attachment portion 130. Formally attached together so that the one-piece air mattress 1 has other functions accordingly. For example, the expansion assembly 200 can be an inflatable and deflatable airbag similar to the structure of the main air mattress 100, so that the overall length of the one-piece air mattress can be increased, and in some applications, it can be used for taller patients; or, in addition to In addition to the expansion of the length, the expansion assembly 200 can also have other shapes or surface types of inflatable and deflatable airbags, such as narrower tubular airbags or recessed areas, etc., which can meet the needs of patients' feet in some applications. Injured care; or, the expansion assembly 200 can also be a support in the form of a non-airbag, such as foam or gel pad.

In most application forms, the extension length of the expansion assembly 200 (along the X direction in FIG. 1 ) is smaller than the extension length of the main air cushion 100, and the expansion assembly 200 usually corresponds to the position of the patient's ankle when in use, but does not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the width of the attachment edge S3 of the expansion unit 200 corresponds to the width of the short side S2 of the main air cushion 100, and the connection between the second attachment portion 220 and the first attachment portion 130 can make The expansion unit 200 is installed on the main air mattress 100 . The first attachment part 130 and the second attachment part 220 can be a structure such as a button structure, a Velcro structure, a zipper structure or a hook structure, so that the main air cushion 100 and the expansion assembly 200 are detachably connected to each other. Together.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the first air nozzle 300 is arranged on the main air cushion 100 and communicates with each air chamber C1, C2 individually. The number of the first air nozzle 300 can correspond to the number of air chambers, or the The number of gas nozzles 300 is more than the number of gas chambers so that the gas can be filled or discharged faster. In this embodiment, the internal space of the main air cushion 100 is divided into an air chamber C1 and an air chamber C2, each air chamber C1, C2 is correspondingly equipped with at least one first air nozzle 300, and the first air nozzle 300 is used for A pipeline is installed to connect with an air supply source (not shown in the figure), and the main air cushion 100 is inflated or deflated through the pipeline and the first air nozzle 300 under the control of the host.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, through the combination of the first attachment part 130 and the second attachment part 220, the main air mattress 100 can be selectively attached to the expansion unit 200, and in some application levels, the one-piece air mattress can be Carrying corresponding expansion components according to the needs of patients or nursing care provides a variety of changes without the need to replace or repurchase the entire main body of the air mattress, thereby having wider and more diverse applications.

In some embodiments, the bonding line 120 may have a plurality of parallel segments 121 and a plurality of turning segments 122, the parallel segment 121 is substantially parallel to the short sides S1, S2, and the turning segment 122 is connected between the two parallel segments 121 and arranged in a staggered manner , so that the bonding wire 120 forms a meandering shape and extends across the sheet 110A (and 110B) along the X direction. The turning segment 122 may be in the form of an arc or a straight line. In terms of arcs, it has the effect of reducing the concentration of stress. In this creation, the term "substantially" should be understood as "approximately" and "generally". In addition, it can be understood that the number and size of the parallel section 121 and the turning section 122 are not limited to those described or indicated in the present embodiment and drawings.

Viewed from a top view, the shape of the parallel section 121 and the turning section 122 of the joint line 120 on the main air cushion 100 makes the air chamber C1 inflated to form a tubular unit 101A extending parallel to the directions of the short sides S1 and S2, and The communication unit 102A that makes the tubular units 101A communicate with each other is formed; on the other hand, the air chamber C2 is inflated to form the tubular unit 101B extending parallel to the direction of the short sides S1 and S2, And the communication unit 102B that makes the tubular units 101B gas-communicated with each other is formed. This makes the air chamber C1 and the air chamber C2 form a shape similar to two comb-like fittings. The tubular unit 101A and the tubular unit 101B make the surface of the main air cushion 100 form a plurality of tubular bulges. Since the tubular unit 101A and the tubular unit 101B are arranged in a staggered manner and are individually connected to different air supply pipelines (as shown in dotted lines in FIG. The control of deflation can make the main air cushion 100 have two alternate functions.

The locations of the head and tail ends of the bonding wire 120 are selected from two of the four long sides L1, L2 and short sides S1, S2, so that the inner space is divided into two air chambers C1, C2. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the head end of the bonding wire 120 is connected to the short side S1 and the tail end is connected to the short side S2 . With the configuration of the bonding wire 120, the bonding steps of the bonding wire 120, the long sides L1, L2, and the short sides S1, S2 can be completed on the chips 110A, 110B by one high-frequency process, thereby reducing the number of process steps and The advantage of shortening the process time.

Please return to Fig. 1, in the main air cushion 100 of this embodiment, there are more than two types of extension distances of the turning section 122, and the extension distance of the turning section 122 closer to the first attachment part 130 is smaller than that farther away from the first attachment part. The extension distance of the turning section 122 of 130. The extension distance of the turning section 122 is related to the width of the formed tubular units 101A, 101B, the longer the extension distance of the turning section 122, the wider the formed tubular units 101A, 101B. As shown in Figure 1, the tubular units 101A, 101B near the short side S1 have a tube width D1, and the tubular units 101A, 101B near the short side S2 have a tube width D2. In this embodiment, the tube width D1 is greater than the tube width D2, so that The tubular units 101A, 101B corresponding to the position of the patient's head have a wider tube width.

The expansion assembly 200 may include a first tubular airbag 230 and a second tubular airbag 240 that are not communicated with each other. The first tubular airbag 230 and the second tubular airbag 240 are substantially parallel to the short sides S1, S2 of the main air cushion 100, and the tube width of the first tubular airbag 230 and the tube width of the second tubular airbag 240 are less than or equal to the main air cushion 100 The pipe width of the pipe-shaped units 101A, 101B closer to the first attachment portion 130 is smaller. For example, the first tubular airbag 230 and the second tubular airbag 240 have a tube width D3, and the tube width D3 is less than or equal to the aforementioned tube width D2 and smaller. In tube width D1. Accordingly, the one-piece air bed 1 can have a plurality of surface ridges, and the width of the ridges can be configured to be progressive from the head to the foot of the bed, for example, arranged in descending order.

The expansion unit 200 can be similar in structure to the main air cushion 100 , and the expansion unit 200 in the form of an inflatable and deflatable airbag is formed by joining upper and lower sheets and bonding wires. However, it is not limited thereto, and the expansion assembly may also include foam, such as a pillow with built-in foam or a pad made of foam.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a sheet-type air mattress in this embodiment may include a plurality of second air nozzles 400, and the air chambers C1 and C2 are individually connected to the first tubular airbag 230 or the first tubular airbag 230 through a second air nozzle 400. The second tubular airbag 240 . For example, the first air nozzle 300 and the second air nozzle 400 are connected one-to-one in series, so that the air chamber C1 of the main air cushion 100 communicates with the first tubular airbag 230 of the expansion assembly 200 and another air chamber of the main air cushion 100 . The chamber C2 gas is connected to the second tubular airbag 240 of the expansion assembly 200, that is, the gas chamber C1 is connected to the first tubular airbag 230 through the first gas nozzle 300, the pipeline and the second gas nozzle 400, and the gas chamber C2 The middle line is in gas communication with the second tubular airbag 240 through another first gas nozzle 300 , a pipeline and another second gas nozzle 400 . The second air nozzle 400 may have a two-way pipe structure, and is correspondingly connected in series between the first air nozzle 300 and the air supply source. Thus, the air chamber C1 (tubular unit 101A) of the main air cushion 100 and the first tubular airbag 230 of the expansion assembly 200 belong to a group of pipelines, and the air chamber C2 (tubular unit 101B) of the main air cushion 100 and the second tubular airbag 230 of the expansion assembly 200 belong to a group of pipelines. Tubular airbag 240 belongs to another group of pipelines, so as to achieve two alternate functions through the inflation and deflation control of the host, alternately reduce the pressure of the air mattress on the patient's skin, and reduce the probability of bed sores.

To sum up, the one-piece air mattress in the above embodiment can be used for patients to lie down, and is suitable for adding expansion components with different functions to one end of the main air mattress in response to different length requirements or nursing needs. The main air cushion system can be detachably connected to the second attachment part of the expansion component through the first attachment part, and has the advantages of convenient assembly, expanded functions and improved applicability.

The invention has been disclosed above with a preferred embodiment, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiment is only used to describe the invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to the embodiments should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

1: one piece air bed

100: main air cushion

101A, 101B: tubular unit

102A, 102B: connected unit

110A: sheet body

120: bonding wire

121: parallel segment

122: Turn section

130: the first attachment part

200: Expansion components

220: the second attachment part

230: The first tubular airbag

240: Second tubular airbag

300: the first valve

400: Second gas nozzle

C1, C2: air chamber

D1, D2, D3: pipe width

L1, L2: long side

S1, S2: short side

S3: attachment edge

Claims (8)

A one-piece air mattress, comprising: a main air mattress, including two pieces having two long sides and two short sides and defining an inner space, and a part of the opposite sides of the two pieces are joined together to form a joint line so that the internal space is divided into two air chambers, wherein at least one of the two short sides has a first attachment part; an expansion assembly includes an attachment corresponding to the short side of the main air cushion The edge has a second attachment portion on the attachment edge, and the second attachment portion is used to be detachably attached to the first attachment portion; and a plurality of first air nozzles are set On the main air cushion, each air chamber is in gas communication with at least one corresponding first air nozzle. A one-piece air mattress according to claim 1, wherein the joining line has a plurality of parallel sections and a plurality of turning sections, the parallel sections are substantially parallel to the short sides, and the turning sections are connected between the two parallel sections and the two ends of the bonding wire are individually connected to two of the four of the two long sides and the two short sides so that the internal space is divided into two air chambers. A one-piece air mattress according to claim 2, wherein the extension distances of the turning sections are more than two types, and the extension distance of the turning section closer to the first attachment part is smaller than that farther from the first attachment part The extension distance of the turning segment. A one-piece air mattress according to claim 3, wherein the expansion unit includes a first tubular airbag and a second tubular airbag that are not connected to each other, the first tubular airbag and the second tubular airbag are substantially parallel to the the short sides of the main cushion, and The tube width of the first tubular airbag and the tube width of the second tubular airbag are less than or equal to the extension distance of the turning section of the main air cushion which is closer to the first attachment part. A one-piece air mattress according to claim 4, further comprising a plurality of second air nozzles, each of the air chambers is gas-connected to the first tubular airbag or the second tubular airbag through the corresponding second air nozzle. A one-piece air mattress according to claim 5, wherein the first air nozzles and the second air nozzles are connected one-to-one in series, so that one of the air chambers of the main air mattress is gas-connected to the The other of the first tubular airbag of the expansion unit and the air chambers of the main air cushion is in gas communication with the second tubular airbag of the expansion unit. The one-piece air mattress as claimed in claim 1, wherein the expansion unit includes a foam. A one-piece air mattress according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first attachment part and the second attachment part are button structure, Velcro structure, zipper structure and hook structure. one.

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