US3750672A - Arrangement for forming an electrostatic field in the region of a bed - Google Patents

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US3750672A
US3750672A US00037803A US3750672DA US3750672A US 3750672 A US3750672 A US 3750672A US 00037803 A US00037803 A US 00037803A US 3750672D A US3750672D A US 3750672DA US 3750672 A US3750672 A US 3750672A
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    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
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  • ABSTRACT An arrangement for forming an electrostatic field in the region of a bed in which a pair of electrodes are arranged in the bed spaced from the head and body portion of a person resting therein, so that a voltage supply of about 200 volts connected to the electrodes will create an electrostatic field at the region of the head of the person in order of 10 volts per meter.
  • the present invention relates to an arrangement for forming an electrostatic field in the region of the bed with an electrode arranged at the head end of the bed which is connected to one pole of a voltage supply.
  • the arrangement according to the present invention for forming an electrostatic field in the region of a bed mainly comprises a first electrode in the region of the head end of the bed, a second electrode arranged spaced from the first electrode in such a manner that the distance of the first electrode from a personresting in the bed in substantially straight condition plus the distance of the person from the second electrode is smaller than 30 centimeters and a voltage supply having a maximum voltagev of 200 volts connected to the electrodes.
  • the second electrode may be formed by the supporting frame of the bed, respectively by the mattress and in such an arrangement the person resting in the bed is in direct or nearly direct contact with the second electrode so that only the distance between the head and the electrode at the head end of the bed has to be bridged by the voltage supplied.
  • the second electrode may also be incorporated in the bed board at the foot end of the bed or in an additional foot support provided at the foot end of the bed.
  • such an additional foot support may be mounted adjustably toward and away from the head end of the bed so that the same arrangement may beused for persons of different size or for persons which assume very different positions during their rest in the bed.
  • the first and/or the second electrode may also be incorporated in a roll or a pillow.
  • a roll or pillow may for instance be provided between its filling and its outer cover with a metal foil forming the electrode.
  • further implements for instance a radio or a vibrator, etc., in the interior of the roll.
  • the low voltage used further permits to insulate the electrodes by means usually incorporated in a bed.
  • the electrodes may be insulated by layers of wood veneer.
  • the electric field is changed during the rest period.
  • this is usually obtained due to the change of position of the resting'person occurring during the sleeping period which will change the position of thehead relative to the first electrode and thereby cause a change in the field intensity.
  • switch means permitting to stepwise change the voltage between the first electrode and the bed. In this way, it is possible to adjust the field strength to an optimum field strength suitable for the person resting in the bed.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic partly perspective illustration of a bed provided with the arrangement according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a partial transverse cross section through the head board of the bed
  • FIG. 3 is a cross section similar to FIG. 2, and showing a slightly different arrangement
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic partly perspective views respectively illustrating modifications of the arrangement shown in FIG. 1.
  • the bed schematically shown in FIG. 1 comprises a bed frame 1, a head board 2, a foot board 3, and a mattress 4 resting on the bed frame.
  • An additional foot sup port 5 is connected by a pair of telescoping elements 6 to the foot board 3 so that the position of the additional foot support 5 is adjustable in the direction toward and away from the head board 2.
  • locking means are provided on the telescopic elements 6 so as to fix the same in any adjusted position, but these locking means, which are of known construction, are not shown in the drawing.
  • a first electrode 7 is arranged in the headboard 2.
  • the electrode 7 is connected by a conductor to a terminal 8 on the head board whereas a second terminal 9 is provided on the bed frame 1 which is connected to a conductive portion of the bed, for instance to metallic bed springs which serve as second electrode or counter-electrode.
  • the head board 2 may comprise, as shown in FIG. 2, a wooden core 10 covered at opposite faces thereof by wood veneer plates 11 and I2, and the metallic plateshaped electrode 7 is sandwiched between the wood core 10 and the veneer plate 12, whereby with the voltage used for the arrangement according to the present invention a sufficient insulation of the electrode 7 with regard to the remainder of the bed is obtained.
  • the head board 2 shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is formed of sheet metal provided at opposite faces thereof with lacquer layers 14 and 15.
  • the metal electrode 7' abuts with one face thereof against the outer face of the lacquer layer 15, whereas the other face of the metal electrode is provided with an additional lacquer layer 16.
  • the lacquer layers are formed from electrically insulating material so that the electrode 7' is sufficiently insulated.
  • Electrical means 17 are connected to the terminals 8 and 9 and these means include a voltage source 18, shown in FIG. 1 as comprising a plurality of elements each supplying a voltage of 40 volts.
  • the terminal 9 is grounded.
  • the arrangement includes further switch means 19 which permit to connect the elements either singly or in series to the terminal 8 so that the voltage at this terminal and therefore that of the electrode 7 may be selectively chosen to be 40, 80, or volts.
  • the connection of the elements into the circuit by means of the switch means 19 may be controlled by a timer 20, connected to the switch means 19.
  • the timer 20 may be used in order to gradually increase the field intensity and to reduce the same also gradually or in order to obtain an increased field intensity for a short time period.
  • the electrode 7 can also be constructed as a separate part and mounted on the head board of the bed.
  • the electrode 7 may be formed as a decorative element. It is not necessary to electrically insulate the electrode 7 if a sufficiently high resistance is provided in the electric circuit 17, for instance a separate resistor 21 as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 1.
  • Beds are sometimes constructed in such a manner that the head end or foot end of the bed is fixedly connected to a wall of the room in which the bed is located.
  • one of the electrodes may be fixedly mounted on the aforementioned wall.
  • the electrode at the head end of the bed may also be incorporated in head support means in the form of a pillow or roll 22 shown in FIG. 4, and the other electrode may be formed by the foot support 5 as shown in FIG. 5.
  • An arrangement for forming an electrostatic field in the region of a bed so that a person resting on the bed is subjected to the influence of said electrostatic field said bed having a supporting frame, a mattress on said supporting frame for supporting a person thereon, a head and a foot end, said arrangement comprising a first electrode in the region of said head end of said bed; a second electrode in said bed spaced from said first electrode; insulating means insulating said first from said second electrode; and voltage supply means having a maximum voltage of 200 volts and a pair of poles respectively connected to said first and said second electrode.

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US5611799A (en) * 1994-06-14 1997-03-18 Smith; Albert C. Ocular repair method
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US4094322A (en) * 1976-06-18 1978-06-13 Hakuju Institute For Health Science Co., Ltd. Therapeutical apparatus using electric field
US4364378A (en) * 1976-10-22 1982-12-21 Seuss Willy Massage apparatus with electrostatic field
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US4650965A (en) * 1985-08-15 1987-03-17 Lawson John W Radiant head-heating apparatus
US5611799A (en) * 1994-06-14 1997-03-18 Smith; Albert C. Ocular repair method
EP0774271A3 (de) * 1995-11-15 1999-05-19 Mesotes Co., Ltd. Vorrichtung zur Erhöhung des elektrischen Feldes von therapeutischen Apparaten mittels eines elektrischen Potentials
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