WO2018155740A1

WO2018155740A1 - Wearable mist spraying device

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Publication number: WO2018155740A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/002074
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장인수
Original assignee: 장인수
Priority date: 2017-02-24
Filing date: 2017-02-24
Publication date: 2018-08-30

Abstract

A wearable mist spraying device is presented. The wearable mist spraying device comprises: a wearable housing detachably worn on a part of a body; a fluid capsule detachably coupled to the wearable housing and having a receiving space having a discharge port at a portion thereof, in which a fluid is contained in the receiving space; and a spraying unit for converting the fluid contained in the fluid capsule into a mist state and spraying the fluid to the outside into the mist while docking with the fluid capsule in a state of being installed in the wearable housing, wherein the spraying unit sprays the fluid in the fluid capsule in a mist state while providing vibrations through a power source.

Description

Wearable Mist Injector

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a wearable mist injector, and more particularly, to a wearable mist injector for injecting a fluid contained in a fluid capsule into a mist state while being worn on a part of a body.

Recently, new pathogens such as MERS and H1N1 have emerged as serious problems due to rapid environmental changes such as extreme weather.

Moreover, in recent years, due to the development of traffic, the speed and range of transmission of viruses and bacteria are rapidly spreading, and the institutional defense system as well as personal hygiene management have emerged as a big topic.

Hand washing is typical as the easiest and most basic method of personal hygiene management.

Of course, few people do not know the importance of hand washing, but there are limitations that cannot be immediately implemented when hand washing is required due to various obstacles.

In particular, devices such as water facilities or detergent dispensers for washing hands are installed only in limited places, and therefore, hand washing cannot be performed immediately as needed, and there is a limit to performing hand washing periodically. have.

Accordingly, in order to overcome the limitations of space and time of hand washing, various mechanisms are being developed to carry and use the cleaner, and in particular, it is not possible to carry the cleaner in a bag or pocket, but to carry it on the body. Organizations are being developed.

Related Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0107843, which is a related art document, includes a container capable of containing a cold preventive solution and an injection means for injecting the contents of the container; Forming a space portion for the injection means portion formed on both ends so that the detachable means portion on the bracelet body to be worn on the wrist and configured to spray to the hand during sterilization, the container can be detached from the bracelet body portion Disclosed is a functional bracelet characterized in that it is provided.

The prior art as described above is convenient in terms of eliminating spatial and temporal constraints by carrying the cleaner in the form of a bracelet, but there is a problem in that the configuration is complicated and the volume is increased because the pump and the spring must be configured to inject the cleaner.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for solving the above problems.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information that the inventors possess for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a publicly known technique disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification can carry a fluid such as a cleaner in a state of being worn on the body, and in particular, to provide a wearable mist injector capable of atomizing and injecting a fluid into a mist state through vibration. There is this.

Technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to one embodiment, wearable housing detachably worn on a part of the body; A fluid capsule detachably coupled to the wearable housing and having a receiving space at a portion thereof to receive a fluid in the receiving space; And an injector configured to inject the fluid contained in the fluid capsule into a mist state and eject it to the outside while docking the outlet of the fluid capsule while installed in the wearable housing. It is characterized in that the fluid of the fluid capsule is injected in the mist state.

For example, the injection unit, a fluid filter for receiving a portion of the fluid in a wet state while communicatively shielding the outlet of the fluid capsule; Docking with the outlet of the fluid capsule while being detachably coupled to the fluid capsule in a state coupled to the waveable housing, the injection port is provided to communicate with the discharge port for injecting the fluid in the mist state to the injection port Injection body; A battery provided in the injection body to provide power; An ultrasonic vibrator that faces the fluid filter in a state of being embedded in the injection main body, and injects the fluid wet to the fluid filter to the injection hole in a mist state while generating vibration by a power source of the battery; And it may include a control unit for providing an operation of the ultrasonic vibrator.

According to the above-mentioned means for solving the problem, the fluid contained in the fluid capsule is detachably coupled to the wearable housing can carry a fluid such as a cleaning agent to the body while wearing, the injection unit to provide vibration to the fluid through the ultrasonic vibrator Accordingly, a wearable mist injector which can be manufactured in a simplified volume without a pump-like configuration can be proposed.

In addition, since the fluid capsule is configured to be replaced, it is possible to provide a wearable mist injector capable of injecting various fluids such as a disinfectant and a disinfectant, as well as a detergent.

In addition, the injection of the mist or the injection cycle can be notified at intervals of the set time, and when located in the set area can be presented a wearable mist injection device that can be forcibly sprayed mist.

In addition, it is easy to replace the fluid capsule, it is also possible to expect the effect of easy to check the capacity of the fluid capsule.

The effects obtainable in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned above are apparent to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong. Can be understood.

1 is a perspective view showing a wearable mist injection apparatus according to an embodiment.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a wearable mist injection device according to an embodiment.

3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an injection unit of the wearable mist injection device according to an embodiment.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the injection unit shown in FIG. 3 is viewed from the bottom.

FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view illustrating an injection part of the wearable mist injection device according to an embodiment. FIG.

6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the sprayer shown in FIG. 5.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an injection unit according to another embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be embodied in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of the matters well known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a configuration is "connected" to another configuration, this includes not only 'directly connected', but also 'connected with another configuration in the middle'. In addition, when a configuration "includes" a certain configuration, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it may further include other configurations other than the other configuration.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a wearable mist injector according to an embodiment, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a wearable mist injector according to an embodiment.

1 and 2, the wearable mist injector according to an embodiment may include a wearable housing 100, a fluid capsule 200, and an injector 300.

The wearable housing 100 is a component that wears the fluid capsule 200 and the injection unit 300 to be described later on a part of the body, for example, may be configured to be wearable on the wrist. The wearable housing 100 may include a housing body 110 and a housing band 120.

The housing main body 110 provides a coupling portion of the fluid capsule 200 and the injection unit 300, which will be described later, is formed in a ring shape, and the upper and lower ends thereof are opened, and the injection unit 300 is seated through the upper opening. The state is coupled, the fluid capsule 300 is coupled through the opening of the bottom.

The housing band 120 extends to both sides of the housing body 110 and binds to each other to wear the housing body 110 to a part of the body. The housing band 120 may be manufactured in the same manner as the housing main body 110, and may be manufactured in various designs while being detachably coupled to the housing main body 110.

The housing band 120 is provided with a binding member is bound to each other. Here, the binding member may be composed of a protrusion and a locking groove which are coupled to each other while forming a pair of male and female, and alternatively, any configuration known in the art to which the present invention belongs, such as a buckle configuration or a Velcro tape, a snap button or a magnet, may be applied. have.

The fluid capsule 200 accommodates a fluid in a liquid state and is detachably coupled to the wearable housing 100 together with the injection unit 300 to be described later.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the fluid capsule 200 and the injection unit 300 of the wearable mist injector according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fluid capsule 200 and the injection unit 300. An exploded perspective view showing a state.

3 and 4, the fluid capsule 200 is formed in the form of a capsule having an outlet 210 on one side to receive the fluid in the receiving space.

Here, the fluid capsule 200 may accommodate various fluids such as hand cleaners, disinfectants or perfumes, and may accommodate different fluids while being manufactured in plurality. In this case, the fluid capsule 200 may be manufactured in a form in which a label for indicating the type of fluid is attached or distinguished from each other according to the type of fluid.

The injection unit 300 is a component that injects the fluid contained in the fluid capsule 200 into a mist state by spraying the liquid while being docked at the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200 in a mist state.

For example, the injection unit 300 may include a fluid filter 310, an injection main body 320, a battery 330, an ultrasonic vibrator 340, and a controller 350.

The fluid filter 310 is a component that receives the fluid before it is granulated in the mist state while communicatively shielding the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. .

Here, as the fluid capsule 200 is worn on the body (cuff) through the wearable housing 100, the flow is generated by the movement of the body. At this time, the fluid flows and wets the fluid filter 310.

The fluid filter 310 may be made of a nonwoven material and may communicate with the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200 in a state of being attached to the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200 or embedded in the injection main body 320. Can be shielded.

The injection body 320 is coupled to the outlet of the fluid capsule 200 in a docked state in a state that is detachably coupled to the housing body 110 of the wearable housing 100 described above, the battery 330, the ultrasonic vibrator, which will be described later An injection hole 320a through which the fluid in the mist state is injected while providing an installation space of the 340 and the controller 350 is provided.

In detail, the injection main body 320 may include a lower body 321 and an upper cover 322 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

The lower body 321 is detachably coupled to the fluid capsule 200 at the lower end while providing an installation space of the battery 330, the ultrasonic vibrator 340 and the control unit 350.

In detail, the lower body 321 is provided with a docking sleeve 321a fitted to the outer circumferential surface of the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200, as shown in FIG. 6, to dock with the fluid capsule 200.

In addition, the lower body 321 is coupled to the engaging projection 323b provided on the side of the fluid capsule 200 is formed as the engaging portion 323a extending downwards to form an arc-shaped wing as shown in FIG. Detachably coupled.

Here, the lower body 321 is coupled while shielding the side of the fluid capsule 200 in a form in which the pair of coupling portions 323a face each other, the portion adjacent to the coupling portion 323a is recessed to form a fluid capsule ( A side portion of the side portion 200 forms an exposed portion 323c.

Therefore, the fluid capsule 200 may check the volume of the fluid through the exposed portion 323c.

The upper cover 322 is detachably coupled to the upper end of the lower body 321 and shields the installation space of the lower body 321, the injection hole 320a is provided in communication with the outlet 210 of the fluid capsule 200 To discharge the mist-like fluid to the outside.

The battery 330 is built in the installation space of the injection body 320 together with the control unit 350 to be described later to provide power.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the ultrasonic vibrator 340 faces the fluid filter 310 while being embedded in the installation space of the injection main body 320, and supplies power to the battery 330 under the control of the controller 350. Generate vibration while operating through That is, the ultrasonic vibrator 340 generates vibration in a state facing the fluid filter 320 to granulate the fluid soaked in the fluid filter 320 into a mist state and discharge it to the injection hole 320a.

The controller 350 controls the overall operation of the injection unit 300, and may include a processor or a memory mounted on a substrate, and may include a switch operated by a user.

The controller 350 may read a file or store a new file in the memory while executing a program stored in the memory, for example, and control the battery 330 by indicating the amount of charge of the battery 330.

Here, the control unit 350 may operate the ultrasonic vibrator 340 only when switched by a user's operation, and may automatically operate the ultrasonic vibrator 340 at a set time period. The ultrasonic vibrator 340 may be operated through a remote control while communicating with an external device such as a smartphone through a communication unit to be described later.

That is, the injection unit 300 may further include a communication unit not shown.

The communication unit is a component that is embedded in the injection main body 320 to enable remote control of the control unit 350 while wirelessly communicating with an external device such as a smartphone.

That is, the controller 350 may remotely control the operation interval of the ultrasonic vibrator 340 through the app while being connected to the external device through the communication unit. For example, the communication unit may be configured to include a Bluetooth module or NFC module.

Here, the communication unit may wirelessly communicate with an iBeacon installed in a set area, and in this case, the controller 350 may spray mist when the communication unit and the beacon communicate wirelessly.

That is, the control unit 350 may spray mist by forcibly operating the ultrasonic vibrator 340 while communicating with the beacon through a communication unit in a specific region where the beacon is installed.

For example, when a beacon is installed in an area where cleaning is necessary, such as a hospital or postpartum care center, the controller 350 may force the ultrasonic vibrator 340 to perform mist cleaning.

In addition, the controller 350 continuously communicates with the smartphone through the communication unit, and counts the number of operations of the ultrasonic vibrator 340, that is, the number of hand washings, so that the user can monitor the app through the app. have.

Meanwhile, the injection unit 300 may further include an alarm vibration motor 360 embedded in the injection main body 320 as shown in FIG. 4.

The alarm vibration motor 360 is a component for providing an alarm for spraying mist to the user. The alarm vibration motor 360 operates under the control of the controller 350 based on the power of the battery 330 and wears the wearable housing at a set time interval. 100 to provide vibration.

Therefore, the user may recognize the injection time of the mist through the vibration of the alarm vibration motor 360, and may spray the mist through the direct control of the control unit 350 or the remote control of the smartphone via the communication unit.

The alarm vibration motor 360 may be applied to a configuration that is built in a typical mobile phone.

Meanwhile, the injection unit 300 may further include a usb connector 370 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

The usb connector 370 is provided on one surface of the injection body 320 and is connected to the battery 330 and the control unit 350 to perform power supply or data communication by a USB cable.

As shown in FIG. 2, the usb connector 370 is exposed only when the injection main body 320 is separated from the wearable housing 100 as formed on one surface of the injection main body 320, as shown in FIG. 1. As described above, the injection main body 320 may be shielded while being coupled to the wearable housing 100.

Therefore, the usb connector 370 may be prevented from being damaged by an external impact in a state in which the usb connector 370 is coupled to the wearable housing 100.

Meanwhile, the injection main body 320 may further include an injection nozzle 325 as shown in FIG. 7. The injection nozzle 325 is a component for adjusting the injection direction of the fluid injected into the injection port 320.

The injection nozzle 325 may be formed in the hemispherical cross section while the discharge port is formed at the end, it is rotatably coupled to the injection hole (320a).

Here, the injection hole 320a is formed in a hemispherical shape corresponding to the curvature of the injection nozzle 325 and the fitting slot 325 into which the injection nozzle 325 is fitted is formed along the circumference.

Therefore, the injection nozzle 325 may be adjusted by the user while being rotated by the user in a state coupled to the fitting slot 325 can be adjusted.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned fluid capsule 200 and the injection unit 300 may be used in a state without the configuration of the wearable housing 100.

That is, the injection unit 300 may spray the mist in a state in which it is not worn on the body in a docked state with the fluid capsule 200 or is placed on a desk, and sprays the mist in a state where it is mounted on a separate mounting device. It may be.

It describes the operation and action of the wearable mist injector according to an embodiment including the above components.

First, referring to the assembly process of the wearable mist injector according to an embodiment, the injection main body 320 is a housing constituting the wearable housing 100 after the charging of the battery 330 through the usb connector 370 is completed. It is coupled in a state seated on the upper portion of the main body (110).

In addition, the fluid capsule 200 is coupled to the coupling portion 323a of the injection main body 320 through the lower portion of the wearable housing 100, and the outlet 210 is inserted into the docking sleeve 321a and docked.

The wearable housing 100 is worn on the body through the housing band 120. In this case, the fluid filter 310 receives a portion of the fluid in a wet state as the fluid capsule 200 flows due to the flow of the body.

When spraying the fluid in the mist state, the control unit 350 operates the ultrasonic vibrator 340 while operating at a predetermined time or switched by the user to granulate the fluid soaked in the fluid filter 310 in the mist state to the injection hole. Ejected to 320a, it is also possible to operate the ultrasonic vibrator while communicating with the smartphone through the communication unit.

At this time, the control unit 350 counts the number of operations of the ultrasonic vibrator 340 to provide to the smart phone through the communication unit, so that the user monitors the number of hand washing through the smart phone.

Meanwhile, when the alarm vibration motor 360 is provided, the control unit 350 operates the alarm vibration motor 360 at a set time period or through the remote control of the smartphone via the communication unit. By operating the user will be notified of the injection time.

In addition, the control unit 350 is provided with a communication unit when the communication unit communicates with the beacon installed in the area, such as a hospital forcibly operating the ultrasonic vibrator 340 to discharge the fluid.

As described above, the wearable mist injector according to the exemplary embodiment is detachably coupled to the wearable housing in which the fluid contained in the fluid capsule is detachably coupled, so that the fluid may be carried in a state in which a fluid such as a cleaner is worn on the body, and the injection unit may include an ultrasonic vibrator. By providing vibration to the fluid through it can be produced in a simplified volume without the configuration like a pump.

The term '~' used in the above embodiments refers to software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and '~' serves a part. However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. '~ Portion' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or separated from additional components and 'parts'.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong may easily change to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the above-described embodiments. I can understand. Therefore, it is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected by the present specification is represented by the following claims rather than the above description, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

Claims

A wearable housing detachably worn on a portion of the body;

A fluid capsule detachably coupled to the wearable housing and having a receiving space at a portion thereof to receive a fluid in the receiving space; And

It includes an injection unit for converting the fluid contained in the fluid capsule into a mist state and sprayed to the outside while docked to the outlet of the fluid capsule in a state installed in the wearable housing,

The injection unit,

Wearable mist injector, characterized in that for spraying the fluid of the fluid capsule in the mist state while providing a vibration through a power source.
The method according to claim 1,

The injection unit,

A fluid filter configured to receive a portion of the fluid in a wet state while communicatively shielding an outlet of the fluid capsule;

Docking with the outlet of the fluid capsule while being detachably coupled to the fluid capsule in a state coupled to the waveable housing, the injection port is provided to communicate with the discharge port for injecting the fluid in the mist state to the injection port Injection body;

A battery provided in the injection body to provide power;

An ultrasonic vibrator that faces the fluid filter in a state of being embedded in the injection main body, and injects the fluid wet to the fluid filter to the injection hole in a mist state while generating vibration by a power source of the battery; And

Wearable mist injection device comprising a control unit for providing an operation of the ultrasonic vibrator.
The method according to claim 2,

The control unit,

Wearable mist injector, characterized in that for operating the ultrasonic vibrator or a predetermined time period while switching by the user to operate the ultrasonic vibrator.
The method according to claim 2,

The injection unit,

The wearable mist injection device further comprises a communication unit embedded in the injection main body to allow remote control of the control unit while wirelessly communicating with an external device.
The method according to claim 4,

The communication unit,

Wireless communication with beacons installed in the set area,

The control unit,

Wearable mist injector, characterized in that for forced operation of the ultrasonic vibrator when the beacon and the communication unit wireless communication.
The method according to claim 4,

The injection unit,

Operated by the power of the battery in the state installed in the spraying main body, by providing a vibration to the wearable housing at intervals set by the control of the controller, or by providing a vibration while communicating with an external device through the communication unit Wearable mist injection device further comprises an alarm vibration motor for providing a notification to the user.
The method according to claim 2,

The injection body,

A lower body having a docking sleeve to which the fluid capsule is detachably coupled to a lower end of the ultrasonic capsule, the battery and the control unit in an open state, and the outlet of the fluid capsule is fitted; And

Wearable mist injection device is coupled to the upper end of the lower body to shield the installation space of the lower body, the injection hole formed on the opposite side of the docking sleeve and in communication with the outlet of the fluid capsule .
The method according to claim 7,

The lower body,

A coupling portion forming a coupling portion while facing a portion of the side surface of the fluid capsule; And

Wearable mist injection device is formed in the form adjacent to the coupling portion to expose a portion of the side surface of the fluid capsule to expose the capacity of the fluid.
The method according to claim 7,

The injection body,

Wearing mist injection device is provided in the injection port of the upper cover further comprises an injection nozzle for adjusting the injection angle of the fluid.
The method according to claim 9,

The injection hole,

It has a hemispherical cross section and a fitting slot is formed along the perimeter,

The injection nozzle,

Wearable mist injection device is characterized in that the hemispherical cross-section is rotatably coupled to the fitting slot and the injection angle is adjusted.
The method according to claim 1,

The wearable housing,

A housing body having an upper end and a lower end formed in a ring shape, wherein the injection unit is coupled through an upper end opening, and the fluid capsule is coupled through an lower end opening; And

And a housing band extending to both sides of the housing body, the housing band being coupled to each other to wear the housing body on a portion of the body.
A fluid capsule having a discharge space at a portion thereof to receive the fluid in the accommodation space; And

And an injector for discharging the fluid contained in the fluid capsule into a mist state and injecting it to the outside while detachably docked to the outlet of the fluid capsule,

The injection unit,

Wearable mist injector, characterized in that for spraying the fluid of the fluid capsule in the mist state while providing a vibration through a power source.