WO2022138610A1 - Fluid container for biological information measuring device and biological information measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a fluid container for a biological information measuring device capable of accurately measuring biological information of a subject and demonstrating sufficient performance even when the biological information measuring device is reduced in thickness and made thin to minimize discomfort to the subject's back and the like during use. [Solution] A fluid container 1A for a biological information measuring device comprises a mat-shaped fluid container body 10 and a tube 2 leading out from the fluid container body 10. In the fluid container body 10, a plurality of elongate fluid layers 11 are arranged at intervals in a widthwise planar direction. Each of the fluid layers 11 is in communication with the tube 2, contains a sponge material 112 and air as a fluid, and has a flexibility in the thickness direction enough to prevent flattening due to the weight of a subject. In the interval positions between the fluid layers 11, ..., cushion layers 12, ... having a greater flexibility in the thickness direction than the fluid layers 11, ... are provided.

Description

Fluid accommodating body and biometric information measuring device for biometric information measuring device

The present invention relates to a fluid container for a biological information measuring device that measures biological information such as the heart rate and respiratory rate of a body to be measured such as a human or an animal, and a biological information measuring device using this fluid container. Is.

Conventionally, for example, a biometric information measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been known. Such a biometric information measuring device includes a fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from an object to be measured such as a person or an animal on the upper side, and air or the like that travels through a tube derived from the fluid accommodating body. It is equipped with a pressure sensor that detects the pressure in the input chamber of the fluid and a signal processing unit that processes the electric signal output from the pressure sensor, and biometric information such as the heart rate and breathing rate of the body to be measured. It is a configuration that can measure.

In this type of biometric information measuring device, in order to minimize the discomfort to the back of the object to be measured during use, the body of the fluid container constituting the fluid container is made into a mat shape and its thickness is reduced. Even if it is thin, it is required to be able to measure accurate biological information such as the heart rate and the respiratory rate of the object to be measured, and to exhibit sufficient performance.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-110969

However, in the fluid accommodating body used in the conventional biometric information measuring device as described above, a fluid layer in which a fluid such as air is accommodating in an internal void in the fluid accommodating body body and a portion between these fluid layers are provided. Flexibility is not taken into consideration. Therefore, in such a conventional fluid accommodating body, the back of the object to be measured is not discomforted as much as possible. Therefore, if the thickness is made small and thin, the flexibility in the thickness direction is too high, and when used. For example, the weight of the object to be measured may cause a large area of the fluid container to be crushed to a large extent, resulting in poor sensitivity, and accurate biometric information may not be measured, resulting in insufficient performance. rice field.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to reduce the thickness so as not to give a sense of discomfort to the back of the object to be measured during use as much as possible. A fluid container for a biological information measuring device that can measure accurate biological information of the object to be measured and can exhibit sufficient performance even if it is thin, and a biological information measuring device using this fluid container. To provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the fluid accommodating body for the biometric information measuring device according to the first invention includes a mat-shaped fluid accommodating body main body portion and a tube derived from the fluid accommodating body main body portion. It is a fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device, and in the main body of the fluid accommodating body, it communicates with the tube, and a sponge material and a fluid are accommodated, and the thickness direction is not crushed by the weight of the object to be measured. A long fluid layer having flexibility is provided at a plurality of intervals on the width side in the plane direction, and a cushion layer having higher flexibility in the thickness direction than these fluid layers is provided at the interval position of the fluid layers. Is provided.

In the first invention, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the second invention has one tube communicating with a plurality of the fluid layers in the main body of the fluid accommodating body via a branch joint. It is characterized by being concentrated in.

The fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the third invention is characterized in that, in the second invention, the piping of the tube in the main body of the fluid accommodating body is bilaterally symmetrical in the length direction.

In any one of the first to third inventions, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth invention is the fluid layer in which the sponge material and the fluid are accommodated inside a long pouch body. A fluid pad to which the tube is connected to the short portion side of the pouch is housed and fixed in the main body of the fluid accommodating body to be formed.

In the fourth invention, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth invention is abbreviated as the back surface of the fluid pad on the back surface side of the fluid pad forming the fluid layer in the main body of the fluid accommodating body. It is characterized in that thin plates of the same shape and substantially the same size are provided.

In any one of the first to fourth inventions, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the sixth invention has a thin plate on the back surface side of the fluid layer and the cushion layer in the main body of the fluid accommodating body. It is characterized by being provided.

In any one of the first to sixth inventions, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the seventh invention is formed by accommodating and fixing a cushioning material in the main body of the fluid accommodating body in the cushion layer. It is characterized by being.

The fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the eighth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventh inventions, the plurality of the fluid layers are provided in a non-parallel manner.

In any one of the first to eighth inventions, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the ninth invention has a plurality of the fluid layer and the cushion layer in the main body of the fluid accommodating body in the length direction. It is characterized by being formed symmetrically.

In any of the first to ninth inventions, the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the tenth invention has the fluid accommodating body main body foldable at the intermediate portion in the length direction. It is characterized by.

The biometric information measuring device according to the eleventh invention detects the pressure of a fluid container that receives pressure directly or indirectly from a body to be measured on the upper side and a fluid that moves back and forth through a tube derived from the fluid container. A biometric information measuring device capable of measuring biometric information of a body to be measured, comprising a pressure sensor and a signal processing unit for processing an electric signal output from the pressure sensor. It is one of the fluid accommodating bodies for the biological information measuring device according to the first to tenth inventions.

The biometric information measuring device according to the twelfth invention detects the pressure of a fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from the object to be measured on the upper side and the pressure of the fluid moving back and forth through the tube derived from the fluid accommodating body. It is a biometric information measuring device capable of measuring biometric information of the object to be measured, including a pressure sensor and a signal processing unit for processing an electric signal output from the pressure sensor. A fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device according to the first invention, a plurality of the pressure sensors are provided on a main control board, and the fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are individually provided via the tube. It is characterized in that the arithmetic processing unit calculates a measured value from the detected values of the plurality of pressure sensors.

The biometric information measuring device according to the thirteenth invention detects the pressure of a fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from the object to be measured on the upper side and the pressure of the fluid moving back and forth through the tube derived from the fluid accommodating body. It is a biological information measuring device capable of measuring the biological information of the object to be measured, including a pressure sensor and a signal processing unit for processing an electric signal output from the pressure sensor. A fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device according to the first invention, a plurality of the pressure sensors are provided on a main control board, and the fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are derived from the fluid accommodating body. The tubes are aggregated by a branch joint, and each tube is individually connected via a tube branched again from the aggregated branch joint, and the arithmetic processing unit measures a value from the detected values of the plurality of pressure sensors. Is characterized by calculating.

The biometric information measuring device according to the fourteenth invention is any of the eleventh inventions to the thirteenth invention, wherein the biometric information measuring device can be connected to a repeater, and data of measured values measured via a communication network. Is characterized by being able to transmit.

According to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the first to tenth inventions having the above-described configuration, the sponge material and the fluid are accommodated in the mat-shaped fluid accommodating body main body, and the weight of the measured body is measured. Long fluid layers having thickness flexibility that are not crushed by are provided at a plurality of intervals, and the fluid layer spacing positions have higher thickness direction flexibility than these fluid layers. A cushion layer is provided. For this reason, the harmful effect that a considerably wide part of the fluid accommodating body is greatly crushed by the weight of the object to be measured is eliminated, and the back of the object to be measured is not discomforted as much as possible. Further, it is possible to provide a fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device capable of measuring accurate biological information of the measured object and exhibiting sufficient performance.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the second invention, the tubes communicating with the plurality of fluid layers in the main body of the fluid accommodating body are integrated into one through a branch joint. Therefore, it is only necessary to use one pressure sensor to configure one biometric information measuring device, and it can be carried out with a smart structure and at low cost.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the third invention, since the tube piping in the fluid accommodating body is symmetrical in the length direction, the pressure receiving accuracy by the plurality of fluid layers Are substantially the same, and a stable and highly accurate biometric information measuring device can be configured.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biometric information measuring device according to the fourth invention, the fluid layer contains the sponge material and the fluid inside the long pouch body, and the tube is connected to the short part side of the pouch body. Since the fluid pad is housed, fixed, and formed in the main body of the fluid container, it is easy to form a highly accurate fluid layer, so that the fluid layer portion can be easily and highly accurately manufactured. ..

In particular, according to the fluid container for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth invention, when the fluid container body is laid on a bed such as a soft rug or a mat instead of a bed such as a hard futon and used. Due to the weight of the body to be measured, only a part of the main body of the fluid container is locally pushed too much, resulting in poor sensitivity, and accurate biometric information cannot be measured, which may result in insufficient performance. There was, but this can be avoided. That is, in the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth invention, a thin plate having substantially the same shape as the back surface of the fluid pad and having substantially the same size is placed on the back surface side of the fluid pad forming the fluid layer in the main body of the fluid accommodating body. Is provided, the pressure due to the weight of the object to be measured can be dispersed by a thin plate, and it is possible to avoid the possibility that only a part of the main body of the fluid accommodating body is locally pushed too much and causes sensitivity deterioration. ..

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the sixth invention, when the fluid accommodating body is laid on a bed such as a soft rug or a mat instead of a bed such as a hard futon and used. Due to the weight of the body to be measured, only a part of the main body of the fluid container is locally pushed too much, resulting in poor sensitivity, and accurate biological information cannot be measured, which may result in insufficient performance. However, this can be avoided as in the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth invention. That is, in the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the sixth invention, since the thin plate is provided on the back surface side of the fluid layer and the cushion layer in the fluid accommodating body main body, the pressure due to the body weight of the measured object is provided. Can be dispersed in a thin plate having a wider area, and it is possible to avoid the possibility that only a part of the main body of the fluid accommodating body is locally pushed too much to cause deterioration of sensitivity.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the seventh invention, the cushion layer is formed by accommodating and fixing the cushion material in the main body of the fluid accommodating body, so that the cushion layer is a highly accurate cushion layer. Since it is easy to form, the cushion layer portion can be manufactured easily and with high accuracy.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biometric information measuring device according to the eighth invention, since the plurality of fluid layers are provided in a non-parallel manner, it is used because the adjacent fluid layers are relatively inclined. The size of the total area where the back or the like of the object to be measured pushes the fluid layer at the time can be further increased, and a more stable and highly accurate biometric information measuring device can be configured.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the ninth invention, a plurality of fluid layers and cushion layers in the main body of the fluid accommodating body are formed symmetrically in the length direction. For this reason, a circuit, program, etc. for measuring biometric information on the biometric information measuring device side that can handle even if the back of the object to be measured is displaced to the left or right from the center during use can be easily and accurately created. It is possible to construct a more stable and highly accurate biometric information measuring device.

In particular, according to the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the tenth invention, since the fluid accommodating body main body can be folded at the intermediate portion in the length direction, it is unfolded at the time of use and unfolded at the time of transportation. Since it can be folded, it has a compact size that is folded especially during transportation, making it convenient to carry and use.

According to the biological information measuring apparatus according to the eleventh invention, since the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring apparatus according to the first to tenth inventions is used, the living body according to the first to tenth inventions described above is used. It is possible to provide a biological information measuring device that exhibits the effect of any of the fluid accommodating bodies for the information measuring device.

In particular, according to the biometric information measuring device according to the twelfth invention, a plurality of pressure sensors are provided on the main control board, and the fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are individually connected via a tube. The arithmetic processing unit calculates the measured value from the detected values of a plurality of pressure sensors. As a result, according to the biological information measuring apparatus according to the twelfth invention, for example, the average of the detected values of a plurality of pressure sensors can be calculated as a measured value, or the measured value can be calculated from the maximum detected value of the plurality of pressure sensors. Since it can be calculated, it is possible to obtain a more accurate measured value.

In particular, according to the biometric information measuring device according to the thirteenth invention, a plurality of pressure sensors are provided on the main control board, and the fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are formed by branching a tube derived from the fluid accommodating body. Each of them is individually connected via a tube that has been aggregated and further branched from this aggregated branch joint, and the arithmetic processing unit calculates a measured value from the detected values of a plurality of pressure sensors. As a result, according to the biometric information measuring device according to the thirteenth invention, a fluid such as air having a substantially uniform pressure flows into each pressure sensor through the tube re-branched from the branch joint, for example, a plurality of fluids. Since the average of the detected values of the pressure sensors can be calculated as the measured value, or the measured value can be calculated from the maximum detected values of a plurality of pressure sensors, more accurate measured values can be obtained.

In particular, according to the biometric information measuring device according to the fourteenth invention, the biometric information measuring device can be connected to a repeater and can transmit the measured value data via the communication network, so that the biometric information can be transmitted. The data of the measured values measured by the measuring device can be stored in a storage unit such as a database of a server via a communication network such as the Internet. Then, by using a terminal that can be accessed via a communication network such as a personal computer or a smartphone that can be accessed via the communication network, a specialist such as a doctor can use the respiratory system, circulatory system, etc. of the object to be measured such as a person or an animal. It is possible to inspect the disease of the patient and to grasp the health condition of the measured object such as a person or an animal by the family or the owner.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of a fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the configuration of a fluid pad used in the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a biological information measuring device as an example of use of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of an example of an information processing system that can be used by the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a biological information measuring device provided with a fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a biological information measuring device provided with a fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device of another example. FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of a fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device of another example. 13 (a) to 13 (g) are plan views showing a schematic configuration of other fluid pads used in a fluid container for a biological information measuring device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
First, the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the configuration of the fluid pad 110 used in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the biological information measuring device 100 as an example of use of the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of an example of an information processing system that can be used by the biological information measuring device 100 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a fluid accommodating body main body 10 and a tube derived from the fluid accommodating body main body 10. 2 and.

(Fluid container body 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the fluid accommodating body main body 10 is formed by superimposing a substantially rectangular sheet-like member 10a on the front side such as a non-woven fabric and a sheet-like member 10b on the back side, and fixing the entire periphery thereof with sutures or the like. It is a mat-shaped and thin bag. In addition, in FIG. 1, a part of the sheet-like member 10a on the front side of the fluid container main body 10 is shown to be broken so that the internal configuration of the fluid container main body 10 can be understood.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the fluid container main body 10, four fluid layers 11 having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view long in the width direction of the fluid container main body 10 are in the plane direction. It is provided at intervals on the width side at approximately equal intervals.

As shown in FIG. 2, these fluid layers 11, ... Are made of a sponge material made of a urethane material or the like inside an impermeable pouch body 111 made of a long vinyl chloride or the like having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. A fluid pad 110 in which 112 and air as a fluid are accommodated, and a first tube 21 made of vinyl chloride or the like constituting a part of the tube 2 is fixedly connected to the short portion side of the pouch body 111 by welding or the like. Is used. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, these fluid layers 11, ... Are fixed in the fluid container main body 10 by fixing the periphery of the fluid pad 110 between the sheet-shaped members 10a and 10b by suturing or the like. It is stored and fixed, and as will be described in detail later, it is formed to have flexibility in the thickness direction so as not to be crushed by the weight of the object to be measured.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the fluid accommodating body main body 10, the fluid accommodating body 10 can be located at a position spaced apart from the fluid layers 11, ... A cushion layer 12 having flexibility is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, these cushion layers 12, ... Are sponge materials as cushioning materials made of a urethane material or the like having a density lower than that of the sponge material 112 in the fluid pad 110 between the sheet-shaped members 10a and 10b. By fixing the periphery of the 120 by suturing or the like, it is stored and fixed in the fluid container main body 10 and formed. The thickness of these cushion layers 12, ... Is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the fluid layers 11, ...

Here, the cushion layers 12 and 12 in the middle are half the width at intervals. A crease 13 is provided in the middle portion of this spaced portion, that is, in the middle portion in the length direction of the fluid accommodating body main body 10, and the fluid accommodating main body 10 is folded at the crease 13. It is possible. Further, the fluid layer 11, ... And the cushion layer 12, ... In the fluid housing main body 10 are formed symmetrically in the length direction.

(Tube 2)
As shown in FIG. 1, the first tubes 21 and 21 made of silicon rubber or the like having one end fixed to the fluid pad 110 constituting a part of the tube 2 have the same material, length, outer diameter, and It is an inner diameter, and these tip portions are connected to the first branch joint 20a on both the left and right sides.

The second tube 22 made of silicon rubber or the like connected to the first branch joint 20a has the same material, length, outer diameter, and inner diameter, and the tip portions thereof are the main body of the fluid accommodating body on both the left and right sides. It is connected to each of the second branch joints 20b arranged in the intermediate portion in the portion 10.

Then, one third tube 23 made of silicon rubber or the like connected to the second branch joint 20b is led out from the fluid accommodating body main body 10.

That is, in the fluid container main body 10, the tube 2 composed of the first tube 21, ..., the second tubes 22, 22 and the third tube 23 communicating with the plurality of fluid layers 11, respectively, is a tube 2. It is integrated into one third tube 23 via the branch joints 20a and 20b.

Further, the piping of the tube 2 in the fluid container main body 10 is symmetrical in the length direction.

The size of each part of the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment is as follows. The fluid container main body 10 has a length of 500 mm and a width of 850 mm. The fluid layer 11 has a width of 80 mm, a length of 390 mm, and a thickness of 10 mm. The cushion layer 12 has a width of 120 mm, a length of 390 mm, and a thickness of 9 mm. The intermediate cushion layers 12 and 12 have a width of 60 mm, a length of 390 mm, and a thickness of 9 mm, and the gap between them is 30 mm. The tube 2 (first tube 21, second tube 22, and third tube 23) has an outer diameter of 4 mm and an inner diameter of 2 mm. Of course, these sizes are just an example and may be implemented in different sizes.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the biological information measuring device 100 exemplified as an example of the use of the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment will be described.

The biometric information measuring device 100 is connected to the fluid accommodating body 1A, the tube 2 derived from the fluid accommodating body main body 10 of the fluid accommodating body 1A, and the tube 2, and serves as a detection unit in which the pressure sensor 30 and the like are incorporated. The detector 3 and the like are provided.

The fluid container 1A is laid on a bed such as a bed or a futon, and a body to be measured such as a person or an animal rides directly on the upper side thereof or indirectly via a sheet or the like, and the body is moved by breathing or heartbeat. Receives pressure from the body to be measured that expands and contracts. When the body to be measured is a human, the fluid container 1A usually has the fluid container body 10 with its length direction toward the width of a bed such as a bed, and the sheet-like member 10b on the back side facing downward. The sheet-shaped member 10a on the front side is laid on the upper side, and the person to be measured is used by placing the position of the body such as the back at the position from the chest to the umbilicus. Further, in this usage method, when the fluid accommodating body 10 is laid on a hard bed that hardly bends and a person to be measured with a body weight of 60 kg rides on the fluid accommodating body 10, the fluid layer 11 in the fluid accommodating body 10 ... Has flexibility in the thickness direction that is not crushed by the weight of the object to be measured so as to sink by an average of about 1 mm at the contact portion.

The tube 2 derived from the fluid container main body 10 of the fluid container 1A is connected to the detector 3.

The pressure sensor 30 in the detector 3 is attached to the main control board 31, and an internal input chamber (not shown) is connected to the fluid layer 11 in the fluid accommodating body 10 via the tube 2. Then, the air as a fluid travels back and forth, and the pressure received from the object to be measured is detected.

The main control board 31 in the detector 3 processes an electric signal output from the pressure sensor 30 and constitutes a circuit, a program, or the like for measuring biological information such as the heart rate and the respiration rate of the object to be measured (not shown). It also has components such as the signal processing unit of. It should be noted that detailed description of components such as a signal processing unit (not shown) constituting this circuit, program, etc. will be omitted.

Then, when the detector 3 detects that there is an abnormality in the respiratory rate, heart rate, or the like in the object to be measured such as a person, a warning sound is generated from the speaker 32 or a remote terminal via the cloud, and the surrounding people. It is designed to inform.

Further, the detector 3 is provided with an information output terminal (not shown), and as shown in FIG. 4, the information output terminal can be connected to a repeater G such as a gateway by wire or wirelessly, and the Internet or the like. It is possible to transmit the measured value data associated with the specific information of the object to be measured such as a person or an animal via the communication network N of the above. Then, this data can be stored in a storage unit such as a database of the server S1 connected to the communication network N. Further, the server S1 can be accessed by a terminal such as a personal computer or a smartphone (not shown) via the communication network N.

Although the power supply of the detector 4 is not shown, like the components such as the signal processing unit constituting the circuit, the program, etc., it may be a built-in type or an external type.

According to the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment described above, the sponge material 112 and the air as a fluid are accommodated in the mat-shaped fluid accommodating body main body 10, and the object to be measured. Long fluid layers 11, ... With flexibility in the thickness direction that are not crushed by the weight of the fluid layers 11, ... A cushion layer 12, ... With higher flexibility in the thickness direction than, ... Is provided. Therefore, according to the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment, there is no adverse effect that a considerably wide portion of the fluid accommodating body 1A is largely crushed by the weight of the measured object. In order not to give a sense of discomfort to the back of the object to be measured as much as possible, as described above, even if the thickness is reduced to 10 mm to make it thin, accurate biological information of the object to be measured can be measured, and sufficient performance is achieved. It is possible to provide a fluid accommodating body 1A for a biological information measuring device capable of exhibiting the above.

Moreover, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the cushion layer 12, ... Has higher flexibility than the fluid layer 11, ..., And the thickness thereof is also the fluid layer 11, ...・ ・ It is set smaller than. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the cushion layers 12, ... Do not interfere with the pressure detection of the measured body by the fluid layers 11, ... Accurate biometric information can be measured.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the tubes 2 communicating with the fluid layers 11, ... In the fluid accommodating body main body 10, respectively (first tube 21, ... And second). The tubes 22 and 22) are integrated into one tube 2 (third tube 23) via the branch joints 20a and 20b. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biometric information measuring device, only one pressure sensor 30 needs to be used to configure one biometric information measuring device 100, and the structure is smart and the structure is smart. It can be implemented at low cost.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the tube 2 (first tube 21, ..., second tube 22, 22 and third tube 23) in the fluid accommodating body main body 10 is used. ) Is symmetrical in the length direction. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biometric information measuring device, the pressure receiving accuracy by the fluid layers 11, ... Is substantially the same, and a stable and highly accurate biometric information measuring device 100 can be configured.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biometric information measuring device, the fluid layer 11, ... Contains the sponge material 112 and the air as a fluid inside the long pouch body 111, and the short portion of the pouch body 111. The fluid pad 110 to which the tube 2 (first tube 21) is connected to the side is housed and fixed in the fluid accommodating body main body 10, and each is formed. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the fluid layer 11, ... Is easily formed, so that the fluid layer 11, ... Is manufactured easily and with high accuracy. can do.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the cushion layer 12, ... Is formed by accommodating and fixing the sponge material 120 as a cushioning material in the fluid accommodating body main body 10. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the cushion layer 12, ... Is easily formed, so that the cushion layer 12, ... Is manufactured easily and with high accuracy. can do.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the fluid layer 11, ... And the cushion layer 12, ... In the fluid accommodating body main body 10 are formed symmetrically in the length direction. There is. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biometric information measuring device, the biometric information on the biometric information measuring device 100 side that can handle even if the back or the like of the object to be measured deviates from the center to the left or right during use can be obtained. A circuit, a program, or the like for measurement can be easily and accurately created, and a more stable and highly accurate biological information measuring device 100 can be configured.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device, the fluid accommodating body main body 10 is foldable at the crease 13 in the middle portion in the length direction, so that it can be unfolded at the time of use and unfolded at the time of transportation. Since it can be folded, it has a compact size that is folded especially during transportation, making it convenient to carry and use.

According to the biological information measuring device 100 exemplified in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment is used. Therefore, it is possible to provide the biological information measuring device 100 that exhibits the action and effect of the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment described above.

Further, since the biometric information measuring device 100 can be connected to the repeater G and can transmit the measured measured value data via the communication network N, the measured value measured by the biometric information measuring device 100 can be transmitted. The data can be stored in a storage unit such as a database of the server S1 via a communication network N such as the Internet, for example. Then, using a terminal such as a personal computer or a smartphone that can be accessed via the communication network N, a specialist such as a doctor can inspect the respiratory system, circulatory system, and other diseases of the subject to be measured such as humans and animals. The family and the owner can grasp the health condition of the object to be measured such as a person or an animal.

For the biological information measuring device 100, the fluid accommodating bodies 1B to 1G for the biological information measuring device according to the embodiment described below, and the fluid accommodating bodies 1H and 1I for the biometric information measuring device exemplified elsewhere can be used. For example, the biological information measuring device 100 that exerts the action and effect of the fluid containing bodies 1 to 1G for the biological information measuring device according to these embodiments and the fluid containing bodies 1H, 1I for the biological information measuring device exemplified above. Can be provided.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment. The difference from the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment described above is mainly the arrangement of the fluid layers 11, ... And the shape of the cushion layers 12, ... Since it is only changed, that point will be mainly described, the same configuration will be given the same reference numerals, and the description will be omitted.

In the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device, the fluid layers 11, ... Are arranged in a substantially W shape in a plan view, and the cushion layers 12, ... Are formed. The fact that the sponge material 120 as the cushion material has a triangular shape in a plan view is mainly different from the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment.

In the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment, since the fluid layers 11, ... Are provided in a non-parallel manner, the adjacent fluid layers 11, 11 are relatively inclined. Therefore, the size of the total area where the back of the object to be measured pushes the fluid layer 11, ... During use can be further increased, and a more stable and highly accurate biometric information measuring device 100 can be configured. Can be done.

Further, in the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment, the sponge material 120 as the cushion material forming the cushion layer 12 has a triangular shape in a plan view. Therefore, in the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment, the plate-shaped material at the time of manufacture and sale can be cut out without waste to form the sponge material 120, which is carried out at low cost. You can also do it.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, the fluid container 1C for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body 1C for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment. The difference from the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment described above is mainly that the thin plates 14 and 14 are provided in the fluid accommodating body main body 10. The same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the fluid accommodating body 1C for the biological information measuring device, the back surface side of the fluid layers 11 and 11 and the cushion layers 12 and 12 and the sheet-like member 10b on the back side are symmetrically arranged in the fluid accommodating body main body 10. A thin plate 14 having a thickness of about 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm made of rectangular plastic or the like is provided between them, and the periphery of the thin plate 14 is fixed between the sheet-shaped members 10a and 10b by stitching or the like. , Mainly different from the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment.

In the fluid container 1C for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment, when the fluid container body 10 is laid on a bed such as a soft rug or a mat instead of a bed such as a hard futon and used. Due to the weight of the body to be measured, only a part of the main body 10 of the fluid container is locally pushed too much, resulting in poor sensitivity, and accurate biometric information cannot be measured, and sufficient performance may not be exhibited. There was, but this can be avoided. That is, in the fluid accommodating body 1C for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment, in the fluid accommodating body main body 10, on the back surface side of the fluid layer 11, ... And the cushion layer 12, ... Since the thin plates 14 and 14 are provided, the pressure due to the weight of the object to be measured can be dispersed by the thin plate 14.14 having a wide area, and only a part of the fluid accommodating body 10 is locally pushed too much. It is possible to avoid the possibility of causing sensitivity deterioration.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, the fluid container 1D for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body 1D for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment. The difference from the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment described above is mainly that the thin plates 141, ... Are provided in the fluid accommodating body main body 10. Will be mainly described, the same configurations will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the fluid accommodating body 1D for the biological information measuring device, in the fluid accommodating body main body 10, the back surface side of the fluid pad 110 forming the fluid layer 11, ... Is a rectangle having substantially the same shape as the back surface of the fluid pad 110. A thin plate 141 having a shape and a thickness of about 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm made of plastic or the like having substantially the same size is provided. The fact that the circumferences of the fluid pad 110 and the thin plate 141 are fixed between the sheet-shaped members 10a and 10b by suturing or the like is mainly the same as the fluid accommodating body 1B for the biological information measuring device according to the second embodiment. different.

In the fluid container 1D for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment, when the fluid container body 10 is laid on a bed such as a soft rug or a mat instead of a bed such as a hard futon and used. Due to the weight of the body to be measured, only a part of the main body 10 of the fluid container is locally pushed too much, resulting in poor sensitivity, and accurate biometric information cannot be measured, and sufficient performance may not be exhibited. There was, but this can be avoided. That is, in the fluid accommodating body 1D for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment, the fluid pad is placed on the back surface side of the fluid pad 110 forming the fluid layer 11, ... In the fluid accommodating body main body 10. Since the thin plates 141 having substantially the same shape and the same size as the back surface of the 110 are provided, the pressure due to the weight of the object to be measured can be dispersed by the thin plates, and only a part of the main body 10 of the fluid accommodating body is locally and greatly pressed. It is possible to avoid the possibility of causing sensitivity deterioration due to excessive operation.

Further, in the fluid container 1D for the biological information measuring device according to the fourth embodiment, the amount of materials such as plastic used in the thin plate 141 is larger than that in the fluid container 1C for the biological information measuring device according to the third embodiment. It can be carried out at a lower cost because less is required.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, the fluid accommodating body 1E for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a partially broken structure of the fluid accommodating body 1E for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth embodiment. The difference from the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment described above is mainly the arrangement direction of the fluid layers 11, ... And the cushion layers 12, 12 and the cushion layer 12. Since only the cushioning material to be used is changed, this point will be mainly described, the same configuration is designated by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the fluid accommodating body 1E for the biological information measuring device, the fluid layers 11, ... And the cushion layers 12, 12 are arranged long in the length direction of the fluid accommodating body main body 10, and form the cushion layer 12. The fact that the cushioning material is cotton 121 is mainly different from the fluid accommodating body 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment.

The fluid container 1E for the biological information measuring device according to the fifth embodiment has substantially the same operation as the fluid container 1A for the biological information measuring device according to the first embodiment, except that the configuration is slightly different. It works.

[Sixth Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the biological information measuring apparatus 100A provided with the fluid accommodating body 1F for the biological information measuring apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a biological information measuring device 100A provided with a fluid accommodating body 1F for the biological information measuring device according to the sixth embodiment. The difference from the biometric information measuring device 100 exemplified in the first embodiment described above is mainly that a plurality of pressure sensors 30 are provided, so that point will be mainly described, and the same configuration will be described with the same reference numerals. Is omitted.

In this biometric information measuring device 100A, a plurality of pressure sensors 30 are provided on the main control board 31 built in the detector 3 without using the branch joints 20a and 20b, and a plurality of fluids in the fluid accommodating body 1F are provided. The layer 11 and the plurality of pressure sensors 30 are individually connected via the tube 21, and a calculation processing unit (not shown) can calculate a measured value from the detected values of the plurality of pressure sensors 30. , Mainly different from the biological information measuring device 100 exemplified in the first embodiment.

In the biological information measuring device 100A according to the sixth embodiment, for example, the average of the detected values of a plurality of pressure sensors 30, ... Can be calculated as a measured value, or the plurality of pressure sensors 30, ... Of these, the measured value can be calculated from the maximum detected value, so that the measured value can be made more accurate.

In order to obtain more accurate measurement values, the material, length, outer diameter, and inner diameter of the tube 21 are all the same, and the same pressure sensors 30, ... Are used. It is good to carry out.

[7th Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the biological information measuring apparatus 100B provided with the fluid accommodating body 1G for the biological information measuring apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a biological information measuring device 100B provided with a fluid accommodating body 1G for the biological information measuring device according to the seventh embodiment. The difference from the biometric information measuring device 100 exemplified in the first embodiment described above is mainly that a plurality of pressure sensors 30 are provided, so that point will be mainly described, and the same configuration is designated by the same reference numeral. The explanation is omitted.

In the biometric information measuring device 100B, a plurality of pressure sensors 30 are provided on the main control board 31 built in the detector 3, and the first tube 21 is derived from the fluid layer 11 in the fluid accommodating body 10. Is connected to the left and right branch joints 20a, respectively, and the second tube 22 derived from these branch joints 20a is connected to the branch joint 20b, and one third tube 23 derived from the branch joint 20b. Is connected to the branch joint 20c. In this biometric information measuring device 100B, the fourth tube 24 re-branched from the branch joint 20c is individually connected to a plurality of pressure sensors 30, and a plurality of arithmetic processing units (not shown) are provided. The calculation of the measured value from the detected value of the pressure sensor 30 is mainly different from the biological information measuring device 100 exemplified in the first embodiment.

In the biometric information measuring device 100B according to the seventh embodiment, fluids such as air having a substantially uniform pressure flow into each pressure sensor 30 through the tube 24 re-branched from the branch joint 20c, and for example, a plurality of them. Because it is possible to calculate the average of the detected values of the pressure sensors 30, ... As the measured value, or to calculate the measured value from the maximum detected value among the plurality of pressure sensors 30, ... , Can be a more accurate measurement value.

In order to obtain more accurate measurement values, the materials, lengths, outer diameters, and inner diameters of the tubes 21, 22, and 24 are the same, and the plurality of pressure sensors 30, ... Are also the same. It is advisable to carry out using a thing.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the fluid accommodating bodies 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E for the biological information measuring device have the above-mentioned shapes and sizes, but are not limited to these, and are implemented in other shapes and sizes. You may.

For example, when the object to be measured is a small baby, a small pet, etc., it is preferable to carry out with a smaller size.

Further, in the fluid accommodating bodies 1A to 1G for the biological information measuring device of the above-described embodiment, the number of the fluid layers 11 is set to 4, but the number is not limited to this. For example, in the fluid accommodating body 1H for the biological information measuring device shown in FIG. 11, other numbers may be used as in the case where the number of fluid layers 11 is three.

Further, in the fluid accommodating bodies 1A to 1G for the biological information measuring device of the above-described embodiment, the fluid layers 11, ... And the cushion layers 12, ... Are bilaterally symmetrical, and the fluid accommodating body main body 10 is lengthened. It is possible to fold in the middle part in the vertical direction, but it is not limited to this. For example, in the fluid accommodating body 1I for the biological information measuring device shown in FIG. 12, the fluid layer 11, ... And the cushion layer 12, ... Are all inclined in the same direction, and the fluid accommodating body 10 is formed. It may be carried out in other forms so that it cannot be folded.

Further, in the fluid accommodating bodies 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E for the biometric information measuring device of the above-described embodiment and the fluid accommodating bodies 1F, 1G for the biometric information measuring device exemplified above, the fluid layer 11 is formed. The fluid pad 110 is substantially rectangular in plan view, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (g), the fluid pad 110 has an X-shape, a C-shape, a cross shape, a donut shape, a V-shape, a T-shape, and a plan view. It may be carried out in an H shape or the like. In the fluid pad 110 shown in FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (g), the sponge material 112 housed therein is not shown.

Further, in the fluid accommodating bodies 1A to 1G for the biometric information measuring device of the above-described embodiment and the fluid accommodating bodies 1H and 1I for the biometric information measuring device exemplified above, the fluid is air, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, it may be carried out with another gas or a liquid such as water.

1A to 1I Fluid accommodating body for biometric information measuring device 10 Fluid accommodating body 11 Fluid layer 110 Fluid pad 111 Pouch 112 Sponge material 12 Cushion layer 120 Sponge material (cushion material)
121 Cotton material (cushion material)
14 Thin plate 141 Thin plate 2 Tube 21 (1st) tube 22 (2nd) tube 23 (3rd) tube 24 (4th) tube 20a Branch joint 20b Branch joint 20c Branch joint 30 Pressure sensor 31 Main control board 100 Biometric information measuring device 100A Biometric information measuring device 100B Biometric information measuring device G Repeater N Communication network

Claims (14)

1. A fluid accommodating body for a biological information measuring device including a mat-shaped fluid accommodating body main body and a tube derived from the fluid accommodating body main body.
   In the main body of the fluid accommodating body, a long fluid layer having flexibility in the thickness direction, which communicates with the tube, accommodates the sponge material and the fluid, and is not crushed by the weight of the object to be measured, is formed in the plane direction. Biological information measurement is provided at a plurality of intervals on the width side, and a cushion layer having higher flexibility in the thickness direction than these fluid layers is provided at the interval position of the fluid layers. Fluid containment for the device.
2. The biometric information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the tubes communicating with each of the plurality of fluid layers in the main body of the fluid accommodating body are integrated into one via a branch joint. Fluid containment.
3. The fluid container for a biological information measuring device according to claim 2, wherein the piping of the tube in the main body of the fluid container is symmetrical in the length direction.
4. In the fluid layer, the sponge material and the fluid are housed inside a long pouch body, and a fluid pad having the tube connected to the short portion side of the pouch body is housed and fixed in the fluid container body. , The fluid accommodating body for a biometric information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fluid accommodating body is formed.
5. 4. The fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the main body of the fluid accommodating body, a thin plate having substantially the same shape as the back surface of the fluid pad and having substantially the same size is provided on the back surface side of the fluid pad forming the fluid layer. The fluid containment for the biometric information measuring device described.
6. The biometric information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a thin plate is provided on the back surface side of the fluid layer and the cushion layer in the main body of the fluid accommodating body. Fluid containment.
7. The fluid accommodating device for a biometric information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cushion material is formed by accommodating and fixing the cushion material in the main body of the fluid accommodating body. body.
8. The fluid accommodating body for a biometric information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the plurality of fluid layers are provided in a non-parallel manner.
9. The biometric information measurement according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the plurality of the fluid layer and the cushion layer in the main body of the fluid container are formed symmetrically in the length direction. Fluid containment for the device.
10. The fluid container for a biological information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the main body of the fluid container is foldable at an intermediate portion in the length direction.
11. A fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from the object to be measured on the upper side, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the fluid flowing back and forth through the tube derived from the fluid accommodating body, and an output from the pressure sensor. It is a biometric information measuring device that is equipped with a signal processing unit that processes electrical signals and can measure biometric information of the object to be measured.
    The fluid containing body is the fluid containing body for the biological information measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The biological information measuring device is characterized.
12. A fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from the object to be measured on the upper side, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the fluid flowing back and forth through the tube derived from the fluid accommodating body, and an output from the pressure sensor. It is a biometric information measuring device that is equipped with a signal processing unit that processes electrical signals and can measure biometric information of the object to be measured.
    The fluid accommodating body is the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to claim 1.
    A plurality of the pressure sensors are provided on the main control board, and the pressure sensors are provided.
    The fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are individually connected via the tube.
    A biological information measuring device characterized in that an arithmetic processing unit calculates a measured value from the detected values of the plurality of pressure sensors.
13. A fluid accommodating body that receives pressure directly or indirectly from the object to be measured on the upper side, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the fluid flowing back and forth through the tube derived from the fluid accommodating body, and an output from the pressure sensor. It is a biometric information measuring device that is equipped with a signal processing unit that processes electrical signals and can measure biometric information of the object to be measured.
    The fluid accommodating body is the fluid accommodating body for the biological information measuring device according to claim 1.
    A plurality of the pressure sensors are provided on the main control board, and the pressure sensors are provided.
    The fluid accommodating body and the pressure sensor are individually connected to each other via a tube in which tubes derived from the fluid accommodating body are aggregated by a branch joint and further branched from the aggregated branch joint. ,
    A biological information measuring device characterized in that an arithmetic processing unit calculates a measured value from the detected values of the plurality of pressure sensors.
14. The invention according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the biometric information measuring device is connectable to a repeater and can transmit data of measured measured values via a communication network. Biometric information measuring device.

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