TWI601524B - Air cushion bed for turning an object and operating method thereof electrical - Google Patents

Description

Turning over the air bed and its operation method

The invention relates to an air bed and an operating method thereof, in particular to an air bed capable of automatically turning over the lying person and an operating method thereof.

Generally, the air bed on the market is inflated in the air cushion so that the user can comfortably lie on the mattress. However, if the user is an elderly person with limited mobility or a patient who is seriously injured and unable to move freely, since they are unable to turn over on the bed themselves, the parts that have been oppressed for a long time are prone to poor blood circulation, and in severe cases, muscle necrosis may occur. symptom. In addition, due to prolonged bed rest without ventilation, it is also prone to skin diseases such as acne. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on the caregiver to help them turn over regularly to alleviate their suffering.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to provide an air bed that can automatically turn the lying person over to solve the above problem.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a roll-up air bed and an operation method thereof, which can be used for the elderly or patients who need to stay in bed for a long time to reduce the suffering due to the fact that the lying person can be automatically turned over. The chance of skin diseases such as sores.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a roll-up air bed is provided, including: a bottom pad, the upper surface of the bottom pad is respectively provided with a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a foot section along a long axis direction; Supporting air cushions, the support air cushions are connected to the head section and the foot section; a plurality of turning air cushions respectively assembled in the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee And an air pump assembly, the air pump assembly is respectively coupled to the support air cushions and the turning air cushions to inflate the support air cushions and the turning air cushions.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of turning a body bed to the right, the head air bed having a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a plurality of support air cushions are connected to the head section and the foot section, and a plurality of turning air cushions are respectively connected to the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee section, The method includes: inflating the support air cushion of the head section and the turning air cushion of the left half of the knee section through an air pump component; respectively, the left half of the neck section and the back section are respectively transmitted through the air pump component The left half of the left and the turned air cushion of the left half of the leg section are inflated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for turning a turning air bed to the left, the turning air bed having a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a plurality of support air cushions are connected to the head section and the foot section, and a plurality of turning air cushions are respectively connected to the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee section, The method includes: inflating the support air cushion of the head section and the turning air cushion of the right half of the knee section through an air pump component; respectively, the right half of the neck section and the back section are respectively transmitted through the air pump component The right half of the right half and the right half of the leg section are inflated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a roll-up air bed is provided, the roll-up air bed having a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a foot section a plurality of supporting air cushions are connected to the head section and the foot section, and the plurality of turning air cushions are respectively connected to the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee section, and the operation method includes : inflating at least one of the support air cushion and the turning over air cushions by an air pump assembly.

100‧‧‧turned air bed

102‧‧‧ bottom pad

102A‧‧‧Upper surface

104‧‧‧Support air cushion

106‧‧‧ Turn over the air cushion

108A‧‧‧Valve Assembly

108B‧‧‧Valve Assembly

108C‧‧‧Valve Assembly

108D‧‧‧ valve assembly

110‧‧‧Air pump components

112‧‧‧Main control board

114‧‧‧Switching power supply

116‧‧‧Operator interface

118‧‧‧Execution component module

120‧‧‧Power processing circuit

122‧‧‧Data logic processing and control circuit

124‧‧‧Drive circuit

126‧‧‧Display circuit

128‧‧‧Key circuit

130‧‧‧Logic Processing Circuit

132‧‧‧Display screen

134‧‧‧ button

Y‧‧‧ long axis

A‧‧‧ head section

B‧‧‧Neck section

B1‧‧‧The right half of the neck

B2‧‧‧The left half of the neck

C‧‧‧Back section

C1‧‧‧The right half of the back

C2‧‧‧ Left half of the back

D‧‧‧ Leg section

D1‧‧‧The right half of the leg

D2‧‧‧ Left half of the leg

E‧‧‧Knee section

E1‧‧‧ right half of the knee

E2‧‧‧left half of the knee

F‧‧‧Foot section

A‧‧‧ pipeline

B‧‧‧ pipeline

C‧‧‧ pipeline

D‧‧‧ pipeline

E‧‧‧ pipeline

F‧‧‧ pipeline

G‧‧‧ pipeline

1 is a perspective view showing a turning air bed according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a pipeline of a turning air bed; FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram showing a turning air bed; The flow chart of the method of automatically turning to the right for turning over the air bed is shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the turning over of the air bed to turn right; FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the method of turning the air bed to the left. Flowchart; and Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the turning over of the air bed to help the person lying down to the left.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a roll-up air bed 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the roll-up air bed 100 includes a bottom pad 102, a plurality of support air cushions 104, and a plurality of fan-shaped turning air cushions 106. The upper surface 102A of the bottom pad 102 defines a long axis Y. The upper surface 102A of the bottom pad 102 is sequentially provided with a head section A, a neck section B, a back section C, and a leg along the direction of the long axis Y. Part interval D, one knee section E, and one foot section F. The neck section B is also divided into the right half section B1 of the neck and the left half section B2 of the neck according to the opposite sides of the long axis Y; The section C is further divided into the right right half section C1 and the back left half section C2 according to the opposite sides of the long axis Y; the leg section D is further divided into the right half section D1 according to the opposite sides of the long axis Y. And the left half of the leg section D2; the knee section E is further divided into the right half section E1 of the knee and the left half section E2 of the knee according to the opposite sides of the long axis Y.

In this embodiment, the head section A of the bottom pad 102 is fixedly connected with a supporting air cushion 104, and the right half section B1 of the neck and the left half section B2 of the neck are respectively fixed with a turning air cushion 106, and the head section The supporting air cushions 104 of A are respectively adjacent to the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section B1 of the neck and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section B2 of the neck. The right right half section C1 is fixed with three mutually adjacent turning air cushions 106 in the direction of the long axis Y, and the left left half section C2 is fixed with three adjacent turning air cushions 106 in the direction of the long axis Y. The right leg section D1 of the leg is fixed with two adjacent turning air cushions 106 along the direction of the long axis Y, and the left half section D2 of the leg is fixed with two adjacent turning over the direction of the long axis Y. Air cushion 106. The right half of the knee section E1 and the left half of the knee section E2 are each fixed with a turning air cushion 106, and the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section of the knee and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half of the knee section E2 are respectively respectively A turning air cushion 106 adjacent to the right half section D1 of the leg and a turning air cushion 106 adjacent to the left half section D2 of the leg. The foot section F is fixed with two supporting air cushions 104 in the direction of the long axis Y. In other embodiments, the supporting air cushions 104 and the turning air cushions 106 are also detachably assembled to the bottom mat 102. The number of the supporting air cushions 104 and the turning air cushions 106 in each section can be changed according to the needs of the use. For example, the foot section F is connected to two or more support cushions 104. The shape of the turning air cushion 106 is not limited to a fan shape, such as a polygon.

Referring to FIG. 1 together, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the pipeline of the turning air bed 100, and FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram showing the turning air bed 100. In the present embodiment, the roll-up air bed 100 further includes four sets of air valve assemblies 108A, 180B, 180C, 180D, a set of air pump components. 110. A main control circuit board 112, a switching power supply 114, and an operation interface 116, wherein the air valve assembly 108 and the air pump assembly 110 form an actuator component module 118, the execution component group 118 and the main control circuit board The configuration of 112 is adjacent to the foot section F of the bottom pad 102. The air pump assembly 110 is coupled to the gas valve assemblies 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, respectively, and the switching power source 114 can be coupled to an external power source to supply the power required to operate the components described above. The main control circuit board 112 includes a power processing circuit 120, a data logic processing and control circuit 122, and a driving circuit 124. The power processing circuit 120 is coupled to the switching power supply 114. The data processing and control circuit 122 respectively The power processing circuit 120, the driving circuit 124, and the operation interface 116 are coupled. The drive circuit 124 is coupled to the air pump assembly 110 and the air valve assemblies 108, respectively. The operation interface 116 includes a display circuit 126, a button circuit 128, and a logic processing circuit 130. The button circuit 128 is coupled to the display circuit 126 and the logic processing circuit 130, respectively. A display screen 132 and a set of buttons 134 are disposed on the outside of the operation interface 116. The display screen 132 is coupled to the display circuit 126, and the set of buttons 134 is coupled to the button circuit 128. In other embodiments, the number of air pump assemblies and valve assemblies can be varied depending on usage requirements.

In the present embodiment, the gas valve assembly 180A and the air pump assembly 110 can respectively support the air cushion 104 of the head section A, the turning air cushion 106 of the neck right section B1, and the neck via the pipeline a, the pipeline b, and the pipeline c. The turning air cushion 106 of the left half section B2 is inflated or deflated according to the needs of use. The gas valve assembly 180B and the air pump assembly 110 can inflate or deflate the turning air cushion 106 of the right right half section C1 and the turning air cushion 106 of the left left half section C2 via the pipeline d and the pipeline e, respectively, according to the use requirements. The gas valve assembly 180C and the air pump assembly 110 can inflate or deflate the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section D1 of the leg and the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section E1 of the knee via the line f according to the use requirement. Valve assembly 180C and air pump assembly 110 via line g The turning air cushion 106 of the left half section D2 of the leg and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section E2 of the knee may be inflated or deflated according to the demand for use. The gas valve assembly 180D and the air pump assembly 110 can be inflated or deflated according to the use requirements by the support air cushion 104 of the foot section F via the line h. In other embodiments, the number of pipelines can be changed based on usage requirements. When each turning air cushion 106 is inflated, the angle between the top surface of each turning air cushion 106 and the bottom cushion 102 may be between 30 degrees and 90 degrees, and may also be between 90 degrees and 180 degrees, wherein 45 degrees or At 90 degrees, the lying person turns over comfortably. In the present embodiment, when the right half section E1 of the knee and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section E2 of the knee are inflated, they are inflated from the deflated state to the right and left, respectively, when the right half of the knee is inflated. When the turning air cushion 106 of the section E1 and the left half section E2 of the knee is deflated from the inflated state, it is retracted to the left and right to the deflated state. However, the deployment and retraction directions of the roll air cushion 106 in the right half section E1 of the knee and the left half section E2 of the knee are not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments, when the right half section E1 of the knee and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section E2 of the knee are inflated from the deflated state, respectively, the upwardly expanded state is inflated, when the right half of the knee is inflated. When the turning air cushion 106 of the section E1 and the left half section E2 of the knee is deflated from the inflated state, it is retracted downward to the deflated state.

The logic processing circuit 130 of the operation interface 106 stores a plurality of different instructions. Each of the group of buttons 134 represents a different instruction. When one of the buttons is pressed, the representative command is transmitted to the main control circuit board 112. The data logic processing and control circuit 122 performs processing, and then the driving circuit 124 selectively drives the air pump assembly 110 and at least one of the gas valve assemblies 108A, 108B, 108C, and 108D according to the content of the command to support the air cushion 104 and At least one of the rollover air cushions 106 is inflated, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 displays a ''inflated' text or image message. When a different button is pressed, the drive circuit 124 will drive The air pump assembly 110 and at least one of the valve assemblies 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D deflate the inflated support air cushion 104 and the roll air cushion 106, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 is displayed. a "deflated" text or image message, and then the drive circuit 124 can drive the air pump assembly 110 and at least one of the gas valve assemblies 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D to support air cushions 104 at different locations according to new instructions. The rollover air cushion 106 is inflated, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 again displays an "inflated" text or image message.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of turning over the air bed to automatically turn the person to the right, and Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the turning over the air bed to help the person lying down to the right. When the lying person needs to turn to the right, the method steps of turning over the air bed 100 to the right include:

S401: The lying person presses a button representing the rightward turning command by himself or by others, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 (refer to FIG. 2) displays a text or image message of "turning to the right".

S402: a supporting air cushion 104 of the head section A and a turning air cushion of the left half section E2 of the knee section through the air pump assembly 110 and the two valve assemblies 108A, 180C (refer to FIG. 3) via the pipeline a and the pipeline g, respectively. 106 is inflated to hold the head and knees of the lying person, and the display screen 132 of the operating interface 106 displays an "inflated" text or image message.

S403: When the supporting air cushion 104 of the head section A and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section E2 of the knee are fully charged, the inflating is stopped, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 displays the text or image of ''stop inflating'). message.

S404: through the air pump assembly 110 and the three gas valve assemblies 108A, 180B, and 180C, respectively, through the pipeline c, the pipeline e, the pipeline g, one of the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section B2 of the neck, and three of the left half section C2 of the back. Turn over the air cushion 106 and the two turns of the left half of the leg section D2 The air cushion 106 is inflated, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 displays an "inflated" text or image message.

S405: When the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section B2 of the neck, the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section C2 of the back, and the turning air cushion 106 of the left half section D2 of the leg are fully charged, the inflation is stopped, and the operation interface 106 is stopped. The display screen 132 will display a text or image message of "stop inflating".

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of turning over the air bed to automatically turn the person to the left, and Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the turning over the air bed to help the person lying down to the left. When the lying person needs to turn to the left, the method steps of turning the turning air bed 100 to the left include:

S601: The lying person presses a button representing the leftward turning command by himself or by others, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 (refer to FIG. 2) displays a text or image message of "turning to the left".

S602: a supporting air cushion 104 of the head section A and a turning air cushion of the right half section E1 of the knee section through the air pump assembly 110 and the two air valve assemblies 108A, 180C (refer to FIG. 3) via the pipeline a and the pipeline f, respectively. 106 is inflated to hold the head and knees of the lying person, and the display screen 132 of the operating interface 106 displays an "inflated" text or image message.

S603: when the supporting air cushion 104 of the head section A and the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section E1 of the knee are fully charged, the inflating is stopped, and the display screen 132 of the operation interface 106 displays the text or image of ''stop inflating'). message.

S604: through the air pump assembly 110 and the three gas valve assemblies 180A, 180B, and 180C, respectively, through the pipeline b, the pipeline d, the pipeline f, one of the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section B1 of the neck, and three of the right half section C1 of the back. Turning over the air cushion 106 and the two turns of the right half of the leg Pad 106 is inflated and display 132 of operation interface 106 displays an "inflated" text or image signal.

S605: When the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section B1 of the neck, the turning air cushion 106 of the back right half section C1, and the turning air cushion 106 of the right half section D1 of the leg are fully charged, the inflation is stopped, and the operation interface 106 is stopped. The display screen 132 will display a text or image message of "stop inflating".

It should be noted that the two embodiments described in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 are only two of the functions that can be performed by the roll-up air bed 100 of the present invention. The roll-up air bed 100 of the present invention can be accessed through the operation interface 106. The inflation and deflation of the support air cushion 104 and the turning air cushion 106 at any position, as well as the time of inflation and deflation, can also be adjusted to meet various needs of use.

The turning air bed and the operating method thereof provided by the present invention have at least one advantage: the supporting air cushion 104 and the turning air cushion 106 at any position on the bottom cushion 102 can be inflated by operating the interface 106 of the turning air bed 100, thereby It can help the person who has been lying down for a long time to be stretched, or help the person lying down to turn left and turn to the right at any time, reducing the chance of suffering from skin diseases such as hemorrhoids.

The above description is based on a number of different embodiments of the invention, wherein the features may be implemented in a single or different combination. Therefore, the disclosure of the embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative of the embodiments of the invention. Further, the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limited. Variations or combinations of other elements are possible and are not intended to limit the spirit and scope of the invention.

100‧‧‧turned air bed

102‧‧‧ bottom pad

102A‧‧‧Upper surface

104‧‧‧Support air cushion

106‧‧‧ Turn over the air cushion

Y‧‧‧ long axis

A‧‧‧ head section

B‧‧‧Neck section

B1‧‧‧The right half of the neck

B2‧‧‧The left half of the neck

C‧‧‧Back section

C1‧‧‧The right half of the back

C2‧‧‧ Left half of the back

D‧‧‧ Leg section

D1‧‧‧The right half of the leg

D2‧‧‧ Left half of the leg

E‧‧‧Knee section

E1‧‧‧ right half of the knee

E2‧‧‧left half of the knee

F‧‧‧Foot section

Claims (6)

The operation method of turning over the air bed to turn right, the turning air bed has a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a foot section, and several supporting air cushions The plurality of turning air cushions are respectively connected to the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee section, and the operation method comprises: respectively, through a gas pump component The support air cushion of the head section and the turning air cushion of the left half of the knee section are inflated; the left half of the neck section, the left half of the back section, and the leg are respectively transmitted through the air pump assembly The turning air cushion in the left half of the section is inflated. The method of claim 1, wherein the turning air bed is coupled to an operating interface, the operating interface is provided with a display screen, when the air pump assembly inflates and deflates the turning air cushion and the supporting air cushions The display screen can display inflated and deflated text or image messages. The method of claim 1, wherein the turning air bed is coupled to an operation interface, the operation bread comprises a logic processing circuit and a set of buttons, and the logic processing circuit stores an instruction to turn right, when the button is pressed When the group button is pressed, the command to turn right is executed, and a display screen can display a text message that turns to the right. An operation method for turning over an airbed to turn left, the turning air bed having a head section, a neck section, a back section, a leg section, a knee section, and a foot section, and several supporting air cushions The plurality of turning air cushions are respectively connected to the neck section, the back section, the leg section, and the knee section, and the operation method comprises: respectively, through a gas pump component The support air cushion of the head section and the turning air cushion of the right half of the knee section are inflated; and the right half of the neck section, the right half of the back section, and the leg are respectively transmitted through the air pump assembly The turning air cushion of the right half of the section is inflated. The method of claim 4, wherein the turning air bed is coupled to an operating interface, the operating interface is provided with a display screen, when the air pump assembly inflates and deflates the turning air cushion and the supporting air cushions The display screen can display inflated and deflated text messages. The method of claim 4, wherein the turning air bed is coupled to an operation interface, the operation bread comprises a logic processing circuit and a set of buttons, the logic processing circuit stores an instruction to turn left, when pressed When the group button is pressed, the leftward turning instruction can be executed, and a display screen can display the text message turning to the left.