TWI828472B - smart pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a smart pillow, which includes a main body, a flexible bracket and a monitoring module. The main body has a recessed area for children to place themselves in and lie back with their heads on the fixed parts of the main body. A feeding bottle is inserted into the The through hole of the body is clamped and fixed by the clamping part. The movable part of the body can swing relative to the fixed part to adjust the feeding angle of the bottle. During the feeding process, the monitoring module can detect the position status of the baby, and the alarm can sound an alarm. , the smart pillow of the present invention allows young children to drink milk on their own without the company of a feeder.

Description

smart pillow

The invention provides a pillow, in particular a smart pillow that can provide a breastfeeding function.

A conventional auxiliary feeding device can be carried on the shoulders of the feeder, and a bottle holder is placed on the chest to set the bottle. The bottle holder can be rotated to adjust the angle of the bottle. However, the feeder needs to use his hands to help the child lie down to eat smoothly, which also prevents the feeder from engaging in other activities.

Another conventional auxiliary feeding device can be worn by infants, and the feeding bottle can be placed on the infant in an inclined position for feeding. Although this conventional auxiliary feeding device does not require the feeding person to accompany the whole process during the feeding process, the feeding angle of this auxiliary feeding device cannot be adjusted. Therefore, milk often pours directly into the throat of the child, causing choking. It is also easy to be affected by the flow rate of the milk. Too fast causes the child to inhale frequently, resulting in inhaling too much air and causing flatulence.

Another conventional auxiliary feeding device has a bracket that can be installed in a position such as a crib. The feeding bottle can be fixed on the bracket and the feeding angle can be adjusted to reduce the baby's choking and flatulence. The feeder can also No need to accompany you throughout the journey. However, during the feeding process, the baby is usually lying flat on the crib. The auxiliary feeding device itself does not provide the function of assisting the baby to lie on his back. This is considered a bad feeding posture and may lead to choking and bloating. Wait for shortcomings to occur.

Furthermore, when a baby chokes on milk, finishes eating, or moves for some reason, the above-mentioned auxiliary feeding devices do not have the function of sounding an alarm. If the feeder fails to detect it in time, the baby may suffer from this.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned feeding problem of the conventional auxiliary feeding device is the focus of the present invention.

In order to solve the above problems, the inventor devoted his mind to research and developed a smart pillow that can feed babies at a suitable angle in a hands-free manner.

The present invention provides a smart pillow, which includes: a body, which is in the shape of a long strip and has a fixed part and a movable part. The fixed part and the movable part are connected by a joint part, so that the movable part can move in this way. The joint part swings independently of the fixed part, and the body can be bent into a U shape to form a recessed area. The movable part has a through hole; a flexible bracket is integrally formed and embedded in the body and is flexible. , and the flexible bracket extends between the fixed part and the movable part, and the movable part has a clamping part arranged around the through hole. After the movable part swings relative to the fixed part, The flexible bracket is temporarily positioned at the location; and a monitoring module is provided on the movable part and is located different from the through hole, including an ultrasonic sensor, an alarm and a processor. The ultrasonic sensor The processor is electrically connected to the alarm. The ultrasonic sensor emits ultrasonic waves with an ultrasonic transmitter, and receives the ultrasonic waves reflected by the object through an ultrasonic receiver to provide an echo. The signal is sent to the processor, and the processor controls the alarm to sound an alarm; thereby, the recessed area allows the child to place his head in it and lean his head slightly upward on the fixed part. The baby bottle is inserted into the through hole and The clamping part is clamped and fixed to the through hole, and the movable part is swung relative to the fixed part to adjust the feeding angle of the bottle for feeding, and the ultrasonic sensor can be used during the feeding process. The detector detects the position status of the child, and when the child's position movement is detected, the alarm sends out the alarm.

In one embodiment, the body has an annular concave annular groove, and the body forms the joint portion at the annular groove.

In one embodiment, the alarm is a buzzer.

In one embodiment, a power supply is further included. The power supply is electrically connected to the monitoring module to supply working power to the ultrasonic sensor, the alarm and the processor.

In one embodiment, the feeding angle is an elevation angle of 45 degrees.

In one embodiment, the body includes a cloth cover and a cotton material disposed in the cloth cover.

In one embodiment, the body is an inflatable cushion.

In one embodiment, the fixing part has a recess, and the child's head can rest on the fixing part within the recess.

In one embodiment, the fixed part has an embedding part at an end away from the movable part. The embedding part is recessed in the fixed part corresponding to the width of the movable part, and the movable part can be embedded in the embedding part. And positioning.

According to the above, the main body can swing with the movable part relative to the fixed part, and the feeding angle of the bottle can be adjusted to allow the baby to drink milk by himself, and the ultrasonic sensor can detect the position of the baby during the feeding process. The alarm sounds the alarm when a movement of the child's position is detected. In this way, the convenience and safety of breastfeeding for young children can be achieved.

10:Ontology

11: Fixed part

111: concave part

112: Embedded part

12:Activities Department

121:Through hole

13:Joints

14: Depression area

15:cloth cover

16: Ring ditch

20: Flexible bracket

21: Clamping part

30: Monitoring module

31: Ultrasonic sensor

311: Ultrasonic transmitter

312: Ultrasonic receiver

32: Siren

33: Processor

40:Power supply

A:Bottle

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a smart pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial schematic diagram of the smart pillow according to the embodiment of the present invention, which has through holes in the movable part and is equipped with a monitoring module.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the movable part of the smart pillow swinging relative to the fixed part according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a monitoring module and a power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the smart pillow in use according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a smart pillow according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are described below.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6, the present invention provides a smart pillow, which includes a body 10, a flexible bracket 20 and a monitoring module 30, wherein:

As shown in Figure 1, the main body 10 is in a long strip shape and has a fixed part 11 and a movable part 12. The fixed part 11 and the movable part 12 are connected by a joint part 13, so that the movable part 12 can be connected with the joint part. 13 and swings independently of the fixed part 11 (as shown in Figure 3), and the body 10 can be bent into a U shape to form a recessed area 14. The movable part 12 has a through hole 121, and this through hole 121 can be used for the feeding bottle A to pass through ( As shown in Figure 5).

In addition, the main body 10 can be composed of a cloth cover 15 and a cotton material (not shown in the figure) disposed in the cloth cover 15; or the main body 10 can also be an inflatable cushion, which is formed by inflating and expanding. Furthermore, the main body 10 has an annular groove 16 which is annularly concave, and the joint portion 13 is formed on the main body 10 at the annular groove 16 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the flexible bracket 20 is integrally formed and embedded in the body 10 and is flexible. The flexible bracket 20 extends between the fixed part 11 and the movable part 12 . As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the flexible bracket 20 also has a clamping part 21 on the movable part 12. The clamping part 21 is provided around the through hole 121, and can be moved by the clamping part 21. 21 clamps the feeding bottle inserted through the through hole 121 . After the movable part 12 swings relative to the fixed part 11, it can be temporarily positioned at the position with the flexible bracket 20 until it is moved again. The flexible bracket 20, in one embodiment, may be a flexible tube that can be bent in all directions and shaped. In addition, the flexible bracket 20 can be provided with a soft jacket (not shown in the figure) on the clamping portion 21 to prevent the bottle from being pinched.

The monitoring module 30 is disposed on the movable part 12 , and the position of the monitoring module 30 is different from the through hole 121 . As shown in Figure 4, the monitoring module 30 includes an ultrasonic sensor 31, an alarm 32 and a processor 33. The ultrasonic sensor 31 and the alarm 32 are electrically connected to the processor 33. The ultrasonic sensor The device 31 includes an ultrasonic transmitter 311 and an ultrasonic receiver 312 (as shown in Figures 2 and 4). During operation, the ultrasonic transmitter 311 emits ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic waves are reflected by the object (such as the child in Figure 5) and received by the ultrasonic receiver 312 to provide an echo signal to the processor 33. Then it can be known Whether the object is displaced or not, the processor 33 controls whether the alarm 32 issues an alarm.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in one embodiment, a power supply 40 is further included. The power supply 40 is electrically connected to the monitoring module 30 , and the power supply 40 supplies the ultrasonic sensor 31 , the alarm 32 and the processing. The working power supply of the device 33. Furthermore, the alarm 32 may be a buzzer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The alarm 32 may also be a warning light, or a combination of a buzzer and a warning light.

When using the above-mentioned smart pillow for infant feeding, the feeder can place the infant into the recessed area 14 , place the infant's head against the fixed portion 11 so that the infant lies on his back, and insert bottle A into the through hole 121 It is clamped and fixed by the clamping part 21, and then the movable part 12 swings relative to the fixed part 11 (as shown in Figure 3) to adjust the feeding angle of the bottle A (preferably the elevation angle is 45 degrees), and the feeder sets the bottle accordingly. After A, the child can drink milk on his own (as shown in Figure 5).

Following the above, when the baby drinks milk by himself, the ultrasonic sensor 31 can detect the position of the baby. When it is detected that the baby's position has moved, for example, the baby moves due to discomfort during the drinking process. When moving, or moving in the eating state, the ultrasonic sensor 31 can transmit the echo signal to the processor 33, and the processor 33 can control the alarm issued by the alarm 32 (such as the buzzing of a buzzer, and/or warning light (light signal warning) to notify the feeder to go to the disposal.

As shown in FIG. 6 , it is another embodiment of the smart pillow of the present invention. The fixed part 11 of the main body 10 can have a recess 111 so that the child's head can be placed in the recess 111 and lean on the fixed part 11 . Furthermore, the fixed part 11 has an embedding part 112 at one end away from the movable part 12. The embedding part 112 is recessed in the fixed part 11 corresponding to the width of the movable part 12, and the movable part 12 can be embedded in the embedding part 112. And positioning.

From the above description, it is easy to find that the characteristic of the present invention is that the body 10 has a fixed part 11 that allows the baby to lie on his back, and the movable part 12 can swing relative to the fixed part 11, that is, the feeding angle of the bottle A can be adjusted to feed the baby. At this time, the feeder does not need to hold the baby or hold the bottle A, and the baby can drink milk by himself, so the feeder can let go and deal with other affairs, and the baby lies on the fixed part 11 to drink milk, which is better than lying down to drink milk. Milk can effectively reduce the problems of milk choking and flatulence.

Furthermore, during the feeding process, the ultrasonic sensor 31 can detect the position status of the infant. When it is detected that the infant's position has moved, the ultrasonic receiver 312 transmits the echo signal of the ultrasonic wave received. to the processor 33. At this time, the processor 33 controls the alarm 32 to issue the alarm and notify the feeder to go for treatment. Therefore, the smart pillow of the present invention can achieve the convenience and safety of infant feeding.

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that any changes and substitutions that are equivalent to this embodiment should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

10:Ontology

11: Fixed part

12:Activities Department

121:Through hole

13:Joints

14: Depression area

15:cloth cover

16: Ring ditch

20: Flexible bracket

21: Clamping part

31: Ultrasonic sensor

311: Ultrasonic transmitter

32: Siren

Claims (9)

A smart pillow, which includes; a body, which is in the shape of a long strip and has a fixed part and a movable part; the fixed part and the movable part are connected by a joint part, so that the movable part can be independent by the joint part The fixed part swings, and the body can be bent into a U shape to form a recessed area, the movable part has a through hole; a flexible bracket is integrally formed and embedded in the body and is flexible, and the flexible bracket The flexible bracket extends between the fixed part and the movable part. The flexible bracket has a clamping part located around the through hole in the movable part. After the movable part swings relative to the fixed part, the flexible bracket Temporarily positioned at the location; and a monitoring module, located on the movable part and in a position different from the through hole, including an ultrasonic sensor, an alarm and a processor, the ultrasonic sensor and the alarm The device is electrically connected to the processor. The ultrasonic sensor emits ultrasonic waves with an ultrasonic transmitter, and receives the ultrasonic waves reflected by the object through an ultrasonic receiver to provide echo signals to the processor. The processor controls the alarm to sound an alarm; thereby, the recessed area allows the child to place his head in it and lean his head slightly upward on the fixed part. The baby bottle is inserted into the through hole and held by the clamp. The part is clamped and fixed on the through hole, and the movable part is swung relative to the fixed part to adjust the feeding angle of the bottle for feeding, and the ultrasonic sensor can detect the position of the baby during the feeding process. When detecting The alarm sounds when a movement of the child's position is detected. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the main body has an annular concave annular groove, and the main body forms the joint portion at the annular groove. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the alarm is a buzzer. The smart pillow according to claim 1 further includes a power supply electrically connected to the monitoring module to supply working power to the ultrasonic sensor, the alarm and the processor. The smart pillow as described in claim 1, wherein the feeding angle is an elevation angle of 45 degrees. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a cloth cover and a cotton material disposed in the cloth cover. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the main body is an inflatable cushion. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the fixed part has a recess, and the child's head can lean on the fixed part in the recess. The smart pillow according to claim 1, wherein the fixed part has an embedded part at an end away from the movable part, and the embedded part is recessed in the fixed part corresponding to the width of the movable part, and the movable part can It is embedded in the embedded part and positioned.

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