Anti-bedsore bed
09724257 ยท 2017-08-08
Assignee
- TERA AUTOTECH CORPORATION (Taichung, TW)
- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Changhua University of Education
Inventors
- Li-Ling Chen (Taichung, TW)
- Tsair-Rong Chen (Changhua, TW)
- Yi-Lung Lee (Changhua, TW)
- Yu-Lin Juan (Changhua, TW)
- Chih-Chung Wang (Changhua, TW)
Cpc classification
A61G7/015
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
A61G7/015
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61G7/057
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61G5/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
An anti-bedsore bed may comprise a bed unit, a first bed body, and a second bed body. The bed unit has a first mattress, and a bottom portion is coupled on a bottom surface thereof. Moreover, the bottom portion comprises six supporting units evenly arranged into three sets at positions corresponding to a user's upper, middle and lower back, and each of the supporting units has a sliding block moveably mounted on an upper surface of the bottom portion. Furthermore, each of the sliding blocks has a supporting rod, and an abutting unit is pivotally connected to an upper end of the supporting rod. The supporting rods are configured to move upwardly in a preset time interval, and the abutting units are adapted to uplift a user's body to detach from the first mattress for a designed time, thereby achieving the anti-bedsore effect.
Claims
1. An anti-bedsore bed comprising: a bed unit having a first mattress, and a bottom portion, which is coupled on a bottom surface of the first mattress, comprising six supporting units evenly arranged into three sets at positions configured to correspond to a user's upper, middle, and lower back, and each of the supporting units having a sliding block moveably mounted on an upper surface of the bottom portion; each of the sliding blocks having a supporting rod, and an abutting unit pivotally connected to an upper end of the supporting rod; each of first power units, which is secured on a bottom surface of the sliding block, engaged with the supporting rod while each of second power units, which is secured on the bottom portion, engaged with the sliding block such that the supporting rod configured to be driven by the first power unit to move upwardly or downwardly and the second power unit adapted to drive the sliding block to move in lateral directions; the positions of the supporting units configured to be adjustable according to a position of the back portion of a user; the first mattress having a plurality of through holes located at positions corresponding to the supporting units such that the abutting units respectively accommodated in the through holes before the supporting rods are moved upwardly or the abutting units respectively protruding out of the through holes when the supporting rods are lifted; a first bed body coupled with a second bed body side by side for use, and the first bed body having a bed stead configured to support the bottom portion of the bed unit; and the second bed body comprising a first frame, a second frame and a third frame, which are pivotally connected in sequence, and a second bed mattress positioned on an upper surface of the first frame, the second frame and the third frame, and at least two sliding wheels installed at a lower portion of the second frame to enable the second bed body to be movable; each of the first frame and the third frame having at least two bed legs pivotally assembled at a lower portion thereof, and the bed legs are configured to move between an unfolded position standing on the floor and a folded position received in the first frame or the third frame; the third frame and the first frame adapted to be respectively folded up and down relative to the second frame, and after securing pivots between the first frame and the second frame and between the second frame and the third frame, the second bed body is configured to be used as a wheelchair.
2. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the first bed body is a medical bed, and the bed unit is configured to be directly installed on the bed stead of the first bed body to achieve an anti-bedsore effect.
3. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion of the bed unit comprises at least four bed boards pivotally coupled in sequence.
4. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein at least two sliding grooves are separately positioned at a lower portion of an interior space of the bottom portion, and each of the sliding blocks has at least four wheels evenly formed at two lateral ends thereof and respectively received in and movable along the two sliding grooves, and each of the second power units is secured on a supporting bar between the two adjacent sliding grooves.
5. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein each of the first power units is a first motor having a gear wheel rotatably mounted on a spindle thereof, and the gear wheel is configured to be engaged with the supporting rod which is formed in a gear rack such that the first motor is configured to drive the supporting rod to move upwardly or downwardly; and the first motor has a function of vibration to massage a user through the abutting unit when the supporting rod is moved.
6. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein each of the second power units comprises a second motor and a screw rod cooperated with each other, and a screw nut secured on the bottom surface of the sliding block is moveably engaged with the screw rod such that the second motor is provided to drive the sliding block to have movement in lateral directions.
7. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the abutting unit is a cushion having a top surface which is slightly concaved at a central portion thereof.
8. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the abutting unit is an air bag which is configured to be inflated and deflated.
9. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the abutting unit is connected to an air pump through a hose.
10. The anti-bedsore bed of claim 1, wherein the supporting units are electrically connected to a control unit which is provided to control the supporting units to perform different actuation patterns and to control the time intervals of the actuations of the supporting units.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(10) The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
(11) Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described.
(12) All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention.
(13) In order to further understand the goal, characteristics and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following:
(14) Referring to
(15) In one embodiment, the first bed body (20) is a medical bed of hospital, and a user can directly install the bed unit (10) on the bed stead (21) of the first bed body (20) to achieve the anti-bedsore effect.
(16) In another embodiment, the bottom portion (12) of the bed unit (10) comprises at least four bed boards pivotally coupled in sequence.
(17) In still another embodiment, at least two sliding grooves (121) are separately positioned at a lower portion of an interior space of the bottom portion (12), and each of the sliding blocks (131) has at least four wheels (1311) evenly formed at two lateral ends thereof and respectively received in and movable along the two sliding grooves (121), and each of the second power units (135) is secured on the supporting bar (122) between the two adjacent sliding grooves (121).
(18) In a further embodiment, each of the first power units (134) is a first motor (1341) having a gear wheel (1342) rotatably mounted on a spindle thereof, and the gear wheel (1342) is configured to be engaged with the supporting rod (132) which is formed in a gear rack such that the first motor (1341) can drive the supporting rod (132) to move upwardly or downwardly; and the first motor (1341) has a function of vibration to massage a user through the abutting unit (133) when the supporting rod (132) is moved.
(19) In still a further embodiment, each of the second power units (135) comprises a second motor (1351) and a screw rod (1352) cooperated with each other, and a screw nut (1312) secured on the bottom surface of the sliding block (131) is moveably engaged with the screw rod (1352) such that the second motor (1351) can drive the sliding block (131) to have movement in lateral directions.
(20) In yet a further embodiment, the abutting unit (133) is a cushion having a top surface which is slightly concaved at a central portion thereof.
(21) In a particular embodiment, the abutting unit (133) is an air bag which can be inflated and deflated.
(22) In a preferred embodiment, the abutting unit (133) is connected to an air pump through a hose (136) such that a hot air or a cold air can be provided through the hose (136) to the abutting unit (133), enabling the bed unit (10) to be used in different weathers.
(23) In an advantageous embodiment, the supporting units (13) are electrically connected to a control unit which is provided to control the supporting units (13) to perform different actuation patterns and to control the time intervals of the actuations of the supporting units (13).
(24) In actual application, the supporting rods (132) are configured to move upwardly in a preset time interval, and the abutting units (133) are adapted to uplift a user's body to detach from the first mattress (11) for a designed time (as shown in
(25) Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalents.