Overlay portable hyperbaric oxygen chamber

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable and foldable oxygen chamber, and more particularly, relates to a portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber that may be reduced in volume and conveniently carried and kept by including a tube capable of accommodating a patient and a body part which protects the tube and is divided into multiple cylindrical bodies formed in a longitudinal direction and inserted into and overlapped with one another.

Claims

1. A hyperbaric oxygen chamber comprising: a cylindrical body part configured to be adjustable in size in a longitudinal direction thereof; a body entrance disposed on a lateral face of the body part; a cylindrical tube disposed inside the body part; a tube entrance disposed on a lateral face of the cylindrical tube; an oxygen injection pipe disposed on a surface of the cylindrical tube; and an oxygen controller disposed on the surface of the cylindrical tube, wherein the body entrance and the tube entrance are disposed at positions corresponding to each other, wherein the cylindrical tube includes a space capable of accommodating a patient, and wherein the body part includes two or more cylindrical bodies disposed along the longitudinal direction and configured to be inserted into and overlapped with one another.

2. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 1, wherein the two or more cylindrical bodies include a first body and a second body, wherein each of the first and second bodies has one open end and an opposite closed end, and the first and second bodies face each other, and the second body is configured to be inserted into the first body from the one open end of the first body.

3. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 2, wherein the two or more cylindrical bodies include at least one third body disposed between the first body and the second body.

4. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 1, wherein the tube entrance is formed such that the tube includes an outer skin and an inner skin, and an external zipper is disposed on the outer skin and an internal zipper is disposed on the inner skin, respectively, and wherein the external zipper and the internal zipper are separated from each other such that the external zipper and the internal zipper are disposed at positions not overlapping each other.

5. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 4, further comprising: at least one first protrusion disposed on the outer skin; at least one second protrusion disposed on the inner skin; wherein the at least one first protrusion and the at least one second protrusion are positioned between the external zipper and the internal zipper, and disposed along longitudinal directions of the zippers, and wherein the at least one first protrusion and the at least one second protrusion are connected with each other.

6. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 4, further comprising: at least one first hook disposed on the outer skin; at least one second hook disposed on the inner skin; wherein the at least one first hook and the at least one second hook are positioned between the external zipper and the internal zipper, and disposed along longitudinal directions of the zippers, and wherein the at least one first hook and the second hook are connected with each other.

7. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to claim 1, wherein the body part includes an attachable and detachable caster at a bottom.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating that bodies of a body part of the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber are inserted into and overlapped with one another according to the present embodiment.

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating that the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber is folded by inserting the bodies of the body part into one another according to the present embodiment.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment.

(5) FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a tube of the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment.

(6) FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a tube of the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to one embodiment of the present embodiment. FIG. 6b is a cross-sectional view illustrating a tube of the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to another embodiment of the present embodiment.

(7) FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment.

(8) FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment.

(9) FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a caster connected with a body A of the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

(10) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In this instance, a size or a shape of a component may be exaggeratedly illustrated in the drawings for clarity and the convenience of the description. In addition, a term particularly defined based on a configuration and the effect of the present invention may vary in accordance with intention or convention of a user or an operator. The term should be defined based on description across the entire specification. Further, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the proposed embodiment, and those skilled in the art and those who understand the spirit of the invention may easily implement another embodiment within the scope of the same spirit. This is also included in the scope of the present invention.

(11) FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, description will be made based on FIG. 1, and a reference drawing is separately mentioned for a configuration not illustrated in FIG. 1.

(12) The portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment may include a body part 100, a body entrance 200, a tube 300, a body entrance 400, an oxygen generator 500, an oxygen injection pipe 510, an oxygen inlet 530, and an oxygen controller 600.

(13) According to the present embodiment, the body part 100 may be provided as a cylindrical body part made of an aluminum alloy material, and the tube 300 may be provided as a cylindrical tube made of a polyurethane material. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

(14) Referring to FIG. 1, the body part 100 is provided as a cylindrical body part, and used by being laid in a longitudinal direction on a ground. In addition, the body part 100 secures a space therein for the tube 300, and the tube 300 includes a space to accommodate a patient and is provided on the inside of the body part 100 in a longitudinal direction similarly to the body part 100. To be specific, the body part 100 has an internal surface formed in a shape similar to that of an external surface of the tube 300 and thus is effective in preventing the tube 300 from being damaged due to hyperbaric oxygen by dispersing and absorbing pressure of the tube 300 even when the tube 300 expands by hyperbaric oxygen, and preventing the tube 300 from being damaged by an external impact.

(15) Referring to FIG. 3, the body part 100 includes the body entrance 200 provided on a lateral face thereof, and the tube 300 includes the tube entrance 400 provided on a lateral face thereof. To be specific, the body entrance 200 and the tube entrance 400 are provided at positions corresponding to each other. The phrase corresponding to each other indicates that the body entrance 200 and the tube entrance 400 are provided at the same position, and the positions thereof are in the same direction. In other words, when the body entrance 200 is opened, the tube entrance 400 is provided in an open part of the body entrance 200 and thus a user may easily operate the tube entrance 400 in the open part. Therefore, the user may conveniently enter the chamber 10.

(16) Referring to FIG. 7, the oxygen inlet 530 is provided on one end face of the tube 300, and an oxygen passage entrance 520 is provided on one end face of the body part 100. The oxygen inlet 530 and the oxygen passage entrance 520 are provided at the same position, and the oxygen injection pipe 510 is connected to the oxygen inlet 530 and to the oxygen generator 500 by exiting the oxygen passage entrance 520. To be specific, the oxygen generator 500 is connected to the oxygen injection pipe 510, and the oxygen injection pipe 510 is connected to the oxygen inlet 530 provided on the one end face of the tube 300 by passing through the oxygen passage entrance 520 provided on the one end face of the body part 100. To be more specific, the oxygen inlet 530 and the oxygen passage entrance 520 are provided in the same direction, and inner peripheral surfaces of the oxygen inlet 530 and the oxygen passage entrance 520 correspond to an outer peripheral surface of the oxygen injection pipe 510.

(17) In other words, oxygen generated from the oxygen generator 500 is injected into the tube 300 through the oxygen injection pipe 510 and the oxygen passage entrance 520, and hyperbaric oxygen in the tube 300 is prevented from leakage since the inner peripheral surfaces of the oxygen inlet 530 and the oxygen passage entrance 520 correspond to the outer peripheral surface of the oxygen injection pipe 510.

(18) Referring to FIG. 7, the oxygen controller 600 is provided on the one end face of the body part 100 and connected to the one end face of the tube 300 such that the user may adjust the amount of gas from the inside or the outside of the chamber 10. To be specific, the oxygen controller 600 may include a valve to adjust oxygen emissions and a filter to adjust the amount of gas other than oxygen. To be more specific, the oxygen controller 600 protrudes outward from the one end face of the body part 100, and is connected to the one end face of the tube 300 by passing inward through the body part 100. In addition, the oxygen controller 600 includes valves provided on the inside of the tube 300 and the outside of the body part 100 and thus the user may adjust the amount of oxygen and gas from the inside of the tube 300 and the outside of the body part 100.

(19) In the present embodiment, referring to FIGS. 2 and 7, the body part 100 is divided into multiple cylindrical bodies formed in the longitudinal direction such that the bodies are inserted into and overlapped with one another. To be specific, the body part 100 includes cylindrical bodies A 110 and B 120, each of which has an one open end, provided at both ends of the body part 100 such that open parts thereof face each other, and at least one cylindrical body C 130 both having open ends provided between the cylindrical body A 110 and the cylindrical body B 120. To be more specific, an inner peripheral surface of the body A 110 corresponds to an outer peripheral surface of the body C 130, and an inner peripheral surface of the body C 130 corresponds to an outer peripheral surface of the body B 120 such that the body A 110, the body B 120, and the body C 130 are overlapped with one another.

(20) In other words, the body part 100 includes the body A 110, the body C 130, and the body B 120 arranged in order. Thus, when the body part 100 is folded, the body C 130 is included in and overlapped with the body A 110, and the body B 120 is included in and overlapped with the body C 130. When the body part 100 is completely folded, a volume of the body part 100 decreases, which allows the user to easily carry and keep the chamber 10.

(21) Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the body A 110 includes a separation preventing projection 105 protruding from the inner peripheral surface at the one open part, and the body C 130 includes a separation preventing projection 105 protruding from the outer peripheral surface at one end. To be specific, the separation preventing projection 105 is provided to prevent the body C 130 inserted into the body A 110 from being separated, which is protruding in a direction where the body A 110 and the body C 130 which face each other.

(22) In addition, the body B 120 includes a separation preventing projection 105 protruding from the outer peripheral surface at the one open part, and the body C 130 includes a separation preventing projection 105 protruding from the inner peripheral surface at the other one end. To be specific, the separation preventing projections 105 is provided to prevent the body B 120 inserted into the body C 130 from being separated, which is protruding in a direction where the body B 120 and the body C 130 face each other.

(23) In other words, even when the body parts 100 of the body A 110, the body C 130, and the body B 120 expand by being injected with hyperbaric oxygen and repel one another, they are not separated from one other since the separation preventing projection 105 is provided.

(24) Referring to FIG. 3, the body entrance 200 includes a cover 220 and guide rails 210, and is provided on a lateral face of the body A 110. To be specific, the body A 110 includes a pair of guide rails 210 formed along an outer peripheral surface, an opening is formed between the guide rails 210, and the cover 220 having the same size as that of the opening, is inserted into the guide rails 210. In this way, the body entrance 200 is provided as a sliding body entrance. To be more specific, the pair of guide rails 210 formed along the outer peripheral surface of the body A 110 include a groove formed along a longitudinal direction in an inner part where the guide rails 210 face each other such that the cover 220 is inserted into the groove, and one ends and the other ends of the pair of guide rails 210 are connected to each other so that the body part 100 is airtight when the cover 220 is closed. To be more specific, the guide rails 210 protruding from an external surface is provided at a rim of the open part of the body entrance 200 provided in the body A 110, the groove is provided along internal surfaces of the guide rails 210, and the cover 220 is inserted into the groove. In other words, the body entrance 220 is a sliding body entrance and is effective in preventing hyperbaric oxygen leakage since the body part 100 is airtight when the cover 220 is closed.

(25) Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6A, the tube entrance 400 is provided at the same position as that of the body entrance 200. In addition, the tube entrance 400 includes an external zipper 411 and an internal zipper 421 provided side by side, the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421 are provided separately from each other with a certain space to make the zippers do not overlap each other, and one or more protrusions 415 and 425 are formed between the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421. To be specific, the tube entrance 400 includes an open part divided into an outer skin 410 and an inner skin 420 such that cross sections thereof form the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421, and the one or more protrusions 415 and 425 formed along longitudinal directions of the zippers between the outer skin 410 and the inner skin 420. To be more specific, referring to FIG. 6A, the tube entrance 400 includes the first protrusion 415 provided on the outer skin 410 and the second protrusion 425 provided on the inner skin 420. In this instance, the first protrusion 415 and the second protrusion 425 are positioned between the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421 and separated from each other by a size of a protrusion such that the protrusions are connected with each other when the outer skin 410 and the inner skin 420 are close to each other.

(26) In other words, when hyperbaric oxygen is inserted into the tube 300, oxygen leakage is prevented twice by the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421. When the tube 300 expands, the inner skin 420 pushes the outer skin 410 outward due to hyperbaric oxygen. Then, the first protrusion 415 is connected with the second protrusion 425 to prevent hyperbaric oxygen leakage from the tube 300 and protect the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421.

(27) Referring to FIG. 6B, the first protrusion 415 and the second protrusion 425 may be provided as hooks 415 and 425 so that hyperbaric oxygen leakage is more effectively prevented. To be specific, each of the hooks 415 and 425 is a hook having a shape of a symbol ?, and formed along the longitudinal directions of the zippers between the outer skin 410 and the inner skin 420. To be more specific, the hooks 415 and 425, each of which has the shape of the symbol ?, need to be provided in opposite directions such that the hooks are connected with each other. To be specific, the first protrusion 415 includes a first hook 415 having a shape of a symbol , and the second protrusion 425 includes a second hook 425 having the shape of the symbol ?.

(28) In other words, when the tube expands by being injected with hyperbaric oxygen, the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421 prevent oxygen leakage twice. Moreover, when the tube expands, the connection between the first hook 415 and the second hook 425 becomes stronger as tension generated due to the expansion of the tube increases. This is effective in preventing hyperbaric oxygen leakage from the tube 300, and protecting the external zipper 411 and the internal zipper 421.

(29) Referring to FIG. 9, the body part 100 includes attachable and detachable means of transportation provided at the bottom. To be specific, a caster 700 is provided as the attachable and detachable means of transportation at the bottom of the body A 110. To be more specific, the caster 700 includes a pole and a caster part, and the body A 110 includes a groove for insertion of the pole such that the caster 700 is attached to and detached from the body part 100.

(30) In other words, the caster 700 attachable to and detachable from the body A 110 may be used by being connected with the body A 110 when the chamber 10 is moved, and the chamber 10 may be used after removing the caster 700.

(31) In other words, the portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber according to the present embodiment may be easily kept since the body part may be transformed by including the body A, the body B, and the body C inserted into and overlapped with one another and reduced in volume. In addition, when compared to a case in which only a tube corresponding to a soft chamber is used, the chamber further includes the body part corresponding to a hard chamber and thus may more safely perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

(32) In addition, the tube includes an entrance including the external zipper and the internal zipper and thus is effective in preventing the leakage of hyperbaric oxygen in the tube, and preventing hyperbaric oxygen explosion corresponding to the most dangerous factor of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. To be specific, hyperbaric oxygen explosion corresponding to the most dangerous factor of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber occurs when internal air of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber leaks during expansion and the air touches a spark from an electronic device or the like. The tube according to the present invention has a double structure of the external zipper and the internal zipper and thus may more effectively prevent hyperbaric oxygen leakage from the tube. In addition, the tube further includes protrusions and hooks formed between the external zipper and the internal zipper and thus more effectively prevents oxygen leakage.

(33) In other words, hyperbaric oxygen leakage in the tube is prevented by a multi-structure of the tube, the internal zipper, the protrusions (hooks), the external zipper, the body part, and the body entrance. Thus, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be more safely performed.

(34) It is clearly understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other particular forms in accordance with the spirit and essential characteristics of the present invention.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

(35) 10: Chamber 100: Body part 105: Separation preventing projection 110: Body A 120: Body B 130: Body C 200: Body entrance 210: Guide rails 220: Cover 300: Tube 400: Tube entrance 410: Outer skin 420: Inner skin 411: External zipper 421: Internal zipper 415: First protrusion 425: Second protrusion 415: First hook 425: Second hook 500: Oxygen generator 510: Oxygen injection pipe 520: Oxygen passage entrance 530: Oxygen inlet 600: Oxygen controller 700: Caster