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WO1999051179A1 - Ameliorations apportees aux couches-culottes jetables - Google Patents

Ameliorations apportees aux couches-culottes jetables Download PDF

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WO1999051179A1
WO1999051179A1 PCT/ES1999/000083 ES9900083W WO9951179A1 WO 1999051179 A1 WO1999051179 A1 WO 1999051179A1 ES 9900083 W ES9900083 W ES 9900083W WO 9951179 A1 WO9951179 A1 WO 9951179A1
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diaper
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disposable diapers
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Vittorio Bonacini
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/42—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators with wetness indicator or alarm

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  • the invention relates to a series of improvements introduced in the classic disposable diapers that can be constituted in any type of material of those conventionally used or in others that are appropriate for its function, also being able to have the appropriate shapes and sizes for its correct positioning. or application in the user, either baby or adult.
  • the improvements consist of the incorporation of an electronic circuit in sensor functions to detect certain levels of depositions, both liquid (urine) and solid (fecal), and activate a receiver / alarm that translates the signal from the sensor into another visual signal, acoustic or acoustic-musical, adjustable.
  • the object of the invention is essentially to know, a priori and with certainty, the exact, most opportune and convenient time to change the diaper to a baby or any adult with incontinence problems, without suffering the complications and disadvantages of re-undressing often to users, which is annoying, especially at night, in the case of no real need.
  • the improvements consist in that on the diaper itself an electronic circuit is included that will act as a sensor, which will allow to detect certain levels of solid or liquid depositions in diapers of babies or incontinent people; with the particularity that this sensor circuit, by means of low voltage electrical conduction, emission or reflection of electromagnetic or ultrasonic waves, will activate a receiver / alarm that, connected to the electric or autonomous network, translates the signal from the sensor into a visual signal or acoustic-musical, adjustable.
  • the receiver / adviser must be located in the area close to the user, and may in turn - 3 -
  • the senor itself it will have means through which the activation circuit will be closed, means that are constituted by pairs of electrical poles, humidity detection probes or terminals integrated in the diaper itself that allow establishing an electrical bridge when there is a deposition, according to certain previously established levels.
  • Said sensor which will be connected to these terminals, electrical poles or humidity detecting probes, by means of corresponding microconductors, may be integrated into the diaper itself during the manufacturing process thereof, and a disposable element may be combined with said diaper, or it may go attached, under appropriate modifications, a posteriori, specifically at the time prior to the use or application of the diaper on the user.
  • the senor emits the corresponding signal when the deposition levels exceed a lintel or barrier that is considered harmful to the user's skin, of so that as a consequence that these levels will vary with age, as well as the retention capacities of the respective diapers, sensors with different comparative resistances can be manufactured, which determine the activation point according to the development of the user.
  • sensors can be manufactured with only incontinent and adult people in mind, considering the retention capacities of their diapers, as well as the volumes of depositions and their analytical data.
  • the senor can have simultaneous double detection capacity (solid and liquid depositions), or differentiated in one way or another. Similarly, the receiver could individually distinguish both signals and translate them differently for greater knowledge of the responsible person.
  • the senor can be materialized with the most suitable components for the intended function, as well as the receiver, which can even take the form of a key ring or any decorative object, with the appropriate means, such as switch, pilot light signaling, buzzer, etc.
  • the sensor can be integrated in the diaper itself and form a disposable element with it, as previously stated, or be external and attached at the time of the application of the diaper on the user.
  • said senor In the event that said sensor is external, it can be independent, or form a set with the corresponding power supply, or even form a set of the sensor, the power supply and the receiver itself.
  • the free poles or terminals by which the electric bridge will be determined can be positioned in the diaper, at the time of production, and differently depending on the gender of the diaper user.
  • the sensor in the case of being integrated in the diaper, has sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the manufacturing phase of that and the packaging itself.
  • the signal or impulse emitted by the sensor to the receiver can be caused by an electromagnetic wave, infrared rays, ultrasound wave or by means of a reflection.
  • the receiver which receives the signal or sensor signal, has a relatively low cost.
  • the power supply is reusable in any of the versions.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic representation in perspective of a diaper provided with the sensor forming an integral part thereof, the feeder and receiver being external and independent. - 7 -
  • Figure 2. Shows another view like the one in the previous figure, in which the sensor is external and forms in conjunction with the feeder, while the receiver remains independent.
  • Figure 3. Shows a view like the previous ones, but in this case with the power supply, the receiver and the sensor forming a single external set.
  • Figure 4.- Shows a schematic view of the circuit that constitutes the sensor.
  • Figure 5. Shows, finally, a view of one of the multiple forms of external materialization of the receiver / annunciator.
  • the improvements of the invention are applicable to any type of diaper (1), constituted in the most diverse and appropriate materials, with the size, shape and characteristics that are most convenient in each case.
  • the improvements focus on the fact that said diaper (1) is complemented by a sensor (2) capable of detecting a liquid or solid deposition and sending the corresponding signal to an external receiver / alarm (3), the sensor being ( 2) connected to an electric feeder (4).
  • the circuit corresponding to the sensor (2) is closed by means of pairs of free terminals (5), electrical poles or humidity detection probes, which are integrated in the diaper (1) itself, and which are connected to the sensor (2) by microconductors (6). - 8 -
  • the sensor (2) can be integrated in the diaper itself (1), as shown in Figure 1, in which case the corresponding power supply conductors (between the power supply (4) and the sensor (2)) are provided. 6 '). In this case the sensor (2) forms a disposable element together with the diaper (1).
  • the senor (2) can be external as shown in Figure 2, in which case it can form a unique assembly (7) with the feeder, being reusable.
  • the senor (2) is also external as in the previous case and in addition to forming together with the feeder it also forms a joint with the receiver, being equally reusable and removable.
  • the signal from the sensor (2) and that is sent to the receiver / alarm (3), is transformed by it into a signal that can be luminous, acoustic, acoustic-musical, adjustable.
  • the sensor (2) when the sensor (2) is an integral part of the diaper (1), it will be incorporated at the time of manufacture of the diaper, so that the poles (5) will determine a bridge with a resistance lower than that of comparison, when a liquid or solid deposition is carried out by the user.
  • the sensor together with the diaper form a disposable assembly, while the receiver (3) and feeder (4) are - 9 -
  • the sensor (2) and the feeder (4) are external to the diaper (1), and those form a single set, they will constitute reusable elements, so that inside the diaper only
  • the microconductors (6) will be included and logically the poles, terminals or probes (5) by which the bridge is established before the depositions, both liquid and solid.
  • the senor (2) can have a catchment or influence area as large as desired, externally presenting a compact and embedded form in harmless plastic material, presenting a contact surface of materials such as cellulose, gauze and other used in diaper manufacturing.
  • Figure 4 shows the circuit diagram corresponding to the sensor (2), which includes an integrated circuit (7), a pair of comparison resistors (8-8 *), a transmitter (9) and the corresponding pairs of poles (10-10 ') or humidity detection probes, so that the integrated circuit (7) compares the resistance value (8) between the poles (10) with respect to the resistance value (8 *), so that if its value is lower, the transmitter circuit (9) will be closed, logically depending on the level of deposition.
  • the integrated circuit (7) compares the resistance value (8) between the poles (10) with respect to the resistance value (8 *), so that if its value is lower, the transmitter circuit (9) will be closed, logically depending on the level of deposition.
  • FIG 5 a concrete embodiment can be observed, as far as external configuration is concerned, of the receiver (3), being in this case materialized in a kind of key ring that externally can be provided with certain data, as they can be the name of the user or other features, always with an on / off switch (11), a light signaling pilot (12), which corresponds to the visual signal, and a buzzer or alarm (13) corresponding to the signal acoustics.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne des améliorations qui consistent à ajouter à une couche-culotte classique (1) un capteur (2) capable de détecter un niveau déterminé de dépôt liquide ou solide. Ce capteur est actionné pour que le signal correspondant soit envoyé à un récepteur/avertisseur (3) qui convertit le signal provenant du capteur (2) en un signal acoustique et/ou lumineux. Le capteur (2) est alimenté par un dispositif d'alimentation électrique (4) et la fermeture du circuit correspondant s'effectue à travers le pont qui est créé entre des paires de pôles libres, de bornes ou de sondes de détection de l'humidité (5) en fonction des dépôts solides ou liquides sur la couche-culotte (1). Les améliorations permettent de déterminer à quel moment on doit s'occuper d'un bébé ou d'un adulte souffrant d'incontinence afin de changer la couche-culotte.
PCT/ES1999/000083 1998-04-06 1999-03-30 Ameliorations apportees aux couches-culottes jetables WO1999051179A1 (fr)

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ES9800725A ES2135354B1 (es) 1998-04-06 1998-04-06 Mejoras introducidas en pañales desechables.

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US6342037B1 (en) 1998-06-29 2002-01-29 The Procter & Gamble Company Device having fecal component sensor
FR2898042A1 (fr) * 2006-03-01 2007-09-07 Yannick Renoncourt Dispositif de detection de liquides biologiques humains dans une protection hygienique
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US4704108A (en) * 1985-09-26 1987-11-03 Nippon Kodoshi Corporation Water content sensing and informing system for a disposable diaper
US4768023A (en) * 1987-03-12 1988-08-30 Xie Alex J Diaper wetness signalling system
GB2250121A (en) * 1990-11-26 1992-05-27 Tekung Lee Disposable diaper and alarm
WO1994022401A1 (fr) * 1993-03-26 1994-10-13 Futura Bimbo Srl Article hygienique absorbant possedant un dispositif de signalisation
WO1997042613A2 (fr) * 1996-05-07 1997-11-13 Knox Security Engineering Corporation Dispositifs de detection d'humidite, par exemple pour couches, et couches comportant lesdits dispositifs
WO1998012997A1 (fr) * 1996-09-25 1998-04-02 Oppenhejm & Jansson Aps Tampon transducteur a detecteur d'enuresie nocturne, feuilles integrant ce tampon transducteur, technique de production du tampon transducteur et des feuilles, et utilisations de ceux-ci

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6342037B1 (en) 1998-06-29 2002-01-29 The Procter & Gamble Company Device having fecal component sensor
DE19945575A1 (de) * 1999-02-17 2000-08-24 Heidi Netuschil Flüssigkeitsabsorbierender Hygieneartikel
US7394391B2 (en) 2005-04-29 2008-07-01 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Connection mechanisms in absorbent articles for body fluid signaling devices
US7477156B2 (en) 2005-04-29 2009-01-13 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Connection mechanisms in absorbent articles for body fluid signaling devices
US7956754B2 (en) 2005-04-29 2011-06-07 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Connection mechanisms in absorbent articles for body fluid signaling devices
US8304598B2 (en) 2005-12-15 2012-11-06 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Garments with easy-to-use signaling device
FR2898042A1 (fr) * 2006-03-01 2007-09-07 Yannick Renoncourt Dispositif de detection de liquides biologiques humains dans une protection hygienique
US8962909B2 (en) 2009-07-09 2015-02-24 Salusion Ip B.V. Moisture detecting module and a receiving unit
US9408757B2 (en) 2010-12-23 2016-08-09 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Tool for analysing liquid discharge data in an absorbent article, an absorbent article adapted for liquid discharge data collection and a control unit interacting with the absorbent article for collecting the liquid discharge data

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