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Title:
LYING STATE DETECTOR OF BED
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/066638
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A lying state detector of a bed in which a work for attaching the load detector of the bed onto the installation surface of the bed can be facilitated. The lying state detector (1A) of a bed comprises a plurality of load detectors (2) each having a portion for mounting each leg (42) of a bed (40), wherein each load detector (2) is mounted on a bed installation surface (45) and detects a load applied to the leg (42) of the bed (40) when the leg (42) of the bed (40) is mounted on the mounting portion, and the lying state of a subject is detected using signals related to the load of the bed (40) outputted from the plurality of load detectors (2). The lying state detector (1A) of a bed further comprises a plurality of noncontact distance sensors for measuring the distance between a master unit (2A) and slave units (2B), respectively, assuming one of the plurality of load detectors (2) is the master unit (2A) and the remaining load detectors (2) are the slave units (2B).

Inventors:
NOGUCHI SHINGO (JP)
HIROSE KAZUO (JP)
TOCHIGI MASAHARU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/324220
Publication Date:
June 14, 2007
Filing Date:
December 05, 2006
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Assignee:
SHOWA DENKO KK (JP)
NOGUCHI SHINGO (JP)
HIROSE KAZUO (JP)
TOCHIGI MASAHARU (JP)
International Classes:
A61G7/05; G01G19/52
Foreign References:
JPH11290394A1999-10-26
JP2004531733A2004-10-14
JP2004008466A2004-01-15
JP3098997B12000-10-16
JP3529332B22004-05-24
JP2000105884A2000-04-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIMIZU, Hisayoshi et al. (Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-k, Osaka-shi Osaka81, JP)
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