TWI778505B - A point-pressed audio pickup apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A point-pressed audio pickup apparatus includes a deformation element and an audio pickup device. The deformation element is pushed by an external force to induce deformation, so that a distance sensing element in the audio pickup device can measure the deformation through the changed distance so as to trigger the audio pickup device to start receiving sound.

Description

Point pressure pickup equipment

The present invention relates to a point-pressed sound pickup device, which is used for receiving physiological sound (audio generated by the movement of heart, lung, internal organs or internal tissues) for the benefit of medical diagnosis.

In the conventional technology, the pickup device is used to receive the physiological sound of the human body, and it is called a stethoscope when used in medical applications. Among them, there are relatively old wired stethoscopes and wireless electronic stethoscopes, whether it is the wired stethoscope or the wireless electronic Most of the stethoscopes are equipped with a contact-type microphone inside, and the sound is collected when the stethoscope is in contact with the human body.

In the process of sound collection, there is no lack of friction sounds generated when the stethoscope is moved, or various environmental sounds during operation. These noises will seriously affect the original physiological sound and interfere with the judgment of medical staff. Therefore, the present invention adopts point pressure The sound pickup method, by moving the pickup device to a predetermined position, can only receive physiological sound when an external force is applied at a single point, so the noise generated during the operation can be greatly reduced, which is the point of the present invention The solution for pressure pickup equipment.

The point pressure pickup device of the present invention includes a deformation element and a pickup device, the deformation element has a first surface, a second surface, and a joint connected between the first surface and the second surface block, any one or more of the first surface, the second surface and the joint block can be deformed by external force, and a pickup hole is opened in the center of the first surface; the pickup device has a A sound pickup element installed in the sound pickup hole, a conducting element and a distance sensing element arranged inside the deformation element, the pickup element and the distance sensing element are respectively electrically connected to the conducting element connected, the distance sensing element is corresponding to the first surface; wherein, the first surface is attached to a surface of an object, and the deformation element is pushed by an external force perpendicular to the first surface to generate deformation, so that The first surface or the second surface is displaced in the vertical direction, so that the distance between the first surface and the distance sensing element is reduced. When the distance sensing element can measure the length of the distance is more than 1 μm, then Trigger the pickup to start receiving sound.

In a preferred embodiment, the deformation element is installed on an electronic device, and the conductive element is also electrically connected to a control element in the electronic device, and the control element is also electrically connected to a listening device .

In a preferred embodiment, the distance sensing element and the conducting element are both disposed on the second surface, and the distance sensing element corresponds to the first surface.

In a preferred embodiment, any one or more of the first surface, the second surface and the engaging block are made of flexible materials.

In a preferred embodiment, any one or more of the first surface, the second surface and the engaging block is designed as a continuous concave-convex wavy shape, and the first surface and the second surface are continuous. The extending direction of the concavity and convexity is parallel to the first surface, and the extending direction of the continuous concavity and convexity of the engaging block is perpendicular to the first surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the first surface, the second surface or the joint block which is designed as a continuous concave and convex wave shape is made of a flexible material.

In a preferred embodiment, an outer convex portion is formed on the first surface of the wave-shaped continuous concave and convex.

In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of holes are opened on either or both of the first surface or the second surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the first surface or the second surface on which the plurality of holes are opened is made of a flexible material.

In a preferred embodiment, the flexible material can be silicone, rubber, soft rubber, foam, sponge or spring, etc., which have deformation force and can automatically return to the original shape.

Other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

The term "upper" used to describe the position of the structure disclosed in the content of this creation/invention specification refers to any surface position of the structure, and is not commonly known as "above" or "upper" with a directionality. The terms "above" and "below" used to describe the position of a structure refer to the directionality of the position of the structure under conventional usage.

The terms "connection", "installation" or "arrangement" used to describe the combination relationship of structures disclosed in the content of this creation/invention specification generally refer to the fact that multiple structures will not be easily separated or dropped after being combined, and can be It can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrally formed connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct physical connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Internal communication between two components, for example, using threads, tenons, fasteners, nails, adhesives, or any combination of high frequency.

The terms "connection" or "electrical connection" used to describe the structural combination relationship disclosed in the content of this creation/invention specification refer to the use of wires, circuit boards, network lines or wireless networks to conduct electricity or network connections. The combination of road communication.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2, which are a three-dimensional schematic diagram and a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the internal structure of the point-pressed sound pickup device of the present invention, respectively. As shown in the figure, at least one deformation element 1 and a sound pickup device 2 are included; wherein, the deformation The element 1 has a first surface 11, a second surface 12 and a joint block 13 joined between the first surface 11 and the second surface 12, the first surface 11, the second surface 12 and the Any one or more than one of the engaging blocks 13 can be deformed by external force, and a sound pickup hole 111 is formed in the center of the first surface 11 ; wherein, the sound pickup device 2 has a sound pickup hole installed in the sound pickup hole. The pickup element 21 in 111, as well as a conducting element 22 and a distance sensing element 23 arranged inside the deformation element 1, the pickup element 21 and the distance sensing element 23 are respectively electrically connected to the conducting element 22. Sexual connection, the distance sensing element 23 is corresponding to the first surface 11 or the second surface 12; wherein, when the deformation element 1 is operated to slide to a predetermined position on the human skin, an external force vertically pushes the Deformation element 1, so that the deformation element 1 is deformed, so that the first surface 11 or the second surface 12 is displaced in a vertical direction, so that the first surface 11 reduces the distance from the distance sensing element 23, so that the When the distance sensing element 23 can measure the length L of the distance to be more than 1 μm, the pickup element 21 must be triggered to start to receive the physiological sound produced by the human body (the sound produced by the movement of the heart, lungs, internal organs or internal tissues), After receiving the physiological sound, the pickup element 21 digitizes it into an audio file and transmits it to the conducting element 22. That is, when the deformation element 1 is operated again, it slides on the human skin and slides to the bottom. Before a predetermined position, the external force of vertical pressing will be released, and the deformation element 1 will automatically return to the original shape, so the conditions for triggering the action of the pickup element 21 will be cancelled. The sound can greatly reduce the noise generated during the operation; please refer to FIG. 1, wherein the deformation element 1 is installed on an electronic device 3, and the conductive element 22 is also connected with the control in the electronic device 3. The element 31 is electrically connected, and the control element 31 is electrically connected to a listening device 4, so the conducting element 22 can transmit the audio file to the electronic device 3, and the user can use the listening device 4 to listen to the audio For the audio file, the control element 31 is used to control the audio file to perform functions such as playback, storage, sound amplification, and sound reduction, thereby being used as a stethoscope.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the deformation mentioned above is that the first surface 11 , the second surface 12 or the engaging block 13 changes the shape of the first surface 11 by extruding, twisting or shrinking inwardly through external force, thereby causing the first surface 11 Or the distance between the second surface 12 and the distance sensing element 23 varies by more than 1 μm. The following lists several implementation aspects to illustrate the possibility of various deformations: 1. Please refer to Figures 3A and 3B, which are the first embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11 and the engaging block 13 are made of a flexible material, so when an external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, the engaging block 13 is deformed by the external force, so that the first surface 11 is perpendicular to the vertical direction Displace toward the distance sensing element 23, so that the distance sensing element 23 can measure the amount of deformation; 2. Please refer to Figures 4A and 4B, which are the second embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11 is made of a flexible material, so when an external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, the first surface 11 is squeezed and deformed by the external force, so that the first surface 11 is The vertical direction is displaced toward the distance sensing element 23, so that the distance sensing element 23 can measure the deformation; 3. Please refer to Figures 5A and 5B, which are the third embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11, and the engaging block 13 is designed in a continuous concave-convex wavy shape, and the extending direction of the continuous concave-convex is perpendicular to the first surface 11, and a flexible material is used, when the external force vertically pushes the first surface 11. Similarly, the joint block 13 can be deformed by external force extrusion; 4. Please refer to Figures 6A and 6B, which are the fourth embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11, and the first surface 11 is designed as a continuous concave-convex wavy shape, and the extending direction of the continuous concave-convexity is parallel to the first surface 11, and an outer convex portion 14 is formed on the first surface 11 toward the outside, And a flexible material is used, so when an external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, the convex portion 14 can be retracted and displaced toward the distance sensing element 23 in a vertical direction, so that the distance sensing element 23 can be Measured shape variable; 5. Please refer to Figures 7A and 7B, which are the fifth embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11, and a plurality of holes 15 are evenly opened on the first surface 11, and a flexible material is used. Since the holes 15 cut off the supporting force of the peripheral structure of the first surface 11, the first surface 11 is formed. The inner circumference of a surface 11 has a relatively large deformation force, so when an external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, the inner circumference of the first surface 11 can be retracted and displaced toward the distance sensing element 23 in a vertical direction, so that the The distance sensing element 23 can measure the deformation; 6. Please refer to Figures 8A and 8B, which are the sixth embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance sensing element 23 corresponds to the The first surface 11 and the second surface 12 are made of flexible material, so when an external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, the second surface 12 can vertically drive the distance sensing element 23 toward the The first surface 11 is displaced, so that the distance sensing element 23 can measure the deformation. In this embodiment, the first surface 11 of the second embodiment is replaced with the second surface 12, which can achieve the same effect. It is reasonable to replace the first surface 11 of the fourth and fifth embodiments with the second surface 12, and the same effect can also be achieved; 7. Please refer to FIG. 9A, which is the seventh embodiment of the deformation element 1, which is different from the first to sixth embodiments. In this embodiment, the distance sensing element 23 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the distance The sensing element 23 corresponds to the first surface 11, and the first surface 11 and the engaging block 13 are made of flexible materials, so when an external force vertically pushes the first surface 11, the first surface 11 can be 11 is displaced toward the distance sensing element 23 in the vertical direction, so that the distance sensing element 23 can measure the deformation amount. Please refer to FIG. 9B, which is the eighth embodiment of the deformation element 1. In this embodiment, the In the seventh embodiment, the first surface 11 and the engaging block 13 are designed in a continuous concave-convex wavy shape, and a convex portion 14 is formed on the first surface 11 toward the outside, and a flexible material is used. The external force pushes the first surface 11 vertically, so that the first surface 11 can be displaced toward the distance sensing element 23 in a vertical direction, so that the distance sensing element 23 can measure the deformation. The flexible material or the design is a continuous concave-convex wavy shape, which can be applied to any one or more of the first surface 11, the second surface 12 and the joint block 13, and can also achieve the same deformation effect;

The structural configurations of the above-mentioned embodiments are described in conjunction with the illustrations, and the actual application can be more widely applied to the first surface 11 , the second surface 12 or the engaging block 13 , and is not limited to the one shown in the embodiments. manner.

The flexible material referred to in the above-mentioned embodiment may be a material with deformation force and automatic return to the original shape, such as silicone, rubber, soft rubber, foam, sponge or spring.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only selected from some preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technical field with ordinary knowledge, after understanding the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention, Equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be defined by the claims attached to this specification.

1: Deformation element 11: The first surface 111: Pickup hole 12: Second surface 13: Engagement block 14: Outer convex part 15: Holes 2: Pickup device 21: Pickup components 22: Conductive element 23: Distance sensing element 3: Electronic device 31: Control elements 4: listening device L: distance length

[Fig. 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the overall structure of the sound pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 2] is a schematic sectional view of the structure of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 3A] is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [FIG. 3B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 4A] is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [FIG. 4B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 5A] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [FIG. 5B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the third embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 6A] is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 6B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fourth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 7A] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the fifth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 7B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fifth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 8A] is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 8B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the sixth embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 9A] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the seventh embodiment of the deformation element of the pickup device of the present invention. [Fig. 9B] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the eighth embodiment of the deformation element of the sound pickup device of the present invention.

1: Deformation element 11: The first surface 12: Second surface 13: Engagement block 2: Pickup device 21: Pickup components 22: Conductive element 23: Distance sensing element 3: Electronic device 31: Control elements 4: listening device

Claims (12)

A deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device at least comprises: a deformable element having a first surface, a second surface and a joint block joined between the first surface and the second surface, the One or more of the first surface, the second surface and the joint block can be deformed by external force, and a sound pickup hole is opened in the center of the first surface; a sound pickup device has a device The sound pickup element in the sound pickup hole, a conducting element and a distance sensing element disposed inside the deformation element, the pickup element and the distance sensing element are respectively electrically connected to the conducting element, The distance sensing element is corresponding to the first surface; wherein, the first surface is attached to a surface of an object, and the deformation element is pushed by an external force perpendicular to the first surface to generate deformation, so that the first surface is deformed. A surface or the second surface is displaced in the vertical direction, so that the distance between the first surface and the distance sensing element is reduced. When the distance sensing element can measure the length of the distance is more than 1 μm, it will trigger the The pickup element begins to pick up sound. As claimed in claim 1, the deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device, wherein the deformable element is installed on an electronic device, and the conductive element is also electrically connected with a control element in the electronic device, and the control element It is also electrically connected with a listening device. As claimed in claim 1, the vertical point pressure pickup device, wherein the distance sensing element and the conducting element are both disposed on the second surface, and the distance sensing element corresponds to the first surface. The deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device of claim 1, wherein any one or more of the first surface, the second surface and the joint block are made of flexible materials. The deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device of claim 1, wherein any one or more of the first surface, the second surface and the engaging block are designed to be in a continuous concave-convex wavy shape. As claimed in claim 5, the deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device, wherein the first surface, the second surface or the joint block designed as continuous concave and convex waves are made of flexible materials. According to the deformed vertical point-pressed sound pickup device of claim 5, an outer convex portion is formed on the wave-shaped first surface designed as continuous concavo-convex. The deformed vertical point-pressed sound pickup device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the extending directions of the continuous concavities and convexities of the first surface and the second surface are parallel to the first surface. The deformed vertical point-pressed sound pickup device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the extending direction of the continuous concavity and convexity of the engaging block is perpendicular to the first surface. The deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of holes are opened on either or both of the first surface or the second surface at the same time. As claimed in claim 10, the deformable vertical point-pressed sound pickup device, wherein the first surface or the second surface on which the plurality of holes are formed is made of a flexible material. As in claim 4, 6 or 11, the deformable vertical point pressure pickup device, wherein the flexible material can be silicone, rubber, soft rubber, foam, sponge or spring, etc. Returns the original material.

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