Electrode holder for electroencephalogram cap

By introducing a rotating shaft and upper cover snap mechanism on the EEG cap electrode base, combined with thin rods and spring adjustment, the inconvenience and fitting of electrodes in the prior art is solved, and rapid disassembly and assembly and contact adjustment are achieved, adapting to different Head size requirement.

CN222285484UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03YANSHAN UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420479712.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-13
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-13

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Technical Problem

The existing EEG cap electrode structure is fixed by threads, which is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble, and the head sizes of different patients are different, so the electrodes cannot fit perfectly.

Method used

设计了一种包括电极座与电极设备的结构,采用转轴和上盖卡扣机制实现快速拆装,并通过细杆和弹簧调节电极与皮肤接触度。

Benefits of technology

It realizes rapid disassembly and assembly and adjustment of electrodes, reduces installation barriers, adapts to different head sizes, and improves the convenience of use.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of electroencephalogram instruments, and discloses an electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap, the electrode holder comprises an electrode holder and an electrode device, the electrode device is arranged on the electrode holder, the electrode holder comprises an electrode holder base, a threaded sleeve is arranged on the outer wall of the top of the electrode holder, a connecting block is fixedly installed on the top of the right side of the threaded sleeve, and the connecting block is connected with the electrode holder base. The electrode equipment comprises an electrode arranged in the middle of the interior of an electrode holder base, a thin rod is arranged in the middle of the top of the electrode, a rotating shaft is arranged in the connecting block, the top of the connecting block is connected with an electrode holder upper cover through the rotating shaft, and an upper cover buckle is fixedly installed at the top of the electrode holder upper cover. The outer wall of the slender rod is sleeved with a circle of spring, and an electrode upper cover is arranged above the spring on the outer wall of the slender rod. According to the electrode holder for the electroencephalogram cap, the electrode can be conveniently disassembled, assembled and replaced, meanwhile, the contact strength of the electrode and the skin of a patient can be adjusted to adapt to different patients, and a user can conveniently use the electrode holder.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electroencephalogram equipment, in particular to an electrode seat for an electroencephalogram cap. Background Art

[0002] The electrode holder for an EEG cap is a device mounted on the EEG cap for fixing and connecting brain electrodes. These electrode holders are usually made of conductive materials and can make good contact with the brain electrodes to record brain activity. The electrode holder is designed to ensure that the electrodes maintain a stable position on the scalp and provide good signal transmission in order to accurately record EEG signals. In the field of EEG research and neuroscience, the electrode holder is a very important auxiliary tool that can be used to study brain activity and related cognitive functions.

[0003] Most of the electrode structures for EEG caps on the market currently fix the electrodes by threads. When replacing the electrodes, both disassembly and installation are very inconvenient. In addition, the sizes of heads of different patients are different, and the electrodes on the EEG cap may not be able to fit all of the patients' heads. Therefore, an electrode holder for an EEG cap is proposed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides an electrode holder for an EEG cap, which has the advantages of realizing rapid disassembly and assembly of electrodes, and solves the problem that the electrode structure for EEG caps currently on the market is mostly fixed by threads, which makes it very inconvenient to disassemble and install the electrodes when replacing the electrodes. In addition, the sizes of heads of different patients are different, and the electrodes on the EEG cap may not be able to fit all of the patients' heads.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of rapid disassembly and assembly of the electrodes, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] An electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap comprises an electrode holder and an electrode device, wherein the electrode device is arranged on the electrode holder;

[0009] The electrode holder comprises an electrode holder base, a threaded sleeve is provided on the outer wall of the top of the electrode holder, a connecting block is fixedly installed on the top of the right side of the threaded sleeve, a rotating shaft is provided inside the connecting block, the top of the connecting block is connected to the electrode holder upper cover through the rotating shaft, and an upper cover buckle is fixedly installed on the top of the electrode holder upper cover;

[0010] The electrode device comprises an electrode arranged in the middle of the electrode seat base, a thin rod is arranged in the middle of the top of the electrode, a circle of spring is sleeved on the outer wall of the thin rod, and an electrode upper cover is arranged above the spring on the outer wall of the thin rod.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the electrode seat base is in a convex shape, and the outer wall of the electrode seat base is provided with connecting threads.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the threaded sleeve is threadedly connected to the electrode seat base through a connecting thread provided on the outer wall of the electrode seat base, and a positioning sleeve is provided between the bottom of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve and the electrode seat base.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the top of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve is wrapped with a circle of outer edge plate, the connecting block is fixedly installed on the threaded sleeve and the top of the outer edge plate, and the electrode seat cover is rotatably connected to the connecting block through a rotating shaft.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a hole is opened in the middle of the electrode holder base, and the electrode is inserted into the electrode holder base through the hole.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the electrode upper cover is arranged on the thin rod and is slidably connected with the thin rod, a slot is provided at the bottom of the upper cover buckle, and the top of the thin rod is mutually engaged with the upper cover buckle through the slot.

[0016] (III) Beneficial effects

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The electrode holder for the EEG cap can rotate the upper cover of the electrode holder and the parts connected to the upper cover of the electrode holder together with the upper cover of the electrode holder by setting a rotating shaft, thereby reducing obstruction and hindrance when installing the electrode. After the electrode is installed, the electrode can be fixed by the buckle of the upper cover, and then the electrode can be quickly released by pressing the top end of the buckle of the upper cover, thereby realizing rapid disassembly and assembly of the electrode and facilitating use by users.

[0019] The electrode holder for the electroencephalogram cap can adjust the contact degree between the electrode and the patient's skin by arranging a thin rod, a spring and an electrode cover on the top of the electrode, so that the pressure can be applied to the spring by sliding the electrode cover to act on the bottom of the electrode, thereby facilitating the use of the user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the electrode holder in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the electrode equipment in the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure: 1. electrode holder base; 2. threaded sleeve; 3. connecting block; 4. rotating shaft; 5. electrode holder upper cover; 6. upper cover buckle; 7. electrode; 8. thin rod; 9. spring; 10. electrode upper cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0028] See also Figure 1-4An electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap comprises an electrode holder and an electrode device, wherein the electrode device is arranged on the electrode holder, the electrode holder comprises an electrode holder base 1, a threaded sleeve 2 is arranged on the top outer wall of the electrode holder base 1, a connecting block 3 is fixedly installed on the top right side of the threaded sleeve 2, a rotating shaft 4 is arranged inside the connecting block 3, an electrode holder upper cover 5 is connected to the top of the connecting block 3 through the rotating shaft 4, an upper cover buckle 6 is fixedly installed on the top of the electrode holder upper cover 5, the electrode device comprises an electrode 7 arranged in the middle of the electrode holder base 1, a thin rod 8 is arranged in the middle of the top of the electrode 7, a coil of spring 9 is sleeved on the outer wall of the thin rod 8, and an electrode upper cover 10 is arranged above the spring 9 on the outer wall of the thin rod 8.

[0029] In this embodiment, the electrode holder base 1 is in a convex shape, and a connecting thread is provided on the outer wall of the electrode holder base 1.

[0030] It should be noted that the connecting thread can facilitate the fixing of the threaded sleeve 2 and the base of the electrode holder 1 .

[0031] In this embodiment, the threaded sleeve 2 is threadedly connected to the electrode holder base 1 via a connecting thread provided on the outer wall of the electrode holder base 1 , and a positioning sleeve is provided between the bottom of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve 2 and the electrode holder base 1 .

[0032] It should be noted that the positioning sleeve can prevent the threaded sleeve 2 from being over-tightened and causing excessive wear of the threaded sleeve 2 .

[0033] In this embodiment, the top of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve 2 is wrapped with a circle of outer edge plate, the connecting block 3 is fixedly installed on the threaded sleeve 2 and the top of the outer edge plate, and the electrode seat cover 5 is rotatably connected to the connecting block 3 through the rotating shaft 4.

[0034] It should be noted that the rotating shaft 4 enables the electrode holder upper cover 5 to rotate to prevent blocking the installation of the electrode 7 .

[0035] In this embodiment, a hole is opened in the middle of the electrode holder base 1, and the electrode 7 is inserted into the electrode holder base 1 through the hole.

[0036] It should be noted that the holes facilitate the installation of the electrode 7 .

[0037] In this embodiment, the electrode upper cover 10 is disposed on the thin rod 8 and is slidably connected to the thin rod 8. A slot is provided at the bottom of the upper cover buckle 6, and the top of the thin rod 8 is engaged with the upper cover buckle 6 through the slot.

[0038] It should be noted that the card slot can facilitate the upper cover buckle 6 to fix the thin rod 8.

[0039] To sum up, the electrode holder for the EEG cap, by providing the rotating shaft 4, can allow the electrode holder upper cover 5 and the components connected to the electrode holder upper cover 5 to rotate together with the electrode holder upper cover 5, which can reduce the obstruction and hindrance when installing the electrode 7. At the same time, after the electrode 7 is installed, the electrode 7 is fixed by the upper cover buckle 6, and then the electrode 7 can be quickly released by pressing the top end of the upper cover buckle 6, so as to realize the rapid disassembly and assembly of the electrode 7. Then, by providing a thin rod 8, a spring 9 and an electrode upper cover 10 on the top of the electrode 7, the electrode upper cover 10 can be slid to apply pressure to the spring 9 to act on the bottom of the electrode 7, so that the contact degree between the electrode 7 and the patient's skin can be adjusted, which is convenient for the user.

[0040] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap, comprising an electrode holder and an electrode device, wherein the electrode device is arranged on the electrode holder; Features: The electrode holder comprises an electrode holder base (1), a threaded sleeve (2) is provided on the top outer wall of the electrode holder base (1), a connecting block (3) is fixedly installed on the top right side of the threaded sleeve (2), a rotating shaft (4) is provided inside the connecting block (3), the top of the connecting block (3) is connected to an electrode holder upper cover (5) via the rotating shaft (4), and an upper cover buckle (6) is fixedly installed on the top of the electrode holder upper cover (5); The electrode device comprises an electrode (7) arranged in the middle of an electrode seat base (1), a thin rod (8) is arranged in the middle of the top of the electrode (7), a coil of spring (9) is sleeved on the outer wall of the thin rod (8), and an electrode cover (10) is arranged above the spring (9) on the outer wall of the thin rod (8).

2. The electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrode seat base (1) is in a convex shape, and the outer wall of the electrode seat base (1) is provided with a connecting thread.

3. The electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap according to claim 2, characterized in that: The threaded sleeve (2) is threadably connected to the electrode seat base (1) via a connecting thread provided on the outer wall of the electrode seat base (1); a positioning sleeve is provided between the bottom of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve (2) and the electrode seat base (1).

4. The electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the outer wall of the threaded sleeve (2) is wrapped with a circle of outer edge plate, the connecting block (3) is fixedly installed on the threaded sleeve (2) and the top of the outer edge plate, and the electrode seat upper cover (5) is rotatably connected to the connecting block (3) via a rotating shaft (4).

5. The electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: A hole is provided in the middle of the electrode seat base (1), and the electrode (7) is inserted into the electrode seat base (1) through the hole.

6. The electrode holder for an electroencephalogram cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrode upper cover (10) is arranged on the thin rod (8) and is slidably connected to the thin rod (8); a slot is provided at the bottom of the upper cover buckle (6); and the top of the thin rod (8) is mutually engaged with the upper cover buckle (6) through the slot.