Transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly and helmet

Abstract

The utility model discloses a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly which comprises a coil, a main framework and a plurality of movable pieces, the main framework and the movable pieces jointly form a framework structure, a groove extending along a coil winding path is formed in the outer side face of the framework structure, and the coil is wound in the groove in the outer side face of the framework structure; a plurality of through holes are formed in the skeleton structure, and fixing structures for fixing coils are arranged in the through holes in a penetrating manner; the framework structure for coil winding is simplified, meanwhile, the grooves extending along the coil winding path are formed in the outer side face of the framework structure, when the coil is wound, the coil can be wound along the grooves in the outer side face of the framework structure, and the coil winding process is simple and convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of transcranial magnetic stimulation, in particular to a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil component and a helmet. Background Art

[0002] Transcranial magnetic stimulation technology is a painless, non-invasive and green treatment method. The magnetic signal can pass through the skull without attenuation and stimulate the brain nerves. In practical applications, it is not limited to stimulation of the brain, but can also stimulate peripheral nerves and muscles.

[0003] Transcranial magnetic stimulation devices are usually provided with a helmet for wearing on the subject's head, in which a coil is provided; however, the coil winding is currently troublesome, and the coil winding path is long and the height difference is large. The overall structure after the coil is wound is relatively large, which in turn leads to a larger overall size of the helmet. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly and a helmet, which simplifies the skeleton structure used for coil winding, facilitates coil winding, and has a smaller overall structure after the coil is wound, thereby reducing the overall size of the helmet.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly comprises a coil, a main frame and a plurality of movable sheets, wherein the main frame and the plurality of movable sheets together constitute a frame structure, wherein the outer side surface of the frame structure is formed with a groove extending along the coil winding path, and the coil is wound in the groove on the outer side surface of the frame structure.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of through holes are formed on the skeleton structure, and fixing structures for fixing the coils are penetrated through the through holes.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multiple movable pieces include a front movable piece located on the front side of the main frame, a left movable piece located on the left side of the main frame, and a right movable piece located on the right side of the main frame, and the front movable piece, the left movable piece, and the right movable piece are not connected to the main frame.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of connecting columns are arranged on the outer side surface of the main frame.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the coil is a flexible electro-hydraulic tube, which includes a flexible liquid tube and an electric wire. The lumen of the flexible liquid tube constitutes a fluid channel, and the electric wire passes through the fluid channel.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, connectors are respectively provided at both ends of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube, the flexible liquid tube of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected with an external liquid tube through the connector, and the wires of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube are electrically connected with an external cable through the connector.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the connecting head includes a tube body and a conductive part, the conductive part is arranged at one end of the tube body, the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected to the other end of the tube body to form a closed cavity inside the tube body, the flexible liquid tube cavity of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected to the closed cavity, the wires of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube are electrically connected to the conductive part, the conductive part is electrically connected to an external cable, the conductive part is also connected to an external liquid pipe, a flow channel is arranged inside the conductive part, and the external liquid pipe is connected to the closed cavity through the flow channel.

[0013] Furthermore, a wiring terminal is provided at the end of the external cable, the wiring terminal is sleeved on the conductive member, and a nut for fixing the wiring terminal is threadedly connected on the conductive member.

[0014] A transcranial magnetic stimulation helmet comprises a helmet shell and the above-mentioned transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly, wherein the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly is arranged inside the helmet shell.

[0015] Furthermore, a hole is provided on the top of the helmet shell for the pipeline of the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly to pass through.

[0016] The utility model is beneficial in that:

[0017] (1) The skeleton structure for coil winding is composed of a main skeleton and a plurality of movable plates, which simplifies the skeleton structure for coil winding and makes the overall structure smaller after the coil is wound, thereby reducing the overall size of the helmet.

[0018] (2) Since the movable sheet is not connected to the main frame, the coil winding has a certain deformation ability.

[0019] (3) A groove extending along the coil winding path is formed on the outer surface of the skeleton structure; when the coil is wound, it can be wound along the groove on the outer surface of the skeleton structure, and the coil winding process is simple and convenient.

[0020] (4) After the coil is wound, it is connected to the helmet shell through the connecting column on the frame structure, without the need to set up a traditional fastening device, thereby shortening the coil winding path, reducing the coil winding height difference, and further reducing the overall size of the helmet.

[0021] (5) The coil adopts a flexible electro-hydraulic tube, and coolant is passed into the flexible electro-hydraulic tube for heat dissipation, which has a good heat dissipation effect. Moreover, compared with the traditional ventilation heat dissipation method and immersion heat dissipation method, its structure is simpler and will not occupy too much internal space of the helmet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the exploded view of the helmet shell and transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the skeleton structure of the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly;

[0024] Figure 3 is a front view schematic diagram of the skeleton structure of the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly;

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the cross section of the coil;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the connector breakdown;

[0027] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the cross section of the connector.

[0028] Meaning of the reference numerals in the figures:

[0029] 1-coil, 2-groove, 3-perforation, 4-connecting column, 5-connector;

[0030] 6-external liquid pipe, 7-external cable, 8-helmet shell, 9-hole;

[0031] 11-flexible liquid pipe, 12-electric wire, 13-fluid channel;

[0032] 21-main frame, 22-front movable piece, 23-left movable piece, 24-right movable piece.

[0033] 31-tube body, 32-conductive member, 33-enclosed cavity, 34-flow channel, 35-connecting terminal, 36-nut. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0035] Embodiment 1

[0036] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the present embodiment is a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly, comprising a coil 1, a main frame 21 and a plurality of movable sheets, wherein the main frame 21 and the plurality of movable sheets together constitute a frame structure, and the coil 1 is wound on the outer side of the frame structure; wherein the plurality of movable sheets comprise a front movable sheet 22 located on the front side of the main frame 21, a left movable sheet 23 located on the left side of the main frame 21 and a right movable sheet 24 located on the right side of the main frame 21, and the front movable sheet 22, the left movable sheet 23 and the right movable sheet 24 are not connected to the main frame 21; when the coil 1 is wound, since the front movable sheet 22, the left movable sheet 23 and the right movable sheet 24 are not connected to the main frame 21, the winding of the coil 1 has a certain deformation ability.

[0037] In this embodiment, a groove 2 extending along the winding path of the coil 1 is formed on the outer side surface of the skeleton structure, and the coil 1 is wound in the groove 2 on the outer side surface of the skeleton structure; when the coil 1 is wound, it can be wound along the groove 2 on the outer side surface of the skeleton structure, and the winding process of the coil 1 is simple and convenient; at the same time, in this embodiment, a plurality of through holes 3 are formed on the skeleton structure, and a fixing structure for fixing the coil 1 is penetrated in the through holes 3. The fixing structure can adopt a cable tie, and the cable tie is used to fix the coil 1 so that the coil 1 is fixed to the skeleton structure.

[0038] In this embodiment, six connecting columns 4 are arranged on the outer side of the main frame 21. The six connecting columns 4 are arranged vertically, and the six connecting columns 4 are respectively arranged at the rear end, middle, left side, right side and front end of the main frame 21, wherein two connecting columns 4 are arranged at the front end of the main frame 21; the connecting columns 4 are used to connect to the helmet shell 8; in actual application, the number of connecting columns 4 can also be appropriately increased or decreased.

[0039] like Figure 4 As shown, the coil 1 used in this embodiment is a flexible electro-hydraulic tube, which includes a flexible liquid tube 11 and an electric wire 12. The tube cavity of the flexible liquid tube 11 constitutes a fluid channel 13, and the electric wire 12 passes through the fluid channel 13, that is, the electric wire 12 passes through the flexible liquid tube 11; connectors 5 are respectively provided at both ends of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube, and the flexible liquid tube 11 of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected with the external liquid tube 6 through the connector 5 to form a coolant circulation loop; the electric wire 12 of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is electrically connected with the external cable 7 through the connector 5 to form a circuit loop; when working, the coolant enters from one end of the flexible liquid tube 11 and is discharged from the other end of the flexible liquid tube 11. The coolant flows through the tube cavity of the flexible liquid tube 11, thereby taking away heat and achieving the effect of heat dissipation. Compared with the traditional ventilation heat dissipation method and immersion heat dissipation method, its structure is simpler and will not occupy too much internal space of the helmet.

[0040] like Figure 5 and 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the connector 5 includes a tube body 31 and a conductive member 32, the conductive member 32 is arranged at one end of the tube body 31, the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected to the other end of the tube body 31 and forms a closed cavity 33 inside the tube body 31, the flexible liquid tube 11 of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube has a tube cavity that is connected to the closed cavity 33, the wire 12 of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is electrically connected to the conductive member 32, the conductive member 32 is electrically connected to the external cable 7, the conductive member 32 is also connected to the external liquid pipe 6, a flow channel 34 is arranged inside the conductive member 32, and the external liquid pipe 6 is connected to the closed cavity 33 through the flow channel 34; a wiring terminal 35 is arranged at the end of the external cable 7, the wiring terminal 35 is sleeved on the conductive member 32, and a nut 36 for fixing the wiring terminal 35 is threadedly connected to the conductive member 32.

[0041] Embodiment 2

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment is a transcranial magnetic stimulation helmet, comprising a helmet shell 8 and the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly described in Example 1, and the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly is arranged inside the helmet shell 8; a hole 9 for the pipeline of the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly to pass through is provided on the top of the helmet shell 8.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "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 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.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that: unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", "setting" and "formation" should be understood in a broad sense; for example: it can be a fixed connection, setting, or a detachable connection, setting, or an integrated structure; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal connection of two elements; for those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0045] In the description of the present invention, reference to terms such as "embodiment", "specific example" or "practical application" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention; the schematic expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example, and the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0046] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments do not limit the present invention in any form, and any technical solutions obtained by equivalent replacement or equivalent transformation shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly, characterized in that: It includes a coil, a main frame and a plurality of movable sheets, wherein the main frame and the plurality of movable sheets together constitute a frame structure, wherein the outer side surface of the frame structure is formed with a groove extending along the coil winding path, and the coil is wound in the groove on the outer side surface of the frame structure.

2. A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of through holes are formed on the frame structure, and fixing structures for fixing the coils are inserted through the through holes.

3. A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of movable pieces include a front movable piece located at the front side of the main frame, a left movable piece located at the left side of the main frame, and a right movable piece located at the right side of the main frame. The front movable piece, the left movable piece, and the right movable piece are not connected to the main frame.

4. The transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of connecting columns are arranged on the outer side of the main frame.

5. The transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coil is a flexible electro-hydraulic tube, which includes a flexible liquid tube and an electric wire. The lumen of the flexible liquid tube constitutes a fluid channel, and the electric wire passes through the fluid channel.

6. A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: Connectors are respectively arranged at both ends of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube, the flexible liquid tube of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected with an external liquid tube through the connector, and the wires of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube are electrically connected with an external cable through the connector.

7. A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The connector includes a tube body and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member is arranged at one end of the tube body, the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected to the other end of the tube body to form a closed cavity inside the tube body, the flexible liquid tube cavity of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube is connected to the closed cavity, the wires of the flexible electro-hydraulic tube are electrically connected to the conductive member, the conductive member is electrically connected to an external cable, and the conductive member is also connected to an external liquid tube, a flow channel is arranged inside the conductive member, and the external liquid tube is connected to the closed cavity through the flow channel.

8. The transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: A connection terminal is arranged at the end of the external cable, and the connection terminal is sleeved on the conductive member, and a nut for fixing the connection terminal is threadedly connected on the conductive member.

9. A transcranial magnetic stimulation helmet, characterized in that: It comprises a helmet shell and the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly is arranged inside the helmet shell.

10. A transcranial magnetic stimulation helmet according to claim 9, characterized in that: The top of the helmet shell is provided with a hole for the pipeline of the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil assembly to pass through.

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