Modular Carrying Module With Foldable Support Plates for Patient Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing assistive mobility tools for individuals with disabilities are limited in functionality and often require replacement as users' physical functions improve, leading to financial burden and inconvenience, while lifts fail to meet daily limb training needs and are inconvenient for activities like cleaning or using the toilet.
Innovation Solution
A carrying module and auxiliary tool system comprising a carrying module and a caring machine, with features like rotatable guardrails, load-bearing plates, and a backrest assembly, allowing for multiple functions such as riding, shifting, and moving, adaptable for different rehabilitation exercises and daily activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized assistive tools are provided for different rehabilitation stages and activities, then the functional needs of users are met, but the financial burden and device management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal assistive tool that can perform multiple functions including lifting, transferring, and rehabilitation exercises. The device incorporates adjustable components such as movable guardrails, height-adjustable seat, and configurable support structures that enable it to adapt to different user needs and rehabilitation stages, replacing the need for multiple specialized devices
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs dynamic and adjustable structures including height-adjustable seat mechanisms, movable and reconfigurable guardrails, and adjustable support arm positions. These dynamic features allow the single device to transform its configuration to meet varying functional requirements throughout the rehabilitation process
2Productivity
If lifts are designed for specific lifting tasks, then lifting efficiency is improved, but they fail to meet daily limb training needs and activities like cleaning or using the toilet
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting device is designed as a multi-functional system that combines efficient lifting capabilities with rehabilitation exercise functions and daily activity support. The adjustable seat height, configurable guardrail positions, and modular accessory interfaces enable the same device to perform lifting, limb training, and assist with activities like cleaning and toilet use
3Reliability
If assistive mobility tools are discontinued after a period, then users can progress as their physical functions improve, but they face financial burden and inconvenience of acquiring new tools
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates multiple adjustable and reconfigurable features including seat height adjustment, guardrail repositioning, and support structure modification capabilities. These dynamic features allow the device to adapt to improving user functions over time, maintaining reliability throughout the rehabilitation journey without requiring replacement
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with modular and detachable components that can be independently adjusted or reconfigured. This segmentation allows specific parts to be modified to match the user's progressing capabilities while retaining the core device, avoiding complete replacement
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a carrying module detachably provided on a host module. The carrying module comprises two mounting bases, two guardrails, two bearing plates, and a backrest assembly. The two guardrails are respectively connected and locked to the mounting bases by means of a first coupling device. The two bearing plates are respectively rotatably mounted at the bottoms of the two guardrails by a second coupling device. When being lifted upwards, the bearing plates are close to the guardrails, and when being horizontally placed, the bearing plates can be used for bearing weight. The backrest assembly is detachably connected and locked to the two guardrails by means of a third coupling device. The host module comprises a host body and a displacement module, which can be combined with a plurality of nursing modules to forma nursing machine, and can also be added with a push module to form a displacement machine.