Bed monitoring system
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Abstract
A bed monitoring system (1) includes a substantially rectangular bed (2) for supporting a user (not shown). Bed (2) is longitudinally extending between a bed head and a bed foot and has a periphery that is crossed by the user to move from the bed. Three spaced apart sensors, in the form of respective photo-electric receivers (6, 7 and 8), are mounted to bed (2) and are collectively responsive to the user crossing the periphery for generating a movement signal. Three generators, in the form of spaced apart photoelectric emitters (9, 10 and 11), are mounted to bed (2) for establishing a field in the form of respective beams (12, 13 and 14). These beams are detected by receivers (6, 7 and 8 respectively), and are changed by the user crossing the periphery along which the respective beam extends. Emitters (9, 10 and 11) are contained within a common housing with receivers (6, 7 and 8) respectively.
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Citations
59 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A sensor assembly for a bed, the assembly including:
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a support member for mounting to the bed; at least one sensor support that extends between a proximal end that is mounted to the support member and a distal end, wherein the support is movable between an operable position and a stored position in which the distal end is respectively spaced apart from and adjacent to the member; and sensor equipment that is mounted at or adjacent to the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of mounting a sensor assembly to a bed, the method including:
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mounting a support member to the bed; providing at least one sensor support that extends between a proximal end that is mounted to the support member and a distal end, wherein the support is movable between an operable position and a stored position in which the distal end is respectively spaced apart from and adjacent to the member; and mounting sensor equipment at or adjacent to the distal end.
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