Respiration detecting arrangement
First Claim
1. A detecting arrangement for detecting a signal that is indicative of activity of the respiratory muscles of a person to be examined, the detecting arrangement comprising:
- a band that is configured to be passed around a torso region that widens and narrows in response to the respiration of the person to be examined;
a structure that is included in the band and that is loaded by the band in accordance with the narrowing and widening of the torso region; and
a measuring space device including a bypass throttle bore,wherein the structure comprises a buckle that is configured such that the buckle squeezes the measuring space to cause a decrease in the volume of the measuring space device when the person inhales.
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Abstract
The present application is directed to a detector to detect or generate measuring signals that are indicative of the respiration of a person, wherein said detector can be used advantageously in view of hygiene and stands out due to a simple and robust configuration. According to a first aspect, the detector detects a signal that is indicative of the activity of the respiratory muscles of a person to be examined, the detector comprising a band which, in the application position, is passed around a torso region which widens and narrows when the person to be examined breathes, as well as a structure that is included in the band and loaded in accordance with the narrowing or widening of the torso region. The structure is configured such that it causes a change in the volume of a measuring space device depending on a tensile force. It is thus advantageously possible to detect or measure the forces acting on the band in a non-electric manner and, on the basis of this detection or measurement, draw conclusions relating to the widening or narrowing of the torso.
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16 Claims
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1. A detecting arrangement for detecting a signal that is indicative of activity of the respiratory muscles of a person to be examined, the detecting arrangement comprising:
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a band that is configured to be passed around a torso region that widens and narrows in response to the respiration of the person to be examined; a structure that is included in the band and that is loaded by the band in accordance with the narrowing and widening of the torso region; and a measuring space device including a bypass throttle bore, wherein the structure comprises a buckle that is configured such that the buckle squeezes the measuring space to cause a decrease in the volume of the measuring space device when the person inhales. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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