CN201014979Y - Device for detecting individual water-drinking level - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a drinking volume detector or detecting element used to measure the water drinking level of a user. The detecting element may comprise a permeable material between two watertight materials, and may be connected with a liquid bottle or a carrier having a timer. The detecting element may be integrated into a handheld device, and may be a one-off element, or an element allowing frequent use or reuse. The detecting element or the detector may be calibrated to apply to specific users or user groups. One or more additional detector that does not measure the water drinking level of the user may be connected with the detecting element to determine the liquid consumption by the user under different conditions.
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Background technology
Singly, just have to surpass 3,000 ten thousand adult racer in the U.S..The racer sweats to keep suitable body temperature.Moisture in the sweat need replenish.For the racer, suitable amount of drinking water is important, especially for the people of long-time race.Inappropriate amount of drinking water is the marathon runner in one of the most common reason that needs medical care during the games.
Dehydration causes a lot of problems.Even only be the performance that centesimal dehydration also can influence the racer.Excessively drinking-water also is debatable.The racer may consume a large amount of water during the games.This can cause the decline of whole sodium content and possible hyponatremia (hyponatremia).
Amount of drinking water also is a problem in children.Determine that whether a child has adequate water (sufficientlyhydrated) is quite difficult.If this child has diarrhoea and vomiting, then difficulty aggravation.
Based on the above, determine whether individuality has the method for suitable moisture that needs are arranged.
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A kind of amount of drinking water detecting element that is used to detect user's amount of drinking water level comprises: a slice has one first and one second 's dank material, and this first face is connected with a chemical compound; Be connected to this first impermeable material of first of this dank material, this first impermeable material covers this chemical compound; And be connected to this second impermeable material of second of this dank material; Wherein the saliva in this user's mouth is allowed to arrive this compound via this dank material, wherein when saliva contacts with this compound, the compound color change, wherein a slice impermeable material is transparent when changing color with convenient compound at least, this variation is visible, and wherein this amount of drinking water detecting element provides an indication about liquid-consumed amount based on the compound change color to the user.
A kind of amount of drinking water detecting element that is used to detect user's amount of drinking water level comprises: one first impermeable material; One second impermeable material; Be in a slice dank material between two impermeable materials with one first and one second; And be connected to first and second conductor wire of this dank material; Wherein saliva being allowed in user's mouth arrives that two lines, changes those two lines resistance therebetween, and wherein this amount of drinking water detecting element to the user provide one based on lead between the indication about liquid-consumed amount of resistance.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device comprises the detecting element of disposable (disposable).In one embodiment, this amount of drinking water detecting element is incorporated in one bottle or in the box.This bottle portability liquid.In one embodiment, a detecting element can comprise the pipe of a minor diameter, in this pipe lead is arranged.In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device wirelessly or by a cable, is connected to another equipment.In one embodiment, one or more extra detecting device that is used for testing environment or user is connected to an amount of drinking water detecting device.Below in conjunction with diagrammatic sketch, illustrate principle of the present utility model by way of example, describe others of the present utility model and advantage in detail.
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Figure 1A-1D illustrates the different embodiment according to disposable amount of drinking water detecting element of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment who is connected to one bottle disposable amount of drinking water detecting element according to of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 A-3B illustrates the embodiment according to a disposable amount of drinking water detecting element of the present utility model and carrier thereof, and this carrier has a timer.
Fig. 4 shows an embodiment who piles up according to a plurality of amount of drinking water detecting elements of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 A-5B illustrates an embodiment that can measure a hand-held hydration sensor of a disposable detecting element automatically according to of the present utility model.
Fig. 6 A-6B illustrates the amount of drinking water detecting element that can use more than once according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 7 A-7B shows the different embodiment according to electronic package of the present utility model, the output quantity as the detecting element among Fig. 6 A-B shown in this electronic package is measured.
Fig. 8 A-8B shows the hydration sensor that can use more than once according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 9 shows an amount of drinking water detecting element that can use (re-usable) once again according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 10 A-10B shows the hydration sensor that can use once again based on a mechanical pump according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 11 A-11D shows the hydration sensor that can use once again in user's mouth of being sandwiched in according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 12 shows the embodiment according to the different electronic modules of the hydration sensor that can use once again based on an electromechanical pumps of the present utility model.
Figure 13 shows the embodiment according to the use step of hydration sensor as shown in Figure 12 of the present utility model.
Figure 14 shows the calibration steps according to the amount of drinking water detecting device of an embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 15 shows the example of measuring the extra detecting device of amount of drinking water according to being applicable to of different embodiment of the present utility model rightly.
Each embodiment of the present utility model is discussed below, referring to Fig. 1 to 15.Yet the technician of the industry can recognize at an easy rate that the detailed description about these accompanying drawings given here is for explanatory purposes, and the utility model is to exceed these limited embodiment's.
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Figure 1A-1D illustrates the different embodiment that are more suitable for a nonrecoverable amount of drinking water detecting element according to of the present utility model.Element 100 comprises a seepy material 104 that is sandwiched between waterproof or fluid-tight basically two sheet material 102 and 106.This sheet seepy material can be a slice thieving paper.This impermeable material can be adhesive tape.In order to measure a user amount of drinking water level, the part of element 100 will place user's mouth at least.At least from its one side, as 108, saliva is based on the capillarity diffusion or inhaled (wick) to dank material 104.For example, if the interior ring 112 on the saliva arrival scraps of paper 104 in a minute can think that then this user has adequate water.
In one embodiment, this dank material 104 can be a slice white filter paper, such as being similar to the paper that is used for the coffee filter.In another example, this dank material 104 can be sandwiched between one translucent (or transparent) band (tape) 102 and the black band 106.The wet zone of this dank material 104 becomes translucent, makes to see through to be with 102 can see black band 106.
In another embodiment, saliva can be infiltrated a detecting element 130 via an opening 140, as Fig. 1 C and 1D.This dank material 134 is included in the chemical compound 136 on its at least a portion simultaneously.Be with 138 to cover this compound 136.The another side of this dank material 134 is with 132 to cover.This has an opening 140 that dank material 134 is exposed to saliva with 132.Be with 132 to have some transparent apertures 142 and 144, so that from visual observation dank material 134.
In one embodiment, the wetted portions of chemical compound 136 becomes visible color spot.Chemical compound 136 can be nontoxic high responsive (hypoallergenic) pigment (water-basedpaint) based on moisture.This pigment can diffuse to another side from the one side of dank material 1 34.Chemical compound 136 can be a dyestuff, as pulverous food dye.There are how many flecks to change color and can depend on the duration of element 130 in mouth and user's amount of drinking water level (hydration level).For example, change color can be from vain to green.In one embodiment, transparent point is the letter and number symbol shape.
In a structure, this chemical compound is stratiform or sheet, or is the form of particle, as pulverous or granular dyestuff, or small concentrated granular.In one embodiment, the concentrated granular that is piled up in diverse location is not with a kind of color.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting element is an amount of drinking water detecting device.In other embodiments, an amount of drinking water detecting element is incorporated different devices into to form an amount of drinking water detecting device.For example, this element invests a little bar or leader's end.
Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the disposable amount of drinking water detecting element 150 that is connected to a bottle 152.A kind of liquid of this bottle portability, as filtered water, electrolyte beverage or sports drink such as Jia Dele (Gatorade ).The one side of bottle 152 can have a groove 154 to carry this detecting element 150.Each detecting element 150 can have the parts 156 of tool one opening 158 to accept saliva.Each detecting element also can have towards the window of the numeric character shape of dank material, 160 and 162.
Fig. 3 A-3B illustrates an embodiment of an amount of drinking water detecting element 180 and an embodiment of a carrier 18 2.This carrier 18 2 has a timer, a switch 184 (as an activator switch), an audio frequency apparatus 186, one power supplys, as an accumulator or a solar cell, and other assembly.Carrier 18 2 can have a clip 188 so that carrier 18 2 is attached on user's the clothes.Carrier 18 2 can be made into a wrist strap, maybe can incorporate clothes (for example, the helmet, cap, undershirt, waistband or show solicitude for) into, or a portable electric appts.
Detecting element 180 among Fig. 3 A can be similar to element shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 1 C-1D, has apart from the spot of the compound of opening 190 different distance.When wetting, spot 192 can be redness, and spot 194 is that blueness and spot 196 are green.
In order to measure the amount of drinking water level, the user places its mouthful to the part of this element 180 of major general.Then, this user is by the button or the switch 184 that are positioned on the carrier 18 2.After a period of time, such as 1 minute, timer activated an audio frequency apparatus 186.This will remind the user that element 180 is taken out so that reading from mouth.
Fig. 4 displaying interlinks into a plurality of amount of drinking water detecting elements 202 of a pile and an embodiment of 204, and each element is similar to element 150.The user can peel off each element so that use.
Fig. 5 A illustrates an embodiment of a hand-held hydration sensor 230 can measuring a detecting element 232 (among Fig. 5 B).This detecting element 232 can be similar to shown in Fig. 4, except the watertightness material that has for the opening 238 of saliva can be transparent.In order to carry out one-shot measurement, the user places mouth to the part of this detecting device 230 of major general, as a thermometer.This causes the change color that moves up along detecting element shown in Fig. 5 B arrow.There are two or more light emitting diode/photodiodes right, 202 and 204; They detect the change color of this element that leaves mouthful different distance.Detecting device 230 also can comprise a timer 244 and a switch 246.Under the known situation of distance between two pairs, detecting device 230 can be measured this compound change color rate, or the speed that moves up along this element of color.
Fig. 6 A-6B illustrates the amount of drinking water detecting element 270 that can use more than once.This element 270 is based on resistance measurement.Fig. 6 A shows vertical view, and Fig. 6 B shows the sectional view along DD.In one embodiment, this detecting element 270 comprises a seepy material 272 that is sandwiched between fluid-tight two sheet material 274 and 276.Top sheet 274 comprises an opening 278.Some electrical leads are arranged, as the line 280 and 282 of two outsides on material 272.Whenever follow line, 280 or 282, have the Metal Contact device, as 290 and 292.When in the opening 278 saliva being arranged, the resistance between the lead reduces.
An available timer is measured as the resistance variations between the conductor of the function of time, such as from being higher than 10 megohms (10
6) to being lower than 1 megohm (10
6).When resistance drop to a pre-set threshold, this timer can produce beep sound or make light-emitting diode flash.User's amount of drinking water level depends on the used time that has altogether.Perhaps having the used time altogether can preestablish, and the amount of drinking water level depends on resistance value.
In another embodiment, the 3rd electrical lead 284 arranged between the electrical lead 280 and 282 of two outsides.Article three, lead 284 has its oneself contactor 294.When the resistance between the lead of two outsides was lower than preset value, detecting element 270 began to detect user's amount of drinking water level.When the resistance between the contactor of two of the lead of the contactor of centre and two outsides or one of them was brought down below a certain preset value, timer stopped timing.
This seepy material 272 can be a slice thieving paper or a slice polyester cloth.This lead Pasting, sew up or be integrated into this material; Perhaps this lead can print to this material with the printing ink of electric conductivity.
In one embodiment, this seepy material can be packaged in, be squeezed in or heat seal between two harder materials.For example, harder material is plastic strip or printed circuit board (PCB).
In order repeatedly to use, a kind of method is to make detecting element 270 dry so that reuse.Alternatively, the user can be dipped in detecting element 270 in the rubbing alcohol.This will accelerate dry run and detecting element 270 will be sterilized.
In one embodiment, in this seepy material, add a spot of salt (or reduction resistance material of other type) so that when liquid, reduce the resistance of being surveyed.
Fig. 7 A shows an embodiment 300 of electronic package, and this electronic package is measured the output quantity of a detecting element, and for example detecting element 270.Three contactors, 290,294 and 292, be connected to first entry terminal 302 and second entry terminal 304 of a micro controller unit 325 and a ground connection entry terminal 306 separately.The direct supply anode of micro controller unit 325 is connected to resistor 320 and 322.For example, resistor is 10,000,000 (10
6) ohm resistor.When an input signal 302 is lower than first value, micro controller unit 325 picks up counting, and be lower than second value when an input signal 304, and micro controller unit 325 stops timing.As an example, accumulator is 1.5 volts, and first and second value is 0.75 volt.Utilization is stored in the conversion table in the unit 325, and micro controller unit 325 can be converted to the timing of counter dryness level and show it.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 B, three contactors 290,294 and 292 are connected to the bottom 402 of a PNP transistor 408, an input pin 404 and the ground connection 406 of microcontroller 425 separately.In one embodiment, accumulator is 1.5 volts, and resistor 418 is 10,000,000 (10
6) ohm.When this transistorized bottom voltage reaches, for example, in the time of 0.7 volt, transistor 408 begins conduction.This causes that micro controller unit 425 picks up counting.When the input of the input pin 404 of micro controller unit 425 arrives, for example, in the time of 0.75 volt, this unit 425 follow procedures setting stopping timing.
Fig. 8 A-8B shows an embodiment of the hydration sensor 450 that can use more than once.The detector arrangement 454 that is used for this detecting device 450 comprises a timer 456, one switches 458, and a power supply 460.This detector arrangement also comprises a cavity 462 and a hinged door, holds a dank material 452.For example, this dank material is the glass fibre cloth.In cavity 462 inside some electric contactors 470 are arranged, be positioned at structure 454 first end 466 near.Contactor 470 can be on the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB).Contactor 470 is spaced apart from each other, and the resistance value between its preceding two contactors is used to start timer 456, and the resistance value between the second and the 3rd contactor is used to stop timer 456.Interval between any two contactors for example, can be 0.010 inch.
In order to measure the amount of drinking water level, a detecting element 452 places in the cavity 462.Then close door 464, and detecting element 452 touches contactor 470.As shown in Fig. 8 B, the user inserts hypogloeeis with hydration sensor 450, and saliva is inhaled (wick) and come up.Near contactor 470, can there be an elastic body or a little spring to make it near contactor 470 under the door 464 with pinch detection element 462.In one embodiment, the remaining edge of contactor 470 ratio sensor structures (for example 474) is more near first end 466.In one embodiment, in the structure 454 multi-disc detecting element 452 is arranged.This element 452 can be roll, and this roll or a plurality of can add sawtooth.
In another embodiment, this detecting element can use once again, such as being suitable for continuous use.In one embodiment, the detecting element that can use once again comprises a passage aisle (or pipe), and capillary action can be brought saliva up along passage.In another embodiment, pump is taken out effect and also saliva can be brought up along passage.Fig. 9 shows an embodiment of an amount of drinking water detecting element 500 that can use once again.This passage is a hollow tube 502, and wherein liquid can be along little internal diameter, such as about nine Mils cun or five Mils cun, drinks up.This pipe can be by glass, nylon, poly carbon, acrylate, hydrophilic (trend by water-wet), or its inside surface is made by the coated material of the material of water-wet with tending to.Detecting element 500 comprises the number of metal contactor, as 504,506 and 508, upwards is spaced apart from each other along pipe 502.First, second and third line 514,516 and 518 connects with first, second and third contactor 504,506 and 508 separately.
In order to determine individual amount of drinking water level, as shown in Figure 9, the part of hollow tube 502 places mouth, and the resistance between the contactor is measured.
Can there be diverse ways to remove saliva from this pipe.A kind of method is based on a mechanical pump.Figure 10 A shows the hydration sensor that can use once again 550 based on a mechanical pump 552.Figure 10 B shows some assemblies of detecting device 550 inside.Detecting device 550 comprises a passage or the hollow tube 554 with little internal diameter, and some electric contactors are wherein arranged.From the line of contactor is the resistance that is used for measuring (between oramong) between the contactor, and this is by using the printed circuit board (PCB) 556 with a microcontroller 558 to finish, and this printed circuit board (PCB) is by an accumulator 560 power supplies.In one embodiment, the circuit on this plate 556 comprises that those are shown in the circuit among Fig. 7 A or the 7B.
In order to remove the saliva in the pipe 554, the user can press mechanical pump 552, and it can be the bellows 562 with spring 564, so that saliva is discharged from managing 554.In one embodiment, surpassed specific predefined point when bellows 562 push downwards, switch 566 is triggered to measure the resistance value between the contactor.Depend on suction along pipe 554 flow velocitys to the saliva of getting on.Suction depends on the vacuum that the bellows of expansion are created, the viscosity of the saliva in the diameter of pipe and the user's mouth.Water cut is inversely proportional in viscosity and the mouth.The pressure that is produced by vacuum can be constant, and for example, via the spring that will have similar constant elastic force, or hollow rubber ball (as eye dropper ball) is as bellows.Perhaps the pressure of being created can be measured by the vacuum-pressure detection device in the bellows.
In one embodiment, the upper surface of bellows has a hole.The finger of extruding bellows 562 covers this hole to release air.When bellows 562 expanded, this hole was exposed to air is sucked back in the bellows 562.If there is sufficient size in this hole, just can not produce vacuum.The viscosity that depends on the saliva in user's mouth along the flow velocity of pipe 554 salivas that make progress.
In one embodiment, after saliva is removed, also have the opening part that a droplet saliva may remain in pipe, available cloth is wiped.
In one embodiment, thereby the detecting device among Figure 10 B also comprises an interface such as standard USB interface measurement result is uploaded to another equipment and analyzes data.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting element directly is linked to the user or is linked to the wearing on the thing of user, such as eyes, cap or clothes, is used for the mouth of the Guan Ze of saliva the user.In one embodiment, detecting element can be the interval continuous coverage user's who is predetermined saliva.
In one embodiment, detecting element can wirelessly or by circuit be connected to another equipment, the portable set entrained as the user.This portable set can transmit drinking-water and indicate to detecting element, and perhaps this portable set can directly provide indication to the user.This portable set can wirelessly transmit the relevant information of measurement result and give remote equipment or platform in one embodiment.But remote stations continuous monitoring and analyze user's amount of drinking water level, and send signal to portable set for the user.
This portable set or devices in remote electronic based on information and other information about weather, can advise how many users should drink at next moisture/liquid supply point.This suggestion also can be depending on moisture/position of liquid supply point and user's orientation.These positions can be determined by the entrained GPS equipment of user.
Figure 11 A-11D is showed in an embodiment of the hydration sensor that can use once again 600 at least one tooth in user's mouth.When the user stung detecting device rightly, this detecting device can be removed the saliva in pipe.Figure 11 B-11D shows vertical view, side view and the rear view that can sting detecting device 600 separately.This can sting the pipe 608 that 602, one at seat that detecting device 600 comprises a U-shaped allows saliva enter, bellows 604 (can sting bellows and remove saliva in the pipe), and one makes it to be shaped being fit to the loam cake 606 of user's upper teeth, and a packing 610.Electron device is reliably stung bellows 604 or is pushed away an on/off button with tongue and activated.In one embodiment, this strap has wireless launcher.
The hydration sensor that can use once again can comprise that an electromechanical pumps is to remove saliva in passage or pipe.Figure 12 shows so embodiment 630.Three electrical leads 634,636 and 638 to micro controller unit 632 can be from three leads 514,516 and 518.Figure 13 shows the step of the electron device that uses the hydration sensor that can use once again, the high or logic (logic) 1 of 1 expression wherein, and 0 expression low or logical zero.Waiting step 674 can depend on the frequency that micro controller unit 632 is measured.The pressure of time T and vacuum pump and the viscosity of saliva are proportional.
In a use vacuum pump pulls saliva along pipe embodiment, this pipe or passage use hydrophobicity (hydrophobic) material, and as polypropylene or tygon, it can easilier be cleaned and be dry so that use afterwards.
In one embodiment, embodiment 630 does not comprise vacuum pump 642, and the viscosity of time T and saliva is proportional.
In one embodiment, the passage aisle with electric contactor is via using a printed circuit board (PCB) and another piece the plate of a groove is simultaneously arranged and to form at it.This groove can be made maybe by milling machine and form when this plate injection molding.For example, the height that has of this groove and width dimensions are the order of magnitude of five Mils cun (mils).This plate can be by thermoplast (thermal plastic), silicones (silicone), special teflon or a kind of dielectric substance.At least in the groove zone coating can be arranged on this material, wherein this coating is tended to by water-wet.Some leads on the printed circuit board (PCB) can be used as circuit 514,516 and 518 and work, and an insulation course (as anti-welding lacquer (soldermask)) is arranged on it, and the hole for contactor 504,506 and 508 is arranged on the insulation course.Lead near the hole can be gold-plated.Two plates are through ultra-sonic welded, and bonding agent, use screw or double sticky tape link together, and groove is aimed at contactor.
In another embodiment, passage aisle is via using two adhesive tapes (or anti-welding lacquer or paint) to form as sidewall, have a plate in the bottom and another acrylate (acrylic) at the top.In one example, the thickness of adhesive tape (or wall) can be two Mils cun (mils) and width of channel is 100 Mils cun (mils).In one embodiment, acrylate is cast into has two raised lines or horizontal stripe, and as sidewall, and it is placed to form passage near a printed circuit board (PCB).In one example, one or more wall of passage or surface are textured.Coarse surface can be more hydrophilic, and be transparent when wetting, and be translucent when dry, whether moved to this zone thereby can distinguish saliva.In one embodiment, passage aisle can via, for example, lever and spring in addition switch clean and are dry.In one example, can use the rubbing alcohol cleaning passage.Alcohol via, for example, capillary action gets on along passage, and in one embodiment, removes via forcing pump or evaporation.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting element comprises a piezoelectric element (such as a cantilever) that is connected to a water absorptivity matrix as thin sponge.Expand during matrix absorption liquid, and then this element bending, its electrical impedance changed.Electrical impedance to this piezoelectric element is measured, and for example about 3 kilo hertzs, determines the aridity in the mouth.The another kind of detecting element of measuring liquid viscosity is by United States Patent (USP) 6,584, and 831 are described, and its mode with reference is incorporated into herein.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device or an amount of drinking water detecting element can be calibrated for the user, and can be to user's individuation.Figure 14 shows an embodiment of a calibration steps 700.For example, if a user's urine is limpid, then this user has adequate water.Preestablish the distance that one section saliva is inhaled, the time T 706 of inhaling this segment distance with saliva becomes the reference time then, and this reference time shows that this user has sufficient moisture.This method can require the user to continue to take exercises until a Ge characteristic variations to the second a predefined value.The saliva of measuring this user once more is drawn onto the time T 1 of a predefined distance.This step can repeat.Replace measuring the time of predefined distance, another Dong's method can be measured the distance of being inhaled in one predefined period.User's characteristic can be its body weight.Time T 1 can show this user's degree of dehydration so that lose weight 0.5%.In the future, be drawn onto time of a predefined distance via measuring saliva, this detecting element can show this user need drink how much liquid (relevant with its body weight) and cause the minimizing of its body weight to replenish owing to dewater.In another embodiment, replace body weight, user's body temperature can be measured calibrates hydration sensor.
This calibration steps can be used for a group and has the user of certain similar characteristic such as body weight and age.Each step of method among Figure 14 is all the mean value of time that all users survey.
A kind of calibration steps is measured saliva and is inhaled the used time of a fixed range, and other method is measured the distance that saliva is inhaled in one period set time.
In one embodiment, after the calibration, a detecting device is determined the amount of drinking water that this user is suitable, and provides a suggestion for this user.
In one embodiment, suitable amount of drinking water also can be depending on the residing environment of this user.For example, an amount of drinking water detecting device comprises an amount of drinking water detecting element and an environmental detector.The example of Figure 15 show surroundings detecting device is connected to the Temperature Detector that is used for environment temperature of an amount of drinking water detecting element as one, and is used for the moisture detector of ambient humidity.
In one embodiment, suitable amount of drinking water also can be depending on the extra attribute about this user.In one embodiment, one amount of drinking water detecting device comprises an amount of drinking water detecting element and user's property detector, as is used for the Temperature Detector of this user's temperature, is used for the position detector in this user orientation, and be used to detect the activity detector of this user's activity level, as a pedometer.
In one embodiment, the material of enhancement or different designs can be printed to an amount of drinking water detecting device, or one is connected on the bottle of an amount of drinking water detecting element.
In one embodiment, this amount of drinking water detecting element or detecting device are incorporated in the structure of a shape such as spoon, cuvette or a small container.In order to detect user's amount of drinking water degree, the user can tell saliva to detecting device.In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting element can be incorporated in handle or the walking stick.
In one embodiment, there is a RFID tag (RFID) to be connected to an amount of drinking water detecting device so that detecting device is discerned or is used for the wireless transmit measurement result to miscellaneous equipment.In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device also provides the information of the other factors that influences the amount of drinking water measurement.For example, audio signal can tell this individuality not eat sugar or chew gum before measuring, or has a drink.
In one embodiment, help the saliva flow channel because of a pump is arranged, the size of this passage can be bigger.
Thereby based on the equation of relatively determining with the particular fluid (known standard) of known-viscosity with the result who is surveyed or the associated form of foundation, an amount of drinking water detecting element can be used to provide the absolute index of user's amount of drinking water level.
Some disease can influence measurement precision, does (drymouth) such as xerostomia (xerostomia) or mouth.Detecting device can be warned the inexactness of the measurement that this disease of user causes.
In another embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device is used for measuring the symptom with xerostomia (xerostomia) disease association.Usually, normal unprovoked saliva flow velocity is 0.3 to 0.5mL/ minute.The value that is lower than 0.1mL/ minute is considered to xerostomia usually.Flow velocity is relevant with viscosity.In one embodiment, via using an amount of drinking water detectors measure viscosity, can know whether individuality suffers from the xerostomia disease.
In one embodiment, an amount of drinking water detecting device is electrically connected to one bottle.In another embodiment, the different electronic package in this detecting device can be incorporated this bottle into.
In the explanation of the present utility model and implementation method of place narration, for the technician of same industry, other embodiment of the present utility model is conspicuous since then.Should understand this explanation and example and only should think example, and real category of the present utility model and essence are shown by following claims.
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1. amount of drinking water detecting element that is used to detect user's amount of drinking water level is characterized in that comprising: a slice has one first and one second 's dank material, and this first face is connected with a chemical compound; Be connected to this first impermeable material of first of this dank material, this first impermeable material covers this chemical compound; And be connected to this second impermeable material of second of this dank material; Wherein the saliva in this user's mouth is allowed to arrive this compound via this dank material, wherein when saliva contacts with this compound, the compound color change, wherein a slice impermeable material is transparent when changing color with convenient compound at least, this variation is visible, and wherein this amount of drinking water detecting element provides an indication about liquid-consumed amount based on the compound change color to the user.
2. a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that at least two types chemical compound is connected to first of this dank material, and wherein when saliva was in contact with it, the change color of this chemical compound of at least two types was different.
3. a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that this compound from the powdered food product dyestuff, nontoxic based on moisture pigment and nontoxic and catalogue that high responsive compound is formed in select.
4. as the described a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element of claim 1,2 or 3, it is characterized in that this detecting element is connected to one bottle, its portability liquid is drunk for the user.
5. a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that this detecting element is in a carrier, it comprises can adhere to the plant equipment of this carrier on the clothes that this user wore, and wherein this carrier comprises a timer, and it is made for computing time when measuring user's amount of drinking water level.
6. as the described a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that this detecting element is connected to a plurality of similar assemblies and piles up to form one.
7. as the described a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element of claim 1,2 or 3, it is hand-holdable to it is characterized in that this detecting element is made for, and wherein this detecting element comprises that further electronic package is to detect the change color of this chemical compound.
8. an amount of drinking water detecting element that is used to detect user's amount of drinking water level is characterized in that comprising: one first impermeable material; One second impermeable material; Be in a slice dank material between two impermeable materials with one first and one second; And be connected to first and second conductor wire of this dank material; Wherein saliva being allowed in user's mouth arrives that two lines, changes those two lines resistance therebetween, and wherein this amount of drinking water detecting element to the user provide one based on lead between the indication about liquid-consumed amount of resistance.
9. a kind of amount of drinking water detecting element as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that further comprising one the 3rd conductor wire, wherein on a slice watertightness material an opening is arranged so that allow saliva to arrive lead, wherein at least the part of first and second conductor wire than the 3rd conductor wire more near opening, wherein the resistance between this first and second lead is set up a reference value, and wherein to user's indication about liquid-consumed amount be based on first and privates between resistance.
10. a kind of as claimed in claim 8 or 9 amount of drinking water detecting element is characterized in that further being included near the compound of lead, and wherein this compound reduces the resistance between the lead when saliva exists.
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