Granted Patent B2

US 12,447,292 · App. 18/955,913 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Inventors: Mou-Wei Chang (Taipei, TW); Yu-Tzu Hsu (Taipei, TW)

Assignee: I-BREATH CO., LTD.

A61M15/0001A61M15/0065A61M15/008A61M2205/3375

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. An inhaler monitoring acoustic box, applicable to an inhaler, comprising:

a base, comprising:

a top portion having a top portion opening; and

a body portion having a cavity in communication with an outside through the top portion opening;

a holder, comprising:

a fixing portion disposed at the top portion opening; and

a holding portion connected to the fixing portion, with at least one slit formed between the holding portion and the top portion or the body portion; and

a sensor disposed at the base and positioned proximate to the cavity,

wherein the top portion, the body portion or the holding portion comprises a sidewall, the at least one slit is disposed proximate to the sidewall, and the at least one slit and the sidewall substantially extend in a vertical direction; and

wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a target sound, and the at least one slit and the target sound satisfy a relation below,

0.5λ≤ l≤ 5λ

where ι denotes a length of the at least one slit, and λ denotes a wavelength of the target sound.

2. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , wherein the length of the at least one slit is less than or equal to 150 mm and greater than or equal to 50 mm, a height of the cavity is less than or equal to 80 mm and greater than or equal to 15 mm, and an inner diameter of the cavity is less than or equal to 50 mm and greater than or equal to 20 mm.

3. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , being further adapted to be simulated as an equivalent acoustic circuit, the sensor being adapted to detect a target sound, and the equivalent acoustic circuit to structurally satisfy a relation below,

P sensor =P slit +P cavity +P radiation +P membrane +P back

where P sensor denotes power generated by the target sound on the sensor, P slit denotes power generated by the target sound through transmission of air in the at least one slit, P cavity denotes power generated by the target sound through transmission of air in the cavity, P radiation denotes power consumed for conversion of air sound pressure into transmission speed in air by the target sound, P membrane denotes power of vibration of a sensing membrane of the sensor, and P back denotes power consumed for compression of air near the sensor.

4. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , wherein the at least one slit is in the number of two, the holder defines a circumferential direction, and the two slits are disposed on two opposing sides of the holding portion in the circumferential direction respectively.

5. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , further comprising:

an engaging member connecting to the fixing portion and comprising at least one engaging portion,

wherein the holder defines a circumferential direction and comprises a clamping portion, the clamping portion is connected to the fixing portion and comprises an oblique surface, and the engaging member and the clamping portion are disposed on two opposing sides of the holder in the circumferential direction respectively.

6. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , wherein the holder further comprises at least one resilient portion, the at least one resilient portion and the fixing portion are engaged to the top portion and adapted to jointly enclose the inhaler.

7. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a bottom portion, the body portion is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, and the sensor is disposed on an inner side of the bottom portion and is in communication with an outside of the base.

8. The inhaler monitoring acoustic box of claim 1 , further comprising a prompting unit disposed at the body portion and electrically connected to the sensor.

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