Global Patent Index - EP 2358274 A1

EP 2358274 A1 20110824 - APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A BODY POSTURE

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A BODY POSTURE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERFASSUNG EINER KÖRPERHALTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR DÉTECTER UNE POSTURE

Publication

EP 2358274 A1 20110824 (DE)

Application

EP 09804225 A 20091216

Priority

  • AT 2009000489 W 20091216
  • AT 19732008 A 20081218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010085826A1] The invention relates to an apparatus for detecting and optionally correcting a body posture of a person, the apparatus comprising a sitting or reclining unit 3, at least one load-removing element 4, and a measuring apparatus 2, characterized in that the measuring apparatus 2 for detecting a force and/or a distortion state in the intersecting region between at least one part of the sitting or reclining unit 3 and the at least one load-removing element 4 is arranged at and/or in the load-removing element 4, wherein on the basis of measured values, which are measured by the measuring apparatus 2 for detecting the force and/or distortion state, the presence of the person 8 on the sitting or reclining unit 3 and/or the body posture of the person 8 can be determined.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A47C 31/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 31/126 (2013.01); A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/4561 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010085826A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010085826 A1 20100805; AT 507736 A1 20100715; AT 507736 B1 20121015; EP 2358274 A1 20110824

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 2009000489 W 20091216; AT 19732008 A 20081218; EP 09804225 A 20091216