Bed exit night light

摘要

The invention is a Bed Exit Night Light System designed to illuminate a hospital room if a patient leaves his bed, but is not activated by the presence of hospital staff or casual movement of equipment.

主权项

1. A Bed-Exit Lighting System, comprising:
a. a sensor that provides a signal to a control unit when a user leaves a bed; b. a room light in the same room as the bed; c. a means other than a photoelectric cell for detecting light in the vicinity of the bed which is connected to a control unit; d. a relay between the room light and a power source to the room light that connects the power source to the room light upon receiving a control signal; e. a control unit connected to the relay, that controls the relay so as to provide power to a room light when a user in the bed gets out of the bed when the room is dark; and f. the control unit delays the monitoring of the bed sensor after the room light is turned off for a period of time, allowing a user to get into the monitored bed.