KR101519842B1

KR101519842B1 - Eyepatch for snoring prevention

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Publication number: KR101519842B1
Application number: KR1020140054976A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김홍엽
Original assignee: 주식회사 알에스에프텍
Priority date: 2014-05-08
Filing date: 2014-05-08
Publication date: 2015-05-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sleeping lid capable of preventing snoring, comprising: a main body having an outer surface of a cloth material, one side of which is in contact with the inner side of both sides of the user, and a fixing strap connecting both side ends; An acoustic sensor built in one side of the main body and adapted to sense external sound; A vibrator built in both side ends of the main body and provided to generate vibration; A speaker provided on one side of the vibrator; And a control unit built in the main body and adapted to turn on / off the vibrator according to the size of the sound sensed by the sound sensor.
According to the sleeping nose for preventing snoring according to the present invention, the snoring of the sleeping person senses the sound to generate vibration or sound, so that the sleeping person stops the snoring, thereby solving the sleeping problem of the sleeping person. Also, since the mesh pocket is provided to relax the mucous membrane of the sleeping person, it is possible to induce a smooth breathing during sleep, and the snoring phenomenon can be reduced. It can also be connected to a smartphone to program sound and vibration effects, providing sound that helps the elevation, weather alarm, weather, and life information.

Description

{Eyepatch for snoring prevention}

[0001] The present invention relates to a sleeping lid capable of preventing snoring, and more particularly, to a sleeping lid capable of preventing snoring, and more particularly, The present invention relates to a snoring preventive sleeping lid for inducing facial appearance by stopping snoring.

Snoring is a phenomenon in which breathing occurs as a result of narrowing of the airway caused by various causes during sleep, which causes vibration around the study dogs. Most of the patients with snoring have an anatomical condition that starts from the nasal cavity and extends to the throat, and the snoring phenomenon appears.

If the snoring is severe, enough oxygen can not be supplied, making it difficult to take a good night's sleep, and even after sleeping, the head can become heavy and fatigue can not be solved. In addition, chronic snoring increases the burden on the heart or lungs, which can be a factor in promoting serious problems such as hypertension and heart attack. In addition, if the snoring noise is excessive, it may cause a stress to the face of the family as well as to the surrounding people.

Accordingly, many techniques for preventing or reducing snoring have been disclosed. In general, the snoring prevention technique is implemented in such a manner as to widen the reach by inserting it into a nasal cavity, a lining, or a nasal cavity having a driving device capable of correcting the posture of a sleeping person.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0010353 (filed by Jayuu H. Co., Ltd.) has a magnetic pad for completely shielding external light and stimulating the trigeminal nerve, and having a forehead pad and a ball pad An eye cover part; An ear lid portion for inserting an essential oil pack by attaching essential oil pack pockets to both sides of the trigeminal nerve and the research dog and the head of a sauce for stimulating aromatherapy by penetration of skin and smell respectively; There is provided a snoring prevention sleeping lid including a magnetic closure part which can easily attach and detach the sleeping lid to the wearer's head and has the effect of magnetic therapy.

The above citation technique stimulates the trigeminal nerve through the skin contact of the magnet and the essential oil, and the aroma is aiming at the effect of preventing the snoring by extending the airway by stimulating the dog and the sauce.

However, the direct cause of snoring is that the upper limb is physically narrowed. There is a certain limit to solve such a cause by the aroma stimulation such as the cited technique and the circulation improvement method by the magnet.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a method for preventing snoring caused by snoring by stopping the snoring by applying a direct stimulus to the sleeping person in the snoring, A sleeping lid is provided that can calm the mucosa to reduce the cause of snoring and set the voice and sound effects that lead to comfortable facial and mood.

Other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a main body part made of a cloth or a silicone material, one side of which is in contact with both orbital side of a user and a fixing strap is provided on both sides; An acoustic sensor built in one side of the main body and adapted to sense external sounds; A vibrator provided inside the main body and provided to generate vibration; And a control unit built in the main body unit and adapted to turn on / off the vibrator according to the size of the sound sensed by the sound sensor.

More specifically, according to the present invention, there is provided a speaker provided at one side of the vibrator for generating an alarm sound or a buzzer sound, and the speaker is controlled by the control unit, The snoring prevention sleep surface is characterized in that the snoring prevention surface is provided.

Wherein the fixing strap is provided with a flexible band to be worn in close contact with the user's head and is provided at one side of the fixing strap and includes a speaker whose operation is controlled by the control unit, Is provided.

Also, the main body portion is provided with a mesh net pocket on the outer side surface, and is provided with an aroma pouch accommodated in the mesh net pocket.

Meanwhile, the control unit may include: a power module including a rechargeable battery to supply power to the acoustic sensor, the vibrator, and the speaker; A wireless communication module adapted to wirelessly communicate with a smartphone; And an application processor for processing the information received by the wireless communication module to control operation of the vibrator or the speaker.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the fixing strap is provided on both side ends of the main body and is provided with an annular elastic band worn on both ears of the user, the fixing strap is provided on one side of the fixing strap, The sleeping lid for preventing snoring is further provided, further comprising a speaker whose operation is controlled by the controller.

According to the sleeping nose for preventing snoring according to the present invention, the snoring of the sleeping person senses the sound and generates vibration or sound, thereby awakening the sleeping person to stop the snoring, thereby solving the problem of interfering with the sleeping of the sleeping person.

Also, since the mesh pocket is provided to relax the mucous membrane of the sleeping person, it is possible to induce a smooth breathing during sleep, and the snoring phenomenon can be reduced.

It can also be connected to a smartphone to program sound and vibration effects to provide a sound that helps the elevation, weather alarm, weather, and life information.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a snoring prevention sleeping lid according to the present invention. Fig.
2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sleeping lid for preventing snoring according to the present invention.
3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a control unit of the sleeping lid for preventing snoring according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sleeping lid for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, And the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a snoring prevention sleeping lane according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a control part of a snoring prevention sleeping lane according to the present invention, FIG. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sleeping lid for preventing sun light.

1 and 3, the present invention may include a main body 110, a vibrator 120, an acoustic sensor 130, a speaker 140, and a controller 150.

The main body 110 is made of a soft material such as cloth or silicone, and is provided with a lid shape in which one side is in contact with both inner or inner sides of the user. The outer surface of the main body 110 is provided as a mesh net 111 and a mesh net pocket 111a in the form of a bag capable of accommodating the aroma pouch 180 is provided on one side of the mesh network 111. The aroma pouch 180 is provided with a pouch for volatilizing the aroma essence oil that has the effect of soothing the nasal mucosa to prevent snoring, so that the aroma flavor contained in the mesh pocket 111a calms the nasal mucosa of the user, This can help to reduce it.

At both ends of the main body 110, a fixing strap 160 is provided to fix the main body 110 to the user's head. The fixing straps 160 are provided in the form of strings of elastic force and closely contact the circumference of the user's head to closely contact the inside of the main body 110 with the orbits of the user to block the light.

Also, referring to FIG. 4, the fixing strap 260 may be provided in a ring shape that can be hooked to both ears of the user, and may be configured to have a speaker 270 on one side thereof.

The main body 110 may include an acoustic sensor 130, a speaker 140, and a controller 150 in a space (not shown) between the inner side and the outer side.

The sound sensor 130 is embedded in the lower end of the center of the main body 110 and is configured to sense sound of an external sound, that is, snoring of the wearer of the main body 110. Accordingly, a plurality of microphone holes 110a may be formed on the outer surface of the main body 110 so that an external sound can be transmitted to the sensor at a position where the acoustic sensor 130 is embedded.

The acoustic sensor 130 may be a simple sensor for detecting the snoring noise, or may be provided with microphones capable of inputting user's voice as well as snoring noise. The micro acoustic sensor 130 may function as an input device that interprets a user's voice signal by the application processor 153 and can switch to various operation commands.

For example, the user can input a voice command "current time? &Quot; in a state in which the main body 110 is worn. The voice command is input to the acoustic sensor 130 that is micro-prepared, and an operation command may be executed to output the current time after being interpreted by the application processor 153. According to the operation command, the application processor 153 calculates the current time, converts the current time into a voice signal, and transmits the voice signal to the speaker 140 so that the user can receive information on the current time.

By doing so, the user can check the current time only by voice or perform various additional operations without removing the lid during sleep or lighting the light.

Speakers 140, 170, and 270 may be embedded on both sides of the lid according to an embodiment of the present invention, thereby allowing a user to easily hear a voice signal. 1 to 4, the speaker 170 is attached to one side of the fixing straps 160 and 260 so that the user can use the fixing straps 160 and 260 When the main body 110 is worn, the speakers 170 and 270 may be positioned near the ear. At this time, the speakers 170 and 270 may be installed in pairs at positions symmetrical on the fixing straps 160 and 260 so that sound is heard from both ears.

The vibrator 120 may be provided on one side of the main body 110, more specifically, on both sides of the main body 110, or on either side of the left or right side. The vibrator 120 is operated in response to power application of the application processor 153 to generate vibration, thereby awakening a snoring user to stop the snoring. Accordingly, when the snoring is stopped, the sound sensor 130 senses it and transmits it to the application processor 153, and the application processor 153 can be controlled by turning off the power of the vibrator again.

Referring to FIG. 3, a configuration diagram of the control unit 150 is shown. The control unit may include a power module 151, a wireless communication module 152, an application processor 153, and a memory 154.

The power module 151 may include a rechargeable battery and a charge control circuit to supply power to the wireless communication module 152, the application processor 153, the vibrator 120, and the speaker 170. The rechargeable battery may be a lithium polymer battery cell. Lithium polymer batteries are safe because they are free from charge and discharge, have a long life, and do not cause battery leakage even when used for a long time.

The power module 151 can be charged by receiving the charging power through the charging terminal 110b provided on one side of the upper end of the main body 110. [

The wireless communication module 152 may be provided with a local communication standard such as a WiFi or a bluetooth as a means for performing data communication between the external device and the snoring prevention lining 100 .

3, after an external device such as the smart phone 200 is connected to the wireless communication module 152, the application of the smart phone 200 is operated to remotely control the lap 100 or transmit / receive data can do. For example, when the alarm time is set and stored in the smartphone application 200, the alarm time is stored in the memory 154 of the control unit 150, and the alarm application is executed by the application processor 153, So that the alarm through the vibrator 120 or the speaker 170 can be operated.

In addition, in a state in which the lid 100 is worn, a voice command is input to the acoustic sensor 130 of the lid 100 to communicate with the smartphone 200, thereby remotely controlling the specific application of the smartphone 200. For example, when the user inputs a voice command "music ", the control unit 150 controls the smart phone 200 to remotely control the music playing application on the smartphone 200 to be executed.

Meanwhile, the application processor 153 may include an integrated circuit that performs a casual function such as an alarm function of the eye 100, a voice recognition and processing function, a vibrator and a speaker control function, and a wireless communication module control function.

The memory 154 is configured to store alarms, authentication and pairing information related to wireless communication, and the like. The memory 154 may be integrated in the application processor 153 or may be provided in a separate chip, As shown in FIG.

The sound sensor 130, the vibrator 120, the speaker 140, and the controller 150 may be connected to each other through wires provided on one side or the other side of the main body 110, And may be installed on one side of the main body 110.

4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sleeping lid for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation of the sleeping lid for preventing snoring according to the present invention will be described.

The user first causes the power module 151 to be charged by using the charging terminal 110b provided at the upper center of the eye 100. [ When charging is completed, an alarm time is set using an application of the smart phone 200, an alarm time is input through the wireless communication with the eye 100, or a voice command is directly input to the eye 100, Setting. For example, when a voice command is input as "alarm time ", the application processor 153 recognizes this and activates the alarm mode so that the speaker 140 or 170 can provide a notification message such as" do. The user can then set the alarm time by inputting the alarm time again by voice.

A separate aroma pouch 180 is inserted into the mesh pocket 111a provided on the outer surface of the main body 110 of the eye 100. The aroma pouch 180 may be provided packaged with a material in which aroma essential oil can be volatilized.

The user then wears the lanyard 100 by taking the fixing straps 160 and 260 around the head and takes a sleep.

When the snoring starts during the sleep, the acoustic sensor 130 positioned at the upper end of the nose of the user senses the snoring noise, and the vibrator 120 or the speakers 140, 170, and 270 are operated to stop the snoring can do.

When the alarm time is set, the vibrator 120 or the speakers 140, 170, and 270 are operated to guide the user's weather. At this time, music or radio is operated through the smartphone 200 according to a preset program, so that a pleasant weather alarm can be performed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims.

100: snoring prevention eye
110: main body 110a: microphone hole
110b: charging terminal 111: mesh network
111a: mesh mesh pocket 120: vibrator
130: acoustic sensor 140: speaker
150: controller 151: power module
152: wireless communication module 153: application processor (AP)
160: fixing strap 170: speaker
180: aroma pouch 260: fastening strap
270: Speaker

Claims

A main body part made of a cloth or a silicone material, one side of which is in contact with the inner side of both sides of the user, and the other side of which is provided with a fixing strap;
An acoustic sensor built in one side of the main body and adapted to sense external sounds;
A vibrator provided inside the main body and provided to generate vibration; And
And a control unit built in the main body and adapted to turn on / off the vibrator according to the size of the sound sensed by the sound sensor.

The method according to claim 1,
A speaker provided on one side of the vibrator for generating an alarm sound or buzzer sound,
The speaker includes:
Wherein the sound source is controlled by the controller to generate sound according to on / off of the vibrator.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing strap includes:
And is provided with a stretchable band to be worn in close contact with the user ' s head,
And a speaker provided on one side of the fixing strap and the operation of which is controlled by the control unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A mesh net pocket is provided on the outer side,
And an aroma pouch configured to be received in the mesh pocket.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A power module including a rechargeable battery to supply power to the acoustic sensor, the vibrator or the speaker;
A wireless communication module adapted to wirelessly communicate with a smartphone;
And an application processor for processing information received by the wireless communication module to control operation of the vibrator or the speaker.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing strap includes:
A pair of elastic bands fixed to both side ends of the main body part and annularly worn on both ears of the user,
Wherein the fixing strap includes:
Further comprising a speaker provided on one side of the fixing strap and the operation of which is controlled by the control unit.