KR102223508B1 - Massage device of capable of measuring body type of user - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a user body shape measurement module and a massage device having the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a massage device, a massage module unit that moves along a frame constituting a frame of the massage device and provides a massage, and a massage module unit can be moved forward or backward, and front In the case of moving to, a massage device including a sensor module unit for acquiring a sensor signal is initiated when contacting a user while moving along the frame.

Description

Massage device capable of measuring user body type {MASSAGE DEVICE OF CAPABLE OF MEASURING BODY TYPE OF USER}

The present invention relates to a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape, and more particularly, to a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape that measures a user's body shape and provides a massage according to the measured user's body shape.

Massage refers to the modulation of the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimulation to a part of the subject's body, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving a part of the subject's body, and blood It is a medical adjuvant therapy that helps circulation and relieves the subject's fatigue.

The increase in massage demand has caused an increase in demand for a massage device or massage device that provides an artificial massage function due to economic and temporal reasons. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress increases while releasing the lumped muscles through massage, various massage devices in a time and cost-effective manner are being released.

In recent years, people's interest in health is increasing, and massage devices are being changed from simply providing a massage function to an electronic device that provides various additional functions and/or medical functions. Research on how to control is ongoing.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1189364 provides a massage device and a method of controlling the massage device.

Although recent massage devices provide massage modes with various intensities, intensities, and patterns, the massage methods stored in the massage devices have limitations. In particular, users of different body types or physiques are limited by using the same massage chair. When a massage mode within the range is selected, a massage that does not fit the user's body shape or physique may be performed, and thus the user cannot obtain an optimal massage effect.

The present invention is to overcome the problems of the prior art described above, one of the various objects of the present disclosure is to provide a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above problem, there is provided a massage device, comprising: a massage module unit that moves along a frame constituting a frame of the massage device and provides a massage; And a sensor module unit that can be moved forward or rearward based on the massage module unit, and when moving forward, when moving along the frame and contacting the user, obtains a sensor signal. .

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in the massage device, the first massage module unit for providing a massage by moving along a frame constituting the frame of the massage device; And a second massage module unit provided on one side of the first massage module unit, movable forward or rearward based on the first massage module unit, and providing a massage while moving along the frame when moving forward. Containing, a massage device is provided.

According to the massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above, the path through which the massage module unit moves to measure the user's body type and the path through which the massage module unit moves to provide a massage are the same. , Since the sensor module unit is disposed close to the massage module unit, the user's body shape can be accurately measured, and a massage with high matching accuracy can be provided according to the user's body type.

In addition, according to the massage device capable of measuring the user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the movement speed of the sensor module unit for measuring the user's body shape is precisely adjusted according to the number of teeth of the pinion gear, thereby accurately measuring the user's body shape. can do.

In addition, according to the massage device capable of measuring the user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, by using a double-sided pinion gear, by selectively moving the sensor module unit and the massage module unit back and forth using one pinion gear, the user's body shape is measured. The change between the mode and the massage mode can be implemented simply and easily.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numbers are used collectively to refer to like elements. In the examples that follow, for illustrative purposes, a number of specific details are presented to provide a comprehensive understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will be apparent that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to facilitate describing one or more aspects.
1 is a view for explaining a massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a view for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a front view of a part of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a front side view of a part of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a side view of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is a side perspective view of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a perspective view of a massage module unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a sensor module unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is an exploded perspective view of a sensor module unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a diagram illustrating in detail a meshing structure of a massage module part, a sensor module part, and a gear driving part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
11 is a diagram illustrating in detail a double-sided pineer gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 is a view for explaining the components of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following embodiments in connection with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structural or functional descriptions are exemplified only for the purpose of describing an embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure.

As such, embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in the present specification or application.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure can apply various changes and have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and it is to be understood that all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure are included.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The terms are only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, the first component may be named as the second component, and is similar. Thus, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it is directly connected to or may be connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component is present in the middle. Other expressions used to describe the relationship between constituent elements, such as "between" and "directly between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

Terms used in the present specification are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of a set feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof, but one or more other features or numbers, It is to be understood that the presence or addition of steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof does not preclude the possibility of preliminary exclusion.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be construed as having a meaning consistent with the meaning of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. Does not.

In the present specification, an actuator means a configuration capable of providing a driving force. For example, the actuator may include an actuator, a linear actuator, an electronic actuator, a DC actuator, an AC actuator, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the spiral rod refers to a linear member having a spiral-shaped groove, and may be implemented with a metal material. For example, the helical rod may include a cylindrical rod having a helical groove on its surface. In addition, the spiral rod may include a metal lead screw.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage unit and a leg massage unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure forms an area for accommodating at least a part of a user's body, and a body massage unit 100 that massages the user's body, and massages the user's leg. It may include a leg massage unit 300.

The body massage unit 100 may provide a massage to at least a portion of a user's body. The body massage unit 100 includes a massage module 1700 that provides a massage function to at least a part of a user's body, an audio output module 1600 for providing an audio output in an arbitrary form to a user, and a body massage unit 100 It may include a main frame 1100 constituting the frame of the and a user input unit 1800 for receiving an input of an arbitrary form from the user.

The configurations included in the above-described body massage unit 100 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massage unit 100 may include various configurations in addition to the above-described configuration.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is only exemplary, and as long as it does not depart from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage device 1000 are also disclosed. It can be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 100 may form an arbitrary type of space for accommodating a user. The body massage unit 100 may have a space having a shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the body massage unit 100 may be implemented in a seating type capable of accommodating a user's whole body or a part of the body.

A portion of the body massage unit 100 in contact with the ground may include an arbitrary material for increasing the frictional force or an arbitrary member (for example, an anti-slip pad, etc.) for increasing the frictional force, and the massage device 1000 It may include a wheel to enhance the mobility of the.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide. For example, when the body massage unit 100 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide forward. In addition, the body massage unit 100 may be inclined rearward. As a result, the body massage unit 100 may provide a massage while inclined to the rear.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may include at least one air cell (not shown). Aircell is the user's shoulder, pelvis, and arm.

It may be located in the massage unit, the leg massage unit 300, and the like, but is not limited thereto, and may be disposed on various parts of the massage device 1000.

The massage apparatus 1000 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell. The air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 100 and may be located at the leg massage unit 300. In addition, the air supply unit may be located outside the massage device 1000.

The leg massage unit 300 may provide a leg massage to a user.

For example, the leg massage unit 300 may include a calf massage unit that massages the user's calf and/or a foot massage unit that massages the user's foot.

The leg massage unit 300 may be adjustable in length according to the user's body characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 1000, the length of the leg massage unit 300 needs to be lengthened because the length of the calf is long. In addition, when a user with a small height uses the massage device 1000, the leg massage unit 300 needs to be shortened because the length of the calf is short. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 300 may provide a leg massage customized to the user's height.

The massage module unit 400 may be provided inside the body massage unit 100 to provide mechanical stimulation in any form to a user accommodated in the body massage unit 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the massage module unit 400 may move along the main frame 1100 provided inside the body massage unit 100.

For example, a rack gear may be provided on the main frame 1100 of the body massage unit 100, and the massage module unit 400 moves along the rack gear, while It can provide a mechanical stimulus. The massage module unit 400 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 1100 constitutes a skeleton of the internal structure of the body massage unit 100 and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1100 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, or the like, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may include an audio output module 1600. The audio output module 1600 may be provided in various locations. For example, the audio output module 1600 is an upper audio output unit disposed on the upper part of the seat in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massage parts of the seat part, and/or attached to the rear end of the arm massage part. It may include a plurality of output units such as a rear audio output unit and the like, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 1600 may provide 3D sound such as 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user may control the massage apparatus 1000 using the massage apparatus control device 2000. The massage apparatus control device 2000 may be connected to the massage apparatus 1000 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 2000 may include a remote controller, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, but is not limited thereto, and through wired or wireless communication with the massage device 1000 It may include a variety of connectable electronic devices.

2 is a diagram for describing a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main frame 1000 may include an upper frame 1150 in which the massage module 1700 is provided and a base frame 1110 supporting the upper frame 1150.

A rack gear 1151 may be provided on at least a portion of the upper frame 1150. The rack gear 1151 is a member for guiding the upward movement of the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500, and may include a plurality of valleys and a plurality of floors.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rack gear 1151 may be provided in a shape facing both sides of the upper frame 1150, and the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500 are rack gear ( 1151).

For example, each of the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500 may include a gear that meshes with the rack gear 1151, and is provided in each of the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500 When the gear is rotated by the actuator, the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500 may move upward or downward.

The rack gear 1151 may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack gear 1151 may be implemented with iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenol resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 1150 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 1150 may be divided into an S frame, an L frame, an S&L frame, and a double S&L frame according to the shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame refers to a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 has a curved shape such as “S”. The L frame means a frame in which at least part of the upper frame 1150 has a curved shape like "L", and the S&L frame includes both a curved shape like "S" and a curved shape like "L" The double S&L frame refers to a frame including a curved shape like an L" and a curved shape like an "S" of two parts.

The base frame 1110 refers to a portion of the main frame 1100 that supports the upper frame 1150 and contacts the ground. The base frame 1110 may include a base upper frame 1111 and a base lower frame 1112.

The base upper frame 1111 may support the upper frame 1150, and the base lower frame 1112 may contact the ground. In addition, the upper base frame 1111 may be positioned in contact with the lower base frame 1112.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper base frame 1111 may move along the lower base frame 1112. For example, the base upper frame 1111 may slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 1112. In this case, the upper frame 1150 is connected to the base upper frame 1111 and may move according to the movement of the base upper frame 1111.

For example, when the base upper frame 1111 moves forward, the upper frame 1150 can also move forward, and when the base upper frame 1111 moves backward, the upper frame 1150 also moves backward. You can move. For this reason, the sliding movement of the body massage unit 100 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the upper frame 1111 of the base, a moving wheel may be provided under the upper frame 1111 of the base. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided above the base lower frame 1112. The moving wheel provided in the base upper frame 1111 moves along a guide member provided in the base lower frame 1112, so that the base upper frame 1111 may be allowed to move forward or backward.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may not provide a sliding function, and in this case, the base frame 1110 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

3 is a front view of a part of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 is a front side view of a part of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body type according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 5 is a side perspective view of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body type according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of a massage device capable of measuring a user's body type according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

2 to 4, the massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a massage module unit 400, a sensor module unit 500, and a drive gear unit 600.

The massage module unit 400 may move upward or downward and provide a massage function through a massage roller 402 or a massage ball (not shown).

The massage module unit 400 may be disposed on the main frame 1100 constituting the frame of the massage device 1000, and the first moving wheels 410 provided on both sides of the massage module 400 are the main frame 1100. ), it can move upward or downward.

Here, the first moving wheel 410 may include a left first moving wheel and a right first moving wheel, and the first moving wheel 410 may be driven by at least one actuator (not shown).

A main bracket 420 may be provided between the massage module unit 400 and the first moving wheel 410 so that the massage module unit 400 can be moved by the first moving wheel 410.

7 is a perspective view of a massage module unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage module unit 400 may be moved forward or backward by the driving gear unit 600. To this end, the massage module unit 400 may include a structure that moves in conjunction with the driving of the driving gear unit 600 on at least one side thereof, and, for example, a structure having a rack and pinion structure may be employed.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, the massage module unit 400 may include a first rack gear unit 430 meshing with one surface of the driving gear unit 600. The first rack gear unit 430 may have a structure that meshes with the first pinion gear 610 provided on the front surface of the double-sided pinion gear 601.

Here, the first rack gear unit 430 may include a left first rack gear unit and a right first rack gear unit. The first pinion gear 610 may be provided on the front of each of the double-sided pinion gear provided on the left side and the double-sided pinion gear provided on the right side, and in the present disclosure, the first pinion gear 610 is provided on the front side of the double-sided pinion gear. Although an example is shown, it may be provided on the rear surface.

In the present disclosure, an example in which the rack gear unit and the double-sided pinion gear are provided at each of the left and right sides is illustrated, but the number of the rack gear and the double-sided pinion gear may not be limited thereto.

8 is a perspective view showing a part of a sensor module unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a sensor module unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The sensor module unit 500 may acquire a sensor signal for measuring a body shape of a part of the user's body seated in the massage apparatus 1000. To this end, the sensor module unit 500 may obtain a sensor signal due to contact with the outside while moving in a predetermined direction.

The sensor module part 500 may be moved forward or backward by the driving gear part 600. As an embodiment, when the sensor module part 500 moves forward by the drive gear part 600, the massage module part 400 moves backward, and the sensor module part 500 moves backward. , The massage module unit 400 may move forward. A detailed structure and driving method of the massage device for this will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 10.

The sensor module unit 500 may be provided inside the body massage unit 100 to obtain a sensor signal for measuring the body shape of a user accommodated in the body massage unit 100.

The sensor module unit 500 may be disposed on one side of the massage module 400, and in the present disclosure, an example disposed on the upper side of the massage module 400 has been exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto, If it is possible to move in the same path as the descending path, the sensor module unit 500 may be disposed at any position. The sensor module unit 500 can move up and down as the second moving wheels 502 provided on both sides rise and fall along the main frame 1100.

As an embodiment, as the second moving wheel 502 moves from top to bottom along the main frame 1100, the sensor module unit 500 moves from top to bottom with respect to the user's back, and the sensor When some components of the module unit 500 contact the user's back portion, a sensor signal generated by the contact may be obtained.

8 and 9, the sensor module part 500 may include at least one of a rotation member 510, a rotation shaft member 520, a pressure sensor member 530, and a sensor housing part 540.

The rotating member 510 may move in the same direction by moving the sensor module unit 500 upward or downward along the main frame 1100, and when at least a part of the rotating member 510 contacts the outside while moving , It can be provided with a rotating structure.

Specifically, when a part of the sensor module part 500 contacts a part of the user's body while the rotating member 510 moves upward or downward, the rotating member 510 is passive by the frictional force generated by the contact. You can rotate.

Since both ends of the rotating shaft member 520 are fixed to both inner walls of the sensor housing part 540, when frictional force is generated by contact with the rotating surface of the rotating member 510, the rotating member 510 is a rotating shaft member. It can rotate 360 degrees around the central axis (520). The rotation of the rotating member 510 is not driven by an actuator, but may be referred to as passive rotation by frictional force generated on the rotating surface.

At least one rotation member 510 may be provided in a structure in which a hole formed in the center is fitted into the rotation shaft member 520, and may be provided in the form of a roller. In the present disclosure, an example in which two rotation members 510 are fitted to the rotation shaft member 520 is disclosed, but the number of rotation shaft members 510 may not be limited.

The pressure sensor member 530 may be provided on at least a part of the rotating surface of the rotating member 510. Specifically, the pressure sensor member 530 may be provided above the rotating surface of the rotating member 510.

When the rotating member 510 contacts a part of the user's body, the pressure sensor member 530 may detect pressure generated when the rotating member 510 contacts the part of the body. The pressure at this time can be referred to as the detection pressure.

The pressure sensor member 530 may be composed of a plurality of pressure sensor clusters arranged at predetermined intervals on the rotation surface of the rotation member 510. In the present disclosure, as the pressure sensor member 530, an example in which four pressure sensor clusters are spaced apart at equal intervals around the rotation surface is disclosed, but the number of clusters or spaced apart may not be limited thereto. The pressure sensor cluster in contact with the human body may form a substantially perpendicular direction to the rear surface of the body massage unit 100.

A power connection terminal 550 for connecting power to one side of each pressure sensor cluster and a sensor connection terminal 560 for collecting sensor signals of each pressure sensor cluster may be disposed. Specifically, the power connection terminal 550 may be provided for each pressure sensor cluster on the side of the rotating member 510 facing the inner wall of the sensor housing part 540, and the sensor connection terminal 560 is a sensor housing part. It may be provided for each pressure sensor cluster on the side of the rotating member 510 facing the inner wall of 540.

Here, the sensor signal of each pressure sensor cluster may be a detection pressure generated when the rotating member 510 contacts a part of the user's body.

An insulator is provided between the power connection terminal 550 and the sensor connection terminal 560 to prevent a short circuit between the power connection terminal 550 and the sensor connection terminal 560.

The sensor housing unit 540 may include a power supply terminal 552 for supplying power by contacting the power connection terminal 550, and the power supply terminal 552 is located on the inner walls of both sides of the sensor housing unit 540. Can be fixed.

In addition, the sensor housing unit 540 may include a sensor signal acquisition terminal 554 that contacts the sensor connection terminal 560 and transmits a sensor signal obtained from a plurality of pressure sensor clusters to the control unit 1200, and the sensor The connection terminals 560 may be fixed to portions of inner walls of both sides of the sensor housing part 540.

Referring to FIG. 8, the plurality of power connection terminals 550 rotate according to the rotation of the rotating member 510 and may repeat sequential contact with the power supply terminal 552. Likewise, the plurality of sensor connection terminals 560 rotate according to the rotation of the rotating member 510 and may repeat sequential contact with the sensor signal acquisition terminal 554.

Accordingly, the power supply terminal 552 supplies power to the power connection terminal 550 contacted thereto, and the sensor signal acquisition terminal 554 receives a sensor signal from the sensor connection terminal 560 contacted thereto, and the control unit It can be transmitted to (1200).

As will be described later, the controller 1200 may collect sensor signals sequentially transmitted as the plurality of sensor connection terminals 560 rotate, and determine a body shape according to the length direction of a part of the user's body based on the collected sensor signals. .

Here, the longitudinal direction of the user's body part may refer to the longitudinal direction of the user's body part corresponding to the movement trajectory of the sensor module part 600 as the sensor module part 600 moves along the main frame 1100. .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the sensor housing part 540 has sidewalls exposing the rotating member 510, and both ends of the rotating shaft member 510 may be fixed through inner walls of both sidewalls. . In addition, a second rack gear portion 542 meshed with the second pinion gear 620 may be included at the lower ends of both side walls.

The second pinion gear 620 may be provided on the rear surface of each of the double-sided pinion gear provided on the left side and the double-sided pinion gear provided on the right side. The second rack gear unit 542 includes a left second rack gear unit provided at the lower left side of the sensor housing unit 540 and a right second rack gear unit provided at the lower right side of the sensor housing unit 540. I can.

10 is a diagram illustrating in detail a meshing structure of a massage module part, a sensor module part, and a gear driving part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

6 and 10, the drive gear unit 600 is provided between the massage module unit 400 and the sensor module unit 500, and may selectively move them back and forth.

When the massage module unit 400 is moved forward by the driving gear unit 600, the sensor module unit 500 moves to the rear, and the massage module unit 400 moved forward is a ball massage unit or a roller massager. Through the unit 402, a massage function may be provided to the user's back.

On the contrary, when the sensor module part 500 moves forward by the driving gear part 600, the massage module part 400 moves backward, and the sensor module part 500 moved forward is placed on the user's back. It is possible to obtain a signal for measuring body shape.

The drive gear unit 600 may be provided with a double-sided pinion gear 601 and a shaft 630, and at least one double-sided pinion gear 601 may be provided in a form fitted to the shaft 630. When the shaft 630 is rotated by the actuator, the double-sided pinion gear 601 may be rotated by the rotation of the shaft 630. In the present disclosure, an example in which two double-sided pinion gears 601 are provided on the shaft 630 is disclosed, but the present disclosure may not be limited thereto.

11 is a diagram illustrating in detail a double-sided pineer gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 11, the double-sided pinion gear 601 includes a first pinion gear 610 meshing with the first rack gear portion 430 on the front, and meshing with the second rack gear portion 542 on the rear surface. It may include a second pinion gear 620

In particular, the direction in which the first rack gear unit 430 moves by the first pinion gear 610 and the direction in which the second rack gear unit 542 moves by the second pinion gear 620 are different from each other. It can be provided in a structure.

5 is a detailed view showing a structure in which the first pinion gear 610 and the first rack gear unit 430 are engaged, and FIG. 6 is a second pinion gear 620 and a second rack gear unit 542 are engaged. The structure is shown in detail.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the double-sided pinion gear 601 rotates in a clockwise direction, the first rack gear unit 430 meshed with the first pinion gear 610 may move forward, and referring to FIG. 6 , The second rack gear unit 542 engaged with the second pinion gear 620 may move rearward.

In more detail, the first rack gear unit 430 moves upward to the left in the longitudinal direction of the first rack gear unit 430 as the double-sided pinion gear 601 rotates clockwise, and the massage roller 402 It can be said that is moving forward. At this time, it can be said that the second rack gear unit 542 moves in parallel in the right direction, so that the sensor module unit 500 retreats to the rear. This may correspond to driving when the massage device 1000 executes the massage mode.

Conversely, when the double-sided pinion gear 601 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, referring to a partial enlarged view of FIG. 5, the first rack gear unit 430 engaged with the first pinion gear 610 may move backward. In addition, referring to a partial enlarged view of FIG. 6, the second rack gear unit 542 engaged with the second pinion gear 620 may move forward.

In more detail, the first rack gear unit 430 moves downward to the right in the longitudinal direction of the first rack gear unit 430 as the double-sided pinion gear 601 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, and the massage roller 402 ) Can be said to retreat backwards. At this time, the second rack gear unit 542 may move in parallel to the left, so that the sensor module unit 500 may move forward. This may correspond to driving when the massage device 1000 executes the body shape measurement mode.

In addition, the first pinion gear 610 and the second pinion gear 620 are provided with different numbers of teeth on the same circumference, so that when the double-sided pinion gear 601 rotates, the first pinion gear 620 A speed at which the meshed first rack gear part 430 moves and a speed at which the second rack gear part 542 meshed with the second pinion gear 620 moves may be different from each other.

In other words, the double-sided pinion gear 601 may adjust the speed of moving the rack gear unit according to the number of teeth. Specifically, when the number of teeth constituting one side of the double-sided pinion gear is relatively large, the moving speed of the rack gear that meshes and moves is relatively slow, and when the number of teeth constituting the other side of the double-sided pinion gear is relatively small, it meshes. The moving speed of the rack gear to be moved may be relatively high.

In one embodiment, the number of teeth of the second pinion gears 622 and 624 associated with the back and forth movement of the sensor module unit 500 is determined by the first pinion gear 612 and 614 associated with the back and forth movement of the massage module unit 400. By implementing a structure with a relatively larger number of teeth than the number of teeth, the front and rear moving speed of the sensor module unit 500 can be relatively slowed down than the moving speed of the massage module unit 400. Accordingly, it is possible to precisely control the movement of the sensor module unit 500 back and forth, thereby preventing interference between other components of the massage device adjacent to the sensor module unit 500.

In another embodiment, in the opposite case of the above embodiment, by implementing a structure in which the number of teeth of the second pinion gears 622 and 624 is relatively smaller than the number of teeth of the first pinion gears 612 and 614, the sensor The front and rear moving speed of the module part 500 may be relatively faster than the moving speed of the massage module part 400. In this case, for example, when the sensor module unit 500 is switched to the massage mode, the sensor module unit 500 is quickly moved to the rear, thereby preventing an error in which the sensor module unit 500 contacts the human body.

12 is a view for explaining the components of the massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include at least one of a control unit 1200, a sensor unit 1300, a user input unit 1800, an audio output module 1600, and a network connection unit 1400. I can.

The controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. The control unit 1200 may be implemented with one processor, or may be implemented with a plurality of processors. When the control unit 1200 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located at physically spaced distances. Also, the controller 1200 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 1200 may control an operation of the massage apparatus 1000. For example, the massage device 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage device 1000 controls the operation of the plurality of actuators,

The operation of the massage device 1000 may be controlled. For example, the massage device 1000 includes at least one of a massage module 1700 moving actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator. May include, and the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 by controlling them.

The massage module movement actuator is an actuator that enables vertical movement of the massage module 1700, and the massage module 1700 may be moved along the rack gear by the movement of the movement actuator of the massage module 1700.

The back angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of a portion of the massage device 1000 where the user's back abuts, and the isometric angle of the massage device 1000 may be adjusted by the operation of the isometric actuator.

The leg angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the leg massage unit 300 of the massage device 1000, and the angle between the leg massage unit 300 and the body massage unit 100 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. have.

The foot massage actuator represents an actuator that operates the foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 300. Massage room using foot massage actuator

The tooth 1000 may provide a foot massage to a user.

The massage module unit 400 may include at least one actuator, and the controller 1200 may provide various massage operations by operating at least one actuator. For example, by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module unit 400, the control unit 1200 may provide a tapping massage, a kneading massage, etc., but not limited thereto, and may provide various massage operations. .

The leg length adjustment actuator represents an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 300. For example, the control unit 1200 is a leg length adjustment actuator

By utilizing the length of the leg massage unit 300 can be adjusted to suit the user, as a result, the user can receive a massage suitable for the body shape.

The sliding actuator enables the sliding operation of the massage device 1000. For example, by the operation of the sliding actuator, the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may move forward or backward, and as a result, the upper frame connected to the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may also move forward or backward.

The sensor unit 1300 may acquire various information using at least one sensor. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the sensor unit 1300 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram, and the like, but is not limited thereto and may include various biometric information.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may detect a contact area and/or a contact location with a user through sensors. In addition, the massage apparatus 1000 may obtain the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 1300. In addition, the massage apparatus 1000 may provide a customized massage based on the acquired information. For example, when the massage device 1000 provides shoulder massage, the massage device 1000 recognizes the position of the user's shoulder based on the information acquired through the sensor unit 1300, and provides the user according to the recognition result. Can provide shoulder massage.

The control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 1000 including a module for measuring a user's body shape according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor signal analysis unit 1210, a location information acquisition unit 1220, and a body shape information determination unit 1230. , At least one of the massage pattern determination unit 1240 and the massage providing unit 1250 may be included.

The sensor signal analysis unit 1210 may analyze sensor signals of the pressure sensor member obtained through the sensor module unit 500.

The location information acquisition unit 1220 may acquire location information of a corresponding pressure sensor member at a time when a sensor signal of the pressure sensor member is acquired through the sensor module unit 500.

The body shape information determiner 1230 may determine the user's body shape based on the location information obtained by the location information acquisition unit 1220 and the sensor signal analyzed by the sensor signal analysis unit 1210.

As an embodiment, the sensor signal analysis unit 1210 stores time until the detection pressure obtained through the pressure sensor member 530 reaches a preset threshold and distance information between the pressure sensor member 530 and the contact object. Can be calculated.

Here, it may be assumed that the pressure sensor member 530 is considered to be in contact with a part of the user's body only when the detection pressure is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

In addition, the body shape information determiner 1230 may map the detection pressure, time, and distance information together with the location information of the pressure sensor member 530 at the time when each sensor signal is acquired.

Next, the body shape information determination unit 1230 includes the stored position information of the pressure sensor member 530, the detection pressure at the corresponding position, time information until the detection pressure reaches a preset threshold, and the pressure sensor member ( 530) and the user's body shape may be determined based on the distance information between the contact object.

And, the control unit 1200 counts the sequential contact of the plurality of sensor connection terminals 560 to the sensor signal acquisition terminal 554, and based on the counter information, together with position information where the rotating member 510 is located. , It is possible to calculate the moving displacement of the surface with respect to a part of the user's body.

In addition, the control unit 1200 may convert changes in the detection pressure and location information intermittently acquired for each measurement location into continuous data, and thus, it is possible to continuously grasp a change in the bending of a part of the user's body.

The massage pattern determiner 1240 may determine a massage pattern according to the user's body shape determined by the body type information determiner 1230.

For example, at least one of a protrusion degree and a massage intensity of the massage module unit 400 may be converted according to the user's body shape.

According to the user body shape measurement module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above and a massage device having the same, a path through which the massage module unit moves to measure a user body shape, and a path through which the massage module unit moves to provide a massage Is the same, and since the sensor module unit is disposed close to the massage module unit, a user's body shape can be accurately measured, and a massage with high matching accuracy can be provided according to the user body type.

In addition, according to the user body shape measurement module and the massage device having the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the movement speed of the sensor module unit for measuring the user body shape is precisely adjusted according to the number of teeth of the pinion gear, thereby controlling the user body shape. It can be measured precisely.

In addition, according to the user body shape measurement module and the massage device having the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, by using a double-sided pinion gear, by selectively moving the sensor module part and the massage module part back and forth using one pinion gear, Changes between the user's body shape measurement mode and the massage mode can be implemented simply and easily.

Meanwhile, the massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention may replace the second massage module unit in the position of the above-described sensor module unit 500.

5, the massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention uses the above-described massage module unit 400 as a first massage module unit, and a structure with the sensor module unit 500 in the seat of the sensor module unit 500 May include a second massage module portion that is substantially similar.

Specifically, the second massage module unit leaves the rotating member 510, the rotating shaft member 520, and the housing unit 540 from the existing sensor module unit 500, and the pressure sensor member 530, the power connection terminal 550 ), the power supply terminal 552, the sensor signal acquisition terminal 554, and the sensor connection terminal 560 may be removed.

The second massage module unit is provided on one side of the first massage module unit, and can be moved forward or rearward based on the first massage module unit, and when moving forward, the massage may be provided while moving along the main frame.

In other words, the first massage module unit and the second massage module unit may be moved forward and backward by the driving gear unit, but may provide massage while moving in opposite directions. For example, a tapping massage may be provided through a first massage module part, and a hand massage may be provided through a second massage module part alternately therewith.

The user input unit 1800 may receive a command related to motion control of the massage apparatus 1000 from a user, and the user input unit 1800 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the user input unit 1800 may be provided in the body massage unit 100, or may be provided in the leg massage unit 300, but is not limited thereto.

The massage apparatus 1000 may obtain various commands from a user through the user input unit 1800. For example, the massage device 1000 may include selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of a massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage site, selection of the position and motion of the body massage unit 100, and massage. Arbitrary commands may be received for selection of power on-off of the device 1000, selection of whether or not to operate the heating function, selection related to sound source reproduction, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1800 executes hot key-type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a self-preset function. It may be provided with a selection button or the like for performing.

The user input unit 1800 may be implemented as a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (positive pressure/power failure), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the user input unit 1800 may obtain a command through a user's speech based on a voice recognition technology.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1800 may include a display for displaying an operation state of the massage apparatus 1000 or a current state of the user. In this case, the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display. display) and a 3D display, but is not limited thereto.

The audio output module 1600 may provide an arbitrary type of audio output to a user. For example, the audio output module 1600 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or binaural beat optimized for a massage pattern provided by the massage device 1000 to the user. The audio output module 1600 may output sound signals received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 103 may output a sound source under control of the user terminal 2000 through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal 2000. In addition, the audio output module 1600 may output an arbitrary type of sound signal generated in connection with the operation of the massage device 1000.

The massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a network connection unit 1400. The network connection unit 1400 may communicate with a module inside the massage apparatus 1000, an external massage apparatus, and/or the user terminal 2000 through an arbitrary type of network. The network connection unit 1400 may include a wired/wireless connection module for network access. As a wireless access technology, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. may be used. . As a wired connection technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the Home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), and the like may be used. In addition, the network connection unit may include a short range communication module and transmit and receive data to and from any device/terminal located in a short range. For example, as short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used. Not limited.

The storage unit 1500 may store various types of information related to the massage apparatus 1000. For example, the storage unit 1500 may include massage control information and personal authentication information, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 1500 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, the storage unit 1500 may include a storage device based on a flash memory and/or a battery-backup memory, as well as a disk, an optical disk, and a magneto-optical storage device, and is limited thereto. It doesn't work.

Also, the storage unit 1500 may include a memory. Memory is the main storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). It may mean a volatile storage device that is erased by, but is not limited to these. Such a memory may be operated by the controller 1200.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention can be implemented by a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media can be any computer-readable media, including volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. Includes removable media. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

Computer-readable storage media include volatile and nonvolatile media, temporary and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storing information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Includes the medium. Computer-readable storage media include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage, or other magnetic storage. Devices, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store desired information.

Computer-readable transmission media typically implement computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data on a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism. Includes all information delivery media. The term modulated data signal refers to a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal is set or changed so as to encode information in the signal. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media include wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above-described media are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

A person of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention may include various exemplary logical blocks, modules, processors, described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein,

The means, circuits and algorithm steps are described in electronic hardware, (for convenience, here "Small

It will be appreciated that it may be implemented by various types of program or design code or a combination of both (referred to as "software"). To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various exemplary components, blocks The s, modules, circuits and steps have been described generally above in terms of their functionality, whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. A person of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention may implement the described functions in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term “article of manufacture” includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (e.g., CD, DVD, etc.), smart cards, and flash Memory devices (eg, EEPROMs, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The term “machine-readable medium” includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, holding, and/or transmitting instruction(s) and/or data. It is to be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the presented processes is an example of exemplary approaches. Based on the design priorities, it is to be understood that a particular order or hierarchy of steps in processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention. The appended method claims provide elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to use or practice the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, and general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be construed in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims (10)

In the massage device,
A massage module unit that moves along a frame constituting the frame of the massage device and provides a massage;
A sensor module that is provided on one side of the massage module unit and is movable to the front or the rear of the massage device based on the massage module unit, and when moving forward, moves along the frame and contacts the user to obtain a sensor signal part; And
A drive gear part provided between the massage module part and the sensor module part, one side connected to the massage module part, the other side connected to the sensor module part, and moving the massage module part and the sensor module part in opposite directions to each other
Including,
The massage module part includes a first rack gear part meshing with one side of the drive gear part, and the sensor module part comprises a second rack gear part meshing with the other side of the drive gear part,
The sensor module unit,
At least one rotating member rotating by friction caused by contact with the outside;
A pressure sensor member provided on at least a portion of the rotating surface of the rotating member to obtain a detection pressure due to contact with the outside;
A rotation shaft member passing through the center of the rotation member; And
A sensor housing that fixes both ends of the rotation shaft member on both sides and includes the second rack gear unit
Further comprising,
Massage device. delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The drive gear unit,
It is equipped with double-sided pinion gear,
The double-sided pinion gear,
Including a first pinion gear meshed with the first rack gear portion on the front,
Including a second pinion gear meshed with the second rack gear portion on the rear surface,
A structure in which a direction in which the first rack gear unit moves by the first pinion gear and a direction in which the second rack gear unit moves by the second pinion gear are different from each other,
Massage device. The method of claim 5,
The first pinion gear and the second pinion gear,
The number of teeth is different from each other on the same circumference,
When the double-sided pinion gear rotates, a speed at which the first rack gear unit meshed with the first pinion gear moves and a speed at which the second rack gear unit meshes with the second pinion gear move are different from each other,
Massage device. The method of claim 6,
The sensor module unit,
It includes a plurality of pressure sensor clusters disposed at predetermined intervals on the rotating surface of the rotating member,
A power connection terminal and a sensor connection terminal are arranged and connected to one side of each of the pressure sensor clusters,
The sensor housing,
A power supply terminal fixed to at least one side of the inner side of the sensor housing and contacting the power connection terminal to supply power; And
A sensor signal acquisition terminal fixed to at least one side of the inner side of the sensor housing and contacting the sensor connection terminal to obtain a sensor signal from the plurality of pressure sensor clusters; including,
Massage device. The method of claim 7,
A plurality of power connection terminals repeat sequential contact with the power supply terminal according to the rotation of the rotating member,
The plurality of sensor connection terminals repeat sequential contact with the sensor signal acquisition terminal according to the rotation of the rotating member,
Massage device comprising a module for measuring the user body shape. The method of claim 1,
A guide member provided along the length direction of the frame to guide the movement of the massage module unit and the sensor module unit
Including more,
The massage module unit further includes a first moving wheel provided on both sides of the massage module unit and moving along the guide member,
The sensor module unit further comprises a second moving wheel provided on both sides of the sensor module unit and moving along the guide member,
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