KR20020086262A - Chair for posture reform - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A posture correcting chair is provided to help a user continuously keeping a correct posture by allowing a user to recognize whether the posture of the user is correct or not. CONSTITUTION: The posture correcting chair(100) comprises a seat panel(110); a back rest(115) vertically installed to the rear side of the seat panel for bearing the back of a user; support legs(105); at least one sitting detectors including a first contact switch(131), a load detecting sensor and a heat detecting sensor, which are installed in the seat panel; at least one posture detector including a second contact switch(132) and a distance detecting sensor, which are installed in the back rest; and a warning device installed to the seat panel or the back rest.

Description

Posture Corrector Chair {CHAIR FOR POSTURE REFORM}

The present invention relates to a posture correction chair for sitting on a chair in a correct posture, and more particularly, by generating vibration when the posture of the user sitting on the chair is not correct, so that the user can recognize an incorrect posture. It relates to a posture correction chair that can be.

In general, the chair has a seat plate on which the user can sit and a backrest extending upward from one side of the seat plate so that the user sitting on the seat plate can rest on the back and a support leg installed on the bottom of the seat plate to have a predetermined height.

In recent years, sitting in a chair at home and at work has become more and more important. That is, when sitting on a chair, the most correct posture can be maintained when the user's back is in close contact with the backrest while sitting on the seat plate so that the user's hip is as close as possible to the backrest.

However, in the chair, if the user does not pay attention to the posture of sitting on the chair, it is impossible to know whether or not his posture is correct. Therefore, the user's body is easily tired when sitting in the posture that is not applied to the chair for a long time, and excessive force is applied to the user's spine to cause a disease such as a lumbar disc.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to detect the user sitting in the correct posture on the chair, so that the user can recognize his or her incorrect posture using an alarm means such as vibration or alarm sound when the posture is not correct To provide a posture correction chair that allows the user to sit in the correct posture on the chair.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chair for posture correction that can be used by adjusting the position of the detection means to fit the user's body by mounting the detection means for detecting the user's posture in a separate seat. To provide.

1 is a perspective view of a posture correction chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the posture correcting chair shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram for describing an operation of the posture correcting chair illustrated in FIG. 1.

4 is a perspective view of a posture correcting chair according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of a posture correcting chair according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100, 200, 300: posture correction chairs 105, 205, 305: support legs

110, 210, 310: Seat 115, 215, 315: Backrest

120, 220, 320: Seat cushion 125, 225, 325: Back cushion

131 and 132: first and second contact switches 140: vibration motor

145, 245, 345: Charger 150, 250, 350: Outlet

155, 255, 355: Control part 160, 260, 360: Rectifier

165, 265, 365: operation switch 231, 232: 1st and 2nd contact switch

240 ： Alarm

331, 332, 333: first to third contact switches

341, 342, 343, and 344: first to fourth vibration motors

365: Seat sheet 370: Back seat

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the user can be seated seat plate, which is provided substantially perpendicular to the seat plate, the backrest for supporting the back of the user and installed on the bottom of the seat plate In a chair comprising a supporting leg, the posture correcting chair has at least one seating detecting means installed on the seat plate, at least one posture detecting means installed on the backrest and an alarm means provided on the seatboard or backrest.

Preferably, the at least one seat detection means is installed in the seating seat, can be attached to the upper portion of the seat plate, the at least one posture monitoring means is installed in the backrest seat, the upper and lower back It can be mounted to be movable.

The seating detecting means may be configured as a first contact switch operated by the user's load, a load sensor operated by the user's load, or a thermal sensor operated by the user's body temperature.

In addition, the posture detection means may be of a second contact switch that operates by the close contact of the back of the user or the distance sensor that operates by the distance between the back of the user and the back.

In addition, the alarm means may be composed of a vibrator for generating a vibration, an alarm for generating an alarm sound or an alarm for generating an alarm lighting. In this case, the vibrator may be configured as a vibration motor for generating vibration by the rotation of the motor or an electromagnet vibrator for generating vibration by the contact of the electromagnet.

According to the posture correction chair according to the present invention, the user's sitting on the chair is detected by the seating detection means, and the user's back is properly detected by the posture detection means that the user's back is in close contact with the back of the chair, vibration when the posture is incorrect Alternatively, by allowing the user to recognize his or her wrong posture by using an alarm means such as an alarm sound, the user can always sit in the correct posture on the chair. In addition, by mounting the posture detection means for detecting the user's posture in a separate seat back seat so as to be able to move up and down on the back, it is possible to adjust the position of the posture detection means to fit the user's body shape.

Hereinafter, a chair for correcting posture according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments.

Example 1

1 is a perspective view of a posture correcting chair according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the posture correcting chair 100 is provided substantially perpendicular to a seat plate 110 and a seat plate 110 on which a user can sit, and supports the back of the user 115, the seat plate ( Support leg 105 installed on the bottom of the 110, the first contact switch 131 for detecting the user seated on the seat plate 110, the second contact for detecting that the user's back is in close contact with the backrest 115 The switch 132 and a vibration motor 140 for generating vibration in accordance with the posture of the user.

The first contact switch 131 is installed between the seat plate 110 and the seat plate cushion 120 to detect a user sitting on the chair 100 for posture correction and generate a signal. In addition, the second contact switch 132 is installed between the backrest 115 and the backrest cushion 125 to sense that the user's back is in close contact with the backrest 115 to generate a signal.

The vibration motor 140 according to signals of the vibration motor 140 and the first and second contact switches 131 and 132 that generate vibration when the posture of the user is not correct inside the posture correction chair 100. The control unit 155, the vibration motor 140 and the charger 145 for supplying power to the control unit 155 and the rectifier 160 for supplying DC power to the charger 145 is installed. At this time, the outlet 150 is connected to the rectifier 160 and drawn out of the posture correcting chair 100 to supply AC power, and is installed at one side of the posture correcting chair 100. In addition, an operation switch 165 capable of driving or stopping the posture correcting chair 100 is installed outside the posture correcting chair 100.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the posture correcting chair shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 2, the first and second contact switches 131 and 132 installed on the seat plate 110 and the backrest 115 of the posture correcting chair 100 are respectively seated according to the user's seating position and posture. Will generate a signal.

Subsequently, the control unit 155 determines the signals of the first and second contact switches 131 and 132, and when it is determined that the user's posture is not correct, the vibration motor 140 responds to the signal of the control unit 155. To generate vibration.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating the operation of the posture correcting chair shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 3, AC power is supplied to the posture correcting chair 100 by an outlet 150 installed outside the posture correcting chair 100.

The AC power is rectified to DC power by the rectifier 160 installed in the posture correcting chair 100, and the DC power is charged in the charger 145. That is, by rectifying AC power with DC power and charging the charger 145, the posture correcting chair 100 can be easily used even when the posture correcting chair 100 is moved.

When the operation switch 165 installed outside the posture correction chair 100 is turned off, the circuit inside the posture correction chair 100 does not operate. That is, the posture correction chair 100 can be used as a conventional chair. When the operation switch 165 is turned on, the DC power supply of the charger 145 is supplied to a circuit inside the posture correcting chair 100, and the posture correcting chair 100 is in an operation standby state.

When the user is seated on the seat plate 110 of the posture correcting chair 100 in the standby state, the first contact switch 131 installed between the seat plate 110 and the seat cushion 120 is in contact with the second contact. Current flows through the switch 132. Subsequently, when the user's back is in close contact with the backrest 115, the second contact switch 132 provided between the backrest 115 and the backrest cushion 125 is contacted to cut off the current in the circuit. On the other hand, if the back of the user is not in close contact with the backrest 115, the current in the circuit flows to the vibration motor 140 without the second contact switch 132 being contacted, and thus the vibration motor 140 operates to It will generate vibration.

Example 2

4 is a perspective view of a posture correcting chair according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the posture correcting chair 200 is generally perpendicular to the seat plate 210 and the seat plate 210 on which the user can sit, and supports the back of the user 215, the seat plate ( Support leg 205 installed on the bottom of the 210, the first contact switch 231 for detecting the user seated on the seat plate 210, the second contact for detecting that the user's back is in close contact with the backrest 215 The switch 232 and the alarm 240 for generating an alarm sound in accordance with the user's posture.

In the posture correction chair 200 according to the present embodiment, except that the alarm 240 is used instead of the vibration motor 140, the posture correction chair 200 is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. Description thereof will be omitted.

Example 3

5 is a perspective view of a posture correcting chair according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the posture correcting chair 300 is generally perpendicular to a seat plate 310 and a seat plate cushion 320 and a seat plate 310 attached to an upper portion of the seat plate 310, which may be seated by a user. The backrest 315 supporting the user's back and the backrest cushion 325 attached to the front of the backrest 315, the support leg 305 installed on the bottom of the seat plate 310, the upper portion of the seat plate cushion 320 The seat plate 365 attached to the backrest 315 and the backrest 315 and the backrest cushion 325 in the form of surrounding the backrest 315 in a form that surrounds the backrest seat 370 is mounted to be movable.

First to fourth vibration motors 341, 342, 343, and 344 are installed between the seat plate 310 and the seat plate cushion 320 and between the backrest 315 and the backrest cushion 325, respectively. If the posture is incorrect, it will generate vibration.

The first contact switch 331 is installed inside the seat sheet 365 to detect a user sitting on the chair 300 for posture correction and generate a signal.

In addition, the back seat 370 is mounted so as to be movable up and down with respect to the backrest 315, so that the back seat 370 can be positioned at an appropriate position in accordance with the body shape of the user using the posture correction chair 300. do. At this time, the second and third contact switches 332 and 333 are installed in both sides of the back seat 370, respectively, so that the user's back is in close contact with the backrest 315, that is, a signal depending on whether the user's posture is correct. Generates. Furthermore, the second and third contact switches 332 and 333 are connected in parallel to each other, so that the first to fourth vibration motors 341, 342, 343, even when one side of the user or the like is not in close contact with the backrest 315. 344 is driven.

In the posture correcting chair 300 according to the present embodiment, except for the seat plate 365 and the backrest seat 370, the configuration and operation method of the posture correcting chair 300 are the same as those of the first embodiment. Since it is the same as the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the posture correction chair according to the present invention, the user's sitting on the chair is detected by the seating detection means, the posture is detected by the posture detection means whether the user's back is in close contact with the back of the chair, When it is not correct, the user can recognize his or her wrong posture by using alarm means such as vibration or alarm sound, so that the user can always sit in the correct posture on the chair.

In addition, by mounting the posture detection means for detecting the user's posture in a separate seat back seat so as to be able to move up and down on the back, it is possible to adjust the position of the posture detection means to fit the user's body shape.

In the above described and illustrated with respect to the chair for posture correction according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiments is beyond the gist of the invention claimed in the claims below Without departing from the scope of the present invention, one of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes are made.

Claims (11)

A seat plate that can be seated by a user; A backrest provided generally perpendicular to the seat plate and supporting a user's back; And In a chair comprising a support leg installed on the bottom of the seat plate, At least one seat detection means installed in the seat plate; At least one posture detecting means installed in the backrest; And Posture correction chair comprising an alarm means installed on the seat plate or the backrest. The method of claim 1, The at least one seat detection means is installed in the seat seat, the chair for posture correction, characterized in that attached to the upper portion of the seat plate. The method of claim 1, The at least one posture monitoring means is installed in the backrest seat, the posture correction chair, characterized in that mounted to the backrest so as to be movable up and down. The method of claim 1, The seating detecting means is a posture correcting chair, characterized in that the first contact switch that operates according to the load of the user. The method of claim 1, The seating detecting means is a posture correcting chair, characterized in that the load sensor to operate in accordance with the load of the user. The method of claim 1, The seating detecting means is a posture correction chair, characterized in that the heat sensor that operates by the user's body temperature. The method of claim 1, The posture detecting means is a posture correcting chair, characterized in that the second contact switch that operates by close contact with the back of the user. The method of claim 1, The posture detecting means is a posture correction chair, characterized in that the distance sensor that operates by the distance between the back of the user and the backrest. The method of claim 1, The alarm means is a posture correction chair, characterized in that composed of one or more selected from among a vibrator, an alarm or an alarm. The method of claim 9, The vibrator is a posture correction chair, characterized in that the vibration motor for generating vibration by the rotation of the motor. The method of claim 9, The vibrator is a posture correcting chair, characterized in that the electromagnet vibrator to generate a vibration by the contact of the electromagnet.