CN111939066A

CN111939066A - Anti-sleepiness device with stimulation regulation

Info

Publication number: CN111939066A
Application number: CN201910433285.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李庚馥
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-05-15
Filing date: 2019-05-23
Publication date: 2020-11-17
Also published as: KR102154435B1

Abstract

The invention discloses an adjusting stimulation type anti-drowsing device. The invention relates to a stimulation-adjusting type anti-drowsing device, which comprises: a wearing section including a frame that can be worn on the face or head of a wearer, a body that is provided inside the frame facing the temple of the wearer and has a plurality of guide shafts provided therein, and an adjustment knob that is provided outside the frame via the frame and rotates by a rotation operation, the adjustment knob having a threaded portion formed by extending a thread formed inside the body; the driving module is arranged in the body and used for generating driving force in the front-back direction; a stimulation needle which is linked with the driving module and protrudes to the outside of the body to apply contact stimulation to the vicinity of the temple; and a housing formed of a main body providing a space for accommodating the driving module therein, a guide flange provided at one side of an outer surface of the main body and formed with a through hole for linearly moving the guide shaft, and a screw flange provided at the other side of the outer surface of the main body and formed with a screw hole for linearly moving the screw portion along with a screw by being connected.

Description

Anti-sleepiness device with stimulation regulation

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device for inhibiting sleepiness by repeatedly applying a stimulus to a temple portion of a human body with a sharp stimulating needle, and more particularly, to a stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device comprising: the protrusion degree of the stimulation needle for applying the contact stimulation to the temple can be adjusted by a simple operation, so that the stimulation intensity suitable for the user can be selected for use.

Background

Generally, drowsiness, which is one of the phenomena occurring when a person is tired, is a phenomenon that is common when a long-time work or driving is performed or repeated and monotonous work is performed, and is a great cause of traffic accidents and various industrial injuries in driving or work sites together with carelessness of an operator, and in the case of safety accidents caused by drowsiness, it causes not only great economic loss but also physical injuries and casualties. For example, when driving for a long time, particularly when one person is driving at night, although the frequency of occurrence of drowsiness is very high, since there is no suitable means for sufficiently relieving drowsiness other than rest or sleep, most drivers are working for a long time and therefore, are drowsy to drive in a state of insufficient rest or sleep. This is because the vehicle travels in a state where the risk of a safety accident due to drowsiness is very high, and the vehicle cannot appropriately cope with an unexpected road condition or a flow of surrounding vehicles, which often leads to an accident, and when an accident occurs, a large accident occurs.

Further, when repeated and monotonous work is performed in various industrial fields, dozing is often caused due to the characteristics of the work, and the dozing causes not only a failure in the work but also a safety accident.

In addition, in the case of students or office workers, the students or office workers learn or perform business by sitting on a chair for a long time in a closed indoor space, and maintain a relatively correct posture at the initial sitting stage, and the students or office workers are not correct in posture such as unintentionally falling down or inclining sideways as time passes.

As described above, when driving or working without a sufficient rest, there is a very high risk of accidents due to drowsiness, and therefore solutions to the above problems are urgently needed.

In order to solve the above problems, the present applicant has proposed anti-drowsing glasses in korean patent No. 10-0930964 and a headband type anti-drowsing device in korean patent No. 10-0947590, wherein the anti-drowsing device has wearing elements in the form of glasses and headband, and a stimulus body or a stimulus part is provided near the temple of the wearer to apply a stimulus, and when a drowsiness occurs, the wearer draws attention to prevent the drowsiness, but the device has a disadvantage that it is inconvenient to use because the degree of contact of the stimulus body or the stimulus part with the vicinity of the temple of the drowsy wearer cannot be adjusted. That is, since the stimulation body or the stimulation portion in contact with the vicinity of the temple of the wearer is in contact with the wearer by the shape of the temple or the headband, the stimulation body or the stimulation portion is not in a state of being in full contact with the wearer due to the shape of the face of the wearer, and the stimulation cannot be normally applied, or the stimulation is applied in a state of being in strong contact with the stimulation body or the stimulation portion, which causes a problem of pain, thereby causing dissatisfaction of the consumer related to the product.

In order to solve the above problems, the present applicant proposed an improved "stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device" in korean patent No. 10-1736001, which has a structure in which a position-controlling screw is provided to a solenoid actuator provided in a housing and a knob is screwed to the position-controlling screw and is operated by an operating force, and has a problem in that the structure is complicated and the assembling property is poor, thereby greatly reducing the mass productivity. That is, the smaller and lighter the size of the solenoid stimulator is, the better the wearability thereof is, and on the contrary, when the size of the solenoid stimulator is larger, the more the weight and the volume thereof are increased, the wearability thereof becomes worse and the housing is also larger, so that there is a problem that the degree of freedom of design is lowered in design.

Further, the conventional stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device has a structure in which a part of the knob is exposed at one side portion of the housing, and a user needs to accurately find and operate the knob without looking at the knob, which is considerably inconvenient and undesirable for consumers. That is, in the case of the configuration in which a part of the knob is exposed at one side portion of the housing, a user must perform a forward or reverse rotation operation on the knob using a fingerprint portion of a thumb or an index finger positioned at the exposed portion of the knob in a state of holding the housing with his hand in order to twist the knob, and thus there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to use and it is difficult to provide an accurate operation force for moving the stimulation needle.

In addition, the conventional stimulus-controlled type anti-drowsing device has a structure in which a movable plunger constituting a solenoid stimulator is brought into contact with a position control screw to restrict the movement thereof, and in this case, the movable plunger repeatedly performs forward and backward movements several to ten times within 1 second and is brought into frictional contact with the position control screw, and finally, in the case of long-term use, the contact shock has a bad influence on the coupling type of the respective members, and an interval due to the shock between the constituent members is generated, and there is a disadvantage that the durability is reduced, and the like.

In particular, since a large noise is generated due to repeated contact impact between the movable plunger and the position adjusting screw, there is a problem that noise is endured and the device is used as the large noise is generated near the temple close to the ear of the user, and at the same time, there is a bad influence on hearing in case of being exposed to such an environment for a long time, and thus, there is a strong need to develop a product for solving the problem.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: granted patent No. 10-0930964 (2009, 12 months and 02 days)

Patent document 2: granted patent No. 10-0947590 (03 month and 08 days 2010)

Patent document 3: granted patent No. 10-1736001 (2017, 05 and 08)

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device: the user can intuitively and accurately adjust the projecting degree of the stimulating needle, so that the convenience in use and the satisfaction degree of the product are improved.

Further, an object of the present invention is to provide an administered stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device: the structure is simple, the mass production is excellent, the cost is saved, the generation of impact sound according to the inlet and outlet actions of the stimulating needle is minimized, the vibration and the noise are reduced, and the durability of the product is improved.

The regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the object is characterized by comprising: a wearing unit including a frame that can be worn on the face or head of a wearer, a body that is provided inside the frame facing the temple of the wearer and has a plurality of guide shafts provided therein, and an adjustment knob that is provided outside the frame via the frame and rotates by a rotation operation, the adjustment knob having a threaded portion formed in the body and extending therefrom; a driving module disposed inside the body for generating a driving force in a front-rear direction, and a stimulation needle coupled to the driving module to be interlocked with the driving module and protruding toward an outside of the body to apply a contact stimulation to a vicinity of the temple; and a housing formed of a main body providing a space for accommodating the driving module therein, a guide flange provided at one side of an outer surface of the main body and formed with a through hole for linearly moving the guide shaft, and a screw flange provided at the other side of the outer surface of the main body and formed with a screw hole for linearly moving the screw portion along with a screw by being connected.

One feature of the present invention is that a damper formed of a coil spring or a damping material for absorbing and damping an impact caused by the forward and backward movement of the driving module is provided between the body and the housing.

Still another feature of the present invention is that the driving module includes: a coil disposed in the case and excited by supplying power; a movable plunger disposed at the center of the coil and linearly moving; a return spring that returns the movable plunger; and a rod connected to the movable plunger to extend toward the temple side, and having a distal end connected to the stimulating needle.

Another feature of the present invention is that the driving module is constituted by an eccentric driving source including: a driving motor provided in the housing and having a rotating shaft for receiving a power supply to rotate in a forward direction or a reverse direction; an eccentric cam eccentrically coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate; a piston which moves forward when the eccentric cam is rotated and comes into contact with the eccentric cam, and which has a stimulation needle provided at an end thereof for applying contact stimulation to the temple; and a return spring for returning the piston.

In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, the wearing portion includes: the battery pack is arranged on one side and used for supplying power; an inclination detector for detecting an inclination of the wearer; the switch is used for switching on and off the action of the driving module; and a controller electrically connected to the battery pack, the inclination detector, and the driving module to control the operation.

Effects of the invention

In the regulation stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the present invention, since the regulation knob independently formed on the outer side of the frame constituting the wearing portion can be rotated in the forward direction or the reverse direction, and the device can be intuitively used, and since the operation force can be accurately applied only by the feeling of the hand independently and only by the regulation knob, the device is excellent in convenience in use, and the advantageous effect of improving the degree of completion and satisfaction with respect to the product can be expected.

Further, in the present invention, since the occurrence of impact sound and vibration generated at the time of contact impact due to the operation of the movable plunger can be prevented, there is an advantage that the life can be extended by preventing the reduction in durability due to the damage of the member due to the above-mentioned problem.

And, can reduce and relieve the repetitive vibration and big impact sound by a wide margin, finally, can cause comfortable and stable service environment to have the advantage that can improve the completion degree and the competitiveness to the product.

Therefore, appropriate stimulation can be applied to the temple portion of the user with accurate and intuitive operation of the stimulation needle, and therefore, drowsiness can be suppressed in a short time without interrupting driving or work.

The features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Before this, terms or words used in the present specification and the claimed invention should not be construed as limited to the conventional or dictionary meanings, but interpreted as meanings and concepts conforming to the technical idea of the present invention on the basis of the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the terms in order to describe his invention in the best way.

Drawings

Fig. 1 to 3 are perspective views showing the appearance of a stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device for explaining one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a protruding state of a stimulation needle in the regulated stimulation type anti-drowsing device shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 and 7 are views for explaining the operation configuration for adjusting the state of adjustment of the stimulation needle in the stimulus type anti-drowsing device shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 8 and 9 are sectional views for explaining a stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view taken through a housing for explaining the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operation control for the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals

1: regulating the stimulation type anti-drowsing device 5: the stimulating needle 10: wearing part

11: the frame 13: the body 13 a: guide shaft

15: adjustment knob 15 a: knob handle 15 b: screw thread part

20: the drive module 21: solenoid 23: eccentric driving source

30: the housing 31: main body 33: guide flange

33 a: through-hole 35: threaded flange 35 a: threaded hole

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, the structure and operation of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device of the present invention. In the figure, there is shown a regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1, the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1 comprising: a frame 11 that is curved so as to be worn on the head of a user; a main body 13 provided on both left and right sides of the frame 11, located near the temple when worn by a user, and having stimulation needles (not shown) provided therein for contacting the vicinity of the temple and applying stimulation thereto; and an adjusting knob 15 located on the opposite side of the body 13, that is, outside the frame 11, with the frame 11 interposed therebetween, for adjusting the projecting degree of the stimulation needle by a rotational operation of a user.

FIG. 2 is a view of the stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device of the present invention viewed from the upper side. In the figure, there is shown a regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1, the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1 comprising: a frame 11 that is curved so that a user can wear the frame on the head in a headband shape; a main body 13 disposed in opposite directions on both left and right sides of the frame 11, and provided with a stimulation needle (not shown) for applying contact stimulation to the vicinity of the temple of the wearer and a driving module (not shown) for driving the stimulation needle (not shown) inside the main body 13; an adjusting knob 15 provided outside the frame 11 corresponding to the body 13, for adjusting the projecting degree of the stimulation needle by the rotation operation of the user; and a housing provided at a middle portion of the frame 11 and having a circuit board including a battery (not shown), a controller, an inclination detector, and the like provided therein.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device of the present invention as viewed from the lower side. In the figure, there is shown a regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device comprising: a frame 11 to be worn on the head of a user; a main body 13 provided in opposite directions on both left and right sides of the frame 11 and having a stimulating needle 5 and a driving module (not shown) provided therein; an adjusting knob 15 provided outside the frame 11 corresponding to the body 13 and rotated by a user; and a case provided in a middle portion of the frame 11 and provided with a circuit board including a battery, an inclination detector, and a controller c.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows a regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1, the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1 comprising: a frame 11 to be worn on the face or head of a user; a pair of driving modules 20 provided on both left and right sides of the frame 11, located near the temple of the wearer, and providing a forward and backward propelling driving force; a stimulation needle 5 connected to the driving module 20, for applying a contact stimulation to a temple portion of a user by moving outside the body 13; and a housing 30 in which the drive module 20 is provided, and which moves linearly in the front-rear direction in the main body 13 by an operation force in conjunction with an adjustment knob 15 provided outside the frame 11 through the main body 13.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a protruding state of a stimulation needle in the regulated stimulation type anti-drowsing device shown in fig. 4. In the drawing, there is shown a driving module 20 generating a driving force for linear movement in a front-rear direction, the driving module 20 including: a coil 21a excited by power supply; a movable plunger 13 disposed at the center of the coil 21a and moving in a thrust direction by an exciting force; a stimulating needle 5 connected to the movable plunger 13 and protruding to the outside of the body 13; and a solenoid 21 formed of a return spring 21c, wherein when the exciting force is released, the return spring 21c returns the movable plunger 13.

The drive module 20 is fixed in the housing 30. Also, the housing 30 includes: a guide flange 33 linearly moving in a front-rear direction along a guide shaft 13a provided inside the body 13; and a screw flange 35 screw-coupled to the screw portion 15b of the adjusting knob 15 so as to be displaced in association with the adjusting knob 15 rotated by a user, and a shock absorber d having a buffering property between the housing 30 and the body 13 for reducing impact and noise generated when the movable plunger 13 moves forward and backward.

Fig. 6 and 7 are views for explaining the operation configuration for adjusting the state of adjustment of the stimulation needle in the stimulus type anti-drowsing device shown in fig. 4. In the drawing, when the knob handle 15a constituting the adjustment knob 15 is rotated in one direction, the screw flange 35 moves to the left along the screw of the screw portion 15b in the housing 30 screwed to the screw portion 15b of the adjustment knob 15 in the drawing. That is, as the stimulating needle 5 moves toward the position of a1 in fig. 4 or the position of b1 in fig. 6, if the projected position of the stimulating needle 5 is observed, it is projected only to the position of a2 in fig. 5, but as it is projected to the position of b2 in fig. 7, more intensive stimulation is finally applied.

Fig. 8 and 9 are sectional views for explaining a stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, there is shown a regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1, the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device 1 comprising: a wearing part 10 composed of a frame 11, a body 13 and an adjusting knob 15; a housing 30 provided inside the main body 13 and linearly moving in a front-rear direction; a driving module 20 disposed inside the housing 30 to generate a driving force in a front-rear direction; a stimulation needle 5 which is linked with the drive module 20 and applies contact stimulation to the temple region of the wearer; and a damper d disposed between the housing 30 and the body 13 for absorbing and reducing impact sound or vibration generated when the driving module 20 operates, wherein the driving module 20 in the present embodiment is composed of an eccentric driving source 23, and the eccentric driving source 23 includes: a driving motor 23a fixedly provided in the housing 30 and provided with a rotating shaft (not shown) for generating a rotational driving force by receiving a power supply; an eccentric cam 23b eccentrically coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate; a piston 23c for switching a rotational motion to a linear motion when the contact is made by the rotation of the eccentric cam 23b, and provided with a stimulation needle 5 for applying a contact stimulation to the temple of the wearer at the tip thereof; and a return spring 23d for returning the piston 23c by an elastic force when the contact force of the eccentric cam 23b with respect to the piston 23c is released.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining a housing taken in the regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the present invention. In the case where the housing 30 is provided with a housing space for fixedly installing the drive module 20 including the solenoid 21 or the eccentric drive source 23 therein, one side of the housing 30 is integrally formed with a guide flange 33 having a through hole 33a formed therein to linearly move in the front-rear direction along a guide shaft 13a provided inside the body 13 constituting the wearable portion 10, and the other side of the housing 30 is integrally formed with a screw flange 35 having a screw hole 35a formed therein, and the screw hole 35a is screw-coupled to a screw portion 15b constituting the adjustment knob 15 to linearly move along a screw.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration for controlling the operation of the regulation stimulus type anti-drowsing device of the present invention. The figure shows a stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device 1 which is provided with a case in the middle of a frame 11 constituting a wearing unit 10, a chargeable and dischargeable battery b for supplying power to each electrical component in the case, an inclination detector g for detecting a phenomenon of head inclination due to drowsiness or the like in a state of being worn by a wearer at a position not interfering with the battery b, a switch sw for driving a driving module 20 by a user at one side of the case or the wearing unit 10, and a controller c for applying a control signal for controlling an operation by being electrically connected to the battery b, the inclination detector g, and the driving module 20.

First, the structure of the stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device 1 of the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above drawings, and the stimulus-modulated anti-drowsing device 1 of the present invention is roughly composed of a wearing section 10, a drive module 20, and a housing 30.

The wearing portion 10 includes: a frame 11 in the form of a hat, a glasses temple, or a hair band, which allows a user to wear the frame on the face or head; a pair of bodies 13 provided in the frame 11 in opposite directions; and an adjustment knob 15 provided outside the frame 11 with the body 13 and the frame 11 interposed therebetween, and allowing a user to perform a rotational operation with his or her hand.

The frame 11 may take various forms as long as it is in a form that the body 13 can be worn on the face or head of the user so as to be positioned near the temple of the wearer, and in the present invention, as a preferred embodiment, a hair band form with an adjustable length is proposed, and in addition, a glasses leg or cap form may be adopted, and such a configuration may be implemented by a known technique, and thus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The body 13 is provided at a position corresponding to temples located at both sides of the face of the user, and a cushion or a soft pad having a cushioning property may be attached to a portion contacting the face of the user. The body 13 is provided with a space for placing a product therein, and an access hole 13b for allowing the stimulating needle 5 to enter and exit from the body 13 is formed.

The main body 13 is provided with a plurality of guide shafts 13a inside, and the guide shafts 13a are guide elements supported so as to be able to stably linearly move a housing 30, which will be described later, in the front-rear direction.

The adjusting knob 15 includes: a knob handle 15a which is provided outside the frame 11 and can be simply rotated by hand in a state of being worn by a user; and a screw portion 15b integrally formed with the knob handle 15a, extending toward the inside of the body 13, and having a spiral thread formed on an outer surface thereof. The adjustment knob 15 having such a structure is rotatable in the instantaneous direction or the reverse direction in the frame 11 so as to prevent displacement in the forward and backward directions, and when the adjustment knob is rotated by a user's rotational operation, the housing 30 connected to the screw portion 15b is moved in the forward or backward direction along the screw.

On the other hand, the knob handle 15a has a disk shape, and notches are formed at equal intervals along the circumference thereof, so that the user can prevent the sliding when rotating with water, and in addition, the knob handle can be covered with a cover made of silicon or urethane material for preventing the sliding.

The driving module 20 is a driving source for applying repetitive contact stimulation to the temple region of the wearer by repeatedly moving the stimulation needle 5 in the front-rear direction, and a solenoid 21 type shown in fig. 4 to 7 and an eccentric driving source 23 type shown in fig. 8 and 9 are proposed in the present invention, and first, the solenoid 21 type driving module 20 will be described with reference to fig. 4 to 7.

The solenoid 21 includes: a coil 21a which is fixedly provided in a housing 30 described later and excited by power supply; a movable plunger 13 disposed at the center of the coil 21a and linearly moving; a return spring 21c for returning the movable plunger 13; and a rod 21d linked to the movable plunger 13 and having a distal end connected to the stimulating needle 5. In the solenoid 21 having the above-described configuration, when power is applied, the coil 21a is excited to move the movable plunger 13 from the position of fig. 4 to the position of fig. 5, and finally, the stimulation needle 5 connected to the rod 21d by the movement of the movable plunger 13 is also moved toward the temple of the wearer, and the tip end portion of the tip is stimulated. In this state, when the power supply to the coil 21a is cut off, the movable plunger 13 is returned by the elastic restoring force of the return spring 21c as the exciting force applied to the coil 21a is released.

On the other hand, a drive module 20 of the eccentric drive source 23 type will be described with reference to fig. 8 and 9.

The eccentric drive source 23 includes: a driving motor 23a provided in the housing 30 and having a rotating shaft (not shown) that receives power and rotates in a forward or reverse direction; an eccentric cam 23b eccentrically coupled to a rotary shaft (not shown) of the driving motor 23a to rotate freely; and a piston 23c which moves forward when the contact is made by the rotation of the eccentric cam 23b, and which is restored by a restoring spring 23d when the contact is not made, and which has a stimulation needle 5 for applying contact stimulation to the temple at the tip end portion. In the eccentric driving source 23 having such a configuration, when power is applied, a rotating shaft (not shown) of the driving motor 23a rotates in one direction, and an eccentric cam 23b axially coupled to the rotating shaft (not shown) also rotates in conjunction therewith. Then, as the piston 23c eccentrically contacting the eccentric cam 23b repeatedly moves forward and backward by the contact with the eccentric cam 23b and the elastic supporting force of the return spring 23d, the stimulation needle 5 provided at the distal end portion of the piston 23c applies repeated stimulation to the temple portion.

The housing 30 includes: a main body 31 providing a housing space to house the driving module 20 therein; a guide flange 33 provided on one side of an outer surface of the main body 31 and having a through hole 33a formed therein to linearly move a guide shaft 13a provided on the main body 13; and a screw flange 35 provided on the other side of the outer surface of the body 31, and having a screw hole 35a connected to the screw portion 15b of the adjustment knob 15 to linearly move the screw portion 15b along a spiral line. That is, in the housing 30 of the present invention, when the user rotates the knob handle 15a of the adjustment knob 15 in one direction, the user moves in the forward or backward direction along the screw thread of the screw thread portion 15b integrally provided with the knob handle 15a, thereby moving the positions of the drive module 20 and the stimulation needle 5 provided in the housing 30 to the vicinity of the temple of the user or moving them away in the opposite direction.

On the other hand, a housing is provided on one side of the frame 11 constituting the wearable portion 10, the housing containing a battery b for supplying power, and the housing includes: an inclination detector g for detecting the inclination of the wearer; a switch sw for opening and closing the operation of the driving module 20; and a controller c electrically connected to the battery b, the inclination detector g, and the driving module 20 to apply a control signal for controlling the operation.

Preferably, the battery b is a rechargeable battery for charging so as to be reusable, which may be implemented by a known technology, and thus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The inclination detector g detects a phenomenon that the head is facing downward when the wearer is drowsy, and automatically operates the drive module 20 to wake up from drowsiness or attract the attention of the wearer by a stimulation needle when the inclination is detected at a predetermined angle or more when the wearer is wearing the pillow.

The switch sw is provided on the side of the housing or frame 11 or the adjustment knob 15 constituting the wearable unit 10, and may be implemented by a known technique to allow a user to drive and stop the operation elements of the drive module 20.

The controller c may be a known microcomputer, which is electrically connected to the battery b, the inclination detector g, and the driving module 20 to receive a detection signal and output a control signal. Such a controller c may be provided with various programs for driving the driving module 20, for example, when a user turns on a switch, the driving module 20 may be operated weakly for 1 to 3 seconds and then operated strongly, thereby preventing the wearer from being surprised by the sudden stimulation of the stimulation needle 5.

The function of the stimulus-controlled anti-drowsing device according to one embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described below.

First, the wearing portion 10 is worn on the head, and the main bodies 13 disposed on both the left and right sides are positioned near the temple. Next, when the switch sw is turned ON (ON), the power is applied to the driving module 20 to repeat the forward movement and the backward movement of the stimulating needle 5, and the tip end portion of the tip of the stimulating needle 5 connected to the driving module 20 is repeatedly brought into contact with the temple portion of the wearer to apply stimulation. That is, the stimulation needle 5 repeatedly moves in the left-right direction with reference to the drawing to transmit the stimulation in the form of vibration to the temple portion of the wearer, and in this case, as shown in the drawing, the stimulation in the form of pain is stimulated as the tip portion of the stimulation needle 5 is pointed, so that drowsiness can be prevented and drowsiness can be eliminated in a short time.

On the other hand, when the contact stimulation of the stimulation needle 5 is to be increased, when the knob handle 15a constituting the adjustment knob 15 is rotated in one direction in the state shown in fig. 4, the housing 30 connected to the screw portion 15b is moved along the screw of the screw portion 15b to move to the position shown in fig. 6, and the screw portion 15b is connected to the knob handle 15 a.

In this case, the housing 30 can be accurately linearly moved along the plurality of guide shafts 13a formed inside the body 13 without shaking.

Therefore, the case 30 moved to the position of fig. 6 is moved to the left side from the position of the body 13 by the same distance as the position of b1 with reference to the drawing with respect to the position of a1 of fig. 4. In this state, when power is applied to the driving module 20, the stimulation needle 5 is operated in the front-rear direction while moving closer to the temple region, and finally, the stimulation needle 5 of fig. 7 can apply greater stimulation to the temple region of the wearer than the stimulation needle 5 of fig. 5.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be used with modifications to applicable parts, and various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations fall within the scope of the claimed invention.

Claims

1. An anti-drowsing device of the stimulation type, comprising:

a wearing unit including a frame that can be worn on the face or head of a wearer, a body that is provided inside the frame facing the temple of the wearer and has a plurality of guide shafts provided therein, and an adjustment knob that is provided outside the frame via the frame and rotates by a rotation operation, the adjustment knob having a threaded portion formed by extending a thread formed inside the body;

the driving module is arranged in the body and used for generating driving force in the front-back direction;

a stimulation needle which is linked with the driving module and protrudes to the outside of the body to apply contact stimulation to the vicinity of the temple; and

and a housing formed of a main body providing a space for accommodating the driving module therein, a guide flange provided at one side of an outer surface of the main body and formed with a through hole for linearly moving the guide shaft, and a screw flange provided at the other side of the outer surface of the main body and formed with a screw hole for linearly moving the screw portion along with a screw line by being connected.

2. The regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device according to claim 1, wherein a shock absorber formed of a coil spring or a cushioning material for absorbing and cushioning a shock caused by the back-and-forth movement of the drive module is provided between the body and the housing.

3. The regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device according to claim 1, characterized in that said driving module comprises: a coil disposed in the case and excited by supplying power; a movable plunger disposed at the center of the coil and linearly moving; a return spring that returns the movable plunger; and a rod connected to the movable plunger to connect to a stimulating needle, the stimulating needle contacting the vicinity of temple.

4. The regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device according to claim 1, wherein the driving module is an eccentric driving source comprising: a driving motor provided in the housing and having a rotating shaft for receiving a power supply to rotate in a forward direction or a reverse direction; an eccentric cam eccentrically coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate; a piston which moves forward when the eccentric cam is rotated and comes into contact with the eccentric cam, and which has a stimulation needle provided at an end thereof for applying contact stimulation to the temple; and a return spring that returns the piston.

5. The regulated stimulus type anti-drowsing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the wearing portion comprises: a housing having a battery for supplying power built therein at one side thereof; an inclination detector disposed inside the housing to detect an inclination of a wearer; a switch for switching the action of the drive module; and a controller electrically connected to the battery, the inclination detector, and the driving module to apply a control signal for controlling the operation.