JP2003111847A - Method and apparatus for preventing sleepiness - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent sleepiness by pressing the infraspinatus muscle or teres minor muscle on the back of a user's body. SOLUTION: The method of preventing sleepiness includes placing a pressing protrusion 3 which protrudes toward a grip, near a tip of the curved part of a rod having both the curved (arcuate) part 4 and the grip 11, then gripping the portion of the rod near the lower end of the grip, and pressing and stimulating the infraspinatus muscle or teres minor muscle on the back of the body using the tip of the pressing protrusion. The pressing protrusion 3 is placed on a frame that can be mounted to the backrest part of a seat 8, in such a manner that the pressing protrusion is free to slide vertically and adjustable in height. Apparatus for preventing sleepiness is mounted to a driver's seat to stimulate the infraspinatus muscle 9 or teres minor muscle 10 of the human body with the pressing protrusion 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drowsiness prevention device which is capable of relieving drowsiness while driving while sitting on a seat of a car or studying while sitting on a chair facing a desk. Regarding equipment. In particular, the present invention relates to a drowsiness preventive device that is easily attached to the backrest of a seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to prevent drowsiness, people listen to music or cool their heads. Also, drowsiness while driving a car has been a major cause of accidents on highways and the like. Therefore, FIG. 7 is a side view of one embodiment of the device used in the drowsiness prevention method of the present invention during operation from old times. Many measures to prevent drowsiness have been proposed. In addition, it is generally known that when you are drowsiness-induced, it is known to press the apex of the head, which is the acupressure point of the acupuncture point, the head pond of the nape of the neck, and the crotch part of the finger, but it was not very effective. . For example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-48234, a pair of levers is rotatably arranged on the back surface of the outer skin inside the back of the driver's seat, and the levers are intermittently driven to sit on the seat. It stimulates the left and right shoulders of a living person.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-108355, a vibrator is interlocked with a member that can be inserted into an ear canal, or a finger pressure member or a brush member is attached to the vibrator instead of the insertion member in the ear. Acupressure of the body is intermittently stimulated by the tip of the acupressure member or brush to perform massage. Furthermore, JP-A-10-27203
The device described in Japanese Patent No. 3 is a device that applies vibration to a person sitting on a seat by operating a vibration unit. As described above, from the old days, in order to prevent drowsiness, many things that vibrate the seat by the vibration unit have been developed.

[0004]

All of the conventional devices vibrate the entire sheet and intermittently vibrate the acupressure members, and both require a driving device for vibrating them and their structures are complicated. Was expensive.
An object of the present invention is to provide an effective drowsiness prevention method that has a simple configuration and that can be easily operated by an individual to press the dorsal spinous muscle or the small circular muscle of the back surface. Another object of the present invention is to provide a drowsiness preventive device that can be easily attached to a chair such as a seat. Another object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive drowsiness preventive device that presses the infraspinatus muscle or the small round muscle.

[0005]

The objects of the present invention can be achieved by the following configurations. A pressing protrusion protruding toward the grasping portion near the tip of the bending portion of the rod body having a curved portion (arc shape) and a grasping portion is provided, and the vicinity of the lower end of the grasping portion of the rod body is grasped to It is a configuration of a drowsiness prevention method in which the tip of the body is pressed against and stimulates the inferior spinous muscle or the small round muscle of the body.
In addition, in a drowsiness prevention device that can be easily attached to the backrest of a chair or seat, the frame that can be attached to the backrest of the seat can be slid up and down, and the height position can be adjusted. A structure for a drowsiness preventive device provided with a pressing protrusion and stimulating the dorsal inferior spinous muscle or small circular muscle of the human body by this pressing protrusion, or the frame is composed of a vertical rod body having a sliding groove The above-mentioned problem is caused by a configuration in which a mounting portion hooked on the backrest portion of the seat is formed on the rod body in a curved shape, and the pressing protrusion is slidably fitted in a sliding groove of this vertical rod body. Can be achieved.

Further, according to the above-mentioned object of the present invention, the frame body comprises two vertical rods arranged at a predetermined interval, and the frame body is loosely fitted to the lateral rod so that the interval can be adjusted. This can be achieved by a configuration in which a mounting portion that can be mounted on the leaning portion is provided, and a pressing protrusion that presses the inferior spinous muscle or the small circular muscle of the back portion is arranged on the frame body so as to be movable vertically and horizontally.

The drowsiness preventive device of the present invention comprises spines on the left and right sides of the back of the body at the tip of the curved portion of a rod body in which a curved portion (arcuate shape) and a grasping portion are continuously formed of synthetic resin, wood, metal or the like. It can be provided at a low cost because it has a simple structure including a pressing protrusion that presses the inferior muscle or the small round muscle. Moreover, it is much more effective than stimulating the acupressure point of the related art by pressing the subspinous muscle or the small circular muscle. The pressing protrusion is made of a synthetic resin made of a silicon-based resin and can be softly pressed against the body surface. In particular, since it has a simple structure composed of two vertical rods, it can be easily attached to the driver's seat of an automobile or the like. Moreover, since a complicated device such as a drive device is not required, it does not hinder driving during driving. Moreover, the drowsiness prevention method of the present invention can immediately eliminate drowsiness by not pressing the acupressure points for acupressure of the body, but pressing the subspinal muscles or the small circular muscles under the left and right shoulders of the back muscle. .

In the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention, the vertical rod body having the hanging portion to be hung on the curved portion of the seat can be easily molded with the synthetic resin. Moreover, since the sliding groove into which the pressing projection is loosely fitted is formed, the position of the pressing projection can be freely changed. In this case, a plurality of elongated holes or insertion holes may be provided instead of the sliding groove. The pressing protrusion can also be molded by integral molding using a material of synthetic resin, or may be made of metal. Furthermore, if the sliding groove of the vertical bar is formed from the tip of the curved portion, and if the pressing protrusion is formed inward in this sliding groove, the grasping portion of the long branch is grasped and the back side is held. A curved portion can be applied to and the left and right inferior spinous muscles or small circular muscles can be easily pressed and stimulated.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A drowsiness preventive instrument according to the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view and a side view of an embodiment of the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drowsiness prevention device of the second embodiment of the present invention is attached to a seat. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the human body, and is an explanatory diagram showing the positions of the subspinous muscle and the small round muscle of the muscle. FIG. 5 is a side view, a plan view and a perspective view of an embodiment of a pressing protrusion of the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the pressing protrusion of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view of an embodiment of an instrument used in the drowsiness prevention method of the present invention.

In the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a pressing projection 3 is loosely fitted in a sliding groove 2 of a vertical bar 1 made of synthetic resin. The pressing protrusion 3 is formed in a conical shape. The conical portion may have a curved surface as shown in the drawing, but the tip angle of the tip portion is 40 to 40 mm.
When the angle is 70 degrees, the portion to be pressed becomes a point, which is preferable. The upper portion of the vertical bar 1 is curved to form a curved portion (arc shape).
Is formed so that it can be hung on any place. The curved portion may be elastic and open, and a shape suitable for pressing the subspinous muscle or the small round muscle is preferable. For example, the shape is such that the whole is arcuate and the grasping portion is grasped by the fingertips and the pressing protrusion arranged at the tip of the bending portion can be applied to the inferior spinous muscle (small circular muscle) and pressed (see FIG. 7). The length is about 15 to 20 cm,
A thickness of 1 to 2 cm is preferable because it is small. In this case, the rod body has no elasticity and is hard.

The pressing protrusion 2 has an arcuate surface and may be effective for stimulating the subspinous muscle 9 or the small circular muscle 10. As an embodiment, it may be formed by integral molding as shown in FIG. 5, but it may be divided and configured as shown in FIG. In this case, the projection portion and the fixed portion (disc portion) are fitted to each other so that they are engaged with each other. For example, a thread groove may be formed and screwed together. These can be formed of a silicone resin.

The one shown in FIG. 1 can be used alone, and the pressing bar 3 is fixed inward to fix the vertical bar 1
The gripping portion 11 (grasping portion), which is a straight line portion, can be gripped by the pressing protrusion 3 to press the inferior spinous muscle 9 or the small circular muscle 10. In the structure shown in FIG. 2, the vertical bars 1 and 1 are arranged in parallel, and the sliding portions of the pressing protrusions 3 are loosely fitted to each of them to fix the position. A horizontal rod 5 having an adjustment groove 6 into which the pins 7 of the two vertical bars 1 and 1 are loosely fitted is arranged. The vertical bar 1 can be moved along the adjustment groove 6 so that the distance between the two can be adjusted.

In the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention having the above-described structure, only one vertical bar 1 is hung on one side of the seat 8 and the hanging portion 4 is provided.
It can be attached by hanging. At this time, the pressing protrusion 3
The position of is adjusted by oneself, and the rectangular insertion portion 3a of the pressing projection 3 is inserted into the sliding groove 2 of the vertical rod 1 and rotated and fixed. The sliding contact surface of the inserting portion 3a of the pressing protrusion 3 is inclined, and by rotating the pressing protrusion 3, the vertical bar 1 is sandwiched between the sliding contact surface of the inserting portion 3a and the inner surface of the protruding portion. It can be fixed in place.

In the second embodiment, the protrusions 3 are attached as shown in FIG.
Adjust the position of your
Fix it to the position where it comes into contact with. Further, when the pressing protrusion 3 is positioned at the position shown in FIG. 1, the gripping portion 11 which is a grasping portion is gripped to slightly expand the curved portion to form an arc shape, and the pressing protrusion 3 causes the inferior spinous muscle 9 or the small circular muscle to be formed. It can be stimulated by pressing 10.

The pressing protrusion 3 of the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Although it may be integrally molded as shown in FIG. 6, it may be divided into parts as shown in FIG. According to this embodiment, the pressing projection 3 is provided with a projection, and on the opposite side thereof, there is a cylindrical body having a thread groove. The disc 3b is screwed onto and attached to the cylindrical body to be fixed. On the contrary, a screw rod may be projected on the disc 3b and a protrusion may be screwed to form the protrusion.

The pressing protrusion of the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention can be molded with resin, but a magnetic material may be embedded in the tip portion. This magnetic action not only prevents drowsiness,
It improves the blood circulation of the whole body and has the effect of recovering from fatigue.

[0017]

The drowsiness preventive device of the present invention has a simple structure and is convenient to handle. Moreover, it can be easily attached to a seat of an automobile or the like. In addition, since the pressing protrusion does not vibrate, the structure is simple. In particular, the effect was tremendous because it stimulated the infraspinatus muscle and the small round muscle, not the conventional acupressure point.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view and a side view of an embodiment of a drowsiness prevention device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drowsiness prevention device of the second embodiment of the present invention is attached to a seat.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a human body, and is an explanatory view showing the positions of the subspinous muscle and the small circular muscle of the muscle.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of a pressing protrusion of the drowsiness prevention device of the present invention. (A) It is a side view. (B) It is a top view. (C) It is a perspective view.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the pressing protrusion of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of an embodiment of an instrument used in the drowsiness prevention method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 vertical bar 2 Sliding groove 3 Press protrusion 4 hanging parts 5 pin 6 adjustment groove 7 Yokomo 8 seats 9 Subspinal muscles 10 small round muscles 11 grip

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pressing projection protruding toward the grasping portion is provided near the tip of the curved portion of a rod body having a curved portion (arc shape) and a grasping portion, and grasping the vicinity of the lower end of the grasping portion of the rod body. A method for preventing drowsiness, which comprises pressing and stimulating the inferior spinous muscle or the small roundis muscle on the back surface of the body with the tip of the pressing protrusion. 2. A drowsiness preventive device that can be easily attached to a backrest portion of a chair or a seat, and a frame body that can be attached to the backrest portion of the seat is vertically slidable and its height position can be adjusted. A drowsiness prevention device characterized in that a pressing protrusion is provided as described above, and the pressing protrusion stimulates the inferior spinous muscle or the small round muscle of the human body. 3. The frame body comprises a vertical rod body having a slide groove formed therein, and a mounting portion hooked to a backrest portion of the seat is curvedly formed on the vertical rod body. The drowsiness prevention device according to claim 2, wherein the pressing protrusion is slidably fitted in the moving groove so as to be slidable. 4. The frame body is provided with two vertical rods arranged at a predetermined interval, loosely fitted to a horizontal rod so that the interval can be adjusted, and attached to a backrest portion of a seat. Section,
The drowsiness prevention device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a pressing protrusion that presses the inferior spinous muscle or the small round muscle of the back is arranged on the frame body so as to be vertically and horizontally movable.