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JP2009201606A
JP2009201606A JP2008045064A JP2008045064A JP2009201606A JP 2009201606 A JP2009201606 A JP 2009201606A JP 2008045064 A JP2008045064 A JP 2008045064A JP 2008045064 A JP2008045064 A JP 2008045064A JP 2009201606 A JP2009201606 A JP 2009201606A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sleep inducing device capable of inducing a user to a comfortable sleep using Schumann waves with frequency of 7.8 Hz (further precisely, 7.83 Hz) which is continuously present between the earth ground and the ionosphere, and is well known as inaudible sound for human ears while affecting the human brain waves. <P>SOLUTION: This sleep inducing device is configured to generate pulse sound with audio frequency of, for example, around 100 Hz at a constant period for every 1 cycle of Schumann wave. When a person sleeps actually hearing the constant-period pulse sound generated by this sleep inducing device 1, or, the constant-pulse and monotonous sound ticked down for every cycle of Schumann wave, the person can have the easy falling-in-asleep effect. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、使用者を睡眠に誘導するための睡眠誘導装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a sleep inducing device for inducing a user to sleep.

横臥(おうが:横に寝ること。)した身体を覆い得る中空かまぼこ型のカバー体と、シューマン波発生器とを備えた遠赤外線サウナ風呂が特許文献1に記載されている。この公知発明は、ドイツの物理学者W.O.シューマンが発見した地球大地と電離層の間に継続的に存在している7.8Hz(より厳密には7.83Hz)の共振周波数を利用するもので、横臥している使用者に人工的なシューマン波を当ててリラックス効果を発揮させようとするものである。   Patent Document 1 discloses a far-infrared sauna bath provided with a hollow kamaboko-type cover body that can cover a body lying on its side, and a Schumann wave generator. This known invention uses a resonance frequency of 7.8 Hz (more precisely 7.83 Hz) continuously present between the earth and the ionosphere discovered by German physicist W.O. Schumann. Therefore, it is intended to exert a relaxing effect by applying an artificial Schumann wave to a lying user.

特開2005−312755号公報JP 2005-31755 A

シューマン波は、7.8Hzの周波数であり、人間の耳には聞こえないが、シューマン波が人間の脳波に影響を与えることは知られている。
一方、単調なリズムを繰り返し聞いていると、眠気を催すことがあることも知られている。
Although the Schumann wave has a frequency of 7.8 Hz and cannot be heard by the human ear, it is known that the Schumann wave affects the human brain wave.
On the other hand, it is also known that repeated listening to a monotonous rhythm can cause drowsiness.

本発明者は、単調なリズムとシューマン波とを組み合わせることで、快適な睡眠への誘導が可能になるのではないかと考え、必要な実験を行い、その効果を確認した。   The inventor considered that it would be possible to induce comfortable sleep by combining a monotonous rhythm and a Schumann wave, and conducted necessary experiments to confirm the effect.

本発明は、上記知見に基づきなされたもので、その目的は、使用者を快適な睡眠へと誘導することが可能な睡眠誘導装置を提供することにある。   This invention was made | formed based on the said knowledge, The objective is to provide the sleep induction apparatus which can guide | invade a user to comfortable sleep.

可聴周波数のパルス音を、シューマン波の1サイクル毎に1回ずつ定周期で発生させるようにした睡眠誘導装置を提供する。   Provided is a sleep inducing device in which a pulse sound having an audible frequency is generated at a fixed period once for each cycle of a Schumann wave.

また、請求項2に記載したように、装置本体からリード線を引き出し、そのリード線の端部にスピーカを接続してしてなる請求項1記載の睡眠誘導装置を提供する。   According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the sleep induction device according to the first aspect, wherein a lead wire is pulled out from the device main body, and a speaker is connected to an end of the lead wire.

また、請求項3に記載したように、枕に組み込んだ請求項1又は2記載の睡眠誘導装置を提供する。   Moreover, as described in Claim 3, the sleep induction apparatus of Claim 1 or 2 incorporated in the pillow is provided.

本発明の睡眠誘導装置により発せられる定周期のパルス音、すなわちシューマン波のサイクルで刻まれる定周期の単調なパルス音を実際に聴きながら就寝すると、寝付きが良くなる効果がある。   Sleeping while actually listening to a fixed-period pulse sound generated by the sleep induction device of the present invention, that is, a monotonous pulse sound having a fixed period engraved with a Schumann wave cycle, has the effect of improving sleep.

以下に本発明の実施の形態を図面を参照しつつ説明する。なお、図1は睡眠誘導装置の斜視図、図2は他の形態を示す睡眠誘導装置の斜視図、図3は使用状態を示す要部の側面図、図4は目覚まし時計と一体にした睡眠誘導装置の斜視図、図5は他の形態を示す目覚まし時計と一体にした睡眠誘導装置の斜視図、図6は睡眠実験の結果を示すグラフである。   Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the sleep inducing device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sleep inducing device showing another form, FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part showing a use state, and FIG. 4 is a sleep integrated with an alarm clock. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sleep guidance device integrated with an alarm clock showing another form, and FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of a sleep experiment.

睡眠誘導装置1は、図1に示したように、手のひらサイズの箱形である装置本体2と、その装置本体2に内蔵したスピーカ3と、そのスピーカ3の音量を調節する音量調節手段4と、図示しないパルス発生回路と、から概ね構成される。   As shown in FIG. 1, the sleep inducing device 1 includes a device body 2 that is a palm-sized box, a speaker 3 built in the device body 2, and a volume control means 4 that adjusts the volume of the speaker 3. And a pulse generation circuit (not shown).

前記パルス発生回路は、シューマン波の1サイクル毎に1回ずつ定周期で、つまり1/7.83秒に1回の割合で可聴周波数(例えば100Hz前後)のパルス音を前記スピーカ3から発するように制御する。   The pulse generation circuit emits a pulse sound of an audible frequency (for example, around 100 Hz) from the speaker 3 at a constant cycle once every cycle of the Schumann wave, that is, once every 1 / 7.83 seconds. To control.

なお、睡眠誘導装置1の装置本体2には、外部出力用のジャック5が側面に設けられており、そのジャック5に、図2に示したように、装置本体2より薄い小型のスピーカ6がリード線7を介して接続できるようになっている。   Note that the device main body 2 of the sleep guiding device 1 is provided with a jack 5 for external output on the side surface, and the jack 5 has a small speaker 6 thinner than the device main body 2 as shown in FIG. It can be connected via a lead wire 7.

次に、本発明の睡眠誘導装置1の使用方法について説明する。
まず、睡眠誘導装置1を図示しないスイッチによりONにする。そうするとスピーカ3からシューマン波の1サイクル毎に1回ずつ定周期でパルス音が聞こえるため、音量調節手段4を使って好みの音量に設定する。
そして、睡眠誘導装置1を、例えば図3のように枕8の下に敷いて音が聞こえるようにセットするか、或は頭周辺の床やベッド上に置いてパルス音を聴きながら眠りにつく。
Next, the usage method of the sleep guidance apparatus 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
First, the sleep inducing device 1 is turned on by a switch (not shown). Then, since the pulse sound is heard from the speaker 3 once every cycle of the Schumann wave, the volume control means 4 is used to set the desired volume.
Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the sleep inducing device 1 is placed under the pillow 8 so that sound can be heard, or placed on the floor or bed around the head and sleeps while listening to the pulse sound.

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本発明の睡眠誘導装置1の効果を確認するため、年齢、性別、寝付きの良し悪しがばらばらである30人を選んで睡眠実験を行った。この睡眠実験は、治験者が本発明の睡眠誘導装置1を三夜使用し、治験者が感じた寝付き具合の良否を各回毎に評価する、というものである。
なお、比較のため、パルス音の周波数を、比較例1=4.50Hz、比較例2=6.00Hzに設定して同じ治験者による同じ実験を三夜ずつ行った。
今回の実験結果をまとめたものが表1であり、それをグラフ化したものが図6である。
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In order to confirm the effect of the sleep induction device 1 of the present invention, 30 sleepers who were different in age, sex, and good / bad sleep were selected and a sleep experiment was performed. In this sleep experiment, the investigator uses the sleep induction device 1 of the present invention for three nights, and evaluates the quality of sleep feeling felt by the investigator each time.
For comparison, the frequency of the pulse sound was set to Comparative Example 1 = 4.50 Hz and Comparative Example 2 = 6.00 Hz, and the same experiment by the same investigator was performed three nights.
Table 1 summarizes the results of this experiment, and FIG. 6 is a graph of the results.

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図6のグラフによれば、本発明の睡眠誘導装置1を使用して効果があったと回答した治験者の割合は、比較例1,2の装置を使用して効果があったと回答した治験者の割合に比べて明らかに多い。この結果から本発明の睡眠誘導装置1には、人の寝付きを良くする効果があるものと推定できる。   According to the graph of FIG. 6, the ratio of the investigators who answered that they were effective using the sleep induction device 1 of the present invention was the investigators who answered that they were effective using the devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. Obviously more than the proportion of. From this result, it can be presumed that the sleep induction device 1 of the present invention has an effect of improving human sleep.

なお、実施形態の睡眠誘導装置1は、就寝中ずっとパルス音を発しており、起床後に使用者自身が止める設定になっている。もちろんタイマー回路を設けて、所定時間経過後(例えば1時間或は2時間経過後)に自動停止させるようにしてもよいし、或は使用者が自動停止までの時間を入力できるようにしてもよい。   In addition, the sleep induction device 1 according to the embodiment emits a pulse sound all the while sleeping, and is set to be stopped by the user himself after getting up. Of course, a timer circuit may be provided to automatically stop after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, after 1 hour or 2 hours), or to allow the user to input the time until the automatic stop. Good.

また、前記のように睡眠誘導装置1を枕8の下に直接セットして使用する場合の他、図2に示したようにリード線7を有するスピーカ6を装置本体2のジャック5に接続し、そのスピーカ6を枕8の下にセットするようにしてもよい。このスピーカ6は装置本体2に比べて薄いため、枕8の下にセットした状態で首筋に触れるおそれがなく、その分使用感に優れるメリットがある。なお、リード線7で引き出すスピーカ6のみを使用し、装置本体2にはスピーカ3を設けないようにしてもよい。   In addition to the case where the sleep induction device 1 is directly set under the pillow 8 as described above, the speaker 6 having the lead wire 7 is connected to the jack 5 of the device body 2 as shown in FIG. The speaker 6 may be set under the pillow 8. Since the speaker 6 is thinner than the apparatus main body 2, there is no risk of touching the neck when set under the pillow 8, and there is an advantage that the feeling of use is excellent accordingly. Note that only the speaker 6 pulled out by the lead wire 7 may be used, and the speaker 3 may not be provided in the apparatus main body 2.

図4,図5は他の実施形態を示す睡眠誘導装置1であって、目覚まし時計9と一体にしたものである。なお、図4,図5中、図1,図2と同一符号の部分は、それらと同一又は同機能の部品であるため説明を省略する。   4 and 5 show a sleep induction device 1 according to another embodiment, which is integrated with an alarm clock 9. 4 and 5, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are components having the same or the same function as those of FIGS.

睡眠誘導装置1を目覚まし時計9と一体にすることにより、例えば、目覚まし時計9で起床時間をセットしたとき、目覚まし時計9のセット完了と同時にパルス音をスタートさせ、さらにセットした起床時間の所定時間前(例えば1時間前或は2時間前)にパルス音を自動的に停止させるようにするなど、使用者の就寝・起床のタイミングに合わせたきめ細かな設定が可能になる。   By integrating the sleep inducing device 1 with the alarm clock 9, for example, when the wake-up time is set by the alarm clock 9, the pulse sound is started simultaneously with the completion of the setting of the alarm clock 9, and a predetermined time of the set wake-up time is further set It is possible to make fine settings in accordance with the user's sleep / wake-up timing, such as automatically stopping the pulse sound before (for example, 1 hour or 2 hours before).

以上、本発明を実施の形態について説明したが、もちろん本発明は上記実施形態に限定されるものではない。例えば、実施形態では睡眠誘導装置1を目覚まし時計9と一体にする例を示したが、それ以外にも図3想像線のように睡眠誘導装置1を枕8に着脱自在に内蔵したり、或はベッドや敷き布団10に着脱自在に内蔵してもよい。   As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, of course, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, although the embodiment has shown an example in which the sleep induction device 1 is integrated with the alarm clock 9, the sleep induction device 1 can be detachably incorporated in the pillow 8 as shown in FIG. May be detachably incorporated in the bed or mattress 10.

睡眠誘導装置の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of a sleep guidance device. 他の形態を示す睡眠誘導装置の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the sleep guidance apparatus which shows another form. 使用状態を示す要部の側面図である。It is a side view of the principal part which shows a use condition. 時計と一体にした睡眠誘導装置の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the sleep guidance device united with the timepiece. 他の形態を示す時計と一体にした睡眠誘導装置の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the sleep guidance apparatus integrated with the timepiece which shows another form. 睡眠実験の結果を示すグラフである。It is a graph which shows the result of a sleep experiment.

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1 …睡眠誘導装置
2 …装置本体
6 …スピーカ
7 …リード線
8 …枕
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sleep guidance apparatus 2 ... Apparatus main body 6 ... Speaker 7 ... Lead wire 8 ... Pillow

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可聴周波数のパルス音を、シューマン波の1サイクル毎に1回ずつ定周期で発生させるようにしたことを特徴とする睡眠誘導装置。   A sleep induction device characterized by generating a pulse sound of an audible frequency once per cycle of a Schumann wave at a fixed period. 装置本体からリード線を引き出し、そのリード線の端部にスピーカを接続してなることを特徴とする請求項1記載の睡眠誘導装置。   The sleep induction device according to claim 1, wherein a lead wire is pulled out from the device main body, and a speaker is connected to an end portion of the lead wire. 枕に組み込んだことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の睡眠誘導装置。   The sleep induction device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sleep induction device is incorporated in a pillow.
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