JP3144886U - Sleep induction device - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] A so-called Schumann wave having a frequency of 7.8 Hz (more precisely, 7.83 Hz) continuously present between the earth and the ionosphere cannot be heard by human ears, but affects human brain waves. Is known to give. A sleep induction device capable of guiding a user to a comfortable sleep using the Schumann wave is provided.
For example, a sleep inducing means that generates a pulse sound of an audible frequency of around 100 Hz once every cycle of a Schumann wave, a clock means that displays time, and a sound at a set time. Provided is a sleep inducing device 1 that is integrated with an alarming means for ringing. Sleeping while actually listening to a fixed-period pulse sound emitted by the sleep induction device 1, that is, a monotonous pulse sound of a fixed period engraved with a Schumann wave cycle, has the effect of improving sleep.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a sleep inducing device for inducing a user to sleep.

  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.

JP 2005-31755 A

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.

  The inventor thought 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.

  The present invention has been made based on the above knowledge, and an object thereof is to provide a sleep inducing device capable of inducing a user to a comfortable sleep.

  A sleep inducing means that generates an audible frequency pulse sound once every cycle of the Schumann wave, a clock means that displays the time, and an alarm means that sounds the sound at the set time. A sleep induction device is provided.

Sleeping while actually listening to a fixed-period pulse sound generated by the sleep induction device of the present invention, that is, a constant-period monotonous pulse sound engraved with a Schumann wave cycle, has the effect of improving sleep.
Further, since the sleep inducing means, the clock means, and the alarming means are integrated, it is easy to manage sleep from bedtime to waking up.

  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 block diagram of the sleep inducing device, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sleep inducing device showing another form, and FIG. 4 is a graph showing the results of the sleep experiment.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the sleep inducing device 1 is roughly composed of a sleep inducing means 2, a clock means 3, an alarming means 4, and a synthetic resin device main body 5 that accommodates them integrally. Composed.

  The sleep inducing means 2 includes a pulse generation circuit 21 and a speaker 22. The pulse generation circuit 21 emits a pulse sound of an audible frequency (for example, around 100 Hz) from the speaker 22 at a constant cycle once every Schumann wave cycle, that is, once every 1 / 7.83 seconds. To control. The speaker 22 is provided with volume adjusting means 23 for adjusting the volume of the pulse sound to a desired level.

  The clock means 3 displays time on the display unit 31.

  The wake-up means 4 sounds a sound such as an electronic sound at an arbitrary time set by an alarm set unit (not shown), and makes a sound suitable for wake-up using the speaker 22 of the sleep guide means 2. In FIG. 1, a button 41 provided on the top of the apparatus body 5 is a switch for switching on / off of the wake-up means 4.

Next, the usage method of the sleep guidance apparatus 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
First, the sleep guiding means 2 is turned on by an electrical switch (not shown). Then, a pulse sound can be heard from the speaker 22 at a fixed period once for each cycle of the Schumann wave. Then, the volume of the pulse sound is set to a desired level by the volume control means 23.
Further, the wake-up time is set using the wake-up means 4 as necessary.
Of course, the operation of the sleep guiding means 2 and the procedure for setting the wake-up time by the wake-up means 4 may be reversed.
Then, the sleep guiding device 1 is placed on, for example, the floor or bed around the head and falls asleep while listening to the pulse sound.

[Sleep experiment]
In order to confirm the effect of the sleep inducing means 2 of the present invention, a sleep experiment was conducted by selecting 30 people who were different in age, sex, and good / bad sleep. In this sleep experiment, the investigator used the sleep induction means 2 of the present invention (because it is a sleep experiment and the clock means 3 and the wake-up means 4 are unnecessary, only the sleep induction means 2 is incorporated in an appropriate case) for three nights. It is used to evaluate the quality of the 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.

  According to the graph of FIG. 4, the ratio of the investigators who answered that they were effective using the sleep induction means 2 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 estimated that the sleep inducing means 2 of the present invention has an effect of improving human sleep.

  Note that the sleep inducing means 2 of the embodiment emits a pulse sound during sleep and is set to be stopped by the user after getting up, but in addition to such setting, the wake-up set by the wake-up means 4 is set. The pulse sound may stop at the time, or the pulse sound may automatically stop a predetermined time before the set wake-up time (for example, 1 hour or 2 hours before). Further, the timer circuit of the clock means 3 is used to automatically stop after a predetermined time (for example, after 1 hour or 2 hours), or the user can arbitrarily input and set the time until the automatic stop. You may do it.

  In addition to the case of using the sleep induction device 1 as described above, the speaker 7 having the lead wire 6 is connected to the jack 8 of the device body 5 as shown in FIG. It may be set below (not shown). If the speaker 7 is formed thin, there is no possibility of touching the neck when set under the pillow. Further, if the speaker 22 of the apparatus body 5 is turned off with the speaker 7 connected, it is convenient for the case where a plurality of people sleep in the same room because only the user can hear a pulse sound. Good.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated about embodiment, of course this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the sleep inducing unit 2 is operated by an independent switch, but the sleep inducing unit 2 may be automatically operated simultaneously with the completion of the setting of the wake-up unit 4.

It is a perspective view of a sleep guidance device. It is a block diagram of a sleep guidance apparatus. It is a perspective view of the sleep guidance apparatus which shows another form. It is a graph which shows the result of a sleep experiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sleep guidance apparatus 2 ... Sleep guidance means 3 ... Clock means 4 ... Alarm means

Claims (1)

A sleep inducing means for generating a pulse sound of an audible frequency once per cycle of a Schumann wave at a fixed period;
Clock means for displaying the time,
An alarming means to sound at the set time,
A sleep inducing device characterized by integrating the above.

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