JPH05146512A - Sleeping system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sleeping system enabling even a person hardly falling asleep to have a sufficient and deep sleep. CONSTITUTION:A room 10 applied with sound insulation or semi-sound insulation treatment is equipped with a bed 19 for a person to have a sleep, an air conditioner 11 for adjusting at least room temperature and humidity, a sound generation device 12 having at least a music playback section and a lighting device 13. In addition, a pulse detector 15 and/or a snoring sound detecting device 14 for detecting a sleeping person's snore are arranged on or near the bed 19. A control device for all the fittings is provided to adjust the air conditioner 11, the sound generation device 12 and the lighting device 13, and a sleeping condition is thereby set. Thereafter, the person's sleeping state is detected with the pulse detector 15 or the snoring sound detecting device 14, and a detected signal is used to control the air conditioner 11, the sound generation device 12 and the lighting device 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sleeping system used by a person who cannot sleep or who needs to get enough sleep.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, high school students or junior high school students may not be able to sleep well due to studying for an entrance examination, and even salaried workers may become insomnia due to stress. In such cases, in the past, people have been drinking alcohol or sleeping pills, or in some cases listening to appropriate music to sleep.

[0003]

However, when drinking alcohol or sleeping pills and sleeping, a hangover, alcoholism, or later adverse effects, and when sleeping while playing music, there is music even after sleeping However, there is also a problem that sleep becomes light due to this. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sleeping system in which a person who cannot fall asleep can sufficiently sleep and can take a deeper sleep.

[0004]

A method according to the above-mentioned object.
The sleeping system described is a bed for sleeping, an air conditioner for adjusting at least temperature and humidity, inside a room that has been soundproofed or semi-noiseproofed,
A device for arranging a sound generating device and a lighting device having at least a music reproducing unit, and arranging a pulse detector and / or a snoring sound detecting device for detecting a snoring of a sleeping person near the bed, and controlling them After adjusting the air conditioner, the sound generating device, and the lighting device into a sleep-enabled state, the sleep state is detected by the pulse detector and / or the snoring noise detecting device, and the air conditioner is detected by the detected signal. , The sound generation device and the lighting device are controlled. Here, the semi-soundproof is, for example, for soundproofing, for example, a curtain of thick cloth is used.
A state in which the sound of the outside world does not directly enter the room.

[0005]

In the sleeping system according to claim 1, since the entire room is soundproofed or semi-noiseproofed and the air conditioner, the sound generating device and the lighting device are arranged, a person is lying in the bed and the whole room is The temperature and humidity of the can be controlled by the air conditioner, and since a sound generator is installed, music that invites sleep,
It is possible to reproduce buzz, water flow, etc., and to control the lighting device to put the person into a sleep state that suits their taste. Further, since the pulse detector and / or the snoring sound detection device for detecting the snoring are arranged, it is possible to detect and confirm that the person has entered a sleep state, and thereby, the sound generation device, the lighting device, and You can adjust the air conditioner to sleep again and invite deep sleep.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic device layout view of a sleeping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in a sleeping system according to an embodiment of the present invention, an air conditioner 11 and a sound generating device 12 are provided inside a room 10 which has been subjected to a soundproofing treatment or a semi-noiseproofing treatment by a thick curtain or the like. The lighting device 13, the snoring sound detection device 14, the pulse detector 15, the brain wave detection device 16, and a computer 17 which is an example of a control device for controlling them. These will be described in detail below.

The air conditioner 11 manages the temperature and humidity of the room and can mix a small amount of a specific scent into the air to be blown out. This scent may be a scent of flowers, or it may be possible to concentrate the air of a specific place (eg, valley, mountain, forest) into a tank and gradually blow it out.
It is also possible to add a trace amount of ozone or an appropriate amount of oxygen to this. The scent to be used is pre-programmed in a computer according to the taste of the user. The temperature is 22 to 25 ° C in summer (preferably 24 ° C) and 12 to 1 in winter.
About 7 ° C (preferably 13 to 14 ° C) and humidity is 40 to 6
Adjust to about 0%.

Next, the bedding 18 is used according to personal preference, but it is preferable to use a beige system which is warm and does not irritate the eyes. Further, if necessary, it is possible to appropriately contain a fragrance. In winter, it is preferable that electric heating is performed so that the inside temperature becomes approximately 30 to 33 ° C.

It is sufficient for the sound generating device 12 to be a normal CD player or a cassette tape player, and for the CD or the cassette tape, waves, murmuring, small birds, laughter, etc. can be selected depending on the preference of the user. The sound has been recorded, but it is preferable that it be as monotonous as possible to help you fall asleep. The volume of sound or the type of sound played is controlled by the computer 17.

The pulse detector 15 is provided on the bed 19 on which the bedding 18 is placed or on the bed 20 which constitutes the bedding 18.
And the electroencephalogram detection device 16 are provided, but the pulse detector includes a microphone and a filter circuit connected to the microphone so that the sound of the heart of the sleeping person can be discriminated, detected, and counted. Is becoming

The brain wave detecting device 16 is composed of a coil in which a large number of conducting wires are wound, and picks up an alternating current generated by a comparatively low brain wave, amplifies the alternating current and converts it into an electric signal. Note that when a current is picked up by a coil, a normal alternating current (50 to 60 cycles) is also picked up, so a filter is provided in multiple stages to remove this, and brain waves of about 4 to 30 hertz can be detected. It is like this. The brain waves detected by the coil are
Not only α waves, θ waves, β waves, δ waves generated by the brain will be detected, but the total change in electricity of the whole body will be detected,
According to the person who uses it, the wavelengths of the sleeping state and the awakening state are recorded, and the wavelength is analyzed by the computer 17,
It is preferable that the information is input to and recorded in the recording device 21, and the sleep state and the awake state are detected in comparison with this. In some cases, the electrodes may be directly attached to the scalp of the sleeper.

The snoring sound detecting device 14 has an ordinary microphone arranged at the bedside so as to detect the snoring of the sleeping person. Will also be detected, which is difficult to detect when the snoring is small. Therefore, the computer 1
For example, the sound from the sound generating device 12 is output every 10 minutes (may be at intervals of 5 to 20 minutes) by using the timepiece of No. 7.
The snoring sound is detected by detecting the snoring sound by operating the microphone of the snoring sound detecting device 14 during this period, and a snoring sound is detected for 30 seconds. Set to zero or make it small enough not to disturb your sleep. Since the sound from the sound generating device 12 is also input to the microphone of the pulse detector 15, if a malfunction occurs when detecting the pulse, it may be detected during the silent period.

The computer 17 is composed of an ordinary personal computer so that information can be obtained from other computers through a communication line. This is because people's sleep is not uniform and has individual differences, and in some cases, the computer can accept information that causes more sleep, and a better sleep program was discovered. If so, the information can be transmitted to other computers. The computer 17 is provided with an external storage device 21 in addition to a normal memory so that the sleep characteristics of the user can be stored. The characteristics of this person's sleep include, for example, the pulse rate during normal times and during sleep, the output waveform of the electroencephalogram detection device in the sleeping state, the occurrence of snoring, and the cycle. The display lamp 22 is used as necessary and indicates the operating status of each device, and can be omitted.

Therefore, when the sleeping system is used, first, the room 10 is kept quiet, and the air conditioner 11 generates air of appropriate temperature and humidity and, in some cases, scent. Then, the sound generation device 12 generates a sound suitable for that person's sleep, and the lighting device 13 operates to bring the surroundings to an appropriate brightness. As a result, sleep is caused, but in some cases, waves or singing of birds or the like is further generated from the sound generating device 12, and in some cases, the air cylinder is opened to blow out the air collected in the valley or the like.

When a person sleeping on the bed 19 enters a sleep state,
EEG and respiration rate change, and further, snoring occurs depending on the person, so all or any of the EEG detecting device 16, the pulse detector 15 and the snoring detecting device 14 detects this, and So that you can sleep more deeply by the signal,
The sound from the sound generator 12 is reduced, and in some cases stopped, the temperature is lowered a little, and the illumination is further darkened. Then, the clock inside the computer 17 causes the sound generator 12 to generate a wake-up music after the time to wake up or after a certain bedtime has elapsed, so as to wake up from a pleasant sleep.

When a fire or the like occurs, it is necessary to wake up the sleeping person immediately. Therefore, an appropriate smoke detection sensor, a temperature sensor, etc. are connected to the computer 17, and the sound generator 12 gives an alarm. To emit. In this case, if there is a power failure, the computer 17 and the sound generator 1
Since 2 does not operate, it is preferable to provide an appropriate backup power source (battery).

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the sleeping system according to the first aspect adjusts the bed for sleeping, at least the temperature and the humidity, inside the room that has been subjected to the soundproof or semi-noiseproof process. Since the air conditioner, the sound generating device having at least the music reproducing unit, and the lighting device are arranged, it is possible to invite a person to sleep. And, since a snoring noise detection device for detecting a pulse detector and / or a snoring of a sleeping person is arranged in the bed or in the vicinity of the bed, it is possible to judge whether or not the user has entered sleep by this. Thus, the sound generator, the air conditioner, and the lighting device can be further controlled to invite a person to sleep deeply.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a sleeping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 room 11 air conditioner 12 sound generator 13 lighting device 14 snoring detector 15 pulse detector 16 brain wave detector 17 computer 18 bedding 19 bed 20 storage 21 memory 22 indicator lamp

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location A61B 5/11 8932-4C A61B 5/02 321 Z 8932-4C 5/10 310 A

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bed for sleeping, an air conditioner for adjusting at least temperature and humidity, a sound generating device having at least a music reproducing unit, and a lighting device are arranged inside a room that has been subjected to soundproofing or semi-noiseproofing. Together, a pulse detector and / or a snoring noise detecting device for detecting a snoring of a sleeping person is arranged in the bed or in the vicinity of the bed, and a device for controlling these is provided, and the air conditioner, the sound generating device, and the lighting device are adjusted. Then, the sleep state is detected by the pulse detector and / or the snoring detector, and the air conditioner, the sound generator, and the lighting device are controlled by the detected signal. Sleeping system.