JPH0685804B2 - Refresh device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] In high-tech offices that require continuous VDT work and sophisticated intellectual work, it is important to eliminate stress early without accumulating stress. .

The present invention relates to a light stimulation integrated refresh device suitable for use in such an office.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as this type, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-352224, a refresh room that blocks external sound and light and a main part of the user placed in the refresh room / f A chair type relaxation device that has a vibration stimulating means that gives fluctuation vibration and a relaxation degree detecting means that is attached to the user's fingertips to detect the relaxation degree, and a high illuminance (about 1000
An air stimulator that has a light stimulator that emits 0 lux), a blower that has a blower port that is arranged so that the wind blows from the user's head to the neck, and an aroma generator that adds a scent to the wind from the blower. There is a refresher consisting of a sound stimulator with a spiker near the user's ear and a control device that controls the above device according to a preset time schedule.The user sits on a chair in the refresh room. By pressing the start button, you can relax for about 7 minutes by the 1 / f fluctuation vibration, then raise your alertness by light of 10,000 lux and air stimulation, and you can refresh your mind in about 10 minutes.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

In the conventional example as described above, a large number of lighting fixtures are required to obtain high illuminance light of about 10,000 lux, which is said to be effective in raising the arousal level, consumes a large amount of power, and is dedicated. A refresh room was necessary and the construction was difficult.

[Means for solving the problem]

The gist of the present invention is that of a chair type having a vibration stimulating means for applying 1 / f fluctuation vibration to the main part of the user and a relaxation degree detecting means for attaching to the user's fingertip or the like to detect the relaxation degree. A relaxing device, a movable hood that covers the user's head and blocks external light, a lighting device mounted inside the hood, and a diffuser plate that scatters the light of the lighting device and eliminates uneven illuminance. An optical stimulator having the same, a blower having a blower port arranged so that wind blows from the user's head to the neck, an air stimulator having the blower, and a sound stimulator having a speaker near the user's ear. When,
A refreshing device integrated with photostimulation, which comprises a control device for controlling each of the above devices according to a preset time schedule.

Here, the relaxing device is a chair type, and vibration is incorporated so as to give pleasant vibrations to essential parts of the seated user, for example, the waist, legs, shoulders or neck, and the frequency number of the vibration is, for example, It changes in a pattern of 1 / f fluctuations between 20 and 40 Hz, the amplitude generally decreases gradually with time, and is controlled by the relaxation degree detected by the relaxation degree detection means, which allows the user to briefly It leads to a relaxed state within a minute.

Relaxation degree detection means is, for example, when sensors are attached to two places on the user's fingertip and the skin electrical resistance (SR
The degree of relaxation of the user is estimated by knowing the activity of the autonomic nerve by measuring L).

The photostimulation device is a hood that covers the head and has a lighting device arranged at the position of the eyes of the user so that a low illuminance to a high illuminance, for example, an illuminance of O to 10,000 lux can be obtained. For example, a diffuser plate such as a white plastic plate is arranged between the lighting equipment and the eyes of the user so as to increase the arousal level of the user.

An air stimulator is a user that stimulates cold air from the user's head to the neck, changes the shape and strength of the cold air over time, and generates any fragrance as needed. It increases the awakening level of.

The hood may be detachable from the chair type refreshing device.

The sound stimulating device is a device in which, for example, a speaker is arranged in the headrest part of the relaxing device near the user's ear, and sound stimulation such as music or white noise that masks external sound is generated during the relaxing period. It is a thing.

The control device controls the drive of the light stimulator, sound stimulator, relaxing device, and air stimulator, and when the user presses the start button on the operation unit, the illuminance of the light stimulator is gradually decreased and the darkness is reduced. Then, the sound stimulator is operated to generate a masking sound, and the relaxation device is activated to relax the user for a short period of time, for example, for about 7 minutes, and then the illuminance of the photostimulator is gradually increased to the initial value. After setting the illuminance, blink it for a few seconds and then set the illuminance to about 1000.
Each device is operated so as to raise the arousal level of the user by raising the air stimulus to 0 lux and activating the air stimulating device, and applying air stimulus for a short time, for example, for about 3 minutes.

[Action]

As described above, when the user relaxes and then raises the arousal level, the photostimulation device is a hood attached to the relaxation device (it is a photostimulation integrated type). There is no need for such a refresh room, and the number of lighting fixtures to obtain high illuminance is small.

Further, since the unevenness of the illuminance of the luminaire is eliminated by arranging the diffuser plate, uniform brightness is obtained and there is no adverse effect on the eyes of the user.

〔Example〕

 FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention.

The initial illuminance of the photostimulator is about 500 lux,
The user attaches the sensor unit 1 of the relaxation detection means to the fingertip, sits down on the relaxation device 14, and controls the device 12.
The initial value of the vibration intensity is set by the volume of the operation unit 13 of.

When the user presses the start button of the operation unit 13, the illuminance of the lighting fixture 5 of the photostimulation device gradually decreases and becomes dark.

Further, the backrest portion 15 of the relaxing device 14 is tilted about 180 degrees (electrically driven by the control device 12), and vibration is applied to the waist and legs by the vibrator.

The frequency of vibration changes in the initial state between 20 and 40 Hz due to the pattern of 1 / f fluctuation, and with the passage of time,
Also, as you relax, the range of change narrows and 30Hz
It will be near.

The amplitude (strength) of the vibration becomes weaker over time and as it relaxes.

The degree of relaxation is measured by the sensor unit 1 at regular intervals (for example, every 3 seconds). Further, masking sounds such as music and white noise are generated from the speaker unit 11 of the sound stimulating device.

Since the vibration stimulus of the relaxation device 14 is controlled by the control device 12 as described above, the user is guided to the relaxed state within a few minutes, and the state lasts for about 7 minutes, which may result in a light sleep state.

After 7 minutes, the illuminance of the photostimulation device gradually increases, and after about 1 minute, the brightness becomes the initial brightness, and the blinking for 10 seconds causes the user's arousal level to increase naturally.

After that, the back part 15 of the relaxation device 14 rises to about 90 degrees and the illuminance of the light stimulus rises rapidly to about 10,000 lux, and at the same time, the cold air stimulus and aroma are given from the blower port 7 to the user's head and neck for about 3 minutes. As a result, the user's alertness level rises to the extent that he / she can immediately move to the next activity.

Therefore, the user can relieve stress in a total of about 10 minutes and can immediately move to the next work.

The aroma generating unit 9 is an air pipe 10 from the blower 8 to the blower port 7.
It is installed in the middle of the.

The light stimulating device has a luminaire 5 attached to the inner surface of the hood 4 that covers the head, and the surface of the hood is covered with a light diffusing plate 6. Therefore, from the user's point of view, the inner wall surface is uniformly bright ( about
10000 lux) It looks shiny.

〔The invention's effect〕

The refresh device according to the present invention has the following effects.

The user first relaxes for a few minutes with the relaxation device, then increases the arousal level by the high-intensity light stimulus and the air stimulus, thereby relieving stress in the office and can immediately move on to the next work.

Further, since the photostimulation device is integrated with the relaxation device and only the inside thereof has high illuminance, the number of lighting fixtures is small, and no special refresh room is required.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Sensor part of relaxation degree detecting means, 2 ... Oscillator, 3 ... Vibration stimulating means, 4 ... Hood, 5 ... Lighting equipment, 6 ... Diffusing plate, 7 ... Blower, 8 ... Blower, 9 ... Aroma generating part, 10 ... Air piping, 11 ... Speaker part of sound stimulator, 12 ... Control device, 13 ... Control device operating part, 14 ... Relaxing device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A chair-type relaxing device having a vibration stimulating means for applying 1 / f fluctuation vibration to a main part of a user and a relaxing degree detecting means attached to a user's fingertip or the like to detect a relaxing degree, An optical stimulator having a movable hood that covers the user's head and blocks external light, a lighting device mounted inside the hood, and a diffuser plate that scatters the light of the lighting device to eliminate uneven illuminance. And an air stimulator having a blower having a blower port arranged so that the wind blows from the user's head to the neck, a sound stimulator with a speaker arranged near the user's ear, and the above devices in advance. A refreshing device integrated with a light stimulus, which comprises a control device that is controlled according to a set time schedule.