KR100846389B1 - Pillow for prevention of snoring - Google Patents

Abstract

A snoring preventing pillow is provided to allow preventing user's snoring by altering the location of user's head through adjustment of pillow height. A snoring preventing pillow comprises: a pillow cover(10); more than 2 fluid packs(30) storing a certain amount of fluid; a fluid way(42) having a rotation axis with multiple screw thread and multiple valleys; a driving part(44); a linkage part(40) including a gear(46) to rotate the fluid way; one or more than 2 sensors(12) to detect sound and vibration generated from snoring; and a control part to make the driving part operated for a prescribed time in response to detection of snoring.

Description

Snoring prevention pillow {PILLOW FOR PREVENTION OF SNORING}

1 is a structural diagram of a pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a coupling relationship between the liquid passage and the gear shown in FIG.

Figure 4 (a) and (b) to Figure 6 (a) and (b) is a state diagram of use of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a view showing an embodiment for supplying and charging power to prevent snoring pillow according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing another embodiment for supplying and charging power to prevent snoring pillow according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: pillow cover 12: sensor

14: charging terminal 20: electromagnetic shielding material

30: liquid pack 40: connection portion

42: liquid passage 42a: rotating shaft

42b: iron portion 44: drive portion

44a: power supply 46: gear

50: control unit 60, 210: external power connection

100: snoring pillow 200: bed

212: charging projection 214: power line

W: liquid S: thread

The present invention relates to a pillow, and more particularly, when a user's snoring is sensed, the snoring can be prevented by changing the position of the user's head by gently adjusting the height between one side and the other of the pillow. It relates to a pillow for prevention.

In general, snoring is because noise is generated by vibration of the pharynx, the part where airway, which is the passage of air, and digestive system, which is the passage of food, crosses the breath during sleep.

During sleep, muscles can relax and partially contract the pharyngeal passage. This contraction of the pharynx reduces the airway, the passage of air, causing the airway to vibrate, snoring when air passes through.

Such snoring can reduce the quality of sleep and lead to inadequate sleep in spite of sufficient sleep time, which can cause headaches when waking up, accompanied by fatigue from sleep deprivation and oxygenation of the brain. This lack may accompany symptoms such as memory loss and concentration.

Severe snoring is not only difficult for people who want to sleep around, but I have a serious problem with sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is choking for a while and then breathing out after a certain threshold. If you are drunk, your autoreflex nerve response may be blunted, causing your airway to become obstructed and choking.

This neglect of sleep apnea can lead to cardiopulmonary complications that can lead to high blood pressure, arrhythmia and even sudden death.

Conventionally, in order to prevent snoring, the device is used to bite and sleep between the molar teeth, but there is a disadvantage in that a person who uses the forcibly to create a passage of air feels a foreign body and feels uncomfortable.

Therefore, various techniques for preventing snoring have been developed. For example, in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2003-12195 'Snoring Prevention System', when noise caused by snoring is detected, the snoring is adjusted by adjusting the inclination of the bottom of the pillow. Techniques for preventing this are disclosed.

However, the snoring prevention system described above is difficult to reduce the noise generated by the operation of the motor, and is configured to tilt the pillow base plate itself pressed by the weight of the human head, making it difficult to adjust the tilt of the pillow base plate and overloading the motor. There was a problem that there is a risk of getting caught.

An object of the present invention, when the user's snoring is detected by gently adjusting the height between one side and the other side of the pillow to change the position of the user's head to provide a pillow for preventing snoring of the user have.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a snoring pillow that can be used even if the power is not supplied from the outside for a certain time.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, In the pillow for preventing snoring, Pillow cover constituting the appearance of the pillow; Two or more liquid packs disposed in the pillow cover and having a predetermined amount of liquid contained therein; The liquid passage is connected between the liquid pack, a concave portion or an iron portion is formed along the outer circumference, and a rotating shaft having a plurality of threads and a plurality of valleys in the longitudinal direction therein, A driving part that generates a driving force when it is applied, a connecting part connected to the driving part, and a peripheral portion of which is mounted on the yaw part or the iron part to rotate the liquid passage by the driving force is installed therein; ; One or more sensors provided on the pillow to sense sound or vibration according to the snoring of the user; And a controller configured to drive the driving unit for a predetermined time when the snoring is detected by the sensor, and to rotate the gear by rotating the gear in a forward or reverse direction. It provides a snoring pillow, characterized in that it comprises a.

Between the pillow cover and the liquid pack, it is preferable that an electromagnetic wave blocking material containing an electromagnetic wave blocking component is disposed.

The control unit may control to stop driving of the driving unit when the amount of the liquid contained in any one of the liquid pack becomes a predetermined amount or more.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail. However, these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 is a structural diagram of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded view of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing a coupling relationship between the liquid passage and the gear shown in FIG. .

1 to 3, the pillow 100 for snoring prevention according to the present invention includes a pillow cover 10, an electromagnetic wave shielding material 20, a liquid pack 30, a connection part 40, and a controller 50. It is composed.

Pillow cover 10 constitutes the appearance of the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention, has a predetermined space therein. At this time, the pillow cover 10 used in the present invention may use a material having a good cushioning or restoring force when the user cuts the snoring pillow 100, for example, a memory foam material or a urethane foam material. .

The sensor cover 12 is disposed on the pillow cover 10, and the sensor 12 is provided on the pillow 100 for snoring in one or two or more numbers, and can detect a sound caused by the user's snoring. A sound sensor, a vibration sensor that detects vibration caused by snoring, or both a sound sensor and a vibration sensor may be used. However, in the case of a sound sensor, a sound generated by a person turning around or sleeping while sleeping Since the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention may be operated by sensing a sound, it is preferable to use a vibration sensor.

The electromagnetic wave blocking material 20 is disposed between the pillow cover 10 and the liquid pack 30 described below, and includes an electromagnetic wave blocking component such as rubber or a foam material or is composed of an electromagnetic wave blocking component described below. It is arranged to block electromagnetic waves that may occur in electronic products such as the driving unit 44.

The liquid pack 30 is disposed in a pair below the electromagnetic wave shield 20 and filled with a liquid W having a predetermined capacity therein. At this time, it is preferable that the liquid body W is a substance on a gel (Gel) having a predetermined viscosity so that movement can be controlled by the rotating shaft 42a described below. At this time, in the present specification, the liquid pack 30 is described as being composed of a pair, but when viewed from the outside may be configured to be divided into one liquid pack or a pair inside.

The connection part 40 is disposed between the pair of liquid packs 30 to connect between each liquid pack 30. Such a connection portion 40 is snoring by installing the liquid passage 42, the driving unit 44, the gear 46 and the control unit 50, which is the main component of the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention therein It serves as a cover to prevent the driving of the driving unit 44, the gear 46 or the liquid passage 42 by the weight of the user's head placed on the prevention pillow 100.

The liquid passage 42 is installed to be idling to serve as a passage through which the liquid W filled in the liquid pack 30 can be moved. The liquid passage 42 is formed with an iron portion 42b around the outer circumference, and may be configured to form a yaw portion. In addition, a rotation shaft 42a having a plurality of threads S and a plurality of valleys is fixedly disposed in the liquid passage 42 in the longitudinal direction and operated simultaneously with the operation of the liquid passage 42. At this time, the screw thread (S) of the rotary shaft 42a is configured to contact the inner surface of the liquid passage (42) so that the liquid body (W) moved through the liquid passage (42) is the screw thread (S) and the thread (S) Make it easy to move through. On the other hand, it is preferable to arrange a leakage preventing device (not shown) such as an O-ring so that the liquid W does not leak from the connection portion between the liquid pack 30 and the liquid passage 42.

In addition, the driving unit 44 generates a driving force to drive the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention when power is applied, and may use a motor, in particular, a rotating shaft motor or an air motor. In this case, when the driving speed of the driving unit 44 is too fast, the height between one side and the other of the snoring pillow 100 may change rapidly, so that the rotational speed of the driving unit 44 is 1 in 1 second. It is good to configure it to rotate slowly around ~ 3 turns. On the other hand, the power supply unit 44a electrically connected to the drive unit 44 to supply power to the drive unit 44 is a separate power supply unit, for example, an external power connection unit connected to an outlet (not shown) provided on a wall of a building ( The power may be supplied from 60) of FIG. 7, or may be configured by using a battery capable of supplying power or a rechargeable battery instead of receiving power from the aforementioned separate power supply unit.

The gear 46 transmits the driving force generated from the driving unit 44, that is, the rotational force, to the liquid passage 42 to allow the rotation shaft 42a to move the liquid body W. To this end, the center of the gear 46 is connected to the drive unit 44, the outer peripheral surface circumference of the shape that can be mounted to the iron portion (42b) formed in the liquid passage 42, that is to the liquid passage 42 It is formed in a shape that can be rotated in engagement with the formed iron portion 42b. Therefore, the periphery of the outer periphery of the iron portion 42b of the liquid passage 42 and the gear 46 are engaged with each other so that the liquid passage 42 and the gear 46 are connected to each other, and thus, As the gear 46 rotates by the generated driving force, the liquid passage 42 rotates at the same time.

The controller 50 detects the user's snoring by the sensor 12 for a predetermined time, that is, after the first snoring is detected, the liquid W is either liquid pack 30. The driving unit 44 is driven for a time that can be moved. Accordingly, the gear 46 and the liquid passage 42 connected to the driving unit 44 are rotated to move the liquid body W in either direction according to the rotational direction of the rotation shaft 42a. After the liquid pack 30 is filled in the liquid pack 30 by a predetermined amount or more, when the snoring is detected again, the direction of rotation of the driving unit 44 is changed in the opposite direction, that is, sequentially to the forward or reverse rotation. By controlling the movement direction of the liquid (W) to be moved in the liquid pack 30 alternately. At this time, the liquid crystal is moved to any one of the liquid pack 30 in the control unit 50 to prevent the liquid (W) is filled in a large amount of any one of the liquid pack (30) If the amount of (W) is more than a predetermined amount, or if the amount of the liquid (W) in the other liquid pack 30 is less than a certain amount, it is preferable to control to stop the driving of the drive unit 44.

Hereinafter will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings the operation of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention according to this configuration. Here, the liquid filled in one liquid pack and the liquid filled in the other liquid pack are shown as liquids of the same component, but different liquids are filled for convenience of understanding. 12) illustrates the use of a vibration sensor as an example.

Figure 4 (a) and (b) to Figure 6 (a) and (b) is a state diagram of use of the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention.

First, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 4, the user takes a sleep while cutting the pillow for preventing snoring 100 while applying power to the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention. Done.

After the user starts to sleep, if the snoring does not start, the snoring pillow 100 does not operate and is used in the same manner as a general pillow. Subsequently, when the user's snoring starts, the sensor 12 senses a vibration generated while the user snores, and transmits a signal to the controller 50.

Accordingly, the drive unit 44 is driven in either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction to rotate the gear 46, the liquid passage 42 connected to the gear 46 to rotate at the same time.

As the liquid passage 42 rotates as described above, the rotating shaft 42a formed inside the liquid passage 42 also rotates, so that the liquid W filled in one liquid pack 30 according to the rotation direction thereof. Will be moved to the other liquid pack (30).

Therefore, the volume of one liquid pack 30 is reduced, the other liquid pack 30 is increased in volume and the height of one side and the other side of the pillow 100 for snoring is different, and eventually As shown in 5 (a) and (b), the head of the user who cuts the snoring pillow 100 is naturally rotated to one side. At this time, the entire body according to the rotation of the user's head can be returned in the direction in which the head is rotated more effectively can prevent the user's snoring.

Here, since the height of one side and the other side of the snoring prevention pillow 100 is gradually changed, the user's head can slip on the snoring prevention pillow 100, the upper surface of the snoring prevention pillow 100 on which the user's head is placed. The user's head is preferably composed of a material that does not slip easily.

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When the user starts to snore again after a certain time, the sensor 12 detects this and transmits a signal to the controller 50. The controller 50 controls the rotational direction of the driving unit to be changed. As a result, the rotating shaft 42a rotates in the opposite direction to move the liquid W from the inside of one of the liquid packs 30 having increased volume to the inside of the other liquid pack 30 having reduced volume. do.

The movement of the liquid (W) is made of the height of one side and the other side of the snoring prevention pillow 100 is opposite to the height of the snoring prevention pillow 100 shown in Figure 5 (a) and (b). And finally the user's head is rotated to the opposite side of FIGS. 5A and 5B as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

As such, when the user's snoring starts, each time the snoring is detected and the snoring is detected, the driving direction, that is, the rotational direction of the driving unit 44 is changed, so that one side and the other side of the snoring pillow 100 Height is also changed sequentially.

On the other hand, after using the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention is placed a separate button (not shown), etc. so as to flatten the height of the pillow 100 for snoring prevention which is either high or low. can do.

Figure 7 is a view showing an embodiment for supplying and charging power to prevent snoring pillow according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, a charging terminal 14 is formed at one side of the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention, and such a charging terminal 14 is normally external to a charger of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone. The power connector 60 is connected. By connecting the external power supply connection 60 to a separate power supply unit (outlet, etc.), the power is applied so that the pillow 100 for snoring prevention can be driven. In this case, the charging terminal 14 is shown to be exposed to the outside, but the charging terminal 14 to close the charging terminal 14 except when the charging terminal 14 is used for charging or applying power. The cover (not shown) is preferably disposed on one side of the). In addition, although the external power connector 60 and the charging terminal 14 are represented as a charger of a mobile phone and a charging terminal to which such a charger may be mounted, the external power connector 60 and the charging terminal 14 are illustrated in the illustrated drawings. It may also be configured using a power line (not shown) that is typically connected to the electronic device.

8 is a view showing another embodiment for supplying and charging power to prevent snoring pillow according to the present invention.

In FIG. 7, the external power connection unit 60 is configured as a charger of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone to apply power to the power supply unit 44a, but a part of the body is caused by the user's inversion during sleep. Power supply can be interrupted by touching. In order to solve this problem, in FIG. 8, an external power connector 210 formed in the bed 200 includes one or more charging protrusions 212 protruding to the outside, such as a charging cradle (not shown) of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone. It is installed and connected to a separate power supply unit (outlet, etc.) through the power line 214 to receive power. And, the back side of the snoring pillow 100, the charging terminal 14 is formed so as to correspond to the charging projection 212 provided in the external power connection portion 210 to prevent the snoring pillow 100 to the external power connection portion 210. It can be configured to be powered on.

When configured in this way, the snoring pillow 100 according to the present invention can be configured as a bed 200 and one set (Set), the bed snoring pillow 100 according to the invention described above If it is not used in the 200, but used in other places, the external power connection 210 installed in the bed 200, for example, the charging protrusion 212 may be damaged or contaminated by an external force to prevent this Preferably, a protective cover (not shown) may be installed to cover the filling protrusion 212.

Here, although FIG. 8 illustrates that the charging terminal 14 disposed on the snoring prevention pillow 100 is seated on the charging protrusion 212 located at the external power connection unit 210, power is applied. For example, the resonance generated when a snoring pillow 100 is placed on the splash pad using a "splashpad" using electromagnetic induction or a current flows between two antennas. (Resonance) can also be configured to be powered wirelessly.

In the present specification, a liquid, in particular, a liquid having a viscosity, is described as being filled with a predetermined capacity, but a liquid such as air may be used in a predetermined capacity instead of a liquid. In this case, when using a gas, it is preferable to use a component such as an air pump instead of a rotating shaft.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof.

Therefore, the exemplary embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described in detail above, according to the pillow for preventing snoring according to the present invention, when the user's snoring is detected, the user's snoring is changed by gently adjusting the height between one side of the pillow and the other side of the pillow. There is an effect that can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can be used even if the power is not supplied from the outside for a certain time.

Claims (3)

In snoring pillow, A pillow cover constituting the exterior of the pillow; Two or more liquid packs disposed in the pillow cover and having a predetermined amount of liquid contained therein; The liquid passage is connected between the liquid pack, a concave portion or an iron portion is formed along the outer circumference, and a rotating shaft having a plurality of threads and a plurality of valleys in the longitudinal direction therein, A driving part that generates a driving force when it is applied, a connecting part connected to the driving part, and a peripheral portion of which is mounted on the yaw part or the iron part to rotate the liquid passage by the driving force is installed therein; ; One or more sensors provided on the pillow to sense sound or vibration according to the snoring of the user; And A control unit for driving the driving unit for a predetermined time when the snoring is sensed by the sensor, and controlling the rotation of the gear to be rotated by sequentially changing the direction of rotation of the gear in the forward or reverse direction; Snoring prevention pillow comprising a. The method of claim 1, Between the pillow cover and the liquid pack, a pillow for preventing snoring, characterized in that the electromagnetic wave blocking material containing an electromagnetic wave blocking component is disposed. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The control unit, Snoring pillow, characterized in that to control to stop the driving of the drive unit when the amount of the liquid contained in any one of the liquid pack is a predetermined amount or less.

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