KR101183668B1 - Acupressure apparatus for scalp of pillow type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pillow-type scalp acupressure device, and more particularly, a housing having a housing for accommodating the user's back and neck area, and a space adjusting means provided in the left and right walls and the rear wall surrounding the accommodation space; It consists of acupressure means installed in the gap adjusting means, and relates to a pillow-type scalp acupressure device configured to receive acupressure for the scalp and the rear neck in a state where the user cuts comfortably like a pillow.

Description

Acupressure apparatus for scalp of pillow type}

The present invention relates to a pillow-type scalp acupressure device, and more particularly, a housing having a housing for accommodating the user's back and neck area, and a space adjusting means provided in the left and right walls and the rear wall surrounding the accommodation space; It consists of acupressure means installed in the gap adjusting means, and relates to a pillow-type scalp acupressure device configured to receive acupressure for the scalp and the rear neck in a state where the user cuts comfortably like a pillow.

Conventionally, various types of scalp acupressure apparatus have been proposed for alopecia patients or chronic headache patients. For example, in Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-31855 (published date; 2000.06.05.), Hundreds of hydraulic syringes are mounted inside a helmet, and a tip is installed at the lower end of each syringe. A device has been introduced in which the tip is configured to pressure the scalp. However, the specification of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-31855 has no specific drawings or explanations on how the hydraulic cylinder is operated, in particular, how the hydraulic tube for supplying hydraulic pressure to each syringe is installed inside the helmet. Not.

Therefore, it will not be easy for a person skilled in the art to manufacture an industrially available scalp acupressure device based on the contents described in the above-mentioned Patent Publication No. 2000-31855, and even if such a scalp acupressure device is manufactured, it is a hydraulic type. The helmet is too heavy and bulky, making it an inconvenient shiatsu device.

Thus, the inventors of the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0410493 (registration date; February 28, 2006) and the corresponding international patent publication WO2007-073106 (published date 2007.06.28.), Hemispherical inner helmet and outer helmet A helmet made of a compression foam resin material having a space formed therebetween; A pneumatic cylinder mounted to the space part and provided with acupressure means penetrating the inner helmet at a lower end thereof; The pneumatic scalp acupressure device consisting of; a pneumatic generator for providing pneumatic pressure to the pneumatic cylinder was introduced.

The pneumatic scalp acupressure device is much lighter than the conventional hydraulic, there is little noise or vibration, there is an advantage that is very easy to use and carry, there is an advantage that can be conveniently used by alopecia patients or chronic headache patients.

However, since the user has to sit down with the helmet on his head, the user may feel tired when used for a long time, and especially for women or the elderly who have a weak neck area, should reduce the weight of the entire chiropractor as little as possible. Because of this, there was a problem that it is a factor that increases the manufacturing cost.

Moreover, in recent years, as the use of computers increases, patients who complain of back neck pain, that is, pain in the nape of the neck, are rapidly increasing, and thus, there is a need for developing a new acupressure device capable of simultaneously acupressure of the scalp area and the posterior neck area.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a pillow-type acupressure device that can be used by the user lying comfortably lying on the pillow, and can be used while the user takes a sleep as needed.

In addition, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a scalp acupressure device of a new structure that can be acupressure as well as the scalp of the user at the same time.

Pillow type scalp acupressure device according to the present invention is a flat support bottom, the bottom upper surface disposed on the opposite side of the support bottom, and the scalp accommodation space for accommodating the user's back head portion on the top of the bar top, and the scalp accommodation space A housing having a left and right wall portion and a rear wall portion surrounding the neck, a neck support portion supporting the rear neck portion of the user in front of the scalp accommodation space, and a neck accommodation space formed on the neck support portion; A spacing adjusting means provided respectively at the left and right wall portions and the rear wall portions of the housing; A pneumatic cylinder mounted to the gap adjusting means, a push rod installed in the pneumatic cylinder and reciprocating toward the scalp accommodation space, and a soft acupressure port coupled to the exposed end of the push rod to press the user's scalp. Acupressure means for doing; A pneumatic generator and a controller for supplying air pressure to the pneumatic cylinder; Characterized in that consisting of.

In the pillow-type scalp acupressure device, the gap adjusting means includes a screw thread penetrating the left and right wall portion and the rear wall portion, respectively, and an adjusting screw composed of a handle portion provided on the outer surface of the housing to rotate the screw rod; A tube having one end fixed to an inner surface of the housing so as to face the adjustment screw, the guide tube having a length in the longitudinal direction, and an inward jaw formed at the other end thereof; The tube is mounted in the fixed tube so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, the screw hole is inserted into the screw rod along the central axis, the outer diameter portion is formed with a guide groove coupled to the guide protrusion in the longitudinal direction, the inner end A moving tube having an outward jaw formed therein to be prevented from being separated by the inward jaw; A support plate coupled to an outer end of the moving tube, supporting a pneumatic cylinder of the acupressure means and passing through an exposed end of the push rod; .

The pillow-type scalp acupressure device according to the present invention is convenient to use because the user can comfortably receive acupressure by lying on a pillow, and the whole acupressure device in the development process because the user does not feel the weight of the acupressure device at all in the acupressure process. There is no burden to reduce the weight of, so there is an effect that can add a variety of additional functions to the acupressure device.

In addition, the pillow-type scalp pressure device according to the present invention can acupressure the user's scalp and the rear neck at the same time has a high effect of acupressure.

1 is a perspective view of acupressure apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the gap adjusting means 300 in the acupressure apparatus according to Figure 1, 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the shiatsu means 500 according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing the type of shiatsu 560 according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, even if the configuration is essential to the implementation of the present invention, specific details will be omitted for the matters that are obvious from the prior art, and various design changes can be made using the prior art. In addition, in order to explain the present invention more effectively, the direction of the up, down, front, back, left and right will be described with reference to each drawing.

Pillow type scalp pressure device according to the present invention comprises a housing 100, the gap adjusting means 300, and the acupressure means 500 and the pneumatic generator (not shown) and the control unit (not shown).

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 100 has a flat support bottom 110, a bottom top surface 120 disposed on an opposite side of the support bottom 110, and a user from the top of the bottom top surface 120. The scalp accommodation space to accommodate the back of the head, the left and right wall portion 130 and the rear wall portion 140 surrounding the scalp accommodation space, and the neck support portion 150 supporting the rear neck of the user in front of the scalp accommodation space And a neck receiving space formed above the neck support part 150.

The support bottom 110 is a lowermost structure of the housing 100, for example, is in close contact with a floor or a bed and functions to stably support the housing 100 so as not to move. The bottom upper surface 120 is disposed on the opposite side of the support base 110. That is, the support bottom 110 and the bottom top surface 120 constitute both sides arranged up and down like both sides of the coin. Reference numeral 111 in FIG. 2 is a pneumatic tube.

The scalp accommodation space is a space surrounded by the bottom upper surface 120, the left and right wall portions 130, and the rear wall portion 140, and an upper portion thereof is open. Thus, the scalp accommodation space is configured to put the user's head in a state lying flat, so that the back of the user is in close contact with the floor upper surface 120, the left and right wall portion 130 is the user's side The heads face each other, and the rear wall part 140 faces the crown of the user.

The rear of the left and right wall portion 130 is connected to the rear wall portion 140, the front is connected to the neck support 150 while the height is lowered. The neck support part 150 supports the nape of the user's neck, that is, the rear neck when the user puts his head in the scalp accommodation space (Hs) and lie down. And the upper side of the neck support portion 150 is formed with a neck receiving space connected to the scalp receiving space.

Next, the gap adjusting means 300 is installed on the left and right wall portions 130 and the rear wall portions 140 of the housing 100 so that the acupressure means 500 to be described below is appropriately arranged to the size of the user's head. Function to adjust the interval. The gap adjusting means 300 may be any structure as long as it can achieve the object of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the configuration of the gap adjusting means 300 mounted in Figures 1 and 2 as an embodiment of the present invention. The gap adjusting means 300 is composed of a control screw 310 and the fixed tube 320, and the moving tube 330 and the support plate 340.

The adjusting screw 310 is a screw rod 311 penetrating through the left and right wall portion 130 and the rear wall portion 140 of the housing 100 and the handle portion installed on the outer surface of the housing 100 so as to rotate it. 312.

The fixed tube 320 is a tube body, one end of which is fixed to the inner surface of the housing 100 so as to face the adjustment screw 310, respectively. And, as shown in Figure 3, the inner diameter portion is formed with a guide protrusion 321 in the longitudinal direction, the other end is formed with an inward jaw 322 of reduced diameter. Reference numeral 323 is a fixing screw for fixing the fixing tube 320 to the inner surface of the housing 100.

The moving tube 330 is a tube body mounted to be movable in the longitudinal direction in the fixed tube 320, the screw hole 331 is formed is inserted into the screw rod 311 along the central axis, the outer diameter portion is A guide groove 332 is formed to which the guide protrusion 321 is coupled in a longitudinal direction. The outward jaw 333 is formed at the inner end thereof to enlarge the outer diameter. Reference numeral 334 denotes a screw hole to which the fixing screw 341 to be described later is coupled.

The guide protrusions 321 and the guide grooves 332 are unevenly coupled to each other to serve to couple the movable pipe 330 to be movable only in the longitudinal direction without rotating in the fixed tube 320. In addition, the inwardly facing jaw 322 and the outwardly facing jaw 333 serve to prevent the moving tube 330 from being separated out of the fixed tube 320.

The support plate 340 is coupled to the screw hole 334 of the moving tube 330 by a fixing screw 341, which supports the pneumatic cylinder 510 of the acupressure means 500 to be described below. Function At this time, the pneumatic cylinder 510 is fixed to the support plate 340 by a fixing nut 342, the exposed end of the push rod 540 penetrates through the support plate 340 and the fixing nut 342 support plate ( 340) overhanging.

When the user grasps the handle part 312 and rotates the screw rod 311 in the gap adjusting means 300 having the structure as described above, the screw rod 311 is in the screw hole 331 of the moving tube 330. While rotating, the movable tube 330 is reciprocated in the longitudinal direction within the fixed tube 320. In this way, by adjusting the spacing of the support plate 340 installed at the end of the moving tube 330, the size of the scalp accommodation space can be adjusted to suit the size of the user's head.

Next, the acupressure means 500 includes a pneumatic cylinder 510 mounted to the gap adjusting means 300, a push rod 540 installed in the pneumatic cylinder 510 and reciprocating toward the scalp accommodation space. It is coupled to the exposed end of the push rod 540 is configured to include a soft pressure port 560 to pressure the scalp of the user.

The shiatsu means 500 may be any structure as long as it can achieve the object of the present invention, preferably using the one introduced in Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0443769 (registration date 2009.03.05.) It is good.

Referring to Figure 4 in detail the configuration of the acupressure means 500, the pneumatic cylinder 510 is a cylindrical structure, the upper vent pipe 511 connected to the pneumatic generator (not shown) is provided The guide surface 512 is formed at the bottom surface, and the support jaw 513 is formed at the inner diameter portion in the circumferential direction.

The support jaw 513 is provided with an elastic diaphragm 520 for dividing the internal space of the pneumatic cylinder 510 up and down, and a pressing plate 530 is disposed below the diaphragm 520. The upper end of the push rod 540 is fixed to the center of the lower surface of the pressing plate 530.

The lower end of the push rod 540 penetrates through the guide hole 512 and is exposed to the lower part of the push rod 540. The push rod 540 is disposed between the bottom surface of the pressing plate 530 and the bottom surface of the pneumatic cylinder 510. The spring 550 surrounding the) is installed, and the pressure port 560 is mounted on the exposed end of the push rod 540.

In the acupressure means 500 having the structure as described above, when the pneumatic pressure is supplied to the upper end of the pneumatic cylinder 510 through the vent pipe 511 from the pneumatic generator installed in the outside, the diaphragm 520 as shown in FIG. ) Presses the pressing plate 530 while extending downward, and the pressing plate 530 lowers the push rod 540 while lowering the pressure of the spring 550. When the supply of the pneumatic pressure is stopped, the pressing plate 530 and the push rod 540 are raised again by the elastic force of the spring 550. Through this process, the push rod 540 repeatedly moves up and down, and the acupressure port 560 installed at the exposed end repeatedly presses the user's scalp.

In the present invention, the shiatsu 560 is made of soft rubber, silicone, or polyurethane so that the user does not feel pain by directly contacting the scalp of the user. Such acupressure tool 560 can also be used any material or any shape of the acupressure sphere, as long as it can achieve the object of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the types of the acupressure tool 560. The ball acupressure ball 560a, the coin acupressure ball 560b, and the mat acupressure ball 560c are shown in the present invention. Collectively, 560. An insertion hole 561 into which the exposed end of the push rod 540 is inserted is formed at the bottom of the acupressure port 560, and a plurality of acupressure protrusions 562 for acupressure of the scalp are formed thereon.

The acupressure port 560 may be directly coupled to the exposed end of the push rod 540, and additionally install a pressure plate 350 that connects the exposed end of the plurality of push rods 540 as one, as shown in FIG. The acupressure port 560 may be installed on the acupressure plate 350. At this time, the pressure plate 350 is formed with a through hole 351 through which the exposed end of the push rod 540 penetrates and a fixing protrusion 352 for fixing the pressure hole 560.

Although not separately shown in the accompanying drawings, the acupressure port 560 is inserted into the exposed end of the push rod 540 protruding the through hole 351 upwards, or a separately prepared fixing nut is inserted to fix the acupressure plate 350. do. In addition, the pressure plate 350 is preferably configured to be rounded so that the central portion enters slightly concave as shown in Figure 3 so that the pressure port 560 inserted thereon evenly contacts the scalp of the user.

Finally, the scalp acupressure apparatus of the present invention includes a pneumatic generator (not shown) for supplying air pressure to the pneumatic cylinder 510, and a control unit (not shown) for controlling the pneumatic generator.

The pneumatic generator is composed of an air pump, an air valve, and an electric motor for operating the air pump in the same manner as a conventional structure. The air pump is connected to the vent pipe 511 of the pneumatic cylinder 510 through a pneumatic tube 111 connected to the housing 100. Thus, when the air pump is operated, pneumatic pressure is supplied to each pneumatic cylinder 510 to lower the push rod 540 and the pressure port 560. When the air valve is opened, the push rod 540 and the pressure port 560 are raised by the elastic force of the spring 550 while the pneumatic pressure is discharged.

The control unit controls all functions mounted on the scalp acupressure device together with the pneumatic generator so as to implement various operation modes according to the needs of the user. The pneumatic generator and the control unit are described in detail in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0410493 (registration date; February 28, 2006) and the corresponding international patent publication WO2007-073106 (published date 2007.06.28.). .

On the other hand, in the present invention, the pneumatic cylinder 510 may be installed on the bottom upper surface 120 of the housing 100, but this is not preferable because the user's head continues to move up and down by the operation of the push rod 540. not. Therefore, the bottom top surface 120 of the housing 100 forms a fixing protrusion 121 as shown in FIG. 1 and inserts and installs the acupressure hole 560 therein so that the back of the head is naturally acupressure by the weight of the user's head. It is desirable to.

In addition, a light emitting diode 122 for irradiating far infrared rays toward the scalp accommodation space may be provided on the bottom upper surface 120, the left and right wall portions 130, and the rear wall portion 140 of the housing 100. Far-infrared rays irradiated from the light emitting diodes 122 are known to stimulate hair follicle cells of the scalp and to promote blood circulation of peripheral capillaries distributed around them, thereby preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth.

In addition, the housing 100 may be provided with a nozzle for injecting a cool wind or herb fragrance toward the user's scalp, or may be installed a speaker that listens to beautiful music or natural sounds.

2, the pneumatic cylinder 510 and the ball-type pressure port 560a mounted thereon may be installed on the neck support part 150 of the housing 100, and the mat-type pressure gauge without the pneumatic cylinder 510 installed. Only 560c may be installed. To this end, the neck support 150 is provided with a fixing protrusion 151 as shown in FIG.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1, the upper and the left edge portion 130 and the rear wall portion 140 of the housing 100 is provided with an attachment means 160 such as Velcro tape, the scalp receiving space is concave therein It can be detachably attached to the scalp cover (not shown). The scalp cover is made of a soft cloth or non-woven fabric to protect the acupressure port 560 from direct contact with the user's scalp, and further protects the dust and foreign substances from getting inside the scalp accommodation space. When the user changes the scalp cover every time, the user can receive the scalp pressure while being more hygienic and comfortable.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to some preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the case of the gap adjusting means 300 exemplified in FIG. 3, the distance of the support plate 340 is easily designed to be automatically adjusted by using a general distance sensor that has a general knowledge in the field to which the present invention pertains. Alternatively, in the case of the acupressure means 500 illustrated in FIG. 4, the hydraulic cylinder may be used instead of the pneumatic cylinder 510. However, it should be construed that it falls within the scope of the present invention, unless such design changes result in no unexpected new effects.

100; Housing 110; Support
120; Floor top surface 130; Left and right wall parts
140; Rear wall portion 150; Neck support
160; Attachment means 300; Spacing means
310; Adjusting screw 320; A fixed tube
330; Moving tube 340; Support plate
350; Acupressure plate 500; Acupressure
510; Pneumatic cylinder 520; Diaphragm
530; Pressing plate 540; Push rod
550; Springs 560, 560a, 560b, 560c; Shiatsu

Claims (6)

A flat support bottom 110, a bottom upper surface 120 disposed on the opposite side of the support bottom 110, and a scalp accommodation space accommodating a user's back hair from the top of the bottom upper surface 120; The left and right wall portion 130 and the rear wall portion 140 surrounding the space, the neck support portion 150 for supporting the rear neck of the user in front of the scalp accommodation space, and the neck formed on the upper side of the neck support portion 150 A housing 100 having a receiving space;
Spacing adjusting means (300) installed on the left and right wall portions (130) and the rear wall portions (140), respectively;
The pneumatic cylinder 510 mounted on the gap adjusting means 300, the push rod 540 installed in the pneumatic cylinder 510 to reciprocate toward the scalp accommodation space, and the exposure of the push rod 540 Acupressure means 500 coupled to an end and including a soft acupressure port 560 for acupressure of the user's scalp;
Pneumatic generator and control unit for supplying pneumatic pressure to the pneumatic cylinder (510); Pillow type scalp acupressure device, characterized in that consisting of.
The method of claim 1,
The gap adjusting means 300 is a screw rod 311 penetrating the left and right wall portion 130 and the rear wall portion 140, respectively, and a handle portion 312 installed on the outer surface of the housing 100 to rotate it. Adjusting screw 310 consisting of;
One end is fixed to the inner surface of the housing 100 to face each of the adjustment screw 310, the inner diameter portion is formed with a guide protrusion 321 in the longitudinal direction, the other end is formed with an inward jaw 322 A fixed tube 320;
The tube is mounted in the fixed tube 320 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, the screw hole 331 is formed is inserted into the screw rod 311 along the central axis, the outer diameter portion in the longitudinal direction the guide protrusion ( A guide groove 332 is formed to be coupled to the 321, the inner end portion of the moving tube 330 is formed with an outward jaw 333 to prevent the departure by the inward jaw;
It is coupled to the outer end of the moving tube 330, the pneumatic cylinder 510 of the acupressure means 500 is supported, the support plate 340 through which the exposed end of the push rod 540 passes; Pillow type scalp acupressure device, characterized in that consisting of.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
An exposed end of the push rod 540 is coupled with a through hole 351 through which the exposed end penetrates and a pressure plate 350 having a fixing protrusion 352 formed therein, and an acupressure hole 560 on the fixing protrusion 352. Pillow type scalp acupressure apparatus is installed.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
A pillow-shaped, characterized in that the fixing protrusions 121 and 151 are installed on the bottom upper surface 120 and the neck support part 150 of the housing 100, respectively, and the mating acupressure holes 560b are installed on the fixing protrusions 121 and 151, respectively. Scalp Shiatsu.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Attachment means 160 is provided at the upper edge portions of the left and right wall portions 130 and the rear wall portion 140 of the housing 100, and the attachment means 160 has a scalp cover that concavely surrounds the scalp accommodation space. Pillow type scalp shiatsu device, characterized in that detachably attached.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The housing 100 has a pillow-type scalp acupressure device, characterized in that at least one of a light emitting diode for irradiating far infrared rays toward the scalp accommodation space, a nozzle for injecting fragrance or wind, a speaker.

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