KR101257732B1 - Mattress capable of massage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mattress having a massage function is provided to safely and gently perform a massage by controlling injection and exhaustion of air when an airbag is installed in a position to be in contact with a human body. CONSTITUTION: A mattress having a massage function(100) is made of a cushion material. The mattress comprises a base part(110) in which a neck part airbag is exposed and an air circulation device to the airbag is equipped; an elastic partition part(120) which is made of an elastic material and covers the upper part of the base part; and a skin part(130) which covers the elastic partition part and is in direct contact with a human body. A drawing hole(122) is formed at a part where the elastic partition part touches the neck part airbag. The part of the skin part contacting the neck part airbag is made of a super elastic material.

Description

Mattress capable of massage

The present invention relates to a mattress having a massage function, and in particular, the injection of air in the state in which the airbag inflating up by air injection is installed in a part in contact with the neck and shoulders of the human body, a part in contact with the back, or a part in contact with the leg in the mattress. The present invention relates to a mattress having a massage function capable of performing massage by appropriately controlling the discharge.

As is well known, various types of massage chairs capable of performing massage or massage by operating a cam mechanism or a strike mechanism by electric power have been proposed and actively marketed. In addition, a massage chair is proposed to massage the arm, foot or leg area by using an air bag to tighten and loosen the area by injecting and discharging the air.

On the other hand, an air mattress that expands by air injection to impart a cushioning feeling has been proposed for outdoor use or indoor use. Alternatively, a massage function can be performed by operating a cam mechanism, a blow mechanism, or a vibration generating mechanism by electric power. There is a mattress which is proposed.

However, the conventional air mattress as described above has a problem that the function is monotonous because it does not have a massage function at all, only using air for the purpose of simply injecting air into the mattress to impart a feeling of cushioning. On the other hand, the mattress that performs the massage function by electric power is not only complicated in structure, but also presses or strikes the human body by the cam mechanism while the load by the human body is transmitted as it is, thereby causing bruises on the human body or causing a back disc or neck. There was a problem such as causing a disk.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the injection of air in the state in which the airbag inflated up by air injection in the area in contact with the neck and shoulders, the back of the human body in the mattress, and the area in contact with the legs and An object of the present invention is to provide a mattress having a massage function capable of safely and smoothly performing massage by appropriately controlling the discharge.

Mattress having a massage function of the present invention for achieving the above object is made of a cushion material having a cushion up and down, a plurality of air bags are exposed on the upper surface, the base portion is built-in air circulation mechanism to the air bag ; It is made of a flexible material to allow the air bag to swell up and includes an elastic partition covering the upper surface of the base portion and the skin portion directly in contact with the human body covering the entire elastic partition.

In the above-described configuration, the base portion is incorporated in a state separated into an upper base portion and a lower base portion made of a latex material, a memory foam, or a combination thereof, and the lower base portion is electrically connected to the air circulation mechanism and the air circulation mechanism. An electric equipment driven and controlled by power is housed in a box, and the airbag is exposed to the upper base part.

The airbag is made of a U-shaped bag, the neck airbag having one air tightness to massage the neck of the human body; One or more airbags having a gas tightness to massage the back of the human body in the form of a rod during inflation and one leg airbag having one or more airtightness to massage the leg area of the human body in the form of a rod when inflated. The back airbag and the leg airbag are characterized in that they are arranged side by side in the vertical direction on the upper base portion.

In the portion interviewing the neck airbag of the elastic partition part, there are formed two outlet holes through which both wings of the neck airbag are drawn out, and the portion interviewing the neck airbag of the skin part is relatively relative to the elastic partition part. It is characterized in that the high elastic material made of excellent elasticity.

An air injection air pump for injecting air into each of the air bags; An air pump for discharging air of each of the air bags; An air injection motor for driving the air injection air pump; An air discharge motor for driving the air discharge air pump; A plurality of air circulation tubes connected between the air injection air pump and the air discharge air pump and each of the airbags, and a plurality of transmissions connected to the air circulation tubes to allow or block the circulation of air; It further comprises a valve.

According to the mattress having a massage function of the present invention, the injection and discharge of the air in the state in which the airbag inflating up by the air injection is installed in a portion in contact with the neck and shoulders, the back of the human body in the mattress, or in contact with the legs in the mattress By doing so, the massage can be performed safely and smoothly.

1 is an exploded perspective view according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the coupling according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an electrical block diagram according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an air circulation system according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the mattress having a massage function of the present invention.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention, Figure 2 is a combined perspective view according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the mattress 100 with a massage function of the present invention is largely made of a horizontal and vertical size of a conventional mattress, the air circulation system and the electric equipment is built-in a plurality of airbags on the upper surface A base portion 110 to which the 113, 114 and 115 are exposed; The elastic partition part 120 and the elastic partition part 120 which are made of an elastic material to allow the air bags 113, 114, and 115 to swell up and cover the entire upper surface of the base part 110. It may be made to include the skin portion 130 directly in contact with the human body while covering the whole.

In the above-described configuration, the base portion 110 may be made of a cushion material having a thickness of about 20 cm, for example, latex or memory foam, or a combination thereof, as shown in FIG. 1. It can be incorporated by Velcro tape in a state separated into two upper and lower parts for convenient installation, etc. In the drawings, reference numerals 118 and 112 denote upper and lower surfaces of the lower base part 116 and the lower base part 111, respectively. It shows a velcro tape with a plurality attached to the corresponding position of.

On the other hand, the lower base portion 116 is preferably made of the same or larger thickness than the upper base portion 111 for the installation of the air circulation mechanism (not shown) or the electrical equipment, the groove of a predetermined thickness is formed In this groove, the electric equipment and the air circulation mechanism can be stored while being embedded in the component box 117. Although not shown, an upper portion of the lower base portion 116 houses an air circulation tube accommodation groove in which the air circulation tubes for the airbags 113, 114, and 115 are accommodated, and an electric wire for supplying electricity to the electric equipment. The wire receiving groove may be formed. In the drawing, reference numeral 119 denotes a power cable drawn out of the base portion 110, for example, from the side of the lower base portion 116.

Next, the upper base portion 112 also has a plurality of airbags 113, 114, and 115, for example, a neck airbag 113, a back airbag 114, and a leg portion at a predetermined depth from an upper surface thereof. A plurality of airbag accommodating grooves in which the airbags 115 are located may be formed, and the airbags 113, 114, and 115 may be fixedly accommodated in the airbag accommodating grooves. The leg airbag 115 and the back airbag 114 may be embodied as a rod-shaped bag squeezed laterally across the upper base portion 111 and the neck airbag 113 may be massaged by holding the nape of the neck. It may be embodied as a bag of approximately "U" shape. The airbags 113, 114, and 115 may be embodied in natural or synthetic resin materials having airtightness.

Furthermore, in consideration of the human body having different heights, it is desirable to implement the back airbag 114 as a plurality of airbags arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction. In FIG. 1, the leg airbag 115 is illustrated as one, but the leg airbag 115 may also be implemented as a plurality of airbags arranged side by side in the vertical direction in consideration of a human body having different heights. The lower base part 116 and the upper base part 111 may both be made of memory foam or made of latex material. Alternatively, the base part of any one layer is made of memory foam, and even one base part is made of latex material. It could be done.

Next, the elastic partition portion 120 is made of a flexible material of less than about 1 cm so that the vibration of the airbags 113, 114, 115 according to the injection and discharge of air can be transmitted to the human body as it is. Preferably, two portions of the air holes 113 that are interviewed with the neck airbag 113 are formed with two outlet holes 122 through which the wings of the neck airbag 115 are drawn out.

Next, the skin portion 130 may be made of a material such as cotton yarn, while having aesthetic sense, but is harmless to the human body, and the portion interviewing the airbag 113 on the neck is relatively larger than the elastic partition portion 120. It is preferable that the material is made of a high elastic material having excellent elasticity, for example, spandex.

Both the elastic partition portion 120 and the skin portion 130 may be incorporated into the base portion 1100 by sewing.

Figure 3 is an electrical block diagram according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the electrical configuration of the mattress having a massage function of the present invention includes a control unit 140, an air bag 113, 114, and 115 that collectively control the overall operation of the massage function. An air pump 143 for injecting air or discharging air injected into the airbags 113, 114, and 115, a motor 142 for driving the air pump 143 by electric power, and a controller 140. The motor driving unit 141 for driving the motor 142 and the valve driving unit 144 for allowing or blocking the circulation of air between the air pump 143 and the airbags 113, 114, and 115 under the control of the control unit. And a key manipulation unit for receiving a desired massage function and transmitting the same to the controller 140.

In the above-described configuration, the controller 140 may be configured as a software configuration such as a microcomputer for executing a control program or a hardware configuration performing an equivalent function.

The motor driver 141 may be implemented as, for example, a semiconductor switch such as a relay switch or a transistor operated by an electromagnetic force. The electric valve may for example be implemented as a solenoid valve.

On the other hand, although not shown, the key operation unit may be pulled out of the mattress by a wire so that it can be operated comfortably even when pressed, and may be implemented as a wireless remote control as shown in FIG. The remote control transmitter 149 and the remote control receiver 148 should be configured separately. In this case, the remote controller transmitter 149 and the remote controller receiver 148 may transmit and receive a control signal by an infrared method or an RF method. Functions that can be manipulated by the key operation unit or the remote control may include massage selection function for each part, overall massage selection function, intensity control function of the selected massage function, or massage time setting function.

Figure 4 is an air circulation system according to an embodiment of the mattress with a massage function of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, looking at the air circulation system of the mattress according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, the motor 140 and the air pump 143 for air injection (142-1), (143-1) ) And the air discharge (142-2), (143-2) can be provided divided.

Air circulation tubes are also used for air injection (200), (210), (220), (222), (224), (226) and for air exhaust (205), (215), (230), (232), (234), (236) may be provided, the reference numerals 200, 220 and 210 in the drawings are respectively the air circulation tube for neck air bag air injection, back air bag air injection and leg air bag air injection air And reference numerals 205, 230, and 215 denote air circulation tubes for ventilating the neck airbag, venting the back airbag air, and venting the leg airbag air, respectively. The back air bag air injection air circulation tube 220 may be branched back to the respective back air bag air gentle tubes 222, 224 and 226, and the air circulation tube 230 for back air bag air discharge ) May again branch to each dorsal airbag air gentle tube 232, 234, 236.

On the other hand, the electric valve is also installed in the middle of each of the air circulation tube for air bag air injection tube 240, 250, 270, 280, 290 and the air discharge tube for air discharge ( 245, 255, 275, 285, and 295. The two electric valves indicated by the hidden lines in the drawing may be provided in some cases as shown in the valve to allow or block the injection or discharge of air to the entire back air bag. According to the air circulation system of FIG. 4, each back airbag 114 may be selectively operated by being divided into upper, middle, and lower portions.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mattress having a massage function of the present invention having the configuration described above. When the user selects a desired function by operating a key operation unit or a remote control, for example, a neck massage function, the controller 140 controls the air circulation tubes 222, 224, and 226 for the back and leg parts. Electric valves 270, 280, 290, 250 and all air venting air circulation tubes 205, 232, 234, 236, 215 installed in Open only the electric valve 240 installed in the air inlet air circulation tube 200 at the neck with the electric valves 245, 275, 285, 295 and 215 closed. At the same time, the air injection motor 141-1 is driven to operate the air injection air pump 143-1 for a predetermined time, for example, 2 to 10 seconds. Accordingly, the neck airbag 113 is gradually inflated to gently massage the nape of the human body while gradually compressing the massage.

Next, the control unit 140, contrary to the above-described state, the electric valves 270 and 280 installed in all the air inlet air circulation tubes 200, 222, 224, 226, and 210. Electric valves 275, 285, 295 installed in the air circulation tubes 232, 234, 236, and 215 for evacuating the air in the back and leg areas. Air pump for bleeding air by driving only the motor valve 142-2 installed at the neck air inlet air circulation tube 205 while the 215 is still closed. By operating (143-2) for a predetermined time, for example, 2 to 10 seconds, the neck airbag 113 is contracted to release the pressure on the nape of the human body, and such operation is set by default or by the user. Execute repeatedly for the set time. Leg massage function and back massage function may also be achieved in the same way as the neck massage function.

The mattress having a massage function of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the electrical equipment may be installed outside of the mattress.

100: mattress, 110: base portion,
111: upper base portion, 112: velcro tape,
113: neck airbag, 114: back airbag,
115: leg air bag, 116: lower base portion,
117: full length box, 118: Velcro tape,
119: power cable, 120: elastic partition portion,
122: air bag wing drawer on the neck, 130: epidermis,
130a: neck air bag interview, 140: control unit,
141: motor drive unit, 142: motor,
142-1: air injection motor, 142-2: air discharge motor,
143: air pump, 143-1: air injection pump,
134-2: air discharge pump, 144: valve drive unit,
148: remote control receiver, 149: remote control transmitter,
200, 210, 220, 222, 224, 226: air circulation tube for air injection,
205, 215, 230, 232, 234, 236: air circulation tube for air exhaust,
240, 250, 270, 280, 290: electric valve for air injection,
245, 255, 275, 285, 295: electric valve for air exhaust

Claims (5)

It is made of a cushion material having a cushion up and down, the upper surface is made of a U-shaped bag, a plurality of airbags including a neck airbag having one air tightness for massaging the neck of the human body is exposed, the airbag A base part in which an air circulation mechanism is incorporated;
An elastic partition part made of an elastic material to allow the air bag to swell up and covering an upper surface of the base part;
Covering the entire elastic partition portion is made to include a cuticle directly in contact with the human body,
In the site where the elastic partition is interviewed with the neck airbag, two outlet holes are formed to draw both wings of the neck airbag.
A mating portion having a massage function made of a high-stretch material having superior elasticity than the elastic partition portion is the portion interviewed with the neck air bag of the epidermis. The method of claim 1,
The base unit is integrated in a state separated into an upper base portion and a lower base portion made of a latex material, a memory foam, or a combination thereof, and the lower base portion drives the air circulation mechanism and the air circulation mechanism by electric power and The electrical equipment to control is stored in a box,
The mattress with a massage function, characterized in that the air bag is exposed in the upper base portion. 3. The method of claim 2,
The airbag has a rod-like airbag having one or more airtight to massage the back of the human body in the form of a rod when inflated and
It is made of a rod shape when inflated further comprises one or more leg airbags having airtightness to massage the leg area of the human body,
The back part airbag and the leg part airbag are mattresses with a massage function, characterized in that side by side in the vertical direction in the upper base portion. delete The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An air injection air pump for injecting air into each of the air bags;
An air pump for discharging air of each of the air bags;
An air injection motor for driving the air injection air pump;
An air discharge motor for driving the air discharge air pump;
A plurality of air circulation tubes connected between the air injection air pump, the air discharge air pump, and each of the airbags to circulate air;
A mattress having a massage function, further comprising a plurality of electric valves connected to the air circulation tube to allow or block the circulation of air.

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