KR101293259B1 - Customized pillow based on user's body type - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A user figure customized pillow is provided to give a pillow of an optimal shape based on a body shape and age to each user by reflecting physiological, anatomic, and three dimensional body shape of each user. CONSTITUTION: A user figure customized pillow comprises a central supporting part(100) and a lateral supporting part(200). The central supporting part has the first supporting part(110) in which an upper part height is determined by the distance between a cervical spine curvature point of ordinary lying position of human body compensation model for a human body of pillow user and a bottom surface, and the second supporting part(120) which is determined by a distance between a back of a head of an ordinary lying position of a human body compensation model and a bottom surface. The lateral supporting part is formed with extension to both sides of center support part and has the third supporting part(210) which is determined by the distance between a cheekbone part of side lying position of human body compensation model and a bottom surface. The fourth supporting part(220) supporting the neck part is formed at a lateral supporting part with the height higher than the third supporting part. A human body compensation model has an extension of 10 to 15% to the first direction which is a shoulder width direction, an extension of 10 to 20 mm to the second direction which is a height direction, and an extension of 5 to 10 mm to the third direction which is a chest depth direction based on the outline of a real human body to prevent a cervical <javascript:endicAutoLink('cervical');> vertebral <javascript:endicAutoLink('vertebral');> scoliosis. The first supporting part is formed so that the part corresponding to numbers 2 and 6 of a cervical <javascript:endicAutoLink('cervical');> vertebral <javascript:endicAutoLink('vertebral');> of a human body compensation model is protruded or dented.

Description

User body type custom pillow {CUSTOMIZED PILLOW BASED ON USER'S BODY TYPE}

The present invention relates to a user-customized pillow, and more specifically, it is possible not only to prevent various diseases by considering not only the human body characteristics of each pillow user, but also the shape according to the change in the sleeping posture, and it is possible to dramatically improve the quality of sleep. It is about a custom body shape pillow.

As it is known that proper sleeping posture is closely related to health, various types of pillows have been developed.

However, conventional conventional pillows (including functional pillows) were generally manufactured without reflecting the fact that each user's body shape, sleeping habits, bedding, etc. are all different, thus, maintaining a stable breathing or And the flow of nerves is smooth, but rather obstacles.

In addition, if a user who has a different body shape or sleep habits is not used enough, the neck wrinkles may appear when they go to bed, resulting in dry mouth or saliva out of the mouth. There is a disadvantage that can not effectively cope with such an imbalance of the cervical spine.

Furthermore, pillow users usually not only sleep in bed posture, but also lie on their sides and toss over. Conventional pillows are difficult to secure a safety respirator when the angle and height according to the sleeping position is not sufficiently reflected, and thus may cause fatal injury such as sudden death by snoring or causing symptoms of sleep apnea.

In addition, the pillow material of the general fiber material, such as latex, synthetic resin, urethane foam, or buckwheat in terms of pillow material absorbs body heat and is not well ventilated, causing dry mouth, breathing instability, unbalanced cervical spine. Sometimes. On the other hand, in general, the material used in the prior art does not properly buffer the difference in body pressure caused by the weight of each person different muscles ?? nerve?? Compressing blood vessels can cause memory loss, headaches, numbness, and shoulder pain. As a result, the use of wrong pillows can cause insomnia and, consequently, lower the quality of life.

In order to solve this problem, there are attempts to induce a good night's sleep with music, vibrations, fragrances, etc. However, these methods have problems that cannot be a fundamental solution because the problems resulting from pillows that do not fit the body still cannot be solved.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-87476 (published Jul. 7, 201) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2011-15230 (published May 5, 2011)

Therefore, an object of the present invention reflects the physiological anatomical characteristics of each user and has a specific shape that can prevent each disease, as well as considering the floor conditions during sleep, dry mouth, snoring, neck The present invention provides a user-customized pillow that can prevent wrinkles, sleep apnea or breath instability, and cervical spine.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, in one embodiment of the present invention and the first support and the upper height is determined by the distance of the cervical spine and the bottom of the cervical spine of the body correction model to the human body of the pillow user and the A central support having a second support determined by the distance between the back head of the body correction model and the floor; And a side support part extending from both sides of the central support part and having a third support part determined by the distance between the cheekbone portion (side of the head) and the ground of the side posture of the body correction model. To provide.

By using the user body shape fit pillow according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pillow that is the optimal shape for each age by body shape because it reflects the three-dimensional body shape of each user's physiological and anatomical three-dimensional. In addition, by providing a pillow shape of different shapes and heights as one pillow according to the sleeping position (when lying down or standing sideways, etc.), even when changing the sleeping position can be effectively coped.

In addition, by providing a specific structure to prevent each disease, it is possible to prevent diseases such as neck wrinkles, dry mouth, snoring, sleep apnea, cervical spine only by non-surgical methods.

In addition, the pressure of the body weight, that is, due to the body pressure, muscle, nerves, and blood vessels caused by the pressure can be significantly reduced, and the heat generated from the head can be effectively dispersed to keep the head cool.

As a result, sleep quality can be improved to induce a good night's sleep, thus improving the quality of life.

1 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a human body correction model used in the manufacture of a user-customized pillow of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front cross-sectional view for explaining a human body correction model used in the production of custom body-shaped pillow of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view for explaining the user body fit pillow according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a plan view for explaining a user body fit pillow according to the present invention.
5 is a plan view for explaining the contact surface of the posture posture of the human body correction model in the user's body shape fit pillow according to the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C 'of FIG. 5 to explain a user-customized pillow according to the present invention.
Figure 7 is a front sectional view for explaining a user body fit pillow according to the present invention.
Figure 8 is a front sectional view for explaining the shape of the pillow for preventing snoring and sleep apnea in the user body fit pillow according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the user body fit pillow according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.

In the present invention, in order to provide a desirable pillow shape, first set the body correction model corrected on the basis of the actual human body to produce a custom body shape pillow in the shape corresponding thereto. Here, the correspondence means that the user's body shape pillow is manufactured in a shape in contact with the body correction model so as to reflect the determined body correction model as it is, as if hand-coating the plaster.

In addition, in the following description, the X-axis direction (first direction) means the direction connecting both shoulders, the Y-axis direction (second direction) is the height (key) direction, and the Z-axis direction (third direction) is the chest thickness. It means the direction. And the front means the direction of the face, the back means the head of the back of the head, the left and right direction means the left and right direction of the body.

First, Figure 1 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a human body correction model used in the production of a user-customized pillow of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front sectional view for explaining a human body correction model used for the production of a user-customized pillow of the present invention. to be. The human body correction model is determined as follows to reflect not only the physical characteristics of the human body but also the physiological anatomical characteristics.

Here, the human body 10 of the solid line is a shape when the human body of the actual pillow user is lying in a standing position (back posture touching the floor) (wound). As such, when the actual human body is in the vortex, the head of the back is positioned as it is in contact with the floor 1, which is in a state in which the head is flipped to the rear side than when the human body is upright. As such, when the shape of the head tilted back is reflected in the pillow, the mouth is opened and the mouth is dried. On the contrary, when the jaw is pulled forward, neck wrinkles or the like may occur.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, first, the human body image compensation model 20 indicated by the dotted line is assumed by rotating the head in the forward direction (face direction staring into the eye). The human body convex correction model 20 is a model for correcting the position of the head which is flipped back in the case of the eddy when compared with the case of the upright.

Specifically, the seventh end of the seven configured cervical vertebrae E (the left end of the leftmost node of cervical vertebrae E in the figure, the cervical vertebra is referred to as No. 1 from the part closest to the head) and the proximal protrusion located on the back of the auricle The line y0 extending (A) is rotated by θ1 in the counterclockwise direction on the drawing, so that the seventh line of the cervical spine E and the line extending the projection A are corrected to be the extension line y1. Here, θ1 is preferably about 3 to 7 ° considering the human body characteristics of each pillow user, and most preferably 5 ° when considering the Korean standard body shape.

However, in the front sectional view shown in FIG. 2, the head does not touch the floor and is placed in the air, as in the case of the upright, without considering that the cheekbone part or the side part of the head touches the floor 1 due to this convection. It does not assume a separate human body and phase correction model.

Subsequently, in FIG. 1, which is the actual human body (or the side cross-sectional view), the human body correction model 30 represented by the two-dot chain line is determined by extending a predetermined amount in the first to third directions based on the human body phase compensation model 20. .

Specifically, the body correction model 30 is 20 to 30% in the first direction (the X-axis direction), which is the width of the shoulder, based on the outline of the actual human body (or the human body and complementary information in FIG. 1) of FIG. 2. Extends 10 to 20 mm in the second direction (the Y-axis direction) in the stretching direction, and extends 5 to 10 mm in the third direction (the Z-axis direction) in the chest thickness direction, and in the diagonal direction, The body correction model 30 is determined by expanding the vector sum.

According to this, the human body correction model 30 having a somewhat swollen form than the actual human body 10 is made, and the user-customized pillow described below is formed to reflect the human body correction model as it is. That is, the user-customized pillow according to the present invention is formed with a certain margin than the actual human body, it is less pressure when lying down and can provide a comfortable feeling even when wearing a band or jewelry on the clothes or the head. .

The human body correction model 30 determined as described above provides values for making a user-customized pillow.

Specifically, in FIG. 1, the distance z1 from the bottom of the human body correction model 30 to the cervical vertebral curved portion (part where cervical spine 4 is located) is the height of the first support of the central support 100, which will be described later. The distance z2 from the bottom to the rear head is the height of the second support of the central support 100. In addition, in FIG. 2, the distance x1 from the bottom to the cheekbone part (head side) becomes the height of the third support part 210 of the side support part 200 described later.

Figure 3 is a perspective view for explaining a user body fit pillow according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a plan view for explaining a user body fit pillow according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user body-fitting pillow according to the present invention has a standing posture, a central support part in which a first support part 110 in which a neck (cervical spine curved part) is located and a second support part 120 in which a head part is located are formed. 100.

The first support 110 has a thickness corresponding to the distance z1 from the bottom of the body correction model 30 to the cervical spine curved portion of FIG. 1, and the second support 120 is the distance from the bottom to the back of the head. It has a height corresponding to the distance (z2), the first support 110 and the second support 120 is formed by connecting to a natural curved surface.

In addition, when the pillow user is lying on the side, the head is lying on the side support portion 200 extending to both sides from the central support portion 100, the third support portion 210 of the side support portion 200 of FIG. It is formed at a height corresponding to the distance x1 from the bottom to the cheekbone portion (or the side of the head).

Here, the fourth support part 220 having a different height (higher height) from the third support part supporting the neck portion in the side support part 200 may be formed, which is lying on the floor and side shown in FIG. 2. It is preferably formed to a height corresponding to the neck height (x2) of the.

In addition, the lower end 130 of the central support portion 100 extends to the thoracic vertebrae 2 or 3 position of the human body correction model, the lower end 230 of the side support portion 200 is the user lying sideways Preferably, the pillow is formed to extend only to the outline of the shoulder of the body correction model so that the shoulder of the user is in contact with the floor without interference. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower end 130 of the central support part 100 is formed at a lower position than the lower end 230 of the side support part 200 to be manufactured in a natural curved shape.

Referring to Figure 4, the horizontal length (W1) of the custom pillow is preferably formed of the length of the sum of the shoulder length (x3) of the human body and the face transverse length (x4) of the human body. When the user is lying down in a normal posture or lying sideways with the body side to be formed in such a length when the body is naturally rotated without moving from side to side, from the central support portion 100 to the side support portion 200 naturally and comfortably Because you can move.

The width W2 of the central support part 100 is determined according to the extended face cross length x4 of the body correction model 30 described above.

In addition, the vertical length (d1; the length from the top to the rounded lower end 130) is the thoracic spine 2 to 3 of the human body (point D in Fig. 1) from the upper end of the forehead (C point; hair from the forehead Preferably on a line extending beyond the boundary with the part). This is because the thoracic vertebrae, cervical vertebrae, heads, etc., which affect the sleeping posture, should be formed in such a position that the joint and the breath can be balanced.

5 is a plan view for explaining the contact surface of the posture attitude of the body correction model in the user body-fitting pillow according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C 'of FIG.

Referring to Figure 5, from the bottom of the central support portion 100 of the pillow, the thoracic spine 2 to 3 times, the neck and the back of the head contact area is indicated as a separate area, referring to Figure 6, the central support portion 100 The height of the cross section can be grasped.

In addition, Figure 7 is a front cross-sectional view for explaining a user body fit pillow according to the present invention. According to this, the height difference of each part of the pillow can be confirmed, and the height (thickness) order of the first to fourth support parts is the fourth support part h4> the third support part h3> the first support part h1> second It is preferable that the support h2 is in the order of, and each of these supports is formed in a natural curved surface.

By the above method, when the standard age group of Koreans is based on the body, the width (W1), the length (D1), and the height (h3) of the third support part of the pillow calculated in the same manner as described in the following <Table 1> Same as

age 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 horizontal 355 385 415 445 475 505 535 565 595 625 Vertical 160 175 190 205 220 235 250 265 280 295 Height 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140

<Table 1> Standard Size of Korean Pillows by Age (Age: Three, Length ㎜)

The present invention provides a human body correction model of a more specific embodiment that can prevent snoring or sleep apnea, date, turtle neck, cervical spine, and the like, and provides a custom body pillow made accordingly. In this case, various diseases can be prevented in advance by a non-surgical method, not by otolaryngology or orthopedic surgery.

First, in order to prevent snoring and sleep apnea, in addition to the human body correction model previously applied in FIG. 1, a vertical line passing through the thoracic spine Nos. 2 to 3 (D) and a vertical line passing through the upper cross-section (C point) of the forehead are assumed. Then, a human body correction model is formed by bending it inwards (the direction in which the head and chest are closer to each other) on the YZ plane by θ2, respectively, and thus a user body shape pillow can be manufactured. Here, considering the general body size and shape of Koreans, the θ2 is preferably about 8 to 12 °.

On the other hand, Figure 8 is a front cross-sectional view for explaining the shape of the pillow for preventing snoring and sleep apnea in the user body fit pillow according to the present invention. In this case, the width of the central support part 100 is not limited to the face lateral length of the body correction model, but the head 40 of the posture attitude extends to the width of the head 50 ° rotated left and right by θ3 on the XY plane. It is desirable to make it. Here, θ3 is preferably about 30 to 50 degrees. If θ3 is less than 30 °, there is not enough free space to prevent snoring or sleep apnea, and if it exceeds 50 °, the head is not turned in the normal posture, but close to the posture when sleeping on the side. This is because the side support part 200 performs the ground support.

As such, when correcting, the respiratory tract is opened only to an appropriate degree, and a space for a relatively free body movement of the user is secured, and it is possible not only to prevent dryness of the mouth generated when sleeping with the mouth open, but also snoring and sleep apnea. You can prevent such symptoms.

In another embodiment, the present invention can provide a user-customized pillow that can prevent the date. Date is not a normal C-shaped neck, but refers to a disease formed by the cervical spine (cervical spine) to date. Therefore, in order to prevent or correct the need for a pillow that can push the cervical spine 3, 4, and 5 in the direction of the front (face) part around the cervical spine 4. Therefore, the first support 110 is preferably formed so as to protrude from the cervical spine 4 or cervical spine 3 to 5 of the human body correction model for the prevention of the date. In this case, using the user-customized pillow for a long time, there is an effect that can prevent the date.

As another embodiment, the present invention may provide a user-customized pillow that can prevent the turtle neck. Turtle neck, unlike the date tree 5 to 7, in particular, the cervical spine 5 or 6 part is bent in the front (face portion) direction means a state that the neck is bent forward. That is, cervical spine 5, 6 or 7 is not in place. Therefore, in order to prevent this, if the corresponding part of the first support is depressed so that the portion corresponding to cervical spine 5 to 7 in the human body correction model is forced to the rear (backward direction), the turtle neck in a non-surgical manner Can be prevented.

In addition, the present invention can provide a user-customized pillow to prevent cervical scoliosis. Cervical scoliosis means that the cervical spine (neck bone) is bent from side to side. Therefore, in order to prevent this, a pillow is formed in a tightly adhered manner without giving much room in the first direction, so that the curved cervical spine can be corrected to normal, or only the cervical spine side can be prevented.

Specifically, a human body correction model is generally extended from 20 to 30% in the first direction from above, and based on this, a user body shape pillow having a central support is manufactured, but based on the outline of the actual human body to prevent only the cervical spine. It is preferable to assume a human body correction model that is extended by 10 to 15% in the first direction, the shoulder width direction, and determine the width of the central support part 100 accordingly.

In addition, in order to exert a strong pressure only on the curved cervical spine portion, if the portion corresponding to the cervical spine Nos. 2 to 6 of the human body correction model is protruded or recessed, the prevention effect of the cervical spine side can be further improved.

In the present invention, the height of the first support part, the second support part, and the third support part may be changed according to the material and the weight of the floor on which the body correction model is laid down. That is, in the case of a spring bed or latex bed, etc., depending on the weight of the body is different so that the overall height of the user's body shape fit pillow can be formed low.

In addition, the softness (softness) of the user body fit pillow is preferably changed according to the weight of the user. In other words, high weight is applied to the pillow when a lot of weight is applied, so it is preferable to use a hard material to cope with this, and when the weight is low, the pressure on the pillow is less, so that the deformation of the pillow is relatively small. It is desirable to fabricate the custom body-shaped pillow using a material.

Such user body fit pillow can be made using synthetic resin. For example, it may be made using latex foam, urethane foam or open cell silicon. Among these, it is preferable to use breathable silicon in consideration of the smooth release of body heat, long-term retention of shape, and the like.

The breathable silicon is a silicon with a large number of pores, providing a constant hardness (hardness) does not change over time. Therefore, since the physical property itself is stable, the height and angle of the pillow can be maintained as it is semi-permanently. In addition, many of the pores quickly release the heat generated in the head and acts to enable the ventilation to keep the head cool all the time. Therefore, it is possible to prevent excessive pressure from being applied to nerves, muscles, and blood vessels by body pressure, and to prevent heat from condensing on the head.

The above-described user body shape tailoring pillow is produced by the following method.

First, a three-dimensional scan of the human body with a three-dimensional scanner, and then transform the shape so that it can be processed data. Subsequently, a human body correction model required for each body is derived, and the frozen silicon is molded by computerized numerical control (CNC). Subsequently, after thawing the frozen breathable silicone, a foaming process is completed to form a user-customized pillow made of breathable silicone or latex foam or urethane foam having many pores formed therein.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

10: human body 20: human body compensation model
30: body correction model 40: posture head
50: rotational head 100: central support
110: first support portion 120: second support portion
200: side support portion 210: third support portion
220: fourth support part

Claims (12)

The first support part having a top height determined by the cervical spine curvature point of the human body correction model and the distance of the floor to the pillow user's body, and the second head determined by the distance of the back head and the floor of the normal posture of the body correction model A central support having a support; And
A side support part extending from both sides of the central support part and having a third support part determined by a distance between the cheekbone part of the side posture and the ground of the body correction model;
The side support portion is formed to a height higher than the third support portion to form a fourth support portion for supporting the neck portion,
In order to prevent the cervical spine, the human body correction model is extended by 10 to 15% in the first direction, the width of the shoulder, and 10 to 20 mm in the second direction, the chest thickness, based on the actual outline of the human body. 5 to 10 mm extended in the third direction, wherein the first support is a user body fit pillow, characterized in that formed to protrude or recess the portion corresponding to the cervical spine 2 to 6 of the body correction model. delete According to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the central support portion extends to the 2nd or 3rd thoracic vertebrae position of the body correction model, and the lower end of the side support portion of the user's shoulder position is in contact with the floor when the user is side posture Custom body pillows, characterized in that formed so as to extend to the outline of the shoulder of the body correction model. The method of claim 1, wherein the body correction model is formed to be bent on the YZ plane based on a vertical line passing through the upper cross-section of the forehead and the thoracic spine 2 to 3 to prevent snoring and sleep apnea. Custom body pillow. delete delete delete delete According to claim 1, wherein the horizontal length of the user body fit pillow is the sum of the shoulder length of the human body and the face transverse length of the human body, the vertical length is the length from the thoracic spine No. 2 of the human body to the upper end of the forehead Custom body pillow, characterized in that. The pillow of claim 1, wherein a height of the first support part, the second support part, and the third support part is changed according to a material of the floor on which the body correction model is laid down. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the softness of the user body fit pillow is changed according to the weight of the human body. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the custom body pillow is manufactured using breathable silicone, latex foam, or urethane foam.

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