KR101611190B1 - Chair for Correcting Posture, and Rehabilitation Apparatus Having the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a chair for correcting posture and a rehabilitation apparatus including the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a chair (100) for correcting posture including a back support part and an armrest part includes: a seating part (110) including the back support part (160) and the armrest part (170) mounted on one side surface thereof, and a hip moving part (111) for moving hips of a sitter in a front or rear direction; an upper body correction part (120) fixed by an extension part (131) extended from a chair leg part (130) in one side direction and varying a length thereof in an upper body direction of the sitter; a chair leg part (130) fixedly mounting the seating part (110) and a connecting part (131) to an upper portion thereof; a driving part (140) mounted in the seating part (110) and driven by a signal of a control part (150) to provide a driving force to the hip moving part (111); and the control part (150) transmitting the control signal to the driving part (140) on the basis of data acquired through a sensor (180) disposed on the back support part (160) and the seating part (110). The chair for correcting posture according to the present invention includes first and second sensors which may detect an incorrect posture of the sitter, and the seat part and the upper body correction part capable of automatically correcting the hips and the upper body of the sitter, so the chair may detect the posture of the sitter, and automatically correct the posture of the sitter.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a chair for posture correction and a rehabilitation apparatus including the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a chair for posture correction and a rehabilitation apparatus including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a chair for posture correction that automatically detects the posture of a seated person and corrects the posture of the seated person.

In general, as the Internet and automation technology develop, modern people have more time to live in front of their desks, and they spend more time sitting in the chair.

Moreover, in the early childhood, which is the physical development period, the school, the life in the school, and even the leisure time are replaced by computer games, and most of the day is spent sitting in the chair.

For this reason, depending on the sitting position of infants or adolescents during the physical development period, there is a problem that they cause an abnormality to the body such as the neck disk and the waist disk due to the influence of the spine portion.

Conventionally, in order to solve such a problem, there have been known chairs for users to correct the posture manually and to help correct posture.

However, the conventional posture correcting chair has a problem that the success or failure of the posture correction depends on the user's will. In general, it is difficult to attain the posture correction effect because the child or the young person does not have a great will to correct the posture.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for a posture correction chair that detects a change in posture of a seated person and automatically corrects the posture of the seated person.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0081423 (published on July 17, 2013)

An object of the present invention is to provide a posture correcting chair for automatically calibrating the posture of a seated person by sensing the posture of the seated person, and a rehabilitation apparatus including the same.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chair comprising a back support and an armrest,

And a buttock moving part for mounting the back support part and the arm rest part on one side and for moving the buttocks of the seated person forward or backward;

An upper body gauge fixed by an extension extending in one direction from a leg portion of the chair, the length of which is changed in the direction of the upper body of the seated person;

A chair leg part for mounting and fixing the seating part and the connection part on the upper part;

A driving unit mounted inside the seating unit and driven by a signal from the control unit to provide a driving force to the buttock portion; And

A control unit for transmitting a control signal to the driving unit based on data acquired through a sensor provided in the backing unit and the seating unit;

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In one embodiment, the buttock moving part comprises:

Two or more rollers rotatably mounted on the seating portion; And

A conveyor belt mounted on the roller to move the buttocks of the seated person forward or backward;

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In one embodiment, the outer surface of the conveyor belt may be further equipped with a friction member capable of preventing the buttocks of the seated person from slipping.

In addition, the back support and the armrest portion can be bound to the seating portion by a connection portion that can be shifted forward or backward from one side of the seating portion.

In this case,

A rail portion extending forward and rearward and formed on one side of the seating portion; And

A binding portion mounted on a lower portion of the backrest portion and the armrest portion and being coupled to the rail portion so as to be movable forward and rearward;

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In one embodiment, the upper body calibration unit comprises:

A body portion mounted on an extension extending in one direction from the leg portion of the chair;

A length changing part which is discharged or drawn in from the body part toward the upper body of the seated person; And

A cushion part mounted on one end of the length changing part and contacting the upper body of the seated person;

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In this case, the length changing unit may be a linear motor, a hydraulic driving apparatus, or a pneumatic driving apparatus driven by a control signal of the control unit.

In one embodiment, the driver comprises:

A drive motor driven by a control signal of the control unit; And

A driving force transmission gear for transmitting the driving force generated from the driving motor to the hip portion;

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The chair for posture correction of the present invention comprises:

A first sensor mounted on a lower portion of the backrest, measuring a distance from the back of the seated person and transmitting the distance data to the control unit; And

At least two second sensors for sensing the back and forth inclination and the left and right inclination of the seated person in contact with both the buttocks of the seated person and transmitting the pressing force data to the control unit;

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The present invention can also provide a rehabilitation apparatus characterized by including the chair for attitude correction.

As described above, according to the chair for posture correction of the present invention, it is possible to provide a chair which is provided with a first sensor and a second sensor capable of detecting an incorrect posture of a seated person and is capable of calibrating the seated person's buttocks and upper body, By providing the upper body calibration unit, the posture of the seated person can be automatically calibrated by sensing the posture of the seated person.

Further, according to the rehabilitation apparatus of the present invention, by providing the posture correcting chair that can automatically correct the posture of the seated person by sensing the posture of the seated person, the rehabilitation can be automatically performed according to the state of the patient, Rehabilitation treatment can be performed.

1 is a perspective view showing a chair for posture correction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view showing the chair for posture correction shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is a left side view of the posture correcting chair shown in Fig.
Fig. 4 is a right side view showing the chair for posture correction shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the chair for posture correction shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
6 is a perspective view showing the backrest portion shown in Fig.
7 is a perspective view showing the seating unit shown in Fig.
Fig. 8 is a side perspective view showing the driving of the gluteal portion shown in Fig. 7; Fig.
9 is a right side view showing the seating portion shown in Fig.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the body correcting unit shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a chair leg shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Prior to the description, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and should be construed in accordance with the technical concept of the present invention.

Throughout this specification, when a member is "on " another member, it includes the case where there is another member between the two members as well as when the member is in contact with the other member.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is understood that it may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

In each step, the identification code is used for convenience of explanation, and the identification code does not describe the order of the steps, and each step may be performed differently from the stated order unless clearly specified in the context. have. That is, each of the steps may be performed in the same order as described, or may be performed substantially concurrently or in the reverse order.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a chair for posture correction according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a front view showing a chair for posture correction shown in Fig. Fig. 3 is a left side view showing the chair for posture correcting shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a right side view showing the chair for posture correcting shown in Fig. There is shown a plan view of the illustrated posture correcting chair.

Referring to these drawings, the posture correcting chair 100 according to the present embodiment is a chair having an backrest 160 and an armrest 170, and includes a seating unit 110, an upper body calibration unit 120, A chair leg 130, a driving unit 140, and a control unit 150.

Specifically, the seating portion 110 may have a structure in which the backrest portion 160 and the armrest portion 170 are mounted on one side and the buttock moving portion 111 that moves the buttocks of the seated person forward or backward.

The upper body calibration unit 120 may be structured such that it is fixed by an extension 131 extending in one direction from the chair leg 130 and the length is changed in the direction of the upper body of the seated person. Specifically, the upper body calibration section 120 may be fixed to the extension section 131 so as to have an inclination angle that makes a predetermined angle with the horizontal direction of the seating section 110. [ In some cases, the upper body calibration section 120 and the extension section 131 may be bound to each other by a hinge structure rotatable by a predetermined angle. In this case, the inclination angle of the upper body calibration unit 120 can be adjusted to a desired angle by the seated person.

The driving unit 140 may be mounted on the seating unit 110 and may be driven by a signal from the control unit 150 to provide a driving force to the buttock moving unit 111. [

The control unit 150 can transmit a control signal to the driving unit 140 based on the data acquired through the sensor 180 provided in the backing unit 160 and the seating unit 110. [

A more detailed description of each part constituting the chair 100 for attitude correction according to the present embodiment will now be described in detail.

Figs. 6 to 11 are views showing the details of each configuration of the posture correcting chair shown in Fig.

6 and 7 together with FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the back part shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the seating part shown in FIG.

The backrest section 160 and the armrest section 170 may be structured so as to be coupled to the seating section 110 by a connection section 165 which can be shifted forward or backward from one side of the seating section 110. [

Specifically, the connecting portion 165 may be composed of a rail portion 166 and a binding portion 167.

The rails 166 may be formed on one side of the seating part 110, extending forward and backward. The binding portion 167 may be attached to the lower portion of the back support portion 160 and the armrest portion 170 and may be coupled to the rail portion 115 to be movable forward and rearward.

Thus, the back support 160 and the armrests 170 according to the present embodiment including this structure can be repositioned and mounted at appropriate positions according to the intention of the seated person.

A fixing member (not shown) capable of fixing the binding portion 167 is additionally attached to the rail portion 166 so that the back support portion 160 and the armrest portion 170 are opposed to the intention of the seated person It is possible to prevent the position from being changed.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the seat portion shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a side perspective view showing driving of the buttock moving part shown in Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is a right side view Respectively.

Referring to these drawings together with FIG. 1, the buttock moving part 111 according to the present embodiment may be a configuration including two or more rollers 112 and a conveyor belt 113 driven by a roller.

Specifically, the roller 112 is mounted rotatably at the lower end of the seating portion 110, and the conveyor belt 113 can be mounted on the roller 112 to move the buttocks of the seated person forward or backward.

In some cases, the outer surface of the conveyor belt 113 may be further provided with a friction member 114 that can prevent the buttocks of the seated person from slipping.

The buttocks of the seated person can be shifted forward or backward by the conveyor belt 113 of the buttock moving part 111. [ At this time, the roller 112 for driving the conveyor belt 113 can be driven by the driving of the driving unit 140.

8, the driving unit 140 transmits the driving force generated from the driving motor 141 and the driving motor 141 driven by the control signal of the control unit 150 to the bumper moving unit 111 And a driving force transmission gear 142.

The driving force transmitting gear 142 transmits the driving force of the driving motor 141 to the roller 112 and the driving force of the driving motor 141 is transmitted to the roller 112 by the rotation driving of the roller 112 The conveyor belt 113 can be driven.

As a result, the buttocks resting on the upper surface of the conveyor belt 113 can be shifted forward or backward by driving the conveyor belt 113.

1, the posture correcting chair 100 according to the present embodiment may include two or more sensors capable of sensing the posture of a seated person.

Specifically, a first sensor 181 for measuring the distance from the back of the seated person and transmitting the distance data to the control unit 150 may be mounted on the lower portion of the backed part 160. At this time, the first sensor 181 is not particularly limited as long as it is a sensor capable of detecting distance data, and may be, for example, an ultrasonic sensor.

The posture correcting chair 100 according to the present embodiment includes at least two second sensors (not shown) for sensing the back and forth inclination and the left and right inclination of the seated person in contact with both buttocks of the seated person and transmitting the pressing force data to the control unit 150 182). At this time, the second sensor 182 is not particularly limited as long as it is a sensor capable of detecting a pressing force, and may be, for example, a pressure sensor.

The control unit 150 can calculate the posture of the seated person after receiving the distance data and the pressing force data from the first sensor 181 and the second sensor 182 mentioned above.

Specifically, when the distance data detected from the first sensor 181 is not within the preset range, the control unit 150 transmits a control signal to the driving unit 140 to drive the conveyor belt 113, , The buttocks of the seated seated on the conveyor belt 113 can be displaced.

Further, when the pressing force data detected from the second sensor 182 is not within the predetermined range, the control section 150 can drive the upper body calibration section 120 to calibrate the upper body of the seated person. The driving principle related to this will be described in detail below.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the body correcting unit shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a chair leg shown in Fig.

1, the upper body calibration unit 120 according to the present embodiment may include a body portion 121, a length changing portion 122, and a cushion portion 123. As shown in FIG.

Specifically, the body portion 121 is structured to be attached to an extension portion 131 extending in one direction from the chair leg portion 130. The length changing portion 122 is configured to extend from the body portion 121 to the upper body of the seated person Or may be a structure that is ejected or drawn in. Further, the cushion portion 123 can be mounted on one end of the length changing portion 122 and can contact the upper body of the seated person.

The length changing unit 122 may be a linear motor, a hydraulic driving apparatus, or a pneumatic driving apparatus driven by a control signal of the control unit 150. [

The upper body calibrator 120 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration can change its length by the control signal of the controller 150 and calibrate the upper body of the seated person.

Specifically, the length changing section 123 may change the length based on the data detected by the second sensor 182 that contacts the both buttocks of the seated person and senses the back and forth inclination and the left and right inclination of the seated person.

For example, when the pushing force of the seated person's hips is excessively directed toward the front side, this is the case in which the upper body of the seated person is biased toward the front. Based on the pushing force data received by the second sensor 182, The length of the length changing portion 123 can be changed. The cushion portion 123 mounted at one end of the length changing portion 122 can contact the upper body of the seated person to raise the upper body of the seated person.

At this time, the second sensor 182 can be installed at four portions that are in contact with the front, back, right, and left sides of the seated person's buttocks so that the pressing force of the seated person's buttocks can be detected in the forward, In some cases, a plurality of second sensors 182 may be additionally provided to further analyze the pressing force of the seated hips.

As a result, the posture correcting chair 100 according to the present embodiment can grasp the upper body posture of the seated person based on the data detected from the second sensor 182, and correct the upper body of the seated person.

Therefore, according to the chair for posture correction according to the present invention, there is provided a seat portion and an upper body correcting portion which are provided with a first sensor and a second sensor capable of detecting an incorrect posture of a seated person and capable of calibrating the seated person's upper and lower bodies The posture of the seated person can be automatically calibrated by sensing the posture of the seated person.

The present invention can also provide a rehabilitation apparatus including the chair for attitude correction 100 according to the present embodiment.

Therefore, according to the rehabilitation apparatus of the present invention, by providing the posture correcting chair that can automatically correct the posture of the seated person by sensing the posture of the seated person, the rehabilitation can be automatically performed according to the state of the patient, Rehabilitation medical care can be performed.

In the above description of the present invention, only specific embodiments thereof are described. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms thereof, which are to be considered as being limited to the specific embodiments, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .

That is, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment and description, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. And such variations are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A chair comprising a backrest portion and an armrest portion,
A sitting portion 110 having the back support portion 160 and the arm support portion 170 mounted on one side and having a buttock moving portion 111 for moving the buttocks of the seated user forward or backward;
An upper body calibration part 120 fixed by an extension part 131 extending in one direction from the chair leg part 130 and having a length changed in the direction of the body of the seated person;
A chair leg 130 for mounting and fixing the seating part 110 and the extension part 131 on the upper part;
A driving unit 140 installed in the seating unit 110 and driven by a signal of the control unit 150 to provide a driving force to the buttock moving unit 111; And
And a control unit 150 transmitting a control signal to the driving unit 140 based on the data acquired through the sensor 180 provided in the seating unit 110,
The backrest part 160 and the armrest part 170 are coupled to the seating part 110 by a connection part 165 which can be shifted forward or backward from one side of the seating part 110. [ An orthopedic chair (100).
The method according to claim 1,
The buttock moving part 111 comprises:
Two or more rollers 112 rotatably mounted on the seating portion 110; And
A conveyor belt 113 mounted on the roller 112 to move the buttocks of the seated person forward or backward;
And a backrest member for supporting the posture of the user.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a friction member (114) is further mounted on the outer surface of the conveyor belt (113) to prevent the buttocks of the seated person from slipping.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The connection portion 165 includes:
A rail portion 166 extending forward and rearward and formed on one side of the seating portion 110; And
A binding portion 167 attached to the lower portion of the backrest portion 160 and the armrest portion 170 and coupled to the rail portion 115 so as to be movable forward and rearward;
And a backrest member for supporting the posture of the user.
The method according to claim 1,
The upper body calibration unit 120 includes:
A main body part 120 mounted on an extension part 131 extending in one direction from the chair leg part 130;
A length changing part 121 which is discharged or drawn in the direction of the upper body of the seated person from the body part 120; And
A cushion portion 122 mounted on one end of the length changing portion 121 and contacting the upper body of the seated person;
And a backrest member for supporting the posture of the user.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the length changing portion (121) is a linear motor, a hydraulic driving device, or a pneumatic driving device driven by a control signal of the control portion (150).
The method according to claim 1,
The driving unit 140 includes:
A driving motor 141 driven by a control signal of the control unit 150; And
A driving force transmission gear 142 for transmitting the driving force generated from the driving motor to the hip portion;
And a backrest member for supporting the posture of the user.
The method according to claim 1,
The posture correcting chair 100 comprises:
A first sensor 181 mounted on the lower portion of the back support unit 160 for measuring the distance from the back of the seated person and transmitting distance data to the control unit 150; And
Two or more second sensors 182 for sensing the forward and backward inclination and the left and right inclination of the seated person in contact with the both buttocks of the seated person and transmitting the pressing force data to the control unit 150;
And a backrest member for supporting the posture of the user.
A rehabilitation apparatus comprising a chair (100) for attitude correction according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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