KR101705730B1 - Well-being pillow system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a well-being pillow system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a well-being pillow system intended to provide sleeping patterns to a user after collection of sleeping information. To this end, the well-being pillow system comprises: a pillow (100) including a pillow body part (110), a sensor part (120), and a control part (130); and an information processor (200) storing the sleeping information after receiving the same transmitted from the control part (130) and then analyzing the sleeping patterns.

Description

Well-being pillow system {WELL-BEING PILLOW SYSTEM}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wellness pillow system, and more particularly, to a wellness pillow system that collects sleeping information including human activity occurring during sleeping and provides a user with an efficient and efficient sleeping pattern.

People normally spend about a third of their lives sleeping, which can be seen as taking about 8 hours of sleep per day. Desired sleep can be the most basic way to maintain health.

For example, growth hormone is secreted around the midnight of sleep during the growing season, and secretion of immune hormone is secreted by the non-growing person. Sleep is also known to play a major role in relieving accumulated fatigue in life. It is important to note that this is not the only way to help people with mental fatigue. It is important to note that this is not a problem, Resting energy to maximize function during activity, relaxing muscles, and relieving and releasing fatigue substances in the body.

The importance of the pillow is emphasized when the importance of sleep is raised. The main role of the pillow is to connect the body with the head and support the neck through which many nerves pass to induce optimal sleep. If the height of the pillow is too high or too low compared to the body, It also causes pain and other conditions.

On the other hand, wrong habits during sleep and sleep patterns that occur during unconsciousness can cause serious problems to the human body. As an example, 20% to 30% of the general adults in the water are snoring. It is reported that 5% to 10% of them cause sleep apnea. If sleep patterns persist, the work efficiency is lowered due to lack of concentration and judgment. Heart rate is 34%, stroke is 67%, and hypertension is more than 40%, which is reported in the Pennsylvania Department of Sleep Research. There is a need for a technological or methodological means to derive such information.

When the average sleep of human beings is observed, it changes from about 20 times to about 30 times in the sleeping time of 7 hours to 8 hours to maintain the optimal sleeping activity, which is related to the smooth circulation of the human body, Sleep researchers say that the brain is among the unconscious of the brain, which maintains a command system for the human body.

However, the aforementioned symptoms of snoring and sleep apnea that occur during sleeping are difficult to be aware of, and therefore, it has been pointed out that the time and cost burden is large due to a long period of screening at a specialized facility.

In order to solve this problem, some techniques have been developed to grasp the sleep state. However, the analysis of the sleep pattern composed of only the detected sleep state has not taken into account the user's physical condition prior to bed and does not reflect the individual physical characteristics. The feedback steps utilizing the results were virtually insignificant. In addition, it is not widely used in industry due to the lack of additional functions that can be frequently used in everyday life such as sleep induction and alarm function.

In order to solve such a problem, the applicant of the present invention, as disclosed in Patent Registration No. 1383199, receives the sleeping information generated during the sleep sensed by the sensor unit through the communication network, and based on the self-check result of the pre- And analyzed the sleep pattern, thereby filing and registering a well-being pillow system in which an efficient and objective sleep pattern is provided to the user.

However, since the system is driven by only a small amount of voltage in the characteristics of the system, power is supplied from a constant power source or an auxiliary battery at a higher voltage than a certain amount, so that an unnecessary residual voltage is generated in addition to the voltage required for driving the system, The use of the auxiliary battery causes the inconvenience of requiring replacement of the auxiliary battery within a short period of time, as well as an increase in the maintenance cost.

In addition, in the above patent, static electricity or the like is generated while a user uses a pillow, and circuit components including a device such as a pressure sensor are damaged due to such an overvoltage due to static electricity or the like.

Patent Registration No. 1383199 (April 04, 2014, wellness pillow system) Open Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0056655 (2012.06.04, sleep control device and method)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an energy storage unit comprising a capacitor connected to a commercial power supply or an auxiliary battery, And the energy storage unit is provided with a power supply from a commercial power supply or an auxiliary battery according to a charged amount to charge the energy storage unit.

In addition, the present invention provides ten or more conductive rubbers on the pillow to precisely detect the turning of the user in the left and right direction, as well as an overvoltage protection device such as a varistor, And a circuit for protecting the circuit from overvoltage.

Further, according to the present invention, a sensor mounting groove is formed at an angle corresponding to a curvature or a top surface inclination angle of a pillow body on a lower surface of a pillow, and a sensor unit is installed in the sensor mounting groove, One is to provide a wellness pillow system.

The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: A sensor unit 120 inserted into the sensor unit mounting groove 111 of the sensor unit 120 to sense the user's sleeping information and storing the sleeping information detected by the sensor unit 120, And a control unit (130) for transmitting the information to the information processor through the communication unit. And an information processor 200 for receiving and storing the sleeping information transmitted from the controller 130 and analyzing the sleeping pattern based on the received sleeping information and a self-check result of the pre-registered sleeping pre- In the well-being pillow system, the energy storage unit 140 is connected to the control unit 130 so that a voltage supplied from a commercial power supply or an auxiliary battery is charged and the system operates with the charged voltage, The switching unit 150 is connected to the control unit 130 so as to selectively supply or cut off power according to the amount of the voltage charged in the unit 140. The control unit 130 is provided with an overvoltage protection device 160 And the sensor unit 120 includes a flexible conductive plate 121 inserted into the sensor unit mounting groove 111, A plurality of conductors 124 provided at regular intervals on the upper surface of the fixing plate 121 and a plurality of conductors 124 which are provided to surround the conductor fixing plate 121, A rubber cover 122 having a mounting groove 122a formed therein and a rubber mounting groove 122a formed in the rubber mounting groove 122a so as to be separated from the conductor 124 in a state of being coupled to a bottom surface of the rubber mounting groove, And a conductive rubber 123 which contacts the conductor 124 and generates an electrical signal while its position is changed only when it is pressed by the back of the head.

The sensor unit mounting groove 111 and the control unit mounting groove 112 are formed at a predetermined depth for inserting the sensor unit 120 and the controller 130 on the bottom surface of the pillow body 110, The sensor unit mounting groove 111 is formed to be inclined toward the left and right sides of the sensor unit 120 so as to be curved or at an angle equal to the angle of inclination of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, In the mounting groove 111, a sensor part pedestal 113 is formed to correspond to the sensor part mounting groove on one side so as to support the sensor part 120.

In the center of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, a back-to-back supporting groove 114 is formed to have a predetermined depth so as to support the back of the user's head. At the left and right side edge portions of the upper surface, A protrusion 115 is formed to protrude.

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According to the well-being pillow system configured as described above, since the system is operated by receiving the voltage charged in the energy storage unit, the amount of energy consumption is greatly reduced, and the overvoltage protection device (varistor) It is possible to minimize the maintenance cost by protecting the circuit, and the sensor unit can be accurately detected at the angle corresponding to the curvature or the upper surface inclination angle of the pillow body portion, It is effective.

1 is a circuit diagram showing a well-being pillow system according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a pillow in a well-being pillow system according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling structure between the pillow body and the sensor unit in the well-being pillow system according to the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a pillow body provided with a sensor unit according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a view showing a control unit and a sensor unit in a well-being pillow system according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a graph showing a sleep cycle and an alarm providing time for explaining provision of a weather alarm to a REM-SLEEP unit according to the present invention;
7 is a flow chart of providing a weather alarm in accordance with a constant sleep period according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a well-being pillow system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in the figure, the wellness pillow system according to the present invention includes a pillow body 110, a pillow 100 having a sensor unit 120 for sensing sleeping information of a user and a control unit 130, And an information processor 200 for receiving and analyzing sleep information.

The sensor unit 120 and the control unit 130 are installed on the bottom surface of the pillow body 110 to facilitate comfort of the user. It is preferable that a cover 170 is provided to cover the bottom surface of the part so that the sensor part and the control part are not exposed to the outside.

The sensor unit 120 is configured to detect a human body activity that may occur during sleeping of the user, that is, a backlash, and the sensor unit 120 is installed inside the pillow body 110 through a bottom surface of the pillow body 110 It is installed along the longitudinal direction of the pillow body.

The sensor unit 120 is for precisely sensing the number of times it is unconsciously generated, whether it is tilted leftward or rightward, and the like. It corresponds to the sleep information used as data.

The sensor unit 120 includes a flexible conductive plate 121 inserted into the sensor unit mounting groove 111 and a conductive plate 120 formed on one surface of the conductive plate 121 And a rubber mounting groove 122a is formed on the inner surface of the conductive mounting plate 121 at positions corresponding to the mounting portions of the conductors 124. [ A rubber cover 122 and a conductive rubber 124 which are provided to be spaced apart from the conductive member 124 in a state of being inserted into the rubber mounting groove 122a and which generate an electrical signal while being in contact with the conductive member 124 when pressed by a user, (123).

Accordingly, the back of the user touches the conductive rubber 123 to detect whether the conductive rubber 124 is in contact with the user's back and tilts in the lateral direction. That is, the back of the user pushes the conductive rubber 123 to move the position of the conductive rubber to contact with the conductive body to generate an electric signal. The electric signal generated by the user causes the user to flip and tilt in the left- It can detect.

The conductor fixing plate 121 is formed to have flexibility so that it can be bent so as to correspond to the inner surface shape of a sensor mounting groove 111 described later and closely attached to the inner surface of the sensor mounting groove 111.

The rubber cover 122 is provided so as to surround one surface of the conductive fixing plate 121 provided with the conductive member 124. When the conductive fixing plate 121 is wrapped around the conductive rubber member 123, (124).

Therefore, since the electric signal is not generated in the state that the conductive rubber 123 is separated from the conductive member 124, it is determined that the user does not turn over the conductive rubber 123. Conversely, An electrical signal is generated in a state of being in contact with the contact surface 124, thereby determining that the user has been turned over.

The control unit 130 is installed at one side of the sensor unit 120 and is installed inside the pillow body 110 together with the sensor unit and stores the sleeping information sensed by the sensor unit 120 And transmits the information to the information processor through the communication unit.

The control unit 130 includes a power supply unit 131 for supplying power and a microcontroller unit 132 for storing sleeping information received from the sensor unit and transmitting the sleeping information to an information processor through a communication unit.

In addition, a display unit (not shown) may be connected to the controller 130 to display sleep information, a sleeping pattern, and time of the user.

The communication unit is connected to an information processor through a wired / wireless communication system, and an information processor can be configured as a smart phone or a tablet PC as an information processor. As wired / wireless communication methods, well-known methods such as jack connection, TCP / IP, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile communication network including CDMA can be applied.

In the case of using the mobile communication network, an information processor such as a remote smart phone can receive sleep information of a user using the pillow through a mobile communication network. For example, sleep information of a parent living in a remote place It is also possible to check the health status of parents through smart phones carried by sons and daughters.

Analysis of the sleeping information using the smart phone is performed by downloading a separate application and analyzing it using this application. The user can analyze the sleeping pattern after self-checking his / her body condition before sleeping.

The information processor 200 receives and stores the sleeping information transmitted from the controller 130, and analyzes the sleeping pattern based on the received sleeping information and a self-check result of the pre-registered sleeping pre- For example, a smart phone as described above.

In the information processor, the analyzed sleep patterns can be averaged according to the monthly, hourly, and day of the week, and can be output in an integrated graph form. In addition, the information processor can display items such as a recommendation for changing the height of the pillow, It may provide information to be used systematically

The information processor according to the present invention can use an information processor having the function of an information processing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Registration No. 1383199, and detailed configurations and matters will be omitted in the present invention.

In the present invention, the measurement of the sleeping phase is intended to provide an alarm during the REM sleep period. When the sleeping phase is induced, the meteorological condition is easy, and the sudden rise in blood pressure and the resulting hypertension It can contribute to stroke prevention.

The main features of the REM sleep and NEMEM sleep that are distinguished at the sleep stage are shown in the following Table 1, which can be beneficial to sleep health.

division REM sleep (REM SLEEP) NON-REM SLEEP Characteristic Shallow sleep (glass in the weather) and dreams
A living condition similar to a waking state
(Blood pressure, pulse)
30 minute cycle sopor
Slower in vivo conditions (blood pressure, pulse)
Muscle relaxation
60 minute cycle

In the present invention, it is possible to grasp the sleep cycle using the EEG sensor. However, even if the EEG sensor is not used, the sleep information detected during sleep and the behavior during sleep may be considered in a complex manner, It is also possible to do. The sleep cycle can be determined by sensing the acceleration of the respiration and pulse that occur when the patient enters the REM SLEEP cycle, the occurrence of a repetition during sleep, and the contraction of the muscles of the body. And can be detected through the pressure sensor of the sensor unit.

In addition, when the general human sleep cycle has a regular period of the normal sleeping time of 60 minutes from the starting point of sleep and the sleeping time of 30 minutes from the end of the normal sleeping time, it is possible to grasp the sleeping time by grasping the starting point of the sleeping Do.

As an example, the process of providing the weather alarm will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The user operates the sensor unit 120 (S82) and sets the information to be collected by the sensor unit 120 when the user goes to sleep (S81) (S84) a sleep feature point that can be seen at the start of sleep. At this point, it is determined that the sleeping is started, and at the same time, the sleeping feature point detection time is checked and stored (S85). The sleeping interval of 90 minutes is calculated (S 86) with 60 minutes of Nemem sleeping surface and 30 minutes of REM sleeping period based on the sleeping feature point detection time. Thereafter, it is determined whether the weather-scheduled time set by the user is equal to or less than the sleeping time set by the user (S87). When the estimated time of the weather does not correspond to the sleeping time of the RAM, (S88), and provides a rising alarm to the sleeping pad near the scheduled airing time (S89).

6, for example. Set 06 o'clock to the weather time, and P.M. Assuming that the sleep began at 11 o'clock, the 90-minute sleep cycle would allow each of the sleep cycles to include the sleep and the normal sleep at 00:30, 02:00, 03:30, 05:00, 06:30 This is to provide a weather alarm between the sleeping days from 06:00 to 06:30, which is closest to 06:00, which is the weather time. It is most preferable to provide an alarm at the midpoint of the RAM sleeping apparatus, and it is illustrated that the alarm is designed to be provided at A2 point, i.e., 06:15.

In the example above, you can see that the alarm is provided after 06:00 of the alarm time set by the user. If necessary, you can select the operation mode to provide the weather alarm to the RAM sleepers in the range before user set time . When the user applies this operating mode in the same environment, the alarm operates to sound on the RAM sleepers before 06 o'clock, and an alarm is provided at point A1. The above-described example is not limited to the example of the alarm operation provided on the RAM sleeping apparatus. That is, instead of providing the alarm at the middle point of the RAM sleeping device, it is also possible to set it to ring at the RAM sleeping device closest to the scheduled time for the alarm to be provided and unconditionally ring at the set time. .

Meanwhile, the energy storage unit 140 is connected to the microcontroller unit 132 so that the voltage supplied from the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery is charged to operate the system at the charging voltage, The switching unit 150 is connected to the energy storage unit 140 in order to selectively turn on and off the power supplied from the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery according to the charging voltage of the charging voltage charged in the energy storage unit 140.

That is, since the energy storage unit 140 is installed, the energy storage unit is supplied with the minimum voltage required for driving the system, thereby minimizing energy consumption and reducing unnecessary energy wastage.

Particularly, in the related art, since the power is directly supplied from the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery, a large amount of voltage is supplied even though only a small amount of voltage is supplied due to the characteristic of the system, so that the remaining voltage is unnecessarily consumed.

The energy storage unit 140 may include a capacitor, for example. In this case, it is preferable that a resistor is provided at a front end of the capacitor to allow a certain amount of current to flow.

The energy storage unit 140 supplies power to the control unit while charging the voltage through the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery in a state of being electrically connected to the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery, And supplies the charged power to the control unit.

The switching means 150 enables or disables the charging of the energy storage unit, and the energy storage unit 140 is further provided with voltage sensing means for sensing the charging voltage.

The switching means 150 may be implemented as a simple switching device or may be energized only when a voltage higher than a breakdown voltage is applied by using a zener diode and a photocoupler to enable operation of the photocoupler to generate an optical signal .

The control unit 130 transmits a control signal to the switching unit when the voltage sensed by the voltage sensing unit is equal to or lower than the set voltage so as to charge the voltage to the energy storage unit through the circuit connection. And to transmit a control signal to the switching means so as to interrupt the switching means.

At this time, the control unit 130 is provided with an overvoltage protection device 160 so as to protect the circuit from overvoltage.

Accordingly, the overvoltage protection device 160 may generate an overvoltage due to the static electricity due to an action of the user during the sleeping, such that the circuit is protected when the overvoltage is generated.

As an example of the overvoltage protection device, a varistor may be used.

The varistor is protected from being transferred to the entire circuit system when an overvoltage such as a surge voltage is generated, thereby protecting the circuit.

Meanwhile, the pillow of the present invention has a structure that can accurately detect when the user turns around.

The sensor unit mounting groove 111 and the control unit mounting groove 112 are formed at a predetermined depth for inserting the sensor unit 120 and the controller 130 on the bottom surface of the pillow body 110, The sensor unit mounting groove 111 is inclined toward the left and right sides of the sensor unit 120 in order to install the sensor unit 120 at an angle corresponding to the angle of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, The sensor mounting bracket 111 is coupled to the sensor mounting bracket 113 so as to support the sensor unit 120.

Since the sensor unit 120 is inclined at an angle equal to the angle of the upper surface of the pillow body, the back of the user presses the conductive rubber provided at the corresponding position to contact the conductive body, It is possible to accurately detect the position as well as the lateral movement of the occiput.

In order to stably support the back of the user's body, a back-to-back supporting groove 114 is formed at a predetermined depth in the center of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, and on the left and right side edge portions of the upper surface, A separation preventing protrusion 115 is formed to protrude from the pillow so as to prevent the head of the user from being separated from the pillow.

The back-to-back support groove (114) is formed to support the back of the head and to accurately detect the back and forth movement of the back and forth.

The release bout 115 functions to guide the user not to be separated from the pillow even when the head is moved to the edge of the pillow due to the user's turning, and is formed to protrude by a predetermined length.

In addition, acupressure projection 116 is formed on the upper surface of the pillow body 110 at regular intervals for ventilation as well as acupressure.

As described above, according to the present invention, unnecessary energy wastage can be reduced by operating the system using only the minimum voltage by installing the energy storage unit, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary energy consumption from being transmitted to the system when an overvoltage such as static electricity occurs due to the installation of the varistor Thereby protecting the circuit. By effectively installing the sensor unit on the pillow body, accurate sleep information can be measured and acquired.

100: pillow 110: pillow body part
111: Sensor part installation groove 112: Control part installation groove
113: sensor pedestal 114: occipital groove
115: Leakage prevention tuck 116: Chiropractic projection
120: Sensor part 121: Conductor fixing plate
122: rubber cover 122a: rubber mounting groove
123: conductive rubber 124: conductor
130: control unit 131:
132: Microcontroller unit (MCU) 140: Energy storage unit
150: Switching means 160: Overvoltage protection element
170: Finishing cover 200: Information processor

Claims (4)

A pillow body 110 having a sensor mounting groove 111 and a control mounting groove 112 formed at a predetermined depth on a bottom surface of the pillow body 110 and a sensor mounting groove 111 inserted into the sensor mounting groove 111 of the pillow body 110, A controller 130 installed in the controller installation groove 112 for storing sleeping information sensed by the sensor unit 120 and transmitting the sleeping information sensed by the sensor unit 120 to an information processor through a communication unit, (100); And an information processor 200 for receiving and storing the sleeping information transmitted from the controller 130 and analyzing the sleeping pattern based on the received sleeping information and a self-check result of the pre-registered sleeping pre- Claims 1. A well-being pillow system comprising:
The energy storage unit 140 is connected to the control unit 130 so that the voltage supplied from the commercial power supply or the auxiliary battery is charged and the system is operated by the charged voltage. The energy storage unit 140 is charged A switching unit 150 is provided to be connected to the circuit so as to selectively supply or cut off power according to the amount of voltage,
An overvoltage protection device 160 is installed in the control unit 130 so as to protect the circuit from an overvoltage,
The sensor unit 120 includes a flexible conductive plate 121 that is inserted into the sensor unit mounting groove 111 and a plurality of conductive members 121 disposed on the upper surface of the conductive plate 121 at regular intervals A rubber cover 122 which is installed to surround the conductor fixing plate 121 and has rubber mounting grooves 122a at positions corresponding to the mounting portions of the conductors 124 on the inner surface thereof, The conductive member 124 is inserted into each of the mounting grooves 122a and is separated from the conductive member 124 in a state of being coupled to the bottom surface of the rubber mounting groove so that the position of the conductive member 124 is changed, And a conductive rubber (123) for generating an electrical signal in contact with the conductive rubber (123).
The method according to claim 1,
The sensor unit mounting groove 111 is inclined toward the left and right sides of the sensor unit 120 in a curved manner or at an angle equal to the angle of inclination of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, Wherein the sensor unit support (113) is coupled to the mounting groove (111) so as to support the sensor unit (120), the sensor unit support (113) having one side corresponding to the shape of the sensor unit mounting groove.
The method according to claim 1,
In the center of the upper surface of the pillow body 110, a back-to-back supporting groove 114 is formed to have a predetermined depth so as to support the back of the user's head. At the left and right side edge portions of the upper surface, (115) is protruded to prevent the separation pillow (115).
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