KR102011693B1 - Apparatus and method for massaging eyes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for massaging eyes, capable of effectively managing eye health by making it possible to simultaneously give a cold- and thermo-massage when massaging eyes, thereby preventing heat from concentrating on the eye part and preventing meibomian gland dysfunction.

Description

Eye massage device and its method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MASSAGING EYES}

The present invention relates to an eye massage device and a method thereof, and more particularly, when performing eye massage, it is possible to simultaneously perform a massage by cold and heat to prevent concentration of heat in the eye part and at the same time, myspring glands. The present invention relates to an eye massage device and a method for effectively managing eye health by preventing dysfunction.

The eye is a sensory organ that collects visual information and delivers it to the brain. It is the body organ of a person most commonly used in daily life.

In addition, due to the recent development of industrial technology and information communication technology, various smart devices such as smart phones, notebook PCs, and desktop PCs are becoming popular. As a result, people can see the digital screen anytime and anywhere, and the human eye is becoming the most abused body organ in daily life.

In particular, when the human eye is exposed to the digital screen for a long time, it may cause dry eye.

Dry eye refers to a disease in which the surface of the eye becomes cold and sore or has a foreign object due to lack of tears in the eye, and is caused by heat concentration in the eye or dysfunction of the myspring gland (ie, the oil gland).

The meibomium gland is located in the inner conjunctiva of the edge of the eye, by secreting lipids into the eye to form a fat layer, thereby preventing excessive evaporation of tears through the fat layer to prevent the eye from drying out. It is a body organ that performs a function.

However, the meibomium glands are located on the eyelids lower than body temperature, and the lipids secreted by the meibom glands are caused by various factors such as pollen, environmental factors such as yellow dust or fine dust, and damage to the eye surface due to eye makeup or lens wear. There is a problem that easily coagulates.

Therefore, in order to prevent dry eye and keep the eyes healthy, it is very important to periodically massage the myspring gland so that the function of the myspring gland does not occur.

In the conventional massage method for mybom saeng, by performing a thermal massage using a towel or gauze, or by stimulating the myboem gland directly with a finger, it was massaged.

However, the method of massaging my spring spring by using the towel or gauze should always be equipped with a high temperature treatment means for the towel or gauze because the towel or the gauze must be heated at a high temperature or only at a place where the high temperature treatment means is provided. There are drawbacks to this.

In addition, the method of directly stimulating the myspring gland with a finger, there is a problem that foreign matter of the finger can be introduced into the cornea of the eye may damage the health of the eye.

Accordingly, the present invention divides the eye massage device to the eye massage part by the cold temperature and the eye massage part by the heat, so that the massage by the cold and heat can be performed at the same time, heat is concentrated in the eye part or In order to prevent the coagulation of lipids in my spring, the present invention proposes an eye massage device and a method for maintaining eye health effectively.

Next, the prior art existing in the technical field of the present invention will be briefly described, and then the technical matters to be made differently from the prior art will be described.

First, Korean Patent No. 1806298 (December 1, 2017) relates to a massage device for my springs around the eyes, by applying heat to the my springs around the eyes, and controlling the vibrations and the pressures not to overlap each other. Regarding massaging device, it is not related to myspring gland around the eyes.

The prior art is to be able to massage my spring glands located in the eye attention through heat, vibration, compression or a combination thereof.

However, the eye spring massage device proposed by the prior art provides only a thermal massage function. That is, when the prior art is used for a predetermined time, there is a problem that the eye can be easily dried because the thermal massage function does not block the concentration of heat in the eye.

On the other hand, in the present invention, when performing massage on the user's eye part and my spring gland part, the eye part may perform a cold massage, and the my spring gland part may perform a thermal massage, thereby causing heat to the eye part. It is possible to prevent concentration and at the same time to prevent the coagulation of lipids secreted from my spring gland, so that it is possible to effectively manage the health of the user's eyes, the prior art is a technical feature of this invention It does not describe or suggest.

In addition, Korean Patent No. 1683540 (2106.12.10.) Relates to an eye massager, which transmits vibration to the eyelids around the eyes, or emits far infrared rays to the eyelids around the eyeballs through a far-infrared lamp to massage the user's eyes. It is about an eye massager.

Whereas the prior art is to massage the user's eyes through a vibrating member for transmitting vibration around the eyeball, the present invention, by allowing to perform a cold massage and a thermal massage at the same time through the temperature control, the cold massage By preventing heat from concentrating on the eyes of the user, and by blocking the lipid secreted from the user's my spring gland through the heat as soon as possible to alleviate eye fatigue and at the same time effectively health the eyes of the user In order to be managed by the prior art, there is no description of the technical features of the present invention, there is a clear difference in the present invention, the object, configuration and effects.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an eye massage device and a method that can be easily worn on the user's eyes to massage the user's eyes anytime and anywhere.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an eye massage device and a method for relieving eye fatigue and effectively managing eye health by enabling simultaneous cold and hot massages.

In addition, the present invention, when performing the eye massage using the eye massage device, by preventing the heat from being concentrated in the eye of the user through the cold and hot massage function provided in the eye massage device to prevent the eye from being easily dried Another object of the present invention is to provide an eye massage device and a method thereof.

In another aspect, the present invention, when performing the eye massage using the eye massage device, to prevent the lipid secreted from the my spring gland through the thermal massage function provided by the eye massage device to coagulate, It is another object of the present invention to provide an eye massage device and a method for melting and allowing the function of the myspring to be normally performed.

The present invention also provides an eye massage device and a method for controlling the temperature of the eye massage device using a user terminal through an application for driving the eye massage device, or to easily drive the eye massage device. Another purpose is to provide.

An eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a thermal massage unit for thermally massaging the myspring spring located at the edge of the user's eye and a cold massage unit for cold massage of the user's eye, wherein the thermal massage and cold massage are It is characterized in that it is performed at the same time using a plurality of Peltier elements.

In addition, the Peltier device, when a current of a predetermined size flows, to release the heat from the heat massage portion to perform a thermal massage, and to absorb the heat from the cold massage portion to perform a cold massage do.

The eye massage device may further include a temperature setting unit for setting a temperature for performing a thermal massage and a massage time setting unit for setting a massage time, the plurality of Peltier elements having a predetermined size according to the set temperature. By supplying a current, it is possible to perform a hot massage and a cold massage according to the set massage time.

The eye massage device may further include a case in which the temperature of the thermal massage unit exceeds a temperature set by the user, or the temperature of the cold massage unit is less than a preset temperature value, or the massage time set by the user has elapsed. Characterized in that to automatically cut off the current supplied to the Peltier device.

In addition, the eye massage method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a hot massage step of hot massage massage the eyeballs of the user through a heat massage step and a hot and cold massage section to the hot spring massage located on the edge of the user's eye through a heat massage unit It includes, the thermal massage and cold massage is characterized in that it is performed at the same time using a plurality of Peltier elements.

The eye massage method may further include a temperature setting step of setting a temperature for performing a thermal massage through a temperature setting unit and a massage time setting step of setting a massage time through a massage time setting unit, wherein the plurality of Peltier elements By supplying a current of a predetermined size according to the set temperature to, characterized in that to perform a thermal massage and cold massage according to the set massage time.

The eye massage method may further include a method in which the temperature of the thermal massage part exceeds a temperature set by the user, the temperature of the cold massage part is less than a preset temperature value, or the massage time set by the user has elapsed. Characterized in that to automatically cut off the current supplied to the Peltier device.

The present invention configured as described above allows the user to simultaneously perform a hot and cold massage and a thermal massage at the time of the eye massage, thereby preventing heat from concentrating on the eyes of the user and preventing the functional disorder of the myspring gland in advance. It is effective to effectively manage the health of the eyes.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can be provided to the user by easily controlling the temperature and massage time of the eye massage device through a massage application for operating the eye massage device.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an eye massage device and a method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a Peltier device provided in the eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing an eye massage using an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specific structural to functional descriptions of one embodiment disclosed in the specification or the application of the present invention are only illustrated for the purpose of describing the embodiment according to the present invention, and unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific All terms used herein, including the term, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined herein. No.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an eye massage device and a method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the eye massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is worn on the user's eyes to massage the user's eyes and manage health for eyes exposed to the external environment for a long time. .

In addition, the eye massage device 100 is provided with a thermal massage unit 110 for providing a thermal massage function and a cold massage unit 120 for providing a cold massage function, the user to the eye massage device 100 When using the eye massage to perform a hot massage and a cold massage can be performed at the same time.

That is, when the user performs the eye massage through the eye massage apparatus 100, the user may simultaneously perform the thermal massage and the cold massage according to the part of the eye where the eye massage apparatus 100 is located.

In this case, the user may set a temperature for performing a thermal massage, and the eye massage apparatus 100 allows the user to perform a thermal massage according to the set temperature when the user sets the temperature.

In addition, the eye massage device 100 allows the user to perform a cold massage through the cold massage unit 120 within a specific temperature range according to the set temperature when the user sets the temperature for the thermal massage.

In addition, the user may set the temperature through a button form or a display provided by the eye massage apparatus 100 by itself.

Meanwhile, the eye massage device 100 may be connected to the user terminal 200 provided by the user while having a communication function, and the eye massage device 100 may be a user terminal connected to the eye massage device 100 by the user. It may be implemented to be controlled remotely through the (200).

The eye massage apparatus 100 and the user terminal 200 are interconnected by wireless communication such as long term evolution (LTE), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), 4G, 5G, and the like, and the user is connected through the user terminal 200. The eye massage device 100 may be remotely controlled.

In addition, the user terminal 200 refers to a wireless communication terminal such as a smart phone, tablet PC, etc. provided by the user, the massage application distributed by the manufacturer of the eye massage apparatus 100 from the manufacturer's homepage or app store (app store) By downloading and executing or driving it, the eye massage apparatus 100 may be remotely controlled.

In addition, the user may drive the eye massage apparatus 100 through a user interface provided by the user terminal 200, and the user may set a temperature suitable for the user.

In addition, the eye massage apparatus 100 utilizes the Peltier element 101 which has a characteristic that the temperature difference between both sides is maintained (that is, one side is warm and one side is cold and hot) as the current flows, and the eye massage apparatus 100 is used. The hot and cold massage of the massage should be performed at the same time.

Accordingly, the user sets a temperature for performing a thermal massage through a control means (not shown) capable of controlling the temperature of the eye massage apparatus 100, thereby providing a thermal massage and the like through the eye massage apparatus 100. Cold and hot massage can be performed at the same time to effectively manage the health of the eyes. Meanwhile, simultaneous thermal massage and cold massage using the Peltier device 101 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

2 is a view showing an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 (a) is a front view showing an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 (b) is a side view showing an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the eye massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a thermal massage unit 110 and a cold massage unit 120 located at the front of the device 100 as soon as the eye is closed. It includes a temperature setting unit 130 for setting the temperature of the thermal massage unit 120 and a handle portion 102 for holding the eye massage device 100.

The eye massage device 100 is worn on the eyes of the user, the thermal massage unit 110 is located at the edge of the eye to massage the user's my spring spring, the cold massage unit 120 of the user It is located in the eyeball so you can have a cold massage.

That is, the thermal massage unit 110 performs a thermal massage according to the temperature set by the user to prevent the lipid secreted from the myspring gland of the user to coagulate, and the cold massage unit 110 is configured as described above. Cold and massage the user's eyeballs to a specific temperature according to the temperature to prevent the eyeballs to dry.

In addition, the handle portion 102 is fixedly coupled to the rear portion of the eye massage device 100, it may be configured to include a curved portion and a straight portion.

Therefore, the user grips the curved portion or the straight portion of the handle portion 102 so that the eye massage device 100 can be worn on the user's eyes.

In addition, the temperature setting unit 130 is configured on one surface of the handle portion 102, so that the user can set the temperature of the eye massage device 100.

In addition, the temperature setting unit 130 may include a button unit (not shown) and a display (not shown) for setting the temperature, and the user may set a temperature desired by the user using the button unit.

In this case, the eye massage apparatus 100 may display the set temperature through a display, and as the massage is performed, the current temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold / hot massage unit 120 may be displayed through the display. I can display it.

In addition, the eye massage device 100 has a power button (not shown) on one surface of the handle portion 102, the user can drive the eye massage device 100 by operating the power button.

In addition, as described above, the temperature setting and driving of the eye massage apparatus 100 may be performed through the user terminal 200.

In addition, the eye massage device 100 may be supplied with power from the outside to charge the power unit (not shown) for driving the eye massage device 100, the eye massage device 100 by using the charged power unit To drive.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the eye massage device 100 is composed of a handle portion 102, a butterfly-shaped thermal massage unit 110, a cold and hot massage unit 120 is formed to be worn on the user's eyes Preferably, but may be configured in the form of glasses or a general virtual reality (VR) device to be worn on the eyes of the user.

That is, the main purpose of the eye massage device 100 of the present invention is to perform a thermal massage and a cold massage of the user's eye edge and eyeball, respectively, and the shape of the eye massage device 100 is not limited thereto.

3 is a view showing a Peltier device provided in the eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of Peltier elements 101 included in the eye massage apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention are positioned between the thermal massage part 110 and the cold massage part 120. The thermal massage and cold massage can be performed at the same time.

In addition, each of the Peltier elements 101 is formed of two metal plates, one metal plate is located in the cold massage unit 120, the other metal plate is located in the thermal massage unit 110.

In addition, the plurality of Peltier elements 101 are electrically connected.

In addition, the Peltier element 101 has a characteristic that a temperature difference is maintained at both ends of the Peltier element 101 when a current flows in a specific direction, and the eye massage device 100 is connected to the Peltier element 101. According to the temperature set by the user, a certain amount of current flows in a specific direction so that a hot massage and a cold massage can be simultaneously performed.

For example, when the current flows to the Peltier element 101 in a clockwise direction, the temperature of the thermal massage part 110 may be increased, and the temperature of the internal temperature massage part 1200 may be lowered.

That is, the Peltier element 101, when a current of a predetermined size flows according to the temperature set by the user, the metal plate located in the cold massage portion 120 absorbs heat to the temperature of the cold hot massage portion 120 By allowing it to fall, it is possible to perform a cold massage, and at the same time the metal plate located in the thermal massage unit 110 is to release the heat to the thermal massage unit 110 to perform a thermal massage.

   In addition, the Peltier element 101 is connected to a power supply unit (not shown) provided in the eye massage apparatus 100 to receive the current, and the eye massage apparatus 100 has a temperature of the thermal massage unit 110. When the temperature exceeds the temperature set by the user or when the temperature of the cold massage part 120 falls below a preset temperature value, the current supplied to the Peltier element 101 is automatically cut off to prevent the user from high or low temperature. Protect your eyes.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, the eye massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a thermal massage unit 110 for performing a thermal massage, a cold massage unit 120 for performing a cold massage, the Temperature setting unit 130 for setting the temperature of the thermal massage unit 110, Massage time setting unit 140 for setting the massage time, Temperature control unit 150 for controlling the massage temperature according to the set temperature The temperature sensor 160, a power supply unit 170, a communication interface unit 180, and a controller 190 configured to sense the temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 are configured.

In addition, the thermal massage unit 110 is located at the edge of the user's eye to perform a thermal massage of the user's my spring gland, thereby preventing the lipid secreted from the my spring gland to coagulate.

In addition, the cold massage unit 120 is located in the eyeball of the user performs a function of cold massage of the eyeball of the user, thereby preventing the heat from concentrated in the eyeball to prevent the eyeball from drying. do.

Also, the thermal massage and the cold massage are simultaneously performed using a plurality of Peltier elements 101 positioned between the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 as described with reference to FIG. 3. To manage your health effectively.

That is, the Peltier element 101 absorbs heat from the cold massage part 120 side to perform the cold massage when a current having a predetermined size flows, and at the same time, the thermal massage part 110 side. The heat will be released so that the thermal massage can be performed.

In addition, the temperature setting unit 130 sets a temperature for performing the thermal massage, and the setting includes a display (not shown) and a button unit (not shown) that are provided by the eye massage apparatus 100 itself. The temperature setting unit 130 may be performed through the user interface provided by the user terminal 200 provided by the user.

In addition, the massage time setting unit 140 is to set the massage time for a user desired time according to the user's selection, the user can directly set the massage time through the eye massage device 100 or the user terminal ( 200, the massage time may be set.

In addition, the temperature controller 150 supplies a current having a predetermined magnitude to the Peltier element 101 according to the temperature set by the user, so that the thermal massage and the cold massage can be simultaneously performed through the Peltier element 101. .

In addition, the temperature control unit 150 may control the duration of the thermal massage and cold massage according to the set massage time. That is, when the set massage time elapses, the temperature controller 150 automatically cuts off the current supplied to the Peltier element 101 so that the eye massage through the eye massage device 100 can be finished. do.

In addition, the temperature sensor 160 may be configured to include at least one or more temperature sensors, by sensing the temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120, the temperature control unit to detect the result Perform functions provided by 150.

At this time, the temperature controller 150 is a temperature value of the temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 or the temperature set by the user of the cold or hot massage unit 120 in advance according to the detected result If less than, the current supplied to the Peltier element 101 is automatically cut off.

That is, the eye massage apparatus 100 detects the changing temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 in real time in the course of performing a massage, and the temperature is very high or low. It automatically shuts off to protect the user's eyes from high or low temperatures.

In addition, the power supply unit 170 supplies a current to the Peltier element 101 through the control of the temperature control unit 150, or to supply the power required for driving the respective components of the eye massage device 100. Perform.

In addition, the power supply unit 170 may be composed of at least one disposable battery or a rechargeable battery to supply power required for the eye massage apparatus 100.

On the other hand, when the power supply unit 170 is composed of a rechargeable battery, when the user does not use the eye massage device 100, by allowing the user to charge power by receiving power from the outside, the user massages the eye When performing the eye massage through (100), it is possible to provide a power source for driving each component of the eye massage device 100.

In addition, the communication interface unit 180 is wirelessly connected to the user terminal 200 to receive a control signal of the eye massage apparatus 100 from the user terminal 200 and the eye massage apparatus 100 according to the received control signal. ) To control.

That is, the user may set the temperature and the massage time for the eye massage using the user terminal 200.

In addition, the controller 190 performs a function of controlling the eye massage apparatus 100 as a whole, including data movement between each component of the eye massage apparatus 100 and driving of each component.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing an eye massage using an eye massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, a procedure of performing an eye massage using the eye massage apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, a user sets a temperature setting unit provided in the eye massage apparatus 100 ( 130 and through the massage time setting unit 140 to set the temperature for the thermal massage unit 110, and sets the time to be massaged (S110).

Meanwhile, as described above, the setting may be performed through a user interface provided from the user terminal 200 provided by the user.

In addition, when the user sets the temperature and the massage time, the user can wear the eye massage device 100 on the user's eyes to perform the eye massage, wherein the eye massage device 100 is the set temperature and Massage the eyes of the user according to the massage time (S120).

In addition, the massage is performed by supplying a current having a predetermined size to the Peltier element 101 provided in the eye massage apparatus 100 according to the temperature set by the user.

At this time, the massage is performed by the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 and the cold massage and thermal massage at the same time, and is performed until the massage time set by the user.

Next, as the massage is performed, the eye massage apparatus 100 detects a temperature change of the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 in real time (S130).

The detection is performed to protect the user's eyes from high or low temperatures, the thermal massage unit 110 and the cold massage unit 120 through the temperature sensor 160 composed of at least one temperature sensor. The temperature change of can be detected.

Next, as a result of detecting the eye massage device 100, the temperature of the thermal massage unit 110 exceeds the temperature set by the user, or the temperature value of the temperature of the cold massage unit 120 is set in advance If less than that, by automatically cutting off the current supplied to the Peltier element 101, it is possible to end the massage to protect the user's eyes from high or low temperatures.

As described above, the present invention relates to an eye massage device and a method thereof, and when performing eye massage, a part of a user's myspring may be a thermal massage, and a part of an eyeball of a user may be simultaneously performed by a cold massage. By preventing the concentration of heat in the eye, thereby preventing the eye from drying and at the same time there is an effect to prevent the function of the my spring gland to prevent the coagulation of lipids of the my spring gland.

In addition, in the above, the present invention has been described above with reference to a preferred embodiment, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto, and each component of the present invention may be changed or modified within the scope of the present invention for achieving the same object and effect. Could be.

In addition, while the above has been shown and described with respect to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, in the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

100: eye massage device 101: Peltier element
102: handle portion 110: thermal massage unit
120: cold massage unit 130: temperature setting unit
140: massage time setting unit 150: temperature control unit
160: temperature sensing unit 170: power unit
180: communication interface unit 190: control unit
200: user terminal

Claims (6)

A thermal massage unit which thermally massages the myspring spring located at the edge of the user's eye; And
And a cold massage part configured to cold massage the eyeballs of the user.
The thermal massage and cold massage is an eye massage device, characterized in that performed simultaneously using a plurality of Peltier elements. The method according to claim 1,
The Peltier element,
When a current of a predetermined size flows, the eye massage device to release the heat from the heat massage portion to perform a thermal massage, and to absorb the heat from the cold massage portion to perform a cold massage. The method according to claim 1,
The eye massage device,
A temperature setting unit for setting a temperature for performing a thermal massage; And
Further comprising; massage time setting unit for setting the massage time,
The eye massage device, characterized in that by supplying a current of a predetermined size according to the set temperature to the plurality of Peltier elements, it is possible to perform a hot massage and a cold massage according to the set massage time. The method according to claim 3,
The eye massage device,
The current supplied to the Peltier element when the temperature of the thermal massage unit exceeds the temperature set by the user, the temperature of the cold massage unit is less than the preset temperature value, or the massage time set by the user has elapsed. Eye massage device, characterized in that to automatically cut off. delete delete

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