KR102037241B1 - Vibrator comprising a vibration panel coupled to a support, where the vibrator uses a magnetic force of a magnet formed on the support, and a shoe comprising the vibrator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vibrator capable of generating vibration using magnetic force and a shoe comprising the vibrator. Specifically, the present invention includes fixed magnets on the upper and lower portions of a vibrator case, and further includes a vibrating plate and moving magnets formed on the vibrating plate in the space inside the vibrator case, thereby causing the vibrator to vibrate by the magnetic force formed between the fixed magnets and the moving magnets.

Description

Vibrator comprising a vibration panel coupled to a support, where the vibrator uses a magnetic force of a magnet formed on the support, and a shoe comprising the vibrator}

The present invention relates to a vibrator capable of generating vibration using magnetic force and to a shoe including such a vibrator. Specifically, after the fixing magnets are provided on the upper and lower portions of the vibrator case, the vibrating plate and the vibrating plate in the inner space of the vibrator case are provided. It further relates to causing the vibrator to generate a vibration by a magnetic force formed between the stator magnets and the flow magnets by further provided with the formed flow magnets.

Shoes are things people wear when they stand or walk on the ground. Most people spend a lot of time wearing them. Therefore, a lot of research has been made to impart functionality to shoes that are worn for such a long time, and in particular, many efforts have been made to develop functionality to improve the health of the wearer.

For example, in the prior art, an attempt was made to introduce a shock absorbing structure such as an elastic member or an air cushion in a shoe sole to alleviate an impact when walking, and to form a sole of a shoe in order to be able to utilize the entire sole of the shoe during walking. Attempts have been made, and attempts have been made to introduce structures that can generate vibrations in the sole.

Meanwhile, a vibration apparatus using a diaphragm having a plurality of fixed magnets and one magnet has been proposed in connection with a structure capable of generating vibration in the sole. However, the conventional vibrating device has a problem that the amount of vibration generated by only one diaphragm is not large, and a magnet is provided only on one side of the diaphragm, so that the diaphragm does not induce symmetrical repulsion with the magnets fixed up and down. There has been a problem that vibration occurs.

The present invention relates to a vibrator that can be provided in a shoe, and to propose a vibrator having a new structure away from the structure having the above problems. The present invention has been derived in view of the above problems, and can solve the above-described technical problems, as well as to provide additional technical elements that can be easily invented by those skilled in the art. It became.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0121147 (Nov. 17, 2010)

The present invention provides a support for coupling the diaphragm, which is an elongated plate member, in the vibrator case, and the vibrating plate vibrates by a repulsive force between magnets formed at the end of the diaphragm and magnets formed on the upper and lower sides of the vibrator case. The purpose is to generate the

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to allow more magnets to be formed by allowing the diaphragm to include multiple branches, thereby generating more vibration.

On the other hand, the technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above problems, the oscillator for generating a vibration by the magnetic force according to the present invention, the case; A first fixed magnet and a second fixed magnet formed on an upper side of the case; A third fixed magnet and a fourth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case; A support formed on the lower side of the case; A vibrating plate capable of vibrating in an inner space of the case and including a coupling opening coupled to the support; A first flow magnet formed at one end of the diaphragm and generating repulsive force with the first fixed magnet and the third fixed magnet; And a second flow magnet formed at the other end of the diaphragm and generating repulsive force with the second fixed magnet and the fourth fixed magnet.

In addition, the support in the vibrator, the fitting portion for fixing the diaphragm; may further include.

In addition, the support in the vibrator may be formed in the lower center of the case, the coupling opening may be formed in the center of the diaphragm.

On the other hand, the oscillator according to another embodiment of the present invention; A first fixed magnet and a second fixed magnet formed on an upper side of the case; A third fixed magnet and a fourth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case; An upper support formed on an upper side of the case; A lower support formed in a lower side of the case and engaged with the upper support; A vibration plate capable of vibrating in an inner space of the case and including a coupling opening coupled to at least one of the upper support and the lower support; A first flow magnet formed at one end of the diaphragm and generating repulsive force with the first fixed magnet and the third fixed magnet; And a second flow magnet formed at the other end of the diaphragm and generating repulsive force with the second fixed magnet and the fourth fixed magnet.

On the other hand, the oscillator according to another embodiment of the present invention; A fifth fixed magnet, a sixth fixed magnet, a seventh fixed magnet, and an eighth fixed magnet formed on an upper side of the case; A ninth fixed magnet, a tenth fixed magnet, an eleventh fixed magnet, and a twelfth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case; An upper support formed on an upper side of the case; A lower support formed in a lower side of the case and engaged with the upper support; A vibration plate capable of vibrating in an inner space of the case and including a coupling opening coupled to at least one of the upper support and the lower support, and including at least four branches; A fifth flow magnet, a sixth flow magnet, a seventh flow magnet, which are formed at each branch end of the diaphragm and generate repulsive force with the stator magnets formed on the upper side of the case and the stator magnets formed on the bottom of the case; It includes eighth flow magnet.

In addition, in the vibrator, the diaphragm may include four branches, and the four branches may be X-shaped. In this case, the coupling opening may be formed in the center of the diaphragm.

On the other hand, the shoe according to another embodiment of the present invention in the shoe including the upper, midsole, sole, and insole, it may include the above-mentioned vibrator in at least one of the midsole, sole, and insole.

According to the present invention can generate a greater amount of vibration when walking, thereby transmitting a greater amount of stimulation to the user wearing a shoe equipped with the vibrator, the user can also feel the vibration more clearly than conventional It is effective.

In addition, according to the present invention has the effect of generating a vibration of a more uniform frequency than the vibrator of the diaphragm structure extending from one side of the conventional case by allowing the diaphragm to be fixed by the support.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view and a side view of a shoe provided with a vibrator according to the present invention.
2 shows a side view of a vibrator according to a first embodiment.
3 shows an assembly configuration of the vibrator according to the first embodiment.
4 shows a side view of a vibrator according to a second embodiment.
5 shows an assembly configuration of the vibrator according to the second embodiment.
6 shows an assembly configuration of a vibrator according to a third embodiment.

Details of the object and technical configuration of the present invention and the resulting effects will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention.

The embodiments disclosed herein should not be interpreted or used as limiting the scope of the invention. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the description, including the embodiments herein, has a variety of applications. Accordingly, certain embodiments described in the detailed description of the present invention are illustrative for better understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to the embodiments.

The functional blocks shown in the figures and described below are only examples of possible implementations. Other functional blocks may be used in other implementations without departing from the spirit and scope of the detailed description. Also, while one or more functional blocks of the present invention are represented by separate blocks, one or more of the functional blocks of the present invention may be a combination of various hardware and software configurations that perform the same function.

In addition, the expression "comprising" certain components merely refers to the presence of the components as an "open" expression, and should not be understood as excluding additional components.

Furthermore, when a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it should be understood that there may be a direct connection or connection to that other component, but there may be other components in between. do.

1 shows a shoe in a state where the vibrator 100 according to the present invention is provided. Shoes typically include upper covering the instep, midsole to mitigate the impact of foot contact with the ground, soles directly in contact with the ground, and insoles in direct contact with the foot as provided in the shoe. The vibrator 100 to be proposed in the present invention may be provided in at least one of the midsole, the sole, and the insole among the above configurations, and any position or any of the shoes if a person can feel a vibration on the sole part when walking. It may be provided in the configuration. 1 illustrates a representative embodiment, showing a vibrator 100 is provided below the insole of the shoe heel portion. When the vibrator 100 is provided directly below the insole as shown in FIG. 1, the vibration transmission rate to the user will be the highest, and thus it is preferable to manufacture the shoe with such a structure, but this is only one embodiment. Of course, it is understood that the position or configuration of the vibrator 100 may be changed according to the type of shoes and the intention of the manufacturer.

Meanwhile, the reason why the vibrator 100 is provided in the shoe is to provide a fine stimulus to the sole of the user when walking. Thus, when the minute stimulus is continuously provided to the sole of the user, it can improve the health of the user and also walk for a long time. It can also reduce the tiredness and boredom of the user.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the vibrator 100 provided in the shoe will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the vibrator 100 viewed from the side according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an assembly diagram of the vibrator 100 according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vibrator 100 includes a case, first fixed magnets to fourth fixed magnets 101, 102, 103, and 104, a support, a diaphragm, a first flow magnet, and a second flow magnet.

First, the case is configured to form an inner space of the vibrator 100, and preferably may include a case upper portion 1010, a case lower portion 1020, and a case side portion 900 that combines the two components. The case is not particularly limited as long as the case includes a space in which the diaphragm can vibrate, and the material is also not particularly limited so long as it is capable of transmitting vibrations generated in the internal space to the outside. Generally, plastic and rubber are preferred to metal.

Next, the vibrator 100 may include a plurality of stator magnets. The vibrator 100 of FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment illustrates an embodiment including four stator magnets. Referring to this, the vibrator 100 is the first fixed magnet 101 and the second fixed magnet 102 formed on the upper side of the case, and the third fixed magnet 103 and the fourth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case ( 104). These stationary magnets are not limited in kind as long as they can be placed in a repulsive relationship with the flow magnets to be described later, but preferably may be a permanent magnet having an N pole and an S pole.

For reference, the terms upper and lower sides of the case refer to the upper and lower sides of the case viewed from the side when the case is placed so that the long axis of the case (the longer axis when viewed from the plane) is parallel to the ground. It is to be understood that the terms are distinct from the case top 1010 and case bottom 1020 mentioned above. If the case is composed of the upper case, the lower case as mentioned above, it will be understood that the upper side of the case refers to any region of the upper case, and the lower side of the case refers to any region of the lower case.

On the other hand, with respect to the manner in which the stator magnets are formed in the case, each of the stator magnets are attached to the inner surface of the case by a permanent magnet is attached by an adhesive means, or dug an arbitrary groove in the inner surface of the case to the inside It may be implemented in a manner such as having a permanent magnet.

Next, the vibrator 100 includes a support 500. Support 500 is a configuration that is coupled to the diaphragm 200 to be described later, may be formed on the upper or lower side of the case. 2 illustrates a form in which the support 500 rises upward from the lower side of the case. The support 500 further includes a fitting portion 501 into which the diaphragm 200 can be inserted, wherein the fitting portion 501 has a narrower area than the body cross-sectional area of the support 500. desirable. On the other hand, the fitting portion 501 may further include a protrusion on the upper end to more firmly fix the inserted diaphragm 200. That is, by protruding the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the fitting portion by a predetermined length, the diaphragm 200 inserted into the fitting portion 501 may be fixed so as not to be separated.

Next, the vibrator 100 includes a vibrating plate 200 that vibrates in the space inside the case. The diaphragm 200 is made of an elastic material and is formed in a thin and long form for high elasticity. In addition, the diaphragm 200 may be inserted into the fitting portion 501 of the support 500, and may be fixed by a protrusion protruding along the outer circumferential surface of the fitting portion 501 as described above.

The diaphragm 200 may be in the shape of a thin and long plate-shaped member so that vibration is easily generated, and the center portion may be easily coupled in the space within the case while both ends are coupled to the support. The diaphragm 200 is preferably formed of a metallic plate-like member, more preferably may be formed of an alloy of copper and zinc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and as long as it is possible to form a thin and long form for high elasticity, there is no limitation on the type of metal.

Meanwhile, although the diaphragm 200 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 is illustrated as a straight plate-shaped member without bending, the diaphragm 200 may be formed to have a predetermined radius of curvature. For example, the left end and the right end of the diaphragm 200 may be bent upward or downward based on FIG. 2, or the left end may be bent upward and the right end may be bent downward. have. The radius of curvature of the diaphragm 200 varies in size depending on the space in the case and the height of the support 500 or on the distance between the stator magnets formed in the case and the flow magnets at the ends of the diaphragm 200. Can be.

On the other hand, the diaphragm 200 includes a coupling opening 201 inserted into the fitting portion 501 of the support, preferably the coupling opening 201 is formed in the center of the diaphragm 200. Although not limited thereto, the distance from the center of the diaphragm to the left end and the length to the right end may vary depending on the position of the coupling opening 201. 2 and 3, when the engagement opening 201 is formed to the left side of the center of the diaphragm, the left end of the diaphragm 200 is located at a distance close to the center so that the higher frequency, and the right end Since is located far from the center, it generates a lower frequency vibration.

On the other hand, the diaphragm 200 may be formed with a plurality of coupling openings 201, to allow the user to insert the appropriate coupling opening 201 as needed. That is, when the user wants to change the type of vibration felt from the shoes, the case 1010 and 1020 are separated and the diaphragm 200 is pulled out and inserted into another coupling opening 201 so that the left end and the right side from the center of the diaphragm. By varying the distance to the ends, different vibrations can be felt.

Next, the vibrator 100 may further include a first flow magnet 301 and a second flow magnet 302 at both ends of the diaphragm 200, respectively. At this time, the first flow magnet 301 may generate a repulsive force in a relationship with the first fixed magnet 101 and the third fixed magnet 103 formed in the case, the second flow magnet 302 is the second fixed Repulsive force can be generated in a relationship with the magnet 102 and the fourth stationary magnet 104.

For reference, the term fluid magnet is used to distinguish the fixed magnet from the fixed magnet. Since the fixed magnet is fixed to the case and there is no movement, the fluid magnet is formed at one end of the diaphragm, and thus the motion is accompanied by the vibration of the diaphragm. The configuration was called a floating magnet.

Meanwhile, the repulsive relationship between the stationary magnet and the floating magnet is as follows. The permanent magnet basically has two different polarities, the N pole and the S pole. For example, the first fixed magnet 101 of FIG. 2 may have an N pole at the top and an S pole at the bottom thereof. . In addition, since the first floating magnet 301 facing the first fixed magnet 101 is also a permanent magnet, it has two different polarities. For example, the first floating magnet 301 has an S pole and a lower side thereof. It may be arranged to have the nature of the north pole. Finally, the third stationary magnet 103 may be arranged such that the upper surface has an N pole and the lower surface has a S pole. In this case, since the first fixed magnet 101 and the first flow magnet 301, and the third fixed magnet 103 and the first flow magnet 301 form mutual repulsive force, there is an external impact. It will continue to push without sticking together. On the other hand, this repulsive relationship is equally applied between the second fixed magnet 102, the fourth fixed magnet 104 and the second flow magnet 302.

The basic components of the vibrator 100 proposed by the present invention have been described above with reference to FIG. 2.

3 shows an assembly configuration of the vibrator 100 according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the vibrator 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment may include first and fourth fixed magnets 101, 102, 103, and 104 formed in the case upper part 1010 and the case lower part 1020, and each case. It can be seen that the vibration magnets 301 and 302 formed at one end of the diaphragm and the diaphragm are assembled in the manner as shown in the drawing. For reference, the case side part of FIG. 2 is omitted in FIG. 3.

4 and 5 show a vibrator 100 according to a second embodiment. The vibrator 100 according to the second exemplary embodiment has a structure similar to that of FIGS. 2 and 3, but differs in that the vibrator 100 further includes a support 502 in the upper case 1010. That is, the vibrator 100 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is characterized in that the upper support 502 is further formed on the upper side 1010 of the case is coupled to the lower support 500 of the lower case 1020. do. For reference, in the description of FIGS. 4 and 5, what was previously referred to as the support in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be referred to as the lower support in order to clarify the distinction between the upper side and the lower side.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper support 502 further includes a concave groove that may be engaged with the fitting portion 501 of the lower support 500. The upper support 502 is the diaphragm 200 is inserted into the fitting portion 501 of the lower support 500, and then coupled to the upper support 502, the vibration support plate by the combination of the upper support 502 and the lower support 500 200 may be fixed.

At this time, the outer surface of the outer surface of the upper surface 502 and the fitting portion 501 of the lower support 500 abuts the contact surface, that is, the outer peripheral surface of the upper support 502 by the predetermined distance the lower support 500 And can be spaced apart. This is a space naturally generated when the diaphragm 200 is disposed between the upper support 502 and the lower support 500. Preferably, the diaphragm 200 may be spaced apart by the same distance as the thickness of the diaphragm 200. It may be spaced apart by a distance greater than the thickness of the diaphragm 200.

On the other hand, the lower support 500 and the upper support 502 of Figures 4 and 5 may be in the shape of a cylinder. Unlike the support in the first embodiment has a rectangular pillar shape, the supports in the present embodiment can be implemented in a cylindrical shape, the shape of the support can be a variety of shapes, such as a polygon or a cylinder.

Hereinafter, a vibrator 100 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6. 6 shows an assembly configuration of the vibrator 100 according to the third embodiment.

The vibrator 100 according to the third embodiment includes a configuration similar to that of the vibrator 100 according to the second embodiment, but the diaphragm 210 has a different shape, and the upper side 1010 and the lower side 1020 of the case. There is a difference in that the number of stator magnets formed in the different, the number of flow magnets formed in the diaphragm 210 is different.

The biggest difference between the vibrator 100 according to FIG. 6 is that the diaphragm 210 includes several branches. While the diaphragm 200 in the previous embodiment was a long plate-shaped member, the diaphragm 210 according to the third embodiment has an overall X shape including four branches. The reason for having such a branched branch is further formed by forming the floating magnets 305, 306, 307, and 308 at the ends of each branch, and forming the corresponding stator magnets 105 to 112 on the upper and lower sides of the case. This is to increase the amount of vibration by allowing many magnets to be in a repulsive relationship. Meanwhile, although only the diaphragm 210 has a total of four branches in FIG. 6, it should be understood that the number of branches may be five or more. In addition, as the number of branches increases, the number of stating magnets and moving magnets corresponding thereto increases.

The oscillator capable of generating vibration by the magnetic force has been described. On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and applications described above, various modifications carried out by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims Of course, these modifications are not to be understood separately from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

10 upper and 20 outsole
100 oscillator
101 ~ 112 stationary magnet
200, 210 Diaphragm 201, 211 Opening
301 ~ 308 Fluid Magnet
500, 502 support
501 fittings
900 case sides
1010 Case Top
1020 lower case

Claims (9)

delete delete delete delete In a vibrator that generates vibration by magnetic force,
case;
A first fixed magnet and a second fixed magnet formed on an upper side of the case;
A third fixed magnet and a fourth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case;
An upper support formed on an upper side of the case;
A lower support formed at a lower side of the case and engaged with the upper support;
A vibration plate capable of vibrating in an inner space of the case and including a coupling opening coupled to at least one of the upper support and the lower support;
A first flow magnet formed at one end of the diaphragm and generating repulsive force with the first fixed magnet and the third fixed magnet; And
And a second flow magnet which is formed at the other end of the diaphragm and generates repulsive force with the second fixed magnet and the fourth fixed magnet.
Oscillator.
In a vibrator that generates vibration by magnetic force,
case;
A fifth fixed magnet, a sixth fixed magnet, a seventh fixed magnet, and an eighth fixed magnet formed on an upper side of the case;
A ninth fixed magnet, a tenth fixed magnet, an eleventh fixed magnet, and a twelfth fixed magnet formed on the lower side of the case;
An upper support formed on an upper side of the case;
A lower support formed in a lower side of the case and engaged with the upper support;
A vibrating plate capable of vibrating in an inner space of the case, including a coupling opening coupled to at least one of the upper support and the lower support, and including at least four branches;
A fifth flow magnet, a sixth flow magnet, a seventh flow magnet, which are formed at each branch end of the diaphragm and generate repulsion with the stator magnets formed at the upper side of the case and the stator magnets formed at the bottom of the case; Including eighth flow magnet;
Oscillator.
The method of claim 6,
The diaphragm comprises four branches,
The four branches are X-shaped,
Oscillator.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The coupling opening is formed in the center of the diaphragm,
Oscillator.
A shoe comprising an upper, a midsole, a sole, and an insole,
At least one of the midsole, the sole, and the insole comprises the vibrator according to claim 5 or 6.
shoes.

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