KR102101369B1 - Apparatus for generating magnetic field and for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a magnetic field generating device. The magnetic field generating device comprises: a magnetic field generating part which is disposed in one region of a main body part and generates a magnetic field; and a control part which controls operation of the magnetic field generating part. The magnetic field generating part may comprise a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to a coupling groove of a core. According to the present invention, customized magnetic field stimulations can be provided to various situations.

Description

Magnetic field generator and its driving method {APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAGNETIC FIELD AND FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a magnetic field generating device and a driving method thereof.

As a method for treating various diseases, inflammation, blood flow improvement, pain, etc., there are thermal and cold treatments, infrared treatments, electric treatments, magnetic field treatments, physical therapy methods by professional therapists such as manual therapy. Here, in general, in the case of infrared, electric, and magnetic field treatment, separate equipment for generating infrared, electric, and magnetic fields is used.

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional magnetic field generating device.

Referring to FIG. 1, conventional magnetic field generating devices are manufactured in a predetermined fixed size and structure (shape) according to the purpose of use, since a magnetic holder portion A in which magnetic field is generated is treated, a treatment site, a treatment purpose, and an object of application If the back is different, there is a limit to providing a magnetic field stimulus customized to it.

That is, conventional magnetic field generating devices have no room to respond organically to various situations in which an object, a site, a treatment purpose, etc. to perform magnetic field stimulation are changed, and the size, structure, etc. of the magnet holder portion A are re-established. There is a problem that needs to be designed. Since the magnet holder portion A generally has a high unit cost and is difficult to change once it is designed and applied, it can be said that it is very inefficient to manufacture the magnet holder separately for each of these various situations.

The background technology of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0035510.

The present application is intended to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and a magnetic field generating device capable of varying a magnetic field generating portion so that an effective magnetic field stimulation customized for various conditions in which a treatment site, a treatment purpose, an application target, and the like is changed can be achieved. And to provide a driving method thereof.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application is disposed in a region of the main body portion and generates a magnetic field; And a control unit controlling an operation of the magnetic field generating unit, and the magnetic field generating unit may include a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to a coupling groove of the core.

In addition, the magnetic field electrode unit, at least a portion is inserted into the coupling groove of the core and fixedly coupled; And a stimulation unit in contact with the subject's skin to provide stimulation of at least one of magnetic field stimulation and acupressure stimulation.

In addition, the magnetic field electrode unit is plural, and any one of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units may be selectively coupled to the coupling groove.

In addition, at least one of the magnetic field of each of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units may be different in size, shape and thickness.

In addition, the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit may be differently determined according to the type of magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove of the core among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units.

In addition, the type of the magnetic field may include at least one of the shape, intensity, frequency, time, and pattern of the magnetic field.

In addition, the magnetic field generating unit, a core having a coupling groove; And a coil wound around the core, wherein at least a portion of the magnetic field electrode unit may be located in the coupling groove while being coupled to the coupling groove.

In addition, the magnetic field generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application further includes an identification unit for identifying the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove, and the control unit generates the magnetic field according to the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit. Different types of magnetic fields can be controlled.

On the other hand, the driving method of the magnetic field generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, generating a control signal for controlling the operation of the magnetic field generating unit; And generating a magnetic field through a magnetic field generator including a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to a coupling groove of the core based on the control signal.

The above-described problem solving means are merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and detailed description of the invention.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, by providing a magnetic field generating device capable of selectively (variable) application of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having at least one of different sizes, shapes (shapes) and thickness, treatment site, treatment purpose, It can be provided so that effective magnetic field stimulation customized for various situations in which the application target and the like are changed.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, a magnetic field generating device capable of changing the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit by selectively coupling any one of the magnetic field electrode units to the coupling groove By providing, it is possible to make the magnetic field stimulation more effective by organically responding to various situations.

However, the effects obtainable herein are not limited to the effects described above, and other effects may exist.

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional magnetic field generating device.
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.
3 is a view showing an example of a magnetic field generating unit in a state in which a magnetic field electrode unit and a core are coupled in a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.
4 is a view showing an example of a state in which a magnetic field electrode unit and a core are not coupled in a magnetic field generating unit of a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.
5 is a view showing an example of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units that can be coupled to a coupling groove of a core in a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.
6 is a view showing an example of a magnetic field stimulation mode in the magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.
7 is a view showing an example of a treatment site to which a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application is applicable.
8 is a schematic operation flowchart of a method of driving a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present application pertains may easily practice. However, the present application may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present application in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, it is not only "directly connected", but also "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" with another element in between. "It also includes the case where it is.

Throughout the present specification, when a member is positioned on another member “on”, “on the top”, “top”, “bottom”, “bottom”, and “bottom”, it means that a member is on another member. This includes cases where there is another member between the two members as well as when in contact.

Throughout this specification, when a part “includes” a certain component, it means that the component may further include other components, not to exclude other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a magnetic field generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 3 is a magnetic field electrode unit 10 in the magnetic field generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application The core 11 is a view showing an example of the magnetic field generating unit 110 in a coupled state, and FIG. 4 shows a magnetic field electrode unit (in the magnetic field generating unit 110 of the magnetic field generating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application ( 10) is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the core 11 is not coupled (separated state).

Hereinafter, the magnetic field generating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application will be referred to as the apparatus 100 for convenience of description.

2 to 4, the apparatus 100 may include a main body 1, a magnetic field generating unit 110, and a control unit 120.

The main body 1 may be implemented in a form or size that can be held by a user who uses the device 100. The body part 1 may be represented differently as a housing part. The body portion 1 may be made of a material such as plastic, but is not limited thereto, and may be made of various materials.

In the example of the present application, the main body 1 is illustrated as being implemented in a 'a' shape, a 'b' shape, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented in various shapes such as a straight shape, a circular shape, and a square shape. .

A magnetic field generator 110 may be provided in one region of the main body 1.

The magnetic field generator 110 is disposed in one region of the main body 1 and may generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may be, for example, a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF), but is not limited thereto. As another example, the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may be an alternating magnetic field, a static magnetic field, a time-varying magnetic field, or the like.

The magnetic field generator 110 may include a core 11 having a coupling groove 12 in a central portion (central region) and a coil 13 wound around the core 11. In addition, the magnetic field generator 110 may include a magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11.

The core 11 may be, for example, a cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. The core 11 may be made of a ferromagnetic material having strong magnetization power, and may be, for example, ferrite, but is not limited thereto. The coil 13 may be provided in a form wound around the magnetic field core 11.

A coupling groove 12 for coupling with the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be provided at a central portion (central region) of the core 11.

The magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be combined with the core 11. In particular, the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11.

In the magnetic field electrode unit 10, at least a portion of the coupling portion 10a may be positioned in the coupling groove 12 in a state coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11. In other words, in a state where the magnetic field electrode unit 10 and the core 11 are coupled to each other, at least a part of the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is located in the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 can do.

In addition, in the state where the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is coupled to the coupling groove 12, the core 11, the coil 13, and the coupling portion 10a are inside the main body portion 1. Located, the magnetic pole portion 10b may be positioned to be exposed to the outside of the body portion 1 to the outside.

The magnetic field electrode unit 10 may include a coupling portion 10a and a magnetic pole portion 10b. At least a portion of the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be inserted into the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 to be fixedly coupled (fastened).

The coupling portion 10a may be coupled to the coupling groove 12 through, for example, screw coupling (screw type). For screw coupling between the engaging portion 10a and the engaging groove 12, a spiral groove may be formed on the outer surface of the engaging portion 10a and the inner surface of the engaging groove 12 in contact therewith. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the coupling portion 10a may be combined (fixed coupling) with the coupling groove 12 through various coupling methods such as fitting engagement.

At this time, for coupling between the engaging portion 10a and the engaging groove 12, the diameter of the engaging portion 10a may be substantially the same as the diameter of the engaging groove 12. Here, the diameter of the engaging portion 10a is substantially the same as the diameter of the engaging groove 12, so that the engaging portion 10a can be inserted into the engaging groove 12, the diameter of the engaging portion 10a is engaged It is desirable to understand the concept as including something slightly smaller than the diameter of the groove 12. In addition, the term "diameter" herein may be interpreted broadly to mean the width (width) of various shapes, rather than narrowly interpreted to mean the diameter of the circular shape.

The stimulation portion 10b is located at one end of the coupling portion 10a and is in contact with the subject's skin to provide at least one stimulation of magnetic field stimulation and acupressure stimulation to the subject's skin.

The magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be made of a ferromagnetic material having a strong magnetization force, like the core 11, and may be, for example, ferrite, but is not limited thereto.

Any one of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having various sizes (diameters), shapes (shapes), and thicknesses may be coupled to the apparatus 100. In other words, the apparatus 100 may include a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having different types of magnetic poles. Here, the different types may mean types such as size (diameter), shape (shape), thickness, mark, and color. This can be more easily understood with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a view showing an example of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units that can be coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 in the magnetic field generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 5, a plurality of magnetic field electrode units capable of being coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the apparatus 100, particularly the apparatus 100, may be provided. According to this, any one of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 may be selectively coupled to the coupling groove 12.

Here, at least one of the size (diameter), shape (shape), and thickness of each magnetic pole portion of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may be different from each other. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and each magnetic pole portion of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may have a different mart or color. That is, at least one of the size (diameter), shape (shape), thickness, mark, and color of each magnetic pole portion of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may be different from each other.

For example, the magnetic pole portion 10b of the first magnetic field electrode unit 10 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20,…, 90 may be conical. In addition, the magnetic pole portion of the second magnetic field electrode unit 20 may have a conical shape with the upper portion cut off. In addition, each magnetic pole portion of the fourth magnetic field electrode unit to the ninth magnetic field electrode unit 40,..., 90 may have a cylindrical shape having different diameters (width, width). In addition, the magnetic pole portion may have various shapes such as a quadrangular prism shape, a pentagonal column shape, a triangular pyramid shape, and a quadrangular pyramid shape.

When the stimulation portion 10b in the apparatus 100 has a triangular pyramid shape, the apparatus 100 may provide the stimulation portion 10b together (at the same time) not only magnetic field stimulation but also acupressure stimulation to the subject's skin. .

The coupling portions of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may have the same diameter (width, width, thickness) with each other. That is, the coupling portion of each of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may be set to have substantially the same diameter (width, width, thickness) as the diameter corresponding to the coupling groove 12. Here, since the meaning of being substantially the same has been described above, a duplicate description will be omitted below.

Further, the coupling portions of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may have the same length with each other, but are not limited thereto, and may have different lengths. At this time, the coupling portion of each of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may have a length equal to the length (height) of the core 11. To this end, the length of the coupling groove 12 of the core 12 may also have a maximum length equal to the length (height) of the core 11.

In other words, the length of the coupling groove 12 may be set equal to or less than the length (height) of the core 11. Further, each of the coupling portions of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 may be set equal to or smaller than the length of the coupling groove 12.

According to this, the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 has any of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20,…, 90 having different types of magnetic poles (ie, having various sizes, shapes, thicknesses, etc.) One magnetic field electrode unit can be selectively combined.

The magnetic field generator 110 to which one of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90 is selectively coupled may generate a magnetic field. At this time, the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 depends on the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10, 20, ..., 90. It can be decided differently. In other words, the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may vary according to which type of magnetic field electrode unit is coupled to the coupling groove 12. Here, the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may include at least one of the shape, intensity (intensity), frequency, time, and pattern of the magnetic field.

Specifically, for example, suppose that the magnetic pole portion of the first magnetic field electrode unit and the magnetic pole portion of the second magnetic field electrode unit have the same shape and the same thickness, but have different sizes (diameters). In this case, assume that the size of the magnetic pole portion of the first magnetic field electrode unit is smaller than the size of the magnetic pole portion of the second magnetic field electrode unit. That is, for example, assume that the fourth magnetic field electrode unit 40 of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units shown in FIG. 5 is the first magnetic field electrode unit, and the ninth magnetic field electrode unit 40 is the second magnetic field electrode unit. .

In this case, different types of magnetic fields may be generated for the case where the first magnetic field electrode unit is coupled to the coupling groove 12 and the case where the second magnetic field electrode unit is coupled. In other words, the magnetic field generating unit 110 may generate different types of magnetic fields, respectively, when the first magnetic field electrode unit is coupled and when the second magnetic field electrode unit is coupled. That is, the magnetic field generating unit 110 generates a first type of magnetic field when the first magnetic field electrode unit is coupled to the coupling unit 12, and second when the second magnetic field electrode unit is coupled to the coupling unit 12. It can generate a type of magnetic field.

Here, the first type of magnetic field is a magnetic field type, and may mean a magnetic field having a form in which a magnetic field is formed in a narrow region as the size of the magnetic pole portion is small in comparison with the second type of magnetic field. In addition, the magnetic field of the first type is a magnetic field strength, and may mean a magnetic field having a strong intensity as the size of the magnetic pole portion is small compared to the magnetic field of the second type.

On the other hand, the magnetic field of the second type is a magnetic field type, and may mean a magnetic field having a form in which a magnetic field is formed in a wide area according to the size of the magnetic pole portion as compared with the magnetic field of the first type. In addition, the magnetic field of the second type is a magnetic field strength, and may mean a magnetic field having a weak intensity according to a large size of the magnetic pole portion in comparison with the first type of magnetic field.

As such, the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110 may be differently determined according to the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units.

In addition, the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may be differently determined according to the degree of coupling between the coupling portion of the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove 12. Here, the degree of coupling between the coupling portion of the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove 12 may mean how much the coupling portion is coupled to the coupling groove 12 or how high the coupling portion is. Here, the height of the coupling portion may mean the height from the upper surface of the core 11 to the lower surface of the magnetic pole portion 10b.

At this time, when the coupling degree between the coupling portion and the coupling groove 12 of the magnetic field electrode unit is large, as compared to a relatively small case, the coupling portion 10a is coupled to the coupling groove 12 as much as the coupling portion 10a It may mean a case where the height of is low. On the other hand, when the degree of coupling between the coupling portion of the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove 12 is small, as compared to a relatively large case, as the coupling portion 10a is less coupled with the coupling groove 12, the coupling portion 10a It may mean a case where the height of is high.

Specifically, for example, suppose that the coupling degree between the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 and the coupling groove 12 is the first coupling degree or the second coupling degree. In this case, the first degree of bonding may mean a case where the degree of bonding is relatively high as compared to the second degree of bonding. That is, in the case of the first coupling degree, as compared with the case of the second coupling degree, as the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is heavily coupled to the coupling groove 12, the magnetic pole is stimulated from the upper surface of the core 11 It may mean the case where the height of the engaging portion 10a, which is the height to the lower surface of the portion 10b, is high.

In this case, different types of magnetic fields may be generated when the coupling degree between the coupling portion 10a and the coupling groove 12 of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is the first coupling degree or the second coupling degree. You can. In other words, the magnetic field generating unit 110 is a case where the coupling degree between the coupling portion 10a and the coupling groove 12 of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is the first coupling degree and the second coupling degree, respectively. Different types of magnetic fields can be generated. That is, the magnetic field generating unit 110 generates a first type of magnetic field when the coupling degree between the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 and the coupling groove 12 is the first coupling degree, and the magnetic field electrode unit ( When the degree of coupling between the coupling portion 10a and the coupling groove 12 of 10) is the second coupling degree, a second type of magnetic field may be generated.

Here, the shape of the first type of magnetic field may be the same as that of the second type of magnetic field. For example, the magnetic field of the first type and the magnetic field of the second type may have a magnetic field shape in which a magnetic field is formed in an area of the same size (eg, a circular area of the same size). On the other hand, the first type of magnetic field is the strength of the magnetic field, and may have a strong strength as a whole with respect to an area of the same size. On the other hand, the magnetic field of the second type is the strength of the magnetic field, and among the regions of the same size, the central region may have a strong strength, and among the regions of the same size, an edge region other than the center region may have a weak strength.

As such, the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 may be differently determined according to the degree of coupling between the coupling portion of the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove 12.

According to this, in the present application, as any one of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having different types of magnetic pole portions is selectively coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11, the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove (especially , The type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 (especially, the type and intensity of the magnetic field among the types of magnetic fields) may vary depending on the type of magnetic pole portion and the degree of coupling between the coupling portion and the coupling groove.

The control unit 120 may control the operation of the magnetic field generator 110.

The control unit 120 may generate a control signal that controls the operation of the magnetic field generator 110. The control unit 120 may generate a control signal based on the user input. The controller 120 may control the operation of the magnetic field generator 110 based on the control signal generated based on the user input.

In addition, the control unit 120 may control the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110. The control unit 120 may control the type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 in which the magnetic field electrode unit 10 and the core 11 are combined. The controller 120 may control at least one of the shape, intensity (intensity), frequency, time, and pattern of the magnetic field as a type of magnetic field.

Here, among the types of the magnetic field, the shape of the magnetic field and the strength of the magnetic field are, for example, the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove (especially, the type of the magnetic pole portion) and the degree of coupling between the coupling portion and the coupling groove itself. It can be controlled (adjusted, determined). As another example, the type of the magnetic field and the strength of the magnetic field among the types of the magnetic field may be controlled (adjusted, determined) by the control unit 120 adjusting the coupling degree between the coupling groove 12 and the magnetic field electrode unit 10. To this end, the apparatus 100 may include an adjustment unit (not shown).

The adjustment unit (not shown) may adjust the degree of coupling between the coupling portion of the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove 12.

At this time, as an example, the adjusting part (not shown) is a screw coupling (screw type) between the engaging portion 10a and the engaging groove 12, that is, the outer surface of the engaging portion 10a and the engaging groove 12 in contact therewith ) When the spiral groove is formed on the inner surface, the degree of coupling can be adjusted by rotating the magnetic field electrode unit 10. That is, in the case of screw coupling (screw method) between the coupling portion 10a and the coupling groove 12, the adjusting portion (not shown) rotates the magnetic field electrode unit 10, thereby increasing the coupling portion height (that is, the core). The height from the top surface to the bottom surface of the magnetic pole portion) can be adjusted.

In another example, the adjustment unit (not shown) moves the magnetic field electrode unit 10 with respect to the longitudinal direction (height direction) of the coupling groove 12 in the case of the fitting between the coupling portion 10a and the coupling groove 12. By doing so, the degree of bonding can be adjusted. To this end, the apparatus 100 includes a hook portion (not shown) provided in the coupling groove 12 and a hook engaging portion (not shown) formed at the other end of the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10. can do. That is, when the fitting portion (not shown) is a fitting engagement between the engaging portion 10a and the engaging groove 12, a hook portion (not shown) provided in the engaging groove 12 is formed at the other end of the engaging portion 10a. After engaging the hook engaging portion (not shown), the hook portion (not shown) is moved up and down with respect to the longitudinal direction (height direction) of the engaging groove 12, so that the height of the engaging portion (ie, stimulus from the upper surface of the core) Height to the bottom of the negative) can be adjusted.

In addition, the user input unit (not shown) in the apparatus 100 may receive a degree of acupressure intensity from the user. In this case, the controller 120 may adjust the height of the coupling portion based on the acupressure strength information received from the user.

As an example, suppose that the user input unit (not shown) receives acupressure intensity information that changes from the first acupressure intensity to the second acupressure intensity. Here, the second acupressure strength may refer to a strength of a relatively stronger strength than the first acupressure strength.

In addition, the storage unit (not shown) of the apparatus 100 includes height information of a predetermined coupling unit for each acupressure intensity, that is, height information from the upper surface of the preset core 11 for each acupressure intensity to the lower surface of the magnetic pole unit 10a. It may be stored. For example, in the storage unit (not shown), the information of the height of the coupling portion in the case of the first acupressure strength is 0.5 cm, for example, and the height of the coupling portion in the case of the second acupressure strength may be stored, for example, 2 cm.

Accordingly, when the acupressure intensity information for changing from 1 acupressure intensity to 2 acupressure intensity is input from the user, the controller 120 may control an adjustment unit (not shown) so that the height of the coupling portion is adjusted from 0.5 cm to 2 cm. . Through this, the apparatus 100 may provide a pressure of a stronger intensity to the subject's skin by adjusting the height of the coupling portion.

In addition, the control unit 120 may control the magnetic field stimulation mode as a type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110. Here, the description of the magnetic field stimulation mode may be more easily understood with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a view showing an example of a magnetic field stimulation mode in the magnetic field generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 6, the magnetic field stimulation mode includes N pulse stimulation mode, S pulse stimulation mode, alternating stimulation of N pulses and S pulses (N / S pulse stimulation) mode, and N pulse continuous stimulation Mode and at least one of the S pulse continuous stimulation mode may be included. At this time, the magnetic field stimulation mode may be input from the user as an example. To this end, the apparatus 100 may include a user input unit (not shown) capable of receiving at least one type of a magnetic field including a magnetic field stimulation mode from a user.

According to this, the control unit 120 based on the user input input through the user input unit (not shown), N pulse stimulation from the magnetic field generating unit 110, S pulse stimulation, alternating stimulation of N pulse and S pulse, N pulse The operation of the magnetic field generator 110 may be controlled such that a magnetic field stimulus corresponding to any one of the continuous stimulus and the S pulse continuous stimulus is generated.

In addition, the apparatus 100 may include an identification unit (not shown) that identifies the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12. That is, the identification unit (not shown) may identify the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10.

The identification unit (not shown) may identify the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 using, for example, an image sensor (not shown) provided in the main body 1. The image sensor (not shown) may be differently represented by an image acquisition sensor or a camera unit.

At this time, the image sensor (not shown) is provided in a position where the image acquisition of at least a portion of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 in the state where the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is coupled to the coupling groove 12 Can be. That is, the image sensor (not shown), for example, in the state where the coupling portion 10a of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 is coupled to the coupling groove 12, the main body portion 1 in contact with the lower surface of the magnetic pole portion 10b It may be provided in one region of the outer surface, but is not limited thereto. Through this, an image sensor (not shown) may acquire an image of at least a portion of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12.

The identification unit (not shown) combines grooves among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units 10 through image analysis on an image (ie, a captured image of at least a portion of the magnetic field electrode unit) acquired through an image sensor (not shown). The type of magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to 12) can be identified. In this case, the identification unit (not shown) may perform image analysis by applying an image analysis algorithm to the image acquired through the image sensor (not shown). Here, the image analysis algorithm may be applied to various image analysis algorithms that are already known or to be developed in the future.

After performing the image analysis on the acquired image, the identification unit (not shown) through image analysis among the types of images of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units pre-stored in a storage unit (not shown) included in the main body 1 By searching (searching) an image matching the analyzed image, the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units can be identified.

As another example, the identification unit (not shown) may identify the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 using a weight sensor (not shown) provided in the main body 1. The weight sensor (not shown) may be provided in one region of the coupling groove 12 as an example, but is not limited thereto.

The weight sensor (not shown) may measure the weight of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12. After the weight measurement is performed by the weight sensor (not shown), the identification unit (not shown) is measured by the weight sensor (not shown) among weight information for each type of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units previously stored in the storage unit (not shown). By searching (searching) weight information matching the weight of the magnetic field electrode unit 10, the type of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units can be identified.

As described above, the identification unit (not shown) of the magnetic field electrode unit 10 coupled to the coupling groove 12 among the plurality of magnetic field electrode units by using at least one of an image sensor (not shown) and a weight sensor (not shown). I can identify the type

The controller 120 may differently control the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 according to the type of the magnetic field electrode unit identified by the identification unit (not shown).

Here, differently controlling the type of the magnetic field according to the type of the magnetic field electrode unit identified by the identification unit (not shown) is combined among a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having different types (size, shape, thickness, etc.) of magnetic pole parts It may mean that the type of magnetic field is differently controlled according to which magnetic field electrode unit 10 is coupled to the groove 12.

For example, the controller 120 differently controls the type of the magnetic field in consideration of whether the type of the magnetic field electrode unit identified by the identification unit (not shown) is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size (diameter size) or greater than a preset value. can do. In other words, the control unit 120 determines whether the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size equal to or greater than a preset value (eg, a diameter size of a preset magnetic pole portion), from the magnetic field generating unit 110. The type of magnetic field generated can be controlled differently.

Specifically, when the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size equal to or greater than a preset value, the control unit 120 controls the magnetic field generation unit 110 to generate a first type of magnetic field, and identifies the identified magnetic field electrode When the type of the unit is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size less than a predetermined value, the second type of magnetic field may be controlled from the magnetic field generator 110.

As an example, the first type of magnetic field may mean a magnetic field having a relatively large magnetic field strength (magnitude) compared to the second type of magnetic field. On the other hand, the second type of magnetic field may mean a magnetic field having a relatively small magnetic field strength (magnitude) compared to the first type of magnetic field.

As another example, the first type of magnetic field may mean a magnetic field having a relatively high frequency compared to the second type of magnetic field. On the other hand, the second type of magnetic field may mean a magnetic field having a relatively low frequency compared to the first type of magnetic field. For example, the first type of magnetic field may be a magnetic field having a frequency of 100 Hz or more, and the second type of magnetic field may be a magnetic field having a frequency of 30 Hz or less.

As another example, the first type of magnetic field may mean a magnetic field generated for a relatively long time as compared to the second type of magnetic field.

 As such, the controller 120 may differently control the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 according to whether the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size equal to or greater than a preset value.

In addition, the apparatus 100 may receive treatment type information from a user through a user input unit (not shown). Here, the treatment type information may be information related to at least one of a treatment purpose, a treatment site, and a treatment posture.

For example, treatment purposes may include treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, pain treatment, inflammation treatment, and blood flow improvement treatment. Treatment sites may include knees, shoulders, face, back, chest, ankles, waist, and wrists. The treatment posture may include a lying down position, a sitting position, a prone position, and the like. These examples are only examples to aid understanding of the present application, and are not limited thereto, and various examples may exist.

The controller 120 may differently control the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 according to the treatment type information received from the user through the user input unit (not shown).

As a specific example, the control unit 120 controls the first type of magnetic field to be generated from the magnetic field generating unit 110 when a face is input in relation to the treatment site as treatment type information, and relates to the treatment site as treatment type information. When the knee is input, the second type of magnetic field may be controlled from the magnetic field generator 110.

Here, as an example, the magnetic field having a relatively small magnetic field strength (magnitude) compared to the second type of magnetic field, considering that the skin tissue of the face is relatively weak compared to the skin tissue of the knee. Can mean

That is, the apparatus 100 may be a variable magnetic field generating device capable of selectively changing one type of magnetic field by selectively coupling one of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units to the core 11.

When performing treatment by providing magnetic field stimulation to a subject's skin, various forms are required for the core portion where magnetic field stimulation is performed depending on the anatomical structure, location, and treatment type (treatment purpose, treatment area, treatment posture, etc.) .

However, most of the conventional magnetic field generating devices have a core portion (ie, a magnet holder portion) on which magnetic field stimulation (generation) is made, and are manufactured in a predetermined fixed size and structure (shape) according to the purpose of use, so that the treatment site, the treatment purpose However, there are limitations in providing a magnetic field stimulus customized according to different application targets.

In other words, conventional magnetic field generating devices have no room to respond organically to various situations in which the object, region, and treatment purpose for which magnetic field stimulation is to be performed is changed. To this end, the size and structure of the core part must be redesigned. There is a problem.

In other words, conventional magnetic field generating devices have various situations (ie, treatment purpose, treatment site, treatment posture, etc.), as the size and shape (structure, shape) of the core portion where the magnetic field stimulation (generation) is performed is fixed. For a variety of changing situations), there is a limit to providing an effective magnetic field stimulus customized to it.

Accordingly, the present application provides a variable magnetic field generating device 100 that enables variable (change) the size, shape (structure, shape), and height (that is, the height of the coupling portion) of the core portion where magnetic field stimulation (generation) is performed. By doing so, it is possible to provide effective magnetic field stimulation customized for various situations (ie, various situations in which the treatment purpose, treatment area, treatment posture, etc. change).

The apparatus 100 selectively combines any one of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having a magnetic pole portion having at least one of different size, shape (shape) and thickness to the coupling groove 10a of the core 11, thereby making the skin of the subject It can provide various magnetic field stimuli.

In the device 100, the coil 13 is wound on the core 11 of the magnetic field generating unit 110, and the center of the coil 11 is, for example, a hole of a screw fastening structure, that is, a combination of a screw fastening structure. Grooves 12 may be formed.

In the present application, a variable magnetic field generating device 100 that enables a magnetic field pole unit to be selectively selected and replaced according to a treatment type (treatment purpose, treatment site, treatment posture, etc.) among a plurality of different types of magnetic field electrode units Can provide. In other words, the present application provides a variable magnetic field generating device 100 that allows a magnetic field electrode unit suitable for it to be selectively replaced and coupled to the coupling groove 12 according to the treatment type (treatment purpose, treatment site, treatment posture, etc.) can do.

The apparatus 100 may be provided to be used by changing the shape of the core as needed, as one of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units can be selectively coupled to the coupling groove 12. That is, the apparatus 100 may allow the shape of the core including the magnetic field electrode unit to be changed as necessary by coupling between different types of magnetic field electrode units and the core.

This device 100 is a magnetic field electrode coupled to the coupling groove 12 without the need to completely replace the core portion (in other words, the magnet holder portion) on which magnetic field stimulation (generation) is performed in comparison with conventional magnetic field generating devices. By changing the type of unit, it can be applied organically to various situations.

The present application may provide a variable magnetic field generating device 100 capable of changing the shape of the core through selective coupling of a plurality of magnetic field electrode units of different types to the coupling groove 12. The present apparatus 100 may be differently represented by a variable magnetic field generating apparatus 100, an electromagnet holder, and the like.

The apparatus 100 may change (replace) the shape of the core more quickly and easily through screw coupling (screw-type coupling) between the magnetic field electrode unit 10 and the coupling groove 12.

The apparatus 100 applies a different type of magnetic field electrode unit to be coupled to the coupling portion 10a, thereby making the shape of the entire core (ie, the entire core considering both the magnetic field electrode unit and the core) applied to the apparatus 100. It can be changed, so that the shape of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110 can be changed fundamentally.

The apparatus 100 may adjust (adjust, change) the magnetic force of the entire core by varying the height (interval) of the coupling portion by an adjusting portion (not shown). In the device 100, the magnetic field electrode unit 10 may be, for example, a permanent magnet, but is not limited thereto. Further, in the apparatus 100, the core 11 may be magnetized by a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove 12 of the core 11 to form a magnetic flux path.

In addition, the apparatus 100 may change the type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110 by adjusting the height of the coupling portion, that is, the height from the upper surface of the core 11 to the lower surface of the magnetic pole portion 10b. .

In the apparatus 100, a plurality of magnetic field electrode units having various sizes, shapes (shapes, structures) and thicknesses (ie, a plurality of replaceable magnetic field electrode units) are made of the same ferromagnetic material as the core 11, When coupled to the core 11, the same magnetic field that is induced in the core 11 may be induced. That is, when the magnetic field electrode unit is coupled to the coupling groove 12, the magnetic field generating unit 110 is one through the entire core (that is, the entire core considering both the magnetic field electrode unit and the core) applied to the apparatus 100. The same magnetic field can generate (induce) the magnetic field. The pattern of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator 110 may be changed according to the shape of the entire core.

 7 is a view showing an example of a treatment site to which the magnetic field generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is applicable.

Referring to FIG. 7, knee, shoulder, face, back, chest, ankle, waist, and wrist may be present as a treatment site to which the apparatus 100 is applicable. However, it is not limited thereto, and may be applied to various treatment sites. In other words, the apparatus 100 may provide at least one of magnetic field stimulation and shiatsu stimulation to various subject areas such as the knee, shoulder, face, back, chest, ankle, waist, and wrist.

8 is a schematic operation flowchart of a method of driving a magnetic field generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.

The driving method of the magnetic field generator illustrated in FIG. 8 may be performed by the apparatus 100 described above. Therefore, even if omitted, the description of the device 100 may be applied to the description of the driving method of the magnetic field generator.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step S11, the control unit may generate a control signal for controlling the operation of the magnetic field generator. In step S11, the control unit may control the operation of the magnetic field generator according to the generated control signal.

Next, in step S12, a magnetic field may be generated through a magnetic field generator including a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to a coupling groove of the core based on the control signal generated in step S11. That is, in step S12, the magnetic field generating unit may generate a magnetic field through the entire core (ie, the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the core and the coupling groove of the core) applied to the apparatus 100 by operation control by the control unit. have.

In addition, in step S12, magnetic field stimulation is provided to the subject through magnetic field generation through the magnetic field generation unit, and a magnetic field stimulation unit of the magnetic field electrode unit can provide acupressure stimulation together.

In addition, the driving method of the magnetic field generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application may include, before step S11, identifying the type of magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove.

Thereafter, in step S11, a control signal for controlling the operation of the magnetic field generating unit may be generated according to the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit. Thereafter, in step S12, a magnetic field corresponding to the generated magnetic field may be generated from the magnetic field generating unit based on the generated control signal according to the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit.

In the apparatus 100, a plurality of magnetic field electrode units may be provided as a magnetic field electrode unit that can be coupled to a coupling portion. At this time, the plurality of magnetic field electrode units may each have a different magnetic pole portion of at least one of size, shape (shape) and thickness.

Therefore, in the identifying step, it is possible to identify which of the plurality of magnetic field electrode units is the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove.

In the above description, steps S11 and S12 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, depending on the implementation herein. In addition, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

The driving method of the magnetic field generating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application may be implemented in a form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and may be recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc., as well as machine language codes produced by a compiler. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

Further, the driving method of the magnetic field generating device may also be implemented in the form of a computer program or application executed by a computer stored in a recording medium.

The above description of the present application is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art to which the present application pertains will understand that it is possible to easily modify to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the claims below, rather than the detailed description, and it should be interpreted that all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof are included in the scope of the present application.

100: magnetic field generating device
110: magnetic field generating unit
120: control unit
1: main body
11: core
12: Coupling groove
13: coil
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90: magnetic field electrode unit
10a: joint
10b: stimulation part

Claims (10)

As a magnetic field generating device,
A magnetic field generating unit disposed in one region of the body unit, including a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to a coupling groove of the core, and generating a magnetic field;
An image sensor provided in one region of the outer surface of the body portion to acquire an image of at least a portion of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove, and a magnetic field electrode unit provided in one region of the coupling groove and coupled to the coupling groove An identification unit for identifying the type of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove, using at least one of the weight sensor for measuring the weight of the;
Adjusting the degree of coupling between the coupling portion in the magnetic field electrode unit and the coupling groove, and adjusting the height of the coupling portion which is the height from the upper surface of the core to the lower surface of the magnetic pole portion of the magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove as the coupling degree part; And
It includes a control unit for controlling the operation of the magnetic field generating unit,
In the coupling groove, at least one of the size, shape, and thickness has different magnetic poles, and any one of the magnetic field electrode units made of a ferromagnetic material having a strong magnetization force is selectively coupled to the coupling groove. The type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generator is differently determined according to the type of the magnetic field electrode unit,
The control unit,
The type of the magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating unit is differently controlled according to the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit, but a magnetic field is generated according to whether the type of the identified magnetic field electrode unit is a magnetic field electrode unit having a size equal to or greater than a preset value. Differently control the type of magnetic field generated from wealth,
When the user receives input of acupressure intensity information to change the acupressure intensity from the first acupressure intensity to a second acupressure intensity having a strength greater than the first acupressure intensity, the height of the coupling portion is increased to provide a strong intensity acupressure Control the control unit so that the adjustment is made,
By adjusting the height of the coupling portion by the adjusting portion, the type and strength of the magnetic field as a type of magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating portion, the magnetic field generating device. According to claim 1,
The magnetic field electrode unit,
At least a portion is inserted into the coupling groove of the core is fixedly coupled; And
And a stimulation unit that comes into contact with the subject's skin and provides stimulation of at least one of magnetic field stimulation and acupressure stimulation. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The type of the magnetic field includes at least one of the shape, intensity, frequency, time and pattern of the magnetic field. According to claim 1,
The magnetic field generating unit,
A core having a coupling groove; And
It includes a coil wound on the core,
The magnetic field electrode unit is a magnetic field generating device, at least a part of which is located in the coupling groove in a state coupled to the coupling groove. delete In the driving method of the magnetic field generating device of claim 1,
Generating a control signal for controlling the operation of the magnetic field generator; And
Generating a magnetic field through a magnetic field generating unit including a magnetic field electrode unit coupled to the coupling groove of the core based on the control signal,
Method of driving a magnetic field generating device comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of claim 9 on a computer.

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