KR102383634B1 - Functional Pillow for Cervical Vertebrae Extension - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional pillow for cervical vertebrae extension which can obtain a stretching effect and a massaging effect of a cervical vertebrae portion of a user by pressing the cervical vertebrae portion by using an acupuncture protrusion and lifting and extending the cervical vertebrae portion. According to the present invention, the functional pillow for cervical vertebrae extension comprises: a pillow body supporting a head portion of a user; a base member installed to be fixed on the pillow body; a tilting member installed on the base member to rotate around a rotary shaft toward the crown of the head of the body and toward the lower limb, and provided with a protrusion guide hole vertically formed therethrough; an acupuncture member having an acupuncture protrusion installed underneath the tilting member to protrude to the outside through the protrusion guide hole and press a cervical vertebrae portion of the user; an airbag expanding by air injected from the outside to lift the acupuncture member, and rotating the tilting member around the rotary shaft toward the crown of the head of the body; and an air supply unit controlling discharge and injection of air into the airbag.

Description

Cervical Traction Type Functional Pillow {Functional Pillow for Cervical Vertebrae Extension}

The present invention relates to a functional pillow, and more particularly, to a cervical traction-type functional pillow capable of traction while lifting and traction of a user's cervical vertebrae when lying on a pillow.

In general, the cervical vertebrae are the bony parts that form the neck between the skull and the thoracic vertebrae, and extend from the bottom of the skull to the upper part of the thoracic vertebrae where the ribs are attached.

It is desirable to have a C-shaped neck for a healthy neck, but most modern people often have a straight neck. In such a straight neck, a huge load is placed on the muscles around the neck that support the weight of the head, resulting in muscle fatigue, and the muscles are hardened, causing headaches, tension in the back of the neck, and shoulder gagging.

In recent years, as the time spent using mobile devices such as computers and cell phones increases, the C-shaped healthy neck is being transformed into a straight deformed neck shape. It is deformed like a straight shape because it keeps the neck in an uncomfortable state when using a mobile device such as a computer or a mobile phone for a long time, and this deformity is a cause of increasing cervical vertebrae fatigue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned cause, as awareness of the importance of a pillow during sleep is increasing along with exercise for alleviating cervical vertebrae fatigue, various pillows for protecting the cervical vertebrae during sleep have been proposed.

However, most of the conventional pillows have been developed focusing on maintaining the cervical spine in a C-shape during sleep, and it is impossible to replace the acupressure protrusion that pressurizes and stimulates the user's cervical vertebrae, so it is impossible to provide acupressure suitable for the user's body type. There is a problem that acupressure is applied or slight acupressure is applied.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1912076 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1964689 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0028191 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1732176

The present invention is to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to effectively acupressure the user's cervical vertebrae using acupressure protrusions and at the same time lift the cervical vertebrae and traction in the direction of the crown of the body to provide a massage effect of the cervical vertebrae and It is to provide a cervical traction type functional pillow that can obtain a stretching effect.

Cervical traction-type functional pillow according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the pillow body for supporting the user's head; a base member fixedly installed to the pillow body; a tilting member installed on the base member to rotate in the crown direction and the lower extremity direction of the body about the rotation axis, the protrusion guide hole being formed to penetrate in the vertical direction; an acupressure member provided on the lower side of the tilting member and provided with an acupressure protrusion that protrudes outwardly through the protrusion guide hole and presses the user's cervical vertebrae; an airbag that expands by air injected from the outside to raise the acupressure member, and rotates the tilting member in the direction of the crown of the body about a rear rotation axis; and an air supply unit that controls the injection and discharge of air into and out of the airbag.

Cervical traction-type functional pillow of the present invention may further include an elastic member for applying an elastic force upward to the acupressure member with respect to the tilting member.

The tilting member includes a tilting cover in which a rear end is rotatably coupled to a rear portion of the base member through a rotation shaft, and installed under the tilting cover so that a side surface guides the vertical movement of the acupressure member, and the lower surface is the It may include a pressure guide cover to support the elastic member.

The airbag includes a first airbag installed under the acupressure member and inflated by air to raise the acupressure member, has a size larger than that of the first airbag, is disposed below the first airbag, and expands by air. It may include a second airbag for rotating the tilting member in the crown direction of the body.

An airbag guide may be installed between the first airbag and the lower surface of the acupressure member.

The base member is installed inside the receiving groove concave downwardly formed in the center of the front part of the pillow body so that when the user lies on the pillow body, the tilting member and the acupressure member can be located below the user's cervical spine.

According to the present invention, as the airbag is inflated by the air injected into the airbag, the acupressure member primarily rises to obtain the acupressure effect by the acupressure protrusion, and secondarily, the tilting member rotates to pull the cervical vertebrae toward the crown. Therefore, it is possible to greatly improve the neck disc prevention and treatment effect and the massage effect.

1 is a perspective view of a cervical spine traction type functional pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an operation example (tilting operation) of the cervical vertebra traction-type functional pillow shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the main part by cutting the configuration of the main part of the cervical vertebra traction type functional pillow shown in Figure 1;
Figures 4a to 4c is a cross-sectional view from the side showing an operation example of the cervical traction type functional pillow shown in Figure 1.
Figures 5a to 5c is a cut-away perspective view showing an operation example of the cervical spine traction-type functional pillow shown in Figure 1;

Objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The following specific structural or functional descriptions are only exemplified for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from other elements, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, a first element may be named as a second element, and similar The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "in between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the existence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

1 to 5, the cervical spine traction type functional pillow is a pillow body 10, a base member 20, a tilting member 30, acupressure member 40, an elastic member 45, a first air bag 51 ) and a second air bag 52 , and an air supply unit (not shown).

The pillow body 10 is designed to comfortably support the user's head, and is made of a flexible and elastic cushion material such as natural latex, synthetic latex, or foamed resin such as memory foam to support the user's head. The pillow body 10 may have a heart shape as a whole when viewed from above, and may include a central central support portion 11 and side support portions 12 extending in both directions of the central support portion 11 . . The central support part 11 is formed to be inclined downwardly in front and to be slightly concave downward so as to comfortably support the rear of a person's head.

The side support part 12 is formed in the form of wings extending in both directions of the central support part 11, and supports the person's head side when the person lays sideways. The height of the side support parts 12 on both sides is slightly higher than the central support part 11 in order to comfortably support the . In addition, ear receiving grooves 13 may be concave downwardly on the upper surface of both side support parts 12 so that people can feel comfortable while their ears are inserted when a person lies on their side.

The base member 20 is installed inside the receiving groove 14 concave downwardly on the front part of the central support part 11 of the pillow body 10 . The base member 20 may be integrally formed on the front side of the central support part 11 of the pillow body 10 through insert injection when the pillow body 10 is molded, but differently from the pillow body 10 After being manufactured as a sieve, it may be installed by being inserted into the receiving groove 14 of the pillow body 10 . The base member 20 may be composed of a lower base cover 21 and an upper base cover 22 , and a tilting member 30 , acupressure member 40 , an elastic member 45 , and a first air bag 51 in the central portion. ) and a space in which the second airbag 52 is installed is provided.

As the second airbag 52 expands, the tilting member 30 rotates in the vertical direction around the rotation shaft 32 of the rear end, strictly speaking, in the direction of the head and lower extremities of the body to pull the user's cervical vertebrae in the parietal direction. The rear end portion of the tilting cover 31 is rotatably coupled to the rear portion of the base member 20 through the rotation shaft 32 as a medium, and is installed on the lower side of the tilting cover 31 so that the side surface is the acupressure member 40 ) guides the vertical movement and includes a pressure guide cover 35 having a lower surface to support the elastic member 45 .

A plurality of protrusion guide holes 33 into which the acupressure protrusions 41 of the acupressure member 40 are inserted are formed in the tilting cover 31 to penetrate in the vertical direction. And the acupressure guide cover (35) is in the form of an open housing in the center of the lower surface is fixedly coupled to the tilting cover (31) rotates together with the tilting cover (31). The acupressure guide cover 35 functions to support the acupressure member 40 and the elastic member 45 in the inner space of the tilting cover 31 .

The acupressure member 40 may be made of a hard material such as plastic or ceramic, and is installed to be movable up and down inside the acupressure guide cover 35 , and receives an elastic force upward by the elastic member 45 . The acupressure member 40 is provided with a plurality of acupressure projections 41 for pressing the cervical portion of the user.

Acupressure projections 41 formed on the acupressure member 40 are formed to protrude upward to a predetermined height at both ends of the acupressure member 40, and a plurality of main acupressure projections 41a for pressing both sides of the user's cervical vertebrae. And, it may include a plurality of sub acupressure projections (41b) formed to protrude to a lower height than the main acupressure projections (41a) between the plurality of main acupressure projections (41a). The main acupressure protrusion (41a) is acupressure areas on both sides of the cervical vertebrae when a person lies flat, and the sub acupressure protrusions (41b) may act to acupressure the acupressure area of the central part of the cervical vertebrae.

A compression coil spring or the like may be applied to the elastic member 45 , and a plurality of elastic members are disposed on both sides of the acupressure member 40 to impart an upward elastic force to the acupressure member 40 . Therefore, when the acupressure protrusions 41 of the acupressure member 40 do not receive external force from the upper side, that is, in a state where the user's cervical spine does not touch the acupressure protrusions 41, the acupressure member 40 rises upward to the acupressure protrusions ( 41) is in a state that the upper end of the protrusion guide hole 33 of the tilting cover 31 protrudes upward, and when the user's cervical vertebrae is touched and pressed by the acupressure protrusion 41, the acupressure member 40 is an elastic member 45. It descends by compressing it.

The acupressure member 40 may rise upward by the first airbag 51 that expands through an opening formed in the center of the lower surface of the acupressure guide cover 35 . That is, the first airbag 51 is disposed in the center of the lower surface of the acupressure guide cover 35, and when air is supplied through the air supply unit (not shown), it expands upward through the opening in the center of the acupressure guide cover 35. The acupressure member 40 is raised. The lower portions of the first airbag 51 and the acupressure member 40 so that the first airbag 51 accurately expands without being bent laterally to transmit the force to the acupressure member 40 when the first airbag 51 expands upward. An airbag guide 55 may be installed between the surfaces.

The second airbag 52 is to provide traction by rotating the tilting member 30 in the crown direction of the body, has a larger size than the first airbag 51 , and is disposed below the first airbag 51 to provide air It expands by air injected through a supply unit (not shown). The second airbag 52 is sized to cover all or a part of the lower surface of the tilting member 30 . The second airbag 52 and the first airbag 51 may be formed to communicate with each other. When air is not injected into the first airbag 51 as described above, the second airbag 52 expands by air to rotate the tilting member 30 .

The air supply unit (not shown) is configured to function to control the injection and discharge of air into the first airbag 51 and the second airbag 52, and the air supply unit (not shown) is used for the operation of a person holding and unfolding by hand. Although it is possible to apply a bulb-type pressurizer that pumps air while being contracted and expanded by means of an air compressor, an air pump capable of automatically supplying air, such as a small air compressor, may be applied differently. An air supply unit (not shown) may be individually connected to the first airbag 51 and the second airbag 52 to independently supply air to each, but as in this embodiment, the first airbag 51 and the second airbag 52 When the airbags 52 communicate with each other, they may be connected to the center of the second airbag 52 through the lower surface of the base member 20 to supply air.

If described in detail with respect to the operation of the cervical spine traction-type functional pillow having such a configuration as follows.

When the user seats the head on the pillow body 10, the acupressure protrusion 41 is pressed on the back of the user's neck to compress the elastic member 45 and descends (see Figs. 4a and 5a). In this state, when the user operates an air supply unit (not shown) to supply air to the second airbag 52 and the first airbag 51, the first airbag 51 with a small volume expands first and the acupressure member 40 ) is pushed upwards and rises. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 4b and 5b, the acupressure protrusion 41 protrudes upward of the protrusion guide hole 33 of the tilting cover 31 to pressurize the cervical spine portion of the user. At this time, as the elastic member 45 is also extended, the acupressure of the acupressure protrusion 41 is increased.

When the first airbag 51 is completely filled with air and no more air is injected, the air is filled in the second airbag 52 and expands upward, and accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 5C, the tilting cover (31) rotates in the direction of the crown of the body around the rotation shaft 32 of the rear end. As the tilting cover 31 rotates, the acupressure guide cover 35 coupled to the tilting cover 31 and the acupressure member 40 and the elastic member 45 inside the acupressure guide cover 35 also rotate together. do.

As such, when the tilting member 30 and the acupressure member 40 rotate in the direction of the user's crown about the rotation shaft 32 of the rear end, the user's cervical vertebrae are pulled toward the crown to provide a massage and stretching effect. .

Then, when the air in the second airbag 52 and the first airbag 51 is discharged to the outside and the second airbag 52 and the first airbag 51 are sequentially contracted, the tilting member 30 is in the reverse order from that described above. And after the acupressure member 40 rotates in the lower extremity direction of the body around the rotation shaft 32 of the rear end, the acupressure member 40 descends vertically with respect to the tilting member 30 to return to the initial state.

If the above-described operation is continuously and repeatedly performed, the cervical vertebrae at the back of the neck are continuously acupressure and traction to obtain a neck disc prevention and treatment effect and a massage effect.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various changes, modifications and equivalents may be used in the present invention. It is clear that the present invention can be equally applied by appropriately modifying the above embodiments. Accordingly, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the limits of the following claims.

10: pillow body 11: central support part
12: side support part 13: ear receiving groove
14: receiving groove 20: base member
21: lower base cover 22: upper base cover
30: tilting member 31: tilting cover
32: rotation shaft 33: projection guide hole
35: acupressure guide cover 40: acupressure member
41: acupressure projection 41a: main acupressure projection
41b: sub acupressure projection 45: elastic member
51: first air bag 52: second air bag
55: air bag guide

Claims (6)

a pillow body supporting the user's head;
a base member fixedly installed to the pillow body;
a tilting member installed on the base member to rotate in the crown direction and lower extremity direction of the body about the rotation axis, the protrusion guide hole being formed to penetrate in the vertical direction;
acupressure member provided on the lower side of the tilting member and provided with acupressure protrusions that protrude outward through the protrusion guide hole and press the user's cervical vertebrae;
an airbag that expands by air injected from the outside to raise the acupressure member, and rotates the tilting member in the direction of the crown of the body about a rear rotation axis; and,
an air supply unit controlling the injection and discharge of air into and out of the airbag;
including,
The airbag includes a first airbag installed under the acupressure member to inflate by air to raise the acupressure member, and a size larger than the first airbag and disposed below the first airbag to expand by air Cervical traction-type functional pillow including a second airbag for rotating the tilting member in the direction of the crown of the body about the rear axis of rotation. According to claim 1, Cervical traction type functional pillow further comprising an elastic member for applying an elastic force upwardly to the acupressure member with respect to the tilting member. According to claim 2, wherein the tilting member, the rear end of the tilting cover is rotatably coupled to the rear portion of the base member via a rotation shaft, and is installed below the tilting cover, the side surface of the acupressure member to move up and down Cervical traction type functional pillow including a pressure guide cover to guide and support the lower surface of the elastic member. delete [Claim 2] The functional pillow of claim 1, wherein an airbag guide is installed between the first airbag and the lower surface of the acupressure member. According to claim 1, wherein the base member is installed inside the receiving groove concave downwardly formed in the center of the front part of the pillow body, when the user lies on the pillow body, the tilting member and the acupressure member is located in the lower cervical spine of the user's cervical vertebrae Traction type functional pillow.

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