KR102557563B1 - Vibration apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a case having an inner receiving portion of a vertically long space structure; a vibrating member disposed in the accommodating portion of the case; and a vibrating means for vibrating the vibrating member up and down, so that vibration can be transmitted to the sole of the foot of a pedestrian through a vibrating member that is built into a shoe such as a shoe with a heel and makes an up and down amplitude movement according to a change in the movement of the pedestrian during walking.

Description

Vibration structure improvement type vibration device {VIBRATION APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a vibrating structure-improving vibrating device in which uniform vibration can be transmitted to the outside, particularly to the sole of the foot, by an internal vibrating member spiraling up and down during walking in a shoe, particularly in a shoe with a heel, in a state where it is embedded in the heel, or a vibrating plate vibrates up and down using a floating magnet and a fixed magnet that generates a repulsive force to deliver uniform vibration to the sole of the foot.

Shoes, such as sneakers and shoes, are objects that people wear on their feet when they stand or walk on the ground, and most people spend a lot of time wearing them. Therefore, a lot of research has been done to give functionality to shoes that are worn for a lot of time, and in particular, a lot of effort has been made to develop functionality that can improve the wearer's health.

For example, in the past, there have been attempts to introduce a shock absorbing structure such as an elastic member or an air cushion into the sole of a shoe to mitigate shock during walking, an attempt to round the sole of a shoe to utilize the entire sole during walking, and an attempt to introduce a structure capable of generating vibration in the sole.

At this time, as a technology related to a vibration device that can generate vibration using a magnet during walking to stimulate the soles of the wearer's feet to relieve fatigue or boredom and help improve health,

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1073499 (registered on October 7, 2011, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 1') 『Magnetic Vibration Device Using Pressure』 is proposed,

Document 1 is a magnetic vibration device comprising a case whose shape is changed by external pressure and has a restoring force when the shape is changed, and a vibration means provided inside the case and interlocked with the changed shape of the case to generate vibration by a magnet. A diaphragm that slides together, a first magnet provided at the other end of the diaphragm, and a second magnet coupled to a lever to which the diaphragm is not coupled among the first and second levers to generate a repulsive force with one side of the first magnet during sliding operation of the diaphragm. A stopper for limiting the range of shape change of the case is further installed, so that magnetic force can be more effectively transmitted, thereby improving blood flow such as promoting blood circulation. It is a technology related to a magnetic vibration device using pressure that can be widely used in various industrial fields using vibration as well as used.

As another technology, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1978880 (Registration on May 9, 2019, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 2') 『A vibrator using magnetic force and a shoe containing the same』 is proposed,

Document 2 relates to a vibrator generating vibration by magnetic force, including a case, a first stationary magnet formed in at least a partial region of the upper side of the case, a second stationary magnet formed in a region facing the first stationary magnet in the lower side of the case, a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm capable of vibrating in an internal space of the case, a first movable magnet formed on one end of the first diaphragm and generating a repulsive force with the first stationary magnet, the second A second movable magnet formed at one end of the diaphragm and generating a repulsive force with the second fixed magnet, and a vibration frame coupled along an outer circumference of the case, wherein a repulsive force is generated between the first movable magnet and the second movable magnet, the first diaphragm extends from the oscillation frame and has an arbitrary radius of curvature and is bent toward the upper portion of the case, and the second diaphragm extends from the oscillation frame and has an arbitrary curvature The present invention relates to a vibrator using magnetic force that is provided while having a radius and bent toward the lower part of the case, and the first and second diaphragms extend from an arbitrary point, so that the vibrator generates vibration by magnetic force formed between stationary magnets and floating magnets, and inserts the vibrator into the shoe so that the wearer can feel the vibration on the sole of the foot while walking, and a shoe including the same.

Document 1. Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1073499 (registered on October 7, 2011) Document 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1978880 (Registration on May 9, 2019)

An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration structure-improving vibration device capable of transmitting vibration to the sole of the foot of a pedestrian through a vibration member that is built into a shoe such as a shoe with a heel and performs an up and down amplitude movement according to a change in the motion of the pedestrian during walking.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vibration structure-improving vibration device that can be selectively applied to various sources of use by implementing a vibration member structure that performs vertical and downward spiral motion by its own weight and a vibration member structure that performs vertical amplitude motion by magnetic force.

In order to solve the above problems, the vibration structure-improving vibration device according to the present invention,

A case having an inner receiving portion of a vertically long space structure;

a vibrating member disposed in the accommodating portion of the case; and

a vibrating means for vibrating the vibrating member up and down;

It is characterized by consisting of.

The vibration structure-improving vibration device according to the present invention,

It has the greatest effect of uniform vibration and amplifying these vibrations so that the vibration can be transmitted to the outside.

Pedestrians feel interest due to vibration, enabling more enjoyable walking, and magnetic force, such as generating a magnetic field during vibration, is more effectively transmitted to the sole of the foot, thereby stimulating the blood in the sole of the foot to promote blood circulation, thereby improving blood flow and helping to promote health.

1 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram for showing a vibration member and a vibration means of a first embodiment in a vibration structure-improving vibration device according to the present invention;
2 is a partial planar cross-sectional configuration diagram of FIG. 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view of the operating state of the vibrating member and vibrating means of the first embodiment;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram for showing a vibration member and a vibration means of a second embodiment in the vibration structure-improving vibration apparatus according to the present invention;
5 and 6 are partial planar cross-sectional configuration views of FIG. 4;
7 is a cross-sectional view of the operating state of the vibrating member and the vibrating means of the second embodiment;
Figure 8 is a configuration diagram for showing a state in which the vibration device of the present invention is built into the heel of the sphere.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that they can be defined. Therefore, since the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, various equivalents and variations that can replace them at the time of this application It should be understood that there may be.

Referring to FIG. 1, the top support side of the support is referred to as the upper or upper direction, and the bottom support side of the support is referred to as the lower or lower direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the vibration structure-improving vibration device (A) according to the present invention,

Largely composed of a case 10, vibrating members (20A, 20B) and vibrating means (30A, 30B).

Looking at each component:

The case 10 is

As shown in Figures 1 and 2,

Internal accommodating part 11 with a vertically long space structure

It consists of a hollow cylindrical structure containing.

The vibrating device (A) of the present invention is built into the heel of shoes, especially high heels with heels. As a result, it is preferable that the space within the heel has a circular space structure corresponding to the shape of the case 10 .

The vibrating member

It is arranged in the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 to vibrate up and down,

It can be largely composed of the first and second embodiments, and the reference numeral for the vibrating member of the first embodiment is designated as '20A' and the reference numeral for the vibrating member of the second embodiment is designated as '20B'.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vibrating member 20A of the first embodiment has a cylindrical structure, and more preferably has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 or has an outer diameter slightly smaller than this, so that it can move up and down more easily within the accommodating part 11. In addition, the vibrating member 20A of the first embodiment may be made of a magnetic material having magnetism.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the vibrating member 20B of the second embodiment includes a vibrating plate 21 connected to the inner periphery of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10, and a moving magnet 22 provided at an end of the vibrating plate 21, and is provided with a plurality of them arranged vertically in the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 at regular intervals.

At this time, long holes 23 are formed in the vibration plate 21 of each vibration member 20B while penetrating vertically and left and right so that posts 381, which will be described later, are inserted in a passing manner.

In addition, in each vibrating member (20B) of the second embodiment, it is preferable that the vibrating members (20B) adjacent to each other are disposed to face each other in different directions. In particular, when viewed from the side as in FIG. This is to ensure that the vibration according to the vertical amplitude movement of the vibrating member 20B is evenly transmitted to the outside of the case 10 .

The vibrating means is

For vibrating the vibrating members (20A, 20B) up and down,

It can be largely composed of the first and second embodiments, and the reference numeral for the vibrating means of the first embodiment is '30A', and the reference numeral for the vibrating means of the second embodiment is designated as '30B' to distinguish them.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vibrating means (30A) of the first embodiment is to vibrate the vibrating member (20A) of the first embodiment up and down when the vibrating member (20A of the first embodiment) is provided among the vibrating members,

Two or more guide protrusions 32 protruding along the inner periphery of the upper side of the receiving part 11 of the case 10,

A spiral guide groove 31 formed on the outer periphery of the vibrating member 20A and inserted into the guide protrusion 32;

A shaft 33 connected to the center of the lower surface of the vibrating member 20A and erected vertically;

A main spring 34 having one end coupled to the end of the shaft 33,

A support 35 disposed on the inner periphery of the lower side of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 to support the other end of the mainspring 34;

A flange 36 provided at an end of the shaft 33 to support the mainspring 34, and

An elastic spring 37 inserted into the shaft 33 so that the lower end is supported on the bottom of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 and the upper end is supported on the flange 36

made including

Here, the shaft 33 is integrally connected to the center of the lower surface of the vibrating member 20A, and the main spring 34 is a so-called spiral spring made by continuously winding a thin sheet having a constant cross section into a spiral shape.

In particular, a vertical through-type circular hole 341 is formed at the other end of the mainspring 34, and this circular hole 341 has a hole structure formed inside by bending the other end of the mainspring 34 in a circular shape.

And, as shown in FIG. 1, the support 35 is composed of top and bottom supports 351 and 352 provided vertically and spaced apart from each other on the lower side of the inner circumference of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10, and a vertical rod 353 interconnecting the top and bottom supports 351 and 352 and into which the circular hole 341 is inserted. At this time, it is preferable that the distance between the top and bottom supports 351 and 352 corresponds to the vertical vibration width of the vibrating member 20A.

And, as shown in FIG. 1, a recess 12 into which the lower end of the elastic spring 37 is inserted is formed at the bottom of the receiving part 11 of the case 10, so that the elastic spring 37 is compressed and extended.

Therefore, when the vibrating member 20A descends due to movement occurring during walking while the vibrating device A of the present invention is embedded in the heel of the shoe, the vibrating member 20A descends while the guide groove 31 spirals along the guide protrusion 32, and the elastic spring 37 is compressed and then restored as the mainspring 34 is wound by the descending vibrating member 20A. As the main spring 34 is also restored, the vibrating member 20A rises. As a result, the vibrating member 20A makes an amplitude movement up and down according to the change in the movement of the pedestrian during walking, and at this time, it is possible to transmit a certain vibration to the outside of the case 10 .

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 4 to 7, the vibration means (30B) of the second embodiment

A post 381 erected in the central area of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10,

A top magnet 382 provided on the ceiling surface of the upper side of the receiving part 11 of the case 10 to generate a repulsive force on the moving magnet 22 of the top vibrating member 20B,

A bottom magnet 383 provided on the bottom surface of the lower side of the receiving part 11 of the case 10 to generate a repulsive force in the moving magnet 22 of the vibration member 20B at the bottom, and

A plurality of middle magnets 384 that are fixedly coupled to the post 381 and disposed in the area between the floating magnets 22 of each of the vibrating members 20B to generate a repulsive force on the adjacent floating magnets 22

made including

At this time, the vibrating plate 21 of the second embodiment is preferably made of an elastic material, preferably formed in a thin and long horizontal shape for high elasticity, and preferably made of copper, zinc or an alloy thereof.

The floating magnet 22 is a magnet whose movement is not fixed and can move along with the vibration of the vibrating plate 21, and the top, bottom, and middle magnets 382, 383, and 384 are not limited in type as long as they can be placed in a repulsive relationship with the floating magnet 22, but they are preferably permanent magnets having an N pole and an S pole.

In addition, the top and bottom magnets 382 and 383 may be attached to the corresponding area of the receiving part 11 of the case 10 by means such as an adhesive, or by digging an arbitrary groove and forcibly inserting and mounting therein. It can be fixed and arranged.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, in the state where the vibration device A of the present invention is built into the heel of the shoe, the vibration plate 21 moves in amplitude up and down due to the repulsive force of the top, bottom, and middle magnets 382, 383, and 384 according to the change in the movement of the pedestrian while walking, and at this time, certain vibration can be transmitted to the outside of the case 10.

In the above description of the present invention, the "vibration structure-improving vibrator" having a specific shape and structure has been mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is capable of various modifications and changes by those skilled in the art, and such modifications and changes should be interpreted as belonging to the protection scope of the present invention.

10 : case
11: receiving part
12: recess
20A, 20B: vibration member
21: vibration plate
22: floating magnet
23 : long hole
30A, 30B: Vibration means
31: guide groove
32: guide protrusion
33: shaft
34: spring spring
341: round hole
35: support
351: tower support
352: bottom support
353: load
36: flange
37: elastic spring
381: Post
382: top magnet
383: bottom magnet
384: middle magnet

Claims (1)

A case 10 having an inner accommodating part 11 of a vertically long space structure;
a vibrating member (20A) disposed in the accommodating part (11) of the case (10); and
Vibration means (30A) for vertically vibrating the vibrating member (20A);
made up of
The vibrating member 20A has a cylindrical structure,
The vibrating means (30A) includes two or more guide protrusions (32) protruding along the inner periphery of the upper side of the accommodating part (11) of the case (10), a spiral guide groove (31) formed in a concavity on the outer periphery of the vibrating member (20A) and inserted into the guide protrusion (32), a shaft (33) connected to the center of the lower surface of the vibrating member (20A) and erected vertically, and one end of the shaft (33) The mainspring 34 coupled thereto, a support 35 disposed on the inner circumference of the lower side of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 to support the other end of the mainspring 34, a flange 36 provided at an end of the shaft 33 to support the mainspring 34, and the shaft 3 such that the lower end is supported on the bottom of the accommodating part 11 of the case 10 and the upper end is supported by the flange 36. 3) Vibration structure-improving vibration device, characterized in that consisting of an elastic spring (37) fitted in.

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