KR102562201B1 - Portable thermal eye patch - Google Patents

Abstract

A heated eye patch is initiated. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the heated eye patch includes a body portion configured to contact a user's face and including a hot water receiving portion in which hot water is received; at least one cap portion detachably coupled to at least one portion of the main body portion and configured to open and close the inlet of the hot water receiving portion; a band portion connected to the cap portion and configured to be mounted on a user's head; and at least one non-slip member coupled to a portion of the main body that comes into contact with the user's face and configured to prevent the main body from slipping with respect to the user's face. In addition, various embodiments may be possible.

Description

Portable thermal eye patch {PORTABLE THERMAL EYE PATCH}

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a thermal eye patch, and more particularly, to a user's eyeball blood circulation and fatigue recovery, and in particular, to a thermal eye patch that can be recycled by exchanging hot water.

2. Description of the Related Art As the time of using a computer or a smart phone increases, many people's eyesight or eye health gradually deteriorates, and the number of cases of eye fatigue increases. Eye fatigue, silk, in addition to looking at a computer or smartphone for a long time, is also caused by ultraviolet rays, fine dust, air pollutants, etc. in everyday life.

When such eye fatigue accumulates, the eyes become congested, the visual acuity gradually deteriorates, and in some cases, dry eye syndrome occurs. Of course, you can maintain good eye health by relieving eye fatigue from time to time.

Accordingly, various types of eye patch have been proposed as a method for more effectively relieving eye fatigue.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1705020 (registered on February 03, 2017)

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a repeatedly usable heating eye patch may be provided by exchanging hot water.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a thermal eye patch capable of checking the temperature of hot water accommodated in the eye patch body may be provided.

However, the problems to be solved in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and may be variously determined without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the heated eye patch includes a body portion configured to contact a user's face and including a hot water receiving portion in which hot water is received; at least one cap portion detachably coupled to at least one portion of the main body portion and configured to open and close the inlet of the hot water receiving portion; a band portion connected to the cap portion and configured to be mounted on a user's head; and at least one non-slip member coupled to a portion of the main body that comes into contact with the user's face and configured to prevent the main body from slipping with respect to the user's face.

According to various embodiments, the thermal eye patch may further include at least one display member coupled to an outer surface of the main body and configured to provide a user with information on the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water container.

According to various embodiments, the at least one display member may include a display panel.

According to various embodiments, the at least one display member may include a reversible zion pigment whose color is changed according to the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water container.

According to various embodiments, the main body portion may include an outer shell member disposed toward a user's line of sight; a facing member arranged to come into contact with a user's face; and the hot water receiving portion disposed between the shell member and the facing member. and an endothelial member disposed between the hot water receiving portion and the facing member.

According to various embodiments, the outer shell member may be formed of a heat insulating member, the endothelial member may be formed of a fabric member, and the facing member may be formed of a mesh member.

Additional aspects, according to various embodiments of the present invention, will be presented in the description that follows, and some will become apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to recycle the thermal eye patch by exchanging hot water accommodated in the main body of the eye patch.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, since the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the eye patch main body can be checked, user convenience is improved.

Effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. will be.

1 is a perspective view of a thermal eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a body portion according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
3 is a rear view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
4 is a front view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
5 is a front view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, is provided to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the various embodiments of the present invention as defined by the claims and equivalents thereof. It contains various specific details for illustrative purposes, but these should be regarded as illustrative only. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications may be made to the various embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and configurations may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.

The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to their literal meanings and are only used by the present inventors to provide a clear and consistent understanding of the disclosure. Therefore, the following description of various embodiments herein is provided for illustrative purposes only, and is provided for purposes of limiting disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It should be clear to those skilled in the art that this is not the case.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are presented to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. The present invention may be embodied in other forms without being limited to only the embodiments presented herein. In the drawings, in order to clarify the present invention, illustration of parts irrelevant to the description may be omitted, and the size of components may be slightly exaggerated to aid understanding.

1 is a perspective view of a thermal eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The embodiment of FIG. 1 may be combined with the embodiments of FIGS. 2 to 5 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , the heated eye patch 100 may include a body portion 110, a cap portion 120, and a band portion 130.

According to one embodiment, the body portion 110 may be a portion worn on the user's face. For example, when the user uses the thermal eye patch 100, the main body 110 may cover the user's eyes and surrounding portions of the eyes. The body portion 110 may be referred to as or interpreted as an eyepatch body, a housing, a case, a cover, or a wearing portion.

According to one embodiment, the main body 110 may directly cover the user's left and right eyes. Accordingly, heat (or a sense of warmth) provided from the hot water accommodated in the inner space of the main body 110 is transferred to the user's left and right eyes, thereby helping the user's eyes recover from fatigue or blood circulation.

As in the illustrated embodiment, the body portion 110 may be provided in the shape of a general eye patch, but the shape of the body portion 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the shape of the body portion 110 may cover the left and right eyes of the user and may be provided in various shapes capable of transmitting heat provided from hot water accommodated inside the body portion 110 to the user.

According to one embodiment, the cap portion 120 may be coupled to one side of the body portion 110 . According to the illustrated embodiment, the cap portion 120 may be provided as a pair coupled to both ends of the body portion 110, but the position and number of the cap portion 120 are not limited thereto, and the It can be combined in various numbers in various parts.

The cap portion 120 may be configured to open and close at least one inlet of the hot water accommodating portion (eg, the hot water accommodating portion 120 of FIG. 2 ) formed inside the main body portion 110 . For example, when the cap part 120 is coupled to the at least one inlet, the inner space of the hot water container is closed, and the hot water contained in the hot water container can be prevented from leaking. In addition, when the cap part 120 is separated from the at least one inlet, the inner space of the hot water container is opened so that hot water stored in the hot water container can be discharged or new hot water can be accommodated in the hot water container. The cap portion 120 may be defined or referred to as a lid member. For example, the cap part 120 may be screwed to a pipe member forming the at least one inlet.

The user may inject hot water into the hot water container through the at least one inlet while the cap 120 is separated from the at least one inlet. The user may prevent the hot water stored in the hot water container from leaking out by closing at least one inlet through the cap 120 while hot water is stored in the hot water container. In addition, the user may apply thermal compresses to the eyes by wearing the thermal eye patch 100 in a state in which hot water is received in the hot water accommodating unit. In addition, the user may discharge water from the hot water accommodating unit in a state in which the cap 120 is separated from at least one inlet in order to discharge water from the hot water accommodating unit (eg, water cooled after thermal massage).

As such, by including a structure capable of replacing hot water inside the main body 110, the heated eye patch 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be configured to be recycled by injecting new hot water.

According to one embodiment, the cap portion 120 is a lid that is screwed (or detachably coupled) to at least one portion of the body portion 110 (eg, a portion forming an inlet of the hot water receiving portion). It may be formed, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the band part 130 may include a strap part 131 and a length adjusting part 132 . The band part 130 may be in close contact with the user's head (eg, the back of the head) so that the body part 110 is fixed to the user's face. For example, the strap part 131 may be an elastic rubber strap. The length adjustment unit 132 may be a buckle provided on one side of the strap unit 131 and configured to adjust the length of the strap unit 131 .

The user may adjust the length of the strap part 131 through the length adjusting part 132 to suit the user's head shape.

According to one embodiment, both ends of the strap part 131 may be coupled to a pair of cap parts 120 , respectively. Accordingly, by simultaneously managing the band unit 130 and the cap unit 120, loss of the cap unit 120 can be prevented.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a body portion according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 .

The embodiment of FIG. 2 may be combined with the embodiment of FIG. 1 or the embodiments of FIGS. 3 to 5 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the body portion 110 may include an outer skin member 111 , a hot water receiving portion 113 , an inner skin member 115 , or a facing member 117 .

According to an embodiment, when the user wears the thermal eye patch 100, the outer skin member 111 may be a portion of the main body 110 facing the user's gaze direction (eg, +Y direction in FIG. 2). there is.

The shell member 111 may form at least a part of the outer surface 112 of the main body 110 . For example, the outer surface 112 of the main body 110 may be formed as the surface of the outer shell member 111 .

According to one embodiment, the outer shell member 111 may be formed of a heat insulating material so that the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 is not easily cooled. For example, the shell member 111 may be formed of a heat insulating fabric having heat insulating performance. Accordingly, when the user wears the heated eye patch 100, heat exchange between the outside of the heated eye patch 100 and the hot water receiving portion 113 is prevented, thereby preventing the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving portion 113. may not cool easily.

According to one embodiment, the hot water container 113 may be disposed between the outer skin member 111 and the inner skin member 113 . The hot water accommodating unit 113 may be provided as a water bag, a waterproof bag, or a warming bag including an inner space capable of accommodating hot water, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the hot water accommodating unit 113 may include at least one inlet (not shown) communicating an inner space and the outside of the hot water accommodating unit 113 . The at least one inlet may be opened and closed by at least one cap part 120 .

According to one embodiment, the endothelial member 115 may be disposed between the hot water container 113 and the facing member 117 . The endothelial member 115 may be made of a material that smoothly transfers heat (or a sense of warmth) provided from hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 to the facing member 117 . For example, the endothelial member 115 may be a fabric member such as cloth, but is not limited thereto. According to one embodiment, the endothelial member 115 may be manufactured by immersing a textile member such as cloth in herbal water containing medicinal herbs and then drying the herbal water. For example, the herb may consist of various herbs that provide supplemental help to eye health.

According to one embodiment, the facing member 117 may be a part of the main body 110 that comes into direct contact with the user's face when the user wears the thermal eye patch 100 .

The facing member 111 may form at least a portion of the inner surface 118 of the body portion 110 . For example, the inner surface 118 of the main body 110 may be formed as the surface of the facing member 117 .

According to one embodiment, the facing member 117 may be formed of a mesh material to easily cool (or evaporate) sweat generated by the user while using the thermal eye patch 100 . For example, the facing member 117 may be formed of a mesh member whose shape is partially easily changed according to the user's facial structure (or facial shape), but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, when the user wears the thermal eye patch 100, the facing member 117 may come into contact with the user's left eye, right eye, and portions adjacent thereto. Accordingly, the heat provided from the hot water accommodated in the hot water storage unit 113 may be transferred to the user's face through the endothelial member 115 and the facing member 117 .

3 is a rear view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a view of the main body of the heating blindfold as viewed from the -Y direction in FIG. 2 to the +Y direction.

The embodiment of FIG. 3 may be combined with the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 2 or the embodiments of FIGS. 4 to 5 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the heated eye patch 100 may further include at least one non-slip member 140 and an eye support unit 150 .

According to one embodiment, at least one non-slip member 140 may be coupled to the inner surface 118 of the body portion 110 . For example, at least one non-slip member 140 may be coupled to the surface of the facing member 117 .

According to one embodiment, the at least one non-slip member 140 is made of a silicone material that provides frictional force so that the main body 110 does not slip on the user's face while the user is wearing the thermal eye patch 100. It may be formed, but is not limited thereto. For example, at least one non-slip member 140 may be a silicon member, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, at least one anti-skid member 140 may include a first anti-slip member 141 and a second anti-slip member 142 .

According to one embodiment, the first non-slip member 141 may be located on the upper side of the inner surface 118 of the main body 110 so as to contact the user's eyebrow portion or a portion adjacent thereto. The first non-slip members 141 may be provided as a pair and may be spaced apart from each other so as to contact the eyebrow portion for the left eye and the eyebrow portion for the right eye.

According to one embodiment, the second non-slip member 142 may be located on the lower side of the inner surface 118 of the main body 110 so as to come into contact with the user's nose or a portion adjacent thereto. The second non-slip members 142 may be provided as a pair and may be spaced apart from each other so as to contact left and right sides of the nose, respectively.

According to an embodiment, the eye support 150 may be a part that contacts the user's left and right eyes. The eyeball support 150 may be coupled to the inner surface 118 of the main body 110 . For example, at least one non-slip member 140 may be coupled to the surface of the facing member 117 .

The eyeball supporters 150 are provided as a pair and may contact the user's left and right eyes, respectively. In addition, the eyeball support 150 may be formed of a soft material (eg, silk material) or a variable material (eg, a mesh material) whose shape is partially changed when the user's left and right eyes come into contact with each other. Not limited to this.

According to an embodiment, the eyeball support 150 may be formed of various materials that provide a soft touch or contact feeling so that the user's left and right eyes do not feel a hard foreign body sensation when the user wears the thermal eye patch 100. there is.

4 is a front view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

5 is a front view of a heated eye patch according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

4 to 5 are views of the main body of the heating blindfold as viewed from the +Y direction in FIG. 2 to the -Y direction.

The embodiments of FIGS. 4 to 5 may be combined with the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 3 .

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5 , the thermal eye patch 100 may further include at least one display member 160 or 260 .

According to one embodiment, at least one display member 160 or 260 may be coupled to the outer surface 112 of the main body 110 . For example, at least one display member 160 may be coupled to the surface of the outer cover member 111 .

According to an embodiment, the at least one display member 160 or 260 may provide the user with temperature information of hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 of the main body 110 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , at least one display member 160 may include a display panel 160 . At least one display member 160 composed of a display panel 160 may provide hot water information stored in the hot water container 113 to a user as a visual image. Meanwhile, the display panel 160 may include a digitizer for detecting a user's touch input, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the thermal eye patch 100 may further include a temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 . The temperature of the hot water of the hot water container 113 measured by a temperature sensor (not shown) may be provided as a visual image to the user through the display panel 160 . Meanwhile, the thermal eye patch 100 is a controller (not shown) including a processor and a memory, and further includes a controller for receiving temperature information from a temperature sensor of the thermal eye patch 100 and controlling the display panel 160. can include

Accordingly, the user may recognize information about hot water stored in the hot water container 113 provided through at least one display member 160 . Accordingly, if the hot water is too hot or lukewarm, the user can easily recognize this and wait for the hot water to cool down or replace it with hot water of an appropriate temperature.

According to an embodiment, the thermal eye patch 100 may further include a timer module (not shown) and a haptic module (not shown). Accordingly, when the user wears the thermal eye patch 100 after setting a specific time through the timer module, the user can feel the vibration provided from the haptic module after the specific time elapses. Accordingly, since the user may be provided with a timer function from the thermal eye patch 100, the user may take a comfortable rest while performing a thermal compress through the thermal eye patch 100 by utilizing the timer function. After the specific time has elapsed, even if the user is in a sleeping state, the user can wake up through vibration provided through the haptic module.

4 shows at least one display member 160 composed of a display panel 160 according to an exemplary embodiment. The display panel 160 shows a state in which temperature information (eg, 48.5 degrees) of hot water received in the hot water container 113 and timer information (eg, 10 minutes) input by the user are provided as visual images.

Referring to (a) and (b) of FIG. 5 , at least one display member 260 may include a reversible Zion pigment. For example, the at least one display member 260 may be a glass material that accommodates the reversible Zion pigment and at least partially is transparent to expose the color of the reversible Zion pigment to the outside, but is not limited thereto.

The reversible zion pigment is a pigment whose color changes depending on temperature, and may be referred to as zion ink.

For example, the reversible Zion pigment may be configured to change color according to the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit 113 . Accordingly, the user can grasp the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit 113 through the color of the reversible Zion pigment recognized through the reversible Zion pigment.

For example, the reversible zion pigment changes to red (eg, see (a) of FIG. 5) when the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit 113 is high (eg, in the first temperature range), and the hot water When the temperature accommodated in the receiving part 113 is low (eg, in the case of the second temperature range), the color may be changed to blue (eg, see (b) of FIG. 5). For example, the first temperature zone may be a temperature suitable for thermal compresses or a temperature that is too hot for thermal compresses, but is not limited thereto.

Accordingly, when the user sees red color through at least one display member 260, the user determines that the hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 is too hot or is an appropriate temperature for thermal compresses, and determines that it is too hot. In this case, you can wait until the hot water cools down or replace it with hot water of an appropriate temperature.

In addition, when the user sees blue color through at least one display member 260, the user may determine that the hot water accommodated in the hot water container 113 is cold, and replace it with hot water of an appropriate temperature.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the reversible zion pigment changes to black when the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit 113 is an appropriate temperature for thermal massage, and the temperature of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit 113 is too high. By changing to white when hot, an image effect may be provided such that at least one display member feels like opening or closing eyes.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by the limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the following by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described.

100: thermal eye patch
110: body part
120: cap part
130: band part

Claims (6)

In the thermal eye patch,
a body portion configured to come into contact with a user's face and including a hot water receiving portion in which hot water is accommodated;
at least one cap portion detachably coupled to at least one portion of the main body portion and configured to open and close the inlet of the hot water receiving portion;
a band portion connected to the cap portion and configured to be mounted on a user's head;
at least one non-slip member coupled to a portion of the main body in contact with the user's face and configured to prevent the main body from slipping on the user's face; and
At least one display member coupled to an outer surface of the main body and configured to provide a user with temperature information of the hot water accommodated in the hot water receiving unit
including,
The at least one display member includes a display panel for providing hot water information to a user as a visual image,
The body part,
an outer shell member disposed to face a user's line of sight;
a facing member arranged to come into contact with a user's face;
the hot water receiving portion disposed between the shell member and the facing member; and
An endothelial member disposed between the hot water container and the facing member
including,
The outer shell member is formed of a heat insulating member,
The endothelial member is formed of a woven member,
The facing member is formed of a mesh member,
The at least one non-slip member,
a pair of first non-slip members located on the upper side of the inner surface of the main body so as to come into contact with the left and right eyebrows of the user; and
A pair of second non-slip members located on the lower side of the inner surface of the main body so as to contact the left and right sides of the user's nose, respectively
including,
The thermal eye patch further includes a timer module and a haptic module,
When the heating eye patch is worn after a specific time is set in the timer module, vibration is provided by the haptic module after the specific time has elapsed,
The display panel is provided with a visual image of the temperature information of the hot water accommodated in the hot water container and the timer information input by the user to the timer module. delete delete delete delete delete

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