KR102647802B1 - Bedclothes set for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

It relates to a bedding set for infants, and includes at least one of a pillow that supports the neck and head of an infant and a body pillow that supports the infant's entire body from the torso and arms to the legs, and one or more of the pillow and body pillow. Provided is a detection unit that detects preset sleep state information during the infant's sleep, a sleep environment creation unit and the detection unit that adjust the temperature of the pillow or body pillow and output light and sound to create a sleep environment for the infant. A configuration is provided that includes a control unit that controls the operation of the sleep environment creation unit based on the sleep state information detected in the sleep environment, preventing pests such as dust mites that cause allergies or skin diseases in infants and preventing fetal fever, It can provide a comfortable and safe sleeping environment.

Description

Bedding set for infants{BEDCLOTHES SET FOR INFANT}

The present invention relates to a baby bedding set, and more specifically, to a baby bedding set including a baby mat, pillow, and body pillow.

Generally, a bedding set for a baby includes a mat with a predetermined area, a blanket for a cover, a pillow, and a body pillow that can be hugged and leaned against with the entire body from arms to legs.

For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 below disclose infant bedding technology according to the prior art.

Meanwhile, according to research results published by the American Sleep Foundation in 2015, the recommended sleep time for each major age group is 14 to 17 hours for newborns aged 0 to 3 months, and 12 to 15 hours for infants aged 4 to 11 months. It was reported to be.

According to a recent study published by Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, one in five children reported experiencing serious sleep problems.

That is, approximately 19% of newborns aged approximately 3 months wake up three or more times during the night by 12 months of age and take up to an hour to fall asleep, making them more than twice as likely to meet criteria for an emotional disorder by age 10. It was found that

When the temperature rises, the human body cools itself by expelling sweat. However, if part of the sweat duct is blocked and sweat cannot be discharged and accumulates, red, hive-like symptoms appear on the skin.

In the case of young infants and toddlers, not only do their sweat glands have a high density, but their body temperature regulation function is still immature, so they are inevitably very sensitive to changes in temperature or humidity.

Prenatal fever is a skin eczema that is commonly seen in newborns. If eczema persists even after one year of life, it can progress to atopic dermatitis.

In other words, Taeyeol is naturally cured, but recently, there are an increasing number of cases where it does not go away completely and progresses to atopic dermatitis.

This means that simple fetal fever in infants and young children is gradually progressing to neonatal atopy due to the combination of unfriendly living environments, changes in eating habits, and the increasing trend of immuno-allergic diseases.

Additionally, sleep during infancy plays an important role in brain growth and development. In other words, newborns wake up frequently during sleep because the rhythm of wakefulness and sleep occurs continuously at 2 to 4 hour intervals, and a physical rhythm that adapts to a new environment is gradually created from 6 weeks of age, and from 4 to 12 months of age. Until this happens, I usually nap 2 to 3 times a day.

Meanwhile, recently, infant suffocation accidents have been increasing every year, and the average age of suffocation accident victims is 3 months, and in almost all cases, it has been reported that they died while sleeping while lying face down or on their side.

Sudden infant death syndrome related to suffocation accidents accounts for 40% to 50% of infant mortality in developed countries aged 1 month to 1 year, and approximately 95% occurs in infants aged 1 month to 6 months, mainly in the middle of the night. As it is reported that it occurs between 9 a.m., when infants are put to sleep face down using soft blankets, and heat stress is a risk factor, efforts are needed to prevent such accidents in advance.

For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations are conducting a 'Back-to-sleep' campaign as a way to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.

Meanwhile, the biggest cause of allergies in the house is dust mites.

If you look closely at the inside of a seemingly clean blanket through a microscope, you can see dust mites moving around between the fibers.

For example, common cotton materials have large spaces between fibers, providing a favorable environment for house dust mites to live.

House dust mites reproduce prolifically, and thousands of them can live on just a few pieces of dead skin cells or dandruff from a person. The excrement produced by thousands of house dust mites causes diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and conjunctivitis.

Atopic dermatitis, accompanied by itchiness and dryness, is a representative chronic recurrent skin disease that repeatedly improves and worsens. According to the Korean Society of Asthma and Allergy, the prevalence of atopic dermatitis by age group is 20% in infants and toddlers, around 10% in school age, and 1% in adulthood. It has been reported to be between 3% and 3%.

Such. Atopic dermatitis may improve naturally, but it may progress or worsen into respiratory allergic diseases such as asthma or allergic rhinitis, but the mechanism is not known.

As a result of a risk assessment conducted by a government agency regarding skin rash incidents in some children using a company's new material air mat for children, preservative ingredients that can cause skin sensitization (allergic reaction) and eye mucous membrane irritation were detected.

Accordingly, the National Agency for Technology and Standards held a Product Safety Advisory Committee and announced the detection of hazardous substances through an accident investigation into the infant air mat.

It was pointed out that the cause of skin rash from these air mats was that preservatives, which are allergic substances, were used in the product, and powder that fell from the product was directly exposed to the infant's skin.

As a result of conducting a health impact survey on 396 infants with an average age of 12.5 months who used the infant air mat product, 232 (58.6%) complained of health problems, and by type of health problem, 71 (17.9%) had skin diseases. ), there was a room where 47 people (11.9%) had respiratory disease.

Likewise, it has been shown that insect bites caused by pests such as dust mites, skin diseases, and uneven sleeping conditions have a negative impact on the sleep of infants and young children.

Because of this, infants and toddlers who have sleep problems should be held by their parents to sleep with or checked to see if they are sleeping at all times. This exposes both parents and children to physical and mental stress, and as a result, both parents and children accumulate fatigue, making a healthy and normal life impossible. There is a need to provide a qualitatively improved child care environment.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0053655 (published on May 12, 2021) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0112725 (published on December 1, 2005) Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0487965 (announced on November 21, 2018)

However, bedding sets for infants according to the prior art, including Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3, are constructed with a focus on providing functions through structural improvements, such as a detachable structure or expansion structure of the mat and body pillow, and take the infant's sleep environment into consideration. Due to the lack of material application and bedding structural design, there was a problem in providing an optimal sleeping environment.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems described above and to provide a bedding set for infants that can create a safe and comfortable sleeping environment for infants.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bedding set for infants that can prevent health problems and provide psychological and emotional stability through ergonomic design that takes into account the cervical spine and head of infants.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bedding set for infants that can provide integrated environmental requirements such as temperature, lighting, and sound necessary for sleep, as well as emotional requirements and mechanical requirements based on the characteristics of the infant's sleeping environment.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the infant bedding set according to the present invention includes at least one of a pillow that supports the infant's neck and head and a body pillow that supports the infant's entire body from the torso and arms to the legs. A sensor provided in at least one of the pillow and the body pillow, which detects preset sleep state information during the infant's sleep, adjusts the temperature of the pillow or body pillow, and outputs light and sound to help the infant sleep. To create an environment, it is characterized by comprising a sleep environment creation unit and a control unit that controls the operation of the sleep environment creation unit based on sleep state information detected by the detection unit.

As described above, the infant bedding set according to the present invention has the effect of preventing pests such as dust mites that cause allergies or skin diseases in infants, preventing fetus fever, and providing a comfortable and safe sleeping environment. obtained.

According to the present invention, by supporting the cervical spine when the infant sleeps and inducing correct posture, the infant's body shape is formed, and movements such as turning over during sleep are blocked to respond to the infant's reflex behavior and neonatal syndrome, thereby reducing the infant's mortality rate. The effect of reducing the risk rate is obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to induce a sound sleep in infants through temperature control, lighting, and sound output, thereby providing emotional and physical stability to infants, thereby creating a healthy childcare environment.

1 is a block diagram of a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an example of a pillow among the infant bedding sets;
Figure 3 is an example of a body pillow,
Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating step by step the operation method of a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an example of a pillow among the child bedding sets, and Figure 3 is an example of a body pillow.

Hereinafter, terms indicating directions such as 'left', 'right', 'front', 'rear', 'up' and 'down' are defined as indicating each direction based on the state shown in each drawing. do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the infant bedding set 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a pillow 11 that supports the neck and head of an infant or toddler (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'infant') and the infant's bedding set 10. It includes a body pillow (12) that supports the entire body from the torso, arms, and legs.

In addition, the infant bedding set 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a mat 13 that functions as a rug to provide a sleeping space for the infant and a blanket 14 that covers the entire body of the infant to maintain body temperature. More may be included.

In addition, the infant bedding set 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a detection unit 15 that detects sleep state information during the infant's sleep, and a sleep environment creation unit that creates a sleeping environment so that the infant can sleep comfortably and safely ( 20) and a control unit 16 that controls the sleep environment creation unit 20 to operate based on the sleep state information detected by the detection unit 15.

In addition, the infant bedding set 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 17 having a communication function, a power supply unit (not shown) that supplies power to each device, and a control unit through communication with the communication unit 17. It may further include a management terminal 30 that transmits a control signal.

The power supply unit may supply external commercial power to each device, or charge a battery and supply the charged power to each device.

The management terminal 30 displays sleep status information on the screen, informs the infant's guardian (hereinafter referred to as 'user') of the infant's sleep status, and transmits control signals according to the user's operation commands.

In this embodiment, for convenience of use, it is explained that a smartphone with a dedicated application installed is used as the management terminal 30. However, the management terminal 30 is not only a smartphone, but also a tablet PC, a desktop computer, and a laptop computer. , It can be provided as a terminal device of various types and methods with communication functions.

This management terminal 30 can communicate with the control unit 16 through the communication unit 17 through wired or wireless communication.

For example, the management terminal 30 may communicate with the communication unit 17 using various wireless communication standards such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, and LoRa (Long Range).

Therefore, the management terminal 30 can display the sleep state information received from the control unit 16 on the screen, generate a control signal according to an operation command input from the user, and transmit it to the control unit 16.

In this embodiment, the pillow 11, body pillow 12, mat 13, and blanket 14 that make up the infant bedding set 10 each prevent skin diseases in infants by preventing the occurrence of pests such as house dust mites. It can be manufactured using baby bedding materials processed with phytoncide to create a safe and comfortable sleeping environment and provide psychological and emotional stability.

The phytoncide is a volatile organic compound with a biocidal effect that plants intentionally produce to eradicate bacteria, fungi, and pests that make their survival difficult.

Spices, onions, garlic, green tea tree, oak, juniper, and pine trees all emit phytoncides, as well as allicin and diallyl disulfide contained in garlic and terpenes emitted from pine trees. Volatile organic compounds are the representative phytoncides, and more than 5,000 types of phytoncides are known so far.

These phytoncides are known to provide psychological stability, train peripheral blood vessels, strengthen cardiopulmonary function, help treat bronchial asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis, strengthen the heart, and also have a pharmacological effect by disinfecting the skin.

Meanwhile, according to some reports, phytoncide is a substance that plants emit to fight off pathogens or pests. As it includes substances that are beneficial and harmful to the human body, the present invention only uses substances that have been proven to be harmless to the human body. It is desirable to selectively apply it to a baby bedding set.

The pillow 11 functions to support the infant's head and neck when the infant sleeps.

This pillow 11 is generally formed in the shape of a hexahedron with a roughly square cross-section when viewed from the top, or as shown in (a) and (b) of Figure 2, such as a butterfly or flower, which the infant can use out of curiosity. It can be manufactured in the shape of a character that resembles a desirable animal or plant through 3D design.

The body pillow (12) functions to support the infant's entire torso, arms, and legs when the infant sleeps.

However, in this embodiment, the body pillow 12 is described as being configured to support the entire body of the infant from the head to the legs, as shown in Figures 3 (a) and (b).

Therefore, in the present invention, the pillow can be removed and only the body pillow can be used to support the sleeping infant's body and fix it to prevent movement.

Hereinafter, the description will focus on the configuration of the body pillow 12 that supports the entire body region shown in FIG. 3, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the pillow 11 can be combined with the body pillow 12 as needed. You can also use them in combination.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body pillow 12 may include a body 40 whose cross-section is approximately '∩' shaped when viewed from the top, or is formed in a ring shape with an open bottom, so as to surround the infant's entire body. You can. Of course, the body pillow 12 can be manufactured in the shape of a character that represents animals or plants that infants may be curious about through 3D design.

A detection unit 15 that detects a sleeping state, a sleep environment creation unit 20, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 17 may be installed on one side of the body 40.

Here, the sensing unit 15 and the sleep environment creation unit 20 are installed on one or more of the pillow 11, the body pillow 12, the mat 13, and the blanket 14, and the control unit 16 and the communication unit 17 ) is installed only in one of the pillow 11 and the body pillow 12, or in one of the pillow 11 and the body pillow 12, the mat 13, and the blanket 14, or is installed in each component so that they can communicate with each other. They can also be installed separately.

Of course, the present invention may be configured to manufacture the control unit 16 and the communication unit 17 as one module and transmit and receive signals through communication with the detection unit 15 and the sleep environment creation unit 16.

Next, the configuration of the body pillow will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The body 40 may be manufactured using a natural fiber material such as cotton or a synthetic resin material such as polyester, which has been proven to be harmful, to prevent skin diseases in infants and dust mites from living there.

The body 40 can be manufactured in a bag shape by sewing the edges of the upper panel, which is in contact with the infant's skin, and the lower panel, which is disposed below the upper panel.

The inside of the body 40 may be filled with a filler such as micro air balls.

For example, the micro airball may be manufactured using expanded polypropylene, which is a polyolefine-based polypropylene material expanded into particles with a micro-unit diameter through a physical method. You can.

Therefore, as the inside is filled with filling materials such as micro air balls, the body pillow 12 changes its shape to suit the infant's body, providing a comfortable feeling of use to the infant.

Additionally, micro air balls do not retain moisture, making them easy to clean, and can prevent fetal fever in infants through quick drying and ventilation.

In this way, the amount of filling material filled inside the body 40 can be adjusted depending on the infant's age.

That is, the body 40 is provided on one side, at the top as seen in FIG. 3, and is provided on both sides of the cervical spine support portion 41 and the cervical spine support portion 41, respectively, which support the head and neck of the infant, and support the infant's torso, arms, and It may include first and second support portions 42 and 43 that support the leg portion.

The cervical spine support portion 41 can adjust the amount of filler filled inside according to the infant's age so that the infant's cervical spine maintains an approximately 'C' shape when viewed from the side. To this end, an opening (not shown) is formed on one side of the cervical support portion 41 to allow filling material to be introduced or discharged, and an opening and closing member such as a zipper or Velcro tape may be installed in the opening.

The first and second supports 42 and 43 are each bent downward on both sides of the cervical support 41, and may be formed to have a height equal to or higher than a preset height to prevent the infant from moving during sleep, especially turning over. there is.

For example, the first and second supports 42 and 43 may be manufactured to a height higher than that of the cervical vertebrae support part 41.

These first and second supports 42 and 43 may be formed in various shapes, such as a straight shape or a curved shape, to correspond to the shape of the character shaped by the body pillow 12.

The detection unit 15 functions to detect information on the infant's sleep state.

To this end, the detection unit 15 may include a temperature detection sensor and a humidity detection sensor that respectively detect the temperature and humidity of the body pillow 12 supporting the infant in FIGS. 1 and 3 .

One or more of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor may be installed on one or more of the cervical support portion 41 or the first and second support portions 42 and 43 of the body 40.

The sleeping environment creation unit 20 is installed on the body pillow 12, and includes a heating module 21 that receives power to generate heat to control the temperature of the body pillow 11, and a light source such as an LED to emit light to create a body pillow ( 12) It may include one or more of a light emitting module 22 that illuminates the surroundings and a sound module 23 that outputs sounds such as a lullaby or white noise.

For example, the heating module 21 may be provided as a heating pad with a preset area and may be installed on the cervical spine support unit 41.

The light emitting module 22 may include one or more light sources that light up or blink in different colors and provide a mood lighting function to induce a good sleep in infants. The light source may be provided as an LED or a light bulb.

These light emitting modules 22 may be arranged on both sides of the cervical spine support unit 41 and provided as a pair.

The sound module 23 includes a speaker that outputs sounds that can induce a good sleep in the infant, such as songs or music that has been played since the infant's prenatal period, or the voice of the parent, and includes a first support portion 42 or a second support portion 43. ) can be placed in.

In this way, the present invention can prevent the occurrence of fetal fever and provide psychological and physical stability to the infant by controlling the temperature while the infant sleeps and outputting lights and sounds to induce the infant to sleep well.

To this end, the control unit 16 stores a driving program that controls the driving of each module provided in the sleep environment creation unit 20 in an internal memory (not shown), and executes the driving program to control the driving of each module. It can be provided with a central processing unit.

For example, the control unit 16 controls the operation of the heating module 21 to adjust the temperature according to the sleep state information detected by the sensor 15, that is, temperature or humidity, and the color and color of the light emitted from the light source. You can adjust the intensity, change the sound output, or adjust the volume.

Of course, the control unit 16 may change the temperature, lighting, and sound according to the control signal received from the management terminal 30, or control to selectively operate or stop one or more of them.

In this way, the present invention can prevent pests such as house dust mites that cause allergies or skin diseases in infants and prevent fetus fever.

In addition, the present invention forms the infant's body shape by supporting the cervical spine and inducing correct posture when the infant sleeps, and blocks movements such as turning over during sleep to respond to the infant's reflex behavior and neonatal syndrome, thereby reducing the infant's mortality or risk rate. can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention can induce a sound sleep in infants through temperature control, lighting, and sound output, thereby providing emotional and physical stability to infants, thereby creating a healthy childcare environment.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, a configuration in which a sensing unit and a sleep environment creation unit are provided in a body pillow has been described. However, the present invention provides a detection unit and a sleep environment creation unit not only in the body pillow, but also in pillows, mats, and blankets to detect each component. It can also be changed to effectively create a sleeping environment for infants.

In addition, the pillow, body pillow, and mat may be further provided with detachable members such as male and female buttons or Velcro tape to enable attachment and detachment from each other.

Therefore, in the present invention, the pillow and body pillow can be mounted on a mat using the detachable member to more effectively block the infant's movement while sleeping, and can be detached as needed, such as during storage or washing, to improve convenience of use. there is.

Next, a method of operating a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

Figure 4 is a flowchart explaining step by step the operation method of a baby bedding set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When the power switch (not shown) provided on one side of the body pillow 12 is turned on in step S10 of FIG. 4, the power supply unit (not shown) supplies external commercial power or power charged in the battery to each device. do.

The control unit 16 initializes each device by executing the driving program stored in the internal memory and generates a control signal to create a sleeping environment for the infant.

That is, in step S12, the heat generation module 21, the light emitting module 22, and the sound module 23 provided in the sleeping environment creation unit 20 output heat, light, and sound according to the control signal from the control unit 16, respectively, so that the infant Create a sleeping environment so that you can get a good night's sleep.

At this time, the temperature detection sensor and the humidity detection sensor provided in the detection unit 15 respectively detect the surrounding temperature and humidity, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control unit 16 (S14).

The control unit 16 controls the operation of each module provided in the sleep environment creation unit 20 to change the sleep environment according to the received detection signal, that is, sleep state information (S16).

For example, if the temperature detected by the sensor 15 is lower than the preset temperature, the control unit 16 drives the heat generation module 21 to increase the temperature, and if the detected temperature is higher than the set temperature, the control unit 16 increases the temperature. The operation of (21) is stopped and the temperature is controlled to drop.

In step S18, the control unit 16 checks whether a command to change the sleep environment is input from the management terminal 30 and received through the communication unit 17.

If the change command is received as a result of the test in step S18, the control unit 16 can change the sleep environment by controlling the operation of each module provided in the sleep environment creation unit 20 according to the received change command.

Meanwhile, as a result of the check in step S18, the change command is not received, or after performing step S20, the control unit 16 checks whether the power supply is stopped by turning off the power switch (S22) and determines whether the power supply is Steps S14 to S22 are repeated until stopped.

On the other hand, if the power supply is stopped as a result of the check in step S22, the control unit 16 stops operating each device and ends.

Through the process described above, the present invention can prevent pests such as house dust mites that cause allergies or skin diseases in infants, prevent fetal fever, and provide a comfortable and safe sleeping environment.

In addition, the present invention forms the infant's body shape by supporting the cervical spine and inducing correct posture when the infant sleeps, and blocks movements such as turning over during sleep to respond to the infant's reflex behavior and neonatal syndrome, thereby reducing the infant's mortality or risk rate. can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention can induce a sound sleep in infants through temperature control, lighting, and sound output, thereby providing emotional and physical stability to infants, thereby creating a healthy childcare environment.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been described in detail according to the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and, of course, can be changed in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

The present invention is applied to infant bedding set technology that prevents pests such as dust mites that cause allergies or skin diseases in infants, prevents fever, and provides a comfortable and safe sleeping environment.

10: Infant bedding set
11: Pillow 12: Body pillow
13: Mat 14: Comforter
15: detection unit 16: control unit
17: Department of Communications
20: Sleep Environment Creation Department
21: heating module 22: light emitting module
23: Sound module
30: Management terminal
40: body
41: cervical spine support
42,43: first and second supports

Claims (5)

At least one of a pillow that supports the neck and head of an infant or toddler (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'infant') and a body pillow that supports the infant's entire body from the torso and arms to legs, and a sleeping space for the infant. A mat that functions as a rug and a blanket that covers the entire body of the infant to maintain body temperature,
A detection unit that detects preset sleep state information during the infant's sleep,
A sleeping environment creation department to control the temperature of the pillow or body pillow and create a sleeping environment for the infant by outputting lighting and sound;
A control unit that controls the operation of the sleep environment creation unit based on the sleep state information detected by the detection unit,
a communication unit having a communication function,
A power supply unit that supplies power to each device and
It includes a management terminal that transmits a control signal to the control unit through communication with the communication unit,
The sensing unit and the sleep environment creation unit are installed on one or more of the pillow, body pillow, mat, and blanket, respectively,
The control unit is provided in the pillow, body pillow, mat, and blanket to be able to communicate with each other, or is provided in any one of the pillows, body pillows, mats, and blankets,
Changes temperature, lighting, and sound, or controls to selectively operate or stop one or more of them according to the sleeping state information including temperature and humidity information detected by the sensor, or a control signal received from the management terminal; ,
The body pillow includes a cervical support part that supports the infant's head and neck area, and
First and second supports provided on both sides of the cervical spine support unit and supporting the infant's torso, arms, and legs,
The inside of the body pillow is filled with filler in the form of particles that can be washed,
The filling material provides drying and ventilation functions to prevent fetal heat in the infant, and the amount of filling is adjusted based on the infant's age so that it can be transformed into a shape corresponding to the infant's body. delete delete delete According to paragraph 1,
The pillow, body pillow, mat, and blanket are each manufactured from a baby bedding material that prevents pests that cause allergies or skin diseases and is made of phytoncide, which has been proven to be safe for the human body.

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