KR102678911B1 - Massage device measuring biometric information and the control method thererof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a massage device that measures biometric information. The massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a controller that controls the massage device, and a massage device that massages the user's upper and lower body according to the control of the controller. a body massage unit providing a body massage unit, and an arm massage unit disposed on at least one of one side and the other side of the body massage unit and providing a massage to the user's arm under the control of the control unit, wherein the arm massage unit includes the arm massage unit It includes a first air cell disposed along an inner wall, and a second air cell disposed inside the first air cell, wherein the control unit supplies a preset air supply amount to the second air cell to expand the second air cell, By inflating a first air cell, the amount of change in air pressure of the inflated second air cell, which is changed by the pressure with which the inflated first air cell presses the inflated second air cell, is measured, and based on whether the amount of change in air pressure is greater than or equal to the critical change amount The blood pressure can be measured.

Description

Massage device for measuring biometric information and its control method {MASSAGE DEVICE MEASURING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREROF}

The present disclosure relates to a massage device that measures biometric information and a method of controlling the same.

Massage refers to controlling the modulation of the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimulation to parts of the subject's body, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving the part of the subject's body. It is a medical supplementary therapy that helps circulation and relieves the patient's fatigue.

The increase in demand for massage has led to an increase in demand for massage devices (or massage devices, massage chairs) that provide artificial massage functions due to economic and time reasons. In other words, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress by relaxing tense muscles through massage increases, various time- and cost-efficient massage devices are being released. Any type of instrument, device, or apparatus that performs massage without a separate masseuse through a mechanical device is referred to as a massage device.

Recently, people's interest in their health has increased, and massage devices are changing from simply providing massage functions to electronic devices that provide various additional functions and/or medical functions. Accordingly, massage devices are becoming more efficient. Research on control methods continues.

Korean Patent No. 10-1189364 provides a massage device and a method of controlling the massage device.

The present disclosure has been derived in response to the above-described background technology, and one of the various purposes of the present disclosure is to provide a massage device that measures biometric information and a method of controlling the same.

However, technical challenges are not limited to the above-mentioned technical challenges, and other technical challenges may exist.

A massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the above-described technical problem includes a control unit that controls the massage device, and a body massage unit that provides massage to the upper and lower body parts of the user according to the control of the control unit. and an arm massage unit disposed on at least one of one side and the other side of the body massage unit and providing a massage to the user's arm under the control of the control unit, wherein the arm massage unit is disposed along an inner wall of the arm massage unit. It includes one air cell and a second air cell disposed inside the first air cell, and the control unit supplies a preset air supply amount to the second air cell to expand the second air cell and expand the first air cell. It is possible to measure the amount of change in air pressure of the inflated second air cell, which is changed by the pressure with which the inflated first air cell presses the inflated second air cell, and measure the blood pressure based on whether the amount of change in air pressure is greater than or equal to a critical change amount. there is.

Additionally, a program for implementing the method of operating the massage device as described above may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

A massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can conveniently provide technology for measuring a user's biometric information such as blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and/or body composition.

The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. .

1 is a diagram for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining components of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4A shows a block diagram for explaining a blood pressure measurement module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4C is a diagram for explaining a blood pressure measurement performance module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 5 shows a block diagram for explaining a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6A shows an example to explain the schematic structure of a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6B shows another example to explain the schematic structure of a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 7 shows a blood pressure measurement performing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure mounted on a part of the arm massage unit.
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a blood pressure measurement performing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a blood pressure measurement performing module according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 10A shows an example for explaining the driving operation of a massage air cell and a blood pressure measurement air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 10b shows another example for explaining the driving operation of a massage air cell and a blood pressure measurement air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 11A shows an example for explaining a massage providing operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 11B shows an example to explain a blood pressure measurement operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 12 shows an example of a massage device that can measure blood pressure by matching the height of the user's heart to the height of the user's wrist, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a control unit that provides a massage using the user's blood pressure information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 14 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing a blood pressure control massage according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 15 is a diagram for explaining a massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 16a is a diagram for explaining the structure of a massage air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 16B is a diagram for explaining the structure of the first sub air cell 4211 shown in FIG. 16A.
FIG. 16C is a diagram for explaining the structure of the second sub air cell 4212 shown in FIG. 16A.
FIG. 17A shows an example to explain the combined structure of the third sub-air cell and the blood pressure measurement air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 17b shows another example for explaining the combined structure of the third sub-air cell and the blood pressure measurement air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 18A is a diagram for explaining a first guide unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 18B is a diagram for explaining a second guide unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 19 shows a flowchart for explaining the blood pressure measurement operation of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 20 shows a flowchart for explaining the blood pressure measurement process shown in FIG. 19.
Figure 21 shows a flowchart for explaining the biometric information measurement operation of the control unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 22 shows a chair-type device for measuring blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The purpose, features and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become clearer through the following examples in conjunction with the attached drawings. The following specific structural and functional descriptions are merely illustrative for the purpose of explaining 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 may be implemented in various forms and may not be described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as limited to the examples.

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

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

When a component is said to be “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but that other components may also exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between. Other expressions to describe the relationship between components, such as “between” and “immediately between” or “adjacent to” and “directly adjacent to” should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the disclosure. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to designate the existence of a described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof, and one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains. Terms as defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with the meanings they have in the context of the related technology, and unless clearly defined in this specification, should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense. No.

In this specification, an actuator refers to a configuration that can provide driving force. For example, actuators may include motors, linear motors, electronic motors, DC motors, AC motors, linear actuators, electric actuators, etc., but are not limited thereto.

In this specification, a spiral rod refers to a straight member having a spiral groove, and may be made of a metal material. For example, a spiral rod may include a cylindrical rod having a spiral groove on its surface. Additionally, the spiral rod may include a metal lead screw.

In this specification, binaural beats may refer to a specific type of audio information that can control brain waves.

In this specification, according to one embodiment, a massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage unit and a leg massage unit. Additionally, according to another embodiment, the body massage unit 100 and the leg massage unit 300 may exist as separate devices (for example, a body massage device and a leg massage device), and the massage device may provide body massage. It may refer to a device or a leg massage device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

1 is a diagram for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 1000 forms an area for receiving at least a portion of the user's body, and includes a body massage unit 100 that massages the user's body, and a leg massage unit 300 that massages the user's legs. can do.

The body massage unit 100 may provide a massage to at least a portion of the user's body. For example, the body massage unit 100 includes a head contact part that is in contact with the user's head, a back contact part that is in contact with the user's back, a hip contact part that is in contact with the user's buttocks, and a body massage part (100). a main frame 1100 constituting the framework (or internal framework), an audio output module 1600 for providing an arbitrary form of audio output to the user, and a massage function for providing a massage function to the upper and lower body parts of the user's body. It may include a massage module 1700, a user input unit 1800 for receiving any type of input from the user, and an arm massage unit 1900 that accommodates the user's arm and provides a massage to the user's arm. The arm massage unit 1900 may be disposed on one or both sides of the body massage unit 100.

The configurations included in the body massage unit 100 described above are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massage unit 100 may include various configurations in addition to the configurations described above.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1000 shown in FIG. 1 are merely exemplary, and as long as they do not deviate from the scope defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage device 1000 may also be used in the present disclosure. It may be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 100 can form a space of any shape to accommodate the user. The body massage unit 100 may be provided with a space that has a shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the body massage unit 100 may be implemented as a seated type that can accommodate the user's entire body or part of the body.

The part of the body massage unit 100 that is in contact with the ground may include any material for increasing friction or any member for increasing friction (for example, an anti-slip pad, etc.), and the massage device 1000 It may include wheels to enhance its mobility.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide. For example, when the body massage unit 100 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide forward. Additionally, the body massage unit 100 may be tilted backward. As a result, the body massage unit 100 can provide massage while tilted backward.

The massage device 1000 may include at least one air cell (not shown). The air cells may be located in the user's shoulder area, pelvic area, arm massage unit 1900, leg massage unit 300, etc., but are not limited thereto and may be placed in various parts of the massage device 1000.

The massage device 1000 may be provided with an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell.

In particular, the air supply unit of the present disclosure is a massage air supply unit (400, see FIG. 10) that supplies massage air to massage air cells to provide a massage to the user, and a massage air cell and a blood pressure measurement air cell to measure the user's blood pressure. A measurement air supply unit 4150 (see FIG. 4) that supplies air for measurement may be provided (or included). A detailed description of the massage air supply unit 400 and the measurement air supply unit 4150 will be described later.

The massage device 1000 may include an exhaust unit, and the exhaust unit may contract the air cell by exhausting air supplied to the air cell. For example, the exhaust unit may include a first exhaust unit that exhausts air for massage and a second exhaust unit that exhausts air for blood pressure measurement. The first exhaust unit may be a first rapid exhaust valve that rapidly exhausts the massage air supplied to the massage air cell. The second exhaust unit may include a second rapid exhaust valve that rapidly exhausts the blood pressure measurement air supplied to the massage air cell and a fine exhaust valve that finely exhausts the blood pressure measurement air supplied to the blood pressure measurement air cell. At this time, the first exhaust unit and the second exhaust unit are implemented to be physically distinct from each other, and may be implemented as an electromagnetic valve (or solenoid valve).

The leg massage unit 300 can provide a leg massage to the user. For example, the leg massage unit 300 may include a calf massage unit that massages the user's calf and/or a foot massage unit that massages the user's feet.

The length of the leg massage unit 300 may be adjustable depending on the user's body characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 1000, the length of the leg massage unit 300 needs to be increased due to the length of the calf. Additionally, when a short user uses the massage device 1000, the leg massage unit 300 needs to be shortened due to the short length of the calf. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 300 can provide a leg massage customized to the user's height.

The massage module 1700 may be provided inside the body massage unit 100 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the massage module 1700 can move up and down along the main frame 1100 provided inside the body massage unit 100.

For example, the main frame 1100 of the body massage unit 100 may be provided with a rack gear, and the massage module 1700 moves along the rack gear to massage the user's body (e.g., Mechanical stimulation can be provided to various parts of the user's body (upper and lower body). The massage module 1700 may include, but is not limited to, a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit.

The main frame 1100 constitutes the framework of the internal structure of the body massage unit 100 (or the internal frame of the body massage unit 100) and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1100 may be made of iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited to this and may be made of various hard materials.

The massage device 1000 may include an audio output module 1600. The audio output module 1600 may be installed in various locations. For example, the audio output module 1600 includes a top audio output unit disposed at the top of the seat in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the arm massage unit on the left and right sides of the seat, and/or attached to the rear end of the arm massage unit. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 1600 can provide three-dimensional sound such as 5.1 channel, but is not limited to this.

A user can control the massage device 1000 using the massage device control device 2000. The massage apparatus control device 2000 may be connected to the massage apparatus 1000 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 2000 may include, but is not limited to, a remote controller, a cellular phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and the like, and may be controlled through wired or wireless communication with the massage device 1000. It may include a variety of connectable electronic devices.

Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The main frame 1000 may include an upper frame 1150 on which the massage module 1700 is provided and a base frame 1110 supporting the upper frame 1150.

The upper frame 1150 may include an upper frame 1152 and a lower frame 1153. The upper frame 1152 may be a frame that supports the user's upper body (or back). The lower frame 1153 may be a frame that supports the user's lower body (or buttocks).

At least a portion of the upper frame 1150 may be provided with a rack gear 1151. The rack gear 1151 is a member for guiding the up and down movement of the massage module 1700 and may include a plurality of valleys and a plurality of ridges.

The rack gear 1151 may be provided to face both sides of the upper frame 1150, and the massage module 1700 may move along the rack gear 1151.

For example, the massage module 1700 may include a gear meshed with the rack gear 1151, and as the gear rotates by the actuator provided in the massage module 1700, the massage module 1700 moves upward or It can move downward.

The rack gear 1151 may be made of metal or plastic. For example, the rack gear 1151 may be made of iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenolic resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 1150 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 1150 may be classified into S frame, L frame, S&L frame, and double S&L frame depending on its shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame refers to a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 has a curved shape like an “S.” The L frame refers to a frame in which at least part of the upper frame 1150 includes a curved shape like an “L,” and the S&L frame refers to a frame that includes both a curved shape like an “S” and a curved shape like an “L.” The double S&L frame refers to a frame that includes a curved shape like an “L” and a curved shape like a two-part “S.”

The base frame 1110 refers to a portion of the main frame 1100 that supports the upper frame 1150 and is in contact with the ground. The base frame 1110 may include a base upper frame 1111 and a base lower frame 1112.

The base upper frame 1111 may support the upper frame 1150, and the base lower frame 1112 may be in contact with the ground. Additionally, the base upper frame 1111 may be positioned in contact with the base lower frame 1112.

The base upper frame 1111 can move along the base lower frame 1112. For example, the base upper frame 1111 may slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 1112. In this case, the upper frame 1150 is connected to the base upper frame 1111 and can move according to the movement of the base upper frame 1111.

For example, when the base upper frame 1111 moves forward, the upper frame 1150 may also move forward, and when the base upper frame 1111 moves rearward, the upper frame 1150 may also move backward. You can move. Because of this, sliding movement of the body massage unit 100 may be permitted.

Specifically, to allow movement of the base upper frame 1111, a moving wheel may be provided at the lower portion of the base upper frame 1111. Additionally, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided on the upper part of the base lower frame 1112. The moving wheel provided on the base upper frame 1111 moves along the guide member provided on the base lower frame 1112, thereby allowing the base upper frame 1111 to move forward or backward.

The massage device 1000 may not provide a sliding function, and in this case, the base frame 1110 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining components of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 1000 may include at least one of a control unit 1200, a sensor unit 1300, a user input unit 1800, an audio output module 1600, and a network connection unit 1400.

The control unit 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. The control unit 1200 may be implemented with one processor or with multiple processors. When the control unit 1200 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located physically spaced apart from each other. Additionally, the control unit 1200 is not limited to this and may be implemented in various ways.

The control unit 1200 can control the configuration of the massage device 1000. For example, the control unit 1200 includes a body massage unit 100, a leg massage unit 300, a sensor unit 1300, a network connection unit 1400, an audio output module 1600, a user input unit 1800, and an arm massager. Various components that make up the massage device 1000, such as the unit 1900, can be controlled.

Specifically, the massage device 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the control unit 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling the operation of the plurality of actuators. For example, the massage device 1000 includes at least one of a massage module 1700 movement actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator. may include, and the control unit 1200 can control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling these.

The massage module movement actuator is an actuator that allows the massage module 1700 to move up and down. By the operation of the massage module 1700 movement actuator, the massage module 1700 can move along the rack gear.

The iso-angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the part of the massage device 1000 that touches the user's back, and the iso-angle of the massage device 1000 can be adjusted by the operation of the iso-angle actuator.

The leg angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the leg massage unit 300 of the massage device 1000. The angle between the leg massage unit 300 and the body massage unit 100 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. there is.

The foot massage actuator refers to an actuator that operates the foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 300. Using a foot massage actuator, the massage device 1000 can provide a foot massage to the user.

The massage module 1700 may include at least one actuator, and the control unit 1200 may provide various massage operations by operating the at least one actuator. For example, the controller 1200 can provide a tapping massage, a kneading massage, etc. by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module 1700, but is not limited to this and can provide various massage operations.

The leg length adjustment actuator refers to an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 300. For example, the control unit 1200 may use a leg length adjustment actuator to adjust the length of the leg massage unit 300 to suit the user, and as a result, the user can receive a massage tailored to his or her body type.

The sliding actuator enables sliding operation of the massage device 1000. For example, the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may move forward or backward by the operation of the sliding actuator, and as a result, the upper frame connected to the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may also move forward or backward.

In particular, the controller 1200 can control the blood pressure measurement module. The blood pressure measurement module may be a device for measuring blood pressure. For example, the blood pressure measurement module is implemented as a device distinct from the massage device 1000 or is included in the massage device 1000 and is a module for measuring the blood pressure of a user using the massage device 1000. A detailed description will be provided later. I decided to do it.

The sensor unit 1300 can acquire various information using at least one sensor. For example, sensors may include, but are not limited to, sound sensors, pressure sensors, infrared sensors, LED sensors, etc.

Additionally, the sensor unit 1300 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor that acquires biometric information of a user using the massage device 1000. The biometric information acquisition sensor can acquire blood pressure information, fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram information, body composition information, etc., but is not limited to this and can include various biometric information. . The biometric information acquisition sensor can be implemented as a single sensor and can acquire biometric information, but is not limited to this. For example, a biometric information acquisition sensor may be implemented with a plurality of sensors and each may be placed near a body part from which information is obtained.

The massage device 1000 may detect the contact area and/or contact position with the user through sensors. Additionally, the massage device 1000 may obtain the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 1300. Additionally, the massage device 1000 may provide customized massage based on the acquired information. For example, when the massage device 1000 provides a shoulder massage, the massage device 1000 recognizes the position of the user's shoulder based on information acquired through the sensor unit 1300 and provides a shoulder massage to the user according to the recognition result. Can provide shoulder massage.

The user input unit 1800 may receive commands related to operation control of the massage device 1000 from the user, and the user input unit 1800 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the user input unit 1800 may be provided in the body massage unit 100 or the leg massage unit 300, but is not limited thereto.

The massage device 1000 may obtain various commands from the user through the user input unit 1800. For example, the massage device 1000 may include selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage area, selection of the position and operation of the body massage unit 100, and massage. Arbitrary commands may be received for selection of power on/off of the device 1000, selection of whether to operate the heating function, selection related to sound source reproduction, etc., but are not limited thereto.

The user input unit 1800 may be equipped with buttons in the form of hot keys and/or selection buttons for direction selection, cancellation, and input according to preset user setting functions or self-preset functions. there is. For example, the user input unit 1800 may be implemented as a key pad, dome switch, touch pad (static/electrostatic), jog wheel, jog switch, etc., but is not limited thereto. Additionally, the user input unit 1800 can obtain commands through the user's speech based on voice recognition technology.

The user input unit 1800 may include a display for displaying the operation status of the massage device 1000 or the current status of the user. In this case, the display may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or a flexible display. ), and may include at least one of a 3D display, but is not limited thereto.

The audio output module 1600 can provide any type of audio output to the user. For example, the audio output module 1600 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting sound sources and/or binaural beats optimized for the massage pattern provided by the massage device 1000 to the user. The audio output module 1600 may output an audio signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output module 1600 may output a sound source under control of the user terminal 2000 through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal 2000. Additionally, the audio output module 1600 may output any type of sound signal generated in connection with the operation of the massage device 1000.

The massage device 1000 may include a network connection unit 1400. The network connection unit 1400 may communicate with a module within the massage device 1000, an external massage device, and/or the user terminal 2000 through any type of network. The network connection unit 1400 may include a wired/wireless connection module for network connection. Wireless access technologies include, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. . As a wired connection technology, for example, XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fibers to the home), PLC (Power Line Communication), etc. may be used. Additionally, the network connection unit includes a short-distance communication module and can transmit and receive data with any device/terminal located in a short distance. For example, short range communication technologies such as Bluetooth, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), IrDA (infrared Data Association), UWB (Ultra Wideband), and ZigBee can be used. It is not limited.

The storage unit 1500 may store various information related to the massage device 1000. For example, the storage unit 1500 may include massage control information and personal authentication information, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 1500 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium that can continuously store arbitrary data. For example, the storage unit 1500 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as storage devices based on flash memory and/or battery-backed memory. It doesn't work.

Additionally, the storage unit 1500 may include memory. Memory is the main storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). When the power is turned off, the stored information is instantaneous. It may refer to a volatile storage device that is erased, but is not limited to these. This memory can be operated by the control unit 1200.

FIG. 4A is a block diagram illustrating a blood pressure measurement module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a diagram to explain a blood pressure measurement performance module according to an embodiment of .

Referring to FIG. 4A, the blood pressure measurement module 4000 can measure the user's blood pressure under the control of the controller 1200.

For example, the blood pressure measurement module 4000 may include a blood pressure measurement control module 4100 and a blood pressure measurement performance module 4200. The blood pressure measurement control module 4100 can control the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200 to measure (or sense) the user's blood pressure. The blood pressure measurement performing module 4200 may perform an operation to measure the user's blood pressure under the control of the blood pressure measurement control module 4100.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the blood pressure measurement control module 4100 may be placed in an internal area close to the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200 among the entire internal areas of the massage device 100 in order to control the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200. there is. For example, the blood pressure measurement control module 4100 may be placed in the area closest to the arm massage unit 1900 among the entire area of the upper frame 1150, as shown in FIG. 4B. The blood pressure measurement control module 4100 may be placed adjacent to the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200, but is not limited to this. For example, the blood pressure measurement control module 4100 may be placed at various locations inside the massage device 100 (eg, the base frame 1110, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 4C, the blood pressure measurement performing module 4200 may be placed inside the arm massage unit 1900 to perform an operation for measuring the user's blood pressure by contacting the user's arm. For example, the blood pressure measurement performing module 4200 may be disposed inside at least one of the arm massage units 1900 formed on both sides of the body massage unit 100.

Figure 5 shows a block diagram for explaining a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The blood pressure measurement control module 4100 includes a blood pressure measurement control unit 4110, a blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120, a communication unit 4130, an exhaust unit 4140, a measurement air supply unit 4150, and a first multi-way valve 4160. It can contain at least one.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may control components included in the blood pressure measurement control module 4100 and/or the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200, and may be implemented with at least one processor. At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may perform an operation in response to a trigger signal (or measurement start signal) transmitted from the control unit 1200. At this time, the trigger signal may be a signal that drives the blood pressure measurement module 4000 to perform blood pressure measurement.

For example, the control unit 1200 may receive a command input through a user input unit provided in the massage apparatus control device 2000, or may receive a user input through a user input unit, including a separate user input unit (not shown). It can be done, but is not limited to this.

If the command and/or user input is a command and/or input for performing blood pressure measurement, the control unit 1200 may transmit a trigger signal to the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the user's blood pressure by controlling components of the blood pressure measurement module 4000, such as the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, in response to the trigger signal.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 is a separate control unit that is independent of the control unit 1200, but is implemented integrally with the control unit 1200 of the massage device 1000 so that the control unit 1200 controls the operation of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110. It can be done.

The blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120 refers to a sensor that can measure the user's blood pressure. At this time, the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120 may be the sensor unit 1300, but is not limited thereto. The blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120 may be a separate sensor that is independent of the sensor unit 1300.

The communication unit 4130 refers to a module that can communicate with the massage device 1000 and/or an external device. The communication unit 4130 may receive commands from the massage device 1000 and/or an external device. The communication unit 4130 may include a wired or wireless communication module.

The exhaust unit 4140 may exhaust (or discharge) air for measuring blood pressure supplied to the air cell through the measurement air supply unit 4150. For example, the exhaust unit 4140 may be a second exhaust valve as described above.

The measurement air supply unit 4150 can supply air to measure blood pressure. For example, the measurement air supply unit 4150 may compress air and supply it to the massage air cell 4210 and/or the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

The first multi-way valve 4160 is connected to the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120, the exhaust unit 4140, the measurement air supply unit 4150, the massage air cell 4210, and/or the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and measures blood pressure. It may be a valve that converts the flow of air under the control of the control unit 4110.

FIG. 6A shows an example for explaining the schematic structure of a blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 6B illustrates a schematic structure of the blood pressure measurement control module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here is another example for:

Referring to FIG. 6A, the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120 may include a pressure sensor 4125. For example, the pressure sensor 4125 is connected to the second multi-way valve 4160 and can detect air changes in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 that change according to the user's pulse.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B , the exhaust unit 4140 may include a rapid exhaust valve 4141 and a fine exhaust valve 4143.

The quick exhaust valve 4141 is connected to the first multi-way valve 5000 (see FIGS. 11A and 11B), and is opened and/or closed under the control of the blood pressure measurement controller 4110 to supply the massage air cell 4210. Air for blood pressure measurement can be rapidly exhausted.

The fine exhaust valve 4143 is connected to the second multi-way valve 4160, and opens and/or closes under the control of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 to finely release the blood pressure measurement air supplied to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. It can be exhausted easily. For example, the fine exhaust valve 4143 can finely exhaust air by controlling the air exhaust amount (or air discharge amount) relatively more precisely than the rapid exhaust valve 4141.

The measurement air supply unit 4150 may include a first sub-air supply unit 4151 and a second sub-air supply unit 4153.

The first sub-air supply unit 4151 may supply air for measuring blood pressure to the massage air cell 4210. For example, the first sub-air supply unit 4151 is connected to the first multi-directional valve 5000 and may be connected to the massage air cell 4210 through the first multi-directional valve 5000.

The second sub-air supply unit 4153 may supply air for blood pressure measurement to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. For example, the second sub-air supply unit 4153 is connected to the second multi-way valve 4160 and may be connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the second multi-way valve 4160.

The second multi-way valve 4160 may include an air tank 4161, a first air inlet 4163 for introducing air, and first to third air outlets 4165 to 4169 for discharging air. .

The air tank 4161 is formed with a first air inlet 4163 and first to third air outlets 4165 to 4169, and air flows into the air tank 4161, and the air tank 4161 Air may leak to the outside. For example, the first air inlet 4163 is formed on one side of the upper surface of the air tank 4161, and the first air outlet 4165 is formed in the central part of the sub-air tank formed in the central upper surface of the air tank 4161, , the second air outlet 4167 may be formed on one side of the sub-air tank, and the third air outlet 4169 may be formed on the other side of the upper surface of the air tank 4161, but are not limited to this. For example, the first air inlet 4163 and the first to third air outlets 4165 to 4169 may be formed in different areas among the entire exterior area of the air tank 4161.

The air tank 4161 may include a filter member that filters foreign substances contained in the air. The filter member may be formed in a mesh shape inside the air tank 4161. The air flowing out of the air tank 4161 may be clean air from which foreign substances have been removed.

The first air inlet 4163 may be a hole through which air flows. For example, the first air inlet 4163 may be connected to the second sub-air supply unit 4153 through a first air line. At this time, the first air line may be a hose whose one end is connected to the first air inlet 4163 and the other end is connected to the second sub air supply unit 4153. Accordingly, the air supplied from the second sub-air supply port 4153 may flow into the interior of the air tank 4161 through the first air line and the first air inlet 4163.

The first air outlet 4165 and the second air outlet 4167 may be holes through which air flows in and/or out. For example, the first air outlet 4165 may be connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through a second air line. At this time, the second air line may be a hose with one end connected to the first air outlet 4165 and the other end connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. Accordingly, the air inside the air tank 4161 may flow out through the second air line and the first air outlet 4165 and be delivered to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. Air flowing out of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may flow into the air tank 4161 through the second air line and the first air outlet 4165.

The second air outlet 4167 may be connected to the pressure sensor 4125 through a third air line. At this time, the third air line may be a hose whose one end is connected to the second air outlet 4167 and the other end is connected to the pressure sensor 4125. Accordingly, the air inside the air tank 4161 may flow out through the third air line and the second air outlet 4167 and be delivered to the pressure sensor 4125. Air flowing out of the pressure sensor 4125 may flow into the air tank 4161 through the third air line and the second air outlet 4167.

The third air outlet 4169 may be a hole through which air flows out. For example, the third air outlet 4169 may be connected to the micro exhaust valve 4143 through a fourth air line. At this time, the fourth air line may be a hose whose one end is connected to the third air outlet 4169 and the other end is connected to the fine exhaust valve 4143. Accordingly, the air inside the air tank 4161 may flow out through the fourth air line and the third air outlet 4169 and be delivered to the fine exhaust valve 4143.

The second multi-way valve 4160 can selectively open or close at least one of the first air inlet 4163, the first air outlet 4165, the second air outlet 4167, and the third air outlet 4169. Additional valves (not shown) may be provided.

FIG. 7 shows a blood pressure measurement performing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure mounted on a part of the arm massage unit, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the blood pressure measurement performing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 9 is a This is a cross-sectional view of a blood pressure measurement performing module according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

7 to 9, the blood pressure measurement performing module 4200 may include at least one of a massage air cell 4210, a blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, a cuff 4230, a bracket 4240, and a cover 4250. You can.

The massage air cell 4210 is formed (or provided, placed) in the entire inner area of the arm massage unit 1900, and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is located in the entire inner area of the arm massage unit 1900 corresponding to the user's wrist. It can be provided in the area. For example, the arm massage unit 1900 may be provided in a C-shape with one side open, and the massage air cell 4210 may be provided in a C-shape along the C-shaped inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900. It can be formed on the entire inner wall area. The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be formed in an area corresponding to the user's wrist among the entire internal area of the massage air cell 4210. The massage air cell 4210 may be structured so that at least one side surrounds the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and one side of the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is open in the direction in which the arm massage unit 1900 is opened. It could be a structure.

The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 are configured to measure blood pressure and can expand (or inflate) when air is supplied and contract when air is discharged.

As shown in FIG. 8, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 are provided in the arm massage unit 1900 or are provided in an integrated form, but are not limited thereto. For example, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 may be disposed inside the cuff 4230, or the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 as shown in FIG. 9. may be provided in a structure that is independent and distinct from each other. When the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 have structures that are independent of each other, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be attached to at least one surface of the cuff 4230.

For convenience of explanation, it will be assumed hereinafter that the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, which is formed integrally with the cuff 4230, is formed in the arm massage unit 1900.

The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be placed on at least a portion of the user's wrist, so that the air supplied to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may change depending on the pulse of the user's wrist, and the changed air may be supplied to the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120. ) can be measured by. The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may obtain the user's blood pressure based on the result measured by the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120.

The bracket 4240 may serve to protect some components of the arm massage unit 1900 and the blood pressure measurement performance module 4200 from being damaged or damaged by pressure due to expansion of the air cell. For example, the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be provided inside (or inside) the bracket 4240.

The bracket 4240 is formed inside the cover 4250 as shown in FIG. 8 and can be surrounded by the cover 4250, and is formed on the outside (or outside) of the cover 4250 as shown in FIG. 9. It may surround the cover 4250, but is not limited to this. For example, the bracket 4240 may be formed at various positions to prevent the influence of the air cells 4210 and 4220 in the arm massage unit 1900.

The cover 4250 may surround the massage air cell 4210, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and the bracket 4240 as shown in FIG. 8, but is not limited thereto. For example, when the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and the cuff 4230 are formed independently as shown in FIG. 9, the cover 4250 includes the massage air cell 4210, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and the cuff 4230. can surround them all. At this time, the cuff 4230 may be coupled to a portion of the cover 4250 as shown in FIG. 9 and may be provided as an integrated structure with the cover 4250.

FIG. 10A shows an example for explaining the driving operation of a massage air cell and a blood pressure measuring air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 10B shows a driving operation of a massage air cell and a blood pressure measuring air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here is another example for explanation.

Referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, the blood pressure measurement performing module 4200 performs a preparation step of preparing each component under the control of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 and a blood pressure measurement step of measuring the blood pressure in order to measure the user's blood pressure. It can be run.

First, in the preparation step, the massage air cell 4210 is expanded while the user's arm is seated on the arm massage unit 1900, and one end 4225 of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is inflated by the expanded massage air cell 4210. It can be moved by pushing in the direction of the user's wrist. At this time, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may expand only slightly before the massage air cell 4210 expands. The reason why the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 expands very slightly may be because the massage air cell 4210 detects the pressure pressing the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the pressure sensor 4125 connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. there is.

As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the upper side of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is implemented to be shorter than the lower side by one end 4225, but is not limited to this and may be implemented to have the same length. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it will be assumed that the upper side of the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 is shorter than the lower side by one end 4225.

For example, one end 4225 of the blood pressure measuring air cell is on the surface of the massage air cell 4210 when the massage air cell 4210 is not inflated or the air of the massage air cell 4210 is discharged, as shown in FIG. 10A. It may be spread out in When the massage air cell 4210 is expanded in the preparation stage, the expanded massage air cell 4210 may fill the inner space of the arm massage unit 1900 and occupy a portion of one side that was open, as shown in FIG. 10B. . One end (4225) of the blood pressure measurement air cell is pushed and moved toward the user's wrist by the expanded massage air cell (4210), and the front of the blood pressure measurement air cell (4220) is moved around the user's wrist by the expanded massage air cell (4210). It adheres closely and can maintain a state of wrapping around the user's wrist. In other words, the user's wrist may be seated on the arm massage unit 1900 formed in a C-shape and then wrapped in a completely closed O-shaped curve by the expanded massage air cells 4120.

Afterwards, in the blood pressure measurement step, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 surrounding the user's wrist is inflated and the inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 strongly presses the user's wrist. It can be placed in close contact around the wrist. The air of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may change depending on the pulse of the user's wrist.

The blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120 detects (or measures) a change in air in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the pressure sensor 4125, and the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 detects (or measures) the change in air in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the pressure sensor 4125. The user's blood pressure can be obtained based on air changes.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the user's blood pressure at least twice and determine the average of the measured blood pressure values (or measurements) as the user's blood pressure. For example, in the first blood pressure measurement step, the blood pressure is first measured as described above, and almost all of the air in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is discharged before the second blood pressure measurement (or after the first blood pressure measurement is completed) to the user's wrist. Although the pressure is released, only a portion of the air in the massage air cell 4210 can be discharged. The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 does not pressurize the user's wrist due to the massage air cell 4210 in which only a portion of the air is discharged, but can maintain a shape that surrounds the user's wrist. In the second blood pressure measurement step, after completing the first blood pressure measurement, there is a predetermined time interval (for example, after about 2 to 3 minutes), and then the remaining air is injected into the massage air cell (4210) again. After inflating and re-injecting air into the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 so that the re-inflated blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 pressurizes the circumference of the user's wrist again, the user's blood pressure can be measured again.

In other words, the blood pressure measurement module 4000 exhausts the air from the massage air cell 4210 after the first blood pressure measurement and before the second blood pressure measurement, but uses the massage air cell enough to maintain the shape of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 surrounding the user's wrist. The air discharge rate of the massage air cell 4210 can be controlled so that the degree of expansion of the massage air cell 4210 is maintained.

Accordingly, the blood pressure measurement module 4000 can prevent the user's wrist (or arm) from moving or one end 4225 of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 from unfolding due to the discharge of air, and the wrist that measured the first blood pressure By measuring the secondary blood pressure at almost the same location, the accuracy and reliability of blood pressure measurement can be increased.

As described above, air is sequentially supplied to the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by performing the preparation step and the blood pressure measurement step almost simultaneously, air can be supplied to the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 at almost the same time.

FIG. 11A shows an example for explaining a massage providing operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 11B shows an example for explaining a blood pressure measuring operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the massage air supply unit 400 may be disposed inside the body massage unit 100 and/or the inside of the leg massage unit 300, but is not limited thereto. For example, the massage air supply unit 400 may be disposed outside the massage device 1000.

Referring to FIG. 11B, the measurement air supply unit 4150 is disposed in the blood pressure measurement control module 4100 as described above, but is not limited thereto. For example, the first sub-air supply unit 4151 and/or the second sub-air supply unit 4153 may be disposed outside the massage device 1000.

11A and 11B, the massage air supply unit 400 supplies massage air to the air cells included in the body massage unit 100 and/or the leg massage unit 300, and the measurement air supply unit 4150 supplies air for massage. Air for blood pressure measurement can be supplied to the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. When the massage air supply unit 400 supplies air for massage, the measurement air supply unit 4150 may not supply air for blood pressure measurement. When the measurement air supply unit 4150 supplies air for measuring blood pressure, the massage air supply unit 400 may not supply air for massage. In other words, when the massage air supply unit 400 operates, the measurement air supply unit 4150 may not operate, and when the measurement air supply unit 4150 operates, the massage air supply unit 400 may not operate.

For example, the massage air supply unit 400 may connect the fifth air line 4700 and the first multi-directional valve 5000 to the massage air cell 4210 to supply massage air to the massage air cell 4210.

The first sub-air supply unit 4151 is connected to the massage air cell 4210 through the sixth air line 4500 and the first multi-way valve 5000 and supplies air for measuring blood pressure to the massage air cell 4210. 2 The sub air supply unit 4153 is connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the second air line 4300 and can supply air for blood pressure measurement to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

The first multi-way valve 5000 may include first and second air inlets 5100 and 5200 through which air flows in, and an air outlet 5300 through which air flows out. At this time, the first multi-way valve 5000 can selectively open or close the first air inlet 5100, the second air inlet 5200, and the air outlet 5300 inside the first multi-way valve 5000. Additional valves (not shown) may be provided. The first air inlet 5100, the second air inlet 5200, and the air outlet 5300 may be formed (or provided) in a triangular configuration on the valve body of the first multi-directional valve 5000.

The first air inlet 5100 is connected to the massage air supply unit 400 through the fifth air line 4700 and can introduce air supplied by the massage air supply unit 400. At this time, one end of the fifth air line 4700 may be connected to the massage air supply unit 400, and the other end may be connected to the first air inlet 5100.

The second air inlet 5200 is connected to the first sub-air supply unit 4151 through the sixth air line 4500 and can introduce air supplied by the first sub-air supply unit 4151. At this time, one end of the sixth air line 4500 may be connected to the first sub-air supply unit 4151, and the other end may be connected to the second air inlet 5200.

The air outlet 5300 is connected to the massage air cell 4210 through the seventh air line 4600 so that air supplied from the massage air supply unit 400 or the first sub-air supply unit 4151 is supplied to the massage air cell 4210. It can be done. At this time, one end of the seventh air line 4600 may be connected to the air outlet 5300, and the other end may be connected to the massage air cell 4210.

When providing a general massage, the control unit 1200 of the massage device 1000 controls the air supplied from the massage air supply unit 400 through the fifth air line 4700 and the seventh air line 4600, as shown in FIG. 11A. It can be injected into the massage air cell 4210 through . At this time, the control unit 1200 may turn off (or stop) the measurement air supply unit 4150 so that air for blood pressure measurement is not supplied to the air cell.

For example, the control unit 1200 opens the first air inlet 5100 of the first multi-directional valve 5000 and closes the second air inlet 5200 so that air flows from the massage air supply unit 400 to the massage air cell ( It can flow up to 4210).

When measuring blood pressure, the control unit 1200 of the massage device 1000 controls the air supplied from the first sub-air supply unit 4151 to the sixth air line 4500 and the seventh air line 4600, as shown in FIG. 11B. ) can be injected into the massage air cell 4210, and air supplied from the second sub-air supply unit 4153 can be injected into the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the second air line 4300. At this time, the control unit 1200 may turn off (or stop) the massage air supply unit 400 to prevent massage air from being supplied to the air cell.

For example, the control unit 1200 first opens the first air inlet 4163 and the first air outlet 4165 of the second multi-way valve 4160 and closes the third air outlet 4169 to create the second sub. The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 can be slightly inflated by injecting a little air into the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the air supply unit 4153. The control unit 1200 slightly expands the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, opens the second air inlet 5200 of the first multi-way valve 5000, and closes the first air inlet 5100 to generate first sub air. The massage air cell 4210 can be expanded by injecting air into the massage air cell 4210 through the supply unit 4151. After the massage air cell 4210 expands, the control unit 1200 closes the first air inlet 4163 and opens the third air outlet 4169 to generate the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the fine exhaust valve 4143. After all of the air is discharged, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 can be re-inflated through the second sub air supply unit 4153. The control unit 1200 may measure the user's blood pressure by minutely discharging the air from the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the fine exhaust valve 4143. When the user's blood pressure is measured, the control unit 1200 can discharge all the air from the expanded massage air cell 4210 through the quick exhaust valve 4141.

The massage air supply unit 400 and the measurement air supply unit 4150 may have different air supply amounts. For example, the speed and amount of air flowing into the first air inlet 5100 and the air flowing into the second air inlet 5200 may be different. In order to provide a strong massage to the user, the massage air supply unit 400 supplies a larger amount of air than the air supply amount of the measurement air supply unit 4150, and supplies air with a pressure stronger than the air pressure supplied by the measurement air supply unit 4150. can be supplied. The speed and amount of incoming air may be preset during overall system design or may be changed in the future.

Figure 12 shows an example of a massage device that can measure blood pressure by matching the height of the user's heart to the height of the user's wrist, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 1000 may slide and move at least a portion of the body massage unit 100 to match the height of the wrist and the heart of the user seated on the massage device 1000. For example, the massage device 1000 tilts the body massage unit 100 backward (or slides the body massage unit 100) so that the position of the user's heart is approximately the same as the height at which the wrist is placed. A certain position of 100 can be made to be almost equal to a certain height corresponding to the arm massage unit 1900. At this time, in order to slide a certain position of the body massage unit 100 to a certain height corresponding to the arm massage unit 1900, a position sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, an optical proximity sensor, an ultrasonic proximity sensor, and an inductive proximity sensor are used. , at least one of a capacitive proximity sensor, a detection sensor, an ultrasonic range finder, an optical range finder, and a laser sensor can be used.

The massage device 1000 can precisely adjust the height of the user's heart to the height of the user's wrist by adjusting the sliding in consideration of the user's individual body information.

For example, the control unit 1200 may detect the position of the shoulder of the user seated on the massage device 1000 and predict the area where the heart is located based on the detected shoulder position. At this time, location information expected to be the heart by matching the location information of the user's shoulder and information on the partial location of the body massage unit 100 corresponding thereto may be stored in the storage unit 1500.

The control unit 1200 extracts partial position information of the body massage unit 100 that matches the user's shoulder position information from the storage unit 1500, and the extracted partial position information corresponds to a certain predetermined position corresponding to the arm massage unit 1900. The sliding movement can be controlled to reach any height. Since the sliding movement of the body massage unit 100 has been described above, detailed description will be omitted.

After completing the sliding movement of the body massage unit 100, the control unit 1200 may measure the user's blood pressure as described above.

Through this, the massage device 1000 including the blood pressure measurement module 4000 adaptively adjusts the sliding of the massage device 1000 according to the user's heart position, thereby precisely adjusting the blood pressure in consideration of the individual physical characteristics of the users. There is a measurable effect.

Figure 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a control unit that provides a massage using the user's blood pressure information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The control unit 1200 may obtain the user's blood pressure information. For example, the control unit 1200 can obtain the user's blood pressure information through the blood pressure measurement sensor unit 4120, obtain the user's blood pressure information stored in the storage unit 1500, and obtain the user's blood pressure information from an external device. Information can be obtained, but is not limited to this.

The controller 1200 may determine whether to provide a blood pressure control massage based on the obtained blood pressure information. For example, the controller 1200 may determine to provide a blood pressure control massage when the blood pressure is higher than a predetermined standard. In this case, the predetermined standard is determined by a pre-stored value or by blood pressure information obtained from users of the massage device 1000, but is not limited thereto. For example, the massage device 1000 may analyze the blood pressure information by applying a predetermined algorithm to the blood pressure information obtained from users and determine a predetermined standard based on the analysis results.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine (or create) a blood pressure control massage pattern to be provided to the user by modifying the massage pattern selected by the user.

For example, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a relatively slow massage pattern as the blood pressure control massage pattern.

Even if the first user and the second user select the same massage pattern, if the first user's blood pressure is higher than the second user's blood pressure, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 relatively selects the massage pattern selected by the first user. It may be modified slowly, and the modified massage pattern may be determined as a blood pressure control massage pattern to be provided to the first user.

When the first user's blood pressure is above (or exceeds) a predetermined threshold, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 provides the first user with a massage pattern that is slower by a predetermined degree than the basic speed of the massage pattern selected by the user. You can decide on the blood pressure control massage pattern you want to use. In this case, blood pressure may be classified into a plurality of groups, and the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a blood pressure control massage pattern based on the group to which the user's blood pressure belongs. For example, the user's blood pressure may be classified into three groups, and the slowest massage pattern may be provided to the user in the group with the highest blood pressure.

For another example, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a relatively weak massage pattern as the blood pressure control massage pattern.

Even if the first user and the second user select the same massage pattern, if the first user's blood pressure is higher than the second user's blood pressure, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 relatively selects the massage pattern selected by the first user. It may be slightly modified, and the modified massage pattern may be determined as a blood pressure control massage pattern to be provided to the first user.

When the first user's blood pressure is above (or exceeds) a predetermined threshold, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 provides the first user with a massage pattern that is weaker by a predetermined degree than the basic intensity of the massage pattern selected by the user. You can decide on the blood pressure control massage pattern you want to use. In this case, blood pressure may be classified into a plurality of groups, and the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a blood pressure control massage pattern based on the group to which the user's blood pressure belongs. For example, the user's blood pressure may be classified into three groups, and the weakest massage pattern may be provided to the user in the group with the highest blood pressure.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 determines the blood pressure control massage pattern by slowly modifying (or deforming) or weakly modifying the massage pattern selected by the user, but is not limited to this. For example, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 modifies at least some of the massage patterns selected by the first user to be gradually slower and/or gradually weaker, and provides blood pressure control to provide the modified massage pattern to the first user. This can be determined by the massage pattern.

When a strong and fast massage is provided to a user with high blood pressure, the user's sympathetic nerves are activated, which may further increase the user's blood pressure. Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a weak and gentle massage is provided to a user with high blood pressure, so that the user's parasympathetic nerves are activated and the user's breathing can be stabilized, and the user's blood pressure can be reduced.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a breathing guide pattern based on the user's blood pressure and/or breathing, generates a massage pattern including the determined breathing guide pattern, and converts the generated massage pattern into a blood pressure control massage pattern. can be decided. At this time, the breathing guide pattern is a massage pattern for guiding the user's breathing, and may include a pattern in which the massage module 1700 pushes the user's chest and/or back. The massage module 1700 may move not only in the up and down directions but also in the front and/or rear (eg, the front and rear of the massage device, the direction in which the user is located, and the opposite direction) according to the breathing guide pattern.

For example, the sensor unit 1300 can detect the sound of the user breathing, and measure the number of times the user breathes within a specific time (for example, how many times per minute) based on the detected sound. and the respiration information acquisition unit 1210 can obtain the measured results. The method for detecting breathing is performed by detecting sound, but is not limited to this. For example, the sensor unit 1300 measures the number of breaths of the user by detecting the pressure caused by the expansion and contraction of the user's ribcage (or chest) through the pressure sensor included in the sensor unit 1300, and the sensor unit ( 1300), the user's number of breathing can be measured using light through the PPG sensor included.

The breathing information acquisition unit 1210 obtains the user's breathing frequency measured a predetermined number of times through the sensor unit 1300 and obtains the average value of the measured breathing frequency to obtain the user's breathing frequency information or the breathing frequency per unit time. By calculating the average value, information on the user's breathing frequency can be obtained. The user's breathing frequency information may mean information about the number of times the user breathes within a predetermined time.

When the user's breathing is fast and the user's blood pressure information indicates high blood pressure, the number of times the massage module 1700 pushes the user's chest and/or back according to the breathing guide pattern (or the massage module 1700 moves forward and backward) The number of breaths performed) may start with a predetermined value and gradually decrease over time, or it can start with a number of breathing frequencies determined based on breathing frequency information and gradually decrease over time. For example, the number of times the massage module 1700 moves back and forth may start with a predetermined value of 12 times per unit time and decrease to 10 times per unit time, or it may start with the number of breaths and decrease to fewer times than the number of breaths. there is.

During inhalation, the rib cage grows and the chest expands forward, and during exhalation, the rib cage shrinks and the chest moves backward. The control unit 1200 guides the user's breathing through the pushing motion of the 3D massage module 1700. By changing the user's breathing, the user's blood pressure can be adjusted by the changed user's breathing.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may acquire the user's preferred massage pattern information and determine the blood pressure control massage pattern by additionally using the obtained preferred massage pattern information.

For example, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 acquires the user's preferred massage pattern information stored in the storage unit 1500, or acquires the user's preferred massage pattern information through the network connection unit 1400, or transmits the information to an external device (e.g., remote controller, user The user's preferred massage pattern information is obtained from the terminal, etc., but is not limited to this.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine the blood pressure control massage pattern by processing the user's preferred massage pattern information. If the user's blood pressure information indicates relatively high blood pressure, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 processes the user's preferred massage pattern slowly (and/or gradually slowly) or weakly (and/or The processed massage pattern (gradually weaker) can be determined as a blood pressure control massage pattern.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine a blood pressure control massage pattern by inserting (and/or replacing) a predetermined massage pattern in the user's preferred massage pattern based on blood pressure information. At this time, the predetermined massage pattern may be a massage pattern that can reduce blood pressure and/or breathing. If the user's blood pressure information indicates relatively higher blood pressure than other users, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 inserts a predetermined massage pattern into part of the user's preferred massage pattern and/or By replacing some of them with predetermined massage patterns, a blood pressure control massage pattern can be determined.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may acquire the user's body composition information, determine the user's muscle mass and/or fat mass by analyzing the user's body composition information, and additionally utilize the determined muscle mass and/or fat mass to control the blood pressure. You can determine the adjustable massage pattern.

For example, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 obtains the user's body composition information from an external device, obtains the user's body composition information stored in the storage unit 1500, or acquires the user's body composition information stored in the storage unit 1500, or the sensor unit ( The user's body composition information measured by 1300) can be obtained, but is not limited to this. The body composition information obtained by the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may include information about muscle mass and/or fat mass.

The blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 may determine the blood pressure control massage pattern by adjusting the mechanical stimulation applied to the user by the massage module 1700 based on the user's muscle mass and/or fat mass.

If the user's muscle mass and/or fat mass is small, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 adjusts (or selects, processes) the massage pattern to a massage pattern with a greater distance between the massage module 1700 and the user. The massage pattern can be determined as a blood pressure control massage pattern. The adjusted massage pattern may lower the intensity of the mechanical stimulation applied to the user by the massage module 1700, thereby preventing the user's sympathetic nerves from being activated.

If the user's muscle mass and/or fat mass is large, the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 adjusts (or selects, processes) the massage pattern to a massage pattern where the distance between the massage module 1700 and the user is closer to the adjusted massage pattern. The massage pattern can be determined as a blood pressure control massage pattern. The adjusted massage pattern may increase the intensity of the mechanical stimulation applied to the user by the massage module 1700, thereby activating the user's sympathetic nerves.

For convenience of explanation, they are described separately, but the blood pressure control massage pattern determination unit 1220 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may determine the blood pressure control massage pattern by using at least one of the above-described methods in combination.

Figure 14 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing a blood pressure control massage according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step S410, the massage device 1000 may obtain the user's blood pressure information and breathing information. In step S420, the massage device 1000 may determine a blood pressure control massage pattern based on blood pressure information and respiration information. In step S430, the massage device 1000 may provide a massage to the user based on the determined blood pressure control massage pattern.

Figure 15 is a diagram for explaining a massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage module 1700 may include a rack gear 1740 provided in the front and rear direction of the massage device 1000 and a pinion gear 1720 engaged with the rack gear 1740. When the actuator provided in the massage module 1700 is operated by the control unit 1200, the pinion gear 1740 moves along the rack gear 1720, so that the massage module 1700 can move forward and backward. For example, the massage module 1700 may move forward and backward in the forward and backward directions according to the blood pressure control massage pattern.

FIG. 16A is a diagram for explaining the structure of a massage air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 16B is a diagram for explaining the structure of the first sub-air cell 4211 shown in FIG. 16A, and FIG. 16C is a diagram for explaining the structure of the massage air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a diagram to explain the structure of the second sub air cell 4212 shown in 16a.

Referring to FIG. 16A, the first to third sub-air cells 4211 to 4213 of the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may differ from each other in at least one of structure, material, and thickness.

For example, the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 are implemented physically separately from each other and may have different structures. The massage air cell 4210 is composed of a plurality of air cells arranged along the inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900, and each air cell may be implemented with a plurality of air cell layers. The blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is composed of a single air cell, and the single air cell may be implemented as a single air cell layer.

The massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be made of different materials. For example, the massage air cell 4210 may be made of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-based material, and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be made of a polyurethane (PU)-based material. More precisely, the massage air cell 4210 may be formed of TPU laminated nylon, and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be formed of urethane.

The massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may have different thicknesses. At this time, the thickness may be the thickness of the aircell material (or aircell fabric) used to implement the aircell. For example, the fabric thickness of the massage air cell 4210 may be implemented to be thicker than the fabric thickness of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. The fabric thickness of the massage air cell 4210 may be any one of 0.45 mm to 0.55 mm, and the fabric thickness of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be any one of 0.23 mm to 0.35 mm. More precisely, the fabric thickness of the massage air cell 4210 may be 0.5 mm, and the fabric thickness of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be 0.3 mm.

The massage device 1000 provides massage and/or measures blood pressure using massage air cells 4210 and blood pressure measurement air cells 4220 that have different structures, materials, and thicknesses, so it can provide a strong massage to the user. The user's blood pressure can be measured precisely. For example, the massage air cell 4210 has a thick fabric, which increases the durability of the massage air cell 4210. It is strong and does not explode even when a lot of air is injected, so it provides a strong massage to the user through high air pressure by injecting a lot of air. can be provided. The blood pressure measurement air cell (4220) is implemented with a thin material, so the user's pulse is well transmitted to the air cell. Changes in air pressure in the blood pressure measurement air cell (4220) according to the pulse are precisely detected, allowing the user's blood pressure to be accurately measured. .

In other words, the massage device 1000 uses physically distinct air cells (e.g. For example, precise and accurate blood pressure measurement may be possible while providing a strong massage using each of the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

Below, the structure of the air cell will be described in detail.

The structure of the massage air cell 4120 in which the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is disposed may be different from the structure of the massage air cell 4210 in which the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is not disposed.

For example, the massage air cell 4210 may include a first sub-air cell 4211, a second sub-air cell 4212, and a third sub-air cell 4213. At this time, the first to third sub air cells 4211 to 4213 may be formed independently and distinctly from each other.

The first sub-air cell 4211 is disposed at one end of the arm massage unit 1900 to press the user's hand, and the second sub-air cell 4212 is an arm massage unit to press the area between the user's wrist and elbow. It is disposed at the other end of 1900, and the third sub-air cell 4213 is between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900 (or between the first sub-air cell 4211 and the second sub-air cell) to press the user's wrist. (4212) can be placed.

Each of the first to third sub air cells 4211 to 4213 may include a plurality of layers that expand and contract due to the inflow and outflow of air. At this time, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be placed inside the third sub air cell 4213. Accordingly, the layer structure and/or number of layers of the third sub air cell 4213 may be different from the layer structure and/or number of layers of the first and second sub air cells 4211 and 4212, but is not limited thereto. For example, the number of layers between each sub-air cell is the same, and each sub-air cell may include at least two or more layers.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the number of layers between each sub-air cell is the same and that each sub-air cell includes three layers.

Referring to FIGS. 16B and 16C, the number of layers and layer structure of the first and second sub air cells 4211 and 4212 may be the same.

For example, the first sub air cell 4211 includes a first top layer 4211a disposed on the upper surface of one end of the inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900, and a first sub-air cell 4211a disposed on the lower surface of one end of the inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900. This may include a layer 4211b.

The first top layer 4211a includes a first top sub-layer 4211a-1 disposed on the upper surface of one end of the inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900, and a second upper sub-layer 4211a-1 disposed on the lower surface of the first upper sub-layer 4211a-1. It may include a top sub-layer 4211a-2, and a third top sub-layer 4211a-3 disposed on the lower surface of the second top sub-layer 4211a-2. The first bottom layer 4211b is a first bottom sub-layer 4211b-1 disposed on the bottom of one end of the inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900, and a second bottom sub-layer 4211b-1 disposed on the top of the first bottom sub-layer 4211b-1. It may include a lower surface sub-layer 4211b-2, and a third lower surface sub-layer 4211b-3 disposed on the upper surface of the second lower surface sub-layer 4211b-2.

The second sub air cell 4212 includes a second top layer 4212a disposed on the upper surface of the inner wall of the other end of the arm massage unit 1900 and a second lower layer 4212b disposed on the lower surface of the inner wall of the other end of the arm massage unit 1900. ) may include.

The second top layer 4212a includes a fourth top sub-layer 4212a-1 disposed on the upper surface of the inner wall of the other end of the arm massage unit 1900, and a fifth upper sub-layer 4212a-1 disposed on the lower surface of the fourth upper sub-layer 4212a-1. It may include a top sub-layer 4212a-2, and a sixth top sub-layer 4212a-3 disposed on the lower surface of the fifth top sub-layer 4212a-2. The second lower surface layer 4212b is a fourth lower surface sub-layer 4212b-1 disposed on the lower surface of the inner wall of the other end of the arm massage unit 1900, and a fifth lower surface sub-layer 4212b-1 disposed on the upper surface of the fourth lower surface sub-layer 4212b-1. It may include a lower surface sub-layer 4212b-2, and a sixth lower surface sub-layer 4212b-3 disposed on the upper surface of the fifth lower surface sub-layer 4212b-2.

The lengths of each of the first to sixth top sublayers (4211a-1 to 4211a-3, 4212a-1 to 4212a-3) and the lengths of each of the first to sixth bottom sublayers (4211b-1 to 4211b-3, 4212b) -1 to 4212b-3) may all be the same.

FIG. 17A shows an example for explaining the structure of the third sub-air cell and the combined structure of the blood pressure measurement air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 17B shows the structure of the third sub-air cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. and another example to explain the combined structure of the blood pressure measuring air cell.

Referring to FIGS. 17A and 17B, the layer structure of the third sub-air cell 4213 may be different from the layer structure of the first and second sub-air cells 4211 and 4212 as shown in FIG. 17A, and the first The layer structures of the sub air cell 4211 and the second sub air cell 4212 may be different from each other as shown in FIG. 17B.

For example, in the third sub-air cell 4213, unlike the layer structure of the first and second sub-air cells 4211 and 4212, the length of each layer may gradually become shorter from the inner direction to the outer direction. At this time, the inner direction means the direction in which the C-shaped inner wall of the arm massage unit 1900 is closed, and the outer direction means the direction in which the C-shaped inner wall of the arm massage part 1900 is open.

A third upper layer 4213a disposed on the upper surface of the inner wall between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900 and a third lower layer 4213b disposed on the lower surface of the inner wall between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900. It can be included.

The third top layer 4213a is a seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 disposed on the upper surface of the inner wall between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900, and is disposed on the lower surface of the seventh upper sub-layer 4213a-1. It may include an eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2, and a ninth top sub-layer 4213a-3 disposed on the lower surface of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2. The third bottom layer 4213b is the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 disposed on the bottom of the inner wall of the other end of the arm massage unit 1900, and the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 is disposed on the top of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1. It may include a lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2, and a ninth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-3 disposed on the upper surface of the eighth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2.

The length of each sub-layer included in the third top and bottom layers 4213a and 4213b may vary for each step as described above.

For example, the lengths between sub-layers disposed at corresponding positions may be the same. The length of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and the length of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 are the same, and the length of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 and the length of the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b The lengths of -2) may be the same, and the lengths of the ninth top sub-layer 4213a-3 and the ninth bottom sub-layer 4213b-3 may be the same.

However, the lengths between sub-layers disposed at positions that do not correspond to each other may be different. The length of the ninth top sub-layer 4213a-3 is different from the length of the seventh and eighth top sub-layers 4213a-1 and 4213a-2, and the length of the ninth bottom sub-layer 4213b-3 is The length may be different from the length of the 7th and 8th lower sublayers 4213b-1 and 4213b-2. Accordingly, one end of the ninth top sub-layer 4213a-3 is in contact with one end of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2, and the other end is in contact with the seventh and eighth top sub-layers 4213a-1 and 4213a-2. It can be separated from the other end of. One end of the ninth lower sublayer 4213b-3 is in contact with one end of the eighth lower surface sublayer 4213b-2, and the other end is in contact with the other ends of the seventh and eighth lower surface sublayers 4213b-1 and 4213b-2. It may be separated from the stage.

Additionally, the lengths of the seventh top and bottom sub-layers 4213a-1 and 4213b-1 and the lengths of the eighth top and bottom sub-layers 4213a-2 and 4213b-2 may be the same or different from each other.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17A, the length of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and the length of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 are the same, and the length of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 ) and the eighth lower sublayer 4213b-2 may have the same length. At this time, the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 is disposed on the entire bottom area of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1, and the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b-2 is disposed on the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1. 1) It can be placed on the entire upper surface area. Accordingly, one end and the other end of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and one end and the other end of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 are in contact with each other, and one end and another of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 are in contact with each other. The other end and each of one end and the other end of the eighth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2 may contact each other.

As shown in Figure 17b, the length of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and the length of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 are different from each other, and the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 and the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 In this case, the lengths of the sub-layers 4213b-2 may be different. At this time, the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 is disposed on at least a portion of the entire bottom area of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1, and the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b-2 is the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-2. It may be disposed on at least a portion of the entire upper surface area of (4213b-1). Accordingly, one end of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and one end of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 are in contact with each other, but the other end of the seventh top sub-layer 4213a-1 and the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 are in contact with each other. The other ends of (4213a-2) may not be in contact with each other. One end of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 and one end of the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b-2 contact each other, but the other end of the seventh bottom sub-layer 4213b-1 and the eighth bottom sub-layer 4213b The other ends of -2) may not be in contact with each other.

As described above, the third sub air cell 4213 has a different structure of the seventh to ninth top sub-layers 4213a-1 to 4213a-3, and the seventh to ninth bottom sub-layers 4213b-1 to 4213b- Since the structures of 3) are different, the number of inner layers of the third sub air cell 4213 may be smaller than the number of outer layers.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 16B and 16C, first to sixth top sub-layers 4211a-1 to 4211a-3, 4212a-1 to 4212a-3, and first to sixth bottom sub-layers 4211b. The number of inner layers and outer layers (-1 to 4211b-3, 4212b-1 to 4212b-3) may be the same. However, as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the interior of the seventh to ninth top sub-layers 4213a-1 to 4213a-3 and the seventh to ninth bottom sub-layers 4213b-1 to 4213b-3 The number of layers in the direction and the number of layers in the outside direction may be different. As shown in FIG. 17A, the number of layers in the inner direction of the seventh to ninth top sublayers 4213a-1 to 4213a-3 and the seventh to ninth bottom sublayers 4213b-1 to 4213b-3 is 2, and the number of outer layers may be 3, and as shown in Figure 17b, the 7th to 9th top sub-layers 4213a-1 to 4213a-3, and the 7th to 9th bottom sub-layers ( The number of inner layers (4213b-1 to 4213b-3) may be 1, and the number of outer layers may be 3.

Therefore, since the third sub-air cell 4213 is provided with a greater number of layers in the outer direction than in the inner direction, the third sub-air cell 4213 is connected to the first sub-air cell 4211 and the second sub-air cell 4212 when the air cell is expanded. It can wrap the user's wrist more completely. That is, the third sub-air cell 4213 wraps the user's wrist more completely than the first sub-air cell 4211 and the second sub-air cell 4212, thereby wrapping the user's wrist between the first sub-air cell 4211 and the second sub-air cell 4212. It can be compressed and fixed more strongly than the sub air cell 4212, and thus the accuracy of blood pressure measurement can be improved.

Referring to FIGS. 17A and 17B, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be coupled to the third sub air cell 4213. For example, the side of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 in the inner direction (e.g., closed direction) is spaced apart from the inner side of the third sub air cell 4213 by the S region, and the upper and lower surfaces (M side and N side) E) It can be coupled to the inner upper and lower surfaces of the third sub air cell 4213.

Specifically, the upper surface (for example, the entire upper surface area (M surface)) of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be combined with the lower surface of the eighth upper surface sub-layer 4213a-2. At this time, one end of the upper surface of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is in contact with the other end of the ninth upper surface sub-layer 4213a-3, and the other end is in contact with one end of the eighth upper surface sub-layer 4213a-2 as shown in FIG. 17A. and may not be in contact with the other end or may be in contact with the other end of the eighth top sub-layer 4213a-2 as shown in FIG. 17B.

At least a portion of the lower surface of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is coupled to the upper surface of the eighth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2, and the remaining portion of the lower surface of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is coupled to the upper surface of the ninth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-3. It can be combined with the upper surface of . For example, of the entire lower surface area of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, one area on the lower surface (or the right area on the lower surface) is combined with the upper surface of the eighth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2, and the other area on the lower surface (or the left area on the lower surface) This ninth lower surface can be combined with the upper surface of the sub layer (4213b-3). At this time, one end of the lower surface of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is in non-contact with one end and the other end of the ninth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-3, and the other end is in contact with the eighth lower surface sub-layer 4213b-2 as shown in FIG. 17A. It may be in non-contact with one end and the other end of or may be in contact with the other end of the eighth lower sub-layer 4213b-2 as shown in FIG. 17B.

Due to the above-described spacing and coupling structure, the length of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 may be shorter than the length of the third sub-air cell 4213, and the length of the third top layer 4213a and the third bottom layer 4213b described above may be Due to the layer structure, the length of the layer gradually decreases from the inner direction to the outer direction, and the thickness of the layer can become thicker, so the length of the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 are the same, and the length of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is the same. The air cell manufacturing cost can be lowered compared to the case where the layer structure of (4220) is the same, and the air cell expansion power in the S area, where little pressure may be applied to the user's wrist, can be avoided.

In addition, since the blood pressure is measured after the user inserts the wrist only up to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, not the third sub air cell 4213, the pressure caused by the expansion of the outer layer of the third sub air cell 4213 is caused by the user. The wrist is pressed more strongly than when the wrist is inserted deep into the third sub air cell 4213, and the user's wrist is fixed more accurately at the position where blood pressure is to be measured, thereby increasing the user's pressure more than when the user is not formed with the above-mentioned separation and coupling structure. Blood pressure can be better measured. As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the seventh upper and lower sub-layers 4213a-3 and 4213b-1 and/or the eighth upper and lower sub-layers 4213a-2 and 4213b-2 disposed in the S region are not expanded. It can also be inflated for stronger pressurization.

In addition, as the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 and the third sub air cell 4213 are combined, the problem of the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 breaking down and moving inward is prevented, and the pressurization of the third sub air cell 4213 increases the blood pressure. It can be better transmitted to the measurement air cell 4220.

FIG. 18A is a diagram for explaining a first guide unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 18B is a diagram for explaining a second guide unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In order to accurately measure the user's blood pressure, the user's wrist (or arm) must be accurately mounted (or placed) at the location of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 that measures blood pressure.

Accordingly, the massage device 1000 may include a first guide unit 4260 and a second guide unit 4270 to accurately measure the user's blood pressure.

Referring to FIG. 18A, the first guide unit 4260 may be disposed outside the arm massage unit 1900 (or outside the cover 4250). For example, the first guide unit 4260 may be disposed in the outer upper area between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900.

The first guide unit 4260 provides the user with a first guide indicating the location of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 (or the location where the user's wrist will be mounted), which is the first area where blood pressure will be measured, under the control of the control unit 1200. It can be provided visually. At this time, the first area may be an area where the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 is placed among the entire area inside the arm massage unit 1900. The first guide may be a guide for placing the user's arm (or a guide representing the first area)

Specifically, the first guide unit 4260 can visually guide the user to the location of the first area. The first guide unit 4260 may include a visualization unit 4261 that outputs (or displays) text indicating the location of the first area and/or the first guide as a visual stimulus, but is not limited thereto. For example, the first guide unit 4260 may include a picture and/or photograph representing the first area. The visual stimulus may be diverse, such as light, holograms, images, and images indicating the center position of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, which is the location of the first area, in order to place the user's wrist in the first area. However, for convenience of explanation, the following is provided below. In this case, it is assumed to be light.

The text may be various phrases placed around the visualization unit 4261 to indicate the first area. For example, text may surround the visualization unit 4261 or may be placed at the bottom of the visualization unit 4261. The text can be various phrases such as “blood pressure measurement location”, “wrist resting location”, etc.

The visualization unit 4261 may be disposed in an area corresponding to the center position of the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 in the outer upper area between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit 1900.

For example, the visualization unit 4261 is implemented as a device capable of emitting light, such as an LED or OLED, and can indicate the location of the first area by turning on or blinking the light under the control of the control unit 1200. At this time, the visualization unit 4261 is implemented as a single device (e.g., a single LED) as shown in the upper right corner of FIG. 18A, or is implemented as a plurality of devices (e.g., a single LED) as shown in the lower right corner of FIG. 18A. can be implemented with a plurality of LEDs). As described above, the visualization unit 4261 is a device capable of emitting light, but it is not limited to this. For example, the visualization unit 4261 may be implemented with various devices (eg, displays, etc.) that can output holograms, videos, and images.

Referring to FIG. 18B, the second guide unit 4270 may be disposed inside the arm massage unit 1900. For example, the second guide unit 4270 may be disposed on the inner lower surface of one end of the arm massage unit 1900 and may be formed in a shape that is convex upward so that the user can place the user's palm on it. Accordingly, the user supports the user's palm on the second guide part 4270, which is formed to be convex upward on the inner lower surface of the arm massage unit 1900, so that the user's hand is comfortably mounted (or placed) within the arm massage unit 1900. ) can be done.

The second guide unit 4270 is the area where the electrocardiogram and body composition will be measured among the first area (or the position of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220) and the entire area inside the arm massage unit 1900 under the control of the control unit 1200. A second guide for placing (or resting) the user's arm in at least one of the two areas (or the position where the user's palm is to be placed) may be tactilely provided to the user. At this time, the second area is an area where the second guide unit 4270 is disposed among the entire interior area of the arm massage unit 1900, and may be an upper area of the second guide unit 4270.

For example, the second guide unit 4270 may tactilely guide the user that the user's wrist is not correctly placed in the first area. The second guide unit 4270 may include a tactile stimulation unit 4271 that outputs tactile stimulation. At this time, the tactile stimulation may be at least one of electrical stimulation and vibration stimulation for placing (or placing) the user's wrist in the first area and placing the user's palm in the second area. The tactile stimulus may be a stimulus (or notification) indicating that the user's wrist is not positioned where the user's wrist should be mounted. Through this, the second guide unit 4270 tactilely guides (or notifies) the user that the user's wrist is not accurately placed in the first area (or not) and the user's palm is not accurately placed in the second area. , warn).

The tactile stimulation unit 4271 is disposed on the outer upper side (or the upper surface of the convex shape) of the second guide unit 4270 and outputs electrical stimulation. It may include a second tactile stimulation unit 4273 disposed inside and outputting a vibration stimulus. For example, the first tactile stimulation unit 4272 is implemented as an electrode (e.g., at least two or more electrodes) that outputs electrical stimulation and is positioned on the outside of the second guide unit 4270 so that the electrodes are in contact with the user's palm. may be exposed to The second tactile stimulation unit 4273 is a motor that outputs vibration stimulation and may be implemented inside a convex shape. Additionally, the first tactile stimulation unit 4272 can measure the user's biometric information to calculate the user's electrocardiogram and body composition through electrodes.

The second guide unit 4270 may move in the front and rear directions of the massage device 1000 while providing tactile stimulation to the user. Through this, the user's wrist can be accurately placed in the first area, and the user's palm can be accurately placed in the second area.

In addition, the audio output module 1600 may provide the user audibly with a second guide for placing the user's arm in at least one of the first area and the second area under the control of the control unit 1200. . For example, the audio output module 1600 may output an auditory stimulus for placing (or placing) the user's wrist in the first area and placing the user's palm in the second area. At this time, the auditory stimulus may be diverse, such as voice (or guide comment), music (or guide sound source), and warning alarm.

Specifically, the audio output module 1600 uses the following commands to place the user's wrist in the first area: “Hold your posture correctly,” “Correct the position of your wrist,” “Place your wrist correctly,” and “The light is on.” Guide comments such as “Place your wrist on the light-emitting area” can be provided. In order to place the user's palm in the second area, the audio output module 1600 generates “Hold your posture correctly,” “Correct the position of your palm (or hand),” “Place your palm correctly,” and “Vibrate.” Guide comments such as “Place your palm on the area where electricity is generated” can be provided.

That is, the massage device 1000 allows the user to place the user's wrist in the first area through visual stimulation, tactile stimulation, and/or auditory stimulation, and places the user's wrist at the center of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 that measures blood pressure. This allows the wrist to be positioned accurately. Through this, the massage device 1000 can increase the accuracy of blood pressure measurement by guiding the user's wrist to be installed in the correct position and increase the user's reliability of the blood pressure measurement value.

In addition, the massage device 1000 allows the user to place the user's palm in the second area through tactile stimulation and/or auditory stimulation and places the user's palm on the first tactile stimulation unit 4272, which measures the electrocardiogram and body composition. This can be placed accurately and closely. Through this, the massage device 1000 can increase the accuracy of electrocardiogram and body composition measurements by guiding the user's palm to be installed in the correct position, and increase the user's reliability of the electrocardiogram and body composition measurements.

FIG. 19 shows a flowchart for explaining the blood pressure measurement operation of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 20 shows a flowchart for explaining the blood pressure measurement process shown in FIG. 19.

Referring to FIG. 19, the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 1000 may receive a user's command signal (or input signal) through the input unit 1800 and/or the massage apparatus control device 2000 (S1910). . At this time, the user may be a user seated in the massage device 1000. The command signal may be a signal that commands (or requests) blood pressure measurement. For example, the user selects a blood pressure measurement mode for measuring the user's blood pressure among various modes of the massage device 1000 through the input unit 1800 and/or the massage device control device 2000 and sends the above-described command signal to the control unit. It can be sent to (1200).

The control unit 1200 may recline the massage device 1000 in response to the user's command signal and then transmit a trigger signal to the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 (S1920). At this time, the massage device 1000 may be reclined at an angle where the height of the user's wrist and the height of the heart are the same.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may inflate the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 by supplying a preset air supply amount to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 in response to a trigger signal transmitted from the control unit 1200 (S1930). At this time, the preset air supply amount may be the minimum air supply amount preset to detect a change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

In an air cell where air is not injected, even if pressure pressurizing the air cell occurs, the change in air pressure of the air cell due to the pressure cannot be measured through the sensor. Accordingly, the blood pressure measurement control unit 41110 may expand the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 to measure a change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 due to the pressure pressing the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

In order to supply a preset amount of air to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 stops the operation of the massage air supply unit 400 and the first sub air supply unit 400 and uses the second sub air supply unit ( 4153) can be operated. For example, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 stops the operation of the massage air supply unit 400 and the first sub air supply unit 400 to operate the massage air cell 4 210 in a state in which the second sub air supply unit (210) is not expanded. 4153) is operated to cause the second sub-air supply unit 4153 to supply air corresponding to a preset air supply amount to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, thereby inflating the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. At this time, the preset air supply amount may be determined (or set) according to the volume of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. For example, the preset air supply amount may be determined depending on whether the volume of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is larger or smaller than the preset critical volume. The preset air supply amount and critical volume may be preset and stored in the storage unit 1500.

If the volume of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is smaller than the critical volume, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 supplies air to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 for about 2 to 5 seconds through the second sub air supply unit 4153. When the volume of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than the critical volume, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 supplies air to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 for about 6 to 9 seconds through the second sub air supply unit 4153. It may be possible, but it is not limited to this. For example, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 may expand the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 to at least one range from 1/10 to 1/2 of the total volume by a preset air supply amount.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 expands the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and then expands the massage air cell 4210 (S1940) so that the inflated massage air cell 4210 applies the pressure pressing the inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. The amount of change in air pressure of the expanded second air cell 4220 can be measured (S1950).

For example, in order to expand the massage air cell 4210, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 stops the operation of the massage air supply unit 400 and the second sub air supply unit 4153 and operates the first sub air supply unit 4151. can operate. For example, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4220 stops the operation of the massage air supply unit 400 and the second sub air supply unit 4153 to prevent the first sub air cell 4211 and the second sub air cell 4212 from expanding. In this state, the first sub-air supply unit 4151 is operated to supply air to the third sub-air cell 4213, thereby expanding the third sub-air cell 4213. In other words, the first sub air supply unit 4151 is not connected to the first sub air cell 4211 and the second sub air cell 4212, but is connected to the third sub air cell 4213 to provide the third sub air cell 4213. It can be inflated.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the amount of air pressure change caused by the pressure with which the inflated third sub-air cell 4213 presses the inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the amount of change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the pressure sensor 4125 connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the user's blood pressure based on whether the amount of change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than or equal to the threshold change amount. At this time, the critical change amount is preset and stored as the amount of air pressure change (or the amount of change in air pressure above a certain intensity required to accurately measure blood pressure) that occurs when the user's wrist is accurately seated at the location where the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 is placed. It may be stored in unit 1500.

For example, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 determines whether to measure the user's blood pressure based on whether the amount of air pressure change in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than or equal to the threshold change amount (S1960), and determines whether to measure the user's blood pressure based on the decision result. Blood pressure can be measured (S1980) or not measured (S1970).

If the amount of change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than or equal to the threshold change amount, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may determine to measure the user's blood pressure and measure the user's blood pressure (S1980). At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may determine that the user's wrist is correctly mounted on the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

If the change in air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is less than the threshold change amount, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may determine not to measure the user's blood pressure and may not measure the user's blood pressure (S1970). At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may determine that the user's wrist is not correctly mounted on the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

When measuring the user's blood pressure, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 re-inflates the inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and then determines whether to measure the user's blood pressure based on the air pressure of the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. can be redetermined (S1981).

Referring to FIG. 20, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may exhaust all of the air in the inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 (S1981a) and then re-inflate the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 from which all the air has been discharged (S1981a). S1981b). At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 exhausts all the air from the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the micro exhaust valve 4143, and then operates the second sub-air supply unit 4153 to completely exhaust the air pressure measurement air cell. Air can be resupplied to (4220).

The blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may re-determine whether to measure the user's blood pressure based on whether the air pressure of the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than or equal to the critical air pressure (S1981c). At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may measure the air pressure of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the pressure sensor 4125 connected to the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220.

If the air pressure of the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is greater than the critical air pressure, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 re-determines that the user's blood pressure is measured, and the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the fine exhaust valve 4143 ) can be used to measure the user's blood pressure by finely controlling the air emissions (S1982). At this time, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 finely discharges the air from the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the fine exhaust valve 4143, and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 that changes according to the user's pulse through the pressure sensor 4125. The user's blood pressure can be measured by detecting the change in air pressure. At this time, the user's blood pressure may be measured twice (or measured more than twice) as described above, and the final blood pressure value may be determined as the average value.

Accordingly, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 first pressurizes the user's wrist by the inflated massage air cell 4210, so that the user's wrist comes into close contact with the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and the air cell completely surrounds the user's wrist. The wrist can be securely fixed. Additionally, the blood pressure measurement control unit 1200 can accurately inject air for measuring blood pressure into the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 through the discharge and re-expansion operations of the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220. Through this, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 prevents blood pressure mismeasurements that occur due to different wrist thicknesses for each user and blood pressure mismeasurements that occur due to uncertainty in the amount of air injected into the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, thereby improving blood pressure measurement. It can increase accuracy and increase user confidence in blood pressure measurement results.

If the air pressure of the re-inflated blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 is less than the critical air pressure, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 determines whether the number of times the re-determination operation (S1981) has been performed to re-determine whether to measure the user's blood pressure is greater than or equal to the threshold number ( Based on S1983), the re-determination operation (S1981) may be re-performed or the user's blood pressure may not be measured. At this time, the threshold number of times may be preset in the storage unit 1500 at various times, such as 3 or 5 times.

If the number of times the re-determination operation (S1981) has been performed is more than the threshold number, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may make a final decision not to measure the user's blood pressure and may not measure the user's blood pressure.

If the number of times the re-determination operation (S1981) has been performed is more than the threshold number, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may re-perform the re-determination operation (S1981).

When the user's blood pressure is not measured, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may exhaust all the air in the massage air cell 4210 and the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 and then terminate the operation of the blood pressure measurement module 4000. It is not limited. For example, when the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 does not measure the user's blood pressure, the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 may transmit an error signal indicating that the user's blood pressure is not measured to the control unit 1200. Accordingly, the control unit 1200 may provide the user with a guide for measuring blood pressure in response to the error signal. The guide providing operation will be described in detail below.

As described above, the operation of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 can be performed by the control unit 1200. When the control unit 1200 performs the operation of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110, the operation of transmitting a trigger signal and an error signal may be omitted. For example, the controller 1200 may recline the massage device 1000 before inflating the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220 in response to a command signal from the user and then operate the blood pressure measurement module 4100. The control unit 1200 may perform a guide providing operation when it is finally decided not to measure the user's blood pressure, but is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 1200 may terminate the operation of the blood pressure measurement module 4100 without performing a guide providing operation and then provide a massage to the user.

The control unit 1200 may measure the user's blood pressure by performing the operation of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 as described above, but is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 1200 measures at least one biometric information among first biometric information such as the user's blood pressure, second biometric information such as the user's electrocardiogram, and third biometric information such as the user's body composition in response to the user's command signal. can do. At this time, the command signal may be a signal indicating that a biometric information measurement mode is selected from a plurality of modes provided by the massage device 1000 in response to a user's command to measure at least one piece of biometric information.

When the control unit 1200 measures at least one biometric information, the control unit 1200 may measure the at least one biometric information based on the user's health condition, but is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 1200 may measure at least one piece of biometric information in response to a command signal from the user regardless of the user's health condition.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it will be assumed that the control unit 1200 performs the operation of the blood pressure measurement control unit 4110 and that the control unit 1200 measures biometric information based on health status.

Figure 21 shows a flowchart for explaining the biometric information measurement operation of the control unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The control unit 1200 may receive a user's command signal (S2110).

The control unit 1200 may obtain the user's medical history in response to the command signal (S2120).

As an example, the control unit 1200 may acquire sensing information about sensing the user by sensing the user in response to a command signal. At this time, the sensing information is information sensed through the sensor unit 1300 and may include various information that can identify the user, such as the user's fingerprint, face, and iris information.

As another example, the control unit 1200 may obtain input information input by the user in response to a command signal. At this time, the input information is information entered by the user when using the massage device 1000 (for example, before and after receiving a command signal) and may include various information that can identify the user, such as the user's ID, name, and date of birth. You can.

The control unit 1200 may obtain the user's medical history information using sensing information and/or input information, which is identification information that can identify the user. For example, the control unit 1200 may acquire medical history information corresponding to the user's identification information from among a plurality of medical history information stored in the storage unit 1500 or an external server and determine the obtained medical history information as the user's medical history information. there is. The medical history information may include various information about the user, such as disease history for the first to third biometric information, and the user's gender and/or age. At this time, the disease history may include information about the disease the user has in the past and/or present (for example, disease name and/or diagnosis date). If the user has arrhythmia, which is a disease related to the electrocardiogram, hypertension, which is a disease related to blood pressure, or fatty liver, which is a disease related to body composition, the disease history includes disease history for arrhythmia, disease history for high blood pressure, and/or disease history for fatty liver. It can be included.

The control unit 1200 may determine the user's health status, which indicates whether the user is healthy, based on the user's medical history information (S2130).

For example, the control unit 1200 may determine whether the user is elderly based on the user's age information. At this time, the elderly may mean a person over the age of 65, but is not limited to this.

The control unit 1200 may determine whether the user has at least one disease among the disease for the first biometric information and the disease for the third biometric information based on the disease history.

The controller 1200 may determine the user's health status based on whether the user is an elderly person and whether the user has at least one disease.

For example, the controller 1200 may determine the user's first health status based on whether the user is an elderly person. If the user is not an elderly person, the controller 1200 may determine the first health state as a disease-resistant state. If the user is an elderly person, the controller 1200 may determine the first health state as a vulnerable state vulnerable to disease.

The controller 1200 may determine the user's second health state based on the first health state and whether the user has at least one disease, and determine the second health state as the user's health state.

If the first health state is a robust state and the user does not have a disease, the controller 1200 may determine the second health state to be a normal state that is resistant to the disease.

If the first health state is vulnerable but the user does not have at least one disease and/or if the first health state is strong but the user has at least one disease, the controller 1200 determines the second health state. can be determined to be at medium risk, with some vulnerability to disease.

If the first health state is a vulnerable state and the user has at least one disease, the control unit 1200 may determine the second health state as a high-risk state that is very vulnerable to the disease.

The control unit 1200 determines whether to measure at least one biometric information among the user's first to third biometric information based on the user's health condition (S2140), and measures at least one biometric information based on the decision result. Can be measured (S2150) or not measured (S2160).

If the user's health is normal, the controller 1200 may determine whether to measure biometric information or not.

If the user's health is in a medium-risk state, the control unit 1200 may determine whether to measure biometric information based on the user's feedback information. For example, the control unit 1200 may provide a measurement request signal to measure biometric information to the user. At this time, the measurement request signal may include information on whether to approve or not approve biometric information measurement and information requesting selection of biometric information to be measured upon approval.

The control unit 1200 may determine whether to measure the user's biometric information based on the user's input signal (or response signal) to the measurement request signal. At this time, the input signal may be a measurement approval signal to measure biometric information or a measurement non-approval signal to not measure biometric information. The measurement approval signal may include biometric information selected by the user from first to third biometric information.

If the input signal is a measurement approval signal, the control unit 1200 may determine whether to measure biometric information.

If the input signal is an unapproved signal, the control unit 1200 may determine whether to measure biometric information or not.

If the user's health condition is at high risk, the control unit 1200 may determine whether to measure the user's biometric information.

If it is determined not to measure biometric information, the control unit 1200 may not measure biometric information (S2160). At this time, the control unit 1200 may provide guidance, terminate the operation of the massage device 1000, or provide a massage to the user, as described above. The massage can be a variety of massages, including kneading, acupressure, and/or tapping massage.

If it is decided to measure biometric information, the control unit 1200 may measure biometric information corresponding to the disease held by the user among the first to third biometric information based on the user's disease history (S2150). User If the first biometric information to the third biometric information all have diseases, the control unit 1200 uses the massage air cell 4210, the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, and the second guide unit 4270 to treat the first biometric information. All information and third biometric information can be measured. At this time, the user may be a patient who has diseases related to blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition.

If the user has at least one disease among the diseases related to the first to third biometric information and does not have any diseases other than the at least one disease, the control unit 1200 operates the massage air cell 4210 and blood pressure measurement. Biometric information corresponding to at least one disease history held by the user can be measured using at least one of the air cell 4220 and the second guide unit 4270. At this time, the user may be a patient with at least one disease among blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition.

When measuring first biometric information (or blood pressure information), the control unit 1200 controls the operation of the blood pressure measurement module 4100 to measure the first biometric information or the first guide unit 4260 and the second guide unit. Among the first guide (or visual stimulus) and the second guide (or tactile stimulus and/or auditory stimulus), which are guides for measuring first biometric information by controlling the operation of (4270) and/or audio output module 1600 At least one guide may be provided to the user.

The operation of measuring the first biometric information of the control unit 1200 is the same as described in Figures 19 and 20, so detailed description will be omitted.

As described in FIGS. 19 and 20, the control unit 1200 does not measure blood pressure in cases where the air pressure change amount of the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 is less than the critical change amount or the air pressure of the blood pressure measuring air cell 4220 is less than the critical air pressure, and the first guide And/or a second guide may be provided to the user.

For example, the control unit 1200 discharges all or only a certain amount of air from the expanded third sub air cell 4213 and then controls the visualization unit 4261, the first and second tactile stimulation units 4272 and 4273, and/ Alternatively, visual stimulation, tactile stimulation, and/or auditory stimulation may be output through the audio output module 1600. At this time, the control unit 1200 may move the second guide unit 4270 in the front and rear direction of the massage device 1000 along with the stimulation output so that the user's wrist is placed in the blood pressure measurement air cell 4220, which is the first area.

Through this, the control unit 1200 allows the user to correctly correct the position of the user's wrist and/or adjust the position of the second guide unit 4270 to correctly correct the position of the user's wrist and place the user's wrist in the correct position. By positioning the wrist, the user's blood pressure can be measured accurately.

When measuring one or more biometric information among the second biometric information (or electrocardiogram information) and the third biometric information (or body composition information), the control unit 1200 selects the user's palm and the total area of the first tactile stimulation unit 4272. It may be determined whether to measure one or more of the second and third biometric information based on whether the contact area is greater than or equal to the critical area. The control unit 1200 measures one or more biometric information by controlling the operation of the first tactile stimulation unit 4272 based on whether to measure one or more biometric information or controls the second guide unit 4270 and the audio output module 1600. By controlling the operation of , tactile stimulation and/or auditory stimulation, which are guides for measuring one or more biometric information, can be provided to the user. At this time, the guide for measuring one or more biometric information may be a guide that informs the user of the location where the user's palm will be mounted (or the area where the electrocardiogram and body composition will be measured) through tactile and/or auditory senses.

For example, the control unit 1200 may identify the area in contact with the user's palm among the total area of the first tactile stimulation unit 4272 through the sensor unit 1300.

The controller 1200 may determine whether the identified area is greater than or equal to the critical area, and determine whether to measure the user's electrocardiogram and/or body composition based on the determination result. The critical area may be an area greater than a certain area required to accurately measure electrocardiogram and/or body composition. The critical area may be predetermined and stored in the storage unit 1500.

If the identified area is greater than or equal to the critical area, the controller 1200 may measure the electrocardiogram and/or body composition through the first tactile stimulation unit 4272.

For example, the control unit 1200 may measure the user's electrocardiogram by inducing an active current generated in the myocardium according to the user's heartbeat through the first tactile stimulation unit 4272 and an ammeter. An electrocardiogram can be a record of the heart's electrical activity. Electrocardiograms can be recorded by electrodes attached to the skin and by equipment outside the body. An electrocardiogram can be used to measure the rate and consistency of the heartbeat, as well as the size and position of the heart and whether there is any damage to the heart.

The control unit 1200 flows a weak alternating current to the user's human body (or palm) through the first tactile stimulation unit 4272, causing the current to flow along highly conductive body water, so that the width of the passage through which electricity flows depends on the amount of body water. Impedance, which indicates narrowness, can be measured. The controller 1200 can calculate body composition using the measured impedance. At this time, the control unit 1200 can calculate body composition using the 2-electrode 4-touch electrode method using two electrodes, and can calculate body composition using the 4-electrode 8-touch electrode method using four electrodes. Body composition can refer to information about the components that make up the body. Body composition includes intracellular water, extracellular water, body water, protein, minerals, body fat, muscle mass, body fat mass, skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, BMI, muscle mass by region, body water by region, whole body edema, edema by region, body cell mass, and bone mineral content. , may include information on abdominal fat percentage, visceral fat cross-sectional area, basal metabolic rate, etc., but is not limited to this.

If the identified area is less than the critical area, the control unit 1200 outputs tactile stimulation and/or auditory stimulation through the second guide unit 4270 and the audio output module 1600 while placing the user's palm at the location where the user's palm will be mounted. The second guide unit 4270 may be moved in the front and rear direction of the massage device 1000 so that the palm is positioned.

As described above, the control unit 1200 measures blood pressure or outputs a stimulus based on the measured pressure, and measures the electrocardiogram and/or body composition or outputs a stimulus based on the identified area, but is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 1200 uses various sensors such as an image sensor, a weight sensor, and an infrared sensor to determine whether the user's wrist is mounted where the user's wrist is to be mounted and/or where the user's palm is to be mounted. It may be determined whether the user's palm is attached, and according to the determination result, a blood pressure measurement operation, an electrocardiogram measurement operation, a body composition measurement operation, and/or a stimulation output operation may be performed.

When a certain amount of time has elapsed after outputting the visual, tactile, and/or auditory stimuli for measuring blood pressure, the control unit 1200 re-performs the blood pressure measurement operation to remeasure the user's blood pressure or detects the visual, tactile, and/or auditory stimuli. Stimuli can be reprinted. At this time, as described above, the control unit 1200 may exhaust only part of the air in the massage air cell 4210 rather than all of it.

When a certain amount of time has passed after outputting a tactile stimulus and/or an auditory stimulus for electrocardiogram and/or body composition measurement, the controller 1200 re-performs the electrocardiogram and/or body composition measurement operation to remeasure the user's electrocardiogram and/or body composition. Tactile stimulation and/or auditory stimulation may be re-displayed.

Accordingly, the controller 1200 may repeatedly perform the measurement operation and determine the result of blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and/or body composition as the average value of the repeatedly measured measurement values.

When visual stimulation, tactile stimulation, and/or auditory stimulation are output twice in succession, the control unit 1200 determines that the user has left the massage device 1000 or that the user has fallen asleep, and performs a blood pressure measurement operation, an electrocardiogram measurement operation, and/ Alternatively, the body composition measurement operation may be terminated, but the method is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 1200 determines the above-described user withdrawal based on the total number of times the visual stimulus, tactile stimulus, and/or auditory stimulus is output continuously and discontinuously and/or whether the number of times the visual stimulus is output continuously is more than the threshold number. It is possible to determine whether the user is sleeping or not. The critical number of times for the total number of times is 4 or more, and the critical number for the number of times continuously output is 3 times in a row, but is not limited to this. Depending on the determination result, the control unit 1200 performs an operation to terminate blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition measurement, or guides the user to sit, wake up, and/or correct the position of the wrist and palm so that at least one of the user's blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition is measured. Alarms can be provided. Induced alarms may include visual, tactile, and/or auditory stimuli.

In addition, when the massage device 1000 provides a massage function to the user along with at least one measurement operation among blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition, the control unit 1200 performs a blood pressure measurement operation, an electrocardiogram measurement operation, and/or a body composition measurement operation. When terminating, the massage function that was being provided can be provided as is or terminated.

Figure 22 shows a chair-type device for measuring blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The contents of the massage device 1000 described above may be applied to a chair-type device. As shown in FIG. 20, the chair-type device is a device that can recline and may be of various types, such as a chair or sofa.

Similar to the massage device 1000, the chair-type device has a seating portion that supports the upper body (e.g., back) and lower body (e.g., buttocks) of the user's body, and presses the user's arms to massage the user's body. It may include a blood pressure measurement module 4000 that measures blood pressure. The seating portion corresponds to the body massage portion 100 of the massage device 1000, and is the same as the body massage portion 100 for the user's upper and lower body. A massage function can be provided to the area. For example, all of the above-described content regarding the body massage unit 100 may be applied to the seating unit.

Since all contents of the above-described blood pressure measurement module 4000 are applicable to the blood pressure measurement module 4000, detailed description will be omitted.

Additionally, the chair-type device may further include a first guide unit 4260, a second guide unit 4270, and/or an audio output module 1600. The first guide part 4260, the second guide part 4270, and/or the audio output module 1600 are the above-described first guide part 4260, the second guide part 4270, and/or the audio output module 1600. ) is all applicable, so detailed explanation will be omitted.

Additionally, the chair-type device may further include a control unit 1200 and an input unit 1800 to measure biometric information and provide guidance.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention can be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the invention may be implemented by computer-readable media.

Computer-readable media can be any medium that can be accessed by a computer, and such computer-readable media includes volatile and non-volatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. Includes removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

Computer readable storage media refers to volatile and non-volatile media, transient and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable, implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Includes media. Computer readable storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage. This includes, but is not limited to, a device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store desired information.

A computer-readable transmission medium typically implements computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data on a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism. Includes all information delivery media. The term modulated data signal refers to a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal have been set or changed to encode information within the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

Those skilled in the art will understand that various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be used in electronic hardware, (for convenience) It will be understood that the implementation may be implemented by various forms of program or design code (referred to herein as “software”) or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interoperability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits and steps have been described above generally with respect to their functionality. Whether this functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. A person skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be construed as departing from the scope of the present invention.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term “article of manufacture” includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (e.g., CDs, DVDs, etc.), smart cards, and flash. Includes, but is not limited to, memory devices (e.g., EEPROM, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The term “machine-readable media” includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, retaining, and/or transmitting instruction(s) and/or data.

It is to be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes presented is an example of illustrative approaches. It is to be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention, based on design priorities. The appended method claims present elements of the various steps in a sample order but are not meant to be limited to the particular order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be construed in the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims (14)

In the massage device that measures the user's blood pressure,
a control unit that controls the massage device;
a body massage unit that provides massage to the upper and lower body parts of the user according to the control of the control unit; and
an arm massage unit disposed on at least one of one side and the other side of the body massage unit and providing a massage to the user's arm under the control of the control unit;
Including,
The arm massage unit includes a first air cell disposed in at least a portion of the arm massage unit and a second air cell disposed inside the first air cell, and the first air cell and the second air cell are independently distinguished from each other. ,
The control unit inflates the second air cell by supplying a preset air supply amount to the second air cell, inflates the first air cell, measures the amount of change in air pressure of the inflated second air cell, and measures the amount of change in air pressure of the inflated second air cell, and the blood pressure based on the amount of change in air pressure. Decide whether to measure
The air pressure of the expanded second air cell changes by the air pressure change amount as the first air cell pressurizes the expanded second air cell,
The control unit,
When determining to measure blood pressure, re-inflate the inflated second air cell, re-determine whether to measure the blood pressure based on the air pressure of the re-inflated second air cell, and measure or measure the blood pressure based on the re-determination result. Decide,
The first air cell is divided into a plurality of sub-air cells, and when the control unit inflates the first air cell, at least some of the sub-air cells that are not in contact with the second air cell are uninflated.
Massage device. According to paragraph 1,
The control unit compares the air pressure change amount and a preset threshold change amount, and when the comparison result satisfies the blood pressure measurement condition, measures the blood pressure by adjusting the air pressure of the inflated second air cell.
Massage device.
According to paragraph 1,
The preset air supply amount is determined according to the volume of the second air cell,
The first air cell and the second air cell are different from each other in at least one of structure, material, and thickness,
Massage device.
According to paragraph 1,
The control unit:
Reclining the massage device before inflating the second air cell,
Massage device.
According to paragraph 1,
The control unit:
Inflating the second air cell by supplying a preset air supply amount to the second air cell while the first air cell is uninflated,
Massage device.
According to paragraph 1,
The first air cell includes a first sub air cell disposed at one end of the arm massage unit, a second sub air cell disposed at the other end of the arm massage unit, and a third sub air cell disposed between one end and the other end of the arm massage unit. do,
The first to third sub-air cells are formed independently and distinctly from each other, and the second air cell is disposed inside the third sub-air cell,
The control unit:
The air pressure change amount changed by inflating the third sub-air cell in an uninflated state of the first sub-air cell and the second sub-air cell, and the pressure of the inflated third sub-air cell pressing the inflated second air cell To measure,
Massage device.
According to paragraph 2,
The control unit:
Determining whether to measure the blood pressure based on whether the amount of change in air pressure is greater than or equal to the threshold change amount, and measuring or not measuring the blood pressure based on the decision result,
Massage device.
In clause 7,
The control unit:
If the amount of change in air pressure is greater than or equal to the critical amount of change, it is determined to measure the blood pressure, and the blood pressure is measured,
If the air pressure change amount is less than the critical change amount, it is determined not to measure the blood pressure and the blood pressure is not measured,
Massage device.
delete According to clause 8,
The control unit:
After expelling the air from the inflated second air cell, re-inflate the second air cell from which the air was discharged, and re-determine whether to measure the blood pressure based on whether the air pressure of the re-inflated second air cell is higher than the critical air pressure. doing,
Massage device.
According to clause 10,
The control unit:
If the air pressure of the re-inflated second air cell is greater than or equal to the critical air pressure, the blood pressure is re-determined to be measured, and the blood pressure is measured by finely adjusting the air discharge rate of the re-inflated second air cell,
If the air pressure of the re-inflated second air cell is less than the critical air pressure, re-performing a re-determination operation to re-determine whether to measure the blood pressure or not measuring the blood pressure,
Massage device.
According to clause 11,
The control unit:
Re-performing the re-determination operation or not measuring the blood pressure based on whether the number of times the re-determination operation has been performed is more than a threshold number,
Massage device.
According to clause 12,
The control unit:
If the number of times the re-determination operation is performed is more than the threshold number, a final decision is made not to measure the blood pressure, and the blood pressure is not measured,
If the number of times the re-determination operation is performed is less than the threshold number, re-performing the re-determination operation,
Massage device.
According to any one of claims 1 to 8 and 10 to 13,
The massage device:
a first guide unit disposed outside the arm massage unit and visually providing the user with a first guide indicating the location of the second air cell, which is an area where blood pressure is to be measured under the control of the control unit;
a second guide unit disposed inside the arm massage unit and tactilely providing the user with a second guide for placing the user's wrist at the position under the control of the control unit; and
an audio unit disposed above the massage device and audibly providing the second guide to the user under control of the control unit;
It further includes,
The control unit:
When the user's blood pressure is not measured, the first guide and the second guide are for measuring the user's blood pressure by controlling the operation of at least one of the first guide unit, the second guide unit, and the audio unit. Providing at least one guide among the guides to the user,
Massage device.