KR20110049941A - Chair for correcting posture and cushion for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A chair for correcting user's posture and a cushion for the same is provided to enable a user to take a correct posture by warning or correcting user's incorrect sitting posture. CONSTITUTION: A chair for correcting user's posture comprises: a sitting unit(110) supporting the buttocks of the human body when taking a seat; a sitting sensor module(130) which is equipped in the sitting unit and senses a user when taking a seat; a controller which determines whether sitting time continues for a predetermined time or not; and an alarm unit which gives an alarm to a user according to the determination of the controller. The sitting sensor module includes a left sensor and a right sensor.

Description

Chair for Correcting Posture and Cushion for the Same}

The present invention relates to a posture corrector and cushion, and more particularly, to a posture corrector and a cushion so that a seated person always maintains a correct seating posture by warning or correcting when a sitting posture is inclined or poor.

Recently, with the development of the industry, the use of computers is increasing in each workplace and school, and the use time of computers is increasing due to the appearance of PC game rooms. In addition, due to the overheating of the competition, students' study time is increasing day by day. Therefore, the time spent sitting on a chair regardless of gender or age is rapidly increasing.

By the way, when sitting for a long time, the sitting position of the chair is inclined to the left or right side, or it is easy to take a sitting position with the bent position or the hip removed forward.

Therefore, as well as maintaining the posture for a long time as well as taking a wrong posture for a long time there is a risk of musculoskeletal disorders such as neck disc or lumbar disc followed by scoliosis and turtle neck syndrome.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is to rest and stretch the alarm if the seated person excessively long time, and if the seated position of the seated person is not correct, the seated person right through the alarm The task is to provide a posture corrector and posture correction cushion that instructs the instructor to take the position or corrects the seated position of the occupant so that the occupant always takes the correct posture.

In order to solve the above problems, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the seating part for supporting the buttocks of the human body when seated, is provided in the seating portion, seating sensor module for detecting this when seated, seating in the seating sensor module It provides a posture correction chair comprising a control unit for determining whether the time for which the state is detected for a predetermined time or more, and an alarm unit for alarming the user according to the determination of the control unit.

The seating sensor module includes a left sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the left buttocks, a right sensor for measuring the pressure pushed by the right buttocks, pressurized by the weight of the human body when sitting, It is made to measure the pressure pressurized by the right side, the control unit, it may be made to alarm the seated person when the difference between the pressure of the left and right measured in the seating sensor module lasts for more than a predetermined time or more.

The control unit may be configured to record the seating time and the left and right pressure difference by date or time.

The alarm unit may be configured to alarm the user as a sound.

Alternatively, the alarm unit may include a connection device for connecting the control unit and the PC to alert the user with a screen and a speaker of the PC.

The backrest further includes a backrest for supporting the upper body of the seated occupant, and a backrest sensor configured to detect whether the occupant rests on the upper body is provided in the backrest. It may be made to alarm the user through the alarm if it continues.

And a left air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the left buttock of the seating portion, selectively expanding by air pressure to support the left buttock, and provided at a position corresponding to the right buttock of the seating portion, and selectively selected by air pressure. And a right air pocket, which is expanded to support the right buttocks, wherein the control unit is configured according to the difference between the left pressure and the right pressure measured by the seating sensor module. It can be made to control the expansion.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention, the cushion, the seat is provided on the seat, the seating sensor module for detecting it when seated, the controller for determining whether the seating state is detected in the seating sensor module lasts for a predetermined time, the According to the judgment of the control unit is provided with a posture correction cushion comprising an alarm unit for alarming.

The seating sensor module includes a left sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the left buttocks, and a right sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the right buttocks, and is pressed by the weight of the human body when seated and left of the buttocks. It is made to measure the pressure pressurized by the and right, respectively, and the control unit may be made to alarm the seated person when the difference between the pressure of the left and right measured in the seating sensor module lasts for a predetermined time or more over a predetermined range. .

The control unit may be configured to record the seating time and the left and right pressure difference by date or time.

The alarm unit may be configured to alarm the user as a sound.

Alternatively, the alarm unit may include a connection device for connecting the control unit and the PC to alert the user with a screen and a speaker of the PC.

And a left air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the left buttock of the seating portion, selectively expanding by air pressure to support the left buttock, and provided at a position corresponding to the right buttock of the seating portion, and selectively selected by air pressure. It further comprises a right air pocket which is expanded to support the right buttocks, wherein the control unit, the expansion of the left air pocket and the right air pocket according to the difference between the left pressure and the right pressure measured by the seating sensor module It can be made to control.

The backrest sensor may further include a backrest sensor configured to detect whether a seated person's back touches the back of the chair at the rear side of the cushion, and the controller may include the alarm unit when the seated body does not lean against the upper body for a predetermined time. It can be made to alarm the user through.

According to the posture correction chair and posture correction cushion of the present invention has the following effects.

First, when the seated person is sitting for a long time, by alerting the seated person to be able to rise or stretch to prevent the musculoskeletal disorders of the seated person.

Second, when the seated person is sitting in an incorrect position, the alarm is alerted to induce the seated person to sit in the correct posture, thereby preventing the seated musculoskeletal disorders.

Third, when the seated person is sitting in an incorrect position, the left and right balance of the seated person is adjusted through the air pocket, thereby preventing the seated musculoskeletal disorders.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same designations and the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and further description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the posture corrector may include a seating unit 110, a backrest 120, and a leg.

The seat 110 is a part that supports the buttocks when a person sits in a chair.

The seating unit 110 as described above is provided with a seating sensor module 130, the chair may be provided with a control unit 136 and the alarm unit (not shown).

The mall sensor module 130 is a sensor for detecting whether a person is seated in the seat 110 of the chair, the seat 110 is provided, may be a pressure sensor for sensing the weight of the seated person, or It may be an ultrasonic sensor and a temperature sensor.

The controller 136 measures the time for detecting the seated state of the seated person in the seating sensor module 130, and determines whether the seated state lasts for a predetermined time or more.

In addition, the alarm unit is operated by the control of the control unit 136, and may be made to alarm a message to rest or stretch because the seated person is seated for a predetermined time.

That is, if the seated person is sitting for more than 1 hour, for example, the controller 136 detects this and alerts the seated person to rest or stretch the message through the alarm unit.

Meanwhile, the seating sensor module 130 may be formed of a left sensor 134 and a right sensor 132 as shown in FIG. 2.

That is, the left sensor 134 is made to measure the pressure exerted by the left buttocks and thighs, and the right sensor 132 is made to measure the pressure exerted by the right buttocks and thighs.

That is, when a person is sitting in a chair habitually tilting the upper body to the left or right or twisted legs, the pressure applied to the left buttocks or right buttocks is different from each other.

Accordingly, the controller 136 alerts the seated occupant through the alarm unit when the pressure measured by the left sensor 134 and the pressure measured by the right sensor 132 differ by more than a predetermined range and the difference persists for a predetermined time or more. To be done.

On the other hand, to correct the body imbalance of the seated, as shown in Figure 2, the seating portion 110 may be provided with a left air pocket 144 and the right air pocket 142.

An air pump for supplying air to the left air pocket 144 and the right air pocket 142 by the control unit 136 to expand the left air pocket 144 and the right air pocket 142, respectively. 146 may be provided.

When the seated posture of the seated person is inclined to the left side, as shown in FIG. 4, a pressure greater than that of the right sensor 132 is applied to the left sensor 134 of the seating sensor module 130, and the controller 136 determines this. By operating the air pump 146 to expand the right air pocket 142 can be corrected to maintain the correct posture seated.

Alternatively, when the seating posture is inclined to the right side, as shown in FIG. 5, a pressure greater than that of the left sensor is applied to the right sensor 132 of the seating sensor module 130, and the controller 136 determines the air pump. 146 may be operated to inflate the left air pocket 144 to correct for the seated person to maintain a correct posture.

Of course, contrary to the above, when the seating posture is inclined to the left side, the left air pocket may be inflated, and when the seating posture is inclined to the right side, the right air pocket may be inflated.

On the other hand, the alarm unit may be made of a speaker 152 operated by the control unit 136 to alert the seated person as a sound.

Alternatively, the alarm unit may include a vibration unit 154 operated by the controller 136 to alert the seated person as vibration. The vibration unit 154 may be provided in the seating unit 110 so that a seated person feels vibration.

Alternatively, the alarm unit may include a flashing lamp 156 operated by the controller 136 to alert the occupant as light emission of the flashing lamp 156. At this time, the flashing lamp 156 may be provided at a place where the seated person is easily visible, such as a desk where the seated person is sitting.

Alternatively, the alarm unit may be made to alarm through the PC of the seated occupant. That is, a connection device (not shown) connected with the seated person's PC may be provided to transmit an alarm through the screen and the speaker of the PC.

At this time, the connection device may be connected as a wired cable, or may be made to be connected wirelessly, such as infrared or Bluetooth.

Accordingly, the alarm unit is connected to the PC to display an alarm on the PC screen so that the seated person using the PC can see it. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the screen of the PC may display a seating time for each date, a pressure applied to the left sensor and a right sensor, and a screen for informing the most appropriate stretching of the seated person's current posture. In addition, it can be made to alarm as a speaker of the PC, together with the screen of the PC.

Of course, the PC is equipped with a program for displaying a warning screen, an alarm sound and a stretching screen or managing seating data according to the signal of the controller.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 136 may include a socket (not shown) into which a memory card 138 into which data regarding a seating time and posture of a seated person is recorded is inserted.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 3, as shown in Figure 3, as well as the state of not inclined to either side of the left and right, it is a preferable posture to lean close to the buttocks and back to the backrest.

The posture corrector of the present embodiment may be further provided with a backrest sensor 150 positioned on the backrest portion to detect whether the seat of the seated person is in close contact with the backrest 120.

That is, if the seated person does not lean on the back of the chair 120, as shown in Figure 6, it is easy to take the posture bent back in such a posture that the shoulders are lifted and the neck is stretched forward to look at the monitor, turtle You will be in a position that is likely to cause neck syndrome.

Therefore, in this case, since the pressure is applied to the seating sensor module 130 and is not detected by the backrest sensor 150, if the state lasts for a predetermined time, the seating unit alarms the seated person through the alarm unit to take a posture. Can be induced.

In addition, as shown in Figure 7, even if the seated person leans back to the back can sit with the hips pulled forward. In this case, in order to detect posture defects, the backrest sensor 150 may be provided at a lower side of the backrest 120.

That is, the backrest sensor 150 is provided on the lower side of the backrest 120, the seat back sensor 150 is touched when sitting in a standing position to detect it and recognizes the standing posture, the backrest when sitting with the hips removed Since the back of the sensor 150 does not touch, it may be determined that the posture is poor. If the above state persists for a predetermined time, the alarm may be induced to alert the seated person to take a standing position.

In addition, the backrest may be made to relieve fatigue of the user by adding a massage device (not shown).

As described above, the posture corrector may use a battery as a power source or a separate power line may be provided to use a home power source.

Such a massage device, battery and power lines, although not shown in the drawings, will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 9, a posture correction cushion made of a cushion 200, seating sensor module 230, a control unit (not shown) and an alarm unit (not shown) This is disclosed.

The cushion 200 is laid on the floor or the seating part of the chair, so that the seat is hard or occupied when the seated person sits.

In addition, the seating sensor module 230 is provided in the cushion 200, similar to the seating sensor module 130 provided in the seating unit 110 of the chair described above, the left sensor 234 and the right sensor 232 ), And also may be provided with a left air pocket 244 and a right air pocket 242 for correction of posture.

The seating sensor module 230, the left air pocket 244 and the right air pocket 242, the control unit (not shown) and the alarm unit 252: speaker, 254: vibration unit, 256: flashing lamp, air pump (not shown) H) and the like are substantially the same as the above-described embodiment, and will be replaced with the description of the above-described embodiment.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, a backrest sensor 250 may be provided at the rear side of the cushion 200 to detect whether the back of the seated person maintains a normal posture.

That is, the rear side of the cushion 200 is extended to a predetermined length above, the backrest sensor 250 is provided in the extended portion.

Therefore, when the user maintains the standing posture while using the cushion 200 as shown in FIG. 11, the buttocks and the back of the seated person are in contact with both the seat sensor module 230 and the back sensor 250. In this case, the controller determines that the occupant is in a low profile.

In addition, when the user bends the back as shown in FIG. 12 and when the hips are pulled forward as shown in FIG. 13, the seated person's back does not touch the backrest sensor 250. In this case, the controller determines that the occupant is not taking a standing position and alerts the occupant through the alarm unit.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof has ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a posture correcting chair of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the seating portion of FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is a front view of a person sitting in a standing position in a chair;

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the right air pocket of the seating portion of FIG. 2 is inflated;

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the left air pocket of the seating portion of FIG. 2 is inflated;

Figure 6 is a side view showing a state sitting on a chair bent back;

Figure 7 is a side view showing a state sitting in a chair with hips removed;

8 is a graph showing an example of information displayed on a screen of a PC;

9 is a perspective view showing a posture correction cushion in accordance with another aspect of the present invention;

10 is a perspective view showing a form provided with a back sensor in the posture correction cushion of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a side view illustrating a form in which a person sits at a right posture in a chair on which the posture correction cushion of FIG. 10 is installed;

12 is a side view showing a form in which a person sits with his back bent on a chair having a posture corrective cushion of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a side view illustrating a person sitting with his or her hip removed from the chair having the posture corrector cushion of FIG. 10. FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: posture correction chair 110: seat

120: back 130: seat sensor module

132: right sensor 134: left sensor

136: control unit 142: right air pocket

144: left air pocket 150: backrest sensor

200: posture correction cushion 230: seating sensor module

232: right sensor 234: left sensor

242: right air pocket 244: left air pocket

250: backrest sensor

Claims (14)

Seating unit for supporting the buttocks of the human body when sitting; A seating sensor module provided in the seating unit and detecting the seating unit; A controller for determining whether a time at which a seating state is detected in the seating sensor module lasts for a predetermined time or more; An alarm unit for alarming the user according to the determination of the controller; Posture correction chair comprising a. The method of claim 1, The seating sensor module, A left sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the left buttock; A right sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the right buttock; It is made, including, is pressed by the weight of the human body when sitting, and made to measure the pressure respectively pressed by the left and right of the buttocks, The control unit, Posture correction chair characterized in that the alarm is made to the seated person when the difference in the pressure of the left and right measured in the seating sensor module lasts more than a predetermined range for a predetermined time. The method of claim 2, The control unit, Posture correction chair, characterized in that recording the seating time and left and right pressure difference by date or time. The method of claim 1, The warning unit posture corrector characterized in that the alarm to the user as at least one of sound, vibration, light emission. The method of claim 1, The alarm unit, It comprises a connection device for connecting the control unit and the PC, Posture correction chair, characterized in that made to alert the user to the screen and speakers of the PC. The method of claim 1, It is further provided with a backrest for supporting the upper body of the seated person, The backrest sensor is provided on the backrest to detect whether the occupant is leaning against the upper body, The control unit, Posture correction chair, characterized in that for alarming the user through the alarm unit when the time that the seated person does not lean the upper body in the backrest sensor for a predetermined time. The method of claim 2, A left air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the left buttock of the seating portion and selectively expanded by air pressure to support the left buttock; A right air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the right buttock of the seating portion and selectively expanded by air pressure to support the right buttock; It is made to include more, The control unit, Posture correction chair characterized in that for controlling the expansion of the left air pocket and the right air pocket according to the difference between the left pressure and the right pressure measured by the seating sensor module. A cushion; A seating sensor module provided on the cushion and detecting it when seated; A controller for determining whether a time at which a seating state is detected in the seating sensor module lasts for a predetermined time or more; An alarm unit for alarming the user according to the determination of the controller; Posture correction cushion comprising a. The method of claim 8, The seating sensor module, A left sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the left buttock; A right sensor for measuring the pressure pressurized by the right buttock; It is made, including, is pressed by the weight of the human body when sitting, and made to measure the pressure respectively pressed by the left and right of the buttocks, The control unit, Posture correction cushion, characterized in that the alarm is made to the seated person when the difference in the pressure of the left and right measured in the seating sensor module lasts more than a predetermined time. 10. The method of claim 9, The control unit, Posture correction cushion, characterized by recording the seating time and left and right pressure difference by date or time. The method of claim 8, The warning unit posture corrector characterized in that the alarm to the user as at least one of sound, vibration, light emission. The method of claim 8, The alarm unit, It comprises a connection device for connecting the control unit and the PC, Posture correction cushion, characterized in that made to alert the user to the screen and speakers of the PC. 10. The method of claim 9, A left air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the left buttock of the seating portion and selectively expanded by air pressure to support the left buttock; A right air pocket provided at a position corresponding to the right buttock of the seating portion and selectively expanded by air pressure to support the right buttock; It is made to include more, The control unit, Posture correction cushion, characterized in that for controlling the expansion of the left air pocket and the right air pocket in accordance with the difference between the left pressure and the right pressure measured by the seating sensor module. The method of claim 8, A back sensor is further provided on the rear side of the cushion to detect whether the back of the seated person touches the back of the chair. The control unit, posture correction cushion, characterized in that the alarm to the user through the alarm unit when the time that the seated person does not lean the upper body to the back sensor lasts for a predetermined time.

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