KR20160123803A

KR20160123803A - Massage Mattress

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Publication number: KR20160123803A
Application number: KR1020150054448A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최지현
Original assignee: 최지현
Priority date: 2015-04-17
Filing date: 2015-04-17
Publication date: 2016-10-26
Also published as: WO2016167617A1; KR101802213B1; WO2016167617A4

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage mattress. More specifically, the present invention relates to a massage mattress which functions as a mattress giving comfort to a user in normal times and stimulates the body of the user as air rods come out to be contracted and extended by air pressure only when the massage mattress is in use. The massage mattress according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an air pressure generator generating compressed air; a plurality of air hoses transferring the compressed air while having one side connected to the air pressure generator; a plurality of air rods which are connected to the other side of the air hoses, are expanded to ascend if the compressed air is injected, and are contracted to descend if the compressed air is discharged; and a massage unit comprising a support part in which the air hoses are arranged and which is supported by the air rods installed on an upper part. Since the support part and the air rods are installed in the mattress, the air rods appear and disappear repetitively on an upper part of the mattress.

Description

Massage Mattress

The present invention relates to a massage mattress, and more particularly, to a massage mattress that performs a mattress function that provides comfort and comfort to the user at a usual time, and an air rod extending and retracted by air pressure only when used, will be.

Massage is a kind of massage that gives a physical stimulus to the body through a variety of actions, such as wetting, pressing, tapping, or rubbing the body with a hand or a special instrument, which simply helps blood circulation and relieves fatigue In addition, through more specialized procedures, it is possible to correct the body's modulation by causing the vital reaction, thereby treating the disease and promoting the health. Thus, it has been attracting attention as a treatment for the health and healing of the body.

On the other hand, massages are mainly used by hand to directly stimulate the skin in a certain way, thereby promoting blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, making the metabolism vigorous, so that health promotion and treatment effect can be obtained. By pressing with hand or fingers, or choking to stimulate the nerves to smooth the circulation of blood. Here, massage and acupressure are included in the massage.

Recently, a professional massage facility or massage facility has been widely used, but various types of massage equipment and devices that can be easily used at home are widely available.

Such conventional massage equipment includes a simple hand mechanism that is held by a hand to hit or rub a predetermined portion of the body, and an automatic apparatus that applies repetitive stimulation to the body using the driving force of the motor.

Among these, the automatic massage device is designed to apply a vibration stimulus generated by a vibration motor to a body, and may be constituted by an independent mechanism, and may be built in a seat portion such as a mattress or a chair where the body is in contact, It is also possible to receive massage.

The mattress is used to provide comfort and comfort to the user by supporting the body of the user when resting or sleeping, and conventionally, a spring, a sponge, water or the like is inserted into a rectangular frame surrounded by cloth to create a cushion It was common.

Massage mattresses that are often used to relieve muscle fatigue or relieve fatigue in such mattresses include a vibration motor or eccentric rotating cam in the mattress, or a plurality of hitting holes that perform piston motion by pneumatic pressure, Is disclosed.

However, since the conventional massage mattress is provided with a hard electric device inside the mattress, the mattress function that provides comfort and comfort to the user due to the cushioning feeling can not be performed, and since the hitting parts such as the vibration motor, piston, and spring are hard objects, Depending on your taste, you may not have a massage effect, or you may have pain due to massage.

Publication No. 10-2006-0125204 (December 06, 2006) Publication No. 10-2005-0001024 (January 06, 2005) Publication No. 10-2010-0110181 (October 12, 2010)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mattress which normally provides comfort and comfort to a user, So that it is possible to provide a massage mattress which can relieve blood circulation and relieve fatigue of the user without pain.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage mattress comprising: a pneumatic generator for generating compressed air;

A plurality of air hoses connected to one side of the pneumatic generator to transfer compressed air;

A plurality of air rods connected to the other side of the plurality of air hoses and expanding upward when compressed air is injected and contracting when the compressed air is released, And

A plurality of air hoses disposed inside and having a plurality of air rods installed thereon; And massage means,

And a plurality of air rods are mounted inside the mattress so that a plurality of air rods repeatedly protrude and retract into the upper portion of the mattress.

A massage mattress according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a pneumatic generator for generating compressed air;

A plurality of air rods connected to the other part of the plurality of air hoses and expanding upward when compressed air is injected and contracting when the compressed air is withdrawn and descending downward; And

An air pad connected to the other remainder of the plurality of air hoses to adjust the height thereof and having a plurality of air rods disposed thereon, one or more than two air rods arranged longitudinally or laterally; And massage means,

An air pad and a plurality of air rods are mounted in the inside of the mattress so that the plurality of air rods repeatedly protrude and retreat from above the mattress.

Further, the air rod is wrapped by an outer guide,

The outer guide may include a guide protrusion which is installed upward in an upper portion of the support or air pad, a guide protrusion formed on the inner circumferential surface of the guide groove in the upper and lower direction, a guide protrusion formed on the upper portion of the guide groove, And a slider which slides up and down along the guide groove and in which a close contact portion which is in surface contact with the guide protrusion formed with the guide groove is formed outwardly at the lower portion.

Further, an inner guide is provided inside the air rod,

The inner guide includes a guide protrusion which is installed upward in an upper portion of a support or air pad and has a guide groove formed in an upper and lower surface on an inner circumferential surface thereof and a locking protrusion is formed on an upper portion of the guide groove, And a slider which slides up and down along the guide groove and in which a close contact portion which is in surface contact with the guide protrusion formed with the guide groove is formed outwardly at the lower portion.

In addition, the massage means is controlled by the control system,

Wherein the control system is configured such that one or more air pumps constituting a pneumatic generator are connected to one entire air hose through each air hose and the entire air hose is branched again to be connected to the air pads and air rods, A solenoid valve and an exhaust solenoid valve,

A total air hose at the front end of the supply solenoid valve is provided with a pneumatic sensor for measuring the pressure of the compressed air supplied to the entire air hose and a branch air hose at the rear end of the exhaust solenoid valve are provided with branch air And a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the hose.

Further, the branch air hose on the control system side and the air hose on the mattress side are configured to be separated from each other and connected one to one by a connector.

The connector is provided with one or more multi-pole audio jacks, and the air rod or air pump is provided with a sound sensor, a temperature sensor or a speaker, and is connected to the control system through an audio jack.

According to the means for solving the above-mentioned problem, the mattress function which provides the comfort and comfort to the user is usually carried out. At the time of use, the air rod stretched and contracted by the pneumatic pressure exits to the upper part of the mattress and stimulates the user's body. It can be used for massaging massage, helping circulation and relieving fatigue.

In addition, the mattress is provided with a pressure sensor and a sound sensor so that the air pad can be put in a position corresponding to the curve of the body shape to provide a comfortable sleep. When the snoring is sensed, the body portion of either the front or rear side or the left or right side is raised, This can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a massage device applied to the present invention; Fig.
2A and 2B are an assembled perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a massage mattress according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 3A and 3B are views showing the expansion and contraction state of the air rod shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Figure 4 is another schematic view of the massage device applied in accordance with the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the control system of the massage mattress shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 is a view showing another example of the air rod shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

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

It is to be noted that the same components of the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a massage device applied to the present invention; Fig.

1, a massage unit 1 applied to a massage mattress of the present invention comprises a pneumatic generator 10, an air hose 20, a support 30, and an air rod 40. [

The air pressure generator 10 is composed of, for example, a plurality of air pumps, and generates compressed air to be fed along the transfer line, that is, each air hose 20 to be injected into the air rod 40.

At this time, the air hose 20 may be connected to the air rod 40 in a one-to-one manner or may be connected to the plurality of air rods 40 through the branch pipe 22.

The pneumatic generator 10 can be provided with an MP3 player function or an internet function to listen to music, and the pneumatic generator 10 can be operated or stopped by voice (command) of the user with voice recognition function.

The air hose 20 is disposed inside the support member 30 in the form of a thin plate and a plurality of air rods 40 are installed and supported so as to prevent the compressed air from leaking. Is opened to be communicated with the air hose 20.

The air rod 40 is made of a soft material such as silicon, for example, and is expanded when the compressed air is injected and then vertically or inclined upward. When the compressed air is released, the air rod 40 contracts and descends downward.

As described above, the air rods 40 are repeatedly lifted and lowered, thereby pressing or knocking on a specific part of the body (for example, the lumbar vertebrae) to stimulate the user.

Here, the air rod 40 and the support 30 may be integrally formed.

2A and 2B are an assembled perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a massage mattress according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B, the massage mattress 100 is sandwiched between the lower body 120 and the upper cover 110 by the air rod 40 and the support 30 of the massage unit 1 shown in FIG. Respectively.

The massage mattress 100 includes a lower body 120 made of a spring or foam continuously installed in the longitudinal and transverse directions and an upper cover 110 installed on the upper surface of the lower body 120 through respective cushioning materials .

The cushioning material may be, for example, a memory foam, a urethane foam, a latex, or the like.

In the present invention, a mounting groove 112 is formed in the upper cover 110 in the form of a support 30, and an air rod 40 moves in and out of the upper cover 110 at a position corresponding to the air rod 40 A plurality of through holes 114 are formed.

Of course, the upper cover 110 is formed with a groove for disposing the air hose 20 from the outside to the mounting groove 112.

The air rod 40 is positioned in the through hole 114 of the upper cover 110 in a state where the support 30 is mounted on the mounting groove 112.

The air rod 40 is contracted and does not protrude outside the through hole 114. When the compressed air is injected into the air rod 40, the air rod 40 expands / And is positioned inside the through hole 114 when the compressed air is released.

As the air rods 40 are repeatedly moved up and down on the upper cover 110, when the person is lying down, the body is stimulated and massage is performed.

In the present invention, the massage mattress 100 may have a thermal function, and the massage unit 1 may be applied to a pad having a heat function instead of a mattress.

Figs. 3A and 3B are views showing the expansion and contraction state of the air rod shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

As shown in Fig. 3A, the air rod 40 is surrounded by the outer guide 42. Fig.

A guide groove 43 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the upper portion of the support 30 so as to open upward and an engagement protrusion 44 is formed in the upper portion of the guide groove 43 A guide protrusion 42b formed on the inner side of the guide protrusion 42b and slid up and down along the guide groove 43. The guide protrusion 42b is opened downward and the guide groove 43 is formed, And a slider 42a whose outer side is formed at the lower portion.

At this time, the guide protrusion 42b and the slider 42a are, for example, cylindrical in shape, and the upper portion of the slider 42a is rounded to the upper side like a dome.

With this configuration, when the compressed air is injected into the air rod 40, the air rod 40 expands / increases so that the guide protrusion 42b of the outer guide 42 is fixed to the support 30, The massage member 42a slides upward along the guide groove 43 and protrudes above the massage mattress 100. [

The air rod 40 is retracted / lowered when the compressed air is discharged to the air rod 40. As a result, the slider 42a slides downward along the guide groove 43 of the guide projection 42b by its own weight .

When the air rod 40 expands or contracts in this way, its shape is maintained by the external guide 42. [

Of course, without the outer guide 42, the air rod 40 normally expands or contracts to perform a massage function.

An inner guide 46 is provided inside the air rod 40 as shown in FIG. 3B.

A plurality of wrinkles are formed laterally in the air rod 40 to overlap with each other in a state where compressed air is missing, and wrinkles are spread when compressed air is injected.

The inner guide 46 is erected upward at an upper portion of the support 30 and a guide groove 47 is formed at the upper and lower sides of the inner periphery of the guide 30, And guide projections 46b which are opened downward and in which the guide grooves 47 are formed and which are slidable along the guide grooves 47. The guide protrusions 46b, And a slider 46a having a tightly fitting portion 49 which is in surface contact with the outer surface of the lower portion.

At this time, the guide projection 46b and the slider 46a are cylindrical, and the upper portion of the slider 46a is rounded like a dome.

When the compressed air is injected into the air rod 40, the compressed air is also injected into the inner guide 46 so that the guide protrusion 46b of the inner guide 46 is fixed to the support 30, 46a are slid upward along the guide grooves 47 and the air rods 40 are projected onto the massage mattress 100 while expanding /

When the compressed air is discharged into the air rod 40, the air rod 40 is contracted / lowered, and at the same time, the compressed air is also sucked into the inner guide 46 so that the slider 46a is guided along the guide groove 47 .

When the air rod 40 expands or contracts in this way, its shape is maintained by the internal guide 46.

Of course, without the inner guide 46, the air rod 40 normally expands or contracts to perform a massage function.

Figure 4 is another schematic view of the massage device applied in accordance with the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4, the massage unit 1 comprises a pneumatic generator 10, an air hose 20, an air pad 50 and an air rod 40. As shown in Fig.

The pneumatic generator 10, the air hose 20 and the air rod 40 have been described in the massage unit 1 of Fig. 1, so the air pad 50 will be described.

The air pressure generator 10 is connected to the air rod 40 and the air pad 50 via the air hose 20 to inject compressed air.

A plurality of air pads 50 are provided instead of the support 30. The air pads 50 are expanded / raised when compressed air is injected into the air pads 50, and the air pads 50 are shrunk / lowered to adjust the height.

To this end, a plurality of corrugations are formed laterally in the air pad 50 so that the compressed air is overlapped while the compressed air is missing.

At this time, two or more air pads 50 may be disposed laterally adjacent to each other so that only one of the left and right air pads 50 can be raised or lowered.

Of course, when the airbags 40 are disposed adjacent to each other, only one of the airbags 50 on the front and rear sides can be raised or lowered, and the airbag 40 and the airbag 50 can be integrally formed.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the control system of the massage mattress shown in Fig. 2;

5, the control system 300 includes a control unit 310, an input selection unit 320, a display unit 330, a pneumatic sensor 340, supply solenoid valves 350a to 350n, an exhaust solenoid valve 360a, ..., 360n, pressure sensors 370a, ..., 370n, an audio jack 380, a connector 60 and a sound sensor 70.

A plurality of air pumps 10a to 10n constituting the pneumatic pressure generator 10 are connected to one entire air hose through the respective air hoses 20 and then branched again to form air pads 50 and air rods 40, And supply solenoid valves 350a, ..., 350n and exhaust solenoid valves 360a, ..., 360n are provided in the respective air hoses 20, respectively.

The entire air hose at the front end of the supply solenoid valves 350a to 350n is provided with a pneumatic sensor 340 for measuring the pressure of the compressed air supplied to the entire air hose and the exhaust solenoid valves 360a, The branch air hose at the rear end of the branch air hose 360n is provided with pressure sensors 370a, ..., 370n that measure the pressure applied to the branch air hose by the weight of the compressed air and the weight of the person (load).

At this time, the branch air hose on the control system 300 side and the air hose on the massage mattress 100 side are separated from each other and connected one by one by a connector 60, and the connector 60 has an audio jack 380, Respectively.

The input selection unit 320 is connected to the control unit 310 so that the user can input and select commands for massage time, massage intensity, massage pattern (batch control, sequential control), etc. of the massage mattress 100, As shown in FIG.

The pneumatic sensor 340 and the pressure sensors 370a to 370n are connected to the controller 310 to input the measured pressures to the controller 310.

The control unit 310 controls the air pumps 10a to 10n and the air pumps 10a to 10n based on the pressure inputted from the air pressure sensor 340 and the pressure sensors 370a to 370n according to the command inputted from the input selection unit 320. [ The height of the air pad 350 is controlled by controlling the supply solenoid valves 350a to 350n and the exhaust solenoid valves 360a to 360n so that the air rods 40 are raised or lowered .

The display unit 330 displays the values inputted by the user under the control of the control unit 310 and the pressure values sent from the pneumatic sensor 340 and the pressure sensors 370a to 370n and the air pumps 10a to 10n, The operation states of the supply solenoid valves 350a, ..., and 350n and the exhaust solenoid valves 360a, ..., and 360n, and may be an LCD or a plurality of LED displays.

A sound sensor 70 is provided on the air pad 50 so that a sound can be input to the controller 310 through the audio jack 380 of the connector 60.

It is also possible to connect the audio jack 380 to the temperature sensor provided on the air pad 50 without connecting the audio jack 380 to the sound sensor 70.

The control unit 310 closes the exhaust solenoid valves 360a to 360n and turns on the air pumps 10a to 10n in order to raise the air pad 50 or the air rod 40 in the control unit 310 The supply solenoid valves 350a, ..., and 350n that are to be raised during operation can be opened to inject compressed air into the air pad 50 or the air rod 40 to expand or raise the pressure.

On the other hand, when the air pad 50 or the air rod 40 is to be lowered, the controller 310 controls the exhaust solenoid valves 360a, ..., 360n to close and lower the supply solenoid valves 350a, ..., The air pad 50 or the air rod 40 can be contracted or lowered by evacuating the compressed air.

The user of the upper portion of the massage mattress 100 is massaged by collectively or sequentially raising / lowering the air rods 40 while adjusting the height of the air pad 50. [

On the other hand, when the pressure inputted from the plurality of pressure sensors 370a, ..., 370n is not uniform and the pressure of one of the pressure sensors 370a, ..., 370n is unilaterally high or low in a state where the user lies on the massage mattress 100, The lower solenoid valves 360a, ..., and 360n, which are relatively low in pressure, are lowered by decreasing the height of the solenoid valves 350a, ..., 350n So that the height of the massage mattress 100 as a whole can be adjusted to achieve a comfortable sleeping.

In addition, it is possible to raise the height of the air pad 50 and the air rod 40 at the part where the lumbar vertebrae are located, so that the posture corresponding to the curve of the body shape can be adjusted to obtain a comfortable sleeping.

If the snoring value input from the sound sensor 70 is equal to or greater than the set value, the controller 310 determines that the user is going to nose and raises the massage mattress 100 on either the front or rear side or the left or right side of the user, You may.

It has been described that the exhaust solenoid valves 360a to 360n and the supply solenoid valves 350a to 350n are installed in the respective air hoses 20 by the number of the air hoses 20, One exhaust solenoid valve and one supply solenoid valve may be provided and exhausted at a time through the entire air hose, or compressed air may be supplied.

Fig. 6 is a view showing another example of the air rod shown in Fig. 1. In the upper part of the air rod 40, a silicone or rubber cap 80 is put on the air rod 40, so that a feeling similar to human skin can be felt during massage.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

1: Massage unit 10: Pneumatic generator
10a, ... , 10n: air pump 20: air hose
30: ground 40: air rod
42, 46: guide 50: pneumatic pad
60: connector 100: mattress
112: mounting groove 114: through hole
300: control system 310: control unit
320: input selection unit 330: display unit
340: Pneumatic sensor 350a, ... , 350n: supply solenoid valve
360a, ... , 360n: Exhaust solenoid valve
370a, ... , 370n: pressure sensor 380: audio jack

Claims

A pneumatic generator for generating compressed air;
A plurality of air hoses connected to one side of the pneumatic generator to transfer compressed air;
A plurality of air rods connected to the other side of the plurality of air hoses and expanding upward when compressed air is injected and contracting when the compressed air is released, And
A plurality of air hoses disposed inside and having a plurality of air rods installed thereon; And massage means,
And a plurality of air rods are mounted inside the mattress so that a plurality of air rods repeatedly protrude and retract into the upper portion of the mattress.

A pneumatic generator for generating compressed air;
A plurality of air hoses connected to one side of the pneumatic generator to transfer compressed air;
A plurality of air rods connected to the other part of the plurality of air hoses and expanding upward when compressed air is injected and contracting when the compressed air is withdrawn and descending downward; And
An air pad connected to the other end of the plurality of air hoses to adjust the height thereof and having a plurality of air rods disposed thereon, one or more than two air rods arranged longitudinally or laterally; And massage means,
An air pad and a plurality of air rods are mounted inside the mattress so that a plurality of air rods repeatedly protrude and retract into the upper portion of the mattress.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The air rod is wrapped by an outer guide,
The outer guide may include a guide protrusion which is installed upward in an upper portion of the support or air pad, a guide protrusion formed on the inner circumferential surface of the guide groove in the upper and lower direction, a guide protrusion formed on the upper portion of the guide groove, And a slider which slides up and down along the guide groove and in which a close contact portion which is in surface contact with the guide protrusion formed with the guide groove is formed on the lower side on the outer side.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein an inner guide is provided inside the air rod,
The inner guide includes a guide protrusion which is installed upward in an upper portion of the support or air pad and has a guide groove formed in an upper and lower surface on an inner circumferential surface thereof and a locking protrusion is formed in an upper portion of the guide groove, And a slider which slides up and down along the guide groove and in which a close contact portion which is in surface contact with the guide protrusion formed with the guide groove is formed on the lower side on the outer side.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The massage means is controlled by a control system,
Wherein the control system is configured such that one or more air pumps constituting a pneumatic generator are connected to one entire air hose through each air hose and the entire air hose is branched again to be connected to the air pads and air rods, A solenoid valve and an exhaust solenoid valve,
A total air hose at the front end of the supply solenoid valve is provided with a pneumatic sensor for measuring the pressure of the compressed air supplied to the entire air hose and a branch air hose at the rear end of the exhaust solenoid valve are provided with branch air And a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the hose, respectively.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the branch air hose on the side of the control system and the air hose on the mattress side are separated from each other and connected one to one by a connector.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the connector is provided with one or more multi-pole audio jacks, and the air rod or the air pump is provided with a sound sensor, a temperature sensor or a speaker, and is connected to the control system through an audio jack.