KR20180047812A - Smart Massage Chair Capable of Sound Sleeping And Refreshed Rising, And Method for Controlling the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart massage chair for enabling a user to have a sound sleep and to awake refreshed, and to a method for controlling the same. In particular, the smart massage chair can induce the user to sleep, and by automatically detecting whether the user is sleeping or awake, can control massage intensity and motion that allows the user to have a sound sleep when sleeping, and can control massage intensity and motion that allows the user to maintain a refreshed waking-up feeling. According to the present invention, the smart massage chair comprises a seat unit, a back support unit, an arm rest unit, a leg massage unit, and a head rest unit, each of which supports the buttocks, back, arm, leg, and head of the user, respectively, wherein a massage unit configured for applying a force to the body of the user to perform a massage is installed on at least one of the seat unit, the back support unit, the arm rest unit, and the leg massage unit. In particular, the smart massage chair comprises: a sleep detection unit which detects whether the user is sleeping or awake; and a sleep control unit which, according to the detection of whether the user is sleeping or awake by the sleep detection unit, automatically controls an operation of the massage unit by preset intensity and motion.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a smart massage chair and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a massage chair, and more particularly, to a massage chair which induces a user's sleeping state or automatically detects a sleeping state during a massage of a user, The present invention relates to a smart massage chair and a control method thereof, which enable a user to sleep comfortably and to refresh the massage pattern so that he can automatically detect when the sleep is finished and perform a refreshing weather.

Recently, we have invested a lot of time and money to improve our physical health in accordance with wellbeing and 5 days a week trend, and people's awareness about health care, health maintenance, and health promotion is increasing regardless of ages. In particular, many people receive diagnosis or advice from specialists at medical facilities such as hospitals for the purpose of early detection or prevention of diseases, as well as by using non-medical facilities such as so-called sports clubs, .

In addition, home appliances and health clubs maintain or promote their own health and fitness, or are used for relieving fatigue and relieving stress, for example, exercise machines such as treadmills, and massages of massage are widely used in real life .

Massage is one of the medical therapies that help your blood circulate and relieve fatigue by sweeping, hitting, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving with your hands or a special device. A device that performs massage by a mechanical device is called a massage, and a massage device uses various mechanical elements for effective massage.

These massage chairs are mainly used for users to sit comfortably and receive massage. Such massage chairs are composed of a seat part, a backrest part, an arm rest part, and a leg massage part so that a user can sit comfortably and receive a massage, Each part is provided with a massage module that massage while moving along the user's spine, hip, thigh, calf, and arm, and / or an airbag that massages the user's body by repeatedly inflating and deflating And a massage unit made of a pouch or the like.

Meanwhile, in recent years, there has been a demand for users who want to take a comfortable sleep at the same time or separately with a massage in a massage chair as well as a whole body massage. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1179019 and Registration No. 10-1288406, A massage chair is disclosed in which a user can take sleep comfortably while receiving a massage.

In the massage chair of the above-mentioned Japanese Patent No. 10-1179019, the angle of the backrest and the calf rest is adjusted in a fully obtuse angle at right angles in a clockwise direction according to a program set at a predetermined time using a recliner, And massage massages of the calf massage pad and the soles of the foot pad can be raised fully automatically so that the massage can be provided to the user to induce sleeping.

In addition, the registered patent No. 10-1288406 prevents the user's snoring and sleep apnea from taking a sleep in the massage chair by holding the user's mandible in contact with the after-edge of the mandible of the user sitting on the massage chair .

However, the massage chair having the conventional sleep induction and sleep control function automatically detects the sleeping state of the user and does not provide a function of providing a massage function suitable for the sleeping state to take a good night's sleep.

Patent No. 10-1179019 Patent No. 10-1288406

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for controlling a massage intensity and a pattern so that a user can take a good sleep while sleeping, The present invention provides a smart massage chair and a control method thereof that enable a user to sleep comfortably and to refresh the massage strength and pattern so that the user can maintain a fresh weather condition when he or she wakes up.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart massage chair comprising a seat portion for supporting and supporting a user's hips, back, arms, legs, and head, a backrest portion, an armrest portion, a leg massage portion, And a massage unit for performing massage by applying a force to a body of the user to at least one of the seat, the backrest, the armrest, and the leg massage unit, the apparatus comprising: A sleep detection unit for detecting a weather condition; And a sleep control unit for automatically controlling the operation of the massage unit according to the sleep state and the weather state of the user sensed by the sleep detection unit to the designated strength and pattern.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a smart massage chair,

(a) detecting whether the user is in a sleep state;

(b) adjusting the intensity and pattern of the massage unit to the sleep mode if the user senses that the sleeping state is present;

(c) detecting that the user has switched from a sleep state to a wake state;

(d) adjusting the intensity and pattern of the massage unit to match the weather mode when the user senses that the user is in the awake state;

And a control unit.

According to the present invention, when the user selects the sleep mode, the user guides the sleep until the user reaches the sleep surface, and when the user enters the sleep state, the sleep detection unit automatically detects the massage to control the operation of the massage unit and the main body necessary for sleeping So that the user can take a good night's sleep and receive a massage.

In addition, when the user wakes up, the sleep control unit controls the operation of the massage unit and the main body to control the operation of the angle and sound, and when the wakeup state is switched to the wakeup state, Control operation.

Therefore, the user can easily take a sleep while taking a massage from the massage chair, thereby greatly reducing the fatigue of the user and maximizing the satisfaction.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a smart massage chair according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a smart massage chair according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a massage chair control method according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a smart massage chair and a control method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are views showing a configuration of a smart massage chair according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart massage chair of the present invention includes a frame (not shown) constituting a skeleton of a massage chair, Wherein the body 10 includes a seat portion 11 and a back portion 12 that respectively support a hip portion and a back portion of the user and a pair of left and right pairs of arms, A shoulder massage portion 15, a headrest portion 16, and the like, which are supported by the user while the leg is inserted.

The backrest 12 can be rotated in a predetermined angle range with respect to the seat portion 11 and the seat portion 11 can be rotated in a predetermined angular range with respect to the base portion 1 in a vertical direction . In addition, the leg massage unit 14 is also configured to be vertically rotatable with respect to the seat unit 11 within a predetermined angle range, so that the user can adjust the angle between the upper body and the lower body as desired. The angle adjusting function of the seat portion 11, the backrest portion 12 and the leg massage portion 14 can be realized by applying the configuration of an angle adjusting mechanism constituted by a known massage chair, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted .

A user who is seated in the main body 10 is provided on the inside of the backrest part 12, the seat part 11, the armrest part 13, the leg massage part 14, the shoulder massage part 15 and the headrest part 16, A massage unit for performing kneading, rubbing, or rubbing of the shoulders, neck, thighs, pelvis, arms, and legs of the back and shoulder, neck, and legs.

The massage unit 200 includes a massage module 210 including a roller or the like for pressing the body of the user while moving along the frame at the inside of the body 10 and a massage module 210 for expanding and contracting the user, And an air bag 220 for repeating the operation of pressing the body of the user. The massaging module 210 and the airbag 220 may be constructed in a known massaging device as it is, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted. For example, the massage module 210 may be constructed by applying a massage module disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-0467852 or Japanese Patent Application No. 10-1288415. Further, the airbag 220 may be configured by applying an airbag disclosed in the registration utility model 20-0476781 or the registration model 20-0427267.

The massage module 210 and the airbag 220 may be configured together, but only one of them may be configured. In addition, an air injection type massage module that injects compressed air at a high pressure and presses the body with the pressure of the compressed air to massage the air can also be included in the massage unit 200.

The massage chair includes a control panel 20 for allowing a user to directly select and execute a massage mode implemented by the massage module 210 and the airbag 220. [ The control panel 20 selects one or more of an output unit for outputting various massage modes stored in advance to the user as an image, character, or sound and notifying the user through the output unit, And an input unit that can input data. The output unit may be a display device such as an LCD, and the input unit may be a button, a touch pad, a touch screen, or the like.

Although not shown in the drawing, the massage chair is provided with a sound device for providing music or massage information to the user during massage.

The massage chair also includes an air injection nozzle 320 for injecting air toward the face of the user so as to supply fresh air to a user who is massaging, and an air supply unit 310 for supplying air to the air injection nozzle 320 As shown in FIG. The air supply unit 310 may be configured using an air compressor or an oxygen generator.

The smart massage chair according to the present invention is equipped with a sleep control device for enabling a sleeping and a refreshing weather. Referring to FIG. 2, the sleep control device includes a sleep detection unit 110 for detecting a user's sleep state and a wake-up state, a sleeping unit 110 for detecting a user's sleeping state and a weather state, A sleep control unit 120 for automatically controlling the operation of the unit 200 to a specified intensity and pattern, a snoring detection unit 130 for detecting a user's snoring and sleep apnea during sleep, And an input unit 140 for selecting and inputting a sleep mode for activating the sleep control unit 120. [

The sleep sensing unit 110 is activated when the user selects the sleep mode through the input unit 140 to sense whether the user is in a sleep state or awake state (weather state). The sleep sensing unit 110 may include a biometric sensor for sensing a user's heart rate, breathing or brain waves, an image sensor for sensing a user's face and eyes to detect a blinking pattern, A 6-axis sensor to which a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor are worn, a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor to be worn on the user's body, and a 9-axis sensor to which a geomagnetic sensor is applied, a pressure A six-axis sensor or a nine-axis sensor incorporated in a portable mobile communication terminal, a sound sensor inputting a sound through a microphone built in the portable mobile communication terminal or a sound sensor detecting a snoring sound, Can be used.

The biometric sensor and the image sensor can be separately installed in the massage chair. The six-axis sensor and the nine-axis sensor are mounted on the user's body, for example, a finger, a wrist, It is detected whether it is in a state or a weather state.

In addition, a sleeping state and a weather state of a user can be detected using a six-axis sensor or a nine-axis sensor and a sleep detection program (app) installed in the portable mobile communication terminal, And can detect the user's sleep state and weather state by using a microphone and a sleep detection program (app. Here, the portable mobile communication terminal includes a mobile communication terminal, also called a 'smart phone', and a band-type measuring device or a band-type communication terminal to be worn on the wrist.

The sleep control unit 120 may be integrated with a control device of a massage chair and may control the operation of the massage unit 200 according to the sleep state and the weather state of the user sensed by the sleep sensing unit 110 And automatically controls the operation of each part of the massage chair main body 10 in addition to the automatic control of the designated strength and pattern.

As described above, since the seat portion 11, the backrest portion 12, and the leg massage portion 14 of the main body 10 are configured to be adjustable in angle, the sleep surface control unit 120 can adjust the angle The angle of the seat portion 11, the backrest portion 12 and the leg massage portion 14 of the body 10 can be adjusted to a predetermined angle so as to sleep or wake up comfortably.

The sleep control unit 120 controls the strength and the pattern of the massage unit 200 according to the sleep state and the weather condition and adjusts the rotation angle of the main body 10, And also provides the effect of providing natural wind by blowing air with weak air pressure through the air injection nozzle 320.

When the snoring detection unit 130 senses that the user is in the sleep apnea state during sleep, the sleep control unit 120 operates the massage module or the airbag configured in the headrest portion 16 of the main body 10 Or the air supply unit 310 is operated to move the user's head toward the user's face through the air injection nozzle 320, To perform the function of departing from the sleep apnea state.

The snoring detection unit 130 is configured to detect a snoring and a sleep apnea state while the user is sleeping. The snoring detection unit 130 may include a microphone mounted on the massage chair itself or a microphone and / or a sound sensor built into the portable mobile communication terminal, This can be achieved by acquiring a sound, and when the snoring sound is absent during the set time, it can be perceived as sleep apnea.

An embodiment of a method of controlling a sleep surface using the apparatus for controlling a sleeping chair of a massage chair according to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

Seated in the seat portion 11 of the used massage chair and inputs the sleep mode through the input unit 140. [ The input unit 140 may be a control panel 20 of a massage chair, or may be a sleeping massage program (app) built in a user's portable mobile communication terminal (not shown).

When the user inputs the sleep mode through the input unit 140, the sleep detection unit 110 and the sleep control unit 120 are activated and the sleep control unit 120 starts the sleep control set.

When the sleep mode is first started, the sleep control unit 120 increases the strength of the massage unit 200 to relax the user's muscles sufficiently, and then gradually weakens the intensity of the massage unit 200 So that the user can easily enter the sleep state. At this time, quiet music or sound for sleeping can be heard through the sound device of the massage chair or the portable mobile communication terminal to induce the sleep, and the weak air can be blown through the air injection nozzle 320.

At this time, the sleeping detection unit 110 detects a change in the pressure of the user's body, such as the movement of the user's eyelids or the heart rate, the movement of the user's body, the change in the pressure applied to the pressure sensor, This sound is detected and it is detected in real time whether or not the user is in the sleep state.

When the sleep sensing unit 110 senses that the user is in the sleep state, the music sound is gradually reduced, the massage intensity by the massage unit 200 is weakly adjusted, or the massage module 210 of the massage unit 200 senses, The operation of the massage unit 200 is optimally operated to the sleep state, such as stopping the operation of the airbag 220, weakening only the airbag 220, or stopping the operation of the airbag 220. [ For example, the massage module 210 may act to tap or rub the user's back or shoulder part in a pattern such as a two-beat stuttering magnetic field, to stop air supply to the airbag 220, Is gradually decreased.

The angle between the backrest portion 12 and the seat portion 11 is maximized and the leg massage portion 14 rotates upward with respect to the seat portion 11 so that the backrest portion 12 and the seat portion 11 And the leg massage portion 14 are maximally unfolded so that the user is almost completely laid.

In addition, it is possible to provide a music or sound that can take a good sleep by inducing a delta wave through a sound device of a massage chair or a portable mobile communication terminal.

When the user enters the sleep state, the snoring detection unit 130 is activated to sense the snoring of the user, and if the snoring is not heard for a certain period of time during the snoring, it is perceived as a sleep apnea state.

The sleep control unit 120 activates the massage module or the airbag provided in the headrest 16 of the main body 10 to shake the head of the user, Or performs a control operation of shifting the posture to the left side and / or the right side to perform an action to escape from the sleep apnea state. At this time, the sleep control unit 120 may operate to operate the air supply unit 310 to operate the air spray nozzle 320 to release air from the sleep apnea by supplying air to the face of the user.

When a predetermined time elapses from the time when the sleep sensing unit 110 senses that the user is in the sleep state or when the user enters the sleep mode through the input unit 140 and a certain period of time has elapsed since the start of the sleep mode , The sleep control unit 120 causes the user to wake up through an alarm.

At this time, the water surface control unit 120 induces the gas phase by strengthening the strength of the massage unit 200, and the angle between the backrest part 12 of the massage chair body 10 and the seat part 11, 14 to stretch the user's body. At this time, the massage unit 200 can help the user by massaging the local area such as the peripheral nerves such as the user's specific area.

It is also desirable to be able to output a music that is stronger or cheerful than that of when sleeping, so that it can be briskly awakened.

The sleep control unit 120 rotates relative to the backrest 12 in the direction of decreasing the angle between the backrest 12 and the seat 11 and the leg massage unit 14 rotates downward relative to the seat 11, State.

According to the present invention, when the user selects the sleep mode, the user guides the sleep until the user reaches the sleep surface. When the user enters the sleep state, the sleep sensing unit 110 automatically detects the sleep mode, 200 and the main body 10 so that the user can take a massage for a certain period of time while taking a sleep.

When the user wakes up, the sleep control unit 120 controls the operation of the massage unit 200 and the main body 10 such as the angle and the sound to guide the weather, 110 controls the operation of the massage unit 200 and the main body 10 suitable for the gaseous state.

Therefore, the user can easily take a sleep while taking a massage from the massage chair, thereby greatly reducing the fatigue of the user and maximizing the satisfaction.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. And it is to be understood that such modified embodiments belong to the scope of protection of the present invention defined by the appended claims.

1: base portion 10: main body
11: seat portion 12: backrest portion
13: armrest part 14: leg massage part
15: shoulder massage part 16: headrest part
20: Control panel 110: Sleep detection unit
120: sleep control unit 130: snoring detection unit
200: massage unit 210: massage module
220: air bag 310: air supply part
320: air injection nozzle

Claims (19)

And a backrest part, a leg massage part, and a headrest part for supporting and supporting the user's hips, back, arm, leg, and head, respectively, and the backrest part, the armrest part, As a smart massage chair equipped with a massage unit that performs massage by applying force to at least one of the user's body,
A sleep detection unit for detecting a sleep state and a weather state of the user;
And a sleep control unit for automatically controlling the operation of the massage unit according to the sleep state and the weather state of the user, which are sensed by the sleep detection unit, to a predetermined intensity and pattern. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sleep detection unit comprises: a biometric sensor installed in a massage chair for detecting a user's heart rate, respiration, and / or brain waves; a user's face and eyes for detecting a blinking pattern A 6-axis sensor to which an acceleration sensor is applied, a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor to be worn on the user's body, a 9-axis sensor to which a geomagnetic sensor is applied, and a sensor mounted on a headrest portion of a massage chair A pressure sensor for sensing the pressure applied by the user's head, a 6-axis sensor or a 9-axis sensor incorporated in a portable mobile communication terminal, a sound sensing the sound of breath or snoring input through a microphone built in a portable mobile communication terminal The sensor is at least one or more selected from the sensors. The smart massage chair according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit for the user to select and input a sleep mode for activating the sleep detection unit and the sleep control unit. The input unit according to claim 3, wherein the input unit comprises: an output unit for outputting various massage modes installed in a massage chair by outputting images, characters, or sounds to a user and notifying the user of the massage modes; And a control panel having an input unit for selecting any one of the massage mode and the massage mode. 4. The massage chair according to claim 3, wherein the input unit is a program stored in a portable mobile communication terminal held by a user, and when the user selects a sleep mode of the massage chair through the program, And activates the sleep detection unit and the sleep control unit. The sleeping chair according to claim 1, wherein, when the sleeping control unit senses that the user is in a sleeping state by the sleeping detection unit, the massage control unit weakly adjusts the massage intensity by the massage unit, and the angle between the backrest and the seat is maximum And the leg massage part is rotated upward with respect to the seat part, so that the backrest part, the seat part and the leg massage part are adjusted to be maximally spread. The sleeping unit according to claim 6, wherein, when the sleep sensing unit senses that the user has entered the sleep state from the sleep state, the sleep control unit strongly adjusts the massage intensity by the massage unit, And the leg massage portion rotates downward with respect to the seat portion to return to the initial state. The smart massage chair according to claim 1, wherein the sleep control unit outputs a predetermined music through a sound device provided in the massage chair before or during the sleep state. The smart massage chair according to claim 1, further comprising a snoring detection unit in which the user senses snoring and sleep apnea of the user during sleep. [10] The method according to claim 9, wherein the sleeping control unit controls the massage unit to massage the head of the user to wiggle his head or to move his / her posture to the left or right when the snoring is sensed by the snoring detection unit Features a smart massage chair. The air conditioner according to claim 9, further comprising: an air injection nozzle installed at an upper end of the massage chair to supply air toward a user's face; and an air supply unit for supplying air to the air injection nozzle,
Wherein the sleeping control unit operates the air supply unit to spray air through the air injection nozzle to supply air to the user's face when the sleeping unit is sensed by the snoring detection unit to be in the sleep apnea state. . 12. A method of controlling a smart massage chair according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
(a) detecting whether the user is in a sleep state;
(b) adjusting the intensity and pattern of the massage unit to the sleep mode if the user senses that the sleeping state is present;
(c) detecting that the user has switched from a sleep state to a wake state;
(d) adjusting the intensity and pattern of the massage unit to match the weather mode when the user senses that the user is in the awake state;
And a controller for controlling the smart massage chair. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step (a) comprises the steps of sensing a user's heart rate, respiration and brain waves, detecting a user's face and eyes to detect a blinking pattern, It has a function to detect the user's posture using a 6-axis sensor, a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor and a 9-axis sensor to which a geomagnetic sensor is applied, a function of sensing the pressure applied by the user's head, A function of detecting a user's posture using a 6-axis sensor or a 9-axis sensor built in a portable mobile communication terminal, a function of detecting a sound or a breath sound inputted through a microphone built in a portable mobile communication terminal Wherein at least one function is performed to detect the sleep state and the weather state. How language. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein, before the step (a), the user selects and inputs a sleep mode for activating the sleep detection unit and the sleep control unit through a program of a massage chair control panel or a portable mobile communication terminal The music for sleep is sent out. The method according to claim 13, wherein in step (b), the massage intensity by the massage unit is weakly adjusted, the angle between the back and the leg massage is adjusted to be close to the horizontal plane, and the volume of the sleep music is gradually reduced A method of controlling a smart massage chair. The method of claim 15, wherein, in step (d), the massage intensity by the massage unit is strongly adjusted, the angle between the back and the leg massage is adjusted to be close to the vertical plane, Wherein the sleeping mode is increased to an initial state of the sleeping mode. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, in step (b), if the user is detected as having a sleep apnea state, the massage unit controls the user to massage the head part of the user so as to shake his head or to move his / Controlling the chair. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, in step (b), when the user is sensed to be in the sleep apnea state, the air supply part is operated to spray air through the air injection nozzle to supply air to the user's face Controlling the chair. The method according to claim 12, wherein when the predetermined time elapses from the start of the step (b), the alarm sound of the smart massage chair is emitted through the sound device of the massage chair itself or the portable mobile communication terminal of the user Way.

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