KR20180052447A - Personalized scapula fixed pillow using 3d printer and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A personalized scapula fixing pillow using a 3D printer is disclosed. The personalized scapula fixing pillow using a 3D printer includes: a head support portion for supporting an occipital region; a neck support portion connected to the head support portion and supporting the neck so that a cervical vertebrae forms a c-curve; a right armrest portion connected to one side of the lower portion of the neck support portion to support a right scapula; and a left armrest portion connected to the other side of the lower portion of the neck support portion to support a left scapula. The pillow of the present invention is manufactured in a personalized manner by measuring the body dimensions of each individual. The pillow of the present invention is manufactured in a personalized manner by measuring body dimensions of each individual.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a personalized scapular fixing pillow using a 3D printer, and a manufacturing method thereof. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]

The present invention relates to a personalized scapula fixing pillow using a 3D printer and a method of manufacturing the same, more specifically, it can be manufactured in accordance with the physical characteristics of an individual, and the pillow shape is wrapped around the back, The present invention relates to a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer capable of correcting not only a neck but also a round shoulder, and a manufacturing method thereof.

In recent years, the use of computers and smart phones has increased rapidly with the use of computers and smart phones, resulting in a chronic inadequate posture. The lower legs are bent and the upper legs are extended to deform the normal cervical structure C-CURVE. Turtle neck is increasing.

When a straight neck syndrome or a turtle neck syndrome is taken, a round shoulder, in which the shoulder flexes inward, appears.

Turtle neck or rounded shoulder posture causes the vertebrae to bend, and the deformed vertebrae bends to increase the use of the back, resulting in shoulder and back pain. In addition, the head is deflected forward to increase the moment load that the cervical vertebrae have to support, relative to the long-upper posture, thereby lowering the structural stability of the cervical vertebrae, and the muscles can pressurize blood vessels and nerves, Causes complications.

In addition, turtle neck or round shoulder posture has a sense of atrophy, and because of the bent posture increases hormones, causing self-esteem to fall, causing mental problems.

In this background, many kinds of pillows having a cervical spine protection function capable of keeping the cervical vertebrae in a right posture at the time of bedtime have been developed and marketed. Basically, these cervical pillows have a structure that can support the neck area while keeping the head low.

Conventional cotton pillows are difficult to support the cervical vertebrae, and memory foam pillows made of low elasticity polyurethane or latex are widely used. In the case of a pillow using granular memory foam, compression strain and elastic restoring force are excellent due to the characteristics of the material, but it is difficult to maintain the actual cervical spine because it is difficult to maintain a constant compression strength.

In order to solve such a problem, in Korean Patent No. 10-0675262, the shape of the pillow is used to make a structure such as a neck support, a back-head support groove, a ear support groove, etc. However, As it was not able to support it steadily, the discomfort increased.

In addition, since the size of the structure is uniform without regard to the body size of the different users, the cervical spine of the cervical spine has a limitation in correcting the cervical spine of individuals having different sizes, and is not manufactured considering the shape of the scapula, There is a problem in that it can not be corrected at all.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for correcting and preventing a round shoulder with a pillow- The present invention relates to a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer, which can protect a cervical vertebra by reflecting a c-curve of each individual by making a pillow, and a method for manufacturing the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer, including: a head support unit for supporting a head portion; A neck support portion connected to the head support portion and supporting the neck so that the cervical vertebrae form a c-curve; A left armrest portion connected to a lower side of the neckrest portion to support a left scapula; And a right armrest portion connected to the other side of the lower end of the neckrest portion to support the right scapula, and a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer manufactured by measuring the body dimensions of each individual personally.

The head receiving portion is formed at a lower height than the neck receiving portion, and a plurality of stripe portions are formed.

The neck support portion is formed to be convex C-shaped curved upward in the longitudinal direction of the pillow, and is formed to be U-shaped curved downward in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the pillow.

And the right arm portion is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction of the central axis of the pillow from the upper right portion.

The left armrest portion is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction of the center axis of the pillow from the upper left side.

And the right armrest portion is formed in the center axis direction of the pillow to have a length corresponding to 1/2 of the slant distance formed by the inclination angle.

And the left armrest portion is formed in the center axis direction of the pillow with a length corresponding to 1/2 of the slant distance formed by the inclination angle.

And the inclination angle of the right armrest portion and the left armrest portion is formed at an angle of 30 degrees.

And the height of the upper ends of the right armrest portion and the left armrest portion is 1/4 of the shoulder width.

The length of the arc of the neck support part is formed to be ½ of the length of the ellipse by using the approximate formula of Ramanujan by measuring neck depth and neck length.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer, comprising the steps of: measuring a body size of each individual; Inputting the measured body dimensions; And creating a pillow using the 3D printer based on the input body dimension input value.

The step of measuring the body dimensions is characterized by measuring the shoulder width, neck depth, neck length, and shape of the occiput using a 3D scanner.

The step of fabricating the pillow may include the steps of determining the height of the upper ends of the right armrest and the left armrest so as to correspond to 1/4 of the width of the shoulder and determining the length of the neck of the neckrest according to the neck depth and neck length, .

The present invention forms a neck support portion corresponding to the shape of each user's neck in consideration of the body size of different users so as to not only stably support the cervical vertebrae but also relax the tension of the cervical vertebrae, Prevention and correction.

In addition, the present invention stably supports the scapula by forming the left and right armrests in consideration of the shape of the scapula of each user, and the lower end of the pillow is wrapped around the back by considering the direction of the scapula To fix the scapula to a stable position, and to maintain a normal scapula using a pillow.

1 is a view showing the shape of the scapula.
2A and 2B are perspective views of a personalized scapular fixed pillow using a 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are block diagrams of a personalized scapular fixed pillow using a 3D printer according to another embodiment of the present invention and a method of manufacturing the same.

Terms and words used in this specification and claims are to be understood to be either conventional or proactive.

And the inventor should interpret it in terms of meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term in order to explain his invention in the best way do. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the shape of the scapula.

Referring to FIG. 1, the direction of the scapula is not parallel to the lateral direction of the back, but is inclined about 30 to 35 degrees toward the frontal plane.

Conventionally, when a pillow is manufactured, a pillow is manufactured in a direction that does not consider the part of the scapula to be in contact with the scapula without taking into consideration the direction of the scapula, so that round shoulder disease can not be prevented or treated.

Accordingly, by considering the direction of the shoulder blade in the design, the lower end of the pillow is formed so as to enclose the back, the scapula is fixed so as to be in a stable position, and the normal shoulder face can be maintained by using the pillow.

2A and 2B are perspective views of a personalized scapular fixed pillow using a 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, taking into consideration the direction of the scapula.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the personalized scapula fixing pillow using the 3D printer includes a head support 110 for supporting the occipital region; A neck support 120 connected to the head support 110 and supporting the neck so that the cervical vertebrae form a c-curve; A left armrest part 130 connected to a lower side of the neck support part 120 to support a left scapula; And a right armrest portion 140 connected to the other side of the lower end of the neckrest portion to support the right scapula.

 The head receiving portion 110 is formed to have a lower height than the neck receiving portion 120 and is formed to stably support the neck to the tip of the neck.

The head supporting part 110 includes a first supporting part 117 for supporting the neck from one end to the top of the neck, a second supporting part 111 extending from the first supporting part 117 by a predetermined length, A second stripe portion 115 for setting a boundary between the first support portion 117 and the second support portion 111 and a second stripe portion 115 for setting a boundary between the first support portion 117 and the second support portion 111. The first stripe portion 114, 113).

That is, the head supporting part 110 is formed to stably support the neck to the tip of the neck, and the second supporting part 111 is formed to secure a clearance due to the movement of the body during the water surface, Two stripe portions 114 and 115 are formed so that the head is stably supported on the head receiving portion 110 without slipping.

Meanwhile, although the backrest of the sleeper has a spherical shape, the headrest 110 may have a concave or convex portion to stably support the backrest of the sleeper when the shape of the backrest is distorted.

The neck support 120 is curved upward in the longitudinal direction of the pillow, and is curved downward in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the pillow.

That is, the neck support 120 is smoothly connected to the upper surface center portion and the head support portion 110 at a boundary portion in an inclined manner with a gentle curved line and to the left and right sides with a gentle curved downwardly concave U-shaped curved line.

Thus, when the sleeping person lays down, the cervical vertebra is positioned on the neck support 120 and the backrest is positioned on the head support unit 110. Accordingly, the curved portion 121 of the neck support portion 120 is curved concavely in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the pillow, so that the neck can be guided to the central portion of the pillow even if the user moves his / her head while sleeping, Even if the neck is not located at the center of the pillow, the bendable portion 121 can reliably support the cervical vertebrae region to relax the tension of the cervical vertebrae, as well as prevent or correct the neck or turtle neck.

The length of the lengthwise arc of the pillow of the neck support portion 120 can be obtained by previously measuring the depth (a) of the neck and the length (b) of the neck using the approximate expression of Ramanuzan. Here, the depth (a) of the neck means the distance from the line to the neck where the back hair and the back meet, and the length (b) of the neck can mean from the upper shoulder to the upper end of the cervical vertebra. In this case, the neck support 120 may be formed in an elliptical shape, and a length corresponding to 1/2 of the length c of the arc corresponds to the length of the longitudinal arc of the pillow of the neck support 120.

Thus, according to the present invention, the neck support is formed so as to correspond to the shape of the neck of each sleeping person, and the cervical spine can be more stably supported by reflecting the c-curve of each sleeping person.

The left armrest portion 130 is connected to the lower side of the neckrest portion to support the left scapula.

The left armrest portion 130 includes a first oblique joint surface 131, a first inner surface 133, and a first outer surface 135.

 The left armrest portion 130 is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction of the center axis of the pillow from the upper left side. That is, the first inclined joining surface 131 of the left armrest portion 130 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle from the first outer side surface 135 to the first inner side surface 133.

In this case, the predetermined angle is formed to take into consideration that the scapula is formed so as to be inclined forward by about 30 to 35 degrees with respect to the frontal plane. The predetermined angle may be an angle of 30 to 35 degrees.

In addition, the first inclined joint surface 131 may be formed to have a length corresponding to the thickness of the arm of the sleeping person, and the inclination angle < RTI ID = 0.0 > It is also possible to set this.

The height of the first outer side surface 135 may correspond to a half of the predetermined angle and the shoulder width, but may be 1/4 of the shoulder width.

A portion where the first outer side surface 135 and the first inclined joining surface 131 meet and a portion where the first inner side surface 133 and the first inclined joining surface 131 meet, .

The right armrest portion 140 is connected to the other lower side of the neckrest portion to support the right scapula.

The right armrest portion 140 includes a second inclined joining surface 141, a second inner side surface 143, and a second outer side surface 145.

 The right armrest portion 140 is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction of the center axis of the pillow from the upper right portion. That is, the second inclined joining surface 141 of the right armrest portion 140 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle from the second outer side surface 145 to the second inner side surface 143.

In this case, the predetermined angle is formed to take into consideration that the scapula is formed so as to be inclined forward by about 30 to 35 degrees with respect to the frontal plane. The predetermined angle may be an angle of 30 to 35 degrees.

The second inclined joining surface 141 may be formed to have a length corresponding to the thickness of the arm of the sleeping person. The inclined surface may be formed in consideration of the preset angle of 30 to 35 corresponding to a horizontal length of 1/4 of the shoulder width. It is also possible to set this.

In addition, the height of the second outer side 145 may correspond to a half of the predetermined angle and shoulder width, but it may be 1/4 of the shoulder width.

The portion where the second outer side surface 145 and the second inclined joining surface 141 meet and the portion where the second inner side surface 143 and the second inclined joining surface 141 meet form a smooth curved surface .

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the left and right armrests 130 and 140 may be vertically formed in the arm direction, but they may be formed in a tapered shape such that their height gradually decreases from the neck support 120 It is possible.

Accordingly, the present invention forms a neck support portion corresponding to the shape of each user's neck in consideration of the body size of different users, thereby not only stably supporting the cervical vertebrae but also relieving the tension of the cervical vertebrae, Can be prevented and corrected.

In addition, the present invention stably supports the scapula by forming the left and right armrests in consideration of the shape of the scapula of each user, and the lower end of the pillow is wrapped around the back by considering the direction of the scapula To fix the scapula to a stable position, and to maintain a normal scapula using a pillow.

3 and 4 are block diagrams of a personalized scapular fixed pillow using a 3D printer according to another embodiment of the present invention and a method of manufacturing the same.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a method of manufacturing a personalized scapular fixed pillow using a 3D printer includes steps S100 of measuring the size of each individual body; Inputting the measured body dimensions (S200); And creating a pillow using the 3D printer based on the input body dimension input value (S300).

In step S100 of measuring the body dimensions of each individual, the overall appearance of each individual's head, neck, and shoulders can be measured and scanned in three dimensions. That is, the 3D scanner may be used to measure the shoulder width, neck depth, neck length, and shape of the occiput, but is not limited thereto.

In step S200 of inputting the measured body dimensions, the shoulder width W, the neck depth a and the neck length b, and the length d from the tip of the scapula to the tip of the head are input.

At this time, the shoulder width W is used to calculate the length and height in the width direction of the left and right armrests 130, 140. The length in the width direction of the left and right armrests 130 and 140 can be formed to correspond to a length of 1/4 of the shoulder width and the height can be formed to correspond to the inclination angle 30 to 35 of the scapula and 1/2 of the shoulder width, The length of one-quarter of the length can be formed.

The length of the lengthwise arc of the pillow of the neck support portion 120 can be obtained by previously measuring the depth (a) of the neck and the length (b) of the neck using the approximate expression of Ramanuzan. Here, the depth (a) of the neck means the distance from the line to the neck where the back hair and the back meet, and the length (b) of the neck can mean from the upper shoulder to the upper end of the cervical vertebra. In this case, the neck support 120 may be formed in an elliptical shape, and a length corresponding to 1/2 of the length c of the arc corresponds to the length of the longitudinal arc of the pillow of the neck support 120.

The length of the pillow in the longitudinal direction can be obtained by inputting the length (d) from the end of the scapula to the top of the scapula, and the length of the pillow in the longitudinal direction is the length (d) 110 by adding 5 to 10 cm to the upper end of the armrests 130 and 140 and adding predetermined lengths to the lower ends of the left and right armrests 130 and 140 so that the left and right arms take a comfortable posture when sleeping.

In step S300, the pillow is manufactured using the 3D printer based on the inputted body dimension input value, and the pillow is manufactured using the 3D printer based on the input data.

More specifically, a 3D printer having an injection nozzle (not shown) produces a pillow based on the input data. The injection nozzle includes a transfer part for transferring, a pressure sensor, and a control part, A description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the pillow manufactured according to the present invention is manufactured so that the shape of the pillow can be maintained even when a weight load is applied for the treatment and prevention of turtle neck or round shoulder. Further, the rim of each structure can be made of a harder material for durability.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed, and will be fully understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. The present invention is not limited thereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various substitutions, modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the present invention, and it is obvious that those parts easily changeable by those skilled in the art are included in the scope of the present invention .

110: head support portion
120: neck support part
130: Left armrest part
140: Right armrest

Claims (13)

A head support portion for supporting the head portion;
A neck support portion connected to the head support portion and supporting the neck so that the cervical vertebrae form a c-curve;
A left armrest portion connected to a lower side of the neckrest portion to support a left scapula; And
And a right arm portion connected to the other lower side of the neck support portion to support the right scapula,
A personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer that is custom-made by measuring the individual body dimensions of each individual. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the head support portion is formed at a lower height than the neck support portion, and a plurality of stripe portions are formed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the neck support portion is formed to be convex C-shaped curved upward in the longitudinal direction of the pillow, and is formed to be U-shaped curved downward in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the pillow. Scapular fixed pillow. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the right armrest portion is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in a direction of a center axis of the pillow from a right upper portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the left armrest portion is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction of the central axis of the pillow from the upper left portion. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the right armrest portion is formed in the center axis direction of the pillow to a length corresponding to 1/4 of the shoulder width. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the left armrest portion is formed in the center axis direction of the pillow to have a length corresponding to 1/4 of the width of the shoulder width. 5. The method according to claim 4 or 5,
And the inclination angle of the right armrest portion and the left armrest portion is formed at an angle of 30 degrees. The method according to claim 4 or 5,
And a height of a top end of the right armrest portion and a top end of the left armrest portion is 1/4 of a shoulder width. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the length of the arc of the neck support portion is formed to be 1/2 of the length of the ellipse by using the approximate expression of Raman Sagan by measuring the neck depth and neck length. A method of manufacturing a personalized scapula fixed pillow using a 3D printer,
Measuring a body size of each individual;
Inputting the measured body dimensions; And
And creating a pillow using the 3D printer based on the input body dimension input value. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein measuring the body dimensions comprises:
Wherein the shoulder width, the neck depth, the neck length, and the shape of the occipital region are measured using a 3D scanner. 13. The method of claim 12,
The step of fabricating the pillow comprises:
The height of the uppermost end of the right armrest portion and the upper end of the left armrest portion is determined so as to correspond to 1/4 of the shoulder width and the length of the neck of the neckrest portion is determined according to the neck depth and neck length, A Method of Manufacturing Personalized Scapular Fixed Pillow Using.

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