KR20190056843A - Concentration-enhancing device and desk having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a concentration enhancing apparatus and a desk having the same, wherein the concentration enhancing apparatus can supply cooling air to the head of a user sitting at a desk and supply oxygen, fragrances, and acoustic waves to the user so as to increase concentration of the user. The concentration enhancing apparatus can comprise: an air induction unit sucking air and inducing the sucked air to the head of the user; and an air cooling unit cooling the air sucked by the air induction unit and induced to the head of the user.

Description

[0001] Concentration-enhancing device and desk having the same [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for enhancing concentration and a desk having the same, and more particularly, to a system and a method for supplying cooling air toward a user's head, And a desk equipped with the device.

In general, when you work for long periods of time, such as learning, reading, or creative work, the amount of calories consumed by the brain over time decreases the concentration and makes you feel fatigued. At this time, if you take a rest and take a deep breath with cold air, the concentration will be improved and you will be able to recharge.

Many studies on brain science and physical phenomena have been published and discussed in academia, which suggests that if the head is cooled and sufficient oxygen supply is maintained, the concentration decrease and fatigue may be prevented .

Therefore, if the cold air and oxygen are effectively supplied to the work requiring long time concentration, the concentration drop and fatigue rise can be prevented.

Technical Solution According to the present invention, there is provided a concentration enhancing apparatus and a desk having the same.

(1) Cooling air is supplied to the head of the desk user so that the concentration of the desk user can be improved.

(2) By supplying oxygen to the desk user, the concentration of the desk user can be improved.

(3) Provide the desk user with an incentive to improve concentration and improve fatigue.

(4) Provide the user of the desk with the sound of the pitch improving the concentration.

(5) It can be operated only when the desk user is seated in front of the desk, or only when the concentration of the desk user is low, so that the concentration of the desk user can be improved by using the minimum electric power.

Technical Solution According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for enhancing a concentration and a desk having the same, the technical problem being not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and another problem which is not mentioned is clearly understood by a person skilled in the art from the following description It will be possible.

The apparatus for enhancing the concentration according to the technical idea of the present invention is an apparatus for enhancing the concentration of the desk user by being positioned above the desk and includes an air induction unit for sucking in air and guiding the sucked air to the head of the user, ; And an air cooling unit that is sucked by the air induction unit and cools the air introduced into the user's head.

The air induction unit includes: an air duct through which air flows through the internal space; An intake fan positioned at a first end of the air duct to suck air into the air duct; And a cooling air injector positioned at a second end of the air duct to inject cooling air cooled by the air cooling section toward the user's head.

The air cooling section is installed in an air duct in a state of passing through one side of the air duct. When the electricity is applied, a surface (hereinafter referred to as a "heat absorbing surface") facing the inside of the air duct runs an endothermic function, (Hereinafter, referred to as " heat generating surface ") is a Peltier element that performs a heat generating function; An endothermic plate disposed inside the air duct and connected to the heat absorbing surface of the Peltier element to cool air flowing through the air duct; And a heat radiating plate which is located outside the air duct and connected to the heat generating surface of the Peltier element to emit heat generated from the heat generating surface.

The air cooling unit may further include a cooling fan that supplies air to the heat sink to cool the heat sink.

The surface from which the cooling air is blown out of the cooling air jetting portion is closed by the plate having the plurality of openings so that the cooling air can be discharged through the openings.

The concentration enhancing device includes an oxygen storage container storing oxygen; An oxygen supply conduit connected to the oxygen reservoir and the air conduit for guiding oxygen in the oxygen reservoir to the air conduit; And an oxygen supply amount control valve connected to the oxygen supply pipe to control an amount of oxygen flowing through the oxygen supply pipe.

The concentration enhancing device may further include a fragrance supply unit for supplying fragrance to the inside of the air duct.

The concentration enhancing device includes: a speaker for generating a sound wave with improved concentration; And a sound source supply device for storing the sound source of the sound waves having the enhanced degree of concentration provided on the speaker.

The concentration enhancing device includes: a user sensing sensor for sensing whether a desk user is sitting on a desk; And a control device for operating the suction fan only when the desk user is seated.

The concentration enhancing device includes an eye blinking detection sensor for detecting a blinking speed of an eye of a desk user; And a control device for operating the suction fan only when the desk user is seated. When the flickering speed of the eyes of the desk user is slower than the predetermined reference, the control device can operate the suction fan.

The desk according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a desk provided with the concentration enhancing device on the upper part.

The apparatus for improving the concentration according to the embodiments of the present invention and the desk having the same can achieve the following effects.

(1) Cooling air is supplied to the head of the desk user so that the concentration of the desk user can be improved.

(2) By supplying oxygen to the desk user, the concentration of the desk user can be improved.

(3) Provide the desk user with an incentive to improve concentration and improve fatigue.

(4) Provide the user of the desk with the sound of the pitch improving the concentration.

(5) It can be operated only when the desk user is seated in front of the desk, or only when the concentration of the desk user is low, so that the concentration of the desk user can be improved by using the minimum electric power.

However, the effects of the apparatus for improving concentration and the desk having the same according to an embodiment of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be obtained from the following description It will be understood clearly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited herein.
1 is a view showing a state in which a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a desk.
2 is a plan view of a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a concentration enhancing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the concentration enhancer according to the present invention, viewed from another direction.
5 is an exploded perspective view of a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the invention to the specific embodiments, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, numerals (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, in this specification, when an element is referred to as being " connected " or " connected " with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

In addition, an element represented by '~' in the present specification may be a structure in which two or more elements are combined into one element, or one element may be divided into two or more functions according to a finer function. In addition, each of the components to be described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of the other components in addition to the main functions of the component itself, and some of the main functions And may be performed entirely by components.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a view showing a state in which a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a desk. 2 is a plan view of a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view of a concentration enhancing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the concentration enhancer according to the present invention, viewed from another direction. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a concentration enhancing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Typically, you will use a desk for reading, learning, and creative activities. As shown in FIG. 1A, a desk having no partition and a desk having a partition for improving concentration, such as shown in FIG. 1B, are used as the desk, and the apparatus 100 for improving the concentration according to an embodiment of the present invention Can be used on all desks. In other words, it is possible to install the concentration-enhancing apparatus 100 only if it can be installed so as to supply the cooling air on the head of the desk user regardless of the partition of the desk.

The concentration enhancing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for supplying cooling air to a head of a desk user located above a desk and includes an air induction unit 110, an air cooling unit 120, A perfume supply unit 140, a sound wave supply unit 150, and a user sensing unit 160. [

In order for the concentration-enhancing device 100 to be installed on the desk 2, a structure capable of supporting the concentration-enhancing device 100 is needed. A front panel 4 which is positioned in front of the desk user 1 and extends vertically from the desk 2 and a front panel 4 which is positioned perpendicular to the extended end of the front panel 4 And the concentration enhancing device 100 may be supported on the upper surface thereof by the structure of the upper supporting plate 5 on which the concentration enhancing device 100 is located. If the partition 3 is connected to both ends of the upper support plate 5, the upper support plate 5 can support the concentration enhancing apparatus 100 more firmly.

The air induction unit 110 sucks air and can guide the sucked air to the user's head. The air induction unit 110 may include an air duct 111, an intake fan 112, and a cooling air injection unit 113.

Air flows through the inner space of the air duct 111. The air intake duct 112 may be positioned at the first end of the air duct 111 and the cooling air injector 113 may be located at the second end of the air duct 111.

The intake fan 112 sucks the surrounding air into the air duct 111 by the rotation of the fan and the sucked air flows into the cooling air injector 113, do. This will be described later. The cooling air injecting section 113 injects the cooling air cooled by the air cooling section 120 toward a predetermined direction and preferably downwardly toward the head of the desk user 1. [ It is preferable that the cooling air spraying section 113 has a structure capable of adjusting the cooling air spraying direction in accordance with the body shape and posture of the desk user. That is, the cooling air spraying unit 113 can be configured to adjust the spraying direction in the front, rear, left, and right directions of the desk user 1 about the air duct 111.

The surface of the cooling air spraying section 113 on which the cooling air is discharged may be closed by a plate 115 having a plurality of openings 114 so that the cooling air is discharged through the openings 114. It is preferable that the openings 114 are adjusted so that opening and closing can be controlled so that only the desired opening 114 can be opened and closed by the control device 161. [ And an open / close plate that can cover the open area of the opening 114 by moving on the plate 115 in a sliding manner for each opening 114.

The air cooling unit 120 can be cooled by air sucked by the air induction unit 110 and guided to the user's head. It is preferable that the air cooling unit 120 cool the air sucked by the air induction unit 110 by at least 10 degrees.

The air cooling unit 120 may include a peltier element 121, a heat absorbing plate 124, a heat sink 125, and a cooling fan 126.

The Peltier element 121 is a device that absorbs heat when the electricity is supplied and the other surface absorbs heat. The Peltier element 121 is connected to the air duct 111 in a state of passing through one surface 116 of the air duct 111 Respectively. That is, one surface of the Peltier element 121 faces the inside of the air duct 111, and the other surface of the Peltier element 121 can be fixed to the air duct 111 so as to face the outside of the air duct 111 .

When the electricity is applied, the Peltier element 121 performs a heat absorbing function as a heat absorbing surface 122 which faces the inside of the air duct 111. The heat generating surface 123, which is a surface facing the outside of the air duct 111, . A heat absorbing plate 124 is connected to the heat absorbing surface 122 of the Peltier element 121 and a heat sink 125 is connected to the heat generating surface 123. The heat absorbing plate 124 and the heat dissipating plate 125 are preferably formed with a plurality of fins on the outer surface thereof in order to increase the heat transfer area.

The heat absorbing plate 124 is located inside the air duct 111 and absorbs the heat of air flowing through the air duct 111 to cool the temperature. The heat sink 125 is located outside the air duct 111, Thereby releasing the heat generated on the surface 123.

When the temperature of the heat generating surface 123 rises excessively, the temperature of the heat absorbing surface 122 rises as well, so that the temperature of the heat generating surface 123 does not rise. So that air can be supplied to the heat sink 125 and the heat sink 125 can be cooled.

The oxygen supply unit 130 may include an oxygen reservoir 131, an oxygen supply pipe 132, and an oxygen supply regulating valve 133, for supplying oxygen to the inside of the air pipe 111. The oxygen supply unit 130 supplies oxygen to the desk user 1 together with the cooling air, thereby preventing the degree of concentration of the desk user 1 from being lowered.

The oxygen reservoir 131 stores oxygen of high purity and high pressure and the oxygen reservoir 131 and the oxygen reservoir 131 are connected to the oxygen reservoir 132. The oxygen reservoir 131 is connected to the oxygen reservoir 131 via the oxygen reservoir 131, . The oxygen supplied into the air duct 111 moves along the flow direction of the air flowing toward the cooling air spraying unit 113 and is discharged toward the desk user 1 through the cooling air spraying unit 113.

The oxygen supply amount control valve 133 is connected to the oxygen supply pipe 132 between the oxygen reservoir 131 and the air pipe 111 to control the amount of oxygen flowing through the oxygen supply pipe 132. The oxygen supply regulating valve 133 is preferably a solenoid valve capable of controlling the oxygen flow by an electrical signal. The oxygen supply amount control valve 133 can prevent excessive oxygen supply or oxygen from being directly discharged from the oxygen reservoir 131 to the desk user 1. [

The fragrance supply unit 140 can supply fragrance to the interior of the air channel 111 to improve concentration. The fragrance supplied into the air duct 111 moves along the flow direction of the air flowing toward the cooling air sprayer 113 and is discharged toward the desk user 1 through the cooling air sprayer 113. The flavor is preferably a flavor enhancing concentration or relieving stress, and any known flavor serving this function may be used.

The sound wave supply unit 150 may include a speaker 151 and a sound source supply unit 152 for supplying sound waves for improving the concentration to the desk user 1. [ A variety of known sound waves may be used as the sound waves for improving the concentration.

The sound source supply device 152 stores sound sources of a plurality of sound waves supplied to the speaker 151 and selectively transmits the sound sources to the speaker 151.

The user detection unit 160 detects whether the desk user 1 is sitting on the desk 2 and operates the suction fan 112 only when the desk user 1 is seated. A control device 161, and an eye blink detection sensor (not shown).

The user sensing sensor senses whether the desk user 1 is sitting at a desk, and preferably a passive infrared sensor (PIR). Accordingly, the controller 161 can operate at least one of the intake fan 112, the air cooling unit 120, and the oxygen supply unit 130 only when the desk user 1 is seated. The blinking detection sensor (not shown) senses the blinking speed of the eye of the desk user 1 and when the blinking speed of the eye of the desk user 1 is slower than the predetermined reference, ), The air cooling unit 120, and the oxygen supply unit 130 may be operated.

The apparatus for improving the concentration according to the embodiments of the present invention and the desk having the same according to the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a case where the activity of the brain is continuously activated (for example, reading, learning, In order to maintain the state, cooling air is blown to the head of the user of the desk to prevent the temperature rise due to the activity of the brain and to always feel a cool feeling. In addition, a high concentration oxygen feeder is provided periodically to reduce the oxygen concentration due to respiratory activity during the long working period and to suppress the physical fatigue due to the increase in the carbon dioxide concentration, thereby preventing the fatigue due to oxygen shortage, Can be maintained. In addition, it provides a sound wave that improves the concentration and an aroma that calms the mind, so that the concentration can be maintained.

The concentration improving apparatus and the desk having the same according to the technical idea of the present invention can reduce concentration of the desk user in long time work and can restore the fatigue of the desk user to maintain the concentration.

On the other hand, the driving method of the above-described embodiment of the present invention can be created as a program that can be executed in a computer, and the created program can be stored in a medium.

The medium may be one that continues to store computer executable programs, or temporarily store them for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of a single hardware or a plurality of hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to a computer system, but may be dispersed on a network. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, And program instructions including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. As another example of the medium, a recording medium or a storage medium managed by a site or a server that supplies or distributes an application store or various other software to distribute the application may be mentioned.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments but may be modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Various modifications and variations are possible.

2: desk 100: concentration enhancing device
110: air induction unit 111: air duct
112: intake fan 113: cooling air jetting section
120: air cooling unit 121: Peltier element
122: heat absorption surface 123: heat generation surface
124: heat absorbing plate 125: heat sink
126: cooling fan 130: oxygen supply part
131: oxygen reservoir 132: oxygen supply pipe
133: oxygen supply amount control valve 140: perfume supply part
150: sound wave supply unit 151: speaker
152: sound source supply device 160: user detection unit
161: Control device

Claims (11)

1. A concentration enhancing device for enhancing a concentration of a user of a desk located above a desk,
An air induction unit for sucking air and guiding the sucked air to the user's head; And
And an air cooling unit that is sucked by the air induction unit to cool the air that is guided to the user's head.
The method according to claim 1,
The air-
An air conduit through which air flows through the internal space;
An intake fan positioned at a first end of the air duct to suck air into the air duct; And
And a cooling air injection unit located at a second end of the air duct for injecting the cooling air cooled by the air cooling unit toward the head of the user.
3. The method of claim 2,
The air-
(Hereinafter, referred to as " heat absorbing surface ") that faces the inside of the air duct when electricity is applied, performs an endothermic function, (Hereinafter referred to as " heat generating surface ") includes a Peltier element performing a heat generating function;
An endothermic plate disposed inside the air duct and connected to the heat absorbing surface of the Peltier element to cool air flowing through the air duct; And
And a heat dissipating plate located outside the air duct and connected to the heat generating surface of the Peltier element to emit heat generated from the heat generating surface.
The method of claim 3,
The air-
Further comprising a cooling fan for supplying air to the heat sink to cool the heat sink.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a surface of the cooling air jetting section where the cooling air is discharged is closed by a plate having a plurality of openings so that the cooling air is discharged through the openings.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the concentration enhancing device
An oxygen storage with oxygen stored therein;
An oxygen supply conduit connected to the oxygen reservoir and the air conduit for guiding oxygen in the oxygen reservoir to the air conduit; And
Further comprising an oxygen supply amount control valve connected to the oxygen supply pipe to control the amount of oxygen flowing through the oxygen supply pipe.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the concentration enhancing device
Further comprising a fragrance supply unit for supplying fragrance to the inside of the air duct.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
A speaker for generating a sound wave with improved concentration; And
Further comprising a sound source supply device for storing a sound source of a sound wave having an improved degree of concentration provided in the speaker.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the concentration enhancing device
A user detection sensor for detecting whether or not a desk user is sitting at a desk; And
Further comprising a control device for operating the suction fan only when the desk user is seated.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the concentration enhancing device
An eye blink detection sensor for detecting a blinking speed of a user's eyes; And
Further comprising a control device for operating the suction fan only when the desk user is seated,
Wherein when the blinking speed of the eye of the desk user is slower than a predetermined reference, the control device operates the suction fan.
A desk provided with a concentration-enhancing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 on an upper part thereof.

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