KR20190124967A - Foot massage apparatus for aircraft seats - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot massage device for an aircraft seat, which is installed on at least one seat (100) of a plurality of seats (100) arranged in front and back directions in an aircraft. The foot massage device for an aircraft seat includes: a controller (110) arranged on a back surface of a back of the seat (100); and a foot massage device (200) arranged on a lower portion of the seat (100). The foot massage device for an aircraft seat allows operation of the foot massage (200) to be controlled in accordance with a physical signal applied to the controller (110), thereby being possible to reduce fatigue that a passenger is received during a trip and be used by more passengers.

Description

Foot massager for aircraft seats {FOOT MASSAGE APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT SEATS}

The present invention relates to a foot massager for an aircraft seat, wherein the foot massager is integrally formed in a seat provided to allow passengers to sit during the flight of the aircraft, so that the passenger's fatigue during boarding can be further reduced. to be.

Aircraft used to travel to other countries or regions are equipped with their own seats for passengers to relax more during the flight from takeoff to landing. In this case, the flight time of the aircraft is formed differently according to the distance between the departure point and the arrival point, and the time becomes longer depending on whether it passes through another place to the arrival point.

Accordingly, airlines that operate aircrafts provide many services in consideration of the convenience of passengers traveling on medium or long distances, and typically include an audio video system (AVOD), a bed type seat, and a meal.

However, in the case of the audio video system, passengers did not feel physical comfort because it provided content that could be enjoyed between flights. In the case of bed type seats, the distance between the front and rear seats must be secured because a certain distance must be secured between the seats. Narrow economy stone had a disadvantage that is difficult to apply. Of course, there is a method of securing a seat of the economy seat, but this may lead to a reduction in the number of seats in the aircraft, which may lead to a problem that the burden of passengers increases.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0538309 ("Seat belt massage method and apparatus", 2005.12.21.), As shown in Figure 1, is formed so as to receive a massage while sitting in the seat boarding the plane It provides one passenger with less fatigue during travel.

Also, such as Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0190594 ("Chair air massage device", 1999.06.01.) And Korean Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0333334 ("Massage chair", November 13, 2003) or Chairs with a built-in electric massager are also disclosed on the market, and such devices are formed so that the user can sit and use the massager as shown in FIG. 2.

Looking at the existing devices as described above, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0538309, which is made of a detachable method to the seat but massages the waist of the passenger should be manufactured in a dimension compatible with the device seat back The disadvantage was the low compatibility with audio and video systems installed to serve passengers. In addition, even in the case of the massage device integrally with the seat, it is difficult to graf the economy seat with a relatively narrow front and rear space between the seats, and thus there is a problem that it is difficult to provide services to many passengers.

KR 10-0538309 B1 ("Methods and apparatus for seat belt massage") 2005.12.21. KR 10-0190594 B1 ("Chair air massage device") 1999.06.01. KR 20-0333334 Y1 ("Massage chair") 2003.11.13.

The present invention has been made to comprehensively solve a number of problems, including the above-described problems, and made to be used by the user sitting in the rear seat foot massager located in the lower portion of the front seat, the front and rear intervals between the seats It is a foot massager for an aircraft seat made easy to use even in this narrow arrangement.

Foot massager for aircraft seat of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the foot massager is installed on at least one or more seats of the plurality of seats arranged in the front and rear direction in the aircraft, is disposed on the back of the seat back It includes a foot massager disposed under the controller and the seat, the operation of the foot massager may be controlled according to the physical signal applied to the controller.

In this case, the foot massager for the aircraft seat of the present invention is disposed below the seat, and further comprises a support frame supporting the foot massager, the support frame may be formed to be movable in the front and rear direction.

In addition, the support frame may include a support panel disposed below the foot massager and a support portion disposed below the support panel to support the support panel on the floor.

In addition, the foot massager for an aircraft seat of the present invention is connected to the controller, and further comprises a gas injection unit for injecting gas into the foot massager, the controller is configured to convert to an electrical signal when a physical signal is applied, the gas The injection unit receives an electrical signal from the controller, and the gas injection unit may be configured to adjust the amount of gas injected into the foot massager according to the transmitted electric signal.

In addition, the foot massager of the present invention may be characterized in that it comprises a removable inlay through the opening opened to the rear side.

Foot massage device for aircraft seats according to the configuration of the present invention as described above, can be provided to passengers in the economy seats with a narrow front and rear intervals between the seats, so that passengers can travel more comfortable and comfortable during mid- or long-haul flight time Can be provided to be.

In addition, the present invention provides an inlay to the passengers using the foot massager has the advantage that a hygienic environment can be achieved even if a single device is repeatedly reused by many people.

1 is a perspective view of a seat belt massage device according to the prior art.
2 is a perspective view of a chair-type air massage device according to the prior art.
Figure 3 is a front view of a plurality of seats are disposed in accordance with an embodiment of the present inventors foot massage device for aircraft.
Figure 4 is a front view showing one seat according to an embodiment of the present inventors foot massager for aircraft seats.
Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the main portion of the seat according to an embodiment of the present inventors foot massage device for an aircraft seat.
Figure 6 is a front view showing one seat according to another embodiment of the present inventors foot massager for aircraft seats.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a foot massager according to another embodiment of the present invention seat foot massager.
Figure 8 is a front view showing one seat according to another embodiment of the present inventors foot massager for aircraft seats.

Hereinafter, a foot massage device for an aircraft seat according to various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings introduced below are provided by way of example so that the spirit of the invention to those skilled in the art can fully convey. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the drawings presented below and may be embodied in other forms. Also, like reference numerals denote like elements throughout the specification.

At this time, if there is no other definition in the technical terms and scientific terms used, it has a meaning that is commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and the gist of the present invention is unnecessary in the following description and the accompanying drawings. Descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may be blurred are omitted.

3 and 4 are related to one embodiment of the present invention foot seat massager, Figure 3 shows a front view with a plurality of seats are arranged, Figure 4 shows a front view showing one seat. First, referring to FIG. 3, the present invention relates to a plurality of seats 100 provided in an aircraft, and the plurality of seats 100 may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a front and rear direction by a predetermined distance. Although not, it may be arranged to be adjacent or spaced apart a predetermined distance along the left and right directions.

In this case, each or at least one or more of the plurality of seats 100 may be formed such that the foot massager 200 is disposed, and the foot massager 200 is more preferably formed under the seat 100. In addition, the foot massager 200 may be configured to be used by a passenger seated in the lower portion of the seat 100 disposed on the front side and seated in the seat 100 disposed on the rear side.

In addition, a controller 110 for controlling the operation of the foot massager 200 may be formed in the seat 100 at which the foot massager 200 is disposed at the bottom, and the controller 110 is disposed at the front side of the seat 100. It is arranged on the back of the back of the back, passengers seated in the seat 100 which is disposed on the rear side can be made to use the foot massager 200 through physical manipulation.

4, the seat 100 on which the foot massager 200 is formed includes a seat 10 formed to allow the user to sit down, a neck pillow 20 supporting the head or neck of the user, and an angle of the backrest. B, the control device 30 for controlling the audio video system, the seat 10 and the neck pillow 20 is made to be fixed, but the main body 40 to form a skeleton of the seat, and disposed below the main body 40 And, it may be composed of a leg portion 50 for supporting the main body 40 and the support portion 60 to be coupled to the lower end of the leg portion 50 to the leg portion 50 is fixed on the floor in the aircraft. .

Here, the foot massager 200 is positioned on the leg 50 or the support 60 of the seat 100 is placed on the support frame 300 is formed to be movable in the front and rear direction or to be connected to Can be. The support frame 300 may have rollers or racks formed at both left and right ends thereof, and a guide for moving the rollers may be formed on the leg part 50 or the support part 60 or the pinion may be coupled to the front and rear directions. It can be formed to move to.

In addition, the pinion formed on the leg part 50 or the support part 60 may be connected to a power device such as a motor to be controlled through the controller 110. In this case, an MCU and a battery may be formed between the controller 110 and the motor of the pinion. In the case of a battery, the MCU 110 may be configured to receive and use power supplied from an existing aircraft.

In addition, the support frame 300 is disposed below the foot massager 200 to include a support panel 310 for supporting the foot massager 200 and the support 320 for supporting the support panel 310 on the floor. The support 320 may be provided with an elastic spring having a structure that can be folded or unfolded downward when the support panel 310 moves forward and backward. The roller or the rack may be formed on at least one of the left and right sides of the support panel 310.

Figure 5 relates to an embodiment of the present inventors foot massager for the aircraft seat, Figure 5 shows an enlarged part of the main part enlarged part of the seat. Referring to FIG. 5, the foot massager for an aircraft seat of the present invention may further include a gas injection unit 400 for injecting gas into the foot massager 200. Accordingly, when the gas is injected through the gas injection unit 400, the foot massager 200 swells to deliver pressure to the user's foot, and massages the user's foot to improve the satisfaction of the trip. There is an advantage to improving.

In addition, the gas injection unit 400 may be a gas supply pipe connected between them so that the gas can be injected into the foot massager 200 through the support frame 300. To describe this in more detail, the first gas supply pipe 420 of the gas injection unit 400 injects gas from the injection body 410 onto the support frame 60 of the seat 100 to supply a second gas supply pipe 430. The second gas supply pipe 430 is fixed on the support frame 60, one end is connected to the first gas supply pipe 420, the other end may be connected to the third gas supply pipe 440, the The third gas supply pipe 440 is made of a rubber tube having a high property such that the support frame 300 is bent or rolled up when it moves in the front-rear direction, and one end thereof is connected to the second gas supply pipe 430, but the other end thereof. It may be connected to the gas supply disposed in the support frame 300. In the support frame 300, a distribution line for dividing a single pipe into several pipes may be formed. The gas is distributed through the corresponding line, but the gas supply pipe 330 protrudes to the upper side of the support frame 300. Gas may be supplied to the nozzle 220 of the foot massager 200 through the gas. Here, between the first gas supply pipe 420 of the gas injection unit 400, the second gas supply pipe 430, the third gas supply pipe 440 and the gas supply pipe 330 of the support frame 300 through a coupler, respectively. It can be connected so that no leakage of gas occurs.

Figure 6 relates to another embodiment of the present invention foot seat massager, Figure 6 shows a front view of the seat. Referring to FIG. 6, a buffer plate 120 may be formed between the back of the seat 100 and the controller 110, and the buffer plate 120 may include a plastic foam, a vinyl chloride foam, or a rubber foam. When the user sitting in the side seat 100 is pressed by hand to use the foot massager 200, it can be made to attenuate the transmission of the pressing force to the user sitting in the front side seat (100). Accordingly, the advantage of removing the cause of the disturbance caused by the use of the device between the user sitting on the front and rear sides, and the advantage that can be used to enable the use of the device more smoothly may occur. In addition, the foot massager for an aircraft seat of the present invention may further include a battery 500 for applying power to the gas injection unit 400, the controller 110 is the gas injection unit 400 and the battery 500 And it may be characterized in that made to transmit the electrical signal to the wire. To this end, the cable C may be built in the main body 40 of the seat 100. In addition, the cable (C) is made to connect the controller 110 and the gas injection unit 400, the controller 110 is configured to convert it into an electrical signal when a physical signal is applied from the user sitting in the rear seat Can be. In addition, the battery 500 may be configured to be partially stored by receiving power from an aircraft, or may be disclosed in various forms such as using separate power. The present invention, along with the advantage that the aircraft is not disturbed by electromagnetic waves during flight through such a wired connection, can be generated with the advantage of providing a more comfortable service to users.

Figure 7 relates to another embodiment of the present invention foot seat massager, Figure 7 shows a perspective view of the foot massager. Referring to FIG. 7, in the foot massager 200 of the present invention, an opening 210 may be formed at one side to allow a user's foot to be drawn therein, and at least one nozzle 220 that may be connected to the gas supply pipe described above. An abnormality can be formed. In addition, the foot massager 200 of the present invention may further include an inlay 230. The inlay 230 may be made of polypropylene or polyethylene, and may have a form in which a foot massage oil is embedded. That is, the inlay 230 is inserted into the foot massager 200 so that the outer surface abuts on the inner surface of the foot massager 200, and the foot massage oil is built into the inner space of the inlay 230 to prevent the foot of the user. It can be made to wrap. By doing so, a plurality of customers using one foot massager 200 has their respective inlays 230, and the present invention has an advantage of providing a more hygienic environment to customers.

Figure 8 relates to yet another embodiment of the present inventors foot massager, Figure 8 shows a front view of the seat. Referring to FIG. 8, the foot massager 200 may be configured to press the user's foot through an electric motor, not pneumatic. In this case, a power cable to which the power is applied to the foot massager 200 is connected. May be made. At this time, the power cable is a main cable (E) connected to a power source or a separate power source in the aircraft relays the support frame 300, at least one auxiliary cable 340 to the support frame 300 As the foot massager 200 is connected, power may be applied.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments are provided in order to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is limited to the above embodiment. However, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all claims having equivalent or equivalent modifications to the claims as well as the following claims are intended to be included in the scope of the spirit of the present invention. will be.

10: seat 20: neck pillow
30: control device 40: main body
50: leg 60: support
100: seat
110: controller
111: flow control unit 112: power control unit
120: buffer plate
200: foot massager
210: opening 220: nozzle
230: Inlay
300: support frame
310: support panel 320: support portion
330 gas supply pipe
400: gas injection unit
410: injection body 420,430,440: gas supply pipe
500: battery

Claims (5)

In the foot massager installed in at least one seat 100 of the plurality of seats 100 arranged in the front and rear direction in the aircraft,
A controller 110 disposed on the back of the seat 100; And
A foot massager 200 disposed below the seat 100;
Including but not limited to,
Foot massager for aircraft seats, characterized in that the operation of the foot massager 200 is controlled according to the physical signal applied to the controller (110).
The method of claim 1,
A support frame 300 disposed below the seat 100 and supporting the foot massager 200;
It is made to include more,
The support frame 300 is an aircraft seat foot massager, characterized in that formed to be movable in the front and rear directions.
The method of claim 2,
The support frame 300,
Aircraft seat, characterized in that it comprises a support panel 310 disposed below the foot massager 200 and a support 320 disposed under the support panel 310 to support the support panel 310 on the floor. Foot massager.
The method of claim 1,
A gas injection unit 400 connected to the controller 110 and injecting gas into the foot massager 200;
It is made to include more
The controller 110 is configured to convert an electrical signal when a physical signal is applied, the gas injection unit 400 receives an electrical signal from the controller 110,
The gas injection unit 400 adjusts the amount of gas injected into the foot massager 200 according to the transmitted electrical signal, the aircraft seat foot massager.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Inlay 230 that can be inserted through the opening portion 210 of the foot massager 200;
Foot seat massager for an aircraft seat further comprising a.

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