KR20190125898A - Device for improving sleep by cbt induction of bed - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for improving sleep by CBT induction of a sleeping bed which adjusts the temperature of a bed mat to a suitable temperature to provide a sleeping person with a proper sleeping environment in response to a center body temperature pattern while the sleeping person sleeps. According to the present invention, the device for improving sleep by CBT induction of a sleeping bed comprises: a sleep eye patch unit including a sleep eye patch worn above eyes to block entry of light into the eyes while sleeping and provided with a body temperature detection sensor attached thereto, a body temperature measurement unit to measure a center body temperature of a wearer by a detection signal of the body temperature detection sensor, and a first communication unit to transmit center body temperature information measured by the body temperature measurement unit to a device outside the sleep eye patch unit; and a mattress unit including a mattress having a heating and cooling unit, a second communication unit to receive center body temperature information transmitted by the first communication unit of the sleep eye patch unit, and a controller to control the temperature of the heating and cooling unit of the mattress in accordance with the center body temperature information received by the second communication unit.

Description

DEVICE FOR IMPROVING SLEEP BY CBT INDUCTION OF BED}

The present invention relates to a sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed that can provide a comfortable sleep when going to bed, and more particularly to provide a proper sleeping environment to the sleeper in response to the central temperature pattern during sleep. The present invention relates to a sleep improving apparatus through CBT induction of a sleep bed that adjusts a temperature of a bed mat to a suitable temperature.

When people go to bed, they sleep with a mattress on the floor or on the bed for a warm night's sleep. Ordinary mattresses have a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape that is cushioned with cotton, sponge, spring or other cushioning material to prevent the back temperature from being transmitted directly to the sleeping person without lying on the hard floor.

In addition, as the air conditioning technology is developed, a technology for providing a comfortable temperature by providing a cool air or warmth to maintain the temperature set by the user by installing a cooling device or heating device in the mattress has been developed.

However, the air conditioner or heating device provided in the conventional mattress is provided to provide a comfortable sleeping environment to the sleeper by continuously supplying the cool air or warmth of a predetermined temperature so that the sleeper does not feel heat or cold. There was a limit to improving the sleep of the user.

On the other hand, the central body temperature of a person varies slightly from person to person, and may vary depending on the measurement position, but the normal body temperature is known to be 36.5 ~ 37.5 ℃ based on the central body temperature (temperature deep inside the body such as the core and the rectum). have.

 Central body temperature plays an important role in controlling human sleep and wakefulness, and the central body temperature of a healthy adult male is typically the highest at around 9 pm and the lowest at around 5 am.

This cycle of central temperature changes is closely related to sleep quality, sleep insomnia and other sleep disorders, as well as the quality and quantity of sleep.

Recently, as the sleeping time is reduced compared to the past and the interest in health is increasing, many people are trying to get a good sleep even if they sleep short.

Therefore, there is a need to improve the sleep of the sleeper by adjusting the temperature of the mattress in consideration of the change in the central body temperature during sleep.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0802632 (August 13, 2008)

The present invention has been invented in view of the above circumstances, and is provided with a heating and cooling device capable of temperature control on a bed or a mattress, and can measure the central body temperature by means of continuously contacting the body while sleeping, such as a sleeping goggle. By installing a temperature sensor, measuring the core temperature of the sleeping person through the temperature sensor, and transmitting the measured central temperature information to the mattress, the user in the mattress like cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT) The technical problem is to provide a sleep improving device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed that can provide a sleep improvement effect by controlling the temperature of the sleep environment to maintain the proper body temperature for sleep.

Another technical problem of the present invention is to measure the central temperature of the sleeper in the sleep goggles, so as to transmit the measured central temperature information to the bed or mattress by using wireless communication to prevent the interference of the communication line at bedtime It is a technical task to provide a sleep improving device through the CBT induction of the sleeping bed.

Sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the sleep goggles attached to the body temperature sensor while wearing on the eyes to block the light from entering the eyes when sleeping, and the temperature detection A sleeping eyepiece including a body temperature measuring unit measuring a wearer's central body temperature through a detection signal of the sensor and a first communication unit transmitting the central body temperature information measured by the body temperature measuring unit to a device outside the sleeping eyepiece; Controlling the temperature of the air-conditioning unit of the mattress according to the mattress equipped with a heating and cooling unit, the second communication unit for receiving the central body temperature information transmitted from the first communication unit of the sleep goggles, the central temperature information received through the second communication unit The mattress unit including a controller; consists of.

The first communication unit and the second communication unit is characterized in that consisting of a Bluetooth communication module capable of transmitting and receiving each other.

The controller may be connected to a pairing alarm display unit which sounds an alarm when the Bluetooth communication module of the sleeping eye patch and the mattress unit are paired.

The sleeping eyepiece is characterized in that it is provided with a power supply configured to supply power to the components that require power from the sleeping eyepiece by receiving power through the battery or usb port.

The controller is characterized in that it is made to control according to the central body temperature pattern during bedtime, which is set in advance when controlling the temperature of the heating and cooling unit of the mattress according to the central body temperature information.

As described above, the present invention has the advantage of providing a comfortable and comfortable sleeping environment to the sleeper by adjusting the temperature of the air-conditioning part of the bed mattress according to the sleeper's center temperature based on the central temperature pattern according to a predetermined time change. have.

1 is a block diagram of a sleeping goggles according to the present invention,
2 is a block diagram of a mattress unit according to the present invention;
3 is a graph showing a central temperature pattern with time change;
Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for controlling the temperature of the heating and cooling unit of the mattress according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of the sleeping eye patch 10 in the sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 shows a configuration of the mattress unit 20.

Referring to FIG. 1, the sleep eye patch 10 includes a sleep eye patch 11 having a body temperature sensor 11a to 11c, a body temperature measuring unit 12, a preprocessor 13, a central controller 14, The first communication unit 15 includes a battery 16, a USB port 17, and a power supply unit 18.

Sleep goggles 11 are to be worn on the eyes to block the light from entering the eyes at bedtime, both ends of the sleep goggles 11 can be installed around the head band or fasteners to be fixed to the ear can be installed In particular, the body temperature sensor (11a ~ 11c) for detecting the central body temperature of the wearer may be installed in the area in contact with the skin around the wearer's eyes inside the sleeping goggles (11). The body temperature sensor (11a ~ 11c) is preferably installed so that the contact state with the body can be maintained continuously so that the reliability of the measurement result is not degraded by incomplete contact with the body, for example, using an infrared sensor as the body temperature sensor It may be.

The body temperature measuring unit 12 analyzes the detection signal detected by the body temperature sensors 11a to 11c to measure body temperature, and accordingly, the body temperature measurement information is measured through the preprocessor 13 through the central control unit 14. The signal is converted into a signal that can be recognized and transmitted to the central controller 14. For example, the preprocessor 13 may amplify the detected signal received from the body temperature sensors 11a to 11c and convert the digital signal into a signal that can be recognized by the central controller 14.

The first communication unit 15 provided in the sleeping eyepiece 10 transmits the central body temperature information detected by the body temperature sensors 11a to 11c to a device outside the sleeping eyepiece 10, for example, the mattress unit 20. For the purpose of example, it may be configured as a Bluetooth communication module. In particular, when configuring a Bluetooth communication module, it is desirable to use BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) to rapidly reduce power consumption.

The power supply unit 18 serves to supply electricity to the components that require electricity during driving among the components of the sleeping goblet unit 10, and may supply discharge power of the battery 16 to each component. The battery 16 may be configured as a secondary battery. In this case, the battery 16 may be configured to be charged by being supplied with power through the USB port 17.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mattress unit 20 includes a mattress 21 having a cooling and heating unit 22, a second communication unit 23, a controller 24, a pairing alarm display 25, and a power supply unit 26. It can be configured to include.

The mattress 21 has a flat cuboid shape in which a cushion material such as cotton, sponge or spring is put into the outer shell to prevent the temperature of the floor from being directly transmitted to the sleeper without being exhausted when sleeping on a hard floor such as a bed or an ondol room. The mattress 21 is provided with a heating and cooling unit 22 to implement the present invention.

The air-conditioning unit 22 is installed, for example, a circulation pipe through which cold water or hot water can be circulated in the mattress 21, and the controller controls the circulation pump for cold water or hot water that is heated in a separate cold / hot water machine to control the circulation of the mattress 21. The temperature can be controlled, and may be implemented using a cooling and heating means using a thermoelectric effect, but is not limited thereto, and various cooling and heating means can be applied without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

The second communication unit 23 is for receiving the central body temperature information transmitted from the first communication unit 15 of the sleep goggles 10 is composed of a communication interface that can communicate with the first communication unit 15, When the first communication unit 15 is configured as a Bluetooth communication module, the second communication unit 23 is also configured as a Bluetooth communication module corresponding thereto.

The controller 24 provided in the mattress unit 20 receives the central temperature information transmitted from the first communication unit 15 through the second communication unit 23, and the air conditioner 22 according to the received central temperature information. It controls the temperature of the mattress 21 to control.

In addition, the controller 24 stores the central temperature pattern according to time change, and is set in advance when controlling the temperature of the air conditioning unit 22 of the mattress 21 according to the central temperature information. It can be configured to control according to the central temperature pattern.

3 is a graph showing an example of the central temperature pattern according to time change, wherein the central temperature is relatively high at 98.8 ° F. around 5 pm, which is a time zone when a person is active, and then enters bedtime from 9 pm to 11 pm Falling from 98.5 to 99.9 degrees F., the lowest fall to 97.3 degrees F. around 3 am, a time of deep sleep, and then slowly rising to 98.4 degrees F. around 9 am.

Accordingly, the controller 24 analyzes the central body temperature information sensed and transmitted from the sleeping eye rest unit 10 in real time to determine the sleep state of the wearer and takes the temperature of the heating and cooling unit 22 in consideration of the central body temperature pattern stored in advance. By controlling the quality of sleep of the person wearing the sleeping goggle 10 can be improved.

This will be described again with reference to FIG. 2. The mattress unit 20 is provided with a power supply unit 26 for supplying power to each component constituting the mattress unit 20, including the air-conditioning unit 22, the power supply unit 26 is a power source from a commercial power source It is configured to receive.

On the other hand, the pairing alarm display unit 25 provided in the controller 24 is the first communication unit 15 and the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20 of the sleeping goggle 10 is a Bluetooth communication module. When the first communication unit 15 of the sleep goggles 10 and the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20 are paired by a user's operation, an alarm is sounded to the user by sleeping an alarm 10 And mattress unit 20 serves to inform that the pairing in a communicable state. The pairing alarm display unit 25 may be configured to not only notify the user of the pairing state by operating an alarm when pairing, but also to visually inform the pairing state by driving a display device such as an LED.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for controlling the temperature of the heating and cooling unit of the mattress according to the present invention.

First, the first communication unit 15 of the sleeping eyepiece 10 and the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20 can be communicated while power is supplied to the sleeping eyepiece 10 and the mattress unit 20, respectively. Connect with state. When the first communication unit 15 of the sleep goggles 10 and the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20 is made of a Bluetooth communication module to connect the mutual communication line through a pairing operation.

When the communication line between the first communication unit 15 of the sleeping goblet 10 and the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20 is connected, an audiovisual notification such as a notification sound or an indicator indicating that the pairing alarm display unit 25 is paired. The alarm is made by means of means.

At this time, the user sleeps wearing the sleeping goggle (10).

While the user is sleeping, the body temperature sensor 11a to 11c of the sleeping goblet 10 detects the central body temperature of the user and transmits it to the body temperature measuring unit 12, and the body temperature measuring unit 12 detects the body temperature. The body temperature is measured by analyzing the detection signals detected by the sensors 11a to 11c, and the central temperature information measured accordingly is converted into a signal that can be recognized by the central controller 14 through the preprocessor 13, and then the central controller. Is passed to (14).

The central controller 14 wirelessly transmits the received central body temperature information through, for example, a Bluetooth signal through the first communication unit 15.

The central body temperature information wirelessly transmitted from the sleeping eye patch 10 is received through the second communication unit 23 of the mattress unit 20.

The controller 24 of the mattress unit 20 controls the temperature of the air conditioning unit 22 based on the central temperature information received from the sleeping eyepiece 10 and the previously stored central temperature pattern. In other words, if the user starts to go to bed from the central temperature information received from the sleep goggles 10 and gradually enters deep sleep, correspondingly, the temperature of the air-conditioning unit 22 is gradually lowered to induce the user's temperature change. , If it is determined that the user is close to the time to gradually wake up from the deep temperature from the central temperature information and the central temperature pattern received from the sleep goggle 10 conditions to increase the temperature of the air-conditioning unit 22 to wake up Will be adjusted.

As such, when the user sleeps while wearing the sleeping goblet, the temperature of the air conditioning unit is controlled based on the central temperature information detected from the user and the central temperature pattern shown in FIG. By doing so, you can improve your sleep quality.

10-Sleeping Eyes, 11-Sleeping Eyes,
11a ~ 11c-body temperature sensor, 12-body temperature measurement unit (12),
13-preprocessor, 14-central control,
15-first communication unit, 16-battery,
17-USB port, 18-power supply,
20-mattress compartment, 21-mattress,
22-air conditioning unit, 23-second communication unit,
24-controller, 25-pairing alarm display,
26-Power Section.

Claims (5)

Wearing on the eyes to block the light from entering the eyes at bedtime, the sleep goggles attached with a temperature sensor and the body temperature measurement unit for measuring the body temperature of the wearer through the detection signal of the body temperature sensor, measured by the body temperature measurement unit Sleeping bag including a first communication unit for transmitting the central temperature information to the device outside the sleep goggles;
A controller for controlling the temperature of the heating / cooling unit of the mattress according to the mattress having a heating and cooling unit, a second communication unit for receiving the central temperature information transmitted from the communication unit of the sleeping eyepiece, and the central temperature information received through the second communication unit; Sleep improving device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed consisting of;
The method of claim 1,
The first communication unit and the second communication unit sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed, characterized in that consisting of a Bluetooth communication module capable of transmitting and receiving each other.
The method of claim 2,
The controller is a sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed, characterized in that the pairing alarm display unit for ringing an alarm when the Bluetooth communication module of the sleep goggles and mattress unit is paired.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sleeping eyepiece has a power supply configured to supply power to a component that requires power in the sleeping eyepiece by receiving power through a battery or a usb port. .
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The controller is a sleep improvement device through the CBT induction of the sleep bed, characterized in that it is configured to control in accordance with the central temperature pattern during the bedtime, which is set in advance when controlling the temperature of the heating and cooling unit of the mattress according to the central temperature information.

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