KR20200022671A - A device for cervical therapy and a method for making it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cervical therapy device and a manufacturing method thereof. The cervical therapy device comprises: a front support part (1) disposed on the chest at the bottom of the neck and having a bib (2) formed to support the chin without bowing the neck; and a rear support part (3) detachably connected to both sides of the front support part (1) by a fixing means and supporting the back of the neck. The rear support part (3) comprises: a main body (31) having a flow path through which the air is injected by communicating with an air supply pipe (41) connected to an air pump, and disposed at the back of the neck to support the neck from behind; and a velcro member (32) provided on both sides of the main body (31) and detachably coupled with a velcro member (11) provided on both sides of the front support part (1). The main body (31) is formed in a laminated structure by high-frequency welding together with two sheets (33, 34) formed of high-frequency weldable materials and arranged oppositely and an inner surface (35) and an outer surface (36) on the front side of the sheet (33) and the back side of the sheet (34), respectively. An elastic sheet (37) is fixedly attached to the front side of the welded inner surface (35). The main body (31) of the rear support part (3) is formed by high-frequency welding together with the sheets (33, 34) and the inner surface (35) and the outer surface (36), thereby simplifying manufacturing and reducing costs. By supplying the air to the flow path portion (39) to form a column extending vertically, the cervical spine is extended by pushing the head from the back of the neck while the chin is fixed to the bib (2), and the back of the neck is firmly supported. Therefore, the cervical spine correction and protection effect is improved.

Description

Cervical spine treatment device and its manufacturing method {A DEVICE FOR CERVICAL THERAPY AND A METHOD FOR MAKING IT}

The present invention relates to a cervical spine treatment device and a method of manufacturing the same, in particular to maintain a correct posture and tension the cervical spine in order to have a normal C-shaped curvature of the cervical spine in an abnormal form, such as turtle or straight It relates to a cervical spine treatment device for treating and alleviating pain and a method of manufacturing the same.

The cervical spine is composed of seven cervical vertebrae that support the head from the spine to the upper thoracic spine, and the cervical spine is normally curved slightly curved forward from the upper thoracic spine.

However, there are a lot of loads on the cervical spine, such as a long-term job such as an office worker who is sitting at a desk for a long time or a long-term driving such as an examinee or a long-term driver. Incorrect posture, lifestyle, and lack of exercise and trauma, resulting in displaced cervical bones from the normal position, squeezing the intervertebral cartilage between the cervical bones and causing pain and other body parts connected to the nervous system. Can cause

In this case, the muscles that support the neck are stiff, accompanied by pain and headaches, and when left unattended, becomes worse than usual.

In order to correct such cervical misalignment, a neck protector or a device may be used to physically tension the cervical spine.

As an example of such a neck protector, Korean Patent No. 10-1068738 (Registration Date September 22, 2011) has a semi-circular shape in accordance with the shape of one side of the neck of the patient, and the first rounding part formed inside the first rounding part curved on the front upper part. A jaw protection pad is formed, and a first extended protection pad is formed inside the first front extension part formed at a constant curvature at the bottom of the front surface, and is mutually coupled to the second side member from one side of the neck of the patient by a plurality of velcro. A first side member to be formed; Semicircular to fit the other side shape of the patient's neck, a second jaw protection pad is formed inside the second rounded portion curved at the upper front side, and second extension protection inside the second front extension formed at a certain curvature on the lower front side. Disclosed is a neck guard comprising a second side member formed with a pad, the second side member being laterally coupled to the first side member from the other side of the neck of the patient by a plurality of velcro.

The conventional neck protector is limited to simply protecting the cervical spine from impact by supporting shock on both sides of the neck with the air pads provided on the rear sides of the side members, thereby protecting the cervical spine from impact. Since the cervical spine treatment device must be provided in order to correct, there was a problem of increasing the burden on the user.

As another example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2015-0104810 (published September 16, 2015) is disposed to surround the front region of the neck, the front lifting support for supporting the upper end of the lower jaw; It is disposed to surround the rear region of the neck, and both ends include a rear support that is detachably coupled with both ends of the front lifting support, the front lifting support is raised from the lowered initial state to the top and press the neck by pressing the chin Repeatedly moving between the pressurized states forcibly moving backward, and the rear support part comprising: a rear contact support plate disposed to surround the rear region of the neck; Disclosed is a cervical spine misalignment correction device, characterized in that it comprises a pressurized wing which protrudes toward the neck on the plate surface of the rear contact support plate to contact and press the back of the neck when the neck is moved backward by the rise of the front lifting support. It is.

However, the conventional cervical vertebrae correcting device has a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased due to a complicated structure, and the air is supplied to the front lifting support to tension the cervical spine so that the head is tilted back. This is hard to be trained, and if used by a user without expert knowledge, problems may occur that may aggravate cervical spinal injury or worsen the condition due to excessive wetting.

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1068738 (Registration date September 22, 2011) Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0104810 (Published Date September 16, 2015)

An object of the present invention is provided with a rear support that can be detachably mounted to the front support for supporting the jaw of the patient to solve the problems of the conventional neck protector or correction device, the rear support is air cushioned by the air injection The function is to provide a cervical spine treatment device of improved structure so that the cervical spine can be tensioned up and down and the cervical spine has a normal shape.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved cervical therapist manufacturing method for efficiently producing a posterior support of a cervical spine treatment device for treating a straight neck by correcting the cervical spine to a C-shape while providing an adjustable air cushion at the back of the neck. .

In order to achieve the above object, the cervical spine treatment device according to the present invention is disposed on the chest under the neck and the bib is formed to support the jaw so as not to bow the neck, and detachably connected to both sides of the anterior support part by fixing means. In the cervical spine treatment device having a rear support to support the back of the neck, The rear support is in communication with the air supply pipe connected to the air pump flow path is formed therein is formed inside and placed on the back of the neck to the back of the neck And a Velcro member detachably coupled to the Velcro member provided on both sides of the body and provided on both sides of the front support,

The main body is formed of a laminated structure in which the inner skin and the outer skin are formed by a high frequency fusion material and the two sheets are opposed to each other, and the inner skin and the outer skin are bonded together on the front side of the one sheet and the back side of the other sheet, respectively.

The front surface of the fused endothelial is characterized in that the elastic sheet is attached and fixed.

The sheets, the endothelium and the outer shell are fused and integrated at high frequency, but are fused at high frequency except for a region corresponding to a flow path in which air is injected into the main body, and a flow path formed by a region that is not fused at high frequency extends up and down and communicates with each other. It is formed of the flow path portion is formed, one end of the flow path portion is arranged in communication with the end of the air supply pipe is a high frequency fusion with the body.

The elastic sheet is a span material, and the center and the inner skin are fused in the state in which the center is riveted in the front of the inner skin, and the upper and lower portions of the main body respectively to the inside and fixed by rivets in the elastic sheet and a plurality of places It is preferable that the upper portion and the lower portion of the main body are formed to be curved inward.

The air is injected into the flow path portion extending up and down between the seats of the main body of the rear support portion through the air supply pipe. The main body has a straight columnar shape with a portion corresponding to the flow path portion where the air is injected while the upper and lower portions are curved inwardly. As the jaw is fixed to the front bib of the anterior support, the head is pushed from the back of the neck to extend the cervical spine while supporting the back of the neck.

In the method for manufacturing a cervical spine treatment device according to the present invention, the front support part 1 is formed by injection molding, the velcro member is fixed to both ends, and the rear support part detachably coupled to the front support part is fused by plural sheets. In the cervical spine treatment device manufacturing method for forming and attaching the Velcro member is coupled to the Velcro member,

The rear support part is formed by fusion by integrating the sheets and the inner skin and the outer skin disposed on the outer surface of each of the sheets at a high frequency,

The main body region, except for the region corresponding to the passage portion extending in the vertical direction and communicating with each other at the time of fusion, is fused at high frequency, and the passage portion is formed by the region not fused by the high frequency.

The end of the air supply pipe that is detachably connected to the air pump during the fusion of the main body is disposed at the end of the flow path portion during the high frequency fusion to form the air supply pipe together with the main body.

The elastic sheet of the span material is placed in the center of the front surface of the endothelium and fixed in a plurality of places in the center, and then the upper and lower portions of the main body are pulled up and down to fix the elastic sheet with rivets, and the upper and lower sides of the main body are inwards. To bend.

The cervical spine treatment device according to the present invention is made of a material capable of high frequency fusion of the main body 31 of the posterior support 3, and the two sheets 33 and 34 facing each other, together with the endothelium 35 and the outer shell 36 together. High frequency fusion can be formed into a laminated structure to simplify the manufacturing and reduce the cost, the air is moved up and down between the sheets 33, 34 of the main body 31 of the rear support portion 3 through the air supply pipe 41 In the form of a column extending up and down by supplying to the flow path portion 39 formed to extend and communicate with each other, the front support portion 1 in front of the upper and lower portions of the main body attached to the endothelial sheet in a curved shape inwardly In the state that the jaw is fixed to the bib (2) of the neck by the action of pushing the head from the back of the neck while the cervical spine is firmly supported by the back of the neck to improve cervical spine treatment and protection.

1 is a schematic perspective view of the cervical spine treatment device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the front support and the rear support of the cervical spine treatment device of Figure 1 separated.
3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the posterior support of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a state in which air flow paths are formed between the laminated sheets of the rear support part in FIG. 3; FIG.
5 is a perspective view of fixing the span member on the front in FIG.
6 is a perspective view of the rear support on which the laminated sheet on which the air flow path of FIG. 5 is formed is mounted.
Figure 7 is a front view showing the cervical traction action by the rear support portion is expanded in the vertical direction as air is injected into the flow path in FIG.
Figure 8 is a sachon state of support cervical spine support and cervical spine treatment device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing an embodiment of a cervical spine treatment apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the cervical spine treatment apparatus according to the present invention is disposed on the chest under the neck and the front support (1) formed with a bib (2) to support the chin not to bow the neck, and both sides of the anterior support (1) A rear support part 3 detachably connected to the rear support part 3 so as to support the back of the neck by an air passage formed therein, and an air supply pipe 41 connected to the rear support part for air injection into the rear support part 3. The air supply pipe 41 may be detachably connected to the air supply pipe 41 to supply air to the rear support part 3 through the air supply pipe 41 to have a bearing force.

The anterior support part 1 is formed of a soft or hard synthetic resin material, the bib 2 is formed integrally formed so as not to lean the neck is disposed under the jaw, the Velcro member 11 is fixed to both sides The hole 12 is formed so that the insertion tube can be inserted into the neck for use and if necessary.

The rear support part 3 has a main body 31 formed therein in communication with the air supply pipe 41 and disposed at the rear of the neck to support the neck from the rear, and a Velcro member provided on both sides of the main body 31. 32, wherein the Velcro member 32 is attached to the Velcro member 11 provided on both sides of the front support (1) to protect the neck with the front support (1).

3, 4 and 5, the main body 31 of the rear support (3), a plurality of sheets, in the embodiment shown is made of a high frequency fusion possible material, for example opposed to the urethane or PVC material The two sheets 33 and 34 and the inner skin 35 and the outer skin 36 are bonded together at high frequency on the front surface of the sheet 33 and the rear surface of the sheet 34 to form a laminated structure. An elastic sheet 37 is attached and fixed to the front surface of the fused endothelial 35.

When the sheets 33 and 34 and the inner shell 35 and the outer shell 36 are welded, a region 38 except for a region where a flow path is formed is integrated at a high frequency while the region where the high frequency is not welded is a flow path portion. 39 is formed, the end of the flow path portion 39, as shown in Figure 2, the end of the air supply pipe 41 is arranged in communication with each other and high frequency fusion. The flow path portions 39 form a plurality of pillar shapes extending vertically and communicating with each other during air injection.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elastic sheet 37 has a center riveted at the front of the endothelium 35 in a state in which the sheets 33 and 34 and the inner and outer shells 35 and 36 are fused. For example, the eyelet 8 is first fixed, and the upper part of the main body is downwardly pulled and the lower part is pulled upward, and the upper part and the lower part are riveted in a plurality of places, for example, by eyelets (eyelet: 8).

As a result, the main body 31 of the rear support part 3 is in a state in which the upper part and the lower part are curved inwardly as shown in FIG. 7. The elastic sheet 37 is preferably made of a span material because it is in direct contact with the neck of the user.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rear support part 3 having the above-described configuration fixes one of the Velcro members on one side among the Velcro members 32 provided on both sides to the Velcro member 11 of the front support part 1, and the neck of the user. Placed on the circumference, the other side of the Velcro member is fixed to the front support (1) and worn.

In this state, an air pump (not shown in the drawing) is operated to allow air to flow upward and downward between the seats 33 and 34 of the main body 31 of the rear support part 3 through the air supply pipe 41. By the air supplied to the flow path part 39 from the main body, the part corresponding to the flow path part 39 of the main body 31 is formed in a column shape extending up and down, wherein the upper and lower parts of the main body are curved inwardly. It is straight in the state, while the jaw is fixed to the bib (2) of the anterior anterior support (1) in front of the neck by the action of pushing the head from the back of the neck while extending the cervical spine while firmly supporting the back of the neck to correct cervical displacement Treatment and protection is achieved.

At this time, by adjusting the amount of air injected by the air pump can adjust the degree of fixing the neck can be adjusted to be able to move to some extent or firmly fixed according to the degree of injury of the neck.

In the conventional neck protector, if the neck is firmly fixed to adjust the degree of fixation of the cervical spine, the side of the neck is pressed together, which causes a problem of pressing the arteries on the side of the neck, and thus it is easy to adjust the degree of cervical fixation However, in the present invention, by adjusting the force to press the back of the neck by the air injection amount to the flow path portion 39 formed in the rear support portion 3, the degree of fixation of the cervical spine can be easily adjusted according to the degree of injury or displacement Cervical orthodontic treatment can be easily performed.

In the manufacture of the cervical spine treatment device of the present invention, the anterior support part (1) having a bib (2) formed on the chest under the neck and supporting the jaw without bowing the neck is manufactured by a conventional method, and the anterior support part ( 3 to 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 with respect to the manufacture of the back support 3 provided on both sides of the Velcro member 32 detachably coupled to the Velcro member 11 provided at both ends of 1).

The rear support part 3 extends in the vertical direction and communicates with each other in a state of stacking the sheets 33 and 34 and the inner skin 35 and the outer skin 36 disposed on the outer surfaces of the sheets 33 and 34. In other words, the parts except the area of the flow path part 39 are fused and integrated at high frequency to form the flow path part 39. Although not shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the air supply pipe 41 is shown in FIG. 2. The end of is welded in the state which is arrange | positioned at the edge part of the flow path part 39 at the time of the said high frequency fusion, and the air supply pipe 41 is formed together in a main body.

Then, the elastic sheet 37 is placed in the center of the front surface of the endothelial 35 as shown in FIG. 5 and first fixed with eyelets 8 at a plurality of places in the center, and then the upper and lower parts of the main body are pulled up and down as shown in FIG. The eyelet 8 is fixed together with the elastic sheet 37 so that the upper and lower sides of the main body 3 are bent inward as shown in FIG. 7 as shown in FIG. 7, and the Velcro members are formed at both ends of the main body 3. The rear support part 3 is completed by attaching (32).

As the air is injected into the flow path part while the upper and lower sides of the main body 3 are bent, the flow path part becomes an air column shape, and the cervical spine is extended by pushing the cervical spine up and down while supporting the back of the neck, and the jaw on the bib. The neck can be fixed firmly in a fixed position, providing cervical spine correction treatment and protection.

The present invention can be used in neck protectors or cervical spine treatment devices.

1: Anterior support 2: Bib
3: rear support part 11, 32: Velcro member
31: Body 33,34: Sheet
35: inner shell 36: outer shell
37: elastic sheet 38: area
39: flow path part 41: air supply pipe

Claims (7)

An anterior support part (1) having a bib (2) formed on the chest under the neck and supporting the jaw without bowing the neck, and detachably connected to both sides of the anterior support part (1) by fixing means and supporting the back of the neck. In the cervical spine treatment device having a rear support 3,
The rear support part (3) is in communication with the air supply pipe 41 connected to the air pump is formed in the flow path is injected therein and is disposed on the back of the neck to support the neck from the back and the main body, and the main body A velcro member 32 provided on both sides of the 31 and detachably coupled with the velcro member 11 provided on both sides of the anterior support 1,
The main body 31 is formed of a high-frequency fusion material and is formed of two sheets 33 and 34 facing each other, and the inner skin 35 and the front side of the sheet 33 and the back side of the sheet 34, respectively. The outer shell 36 is fused together to form a laminated structure,
Cervical spine treatment apparatus, characterized in that the elastic sheet 37 is fixed to the front of the fused endothelial (35). The method of claim 1,
The sheets 33 and 34, the inner shell 35, and the outer shell 36 are integrally fused at high frequency by excluding the areas corresponding to the flow path portions 39 and vertically corresponding to areas not fused at high frequency. A flow path portion 39 is formed to extend and communicate with each other, and the end of the flow path portion 39, the end of the air supply pipe 41 is disposed in communication with the cervical spine treatment device, characterized in that the high frequency fusion. The method of claim 2,
The elastic sheet 37 is a span material, the center of which is first fixed to the eyelet 8 at the front of the endothelial 35 in a state in which the sheets 33 and 34 and the inner skin 35 and 36 are fused. Curing the upper and lower portions of the cervical spine treatment device, characterized in that the upper and lower portions of the main body is fixed to the elastic sheet 37 by a plurality of eyelets (eyelet: 8) to be curved inwardly. . The method of claim 3, wherein
The air is injected into the flow path portion 39 extending up and down between the seats 33 and 34 of the main body 31 of the rear support part 3 through the air supply pipe 41. In a curved state, the portion corresponding to the flow path portion 39 into which the air is injected becomes a straight columnar shape, and the head is pushed from the back of the neck while the jaw is fixed to the bib 2 of the anterior anterior support part 1. Cervical spine treatment device characterized in that to support the back of the neck while stretching. The front support part 1 is formed by injection molding, the velcro member 11 is fixed to both ends, and the rear support part 3 detachably coupled to the front support part 1 is formed by fusion bonding a plurality of sheets. In the cervical spine treatment device manufacturing method for attaching and manufacturing the Velcro member 32 is coupled to the Velcro member 11,
The rear support part 3 is formed by fusion and integration at high frequency in a state in which the sheets 33 and 34 and the inner skin 35 and the outer skin 36 disposed on the outer surfaces of the sheets 33 and 34 are stacked. ,
A portion of the flow path portion 39 extending in the up-down direction and communicating with each other at the time of fusion is fused at high frequency, and the flow path portion 39 is formed by a portion not fused by the high frequency. Cervical spine treatment device manufacturing method. The method of claim 5,
Cervical therapy device manufacturing, characterized in that the end of the air supply pipe 41 which is detachably connected to the air pump is disposed at the end of the flow path portion 39 to form the air supply pipe 41 in the body at the time of fusion of the main body Way. The method of claim 5,
The elastic sheet 37 of a span material is disposed in the center of the front surface of the inner shell 35 and first fixed to a plurality of places in the center portion, and then the elastic portion in the state in which the upper and lower portions of the main body 31 are curved downward and upward. Fixed to the sheet 37, the upper and lower parts of the main body (3) is characterized in that the cervical spine treatment method characterized in that it is formed to be curved.

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