KR20210123684A - Air circulation cooling mat including real-time human care function through smart devices to induce a comfortable sleep - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an air circulation cooling mat including a real-time human care function through a smart device to induce a comfortable sleep, the cooling mat comprising a breathable open cell memory foam (10) having a density of 40 to 49 Kg/m^3, a hardness of 3 to 3.9 KPa and a thickness of 15 to 30 cm; nozzle tubes (20) located under the memory foam (10) and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction; a connection joint (30) having a joint housing (32) and a connection pipe (31) communicating with a distribution pipe (33) of the joint housing (32); mesh fabric (40) welded to the surface of the memory foam (10) to maintain breathability and reinforce hardness; a cover body (50) comprising lower waterproof fabric (52), upper breathable fabric (54), and a zipper (56) connecting the fabric to be able to open and close; a controller device (60) that controls the hot and cold air according to temperature and humidity and has an IoT-enabled antenna unit (61); and a wired/wireless router (70) that wirelessly communicates with the antenna unit (61) and communicates so as to remotely control the controller device (60) through an application (82) of a smart device (80).

Description

Air circulation cooling mat including real-time human care function through smart devices to induce a comfortable sleep

The present invention relates to an air circulation type cooling mat including a real-time human care function through a smart device that induces comfortable sleep.

Currently, the sleep-related industry generally wants the appearance of products that provide a better sleep state, or products that measure sleep state and provide equipment and services used for better sleep.

It is believed that this is possible with the provision of mats that contribute to relieving insomnia. Such insomnia is a modern disease, and 1 in 5 people (1 in 3 people over the age of 60) has sleep problems.

If the sleep-related industrial market is broadly classified, ① functional bedding (functional mattress pad, mattress, functional pillow, etc.), ② sleep function IT products and deep sleep therapy, ③ sleep apnea related (mainly positive pressure device) ④ deep sleep induction, sleep improvement life supplies, etc.

As the standard of living improves, the sleep-related market is gradually expanding, and there is a trend to improve the quality of sleep by using functional bedding and sleep-related food supplements.

Mattresses are largely divided into innerspring, memory foam, inflatable air mattresses, and gel mattresses.

Double spring loaded mattresses are traditional steel coils in a variety of configurations, and are the cheapest and most widely sold, contain a special cushioning layer and some infused gel, which tend to make positional changes easier with these mattresses. Some models of this mattress transmit the shaking caused by one person tossing and turning easily to all people lying on the bed, and the research and development of the spring has reached a level that enables temperature control and shape adjustment of the mattress.

Memory foam is basically made of polyurethane with added ingredients and is popular with people suffering from pain. Traditional memory foam softens as soon as a person lies down and conforms to the shape of the body. When you wake up, the form automatically returns to its original shape. Memory foam mattresses are not only comfortable, but also good for your health, relieve you of the painful pressure associated with back pain, fit the body of the sleeping person and allow your spine to naturally rest.

Inflatable air mattresses can be inflated to the desired firmness using a pump attached to the bed, many companies include an additional layer, such as foam, in their mattresses, and some products allow the user to split it into two parts to suit each sleeping partner. There are also optional products that can have density.

Also, one of the newest and most popular and widespread trends in the bedding industry is gel mattresses, where the gel serves to cool the bedding by transferring heat.

Currently, commercialized smart products are known for 'security' energy/lighting/heating, health, home IoT connected car, etc., but human care that adjusts temperature and humidity to the optimal state to provide users with a comfortable sleeping environment. Cooling pad products have not yet been developed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a human care cooling mat to which a cooling air circulation method is applied.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable environment by using the principle of the cooling air circulation method, cooling air produced by a fan combined with a powerful cooler is quickly supplied to the user through the open circulation hole of the mat to lower the temperature of the contact area. This is to provide an air circulation cooling mat that includes a real-time human care function through a smart device that induces comfortable sleep.

Another object of the present invention is to induce a comfortable sleep that provides a comfortable environment that can be controlled in real time even during use, enabling user interface-oriented settings such as sleep mode and life mode using a smart device application for the controller that controls the cooling mat. This is to provide an air circulation type cooling mat that includes a real-time human care function through smart devices.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air circulation type cooling mat including a real-time human care function through a smart device that induces a comfortable sleep that provides a comfortable environment based on IoT, since it is an application-linked cooling mattress using a smart device.

Another object of the present invention is to utilize the IoT service application-related technology to enable real-time user care, to receive real-time temperature and humidity data information through a wireless communication function, and to upgrade the software between the application and the controller and the mat. It is intended to provide a cooling mat with an air circulation method including real-time human care function through smart devices that induce a pleasant sleep that provides a comfortable environment that can be expanded, such as , people and places of use.

, 경도 3~3.9KPa이고 두께가 15~30cm인 통기 가능한 오픈셀 메모리폼;For this purpose, the present invention has a density of 40-49Kg/

, breathable open cell memory foam with a hardness of 3 to 3.9 KPa and a thickness of 15 to 30 cm;

a nozzle tube located on the bottom of the memory foam, arranged to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, and in which the nozzle grooves are dispersed;

a connection joint having a joint housing for respectively supplying air to a corresponding dispersion pipe to each nozzle pipe, and a connection pipe exposed to the outside to connect with the air supply connection pipe and form a passage through the dispersion pipe of the joint housing;

a mesh fabric that is fused to the surface of the memory foam to maintain breathability and reinforce hardness;

A cover body comprising a mesh fabric, memory foam, nozzle tube and joint housing wrapped around the joint housing, the connection tube is integrally exposed to be exposed, the lower part is a waterproof fabric, the upper part is a breathable fabric, and a zipper that combines them so as to be able to open and close;

a controller device having an antenna unit capable of controlling the cooling and heating according to temperature and humidity by connecting the connecting pipe to the connecting pipe; and

Air circulation type cooling including real-time human care function through smart device that induces pleasant sleep including wired/wireless router that communicates wirelessly with antenna unit and enables remote control of smart device users and control devices through smart device applications mats are provided.

As described above, the present invention provides a human care cooling mat to which a cooling air circulation method is applied for the first time in Korea.

In addition, using the principle of the cooling air circulation method, cooling air produced by a fan equipped with a powerful cooler passes through the circulation hole of the mat and quickly lowers the user's external temperature, providing a pleasant environment.

In addition, by using the smart device application, user interface-centered settings such as sleep mode and life mode can be set, and use can be controlled.

It is an application-linked cooling mattress using smart devices and provides a smart human care cooling mat based on IoT.

In addition, by utilizing IoT service application-related technology, real-time user care is possible, and real-time temperature and humidity data information can be provided through wireless communication function. make it so

1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exemplary view of the main part detailed configuration of Figure 1;
3 is a plan view of the main part of the cooling mat of the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3 ;
5 is a cross-sectional view of the memory foam of FIG. 4 in an inverted state;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3 ;
7 is a perspective view of the controller device of the present invention;
8 is an exemplary view showing an application that is applied to a smart device in the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

, 경도 3~3.9KPa이고 두께가 15~30cm인 통기 가능한 오픈셀 메모리폼(10);The present invention has a density of 40-49Kg/

, a breathable open cell memory foam 10 having a hardness of 3 to 3.9 KPa and a thickness of 15 to 30 cm;

a nozzle tube 20 positioned on the bottom of the memory foam 10 and arranged to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and in which the nozzle grooves are dispersed;

A joint housing 32 that supplies air to each nozzle tube 20 to a corresponding distribution tube 33, respectively, is exposed to the outside and connected to the air supply connection tube 62, and the distribution tube of the joint housing 32 (33) a connecting joint (30) having a connecting pipe (31) forming a passageway;

Mesh fabric 40 for maintaining breathability and reinforcing hardness by being fused to the surface of the memory foam 10;

The mesh fabric 40, the memory foam 10, the nozzle tube 20 and the joint housing 32 are wrapped in one piece so that the connection tube 31 is exposed, the lower part is a waterproof fabric 52, and the upper part is a cover body 50 made of a breathable fabric 54, and a zipper 56 that combines them to be able to open and close;

a controller device (60) having an antenna unit (61) capable of Internet of Things (IoT) by connecting the connector (62) to the connector body (31) to control the heat and cold according to temperature and humidity; and

It comprises a wired/wireless router 70 that wirelessly communicates with the antenna unit 61 and communicates with the smart device 80 user and the control device 10 so that remote control is possible through the application 82 of the smart device 80 . .

The connection joint 30 supports the connector body 31 exposed through the cover body 50 and the distribution pipe 33 communicating with the connector body 31 and isolates the outside from the inside. (34) and;

A space for accommodating the pipe connectors 35 and 35 ′ that are coupled to each dispersion pipe 33 and connect the connecting hose 36 to the corresponding nozzle pipe 20 , and the pipe connector 20 and the corresponding connecting hose 36 . It is configured to include a joint housing 32 integral with the rear end of the connecting pipe body 31 to provide a.

A bent edge wall 37 is formed on the edge of the joint housing 32 to provide an accommodating space by maintaining a separation distance from the memory foam 10 .

It is preferable that a spacing maintaining tool for maintaining the interval between the widths is added between the nozzle tubes 20 arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval.

The waterproof fabric 52 has a height surrounding the bottom and sides of the memory foam 10 so that the inflow air is discharged only from the top of the memory foam 10 .

The controller unit 60 is interlocked with the sensor unit 64, and via the antenna unit 61, the wired/wireless router 70 and the smart device 80, the control unit 65 receiving the instructions of the application 82, The fan driving unit 66 and the Peltier unit 67 operated by the control unit 65, the relay switch 68 for switching the operating power of the Peltier unit 67, and the fan 66- according to the operation of the fan driving unit 66 1) a two-way valve 69 that operates to select and supply the wind generated by the drive from the exhaust pipe 66-2 to the heat absorbing pipe 67-1 or the heat generating pipe 67-2 of the Peltier part 67 Wow,

The heat absorbing tube 67-1 and the heat generating tube 67-2 are combined and configured to include an air outlet pipe 63 connected to the air connection pipe 62 .

In the present invention configured as described above, the air ejected through the ejection tube 63 of the control device 60 shown in FIG. 7 is ejected through the connecting tube 62 .

Specifically, the application 82 of the smart device 80 shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 (eg, an icon using a graphic user interface (GUI) using the screen of FIG. 8 as the main screen) will be exemplified to be easily used If a desired mode is selected through the Internet service provider (ISP) network, for example, the subscribers operating the Internet communication network use the Internet Service Provider (ISP) network and use the Internet Service Provider ID as a medium through the wired/wireless router 70 as a medium. The control unit 65 recognizes this through the antenna unit 61 of the controller device 600 used at home so that it can be implemented in the form of Internet of Things (IoT) through communication. Next, the rectified DC power is charged in the battery, and the DC power is applied to each controller device 60. The illustration of the low power supply line to each device is omitted. Of course, if necessary, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) It will be seen that it is also possible to use .

Depending on whether the mode through the app is, for example, normal mode or sleep mode, it is controlled to maintain the normal temperature (18~22℃) in normal mode, and maintain the optimum sleep temperature (12~15℃) in sleep mode. Since only the temperature is different according to each mode, the operation process for each component will be described without distinction.

The temperature sensor 64-1 in the present invention can be implemented using a thermocouple, a temperature measuring resistor, and a thermistor, and has a function of notifying the control unit 65 when the temperature set in the sleep mode or normal mode is reached or departed. carry out Of course, for this purpose, an analog-to-digital converter is built-in and outputs high or low levels.

The humidity sensor 64-2 in the present invention electrically detects humidity by using the property that the resistance value and dielectric constant of organic polymers or ceramics change due to water vapor in the atmosphere, and is electrically conductive on two electrodes. When a component and a film made of a polymer are overlapped, when the humidity is high, as the polymer expands, the gap between the conductive components increases, and the electrical resistance between the electrodes increases. Output as a recognizable digital signal.

The pressure sensor 64-3 in the present invention recognizes a change in force required to prevent the fluid from expanding, and is usually defined as a force per area. The pressure sensor acts as a transducer, and generates a signal as a function of the applied pressure, and the control unit 65 recognizes this signal through an analog-to-digital converter in the present invention. It is better to install it inside or near the pipe (69).

It will be appreciated that the control unit 65 receives an input instruction through a manipulation unit that can be implemented as a switch or a button, and that such manipulation unit can be implemented as a touch type to appear integrally on the display.

Based on the database stored in the internal storage of the control unit 65 to achieve the temperature, humidity and pressure prevailing in the background, the control unit 65 drives the fan driving unit 66 through the output port O1 (driving level). can be classified into low, medium, high, etc.). Then, the fan 66-1 rotates with the corresponding output and is supplied to the discharge pipe 66-2.

Then, by calculating the difference between the indoor temperature and the desired output temperature, to determine whether to supply hot air or cold air, the control unit 65 sends the 2-way valve 69 to the heat absorbing tube 67-1 through the output port O1. Decide whether to be transmitted or to the heat sink 67-2 and open to the desired side.

At the same time, the control unit 65 causes the relay switch 68 to apply battery power to the Peltier unit 67 through the output port O2.

In the present invention, the Peltier unit 67 uses a thermoelectric element, and the thermoelectric element is a generic term for elements using various effects resulting from the interaction of heat and electricity. These include a thermistor used for circuit stabilization and detection of heat, power, and light, a device using the Seebeck effect used to measure temperature, and a Peltier device used for manufacturing refrigerators or thermostats.

A Peltier device, a device using the Peltier effect, which is a phenomenon in which heat is absorbed (or generated (dissipated)) by double current, is an NTC thermistor whose electrical resistance is reduced by a rise in temperature, resistance by a rise in temperature This increasing positive temperature coefficient thermistor (PTC: positive temperature coefficient thermistor) can be divided, in the present invention, it is specified as a Peltier element (67-3).

As shown in FIG. 2 in this way, when the 2-way valve 69 is opened to the heat absorption tube 67-1 of the Peltier part 67, it turns into cold air and is supplied to the ejection tube 63 and the connecting tube 62.

In addition, when the way valve 69 is opened to the heat radiation tube 67-2 of the Peltier unit 67, it is converted into hot air and supplied to the ejection tube 63 and the connecting tube 62.

The cold air or hot air supplied through the connecting pipe 62 is the connecting pipe body 31, the distribution pipe 33, the pipe connector 35, and the connecting arc of the connecting joint 30 shown in FIG.

It is distributed and supplied simultaneously to each nozzle tube 20 inside the memory foam 10 via the switch 36 and the pipe connector 35'. In this case, since the memory foam 10 uses an open cell structure, horizontal and vertical ventilation is possible, so the air dispersed through each nozzle hole 22 of the nozzle tube 20 is

10; Memory foam 20; Nozzle tube 22; Nozzle hole 30; Connection joint 31; Connection tube body 32; Joint housing 33; Distribution tube 34; Distribution tube support plate 35, 35'; Pipe connector 36; Connection hose 37; Border wall 40; Mesh fabric 50; Cover body 52; Waterproof fabric 54; Breathable fabric 56; Zipper 60; Controller device 61; Antenna part 62; Connection pipe 63; Air outlet pipe 64; Sensor part 64-1; Temperature sensor 64-2; Humidity sensor 64 -3; Pressure sensor 65; Control unit 66; Fan drive unit 66-1; Fan 66-2; Discharge pipe 67; Peltier unit 67-1; Heat absorption pipe 67-2; Heating pipe 68; Relay switch unit 69; 2-way valve 70; Wired/Wireless Router 80; Smart Device 82; Application

Claims (6)

Density 40~49Kg/

, a breathable open cell memory foam 10 having a hardness of 3 to 3.9 KPa and a thickness of 15 to 30 cm;
a nozzle tube 20 located on the bottom surface of the memory foam 10 and arranged to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and in which the nozzle grooves are dispersed;
A joint housing 32 for supplying air to each nozzle tube 20 to a corresponding distribution tube 33, respectively, is exposed to the outside and connected to the air supply connection tube 62, and the distribution tube of the joint housing 32 (33) a connecting joint (30) having a connecting pipe (31) forming a passageway;
Mesh fabric 40 for maintaining breathability and reinforcing hardness by being fused to the surface of the memory foam 10;
The mesh fabric 40, the memory foam 10, the nozzle tube 20 and the joint housing 32 are wrapped in one piece so that the connection tube 31 is exposed, the lower part is a waterproof fabric 52, and the upper part is a cover body 50 made of a breathable fabric 54, and a zipper 56 that combines them to be able to open and close;
a controller device (60) having an antenna unit (61) capable of Internet of Things (IoT) by connecting the connector (62) to the connector body (31) to control the heat and cold according to temperature and humidity; and
A comfortable sleep including a wired/wireless router 70 that wirelessly communicates with the antenna unit 61 and communicates with the smart device 80 user and the control device 10 to be able to remotely control the smart device 80 through the application 82 of the smart device 80 Air circulation cooling mat with real-time human care function through smart devices that induce According to claim 1, wherein the connecting joint (30) supports the connecting pipe body (31) exposed through the outside of the cover body (50), and the distribution pipe (33) communicating with the connecting pipe body (31), and isolating the outside and the inside Distributed pipe support plate 34,
A space for accommodating the pipe connectors 35 and 35 ′ that are coupled to each dispersion pipe 33 and connect the connecting hose 36 to the corresponding nozzle pipe 20 , and the pipe connector 20 and the corresponding connecting hose 36 . An air circulation type cooling mat including a real-time human care function through a smart device inducing comfortable sleep, characterized in that it comprises a joint housing 32 integrated at the rear end of the connecting pipe body 31 to provide a.
[Claim 3] The smart device inducing comfortable sleep according to claim 2, wherein a curved edge wall 37 is formed on the edge of the joint housing 32 to provide an accommodating space by maintaining a separation distance from the memory foam 10. Air circulation cooling mat with real-time human care function.
According to claim 1, Real time through a smart device for inducing comfortable sleep, characterized in that a gap maintaining device for maintaining the interval between the widths is added between the nozzle tubes (20) arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval. Air circulation cooling mat with human care function.
The smart device according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof fabric 52 has a height surrounding the bottom and sides of the memory foam 10 so that the inflow air is discharged only from the top of the memory foam 10. Air circulation cooling mat with real-time human care function.
The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the controller device 60 interworks with the sensor unit 64 and receives instructions from the wired/wireless router 70 and the smart device 80 application 82 via the antenna unit 61. 65), the fan driving unit 66 and the Peltier unit 67 operated by the control unit 65, and the relay switch 68 for switching the operating power of the Peltier unit 67, and the fan driving unit 66 according to the operation 2 way operating so that the wind generated by the driving of the fan 66-1 is selected and supplied from the exhaust pipe 66-2 to the heat absorbing pipe 67-1 or the heating pipe 67-2 of the Peltier part 67 a valve (69);
Through a smart device inducing comfortable sleep, characterized in that the heat absorbing tube (67-1) and the heating tube (67-2) are combined to include the ejection tube (63) connected to the air connection tube (62) Air circulation cooling mat with real-time human care function.

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