KR20220068879A - Smart pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart pillow. More specifically, after measuring sleep, head movement of a user, and pressure information such as weight during sleep through a pressure sensor, measured information is transmitted to a control unit, and a center support unit, a left support unit, or a right support unit are accurately controlled appropriate for soft and comfortable sleep quality based on the transmitted information and set information. Therefore, a sleep habit of the user is changed, and the sleep quality and health of the user are improved.

Description

Smart pillow {Smart pillow}

The present invention relates to a smart pillow, and more particularly, after measuring pressure information such as sleep during sleep, a user's head movement, and weight by a pressure sensor, the measured information is transmitted to a control unit, and the control unit transmits the transmitted information Based on the information and set information, it precisely controls the center or left or right support according to the user's head height and soft and comfortable sleep quality, thereby changing the user's sleeping habits and providing a smart pillow that improves sleep quality and health. it's about

Considering the human biological life span of 125 years, it is not an exaggeration to say that about 40 years are devoted to sleep. As such, sleep is very important in our lives to keep us alive and stay healthy, beyond just breathing and absorbing nutrients.

According to Der Spiegel, a German weekly news magazine, the 24-hour production system has greatly threatened the health of office workers who can't sleep at night, and personal loss due to lack of sleep has a huge impact on the national economy. Sleep scientist Jurgen Julai claims that sleep deprivation costs about $400 billion worldwide. Specific examples of the loss due to lack of sleep may include an increase in the defective rate of products during night work in a 24-hour production system, an increase in traffic accidents, as well as disasters that occurred due to lack of sleep in the last 20 years.

As such, sleep has a great influence on our lives, and subjective psychological stability and objective sleep environment are necessary for high-quality sleep. In particular, the pillow occupies a large proportion in helping the body to sleep comfortably in a stable and natural state in the sleeping position.

Pillow refers to an object that rests on the head while sleeping or lying down. It provides a comfortable sleep, which is a physiological loss of consciousness that periodically restores brain activity that has accumulated fatigue. It is essential bedding necessary to be able to take it.

Since ancient times, there is a saying that if you sleep on a high pillow, you will die early. Pillows are directly related to human health, but most people tend to overlook the importance and role of pillows.

In fact, many patients, who account for about 60% of neck discs, complain of neck discomfort, pain, or headache after using the wrong pillow. You can relieve pain and get a rehabilitative effect just by doing it.

On the other hand, humans toss and turn at least once every two hours during sleep, which is a voluntary action to prevent pressure sores. Also, during sleep, you toss and turn at least 4 times, and the position of your neck and shoulders changes each time. Therefore, it is possible to get a good night's sleep only by analyzing this and suggesting an appropriate height for the user's body type and posture.

In relation to this, through Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1586908, a pillow height adjustment device capable of providing an optimal sleeping environment by adjusting the position of the user's head and neck according to the user's sleeping posture has been disclosed.

The conventional pillow height adjustment device stores neck pressure and head and neck height information when lying down and on the side, and analyzes the user's sleeping posture information provided by the sleeping posture detection unit, and the analysis information Based on this, the optimal sleeping environment is provided by adjusting the position of the user's head and neck.

However, as mentioned above, there is a structural limit to achieving optimal pillow height adjustment for all sleeping postures, except when the pressure of the neck and the height of the head and neck are significantly different, such as when lying down and lying on the side. Due to this, the effect of adjusting the height of the pillow is insignificant, so it is difficult to expect a great effect in helping to recover from fatigue and sleep well.

In addition, the ability to expand as an Internet of Things (IoT) device that collects and analyzes sleep information such as sleep habits and EEG information and provides it in real time is not provided, so it is insufficient to show various uses.

In the end, it is urgent to research and develop a sleep pillow that can maintain an optimal sleeping posture for a good night's sleep by guiding the head position correctly when an incorrect sleeping posture is detected, as well as analysis of collection of sleep information.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1586908

The present invention has been devised to solve the above conventional problems,

During sleep, pressure information such as sleep, user's head movement, and weight is measured by the pressure sensor, and then the measured information is transmitted to the control unit, where the central support unit or the left side support unit based on the transmitted information and set information Alternatively, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart pillow that precisely controls the right side support according to the user's head height and soft and comfortable sleep quality, thereby changing the user's sleeping habits and improving sleep quality and health.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a smart pillow that supports the head and neck according to the user's posture,

a body part;

a pressure unit provided on the inner bottom surface of the body unit to measure the pressure of the head according to the user's posture;

a support part provided on the upper part of the pressure part and driven to fill the inside of the fluid according to the user's posture to support the user's head and neck;

a moving part connected to the support part to move a fluid that drives the support part;

a driving unit installed in the moving unit to control the moving fluid;

It relates to a smart pillow, characterized in that it comprises a; is installed in the body portion to operate the driving unit to control the moving unit according to the pressure value measured by the pressure unit.

In addition, the pressure portion of the present invention, the base formed to match the shape of the bottom surface of the body portion;

a pressure sensor which is formed to be spaced apart from each other in longitudinal and lateral directions on one surface of the base, measures the pressure of the head according to the user's posture and then transmits it to the control unit;

It relates to a smart pillow, characterized in that it is configured to include.

In addition, the support portion of the present invention is provided on the upper portion of the pressure sensor, the central support portion is formed in the central portion of the base and driven to support the back of the user's head and neck;

a left support part provided on the upper part of the pressure sensor, formed on the left side of the central support part, and driven to support the user's right head and neck;

It relates to a smart pillow, characterized in that it comprises a; is provided on the upper portion of the pressure sensor, the right support is formed on the right side of the central support portion is driven to support the user's left head and neck.

In addition, the moving part of the present invention, the first moving part is connected to one side of the central support and the left support to move the fluid of the central support to the left support;

a second moving part connected to the other side of the central support part and the left support part to move the fluid of the left support part to the central support part;

a third moving part connected to one side of the central support part and the right support part to move the fluid of the central support part to the right support part;

It relates to a smart pillow comprising a; a fourth moving part connected to the other side of the central support part and the right support part to move the fluid of the right support part to the central support part.

In addition, the driving unit of the present invention includes an electric micropump installed in each of the first to fourth moving units to transfer the fluid of the support unit through the moving unit;

It relates to a smart pillow characterized in that it comprises a; check valve installed in each of the first to fourth moving parts to prevent the fluid transferred by the electric micropump from flowing back.

As described above, the smart pillow of the present invention measures pressure information such as sleep, the user's head movement, and weight during sleep by the pressure sensor, and then transmits the measured information to the control unit, and the control unit transmits the Based on the information and set information, it precisely controls the center support or left support or right support according to the user's head height and soft and comfortable sleep quality, thereby changing the user's sleeping habits and improving sleep quality and health. .

1 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a smart pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a plan view showing a pressure unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a smart pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a smart pillow when the weight of the user's head is heavy according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a smart pillow when the weight of the user's head is light according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a smart pillow when the user's head is moved to the left according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the smart pillow when the user's head is moved to the right according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention having such characteristics may be more clearly described through preferred embodiments thereof.

Before describing various embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that the application is not limited to the details of the construction and arrangement of components described in the following detailed description or shown in the drawings. will be. The invention is capable of being embodied and practiced in other embodiments and of being carried out in various ways. Also, device or element orientation (eg, “front”, “back”, “up”, “down”, “top”, “bottom”) The expressions and predicates used herein with respect to terms such as ", "left," "right," "lateral," etc. are used merely to simplify the description of the invention, and the associated apparatus Or it will be appreciated that it does not simply indicate or imply that an element must have a particular orientation. Also, terms such as “first” and “second” are used in this application and the appended claims for the purpose of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or spirit.

Accordingly, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, so at the time of the present application, various It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a smart pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view showing a pressure unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a smart pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a schematic diagram showing the operation, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the smart pillow when the user's head weight is heavy according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a user's head weight according to an embodiment of the present invention is light It is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the smart pillow in the case of, Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the smart pillow when the user's head is moved to the left according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the smart pillow when the user's head is moved to the right.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , the smart pillow of the present invention is a smart pillow that supports the head and neck according to the user's posture. ), a moving unit 40 , a driving unit 50 , and a control unit 60 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the main body 10 is a body made of a fabric material or synthetic resin material with a hollow inside, and an opening/closing part (not shown) for opening and closing the hollow inside is formed on one side, and the main body through the opening/closing part A pressure part 20 , a support part 30 , a moving part 40 , and a driving part 50 are put into the inside of the part 10 .

Here, a cover part (not shown) is further formed on the outside of the body part 10 to prevent contamination by direct contact between the user and the body part 10 while protecting the body part 10 from external foreign substances. , The cover part is made of a fabric material and is detachable from the body part, so it can be washed.

In addition, a control unit 60 for controlling the driving unit 50 according to the measured value of the pressure unit 20 is attached to the outer surface of the main body unit 10 .

1 to 2, the pressure unit 20 is provided on the inner bottom surface of the body unit 10 to measure the pressure of the head according to the posture of the user, the pressure unit 20 is the body The base 21 formed to match the shape of the bottom surface of the part 10, and a plurality of longitudinal and transverse directions on one surface of the base 21 are formed to be spaced apart from each other, and the pressure of the head is measured according to the user's posture. It is composed of a pressure sensor 22 that is transmitted to the rear control unit 60 .

Here, the base 21 is formed to conform to the shape of the bottom surface of the main body 10, and in the present invention, it is formed in a "T" shape to fit the user's head and neck, and the base 21 is provided with a plurality of pressure It is formed of a flexible substrate connected to the sensor 22 and transmits an electrical signal (pressure value) measured by the pressure sensor 22 to the controller 60 .

In addition, a plurality of pressure sensors 22 are formed on one surface of the base 21 in the longitudinal and transverse directions, and the plurality of pressure sensors 22 are arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, and the pressure sensors 22 ) is connected to the base 21 to measure the weight of the user's head when the user lies on a pillow and transmits it to the control unit 60 . At this time, the pressure sensor 22 is evenly distributed on one surface of the base 21 to measure the weight of the user's head no matter where the user's head is placed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 7 , the support part 30 is provided on the pressure part 20 and is driven to fill the inside with a fluid according to the user's posture, so that the user's head and neck It consists of a central support part 31, a left support part 32, and a right support part 33 so as to support the.

The central support part 31 is provided on the upper part of the pressure sensor 22 of the pressure part 20, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, and is formed in the central part of the base 21 to protect the back of the user's head and neck. It is driven to support, and a fluid (air, gas, liquid, etc.) is input/discharged into the inside of the central support part 31, so that it can be driven up and down to support the user's head and neck.

The left support part 32 is provided on the upper part of the pressure sensor 22 of the pressure part 20 as shown in FIG. 6 , and is formed on the left side of the central support part 31 to support the user's right head and neck. It is driven, that is, when the user lies on the right side, the user's head is located on the upper part of the left support part 32, and at this time, the user has the left support part 32 as much as the height of the shoulder while the right side of the head is supported on the left support part 32. ) is driven upward to support it.

The right support part 33 is provided on the upper portion of the pressure sensor 22 of the pressure part 20 as shown in FIG. 7 , and is formed on the right side of the central support part 31 to support the user's left head and neck. That is, when the user lies on the left side, the user's head is located on the upper part of the right support part 33, and at this time, the user has the right support part 33 as much as the height of the shoulder while the left side of the head is supported on the right support part 33. ) is driven upward to support it.

Here, the central support part 31, the left support part 32, and the right support part 33 are configured and driven separately, respectively, and the central support part 31, the left support part 32, and the right support part ( 33) will be described below. At this time, the fluid filled in the central support part 31, the left support part 32, and the right support part 33 is moved to the support part 30 driven upward, that is, the left support part 32 is the upper side. When driven as a , the fluid in the central support part 31 is moved and filled in the left support part 32 to operate in such a way that it is driven upward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 7 , the moving unit 40 is connected to the supporting unit 30 to move the fluid that drives the supporting unit 30 , and the moving unit is a central supporting unit ( 31) and a first moving part 41 connected to one side of the left support part 32 so that the fluid of the central support part 31 moves to the left support part is formed, and the central support part 31 and the left support part are formed. A second moving part 42 connected to the other side of the part 32 to move the fluid of the left support part 32 to the central support part 31 is formed.

Here, the third moving part 43 is connected to one side of the central support part 31 and the right support part 33 and the fluid of the central support part 31 is moved to the right support part 33 is formed, A fourth moving part 44 is connected to the other side of the central support part 31 and the right support part 33 to move the fluid of the right support part 33 to the central support part 31 .

That is, a plurality of the moving parts 40 are formed according to the number of the supporting parts 30 , and a pair of moving parts 40 are formed on the pair of supporting parts 30 to allow movement and return of the fluid. do.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 7 , the driving unit 50 is installed in the moving unit 40 and transports the fluid of the support unit 30 through the moving unit to control the moving fluid. (Electric micro pump) and a check valve 52 that prevents the fluid transferred by the electric micro pump 51 from flowing backward.

Here, the electric micropump 51 and the check valve 52 are respectively installed in the first moving part 41 to the fourth moving part 44 to control the fluid in the support part 30, and the check valve ( 52 is installed on the outlet side of the electric micropump 51 to prevent the moving fluid from flowing back into the electric micropump 51 .

And, since the electric micropump 51 is a low noise and low power consumption pump, it operates without disturbing the user's sleep, and can be used for a long time to charge power once.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , the control unit 60 is installed in the body unit 10 and is configured to control the moving unit 40 according to the pressure value measured by the pressure unit 20 of the driving unit 50 . The electric micropump 51 is operated.

Here, the control unit 60 can be used by presenting various functions such as detailed setting and user's sleep data confirmation by interworking with an application stored in the user's smart device.

In addition, the control unit 60 is connected to the battery unit 52 to receive power, and the battery unit 52 is installed in the body unit 10 to receive power from the outside to be charged or power by a battery. to supply

On the other hand, the set value is input to the control unit 60 and compared with the pressure value transmitted from the pressure sensor 22 to operate the electric micro-pump 51 to achieve an optimal pillow height according to the user.

Here, the set value of the control unit 60 precisely controls the electric micropump 51 based on the set value in which the measured values are stored for many people with various head sizes, weights, and shoulder widths.

In addition, the control unit 60 stores the pressure value according to the weight of the user's head as a level according to an embodiment. For example, if the user's head is optimally supported, the level becomes 0, and according to the discomfort index It is divided into 1,2,3,4,5.....N steps, and at this time, the target is controlled to set the level to 0 according to the user. At this time, the operation method of the control unit 60 will be described in detail below.

Hereinafter, the operation method of the smart pillow described above will be described.

3 to 7, the operating method of the smart pillow of the present invention is automatically controlled by the control unit 60. First, when the user lies on the central support unit 31, the pressure unit 20 The pressure sensor 22 measures the weight and pressure distribution of the user's head and transmits it to the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 sets the center support unit 31 to the optimal height of the pillow according to the user through the measured value. to drive

Here, when the user determines that the height of the central support unit 31 is low, the control unit 60 sends the electric micropump 51 installed in the second moving unit 42 or the fourth moving unit 44 as shown in FIG. 4 . By operating it, the fluid filled in the left support part 32 or the right support part 33 is moved to the central support part 31 to drive the height of the central support part 31 upward or to the user to the central support part 31. When the height of is measured to be high, as in FIG. 5, the electric micropump 51 installed in the first moving part 41 or the third moving part 43 is operated to transfer the fluid filled in the central support part 31 to the left support part ( 32) or by moving it to the right support part 33 to lower the height of the central support part 31.

And, when the user turns to the right and lays down, as in FIG. 6 , the left support part 32 is cut. At this time, the control unit 60 is the user measured by the pressure sensor 22 located under the left support part 32 . In order to raise or lower the height of the left support part 32 according to the weight value of the head, the electric micro pump 51 of the first moving part 41 or the second moving part 42 is operated to the left support part 32 Optimize the height of the left support part 32 by filling or draining the fluid.

In addition, if the user turns to the left and lays down on the left side, as in FIG. 7 , the right support part 33 is cut. At this time, the control unit 60 measures the pressure sensor 22 located under the right support part 33 . In order to raise or lower the height of the right support part 33 according to the weight value of the user's head, the electric micropump 51 of the third moving part 43 or the fourth moving part 44 is operated to increase the right support part 33 ) to optimize the height of the right support part (33) by filling or draining the fluid.

In this way, according to which posture the user uses the pillow, the control unit 60 operates the electric micropump 51 installed in the first moving unit 41 to the fourth moving unit 44, respectively, to operate the central support unit 31 . Alternatively, a high level of sleep quality can be maintained by filling or draining the fluid in the left support part 32 or the right support part 33 to control an optimized pillow height tailored to the user.

10: body part
20: pressure part 21: base
22: pressure sensor
30: support part 31: central support part
32: left support part 33: right support part
40: moving unit 41: first moving unit
42: second moving unit 43: third moving unit
44: fourth moving unit
50: driving unit 51: electric micro pump
52: check valve
60: control unit 61: battery unit

Claims (5)

In the smart pillow that supports the head and neck according to the user's posture,
a body portion 10;
a pressure unit 20 provided on the inner bottom surface of the body unit 10 to measure the pressure of the head according to the user's posture;
a support part (30) provided on the pressure part (20) and driven so that the fluid is filled therein according to the user's posture to support the user's head and neck;
a moving part 40 connected to the support part 30 to move the fluid that drives the support part;
a driving unit 50 installed on the moving unit 40 to control the moving fluid;
a control unit 60 installed in the body unit 10 to operate the driving unit 50 to control the moving unit 40 according to the pressure value measured by the pressure unit 20;
A smart pillow comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The pressure unit 20,
a base 21 formed to match the shape of the bottom surface of the main body 10;
a pressure sensor 22 which is formed to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal and lateral directions on one surface of the base 21, measures the pressure of the head according to the user's posture and then transmits it to the control unit 60;
A smart pillow comprising a.
3. The method of claim 2,
The support part 30 is,
a central support part 31 provided on the pressure sensor 22 and formed in the central part of the base 21 to support the back of the user's head and neck;
a left support part 32 provided on the pressure sensor 22 and formed on the left side of the central support part 31 and driven to support the user's right head and neck;
a right support part (33) provided on the pressure sensor (22), formed on the right side of the central support part (31) and driven to support the user's left head and neck;
A smart pillow comprising a.
4. The method of claim 3,
The moving unit 40,
a first moving part 41 connected to one side of the central support part 31 and the left support part 32 to move the fluid of the central support part 31 to the left support part 32;
a second moving part 42 connected to the other side of the central support part 31 and the left support part 32 to move the fluid of the left support part 32 to the central support part 31;
a third moving part 43 connected to one side of the central support part 31 and the right support part 33 to move the fluid of the central support part 31 to the right support part 33;
a fourth moving part 44 connected to the other side of the central support part 31 and the right support part 33 to move the fluid of the right support part 33 to the central support part 31;
A smart pillow comprising a.
5. The method of claim 4,
The driving unit 50,
an electric micropump 51 installed in the first moving part 41 to the fourth moving part 44 to transfer the fluid of the support part 30 through the moving part;
a check valve 52 installed in each of the first moving parts 41 to 44 and preventing the fluid transferred by the electric micropump 51 from flowing backward;
A smart pillow comprising a.

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