KR20230017106A - A massage device capable of self-diafnosis - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage device capable of self-diagnosis. The massage device according to the present invention comprises a control unit for controlling a massage device, an air cell disposed in at least a part of the massage device, an air supply member for supplying air to the air cell, a valve for connecting the air cell and the air supply member, and a sensor for sensing the air pressure of the air. The control unit drives the air supply member and determines whether at least one of the air supply member, the valve and the air cell is malfunctioned based on at least one of the maximum air pressure of the air and the time required to obtain the maximum air pressure. The present invention can save human, economic and time resources consumed in managing the massage device.

Description

Self-diagnosis massage device {A MASSAGE DEVICE CAPABLE OF SELF-DIAFNOSIS}

The present invention relates to a massage device capable of self-diagnosis, and more particularly, to a massage device capable of quickly and accurately determining whether a massage device is out of order.

Massage or massage is a method of controlling the modulation of a subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimulation to a part of the subject's body, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving a part of the subject's body. , It is a medical auxiliary therapy that helps blood circulation and relieves the subject's fatigue.

The increase in demand for massage has resulted in an increase in demand for a massage device or massage device providing an artificial massage function due to economic reasons and time. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress while relaxing muscles through massage increases, various massage devices that are time- and cost-effective are being released. Any type of instrument, device, or device that performs a massage through a mechanical device without a separate masseur is referred to as a massage device. Furthermore, users' demand for a massage device capable of improving health as well as relieving fatigue or stress through massage is increasing.

However, current massage devices are directly managed by human resources (eg, management engineers). For example, a management engineer may visually check the massage device, determine whether the massage device is out of order, and manage (or repair) the massage device.

In this case, a management engineer may directly move to the place where the massage device is located and consume human and economic resources required to visually check the massage device. In addition, when the management engineer incorrectly determines whether the massage device is out of order, a process for re-determining whether the massage device is out of order may additionally occur, resulting in consumption of human, economic and time resources.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage device for determining whether a massage device is broken, thereby determining whether a massage device is broken, and repairing the human, economical, and It is to save time and resources.

A massage device according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a control unit for controlling the massage device, an air cell disposed on at least a part of the massage device, an air supply member for supplying air to the air cell, the air cell and the air cell. A valve connecting an air supply member and a sensor for sensing an air pressure of the air, wherein the controller drives the air supply member, and at least of a maximum air pressure of the air and a time required to obtain the maximum air pressure. It is possible to determine whether or not at least one of the air supply member, the valve, and the air cell is out of order based on the condition.

The present invention has the effect of saving human, economic and time resources consumed in managing the massage device by quickly and accurately determining whether the massage device has a malfunction.

Effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. .

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a view for explaining the detailed configuration of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing an external device that can communicate with the massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram for explaining the air member of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 5A shows an example of an air member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B shows another example of an air member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the air supply member and sensor shown in FIG. 5; Specifically, FIG. 6A is a view for explaining the air supply member shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6B is a view for explaining the first sensor shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6C is a view for explaining the first and second sensors shown in FIG. It is a drawing for explaining the second sensor.
7 is a diagram for explaining a failure detection operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a failure determination operation of FIG. 7 .
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining step S722h shown in FIG. 8 .

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the following embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms, only the present embodiments make the present disclosure complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs It is provided only to fully inform the person of the scope of the invention.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail.

The terms used in this specification have been selected from general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but they may vary according to the intention of a person skilled in the related field, a precedent, or the emergence of new technology. In addition, in a specific case, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, not simply the name of the term.

Expressions in the singular number in this specification include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates that they are singular. Also, plural expressions include singular expressions unless the context clearly specifies that they are plural.

When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Also, the term “unit” used in the specification means a software or hardware component, and “unit” performs certain roles. However, "unit" is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A “unit” may be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce on one or more processors. Thus, as an example, “unit” can refer to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. Functionality provided within components and "parts" may be combined into fewer components and "parts" or further separated into additional components and "parts".

According to one embodiment of the present invention, "unit" may be implemented as a processor and a memory. The term “processor” should be interpreted broadly to include general-purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some circumstances, “processor” may refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. The term "processor" refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. may also refer to

The term "memory" should be interpreted broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. The term memory includes random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable-programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrical may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if the processor can read information from and/or write information to the memory. Memory integrated with the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

In this specification, an actuator means a component capable of providing a driving force. For example, the actuator may include a motor, a linear motor, an electric motor, a DC motor, an AC motor, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In the present specification, according to one embodiment, a massage device may refer to a massage device including at least one of a body massage unit, an arm massage unit, and a leg massage unit. Further, according to another embodiment, the body massage unit, the arm massage unit, and the leg massage unit may exist as separate separate devices (eg, a body massage device, an arm massage device, and a leg massage device), and the massage device may refer to at least one massage device among a body massage device, an arm massage device, and a leg massage device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the embodiments. And in order to clearly describe the present disclosure in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted.

1 is a view showing a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a region for accommodating at least a portion of the user's body, and massages the user's body (or massages at least a portion of the body) body massage unit ( 1100), an arm massage unit 1200 that massages the user's arms, and a leg massage unit 1300 that massages the user's legs.

The arm massage unit 1200 may be disposed on at least one of one side and the other side of the body massage unit 1100 . For example, the arm massage unit 1200 includes a first arm massage unit 1210 disposed on one side (or left side) of the body massage unit 1100 and massaging one arm of the user, and a body massage unit 1100. At least one arm massager may be included among the second arm massagers 1230 disposed on the other side (or right side) and massaging the user's other arm. The first and second arm massage units 1210 and 1230 may operate independently of each other under the control of a controller that controls the massage device 1000 .

The leg massage unit 1300 may be disposed below the body massage unit 1100 and/or below the front of the massage device 1000. The leg massage unit 1300 includes a first leg massage unit 1310 disposed on one side of the leg massage unit 1300 to massage one leg of the user, and a first leg massage unit 1310 disposed on the other side of the leg massage unit 1300 to massage the other leg of the user. At least one leg massage unit may be included among the second leg massage units 1330 that massage the body.

The body massage unit 1100 may provide massage to at least a portion of the user's body. For example, the body massaging unit 1100 may massage at least a portion of at least one body part among the user's upper body and lower body.

The body massage unit 1100 includes a massage module 100 providing a massage function to at least a part of the user's body, an audio output module 1140 providing an arbitrary type of audio output to the user, and a body massage unit 1100. It may include a main frame 1110 constituting the frame of the user's body and supporting the user's body, and a user input unit 1160 for receiving an arbitrary type of input from the user.

Components included in the aforementioned body massaging unit 1100 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massaging unit 1100 may include various components other than the aforementioned components.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is only exemplary, and various types of massage device 1000 are also provided according to the present invention without departing from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present invention. It can be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 1100 may form any type of space for accommodating a user. The body massage unit 1100 may have a space corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the body massage unit 1100 may be implemented as a seated type capable of accommodating the user's entire body or a part of the body.

The part in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 1100 may include any material for increasing frictional force or any member (eg, non-slip pad, etc.) for increasing frictional force, and the massage device 1000 It may include wheels to enhance the mobility of.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 1100 may slide. For example, when the body massaging unit 1100 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massaging unit 1100 may slide forward. Also, the body massage unit 1100 may be inclined backward. As a result, the body massage unit 1100 may provide a massage in a backward tilted state.

The leg massage unit 1300 may include an accommodation space for accommodating the user's leg, and may provide a leg massage to the user by massaging at least a portion of the user's leg. For example, the leg massage unit 1300 may include a calf massage unit that massages the user's calves and/or a foot massage unit that massages the user's feet.

The length of the leg massage unit 1300 may be adjustable according to the user's physical characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 1000, the length of the leg massage unit 1300 needs to be increased because the length of the calf is long. In addition, when a short user uses the massage device 1000, the leg massage unit 1300 needs to be shortened because the length of the calf is short. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 1300 may provide a leg massage customized to the height of the user.

The massage module 100 may be provided inside the body massage unit 1100 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 1100 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the massage module 100 may move along the main frame 1110 provided inside the body massage unit 1100 .

A rack gear may be provided in the main frame 1110 of the body massage unit 1100, and the massage module 100 may provide mechanical stimulation to various parts of the user's body while moving along the rack gear. can For example, the massage module 100 may massage the user's body by tapping or rubbing at least one of the user's back and shoulders, waist, buttocks, and thighs. The massage module 100 may include at least one massage unit among a ball massage unit and a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 1110 constitutes the skeleton of the internal structure of the body massage unit 1100, and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1110 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 1000 may include an audio output module 1140. The audio output module 1140 may be provided in various locations. For example, the audio output module 1140 may include an upper audio output unit disposed on the top of a seat unit that contacts the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the arm massage unit on the left and right sides of the seat unit, and/or attached to the rear end of the arm massage unit. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit, etc., but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 1140 may provide stereo sound such as 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user can control the massage device 1000 using the massage device control device 2000. The massage device control device 2000 may be connected to the massage device 1000 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 2000 may include a personal device such as at least one of a remote controller, a cellular phone, and a personal digital assistant (PDA), but is not limited thereto. It may include various electronic devices connectable to the apparatus 1000 through wired or wireless communication.

2 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the main frame 1110 may include a base frame 1112 supporting the upper frame 1111 and the upper frame 1111 provided with the massage module 100.

At least a portion of the upper frame 1111 may include a rack gear 1111a. The rack gear 1111a is a member for guiding the vertical movement of the massage module 100, and may include a plurality of valleys and a plurality of crests.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rack gear 1111a may be provided on both sides of the upper frame 1111 in a form facing each other, and the massage module 100 may move along the rack gear 1111a.

In Figure 2, the rack gear (1111a) is formed in the vertical direction, but is not limited thereto. The leg gear 1111a may include a forward-rearward leg gear and a vertical leg gear. In the present disclosure, the front-rear direction means a direction from the massage module 100 toward the user or from the user toward the massage module 100, and may also be referred to as the Z-axis direction.

The massage module 100 may include a gear meshed with the rack gear 1111a. More specifically, the massage module 100 may include gears meshed with leg gears in the forward-rear direction and leg gears in the up-and-down direction, respectively. By rotating the gear by the actuator provided in the massage module 100, the massage module 100 can move forward, backward, upward or downward.

As the massage module 100 moves forward, the intensity of the massage may increase. Also, as the massage module 100 moves backward, the strength of the massage may decrease.

The rack gear 1111a may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack gear 1111a may be implemented with iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenol resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 1111 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 1111 may be classified into an S frame, an L frame, an S&L frame, and a double S&L frame according to its shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame refers to a frame in which at least a part of the upper frame 1111 includes a curved shape like “S”. The L frame means a frame in which at least a part of the upper frame 1111 includes a curved shape like “L”, and the S&L frame means a frame including both a curved shape like “S” and a curved shape like “L” , and the double S&L frame means a frame including a curved shape like an "L" and a curved shape like an "S" of two parts.

The base frame 1112 refers to a portion of the main frame 1110 that supports the upper frame 1111 and contacts the ground. The base frame 1112 may include a base upper frame 1112a and a base lower frame 1112b.

The base upper frame 1112a may support the upper frame 1111, and the base lower frame 1112b may contact the ground. In addition, the base upper frame 1112a may be located in contact with the base lower frame 212 .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the base upper frame 1112a may move along the base lower frame 1112b. For example, the base upper frame 1112a may slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 1112b. In this case, the upper frame 1111 is connected to the base upper frame 1112a and can move according to the movement of the base upper frame 1112a.

For example, when the base upper frame 1112a moves forward, the upper frame 1111 can also move forward, and when the base upper frame 1112a moves rearward, the upper frame 1111 also moves backward. can move Due to this, the sliding movement of the body massaging unit 2100 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the base upper frame 1112a, a moving wheel may be provided below the base upper frame 1112a. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided above the base lower frame 1112b. The moving wheel provided on the base upper frame 1112a moves along the guide member provided on the base lower frame 1112b, so that the base upper frame 1112a can be moved forward or backward.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 100, the massage device 1000 may not provide a sliding function, in this case, the base frame 1112 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

Figure 3 is a view for explaining the detailed configuration of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 1000 includes at least one of a control unit 1400, a sensor unit 1410, a communication unit 1420, a memory 1430, an audio output unit 1440, and an input unit 1450. can include The controller 1400 may include at least one processor and memory. At least one processor may execute instructions stored in memory.

The controller 1400 may control the massage device 1000. The controller 1400 may include one processor or may include a plurality of processors. When the controller 1400 includes a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be physically located at a distance. In addition, the massage device 1000 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 1400 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. For example, the massage device 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage device 1000 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling the operations of the plurality of actuators.

For example, the massage device 1000 includes a driving unit for moving the armrest frame support, at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator may include at least one of them.

The back angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the user's back in contact with the massage device 1000, and the back angle of the massage device 100 and the massage device 1000 can be adjusted by the operation of the back angle actuator. The leg angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the leg massage unit 2300 of the massage device 100 and the massage device 1000. angle can be adjusted. The foot massage actuator refers to an actuator that operates a foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 2300 . Using the foot massage actuator, the massage device 100 and the massage device 1000 may provide a foot massage to the user. The leg length adjustment actuator refers to an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 1300 . For example, the controller 1400 may adjust the length of the leg massage unit 1300 according to the user by using the leg length adjusting actuator, and as a result, the user may receive a massage suitable for the body shape.

At least one actuator included in the massage module 100 may be a variety of actuators such as a movement actuator, a forward and backward actuator, and a massage actuator.

The moving actuator is an actuator that enables the vertical movement of the massage module 100, and moves the massage module 100 along the main frame 110 in at least one of the upper and lower directions of the massage device 1000. can The massage module 100 may be moved along the rack gear by the operation of the moving actuator of the massage module 100 . The forward/backward actuator may advance/retract (or tilt) the massage module 100 in at least one of forward and backward directions of the massage module 100. In other words, the massage module 100 may be capable of tilting in at least one direction among the front and rear directions of the massage module 100 through the forward and backward actuators. The massage actuator may move the massage module 100 in various ways to provide various massage actions to the user.

The controller 1400 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling detailed configurations of the massage device 1000 .

The controller 1400 may provide various massage operations by operating at least one actuator included in the massage device 1000 . For example, the controller 1400 may provide tapping massage, kneading massage, etc. by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, but is not limited thereto, and may provide various massage operations.

The memory 1430 may be included in the controller 1400 or may be external to the controller 1400 . The memory 1430 may store various information related to the massage device 1000. For example, the memory 1430 may include massage control information and may include user information, but is not limited thereto. The information about the user may be various information related to the user, such as personal authentication information and biometric information (eg, age, height, weight, blood pressure, body composition, heart rate, electrocardiogram, etc.) of the user.

The memory 1430 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, memory 1430 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as flash memory and/or battery-backed memory based storage devices. don't

The memory 1430 is a main storage device that is directly accessed by a processor, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). It may refer to a volatile storage device in which information is instantly erased, but is not limited thereto. This memory 1430 can be operated by the control unit 1400.

The massage device 1000 may include a sensor unit 1410. The sensor unit 1410 may acquire various types of information using at least one sensor. The sensor unit 1410 may include a sensor using a measuring means such as pressure, electric potential, and optics. For example, the sensor may include, but is not limited to, a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, a touch sensor, an electrode sensor, an air pressure measurement sensor, and the like.

Also, the sensor unit 1410 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire at least one of fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, blood pressure information, heartbeat (or heartbeat) information, electrocardiogram information, and body composition information. It is not limited and may include various biometric information. For example, the massage device 1000 may provide a customized massage based on information acquired through sensors.

The massage device 1000 may detect a contact area and/or a contact position with the user through sensors. In addition, the massage device 100 may provide a customized massage based on information acquired through sensors.

The communication unit 1420 may receive a signal transmitted from an external device or transmit a signal for the massage device 1000 to an external device.

For example, the control unit 1400 may obtain a resultant signal by processing a signal received through the communication unit 1420 and transfer the resultant signal to the communication unit 1420 . The communication unit 1420 may transmit (or output) the resulting signal to an external device.

The control unit 1400 obtains information on various components included in the massage device 1000 (eg, information on the massage module 100, information on the arm massage unit 1200, etc.), and the communication unit 1420 ) can be passed on. The communication unit 1420 may transmit information about the massage device 1000 to an external device.

The communication unit 1420 may communicate with a module inside the massage device 1000, an external massage device, and/or a user terminal through any type of network. The communication unit may include a wired/wireless connection module for network access. As a wireless access technology, for example, Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. can be used. As a wired access technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), and the like may be used. In addition, the network connection unit may include a short-distance communication module to transmit/receive data with any device/terminal located in a short distance. For example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used as short range communication technologies, Not limited to this.

The massage device 1000 may further include an input unit 1450 and/or an output unit. The massage device 1000 may receive an input from the user using the input unit 1450. The massage device 1000 may output the processing result of the control unit 1400 to the output unit.

Specifically, the input unit 1450 may receive a command related to operation control of the massage device 1000 from a user, and the input unit 1450 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the input unit 1450 may be included in the body massage unit 1100 and may be provided in the leg massage unit 1300, but is not limited thereto. Also, the input unit 1450 may include the user input unit 1160 of FIG. 1 , the massage device control device 2000 or various external devices to be described in FIG. 4 .

The massage device 1000 may obtain various commands from the user through the input unit 1450. For example, the massage device 1000 may select a massage module, select a massage type, select a massage intensity, select a massage time, select a massage part, select a location and operation of the body massage unit 1100, and perform massage. Arbitrary commands for selecting power on/off of the device 1000, selecting whether or not to operate a heating function, and selecting related to reproduction of a sound source may be received, but are not limited thereto.

The massage device 1000 may provide an interface for selecting a massage mode. For example, the input unit 1450 or the output unit may include the massage device control device 2000 . A medical massage list of various modes related to body improvement may be listed through the massage device control device 2000 .

The medical massage mode may include at least one of a concentration mode, a meditation mode, a recovery mode, a stretching mode, a sleep mode, a vitality mode, a golf mode, a hip-up mode, a student mode, a weightless mode, and a growth mode.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 1450 executes hot key type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a preset function itself. It may be provided with a selection button for

The input unit 1450 may be implemented as a touch screen, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Also, the input unit 1450 may obtain a command through a user's speech based on voice recognition technology.

The output unit may include a display for displaying an operating state of the massage device 1000 or a user's current state. In this case, the display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), and at least one of a 3D display, but is not limited thereto.

The output unit may include an audio output unit 1440. The audio output unit 1440 of FIG. 3 may include the audio output module 1140 of FIG. 1 . The audio output unit 1440 may provide an arbitrary type of audio output to the user. For example, the audio output unit 1440 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or a binaural beat optimized for a massage pattern provided by the massage device 1000 to the user. The audio output unit 1440 may output a sound signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 1440 may output a sound source according to control of the user terminal through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal. In addition, the audio output unit 1440 may output any type of sound signal generated in relation to the operation of the massage device 1000.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention may be implemented by a computer-readable medium.

Computer readable media can be any medium that can be accessed by a computer, including volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. Includes removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may include computer readable storage media and computer readable transmission media.

Computer readable storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. includes media Computer readable storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage device. device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store desired information.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an external device that can communicate with the massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The massage device 1000 communicates with the external device 3000 by wire or wirelessly through the communication unit 1420 to transmit/receive various data.

The external device 3000 may include a portable electronic device 3100 such as an AI speaker, tablet, or smart phone. The portable electronic device 3100 may be a dedicated massage device 1000 or a general-purpose portable electronic device. Also, the external device 3000 may include a wearable device 3200 such as a smart watch or a smart band. The external device 3000 may include a massage device 3300 other than the massage device 1000 currently used by the user. The external device 3000 may include the hospital server 3400. The external device 3000 may include a personal health record (PHR) server. Also, the external device 3000 may include a cloud server 3500. The external device 3000 may include a medical measuring device such as an electronic weight scale, a blood glucose meter, or a blood pressure meter.

Although some examples of the external device 3000 have been described in the present invention, all devices capable of communicating with the massage device 1000 by wire or wirelessly and exchanging information may correspond to external devices.

5 is a block diagram for explaining an air member of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an air supply member and a sensor shown in FIG. 5 . Specifically, FIG. 5A shows an example of an air member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B shows another example of an air member according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the air supply member shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining the first sensor shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6C is a diagram for explaining the first and second sensors shown in FIG. It is a drawing for explaining.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 1000 may include an air member 200 that massages at least a portion of the user's body.

5 and 6 , the air member 200 may include an air cell 210, an air supply member 220, a valve 230, a first sensor 240, and a second sensor 250. there is.

The air cell 210 expands and contracts by air (or air) supplied to the air cell 210 to massage at least a portion of the user's body.

The air cell 210 may be disposed on at least a portion of the massage device 1000. For example, the air cell 210 may include a plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B . Each sub air cell may be disposed on at least a portion of the body massaging unit 1100 , the arm massaging unit 1200 , and the leg massaging unit 1300 .

Specifically, an arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed on at least a portion of the entire area of the body massage unit 1100 . For example, an arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the shoulder of the user among the entire area of the body massage unit 1100 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's back among the entire area of the body massage unit 1100 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's thigh area among the entire area of the body massager 1100 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the pelvis of the user among the entire area of the body massage unit 1100 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's perineum among the entire area of the body massager 1100 .

As described above, an arbitrary sub air cell is disposed in an area corresponding to at least one of the user's shoulder, back, thigh, and pelvis, but is not limited thereto and may be disposed in various areas corresponding to the user's upper and lower body.

Arbitrary sub air cells may be disposed on at least a portion of the entire area of the arm massage unit 1200 . For example, an arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the back of the user's hand among the entire area of the arm massage unit 1200 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's palm among the entire area of the arm massage unit 1200 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's elbow among the entire area of the arm massage unit 1200 . An arbitrary sub-air cell may be disposed in a corresponding area between the user's wrist and elbow among the entire area of the arm massage unit 1200 .

As described above, the arbitrary sub air cell is disposed in an area corresponding to at least one of the back of the user's hand, palm, and elbow, but is not limited thereto and may be disposed in various areas corresponding to the user's arm.

Arbitrary sub air cells may be disposed on at least a portion of the entire area of the leg massager 1300 . For example, an arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the instep of the user among the entire area of the leg massage unit 1300 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the Achilles tendon of the user among the entire area of the leg massager 1300 . An arbitrary sub air cell may be disposed in an area corresponding to the user's calf among the entire area of the leg massage unit 1300 .

As described above, the arbitrary sub air cell is disposed in an area corresponding to at least one of the user's instep, alkyles tendon, and calf, but is not limited thereto and may be disposed in various areas corresponding to the user's leg.

The air supply member 220 may supply air to the air cell 210 . For example, the air supply member 220 may inflate the air cell 210 by supplying air to the air cell 210 . The air supply member 220 may be disposed on at least one of the inside and outside of the massage device 1000.

The air supply member 220 may include an air pump 221 and a support member 222 .

The air pump 221 may generate air to be supplied to the air cell 210 and supply the generated air to the air cell 221 .

The support member 222 may support the air pump 221 . For example, it may be disposed below the air pump 221 to support the air pump 221 .

The support member 222 may be implemented as a single component or as a plurality of components. For example, the support member 222 may be implemented as at least one of a single configuration and a plurality of configurations and may be disposed in the lower central portion of the air pump 221 . As shown in FIG. 6A , the support member 222 may be implemented in a plurality of configurations and may be respectively disposed at lower corners of the air pump 221 .

The support member 222 may damp vibration of the air pump 221 . For example, the support member 222 may be formed of a material that damps vibration caused by driving of the air pump 221 . Specifically, the support member 222 may be formed of an elastic material such as rubber, but is not limited thereto. For example, the support member 222 may be formed of various materials that damp vibration.

The valve 230 may connect the air cell 210 and the air supply member 220 . For example, the valve 230 may have one end connected to the air pump 221 through an air line and the other end connected to the air cell 210 . At this time, one end of the air line may be connected to the air pump 221 and the other end may be connected to the valve 230 .

The valve 230 may be controlled based on the control of the control unit 1400 . In this case, the valve 230 may be an electronically controllable solenoid valve.

The valve 230 may transfer air supplied from the air supply member 220 to the air cell 210 . For example, the valve 230 may be opened by the control of the control unit 1400 and air supplied from the air supply member 220 may be transferred to the air cell 210 to inflate the air cell 210 .

The valve 230 may discharge air from the air cell 210 . For example, the valve 230 may be opened under the control of the controller 1400 to discharge air from the inflated air cell 210 so that the air cell 210 is contracted.

The valve 230 may maintain air in the air cell 210 . For example, the valve 230 may be closed under the control of the controller 1400 to prevent the air in the air cell 210 from being discharged to the outside of the air cell 210, thereby maintaining the air in the air cell 210.

The valve 230 may include a plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B . In this case, each sub valve may be connected to the air pump 221 and each sub air cell through an air line. In other words, each sub air cell and each sub valve may be connected to each other.

The plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n may be divided into a plurality of valve groups as shown in FIG. 5B. For example, the plurality of valve groups may include a first valve group to a third valve group. The first valve group may be a group of sub valves connected to sub air cells disposed in the body massage unit 1100 . The second valve group may be a group of sub valves connected to sub air cells disposed in the arm massage unit 1200 . The third valve group may be a group of sub valves connected to sub air cells disposed in the leg massage unit 1300 .

A plurality of valve groups may be arranged spaced apart from each other by group. For example, the first valve group is disposed around the body massage unit 1100, the second valve group is disposed around the arm massage unit 1200, and the third valve group is disposed around the leg massage unit 1300. can be placed around it.

The sub-valves included in each valve group are physically connected to each other so that they can be simultaneously controlled by the control unit 1400 and separately controlled separately from each other. For example, sub-valves included in each valve group may simultaneously open and close at least one of them. Each sub-valve included in each valve group may be at least one of open and closed regardless of the other sub-valves.

As described above, the plurality of valve groups include, but are not limited to, the first to third valve groups. For example, various valve groups may be configured by various combinations of a plurality of valve sub-valves.

The first sensor 240 may sense air pressure of air supplied from the air supply member 220 . For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the first sensor 240 may be connected to an air line to sense air pressure of air supplied from the air supply member 220 . In this case, the first sensor may be implemented as an air pressure sensor that senses (or measures) the air pressure of the air.

As described above, the first sensor 240 is connected to the air line, but is not limited thereto. For example, the first sensor 240 is supplied from the air pump 221, such as at least one of an outlet through which air is discharged from among the entire area of the air pump 221 and an inlet through which air is introduced among the entire area of the valve 230. It can be placed in various locations where the air moves.

The second sensor 250 may sense vibration of the air supply member 220 . For example, the second sensor 250 may sense vibration generated by driving the air pump 221 . In this case, the second sensor 250 may be implemented as an acceleration sensor (eg, a 3-axis acceleration sensor). In other words, the second sensor 250 may sense an acceleration value of the air pump 221 .

The second sensor 250 may be disposed on at least a portion of the air supply member 220 (or at least a portion of the air pump 221). For example, the second sensor 250 may be disposed above the air pump 221 as shown in FIG. 6C, but is not limited thereto. The second sensor 250 may be disposed at various locations capable of sensing vibration of the air pump 221 , such as a side of the air pump 221 .

7 is a diagram for explaining a failure detection operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a failure determination operation of FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , the massage device 1000 may determine whether the air member 200 has a failure based on a failure detection mode.

For example, the controller 1400 may execute a failure detection mode (S710). For example, the controller 1400 may execute a failure detection mode based on a user's input signal input through the input unit 1450 and/or the massage control device 2000 . As another example, the controller 1400 may automatically execute the failure detection mode based on a preset time period.

The controller 1400 may control the massage device 1000 to determine whether the air member 200 is out of order (S720).

Hereinafter, step S720 will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the controller 1400 may execute a failure detection mode (S710) and drive the air supply member 220 (S721). In other words, the controller 1400 may drive the air pump 221 of the air supply member 220 .

The controller 1400 controls the air supply member 220, the valve 230, and the air cell 210 based on at least one of the maximum air pressure of the air supplied from the air supply member 220 and the time required for the maximum air pressure to be obtained. It is possible to determine whether at least one is out of order (S722).

For example, the controller 1400 may control sub-valves included in at least one valve group among a plurality of valve groups in a state in which the air supply member 220 is driven. The control unit 1400 determines whether or not at least one of the air supply member 220, the valve 230, and the air cell 210 has failed based on at least one of the maximum air pressure and the required time in the state in which the sub valve is controlled. can

Specifically, the controller 1400 may close the valve 230 while the air pump 221 is driven (S722a). For example, the controller 1400 may close all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n.

The controller 1400 may obtain a first maximum air pressure of air (hereinafter referred to as "air") supplied from the air pump 221 through the first sensor 240 in a state in which the valve 230 is closed ( S722b). In this case, the first maximum air pressure may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 in a state in which the air pump 221 is driven and the valve 230 is closed.

The controller 1400 may obtain a first required time from the time the valve is closed to the time the first maximum air pressure is acquired (S722c).

The controller 1400 may determine whether at least one of the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 has failed based on at least one of the first maximum air pressure and the first required time (S722d).

For example, the control unit 1400 may determine whether the first maximum air pressure is similar to a preset first normal air pressure and whether or not a first required time is similar to a preset first normal air pressure based on at least one of the air supply member ( 220) and the valve 230, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a failure.

The first normal air pressure and the first required time are among the manufacturer that manufactures the massage device 1000, a sales company that sells the massage device 1000, a user who uses the massage device 1000, and a manager who manages the massage device 1000. It may be preset by various objects, such as at least one, and stored in the memory 1430 .

The first normal air pressure may be a criterion for determining whether the first maximum air pressure is normal. For example, the first normal air pressure is sensed by the first sensor 240 when the air pump 221 is operated and the valve 230 is closed, and when the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 are normal. It may be the maximum air pressure to

The first normal time may be a criterion for determining whether the first required time is normal. For example, the first normal time is when the valve 230 is closed when the air pump 221 is operating and the valve 230 is closed, and when the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 are normal. It may be the time required from the time point to the point at which the first normal air pressure is obtained.

When the first maximum air pressure is different from the first normal air pressure or the first required time is different from the first normal time, the controller 1400 may determine that at least one of the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 is out of order. there is. When the first maximum air pressure is similar to the first normal air pressure and the first required time is similar to the first normal time, the controller 1400 may determine that the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 are normal.

When it is determined that at least one of the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 is out of order, the controller 1400 may re-determine whether or not at least one of the air supply member 2200 and the valve 230 is out of order (S722e). .

For example, the controller 1400 may obtain an acceleration value for vibration of the air supply member 220 (S722e-1). The controller 1400 may re-determine whether at least one of the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 has failed based on whether the acceleration value for the vibration is similar to a preset normal acceleration value (S722e-2). ).

As described above, the normal acceleration value may be preset by various objects and stored in the memory 1430 . The normal acceleration value may be a criterion for determining whether the acceleration value for vibration is normal. For example, the normal acceleration value may be an acceleration value sensed by the second sensor 250 when the air pump 221 and the support member 222 are normal.

If the acceleration value for the vibration is similar to the normal acceleration value, the control unit 1400 will re-determine that the air pump 221 and the support member 222 of the air supply member 220 are normal and that the valve 230 is out of order. can When the acceleration value for the vibration is different from the normal acceleration value, the controller 1400 may re-determine that at least one of the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 is out of order.

When it is determined that the air supply member 220 is normal because the first maximum air pressure is similar to the first normal air pressure and the first required time is similar to the first normal time, the controller 1400 controls the air pump 221 and the support member It is possible to determine whether 222 is out of order (S722f).

For example, the controller 1400 may obtain an acceleration value for vibration (S722f-1). The controller 1400 may determine whether at least one of the air pump 221 and the support member 222 has failed based on whether the acceleration value for the vibration is similar to the normal acceleration value (S722f-2).

When the acceleration value for the vibration is similar to the normal acceleration value, the controller 1400 may determine that both the air pump 221 and the support member 222 are normal. When the acceleration value for the vibration is different from the normal acceleration value, the controller 1400 may determine that the air pump 221 is normal and may determine that the support member 222 is out of order.

When it is determined that the air supply member 220 and the valve 230 are normal because the first maximum air pressure is similar to the first normal air pressure and the first required time is similar to the first normal time, the controller 1400 controls the valve 230 ) and air cell 210, it may be determined whether or not there is a failure (S722g).

For example, the controller 1400 may open the valve 230 in a state where the air pump 221 is driven and the valve 230 is closed (S722g-1). In other words, the controller 1400 may open all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n.

The control unit 1400 may obtain the second maximum air pressure of the air supplied from the air pump 221 with the valve 230 open (S722g-2). In this case, the second maximum air pressure may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 in a state in which the air pump 221 is driven and the valve 230 is opened.

The controller 1400 may obtain a second required time from the time the valve 230 is opened to the time the second maximum air pressure is acquired (S722g-3). In other words, the controller 1400 may obtain a second required time from the time when all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n are opened to the time when the second maximum air pressure is obtained.

The controller 1400 may determine whether at least one of the valve 230 and the air cell 210 has failed based on at least one of the second maximum air pressure and the second required time (S722g-4). In other words, the controller 1400 may cause a failure of at least one of the plurality of sub valves 231 to 23n and the plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n based on at least one of the second maximum air pressure and the second required time. can decide whether

For example, the control unit 1400 controls the valve 230 based on at least one of whether the second maximum air pressure is similar to the preset second normal air pressure and whether the second required time is similar to the preset second normal time. And it is possible to determine whether at least one of the air cells 210 is out of order. At this time, the second normal air pressure and the second required time may be previously set by various objects and stored in the memory 1430 as described above.

The second normal air pressure may be a criterion for determining whether the second maximum air pressure is normal. For example, the second normal air pressure is when the air pump 221 is operated and the valve 230 is opened, and the air supply member 220, the valve 230 and the air cell 210 (or a plurality of valves ( 231 to 23n) and the plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 when all are normal.

The second normal time may be a criterion for determining whether the second required time is normal. For example, the second normal time is the valve ( 230) may be the time required from the time of opening to the time of acquiring the second normal air pressure.

When the second maximum air pressure is similar to the second normal air pressure and the second required time is similar to the second normal time, the controller 1400 controls both the valve 230 and the air cell 210 (or a plurality of sub-valves). 231 to 23n and the plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n) may all be determined to be normal. When the second maximum air pressure is different from the second normal air pressure or the second required time is different from the second normal time, the control unit 1400 sets at least one of the valve 230 and the air cell 210 (or a plurality of sub-valves). It may be determined that at least one of the sub air cells 231 to 23n and the plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n is out of order.

When it is determined that at least one of the valve 230 and the air cell 210 is fixed, the control unit 1400 has a fault in at least one of the plurality of sub valves 231 to 23n and the plurality of sub air cells 211 to 21n. Whether or not it can be re-determined (S722h).

Step S722h will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9 .

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining step S722h shown in FIG. 8 .

The controller 1400 controls at least one sub-valve in a state in which all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n are open, thereby opening the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n and the plurality of sub-air cells 211 to 21n. It is possible to re-determine whether at least one of the failures is present (S722h).

For example, the controller 1400 controls at least one sub-valve among the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n to determine whether at least one of the sub-valve and the sub-air cell connected to the one of the sub-valves is out of order. It can be determined (S722h-1)

For example, the controller 1400 closes all of the sub-valves except for one of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n in a state in which all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n are open. Yes (S722h-1a).

The controller 1400 may obtain the third maximum air pressure of the air supplied from the air pump 221 in a state in which all of the remaining sub-valves are closed (S722h-1b). In this case, the third maximum air pressure may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 in a state in which the air pump 221 is driven, one sub-valve is open, and the other sub-valves are closed.

The controller 1400 may obtain a third required time from the time when all the remaining sub-valves are closed to the time when the third maximum air pressure is obtained (S722h-1c).

The controller 1400 may determine whether or not at least one of the opened sub-valve and the sub-air cell connected to the opened sub-valve is out of order based on at least one of the third maximum air pressure and the third required time. (S722h-1d).

For example, the control unit 1400 determines whether or not the third maximum air pressure is similar to the preset third normal air pressure and whether or not the third required time is similar to the preset third normal air pressure, based on at least one of whether the air pressure is opened. It is possible to determine whether at least one of the sub-valve of the sub-valve and the sub-air cell connected to any one open sub-valve has a failure. At this time, the third normal air pressure and the third required time may be previously set by various objects and stored in the memory 1430 as described above.

The third normal air pressure may be a criterion for determining whether the third maximum air pressure is normal. For example, the third normal air pressure is when the air pump 221 is operated and one sub-valve is opened and the other sub-valves are closed, and the air supply member 220, the valve 230 and the air cell 210 When everything is normal, it may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 .

The third normal time may be a criterion for determining whether the third required time is normal. For example, the third normal time is when the air pump 221 is operated, one sub-valve is open and the other sub-valves are closed, and the air supply member 220, the valve 230 and the air cell 210 When all are normal, it may be the time required from the time when all the remaining sub-valves are closed to the time when the third normal air pressure is obtained.

When the third maximum air pressure is similar to the third normal air pressure and the third required time is similar to the third normal time, the controller 1400 selects any one open sub-valve and a sub-air cell connected to any one open sub-valve. Everyone can decide that it is normal. When the third maximum air pressure is different from the third normal air pressure or the third required time is different from the third normal time, the controller 1400 controls any one open sub-valve and a sub-air cell connected to any one open sub-valve. At least one of them may be determined to be faulty.

As described above, the control unit 1400 applies step S722h-1 to each sub-valve and sequentially performs it, thereby determining whether each sub-valve and the sub-air cell connected to each sub-valve are out of order.

As another example, the controller 1400 controls at least one valve group among a plurality of valve groups to control at least one of sub-valves included in any one valve group and sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group. It is possible to determine whether or not there is a failure (S722h-2).

For example, the control unit 1400 closes all sub-valves included in the remaining valve groups except for any one of the plurality of valve groups in a state in which all of the plurality of sub-valves 231 to 23n are open. It can be done (S722h-2a).

The controller 1400 may obtain a fourth maximum air pressure of air supplied from the air pump 221 in a state in which all sub-valves included in the remaining valve groups are closed (S722h-2b). At this time, the fourth maximum air pressure is the first sensor 240 in a state in which the air pump 221 is driven, all sub-valves included in one valve group are open, and all sub-valves included in the other valve group are closed. ) may be the maximum air pressure to be sensed.

The controller 1400 may obtain a fourth required time from the time when all the sub-valves included in the remaining valve groups are closed to the time when the fourth maximum air pressure is obtained (S722h-2c).

The controller 1400 determines whether at least one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group and the sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group has failed based on at least one of the fourth maximum air pressure and the fourth required time. can be determined (S722h-2d).

For example, the control unit 1400 selects any one valve based on at least one of whether the fourth maximum air pressure is similar to the preset fourth normal air pressure and whether the fourth required time is similar to the preset fourth normal air pressure. It is possible to determine whether at least one of the sub-valves included in the group and the sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group is out of order. At this time, the fourth normal air pressure and the fourth required time may be previously set by various objects and stored in the memory 1430 as described above.

The fourth normal air pressure may be a criterion for determining whether the fourth maximum air pressure is normal. For example, the fourth normal air pressure is when the air pump 221 is driven, all sub-valves included in one valve group are open, and all sub-valves included in the other valve group are closed, and air is supplied. When the member 220, sub valves included in any one valve group, and sub air cells corresponding to any one valve group are all normal, the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 may be obtained.

The fourth normal time may be a criterion for determining whether the fourth required time is normal. For example, the fourth normal time is when the air pump 221 is driven, all sub-valves included in one valve group are open, and all sub-valves included in the other valve group are closed, and air is supplied. When all of the member 220, the sub-valves included in any one valve group, and the sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group are normal, from the time point when all the sub-valves included in the other valve group are closed, the fourth It may be the time taken until the normal air pressure is obtained.

When the fourth maximum air pressure is similar to the fourth normal air pressure and the fourth required time is similar to the fourth normal time, the controller 1400 corresponds to sub-valves included in any one valve group and any one valve group. It can be determined that all of the sub-aircells are normal. When the fourth maximum air pressure is different from the fourth normal air pressure or the fourth required time is different from the fourth normal time, the controller 1400 corresponds to sub-valves included in any one valve group and any one valve group. It may be determined that at least one of the sub-air cells that are affected is out of order.

As described above, the controller 1400 may determine whether sub-valves and sub-air cells corresponding to each valve group have failed by sequentially performing step S722h-2 by applying them to each valve group.

In addition, when it is determined that at least one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group and the sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group is out of order, the controller 1400 removes the sub-valves included in any one valve group. By controlling, it is possible to re-determine whether or not at least one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group and the sub-air cells corresponding to any one valve group is out of order (S722h-3).

For example, the control unit 1400 may close sub-valves other than any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group (S722h-3a).

The controller 1400 may obtain a fifth maximum air pressure of the air supplied from the air pump 221 in a state in which the remaining sub-valves are closed (S722h-3b). At this time, the fifth maximum air pressure is the first sensor 240 in a state in which the air pump 221 is driven, one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group is open, and all of the other sub-valves are closed. ) may be the maximum air pressure to be sensed.

The controller 1400 may obtain a fifth required time from the time when the remaining sub-valves included in any one valve group are closed to the time when the fifth maximum air pressure is obtained (S722h-3c).

The control unit 1400 controls any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group and any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group based on at least one of the fifth maximum air pressure and the fifth required time. It is possible to determine whether at least one of the sub air cells connected to any one sub valve has a failure (S722h-3d).

For example, the control unit 1400 selects any one sub based on at least one of whether the fifth maximum air pressure is similar to the preset fifth normal air pressure and whether the fifth required time is similar to the preset fifth normal air pressure. It is possible to determine whether at least one of the valve and the sub air cell connected to any one sub valve has a failure. At this time, the fifth normal air pressure and the fifth required time may be previously set by various objects and stored in the memory 1430 as described above.

The fifth normal air pressure may be a criterion for determining whether the fifth maximum air pressure is normal. For example, the fifth normal air pressure is when the air pump 221 is driven and any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group is open and all the other sub-valves are closed, and air supply This may be the maximum air pressure sensed by the first sensor 240 when the member 220, any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group, and the sub air cell connected to any one sub-valve are normal. there is.

The fifth normal time may be a criterion for determining whether the fifth required time is normal. For example, the fifth normal time is when the air pump 221 is driven, one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group is open, and all of the other sub-valves are closed, and air is supplied. When the member 220, any one of the sub-valves included in any one valve group, and the sub air cell connected to any one sub-valve are normal, all of the remaining sub-valves included in any one valve group It may be the time required from the point of closing the air pressure to the point of obtaining the fifth normal air pressure.

The above-described first to fifth normal air pressures may be the same as or different from each other. Preferably, the first to fifth normal air pressures may be the same as each other.

The above-described first to fifth normal times may be the same as or different from each other. Preferably, the first normal time may be shorter than the second to fifth normal times, and the second normal time may be longer than the first, third to fifth normal times. The third and fifth normal times are equal to each other and may be longer than the second normal times and shorter than the first and fourth normal times. The fourth normal time may be longer than the first, third, and fifth normal times, and shorter than the second normal time.

When the fifth maximum air pressure is similar to the fifth normal air pressure and the fifth required time is similar to the fifth normal time, the controller 1400 controls any one sub-valve included in any one valve group and any one sub-valve It may be determined that all of the sub air cells connected to are normal.

When the fifth maximum air pressure is different from the fifth normal air pressure or the fifth required time is different from the fifth normal time, the controller 1400 controls any one sub-valve included in any one valve group and any one sub-valve It may be determined that at least one of the sub air cells connected to has a failure.

As described above, the control unit 1400 applies step S722h-3 to each sub-valve of each valve group and sequentially performs it, thereby determining whether each sub-valve of each valve group and the sub-air cell connected to each sub-valve have a failure. can

In the above, the technical idea of the present invention has been described with the accompanying drawings, but this is an illustrative example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but does not limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that various modifications and imitations can be made by anyone having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

In addition, the configuration and functions of the massage device of the present specification can be extended and applied to various (wearable) healthcare devices capable of providing healthcare functions (eg, massage/massage functions, bio-signal measurement functions, etc.). Accordingly, it goes without saying that the 'massage device' in the present specification may be replaced with a '(wearable) healthcare device'.

Claims (19)

A control unit for controlling the massage device;
an air cell disposed on at least a part of the massage device;
an air supply member supplying air to the air cell;
a valve connecting the air cell and the air supply member; and
a sensor for sensing the air pressure of the air;
including,
The control unit drives the air supply member, and a failure occurs in at least one of the air supply member, the valve, and the air cell based on at least one of a maximum air pressure of the air and a time required to obtain the maximum air pressure. to decide whether
massage device. According to claim 1,
The control unit closes the valve, obtains a first maximum air pressure of the air in a state in which the valve is closed, and a first required time required from the time when the valve is closed to the time when the first maximum air pressure is obtained. Obtaining and determining whether at least one of the air supply member and the valve has failed based on at least one of the first maximum air pressure and the first required time,
massage device. According to claim 2,
The control unit selects one of the air supply member and the valve based on at least one of whether the first maximum air pressure is similar to a preset first normal air pressure and whether or not the first required time is similar to a preset first normal air pressure. determining whether at least one has failed,
massage device. According to claim 3,
When the first maximum air pressure is different from the first normal air pressure or the first required time is different from the first normal time, the controller determines that at least one of the air supply member and the valve is out of order.
massage device. According to claim 4,
The massage device,
a sensor for sensing vibration of the air supply member;
Including more,
When it is determined that at least one of the air supply member and the valve is out of order, the controller acquires an acceleration value for the vibration, and based on whether the acceleration value is similar to a preset normal acceleration value, the air supply member and Redetermining whether at least one of the valves has failed,
massage device. According to claim 5,
When the acceleration value is similar to the normal acceleration value, the control unit redetermines that the air supply member is normal and that the valve is out of order;
When the acceleration value is different from the normal acceleration value, the controller recombines that at least one of the air supply member and the valve is out of order.
massage device. According to claim 3,
When the first maximum air pressure is similar to the first normal air pressure and the first required time is similar to the first normal time, the control unit determines that the air supply member and the valve are normal.
massage device. According to claim 7,
The massage device,
a sensor for sensing vibration of the air supply member;
Including more,
The air supply member,
an air pump supplying the air; and
a support member disposed under the air pump to support the air pump;
including,
When it is determined that the air supply member is normal, the control unit obtains an acceleration value for the vibration, and determines whether the acceleration value is similar to a predetermined normal acceleration value, to at least one of the air pump and the support member. to determine whether there is a failure,
massage device. According to claim 8,
When the acceleration value is similar to the normal acceleration value, the controller determines that both the air pump and the support member are normal;
When the acceleration value is different from the normal acceleration value, the controller determines that the air pump is normal and determines that the support member is out of order.
massage device. According to claim 7,
When it is determined that the air supply member and the valve are normal, the control unit opens the valve, obtains a second maximum air pressure of the air in a state in which the valve is open, and the second maximum air pressure from the time of opening the valve. Obtaining a second required time until a maximum air pressure is obtained, and determining whether or not at least one of the valve and the air cell has failed based on at least one of the second maximum air pressure and the second required time,
massage device. According to claim 10,
The control unit controls at least one of the valve and the air cell based on at least one of whether the second maximum air pressure is similar to a preset second normal air pressure and whether the second required time is similar to a preset second normal air pressure. to determine whether there is a failure for
massage device. According to claim 11,
When the second maximum air pressure is similar to the second normal air pressure and the second required time is similar to the second normal time, the controller determines that both the valve and the air cell are normal;
When the second maximum air pressure is different from the second normal air pressure or the second required time is different from the second normal time, the controller determines that at least one of the valve and the air cell is out of order.
massage device. According to claim 7,
The air cell includes a plurality of sub air cells, the valve includes a plurality of sub valves, and each sub air cell and each sub valve are connected to each other;
When it is determined that the air supply member and the valve are normal, the control unit opens all of the plurality of sub-valves and obtains a second maximum air pressure of the air in a state in which all of the plurality of sub-valves are open; A second required time required from a time when all of the plurality of sub-valves are opened to a time when the second maximum air pressure is obtained, and the second required time based on at least one of the second maximum air pressure and the second required time Determining whether a plurality of sub-valves and at least one of the plurality of sub-air cells are out of order,
massage device. According to claim 13,
The control unit controls the plurality of sub-valves and the control unit based on at least one of whether the second maximum air pressure is similar to a preset third normal air pressure and whether the second required time is similar to a preset second normal air pressure. Determining whether at least one of the plurality of sub air cells has failed,
massage device. According to claim 14,
When the second maximum air pressure is similar to the second normal air pressure and the second required time is similar to the second normal time, the controller determines that both the plurality of sub valves and the plurality of sub air cells are normal. decide,
When the second maximum air pressure is different from the second normal air pressure or the second required time is different from the second normal time, the control unit controls at least one of the plurality of sub valves and the plurality of sub air cells. determined to be faulty,
massage device. According to claim 15,
When it is determined that at least one of the plurality of sub-valves and the plurality of sub-air cells is out of order, the controller closes all of the sub-valves except for one sub-valve among the plurality of sub-valves, and Obtaining a third maximum air pressure of the air in a state in which all sub-valves are closed, obtaining a third required time from the time when all of the remaining sub-valves are closed to the time when the third maximum air pressure is obtained, Determining whether at least one of the one sub-valve and the sub-air cell connected to the one of the sub-valves has failed based on at least one of the third maximum air pressure and the third required time,
massage device. According to claim 16,
The control unit controls the one of the sub-valves and the control unit based on at least one of whether the third maximum air pressure is similar to a preset third normal air pressure and whether or not the third required time is similar to a preset third normal air pressure. Determining whether at least one of the sub air cells connected to any one sub valve is faulty,
massage device. According to claim 17,
When the third maximum air pressure is similar to the third normal air pressure and the third required time is similar to the third normal time, the control unit may include one of the sub valves and a sub air cell connected to the one of the sub valves. Decide that everything is normal,
When the third maximum air pressure is different from the third normal air pressure or the third required time is different from the third normal time, the control unit may include one of the sub valves and a sub air cell connected to the one of the sub valves. determining that at least one of the
massage device. In the method for detecting a failure of a massage device,
driving an air supply member supplying air to an air cell disposed on at least a part of the massage device; and
Whether or not at least one of the air supply member, the valve connecting the air supply member and the air cell, and the air cell has failed based on at least one of the maximum air pressure of the air and the time required until the maximum air pressure is obtained determining;
including,
method.

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