TW202222221A - Adjustable inflatable neck support device and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An adjustable inflatable neck support device includes a supporting portion and a bearing portion whose height is smaller than that of the supporting portion. The supporting portion has a center support body and can be provided therein with a first inflatable airbag. Two second inflatable airbags can be provided in the neck support device. An inflation device can be connected to the airbags. When a user rests on the neck support device in a supine position or on the side of the head, the top surface thereof can be adjusted to support the neck. The inflation device inflates or deflates the airbags to displace the top surface of the neck support device to change the force exerted on the neck by the center support body and/or areas of the top surface of the neck support device that correspond in position to the airbags to restore and maintain head/spine alignment.

Description

Adjustable inflatable neck support device and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention relates to a neck support device and a manufacturing method thereof, in particular to a neck support device with three independent and adjustable inflatable airbags inside, so that users can inflate or inflate the inflatable airbags by themselves. Deflate the air to change the shape, size, height and hardness of the neck support device, and then adjust the force exerted by the neck support device on the user's neck and head to provide a better neck and head It is supportive and can help the head, cervical spine and upper thoracic spine to restore and maintain alignment in neutral anatomical spinal alignment, suitable for back sleepers and side sleepers. The neck support device of the present invention can be used by lying on the back or side, similar to a comfortable pillow, enabling the user to use the neck support device while lying down or sleeping.

Existing pillow designs usually make a stuffing bag and fill the inside of the stuffing bag with soft and fluffy materials, such as: cotton balls, shaped foam, foam chips, foam strips ) or other airy and fluffy materials). Although traditional pillows do have good softness and repositioning properties at the beginning of use, with the increase of use time, the fluffyness of the pillow will gradually decrease, which will negatively affect its support. It is made of fluffy material, which will deform the pillow after being pressed by the head and neck for a long time. In this way, when the user puts the headrest on the pillow, the angle of the user's head will be too low or too high. High, the aforementioned conditions can lead to excessive tension and fatigue in the neck muscles, causing neck and shoulder pain, cervicogenic headaches, and even affecting the patency of breathing. In addition, the soft and fluffy materials in traditional pillows may also be deformed and tangled into blocks due to long-term compression, resulting in poor air permeability. The health of users lying on their side is negatively affected, and even creates safety concerns for users with sleep apnea. In addition, traditional pillows cannot conform to the body shape and sleeping habits of different users, and their heights cannot be adjusted to suit the height of the user's head and neck, so that they cannot provide suitable support for the user's head, cervical spine and upper thoracic spine and to restore and maintain alignment in neutral anatomical spinal alignment. Further, in the case of compression molded pillows (or orthopedic pillows), the foam material used may be too soft or too hard. For example, compression molded pillows made of high-density resilient foam Pillows can be stiff, so when they don't fit the user's shape, they can cause pain and discomfort in the user's neck. In addition, softer memory foam is better than high-density resilient foam. The resulting molded pillow may provide a better fit on the user's neck and head, however, it is often too soft to return to its original molded shape and will gradually become Flat, and then no longer conform to the shape of the user's head and neck. Furthermore, the inner and outer materials of the aforementioned pillow are usually the same material, so that the entire surface of the pillow has the same softness or hardness, and cannot be adapted to the user's different body. position (such as: head, neck) and change its softness or hardness. It can be seen that lack of support for the user's head or neck will cause pain and discomfort for the user; if the foam density of the pillow is too high If it is too high or too low, it will make the pillow uncomfortable to use, which will cause discomfort to the user; if the shape of the molded pillow does not match the shape of the user's neck or head, it will also cause the user's discomfort and discomfort. pain.

The importance of the aforementioned issues will become even more obvious given the fact that the upper end of the cervical vertebrae can be connected to the skull and the lower end of the cervical vertebrae can be connected to the thoracic vertebrae. The pain of cervical spondylosis (or cervical spondylosis, cervical spondylosis) is mostly caused by accidents, sports injuries or falls, especially, bad living habits (such as keeping your head down for a long time to operate mobile phones, game consoles or computers, standing incorrect posture or sitting position), or work demands (e.g., driving), causing the neck to remain in a fixed position for a long time, or excessive psychological stress, all of which can cause the user's neck muscles to become more and more severe over time. Tight, long-term, the muscles will become stiff and shortened, which will cause poor posture in the cervical spine, and even lead to cervical joint deformity or disc degeneration or protrusion (ie, excessive compression), which is prone to nerve impingement (nerve impingement), Conditions such as arthritis, joint pain, premature degeneration or thinning of intervertebral discs, and eventually arm throbbing or numbness, chronic headaches, chronic fatigue, insomnia, and chronic neck and shoulder pain.

Most cervical spondylosis, especially chronic neck and shoulder dysfunction, are mostly caused by tight neck or upper shoulder muscles, excessive compression of cervical joints and intervertebral discs, etc., and the aforementioned conditions are likely to cause nerve inflammation (irritation) and compression ( impingements), causing patients to suffer from neck and shoulder pain almost every day, especially when working all day, the pain is aggravated, making it difficult for patients to relax and fall asleep at night. In addition, general commercially available pillows are hardly helpful for patients with cervical spondylosis, but may cause more severe neck and shoulder pain, headache, and/or arm cramps or numbness after the patient rests on the aforementioned commercially available pillows for a long time.

In practice, most patients often cannot afford the time or money required for conventional treatment, resulting in such patients being unable to receive treatment and suffering unnecessary pain in vain. In addition, many patients who receive conventional care do not have access to the right health care workers who can provide them with the appropriate treatment they need, resulting in ineffective relief for these patients. Some patients will try to take painkillers, use ointments or patches without receiving treatment or if the treatment fails. However, the effects of the aforementioned drugs are limited, and long-term use of the drugs will cause serious side effects.

Because people's heads and necks are unique in every aspect of size, shape, length, and flexibility, it is difficult to create a traditional padded or molded pillow that fits perfectly to support each person's head and neck. . In addition, traditional padded or molded pillows do not conform well to supporting the user's comfort when sleeping on their backs, or lying on their right/left sides, because people are still moving during sleep. Head and neck, that is, a single size pillow with a fixed density or shape, is not sufficient for back or side sleepers to perfectly fit and support the user's head and neck. Also, when sleeping on the pillow that cannot help support and keep the user's head, cervical vertebrae and upper back arranged in neutral spine position (neutral anatomical spinal alignment), it will cause the user's spinal dislocation, paraspinal muscle strain, nerve inflammation and pain, which may cause acute or chronic neck and shoulder pain, neck-related headache and upper limb numbness pain. Therefore, the discomfort and pain of the neck and shoulder will further cause trouble for users to fall asleep or deep sleep.

To sum up, many users, whether back sleepers or side sleepers, lack proper support for the cervical spine, and cannot restore and maintain the alignment of the head, cervical spine and upper thoracic spine in a neutral spine position when resting or sleeping ( neutral anatomical spinal alignment), and therefore suffer from chronic headaches, chronic neck and shoulder dysfunction, and other pain caused by tight neck muscles, excessive compression of cervical joints, degeneration or protrusion of intervertebral discs, pinched or inflamed nerves, etc. Their health and quality of life are constantly deteriorating, but there is no good way to improve them. Therefore, how to effectively solve the aforementioned problems, so that back sleepers or side sleepers, their neck contours and sleeping habits can be matched with the neck support device, thereby Increases sleep or rest comfort without allowing people to voluntarily reduce and/or prevent cervical symptoms with appropriate and adjustable neck support without spending expensive time and/or money on cervical spine treatment , which becomes an important subject of the present invention.

Considering that the existing neck traction device still has the aforementioned deficiencies, the inventor has finally developed an adjustable inflatable neck support device and a manufacturing method of the present invention after long-term research and experimentation. The advent of the invention provides users with a better experience and can effectively solve existing problems.

The present invention relates to a neck support device and a method of making the same, which can be made in the shape of a pillow, and in three separate hollow grooves in the neck support device, embedded three adjustable air cushions, such as , an inflatable air bag. In some embodiments, the neck support device can be made of molded foam, and through the adjustable inflatable air bag and the material of the neck support device, whether it is a back sleeper or a side sleeper, it can be The effect of lifting the user's head and/or face is achieved until the user's head, cervical vertebrae and upper thoracic vertebrae are aligned. This adjustable neck support device enables users to adjust themselves to keep their head, cervical spine and upper thoracic spine in a natural neutral spine position and alignment, so as to prevent users from feeling pain and discomfort when lying on their backs or sides.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, one objective of the present invention is to provide an adjustable inflatable neck support device, the neck support device includes a central support body, a first inflatable airbag, two second inflatable airbags and a Inflatable device. The central support body has a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface can support a user's neck, the bottom surface is recessed with a first groove and two second grooves, each of the second grooves is located in the first groove, respectively. opposite sides of a groove. The first inflatable air bag is accommodated in the first groove, which expands or contracts along a displacement axis, and causes the top surface of the central support body to displace along the displacement axis. Each of the second inflatable airbags is respectively accommodated in the corresponding second groove, the second inflatable airbag will expand or contract along a displacement axis, and make the top surface of the neck support device along the displacement axis and displacement. The inflator can be connected to the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags, and can inflate or deflate the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags to change the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags The inflated or deflated dimension of the second inflatable bladder. Wherein, the neck support device at least includes a support part and a bearing part, the support part includes the central support body and the first inflatable airbag, the bearing part can bear the occipital position of the head of a user lying on his back, and the The height of the top surface of the bearing portion may be lower than the height of the top surface of the supporting portion.

Optionally, the inflatable device can be a manual device or an electric device, and the user can operate the inflatable device to autonomously adjust the expansion or contraction scale of the first inflatable airbag and the second inflatable airbag, thereby changing the central support Body and/or this neck support device is corresponding to the force that the top surface area of each air bag position is applied to the user's neck, so as to restore and keep the head, cervical vertebra and upper thoracic vertebrae aligned in the neutral vertebral position (neutral anatomical spinal position). alignment).

Optionally, the inflatable device includes multiple pipe bodies, a first air valve that can be assembled to one of the pipe bodies, at least one second air valve that can be assembled to the other pipe body, and an inflatable part, wherein, The inflatable part can be respectively communicated with the first inflatable airbag and the plurality of second inflatable airbags through each of the pipe bodies. When the first air valve is opened, the inflatable part can carry out the first inflatable airbag. Inflating or deflating, when the second air valve is opened, the inflating part can inflate or deflate each of the second inflatable airbags.

Optionally, each of the first inflatable airbag and the second inflatable airbag has an extensible top end and an inextensible bottom, respectively.

Optionally, the first groove and the second groove have specially selected dimensions, so that when the first inflatable air bag and the second inflatable air bag are inflated, according to different degrees of inflation desired by the user, there are corresponding sufficient space, so that users can adjust the hardness/softness and height of the neck support device according to their own needs. At least one of the aforementioned air bags can be designed to have an inflatable and extensible top end and a non-inflatable extensible or only a minimum inflation rate bottom portion, so that when inflated, most of the area of the air bag will face its upper side. Inflating to be able to lean against the user with a pillow against the neck support device and to limit expansion toward the bottom of the neck support device, thereby enabling the airbag to push upward on the user's neck and head when inflated , to prevent the airbag from expanding downwards and causing excessive outward expansion force to abut against the bottom structure of the neck support device, thereby causing structural damage to the neck support device. In other words, the bottom portion of the aforementioned bladder, which has the least elasticity/expansion rate, helps to prevent structural damage to the neck support while guiding upward expansion towards the user.

Optionally, the first inflatable airbag is provided with an arc-shaped first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end can face the inner surface of the upper side in the first groove, the The second end has a flat bottom and can be opened toward the bottom of the first groove. At least one second inflatable air bag is provided with a flat top end and a flat bottom end opposite to the flat top end, and the flat top end can face the bottom of the second groove. On the inner surface of the upper side, the flat bottom end can be opened toward the bottom of the second groove.

Optionally, the shape of the first inflatable air bag located in the first groove is a semi-tubular shape, and has an arc-shaped first end, the first end can face the upper inner surface of the first groove, A second end opposite to it is flat bottom and opens toward the bottom of the first groove. When the first inflatable airbag is inflated, for example, when the user actively inflates the first inflatable airbag, the first inflatable airbag can be directed toward the posterior side of the cervical spine of the user lying on the neck support device in a supine position The ascent expands to conform to the anatomical shape of the user's cervical spine. When the user inflates the airbag to the desired height and softness/hardness, the neck support device is made of material (such as orthopaedic memory foam) and the inflated airbag supported therein. In combination, the neck support device can comfortably rest against the slight curvature of the cervical spine of a user lying on his back, and provide individualized support for the user's head and neck so that the head, cervical spine and upper back can be maintained The natural and neutral anatomical alignment prevents the user from pain and discomfort when lying on the back.

Optionally, each of the second grooves is larger than the first groove, and at least one of a length and a volume of each of the second inflatable airbags in an uninflated state is larger than the first inflated airbag in an uninflated state Inflatable airbag.

Optionally, the second inflatable bladder, which may be positioned in the second groove, defines a side portion of the neck support device, which is defined as a side portion of the neck support device when the user is lying on his side. When sideways, the user's head, face and neck rest against the position of the neck support device. The length and/or volume of the second inflatable airbag in the uninflated state will be greater than the length and/or volume of the first inflatable airbag in the uninflated state, so as to provide a larger surface area, the surface area can cover including lying on the side Most of the surface area of the side profile such as the head and face. Each of the second grooves is larger than the first groove, and at least one second inflatable air bag has a flat top end facing the upper inner surface of the second groove, and is opposite to the flat top end and can face the flat top end. The bottom of the second groove is open to a flat bottom. The flat bottom is inelastic/non-inflatable to minimize downward inflation of the second inflatable bladder when the user inflates it; the flat top is inflatable and will face the user when inflated The sides of the head, face and neck swell upwards. Each second inflatable bladder located in the second groove, and the side portion of the neck support device, is capable of supporting the head and neck of a user lying on the corresponding side portion, eg, using The right side portion when the user is lying on the right side of the neck support device, or the left side portion when the user is lying on the left side of the neck support device. In addition, the inflated dimensions of the airbag provide a wide range of support and lift to accommodate adults and children, as well as users with different head and neck sizes, shoulder widths, and neck stiffness.

Optionally, the top and sides of the at least one bladder are made of a soft and resilient thermoplastic material to allow easy expansion during low pressure inflation and to reduce air leakage over time and prevent the user from compressing the neck. It may cause excessive noise from moving on the external support device, otherwise it will disrupt the user's sleep.

Optionally, an inflatable portion capable of inflating the second inflatable air bag positioned in the second groove is independent of another inflatable portion capable of inflating the first inflatable air bag positioned in the first groove. An inflatable part, or different air valves are arranged in the neck support device, so that the second inflatable airbag and the first inflatable airbag have separate inflatable systems. Also, the separate inflation portion or the air valve used to form the separate inflation system is used to distinguish the required inflation/inflation amount of each air bag, because the required inflation/inflation amount of the first inflatable air bag may often differ from the The amount of inflation/inflation required to inflate the second bladder. When the user inflates the second inflatable bag to the desired level of height and softness/stiffness of the side portion of the neck support, the second inflatable bag can lie on the left/right side toward the side of the user's head, face and neck inflate upwards.

Optionally, one or more inflatable parts can be manual pumps, such as: one or more manual pressure inflatable pumps, or one or more power pumps, such as: electric inflatable pumps, and the airbags can be arranged through different tube bodies Inflated by each of the inflatable parts, for example, the second inflatable airbags and the tube bodies can be connected to each other so as to be inflated or deflated at the same time, and the first inflatable airbag is independent of the second inflatable airbag and its tube body connection relationship such that inflation and deflation of the first inflatable bladder can be adjusted independently of the second inflatable bladder.

Optionally, the inflation device includes only one hand pump or powered pump, and a plurality of air valves assembled to the tubes to control the flow of air into and out of the different bladders.

Optionally, each of the airbags is deeply embedded inside the first groove and the second groove in the neck support device, and each airbag is covered by the pillow body at least on its side and top surfaces, the The pillow body can be molded foam to ensure better comfort. Conversely, if the neck support were designed to include only an inflatable bladder, without foam or other material to cover the bladder, the neck support would be uncomfortable for the user and would not conform to the user's head head and neck. In view of this, the design of the neck support device of the present invention takes into account and solves the fit of the airbag, the plasticity of the production material used for the neck support device and its molding shape, so that the user can easily The upper support device can be adjusted to customize its height, softness/stiffness, size and/or shape for the most comfortable feeling when the user is lying on their back or side.

Optionally, when the user is lying on the neck support device with the back side, the neck support device corresponding to the area of the back of the user's head will be softer than the area corresponding to the user's neck, so, The head can sink into the pillow comfortably, and at the same time, the aforementioned region corresponding to the neck can provide better support for the neck due to its rigidity. For example, when the user lies on the central support, The central support body is stiffer than the central area of the bearing portion corresponding to the back of the head.

Optionally, when the user is lying on the neck support device on the back side, the area of the back of the head on the neck support device will be softer than the side part, that is, when the user is lying on the side, the neck support device will be softer. The side part of the support device can be more rigid and provide more support. For example, the side part of the support part and the bearing part in the pillow body corresponding to the second groove will be more rigid than that of the bearing part. The rest is tougher.

Optionally, the hardness of the central support is greater than that of a central portion of the bearing portion, and the central portion corresponds to the back of the user's head when the user's neck rests on the central support.

Optionally, the side portion of the pillow body corresponding to the second groove includes a part of a supporting part and a part of a bearing part, and the hardness of the aforementioned side part is greater than the rest of the bearing part.

Optionally, in order to achieve the difference in hardness, a plurality of openings can be provided on the pillow body, and the central area of the neck support device, that is, the position corresponding to the back of the head, can have larger holes, so that the The material of the pillow body is relatively soft and can be deformed to a greater extent under the action of the weight of the head. Other areas of the neck support device that require more support can have smaller holes to reduce the chances of the pillow body material in the aforementioned areas being too soft or deforming under the weight of the head. For the user, opening holes in the material of the pillow body can also make the pillow more breathable, and it can be cooler to lie on it, and it is also lighter in movement. That is, the openings of different sizes in the various regions of the neck support device further increase the self-conforming feature of the neck support device, so as to provide more comfort for the user. In some embodiments, the pillow body is matched with a pillow cover, which can be a detachable cloth or fabric or a general pillow cover, on which at least one physiotherapy part such as an electrode unit can be fixed. The physiotherapy part can be fixed at the position of the pillow cover corresponding to the central support body, and can be pressed against the neck of the user, and can be electrically connected with a physiotherapy device to receive electricity from the physiotherapy device, in other words, The physiotherapy portion is positioned to correspond to at least one of the back of the neck and the upper shoulder of the user when the user is lying on the neck support in a supine position, for the neck and shoulders For users who are in pain and wish to undergo electrotherapy, according to the disclosure of the present invention, the removable cloth or fabric with the physiotherapy part fixed in the aforementioned position enables the user to easily target for example headache and/or neck Targeted electrotherapy for symptoms of shoulder pain without having to know where the physiotherapy unit needs to be placed on the back of the user's neck and upper shoulder for effective treatment. The position of the physiotherapy part on the pillow cover is to stimulate the nerves and muscles at the junction of the upper neck and lower neck and the upper shoulder. Materials and/or viscous gels and can be used in conjunction with electrotherapy equipment used to reduce muscle tension and pain.

Optionally, the first inflatable airbag can be inflated on its displacement axis to a first maximum inflation state, and the maximum height of the first inflatable airbag on the displacement axis is 5.5 cm to 9.5 cm.

Optionally, at least one of each of the second inflatable airbags can be inflated to a second maximum inflation state on its displacement axis, and the maximum height of the second inflatable airbag on the displacement axis is 6.5 cm to 10.5 cm (cm). ).

Optionally, the neck support device is further provided with a pillowcase and a plurality of physiotherapy parts fixed on the pillowcase, at least one physiotherapy part can be fixed at the position of the pillowcase corresponding to the central support body, and can abut against the user's body. The neck can be electrically connected with a physical therapy device to receive electricity from the physical therapy device.

Optionally, at least one of each of the physiotherapy parts is provided with an electrotherapy unit, and the electrotherapy unit can receive electric power from the physiotherapy device and output electrical stimulation to the user's neck.

Optionally, at least one of each of the physical therapy parts is provided with a thermal therapy unit, which can receive electricity from the physical therapy device to generate heat and heat the user's neck.

Optionally, at least one of each of the physiotherapy parts is provided with an electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit, the electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit can receive electricity from the physiotherapy device, and output electrical stimulation to the user's neck, and The user's neck is heated.

Optionally, the neck support device includes a pillow body and a pillow cover, and the pillow cover can cover the pillow body, wherein the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags are located in the pillow body, and the inflatable airbag is located in the pillow body. The device is located outside the pillow body and the pillow cover, and each of the tubes can pass through the pillow cover and extend into the pillow body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of an adjustable inflatable neck support device, wherein the manufacturing method includes: forming a pillow body, the pillow body is provided with a supporting top surface, a bearing top surface and a A bottom surface, wherein the support top surface is configured to support a user's neck, the load-bearing top surface is configured to bear the user's occiput when the user is in a supine position, the bottom surface forms a first groove and two two second grooves, and each of the second grooves is located on opposite sides of the first groove, the height of the bearing top surface is less than the height of the support top surface; a bottom plate is formed, which has a bottom plate with a height of the pillow body. an edge that matches the inner peripheral edge of the bottom; a first inflatable air bag is arranged in the first groove, two second inflatable air bags are respectively arranged in each of the second grooves, and a plurality of pipe bodies are assembled to the a first airbag and each of the second airbags; the inner peripheral edge of the bottom of the pillow body is adhered to the edge matched with the bottom plate, so that the pillow body and the bottom plate can be assembled with each other to form the neck support device, wherein , the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags are accommodated in the neck support device.

In order to facilitate your examination committee to be able to further understand and understand the purpose of the present invention, technical features and effects thereof, the following examples are given to coordinate the drawings, and the detailed description is as follows:

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the “adjustable inflatable neck support device and its manufacturing method” disclosed in the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed description. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, it is stated in advance that the drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations and are not drawn according to actual dimensions. Although an example of parameters including specific values may be provided herein, it should be understood that the parameters do not need to be exactly equal to the corresponding values, but may be Approximate values within acceptable error tolerances or design constraints. In addition, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meanings of "a" and "the" in the present invention include plural numbers.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, each element or signal should not be limited by the foregoing terms, which are primarily used to distinguish one element from another element or One signal and another signal. Furthermore, the directional terms mentioned in the subsequent embodiments, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., only refer to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

Furthermore, terms such as "substantially" or "approximately" used herein may refer to a numerical value within a range of deviation from a particular value that can be recognized or determined by those skilled in the art. or the average value of complex numbers, including certain specified errors that may arise when measuring the specified value, taking into account the limitations of the measurement system or equipment, for example, the numerical value substantially stated, can include ±5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1%, or one or more standard deviations of the specified value.

The present invention is an adjustable inflatable neck support device and a manufacturing method thereof. For the convenience of description, unless there is a clear contradictory indication in the subsequent context, the lower right part of FIG. As the position of the rear side of the element, the upper right side of Figure 1 is the right side position of the element, the lower left side of Figure 1 is the left side position of the element, the upper side of Figure 1 is the top side position of the element, and the bottom side of Figure 1 is the bottom side position of the element. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the adjustable inflatable neck support device S is divided into at least a support portion S1 and a support portion S2 from front to back, wherein the top surface shapes of the support portion S1 and the support portion S2 are It is ergonomically designed to be suitable for the natural curvature of the cervical vertebra, so that the height of the top surface of the bearing portion S2 is lower than the height of the top surface of the support portion S1.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 , 3 and 4. When a user leans on the neck support device S in a supine position, the bearing portion S2 can correspond to and bear the occipital bone of the user’s head (as shown in FIG. 3 ). shown), at the same time, the support portion S1 can be located at a position corresponding to and supporting the user's neck. Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6 , when a user leans on the neck support device S in a side-lying posture, the carrying portion S2 can correspond to and carry the lateral position of the user’s head (as shown in FIG. 6 ). ), at the same time, the support part S1 can be located at a position corresponding to and support the side of the user's neck. The contour of the support part S1 is matched with the cervical lordosis of the human body to provide a corresponding support force to help The user restores the alignment and posture of his head, cervical spine, and upper thoracic spine to a natural state. In addition, due to the elasticity of the neck support device S, when the user leans against the neck support device S, the neck support device S will be deformed, so that the top surface of the neck support device S can fit the user's head and The surface contour of the neck, and achieve the expected bearing and support effect.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , in this embodiment, the neck support device S includes a pillow body 1 and a pillow cover 2 , and the pillow cover 2 is provided with a fitting space 20 , which can cover the pillow The body 1, so that the pillow body 1 is positioned in the fitting space 20, the pillow cover 2 can be a detachable cloth or fabric, on which a physical therapy part 21 (such as an electrode unit) can be fixed, and has the same The contour of the pillow body 1 matches the shape, but not limited to this. In other embodiments, the pillow cover 2 may be a common pillow cover. The configuration of the pillow cover 2 will match the pillow body 1. Therefore, after the pillow body 1 is inserted into the pillow cover 2, the pillow cover 2 can still clearly guide the structure of the pillow body 1. Therefore, in FIG. The corresponding positions on the pillow cover 2 indicate the positions of the components of the pillow body 1 which will be mentioned later.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, in this embodiment, the pillow body 1 can be made of foam material and/or other elastomers and/or filling/packing materials , which is provided with the support part S1 and the bearing part S2, wherein, the center of the support part S1 is provided with a central support body 11, the top surface of the central support body 11 can support the user's neck (as shown in FIG. 3 ) Show). In addition, in order to better achieve the effect of supporting the neck, the front side of the central supporting body 11 will also extend forward, so as to completely or nearly completely support the user's neck position. When the body 11 abuts against and supports the user's neck, the user's head will naturally incline backwards, which helps to more stably fix the user's head on the bearing portion S2. In other embodiments, when the user's neck pillow rests on the central supporting body 11, the central supporting body 11 corresponding to the user's neck will be smaller than the bearing portion S2 corresponding to the back of the user's head The central part is more rigid. The difference in hardness between the central supporting body 11 and the central portion of the bearing portion S2 enables the head to sink into the pillow body 1 comfortably, while the central supporting body 11 can provide sufficient support for the neck. In other embodiments, the difference in hardness is caused by the difference in the density, total opening area, diameter and/or position of the openings of the pillow body 1 . For example, the foam material in the central portion of the bearing portion S2 can be Openings with a higher density distribution, openings with a larger area and/or holes with a larger diameter than the openings of the central support body 11 , so that the central portion of the bearing portion S2 can be softer than the central support body 11 , so that the central support body 11 can have greater support. In other embodiments, the central support body 11 may be more rigid than the entire bearing portion S2.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, a first groove 110 is concavely formed on the bottom surface of the central support body 11 , and a first inflatable air bag 13 can be accommodated in the first groove 110 . At least the inner surface of the upper side of the groove 110 can be expanded to a first maximum upward expansion degree, so that when the user inflates the first inflatable air bag 13, the inflated first inflatable air bag 13 still enjoys a different degree of expansion desired by the user. The sufficient space required for it is expanded and extended to a corresponding size according to the needs of the user, so that the user can adjust the height and hardness/softness of the neck support device S corresponding to the top surface of the first inflatable airbag 13 according to his own needs. . The first maximum upward degree of expansion can be 5 to 9 centimeters (cm), and in other embodiments, can also be 6.5 to 7.5 centimeters. The bottom opening of the first groove 110 can be covered by a bottom plate, for example, please refer to the bottom plate 16 shown in FIG. 8 , the bottom plate 16 can be made of plastic, metal or other non-expandable, minimal expansion -expandable) or a material with a smaller expansion degree than the foamed material, therefore, when the first inflatable air bag 13 is inflated, most of it will expand toward its upper side direction, which corresponds to the neck support The top surface of the device S and the direction of the neck and head when the user is resting on the pillow, while limiting the direction of expansion towards the bottom of the neck support device S to prevent excessive outward expansion force against the neck On the bottom structure of the support device S, the neck support device S is damaged, and together with the expandable upper inner surface of the first groove 110, the expansion direction is directed upward. In other embodiments, the first groove 110 can be formed by concave accommodating space from the molded foam, and the first inflatable air bag 13 can be inflated into different sizes through the first maximum upward expansion degree size. It is particularly mentioned here that as long as the first groove 110 can accommodate the first inflatable air bag 13 and allow the first inflatable air bag 13 to expand or contract to displace the top surface of the central support body 11 , the first groove 110 will The slot 110 is defined as being located in the bottom surface of the central support body 11 . Wherein, the first inflatable air bag 13 can be inflated to expand or deflate and contract along a displacement axis (the Z axis in FIG. 7 ). In some embodiments, the uninflated first inflatable bladder 13 has a volume of 9 to 21 cubic centimeters (cm 3 ), and in some embodiments may also be 14 to 17 cubic centimeters. The top side and bottom side of the uninflated first inflatable air bag 13 can abut against the top side inner surface of the first groove 110 and be flush with its bottom opening along the displacement axis, respectively, in other words, if the bottom plate 16 covers the first groove 110 . The bottom of a groove 110 is open, the first inflatable air bag 13 can abut against the bottom plate 16, and the side surfaces of the uninflated first inflatable air bag 13 can abut against the first groove 110 along the first groove 110 respectively. The longitudinal axis of the groove and the four inner side walls of the transverse axis of the groove, the longitudinal axis of the groove is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the displacement axis, and parallel or substantially parallel to the front-rear direction of the neck support device S , the transverse axis of the groove is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the groove, and is parallel or substantially parallel to the left-right direction of the neck support device S. The first inflatable air bag 13 abuts against the inner side wall surface of the first groove 110 in an uninflated state, which can reduce the delayed corresponding expansion relationship between the two, and more effectively drive the first groove 110 due to the The first inflatable air bag 13 is expanded and deformed. Otherwise, when there is a gap between the first groove 110 and the uninflated first inflatable air bag 13, the corresponding expansion and expansion of the two will be delayed. This is limited. In some embodiments, at least one of the top side and the bottom side of the uninflated first inflatable air bag 13 may not abut or be flush with the top of the first groove 110 along the displacement axis. The surface or its bottom opening, and/or at least one side of the uninflated first inflatable air bag 13 will not abut against the four inner sidewall surfaces along the groove longitudinal axis or groove transverse axis of the first groove 110. either side.

When the first inflatable bladder 13 expands or contracts along the displacement axis, its expansion or contraction causes the top surface of the central support 11 to be displaced along the displacement axis, eg, upward or downward. In other embodiments, the first inflatable air bag 13 has a semi-tubular shape and has an arc-shaped first end and an opposite second end, and the arc-shaped first end can face the upper side of the first groove 110 On the inner surface, the aforementioned second end is a flat bottom, and the flat bottom can face the bottom opening of the first groove 110 . In other embodiments, the flat bottom has no elasticity or only has a minimum expansion force. When the first inflatable air bag 13 is inflated, the expansion degree of the first end along the displacement axis is greater than the expansion of the second end along the displacement axis. Spend. When the first inflatable air bag 13 is inflated and the user is lying on the central support body 11 of the neck support device S in a supine position, the first inflatable air bag 13 can be inflated toward the back of the user's cervical spine and drive the The corresponding top surface of the central support 11 is displaced upward to conform to the anatomical shape of the cervical vertebra, for example, to conform to the slight lordotic curvature of the user's cervical vertebra. In other embodiments, when the first inflatable air bag 13 is inflated to a first maximum inflation state, its maximum height on the displacement axis is 5.5 cm to 9.5 cm; in another embodiment, it can be 7 cm to 9.5 cm. 8 cm, but the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, when the user inflates the first inflatable air bag 13 to his desired height and softness/hardness, the inflated first inflatable air bag 13 is used to make the neck support device S and support the first inflatable air bag 13. A material of the neck support device S of the inflatable airbag 13, when the user is lying down in a supine position, the neck support device S corresponding to the top surface of the expanded first inflatable airbag 13 can comfortably abut against the cervical spine of the user. Bend Arc. In addition, the combined action of the material of the neck support device S (such as orthopedic foam) and the expanded first inflatable air bag 13 in the neck support device S can provide personalized support for the user's head and neck, To maintain a natural and neutral anatomical alignment of the head, cervical spine and upper back, and to prevent the user from pain and discomfort when lying on the back.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 again, in some embodiments, the neck support device S includes at least two second inflatable air bags 19 in addition to the first inflatable air bag 13 . In the uninflated state, each second inflatable airbag 19 is larger than the uninflated first inflatable airbag 13 , for example, the maximum cross-sectional area of the uninflated second inflatable airbag 19 perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the displacement axis is larger than The maximum cross-sectional area of the uninflated first inflatable bladder 13 perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the displacement axis is 120 to 170 square centimeters (cm2), or in other embodiments, the maximum cross-sectional area difference may be 135 to 155 square centimeters (cm2). ); or, the difference in length between the two along a corresponding longitudinal axis of the groove is 5 to 15 cm, or in other embodiments, the difference in length may be 8.5 to 11.5 cm, and there is a first inflation greater than the inflated The maximum inflation volume of the airbag 13, for example, the volume difference is 720 to 1800 cubic centimeters (cm3), so that the area on the top surface of the neck support device S that can be displaced is larger than the displacement that the first inflatable airbag 13 can drive. , so that when the user sleeps on one side of the neck support device S, the surface area corresponding to most of the side profile of the user's head, face and neck, for example, is greater than 50%. The bottom surface of the pillow body 1 can be recessed with two second grooves 190 , and the second grooves 190 can be respectively located on opposite sides of the first groove 110 and can be close to the opposite ends of the pillow body 1 respectively. For example, one of the second grooves 190 can be close to the right end of the pillow body 1, and the other second groove 190 can be close to the left end of the pillow body 1, that is, the aforementioned one of the second grooves 190 is larger than the The right end of the pillow body 1 is closer to the left side of the pillow body 1 , and the other second groove 190 can be closer to the right side of the pillow body 1 than the left end of the pillow body 1 . Each of the second grooves 190 has a groove longitudinal axis that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the displacement axis, and is parallel or substantially parallel to the front-to-back direction of the neck support device S, and is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the recess. The longitudinal axis of the groove is parallel or substantially parallel to the transverse axis of a groove in the left-right direction of the neck support S. In other embodiments, the length of the uninflated second inflatable bladder 19 along the longitudinal axis of its groove can be at least greater than the length of the uninflated first inflatable bladder 13 along the longitudinal axis of its groove, eg, the difference between the two lengths 6 to 15 centimeters, or in some embodiments, the difference in length can be 8.5 to 11.5 centimeters. Each of the second grooves 190 has an upper inner surface, the area of the upper inner surface can be larger than the area of the upper inner surface of the first groove 110, and its length along the longitudinal axis of the groove can be larger than that of the first groove. The length of the groove 110 along its groove longitudinal axis is such that the displacement area on the top surface of the neck support device S is larger than the displacement area on the top surface of the neck support device S that the first inflatable bladder 13 can drive The area, when the user is lying on one side of the neck support device S, can correspond to the surface area of the side profile of most of the head, face and neck of the user, for example, greater than 50%. Each of the second grooves 190 can be completely located in the support portion S1 , so that the top surface area of the neck support device S corresponding to the second groove 190 can be accommodated in the second groove 190 along with the top surface area of the neck support device S. The second inflatable airbag 19 is displaced by expansion or contraction, so as to adjust the height of the top surface area of the neck support device S, so as to conform to the neck height of the user's side reclining pillow, and provide suitable support for the cervical vertebra. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, at least one second groove 190 is located in both the support part S1 and the bearing part S2, and the first part of the second groove 190 located in the support part S1 can be the same as or larger than the first part of the second groove 190 located in the support part S1. The second part of the second groove 190 in the bearing part S2, so that the neck support device S corresponds to the height of the top surface area of the second groove 190, and can be adjusted to fit the neck of the user's side reclining pillow and head height, and provide appropriate support for the head, cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae to maintain a neutral spine alignment and avoid excessive head tilt. In other embodiments, the first portion of the second inflatable bladder 19 in the support S1 can have a first maximum inflation height of 6.5 to 10.5 cm, or in some embodiments, 8.0 to 9.0 cm . The second portion of the second inflatable bladder 19 in the carrier S2 can have a second maximum inflated height of 5.5 to 9.5 centimeters, or in some embodiments, 7.0 to 8.0 centimeters. In some embodiments, the first maximum expansion height is greater than the second maximum expansion height, and the ratio of the first maximum expansion height to the second maximum expansion height can be between 1.11:1 and 1.90:1.

In other embodiments, the side portion of the pillow body 1 with the second groove 190 is composed of the corresponding portion of the support portion S1 and the bearing portion S2, and is larger than the rest of the bearing portion S2 It is more rigid and has the same or greater rigidity than the central support body 11 , so as to provide more support when the user is lying on one side of the neck support device S. In other embodiments, in the side portion where the second groove 190 is located, the side portion corresponding to the bearing portion S2 can be softer than the side portion corresponding to the supporting portion S1, so that the supporting portion S1 is The side portions provide sufficient support for the neck, and at the same time, allow the head to sink comfortably into the pillow body 1 . The difference in hardness between the aforementioned side portion and the rest of the bearing portion S2, as well as between the bearing portion S2 and the supporting portion S1 in the aforementioned side portion, can be determined by the density of the openings on the pillow body 1, the overall Aperture area, diameter and/or aperture location differences. In other embodiments, the material of the bearing portion S2 that does not include the aforementioned side portion can have higher density distribution of holes, larger area of holes and/or diameters than the holes of the material of the aforementioned side portion. With larger openings, the bearing portion S2 that does not include the aforementioned side portion is more flexible than the aforementioned side portion, and the aforementioned side portion has greater support. In other embodiments, the material of the bearing portion S2 in the aforementioned side portion can have higher density distribution of openings, larger area of openings and or openings with larger diameters, so that the bearing portion S2 in the aforementioned side portion can be softer than the supporting portion S1 in the aforementioned side portion, and the supporting portion S1 in the aforementioned side portion has a more flexible great support. In other embodiments, the top surface of the support portion S1 in the aforementioned side portion has a first maximum displacement of 2.1 to 5.7 cm, which can be 3.5 to 4.3 cm in other embodiments. The top surface of the carrying portion S2 in the aforementioned side portion has a second maximum displacement of 1.4 to 5.0 cm, in other embodiments it can be 2.9 to 3.5 cm. In some embodiments, the first maximum displacement is greater than the second maximum displacement, and the ratio of the first maximum displacement to the second maximum displacement is between 1.14:1 and 4.07:1.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, each of the second inflatable airbags 19 can be respectively accommodated in the corresponding second grooves 190 and can be moved along the displacement axis (eg, the Z axis shown in FIG. 7 ). Inflated to expand, or deflated to contract. At least the upper inner surface of each of the second grooves 190 can have a second maximum upward expansion degree, so that when the user inflates the second inflatable air bag 19, even if the user desires a different degree of expansion, the inflated second inflation The airbags 19 still have sufficient space required by them, and are expanded and extended to corresponding sizes according to the needs of the user, so that the user can adjust the height of the neck support device S according to his own needs, and make the corresponding top surface formed. Desired firmness/softness. The second maximum upward expansion can be 6 to 10 centimeters, or in other embodiments, 7.5 to 8.5 centimeters. In some possible embodiments of the present invention, the first groove 110 and the second groove 190 have dimensions selected so that when the first inflatable air bag 13 and the second inflatable air bag 19 are inflated, according to There is a corresponding sufficient space for different expansion degrees expected by the user, so that the user can adjust the hardness/softness and height of the neck support device S according to their own needs. At least one of the first/second inflatable airbags 13, 19 can be designed to have an inflatable and extensible top end and a non-inflatable extensible or a bottom with only a minimum inflation rate, so that when inflated, the aforesaid first Most areas of the first/second inflatable airbags 13, 19 are inflated toward the upper side thereof, so as to be able to face the user whose pillow rests on the neck support device S, and to limit the direction toward the bottom of the neck support device S expansion, so that the first/second inflatable airbags 13, 19 can push the user's neck and head upwards when inflated, so as to prevent the first/second inflatable airbags 13, 19 from expanding downwards and causing excessive outward The expansion force abuts against the bottom structure of the neck support device S, causing the structure of the neck support device S to be damaged. In other words, the bottoms of the aforementioned first/second inflatable bladders 13, 19, which have the smallest elasticity/expansion rate, help prevent structural damage to the neck support S while guiding upward expansion towards the user. In other embodiments, at least one of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 can only be inflatable on its top side and sides, while its bottom side can be non-inflatable or only minimally inflated For example, only the top and side sides of the first inflatable air bag 13 and the second inflatable air bag 19 are made of soft and elastic thermoplastic material so that they can still face upward and sideways under low pressure inflation Directional rapid inflation reduces the risk of air leaks that can occur over time when the bladder has relatively high internal pressures, as well as reducing the potential for noise (if at all, possibly due to the user being braced on this neck) formed by moving on the device S), otherwise it will destroy the user's sleep quality. The bottom opening of each of the second grooves 190 can be covered by a bottom plate, for example, please refer to the bottom plate 16 shown in FIG. The second inflatable air bag 19 is mostly inflated toward its upper side direction, which corresponds to the top surface of the neck support device S, and faces the user lying down The direction of the neck and head at rest, while restricting the expansion towards the bottom of the neck support device S, to prevent excessive outward expansion force against the bottom structure of the neck support device S, and with the first The expandable upper inner surfaces of the two grooves 190 together direct the expanding direction upward. In other embodiments, the second groove 190 can be formed by concavely injecting the accommodating space from the molded foam, and the second inflatable air bag 19 can be inflated into different sizes through the second maximum upward expansion degree . In other embodiments, the volume of the uninflated second inflatable bladder 19 may be greater than the volume of the uninflated first inflatable bladder 13 and can be 25 to 36 cubic centimeters, or in other embodiments it can be 28 to 33 cubic centimeters cubic centimeters. The top side and bottom side of the uninflated second inflatable air bag 19 can abut against the top side inner surface of the second groove 190 and be flush with its opening, respectively, in other words, if the bottom plate 16 covers the corresponding second groove 190 is opened along the bottom of the displacement axis, the second inflatable air bag 19 can also abut against the bottom plate 16, and the side surfaces of the uninflated second inflatable air bag 19 can respectively abut against the corresponding second groove 190 along the edge. Four inner sidewall surfaces of the second groove along the longitudinal axis of the groove and the transverse axis of the groove. The second inflatable air bag 19 abuts against the inner wall surface of the second groove 190 in an uninflated state, which can reduce the delayed corresponding expansion relationship between the two, and more effectively drive the second groove 190 due to the second groove 190. The inflation airbag 19 is inflated and deformed. Otherwise, when there is a gap between the second groove 190 and the uninflated second inflation airbag 19, the corresponding expansion and expansion of the two will be delayed, which will be affected by the above, but this The invention is not limited to this, in other embodiments, at least one of the top side and the bottom side of the uninflated second inflatable airbag 19 can not abut or be flush with the second groove 190 along the displacement axis The top inner surface of the second groove 190 or its bottom opening, and/or at least one side of the uninflated second inflatable bladder 19 will not abut the four grooves along the groove longitudinal axis or groove transverse axis of the second groove 190 Either side of the inner side wall.

When a second inflatable bladder 19 expands or contracts along the displacement axis, its expansion or contraction causes the top surface of the pillow body 1 and the top surface of the pillow cover 2 to be displaced, eg, upward or downward. This situation helps to prevent the user's head and shoulders from sliding away from the central support body 11 sideways due to the action of the first inflatable airbag 13 when the user uses the neck support device S. Further, the head and neck of the user can be better fixed on the neck support device S at the position corresponding to the first inflatable air bag 13 (the position shown in FIG. 2 ), and the user can be fixed by the fixing method. The shoulders are kept in a proper position on the neck support device S, so that good electrotherapy, hyperthermia and/or traction effects can be effectively achieved. In other embodiments, at least one second inflatable air bag 19 is provided with an elastic flat top end that can face the upper inner surface of the second groove 190, and an opposite non-elastic or only minimal expansion rate. The flat bottom end can face the bottom opening of the second groove 190. When the second inflatable air bag 19 is inflated, the expansion degree of the flat top end along the displacement axis is greater than that of the flat bottom end. In some embodiments, when the second inflatable air bag 19 is inflated to a second maximum inflation state, the maximum height of its displacement axis is 6.5 to 10.5 cm, or in other embodiments, it can be 8 to 9 cm, However, the present invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, the maximum height of one of the second inflatable airbags 19 can be the same or different from the maximum height of the other second inflatable airbag 19, so that the neck support device S can provide the user with height adjustment on different sides to With better adjustment flexibility.

In addition, the arrangement of the second inflatable airbag 19 can also enable users who are accustomed to sleeping on their side (ie, side sleepers) to rest when their head is lying on one side of the neck support device S. Or when sleeping, the height and firmness of the side portion of the neck support device S can be adjusted. When the user uses the neck support device S and is accustomed to sleeping on his back (ie, a back sleeper), he can inflate or deflate the first inflatable air bag 13 to change its The degree of expansion or contraction, and then adjust the height and hardness of the neck support device S corresponding to the area of the central support body 11 and the first inflatable air bag 13, so as to better support the user's cervical vertebrae and make the cervical vertebrae lordosis. The curvature returns to its natural state (ie, returns the cervical spine to correct alignment and posture). However, in terms of the support formed by the user's head and neck, and the alignment and posture of the head, cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae, etc., users who are accustomed to lying sideways to the neck support device S In other words, since it is farther away from the corresponding area of the central support body 11 and the first inflatable airbag 13 , only the first inflatable airbag 13 is used to adjust the neck support device S corresponding to the central support body 11 . The height and stiffness are still not fully satisfactory for side sleepers. In addition, side sleepers may require more head and neck support, as well as restoration and maintenance of correct cervical alignment, than do back sleepers because, when a side sleeper is in a side position, the shoulders The vertical distance between the head/neck (i.e. the side of the head) is greater than when the back sleeper is in the back sleeping position. Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, the neck support device S with the second inflatable air bag 19 can provide more head and neck support required by side sleepers, as well as restore and maintain the head, cervical spine and upper The thoracic spine is correctly aligned, because the side sleeper can not only adjust the height and hardness of the neck support device S corresponding to the central support body 11 and the first inflatable airbag 13, but also adjust the neck support device S. The height and hardness of the side parts, for example, the top surface side areas of the pillow body 1 and the pillow cover 2 that are close to the left and right sides of the pillow body 1 and the pillow cover 2, respectively, correspond to the second inflatable air bag 19, and can be When the second inflatable airbag 19 is displaced by the expansion or contraction, when the side sleeper lays his head on the side area of the top surface of the neck support device S, the second inflatable airbag 19 can pass through the second inflatable airbag 19. Inflate or deflate to change the degree of expansion or contraction. When the second inflatable air bag 19 is inflated and the user is lying on one side of the neck support device S, the second inflatable air bag 19 can extend upward toward the side of the user's head, cervical vertebra and upper thoracic vertebra, and make the The neck support device S drives upward displacement corresponding to the top surface of the second inflatable air bag 19, so that the user's head, cervical vertebrae and upper thoracic vertebrae are arranged in a straight line. When the user inflates the second inflatable airbag 19 to a predetermined height and softness/hardness, the inflated second inflatable airbag 19 and the combination of the materials for making the neck support device S and supporting the second inflatable airbag 19 are used. As a result, the upper surface of the neck support device S corresponding to the second inflatable airbag 19 can comfortably fit the side contours of the head, cervical vertebra and upper thoracic vertebrae, and align the head, neck and upper thoracic vertebrae of the side sleeper. , that is, when the side sleeper can adjust the side sleeper, the neck support device S supports the height and hardness of the side of the head to achieve the height and hardness that the user thinks is suitable, and then can support the user's head and neck, and The head, cervical vertebrae and upper thoracic vertebrae are maintained and restored to the correct alignment and neutral position, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the combined effect of orthopedic foam (eg, orthopedic memory foam) and the inflatable second inflatable bladder 19 therein provides individualized support for the user's head and neck so that their head , cervical spine and upper back maintain a natural and neutral anatomical alignment and prevent users from feeling pain and discomfort when lying on their side. Therefore, with the features and advantages of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 , the neck support device S can be suitable as a daily sleep pillow for back sleepers and side sleepers.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, an inflatable device 15 is respectively connected with the independent first inflatable air bag 13 and the second inflatable air bag 19 . Inflate or deflate with the two second inflatable airbags 19 to change the expansion or contraction size of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the two second inflatable airbags 19 . In this embodiment, the inflatable device 15 includes an inflatable part 151, a plurality of pipe bodies 152, a first air valve 153 and a second air valve 155, wherein the inflatable part 151 is in the form of a hand-pressed air pump, The tubes 152 can pass through the pillowcase 2 and the pillow body 1 to communicate with the first inflatable airbag 13 and the two second inflatable airbags 19 respectively, so that the inflatable portion 151 can pass through the tubes 152 to connect the The first/second inflatable bladders 13, 19 are inflated or deflated. In addition, the first air valve 153 is assembled to one of the tube bodies 152, and the aforementioned tube body 152 is used to communicate with the first inflatable air bag 13, and the second air valve 155 is assembled to the other tube body 152, The aforementioned pipe body 152 is used to communicate with the second inflatable air bag 19, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, an electric air pump may also be used. In some embodiments, the inflatable device 15 includes a plurality of inflatable portions 151 . The plurality of inflatable parts 151 may be in the form of a hand-pressed inflator or an electric inflator. The first inflatable part 151 of the plurality of inflatable parts 151 can be connected to at least one of the pipe bodies 152 to communicate with the first inflatable air bag 13 through the aforesaid pipe body 152 corresponding to the aforesaid inflatable part 151 . The first air valve 153 can be assembled to the tubular body 152 corresponding to and communicated with the inflatable portion 151 of the first inflatable airbag 13 . The second inflatable part 151 of the plurality of inflatable parts 151 can be connected to at least another pipe body 152 to communicate with the second inflatable air bag 19 through the aforesaid pipe body 152 corresponding to the aforesaid inflatable part 151 . That is, the inflatable portion 151 capable of inflating at least one second inflatable airbag 19 may be independent of the inflatable portion 151 capable of inflating the first inflatable airbag 13, and the inflatable portion 151 is formed to allow the user to manipulate the inflatable portion separately 151, so that the user can adjust the inflation degree of the first inflatable airbag 13 independently through the inflation part 151, and make it different from the inflation degree of the second inflatable airbag 19, covering the first inflation The required inflation level and timing of the airbag 13 may be different from the inflation level and timing required for the second inflatable airbag 19 . The second air valve 155 can be assembled to the tube body 152 corresponding to the inflatable portion 151 , and the aforementioned tube body 152 can be connected to the second inflatable air bag 19 . The inflatable device 15 can be a manual device or an electric device, and the user can operate the inflatable device 15 to autonomously adjust the expansion or contraction of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 , thereby changing the central support The force exerted on the neck of the user by the body 11 and/or the neck support device S corresponding to the top surface area of the positions of the air bags 13 and 19 to restore and maintain the alignment of the head, the cervical spine and the upper thoracic spine with the neutral spine Position (neutral anatomical spinal alignment).

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, when the first air valve 153 is opened, the inflating part 151 can inflate or deflate the first air bag 13, and vice versa, when the first air valve 153 is closed Afterwards, the inflatable portion 151 will not be able to inflate or deflate the first inflatable air bag 13; similarly, when the second air valve 155 is opened, the inflatable portion 151 can inflate the two second inflatable air bags 19 at the same time Otherwise, when the second air valve 155 is closed, the inflating part 151 will not be able to inflate or deflate the two second inflatable airbags 19 . In other embodiments, when an inflatable part 151, either an electric inflator or a manual pressure inflator, is connected to the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 to control the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 When the volume of the inflatable airbag 19 changes, the air valve on the tube body 152 corresponding to the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 can be used to control the volume change of their respective airbags.

Furthermore, although FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 only show a single second air valve 155 to adjust the degree of expansion or contraction of the two second air bags 19 at the same time, in other embodiments of the present invention, there may also be provided The two second air valves 155 can individually adjust the expansion or contraction of any second air bag 19 . In addition, in practical use, the user can open the first air valve 153 and the second air valve 155 at the same time, so that the inflatable part 151 can inflate the first inflatable airbag 13 and the two second airbags 19 at the same time However, in order to improve the inflation efficiency of the first air bag 13, only the first air valve 153 can be opened, and the second air valve 155 can be closed. Similarly, in order to improve the inflation efficiency of the second inflatable airbag 19, only the second air valve 155 can be opened, and the first air valve 153 can be closed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In some embodiments, the inflatable parts 151 corresponding to the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 can be replaced by an electric inflatable pump, which can control the inflatable part 151 of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19. Inflation or deflation of an inflatable bladder 13 and/or a second inflatable bladder 19, respectively or simultaneously.

In other words, although in some embodiments, the neck support device S only includes one inflatable portion 151 , air can flow into/out of the first inflatable airbag 13 through the opening and closing of the air valve. The second inflatable airbags 19 are arranged under the neck of the user lying on the back and can block the air flow of the first inflatable airbag 13 and guide it to both sides of the neck support device S. In some embodiments, the neck support device S can be provided with a plurality of inflatable parts 151, so that one of the inflatable parts 151 can direct air flow into/out of the first inflatable air bag 13 located under the neck of a user lying on his back , and the other inflatable part 151 can guide air to flow into/out of each of the second inflatable airbags 19 , so that each inflatable part 151 operates independently of each other. Therefore, the neck support device S can adopt a single-inflatable part structure or a multi-inflatable part structure. In some embodiments, in any of the aforementioned structures, the air entering and exiting the first inflatable airbag 13 can still be combined with the air entering and exiting the second inflatable airbag. 19 is separated, and when the first inflatable air bag 13 located under the user's neck is inflated or deflated, it will not affect the amount of air in the second inflatable air bag 19; When the second inflatable airbag 19 is inflated or deflated, the air volume in the first inflatable airbag 13 will not be affected, but not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 9 , after the user's head pillow rests on the neck support device S, the first inflatable airbag 13 can be inflated through the inflatable portion 151 . The airbag 13 will gradually expand, so that the top surface of the central support body 11 is gradually moved upward, thereby pushing the user's neck to move upward, so that the user's cervical vertebra can be restored to the natural lordotic arc and present the expected arcuate shape. When the top surface of the central support body 11 is not displaced due to the expansion of the first inflatable air bag 13 , the top surface of the central support body 11 , or more precisely, the top surface of the central support body 11 corresponds to the first inflatable air bag 13 The position of the highest point along the Z-axis direction as shown in FIG. 9 has a top surface height relative to the bottom surface of the central support body 11 , which can be defined as a first height N1 . When the first inflatable air bag 13 is inflated to the first maximum inflated state and the top surface of the central support body 11 is displaced to the corresponding position, the top surface of the central support body 11, or more precisely, the top surface of the central support body 11 corresponds to the top surface of the central support body 11. The position of the highest point of the first inflatable airbag 13 along the Z-axis direction as shown in FIG. 9 has a top surface height relative to the bottom surface of the central support body 11 , which can be defined as a second height N2 . In addition, in some embodiments, the ratio of the first height N1 of the central support body 11 to the second height N2 after displacement is about 1:1.10 to 1.70. In some embodiments , the ratio can range from about 1:1.26 to 1.46, so that, with the design of the first inflatable airbag 13, when the user is lying on the neck support S, or, more precisely, when the user When lying on the central support body 11, the height and hardness of the area where the neck support device S rests and corresponds to the user's neck can be adjusted, so as to help keep the user's neck in a proper position. Good posture and alignment of the user's head, cervical spine, and upper thoracic spine.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 , when the inflatable portion 151 inflates at least one of the second inflatable airbags 19 , the second inflatable airbag 19 will gradually expand, so that the pillow body 1 and the pillowcase 2 are inflated gradually. The area of the top surface corresponding to the position of the second inflatable airbag 19 will gradually move upward, and when a user is lying on his side and the head side pillow rests on the side of the neck support device S, it further abuts and provides the user's neck Proper support, and restoring and maintaining alignment of the user's head, spine, and upper thoracic spine. When the top surface of the neck support device S is not displaced by the expansion of the second inflatable bladder 19, the top surface of the neck support device S, or more precisely, the top surface of the neck support device S corresponds to the second inflation The position of the highest point of the airbag 19 along the Z-axis direction as shown in FIG. 10 has a top surface height relative to the bottom surface of the neck support device S, which can be defined as a third height M1. When the second inflatable airbag 19 is inflated to the second maximum inflated state, so that the top surface of the neck support device S is displaced to the corresponding position, the top surface of the neck support device S, or more precisely, the top surface of the neck support device S corresponds to At the position of the highest point of the second inflatable airbag 19 along the Z-axis direction as shown in FIG. 10 , there is a top surface height relative to the bottom surface of the neck support device S, which can be defined as a fourth height M2. In addition, in some embodiments, the ratio of the third height M1 of the neck support device S to the fourth height M2 after the displacement is in the range of about 1:1.48 to 1:2.01. In some embodiments, the ratio ranges from about 1:1.64 to 1:1.85. In this way, with the design of the second inflatable air bag 19, when the user is lying on the neck support device S on his side, or, especially when the user is lying on the side region of the neck support device S, that is, The height and stiffness of the area against which the neck support device S rests and corresponds to the user's neck can be adjusted to help keep the user's neck in a proper position and good posture, and to keep the user's head, cervical spine and the user's neck in line with each other. The upper thoracic spine can be aligned.

Please refer to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 , in other embodiments of the present invention, an electric inflator 18 is provided on one side of the neck support device S, wherein the electric inflator 18 adopts an electric inflator, and At least one tube body, one first air valve, and at least one second air valve are all hidden in the neck support device S, and will not be exposed, so as to keep the product beautiful. In this way, the user only needs to directly operate the electric inflator The console of the device 18 can easily inflate or deflate the first inflatable air bag 13 and the second inflatable air bag 19 .

When the user uses the neck support device S, in addition to using the inflation effect of the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19, the user can support and restore the alignment of the head, the cervical vertebra and the upper thoracic vertebra, and stretch the muscles of the neck and shoulders. , users can also use physical therapy such as electrotherapy and/or heat therapy to relax tight muscles in the neck and shoulders, improve local blood circulation and relieve pain in the head, neck and shoulders, and improve Symptoms such as arm throbbing or numbness.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 8 again, the neck support device S is also provided with a plurality of physiotherapy parts 21 , and the physiotherapy parts 21 are at least substantially corresponding to the positions of the central support body 11 . In other implementations In an example, the physiotherapy part 21 can be an electrode unit. When the user is lying on the neck support device S in a supine position, the electrode unit is fixed on the pillow case 2 corresponding to the upper shoulder and the back of the neck of the user. Therefore, when the user's head rests on the neck support device S, the physiotherapy parts 21 can abut on at least one of the user's neck and upper shoulder to allow the electrode unit to stimulate Nerves and muscles at the junction of the upper neck, lower neck, and upper shoulder. In other embodiments, the physiotherapy part 21 may be an electrode unit with or coated with conductive material and/or adhesive or made of conductive material and/or adhesive. And these physiotherapy parts 21 can be electrically connected with a physiotherapy device 17 (as shown in Figure 11 and Figure 13 ) to receive the physiotherapy device 17 (such as: a low-frequency therapy device (or a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator). electrical nerve stimulator (TENS for short) and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) for short, so that the physical therapy parts 21 can exert electrotherapy and/or heat therapy effects. The physical therapy device 17 can be provided with There is at least one button for the user to operate the button to make the physical therapy device 17 turn on, off or output electrical pulses of different sizes and/or frequencies. Alternatively, the physical therapy device 17 can also receive wireless signals (such as bluetooth, WiFi, etc.), for the user to operate a wireless controller to turn the physical therapy device 17 on, off or output electrical pulses of different sizes and/or frequencies. In this embodiment, the physical therapy parts 21 and the physical therapy device 17 are At least one of them is arranged on the pillowcase 2 and can be removed from the pillowcase 2, so that the user can clean the pillowcase 2 without causing damage to each of the physical therapy parts 21 and the physical therapy device 17. However, in the present invention In other embodiments, at least one of the at least one physiotherapy part 21 and the physiotherapy device 17 can also be arranged on the pillow body 1, and the pillow cover 2 can be perforated so that the physiotherapy device 17 is exposed. However, the present invention does not Not limited to this.

14 to 23, the physical therapy device 17 can be positioned on the neck support device S through a positioning member H, the positioning member H has a release/lock mechanism L, the release/lock mechanism L can fix the physical therapy device 17 on the positioning member H, and can also release the physical therapy device 17 from the positioning member H (ie, the physical therapy device 17 can be separated from the positioning member H), so that when the user needs to wash When the neck support device S (eg, the pillowcase 2 is cleaned), the physical therapy device 17 can be removed from the positioning member H to prevent the physical therapy device 17 from being damaged. In some embodiments, the release/locking mechanism L can be a harness with a latch. In addition, the positioning member H can be provided with a conductive portion, so as to transmit the electricity generated by the physical therapy device 17 and/or the portable battery unit thereon to each of the physical therapy portions 21, so that each of the physical therapy portions 21 can provide Electrotherapy and/or hyperthermia.

Referring to FIGS. 14 to 17 , in some embodiments, the positioning member H includes a substrate H11 , a positioning body H12 , an inner plate H13 , a plurality of conductive parts H14 and a plurality of wire connecting parts H15 , wherein, The base plate H11 and the positioning body H12 can be assembled with each other. The back side of the base plate H11 is provided with a Velcro, so as to be attached to the neck support device S (such as the pillowcase 2 or the pillow body 1). The positioning body H12 can It is made of at least one elastic material, and an accommodating groove H120 is opened on its front side, the inner plate H13 will be located at the bottom of the accommodating groove H120, and the inner diameter of the accommodating groove H120 will be slightly smaller than that of the physical therapy device 17. The outer diameter (for example, the inner diameter can be smaller than the outer diameter of the physical therapy device 17 by about 0.1% to 5%), when the physical therapy device 17 is placed in the accommodating groove H120, the groove wall ( The release/locking mechanism L) can be slightly expanded due to its own elasticity, and wraps against the outer periphery of the physical therapy device 17 to form the release/locking mechanism L, so that the physical therapy device 17 is positioned on the positioning body H12; When the physical therapy device 17 is pulled outward, as long as the aforementioned pulling force is greater than the fixing force (ie, frictional force or clamping force) applied to the physical therapy device 17 by the groove wall (release/locking mechanism L) of the accommodating groove H120 , the physical therapy device 17 can be disengaged from the release/lock mechanism L.

16 and 17 again, the conductive parts H14 can extend into the accommodating groove H120 and pass through the inner plate H13 and the bottom of the accommodating groove H120 in sequence until the base plate On H11, the wire connecting portions H15 are located between the positioning body H12 and the substrate H11, and are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding conductive portions H14, and each of the wire connecting portions H15 can be electrically connected to external wires, and further, The back side of the physiotherapy device 17 is provided with a plurality of power conducting parts 171. When the physiotherapy device 17 is placed in the accommodating slot H120, each of the power conducting parts 171 will be electrically connected with the corresponding conducting parts H14, This enables the current (current pulse signal) output by the physical therapy device 17 to be transmitted to the wire connecting portion H15 through the power conducting portion 171 and the conducting portion H14 in sequence. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, both the conductive portion H14 and the wire connecting portion H15 can be integrated into a single component (equivalent to omitting the wire connecting portion H15 ), so that each of the conductive portions H14 can be electrically connected to external wires .

Referring to FIGS. 18 to 20 , in some embodiments, the positioning member H includes a substrate H21 , a positioning body H22 and a plurality of conductive portions H24 , wherein the substrate H21 and the positioning body H22 can be assembled into one , the conductive parts H24 can be fixed on the positioning body H22, and the front side of the positioning body H22 is protruded with at least one convex rail H211, the convex rail H211 can be used as the release/locking mechanism L; the physical therapy device 17 At least one groove 173 is provided on the rear side of the duct, and the width and/or length of each groove 173 is slightly smaller than the corresponding width and/or length of each of the protruding rails H211 (for example, larger than the width of the protruding rails H211). 0.1% to 5% smaller), when the physical therapy device 17 is assembled to the positioning member H, each of the protruding rails H211 can be embedded into the corresponding grooves 173, and at the same time, the power conduction portion 171 on the rear side of the physical therapy device 17 will It is electrically connected to the corresponding conductive portion H24. Therefore, when the physical therapy device 17 is pulled outward, as long as the pulling force is greater than the clamping force between the groove 173 and the convex rail H211, the physical therapy device 17 can be disengaged from the release/locking mechanism L.

Referring to FIGS. 21 to 23 , in some embodiments, the positioning member H includes at least one substrate H31 , a positioning body H32 and a plurality of conductive portions H34 , wherein the front side of each substrate H31 can abut against the positioning member H31 The rear side of the main body H32 and the rear side of each of the substrates H31 can be attached to a connecting plate H30 (eg, at least one Velcro), and the positioning body H32, the substrate H31 and the connecting plate H30 can pass through a plurality of fasteners H36 To be assembled as a whole, the front side of the positioning body H32 is provided with an accommodating groove H320, the physical therapy device 17 can be placed in the accommodating groove H320, and the groove wall of the accommodating groove H320 forms the release/locking mechanism L When the positioning body H32 is assembled with the base plate H31, the base plate H31 is not covered by the positioning body H32, and is also provided with at least one fixing component H37 (such as a button), and the fixing component H37 can be supported with the neck. Another fixing component corresponding to the device S is fastened to each other, so that the positioning member H can be positioned on the neck support device S more stably.

In other words, please refer to FIG. 14 to FIG. 23 again, the positioning member H can be provided with the aforementioned various conductive and connecting members, so that the physical therapy device 17 and each of the physical therapy parts 21 and/or are located on the back of the neck and the upper shoulders The electrodes on the upper part are electrically connected, so that with the design of the present invention for fixing the physiotherapy device 17 and capable of providing physiotherapy services, the neck support device S will be able to use TENS, EMS or other electrotherapy/thermotherapy equipment for therapeutic use The user's neck and shoulders to relieve the user's symptoms such as headache, neck pain, shoulder pain and arm numbness pain.

As mentioned above, when the user needs to clean the neck support device S, before the neck support device S is washed with water, the release/locking mechanism L can be unlocked first, so that the physical therapy device 17 can be disengaged from the positioning member H , to prevent the water sensitive electronics in the physical therapy device 17 from being damaged by water. In some embodiments, the physical therapy device 17 can be directly disposed on the neck support device S (ie, not indirectly disposed on the neck support device S through the positioning member H), and will be electrically connected to each of the physical therapy parts 21 to transmit current to each of the physiotherapy parts 21 .

Referring to FIG. 24A , in some embodiments, the physical therapy unit 21 can be provided with an electrotherapy unit EU. The electrotherapy unit EU is provided with a conductive layer 211, and optionally a film layer 212 and a connection layer 213, wherein the conductive layer 211 can be a conductive fiber, a conductive film, a conductive cloth, an aluminum foil or a mixture thereof, Or it is made of other conductive materials, and one side of the conductive layer 211 is provided with the optional thin film layer 212 (eg, conductive gel), and the other side of the conductive layer 211 is provided with the connection layer 213 . The conductive layer 211 can be electrically connected to a metal piece 22, and the metal piece 22 can be electrically connected to a wire 215. In this embodiment, the wire 215 is wound through an insulating tape 217 to fix the metal piece 22. . In addition, the connecting layer 213 (eg, glue) can be fixed on the pillow cover 2 . In other embodiments, the connecting layer 213 can also be fixed on the pillow body 1 . In this way, when the user uses the physical therapy unit 21 , The conductive layer 211 or the thin film layer 212 (if the physical therapy part 21 is provided with the thin film layer 212 ) can stick to the skin surface of the human body, and after the wire 215 is electrically connected to the physical therapy device 17 , it can receive the The power from the physical therapy device 17 (such as a TENS or EMS device) enables the physical therapy part 21 to output electrical stimulation to the user's neck, so as to achieve the effect of electrotherapy. However, the physical therapy part 21 is not limited to the aforementioned structure. In other embodiments of the present invention, the thin film layer 212 can be omitted, and the conductive layer 211 can directly contact the skin; the connection layer 213 can be made of cloth (eg, without woven cloth, cotton cloth), and it can be connected with a conductive sheet (such as: aluminum foil), so as to be better combined with the pillow body 1 or the pillow cover 2.

Referring to FIG. 24B, in some embodiments, the physical therapy part 21 can be provided with a thermal therapy unit HU, and the thermal therapy unit HU can be composed of two insulating layers 218 (eg: non-woven fabric, Non-wover fabric) and a The heating layer 219 is composed of the heating layer 219, wherein the heating layer 219 can be composed of metal materials (such as: iron-chromium-aluminum alloy wire, nickel-chromium alloy wire), graphene, carbon fiber material or other electric heating materials, so as to generate heat when the current passes through . In addition, the heating layer 219 is located between the two insulating layers 218, and the outer surface of one of the insulating layers 218 can be fixed on the corresponding pillowcase 2, or in other embodiments, the aforementioned insulating layer 218 can be fixed to the pillow body 1 on. The heating layer 219 can be electrically connected with the metal piece 22 to receive the electric power from the physical therapy device 17 through a wire 215, so that the physical therapy part 21 generates heat and dissipates through the insulating layers 218, so as to prevent The user's neck is heated, thereby relaxing the blood vessels, and promoting the local blood circulation to increase the speed of metabolism, so that inflammatory substances can be accelerated out of the body to improve the self-repairing ability of muscle tissue. At the same time, hot compress (heat therapy) can also increase the elasticity of human soft tissue to reduce muscle spasm, thereby reducing the pain experienced by the human body, so as to relax emotions. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the insulating layer 218 may also be omitted from the physical therapy portion 21, and the heating layer 219 directly contacts the skin.

Referring to FIG. 24C, in some embodiments, the physical therapy unit 21 can be an electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit, which can be formed by superimposing the aforementioned electrotherapy unit EU and hyperthermia unit HU, for example, in a second-layer insulating layer A heating layer 219 is arranged between 218, and the outer surface of one of the insulating layers 218 can be covered with a layer of conductive layer 211 (eg: conductive fiber). Receive electricity from the physical therapy device 17, wherein the conductive layer 211 can output electrical stimulation to the user's neck, the heating layer 219 can generate heat, and the heat can pass through the insulating layer 218 and the conductive layer 211 to the user's neck. The user's neck is heated.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, as long as the structure of the physical therapy unit can achieve the results and efficacy of physical therapy, the aforementioned structures all fall within the scope of the physical therapy unit 21 defined in the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 8 again, a bottom plate 16 is assembled to the bottom surface of the pillow body 1 to cover the first groove 110 and the second groove 190 and avoid the first inflatable air bag 13 and the second The inflatable bladder 19 and the tubes 152 are separated from the pillow body 1 . However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the bottom plate 16 may not be provided, but the first inflatable air bag 13 , the second inflatable air bag 19 and the tube bodies 152 may be clamped by the elasticity of the pillow body 1 , or The first inflatable air bag 13 , the second inflatable air bag 19 and the tube bodies 152 are embedded and clamped by other clamping structures.

The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing an adjustable inflatable neck support device S, it should be noted that the method is not limited to the sequence of processes described below or in FIG. 25 . In Figure 25, the sequence may vary according to actual needs and/or user preferences without departing from its spirit and scope.

Referring to FIG. 25, and referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8, step 100 includes forming a pillow body 1 having a support top surface capable of supporting a user's neck, with A load-bearing top surface capable of supporting the user's occipital bone when the user is in a supine position, wherein the height of the load-bearing top surface may be less than the height of the support top surface, and a bottom surface is provided with a first groove 110 concavely formed and located at There are two second grooves 190 on opposite sides of the first groove 110 . The pillow body 1 can be manufactured by a compression molding process, such as compression molding, injection molding, centrifugal molding, extrusion molding, reaction injection molding, thermoforming, and the like. Step 102 includes forming a bottom plate 16 having an edge corresponding to and matching with the bottom inner periphery of the pillow body 1 and capable of covering the first groove 110 and the two second grooves 190 . In other embodiments, the base plate 16 may be formed by a compression molding process, such as compression molding, injection molding, centrifugal molding, extrusion molding, reaction injection molding, thermoforming, and the like. The bottom plate 16 may be a separate and independent part from the pillow body 1, or may be pivotally connected to the pillow body 1 to form a shell-like structure together.

Step 104 includes positioning the first inflatable air bag 13 in the first groove 110, positioning the two second inflatable air bags 19 in each of the second grooves 190, and extending the plurality of pipe bodies 152 through the The pipe holes on the pillow body 1 and the lumen connected with the pipe holes and provided in the pillow body 1 are passed through, and the pipe bodies 152 are assembled to the first inflatable air bag 13 and each of the second inflatable air bags 19.

Step 106 includes adhering the bottom inner edge of the pillow body 1 to the edge matching the bottom plate 16 , so that the pillow body 1 and the bottom plate 16 can be assembled with each other to form an adjustable inflatable neck support device S , and the first inflatable airbag 13 and the second inflatable airbag 19 are accommodated in the neck support device S. In some embodiments, in order to ensure proper adhesive strength to adhere the pillow body 1 and the bottom plate 16 together for a long time, glue, tape, heat and pressure bonding, and/or other applications to foam or Other methods of bonding on materials, along the entire peripheral edge of the bottom plate 16 and the entire inner edge of the pillow body 1, to form the neck support S, so that the neck support S can be used as a closed object.

According to the above, it is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the rights claimed by the present invention is not limited to this. The equivalent changes that can be easily considered should all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[acquaintance] none [this invention] 1: Pillow body 11: Central support 110: First groove 13: The first inflatable airbag 15: Inflatable device 151: Inflatable part 152: Tube body 153: First air valve 155: Second air valve 16: Bottom plate 17: Physiotherapy device 171: Electricity Conduction Department 173: Groove 18: Electric inflator 19: Second inflatable airbag 190: Second groove 2: Pillowcase 20: Fitting space 21: Physiotherapy Department 211: Conductive layer 212: film layer 213: Connection layer 215: Wire 217: Insulating tape 218: Insulation layer 219: Heating layer 22: Metal parts S: neck support device S1: Support part S2: Bearing part H: positioning piece H11, H21, H31: Substrate H12, H22, H32: positioning body H120: accommodating slot H13: inner panel H14, H24, H34: Conductive part H15: Wire connection part H211: Raised rail H30: Connection board H320: accommodating slot H36: Fasteners H37: Fixed components L: Release/Lock Mechanism N1: first height N2: Second height M1: third height M2: Fourth altitude EU: Electrotherapy Unit HU: Hyperthermia Unit 100, 102, 104, 106: Steps

[Fig. 1] is a schematic diagram of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 2 ] is a plan view of the relative positions of the first and second airbags of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 3 ] is a side view of a user lying on his back with the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 4 ] is a top view of a user lying on his back on the neck support device of the present invention; [Fig. 5] is a top view of the user lying on the neck support device of the present invention; [Fig. 6] is a side view of the user lying on the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 7 ] is an exploded top view of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 8 ] is an exploded bottom view of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 9 ] is a schematic diagram of the expansion change of the first inflatable air bag of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 10 ] is a schematic diagram of the expansion change of the second inflatable airbag of the neck support device of the present invention; [ Fig. 11 ] is a plan view of a neck support device according to another embodiment of the present invention; [ Fig. 12 ] is a side perspective view of a neck support device according to another embodiment of the present invention; [ Fig. 13 ] is another side perspective view of the neck support device of other embodiments of the present invention; [ Fig. 14 ] is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention, the physical therapy device is fixed on the positioning member by the release/locking mechanism; [ Fig. 15 ] is the first embodiment of the present invention, a schematic diagram of the decomposition of the physical therapy device and the positioning member; [ Fig. 16 ] is a schematic diagram of the detailed elements of the physical therapy device, the release/locking mechanism and the positioning member according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 17] is an exploded view of the detailed elements of the physical therapy device, the release/locking mechanism and the positioning member according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 18] is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention, the physical therapy device is fixed on the positioning member; [Fig. 19] is the second embodiment of the present invention, the exploded schematic diagram of the front view of the decomposition of the physical therapy device and the positioning member; [Fig. 20] is the second embodiment of the present invention, a rear view exploded schematic diagram of the decomposition of the physical therapy device and the positioning member; [ Fig. 21 ] is the third embodiment of the present invention, a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the physical therapy device being fixed on the positioning member; [ Fig. 22 ] is the third embodiment of the present invention, an exploded view of the decomposition of the physical therapy device and the positioning member; [Fig. 23] is the third embodiment of the present invention, an exploded view of the detailed components of the physical therapy device and the positioning member; [ Fig. 24A ] is a schematic diagram of an electrotherapy unit arranged on the physiotherapy part of the present invention; [ FIG. 24B ] is a schematic diagram of the hyperthermia unit provided on the physical therapy part of the present invention; [ FIG. 24C ] is a schematic diagram of the electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit disposed on the physiotherapy part of the present invention; and [ Fig. 25] Fig. 25 is a flowchart showing the steps of the manufacturing method of the neck support device of the present invention.

1: Pillow body

11: Central support

13: The first inflatable airbag

15: Inflatable device

151: Inflatable part

152: Tube body

153: First air valve

155: Second air valve

16: Bottom plate

19: Second inflatable airbag

2: Pillowcase

21: Physiotherapy Department

S: neck support device

S1: Support part

S2: Bearing part

Claims (15)

An adjustable inflatable neck support device, comprising: A central support has a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface can support a user's neck, and the bottom surface is recessed with a first groove and two second grooves, each of the second grooves is located in opposite sides of the first groove; a first inflatable airbag, accommodated in the first groove, the first inflatable airbag expands or contracts along a displacement axis, and causes the top surface of the central support body to displace along the displacement axis; Two second inflatable airbags are respectively accommodated in the corresponding second grooves, and each of the second inflatable airbags will expand or contract along a displacement axis, and make the top surface of the neck support device along each is displaced by the displacement axis; and an inflatable device, which can be connected with the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags, and can inflate or deflate the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags, so as to change the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags. the inflated or deflated dimensions of each of the second inflatable bladders; Wherein, the neck support device at least includes a support portion and a bearing portion, the support portion includes the central support body and the first inflatable airbag, the bearing portion can bear the occipital position of the head of a user lying on his back, and the support portion includes the central support body and the first inflatable airbag. The height of the top surface of the bearing portion may be lower than the height of the top surface of the support portion. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein the inflatable device comprises: multi-pipe body; a first air valve, which can be assembled to one of the pipe bodies; at least one second air valve, which can be assembled to another pipe body respectively; and At least one inflatable part can be respectively connected to the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags through each of the pipe bodies, and when the first air valve is opened, the inflatable part can be connected to the first inflatable airbag. Inflating or deflating, when the second air valve is opened, the inflating part can inflate or deflate each of the second inflatable airbags. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein the first inflatable airbag can be inflated on its displacement axis to a first maximum inflation state, and the maximum height of the first inflatable airbag on the displacement axis is 5.5 cm to 9.5 cm. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the second inflatable airbags can be inflated to a second maximum inflated state on its displacement axis, and the second inflatable airbag is inflated on the displacement axis The maximum height is 6.5 cm to 10.5 cm. The neck support device according to claim 1, wherein the neck support device is further provided with a pillow cover and a plurality of physiotherapy parts fixed on the pillow cover, at least one physiotherapy part can be fixed on the pillow cover corresponding to the central support body The position of the device can be close to the user's neck, and can be electrically connected with a physical therapy device to receive power from the physical therapy device. The neck support device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of each of the physical therapy parts is provided with an electrotherapy unit, and the electrotherapy unit can receive electricity from the physical therapy device and output electrical stimulation to the user's neck . The neck support device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of each of the physical therapy parts is provided with a thermal therapy unit, and the thermal therapy unit can receive electricity from the physical therapy device to generate heat and provide heat to the user. Neck heating. The neck support device as claimed in claim 5, wherein at least one of each of the physiotherapy parts is provided with an electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit, and the electrotherapy/hyperthermia hybrid unit can receive the electric power transmitted from the physiotherapy device, and adjust the The user's neck outputs electrical stimulation, and heats the user's neck. The neck support device according to claim 1, wherein the neck support device comprises a pillow body and a pillow cover, and the pillow cover can cover the pillow body, the first inflatable airbag and each of the second inflatable airbags are Located inside the pillow body, the inflation device is located outside the pillow body and the pillow cover, and each of the tubes can pass through the pillow cover and extend into the pillow body. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein the first inflatable airbag and the second inflatable airbag respectively have an extensible top end and an inextensible bottom. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein the first inflatable air bag is provided with a first end in an arc shape and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end can face the first end The upper inner surface of a groove, the second end is flat bottom and can open toward the bottom of the first groove, at least one second inflatable air bag is provided with a flat top end and a flat bottom end opposite to the flat top end, the The flat top end can face the upper inner surface of the second groove, and the flat bottom end can open toward the bottom of the second groove. The neck support device of claim 1, wherein each of the second grooves is larger than the first groove, and each of the second inflatable airbags in an uninflated state has at least one of a length and a volume , larger than the first inflatable airbag in the uninflated state. The neck support device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hardness of the central support is greater than that of the central portion of the bearing portion, and the central portion corresponds to a state in which the user's neck pillow rests on the central support. on the back of the user's head. The neck support device according to claim 1, wherein the side portion of the pillow body corresponding to the second groove includes a part of the support part and a part of the bearing part, and the hardness of the side part is greater than the hardness of the the rest of the carrier. A manufacturing method of an adjustable inflatable neck support device, comprising: A pillow body is formed, the pillow body is provided with a support top surface, a load-bearing top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the support top surface is configured to support a user's neck, and the load-bearing top surface is configured when the user is in the When the user's occiput is supported in the supine position, a first groove and two second grooves are formed on the bottom surface, and the second grooves are respectively located on opposite sides of the first groove. the height is less than the height of the top surface of the support; forming a bottom plate, which has an edge matched with the inner peripheral edge of the bottom of the pillow body; A first inflatable airbag is arranged in the first groove, two second inflatable airbags are respectively arranged in each of the second grooves, and a plurality of pipe bodies are assembled to the first airbag and each of the second airbags ;and Adhering the bottom inner peripheral edge of the pillow body to the edge matched with the bottom plate, so that the pillow body and the bottom plate can be assembled with each other to form the neck support device, wherein the first inflatable air bag and each of the first Two inflatable airbags are accommodated in the neck support device.

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