US20120079660A1

US20120079660A1 - Anti-snoring massage pillow

Info

Publication number: US20120079660A1
Application number: US12/896,886
Authority: US
Inventors: Jui-Yao CHEN
Original assignee: Listore International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Listore International Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-10-03
Filing date: 2010-10-03
Publication date: 2012-04-05

Abstract

An anti-snoring massage pillow comprises a pillow body provided with a sound sensing unit, a control unit, an inflator unit, at least one exhaust unit and an air bag system including at least one air bag. When the user who lies on the pillow body snores, the sound of snoring will be sensed by the sound sensing unit, and then the control unit will drive the inflator unit to inflate the air bag system. After being inflated for a center period, the control unit will stop driving the inflator unit to inflate the air bag system, and the air in the air bag system will be exhausted through the exhaust unit. By such arrangements, the head posture and position of the user can be adjusted by inflation of the air bag system, and the air bag system can further offer a massage to the head of the user during the inflation process.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pillow, and more particularly to anti-snoring massage pillow.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Human beings nearly spend ⅓ of theirs lives sleeping, and a suitable height of the pillow is very important to health, therefore, lots of ergonomics pillows are developed on the market. However, such pillows are mostly made of soft material, so that when head lies on the pillow, a portion of the pillow will become compressed and enclose the human head. Physics shows that pressure can be better dispersed by increasing contact area, so that the discomfort caused when a specific part of the body is pressed continuously can be prevented. Nevertheless, such pillows cannot maintain a constant height and become excessively compressed over time, and thus muscle fatigue in the neck and breathing problem (snoring) might be caused when sleeping on such a too low pillow. If hard pillow is used to maintain the pillow thickness at a certain value to overcome the above problems, the contact area between the head and the pillow is reduced, leading to increase of the pressure which will make the head discomfortable.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an anti-snoring massage pillow which comprises a pillow body provided with a sound sensing unit, a control unit, an inflator unit, at least one exhaust unit and an air bag system including at least one air bag. When the user who lies on the pillow body snores, the snoring will be sensed by the sound sensing unit, and then the control unit will drive the inflator unit to inflate the air bag system. After being inflated for a certain period of time, the control unit will stop driving the inflator unit to inflate the air bag system, and the air in the air bag system will be exhausted through the exhaust unit. By such arrangements, the head posture and position of the user can be adjustedd by inflation of the air bag system, and the air bag system can further offer a massage to the head of the user during the inflation process.
The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide an anti-snoring massage pillow the air bag system of which, in order, includes two head air bags, a neck side air bag, a back neck air bag and two shoulder air bags, so that the user can press control buttons of the control unit to allow desired parts to be massaged. Since the control unit intermittently drives the inflator unit to supply air into the respective airbags, the intermittent inflation of the air bags will push against the body of the user to offer a massage function, effectively relieving fatigue.
Hence, in order to achieve the above objectives, an anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention comprises a pillow body which is a hollow structure, a control unit, an air bag system, a sound sending unit, an inflator unit, at least one exhaust unit. The control unit includes a control panel disposed on a side surface of the pillow body and is electrically connected to a power supply unit, and the control panel includes a switch. The bag system includes at least one air bag. The sound sending unit is disposed in the pillow body and electrically connected to the control unit. The inflator unit is disposed in the pillow body and electrically connected to the control unit while being connected to the at least one air bag of the bag system. The at least one exhaust unit is disposed in the pillow body and is equal in quantity to the at least one air bag of the air bag system. The at least one exhaust unit is disposed between the at least one air bag and the inflator unit, and when the control unit stops driving the inflator unit to inflate the air bag system, the air in the air bag system will be exhausted through the at least one exhaust unit.
Preferably, the pillow body includes a working surface, and the air bag system, in order, includes two head air bags, a neck side air bag, a back neck air bag and two shoulder air bags. Between the respective air bags and the inflator unit is disposed one exhaust unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an operational view of the anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of another anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of the anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is an operational view of the anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with the present invention of FIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 1-3, an anti-snoring message pillow in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a pillow body 10 and a control unit 50 disposed on the pillow body 10. The control unit 50 is electrically connected to a sound sensing unit 60 and an inflator unit 40. The inflator unit 40 is connected with an air bag system 20 including plural air bags, and between each of the air bags of the air bag system 20 and the inflator unit 40 is further disposed an exhaust unit 30.
The pillow body 10 is a hollow structure made of soft material and trapezoid in cross section. The pillow body 10 includes a bottom surface 101, a working surface 102 located obliquely with respect to the bottom surface 101. a shoulder abutting end 104 to be abutted against by the shoulders of a human body. A, and a head abutting end 103 to be abutted against by the head of the human body A. The head abutting end 103 is higher than the shoulder abutting end 104.
The control unit 50 includes a control panel 51, a controller 52 and a power supply unit 53. The controller 52 includes plural control buttons 521 for controlling the respective air bags of the air bag system 20, and an emitter 522 for sending a signal after a selected control button 521 is pressed. The control panel 51 is disposed on one side surface of the pillow body 10 and electrically connected to the power supply unit 53. The control panel 51 includes a switch 511 for switching on the power supply unit 53, plural indicator lights 512 for identifying on/off state of the respective air bags of the air bag system 20, and a receiver 513 for receiving the signal from the controller 52.
The air bag system 20 is disposed on the pillow body 10, and in the present embodiment, it is preferably disposed on the working surface 102 of the pillow body 10. The air bag system 20 includes, in order from the head abutting end 103 to the shoulder abutting end 104 of the pillow body 10, two head air bags 21, a neck side air bag 22, a back neck air bag 23 and two shoulder air bags 24.
The sound sensing unit 60 is disposed in the pillow body 10 and electrically connected to the control unit 50 for sensing if the user is snoring or not.
The inflator unit 40 is disposed in the pillow body 10 and electrically connected to the control unit 50. Furthermore, the inflator unit 40 is connected to the two head air bags 21, the neck side air bags 22, the back neck air bag 23 and the shoulder air bags 24. When the sound sensing unit 60 senses the snoring, the inflator unit 40 will be driven by the control unit 50 to supply air into the respective bags of the air bag system 20. In the present embodiment, the inflator unit 40 is an air pump.
The exhaust units 30 are disposed in the pillow body 10 between the air bags of the air bag system 20 and the inflator unit 40 for exhausting the air from the air bag system 20 when the control unit 50 stops driving the inflator unit 40, and the exhaust units 30 are equal in quantity to the air bags of the air bag system 20. In the present embodiment, the exhaust units 30 are exhaust valves.
The aforementioned is the summary of the positional and structural relationship of the respective components of the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
For a better understanding of the present invention, its operation and function, reference should be made to FIGS. 1-3 again:
Firstly, after the switch 511 is switched on, the user lies on the working surface 102 of the pillow body 10 in such a manner that above respective parts of the human body A are located on the corresponding head air bags 21, the neck side air bag 22, the back neck air bag 23 and the shoulder air bags 24. When the user is snoring, it will be sensed by the sound sensing unit 60, and then the control unit 50 will make the inflator unit 40 inflate air into the neck side air bag 22 or the back air bag 23. After the air bag system 20 is inflated for a certain period of time, the control unit 50 will stop the inflator unit 40, so that the air in the air bag system 20 will be exhausted from the exhaust unit 30. Thereby, the head posture and position of the human body A can be adjusted by the inflation and deflation of the air bags of the air bag system 20, effectively stopping the user continuously snoring without interrupting sleep.
Additionally, the present invention can be used to offer a massage. The user can select different buttons through the controller 52 to make different parts of the human body A be massaged. The control unit 50 intermittently drives the inflator unit 40 to inflate and make the air bag system 20 push against the human body A, so that the inflation and deflation of the air bag system 20 offers the massage function. Meanwhile, as compared with the roller massage, the air bag inflation massage of the anti-snoring massage pillow of the present invention is much softer and more comfortable.
The control unit 50 of the anti-snoring massage pillow of the present invention is used together with the controller 52 which is provided with plural control buttons 521 each for controlling a predetermined air bag of the air bag system 20 to perform massage without actuating other air bags of the air bag system 20, achieving the objective of massaging certain parts of the human body. Furthermore, the control panel 51 is provided with plural indicator lights 512 correspondingly to the positions of the air bags of the air bag system 20 for the user to check if the control panel 51 has received the signal from the controller and identify the currently-selected massage parts.
Furthermore, referring to FIGS. 4-6, an anti-snoring massage pillow in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention comprises a pillow body 10 and a control unit 50 disposed on the pillow body 10. The control unit 50 is electrically connected to a sound sensing unit 60 and an inflator unit 40. The inflator unit 40 is connected to an air bag system 20 including a single air bag. Between the air bag system 20 and the inflator unit 40 are disposed an exhaust units 30.
In the present embodiment, the pillow body 10 is a hollow structure made of soft material and rectangular in cross section. The control unit 50 includes a control panel 51 and a power supply unit 53. The control panel 51 is disposed at one side of the pillow body 10 and electrically connected to the sound sensing unit 60 in the pillow body 10. The control panel 51 includes a switch 511 for switching on the power supply unit 53 and is formed with plural sound through holes 514 through which the sound sensing unit 60 senses the sound. The inflator unit 40 and the air bag system 20 are disposed in the pillow body 10. By such arrangements, when the human body A lies on the pillow body 10 of the anti-snoring massage pillow in the present embodiment, the air bag system 20 is located under the neck of the human body A, and when the sound sensing unit 60 senses snoring of the user, the air bag system 20 will be inflated to adjust the head posture and position of the user, effectively stopping the user continuously snoring.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An anti-snoring massage pillow comprising:

a pillow body being a hollow structure;

a control unit including a control panel disposed on a side surface of the pillow body and being electrically connected to a power supply unit, the control panel further including a switch;

a bag system including at least one air bag;

a sound sending unit disposed in the pillow body and electrically connected to the control unit;

an inflator unit disposed in the pillow body, the inflator unit being electrically connected to the control unit and connected to the at least one air bag of the bag system;

at least one exhaust unit disposed in the pillow body and being equal in quantity to the air bags of the air bag system, the at least one exhaust unit being disposed between the at least one air bag and the inflator unit, when the control unit stops the inflator unit inflating, the air in the at least one air bag will be exhausted through the at least one exhaust unit.

2. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air bag system is disposed in the pillow body.

3. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pillow body includes a working surface, the air bag system is disposed on the working surface and provided with two head air bags, a neck side air bag, a back neck air bag, and two shoulder air bags.

4. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control panel is provided with plural indicator lights for identifying on/off state of respective bags.

5. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a controller, the controller includes plural control buttons for controlling the respective air bags, and an emitter, the control panel includes a receiver for receiving a signal from the emitter of the controller.

6. (canceled)

7. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inflator unit is an air pump.

8. The anti-snoring massage pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exhaust unit is an exhaust valve.