WO2020138883A1

WO2020138883A1 - Massage device and method for measuring user's body type and self-diagnosing occurrence of breakdown on basis of pressure measurement

Info

Publication number: WO2020138883A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/018290
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최성찬; 김한일
Original assignee: 주식회사 바디프랜드
Priority date: 2018-12-26
Filing date: 2019-12-23
Publication date: 2020-07-02
Also published as: KR102217135B1; KR20200079907A; CN216061236U

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a massage device comprises: an air cell expanding or contracting by the entering and exiting of compressed air; a pressure measurement unit mounted on a part of the air cell so as to measure the value of pressure generated by making contact with a user's body; and a control unit for determining a user's body type on the basis of the pressure value measured by the pressure measurement unit.

Description

Massage device and method for self-diagnosis of failure along with measurement of user's body type based on pressure measurement

The present invention relates to a massage device and a method for self-diagnosing a failure with user body shape measurement based on pressure measurement, and more specifically, a self-diagnosis of failure with user body shape measurement based on pressure measurement information. It relates to a massage device and a method for self-diagnosing a failure together with user body shape measurement based on pressure measurement.

Massage is the manipulation of a subject's body by regulating the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimulation to a part of the body, such as squeezing, pressing, pulling, knocking, or moving a part of the subject's body. It is a medical supplement that helps circulation and relieves the patient's fatigue.

The increase in massage demand has led to an increase in demand for massage devices or massage devices that provide artificial massage functions for economic reasons and time reasons. That is, as the demand to relieve fatigue or stress while releasing the lumped muscles through massage increases, various massage devices in a time and cost-effective manner have been released.

In recent years, people's interest in health is increasing, and the massage apparatus is changing from simply providing a massage function to an electronic device providing various additional functions and/or medical functions, thereby efficiently using the massage device. Research into how to control it continues.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1189364 provides a massage device and a method for controlling the massage device.

Although recent massage devices provide massage modes having various strengths, strengths, and patterns, the massage methods stored in massage devices have limitations, and users with different body types or physiques are limited by using the same massage chair. When a massage mode within a range is selected, a massage that does not fit the user's body shape or physique may be performed, and thus the user cannot obtain an optimal massage effect.

The present invention is to overcome the above-described problems of the prior art, one of the various purposes of the present disclosure is a user based on pressure measurement, which can self-diagnose whether or not a failure occurs along with the user's body shape measurement based on the pressure measurement value. It is intended to provide a massage device and a method for self-diagnosing a failure along with body shape measurement.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above problems, the massage device comprising: an air cell that expands or contracts by the inflow and out of compressed air; A pressure measuring unit mounted on a part of the air cell and measuring a pressure value by contact with a user's body; And a control unit that determines a user's body shape based on the pressure value measured by the pressure measurement unit.

In addition, the step of injecting compressed air into the air cell equipped with a pressure sensor; Measuring a pressure value by contact with the user body of the air cell; And determining a user's body shape based on the measured pressure value. A method of self-diagnosing a failure with user body shape is disclosed.

According to the massage device and method for self-diagnosing a failure with user body shape measurement based on pressure measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above, a user based on measuring a pressure value when in contact with a user body of an air cell The body shape of a part of the body can be measured, and in addition, the air cell and its peripheral devices can be self-diagnosed.

In addition, according to the pressure measuring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, according to the massage device and method for self-diagnosing a failure with user body shape measurement, the pressure of the air cell is adjusted according to the measured body shape of the user body, and the massage device It is possible to provide a user-customized massage, such as adjusting a part of the length.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the figures, in which like reference numerals are used collectively to refer to similar elements. In the following embodiments, for illustrative purposes, a plurality of specific details are presented to provide a holistic understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will be apparent that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

2 is a view for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating components of a massage device that self-diagnoses a failure along with pressure measurement-based user body measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

4 is a conceptual diagram of a massage device schematically showing an air cell and a pressure sensor provided in the air cell to describe a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is an exemplary view showing a connection relationship between main components of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

6 illustrates an example of a pelvic air cell provided in a pair in a pelvic region according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

7 shows an example of a calf air cell provided in three pairs in the calf region according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

8 is a flow chart for explaining a method for self-diagnosing a failure along with pressure measurement-based user body measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is: 1. A massage device comprising: an air cell that expands or contracts by entering and exiting compressed air; A pressure measuring unit mounted on a part of the air cell and measuring a pressure value by contact with a user's body; And a control unit that determines a user's body shape based on the pressure value measured by the pressure measurement unit.

The objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following examples in connection with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structure or functional descriptions are exemplified only for the purpose of illustrating embodiments according to the concepts of the present disclosure.

As such, embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments described in the present specification or application.

Embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be modified in various ways and have various forms, and thus, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and it should be understood that all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure are included.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the terms. The above terms are only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similar Thus, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that other components may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. Other expressions to describe the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate that a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof is described, one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the presence or addition possibilities of steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined herein. Does not.

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

In the present specification, the spiral rod means a straight member having a spiral groove, and may be implemented with a metal material. For example, the spiral rod may include a cylindrical rod having a helical groove on the surface. Further, the spiral rod may include a metal lead screw.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage part and a leg massage part.

The terms “information” and “data” used in the present disclosure may be used interchangeably.

The sound source in the present disclosure includes various types of music such as classical music, jazz music, musical instrument playing music and pop music, natural sounds such as water and bird sounds, and arbitrary audio including binaural beats (Audio). ) Type of information. In addition, the binaural beat in the present disclosure may mean specific types of audio information capable of controlling brain waves.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure forms an area for accommodating at least a part of the user's body, and the body massage unit 100 for massaging the user's body, and massaging the user's leg It may include a leg massage unit 300.

The body massage unit 100 may provide a massage to at least a part of the user's body. The body massage unit 100 includes a massage module 1700 that provides a massage function to at least a part of the user's body, an audio output module 1330 for providing an audio output in an arbitrary form to the user, and a body massage unit 100 It may include a main frame 1100 constituting the frame and a user input unit 1800 for receiving any type of input from the user.

The configurations included in the above-described body massager 100 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massager 100 may include various configurations in addition to the above-described configurations.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is merely exemplary, and various types of massage apparatus 1000 are also disclosed as long as they do not depart from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure. It can be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 100 may form an arbitrary shape of space for accommodating the user. The body massage unit 100 may have a space in a shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the body massage unit 100 may be embodied as a seating type capable of accommodating a user's whole body or a part of the body.

The portion in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 100 may include any material for increasing friction or any member (for example, anti-skid pad, etc.) for increasing friction, and the massage device 1000 It may include a wheel for enhancing the mobility.

At least a part of the body massage unit 100 may be slidably moved. For example, when the body massager 100 starts to massage, at least a part of the body massager 100 may slide forward. In addition, the body massage unit 100 may be inclined backward. As a result, the body massage unit 100 may provide massage in a state inclined backward.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include at least one air cell. The air cell may be located on the shoulder portion of the user, the pelvis portion, the arm massage portion, the leg massage portion, and the like, but is not limited thereto and may be disposed on various portions of the massage device 1000.

In addition, the shoulder air cell, the arm air cell, the pelvic air cell and the leg air cell may be provided in at least one pair on the left and right sides, and a plurality of air cells may be provided along the length direction of each body part on the left or right side.

The massage device 1000 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell. The air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 100 and may be located in the leg massage unit 300. In addition, the air supply unit may be located outside the massage device 1000. The air supply unit of the present disclosure may be provided as an air pump, but is not limited thereto, and may be employed as long as it is a configuration capable of injecting compressed air into the air cell.

The leg massage unit 300 may provide a leg massage to the user.

For example, the leg massage part 300 may include a calf massage part for massaging the user's calf and/or a foot massage part for massaging the user's foot.

The leg massage unit 300 may be adjustable in length according to a user's body characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 1000, the length of the calf needs to be increased due to the length of the calf. In addition, when a short user uses the massage device 1000, the length of the calf is short, so the leg massage unit 300 needs to be shortened. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 300 may provide a leg massage customized to the user's height.

The massage module 1700 may be provided inside the body massage unit 100 to provide any form of mechanical stimulation to a user accommodated in the body massage unit 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the massage module 1700 may move along the main frame 1100 provided inside the body massage unit 100.

For example, the main frame 1100 of the body massage unit 100 may be provided with a rack gear, and the massage module 1700 moves along the lek gear, while dynamics are applied to various parts of the user's body. It can provide stimulation. Massage module(170

0) may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

Does not.

The main frame 1100 constitutes the skeleton of the internal structure of the body massage part 100, and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1100 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include an audio output module 1330. The audio output module 1330 may be provided in various positions. For example, the audio output module 1330 is attached to the upper audio output unit disposed at the top of the seat portion in contact with the user, the front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massage portions, and/or the rear end of the arm massage portion. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 1330 may provide stereoscopic sound such as 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user may control the massage apparatus 1000 using the massage apparatus control device 2000. The massage device control device 2000 may be connected to the massage device 1000 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 2000 may include a remote controller, a cell phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and the like, and is not limited thereto. It may include a variety of connectable electronic devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main frame 1000 may include an upper frame 1150 provided with a massage module 1700 and a base frame 1110 supporting the upper frame 1150.

A rack gear 1151 may be provided on at least a portion of the upper frame 1150. The rack gear 1151 is a member for guiding the movement of the body massage module 1700, and may include a plurality of valleys and a plurality of floors.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rack gear 1151 may be provided to face both sides of the upper frame 1150, and the body massage module 1700 may move along the rack gear 1151. .

For example, the body massage module 1700 may include a gear meshed with the rack gear 1151, and the gear is rotated by an actuator provided in the body massage module 1700, so that the body massage module 1700 is It can move up or down.

The rack gear 1151 may be formed of a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack gear 1151 may be implemented with iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenol resin, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 1150 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 1150 may be divided into an S frame, an L frame, an S&L frame, and a double S&L frame depending on the shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 includes a curved shape like “S”. The L frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 includes a curved shape like “L”, and the S&L frame is a frame including both a curved shape like “S” and a curved shape like “L”. Means, a double S&L frame means a frame including a curved shape like L" and a curved shape like "S" of two parts.

The base frame 1110 means a portion of the main frame 1100 supporting the upper frame 1150 and contacting the ground. The base frame 1110 may include a base upper frame 1111 and a base lower frame 1112.

The base upper frame 1111 may support the upper frame 1150, and the base lower frame 1112 may contact the ground. In addition, the base upper frame 1111 may be positioned in contact with the base lower frame 1112.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the base upper frame 1111 may move along the base lower frame 1112. For example, the base upper frame 1111 may slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 1112. In this case, the upper frame 1150 is connected to the base upper frame 1111, and may move according to the movement of the base upper frame 1111.

For example, when the base upper frame 1111 moves forward, the upper frame 1150 can also move forward, and when the base upper frame 1111 moves backward, the upper frame 1150 also moves backward. Can move. Due to this, sliding movement of the body massage unit 100 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow the movement of the base upper frame 1111, a moving wheel may be provided below the base upper frame 1111. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided on the upper portion of the base lower frame 1112. The moving wheel provided in the base upper frame 1111 moves along the guide member provided in the base lower frame 1112, such that forward movement or backward movement of the base upper frame 1111 may be permitted.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may not provide a sliding function, and in this case, the base frame 1110 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

3 is a block diagram showing components of a massage device for self-diagnosing a failure with pressure measurement-based user body measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 is a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure It is a conceptual diagram of a massage device schematically showing an air cell and a pressure sensor provided in the air cell, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing a connection relationship between main components of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 includes a control unit 1200, a sensor unit 1300, a network connection unit 1310, a storage unit 1320, an audio output module 1330, and a user input unit 1700 It may include at least one of.

The control unit 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. The controller 1200 may be implemented by a single processor, or may be implemented by a plurality of processors. When the controller 1200 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located at physically spaced distances. In addition, the controller 1200 is not limited thereto, and may be implemented in various ways.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. For example, the massage device 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage device 1000 controls the operation of the plurality of actuators,

The operation of the massage device 1000 can be controlled. For example, the massage device 1000 may include at least one of a massage module 1700 moving actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator. It may include, the control unit 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling them.

The massage module movement actuator is an actuator that enables vertical movement of the massage module 1700, and the massage module 1700 may move along the lek gear by the operation of the massage module 1700 movement actuator.

The back angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts an angle of a portion of the massage device 1000 where a user touches the back, and the isometric angle of the massage device 1000 may be adjusted by an operation of the isometric actuator.

The leg angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the leg massage part 300 of the massage device 1000, and the angle between the leg massage part 300 and the body massage part 100 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. have.

The foot massage actuator represents an actuator that operates the foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 300. The massage device 1000 may provide the user with a foot massage by utilizing the foot massage actuator.

The massage module 1700 may include at least one actuator, and the controller 1200 may provide various massage operations by operating the at least one actuator. For example, the controller 1200 is included in the massage module 1700

By operating at least one actuator, a knock massage, a hand massage, and the like can be provided, and various massage motions are not limited thereto.

The leg length adjustment actuator represents an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 300. For example, the controller 1200 may adjust the length of the leg massager 300 to suit the user by utilizing the leg length adjustment actuator, and as a result, the user may be provided with a massage suitable for the body shape.

The sliding actuator enables a sliding operation of the massage device 1000. For example, by the operation of the sliding actuator, the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may move forward or backward, and as a result, the upper frame connected to the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may also move forward or backward.

The sensor unit 1300 may acquire various information using at least one sensor. The sensor unit 1300 may be provided as a sensor using measuring means such as pressure, potential, and optics. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, a touch sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

Also, the sensor unit 1300 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram, body composition information, and the like, and may include various biometric information.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may detect a contact area and/or a contact position with a user through sensors. In addition, the massage device 1000 may acquire the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 1300. In addition, the massage device 1000 may provide a customized massage based on the acquired information. For example, when the massage device 1000 provides a shoulder massage, the massage device 1000 recognizes the user's shoulder position based on the information obtained through the sensor unit 1300, and according to the recognition result to the user Can provide shoulder massage.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sensor unit 1300 may include a pressure sensor 700 and an IR sensor 1304 provided on at least a part of the massage device 1000.

The pressure sensor 700 may be attached to a part of each air cell 600, for example, attached to the surface of the air cell 600, or may be integrally provided with the air cell 600, for the shape of the pressure sensor 700. It may not be limited.

When the compressed air is injected into the air cell 600 and the user touches the user's body, the pressure sensor 700 measures the pressure value by contact with the body, and transmits the measured pressure value to the controller 1200.

The IR sensor 1304 may be provided on at least one of an arm portion, a leg portion, a calf portion, a hip portion, a back portion, and a shoulder portion of the massage device 1000, for example, to detect a user sitting. The IR sensor 1304 may generate a transmission signal and transmit it to the controller 1200 when the user's motion is detected by the massage device 1000.

The timer 1304 may count a predetermined time from a point when the pressure value caused by contact with the user's body is measured by the pressure sensor 1302. Also, the timer 1304 may count time information related to a pressure value measured by the pressure sensor 1302 exceeding or less than a preset threshold. In addition, the timer 1304 acquires time information related to detecting a user seating in the IR sensor 1304, for example, a time when the user seating starts to be detected and the time during which the user seating is not detected. Can. The timer 1304 may transmit the obtained time information to the controller 1200.

The user input unit 1340 may receive a command related to motion control of the massage device 1000 from the user, and the user input unit 1340 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the user input unit 1340 may be provided in the body massage unit 100 and may be provided in the leg massage unit 300, but is not limited thereto.

The massage device 1000 may acquire various commands from the user through the user input unit 1340. For example, the massage device 1000 may select a massage module, select a massage type, select a massage intensity, select a massage time, select a massage area, select a position and motion of the body massage unit 100, and massage The device 1000 may receive an arbitrary command for selection of On-Off of power, selection of whether to operate the warming function, selection related to sound source reproduction, etc., but is not limited thereto.

As an embodiment, the massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a user interface through which a user can select a body shape measurement mode capable of measuring a user's body shape before executing the massage mode.

The object of the user's body shape measurement may be at least one of a shoulder region, an arm region, a pelvic region, a leg region, and a sole region, and the user may use the interface provided to the control device 2000 to at least one region of the user body shape measurement object. It may be selected, and only the body part selected by the user may be selectively measured.

When the user's body shape measurement is completed, the massage apparatus 1000 may output body shape information on the measured user's body part to the user, and then provide an interface for selecting a massage mode.

For example, a medical massage list of various modes related to body improvement may be listed through the massage device control device 2000.

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

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1340 executes hot key type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a preset function itself. It may be provided with a selection button for doing so.

The user input unit 1340 may be implemented as a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/blackout), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the user input unit 1340 may acquire a command through the user's speech based on the sound recognition technology.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1340 may include a display for displaying the operating state of the massage device 1000 or the current state of the user. In this case, the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display (flexible display) ), at least one of a 3D display, and is not limited thereto.

The audio output module 1330 may provide an audio output in any form to the user. For example, the audio output module 1330 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or binaural beat optimized for the massage pattern provided from the massage device 1000 to the user. The audio output module 1330 may output sound signals received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output module 1330 may output a sound source under the control of the user terminal 2000 through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal 2000. In addition, the audio output module 1330 may output any type of sound signal generated in relation to the operation of the massage device 1000.

The massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a network connection unit 1310. The network connection unit 1310 may communicate with a module inside the massage device 1000, an external massage device, and/or a user terminal 2000 through any type of network. The network connection unit 1310 may include a wired/wireless connection module for network connection. With wireless access technology, for example,

WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink PacketAccess) and the like can be used. For example, digital subscriber line (XDSL), fibers to the home (FTTH), or power line communication (PLC) may be used as the wired connection technology. In addition, the network connection unit may transmit and receive data with any device/terminal located at a short distance, including a short range communication module. For example, Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used as short range communication technology. It is not limited.

The storage unit 1320 may store various information related to the massage device 1000. For example, the storage unit 1320 may include massage control information, personal authentication information, and the like.

In particular, the storage unit 1320 of the present disclosure is the air cell and its peripheral device based on the information on the pressure value measured by each air cell, the body shape measurement information and the pressure value information of the body part measured based on the pressure value information. It may store at least one of the information on whether or not the failure has been diagnosed.

In addition, the storage unit 1320 may store information related to the massage pattern determined according to the measured body shape of the user's body. Here, the massage pattern determined according to the body shape of the user's body part may include at least one of an amount of compressed air supplied to each air cell from an air supply unit, a time for injecting compressed air, and a unique number of each air cell.

In addition, when the user is identified through authentication, etc. through user-specific information in the massage device 1000, the storage unit 1320 may store body shape measurement information for each user and may store information regarding the massage pattern determined for each user.

The storage unit 1320 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, the storage unit 1320 may include a storage device based on a flash memory and/or a battery-backed memory, as well as a disk, an optical disk, and a magneto-optical storage device. Does not work.

Also, the storage unit 1320 may include a memory. Memory is the primary storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), and the like. It may mean a volatile storage device erased by, but is not limited to these. The memory may be operated by the controller 1200.

Referring to FIG. 5, a massage device 1000 for self-diagnosing a malfunction along with a user's body shape based on pressure measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided in a plurality of air cells 600 and a part of the air cells 600 The pressure sensor 700 to measure the pressure by the outside, the air pump 400 to supply compressed air to the air cell 600, and the air hose 500 to deliver compressed air from the air pump 400 to the air cell 600 ), and may be provided on at least a portion of the air hose 500 to include a valve (510 ~ 540) for controlling the supply of compressed air to the air cell (600). The valves 510 to 540 may be opened and closed by the controller 1200.

Referring back to FIG. 3, the control unit 1200 may include a user seating determination unit 1210, a pressure information analysis unit 1220, a body shape determination unit 1230, and a self-diagnosis unit 1240 for failure.

The user seating determination unit 1210 may determine whether the user is seated in the massage apparatus 1000. For example, the user seating determination unit 1210 may receive information on whether a user is seated directly from the user through the control device 2000. In addition, the user seating determination unit 1210 may determine whether the user is seated based on a transmission signal generated by detecting a user's movement from the IR sensor 1304 provided in at least a part of the massage apparatus 1000. In addition, the user seating determination unit 1210 may determine whether the user is seated based on the pressure value received from the pressure sensor provided in at least a part of the massage device 1000. Here, in addition to the pressure sensors provided in the air cell 600, the pressure sensor used to detect whether the user is seated is provided in at least one of the hip, back, shoulder, and leg parts that are pressed by the weight when the user is seated. It may be an independently provided pressure sensor (not shown).

The pressure information analysis unit 1220 may obtain a pressure value from the pressure sensor 700 provided in the air cell 600 and analyze the obtained pressure value to determine a user's body shape. In addition, it is possible to self-diagnose whether the air cell and its peripheral devices have failed based on the pressure value used to determine the body shape of the user. To this end, the pressure information analysis unit 1220 may include a body shape determination unit 1230 and a failure self-diagnosis unit 1240.

In one embodiment, the body shape determination unit 1230 may determine the body shape of a part of the user's body based on the maximum of the pressure measurement values obtained for a predetermined time.

In addition, in one embodiment, the body shape determining unit 1230, when the air cell 600 is provided in at least one pair on the left and right corresponding to each part of the user's body, among the pressure measurement value obtained during the predetermined time A body shape of a user's body part may be determined based on at least one of a maximum measurement value and separation distance information between the pair of air cells. Here, at least one of the shoulder air cell, the pelvic air cell, and the leg air cell may be provided in at least one pair on the left and right sides, but is not limited thereto, and the air cells may be provided in pairs on other parts.

6 illustrates an example of the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603 provided in a pair in the pelvic region according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the drawing, one pelvic air cell 601 603 is provided on the left and right sides, but is not limited thereto, and a plurality of air cells may be provided on each side, and each air cell may include a pressure sensor.

An example will be described with reference to FIG. 6. After the user seating is determined, the body shape determination unit 1230 is a pressure value obtained for a predetermined time through the

pressure sensors

701 and 703 provided in the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603. The maximum measurement can be obtained. In addition, the body shape determining unit 1230 may determine at least one of a shape of a pelvis width and a pelvic flexion of the user based on the maximum measurement value and the distance information between the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603.

Specifically, the body shape determining unit 1230 may previously hold information on the extent to which the right pelvic air cell 601 expands for a predetermined time (A hour). The body shape determining unit 1230 utilizes the information on the degree of expansion of the right pelvic air cell 601 for a certain period of time (A) and the maximum measured value among the pressure values obtained during the period of time (A) through the pressure sensor 701. The right pelvic air cell 601 may calculate the distance from the portion where the massage chair comes into contact with the user's pelvis.

In addition, the body shape determining unit 1230 may previously hold information on the degree of expansion of the left pelvic air cell 603 for a predetermined time (A hour). The body shape determining unit 1230 utilizes information on the degree of expansion of the left pelvic air cell 603 for a predetermined time (A) and the maximum measurement value among pressure values obtained during the predetermined time (A) through the pressure sensor 703 The left pelvic air cell 603 may calculate a distance from the portion where the massage chair comes into contact with the user's pelvis.

The body shape determining unit 1230 includes the calculated distance from the portion where the left pelvic air cell 603 contacts the massage chair to the user's pelvis, and the calculated distance from the portion where the right pelvic air cell 601 contacts the massage chair to the user's pelvis. And, based on the separation distance information between the pelvic air cells (601, 603) may determine at least one of the shape of the pelvis width and pelvic flexion of the user.

Here, the predetermined time may be set at the time of manufacture or design of the massage device 1000, may be set differently for each body part, and is not limited to being changed.

Here, as the distance information between the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603, for example, the distance between the frames in which the

air cells

601 and 603 are mounted may be used.

Further, the body shape determining unit 1230 determines the height of expansion of the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603 and the height of expansion of the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603 based on the time when compressed air is injected into the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603. At least one of the distance information between the

pelvic air cells

601 and 603 calculated in consideration may be used. Here, the expansion height of the air cell associated with the compressed air injection time may be obtained from the storage unit 1320 as previously measured and stored information.

7 shows an example of calf air cells 301 to 306 provided in three pairs on a calf portion according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7, an example of the body shape determining unit 1230 is a maximum measurement value obtained from a pressure sensor 700 provided in the calf air cells 301 to 306 after a user seating is determined. Can be obtained. Then, the body shape determining unit 1230 is based on the distance between the maximum measurement value and the calf air cells 301 to 306 provided as a pair on the left and right sides, the shape of the user's calf circumference, the length of the calf and the shape of the calf You can determine at least one of the widths.

Similarly, the distance information between the calf air cells 301 to 306 may be, for example, a distance between frames on which the air cells 301 to 306 are mounted. In addition, at least one of the expansion height of the calf air cells 301 to 306 and the distance information between the calf air cells 301 to 306 may be used based on the time when compressed air is injected into the calf air cells 301 to 306. Here, the expansion height of the air cell associated with the compressed air injection time may be obtained from the storage unit 1320 as previously measured and stored information.

The self-diagnosis unit 1240 may determine whether a failure occurs in at least one of the corresponding air cell and its peripheral devices according to whether the pressure measurement value obtained for a predetermined time exceeds or falls below a preset threshold.

In one embodiment, the failure diagnosis self-diagnosis unit 1240 after the user seating is confirmed, even after a predetermined time, if the pressure measurement value above the minimum reference value is not obtained from the pressure sensor 700, the corresponding air cell 600 and its surroundings It can be determined that the device has failed. For example, when the air cell 600 or its peripheral device has a hole or the air hose 500 is bent, the air cell 600 cannot expand more than a predetermined volume, and the air cell 600 is difficult to contact the user's body Therefore, the pressure sensor 700 may not acquire a pressure measurement value that is greater than a minimum reference value.

The failure diagnosis self-diagnosis unit 1240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure simultaneously uses the pressure measurement value used to determine the user's body shape by the body shape determination unit 1230, thereby measuring the user's body shape and the corresponding air cell and its surroundings. It is possible to diagnose whether the device has failed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pressure information analysis unit 1220 is acquired through the pressure sensor 700 only when it is determined that the user is seated in the massage apparatus 1000 by the user seat determination unit 1210 Pressure measurements can be analyzed.

Here, the reason for determining whether the user is seated before analyzing the pressure value of the pressure sensor 700 is as follows. If the user is not seated, the pressure sensor 700 will not measure a pressure higher than a predetermined value, and an error may occur in the self-diagnosis unit 1240 as a failure of the air cell or its peripheral device. have. Therefore, by analyzing the pressure measurement value after the user is determined to be seated, it is possible to accurately measure the user's body shape and diagnose the failure.

Here, the peripheral device of the air cell 600 may include at least one of an air pump and an air hose 500, and in addition to other devices connected to the air cell 600 or associated with the compressed air to the air cell 600 Other configurations may be further included.

The controller 1200 may control the driving of the air pump 400 and the opening and closing of the valves 510 to 540 according to the body shape of the user's body part determined by the body shape determining unit 1230. In addition, the controller 1200 may control the operation of the air pump 400 and the opening and closing of the valve 700 according to the diagnosis result of the failure of the air cell 600 and its peripheral devices.

Referring to FIG. 8, a method for self-diagnosing a failure with a pressure measurement-based user body measurement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may first check whether a user is seated in a massage device (S110 ).

For example, the user seating determination unit 1210 may receive information on whether a user is seated directly from the user through the control device 2000. In addition, the user seating determination unit 1210 may determine whether the user is seated based on a transmission signal generated by detecting a user's movement from the IR sensor 1304 provided in at least a part of the massage apparatus 1000. In addition, the user seating determination unit 1210 may determine whether the user is seated based on the pressure value received from the pressure sensor provided in at least a part of the massage device 1000. Here, in addition to the pressure sensors provided in the air cell 600, the pressure sensor used to detect whether the user is seated is provided in at least one of the hip, back, shoulder, and leg parts that are pressed by the weight when the user is seated. It may be an independently provided pressure sensor (not shown).

Next, it is possible to measure the pressure value by contact with the user's body (S120). To this end, a pressure sensor may be provided in a part of the air cell provided in at least a part of the massage device, and the pressure sensor may transmit the measured pressure value to the control unit.

Next, the user's body shape may be determined based on the measured pressure value (S130 ). Here, based on the measured pressure value, it is also possible to diagnose whether the corresponding air cell and its peripheral devices have failed. The method for determining the body shape of the user based on the pressure measurement value and the method for diagnosing the failure of the air cell and its peripheral devices together with the massage device 1000 has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. .

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

Any computer-accessible medium can be a computer-readable medium, such computer-readable media being volatile and non-volatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non- Includes removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable storage media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

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

Computer readable transmission media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and Includes all information delivery media. The term modulated data signal means a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal are set or changed to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above-described media are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

A person of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention can provide a variety of exemplary logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein, electronic hardware, (convenience For, here "cow

It will be understood that it may be implemented by various forms of program or design code (referred to as software) or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks Fields, modules, circuits, and steps have been generally described above with respect to their functionality, whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Those skilled in the art of the present invention may implement the functions described in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as being outside the scope of the present invention.

Various embodiments presented herein can be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term “manufactured article” includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage devices (eg, hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (eg, CDs, DVDs, etc.), smart cards, and flashes. Memory devices (eg, EEPROMs, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.), but are not limited to these. The term “machine-readable medium” includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, retaining, and/or transferring command(s) and/or data.

It is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes presented is an example of exemplary approaches. Based on design priorities, it is understood that within the scope of the present invention, a specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes may be rearranged. The accompanying method claims provide elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person of ordinary skill in the art to use or practice the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art of the present invention, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but should be interpreted in the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims

In the massage device,

An air cell that expands or contracts by entering and exiting compressed air;

A pressure measuring unit mounted on a part of the air cell and measuring a pressure value by contact with a user's body; And

A control unit that determines a user's body shape based on the pressure value measured by the pressure measurement unit;

Containing,

Massage device.
According to claim 1,

The control unit,

Detecting whether a user is seated and, if detected as being seated by the user, self-diagnosing whether the air cell and its peripheral devices are faulted together based on information on the pressure value used to determine the body shape of the user,

Massage device.
According to claim 2,

The massage device,

An air supply unit supplying compressed air to the air cell;

An air hose delivering compressed air from the air supply to the air cell; And

It is provided on at least a part of the air hose to control the supply of compressed air to the air cell; further comprising,

The control unit,

Controlling the driving of the air supply unit and the opening and closing of the valve according to at least one of the determined body shape of the user's body part and the diagnosis result of the failure of the air cell and its peripheral devices,

Massage device.
The method of claim 3,

The control unit,

While compressed air is injected into the air cell, a continuous pressure measurement value is obtained through the pressure measurement unit,

The body shape of the user's body part is determined based on the maximum of the pressure measurements obtained over a period of time,

Determining whether or not the failure of at least one of the corresponding air cell and its peripheral device is determined according to whether the obtained pressure measurement value exceeds or falls below a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined time,

Massage device.
The method of claim 4,

The air cell,

And at least one of a shoulder air cell, an arm air cell, a pelvic air cell, and a leg air cell provided in at least one pair on the left and right sides corresponding to each part of the user's body part,

The control unit,

Determining a body shape of the user's body part based on at least one of the maximum measurement value of the pressure measurement value and the separation distance information between the pair of air cells,

Massage device.
Injecting compressed air into the air cell equipped with a pressure sensor;

Measuring a pressure value by contact with the user body of the air cell; And

Determining a user's body shape based on the measured pressure value;

Containing,

A method of self-diagnosing the failure with user body shape measurement.
The method of claim 6,

Detecting whether a user is seated; And

Self-diagnosing the failure of the air cell and its peripheral devices based on information on the pressure value used to determine the user's body type when it is detected that the user is seated;

Further comprising,

A method of self-diagnosing the failure with user body shape measurement.
The method of claim 7,

The self-diagnosing whether the user's body shape is determined or not is broken,

The body shape of the user's body part is determined based on the maximum of the pressure measurements obtained over a period of time,

Determining whether or not the failure of at least one of the corresponding air cell and its peripheral device is determined according to whether the obtained pressure measurement value exceeds or falls below a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined time,

A method of self-diagnosing the failure with user body shape measurement.
The method of claim 7,

The air cell includes at least one of a shoulder air cell, an arm air cell, a pelvic air cell, and a leg air cell provided in at least one pair on the left and right sides of each part of the user's body,

Determining the body type of the user's body part,

Determining a body shape of the user's body part based on at least one of the maximum measurement value of the pressure measurement value and the separation distance information between the pair of air cells,

A method of self-diagnosing the failure with user body shape measurement.