KR100722217B1 - Functional pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a low-frequency acoustic vibration and a music signal for music therapy (MT) with light for low level laser therapy (LLLT) in the race and the back of the human body. The present invention relates to a functional pillow made by applying a combination of sound waves for therapy (Vibroacoustic Therapy: VAT).

Pillow body 100; A light emitting element 111 installed on a surface of the pillow body 100; MT speakers 121 and VAT transducers 131 respectively installed on the pillow body 100; Since the light emitting element 111, the MT speaker 121 and the power supply unit 240 connected to the VAT transducer 131 and: characterized in that comprises a,

 Various functions including low level optical therapy, music therapy, and low frequency vibration and acoustic therapy for the head and neck of the human body, including stress relief of the nervous system, recovery of fatigue, headache relief, and sleep disorders Applicable to the prevention and cure of disorders.

Description

Functional pillow {A FUNCTIONAL PILLOW}

1 is a view showing the structure of a functional pillow according to the present invention, (a) is an external perspective view, (b) is an internal perspective perspective view.

2 is a view showing the structure of the functional pillow according to the present invention, (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a case in which the rubber tube is fully expanded, (b) is half expanded.

3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the resonance cavity in FIG.

4 is a perspective view illustrating the balloon for height adjustment in FIG. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the structure of the LLLT circuit fabric of the functional pillow in Fig. 1, (a) is a plan view, and (b) is a cross sectional view.

6 is a block diagram of a control unit in a functional pillow according to the present invention.

7 is a block diagram of the LLLT unit in the functional pillow according to the present invention.

8 is a block diagram of the MT / VAT unit in the functional pillow according to the present invention.

9 is a view showing an example of use of the functional pillow according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

※ Explanation of Major Drawings

100: pillow body

101: Resonance cavity of VAT output

102: output hole of the VAT output

103: balloon A for height adjustment

104: height adjustment balloon B

105: air injection pump

106: the bottom plate of the pillow body

107: light emitting element circuit for LLLT

111: light emitting element for LLLT

112: temperature sensor

121: speaker for MT

131: Transducer for VAT

200: control unit

210: LLLT control unit

220: MT / VAT control unit

230: microprocessor

240: power supply

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a functional pillow, and in particular, low level light therapy (LLLT), music therapy (MT) and vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) are applied to the head and neck. By promoting the function of the brain nervous system and facial (安眠), and prevents various disorders and relates to a functional pillow having the function of promoting the healing.

Recently, various functional pillow products have been released. Among these, a pillow for promoting human health by inducing a predetermined stimulation to the brain to induce a good night's sleep is disclosed.

First, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 198748 discloses a pillow configured to apply power and pressure and vibration to a head by the head pressing pressure of a sleeper.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 292948 discloses a device for inducing a good night's sleep by controlling a brain wave by applying a mechanical vibration to a pillow by driving a motor.

In addition, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 193-0023003 discloses a structure of a pillow in which negative ions and sound are generated at the same time.

However, such a conventional functional pillow only serves to induce a good night's sleep by controlling EEG, and does not aim to improve the function of the cranial nervous system or to heal diseases of various cranial nervous systems.

Specifically, the conventional pillows do not focus on preventing or healing cerebral nervous system disorders such as insomnia, tinnitus, hallucinations, dizziness, and manic depression.

An object of the present invention is to apply the low-level optical therapy (LLLT), music therapy (MT) and vibrational acoustic therapy (VAT) selectively or simultaneously to apply light energy and / or acoustic energy to the cervical and laryngeal tissues simultaneously. It is to provide a functional pillow that can be shown to improve the function or heal disease of various brain nervous system.

In order to achieve the above object, the functional pillow according to claim 1 of the present invention,

A pillow body;

A light emitting device for LLLT installed on a surface of the pillow body;

A power supply unit connected to the LLLT light emitting device;

Characterized in that comprises a.

In addition, the functional pillow according to claim 2 of the present invention,

A pillow body;

MT speakers and VAT transducers respectively installed on the pillow body;

A power supply unit connected to the MT speaker and the VAT transducer;

Characterized in that comprises a.

In addition, the functional pillow according to claim 3 of the present invention,

A pillow body;

A light emitting device for LLLT installed on a surface of the pillow body;

MT speakers and VAT transducers respectively installed on the pillow body;

And a power supply connected to the LLLT light emitting device, the MT speaker, and the VAT transducer.

In addition, the LLLT light emitting element and the temperature sensor is installed on a flexible circuit board,

The circuit board is attached to the flexible circuit cloth,

The circuit cloth is preferably attached to the surface of the pillow body.

In addition, it is preferable that a temperature sensor is connected to the LLLT light emitting device.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the pillow body is preferably formed with an output hole for VAT.

In addition, it is preferable that the hollow resonance cavity is arranged inside the pillow body.

At this time, the resonance cavity is composed of an elongated hollow cylinder, one end is sealed and the other end is attached to the transducer, it is preferable that the resonance hole in communication with the output hole for the VAT is formed on the side.

In addition, the MT speaker is preferably installed on the upper surface of the pillow body.

In addition, it is preferable that one or more height adjusting balloons are arranged in the pillow body in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the MT speaker and the VAT transducer are preferably connected to an MT / VAT control unit together with a microprocessor.

In addition, an LLLT control unit and an MT / VAT control unit are connected to the LLLT light emitting device, the MT speaker, and the VAT transducer, respectively.

Preferably, the LLLT controller and the MT / VAT controller are connected together with a microprocessor to configure a control unit.

The human body surface energy density of the LLLT light emitting device is in the range of 100 to 1000 mW / cm ² , and the wavelength is preferably in the range of 600 to 1000 nm.

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Hereinafter, the basis on which the above-described configuration according to the present invention functions will be described.

1. LLLT Technology

When the human body is irradiated with a low-energy laser light that does not damage the surface of the living body, the photochemical effect increases the metabolism of cells in the skin area and increases the immunity. It is well known that it is effective in preventing, healing wounds and removing pain.

This action is due to the absorption of light energy of a specific wavelength into the tissues of the living body, which is excited at the molecular and cellular levels to increase the production of capillaries, increase the amount of oxygen in the blood, promote the production of collagen and ATP, and It has been shown to increase the activity of leucine, promote granulation (tissue granulation), and activate phagocytosis. Low level optical therapy (LLLT) using this effect has recently attracted attention in various fields. The wavelength of light used herein is generally selected in the range of 600 to 1000 nm in consideration of the exothermic effect, the transmittance and the photochemical effect on the biological tissue.

For example, in the therapy, a method of directly irradiating the light output of a laser diode or an LED device near a wavelength of 600 to 1000 nm with an intensity of about 100 to 1000 mW / cm ² may be applied. As the light emitting device for the LLLT, a semiconductor laser (LD) or a light emitting diode (LED) may be used. Further, a plurality of these can be combined to form a surface light source.

2. MT / VAT Technology

In recent years, music therapy (MT) has been attracting attention as it allows patients to listen to the sounds of the natural world such as music, birds, waves, and the like to relieve stress of the mind and body and to enhance the body's natural healing power.

This therapy has shown that the psychological sensations that a person feels when listening to well-played music are effective in various physiological phenomena, such as relaxation of each organ tissue, increase of endothelial such as entropin, increase of blood flow and decrease of blood pressure This effect is known to help fatigue recovery, nerve stability, pain relief, and further promote disease prevention and natural healing.

Recently, not only music but also sound with monotonous melody or rhythm of wide frequency band is applied to various parts other than auditory organ in the form of mechanical vibration to use various physiological effects generated by the acoustic energy for the treatment (VAT ) Is developed. This therapy is reported to be able to treat sleep disorders, headaches, aphasia, Parkinson's disease, autism and the like.

MT and VAT are operated by converting low frequency electrical signals into acoustic or mechanical vibrations using transducers and applying them to the human body. However, MT applies a signal with a frequency range of 50 ~ 12000Hz through the auditory organ, and the signal for this has to have a small distortion and faithfulness to the original sound, so that the patient can receive a lot of musical impressions and the therapeutic effect is great. For example, VAT applies ultra-low frequency vibration energy of less than 50Hz to parts other than the auditory organ and uses the mechanical stimulus for treatment. Therefore, VAT is more efficient than signal fidelity or musicality. Becomes

This ultra-low frequency energy transmission uses a so-called "sound" using air as a conducting medium, but the conversion efficiency is slightly lowered, but a more natural and gentle dream wave can be applied to the tissue.

On the other hand, there is also a method of directly vibrating the human body using the crystal piezo effect or using a magnetic vibrator, which is not suitable for the MT / VAT combination like music because the frequency characteristics are bad.

3. Features of LLLT and MT / VAT

These two therapies are essentially non-invasive, non-invasive, no side effects, and completely painless. Therefore, the patient has an excellent advantage of not suffering from treatment, economically less burden, and not limiting in time. In addition, the treatment device for this is generally compact and simple in structure and manipulation.

4. Application to Nervous System Disorders

Cerebral nervous system diseases are usually induced by overwork or stress, and most of them are accompanied by sleep disorders. Previous studies have shown that the photochemical effects of laser light are particularly active in the release of calcium ions and the promotion of the production of acetylcholine, among which the former plays a role in alleviating pain and the latter activates parasympathetic nerves. Helps lower blood pressure.

Therefore, when LLLT is applied to neural cells, effective hypnosis can be expected through not only headache but also enhanced parasympathetic activity. It can be expected to recover and promote healing of depression.

In addition, the increase of blood flow and oxygen support and the promotion of granulation in the irradiated area greatly increases the metabolic rate of tissues, preventing the progression of age-related amnesia, Alzheimer's disease, etc., and preventing or healing tinnitus, dizziness, and nervous deafness. It is reported that it can promote.

MT, on the other hand, utilizes the psychological effects of acoustic energy obtained by stimulating the auditory center, so the presence of the skeleton has nothing to do with the transmission of acoustic energy. Thus, a healing effect that is difficult to achieve by LLLT can be achieved by MT. The effects that can be obtained by MT alone include stress relief, fatigue recovery, and nerve stabilization. Recently, it has been used to treat sleep disorders, mood swings, anxiety, dementia and headaches.

However, since the MT basically utilizes the psychological emotions of human music, the therapeutic effect is very different for each individual and music.

In contrast, VAT is a direct physiological effect that occurs when 10-Hz ultra-low frequency acoustic energy stimulates a living tissue. Therefore, it is not necessarily good music, and only if it can supply appropriate vibration energy to the site. do. The healing effect of VAT is more extensive, and the effects of the VAT have been reported in various fields such as diabetes, circulatory disorders, low back pain, menstrual pain, arthritis, aphasia, lethargy and asthma.

However, the function of the human body is highly dependent on the psychological and emotional factors of the patient, so if the acoustic energy applied to the organ is not a simple vibrational energy but a music signal containing ultra low frequency energy suitable for VAT, synergism of MT and VAT You will be able to expect a better effect.

In particular, the characteristics of the MT / VAT, as in the case of the LLLT, not only do not interfere with the skull or spinal column, but also can use the conduction of sound through the skeleton structure. Therefore, if the system is equipped with two functions of LLLT and MT / VAT and properly combines light and acoustic energy, the energy of the brain's nervous system in the area where the light of LLLT cannot reach the crazy, as well as the healing effect of two kinds of energy is raised. You can expect the effect.

5. Limitations of the light irradiator

Neural system organs, including the brain, are mostly protected by skeletal structures, such as the skull or spinal column, and therefore, even when light from the outside for LLLT is blocked by the bone, they do not reach nerve cell regions.

A direct solution to this problem is to ensure that the light output of the illuminant retains a minimum amount of energy that can produce sufficient levels of the LLLT effect in the internal organs even though it passes through the skull.

This requires the use of high power optical devices and the irradiation of relatively long wavelengths, which can increase the surface temperature of the irradiated area and damage the surface tissue of that area. In particular, light waves with long wavelengths are close to far-infrared rays, and thus have high permeability, but have many thermal effects to overheat tissue. In order to prevent this, there is also a method of adding a cooling device, but it leads to a complicated structure and a price increase, and thus a simpler method of invention is required.

6. Organic combination of LLLT and MT / VAT

As described above, in order to treat the brain nervous system using only the LLLT, a long wavelength wave and a high power irradiation method should be adopted. This causes damage to tissue, so that the temperature of the surface of the subject is measured to output the light emitting device for the LLLT. You'll need to control your skin to a level that won't damage it.

Therefore, in order to promote healing of dysfunction of the cranial nervous system such as stress, fatigue, sleep disorders, and manic depression, it is necessary to utilize LLLT technology to the maximum and to use MT / VAT technology for stimulation of cranial nerve tissue in the skeleton.

Since the impairment of the cranial nervous system is always highly dependent on the influence of psychological and emotional effects of the patient, the acoustic signal for MT / VAT is divided into relatively high frequency music signal and ultra-low frequency energy for VAT, respectively. ) It is necessary to be applied to the human body through, and to maximize the synergy with the LLLT it is also effective to apply the mixed MT / VAT signal to the LLLT signal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 to 9 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the present invention provides a pillow body 100 including a LLLT light emitter 111, an MT speaker 121, and a VAT low frequency transducer 131, which are formed as a laser diode (LD) or a light emitting diode (LED). It is configured to attach to).

Accordingly, the light for LLLT is projected onto the neck and head of the user of the ground user, while the MT music is naturally listened to the user's ear from the speaker 121 disposed on the upper surface of the pillow main body 100, and the VAT super light is applied. Low frequency vibration is transmitted to the skull and spinal column through the output hole (102).

The main body 100 of the pillow is made by filling an appropriate pillow filler in the outer shell made by molding a flexible synthetic sponge or suture of stretchable forge. At this time, it is more effective to mix turmarin, activated carbon, etc. which generate anion as a filler.

The internal structure of the pillow is as shown in FIG. Reference numerals 103 and 104 are rubber tubes which inflate by inflation with air, and if necessary, the outer shape of the pillow can be adjusted according to the head position by inflation appropriately using the air injector 105 as necessary.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X 'of FIG. 1, and shows a structural change in the case where the tube 103 is fully inflated (a) and about half inflated (b). This is also suitable for treating the waist portion, it can be transformed into a shape suitable for receiving treatment according to the user.

The middle portion of the pillow body 100 is equipped with a resonance cavity 101 for the ultra-low frequency vibration wave, the structure is shown in detail in FIG. The resonance cavity 101 is made of hard plastic or wood of sufficient thickness, and the inner wall is strongly resonant with air vibration of 50 Hz or less by applying an appropriate sound insulating material. Then, the vibration energy accumulated therein vibrates the back of the user's head through the output hole (102). In the resonance cavity 101, one end of the cylinder is sealed and the transducer 131 is attached to the other end so that the inside of the cavity is excited.

In addition, the bottom surface of the pillow main body 100 is composed of a thick wood board 106 to prevent the collapse of the pillow shape, while helping to fix the position, is a basis for maintaining posture in use.

The upper surface of the pillow is covered by a flexible circuit cloth 107 to which a light emitting device substrate for flexible LLLT is attached. The appearance of the circuit cloth is shown in FIG. The circuit forge is attached to the pillow body 100, the power supply is connected to the pillow body through the connection terminal 116.

Next, the LLLT system will be described.

In the present invention, the LLLT light emitting device 111 uses an LD or LED having a wavelength in the range of 600 to 1000 nm, which is known to have the strongest photochemical effect, and preferably, an LD or LED device around 880 nm.

In addition, the output of which for the energy density at the irradiated surface so that substantially 100~1000mW / cm ^2, in the present embodiment, as 100mW / cm ^2. However, if necessary, high energy emitters of up to 1000 mW / cm ² may be used, so that even after the light beams penetrate the head, skull, or spine, it may cause minimal photo-chemical effects on the inner nervous system. In this case, the temperature is controlled by the control unit 200 so that the temperature of the skin surface does not exceed approximately 50 ° C. so that the excess energy does not damage the surface tissue of the larynx. That is, the control unit 200 is provided with various operation switches.

As the light emitting device for LLLT, a laser diode (LD) having the above wavelength and output is used, but a light emitting diode (LED) having an equivalent range of wavelength may be used. These elements are arranged at appropriate intervals as shown in Fig. 5 (a). Preferably, they are bonded on the flexible insulating support paper at intervals of 2 to 3 cm, all the elements are connected in series and in parallel by flexible wiring, and then the terminal 116 is connected. Connect to an external power supply via In this embodiment, the terminal 116 is primarily connected to the socket attached to the main body 100, and is tied together with the signal line of the VAT in the main body and connected to the external control unit.

Next, the MT / VAT system will be described.

The MT speaker 121 uses a small high fidelity speaker having a 100 mW output connected to a sound source, and a piezoelectric vibrator, a dynamic speaker, or a mechanical transducer having a characteristic capable of sufficiently reproducing ultra low frequency signals as a VAT transducer. In this embodiment, an ultra-low frequency woofer is used.

The MT speaker 121 is attached to the upper end of the circuit cloth 107, and the signal line is bonded to the circuit cloth by the flexible wiring, and is also connected to the main body portion through the terminal plate 104.

The signal line for the VAT transducer is wired in the main body, and is connected to the control unit 200 via the signal line 201 collectively with all the wirings through the upper terminal plate 104.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6, the control system is configured around the control unit 200, the LLLT control unit 210, MT / VAT control unit 220, microprocessor 230 and the power supply unit 240 It is composed. A switch for operating each control unit is mounted in the control unit 200.

As shown in FIG. 7, the LLLT control unit 210 includes an MT / VAT signal amplifying circuit 211, an output and switching circuit 212, and a control circuit 213. Part of the MT / VAT coral is amplified and sent to the output and switching circuit 212 according to the instruction of the microprocessor 230, and the power current supplied to the LLLT light emitting element 111 is pulse-modulated as an MT / VAT component, respectively. To the LLLT light emitting element 111n. The control circuit 213 receives the signal of the temperature sensor 112, compares it with a reference value, amplifies the error signal, supplies it to the output and switching circuit, and controls the operation time of the LLLT light emitting element, thereby controlling closed loop control ( Closed loop control ensures that the temperature does not exceed the threshold.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the MT / VAT control unit 220 includes an input amplifier circuit 221, a separation circuit 222, an MT amplifier circuit 223, a VAT amplifier circuit 224, and a control signal driver circuit 225. )

The input amplifier circuit receives and amplifies the input from a CD player, a sound DB hard disk, or other external input inputted by a microprocessor, and outputs the MT signal with a frequency range of 50 to 12000 Hz and a VAT of 50 Hz or less in a separate circuit. After separation into signals, the former is amplified by the amplifier 223 and the latter by the amplifier 224 and supplied to the MT speaker 121n and the VAT transducer 131, respectively.

The output of the MT signal is sufficient in the range of 20 to 200 mW, but requires excellent audio characteristics with good power, frequency characteristics, and separation characteristics. VAT output requires high output of 20 ~ 50MW level, but it is especially designed to have good characteristics below 20Hz. These outputs are all controlled by a microprocessor, such as output adjustment, speaker switching, and operation time switching. These control signals are divided and applied to the amplifiers of the MT and VT channels by the control signal driving circuit 225, respectively.

The operating environment and operation of the pillow of this embodiment are all controlled by the microprocessor 230. Functions controlled by the microprocessor include the following.

1) Light conversion and pulse modulation control of light emitting element 111n for LLLT

2) Management of duration, interruption time, irradiation start and end time of output light

3) Selection of input source for MT / VAT

4) MT / VAT volume control, output time control

5) Synthesis of sound source for MT / VAT

6) Operation and safety monitoring of all systems

Finally, the power supply unit 240 supplies power to all parts of the devices.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the user lays down on the pillow 100, the light beam from the light source 111 for LLLT can be accurately projected to the larynx and the neck to generate photochemical action on the internal tissue. At the same time, the sound from the speaker 121 is naturally input to the ear to stimulate the auditory center to generate an MT effect. The ultra low frequency signal operates the transducer 131 to apply low frequency vibration to the neck and the back of the head to cause VAT. You can get the effect.

Since the LLLT light emitting device is digitally modulated by the MT / VAT signal, the LLLT effect and the MT / VAT effect are synergistically obtained.

As a result, according to the present invention, various stimuli may be applied to the tissues of the cranial nervous system to prevent stress and to promote the prevention and function of various cranial nervous system disorders, including fatigue, and sleep disorders. It is easy to handle.

Claims (15)

Pillow body 100; An LLLT light emitting element 111 installed on a surface of the pillow body 100; The power supply unit 240 is connected to the light emitting element 111 for the LLLT; The LLLT light emitting element 111 is installed on a flexible circuit board, The circuit board is attached to the flexible circuit cloth 107, The circuit cloth 107 is a functional pillow, characterized in that attached to the surface of the pillow body (100). delete Pillow body 100; An LLLT light emitting element 111 installed on a surface of the pillow body 100; MT speakers 121 and VAT transducers 131 respectively installed on the pillow body 100; A power unit 240 connected to the LLLT light emitting element 111, a MT speaker 121, and a VAT transducer 131; Functional pillow, characterized in that comprising a. The method of claim 3, The LLLT light emitting element 111 is installed on a flexible circuit board, The circuit board is attached to the flexible circuit cloth 107, The circuit cloth 107 is a functional pillow, characterized in that attached to the surface of the pillow body (100). The method according to claim 1 or 4, Functional pillow, characterized in that the temperature sensor 112 is connected to the LLLT light emitting element (111). The method of claim 3, The upper surface of the pillow body 100, the functional pillow, characterized in that the output hole 102 for VAT is formed. The method of claim 6, The functional pillow, characterized in that the hollow resonance cavity 101 is disposed inside the pillow body 100.  The method of claim 7, wherein The resonance cavity 101 is composed of an elongated hollow cylinder, one end is sealed and the other end is attached to the transducer 131, the resonance hole 101a in communication with the output hole 102 for the VAT on the side The functional pillow which is formed. The method of claim 7, wherein The MT speaker 121 is a functional pillow, characterized in that installed on the upper surface of the pillow body (100). The method according to claim 1 or 3, The functional pillow, characterized in that one or more height-adjusting balloons (103, 104) are arranged in the horizontal direction of the pillow body (100). delete The method of claim 3, The LLLT controller 210 and the MT / VAT controller 220 are connected to the LLLT light emitting device 111, the MT speaker 121, and the VAT transducer 131, respectively. The LLLT control unit 210 and the MT / VAT control unit 220 is connected to the microprocessor 230, the functional pillow, characterized in that to configure the control unit 200. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The surface energy density of the LLLT light emitting device 111 is in the range of 100 to 1000mW / cm ² , the wavelength is in the range of 600 to 1000nm, characterized in that the functional pillow. delete delete

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