KR101793369B1

KR101793369B1 - Neck pi1low with Knee support fixture

Info

Publication number: KR101793369B1
Application number: KR1020160035305A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 남희철; 이성하
Original assignee: 남희철; 이성하
Priority date: 2016-03-22
Filing date: 2016-03-22
Publication date: 2017-11-02
Also published as: KR20160041863A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a knee support for a neck pillow, and more particularly, to a knee support for a neck pillow, more particularly, to a knee support for a neck pillow, The length of the supporting frame skeleton can be shortened and the length of the supporting frame skeleton can be used as a neck pillow when the entire supporting frame skeleton is entirely used. When the supporting frame skeleton is expanded, the knee supporting member supporting the outer sides of both knees So that the knee support of the neck pillow can be used as a knee support when the support unit skeleton is unfolded, so that the support frame skeleton is not folded upside down.
The present invention is characterized in that the knee support 1 for the neck pillow is formed by a sheath 3 having an opening and closing means such as a zipper or a velcro tape and a supporting frame skeleton 2 provided inside the sheath 3,
The supporting frame skeleton 2 includes a plurality of joint units 4 each of which is provided with a pair of hooking joints 10 folded in a hinged manner and a connecting rod (20), and a bending linkage (5) bent in a sickle shape provided at an outer end of a joint unit (4) provided on both sides,
The engaging type joint 10 has a central through hole 11 formed in the center of a rotating body 13 formed in a disk shape in the forward and backward direction and a crown gear A plurality of rotation latching portions 12 are formed at a predetermined angle and a locking body 15 is formed on the outer surface of the rotation body 13 to form a locking face at 12 o'clock direction, A connecting portion 16 is formed horizontally at an outer end of the connecting portion 16,
The two engaging joints 10 are coupled to each other to constitute a joint unit 4. The engaging joints 10 are engaged with each other in a state in which the front and rear side engaging portions 12 of the engaging joints 10, The bolts 19 are inserted into the central through holes 11 of the rotary bodies 13 communicating with each other in the direction of the bolts 19 and the nuts 19a are fastened to the screw portions of the bolts 19 coming out of the bolts 19 with the spring 18 inserted therebetween And a joint unit (4) in which a pair of engaging type joints (10) are folded in a hinged manner.

Description

Neck pillow knee support {Neck pi1low with Knee support fixture}

The present invention relates to a knee support for a neck pillow, and more particularly, to a knee support for a neck pillow, more particularly, to a knee support for a neck pillow, The length of the supporting frame skeleton can be shortened and the length of the supporting frame skeleton can be used as a neck pillow when the entire supporting frame skeleton is entirely used. When the supporting frame skeleton is expanded, the knee supporting member supporting the outer sides of both knees So that the knee support of the neck pillow can be used as a knee support when the support unit skeleton is unfolded, so that the support frame skeleton is not folded upside down.

The applicant of the present invention has filed a patent application for a knee support and has been registered as a patent registration No. 10-1481367. In addition, the invention of the patent application No. 10-2010-94054 (invention of a knee omuri) 10-2011-82977 (the name of the invention: portable leg fastener) is known from the patent publication.

The above three inventions have a problem that all of them have a function of supporting both sides of the knee so that both knees do not extend to the outside but use only a knee support bar, .

Patent Registration No. 10-1481367 (title of the invention: knee support) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2010-94054 (entitled " Open No. 10-2011-82977 (entitled Portable Leg Fixing Machine)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a knee support and a neck pillow, wherein the support frame skeleton, which is a main component of a knee support, In the case of using the present invention as a neck pillow, it is possible to shorten the overall length of the supporting frame skeleton while maintaining the angle between the inner side And the knee support can be used as a knee support for supporting the outer sides of both knees when the support frame is unfolded. When the knee support is fully extended, the support frame is not folded backwards.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a knee support structure for a neck pillow, the support structure including a sheath having an opening / closing means such as a zipper or a magic tape,

The supporting frame skeleton includes a plurality of joint units, each of which is provided with a pair of engaging type joints folded in a hinged manner, a connecting rod connected to the adjacent joint units so as to control the gap therebetween, And a bent connecting rod bent in a sickle shape to be installed,

The coupling joint has a central through hole formed in the center of a rotating body formed in a disk shape and a plurality of rotation receiving portions formed at a predetermined angle in the form of a crown gear on the radially outer disk surface of the central through hole, And an engaging body formed on the outer surface of the rotating body and having a hooking surface at a 12 o'clock direction, the connecting portion extending horizontally at an outer end of the engaging body,

Wherein the two engaging joints are coupled to each other to constitute a joint unit, wherein the front and rear rotation engaging portions of the engaging joints facing each other are in tight contact with each other in the form of gears, And a nut is fastened to the threaded portion of the bolt inserted into the opposite side with the spring interposed therebetween, thereby constituting a joint unit in which the pair of engaging joints are folded in a hinged manner.

As described above, the neck pillow support knee support according to the present invention can be used as a neck pillow while reducing the length of the support frame, and can be used as a knee support when the support frame is extended. It is possible to perform two functions with a single product so that the convenience of the user can be improved, the purchasing power of the product can be improved, and the storage and carrying can be facilitated .

In addition, the supporting frame skeleton, which is a main component of the neck pillow supporting knee support, is folded by only a required number of angles by a few (two to three) joint units and is not folded upside down over a certain angle range. The support frame skeleton is not folded upside down when the support frame is opened so that the reliability of the product is improved.

Fig. 1 (a), Fig. 2 (b) and Fig. 3 (c) are operational states showing a state in which the neck pillow and a knee support according to the present invention are opened and closed;
2 is a perspective view showing a joint unit provided in the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a bottom view showing a connecting portion of a joint portion serving as a recess of the present invention. Fig.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the "A" portion of FIG. 3 abused.
FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. 5 (b) are cross-sectional views showing a first joint state and a second joint state of the coupling joint and the joint.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the joint unit included in the present invention and an installation state thereof.

Hereinafter, a knee support for a neck pillow according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

The neck pillow support 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 comprises an outer sheath 3 having an opening and closing means such as a zipper or a velcro tape, The supporting frame skeleton 2 includes a plurality of (two to three) joint units 4, each of which is provided with a pair of hooking joints 10 folded in a hinged manner, And a bending link 5 bent in a sickle shape provided at an outer end of the joint unit 4 provided on both sides.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the coupling joint 10 has a central through hole 11 formed in the center of a rotating body 13 formed in a circular plate shape in the forward and backward directions, A plurality of rotation engaging portions 12 are formed at a predetermined angle in the form of a crown gear on the surface of the rotating body 13 and an engaging body 15 having an engaging surface at 12 o'clock direction is formed on the outer surface of the rotating body 13 A connecting portion 16 having a connecting hole 17 is formed horizontally at an outer end of the engaging body 15.

The coupling joints 10 formed in this manner are joined to each other to constitute a joint unit 4. The rotation coupling parts 12 formed in the shape of a crown gear are formed on the respective coupling joints 10, The bolts 19 are inserted into the central through holes 11 of the respective rotating bodies 13 communicating with each other in the forward and backward directions in a state of being closely contacted with the springs 18, And the nut 19a is fastened to form a joint unit 4 in which the pair of engaging type joints 10 are folded in a hinged manner.

2, three or four joint units 4 may be connected to each other. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, two joint units 4, as shown in FIG. 1, And a bending link 5 is provided at an outer end of each of the two side joint units 4, as will be described below.

A connecting rod 20 provided between the adjacent joint units 4 is formed with a plurality of connecting holes 21 at both ends of the connecting rod 20 at intervals as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 (A) The connection pins 21 and the connecting bolts 22 are connected to the connecting holes 21 and 17 which are aligned with each other with both ends of the connecting rod 20 coinciding with the connecting holes 17 formed in the connecting portion 16 of the engaging type joint 10, So that the distance between the two joint units 4 can be adjusted according to the fitting position of the coupling hole 21. [

A bent connecting rod 5 bent in a sickle shape is connected to a connecting portion 16 located on the outer side of the both side joint units 4 and is connected to the connecting joint portion 5 of the outer joint unit 4 connected to the bending connecting rod 5, It is possible to form the connection hole 17 in the connection hole 16 and to connect the connection pin 5 or the connection bolt with the connection pin 5 interposed therebetween. As another example, after removing the connection hole 17, It can be screwed or screwed together.

In the case shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the connecting rods 20 are divided into two, and the plurality of connecting holes 21 are formed at intervals in the mutually fitting portions, The lengths of the two connecting rods 20 separated into two can be adjusted by fitting the connecting pin or the connecting bolt 22 into the corresponding connecting holes 21 and both ends of the connecting rods 20, The connecting unit 16 of the joint unit 4 can be connected to the connecting member such as the rivet 23 or the connecting bolt.

6 is another embodiment of the articulated unit 4, which is similar to the articulated unit 4 shown in Figs. 1 to 4, except that the rotation body 13, A locking projection 25 is provided on the one rotating body 13a so as to be resiliently projected and retracted by the spring 24 and the other rotating body 13b opposed thereto is provided with a locking projection 25 And a pair of rotating bodies 13a and 13b facing each other are coupled to each other by a connecting member such as a pin, a rivet, or a bolt 19 .

Therefore, another example of the joint unit 4 shown in FIG. 6 is a crown gear type fastened to the disc surface facing to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, The rest of the retaining grooves 26 are the same as those in the first embodiment, so that detailed description of the same portions will be omitted.

The envelope 3 included in the present invention may be formed as a thick sheet having a good cushioning property or may be made as a general fabric and filled with a filler such as a sponge, 2) should be able to block direct contact with the body.

2, the width of the engaging body 15 is set to be twice as wide as the width of the rotating body 13, and the rotating body 13 is biased to the engaging body 15 in one direction, So that the rotating body 13 of the other locking-type joint 10 on the opposite side is operated and rotated without being engaged.

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

FIG. 1 (A) shows a case where the knee support 1 for a neck pillow according to the present invention is used as a knee support, in which the both side joint units 4 are spread horizontally, And the vertical part of the both-side bending linkage 5 supports the outer sides of both knees to prevent the two legs from spreading outwardly.

In this way, since the legs of the legs can be stably supported by supporting the legs of the legs of both legs by supporting the legs of the legs of the legs of both legs, the legs can be maintained in a correct posture. Regarding the effect of the knee- And the patent specification of Patent Registration No. 10-1481367 is disclosed.

When the neck pillow support 1 is used as a knee support, the entire length of the horizontal part of the neck pillow support 1 can be adjusted depending on the size of the user's body. 1, 2, and 5 (A), several connecting holes 21 are formed in the connecting rod 20 and one connecting hole 21 is formed in the connecting portion 16 of the pivoting joint 10, 17 are formed so as to match the connection holes 21, 17 with each other while adjusting the fitting depth of the connecting portion 16 and the connecting portion 20 by a user's desired length, The length of the connecting bolt 22 can be adjusted by inserting the connecting bolt 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and (B) of FIG. 5, in the second connection state of the connecting rod, two connecting holes 20 are formed in the two connecting rods 20, The connecting bolts 22 are inserted into the connecting holes 21 so as to be aligned with each other while adjusting the fitting depths of the two connecting rods 20 to be fitted to each other by a desired length, Can be adjusted.

The lengths of the connecting rods 20 are adjusted so that both ends of the connecting rods 20 are fixedly connected to the connecting portions 16 of the both-side locking joints 10. The length of the connecting rods 20, It is obvious that opening and closing means such as a zipper or a magic tape provided on the outer covering 3 should be opened to perform necessary adjustment work in such a state that the supporting frame skeleton 2 provided inside is exposed.

As described above, the operation of spreading the present invention as shown in Fig. 1 (a) can be performed in a state in which the envelope 3 is flexible while the envelope 3 is wrapped around the supporting frame 2, and the neck pillow- The neck pillow support knob 1 is not folded upside down in a horizontally extended state, so that there is no inconvenience in use.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the neck pillow supporting knob 1 is prevented from being folded upside down. The latching body 15, which is formed at the 12 o'clock direction on the outer circumference of the rotary body 13, And the central portions of the two engaging type joints 10 are symmetrically joined to each other by the bolts 19 and the nuts 19a in a state in which the rotation engaging portions 12 are opposed to each other, The engaging body 15 of each of the engaging type joints 10 facing each other is caught in a state of being in contact with the 12 o'clock direction so as to be folded inward but not folded on the opposite side and outside.

1 (B) shows a case in which the double-side connecting legs 5 are inwardly folded. When the distance between the two side joint units 4 is reduced, the knee double- As shown in FIG.

The reason for reducing the distance between the upper joint units 4 on the upper side is that when the present invention is used as a neck pillow, the neck circumference is smaller than the size between the two knees.

In this case, the interval between the two side joint units 4 is reduced as described above, and the operation of folding the joint unit 4 inward is performed by moving the both side bending links 5 The two rotary bodies 13 meshing with each other are engaged with the bolts 19 and the nuts 18 in a state where the springs 18 are fitted in the rotation engaging portions 12 formed in the form of crown gears when they are folded inward (19a).

Therefore, the front and rear side rotary engaging portions 12, which are located at the front and rear sides, are gear-engaged with each other, but the front and rear side rotary bodies 13 can be resiliently opened by a distance at which the spring 18 can retreat, The engaging state is released as the front and rear side rotational engaging portions 12 are opened by the force of folding the connecting rod 5 inward, and in this state, the user rotates inward around the bolt 19 as much as the user bends inward.

When the joint unit 4 is folded inward and stops moving inward, the front and rear rotary bodies 13 are brought into contact with each other by the elastic force of the spring 18, The knuckle support 12 is engaged with the knee gear so that the knee support 5 is deflected by an angle that the knee support 5 is folded in. Quot; C "in which the lower side is opened, so that the present invention can be used as a neck pillow.

FIG. 1 (C) shows a neck pillow supporting knob 1 folded to the maximum to minimize the volume. In this case, the knee pillow 1 can be easily carried and the volume can be reduced during storage.

The case shown in Fig. 6 is a case showing another embodiment and an installation state of a joint unit including the locking-type joint included in the present invention. In this case as well, a similar operational relationship as in the example shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 .

In this case also, when the joint unit 4 is folded, the engaging projection 25 elastically provided on the one rotating body 13a is elastically pushed rearward by the force for bending the joint unit 4, The engaging protrusions 25 are separated from the engaging grooves 26 formed in the engaging projections 13a and 13b by the resilient force of the springs 24 when the both side engaging joints 10 are folded and stopped about the bolts 19 While being exposed to the front side, it is caught by the opposite latching groove 26, and the bent connecting rod 5 is kept bent by an angle.

1: neck pillow combined knee support 2: support frame 3: sheath
4: joint unit 5: bending linkage 10:
11: central through hole 12: rotation engaging portion 13: rotating body
14: rotation space part 15: engaging body 16:
17: connecting hole 18: spring 19: bolt
20: connecting rod 21: connecting hole 22: connecting bolt
23: rivet 24: spring 25:
26:

Claims

A knee support 1 for a neck pillow is formed by a sheath 3 provided with opening and closing means such as a zipper or a magic tape and a supporting frame 2 provided inside the sheath 3,
The supporting frame skeleton 2 includes a plurality of joint units 4 each of which is provided with a pair of hooking joints 10 folded in a hinged manner and a connecting rod (20), and a bending linkage (5) bent in a sickle shape provided at an outer end of a joint unit (4) provided on both sides,
The engaging type joint 10 has a central through hole 11 formed in the center of a rotating body 13 formed in a disk shape in the forward and backward direction and a crown gear And a locking body 15 is formed on the outer surface of the rotating body 13 so that the locking surface is formed at the 12 o'clock position, A connecting portion 16 is formed horizontally at an outer end of the connecting portion 16,
The two engaging joints 10 are coupled to each other to constitute a joint unit 4. The engaging joints 10 are engaged with each other in a state in which the front and rear side engaging portions 12 of the engaging joints 10, The bolts 19 are inserted into the central through holes 11 of the rotary bodies 13 communicating with each other in the direction of the bolts 19 and the nuts 19a are fastened to the screw portions of the bolts 19 coming out of the bolts 19 with the spring 18 inserted therebetween Wherein the pair of latching joints (10) constitute a joint unit (4) folded in a hinged manner.

A knee support 1 for a neck pillow is formed by a sheath 3 provided with opening and closing means such as a zipper or a magic tape and a supporting frame 2 provided inside the sheath 3,
The supporting frame skeleton 2 includes a plurality of joint units 4 each of which is provided with a pair of hooking joints 10 folded in a hinged manner and a connecting rod (20), and a bending linkage (5) bent in a sickle shape provided at an outer end of a joint unit (4) provided on both sides,
The center of the joint unit 4 is rotatably engaged with the bolt and the nut in a state in which the disk surfaces of the front and rear rotating bodies 13a and 13b are in close contact with each other in the front- And a rear rotating body 13b at a position corresponding to the engaging body 15 of the front rotating body 13a is provided with a front rotating body 13a A latching body 15 for latching and engaging with the latching body 15 is formed,
A locking projection 25 is provided on the disk surface of the front rotating body 13a such that the locking projection 25 is resiliently projected and retracted by a spring 24. A distal end portion of the locking projection 25 is provided on another rotating body 13b, And a connecting portion (16) extending horizontally is formed at an outer end of each of the engaging bodies (15). &Lt; Desc / Clms Page number 13 >

The connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of connecting holes (21) are formed at both ends of the connecting rod (20) at intervals, and both ends of the connecting rod (20) 17. The knee supporter of claim 1, wherein the connection pin and the connection bolt are inserted into the coupling holes.

The connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the connecting rods (20) are divided into two pieces so as to be able to fit each other, and a plurality of connecting holes (21) Both ends of the connecting rod 20 to which the two are connected are connected to the connecting portion 16 of the corresponding joint unit 4 and the rivet 23 Wherein the connecting bolts are connected by a selected one of the connecting bolts.