Head adjusting device and pillow

Abstract

The invention relates to an appliance for preventing snoring, in particular to a head adjusting device and a pillow. Each supporting part of the head supporting structure is divided into two groups, so that any two supporting parts in the same group are not adjacent, and meanwhile, the driving mechanism is connected with each supporting part and can drive the two groups of supporting parts to alternately ascend and descend. When the head is rested above the head supporting structure, no matter where the head is rested above the head supporting structure, the head can be pushed to rotate as long as the two groups of supporting parts are driven to alternately ascend and descend, so that the purpose of stopping snore is achieved, and the position of the head does not need to be detected; the risk that the head cannot be effectively pushed to rotate to stop snore due to the fact that a sensor possibly cannot accurately detect the position of the head is avoided. And meanwhile, the structural complexity of the product is reduced, and the reliability of the product is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an apparatus for preventing snoring, and in particular to a head regulating device and a pillow. Background Art

[0002] In order to solve the problem of snoring during sleep, the existing anti-snoring pillow mainly detects the user's snoring, and after detecting the snoring, inflates the airbag corresponding to the head position in the pillow core to push the head to rotate, so that the upper respiratory tract returns to normal, thereby achieving snoring prevention. According to its anti-snoring principle, this anti-snoring pillow needs to first detect the position of the head on the pillow core, and then inflate the airbag corresponding to the head position to push the head to rotate, thereby achieving snoring prevention. Therefore, the existing anti-snoring pillow needs to set a sensor for detecting the position of the head in the pillow core, which increases the complexity of the pillow core structure, increases the product cost, and also reduces the product reliability. Secondly, if the sensor cannot accurately detect the head position, it is impossible to inflate the airbag at the correct position in the pillow core to push the head, resulting in the inability to effectively stop snoring. Therefore, the addition of the sensor also increases the uncertainty factor that affects the anti-snoring effect. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a head adjustment device which can promote the rotation of the head without detecting the position of the head.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A head adjustment device is applied to a pillow core. The head adjustment device includes a head support structure and a driving mechanism. The head support structure includes a plurality of support parts. The plurality of support parts are arranged in the pillow core at intervals along the lateral direction and can be raised or lowered in height under the drive of the driving mechanism. The lateral direction is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of the user's spine when the user sleeps on the horizontally placed pillow core in a normal sleeping position. The plurality of support parts are arranged so that when the head is resting on the area between any two adjacent support parts, the support parts on any side of the area where the head is resting can push the head to rotate toward the support parts on the other side of the area when the height is raised. The plurality of support parts are divided into two groups, and any two support parts in the same group are not adjacent. The driving mechanism is connected to each support part and can drive the two groups of support parts to alternately rise and fall in height.

[0006] Furthermore, two support portions located at both ends among the plurality of support portions are respectively arranged at both ends of the pillow core in the transverse direction.

[0007] Furthermore, the plurality of support portions are arranged at equal intervals.

[0008] Furthermore, the head support structure includes four or five support parts, and the lateral range occupied by the four or five support parts is located at the center of the pillow core in the lateral direction.

[0009] Furthermore, the support portion is in a straight strip shape, and its length direction is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the transverse direction.

[0010] Furthermore, the supporting portion is an inflatable and deflable airbag.

[0011] Furthermore, the inflatable and deflable airbag is a double-layer airbag or a multi-layer airbag.

[0012] Furthermore, the head adjustment device also includes a snoring detection module and a controller. The snoring detection module is used to detect the user's snoring and generate a snoring detection signal when the user's snoring is detected. The controller is connected to the snoring detection module and is used to generate a driving instruction after receiving the snoring detection signal. The driving mechanism is connected to the controller and is used to respond to the driving instruction to drive the two groups of support parts to alternately raise and lower their heights.

[0013] A pillow comprises a pillow core and the above-mentioned head regulating device.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention divides the supporting parts of the head supporting structure into two groups, so that any two supporting parts in the same group are not adjacent. At the same time, the driving mechanism is connected to each supporting part, and can drive the two groups of supporting parts to alternately rise and fall in height. When the head is resting on the head supporting structure, no matter where the head is resting on the head supporting structure, as long as the two groups of supporting parts are driven to alternately rise and fall in height, the head can be driven to rotate to achieve the purpose of stopping snoring, without the need to detect the position of the head, avoiding the risk of using a sensor that may not accurately detect the position of the head and thus failing to effectively drive the head to rotate to stop snoring. At the same time, the complexity of the product structure is reduced and the product reliability is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a top view of the layout of the various support parts of the head support structure on the bottom plate of the pillow core;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the head resting on area C;

[0017] Figure 3 The third and fourth support parts on both sides of the C area alternately raise and lower the height to adjust the head. Figure 1 ;

[0018] Figure 4 The third and fourth support parts on both sides of the C area alternately raise and lower the height to adjust the head. Figure 2 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with embodiments and drawings.

[0020] The head adjustment device disclosed in the present invention is applied to a pillow core, and mainly includes a head support structure and a driving mechanism. The head support structure is installed inside the pillow core, and can indirectly act on the head 6 through the pillow core to support and adjust the user's head 6. When the user snores while sleeping, the head adjustment device can drive the head support structure to move through the driving mechanism to adjust the user's head 6, so that the upper airway is restored to be unobstructed, thereby achieving snoring. The driving mechanism can be installed inside the pillow core or outside the pillow core according to actual needs. The pillow core includes a pillow body and a bottom plate 7 adapted to the pillow body. A storage space for accommodating the head support structure is provided in the pillow body. In order to ensure the stability of the head support structure in the pillow core, the head support structure is generally fixedly installed on the bottom plate 7, and the pillow body covers the head support structure and the bottom plate 7, and the pillow body is fixed with the bottom plate 7.

[0021] The head support structure includes a plurality of support parts, which are arranged in the pillow core at intervals along the horizontal direction, and can be raised and lowered under the drive of the driving mechanism, so as to adjust the height of the corresponding position of the pillow core, and realize the support and adjustment of the head 6 resting on the corresponding position on the pillow core. In the present application, the horizontal direction is the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of the user's spine when the user rests on the horizontally placed pillow core in a normal sleeping position. Specifically, in the perspective of each figure, the horizontal direction is the left-right direction. It should be pointed out that in order to more intuitively show the supporting and regulating effect of the head support structure on the head 6 in the present invention, the figures do not show the part of the pillow core that contacts the head 6 (i.e., the pillow body).

[0022] The manner in which the support part is raised and lowered under the drive of the driving mechanism is not limited to the following:

[0023] Method 1: The support part is an airbag, and the driving mechanism is an air pump. The air pump controls the height of the support part by inflating and deflating the airbag.

[0024] Method 2: The support part is a bag that can hold liquid (such as water, oil, etc.), and the driving mechanism is a water pump. The water pump controls the height of the support part by filling or discharging liquid into the bag.

[0025] Method three: the support part is a mechanical structure that can be raised or lowered, and the driving mechanism is a motor, which drives the mechanical structure to be raised or lowered.

[0026] The arrangement of these support parts enables the head 6 to rotate toward the support part on the other side of the area where the head 6 rests when the support part on any side of the area where the head 6 rests is raised. In order to solve the problem in the prior art that a sensor needs to be set to detect the position of the head 6 in order to accurately push the head 6 resting at this position, these support parts are divided into two groups, and the principle of grouping is that any two support parts in the same group are not adjacent. At the same time, the driving mechanism is connected to each support part and can drive the two groups of support parts to alternately rise and fall in height. Assuming that the two groups of support parts are defined as X group and Y group respectively, the meaning of the driving mechanism driving the two groups of support parts to alternately rise and fall in height is that the driving mechanism first drives the X group of support parts to rise in height as a whole, and at the same time drives the Y group of support parts to lower their height as a whole, then drives the X group of support parts to lower their height as a whole, and at the same time drives the Y group of support parts to rise in height as a whole, and cyclically executes this driving process. Under this grouping, in the process of alternating the height of the two groups of support parts, any two adjacent support parts will alternately rise and fall in height, and according to the different positions of the head 6 resting, the following situations will occur.

[0027] In the first situation, the head 6 rests on the area between two adjacent supporting parts.

[0028] At this time, since any two adjacent support parts will alternately rise and fall in height during the process of the two groups of support parts alternately raising and lowering the height, no matter which two adjacent support parts the head 6 is resting on, the two adjacent support parts on the left and right sides of the area where the head 6 is resting will alternately rise and fall in height, thereby pushing the head 6 to rotate left and right.

[0029] In the second situation, the head 6 is rested on a certain support part (except the support parts located at the two ends).

[0030] At this time, in the process of the two groups of support parts alternately raising and lowering the height, when the support part on which the head 6 is resting is raised, the two support parts adjacent to the support part are lowered, causing the head 6 to rest on the bulge formed by the raised height of the support part and lose stability, thereby causing the head 6 to naturally deflect to one side and rest on the area between the two adjacent support parts. In the process of the two groups of support parts continuing to alternately raise and lower the height, the head 6 can be pushed to rotate left and right through the alternating lifting and lowering of the two adjacent support parts.

[0031] In the third situation, the head 6 is rested on the supporting parts at both ends.

[0032] At this time, during the process of the two groups of support parts alternately rising and falling, when the support part on which the head 6 rests is raised, the support part adjacent to the support part is lowered, causing the head 6 to rest on the bulge formed by the raised height of the support part and lose stability, thereby causing the head 6 to naturally deflect to one side. At this time, there are two situations: first, the head 6 deflects to one side of the support part adjacent to the support part on which it rests, and rests on the area between the two adjacent support parts. During the process of the two groups of support parts continuing to alternately rise and fall, the head 6 can be pushed to rotate left and right by the alternating rise and fall of the two adjacent support parts; second, the head 6 deflects to the other side. Since the head 6 rests on the support part at the end, there is no other support part on the other side of the support part. Therefore, after the head 6 deflects to the other side, it can no longer be reversely deflected by the rise of other support parts, and thus cannot achieve left and right rotation. However, the support part at the end can still push the head 6 to rotate in only one direction during the lifting process, but the rotation amplitude is smaller than the aforementioned left and right rotation, but it can still produce a snoring prevention effect.

[0033] Therefore, the present invention can effectively promote the rotation of the head 6 to stop snoring without setting a sensor to detect the position of the head 6.

[0034] Taking the attached figure as an example, the head support structure includes 5 support parts, which are respectively recorded as the first support part 1, the second support part 2, the third support part 3, the fourth support part 4, and the fifth support part 5 from left to right. When grouping, the first support part 1, the third support part 3, and the fifth support part 5 are divided into group X, and the second support part 2 and the fourth support part 4 are divided into group Y. An area is formed between every two adjacent support parts in these 5 support parts, and a total of 4 areas are formed, which are respectively recorded as area A, area B, area C, and area D from left to right. When the head 6 is resting on the top of area C, the third support part 3 on the left side of area C can push the head 6 to rotate to the fourth support part 4 on the right side of area C when the height is raised. Similarly, the fourth support part 4 on the right side of area C can push the head 6 to rotate to the third support part 3 on the left side of area C when the height is raised. The two adjacent support parts on the left and right sides of area C, the third support part 3 and the fourth support part 4, can alternately raise and lower the height to make the head 6 resting on the top of area C rotate left and right. The same applies when the head 6 rests on other areas. When the user snores, the driving mechanism first drives the X group of support parts to raise their height, and drives the Y group of support parts to lower their height, then drives the X group of support parts to lower their height, and drives the Y group of support parts to raise their height, and this control process is executed repeatedly. In the process of the X and Y groups of support parts being raised and lowered alternately, any two adjacent support parts will be raised and lowered alternately, and the following situations will occur according to the different positions of the head 6.

[0035] In the first situation, the head 6 is rested on one of the areas A, B, C, and D.

[0036] Take the head 6 resting on the area C as an example. At this time, during the process of the two groups of support parts X and Y being raised and lowered alternately, the third support part 3 and the fourth support part 4, two adjacent support parts on the left and right sides of the area C, will be raised and lowered alternately, pushing the head 6 resting on the area C to rotate left and right. The same applies when the head 6 rests on other areas.

[0037] In the second situation, the head 6 is rested on one of the second supporting part 2 , the third supporting part 3 , and the fourth supporting part 4 .

[0038] Take the case where the head 6 rests on the third support part 3 as an example. At this time, when the third support part 3 is raised in height during the process of the two groups of support parts X and Y being raised alternately, the two second support parts 2 and the fourth support part 4 adjacent to the third support part 3 are lowered, causing the head 6 to rest on the bulge formed by the raising of the third support part 3 and lose stability, thereby causing the head 6 to naturally deflect to one side and rest on the area between the two adjacent support parts. If the head 6 deflects to the left, the head 6 will rest on the area B. When the two groups of support parts X and Y continue to be raised and lowered alternately, the head 6 can be pushed to rotate left and right by the alternating lifting and lowering of the two adjacent support parts, the second support part 2 and the third support part 3 on both sides of the area B. If the head 6 deflects to the right, the head 6 will rest on the area C. When the two groups of support parts X and Y continue to be raised and lowered alternately, the head 6 can be pushed to rotate left and right by the alternating lifting and lowering of the two adjacent support parts, the third support part 3 and the fourth support part 4 on both sides of the area C. The same applies to the case where the head 6 rests on other support parts.

[0039] In the third situation, the head 6 rests on one of the first supporting part 1 and the fifth supporting part 5 .

[0040] Take the head 6 resting on the first support part 1 as an example. At this time, when the first support part 1 is raised, the second support part 2 adjacent to the first support part 1 is lowered during the process of the two groups of support parts X and Y being raised alternately, causing the head 6 to rest on the bulge formed by the raised height of the first support part 1 and lose stability, thereby causing the head 6 to naturally deflect to one side. If the head 6 deflects to the second support part 2 adjacent to the first support part 1 and rests on the area A between the first support part 1 and the second support part 2, the head 6 can be pushed to rotate left and right by the alternating lifting and lowering of the first support part 1 and the second support part 2 during the process of the two groups of support parts X and Y continuing to be raised and lowered alternately. If the head 6 deflects to the other side, since the head 6 rests on the first support part 1 at the end, and there is no other support part on the other side of the first support part 1, the head 6 cannot deflect in the opposite direction by the lifting of other support parts after deflecting to the other side, and thus cannot achieve left-right rotation. However, the first support part 1 can still push the head 6 to rotate only to the left during the lifting process, but the rotation range is smaller than the aforementioned left-right rotation, but it can still produce the anti-snoring effect. The same applies when the head 6 rests on the fifth support part 5.

[0041] Preferably, two of the plurality of support parts located at the two ends are respectively arranged at the two ends of the pillow core in the lateral direction. The advantage of such arrangement is that the head 6 support structure can adjust the head 6 in the maximum lateral width, and the head 6 can be effectively adjusted in any area of ​​the lateral width of the pillow surface.

[0042] Preferably, the plurality of support parts are arranged at equal intervals. The advantage of such an arrangement is that the width of the area between each adjacent support part is the same, so that when the two groups of support parts are alternately raised and lowered to adjust the head 6, the head 6 can be adjusted with substantially the same adjustment force in different areas, providing a consistent adjustment experience.

[0043] Preferably, the head support structure includes four or five support parts, and the lateral range occupied by the four or five support parts is located at the center of the pillow core in the lateral direction. The advantage of such an arrangement is that it can ensure that the head support structure is laterally centered in the pillow core, so that the pillow core structure has lateral symmetry.

[0044] Preferably, the support portion is in a straight strip shape, and its length direction is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The advantage of such a setting is that the straight strip support portion has a longer effective length in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, which can make the head 6 have a greater positional freedom in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, and the user can move the head 6 more flexibly in this direction, and can also obtain effective adjustment of the corresponding support portion.

[0045] Preferably, the support part is an inflatable and deflable airbag. The advantage of such a configuration is that the inflatable and deflable airbag is widely used in smart pillows, with mature technology and high reliability.

[0046] Preferably, the inflatable airbag is a double-layer airbag or a multi-layer airbag. The advantage of such a configuration is that the double-layer or multi-layer airbag expands to a smaller extent to both sides during the process of inflating to raise the height than the single-layer airbag, and thus has a smaller impact on the pillow core when the height is raised to the same level, and can be raised to a higher height when the amount is equal.

[0047] Preferably, the head adjustment device further includes a snoring detection module and a controller. The snoring detection module is used to detect the user's snoring and generate a snoring detection signal when the user's snoring is detected. The controller is connected to the snoring detection module and is used to generate a driving instruction after receiving the snoring detection signal. The driving mechanism is connected to the controller and is used to respond to the driving instruction to drive the two groups of support parts to alternately rise and fall. The advantage of such a setting is that the head adjustment device has a snoring detection function and can automatically adjust the head 6 when the user's snoring is detected, thereby improving the intelligence of the product.

[0048] Based on the head adjusting device, the present invention discloses a pillow comprising a pillow core and the head adjusting device.

[0049] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A head adjustment device, applied to a pillow core, the head adjustment device comprising a head support structure and a driving mechanism, the head support structure comprising a plurality of support parts, the plurality of support parts being arranged in a lateral interval in the pillow core and capable of being raised and lowered in height under the drive of the driving mechanism, the lateral direction being a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of the user's spine when the user sleeps in a normal position on the horizontally placed pillow core, characterized in that: The arrangement of the several support parts allows the head to be pushed to rotate toward the support part on the other side of the area when the head is resting on the area between any two adjacent support parts, when the support part on any side of the area where the head is resting is raised. The several support parts are divided into two groups, and any two support parts in the same group are not adjacent. The driving mechanism is connected to each support part and can drive the two groups of support parts to alternately raise and lower their heights.

2. The head adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two support parts located at two ends among the plurality of support parts are respectively arranged at two ends of the pillow core in a lateral direction.

3. The head adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of support portions are arranged at equal intervals.

4. The head adjustment device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The head support structure includes four or five support parts, and the lateral range occupied by the four or five support parts is located at the center of the pillow core in the lateral direction.

5. The head adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support portion is in a straight strip shape, and its length direction is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the transverse direction.

6. The head adjustment device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The supporting part is an inflatable and deflable air bag.

7. The head adjustment device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The inflatable and deflable airbag is a double-layer airbag or a multi-layer airbag.

8. The head adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device also includes a snoring detection module and a controller. The snoring detection module is used to detect the snoring of the user and generate a snoring detection signal when the snoring of the user is detected. The controller is connected to the snoring detection module and is used to generate a driving instruction after receiving the snoring detection signal. The driving mechanism is connected to the controller and is used to respond to the driving instruction to drive the two groups of support parts to alternately rise and fall in height.

9. A pillow, characterized in that: The invention comprises a pillow core and a head adjusting device according to any one of claims 1-8.

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