Sleep eyeshade

Abstract

According to the sleep eyeshade provided by the invention, the volume fed into the ears by the player is detected through the sensor, if an unbalanced volume signal is detected to appear on the two ears, the signal can be detected by the audio control module, the audio signal is adjusted and then output to the audio player, so that the volume entering the two ears is rebalanced, and the user experience is improved. Therefore, the problem of unbalanced volume caused by volume change under the condition that one ear is pressed when the user adjusts the posture is reduced, and the discomfort of the ear and the influence on sleep are reduced or eliminated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an eye mask, in particular to a sleeping eye mask which helps to relax the mind and fall asleep. Background Art

[0002] Modern people often suffer from insomnia and other sleep disorders due to work and life pressure. There are many ways to improve insomnia, such as through medication or physical methods. Although medication is directly effective, long-term or excessive use of medication can cause dependence and even cause side effects. The physical method is to make the human body reach a relaxed state before sleep and isolate the influence of the outside world on the sleep state as much as possible to improve insomnia. Of course, there are many feasible physical methods, and eye masks are a common product on the market that helps sleep.

[0003] Wearing an eye mask can reduce the stimulation of external light to the human eye on the one hand, and promote the pineal gland to secrete melatonin. The well-known function of melatonin is to improve sleep quality, shorten the time of waking up before bedtime and the time of falling asleep, improve sleep quality, and significantly reduce the number of awakenings during sleep. On the other hand, the eye mask can also be equipped with an audio playback device, which can relax the body by playing softer and relaxing sounds or music, and can also effectively promote sleep. However, when falling asleep, users will turn their bodies or sleep on their sides, which will cause part of the audio playback device to be squeezed, causing the volume of the audio playback device in the squeezed part to change, thereby affecting the imbalance of volume in the two ears. This volume imbalance will cause discomfort to the two ears, which will affect falling asleep and even sudden changes in volume will wake the user up. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sleeping eye mask, which can judge whether there is an imbalance in the volume between the two ears according to the user's sleeping posture or state, and timely adjust the unbalanced volume signal to restore the balance, thereby avoiding affecting the user's sleeping state.

[0005] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A sleep eye mask comprises an eye mask body for covering the eyes and a fixing member for fixing the eye mask body to the head; the eye mask body extends from the eyes at least to the ears, a control circuit is arranged in the eye mask body, the control circuit comprises at least one audio control module, the audio control module is provided with an audio player, the audio players are respectively arranged at positions corresponding to the ears, the audio control module is also connected to at least one sensor for monitoring whether the volume fed into the ears by different audio players is balanced, the sensor transmits the unbalanced volume signal fed into the ears to the audio control module, the audio control module processes the unbalanced volume signal and adjusts the corresponding audio player so that the ear receives a balanced volume signal.

[0007] Wherein, the sensor is a gyroscope, which is connected to the communication port of the control module.

[0008] Wherein, the sensor is a pressure sensor, which is arranged at a position corresponding to the ear of the eye mask body and is connected to the communication port of the control module.

[0009] The sensor is a feedback microphone arranged at the corresponding position between the eye mask body and the ear, and the feedback microphone is connected to the communication port of the control module.

[0010] Wherein, a lighting device for guiding and / or awakening and / or changing the atmosphere is arranged at a position corresponding to the eyes on the inner side of the eye mask body.

[0011] The eye mask body is composed of a front mask body and a rear mask body, the front mask body and the rear mask body are at least formed of a sponge pad, and a fixing groove for placing a control circuit and an audio player is formed in the front mask body and / or the rear mask body.

[0012] The fixing groove for installing the control circuit has at least one side extending to the edge of the eye mask body and forming an opening. During installation, the control circuit is inserted into the molded eye mask body through the opening and fixed.

[0013] The outer sides of the front cover and the rear cover are respectively covered with a fabric layer, and the edges of the fabric layer cover the edges of the sponge pads of the front cover and the rear cover before the front cover and the rear cover are glued and fixed.

[0014] Wherein, a window for installing a lighting device is provided on the side of the eye mask body that fits the eye.

[0015] Wherein, an eye pad is provided at a position corresponding to the eye inside the eye mask body, and the eye pad is a ring-shaped gasket arranged around the eye contour as a whole, and the eye pad is detachably installed on the inner side of the eye mask body.

[0016] Wherein, a mounting groove is provided at the position where the eye pad is mounted on the eye mask body, and the eye pad is detachably fixed in the mounting groove through a magnetic structure.

[0017] Among them, the fixing part includes a fixing headband extending from both sides of the eye mask body, and the fixing headbands are connected by Velcro; the Velcro is composed of a hook-shaped adhesive part and a loop adhesive part, wherein the hook-shaped adhesive part is provided with a barrier layer, and the barrier layer is configured to be compressible. In a non-compressed state, the barrier layer prevents the hook-shaped adhesive part from hooking and adhering to the loop adhesive part; in a compressed state, the hook-shaped adhesive part can hook and adhere to the loop adhesive part.

[0018] Wherein, the height of the barrier layer is equal to or higher than the height of the hooks in the hook-shaped adhesive portion.

[0019] Wherein, the barrier layer is distributed in the hook-shaped adhesive portion according to a set pattern.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the volume fed into the ear by the player is detected by a sensor. If an unbalanced volume signal is detected in the two ears, the signal will be detected by the audio control module and the audio signal will be adjusted before being output to the audio player, so that the volume entering the two ears can be rebalanced, thereby reducing the unbalanced volume problem caused by the volume change in one ear due to pressure on one ear when the user adjusts his posture, reducing or eliminating ear discomfort and the impact on sleep. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, further description is given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 is a stereogram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Split diagram of ;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a split diagram of the present invention from another angle;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of Velcro. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Reference Figure 1, a sleep mask, comprising an eye mask body 1 for covering the eyes and a fixing member 2 for fixing the eye mask body 1 on the head; the eye mask body 1 extends from the eyes at least to the ears, and a control circuit 3 is arranged in the eye mask body 1, and the control circuit 3 includes at least one audio control module, and the audio control module is provided with an audio player 4, and the audio players 4 are respectively arranged at positions corresponding to the ears, and the audio control module is also connected to at least one sensor for monitoring whether the volume fed into the ear by different audio players 4 is balanced, and the sensor transmits the unbalanced volume signal fed into the ear to the audio control module, and the audio control module processes and adjusts the corresponding audio player 4 according to the unbalanced volume signal so that the ear receives a balanced volume signal. The audio player 4 mentioned above is generally a speaker. Of course, in order to reduce the volume and weight of the entire sleep mask, a speaker with a smaller volume and lighter weight needs to be used. The volume fed into the ear by the player is detected or estimated by the sensor. If an unbalanced volume signal is detected in the two ears, the signal will be detected by the audio control module and the audio signal will be adjusted before being output to the audio player 4, so that the volume entering the two ears can be rebalanced, thereby reducing the unbalanced volume problem caused by the volume change in one ear due to pressure on one ear when the user adjusts his posture, reducing or eliminating ear discomfort and the impact on sleep.

[0027] In order to identify whether there is an unbalanced volume signal, the sensor can be used in a variety of ways to achieve detection. Different detection methods will use different sensors and analysis methods. Various sensors are described in detail below.

[0028] One solution is that the sensor uses a gyroscope, and a suitable gyroscope integrated chip can be selected according to the actual use needs. Generally speaking, as long as a gyroscope with more than two axes can be realized, the use needs can be met. The corresponding communication port of the gyroscope is connected to the main control chip in the control module. When the head of a person turns sideways, the gyroscope can detect the position and angle of the sideways turn in time, and judge whether there is a problem of unbalanced volume of the audio played by the two ears due to pressure on the human ear through the data of the position and angle. Generally speaking, the volume of the pressed ear will increase. If it is judged that the volume of the two ears is unbalanced, the control circuit 3 outputs a control signal to the audio control module to reduce the audio playback volume of the pressed ear, so that the volume received by the two ears is balanced again. Since the gyroscope sensor does not directly detect the change of the ear volume, the designer can judge the degree of unbalanced volume from the data change of the position and angle of the gyroscope based on experience, and then adjust it to an appropriate volume change value. The gyroscope chip can be directly set in the control circuit 3, so the overall design of the system can be simplified.

[0029] One solution is that the sensor uses a pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor is set at the position corresponding to the ear of the eye mask body 1, and then the communication port of each pressure sensor is connected to the control module. As mentioned above, it is common that the volume of the ear increases when the ear of the human body is under pressure. Then, by setting a pressure sensor on the ear, it is possible to directly detect whether the ear is under pressure, and can detect the pressure, etc. The main control chip of the control module can judge whether it is under pressure and the degree of pressure according to the signal of pressure change, and then reduce the volume of the pressed ear accordingly to achieve volume balance of the two ears.

[0030] One solution is that the sensor uses a feedback microphone disposed at the corresponding position of the eye mask body 1 and the ear, and the microphone directly receives the audio entering the ear. By comparing the strength of the signals received by the microphones of the two ears, it can be determined whether an unbalanced volume situation occurs, and then the main control chip of the control module can adjust the volume of the ear separately according to the volume signal received by the microphone to achieve a balanced volume of the two ears. The advantage of this solution is that in addition to the unbalanced volume caused by pressure on the ear, it can also detect the increase in volume caused by objects such as sound reflection outside the ear, so it can be applied to more usage scenarios.

[0031] Wearing an eye mask can prevent external light from entering the eyes, which is conducive to sleep. However, since the external light is completely blocked, the eyes cannot sense changes in external light, such as daybreak, which easily leads to missing the time to get up. Although it is also possible to use devices such as alarm clocks, mobile phones, watches, etc. to wake up from sleep, it would be more ideal if a similar function can be achieved through a sleep eye mask. Since the eye mask is provided with an audio playback device, as long as the wake-up time is set, the function of an alarm clock can be achieved by playing a soft sound. At the same time, in order to simulate the change of light, a lighting device 6 is also provided at the position corresponding to the eye on the inner side of the eye mask body 1. The audio playback device cooperates with the lighting device 6 to more effectively achieve the effect of waking up and help the eyes adapt to the light changes in the external environment when the eye mask is removed. In addition, people who are in a state of mental tension need to relax their nervous emotions in order to fall asleep. Although the sleep mask is equipped with an audio playback device, playing relaxing and soft sounds or music can help relieve tension, but if combined with breathing adjustment, it will achieve faster improvement. For this reason, the above-mentioned lighting device 6 can also serve as an instruction to guide breathing adjustment, etc. Through the changes in light and dark at a certain rhythm, the user follows the light to adjust his breathing, which can allow the user to fully enter an immersive environment experience to relax the body and mind. Moreover, the lighting device 6 is controlled by the control circuit 3, and can achieve changes in light and dark, color, gradient, etc., and can be freely adjusted according to different usage scenarios. Therefore, the lighting device 6 is not limited to use in sleep or wake-up functions. In order to facilitate the installation of the lighting device 6, a window for installing the lighting device 6 is opened on the side of the eye mask body 1 that fits the eye, refer to Figure 3 .

[0032] In order to facilitate the installation of the above-mentioned electronic devices, such as the control circuit 3, the audio player 4, the sensor and the lighting device 6 in the eye mask body 1, while taking into account the convenience of assembly and the aesthetics of finishing, the inventor has made a more reasonable design for the structure of the eye mask body 1. The eye mask body 1 is composed of a front cover body 11 and a rear cover body 12, so that the above-mentioned part of the electronic devices can be installed between the front cover body 11 and the rear cover body 12. The composite method can be various, such as gluing, sewing or heat sealing, etc., refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 . Considering the wearing comfort of the user, the front cover body 11 and the rear cover body 12 are at least formed of a sponge pad. In addition, in order to facilitate the assembler to quickly and accurately install the electronic device to the appropriate position, a fixing groove for placing the control circuit 3 and the audio player 4 is formed in the front cover body 11 and / or the rear cover body 12. The fixing groove will be designed according to the overall contour and size of different electronic devices, so that the electronic device placed can be better adapted to the fixing groove. On the one hand, it is for better fixation, and on the other hand, it will not cause the electronic device to protrude from the eye mask body 1, causing discomfort when wearing and affecting the overall aesthetics.

[0033] Because some electronic devices, such as the control circuit 3, are difficult to be assembled into the eye mask body 1 at one time, and some buttons and charging interfaces of the control circuit 3 need to be exposed on the surface of the eye mask body 1 for user operation, an opening is provided at the edge of the eye mask body 1 located at the fixing groove of the control circuit 3. After the front cover body 11 and the rear cover body 12 of the eye mask body 1 are assembled, the control circuit 3 is installed into its corresponding fixing groove through the opening, and then other electronic devices are connected to the control circuit 3 through the interface. Finally, the control circuit 3 is fixed in the fixing groove to complete all the installation processes.

[0034] In order to further improve the overall aesthetics of the sleep mask, the outer sides of the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12 are respectively covered with fabric layers, and the user can choose different fabric layers according to his / her preferences to obtain the appearance of the sleep mask he / she likes. After the edges of the fabric layers are wrapped around the edges of the sponge pads of the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12, the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12 are glued and fixed to obtain a more neat and beautiful appearance.

[0035] Considering that the sleep mask will cause wear and tear after long-term use, especially the eye parts, an eye pad 13 is provided on the inner side of the eye mask body 1 at a position corresponding to the eye. The eye pad 13 is a ring-shaped gasket arranged around the eye contour as a whole, and the eye pad 13 is detachably installed on the inner side of the eye mask body 1. On the one hand, a suitable eye pad 13 can be selected according to the face shape or needs of different users; on the other hand, if the eye pad 13 is damaged, the eye pad 13 can be replaced without affecting the normal operation of other parts. In order to facilitate the installation and fixation of the eye pad 13, an installation groove is provided at the position where the eye pad 13 is installed on the eye mask body 1, and the eye pad 13 is detachably fixed in the installation groove through a magnetic structure.

[0036] The sleep mask can be fixed on the head through a variety of structures, but the present invention preferably adopts a head-mounted device with Velcro. Specifically, the fixing member 2 includes a fixed headband 5 extending from both sides of the mask body 1, and the fixed headband 5 is connected by Velcro. Although Velcro is an accessory used for repeated fixed connection on clothing, there are some problems in the use of existing Velcro. For example, the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 of the Velcro is provided with many small hooks, and in order to increase its stickiness with the terry adhesive part 52, these small hooks have strong hooking and sticking properties. Even if other fabrics touch it, they may be hooked and stuck by the hook-shaped adhesive part 51, and then the problem of hair loss on the fabric surface will occur after being pulled off. In order to solve the above problems, the inventors have improved the structure of the existing Velcro, which is as follows: the Velcro is composed of a hook-shaped adhesive portion 51 and a loop adhesive portion 52, wherein the hook-shaped adhesive portion 51 is provided with a barrier layer 53, and the barrier layer 53 is configured to be compressible. In the non-compressed state, the barrier layer 53 prevents the hook-shaped adhesive portion 51 from hooking and sticking with the loop adhesive portion 52; in the compressed state, the hook-shaped adhesive portion 51 can hook and stick with the loop adhesive portion 52, refer to Figure 4 . Because the barrier layer 53 can isolate the small hook of the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 from the outside world, when the fabric accidentally touches the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 of the Velcro, the barrier layer 53 can prevent the small hook of the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 from hooking and sticking to the surface of the fabric. When the Velcro needs to be pasted, the loop adhesive part 52 is placed on the hook-shaped adhesive part 51, and then the pasting part of the loop adhesive part 52 and the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 is squeezed, so that the barrier layer 53 is in a compressed state, and the small hook of the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 can extend out of the barrier layer 53 and hook and stick with the loop of the loop adhesive part 52 to achieve pasting, and the adhesive force of the two can keep the barrier layer 53 in a compressed state. Through the above design, while ensuring the pasting function of the Velcro, the problem of hair removal caused by other fabrics touching the hook-shaped adhesive part 51 can be avoided. More specifically, the height of the barrier layer 53 needs to be equal to or higher than the height of the hook in the hook-shaped adhesive part 51. In order to make the barrier layer 53 also have a decorative or identification effect, the barrier layer 53 is distributed in the hook-shaped adhesive portion 51 according to a set pattern. For example, the barrier layer 53 can be set as a decorative pattern, or a trademark, etc.

[0037] In addition, the sleep mask can also be equipped with a brain wave recognition circuit according to the needs of use. By setting a brain wave sensor on the surface of the sleep mask, the activity information of the human brain is collected, and then the control circuit 3 recognizes and controls the audio player 4 and / or the lighting device 6 to provide further functions of assisting sleep or waking up.

[0038] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the concept of the present invention should be included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Sleeping eye mask, characterized by: The invention comprises an eye mask body (1) for covering the eyes and a fixing member (2) for fixing the eye mask body (1) on the head; the eye mask body (1) extends from the eyes at least to the ears, a control circuit (3) is arranged in the eye mask body (1), the control circuit (3) comprises at least one audio control module, the audio control module is provided with an audio player (4), and the audio player (4) is arranged at positions corresponding to the ears; the eye mask body (1) is composed of a front mask body (11) and a rear mask body (12), the front mask body (11) and the rear mask body (12) are at least formed of a sponge pad, and a fixing groove for placing the control circuit (3) and the audio player (4) is formed in the front mask body (11) and / or the rear mask body (12); at least one side of the fixing groove for installing the control circuit (3) extends to the edge of the eye mask body (1) and forms an opening, and during installation, the control circuit (3) is inserted into the molded eye mask body (1) from the opening and is fixed.

2. The sleep mask according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer sides of the front cover body (11) and the rear cover body (12) are respectively covered with a fabric layer, and the edges of the fabric layer cover the edges of the sponge pads of the front cover body (11) and the rear cover body (12), and then the front cover body (11) and the rear cover body (12) are glued and fixed.

3. The sleep mask according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lighting device (6) for guiding and / or awakening and / or changing the atmosphere is arranged at a position corresponding to the eyes on the inner side of the eye mask body (1).

4. The sleeping eye mask according to claim 3, characterized in that: A window for installing a lighting device (6) is provided on the side of the eye mask body (1) that contacts the eye.

5. The sleep mask according to claim 1, characterized in that: An eye pad (13) is provided at a position corresponding to the eye on the inner side of the eye mask body (1); the eye pad (13) is an annular gasket arranged around the eye contour as a whole; and the eye pad (13) is detachably mounted on the inner side of the eye mask body (1).

6. The sleep mask according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing member (2) comprises fixing headbands (5) extending from both sides of the eye mask body (1), and the fixing headbands (5) are connected by Velcro; the Velcro is respectively composed of a hook-shaped adhesive portion (51) and a terry-loop adhesive portion (52), wherein the hook-shaped adhesive portion (51) is provided with a barrier layer (53), and the barrier layer (53) is configured to be compressible. In a non-compressed state, the barrier layer (53) prevents the hook-shaped adhesive portion (51) from being hooked and adhered to the terry-loop adhesive portion (52); in a compressed state, the hook-shaped adhesive portion (51) can be hooked and adhered to the terry-loop adhesive portion (52).

7. The sleep mask according to claim 6, characterized in that: The height of the barrier layer (53) is equal to or higher than the height of the hooks in the hook-shaped adhesive portion (51).

8. The sleep mask according to claim 7, characterized in that: The barrier layer (53) is distributed in the hook-shaped adhesive portion (51) according to a set pattern.

9. The sleep mask according to claim 1, characterized in that: The audio control module is also connected to at least one sensor for monitoring whether the volume fed into the ear by different audio players (4) is balanced. The sensor transmits an unbalanced volume signal fed into the ear to the audio control module. The audio control module processes the unbalanced volume signal and adjusts the corresponding audio player (4) so ​​that the ear receives a balanced volume signal.

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