Automatic lifting / lowering pillow and control method therefor

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of automatic lifting / lowering pillows. Disclosed are an automatic lifting / lowering pillow and a control method therefor. The automatic lifting / lowering pillow comprises a pillow body, an air bag assembly, a control assembly, a monitoring assembly, and a silencing box. The air bag assembly is provided in an accommodating cavity of the pillow body. The control assembly is connected to the air bag assembly. The monitoring assembly is connected to the control assembly. The monitoring assembly is provided on the side of the pillow body in contact with the shoulders of a human body, so that the shoulders of the human body can be in contact with the monitoring assembly. The monitoring assembly performs judgement by using the number of sensing points in contact with the shoulders as area data, and the control assembly controls the air bag assembly to inflate or deflate so as to lift / lower the pillow body. The silencing box is provided in an accommodating recess of the pillow body, and the control assembly is provided in the silencing box. According to the present invention, the control assembly is integrated in the silencing box, so that in a sleep stage, when a user switches from back sleeping to side sleeping, noise generated by the control assembly is absorbed for multiple rounds by the silencing box and the pillow body, thereby effectively reducing the noise generated by the control assembly.

Description

Automatic lifting pillow and control method thereof Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an automatic lifting pillow and a control method thereof, belonging to the technical field of automatic lifting pillows. Background Art

[0002] An automatic height-adjusting pillow is a pillow that can automatically adjust its height according to the user's sleeping position or body shape, providing a more comfortable sleeping experience.

[0003] Existing lifting pillows primarily determine and control the lifting of a person's sleeping positions, whether sleeping straight or sideways. For example, an automatic lifting pillow with patent application number 201020645320.X includes a pillow core with an airbag disposed therein. The airbag's ends are connected to an inlet valve and an outlet valve, respectively. The inlet valve is connected to a high-pressure bottle, which is in turn connected to an air pressure pump. The inlet valve is also connected to a switch control, which is connected to a contact area sensor. The contact area sensor is connected to another switch control, which is connected to the outlet valve. When a person lies flat on the contact area sensor, the contact area between the person and the contact area sensor is greater than when the person is lying on their side. When the contact area between the body and the contact area sensor is large, the circuit system instructs the switch controller to open the exhaust valve, expelling the gas from the airbag to meet the body's supine position and provide comfort. When the contact area between the body and the contact area sensor is small, the circuit system instructs the switch controller to close the exhaust valve and simultaneously open the inlet valve, allowing gas from the high-pressure gas cylinder to enter the airbag. After the high-pressure gas cylinder releases a certain amount of gas, it stops deflating, and the inlet valve automatically closes. The airbag then inflates to a certain height to meet the body's side-lying position and provide comfort. At this time, the air pump begins to operate, pumping air into the high-pressure gas cylinder until the pressure inside the cylinder reaches a certain level, and then stops inflating. However, when using this product, if the user flips from sleeping upright to sleeping on their side, the activation of the air pump, high-pressure gas cylinder, and valve will generate a loud noise, seriously affecting the user's sleep. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In response to the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic lifting pillow. By integrating the control component into a sound-absorbing box, when the user turns from sleeping on his side to sleeping on his side, the noise generated by the control component is absorbed by the sound-absorbing box and the pillow body multiple times, thereby effectively reducing the noise generated by the control component.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an automatically lifting pillow, comprising: a pillow body, wherein the pillow body has an accommodating cavity formed therein; the pillow body includes a first side for contacting a human shoulder and a second side opposite to the first side, the second side of the pillow body having an accommodating groove, and the pillow body can be raised or lowered when driven to change its height;

[0006] a muffler box, the muffler box being disposed in the receiving groove;

[0007] An airbag assembly is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the pillow body is configured such that an inner wall of the accommodating cavity is closely attached to a surface of the airbag assembly under the action of an external force;

[0008] a monitoring component, the monitoring component being disposed on the first side and capable of detecting area data of the shoulder contacting the human body when the monitoring component contacts the human body;

[0009] a control assembly connected to the airbag assembly and used to control the inflation or deflation of the airbag assembly, the control assembly being disposed in the muffler box and used to reduce noise generated by the control assembly during the process of controlling the inflation or deflation of the airbag assembly;

[0010] The control component is electrically connected to the monitoring component, and the control component can control the inflation or deflation of the airbag component according to the area data of the shoulder contact detected by the monitoring component, so that the pillow body rises as the airbag component is inflated, or falls as the airbag component is deflated.

[0011] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring component includes: a flexible panel, a interlayer is provided in the middle of the flexible panel; a first sensor, the first sensor is evenly distributed in the interlayer; a first processor, the first processor is provided at the bottom of the flexible panel, the first processor is electrically connected to the first sensor; the first processor is electrically connected to the control component.

[0012] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring component includes a Bluetooth module and a mobile phone client, the mobile phone client can be connected to the first processor via the Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth module is electrically connected to the first processor.

[0013] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control component includes a second processor, an air pump, an air valve group and a second sensor electrically connected to the second processor; the air valve group includes an air inlet, an airbag inflation port and an airbag deflation port; the second processor is electrically connected to the air pump, the air valve group and the monitoring component respectively; the airbag component is connected to the airbag inflation port and the second sensor respectively through a pipeline; the air pump is connected to the air inlet of the air valve group through a pipeline.

[0014] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bag assembly includes a first airbag and a second airbag; two adjacent second airbags are respectively provided on the top of the first airbag, and the two second airbags are flexibly connected, and the first airbag and the second airbag are respectively connected to the airbag inflation port and the second sensor through pipes.

[0015] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the surface between the two second airbags is concave on the side away from the human shoulder.

[0016] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control component also includes a third sensor, two of the third sensors are arranged between the bottom of the first airbag and the inner wall of the pillow body, each of the third sensors corresponds to the middle position of each of the second airbags, and the third sensor is electrically connected to the second processor.

[0017] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pillow body includes a lower pillow pad and an upper pillow pad, the lower pillow pad and the upper pillow pad are detachably connected and can be combined into a complete pillow body, and a accommodating cavity is formed between the lower pillow pad and the upper pillow pad; the upper pillow pad is provided with the flexible panel, and the first sensor on the flexible panel is arranged corresponding to the side of the upper pillow pad that contacts the human shoulder; the bottom middle of the flexible panel extends and protrudes, and the first processor is provided at the protruding position so that the first processor can be bent and inserted between the upper pillow pad and the lower pillow pad.

[0018] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control component also includes a control button; the control button is arranged on the surface of the silencer box; the second processor, air pump and air valve group are respectively integrated and fixed in the silencer box, and the control button is electrically connected to the second processor; the panel of the control button faces outward.

[0019] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring component also includes an audio player, which is electrically connected to the monitoring component. The audio player can also be integrated into the sound-absorbing box.

[0020] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, it also includes an elastic pillowcase; the elastic pillowcases respectively wrap the pillow body; the elastic pillowcases are provided with openings for exposing the control buttons.

[0021] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the silencer box is filled with a silencer sponge.

[0022] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper pillow pad and the lower pillow pad are detachably connected via Velcro.

[0023] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the flexible panel includes a first fabric body and a second fabric body, and the flexible panel is formed by hot pressing the first fabric body and the second fabric body so that the first sensor is fixed between the first fabric body and the second fabric body, and each first sensor is electrically connected to the first processor through a flexible cable.

[0024] Based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a control method for an automatic lifting pillow, comprising the following steps:

[0025] S1. The user enters shoulder width and head circumference data through the mobile client, and generates the pillow height for the user sleeping upright and side sleeping based on the airbag assembly pressure value, shoulder width and head circumference data. The control component receives the generated pillow height data for the user sleeping upright and side sleeping, and simultaneously records the corresponding pressure values ​​for the pillow height for sleeping upright and side sleeping respectively;

[0026] S2. The monitoring component records the area data of the user's shoulder contacting the first sensor when the user is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, and the first processor calculates a threshold value for determining whether the user is sleeping upright or sleeping on the side based on the contact area data;

[0027] S3. When the area of ​​contact at the user's shoulder is larger than the threshold in step S2, the processor determines that the user is sleeping properly and controls the airbag assembly to inflate or deflate until the pressure value is the airbag assembly pressure value for sleeping properly recorded in step S1. At the same time, the muffler box reduces the noise generated by the control assembly during the process of controlling the airbag assembly to inflate or deflate.

[0028] When the contact area at the user's shoulder position is smaller than the threshold in step S2, the processor determines that the user is sleeping on his side and controls the airbag assembly to inflate until the airbag assembly pressure value reaches the airbag assembly pressure value for side sleeping recorded in step S1.

[0029] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step S2, when the user is sleeping upright, the shoulder of the user contacts the monitoring component of the pillow body with its front face, and the position of the shoulder when sleeping upright contacts the first sensor. The first sensor detects the contact area data and transmits it to the first processor and saves it, which is recorded as A1. At this time, the corresponding pillow height is the pillow height when sleeping upright, which is recorded as h1, and the corresponding airbag component pressure value when sleeping upright is F1; similarly, when the user is sleeping on the side, the shoulder of the user contacts the monitoring component of the pillow body, and the position of the shoulder when sleeping on the side contacts the first sensor. The first sensor detects the contact area data and transmits it to the first processor and saves it, which is recorded as A2. At this time, the corresponding pillow height is the pillow height when sleeping on the side, which is recorded as h2, and the corresponding airbag component pressure value when sleeping on the side is F2.

[0030] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step S2, the threshold for determining whether the user is sleeping upright or sleeping on their side is calculated based on the contact area data of the user when sleeping upright and sleeping on their side: the threshold is half of the sum of the contact area data of the user's shoulder detected by the first sensor when sleeping upright and sleeping on their side, that is, (A1+A2) / 2;

[0031] In step S3, when the area contacted by the user's shoulder is greater than the threshold, the first processor determines that the user is sleeping upright, and drives the air pump to inflate or deflate the airbag until the overall height of the pillow is the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the height of the pillow for sleeping upright in step S1; when the area contacted by the user's shoulder is less than the threshold, the first processor determines that the user is sleeping on his side, and drives the air pump to inflate the airbag component until the overall height of the pillow is the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the height of the pillow for sleeping on his side in step S1.

[0032] Furthermore, as a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the airbag assembly is inflated by first inflating the first airbag, and then inflating the second airbag after it is full, until the overall height of the pillow reaches the airbag assembly pressure value for the user to sleep on their back or side;

[0033] When the user sleeps on his side, the third sensors at the bottom of the two second airbags respectively monitor the pressure values. When the two pressure values ​​are not equal, that is, when F1 is not equal to F2, the second processor controls the air pump to inflate the second airbag corresponding to the third sensor with a larger pressure value to the specified airbag pressure value, so that the second airbag with a larger pressure is higher than the other second airbag when sleeping on the side.

[0034] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects are:

[0035] 1. The present invention integrates the control component into the sound-absorbing box. When the user turns from sleeping upright to sleeping on the side, the noise generated by the control component is absorbed by the sound-absorbing box and the pillow body multiple times, effectively reducing the noise generated by the control component.

[0036] In particular, the present invention sets a monitoring component on the side of the pillow body that contacts the human shoulder. When the pressure values ​​of the airbag component corresponding to the pillow height for sleeping upright and sleeping on the side and the area data of the human shoulder contacting the monitoring component have been obtained, the monitoring component will calculate the threshold value for judging whether sleeping upright or sleeping on the side based on the area data of sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, and take half of the sum of the two as the basis for judgment. If it is greater than half of the sum of the two, it is judged as sleeping upright, otherwise it is sleeping on the side; the identification and judgment are within an interval range. Compared with the existing technology, the present invention can better improve the accuracy of monitoring and has a faster response rate.

[0037] 2. The monitoring component of the present invention includes a flexible panel, a first sensor and a first processor. Multiple first sensors are integrated in the flexible panel. The flexible panel in a flexible state contacts the multiple first sensors at the top of the shoulders without affecting the user's normal use of the pillow body. The multiple first sensors transmit the triggered information to the first processor, and the number of first sensors triggered simultaneously within a certain period of time is determined as the contact area data.

[0038] 3. The second processor of the control component of the present invention can control the operation of the air pump and the air valve group accordingly according to the airbag pressure value fed back by the second sensor by receiving the judgment information transmitted by the first processor.

[0039] 4. The first and second airbags of the airbag assembly of the present invention can be inflated first, and then the second airbag can be inflated after it is full, until the overall height of the pillow reaches the height of the user sleeping upright or on his side. The airbag assembly is designed with two layers, the upper layer is divided into two second airbags on the left and right, both of which can be controlled independently. The upper and lower layered design can not only ensure the stability of the airbag, but also allow the airbag to maintain a horizontal height and rise and fall evenly. It can also achieve the effect of stopping snoring. By adding a sleep detection sensor in the middle of the pillow body, when snoring is identified, the two upper airbags can be independently controlled to keep the total height unchanged while tilting the head left and right, thereby achieving the effect of stopping snoring. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] FIG1 is a schematic exploded view of the structure of an automatic lifting pillow in an embodiment;

[0041] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the monitoring component in the embodiment;

[0042] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a control component in an embodiment;

[0043] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of an airbag assembly according to an embodiment;

[0044] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of the automatic lifting pillow in the embodiment without being put into the elastic pillowcase;

[0045] FIG6 is a flow chart of a method for controlling an automatic lifting pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] FIG7 is a structural block diagram of an automatic lifting pillow in an embodiment.

[0047] Figure markings: 1-pillow body, 11-accommodating cavity, 12-accommodating groove, 13-upper pillow pad, 14-lower pillow pad, 2-airbag assembly, 21-first airbag, 22-second airbag, 3-control assembly, 31-second processor, 32-air pump, 33-air valve group, 33a-air inlet, 33b-airbag inflation port, 33c-airbag deflation port, 34-second sensor, 35-pipeline, 36-third sensor, 37-control button, 4-monitoring assembly, 41-flexible panel, 42-first sensor, 43-first processor, 44-Bluetooth module, 45-mobile client, 46-audio player, 5-silencer box, 51-box body, 52-box cover, 7-Velcro. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0049] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “fixed on” or “set on” another component, it can be directly on the other component or indirectly set on the other component; when a component is referred to as being “connected to” another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or indirectly connected to the other component.

[0050] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.

[0051] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of the technical features indicated. Thus, a feature specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. Throughout the description of this application, "plurality" or "several" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0052] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings of this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the conditions under which this application can be implemented. Therefore, they have no substantive technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportional relationship or adjustment of size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this application without affecting the efficacy and purpose that can be achieved by this application.

[0053] Example

[0054] This embodiment is intended to promote the solution to the problem that when the user turns from sleeping on his side to sleeping on his side during the existing automatic lifting pillow, the air pump, high-pressure bottle and valve are activated to generate large noise, which seriously affects the user's sleep.

[0055] In this embodiment, the control component 3 is integrated into the sound-absorbing box 5. When the user turns from sleeping on his side to sleeping on his side, the noise generated by the control component 3 is absorbed by the sound-absorbing box 5 and the pillow body 1 multiple times, thereby effectively reducing the noise generated by the control component 3.

[0056] Moreover, in this embodiment, a monitoring component 4 is set on the side of the pillow body 1 that contacts the human shoulder. When the user enters the shoulder width and head circumference data through the mobile client 45, the pillow height corresponding to sleeping upright and sleeping on the side is generated according to the shoulder width and head circumference data. At the same time, the pressure value of the airbag component 2 corresponding to the pillow height for sleeping upright and sleeping on the side and the area data of the human shoulder contacting the monitoring component 4 are recorded. The monitoring component 4 will calculate the threshold value of sleeping upright or sleeping on the side based on the area data of sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, and take half of the sum of the two as the basis for judgment. When the contact area is greater than half of the sum of the two, it is judged to be sleeping upright, otherwise it is sleeping on the side; the identification and judgment are within an interval range. Compared with the existing technology, this embodiment can further improve the accuracy of monitoring and has a faster response rate.

[0057] Referring to Figures 1-5, an automatic lifting pillow comprises: a pillow body 1, an airbag assembly 2, a control assembly 3, a monitoring assembly 4, and a mute box 5. The pillow body 1 has a housing 11 within it. The pillow body 1 includes a first side for contacting a person's shoulder and a second side opposite the first side. The second side of the pillow body 1 has a housing slot, allowing the pillow body 1 to be raised or lowered when actuated to change its height. The mute box 5 is disposed within the housing slot. The airbag assembly 2 is disposed within the housing 11. Under the action of an external force, the inner wall of the housing 11 can be brought into contact with the surface of the airbag assembly 2. The monitoring assembly 4 is disposed on the first side. When the monitoring assembly 4 contacts a person's shoulder, it can detect the area of ​​contact with the shoulder. The control assembly 3 is connected to the airbag assembly 2 and is used to control the inflation or deflation of the airbag assembly 2. The control assembly 3 is disposed within the mute box 5, which is used to reduce the noise generated by the control assembly 3 during the inflation or deflation process.

[0058] The control component 3 is electrically connected to the monitoring component 4. The control component 3 can control the inflation or deflation of the airbag component 2 based on the shoulder contact area data detected by the monitoring component 4, so that the pillow body 1 rises as the airbag component 2 inflates, or falls as the airbag component 2 deflates. It should be noted that the soundproofing box 5 reduces noise transmission by blocking the diffusion of sound waves. In some embodiments, the interior of the soundproofing box is filled with a sound-absorbing material. Exemplarily, the sound-absorbing material can be a combination of one or more glass fiber, foam, or cotton. The sound-absorbing material can absorb the energy of sound waves, thereby reducing the transmission of noise. In some embodiments, the wall of the soundproofing box 5 is stacked with multiple layers of composite materials. Exemplarily, the wall of the soundproofing box 5 is composed of, from the outside to the inside, a metal steel plate layer, an Ausfer sound-insulating coating layer, a sound-insulating damping layer, a keel layer, Ausfer sound-insulating cotton, and a perforated sound-absorbing panel. In some embodiments, the soundproofing box 5 can also be made of plastic. Exemplarily, the plastic material can be ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer).

[0059] In some embodiments, the receiving groove of the pillow body 1 can also be set at the corner of the pillow body, at one end of the pillow body or at one side of the pillow body, or the receiving groove can be set at multiple locations, that is, the silencer box can be distributed in multiple locations.

[0060] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, the monitoring component 4 includes: a flexible panel 41, a interlayer is provided in the middle of the flexible panel 41; a first sensor 42, the first sensors 42 are evenly distributed in the interlayer; a first processor 43, the first processor 43 is provided at the bottom of the flexible panel 41, and the first processor 43 is electrically connected to the first sensor 42; the first processor 43 is electrically connected to the control component 3.

[0061] Specifically, the monitoring component 4 further includes a Bluetooth module 44 and a mobile client 45. The mobile client 45 can be connected to the first processor 43 via the Bluetooth module 44. The Bluetooth module 44 is electrically connected to the first processor 43. Specifically, the Bluetooth module 44 and the first processor 43 are integrated on the same PCBA board and are mainly used for short-range wireless communication.

[0062] Specifically, as shown in Figure 3, the control assembly 3 includes a second processor 31, an air pump 32, an air valve assembly 33, and a second sensor 34. The air valve assembly 33 includes an air inlet 33a, an airbag inflation port 33b, and an airbag deflation port 33c. The second processor 31 is electrically connected to the air pump 32 and the air valve assembly 33, respectively. The airbag assembly 2 is connected to the airbag inflation port 33b and the second sensor 34 via a pipe 35. The air pump 32 is connected to the air inlet 33a of the air valve assembly 33 via the pipe 35. It should be noted that the airbag assembly 2 is connected to the second sensor 34 via the pipe 35, which means that the detection probe of the second sensor 34 extends into the pipe 35, and the air pressure in the pipe 35 acts on the detection probe of the second sensor 34 to obtain the air pressure value in the pipe 35, which is the pressure value of the airbag connected thereto.

[0063] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, the airbag assembly 2 includes a first airbag 21 and a second airbag 22; two adjacent second airbags 22 are respectively provided on the top of the first airbag 21, and the two second airbags 22 are flexibly connected. The first airbag 21 and the second airbag 22 are respectively connected to the airbag inflation port 33b and the second sensor 34 through the pipe 35.

[0064] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, the middle of the two second airbags 22 is hollowed out, and the surface between the two second airbags 22 on the side away from the human shoulder is concave, so that the protruding part of the back of the head sinks; the side close to the neck is high, and the far side is low, which is more in line with the curve of the back of the head when the human body lies down, and better supports the neck.

[0065] Furthermore, as shown in FIG4 , the control assembly 3 also includes a third sensor 36. Two third sensors 36 are disposed between the bottom of the first airbag 21 and the inner wall of the pillow body 1 . Each third sensor 36 corresponds to the middle of each second airbag 22 , and the third sensors 36 are electrically connected to the second processor 31 . This is so that when the user sleeps on their side, the third sensors 36 at the bottom of the two second airbags 22 monitor the pressure values. When the two pressure values ​​are unequal, the second processor 31 controls the air pump 32 to inflate the second airbag 22 corresponding to the third sensor 36 with the higher pressure value, to a specified airbag pressure value. This ensures that the second airbag 22 with the higher pressure value is higher than the other second airbag 22 when the user sleeps on their side. It should be noted that the pillow body 1 is adjusted to a height of 1-3 cm to achieve the specified airbag pressure value.

[0066] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the pillow body 1 includes a lower pillow pad 13 and an upper pillow pad 14. The upper pillow pad 14 and the lower pillow pad 13 are detachably connected to form a complete pillow body 1, and a accommodating cavity 11 is formed between the upper pillow pad 14 and the lower pillow pad 13; the upper pillow pad 14 is provided with a flexible panel 41, and the first sensor 42 on the flexible panel 41 is arranged corresponding to the side of the upper pillow pad 14 that contacts the human shoulder; the bottom middle of the flexible panel 41 extends and protrudes, and the first processor 43 is provided at the protruding position so that the first processor 43 can be inserted between the upper pillow pad 14 and the lower pillow pad 13.

[0067] As shown in Figure 1, the automatic lifting pillow of this embodiment also includes a control button 37; the control button 37 is arranged on the surface of the silencer box 5; the second processor 31, the air pump 32 and the air valve group 33 are respectively integrated and fixed in the silencer box 5, and the control button 37 is electrically connected to the second processor 31; the control button 37 faces outward. It should be supplemented that the silencer box 5 of this embodiment includes a box body 51 and a box cover 52, and the box body 51 and the box cover 52 are detachably connected by bolts. A sealing gasket is provided between the connection between the box body 51 and the box cover 52. The inner wall of the box body 51 where the control button 37 is located is covered with a sound insulation film, which can be driven by the control button 37 to produce deformation so that the control button 37 has a stroke when pressed.

[0068] The automatic lifting pillow of this embodiment further includes an audio player 46, which is electrically connected to the monitoring component 4. It should be noted that the audio player 46 is integrated into the sound-absorbing box and is configured to provide a voice prompt when the monitoring component 4 first records the area data of the user's shoulder contacting the first sensor 42 while sleeping upright or sideways, respectively, to inform the user of the user's upright sleeping position, side sleeping position, and data entry completion.

[0069] The automatic lifting pillow of this embodiment also includes an elastic pillowcase (not shown in the figure); the elastic pillowcase wraps the pillow body 1, the control component 3 and the monitoring component 4 respectively; the elastic pillowcase is provided with an opening for exposing the control button 37.

[0070] Furthermore, the silencer box 5 is filled with a silencer sponge (not shown in the figure).

[0071] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the upper pillow pad 14 and the lower pillow pad 13 are detachably connected via a Velcro 7 .

[0072] Specifically, the flexible panel 41 includes a first fabric body and a second fabric body. The flexible panel 41 is formed by hot pressing the first fabric body and the second fabric body so that the first sensor 42 is fixed between the first fabric body and the second fabric body. Each first sensor 42 is electrically connected to the first processor 43 through a flexible cable.

[0073] In this embodiment, the first sensor 42, the second sensor 34 and the third sensor 36 can all be pressure sensors. The first processor 43 and the second processor 31 can both be ARM processors.

[0074] 6 , this embodiment also provides a control method for an automatic lifting pillow, comprising the following steps: S1, the user enters the shoulder width and head circumference data respectively through the mobile client 45, and generates the pillow height for the user when sleeping upright and sleeping on the side according to the pressure value of the airbag assembly, the shoulder width and the head circumference data, the control component 3 receives the generated pillow height data for the user when sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, and records the pressure values ​​corresponding to the pillow height for sleeping upright and sleeping on the side respectively; S2, the monitoring component 4 records the area data of the human shoulder contacting the first sensor 42 when the user is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side respectively, and the first processor 43 calculates the threshold value for judging whether the user is sleeping upright or sleeping on the side according to the area data of the contacting area for sleeping upright and sleeping on the side; S3, when the position of the user's shoulder contacts If the area is greater than the threshold in step S2, the first processor 43 determines that the user is sleeping upright and controls the airbag assembly 2 to inflate or deflate (the first processor sends a control signal to the second processor of the control assembly, and the second processor controls the air pump and the air valve group respectively to inflate or deflate the first airbag and the second airbag). At the same time, the muffler box 5 reduces the noise generated by the control assembly 3 during the process of controlling the inflation or deflation of the airbag group 2, until the pressure value is the pressure value of the airbag assembly 2 for sleeping upright recorded in step S1. When the area of ​​contact at the user's shoulder position is smaller than the threshold in step S2, the first processor 43 determines that the user is sleeping on his side and controls the airbag assembly 2 to inflate, until the pressure value of the airbag assembly 2 is the pressure value of the airbag assembly 2 for sleeping on his side recorded in step S1. The first processor 43 determines that the user is sleeping upright and controls the airbag assembly 2 to inflate or deflate, and the first processor 43 sends a control signal to the second processor 31, and the second processor 31 controls the air pump 32 and the air valve group 33 respectively.

[0075] It should be added that the mobile client 45 in S1 is a mobile client app, which is matched and connected with the Bluetooth module 44 of the automatic lifting pillow through the mobile phone Bluetooth. The user can input the shoulder width and head circumference data in the mobile client app. The mobile client app generates the pillow height when the user is sleeping based on the pressure value of the airbag component, shoulder width and head circumference. Specifically, the height when sleeping is determined by the second sensor monitoring the pressure value of the airbag component during the process of rising from low to high after the user lies on it, and the second processor determines and finds the height corresponding to the point with the lowest pressure value. At this time, the force on the cervical spine is also the smallest. The height is the height that needs to be adjusted for upright sleeping. The height data of the upright sleeping test is usually between 3-5 cm. In some embodiments, the proportion of shoulder width in the big data can be taken after the mobile client app is connected to the Internet; the height for side sleeping is (shoulder width-head width) / 2, that is, the horizontal distance from the ear to the outermost side of the shoulder); the pillow height generated for the user to sleep upright and side is transmitted to the control component 3 through the Bluetooth module 44 for record and storage, and after the threshold is triggered, the control component 3 will inflate or deflate the airbag component 2 to the corresponding airbag component pressure value, so that the pillow body 1 can be raised or lowered to the corresponding height.

[0076] Specifically, in step S2, when the user is sleeping upright, the front of the user's shoulder contacts the monitoring component 4 of the pillow body 1, and the position of the shoulder in the upright position contacts the first sensor 42. The first sensor 42 detects the contact area data and transmits it to the first processor 43 and saves it as A1. The corresponding pillow height at this time is the height of the pillow in the upright position, which is recorded as h1. The corresponding airbag assembly pressure value for the upright position is F1.

[0077] Similarly, when sleeping on the side, the user's shoulder contacts the monitoring component 4 of the pillow body 1, and the shoulder position of the side-sleeping user contacts the first sensor 42. The first sensor 42 detects the contact area data and transmits it to the processor and saves it, which is recorded as A2. At this time, the corresponding pillow height is the pillow height for side-sleeping, which is recorded as h2. The airbag component pressure value corresponding to side-sleeping is F2.

[0078] It should be added that, in the monitoring component 4, a plurality of first sensors 42 are integrated in the flexible panel. When in a flexible state, the flexible panel contacts the plurality of first sensors 42 at the shoulder position without affecting the user's normal use of the pillow body 1. The plurality of first sensors 42 transmit the triggered information to the first processor 43, and the number of first sensors 42 triggered simultaneously within a certain period of time is judged as the contact area data.

[0079] Specifically, in step S2, the threshold for determining whether the user is sleeping upright or sleeping on the side is calculated based on the contact area data of the user when the user is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side: the threshold is half of the sum of the contact area data of the user's shoulder detected by the first sensor 42 when the user is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, that is, (A1+A2) / 2;

[0080] In step S3, when the area of ​​contact at the user's shoulder position is greater than the threshold value (A1+A2) / 2, the processor determines that the user is sleeping upright, and drives the air pump 32 to inflate or deflate the airbag until the overall height of the pillow is the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the height of the pillow for sleeping upright in step S1; when the area of ​​contact at the user's shoulder position is less than the threshold value (A1+A2) / 2, the processor determines that the user is sleeping on his side, and drives the air pump 32 to inflate the airbag until the overall height of the pillow is the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the height of the pillow for sleeping on his side in step S1.

[0081] Specifically, the airbag assembly 2 is inflated in the following way: the first airbag 21 is inflated first, and then the second airbag 22 is inflated after it is full, until the overall height of the pillow reaches the airbag assembly pressure value when the user is sleeping upright or on his side; when the user is sleeping on his side, the third sensors 36 at the bottom of the two second airbags 22 respectively monitor the pressure values ​​of the pressure. When the two pressure values ​​are not equal, that is, F1 is not equal to F2, the second processor 31 controls the air pump 32 to inflate the second airbag 22 corresponding to the third sensor 36 with a larger pressure value to the specified airbag pressure value, so that the second airbag 22 with a larger pressure value when sleeping on the side is higher than the other second airbag 22.

[0082] The first and second airbags 21, 22 of the airbag assembly 2 of the present invention can be inflated first. Once the first airbag 21 is full, the second airbag 22 can be inflated until the overall height of the pillow reaches the desired height for either a front or side sleeper. The airbag assembly 2 is designed as a two-layered structure, with the upper layer containing two left and right second airbags 22, both of which can be independently controlled. This layered design ensures the stability of the airbags and allows them to maintain a horizontal height and rise and fall evenly. The two left and right second airbags 22 in the upper layer also achieve a snoring-controlling effect. By adding a sleep detection sensor to the center of the pillow body 1, when snoring is detected, the two upper airbags can be independently controlled to tilt the head left and right while maintaining the overall height, thereby achieving a snoring-controlling effect. It should be noted that the sleep detection sensor is an existing component. There are many types of sleep detection sensors, including but not limited to the following: Gyroscope: A commonly used sleep monitoring sensor that detects body motion data to determine sleep status. Bone conduction technology: A type of micro-motion sensor with high body motion detection accuracy and richer sleep information, it is commonly used in sleep monitoring products. Piezoelectric film: This generates a corresponding electrical signal by measuring changes in body pressure. It's commonly used in contact sleep monitoring devices, with the probe positioned on the surface of the pillow body 1. Millimeter-wave bioradar: This is a non-contact sleep monitoring sensor that can monitor physiological parameters such as breathing and heart rate. These sleep monitoring sensors are currently available and will not be described in detail here.

[0083] The above description of the disclosed embodiments is intended to enable one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown herein but is intended to conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic lifting pillow, characterized in that: include: A pillow body, wherein a receiving cavity is provided inside the pillow body; the pillow body includes a first side for contacting a human shoulder and a second side opposite to the first side, the second side of the pillow body being provided with a receiving slot, and the pillow body being capable of being raised or lowered when driven to change its height; a muffler box, the muffler box being disposed in the receiving groove; An airbag assembly is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the pillow body is configured such that an inner wall of the accommodating cavity is closely attached to a surface of the airbag assembly under the action of an external force; a monitoring component, the monitoring component being disposed on the first side and capable of detecting area data of the shoulder contacting the human body when the monitoring component contacts the human body; a control assembly connected to the airbag assembly and used to control the inflation or deflation of the airbag assembly, the control assembly being disposed in the muffler box and used to reduce noise generated by the control assembly during the process of controlling the inflation or deflation of the airbag assembly; The control component is electrically connected to the monitoring component, and the control component can control the inflation or deflation of the airbag component according to the area data of the shoulder contact detected by the monitoring component, so that the pillow body rises as the airbag component is inflated, or falls as the airbag component is deflated.

2. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The monitoring components include: A flexible panel, wherein a sandwich layer is provided in the middle of the flexible panel; first sensors, the first sensors being evenly distributed in the interlayer; A first processor is provided at the bottom of the flexible panel, and the first processor is electrically connected to the first sensor; the first processor is electrically connected to the control component.

3. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The monitoring component includes a Bluetooth module and a mobile phone client. The mobile phone client can be connected to the first processor via the Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth module is electrically connected to the first processor.

4. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control assembly includes a second processor, an air pump, an air valve assembly, and a second sensor electrically connected to the second processor; The air valve assembly includes an air inlet, an air bag inflation port, and an air bag deflation port; The second processor is electrically connected to the air pump, the air valve assembly and the monitoring component respectively; The airbag assembly is connected to the airbag inflation port and the second sensor respectively through pipelines; The air pump is communicated with the air inlet of the air valve assembly through a pipeline.

5. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 4, characterized in that: The airbag assembly includes a first airbag and a second airbag; two adjacent second airbags are respectively provided on the top of the first airbag, and the two second airbags are flexibly connected. The first airbag and the second airbag are respectively connected to the airbag inflation port and the second sensor through pipes.

6. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 5, characterized in that: The surface between the two second air bags is concavely arranged on a side away from the shoulders of the human body.

7. The automatic lifting pillow according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control component also includes a third sensor. Two third sensors are arranged between the bottom of the first airbag and the inner wall of the pillow body. Each third sensor corresponds to the middle position of each second airbag. The third sensor is electrically connected to the second processor.

8. A control method for an automatic lifting pillow, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. The user enters shoulder width and head circumference data through the mobile client, and generates the pillow height for the user sleeping upright and side sleeping based on the airbag assembly pressure value, shoulder width and head circumference data. The control component receives the generated pillow height data for the user sleeping upright and side sleeping, and simultaneously records the corresponding pressure values for the pillow height for sleeping upright and side sleeping respectively; S2. The monitoring component records the area data of the user's shoulder contacting the first sensor when the user is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side, and the first processor calculates a threshold value for determining whether the user is sleeping upright or sleeping on the side based on the contact area data; S3. When the area data of the user's shoulder contact position is greater than the threshold value in step S2, the first processor determines that the user is sleeping properly and controls the airbag assembly to inflate or deflate until the pressure value reaches the airbag assembly pressure value for sleeping properly recorded in step S1. At the same time, the muffler box reduces the noise generated by the control assembly during the process of controlling the airbag assembly to inflate or deflate. When the area of contact at the user's shoulder position is smaller than the threshold in step S2, the processor determines that the user is sleeping on his side and controls the airbag assembly to inflate until the airbag assembly pressure value reaches the airbag assembly pressure value for side sleeping recorded in step S1.

9. The control method according to claim 8, characterized in that: In step S2, the threshold for determining whether the person is sleeping upright or sleeping on the side is calculated based on the contact area data of the person sleeping upright and sleeping on the side: the threshold is half of the sum of the contact area data of the person's shoulder detected by the first sensor when the person is sleeping upright and sleeping on the side; In step S3, if the area of contact at the user's shoulder position is greater than the threshold, the first processor determines that the user is sleeping properly and drives the air pump to inflate or deflate the airbag until the overall height of the pillow reaches the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the normal sleeping pillow height in step S1; When the area of contact at the user's shoulder position is smaller than the threshold, the first processor determines that the user is sleeping on his side and drives the air pump to inflate the airbag until the overall height of the pillow reaches the airbag component pressure value corresponding to the side sleeping pillow height in step S1.

10. The control method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The airbag assembly is inflated in the following way: first, the first airbag is inflated, and then the second airbag is inflated after it is full, until the overall height of the pillow reaches the airbag assembly pressure value for the user to sleep on their back or side; When the user sleeps on his side, the third sensors corresponding to the two second airbags respectively monitor the pressure values. When the two pressure values are not equal, the second processor controls the air pump to inflate the second airbag corresponding to the third sensor with the larger pressure value to the specified airbag assembly pressure value, so that the second airbag with the larger pressure is higher than the other second airbag when sleeping on the side.

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