Eye massager for vision recovery exercise

Abstract

Disclosed is an eye massager for vision recovery exercise. According to the present invention, while worn on the user's head, a plurality of acupressure protrusions around the eyes perform acupressure and massage action, thereby relaxing muscles around the eyes, and a gaze guidance module can guide the user's gaze to naturally enable exercise of muscles constituting the extraocular muscles, thereby providing vision recovery and vision enhancement effects, and thus the effect of increasing consumer satisfaction with the product is expected.

Description

Eye massager for vision recovery exercises

[0001] The present invention relates to an eye massager for vision recovery exercise, and more particularly, to an eye massager for vision recovery exercise that enables a massage of the area around the eyes using a plurality of stimulation protrusions and enables eye movement using a plurality of gaze-inducing LEDs arranged between the stimulation protrusions, thereby enabling vision recovery and preventing vision deterioration.

[0002] The eyes are one of the most important parts of the human body and are constantly in use while a person is active, making them one of the body parts most likely to accumulate fatigue.

[0003] In particular, the eyes of modern people are suffering from various irritating rays, and as computers have become widespread, the eyes of office workers who have to look at monitors for long periods of time are being overworked. In addition, as the use of smart devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs has expanded, the health of the eyes is greatly threatened because the characteristics of these devices require staring at the screen for long periods of time.

[0004] It is desirable to relieve this eye fatigue through sufficient sleep, but for students and office workers who are always sleep-deprived and pressed for time, it is not easy to do so in reality, so it is difficult to properly care for the eyes, which eventually leads to a decline in eyesight. Since this decline in eyesight is difficult to restore to its original state, proper eye care is always required.

[0005] In the past, various methods have been proposed for eye health management, and a representative one is the long-term use of eye nutritional supplements. However, this method not only incurs an economic burden, but also has the problem that the effects obtained are minimal compared to the cost incurred due to long-term use.

[0006] Another method is acupressure massage, which stimulates the acupoints around the eyes. This acupressure or massage is a type of manual treatment that mainly uses the hands to directly apply mechanical stimulation to the skin in a certain way to induce a biological response, correcting the body's abnormalities to treat diseases and promote health. Acupressure and massage promote blood and lymph circulation, stimulate metabolism, increase tissue nutrition, help excrete waste products, and increase resistance. This tactile pressure stimulation acts as an analgesic by stimulating the nerves, so it promotes the recovery of paralyzed nerves and has the effect of correcting abnormalities in internal functions.

[0007] However, most of these acupressure and massage treatments are difficult for the person receiving the treatment to perform alone, so they require the help of others, and there is the problem that the effects are not consistent because they are performed by relying on human strength.

[0008] In order to solve these shortcomings, a conventional technology, an 'eye massager', has been proposed through Korean Patent No. 20-0263407, and claim 1 thereof comprises: 'a main body formed of a synthetic resin material in the shape of glasses, in which an annular protrusion having a fixing hole is formed at both ends on the inner surface, a plurality of insertion protrusions are formed on the upper surface of the inner plate, and an annular protrusion having a through hole is formed at each end corresponding to the eyes, a driving motor having an eccentric cam is installed in a fixed groove in the central portion, a massage shaft of a predetermined length having a massage protrusion formed at both ends to be inserted through the through hole, a battery unit for supplying power to the driving motor, an operation switch, and a receiving portion in which a charging jack is installed inside are formed on the outer surface of the main body, and a cover having a plurality of insertion protrusions formed on the inner surface corresponding to the insertion protrusions to be coupled to each other, and a coupling protrusion formed on the outer periphery, which is covered and fixed from the outside of the receiving portion; An eye massager characterized by comprising: a massage projection part formed on a central portion of an upper surface, in which a spring is fitted into an axial shaft of a certain length, and then penetrates the through hole and is fixed to the massage axis; a circular plate having a plurality of projections arranged at a certain interval on the upper portion formed on the lower surface; a battery part formed by fixing a conventional rechargeable battery to a battery box and connecting a charging jack, a driving motor, and an operating switch to a terminal on one side thereof with a wire; a massage head part formed as a cylinder with a sponge having a cushioning force on the upper portion and a protective plate made of a synthetic fiber material with good elasticity attached thereto, and fitted and fixed to the outer periphery of the massage projection part; and a head fixing band fitted and fixed to fixing holes formed at both ends of the main body and having a length adjustable with an adjusting clip.

[0009] The eye massager according to the above-mentioned conventional technology can massage the area around the eyes using massage protrusions that vibrate by a motor, but there was a problem in that pain occurred around the eyes when the massage was performed while the area around the eyes was dry.

[0010] In addition, the above eye massager had a problem in that when massaging with massage oil or nourishing cream applied around the eyes, the massage oil or nourishing cream would penetrate the eyes due to vibration.

[0011] Figure 1 is a drawing showing an eye massager according to a prior art, which is Republic of Korea registered patent No. 10-1685090, 'Eye Massager'.

[0012] The eye massager (100) according to the above-mentioned conventional technology is configured to include a main body (200), a fixed band (210), a massage pad (300), an air control unit (400), an air control unit (500), and a music storage unit (220) that provides music inside, and on one side, a music control unit (230) that controls the music storage unit (220) and a power supply unit (240) that supplies or cuts off power are mounted, and on the inner surface or the upper side on both sides, speakers (250) that output music are mounted.

[0013] However, most eye massagers, including the above-mentioned conventional technology, have a massage effect by applying pressure to the entire area around the eyes through an airbag-shaped massage pad that is inflated by injecting air, so not only is the massage effect low, but there is also a disadvantage in that it is not possible to expect an effect of improving or restoring eyesight.

[0014] Recently, as the time spent using devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers has increased, the number of diseases that worsen the accommodative function of the eye has been increasing. One of the representative diseases is myopia, which is a symptom in which objects are not focused on the center of the retina through the lens inside the eye, but on the front.

[0015] This myopia occurs when the lens thickens when looking at objects close to the eye and thins when looking at distant objects. This is because the lens is elastic and there is a ciliary muscle (intrinsic muscle) around it. When the ciliary muscle pulls outward, the lens contracts, making it thinner so that you can see distant objects. Conversely, when the ciliary muscle slows down, the lens thickens so that you can see nearby objects well.

[0016] In addition, the extraocular muscles (four rectus muscles, superior rectus, inferior rectus, lateral rectus, medial rectus, and two oblique muscles, superior oblique, and inferior oblique) located outside the eye also help with the accommodation of the eye. When looking at something far away, the four rectus muscles contract, shortening the axis of the eyeball and lengthening the diameter of the eyeball, which helps the ciliary muscle, an inner eye muscle, to pull it outward more easily. When looking at something close, the two oblique muscles contract, lengthening the inner side of the eyeball and shortening the diameter of the eyeball, which helps the ciliary muscle to relax more easily.

[0017] As such, it is a well-known fact that myopia is characterized by weakened muscle strength in the inner eye muscles (ciliary muscles) and outer eye muscles (four rectus muscles and two oblique muscles) compared to normal, so continuing regular eye movements is effective in preventing myopia as well as recovering from myopia. In addition, it is known that acupressure, that is, acupressure therapy, is effective in preventing vision loss by pressing acupoints around the eyes.

[0018] However, since most eye massagers according to conventional technology are not capable of performing visual exercises, there is a need to develop a product that can provide eye massage while simultaneously performing visual exercises while being worn easily.

[0019] The present invention was created to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an eye massager for vision recovery exercise that can be worn on the head and perform acupressure massage on the area around the eyes while simultaneously enabling vision exercise through gaze guidance.

[0020] The present invention is not limited to the above-described tasks, and tasks not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains from this specification and the attached drawings.

[0021] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, an eye massager for vision recovery exercise comprises: a main body that is worn on a user's face and has rectangular viewing windows formed at positions corresponding to both eyes; a gaze guidance module that is arranged along the edge of the viewing window and is formed with LEDs that selectively light up at the top, bottom, left, right, and four corners; an acupressure module that is arranged on the outside of the viewing window and performs a vibration acupressure action on the area around the user's eyes and is formed with a plurality of acupressure protrusions that are provided in numbers corresponding to the respective LEDs; a detection module that is arranged on one side of the inside of the main body and is formed with a gyro sensor that detects the tilt of the user's head and a wearing detection sensor that is arranged on one side of the main body and detects whether the user is wearing the eye massager; a speaker module that is arranged on the main body and outputs voice or sound; a controller that receives detection information from the detection module and applies control signals to the gaze guidance module, the acupressure module, and the speaker module to selectively drive and control them.

[0022] As a preferred feature of the present invention, the acupressure module comprises: a plate-shaped sheet made of silicone material with a hole corresponding to the viewing window formed therein; hollow acupressure protrusions arranged in a clockwise direction from the left edge of the viewing window in the order of numbers (1) to (10), each of which has a lower end connected to the sheet portion and protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape, but has a shape in which the diameter thereof gradually decreases as it goes upward; an elastic displacement portion formed as a connecting portion connecting the acupressure protrusion and the sheet portion, the elastic displacement portion being a ring-shaped groove that protrudes downward from the sheet portion while forming a concentric circle expanded with respect to the lower diameter of the acupressure protrusion and then protrudes upward again with a reduced diameter to be connected to the lower end of the acupressure protrusion; a vibration motor provided inside the acupressure protrusion and generating vibration by receiving a control signal of a controller, and a heating portion provided on one side of the vibration motor and generating heat by receiving a control signal of the controller.

[0023] As another preferred feature of the present invention, the gaze guidance module comprises a window frame having a rectangular band shape arranged along the edge of the viewing window; LEDs arranged on the outer edge of the window frame and arranged clockwise from the left edge of the viewing window in numbers (1) to (10) when worn by a user.

[0024] As another preferred feature of the present invention, the controller is configured to guide the user's gaze in any one of the four corners of the viewing window, up, down, left, right, and the like, and is configured with an eye movement control unit that controls the LED and acupressure protrusion at a corresponding position among the plurality of LEDs and acupressure protrusions to perform visual stimulation and contact stimulation simultaneously.

[0025] As another preferred feature of the present invention, the controller is configured with an attitude control unit that, when tilt detection information is received from the gyro sensor, applies a control signal to the speaker module to output voice or sound, and controls the LED and acupressure protrusion arranged in the tilted direction based on the viewing window to be selectively operated.

[0026] The eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device that, when worn by a user on the head, has multiple acupressure protrusions that apply acupressure and massage to the area around the eyes to relax the muscles around the eyes, and at the same time, guides the user's gaze in the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions through a gaze guidance module, thereby enabling movement of the extraocular muscles outside the eyeball, so that the effects of vision recovery and vision enhancement can be expected, and thus the effect of increasing consumer satisfaction with the product is expected.

[0027] The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. The terms and words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted in their conventional or dictionary sense. Rather, they should be interpreted in their meanings and concepts consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concepts of terms to best explain his or her invention.

[0028] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an eye massager according to the prior art;

[0029] Figure 2 is a front view showing an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention.

[0030] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an acupressure projection in an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention.

[0031] Figure 4 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention.

[0032] [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 10: Body case 20: Body cover

[0034] 21: Steam exhaust port 30: Heating heater

[0035] 40: Water tank 50: Cooling module

[0036] 53: Cooling fan 60: Warning module

[0037] 70: Controller 71: Power control unit

[0038] 72: Heater control unit 73: Cooling fan control unit

[0039] 74: Alarm control unit 75: Distance detection sensor

[0040] 76: Shake detection sensor 78: Water level sensor

[0041] Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to be limited to a specific disclosed form, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the terms "comprise" or "have" in this application are intended to specify the presence of a feature, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and do not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. In other words, throughout the specification, when a part is said to "comprise" a certain component, this does not mean that other components can be included, but rather that other components can be included, unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0042] Additionally, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning within the context of the relevant technology, and shall not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined herein.

[0043] Here, repetitive descriptions and detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention are omitted to avoid obscuring the gist of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those of average skill in the art. Therefore, the shapes and sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity.

[0044] Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention according to the attached drawings will be briefly described.

[0045] Figure 2 is a front view showing an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an acupressure protrusion extracted from an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention, and Figure 4 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an eye massager for vision recovery exercise according to the present invention.

[0046] With reference to the above drawings, the configuration for implementing the present invention will be described in detail.

[0047] First, the present invention is composed of a main body (10) that forms an outer body, a gaze guidance module (20) that is provided to be exposed to the wearing surface side that contacts the user's face, an acupressure module (30) that contacts the area around the user's eyes to perform vibration and thermal effects, a detection module (40) that detects tilt when the user wears it and detects whether or not it is worn, a speaker module (50) that outputs voice or sound to the user, and a controller (60) that applies a control signal to the acupressure module (30) and the gaze guidance module (20) with a preset value to perform acupressure action, a corrective action, and a movement action for vision recovery.

[0048] The above main body (10) is provided in the form of goggles that are closely attached to the user's face, and the edge of the wearing surface that comes into contact with the user's face is provided with a cushion part (not shown) made of silicone, rubber, or synthetic resin with excellent cushioning properties, and a viewing window (11) having a rectangular shape is formed at a position corresponding to the area of ​​both eyes of the user. This viewing window (11) may be provided in the form of a through hole so that the user can look outside, or may be shielded with transparent or translucent glass.

[0049] In addition, the main body (10) is equipped with a speaker module (50) composed of a circuit board equipped with a speaker and a voice chip for outputting sound or voice on one side, and selectively outputs sound or voice to the user.

[0050] In addition, the main body (10) is provided with a band connection part (not shown) to which a fastening band (not shown) is connected on both sides for fixing the main body (10) to the user's head.

[0051] The main body (10) of this configuration may be provided in various known shapes, but the present invention proposes one in which a viewing window (11) is formed.

[0052] The line-of-sight guidance module (20) is provided along the edge of the viewing window (11) and is composed of LEDs that are selectively lit at the top, bottom, left, right, and four corners.

[0053] The gaze guidance module (20) of the present invention is composed of a rectangular window frame (21) arranged in a band shape along the edge of the viewing window (11) of the main body (10), and a plurality of LEDs (23) arranged at the outer edge of the window frame (21) in a clockwise direction from the left edge of the viewing window (11) in a state where the user wears the device.

[0054] That is, the window frame (21) serves as a structure for supporting and accommodating LEDs, and each LED (23) is fixedly installed on the window frame (21) and connected by wiring to receive power and control signals.

[0055] The acupressure module (30) is an element provided on the outside of the viewing window (11) and performs a thermal effect along with vibration and acupressure on the user's eye area. This acupressure module (30) is configured to include a plurality of acupressure protrusions (32) corresponding to the LEDs constituting the gaze guidance module (20).

[0056] This acupressure module (30) is largely composed of a plate-shaped sheet portion (31), acupressure projections (32), an elastic displacement portion (32a), and a heating portion (34).

[0057] The above sheet portion (31) is a sheet-shaped member made of silicone material having a predetermined thickness, and is configured to form a hole corresponding to the viewing window (11), and to have a pressure protrusion (32) arranged around the viewing window (11).

[0058] The above acupressure protrusions (32) are arranged in multiple numbers at intervals in the order of (1) to (10) in a clockwise direction based on the left corner of the viewing window (11), and are configured to protrude upward in the shape of a hollow cylinder with each lower end connected to the sheet portion (31), and have a shape in which the diameter gradually decreases as it goes upward.

[0059] The above elastic displacement portion (32a) is formed at a portion connecting the acupressure protrusion (32) and the plate-shaped sheet portion (31), and is provided in the form of a ring-shaped groove that forms a concentric circle extended with respect to the lower diameter of the acupressure protrusion (32), protrudes downward from the sheet portion (31), and then protrudes upward again with a reduced diameter in the opposite direction to be connected to the lower end of the acupressure protrusion (32).

[0060] This elastic displacement part (32a) supports the acupressure protrusion (32) so that it can elastically move, and when it comes into contact with the user's face, it has the role of maintaining an appropriate close fit regardless of the shape of the face by having elastic displacement in the vertical direction.

[0061] The above vibration motor (33) is provided inside the acupressure protrusion (32) and generates vibration by receiving a control signal from a controller (60) to be described later. It is proposed that a known coin-type vibration motor be used.

[0062] The above heating part (34) is provided on one side of the vibration motor (33) and generates heat by receiving a control signal from a controller (60) to be described later. It is proposed that a PTC heating film be used.

[0063] The detection module (40) is composed of a gyro sensor (41) that is provided on one side of the inside of the main body (10) to detect the tilt of the user's head, and a wearing detection sensor (42) that is provided on one side of the main body (10) to detect whether the user is wearing the main body (10).

[0064] Here, the above-mentioned gyro sensor (41) is implemented using a known technology, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the above-mentioned wearing detection sensor (42) may be a static detection sensor or a pressure detection sensor that detects pressure when worn on the user's face, and this may be implemented using a known technology.

[0065] The speaker module (50) is an output element that receives a control signal from the controller (60) described later and outputs recorded voice or sound.

[0066] These speaker modules (50) may be equipped with one speaker, but the present invention proposes that they be equipped as a left and right pair so that sound or voice can be transmitted to the user's left and right ears.

[0067] The controller (60) is a configuration electrically connected to a circuit to receive detection information from the detection module (40), and is also a control element that is connected to the line-of-sight guidance module (20), the pressure module (30), and the speaker module (50) in a circuit to selectively control operation by applying a control signal to each.

[0068] This controller (60) is largely composed of an eye movement control unit (61) and a posture control unit (62).

[0069] The above eye movement control unit (61) is a control element that selectively drives the LED (23) and the acupressure protrusion (32) at the corresponding position so that the user can direct his / her gaze in any one of the four corners, up, down, left, right, and the four corners of the viewing window (11).

[0070] For example, when guiding the user's gaze upward, the eye movement control unit (61) selectively drives the LED and acupressure protrusions placed above the viewing window (11) to control the simultaneous application of visual stimulation and contact stimulation.

[0071] The above posture control unit (62) receives tilt information from the gyro sensor (41) and determines and processes the tilt of the user's head. When the user's head is tilted to one side, the unit selectively operates the LED and acupressure protrusions arranged in the direction of the tilt based on the viewing window (11) so that the user can recognize it, thereby inducing the user to assume the correct posture on his / her own.

[0072] For example, when the user's head is tilted to the left, the posture control unit (62) that has received left tilt detection information from the gyro sensor (41) lights up the LED and acupressure protrusion located on the left side of the viewing window (11) so that the user can know that his or her head is tilted to the left, and at the same time, the tilt can be output as a voice or sound through the speaker module (50), and by the control of the posture control unit (62), the user can tilt his or her head to the right and assume a correct posture.

[0073] Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. It is possible to use the present invention by changing the application area, and various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, such variations or modifications should be considered within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A body that is worn on the user's face and has rectangular viewing windows formed at the positions corresponding to both eyes; A gaze guidance module composed of LEDs that are arranged along the border of the above viewing window and are selectively illuminated at the top, bottom, left, right, and four corners; An acupressure module, which is positioned on the outside of the above viewing window and performs a vibration acupressure action on the user's eye area, and is composed of a plurality of acupressure protrusions, each having a number corresponding to each LED; A detection module comprising a gyro sensor installed on one side of the inside of the main body to detect the tilt of the user's head and a wearing detection sensor installed on one side of the main body to detect whether the user is wearing the device; A speaker module provided in the above body to output voice or sound; An eye massager for vision recovery exercise, characterized by comprising: a controller that receives detection information from the detection module and selectively controls operation by applying control signals to the gaze guidance module, acupressure module, and speaker module, respectively.

2. In the first paragraph, the pressure module is a plate-shaped sheet made of silicone material with a hole corresponding to the viewing window; A hollow pressure projection having a cylindrical shape that is connected to the lower part of the sheet and protrudes upward, with the diameter gradually decreasing as it goes upward, and is arranged in the order of (1) to (10) in a clockwise direction based on the left corner of the above-mentioned viewing window; As a connecting portion connecting the acupressure projection and the sheet portion, an elastic displacement portion in the form of a ring-shaped groove that protrudes downward from the sheet portion while forming an expanded concentric circle with respect to the lower diameter of the acupressure projection and then protrudes upward again with a reduced diameter to connect with the lower end of the acupressure projection; An eye massager for vision recovery exercise, characterized by comprising: a vibration motor provided inside the acupressure protrusion to generate vibrations in response to a control signal from a controller; and a heating unit provided on one side of the vibration motor to generate heat in response to a control signal from the controller.

3. In the first paragraph, the line-of-sight guidance module is a window frame having a rectangular band shape arranged along the edge of the viewing window; An eye massager for visual recovery exercise characterized by being configured with LEDs arranged clockwise from (1) to (10) based on the left corner of the viewing window while the user is wearing the device, which are arranged on the outer edge of the window frame.

4. In the first paragraph, the controller guides the user's gaze in any one of the four corners, up, down, left, right, and the top of the viewing window, and includes an eye movement control unit that controls the LED and acupressure protrusion at a corresponding position among the plurality of LEDs and acupressure protrusions to simultaneously apply visual stimulation and contact stimulation.

5. An eye massager for vision recovery exercise, characterized in that, in the first paragraph, the controller includes a posture control unit that, when tilt detection information is received from the gyro sensor, applies a control signal to the speaker module to output voice or sound, and controls the LED and acupressure protrusions arranged in the tilted direction based on the viewing window to be selectively operated.

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