The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Taiwan application number 110105937, filed on Feb. 20, 2021, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a chair, and in particular, to a pelvic tilt detecting chair that can automatically detect and alert whether the pelvis is excessively tilted.
In modern society, people often perform many activities in a sitting position, such as eating, taking transportation, watching TV, working and studying. Generally, when a user sits on a chair, the ischium of the pelvis of the user contacts and leans against the chair surface of the chair. When the user sits for a long time, the user may change the sitting position due to pain or soreness of the sciatic bones. Since the chair surface of most chairs is a fixed plane, when the user changes the sitting posture, the user may lean against the chair surface of the chair with the sacrum. At this time, the pelvis of the user may be tilted forward or backward with the change of the sitting posture, thereby resulting in poor sitting posture.
When the sacrum is attached to the chair in the sitting position, the muscles of the waist and abdomen do not need to exert effort. Therefore, the user often ignores the problem of poor sitting posture due to comfort.
However, when the user sits for a long time with the pelvis tilted forward or backward for a long time, it is easy to cause problems such as neck pain, back pain or hip discomfort. If you do not improve your sitting posture for a long time, it is more likely to increase the risk of kyphosis, body arthritis, lumbar disc herniation, structural changes of organs, spinal deformation, cervical spine spurs and other diseases.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop a chair that can alert the user of excessive pelvic tilt and poor sitting posture, so as to solve the problems of the prior art.
In view of this, the present invention provides a pelvic tilt detecting chair to solve the problems of the prior art.
In an embodiment, a pelvic tilt detecting chair is configured for a user to sit thereon and to detect a pelvic angle of the pelvis of the user in sitting position. The pelvic tilt detecting chair comprises a base, a supporting component, a carrying component and a detector. The base comprises a horizontal surface. The supporting component comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is connected to the base. The carrying component is moveably disposed on the supporting component and is configured to carry the pelvis of the user. The carrying component comprises an installing surface and a chair surface opposite to the installing surface. The installing surface is coupled to the second end of the supporting component, causing the carrying component to swing with the second end as a fulcrum. The chair surface is configured to contact the pelvis, and a tilt angle is formed between the chair surface and the horizontal surface of the base when the user sits on the carry component. Wherein, the tilt angle corresponds to the pelvic angle of the user. The detector is disposed on the carrying component, the detector is configured to detect the tilt angle and store a tilt angle threshold value, wherein the detector generates a warning signal when the tilt angle does not match up with the tilt angle threshold value.
Wherein, the chair surface of the carrying component comprises a first groove and a second groove, and the pelvis of the user comprises a left ischial tuberosity and a right ischial tuberosity. When the user sits on the carrying component, the first groove and the second groove respectively accommodate the left ischial tuberosity and the right ischial tuberosity.
Further, the second end of the supporting component is disposed between the first groove and the second groove.
Wherein, the tilt angle threshold value is between 5 degrees and 30 degrees.
Wherein, the pelvic tilt detecting chair further comprises an alarm disposed on the carrying component and connected to the detector. The alarm is configured to receive the warning signal generated by the detector and generate an alarm message according to the warning signal.
Wherein, the detector is one selected from a group consisting of triaxial accelerometer, gyroscope sensor, pressure sensor and triaxial magnetometer.
Wherein, the carrying component comprises a first carrying portion and a second carrying portion. The first carrying portion and the second carrying portion are disposed opposite to each other and respectively comprise a first chair surface and a second chair surface. The pelvis of the user comprises a left ischial tuberosity and a right ischial tuberosity. When the user sits on the carrying component, the first chair surface and the second chair surface respectively contact the left ischial tuberosity and the right ischial tuberosity.
Wherein, the shape of the chair surface of the carrying component corresponds to the shape of the pelvis of the user.
In summary, the pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can detect the actual pelvic angle of the pelvis of the user when the user is in a sitting position through the carrying component and the detector that are attached to the buttocks of the human body. The pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can alert the user of the sitting posture in various warning ways, so as to avoid bad posture and maintain the correct posture.
Some of the embodiments will be described in detail, with reference to the following figures, wherein like designations denote like members, wherein:
The advantages, spirits, and features of the present invention will be explained and discussed with embodiments and figures as follows.
A detailed description of the herein after described embodiments of the disclosed apparatus and method are presented herein by way of exemplification and not limitation with reference to the Figures. Although certain embodiments are shown and described in detail, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims. The scope of the present invention will in no way be limited to the number of constituting components, the materials thereof, the shapes thereof, the relative arrangement thereof, etc., and are disclosed simply as an example of embodiments of the present invention.
In the description of the present specification, the terminologies “in an embodiment”, “in another embodiment”, or “in some embodiments” means that the specific feature, structure, material or characteristic of the present embodiment is involved in at least one embodiment of the present invention. In the description of the present specification, the schematic representation of the mentioned terminologies does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the described specific feature, structure, material or characteristic can be involved in any one or more embodiments in a proper way.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms “longitudinal, horizontal, upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, top, bottom, inner, outer” and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating that the described devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operate in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.
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In practice, the base 11 can be arranged on the ground, and the shape of the base 11 can be the disk shape shown in
In this embodiment, the second end 122 of the supporting component 12 opposite to the first end 121 is configured to connect and support the carrying component 13. In practice, the second end 122 of the supporting component 12 may further include a swinging member (eg, a universal joint, a fisheye joint, a spring, etc.), and the installing surface 131 of the carrying component 13 may be connected to the swinging member. Therefore, the carrying component 13 can swing circumferentially with the second end 122 of the supporting component 12 as a fulcrum. As shown in
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Further, the second end 122 of the supporting component 12 is located between the first groove 1321 and the second groove 1322. In practice, the supporting component 12 may also be located at the center of the carrying component 13. Therefore, when the user 5 sits on the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1, the supporting component 12 can balance the weight of the left ischial tuberosity 511 and the right ischial tuberosity 512.
In this embodiment, the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1 of the present invention further comprises a detector 14 disposed on the carrying component 13 and configured to detect the tilt angle A. In practice, the detector 14 can be three-axis accelerometer, gyroscope sensor, pressure sensor or three-axis magnetometer, but not limited to this. The detector 14 may also be six-axis sensor or nine-axis sensor formed by at least two of three-axis accelerometer, gyroscope sensor, pressure sensor, and three-axis magnetometer. The detector 14 can be integrated on the circuit board, and the detector 14 can be disposed on the installing surface 131 of the carrying component 13, but not limited thereto. The detector 14 can also be disposed inside the carrying component 13. When the user 5 sits on the carrying component 13 of the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1, the carrying component 13 will swing according to the pelvic angle of the pelvis 51 of the user 5 in the sitting position. The detector 14 disposed on the carrying component 13 also swings with the carrying component 13. At this time, the detector 14 detects the tilt angle A of the carrying component 13 caused by the swing, and the tilt angle A measured by the detector 14 is the pelvic angle of the pelvis 51 of the user 5.
Further, the detector 14 may store a tilt angle threshold value. When the tilt angle A measured by the detector 14 does not meet the tilt angle threshold value, the detector 14 generates a warning signal. In practice, when the human body is standing or sitting, the correct pelvic position is in a slightly forward tilted state, and the forward tilt angle of the pelvis is between 7 degrees and 19 degrees. Therefore, the tilt angle threshold value may be between 5 degrees and 30 degrees. When the tilt angle A measured by the detector 14 is less than 5 degrees or greater than 30 degrees, it means that the pelvic angle of the pelvis 51 of the user 5 in the sitting position is in an incorrect angle range. That is, the user 5 sits on the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1 in a bad sitting posture. At this time, the detector 14 generates a warning signal.
In addition, in this embodiment, the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1 of the present invention further comprises an alarm 15 disposed on the carrying component 13 and connected to the detector 14. The alarm 15 is configured for receiving the warning signal generated by the detector 14 and generating the alarm message according to the warning signal. In practice, the alarm 15 can be light bulb, LED light, buzzer, vibrator, etc., and the alarm message can be light, sound, image, text, vibration, and the like. For example, the alarm 15 can be a light bar which is arranged around the carrying component 13 of the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1. When the detector 14 detects that the tilt angle A does not meet the tilt angle threshold value and generates a warning signal, the alarm 15 emits a red light. The user can adjust the sitting posture through the red-light bar, so that the pelvis of the user is in the correct position.
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In practice, when the pelvis of the user is too tilted forward, the lumbar vertebrae connected to the pelvis will bend forward excessively and be in a tight state, resulting in abnormal physiological lordosis of the lumbar vertebrae, which in turn causes low back pain. In addition, the vertebrae which are attached to the lumbar spine, are also deformed. If the pelvis is too tilted forward for a long time, the structure of the organs of the stomach will change, and the lower abdomen will bulge abnormally, even destroying the body curve. When the pelvis of the user is too tilted backward, the lumbar vertebrae connected to the pelvis will drive the vertebrae to bend backwards, resulting in a kyphosis. Therefore, the pelvic tilt detecting chair 1 of the present invention uses the detector to detect the pelvic angle of the user in the sitting posture, and can remind the user of the sitting posture through the alarm, so as to avoid poor posture and maintain a correct posture.
In addition to detecting whether the pelvis of the user is tilted forward or backward, the pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can also detect tilt in other directions. In an embodiment, the carrying component of the pelvic tilt detecting chair can swing left and right along the direction of the Y axis. When the carrying component swings, the chair surface of the carrying component forms a lateral tilt angle with the horizontal surface of the base. Further, the detector can also store the lateral tilt angle threshold value and measure the lateral tilt angle of the carrying component, so as to detect whether the pelvis of the user is tilted left and right when the user is sitting. In another embodiment, the carrying component of the pelvic tilt detecting chair can swing along any direction on the X-Y plane. When the carrying component swings, the chair surface of the carrying component forms a tilt angle with the horizontal surface of the base. Further, the detector can also store the tilt angle thresholds value in each direction and use it to measure the tilt angle of the carrying component, so as to detect whether the pelvis of the user is excessively tilted in each direction when the user is sitting.
The pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can also be configured in other ways for detecting the tilt angle. Please refer to
The pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can not only remind the user of poor sitting posture through the alarm, but also remind the user through other means. Please refer to
The pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can be in addition to the mode of the aforementioned embodiment, and can also be in other modes. Please refer to
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In summary, the pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can detect the actual pelvic angle of the pelvis of the user when the user is in a sitting position through the carrying component and the detector that are attached to the buttocks of the human body. The pelvic tilt detecting chair of the present invention can remind the user of the sitting posture in various warning ways, so as to avoid bad posture and maintain the correct posture.
With the examples and explanations mentioned above, the features and spirits of the invention are hopefully well described. More importantly, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described herein. Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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110105937 | Feb 2021 | TW | national |