Patent Application
20180049569
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610684323.6, filed Aug. 18, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to pillows, and more particularly to a smart pillow to avoid neck pain and pressure sores on the skin.
A pillow is used to support a user's head and neck while lying down or sitting. However, the user's neck may get strained because of poor posture or pressure sores can result from constant pressure on one spot of the neck.
Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the exemplary embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the exemplary embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the exemplary embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The term “comprising” means “including but not limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
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When a user uses the smart pillow 1, the processing unit 12 controls the bi-directional valves 141 of the air bags 14 to adjust volumes of each of the air bags 14 in the body 11. The smart pillow 1 guides and supports the user's neck to avoid neck pain due to poor posture and prevents a constant and excessive pressure at one location of the body.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the body 11 is made of a silicone material. The body 11 is U-shaped, and includes a head portion 101 and two neck portions 102 connected to opposite ends of the head portion 101. The head portion 101 can support the user's head, and the neck portions 102 can support the user's neck. The pressure sensors 13 include at least one first pressure sensor 131 and at least one second pressure sensor 132. The air bags 14 include at least one first air bag 1401 and at least one second air bag 1402. The first pressure sensor 131 and the first air bag 1401 are mounted in the head portion 101, and the second pressure sensor 132 and the second air bag 1402 are mounted in the neck portions 102. The processing unit 12 can receive a pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 131, and control the bi-directional valve 141 of the first air bag 1401 to adjust an intake air amount or an outlet air amount of the first air bag 1401 in accordance with the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 131. The processing unit 12 can also receive a pressure value detected by the second pressure sensor 132, and control the bi-directional valve 141 of the second air bag 1402 in a similar manner.
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The smart pillow 1 further includes a music player unit 17. The processing unit 12 can receive the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor 13, and determine whether or not the received pressure value is greater than a predefined pressure value. The processing unit 12 can control the music player unit 17 to start playing music when the received pressure value is greater than the predefined pressure value as a pacifier for the sleeping user.
The smart pillow 1 further includes a vibration sensor 18. The vibration sensor 18 can detect a number of breaths of the user and a time of each breath. The processing unit 12 can thus record the user's sleeping characteristics.
The exemplary embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a pillow. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the exemplary embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201610684323.6 | Aug 2016 | CN | national |
