Device for vehicle for supporting and massaging passenger's neck
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsBaek Hee Lee, Gyu Ho Chung, Jong Hun Lee, Yo Seob Lee, Hyun Kyu Park, Min Hyuk Kwak
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Abstract
A device configured for a vehicle for supporting and massaging a neck of a passenger is provided. The device is configured such that a neck support pad is integrally formed on a lower end portion of a headrest to hold up and support the neck of a passenger, and a massage device is mounted in the neck support pad to massage the neck of the passenger, thus stably supporting and massaging the neck of the passenger sitting on a seat.
Claims17
A device for supporting and massaging a neck of a passenger, the device comprising:
- a neck support pad integrally formed on a lower end portion of a headrest to support the neck of the passenger;
- a skeleton frame including a front frame that has guide holes on first and second sides of the front frame, a rear frame which is mounted behind the front frame to be spaced from the front frame, and wing-out frames that are rotatably mounted on the first and second sides of the front frame, the skeleton frame mounted in the neck support pad;
- at least a main air cell mounted on a front of the front frame to be expanded or contracted, for supporting a rear portion of the neck of the passenger;
- at least a side air cell mounted on a front of each of the wing-out frames to be expanded or contracted, for supporting a side portion of the neck of the passenger;
- a lifting and driving device mounted on the rear frame to be driven when a massage mode is selected;
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- a massage ball connected to the lifting and driving device to selectively protrude forwards through each of the guide holes of the front frame, and lifted when the lifting and driving device is driven to massage the neck of the passenger.
A system for supporting and massaging a neck of a passenger, the system comprising:
- a neck support pad integrally formed on a lower end portion of a headrest to support the neck of the passenger;
- a skeleton frame including a front frame that has guide holes on first and second sides of the front frame, a rear frame which is mounted behind the front frame to be spaced from the front frame, and wing-out frames that are rotatably mounted on the first and second sides of the front frame, the skeleton frame mounted in the neck support pad;
- at least a main air cell mounted on a front of the front frame to be expanded or contracted, for supporting a rear portion of the neck of the passenger;
- at least a side air cell mounted on a front of each of the wing-out frames to be expanded or contracted, thus supporting a side portion of the neck of the passenger;
- a lifting and driving device mounted on the rear frame to be driven when a massage mode is selected;
- a massage ball connected to the lifting and driving device to selectively protrude forwards through each of the guide holes of the front frame, and lifted when the lifting and driving device is driven to massage the neck of the passenger;
- an input portion through which the passenger selects whether to massage or not and selects the massage mode;
- a heart-rate measuring portion mounted at a predetermined position in a vehicle to monitor a heart rate of the passenger sitting on a seat;
- a body measuring portion mounted at a predetermined position in the vehicle to measure a body size of the passenger;
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- a controller configured of executing one of a plurality of modes depending on an input signal of the input portion, a monitoring signal of the heart-rate measuring portion, and a measurement signal of the body measuring portion, wherein the plurality of modes include the massage mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.