HEALTH BAND FOR HUMAN BODY

Abstract

A health band for a human body may include a band part having a through hole formed at a predetermined position such that a large amount of air for breathing by the respiratory system of the human body is introduced; and a protruding member which is formed so as to surround the through hole while blocking the through hole so as to prevent substances harmful to the human body contained in the air introduced through the through hole from flowing into the respiratory system.

Claims

1. A healthcare band for a human body, comprising: a band part detachably attached freely to skin of the human body to surround a region around a respiratory system of the human body through a point adhesion member formed on one side of the band part and having a through hole formed at a predetermined position of the band part to introduce air into the respiratory system of the human body; and a protruding member configured to block the through hole, while surrounding a region around the through hole, to prevent substances harmful to the human body contained in the air introduced through the through hole from flowing into the respiratory system.

2. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member comprises: an outer layer for blocking relatively large particles and water; an anti-bacterial filter layer for primarily filtering first substances harmful to the human body contained in the air passing through the outer layer; an electrostatic filter layer for secondarily filtering the first substances harmful to the human body and second substances harmful to the human body; and an inner layer for guiding the air secondarily filtered through the electrostatic filter layer to the respiratory system.

3. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member comprises: an outer layer for blocking relatively large particles and water; an anti-bacterial filter layer for primarily filtering first substances harmful to the human body contained in the air passing through the outer layer; an electrostatic filter layer for secondarily filtering the first substances harmful to the human body and second substances harmful to the human body; an inner layer for guiding the air secondarily filtered through the electrostatic filter layer to the respiratory system; and a detection kit layer formed on one side of the inner layer to detect at least one of disease, degree of obesity, and health condition of the human body, based on substances discharged from the respiratory system.

4. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member comprises: an outer layer for blocking relatively large particles and water; an anti-bacterial filter layer for primarily filtering first substances harmful to the human body contained in the air passing through the outer layer; an electrostatic filter layer for secondarily filtering the first substances harmful to the human body and second substances harmful to the human body; an inner layer for guiding the air secondarily filtered through the electrostatic filter layer to the respiratory system; and a medicine kit layer formed on one side of the inner layer and having a structure capable of accommodating a treatment medicine permeating the human body therein to treat diseases, obesity, and health problems.

5. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member comprises: an outer layer for blocking relatively large particles and water; an anti-bacterial filter layer for primarily filtering first substances harmful to the human body contained in the air passing through the outer layer; an electrostatic filter layer for secondarily filtering the first substances harmful to the human body and second substances harmful to the human body; an inner layer for guiding the air secondarily filtered through the electrostatic filter layer to the respiratory system; a detection kit layer formed on one side of the inner layer to detect diseases, degrees of obesity, and health conditions of the human body, based on substances discharged from the respiratory system; and a medicine kit layer formed on one side of the detection kit layer and having a structure capable of accommodating a treatment medicine permeating the human body therein to thus treat diseases, obesity, and health problems.

6. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the band part has a shape of a patch made of at least one material selected from materials including synthetic resin, plastic, synthetic fibers, natural fibers, tape, rubber, foams, paper, and a silicone adhesive.

7. The healthcare band according to claim 1, wherein the band part comprises a plurality of attachment strengthening holes spaced apart from each other by a given distance along outer edges thereof.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0067] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to anther embodiment of the present invention.

[0069] FIG. 3 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

[0070] FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1.

[0071] FIGS. 5(a), 5(b) 5(c), and 5(d) are sectional views showing protruding members selectively applied to the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0072] Objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the detailed description as will be described below and the attached drawings. Before the present invention is disclosed and described, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which can be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one of ordinary skill in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

[0073] If it is determined that the detailed explanation on the well known technology related to the present invention makes the scope of the present invention not clear, the explanation will be avoided for the brevity of the description. Further, the terms as will be discussed later are defined in accordance with the functions of the present invention, but may be varied under the intention or regulation of a user or operator. Therefore, they should be defined on the basis of the whole scope of the present invention.

[0074] Hereinafter, the present invention will be disclosed in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0075] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to anther embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a healthcare band for a human body according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

[0076] Referring to FIG. 1, a healthcare band for a human body according to an embodiment of the present invention largely includes a band part 110 and a protruding member 120.

[0077] First, the band part 110 has a through hole 112 formed at a predetermined position (for example, at a roughly center portion) thereof to introduce a large amount of air into the respiratory system of the human body and is detachably attached freely to the skin of the human body to surround the region around the respiratory system through a point adhesion member (See a reference numeral 118 of FIG. 4). In this case, the respiratory system includes the mouth (oral cavity) or nose (nasal cavity) of the human body, and the corners of the through hole 112 may be rounded so that the through hole 112 is kept to a given strength capable of being resistant well to artificial tearing.

[0078] Further, the through hole 112, which is formed at the roughly center portion of the band part 110, has various shapes such as a rectangle, a circle, an oval, and the like.

[0079] In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the through hole 112 of the band part 110 is constituted of a plurality of through holes 114 spaced apart from one another by a given distance on the region facing the respiratory system (oral or nasal cavity) of the human body.

[0080] Otherwise, as shown in FIG. 3, the through hole 112 of the band part 110 is constituted of a rectangular through hole formed at a center portion of the band part 110 and a plurality of through holes 114 spaced apart from one another by a given distance along the outside edges of the rectangular through hole.

[0081] The band part 110 has the shape of a patch made of any one selected from synthetic resin, plastic, synthetic fibers, natural fibers, tape, rubber, foams, paper, and a silicone adhesive or a combination of at least two or more materials. To allow the band part 110 to be attached well to the muscle or skin around the mouth or nose of the human body, the band part 110 is made of any one selected from a synthetic resin adhesive, a synthetic rubber adhesive, a cotton-like natural adhesive, an acrylic adhesive, and the like and a combination of at least two or more adhesives. When considering that the muscle or skin around the mouth or nose of the human body moves, while a wearer is talking or breathing, the band part 110 is made of a flexible material so that it can be resistant to such movements (that is, it can be kept attached well to the wearer's skin).

[0082] Moreover, the band part 110 includes a plurality of attachment strengthening holes 116 spaced apart from each other by a given distance along the outer edges thereof so that even if the muscle or skin around the mouth or nose of the wearer moves, while he or she is talking or breathing, the healthcare band can be attached well even to the curved portions such as the mouth, the nose, and the like, while preventing the attachment force from being lowered. In this case, the corners of the attachment strengthening holes 116 may be rounded such that the attachment strengthening holes 116 are kept to a given strength capable of being resistant well to artificial tearing.

[0083] Referring back to FIGS. 1 to 3, the protruding member 120 is formed (detachably attached) to surround (or cover) a region around the through hole 112 or the plurality of through holes 114, so that the protruding member 120 prevents substances harmful to the human body contained in the air introduced through the through hole 112 or the plurality of through holes 114 from flowing into the respiratory system of the wearer.

[0084] FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1.

[0085] Referring to FIG. 4, the point adhesion member 118 is formed on one side (coming into contact with the skin of the human body) of the band part 110 to perform the point adhesion to the skin, and for example, the point adhesion member 118 is made of a point adhesion component (such as synthetic resin-based, synthetic rubber-based, nature-based, and acrylic-based point adhesion components, a point adhesion component used in a band-aid, and the like) giving no harm to the skin of the human body.

[0086] Further, the protruding member 120 is detachably attached (through point adhesion) freely to a given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112, and for example, as shown in FIGS. 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), and 5(d), the protruding member 120 may have a laminate structure capable of selectively performing various functions.

[0087] FIGS. 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), and 5(d) are sectional views showing the protruding members selectively applied to the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention.

[0088] Referring to FIG. 5(a), the protruding member 120, which is formed at a given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112 and surrounding the region around the through hole 112, according to an example of the present invention, has a laminate structure of an outer layer 121, an anti-bacterial filter layer 122, an electrostatic filter layer 123, and an inner layer 124.

[0089] In this case, the outer layer 121 functions to block relatively large particles and water (for example, fine droplets of water or saliva discharged from the respiratory systems of people around the wearer) from being introduced into the respiratory system (the oral or nasal cavity) of the wearer when he or she inhales air.

[0090] Further, the anti-bacterial filter layer 122 functions to primarily filter first substances harmful to the human body contained in the air passing through the outer layer 121.

[0091] In this case, the first substances harmful to the human body include viruses, bacteria, carcinogens, microorganisms, pollutants, and the like, and as they are introduced into the human body through the respiratory system, they may cause various diseases such as colds, pneumonia, cancers, respiratory diseases, and the like.

[0092] Through the anti-bacterial filter layer 122 of the protruding member 120, accordingly, the first substances harmful to the human body contained in the outside air introduced into the respiratory system can be primarily filtered (blocked).

[0093] Further, the electrostatic filter layer 123 functions to filter the first substances harmful to the human body and second substances harmful to the human body, and in this case, the second substances harmful to the human body include yellow sand, fine dust, ultra fine dust, fine substances, and the like. If the first and second substances harmful to the human body are introduced into the human body through the respiratory system, they may cause various diseases such as asthma, dementia, stroke, cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, and the like.

[0094] Through the electrostatic filter layer 123 of the protruding member 120, accordingly, the first and second substances harmful to the human body contained in the outside air introduced into the respiratory system can be secondarily filtered (blocked).

[0095] Next, the inner layer 124 functions to guide the air secondarily filtered through the electrostatic filter layer 123 to the respiratory system, and in this case, the inner layer 124 may have a structure in which a medicine (for improving health conditions or treating diseases and obesity) is accommodated so that the medicine is directly sucked quickly to the respiratory system.

[0096] Referring to FIG. 5(b), the protruding member 120, which is formed at a given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112 and surrounding the region around the through hole 112, according to another example of the present invention, has a laminate structure of an outer layer 121, an anti-bacterial filter layer 122, an electrostatic filter layer 123, an inner layer 124, and a detection kit layer 125.

[0097] Referring to FIG. 5(b), that is, the protruding member 120, which is formed at the given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112 and surrounding the region around the through hole 112, has a laminate structure of the outer layer 121, the anti-bacterial filter layer 122, the electrostatic filter layer 123, the inner layer 124, and the detection kit layer 125, and in this case, the respective layers may be laminated on top of each other by means of point adhesion, melting, and the like.

[0098] According to another example of the present invention, the laminate structure of the outer layer 121, the anti-bacterial filter layer 122, the electrostatic filter layer 123, and the inner layer 124 is the same as of FIG. 5(a), and further, the functions of the respective layers are substantially the same as of FIG. 5(a).

[0099] However, the protruding member 120 as shown in FIG. 5(b) is different from that as shown in FIG. 5(a) in that the detection kit layer 125 having a given thickness is laid on top of the inner layer 124.

[0100] In this case, the detection kit layer 125 is formed (attached through point adhesion or melting) on one side of the inner layer 124 and has a sensor module (not shown) adapted to in real time monitor and store biological signals including a temperature, humidity, sweat, bacteria, viruses, carcinogens, and the like through a mobile application, based on substances (secretion such as saliva, phlegm, runny nose, and the like) discharged from the respiratory system (oral or nasal cavity) and to transmit the monitored result to an external receiver (for example, a smartphone), thereby detecting various diseases such as cancers, degrees of obesity, and health conditions.

[0101] If various diseases are detected through the substances discharged from the respiratory system, further, the detection kit layer 125 visually indicates the presence or absence of diseases, for example, through color changing.

[0102] Accordingly, the protruding member 120 as shown in FIG. 5(b) further has a function of detecting the diseases when compared with that as shown in FIG. 5(a).

[0103] Referring to FIG. 5(c), the protruding member 120, which is formed at a given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112 and surrounding the region around the through hole 112, according to yet another example of the present invention, has a laminate structure of an outer layer 121, an anti-bacterial filter layer 122, an electrostatic filter layer 123, an inner layer 124, and a medicine kit layer 126.

[0104] According to yet another example of the present invention, the laminate structure of the outer layer 121, the anti-bacterial filter layer 122, the electrostatic filter layer 123, and the inner layer 124 is the same as of FIG. 5(a), and further, the functions of the respective layers are substantially the same as of FIG. 5(a).

[0105] However, the protruding member as shown in FIG. 5(c) is different from that as shown in FIG. 5(a) in that the medicine kit layer 126 having a given thickness is laid on top of the inner layer 124.

[0106] In this case, the medicine kit layer 126 is formed (attached through point adhesion or melting) on one side of the inner layer 124 and has a structure capable of accommodating a treatment medicine permeating the human body therein to thus treat various diseases like cancers and obesity or to improve health conditions.

[0107] Accordingly, the protruding member 120 as shown in FIG. 5(c) further has a function of providing the treatment medicine needed for treating diseases when compared with that as shown in FIG. 5(a).

[0108] Referring to FIG. 5(d), the protruding member 120, which is formed at a given position of the band part 110, while covering the through hole 112 and surrounding the region around the through hole 112, according to still another example of the present invention, has a laminate structure of an outer layer 121, an anti-bacterial filter layer 122, an electrostatic filter layer 123, an inner layer 124, a detection kit layer 125, and a medicine kit layer 126.

[0109] According to yet another example of the present invention, the laminate structure of the outer layer 121, the anti-bacterial filter layer 122, the electrostatic filter layer 123, and the inner layer 124 is the same as of FIG. 5(a), and further, the functions of the respective layers are substantially the same as of FIG. 5(a).

[0110] However, the protruding member as shown in FIG. 5(d) is different from that as shown in FIG. 5(a) in that the detection kit layer 125 having a given thickness as shown in FIG. 5(b) and the medicine kit layer 126 having a given thickness as shown in FIG. 5(c) are laid sequentially on top of the inner layer 124.

[0111] In this case, the detection kit layer 125 and the medicine kit layer 126 have the same functions as shown in FIGS. 5(b) and 5 (c).

[0112] Accordingly, the protruding member 120 as shown in FIG. 5(d) further has two functions of detecting the diseases and providing the treatment medicines needed for treating the diseases when compared with that as shown in FIG. 5(a).

[0113] To provide various functions, further, the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention may be configured to have various protruding members with different laminate structures laid on top of each other, to change the order of the lamination of the protruding members, or to allow only some of the protruding members to be laminated on top of each other, such that the healthcare band can be used freely as the harmful substance-blocking band, the detection band for detecting diseases, degrees of obesity, and health conditions, and the treatment band for treating diseases and obesity. Moreover, the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention may be configured to allow the protruding members to be made and distributed (sold) to the form of being detachably attached freely to the band part, such that the protruding members can be selected appropriately according to a user's desired situation and then attached to the band part. Through such active user selection, accordingly, the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention can effectively satisfy various service desires of product users.

[0114] In addition, the healthcare band for a human body according to the present invention may be attached to the inside of a mask made of cotton, non-woven fabric, and the like, if necessary, so that through the wearing of the mask to which the healthcare band is attached, a variety of selection of the user can be obtained.

[0115] As mentioned above, the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the specification and drawings. In the description of the present invention, the embodiments are used not to limit the present invention and the scope of the present invention as defined in claims, but just to explain the present invention. Therefore, persons skilled in the relevant art can appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings.

[0116] It is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by the claims appended hereto.