KR101798190B1 - Special Effect Apparatus Coupled With Back Of Chair, Chair Including The Same and Control System Of The Same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a back-to-back special effect generating apparatus, a chair including the back effect and a control system thereof, and more particularly, And a communication unit for receiving control signals of the external device and the effect device. The special effect of the effect device can be realized in the chair when the seat is attached to one side of the back of the chair, .
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to produce various special effects by replacing the back cover of the auditorium chair by fabricating the effect device as a module mounted on the back cover of the chair.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a special effect generating apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a back-to-back special effect generating apparatus, a chair including the back effect and a control system thereof, and more particularly, And a communication unit for receiving control signals of the external device and the effect device. The special effect of the effect device can be realized in the chair when the seat is attached to one side of the back of the chair, .

The screening hall, which is a space to appreciate this with the diversification of movie contents in recent years, is also greatly developing. Especially, many movie theater operators are increasing the number of 4D movie theaters, which is a type of theater that adds physical effects to 3D stereoscopic images.

Here, 4D is referred to as a 4D effect or a special effect in the sense that one element is added to 3D. By providing a physical effect (vibration and movement of the auditorium chair, flash light, divergence of odor, It refers to the technology that adds a feeling to the visitor. The 4D effect is not necessarily accompanied by a 3D stereoscopic image. The 3D stereoscopic image is not necessarily a 3D stereoscopic image, but may be implemented by providing a physical effect to a 2D stereoscopic image if it is to be displayed in a 4D facility. Therefore, the most important feature of 4D technology is to give various physical effects to viewers.

On the other hand, in order to provide such a 4D effect, an auditorium chair in which a user gives a vibration, an air injection, a physical stimulus or a motion synchronized to a movie image is produced.

However, referring to FIG. 1, an auditorium chair that provides a conventional 4D effect is very expensive because a device for providing special effects is integrally built, and when a failure occurs, four chairs are connected together There was a problem that the operation of the connected theater chairs was stopped, and all of the chairs were disassembled and repaired.

The present invention provides an effect device for providing various 4D effects as well as an installation and repair of a movie theater chair provided in the above-described an auditorium, and is miniaturized. It has been invented to provide additional technical elements that can not be readily invented by those skilled in the art.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0091806 (published on August 20, 2012): chair

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an effect device for providing a special effect with a single module mounted on a back cover of a chair to provide various special effects.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a special effect to an ordinary chair only by replacing the back cover.

It is another object of the present invention to additionally provide an on / off switch for each effect device so that a special effect that the user does not directly desire can be separately controlled.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the back-bond type special effect generating apparatus of the present invention comprises: a back cover unit; At least one effect device provided in the back cover part for implementing a special effect according to a control signal of an external device; And a communication unit for receiving a control signal of an external device, wherein the special effect of the effect device can be realized in the chair when the chair is attached to one side of a back of the chair, .

Here, the present invention may further include a switch for controlling on / off of each effect device, wherein the switch is provided on an armrest portion of the chair and is connected to the effect device by wire or wireless .

Further, the effect device may include at least one of a Tickler module, a vibration module, and an Air Shot module, wherein the Tickler module and the vibration module are installed in the chair And the air shot module is implemented to provide a special effect to a user seated in the back seat of the chair.

In addition, the present invention may further include a coupling portion for coupling the back cover portion to the backrest of the chair.

Further, the communication unit may be coupled to or separated from the back cover unit, and one communication unit may transmit a control signal to each of the effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit.

In addition, the present invention may further include a power supply unit coupled to or separated from the back cover unit to supply power to the respective effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit.

The backrest combined type special effect generating chair according to the present invention comprises: a seating part in which a user is seated; A backrest supporting the back of the user; And a back cover part detachably mounted on the back surface of the backrest, wherein the back cover part includes at least one effect device for implementing a special effect according to a control signal of an external device; And a communication unit for receiving a control signal of the external device.

At this time, the present invention may further comprise an armrest which is coupled to at least one side of the seating portion or the backrest, and the armrest may include a switch for controlling on / off of each effect device.

Further, the effect device may include at least one of a Tickler module, a vibration module, and an Air Shot module, wherein the Tickler module and the vibration module are installed in the chair And the Air Shot module may be implemented to provide a special effect to a user seated in the back seat of the chair.

In addition, the present invention may further include a coupling portion coupling the back cover portion to the backrest portion.

In addition, the communication unit may be coupled to or separated from the back cover unit, and one communication unit may transmit a control signal to each effect device provided in the at least one back cover unit.

Further, the present invention may further include a power supply unit coupled to or separated from the back cover unit to supply power to the respective effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit.

The backrest-type special effect generating apparatus control system of the present invention is provided with a backrest cover unit including one or more effect devices provided in a back cover unit coupled to one side of a backrest of a chair for realizing a special effect by receiving a control signal of a movie theater server Type effect generator; And an audiovisual server for generating a control signal for controlling an effect device included in the back-combinable special effect generating apparatus and transmitting the generated control signal to one or more effect apparatuses.

In this case, the special effect generating device of the back-coupled type can be attached to and detached from one side of the back of the chair, and when the back effect is combined with one side of the back of the chair, the special effect of the effect device can be realized in the chair have.

In addition, the auditorium server may store control data in which control signals synchronized with playback times of specific contents are sequentially arranged, transmit a control signal synchronized with the playback time to the effect apparatus as the contents are played back, And controls all or a part of the effect apparatus.

The present invention can provide various special effects by producing an effect device for providing a special effect as one module mounted on a back cover of a chair.

In addition, the present invention can provide a special effect to an existing general chair only by replacing the back cover.

In addition, the present invention can control the special effect that the user does not directly want by adding an on / off switch for each effect device.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and various effects can be included within the range that is obvious to a person skilled in the art from the following description.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing a configuration in which an effect device for providing a special effect is installed inside a conventional auditorium chair.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a back-to-back special effect generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a reference diagram for explaining that the special effect generating apparatus of the backrest combined type according to the embodiment of the present invention generates a special effect.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a back-to-back special effect generating chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a rear side view illustrating a structure of a backrest coupled type special effect generating chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear view illustrating a configuration in which one communication unit or a power supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a plurality of back-to-back special effect generating chairs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments disclosed herein should not be construed or interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that the description including the embodiments of the present specification has various applications. Accordingly, any embodiment described in the Detailed Description of the Invention is illustrative for a better understanding of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to embodiments.

The functional blocks shown in the drawings and described below are merely examples of possible implementations. In other implementations, other functional blocks may be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the following detailed description. Also, although one or more functional blocks of the present invention are represented as discrete blocks, one or more of the functional blocks of the present invention may be a combination of various hardware and software configurations that perform the same function.

In addition, the expression "including any element" is merely an expression of an open-ended expression, and is not to be construed as excluding the additional elements.

Further, when a component is referred to as being connected or connected to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it should be understood that there may be other components in between.

Also, the expressions such as 'first, second', etc. are used only to distinguish a plurality of configurations, and do not limit the order or other features between configurations.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration in which an effect device for providing a special effect inside a chair for providing a special effect is installed.

Referring to FIG. 1, a chair for providing a special effect is very expensive because a plurality of effect devices for providing a special effect are built in the chair, and when four chairs are connected together There is a problem that the operation of the connected theater chairs is stopped and the set of the theater chairs in which the failure occurs is disassembled and transported after being transported.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention; Fig. As used herein, the term 'special effects' refers to the effect of adding physical sensations to movie audiences by providing physical effects (vibration and movement of the auditorium chair, flash light, divergence of odor, spray of water droplets, etc.) do. The present invention aims at solving the above problem by providing one or more effect devices for providing such a special effect on a back cover of a chair installed in an auditorium. Particularly, the present invention is advantageous in that it can be installed in all types of chairs installed in an auditorium, regardless of the kind of chair, so that it can be easily installed and replaced. The chair (Application No. 10-2012-0091806) It is possible to provide a special effect to the user more efficiently.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a special effect generating apparatus for a backrest coupled type according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a back-mounted special effect generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a back cover unit 100, at least one effect device, a coupling unit 120, and a communication unit 130. More specifically, the present invention relates to a backrest cover unit 100 which is detachably attached to a backrest of a movie theater chair, at least one effect device provided in the backrest cover unit 100 to realize a special effect according to a control signal of an external device, And a communication unit 130 for receiving a control signal of the external device. The communication unit 130 can be detachably mounted on one side of the back of the chair, and can be attached to one side of the back of the chair, And a special effect of the effect device functions to be embodied in the chair.

The back cover 100 may be attached to and detached from the back of a movie theater chair and may serve as a housing having a structure included in the combined special effect generating device. 1, a conventional auditorium chair providing a special effect has a built-in effect device for providing a special effect inside the chair, which is expensive and difficult to replace and repair. However, the present invention is applicable to a case where a plurality of effect devices So that it can be easily installed by replacing the back cover part 100 of the ordinary auditorium chair. In addition, when a malfunction occurs, only the back cover unit 100 needs to be replaced, so that it is possible to efficiently operate the movie theater by replacing only the back cover unit 100 without interrupting the operation of the movie theater chair.

 The effect device is a device for providing a physical effect to a user together with contents provided by an auditorium, and is a device for giving various effects such as physical stimulation, vibration, air injection, and perfume spray. Preferably, the effect device is controlled in synchronization with the playback time of the content to be displayed. At this time, the control signal can be received from the external device. The external device forms or stores the control data in which the control signals synchronized with the playback time of the specific content are sequentially arranged. When the control signal is synchronized with the playback time To the effect device. On the other hand, the external device may be a wired or wirelessly connected various control means with a back-coupled special effect generating device, and includes an auditorium server for controlling the reproduction of the contents of the auditorium and controlling special effects of the auditorium chair.

3, the effect device of the present invention includes a Tickler module 111 for generating a shock by charging a portion of a chair, a vibration module 112 for generating vibration in contact with a part of the chair, (Air Shot) module 113 for controlling the operation of the camera.

At this time, the tickler module 111 may charge the back of the chair to give a physical stimulus to the user, and the vibration module 112 may transmit the vibration to the user by vibrating the backrest portion of the chair, Air Shot) module 113 can spray air to a user seated in a chair or a user seated in a back seat of a chair. The position of the tickler module 111, the vibration module 112 and the air shot module 113 in the back cover part 100 is not limited, One or more of which may provide various effects.

The engaging portion 120 can engage the back cover 100 with the backrest of the chair. The coupling portion 120 may be in the form of a bolt and a nut, and may be coupled by various means for attaching and detaching the backrest and the back cover 100 of the chair. Accordingly, when a failure occurs in the effect device, the back cover 100 is removed from the back of the chair through the detachment of the coupling part 120 to maintain the operation of the auditorium chair, Can be easily repaired.

The communication unit 130 can receive a control signal of an external device by wire or wirelessly. Accordingly, the communication unit 130 receives the control signal from the external device and transmits the control signal to the effect device provided in the back cover unit 100, thereby indirectly controlling the effect device. 6, the communication unit 130 may be separated from the back cover unit 100 and may be coupled to or separated from the back cover cover unit 100, One communication unit 130 may be connected to each of the effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit 100 to transmit a control signal. Accordingly, the component cost can be reduced as compared with the method of configuring the communication unit 130 for each device.

In a similar manner, the present invention may include a power supply unit 150 for supplying power to each effect device provided in at least one of the back cover parts 100, ), Thereby reducing the component cost compared with the method of constructing the power supply unit 150 for each device.

In addition, the back-bond type special effect generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a switch 140 for controlling on / off of each effect apparatus. This is because each user has different preferences and may feel uncomfortable with a particular effect. Therefore, through the switch 140 of the present invention, the user can watch the movie more comfortably by turning off the undesired effect.

At this time, the switch 140 may be provided on the armrest portion of the chair and connected to the effect device by wire or wireless. Therefore, the switch 140 is configured separately from the back cover part 100, so that the user can more easily control the effect device.

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a structure of a back-to-back special effect generating chair according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side view of a back- As seen from the back to illustrate.

4 and 5, a backrest-type special effect generating chair according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seating unit 10, a receiving unit 20, a backrest unit 30, and a backrest cover unit 100 The back cover part 100 may include one or more effect devices, a coupling part 120, and a communication part 130. In this case, More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling the back of a user, which includes a seat 10 on which a user is seated, a support 20 supporting the seat 10, a seat 10 or a support 20, And a back cover part 100 which is detachably attached to one side of the back part 30 and the back part 30 to support the back cover part 30.

At this time, the back cover unit 100 includes at least one effect device for implementing a special effect according to a control signal of the external device, a coupling unit 120 coupled to the backrest unit 30, and a communication unit 130 ). Accordingly, since the module itself providing the special effect is miniaturized by providing at least one effect device in the back cover 100, it is possible to easily install the same in a general chair, and even when a trouble occurs, only the back cover 100 is replaced It is not necessary to stop the operation of some failed auditorium chairs.

The armrest 40 may further include an armrest 40 coupled to at least one side of the seating portion 10 or the backrest 30 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, And a switch 140 for controlling the turn-off of the transistor.

The details of the configuration of at least one effect device, the coupling portion 120, the communication portion 130, and the switch 140 provided in the back cover portion 100 have been described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3, do.

6, the communication unit 130 may be separated from the back cover unit 100 and may be coupled or separated, and one communication unit 130 may be mounted on at least one of the back cover units 100, The control unit 100 may be connected to each of the effect devices provided in the control unit 100 and transmit a control signal. Accordingly, the component cost can be reduced as compared with the method of configuring the communication unit 130 for each device.

In a similar manner, the present invention may include a power supply unit 150 for supplying power to each effect device provided in at least one of the back cover parts 100, ), Thereby reducing the component cost compared with the method of constructing the power supply unit 150 for each device.

The back-to-back special effect generating device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a back cover unit 100 coupled to one side of a backrest of a chair, And a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the back-combinable special effect generating apparatus including the effect apparatus and the effect apparatus provided in the back-combined special effect generating apparatus, and transmitting the generated control signal to the at least one effect apparatus Server.

In this case, the special effect generating device of the back-coupled type can be attached to and detached from the back of the chair, and when the back effect is combined with the back of the chair, the special effect of the effect device can be realized in the chair.

Accordingly, since the plurality of effect devices are provided in one back cover, the present invention is advantageous in that it can be installed easily by attaching and detaching the conjoined special effect generating device to the back of the ordinary auditorium chair. In addition, when a trouble occurs, only the back-coupled special effect generating device can be replaced, so that it is possible to operate the auditorium efficiently by replacing the back-coupled special effect generating device without stopping the operation of the auditorium chair.

In addition, the auditorium server can control the reproduction of contents of the auditorium and control the effect device of the back-combinable special effect generating apparatus of the present invention. At this time, the auditorium server stores control data in which control signals synchronized with the reproduction time of specific contents are sequentially arranged, transmits control signals synchronized with the reproduction time to the effect device as the contents are reproduced, The control unit controls all or a part of the control unit. Therefore, the effect device provided in the back-to-back special effect generating apparatus can be controlled in synchronization with the reproduction time of the content to be displayed.

The auditorium server transmits a control signal synchronized with the playback time of the specific content to the back effect type special effect generating apparatus. The control signal transmission to the back effect type special effect generating apparatus is connected to the wired or wireless network , Or can be transmitted to a connection of a recording medium such as a USB.

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

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Claims (18)

A back cover part;
An effect device provided on the back cover part and including at least two of a Tickler module, a vibration module, and an Air Shot module for implementing a special effect according to a control signal of an external device; And
A communication unit for receiving a control signal of an external device and transmitting the control signal to the effect device;
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Wherein the back cover cover is detachably mountable on one side of a backrest of the chair and the tickler module and the vibration module are configured to provide the special effect to the user seated on the chair when the back side of the chair is attached to the back side, And the air shot module is configured to provide the special effect to the user who is seated in the back seat of the chair.
The method according to claim 1,
A switch for controlling ON / OFF of each effect device;
Further comprising: a back-coupling-type special effect generating device.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the switch comprises:
Wherein the arm is provided on an armrest portion of the chair and connected to the effect device by wire or wireless.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A coupling portion for coupling the back cover portion to the backrest of the chair;
Further comprising: a back-coupling-type special effect generating device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the one or more communication units are coupled to or separated from the back cover unit, and one communication unit transmits a control signal to each of the effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit.
The method according to claim 1,
A power supply unit coupled to or separated from the back cover unit to supply power to each effect device provided in the at least one back cover unit;
Further comprising: a back-coupling-type special effect generating device.
A seating portion in which a user is seated;
A backrest supporting the back of the user; And
A back cover part attached to and detached from the back surface;
Including the
The back cover portion
An effect device including at least two of a Tickler module, a vibration module, and an Air Shot module for implementing a special effect according to a control signal of an external device; And
A communication unit for receiving a control signal of an external device and transmitting the control signal to the effect device;
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Wherein the tickler module and the vibration module are implemented to provide the special effect to a user seated on a chair and the air shot module is implemented to provide the special effect to a user seated in a back seat of the chair Backrest combined effect special effect chair.
10. The method of claim 9,
An armrest coupled to at least one side of the seating portion or the backrest;
Further comprising:
The armrest,
A switch for controlling ON / OFF of each effect device;
And a backrest coupled type special effect generating chair.
delete delete 10. The method of claim 9,
An engaging portion for engaging the back cover portion with the backrest portion;
And a backrest-type special effects generating chair.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
Wherein one of the communication units is coupled to or separated from the back cover unit, and one communication unit transmits a control signal to each of the effect devices provided in the at least one back cover unit.
10. The method of claim 9,
A power supply unit coupled to or separated from the back cover unit to supply power to each effect device provided in the at least one back cover unit;
And a backrest-type special effects generating chair.
A vibrating module and an air shot module which is provided in a back cover part coupled to one side of a back of the chair and which realizes a special effect by receiving a control signal of the auditorium server, A back-coupled type special effect generating device including an effect device for performing a back-and-forth motion; And
An audiovisual server for generating a control signal for controlling an effect device included in the back-combinable special effect generating device and transmitting the generated control signal to at least one effect device;
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The special effect generating device may be detachably attached to one side of a back of a chair, and when the back side is coupled to one side of the chair, the tickler module and the vibration module provide the special effect to a user seated on the chair Wherein the Air Shot module is implemented to provide the special effect to a user seated in a back seat of the chair.
delete 17. The method of claim 16,
The auditorium server,
A control signal synchronized with a playback time of a specific content is sequentially stored, and a control signal synchronized with the playback time is transmitted to the effect device as the content is played back, And the control unit controls the back-to-back type special effect generating apparatus.

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