WO2014035024A1

WO2014035024A1 - Snoring prevention mechanism

Info

Publication number: WO2014035024A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/002935
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이상재
Original assignee: Lee Sangjea
Priority date: 2012-08-27
Filing date: 2013-04-09
Publication date: 2014-03-06
Also published as: KR20140027694A; KR101374011B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a snoring prevention mechanism and, more particularly, to a snoring prevention mechanism that includes an upper main body having an open upper portion for accommodating the upper teeth, an upper clasp formed so as to project forward from the front surface of the upper main body, a lower main body having an open lower portion for accommodating the lower teeth, a lower clasp formed so as to project rearward from the rear surface of the lower main body, and a connecting line connecting the upper clasp and the lower clasp together. The present invention allows freer movement of the lower teeth as compared to the prior art.

Description

Snoring Prevention Device

The present invention relates to a snoring prevention mechanism, and more particularly, an upper body having an upper portion open to receive the upper teeth, an upper clasp formed to protrude forward from the front of the upper body, and a lower body opening the lower teeth to receive the lower teeth. The lower clasp, which is formed to protrude rearward from the rear of the lower body, is composed of a connection line connected between the upper clasp and the lower clasp, and is a snoring prevention mechanism that is more free of mandible movement than the existing device.

In general, the snoring prevention device is a device designed to secure the airway space by drawing the lower jaw of the patient to the front relative to the upper jaw.

One example of such a snoring mechanism includes an upper support supported by a user's upper needle as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 0877188; An upper locking jaw installed in the upper support to protrude downward with respect to the upper support; A lower support supported by the lower needle; And a lower catching jaw installed on the lower support so as to protrude upward with respect to the lower support, which can be caught on the front surface of the upper catching jaw.

In another example of the prior art, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 1080463, a plurality of fixing pins are fixed to both outer surfaces of the upper body accommodating the upper teeth and the lower body accommodating the lower teeth such that one side of the fixing pin protrudes. The guide roller is fixed to one side of the protruding fixing pin, and the expansion means is connected to a plurality of fixed guide rollers, and both sides of the contact portion where the upper body and the lower body come into contact with the lower body protrude forward by the elasticity of the elastic means. The retreat maximum position of the lower body is determined by the position of the stepped portion formed in each, and a retreat step is additionally installed on the step of the lower body, and the retreat step is connected and guided by the step of the lower body and the two guides. To be slidable, and one end of the adjusting screw having a through hole is inserted into a screw groove formed at the end of the lower body. And the other end of the high adjustment screw is embedded in the retreat step and fixed in a rotatable state.

However, the above snoring mechanism is composed of a material that excludes flexibility in fixing between the upper body where the upper teeth are accommodated and the lower body where the lower teeth are accommodated, or due to the solid binding force, the wearer's mandible movement is not free, which causes considerable inconvenience. There was a ham.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, by fixing the binding between the upper body and the lower body to accommodate the upper teeth in the form of a string to prevent snoring more free to lower jaw movement compared to the conventional device The object is to minimize the discomfort of the patient to wear by providing the device.

The snoring prevention mechanism of the present invention for achieving the above object is the upper body is opened to accommodate the upper teeth, the upper body formed to protrude forward from the front of the upper body, the lower body is opened to receive the lower teeth The lower clasp is formed so as to protrude rearward from the rear of the lower body, characterized in that consisting of a connecting line connected between the upper clasp and the lower clasp.

By fixing the upper body where the upper teeth are accommodated and the lower body where the lower teeth are accommodated by the connecting line, respectively, it is possible to move more freely than the conventional snoring mechanism fixed by the latches, thereby greatly reducing the psychological and temperamental discomforts felt by the patient. It has a remarkable effect.

In particular, by making it easy to replace the connecting line with a variety of materials there is a remarkable effect of exerting an appropriate effect depending on the condition of the patient.

1 is a perspective view of the snoring mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the upper body of the present invention snoring mechanism.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower body of the present invention snoring mechanism.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the adjusting device of the connecting line of the present invention.

10. Upper Body 11. Upper Groove 12. Upper Clasp

20. Lower body 21. Lower groove 22. Lower clasp

30. Adjusting device 31. Nut part 32. Adjusting screw

40. Connecting line 41. Housing 42. Ball joint

Snoring prevention mechanism of the present invention is the upper body 10 is opened to receive the upper teeth 10, the upper clasp 12 formed to protrude forward from the front of the upper body 10, the lower is opened to receive the lower teeth The lower body 20, the lower clasp 22 formed to protrude rearward from the rear of the lower body 20 is characterized by consisting of a connecting line 40 connected between the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22. .

In addition, the connecting line 40 is characterized by being made of a nylon or stainless steel string of the rubber band or chain form having an elastic force.

The connecting line 40 is characterized in that the adjusting device 30 for adjusting the length is configured.

The adjusting device 30 is vertically up and down, the nut portion 31 is a screw thread formed therein, the adjustment screw 32 is screwed up and down each of the nut portion 31, and the adjustment screw 32 One end is fixed to) and the other end is characterized by consisting of a connecting line fastened to the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22, respectively.

Hereinafter, described in detail by the accompanying drawings snoring prevention mechanism for achieving the above object is as follows.

1 is a perspective view of the snoring mechanism of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the snoring prevention device of the present invention has an upper body 10 opened at an upper part thereof to accommodate the upper teeth, an upper clasp 12 formed to protrude forward from the front of the upper body 10, and a lower part thereof. A lower body 20 which receives the lower teeth to receive the lower teeth, a lower clasp 22 formed to protrude rearward from the rear of the lower body 20, and a connection line connected between the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 ( It is characterized by consisting of 40).

The upper body 10 and the lower body 20 is configured to be symmetrical with each other up and down, reference numeral h ₁ represents a groove in which the upper teeth are seated in the upper body 10, h ₂ is the lower teeth in the lower body 20 Is a sign indicating the groove is seated.

The connecting line 40 can be basically used as a rubber band having an elastic force, but in some cases can be produced by using a nylon or stainless steel string of the chain form.

In addition, both ends of the connecting line 40 is configured to be easily attached and detached with the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 so that it can be easily replaced with nylon or stainless steel lines from the basic rubber line, the attachment and detachment of the connection line 40 is skilled in the art The drawings are not drawn in detail because they can be easily derived.

As an example, both ends of the connecting line 40 may be manufactured in a form that can be easily detached, such as a mobile phone or a USB ring.

Referring to the structure of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 in more detail, as shown in Figure 2 to form a groove 11 in the front portion of the upper body 10 direction of the front portion in the groove 11 The upper clasp 12 is configured to protrude, and the lower body 20 forms a groove 21 at the rear surface of the lower body 20 as shown in FIG. 3 and protrudes rearward to the groove 21. By forming the lower clasp 22 to minimize the feeling that the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 protrudes in the oral cavity so as not to give the wearer as much discomfort.

And the connecting line 40 connected between the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 is easy to adjust the length by the adjustment device 30 described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the adjusting device 30 of the present invention is a nut part 31 having a screw thread formed therein by standing up and down, and an adjusting screw which is screwed up and down, respectively, of the nut part 31. 32) and one end is fixed to the adjustment screw 32 and the other end is characterized by consisting of a connecting line 40 is fastened to the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22, respectively.

That is, when the adjusting screw 32 is inserted into the nut part 31 by rotating the adjusting screw 32 screwed up and down of the nut part 31, the connecting line 40 is pulled taut. , When the adjustment screw 32 is rotated to move in the outward direction of the nut part 31, the connecting line 40 is loosened, so that the length of the connecting line 40 can be easily adjusted according to the oral structure.

Particularly, when one end of the connecting line 40 is fixed to the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 in fastening the ends of the connecting line 40 to the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22, the adjustment screw 32 Since the connecting line 40 can be twisted by the rotation of the), the housing 41 which accommodates the ball joint 42 and the ball joint 42 which can be freely rotated on the end side of the connecting line 40 is configured to prevent this. If it is possible to prevent the twisting of the connecting line 40 by the rotation by the adjustment screw (32).

If the ball joint 42 is coupled to the upper and lower sides of the housing 41, respectively, or if the ball joint 42 is also configured on the adjustment screw 32 side will be more free movement.

Adjusting device 30 shown in the drawings of the present invention is modified in various ways having the same concept and the same purpose to have a structure to pull or loosen the connecting line 40 by the adjustment screw 32 as an embodiment of the present invention Can be carried out.

By fixing the binding between the upper body 10, the upper body is accommodated by the above-described configuration and the lower body 20, the lower teeth are accommodated in the form of a connecting line 40, the lower jaw movement is more free than the conventional device to prevent snoring Equipment was provided to minimize discomfort for the patient to be worn.

Claims

In snoring prevention mechanism,

An upper body 10 having an upper opening to receive the upper teeth;

An upper clasp 12 formed to protrude forward from the front of the upper body 10;

A lower body 20 having a lower opening to receive the lower teeth;

A lower clasp 22 formed to protrude rearward from the rear of the lower body 20;

Snoring mechanism, characterized in that consisting of a connecting line 40 is connected between the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22.
The method of claim 1,

The connecting line 40 is a snoring mechanism, characterized in that made of elastic or elastic rubber or chain-shaped nylon or stainless steel string.
The method of claim 1,

Snoring mechanism, characterized in that the connecting line 40 is configured to adjust the length adjustment device 30.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The adjusting device 30 is vertically up and down, the nut portion 31 is a screw thread formed therein, the adjustment screw 32 is screwed up and down each of the nut portion 31, and the adjustment screw 32 One end is fixed to) and the other end is characterized in that the anti-snoring mechanism consisting of a connecting line fastened to the upper clasp 12 and the lower clasp 22 respectively.