CN101873817A - Accessory for head rest in lying position - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an accessory (1) for bearing the head (T) of a lying individual (I), in particular during sleep, characterised in that it comprises a substantially rigid base (2) bearing at least a first head rest cushion (3) for the lying position on the back, and at least a second head rest cushion (4, 5) for the lying position on the side, the second cushion being arranged on a substantially rigid plate (8, 9) supported by a linking arm (6, 7) extending from the base (2) along an axis perpendicular to the base and the plate (8, 9), the plate being mounted on the arm (6, 7) so as to be capable of pivoting about the axis of the arm, the latter maintaining a gap (E, E') between the plate (8, 9) and the base (2) so as to allow the passage of an arm (B) of the individual between the base and the plate when the head (T) of the individual bears on the second cushion (4, 5) supported by the plate (8, 9).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of accessory that is used for supporting the people's be in prone position (recumbent posture) (especially when the people sleeps) head.Accessory of the present invention preferably is applicable to the field that the order sleep is comfortable and prevents and the field that alleviates some illness relevant with the posture that is adopted (for some part of vertebra or shoulder, these postures are very uncomfortable and/or can cause damage).
Background technology
At first, these illnesss generally are slight and are local, if but they are not treated, or they appear on one's body older relatively people, and then these illnesss can become real damage between sleep period and after sleep.
As an example, mentioned illness can be made of actual contusion even sleep apnea, snoring or the LB of cervical pain (as torticollis) or shoulder muscle or shoulder cartilage.
From the present situation of this area, the multiple accessory that is used to handle and treat these problems has belonged to known.Especially, a large amount of pillows with different shape, structure and material is known, some in addition be known as " ergonomics " or " shape memory " pillow.As an example, mentioned content especially can be made of the pillow of describing among file WO-0238013A1, FR 2825602 even the EP 0373520.
Regrettably, those different pillows are invalid for alleviating arthralgia (the especially arthralgia of cervical vertebra and shoulder), this is because the form of people in all postures that adopted between sleep period (in two main sleeping positions especially being made up of back floating position and lateral position, also rolling up with the posture of " fetus " sometimes) that they are unsuitable for fully or coupling is used them rightly.Especially, existing pillow can not be in side sleeping position gesture supporting head part suitably, this is because their height is often not enough, thereby causes cervical vertebra not line up or angulation with respect to other parts of vertebra.Therefore, the people in the sleep usually moves to an arm under the pillow it being brought up to suitable height, thereby, because the distortion and the distortion in these joints between sleep period can cause uncomfortable posture and shoulder pain usually.
Summary of the invention
Defective in view of the head restraint and the accessory of prior art, first purpose of the present invention is to propose a kind of accessory that is used to lean on and support the people's who is in prone position head, especially when the people sleeps, regardless of sleeping position gesture for sleeping in, especially no matter this people sleeps on one's back or side is slept, and this accessory all provides to head and to people's ergonomics and supports.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of head of can supporting and is in the accessory of satisfied sleeping position, and the lasting change of the posture of the people in no matter sleeping.
Another object of the present invention is that a kind of accessory also is provided, this accessory not only provides fabulous comfortableness and gives the support that head meets ergonomics between sleep period, but also can reduce the phenomenon that shoulder deforms and reduce relative pain when lateral position.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of accessory that is used to support head, and this accessory can be suitable for mating the people's who uses it form, also keeps same support and ergonomic performance simultaneously.
In order to reach these different purposes, the invention provides a kind of accessory that is used for supporting people's's (especially when this people is sleeping) for sleeping in head, described accessory is characterised in that it comprises base, this base comes down to rigidity, supports first cushion that at least one is used to make the head dependence that is in back floating position.Described accessory also comprises at least one second cushion, be used to make the head that is in lateral position to lean on, second cushion is placed on the flat board of rigidity in fact, and described flat board is carried by engaging arms, and this engaging arms is along stretching out from base with dull and stereotyped vertical axle with base.Advantageously, the flat board of second cushion is installed on this arm in the mode that the axle that is suitable for around this arm pivots, this arm keeps spacing E between flat board and base, people's arm can move between base and flat board when making on people's head is placed in by second cushion of flat board carrying.
Thereby, head support accessory of the present invention not only provides the first less cushion of thickness, so just be suitable for holding head and with the back floating position sleep and can not cause pain compressing to cervical vertebra, but also provide rising and can be with respect to the side position cushion of first substrate with angle orientation.Second cushion provides comfortable and support that meet ergonomics for the head of lateral position, the fact that second cushion is raise makes its height that not only can compensate shoulder align with backbone to keep head, if and the user extremely needs, the user can also move to arm under second cushion can not make head compressing shoulder to find comfortable sleeping position.
In accordance with a first feature of the invention, when accessory also comprise be used to regulate accessory be used to support the adjusting device of the flat board of second cushion and the spacing E between the base time, this accessory can more have benifit.Especially, this regulates device can regulate the spacing between flat board and the base 5 centimetres (cm) in the scope of 25cm (preferably in 5cm arrives the scope of 15cm), to regulate the position of second cushion with respect to first cushion, thereby when the people who uses accessory is in lateral position in sleep second cushion suitably supporting head part align with the other parts of backbone, his or her shoulder has improved a side-play amount between the axle of people's backbone and people's health are put in bed plane, this side-play amount is followed the height that is positioned at second cushion on its flat board by adjusting and compensated.
According to another preferred feature of the present invention, the engaging arms that supports the flat board of second cushion is fixed to base or forms with base is whole, and it is tangent to be set to and to rest a side of first cushion on the base.
Still according to the present invention, the adjusting device of spacing E between the flat board that is used for regulating base and supporting second cushion preferably is integrated into and is used for the engaging arms of panel splice to base, thereby can improve the simplicity of the structure of accessory of the present invention, promptly improve its complexity and weight.
Especially, in a preferred embodiment, the adjusting device of spacing E between the flat board that is used to regulate base and support second cushion comprises the screw device, described screw device be used for panel splice coaxially to the engaging arms of base, described screw device is configured for making described flat board around the axle of engaging arms (this engaging arms is used for panel splice to the base) device with respect to first cushion and base pivots simultaneously.
Thereby, this screw device (simply and directly at base and support in the engaging arms between the flat board of second cushion) can reach two basic functions of accessory of the present invention, that is: adjusting is used to support second cushion of the head that is in lateral position with respect to the height that places first cushion on the base, and obtain between the base and second cushion spacing so that arm can pass through, also make second cushion can be simultaneously with respect to base and first cushion with angle orientation, by this way, regardless of the people's who uses this accessory lateral position, all make head and cervical vertebra to align with the other parts of backbone.
In remodeling embodiment, being used for panel splice to the engaging arms of base can also be telescopic arm, and be used to regulate the adjusting device of the spacing E between base and the flat board thereby comprise the snap-fastener device or the latch device, described snap-fastener device or latch device are applicable to and hole (orifice) co-operating that forms in the pars contractilis of engaging arms.In this case, for the cause of the people's that uses accessory of the present invention fabulous comfortableness, the device that it also needs to be provided for to make flat board to move with respect to the base rotation, with allow second cushion with respect to first cushion suitably with angle orientation.
In another remodeling embodiment, the adjusting device that is used for spacing E also can comprise at least one actuator, this actuator be preferably pneumatic or electric actuator and with the control that is suitable for and the driving element manual controller of counteragent (for example can be on the actuator) co-operating.
According to another preferred feature of the present invention, the head support accessory has two cushions, be placed at the either side of described first cushion symmetrically, and place on each flat board that self is carried on two flat boards on the base by each engaging arms that vertically extends to base and dull and stereotyped two engaging arms, each engaging arms is to support each flat board with respect to the spacing of base, and each flat board of two flat boards is to be suitable for and can be installed on its each engaging arms around a mode with respect to first cushion and the described flat board of base pivots of engaging arms.
Thereby accessory of the present invention has the three-piece construction that comprises three cushions: center first cushion lies low on base and is used to support people's the purpose of head of recumbency of facing upward; Two side cushions, on each flat board, be raised, each dull and stereotyped and base and first cushion are spaced apart and be installed to be with respect to the base and first cushion and pivot, two side cushions are devoted to support people's head when the people is in lateral position, selectively, under foetal position, two side cushions make and arm can be moved can the align other parts of vertebra of head and cervical vertebra between base and side pillows.
In this three-member type embodiment of accessory of the present invention, described parts also comprise the adjusting device, are used to regulate base and are used to support spacing between each flat boards of flat board of two side cushions, especially as mentioned the adjusting device of the screw class of Xian Dinging or other class.
Also advantageously, (in question) under discussion, when people's head is crushed on the cushion, base and these dull and stereotyped parts that carrying is used for the cushion of supporting head part also need to be provided with perforate (perforation), described perforate is suitable for making cushion can partly sink in base and/or the one or more flat board, thereby improves the mobility (flexibility) and the comfortableness of the support that cushion provides significantly.
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The further feature of accessory of the present invention and advantage applies are in the specific descriptions to the preferred embodiment of accessory of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the preferred embodiment of accessory of the present invention, and described accessory is used to support the people's who is in prone position head;
Fig. 2 is a view like the view with Fig. 1, and it is the exploded view that the accessory of the present invention of the head that is used to support the people who is in the prone position gesture is shown;
Fig. 3 is the end-view of accessory under user mode configuration of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and the people's who is supported by accessory and its cushion who is in the various postures that doss (face upward recumbency or lying on one's side) head is shown;
Fig. 4 is the plane of the accessory of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and the side cushion that accessory of the present invention is shown is with respect to the removable angle of center cushion that is used to support the head that is in back floating position;
Fig. 5 illustrates the remodeling embodiment of accessory of the present invention, and described accessory comprises cellular-type (dividers-type) engaging arms that is used for side cushion flat board;
Fig. 6 illustrates the remodeling embodiment of accessory of the present invention, and described accessory comprises the interlinkage engaging arms that is used for side cushion flat board;
Fig. 7 illustrates the remodeling embodiment of accessory of the present invention, and described accessory comprises the engaging arms that is installed in slideway that is used for side cushion flat board;
Fig. 8 is a perspective view, the head that is used to make the people who is in back floating position is shown rests on position on the support fitting of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view, when the head as the people who is used for supporting the sleep that is in lateral position is shown, and the user mode position of described accessory;
Figure 10 is the plane of the people who is crouching who is in foetal position on the side cushion that head is rested accessory of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the side view of the people who is crouching who is in foetal position on the side cushion that head is rested accessory of the present invention.
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Head support accessory of the present invention is illustrated in the preferred embodiment that assembles respectively as Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and is illustrated in the exploded view.
Accessory 1 constitutes three body formulas (three-body) cushion, and comprising: center first cushion 3, on Steady base 2, described center first cushion 3 is laid on the central part 2 of base 2
1On; And two side cushions 4,5, being symmetrically located at its both sides, each the side cushion all engaging arms by separately 6,7 is raised with respect to center cushion 3, and engaging arms 6,7 is fixed to each end 2 of the Steady base of accessory 1 via its bottom
2Or with each end 2 of this Steady base
2Whole formation, and via its top be fixed to each flat board 8,9 of being used to support one of described each side cushion 4,5 or with each flat board 8,9 whole formation, and described side cushion 4,5 is tied to separately dull and stereotyped 8,9 by any suitable means.
The support plate 8,9 of base 2, engaging arms 6,7 and side cushion is preferably made by such material, under the strength that the head of people in one of them sleep of the cushion 3,4,5 that is leaning on accessory 1 applies repeatedly, described material presents enough hardness and does not have bending, twists even break.As an example, the base 2 of accessory 1, engaging arms 6,7 and support plate 8,9 can be by making such as metal materials such as iron or preferred aluminium, perhaps even, under optimal way by making such as polypropylene, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and even acronitrile-butadiene-styrene thermoplastics such as (ABS).
Compare with pillow with known existing cushion under the state of development of this area, center cushion 3 preferably has relative less thickness with left and right sides cushion 4 and 5
eAdvantageously, this thickness
eHave the scope from 5cm to maximum 10cm, the constituent material of cushion is preferably the synthetic material foam, and particularly its density and flexible nature are variable, and selected as each one function of preference of using this accessory.Yet employed foam and thickness thereof should be selected as: the cushion 3,4,5 that his or her head is rested accessory 1 as the people is on one of them the time, be enough to avoid this people by cushion perceive with base 2 or with any contact of side flat board 8,9.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, base 2 is essentially plane and rectangle with the flat board 8,9 that is used for support-side cushion 4,5, and has the thickness less than the cushion 3,4,5 of accessory 1.Although dispensable, in use, the planar rectangular of this base 2 is especially favourable for the good stable that obtains accessory 1, and this use in most cases occurs on the mattress that presents flexible (its flexible quantized by qualification).Therefore, in order to present adequate stability on all types of mattresses, in the preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing, the base 2 of accessory 1 of the present invention preferably has length L and width l, and this length L is two ends 2 at base 2
2The opposite end between measure and get, be in 500 millimeters (mm) in the scope of 900mm, this width l is measurement and getting on the direction vertical with the length L of base, and preferably is in 140mm in the scope of 220mm.
This length L of base 2 makes it can access the accessory with optimum stabilization when being used to support people's for sleeping in head, and can also make this accessory place and be applicable to " standard " single or double mattress of coupling any kind easily, the width of this " standard " mattress is in 70cm usually in the scope of 200cm.
In addition, it should be noted that in the present invention, the width l of base 2 needn't remain unchanged in the everywhere along base.Especially, at the central part 2 of base 2
1(lean on it center cushion 3 arranged) and bottom 2
2Between (it is via engaging arms 6,7 and via dull and stereotyped 8,9 carries left right side cushions 4 and 5), width l can change.Yet, even the bottom 2 of base 2
2Width and central part 2
1Width according to the selected embodiment of described base and becoming, for the part 2 of base 2
1With 2
2Each part, this width l still preferably defers to above the scope from 140cm to 200cm that limits.
First essential characteristic according to accessory of the present invention, a distance support plate 8,9 of engaging arms 6,7 above base 2, make the center cushion 3 that is higher than accessory 1 that two left and right sides cushions 4,5 are set up by this way, that is: when the people lies on one's side, for example shown in the continuous lines (uninterrupted line) among the dotted line among Fig. 3 (ghost line) and Fig. 9, the higher position of side cushion can compensate the height of shoulder, thereby supporting head part T makes the height place of other section aligned of its cervical vertebra that is in the vertebra that is enough to keep people I and backbone.Thereby, base 2 with respect to accessory 1, engaging arms 6,7 supports putting on it first flat board 8 of right side cushion 4 with spacing E, and support second flat board 9 of left side cushion 5 with spacing E ' support, distance values E and E ' preferably are in the scope from 5cm to 25cm, and more preferably are in the scope from 5cm to 15cm.
In particularly advantageous mode, according to preferred feature of the present invention, engaging arms 6,7 has the adjusting device, described adjusting device is used to regulate the flat board 8 that supports the right side cushion and supports height E, the E ' of the flat board 9 of left side cushion, thus make two side cushions 4,5 of the people's who is devoted to the support-side recumbency head T can be for example according to shown in the double-head arrow F1 among Fig. 3 and vertical moving.
Particularly shown in Fig. 3,10,11, described adjusting device can spacing E, E ', make when the user I that is in lateral position is pressing the left side cushion of side cushion 4,5 of accessory 1 or right side cushion with head T, the axle Dc of user's head T and his or her backbone suitably aligns, and can not make people's neck occur anyly may causing the unjustified of neck pain.
This adjusting device is applicable to suitably spacing E, E ', between base 2 and each side cushion 4,5, to leave the space, as shown in Figure 6, for people's arm B, its space of vacating makes it can move to side cushion 4,5 (people rests his or her head top) below.
In addition, according to another essential characteristic of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the flat board 8,9 that is used for the left and right sides cushion 4,5 of support fitting 1 suitably is installed in their engaging arms 6,7 separately, be used for making them can be by this way to pivot around the longitudinal axis separately (shown in the double-head arrow F2 and F3 of Fig. 4) of described arm, that is: make the side cushion can with respect to the base 2 of accessory 1 and with respect to center cushion 3 with angle orientation.Should allow the side cushion to carry out angle orientation in 0 ° of this mode of angle section of rotine positioning pivot with ± 45 ° with respect to the side cushion.When the user lies on one's side, this helps to make that user individual can select to be supported by side cushion 4,5 the best posture of user's head, and regardless of other parts of user's health relative position, especially regardless of the distortion situation (for example when people I is in " fetus " posture) of user's health with respect to accessory.Thereby when he or she slept, even when being in " fetus " posture, the side cushion can also can make the zone that the people can access is enough to support its head with this specific character of angle orientation, and is enough to keep comfortable posture.
In a preferred embodiment, advantageously, the adjusting device that will be used for regulating the spacing E, the E ' that are formed by the engaging arms 6,7 between the support plate 8,9 of base 2 and side cushion 4,5 merges to engaging arms, and offside cushion 4,5 carries out angular adjustment simultaneously, so that it can be with respect to the longitudinal axis rotation of engaging arms 6,7.
For this purpose, advantageously, this adjusting device is made up of the screw device, and this screw device for example is made up of the nuts and bolt system, this nuts and bolt system for example comprises: inner thread sleeve (tapped tubularsleeve) 10,11 is fixed to the end 2 of base 2
2One of or with this end 2
2One of whole formation, and with screw rod 12,13 co-operatings, described screw rod 12,13 via the one end be fixed to one of flat board 8,9 in order to support-side cushion 4,5 or with one of dull and stereotyped 8,9 whole formation.In this configuration, can pass through subsequently with cushion clockwise and counter clockwise direction pivotal plate 8,9 and Qi Ge self-supporting, screw rod 12,13 is screwed in the inner thread sleeve 10,11 or with screw rod therefrom screws out, to regulate spacing E, the E ' between base 2 and dull and stereotyped 8,9, and regulate dull and stereotyped angle orientation simultaneously and even the angle orientation of the cushion that supports by their, to obtain the support to head T, it is suitable for the function when being in prone position as people I (it is as the user of accessory 1).
Must notice that in the above-described embodiments, the adjusting device that is used for spacing E, E ' is made of the screw device 10,11,12,13 that is fixed to base 2 or dull and stereotyped 8,9, is fixed to the end 2 of base 2
2Or with the end 2 of base 2
2Integrally formed inner thread sleeve 10,11 and be fixed to dull and stereotyped 8,9 or all interrelated by any suitable device well known to those of ordinary skill in the art with dull and stereotyped 8,9 integrally formed screw rods 12,13, and particularly, for example can pass through mold and whole formation, perhaps form a plurality of parts, and for example be assembled together by welding, screw connection even engagement joint (interfittingengagement), be not to be used for limiting a plurality of embodiment of the present invention at the embodiment shown in the exploded view of Fig. 2.
In addition, can consider to use other device of regulating spacing E, E ' between the base and dull and stereotyped 8,9, and be used to make flat board and side cushion other device around the longitudinal axis pivot of the engaging arms between base 2 and the flat board 8,9.As an example, thereby as the length spacing E that is used to regulate engaging arms 6,7, the device of E ', particularly, it can use single-lift or double-acting member or the electric actuator that is associated with the control device that is suitable for, even use by lacking the arm that expansion link is made, the length of described short expansion link can be by split pin or pin setting, and described short expansion link for example is inserted into purpose for this reason and is provided in to make in the hole (orifices) in the each several part of extension stem of this engaging arms.
In an identical manner, the device that pivots as the axle that is used to make side cushion 4,5 and their flat board around separately engaging arms 6,7, it is also conceivable that the device that is used for flat board is rotated any type of the engaging arms that is assembled to them, even be used for engaging arms is rotated the device that is assembled to base 2, especially selectively the pivot installing device that is associated with the device that is used for rotary steering (for example roller bearing that is selectively lubricated or other bearing).
In order to make side cushion 4,5 obtain bigger mobility, can also be provided for other remodeling on the engaging arms 6,7 that flat board 8,9 with support-side cushion 4,5 is installed in them with respect to base 2 and center cushion 3.
In first remodeling, particularly, can provide the cellular-type joint hinge, even, if this remodeling has a plurality of side chains, then can between the top and dull and stereotyped 8,9 of engaging arms 6,7, provide the interlinkage hinge, respectively as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.
As shown in Figure 7, as the remodeling or the remodeling except above-mentioned structure of above-mentioned structure, can provide that (these slide rails are formed on the end 2 of base 2 with straight slide rail or slick and sly rail
2In) mode the base of dull and stereotyped 8,9 engaging arms 6,7 is installed, thereby engaging arms can suitably be located, with comfortableness function as the user of accessory 1 of the present invention.
According to another preferred feature of the present invention, such center cushion and left and right sides cushion 4,5 can also be provided, wherein said center cushion will be installed on the central part 21 of base 2 of accessory 1 of the present invention by activity, and described left and right sides cushion 4,5 will be installed on dull and stereotyped 8,9 by activity.This helps according to the people's who uses accessory of the present invention requirement based on their state of wear even changes each cushion of cushion 3,4,5 based on the flexible nature function that they are decayed day by day.For example, different complete cushions (it has different qualities when selling) can be provided, or the complete cushion that is independent of spare parts selling of the present invention is provided, each user selects the cushion of particular type, considers he or she self comfortableness and the function of preference more as it.
Although in the accompanying drawing and not shown, can also be also advantageously at the central part 2 of the base that is used for centre of support cushion 3
1The centre of flat board 8,9 that neutralization is used for support-side cushion 4,5 provides central concave so that cushion 3,4,5 can local subsidence to the central part 2 of base
1In the neutralization dull and stereotyped 8,9, thereby further improve the comfort properties of accessory 1 of the present invention, with the improvement of the mobility of the head that to support individual user, and regardless of his prone position, perhaps his or her head rest on the cushion of accessory of the present invention the position how.
More specifically, Fig. 8 and 9 has specifically illustrated and how to have used the accessory of the present invention 1 that is used for supporting head part.Fig. 8 illustrates the people I of the sleeping position that is in the recumbency of facing upward.In this posture, people's head T should be supported and be kept flat, and aligns in fact with people's back, to avoid the too much stress to the cervical vertebra in the neck.This also be why in this posture people's head T be placed in reason on the center cushion 3 of accessory 1 of the present invention subsequently, these center cushion 3 thickness are less, in case make that head rests on the center cushion 3, people I can not suffer the stress that acts on head from cushion 3, this stress trends towards impelling head to reverse towards chest, but make head keep flushing, thereby the people's of the recumbency of can avoiding facing upward in this way neck pain and sleep apnea and/or snoring with other parts with respect to backbone with the normalized curve of cervical vertebra.
On the contrary, if the people prefers lying on one's side when sleep, as shown in Figure 9, this people rests his or her head on the side cushion by the side cushion 4,5 of the risings of dull and stereotyped 8,9 carryings subsequently, and dull and stereotyped 8,9 bases with respect to accessory 1 of the present invention have spacing E, E '.Morphology function as people I, the people can use before sleeping and regulate device and regulate spacing E, E ' between side cushion 4,5 and the base, make that people's posture is comfortable as much as possible so that sleeping, spacing E, E ' are general corresponding with the width of people from the shoulder to the head.As shown in Figure 4, by longitudinal axis pivot cushion around the engages axle 6,7 of the flat board that is used for the support-side cushion, people I can also regulate the angle orientation of side cushion 4,5, with his or her head accurately can be placed with other section aligned of his or her backbone, can also be to lie on one's side simultaneously, or selectively roll up with " fetus " posture.In addition, base 2 and the formed space of spacing E, E ' between the side cushion 4,5 by accessory of the present invention also make the people his or her arm B can be moved to side cushion (he or she rests its head on this side cushion) below (cushion 4 belows of Fig. 9), thereby make the people can alleviate largely on his or her shoulder because the strength that weight caused of his or her health, thereby reduce the potential pain in his or she shoulder largely.
Must note, during same sleep stage, people I can be like a dream from the head T rest back floating position steering head on the center cushion 3 of accessory 1 and rest lateral position on one of side cushion 4,5.Even between center cushion 3 and side cushion 4,5, there is not the continuity of material, when the leverage (people oppress this shoulder from a posture to become another posture) of people I by shoulder forwards lateral position to and when lateral position was pivoted to back floating position, it was very natural becoming another posture from a posture from back floating position.For head, (against its surperficial head can be rolled to lateral position from back floating position owing to the relative hardness that constitutes the each several part that carries (bearing) surperficial accessory 1 for head, vice versa), so this posture change is easier than the posture change with conventional pillow, yet frequently, head trends towards sinking to and stays in the pillow and only is that health forwards another posture to from a posture.
Therefore, accessory 1 of the present invention makes the user can access the support of head between sleep period, regardless of sleeping posture, this support can both be made the best use of everything and be met ergonomics, guarantee also that simultaneously head is with respect to the other parts of user's vertebra and suitably kept, and any strength that head and health are applied to shoulder and arm in lateral position is all alleviated, thereby especially can alleviate significantly by cervical vertebra and the uncomfortable sleeping posture of shoulder and the pain and the injury that cause.
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1. an accessory (1), be used for especially supporting when sleeping the people's (I) who is crouching head (T) as people (I), described accessory is characterised in that it comprises: base (2), this base (2) comes down to rigidity, and support and to be used for making at least one first cushion (3) that head leans on and at least one second cushion (4 that is used for making head dependence at lateral position at back floating position, 5), described second cushion is placed in by engaging arms (6, the flat board (8 of the rigidity in fact of 7) being carried, 9) on, described engaging arms (6,7) along with this base and described flat board (8,9) vertical axle extends from this base (2), described flat board is to be suitable for being installed in described arm (6 around a mode that pivots of described arm, 7) on, described arm is at described flat board (8,9) and between this base (2) keep spacing (E, E '), make the head (T) of working as this person be placed in by described flat board (8,9) Cheng Zai described second cushion (4, this person's arm (B) can move between this base and described flat board when 5) going up.
2. accessory according to claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises the adjusting device, is used to regulate the described flat board and the spacing between this base (E, E ') of this accessory, and wherein said flat board is used to support described second cushion.
3. accessory according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, the spacing (E, E ') between described flat board (8,9) and this base (2) can be regulated in the scope of 25cm at 5cm, and preferably can regulate in the scope of 15cm at 5cm.
4. according to any described accessory of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, be used for described panel splice to the described engaging arms (6,7) of this base being fixed to this base or forming, and it is tangent to be set to and to rest a side of first cushion (3) on this base with this base is whole.
5. according to any described accessory of claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that the described adjusting device that is used for regulating described spacing (E, E ') is integrated into and is used for the described engaging arms (6,7) of described panel splice to this base.
6. according to any described accessory of claim 2 to 5, it is characterized in that, the described adjusting device that is used to regulate described spacing (E, E ') comprises screw device (10,11,12,13), described screw device be used for described panel splice coaxial to the described engaging arms (6,7) of this base, described screw device is configured for making described flat board around the axle of the described engaging arms device with respect to this first cushion (3) and this base (2) pivot simultaneously, wherein said engaging arms with described panel splice to this base.
7. according to any described accessory of claim 2 to 5, it is characterized in that, the described engaging arms (6,7) that is used for described flat board (8,9) is engaged to this base (2) is telescopic arm, and wherein, the described adjusting device that is used to regulate the spacing (E, E ') between this base and the described flat board comprises snap-fastener or latch device, and described snap-fastener or this latch device are suitable for and the hole co-operating that is formed in the pars contractilis of described engaging arms.
8. according to any described accessory of claim 2 to 5, it is characterized in that described adjusting device comprises at least one actuator, described actuator be preferably pneumatic or electric actuator and with the control and the driving element co-operating that are suitable for.
9. according to any described accessory of claim 1 to 8, it is characterized in that, it has two cushions (4,5), described cushion (4,5) placed the either side of this first cushion (3) symmetrically, and be placed in two flat boards (8,9) on flat board separately, wherein said two flat boards (8,9) self two engaging arms (6 by extending perpendicular to this base and described flat board, 7) a engaging arms separately and being carried on above this base (2), each engaging arms (6,7) with spacing (E with respect to this base (2), E ') support flat board (8 separately, 9), two flat boards (8,9) each flat board also is installed in its engaging arms (6 separately by this way, 7) on, wherein said mode be suitable for making described flat board around the axle of described engaging arms with respect to this first cushion (3) and this base pivots.
10. accessory according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, it also comprises the adjusting device, especially as any adjusting device that is limited of claim 6 to 8, described adjusting device is used to regulate the spacing (E, E ') between each flat board of this base (2) and described flat board (8,9), and wherein said flat board (8,9) is used to support two described side cushions (4,5).
11. any described accessory according to claim 1 to 10, it is characterized in that, locate to be provided with depression at part this base (2) and the one or more described flat boards of part (8,9), described depression is suitable for when one of described cushion is gone up described cushion (3,4,5) can partly being sunk down in this base and/or the one or more described flat board when the head with the people is pressed in.
12. any described accessory according to claim 1 to 11 it is characterized in that the length L of this base (2) has the scope from 500mm to 900mm, and its width l has the scope from 140mm to 200mm.
13. any described accessory according to claim 1 to 12 is characterized in that, each cushion (3,4,5) can be removed from this base (2) or described flat board (8,9) that it leaned on.
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