CN102451055B - Neck support - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a neck support, which comprises a neck belt worn on the neck of a human body and two supports arranged on the neck belt, wherein each support is provided with a jaw support, a tongue root support and a tongue ventral surface support respectively; the jaw supports correspond to the jawbones of the human body and are used for pushing the jawbones forward; the tongue root supports correspond to the tongue root of the human body and are used for pushing a tongue forward; and the tongue ventral surface supports correspond to the tongue ventral surface of the human body and are used for pushing the tongue into the coiled state. In the neck support, specific muscles and skeletons are pushed by using devices such as the jaw supports, the tongue root supports, the tongue ventral surface supports and the like, so that snoring during sleeping is reduced.
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Technical field
The present invention is relevant with accessory, particularly about a kind of neck support that reduces snoring, promotes sleep quality.
Background technology
It is that flower is in sleep, so unquestionable, sleep is a considerable link in the life that time of 1/3rd is arranged in the middle of people's all one's life approximately.The sleep of a good quality is very large for spirit and healthy help; Otherwise the diseases such as cardiovascular disease, apoplexy, melancholy except spirit, attention variation, more likely occur in the sleep that quality is bad.
Saw gourds is a kind of common phenomenon, and for a long time, people do not think that the snoring meeting impacts for health, just produce at most noise.Development along with medical science, it is found that between snoring and the asphyxia and existed substantial connection, and find that further the sleep snoring is not only the outstanding feature of sleep apnea syndrome, patient's respiratory function can be affected, and more the Zhao Yin of hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease may be.
For what can be snored? snoring is a kind of problem of physiology of respiration in fact.Its respiratory tract of people that can snoring is usually narrow than the normal person, when daytime is clear-headed since the bottleneck throat muscle contraction so that respiratory tract keeps unimpeded, can not stop up.But when having arrived sleep, see also Fig. 1, human body of flaccid muscles, when especially lying on the back, because tongue is subjected to the impact of centrifugal force effect, can move to the health rear, and the diameter at oral cavity and throat position is diminished, in this case, oral cavity and throat muscle such as the meeting such as soft palate here sent sympathetic response sound because of the impact of air-flow, the so-called sound of snoring that Here it is.
General the opening all over the method that adopts the treatment snoring of medical circle has three kinds at present:
One, continuous malleation air flue pressurization art (CPAP): directly pour into air with breathing mask;
Second, the uvula, soft palate (May startle) throat angioplasty (UPPP): surgery to remove throat soft palate (month startle) and uvula, tongue blocking the effect of reducing;
Three, lower jaw fore-lying device (MAD), the appliance that utilizes the dentistry method to make is stung to the position of protracting lower jaw.
CPAP is to improving Apnea, and it is really the most obvious to improve the oxygen content dose-effect, and still many people can't stand in bed, are covering on the face respirator.More trouble is must carry pump when travelling.The idea that UPPP puts things right once and for all to the people easily but many research reports show the improvement degree only has 50 percent, and might recur.Use MAD improvement degree to reach 70 percent.A uncomfortable thing but need in bed stinging MAD, and if the shape of MAD and size for the individual during design, also can cause tooth to ache and lower jaw joint, muscle problem.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of neck support, the situation of snoring when it can reduce sleep is to improve sleep quality.
For achieving the above object, neck support provided by the invention includes:
One neck is worn, and is worn on neck; And
At least one eyelid retractor is arranged at this neck and wears, have on it jaw by and a root of the tongue lean on, wherein this jaw is by being the mandible corresponding to human body, in order to push against forward mandible; This root of the tongue is by being the root of the tongue position corresponding to human body, in order to push against forward tongue.
Described neck support wherein has a tongue abdomen and leans on this eyelid retractor, the tongue abdomen place corresponding to human body is circumnutate-shaped in order to push against tongue.
Described neck support, wherein this eyelid retractor is to be arranged at neck in adjustable mode to put on.
Described neck support wherein have an elastic arm on this eyelid retractor, and the outer end of each elastic arm has tooth; This neck is put on and is provided with tooth, corresponding to the tooth on this eyelid retractor; One fixture can push against this elastic arm, and the tooth engagement that makes tooth on this elastic arm and neck put on is to fix this eyelid retractor.
Described neck support wherein has an elongated slot on this eyelid retractor, and its both sides respectively form an elastic arm, and the outer end of each elastic arm has tooth; This neck is put on and is provided with bidentate, corresponds respectively to the tooth on this eyelid retractor; One fixture passes the elongated slot of this support member; This fixture has short diameter and the long diameter greater than the elongated slot width less than this elongated slot width; When this fixture when lacking the two ends contact resilient arm of diameter, the tooth that the tooth on this elastic arm and neck are put on is the not state of engagement; When this fixture during with the two ends contact resilient arm of long diameter, can push against this elastic arm, the tooth engagement that makes tooth on this elastic arm and neck put on is to fix this eyelid retractor.
Described neck support, wherein elastic arm has an arcwall face, is provided with this tooth on it.
Described neck support wherein has recess on this fixture, to form this weak point diameter.
Described neck support, wherein this neck is put on and is had a neck and lean on, corresponding to cervical region behind the human body.
Described neck support, wherein this neck is put on and is had two shoulder rests, corresponding to shoulders of human body.
Described neck support, wherein this jaw is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
Described neck support, wherein this root of the tongue is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
Described neck support, wherein this tongue abdomen is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
Described neck support, wherein this neck is put on and is provided with two eyelid retractors, and utilizes a connecting band to connect the two.
Described neck support wherein has a connector, eyelid retractor is fixed in neck puts on.
Described neck support wherein has an extension on this eyelid retractor, wears with this neck and is connected to form second junction point.
Thus, the present invention utilizes that jaw leans on, the root of the tongue by and the tongue abdomen device such as lean on against specific muscle, skeleton, to avoid causing the root of the tongue to fall to block backward the snoring situation that respiratory tract is produced because muscle in bed contracts to hold.
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Fig. 1 behaves, and the root of the tongue falls to block the sketch map that respiratory tract causes snoring backward when sleeping on one's back;
Fig. 2 is the axonometric chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the sketch map of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, shows that fixture is in the position of release, allows eyelid retractor can freely adjust position and angle;
Fig. 5 is the sketch map of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, shows that fixture is in the position of locking with the fixed support device; And
Fig. 6 is the sketch map of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, shows jaw leans on, the root of the tongue leans on and the tongue abdomen leans on correspondence position and effect.
Primary clustering symbol description in the accompanying drawing:
10 necks are worn, and 12 necks lean on, 14 connecting portions, 16 holes, 18 sidewalls, 20 linking tape pin threads, 22 adapters, 24 breach, 26 holes, 27 shoulder rests, 28 fixtures, 30 heads, 32 bar sections, 34 recesses, 36 shell fragments, 38 eyelid retractors, 40 pedestals, 42 extensions, 44 connecting portions, 46 linking tape boxes, 48 elongated slots, 49 pipe threads, 50 elastic arms, 52 jaws lean on, and 54 roots of the tongue lean on, 56 tongue abdomens lean on, 60 linking tape pin threads, 62 connecting bands, 64 connecting bands.
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Neck support provided by the invention includes: a neck is worn, and is worn on neck; And at least one eyelid retractor, be arranged at this neck and wear, have on it jaw by and a root of the tongue lean on, wherein this jaw is by being the mandible corresponding to human body, in order to push against forward mandible; This root of the tongue is by being the root of the tongue position corresponding to human body, with following front pushing and pressing tongue.
In one embodiment, have more a tongue abdomen on this eyelid retractor and lean on, the tongue abdomen place corresponding to human body is circumnutate-shaped in order to push against tongue.
In one embodiment, this neck put on have a neck by and two shoulder rests.
In one embodiment, this eyelid retractor is the capable of regulating person, and this jaw leans on, the root of the tongue is its position person on eyelid retractor of capable of regulating also by leaning on the tongue abdomen.
Elaborate below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
See also Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, the neck support that a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides consists predominantly of a neck and wears 10, two adapters 22 and two eyelid retractors 38.
It is one with plastics or the made C shape endless belt of other tool flexible material that this neck wears 10, and its front side has an opening, and rear side is provided with a neck by 12, and the left and right sides is respectively arranged with a junction 14.Neck has one with silica gel or the made cambered surface of other soft materials, corresponding to the shape of human body collare by 12 front side.Each connecting portion 14 has the both sides that a hole 16 and two sidewalls 18 are positioned at this hole 16.Inboard at this two sidewall 18 is provided with tooth.This neck carries 10 pin threads 20 that respectively are provided with linking tape in the front side of two connecting portions 14.
Each adapter 22 has the hole 26 laterally run through of breach 24 and longitudinally.Each adapter 22 and this neck are worn 10 connecting portion 14 combinations, make two sidewalls 18 of connecting portion 14 be positioned at the both sides of adapter breach 24, and the hole 26 of adapter 22 and the hole 16 of connecting portion 14 are the state of perforation.The bottom of each adapter 22 is provided with a shoulder rest 27.Be inserted with a fixture 28 in the hole 26 of each adapter 22.Fixture 28 is the assembly of a similar bolt, has a head 30 and a bar section 32.The stage casing of bar section 32 has two recesses 34, forms a short diameter L1 with this this bar section 32 between two recesses 34, and it then forms a long diameter L2 in part.The tail end of this bar section 32 has some shell fragments 36, when bar section 32 inserts in the hole 26 of adapter 22,30 outsides that are positioned at this adapter 22 of head, and the hole 16 that neck is worn 10 connecting portions 14 can be passed by bar section 32, make 36 the inners of catching on connecting portion 14 of shell fragment of its tail end, so allow fixture 28 free to rotate but can not separate.
See also Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the connecting portion of eyelid retractor 38 44 inserts in the breach 24 of adapters 22, and the tooth that the bar section 32 of fixture 28 is passed on elongated slot 48, two elastic arms 50 of connecting portion 44 is then corresponding with tooth on the sidewall 18.See also shown in Figure 4, when user rotation fixture 28 during to the elastic arm 50 of two recesses, the 34 contact eyelid retractors 38 of bar section 32, the tooth that tooth on two elastic arms 50 and neck are worn on 10 sidewalls 18 is to be the not state of engagement, at this moment, user can freely spur up and down eyelid retractor 38 along elongated slot 48, or take the bar section 32 of fixture 28 as center of rotation rotational support device 38.See also shown in Figure 5ly, when eyelid retractor 38 was adjusted to suitable position and angle, user only need rotate this fixture 28, made two recesses 34 leave elastic arm 50; This moment, this two elastic arm 50 32 can outwards be pushed by bar section, and the tooth that makes elastic arm 50 meshes with the tooth that neck is worn on 10 sidewalls 18, so eyelid retractor 38 can be fixed in this position and angle.At this moment, linking tape box on the extension 46 can be worn linking tape pin thread 20 combinations on 10 with neck, forms eyelid retractor 38 second junction point except connecting portion 44, with the eyelid retractor 38 of strengthening fixing.
Each pedestal 40 inboard is respectively arranged with a jaw and leans on 56 by 52, one root of the tongue by 54 and one tongue abdomen.Jaw by 52, the root of the tongue by 54 and the tongue abdomen all have one with silica gel or the made arc convex surface of other soft materials by 56 the outside.Jaw is positioned at the precalculated position that the most close neck is worn connecting portion 14 on 10 by 52, all the other sequentially be the root of the tongue lean on 54 with the tongue abdomen by 56.In the present embodiment, jaw by 52, the root of the tongue by 54 and the tongue abdomen then be provided with the pin thread 60 of linking tape by 56 inboard, be provided with box 46 combinations of linking tape with the inboard with pedestal 40, allow the user can be according to the body sizes of oneself, with jaw by 52, the root of the tongue by 54 and the tongue abdomen be fixed on optimal position by 56.
During use, neck are worn 10 cervical regions that are surrounded on user, make neck lean on 12 to be posted by rear cervical region, and 27 of two shoulder rests are resisted against on the both shoulders, again with a connecting band 62 (utilizing linking tape) fixedly neck wear 10 front end, allowing neck wear 10 has comprehensive and firm support.Then, adjust jaw by 52, the root of the tongue by 54 and the tongue abdomen by 56 ad-hoc locations that are resisted against the human body chin, its correspondence position and effect are described in detail as follows:
See also shown in Figure 6ly, jaw, so can drive tongue forward and move so that mandible is pushed away forward by 52 rear ends that are resisted against mandible.Therefore, when user is slept on one's back, even when causing the root of the tongue to fall backward, still can keep the unimpeded of respiratory tract because of of flaccid muscles, do not have narrow problem, so just can reduce the phenomenon of saw gourds yet.The root of the tongue corresponding to the root of the tongue, its role is to push against forward tongue by 54 middle section positions that are positioned at lower jaw, the problem that the root of the tongue falls backward when further avoiding sleeping on one's back.Cooperate jaw by 52, can effectively solve the problem of snoring.The tongue abdomen is by 56 being the front-end positions that are positioned at lower jaw, and corresponding to the left and right sides of tongue abdomen, the upwards pushing and pressing of both sides that it act as tongue form tongue upwards to circumnutate the state of (or say take the shape of the letter U).So can allow oral cavity and respiratory tract keep smooth and easy.
On the other hand, when user is slept on one's back, because of near the mouth of flaccid muscles so, face can open unconsciously, causes air to enter mouth and causes face dry, can cause throat pain or inflammation when serious.Use neck support of the present invention, user can curve inwardly two eyelid retractors 28 before sleeping, and recycles a connecting band 64 (utilizing linking tape) and connects two pedestals 40, makes two eyelid retractors, 38 circle coiled annulars.Thus, can more strengthen jaw by 52, the root of the tongue by 54 and the tongue abdomen by 56 common thrusting action, guarantee that the face of user is closing in bed naturally, above-mentioned user face is done to avoid, the situation of throat pain or inflammation.
Moreover, user in bed can be not beat or rotate its head independently, therefore its lower jaw can exert pressure and give jaw by 52, and via connecting portion 44 with strength transmission to shoulder rest 27, again by shoulder rest with strength transmission to shoulder.So, can form the effect of being massaged by 27 pairs of user shoulders of shoulder rest.
Of the present invention main be characterised in that provide that jaw leans on, the root of the tongue by and the tongue abdomen device such as lean on against specific muscle, skeleton, fall phenomenon to improve because of in bed muscle contracting after holding the root of the tongue that is caused, and alleviate the snoring situation that is produced by root of the tongue obstruction because of respiratory tract.
Secondly, neck support provided by the present invention also provides the devices such as neck leans on, shoulder rest, allows the cervical region of user can remain on honest state, to reduce the problem of cervical region generation muscle skeleton injury.
Moreover some sufferer in hospital need to be worn oxygen mask, and for preventing the respiratory tract obstruction of those sufferers, oxygen supply pressure must maintain the upper of certain pressure value; Cause so, easily the pulmonary of sufferer to come to harm.And neck support provided by the present invention because having the function of improving respiratory tract obstruction, therefore need be worn the sufferer with oxygen mask, if wear neck support of the present invention, then the oxygen supply pressure can lower, and can reduce the impaired chance of pulmonary.
In addition, please consult again Fig. 2, have a pipe thread 49 on the pedestal 40 of each eyelid retractor 38, when user must use nose air or oxygen conveying equipment, can and fix the air or oxygen carrier pipe of this conveying equipment for snapping.
The above only is several better possible embodiments of the present invention, such as uses equivalent structure and manufacture method variation that description of the present invention and interest field are done, ought to be included in the claim scope of the present invention.
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1. neck support includes:
One neck is worn, and is worn on neck; And
At least one eyelid retractor is arranged at this neck and wears, have on it jaw by and a root of the tongue lean on, wherein this jaw is by being the mandible corresponding to human body, in order to push against forward mandible; This root of the tongue is by being the root of the tongue position corresponding to human body, in order to push against forward tongue.
2. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, have a tongue abdomen on this eyelid retractor and lean on, the tongue abdomen place corresponding to human body is circumnutate-shaped in order to push against tongue.
3. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this eyelid retractor is to be arranged at neck in adjustable mode to put on.
4. according to neck support claimed in claim 3, wherein, have an elastic arm on this eyelid retractor, and the outer end of this elastic arm has tooth; This neck is put on and is provided with tooth, corresponding to the tooth on this eyelid retractor; One fixture can push against this elastic arm, and the tooth engagement that makes tooth on this elastic arm and neck put on is to fix this eyelid retractor.
5. according to neck support claimed in claim 3, wherein, have an elongated slot on this eyelid retractor, its both sides respectively form an elastic arm, and the outer end of each elastic arm has tooth; This neck is put on and is provided with bidentate, corresponds respectively to the tooth on this eyelid retractor; One fixture passes the elongated slot of this support member; This fixture has short diameter and the long diameter greater than the elongated slot width less than this elongated slot width; When this fixture when lacking the two ends contact resilient arm of diameter, the tooth that the tooth on this elastic arm and neck are put on is the not state of engagement; When this fixture during with the two ends contact resilient arm of long diameter, can push against this elastic arm, the tooth engagement that makes tooth on this elastic arm and neck put on is to fix this eyelid retractor.
6. according to claim 4 or 5 described neck supports, wherein, elastic arm has an arcwall face, is provided with this tooth on it.
7. according to neck support claimed in claim 5, wherein, has recess on this fixture, to form this weak point diameter.
8. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this neck is put on to have a neck and leans on, corresponding to cervical region behind the human body.
9. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this neck is put on has two shoulder rests, corresponding to shoulders of human body.
10. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this jaw is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
11. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this root of the tongue is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
12. according to neck support claimed in claim 2, wherein, this tongue abdomen is by being that mode with adjustable position is fixed on this neck and puts on.
13. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, this neck is put on and is provided with two eyelid retractors, and utilizes a connecting band to connect the two.
14. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, have a connector, eyelid retractor be fixed in neck put on.
15. according to neck support claimed in claim 1, wherein, have an extension on this eyelid retractor, wear with this neck and be connected to form second junction point.
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