CN1461636A - Artificial nipple and feeding botte and sucking nipple - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an artificial nipple and feeding botte and sucking nipple. The aim of the invention is to provide an artificial nipple and feeding botte and sucking nipple, similar to nipple of a mother, which is capable of easily drinking of milk. The artificial nipple (100) is configured in such a way that: the artificial nipple comprises a nipple body (110) and a nipple part (120) formed protruding from the nipple body, and an extending thin wall part (122) extending from at least a part of the nipple part and/or the nipple body.

Description

Artificial nipple and nursing device and suck nipple

Technical field

For example the present invention relates to the time employed artificial nipple and nursing device and suck nipple to Infantile nursing etc.

Background technology

Existing artificial nipple for example is installed in above the feeding bottle etc., is used for milk that this feeding bottle etc. is adorned etc. and feeds infant etc.

Artificial nipple so for example constitutes form shown in Figure 9.Fig. 9 is the sectional view of artificial nipple 10.

That is, artificial nipple 10 is formed by silicone rubber, has hollow space A, as milk etc. from inflow its internal partial such as feeding bottles.And be formed with milk head 12, nipple body 11 etc., and covering this hollow space A, they are also formed by silicone rubber or isopropyl rubber (ィ ソ プ ロ レ Application go system) etc.

This nipple body 11 has the nipple body body 11b that is used to be installed in the base portion 11a on the above-mentioned feeding bottle etc. and is equivalent to a breast of mothers part.

And, have effusive opening 12a such as milk on this milk head 12.Artificial nipple 10 like this is installed on not shown feeding bottle etc., drinks milk of adorning in this feeding bottle etc. by this artificial nipple 10.

Summary of the invention

, be how to move the studying of (motion sucks) in the oral cavity of infant and children when having milk etc. for infant in recent years, the fact that the result is first below finding.

That is, infant in drinking the feeding bottle that artificial nipple 10 is installed milk or during mother's breast milk, how the nipple of observing this artificial nipple 10 or mother by echo is out of shape.

As a result, find, be equivalent to elongations such as the pars papillaris of the milk head 12 of artificial nipple 10 and/or nipple body 11 and areola of breast on mother's nipple because the tongue of infant carries out vermicular movement.

This is by giving infant the feeding bottle that artificial nipple 10 is installed that adds milk and mother's breast milk, measures infant and has milk that in the motion elongation state of artificial nipple 10 and mother's nipple judges.

, because artificial nipple 10 is to be used to be installed in feeding bottle that milk etc. is housed etc. go up the breast milk that replaces mother and give infant, therefore wish that artificial nipple 10 is similar to mother's nipple as far as possible., can see the following fact from above-mentioned result of study, promptly owing to the nipple dissmilarity of existing artificial nipple 10 with mother, artificial nipple 10 makes actual infant have milk difficulty, and this has become problem.

The present invention proposes in view of the above problems, and purpose provides that a kind of nipple to mother is similar to be had milk the artificial nipple and the nursing device of motion easily and suck nipple.

According to the present invention, realize above-mentioned purpose by a kind of artificial nipple, this artificial nipple is to have the nipple body and from the artificial nipple of the outstanding milk head that forms of this nipple body, it is characterized in that having the elongation thinner wall section from least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

According to artificial nipple of the present invention, owing to have from the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body, if infant etc. are as carry out the tongue vermicular movement when mother's etc. nipple is sucked breast milk, above-mentioned elongation is extended artificial nipple elongation with thinner wall section and mother's nipple is the same in the oral cavity of infant.Therefore, form the artificial nipple of the motion of breast-feeding easily such as infant.

Best, in formation, be provided with rigid portion according to artificial nipple of the present invention, adjacent with above-mentioned elongation with thinner wall section, and also rigidity is stronger with thinner wall section than described elongation, and such elongation is arranged alternately with thinner wall section and rigid portion.

Formation according to artificial nipple of the present invention, since be provided with above-mentioned elongation with thinner wall section adjacent and rigidity than above-mentioned elongation with the strong rigid portion of thinner wall section, and this elongation is arranged alternately with thinner wall section and rigid portion, even above-mentioned elongation is extended with thinner wall section, owing to be provided with adjacent alternative rigid portion, so above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body integral rigidity can significantly not descend.

According to artificial nipple of the present invention, best above-mentioned elongation smoothly forms with the boundary between thinner wall section and the above-mentioned rigid portion.

Because above-mentioned elongation smoothly forms with the boundary between thinner wall section and the above-mentioned rigid portion, so when above-mentioned elongation is extended with thinner wall section, can prevent more effectively that this elongation from significantly descending with the rigidity of thinner wall section.

Realize above-mentioned purpose by a kind of nursing device, this nursing device has: the container of dixie cup, be installed in artificial nipple on the said vesse, be used for above-mentioned artificial nipple is fixed on fixer on the said vesse, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned artificial nipple has the nipple body, gives prominence to the milk head that forms from this nipple body, has from the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

According to the formation of nursing device of the present invention, form a kind of nursing device, have the artificial nipple of above-mentioned effect etc.

Realize above-mentioned purpose by a kind of nipple of sucking, this is sucked nipple and has substrate, is contained in the artificial nipple on the aforesaid substrate, above-mentioned artificial nipple has the nipple body, gives prominence to the milk head that forms from this nipple body, has the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

According to formation of sucking nipple of the present invention because infant can carry out the tongue vermicular movement smoothly by using this to suck nipple, can form to infant etc. give good stimulate suck nipple.

Like this, according to the present invention, just can provide the artificial nipple, nursing device and the infant that carry out sucking action easily that are similar to mother's nipple to suck nipple.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 illustrates the sectional view of artificial nipple according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the brief description figure that the preparatory stage of sucking the breast is shown;

Fig. 3 (a)～Fig. 3 (c) be illustrate tongue in tongue among Fig. 2 and the relation between the nipple front end heave just over the front end of nipple further in the oral cavity with the concise and to the point amplification key diagram of wriggling mode kinestate;

Fig. 4 illustrates infant to hold brief description figure according to the artificial nipple state of present embodiment in the month;

Fig. 5 is thin-walled portion brief description figure under the elongation state in oral cavity of infant and children that artificial nipple is shown;

Fig. 6 (a), Fig. 6 (b) are the brief description figure of artificial nipple collapsed state when tongue being shown wriggling;

Fig. 7 is the schematic representation of nursing device that illustrates as first distortion example of present embodiment;

Fig. 8 is the schematic representation of sucking nipple that illustrates as second distortion example of present embodiment;

Fig. 9 is the sectional view of existing artificial nipple.

The specific embodiment

Below, describe most preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 9.

And because embodiment described below is most preferred embodiment of the present invention, though carry out various technical best restrictions, as long as scope of the present invention is in the following description, do not illustrate it is to only limit to of the present inventionly, just is not limited to such embodiment.

Fig. 1 is the sectional view that illustrates according to the artificial nipple 100 of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in the figure, artificial nipple 100 has the milk head 120 that is equivalent to mother's nipple that is equivalent to bowl-shape nipple body 110 of roughly being of breast of mothers, links to each other with the nipple body and be provided with.

And downside is provided with and is used for the base portion 112 as flange that is connected with not shown for example bottle body among the figure of this nipple body 110.Nipple body body 111 forms continuously from this base portion 112, reduced.

And the front end of above-mentioned milk head 120 is provided with opening 121, the formation such as crack of through hole, cross or Y font by circular hole.This opening 121 forms and is arranged on artificial nipple 100 volume inside D and is communicated with.

The wall of oblique line part that forms the artificial nipple 100 of this space D is formed by for example silicone rubber etc., and hardness for example forms 15 degree ± 5 degree.Hardness range can be 5 the degree to 25 the degree, but preferably 10 the degree to 20 the degree.

This hardness is by measure the hardness of instrumentation amount according to the A type hardness tester of JIS-K6253 (ISO7619), and is more soft with hardness 40 degree of the silicon that uses in the existing artificial nipple.

If so artificial nipple 100 is connected with for example feeding bottle that milk etc. for example is housed by base portion 112 as mentioned above, just the milk that this feeding bottle inside is adorned is directed to the space D of artificial nipple 100 by the bottleneck of feeding bottle.

Then, be directed to milk in the space D of artificial nipple 100 by being arranged on the outside that above-mentioned opening 121 on the milk head 120 is discharged to artificial nipple 100.

At this moment, if artificial nipple 100 inserts in the oral cavity of infant for example, just become the structure that the milk of being discharged can be given infant, because mother uses so artificial nipple 100 when giving the breast milk of infant replacement oneself with the artificial milk of handles such as feeding bottle, therefore become as shown in Figure 1 and breast of mothers and nipple similar shapes.

But milk head 120 places of the artificial nipple 100 in the present embodiment form in for example two places with the thin thinner wall section 122,122 of the wall portion of thinner wall section in the form of a ring as elongation as shown in Figure 1, with the roughly rectangular angle of the vertical line of opening 121.Therefore, the adjacent heavy section 123 that alternately forms as rigid portion between this thinner wall section 122,122, relatively wall thickness is thicker with described thinner wall section 122,122.

The front end that the thickness of artificial nipple 100 like this forms the head 120 of suckling as shown in Figure 1 for example is the 2mm level.

This thickness forms with the thickness 1.5mm level of the same section of existing artificial nipple thicker.This is owing to silicone rubber among this embodiment is selected within the soft scope, and the inboard fragile of artificial nipple 100 taken place, and forms thicker than existing wall thickness for fear of this thing happens.

And the base portion 112 of Fig. 1 is formed with breather valve 112a.This breather valve 112a is formed on the thinner wall section of base portion 112, by the thinner wall section at it slit is set and forms.

Though this breather valve 112a normally closes, when generation pressure is unbalanced, just open, become the valve body that can adjust pressure.

Constitute in mode as mentioned above according to the artificial nipple 100 of present embodiment, use in mode as described below.

At first, artificial nipple 100 is installed on for example feeding bottle that milk etc. for example is housed.Mother holds this feeding bottle, and artificial nipple 100 is inserted in the oral cavity of infant, just gives infant milk.

Here, describe the sucking campaign that above-mentioned result of study and clearly actual infant are carried out below in detail when sucking breast milk.

But as shown in Figure 2, in fact the infant breast of holding mother etc. in the month is swallowed breast milk, and the action that the breast that infant is held mother etc. in the month is swallowed breast milk roughly is divided into " sucking the breast the preparatory stage " and " beginning the sucking stage ".Below.Describe respectively.

(sucking the breast the preparatory stage)

Fig. 2 is the brief description figure that the described sucking preparatory stage is shown.As shown in Figure 2, when infant 200 is caught mother's etc. breast 300, at first, open upper lip 270a and the lower lip 270b of oneself, the tongue 230 of oneself is crossed mandible 280b, become the state of contact lower lip 270b.

Then, be that nipple is fixed on the intraoral stage.At this moment, the upper lip 270a of infant 200 and lower lip 270b open greatly, as shown in Figure 2, closely contact for example mammary areola 310 of breast 300, and naturally in the outside, upper and lower scrolls up mode and opens in the drawings.

And infant 200 makes the front end 320a distortion of mother's etc. nipple 320 stretch to the deepest part of the sucking nest 220 of oneself by tongue 230.Like this, infant 200 is elongated to nipple front end 320a and is called " stretching for the first time " till own sucking nest 220 contacts.

The nipple 320 that carries out stretching for the first time like this becomes by tongue 230 presses to palate 210, upper dental bed 280a and upper lip 270a one side among Fig. 2.Inboard and tongue 230 encirclements by the cheek of oneself simultaneously of whole nipple 320 this moment.

And, particularly, make and surround nipple 320 very close to each otherly by making nipple 320 distortion of being surrounded by tongue 230.

Like this, the sucking preparatory stage just is through with.

(sucking the breast the incipient stage)

The following describes the incipient stage of sucking the breast.Suck the breast the incipient stage at this, at first carry out vermicular movement by tongue 230.

Particularly, in order to give breast 300 and mammary areola 310, nipple 320 stimulations, promote the breast milk secretion that breast milk is moved to the front end 210a of nipple, the front end of tongue 230 is at first heaved among Fig. 2, and it is mobile continuously towards the root of tongue 230 to heave part.Then, the part of heaving of tongue moves to and just crosses nipple front end 320a, moves further in the oral cavity.

Fig. 3 (a) to (c) illustrates this state.Fig. 3 (a) to (c) illustrates between tongue 230 among Fig. 2 and the nipple front end 230a in the relation tongue 230 to heave and just cross the further concise and to the point amplification key diagram of the state of vermicular movement in the oral cavity of nipple front end 230a.

Begin to heave mobile like this by the front end from tongue 230, nipple 320 begins elongation, as Fig. 3 (a) on one side shown in the front end 320a of nipple flattens ground a little and is out of shape, Yi Bian forward end is extended.

And, shown in Fig. 3 (b), before breast milk is about to flow out, the part of heaving of tongue 230 is moved in the vermicular movement mode.Nipple 320 further extends like this.For it and stretch phase region another name the above-mentioned first time and be " stretching for the second time ".Front end by tongue 230 begins to heave mobile beginning " stretching, extension for the second time " like this.

Then, become breast milk and flow out the stage.That is, move, mother's etc. breast milk is directed to front end 320a one side of nipple by the part of heaving that stretches for the second time tongue 230.Then, shown in Fig. 3 (a), during by the heaving part and reach the front end of front end 320a of nipple of vermicular movement tongue 230, the part of the inboard, oral cavity of heaving part and sucking nest 220 of the front end 320a of nipple, tongue 230 forms confined space E by the soft palate 240 of the inside.

Then, Yi Bian tongue 230 is contacted with soft palate 240, the part of heaving of tongue 230 is further moved to the inside Yi Bian further carry out vermicular movement.Like this, it is big that the volume of the confined space E shown in Fig. 3 (b) becomes, and confined space E forms negative pressure.

If form the confined space E of negative pressure like this, the front end 320a of nipple is directed in this negative pressure space E, further stretches.Finish " stretching for the second time " by such stretching, extension.

By the vermicular movement of above-mentioned tongue 230 and the negative pressure that accompanies with it, the breast milk that collects in nipple front end 320a place flows in the oral cavity of infant 200.At this moment, infant 200 contacting between tongue 230 and the soft palate 240 separately shown in Fig. 3 (c), opening confined space E, infant 200 is swallowed effusive breast milk.Like this, infant 200 has just been had mother's etc. breast milk.

Fig. 4 illustrates infant 200 to hold brief description figure according to the state of the artificial nipple 100 of present embodiment in the month.

As shown in Figure 4, because the top of the nipple body body 111 of artificial nipple 100 begins to be provided with two place's thinner wall section 122,122 (oblique line part) to milk head 120, the vermicular movement of the tongue 230 by infant 200 shown in above-mentioned Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 (a)～Fig. 3 (c), thinner wall section 122,122 elongations at this two place, milk head 120 integral body are also extended in the oral cavity of infant 200.

Fig. 5 illustrates this state.Fig. 5 is the brief description figure that thinner wall section 122 elongation state in oral cavity of infant and children of artificial nipple 100 is shown.

As shown in Figure 5, because the thinner wall section 122,122 (oblique line part) that is arranged on the milk head 120 is extended, confined space E and Fig. 2 of being formed by artificial nipple 100, tongue 230 and soft palate 240 etc. relatively diminish.

The state of this artificial nipple 100 becomes and " stretching for the second time " the same state shown in above-mentioned Fig. 3 (a).And, under the situation of artificial nipple 100, the shape of its milk head 120 grades become with the above-mentioned sucking preparatory stage in " stretching for the first time " same shape.

Therefore, for artificial nipple 100, move to the inside if infant 200 carries out the part of heaving of the tongue 230 of vermicular movement, may produce above-mentioned " stretching for the second time " on the artificial nipple 100, can swallow and drink milk etc. with Fig. 3 (b), (c) the same infant 200.

Therefore, owing to the breast milk that can eat mother for infant 200 as the breast that utilizes mother, utilize artificial nipple 100 to have milk etc., can not give the sensation of infant 200 difference, make the artificial nipple 100 of the motions of sucking the breast easily such as can breast-feeding.

And, according to present embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, be provided with the thicker wall thickness of wall ratio 123, adjacent with the thinner wall section 122,122 of artificial nipple 100, and also described thinner wall section 122,122 and described wall thickness 123 are arranged alternately.

Because described wall thickness 123 forms thicklyer with the wall ratio of above-mentioned artificial nipple 100, when infant 200 is sucked the breast motion, even the artificial nipple 100 of extruding in the oral cavity owing to the strong wall thickness 123 of rigidity, also can remedy the rigidity of the thinner wall section 122,122 of poor rigidity.

Therefore, integral rigidity such as the milk head 120 of artificial nipple 100 and nipple body 110 can significantly not descend.

And as shown in Figure 1, thinner wall section 122,122 forms ring-type, and the edge smoothing between thinner wall section 122 and the wall thickness 123 forms.

Therefore, when thinner wall section 122 elongations, can prevent effectively that the rigidity of described thinner wall section 122 from significantly descending.

Fig. 6 (a) and (b) are brief description figure of artificial nipple 100 collapsed state when direction is seen the vermicular movement of carrying out tongue 230 shown in the arrow F that illustrates from Fig. 4.

That is, Fig. 6 (a) and (b) illustrate the artificial nipple 100 that direction is seen shown in the arrow F from Fig. 4.And, the state that artificial nipple 100 flattened when the vermicular movement of the tongue 230 shown in Fig. 3 (a) and (b) was carried out in Fig. 6 (a) expression.

Shown in Fig. 6 (a), whether artificial nipple 100 is no matter be subjected to tongue 230 extruding, and particularly the part of being hidden by dental bed 280a, 280b is not flattened fully, keeps its shape.

And Fig. 6 (b) expression is because the vermicular movement of the tongue 230 shown in Fig. 3 (c) and the negative pressure that accompanies with it, after the milk etc. that collects in milk head 120 front ends flows in infant 200 oral cavities, and the state of artificial nipple 100 flattenings under the releasing vermicular movement state.

As shown in the figure, can see that artificial nipple 100 does not flatten, and is surrounded by tongue 230.

Therefore, the artificial nipple 100 of present embodiment and mother's the same elongation of nipple like this, makes the discharge of milk big, and be simultaneously the same with mother's nipple, and manually nipple 100 does not damage self, can keep its rigidity.

(the first distortion example of present embodiment)

Fig. 7 illustrates the schematic representation that is out of shape the nursing device 400 of example as first of present embodiment.

As shown in Figure 7, in the present embodiment, be installed on the feeding bottle 430 as the container of dixie cup, form feeding bottle 400 by covering artificial nipple 100 in 420 the foregoing descriptions.This lid 420 is to be used for artificial nipple 100 is fixed to utensil on the nursing device 430.

Therefore, infant 200 can carry out the vermicular movement of tongue 230 as eating breast milk, makes the nursing device 400 that does not have difference sensation, can drink beverage such as milk from feeding bottle 430.

And the outside length direction substantial middle of feeding bottle 430 partly is formed with a plurality of bending sections 431 to feeding bottle 430 inboards, for example forms two places.

Owing to form two relative bending sections 431 in the side of feeding bottle 430 like this, user for example mother of infant can easily be held feeding bottle 430 by finger being placed on this bending section 431 places.

(the second distortion example of present embodiment)

Fig. 8 is the schematic representation of sucking nipple 500 that illustrates as the second distortion example of present embodiment.

Do not form the opening 121 on the artificial nipple 100 of the foregoing description among Fig. 8, form other structures all identical artificial nipples 600 be installed on the substrate 510.

Therefore because infant 200 grades can carry out the vermicular movement of tongue 230 smoothly by using this to suck nipple 500, therefore make can give for infant good stimulate suck nipple 500.

And, in this embodiment, though the example that artificial nipple 100 is applicable to the feeding bottle that milk is housed is shown, should be appreciated that artificial nipple 100 according to the present invention is not limited to this, also be applicable to the situation that infant 200 usefulness feeding bottles container is in addition drunk liquid beverages such as fruit juice.

And, though artificial nipple 100 is provided with two thinner wall section 122,122 in the present embodiment, being not limited to this, it is also passable that thinner wall section 122 is arranged on the place more than or three of artificial nipple 100.And described thinner wall section 122 forms helical form on artificial nipple 100 also passable.

Claims (5)

1. an artificial nipple has the nipple body and gives prominence to the milk head that forms from this nipple body, it is characterized in that:

Have from the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

2. artificial nipple according to claim 1 is characterized in that: be provided with rigid portion, and adjacent with above-mentioned elongation with thinner wall section, and also rigidity is stronger with thinner wall section than described elongation, and described elongation is arranged alternately with thinner wall section and rigid portion.

3. according to claim 1 or 2 described artificial nipples, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned elongation forms with the edge smoothing between thinner wall section and the above-mentioned rigid portion.

4. nursing device has:

The container of dixie cup;

Be installed in the artificial nipple on the said vesse;

Be used for above-mentioned artificial nipple is fixed on fixer on the said vesse, it is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned artificial nipple has the nipple body, gives prominence to the milk head that forms from this nipple body, has from the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

5. suck nipple for one kind, have:

Substrate;

Be contained in the artificial nipple on the aforesaid substrate, it is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned artificial nipple has the nipple body, gives prominence to the milk head that forms from this nipple body, has the elongation thinner wall section of at least a portion elongation of above-mentioned milk head and/or above-mentioned nipple body.

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