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EP1588740B1
EP1588740B1 EP05003966.8A EP05003966A EP1588740B1 EP 1588740 B1 EP1588740 B1 EP 1588740B1 EP 05003966 A EP05003966 A EP 05003966A EP 1588740 B1 EP1588740 B1 EP 1588740B1
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Wolfgang Rittner
Rüdiger Meckes
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  • the invention relates to a passenger oxygen mask with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Passenger oxygen masks are provided on board aircraft to oxygenate passengers in emergency situations and in the phase of post-decompression flight altitude descent of the aircraft, as well as to provide therapeutic oxygen to passengers requiring additional oxygen during normal flight operations.
  • Known passenger oxygen masks usually have a rotationally symmetrical mask body whose circular breathing opening the passenger applies in the application to the facial area around the nose and mouth. Because of the circular opening cross-section of the mask body, the passenger oxygen mask is not always completely against the face of the user, so that a space between the face and the mask body remains open and thus permeable to air. Depending on the facial physiognomy, these spaces are more or less large. Through this column, oxygen masks, which provide a constant flow of oxygen available, a significant amount of oxygen lost.
  • Oxygen masks in which oxygen is supplied only when a valve disposed in the mask body is opened by the inspiration pulse are difficult to be activated by the user because the negative pressure required to open the valve in the mask body due to the gaps between mask body and face can not be established. This can lead to hypoxia in passengers.
  • a known oxygen mask is, for example, in the patent application US 4,201,205 A disclosed.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a passenger oxygen mask, which provides the user safely and to a sufficient extent oxygen available and can be easily and inexpensively manufactured.
  • the passenger oxygen mask according to the invention has a flexible, preferably rotationally symmetrical mask body.
  • the passenger oxygen mask is provided for receiving a plastically deformable support element, with mask body-side fastening means being formed circumferentially around the mask body.
  • the soft-elastic mask body is preferably rotationally symmetrical and formed with a circular breathing opening. This is particularly necessary for the operational reliability of the passenger oxygen mask, since the oxygen masks can be placed and used in all positions in the axial position, for example in panic situations. After calming the passenger, the oxygen mask may eventually be properly positioned. Subsequently, it is possible to put on the mask body in the region of the nose, a support element which is deformable so that it forces the breathing opening of the mask body as completely as possible to the face surface.
  • this support element is preferably formed from a metallic material.
  • the support element is advantageously made of a thin, easily bendable sheet metal or of a wire structure, wherein the dimensions of the sheet or the wire structure of the size of the mask portion to be deformed are adapted and allow easy deformation of the support element.
  • a wire structure for example, allows a particularly weight-saving embodiment of the support element, whereby the wearing comfort of the oxygen mask can be improved.
  • the material for the support element all metals can be used, which ensure that the support element can be plastically deformed without special effort.
  • the support element is formed from a plastic.
  • This plastic is plastically deformable and can absorb the restoring forces emanating from the deformed mask body.
  • the support member In addition to a completely made of plastic or metal version of the support element is also possible to produce the support member of a combination of these materials, this combination must meet the above-mentioned requirements in terms of plastic deformability and dimensional stability. It is conceivable, for example, an embodiment of the support element in which a metallic wire structure is cast in a base body made of plastic of the support element. Due to the wire structure, the plastic used in this case can also be formed elastically deformable.
  • a pocket for receiving the support member is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the mask body.
  • the pocket is designed as an insertion compartment into which the support element can be at least partially inserted.
  • the pocket may be formed by tabs which fix the support member to the mask body at least at its spaced ends. The support element may be inserted into the pocket after a temporary placement of the oxygen mask in a later phase by the passenger or the flight attendants and then deformed in accordance with the facial contour in the bag befindlich.
  • the Fig. 1 to 3 each show a passenger oxygen mask 2 with an existing of a soft elastic plastic mask body 4, which has a breathing opening 6 at a first end.
  • the mask body 4 is formed in its undeformed state rotationally symmetrical in the form of a truncated cone. Accordingly, the breathing opening 6 in the undeformed state has a circular cross-sectional area.
  • the oxygen supply, a saving bag 8 and a secondary air valve are arranged in a known manner.
  • the in Fig. 1 illustrated mask body 4 has, according to a non-inventive embodiment, a plastically deformable portion 10 in the vicinity of the breathing opening 6. This portion 10 extends band-shaped over the entire circumference of the mask body 4.
  • the plastically deformable portion 10 is arranged by a sheet metal strip embedded in the interior of the mask body 4. Likewise, however, the metal strip can also be arranged on the inside of the mask body 4 or on the outer wall of the mask body 4.
  • the plastically deformable portion 10 can also consist of a plastically deformable plastic which is cast or glued to the inner or outer circumferential surface of the mask body 4, or is cast into the mask body 4.
  • the section 10 can also be formed from one or more wires or from a wire mesh. These wires or the wire mesh are then fixed to the inner or outer circumferential surface of the mask body 4 or are integrated into the mask body 4.
  • Fig. 2 shows a passenger oxygen mask 2 according to another embodiment not belonging to the invention, which is adapted by a support member 12 to the facial contour.
  • the support member 12 is shown both individually and before being mounted on the mask body 4 as well as a support member 12 'arranged on the mask body 4.
  • the support element 12 ' is arranged in the region of the mask body 4 which, in the case of use of the passenger oxygen mask 2, covers the nose of the user.
  • the support element 12 has an adhesive surface 14 on its side facing the mask body 4. As shown, this adhesive surface 14 can cover only partial areas of the side of the support element 12 facing the mask body 4, or it can be arranged on the entire surface of the side of the support element 12 facing the mask body 4.
  • the support member 12 may alternatively have an adhesive surface at the same place.
  • the mask body 4 also has an adhesive coating on its outer lateral surface which corresponds to the adhesive surface of the support element 12 and enables the support element 12 to be fixed on the mask body 4.
  • a pocket 16 is disposed on the outer wall of the mask body 4.
  • This pocket 16 serves to receive a support element 12 ", which, after the correct placement of the passenger oxygen mask 2 into the pocket 16 is inserted.
  • the support element 12 " is shown prior to insertion into the pocket 16.
  • the support element 12" consists of a plastically deformable material, such. As a plastically deformable plastic, a metal or a pairing of these materials. If the support element 12 "is in the pocket 16, it is deformed so that the mask body 4 is adapted to the facial contour.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Passagiersauerstoffmaske mit den im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen.The invention relates to a passenger oxygen mask with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Passagiersauerstoffmasken sind an Bord von Flugzeugen vorgesehen, um die Passagiere in Notfallsituationen und in der Phase eines Post-Dekompressions-Flughöhenabstiegs des Flugzeugs mit Sauerstoff zu versorgen sowie Passagieren, die während des normalen Flugbetriebs zusätzlichen Sauerstoff benötigen, therapeutischen Sauerstoff zur Verfügung zu stellen.Passenger oxygen masks are provided on board aircraft to oxygenate passengers in emergency situations and in the phase of post-decompression flight altitude descent of the aircraft, as well as to provide therapeutic oxygen to passengers requiring additional oxygen during normal flight operations.

Bekannte Passagiersauerstoffmasken weisen üblicherweise einen rotationssymmetrischen Maskenkörper auf, dessen kreisrunde Atemöffnung der Passagier im Anwendungsfall an den Gesichtsbereich rund um Nase und Mund anlegt. Wegen des kreisrunden Öffnungsquerschnitts des Maskenkörpers liegt die Passagiersauerstoffmaske nicht immer vollständig an dem Gesicht des Benutzers an, so dass ein Zwischenraum zwischen Gesicht und Maskenkörper offen und damit luftdurchlässig bleibt. Je nach Gesichtsphysiognomie fallen diese Zwischenräume mehr oder weniger groß aus. Durch diese Spalte geht bei Sauerstoffmasken, die einen konstanten Sauerstoffstrom zur Verfügung stellen, eine nicht unerheblich große Menge Sauerstoff verloren. Sauerstoffmasken, bei denen die Sauerstoffzufuhr nur dann erfolgt, wenn ein in dem Maskenkörper angeordnetes Ventil durch den Einatemimpuls geöffnet wird, können von dem Benutzer nur schwer bzw. gar nicht aktiviert werden, da der zum Öffnen des Ventils erforderliche Unterdruck in dem Maskenkörper aufgrund der Zwischenräume zwischen Maskenkörper und Gesicht nicht aufgebaut werden kann. Dies kann bei Passagieren zu einer Hypoxie führen.Known passenger oxygen masks usually have a rotationally symmetrical mask body whose circular breathing opening the passenger applies in the application to the facial area around the nose and mouth. Because of the circular opening cross-section of the mask body, the passenger oxygen mask is not always completely against the face of the user, so that a space between the face and the mask body remains open and thus permeable to air. Depending on the facial physiognomy, these spaces are more or less large. Through this column, oxygen masks, which provide a constant flow of oxygen available, a significant amount of oxygen lost. Oxygen masks in which oxygen is supplied only when a valve disposed in the mask body is opened by the inspiration pulse are difficult to be activated by the user because the negative pressure required to open the valve in the mask body due to the gaps between mask body and face can not be established. This can lead to hypoxia in passengers.

Eine bekannte Sauerstoffmaske ist zum Beispiel in der Patentanmeldung US 4 201 205 A offenbart. Vor diesem Hintergrund liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Passagiersauerstoffmaske zu schaffen, welche dem Benutzer sicher und in ausreichendem Maße Sauerstoff zu Verfügung stellt und dabei einfach und kostengünstig hergestellt werden kann.A known oxygen mask is, for example, in the patent application US 4,201,205 A disclosed. Against this background, the present invention seeks to provide a passenger oxygen mask, which provides the user safely and to a sufficient extent oxygen available and can be easily and inexpensively manufactured.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch eine Passagiersauerstoffmaske mit den im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmalen gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen, der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und der Zeichnung.This object is achieved by a passenger oxygen mask with the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, the following description and the drawings.

Die erfindungsgemäße Passagiersauerstoffmaske weist einen flexiblen, vorzugsweise rotationssymmetrischen Maskenkörper auf. Die Passagiersauerstoffmaske ist zur Aufnahme eines plastisch verformbaren Stützelements vorgesehen, wobei maskenkörperseitig Befestigungsmittel umlaufend um den Maskenkörper ausgebildet sind.The passenger oxygen mask according to the invention has a flexible, preferably rotationally symmetrical mask body. The passenger oxygen mask is provided for receiving a plastically deformable support element, with mask body-side fastening means being formed circumferentially around the mask body.

Der weichelastische Maskenkörper ist bevorzugt rotationssymmetrisch und mit einer kreisrunden Atemöffnung ausgebildet. Dies ist insbesondere für die Betriebssicherheit der Passagiersauerstoffmaske erforderlich, da die Sauerstoffmasken so, beispielsweise in Paniksituationen, in allen Positionen in Achslage aufgesetzt und eingesetzt werden können. Nach einer Beruhigung des Passagiers kann die Sauerstoffmaske gegebenenfalls richtig positioniert werden. Anschließend ist es möglich, auf dem Maskenkörper im Bereich der Nase ein Stützelement aufzusetzen, welches so verformbar ist, dass es die Atemöffnung des Maskenkörpers möglichst lückenlos an die Gesichtsoberfläche zwingt.The soft-elastic mask body is preferably rotationally symmetrical and formed with a circular breathing opening. This is particularly necessary for the operational reliability of the passenger oxygen mask, since the oxygen masks can be placed and used in all positions in the axial position, for example in panic situations. After calming the passenger, the oxygen mask may eventually be properly positioned. Subsequently, it is possible to put on the mask body in the region of the nose, a support element which is deformable so that it forces the breathing opening of the mask body as completely as possible to the face surface.

Wird der Maskenkörper durch die Aufnahme eines Stützelements verformt, ist dieses Stützelement bevorzugt aus einem metallischen Werkstoff ausgebildet. Das Stützelement ist vorteilhaft aus einem dünnen, leicht biegbaren Blech oder aus einer Drahtstruktur gestaltet, wobei die Abmessungen des Bleches bzw. der Drahtstruktur der Größe des zu verformenden Maskenabschnitts angepasst sind und ein leichtes Verformen des Stützelements ermöglichen. Eine Drahtstruktur ermöglicht beispielsweise eine besonders gewichtssparende Ausführungsform des Stützelements, wodurch der Tragekomfort der Sauerstoffmaske verbessert werden kann. Als Material für das Stützelement können alle Metalle eingesetzt werden, die gewährleisten, dass das Stützelement ohne besondere Kraftanstrengung plastisch verformt werden kann.If the mask body is deformed by receiving a support element, this support element is preferably formed from a metallic material. The support element is advantageously made of a thin, easily bendable sheet metal or of a wire structure, wherein the dimensions of the sheet or the wire structure of the size of the mask portion to be deformed are adapted and allow easy deformation of the support element. A wire structure, for example, allows a particularly weight-saving embodiment of the support element, whereby the wearing comfort of the oxygen mask can be improved. As the material for the support element all metals can be used, which ensure that the support element can be plastically deformed without special effort.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist das Stützelement aus einem Kunststoff ausgebildet. Dieser Kunststoff ist plastisch verformbar und kann die von dem verformten Maskenkörper ausgehenden Rückstellkräfte auffangen.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the support element is formed from a plastic. This plastic is plastically deformable and can absorb the restoring forces emanating from the deformed mask body.

Neben einer vollständig aus Kunststoff oder Metall bestehenden Ausführung des Stützelements besteht auch die Möglichkeit, das Stützelement aus einer Kombination dieser Werkstoffe herzustellen, wobei diese Kombination auch die oben erwähnten Anforderungen hinsichtlich plastischer Verformbarkeit und Formbeständigkeit erfüllen muss. Denkbar ist zum Beispiel eine Ausbildung des Stützelements, bei der eine metallische Drahtstruktur in einem aus Kunststoff bestehenden Grundkörper des Stützelements eingegossen ist. Aufgrund der Drahtstruktur kann der verwendete Kunststoff in diesem Fall auch elastisch verformbar ausgebildet sein.In addition to a completely made of plastic or metal version of the support element is also possible to produce the support member of a combination of these materials, this combination must meet the above-mentioned requirements in terms of plastic deformability and dimensional stability. It is conceivable, for example, an embodiment of the support element in which a metallic wire structure is cast in a base body made of plastic of the support element. Due to the wire structure, the plastic used in this case can also be formed elastically deformable.

Als maskenkörperseitiges Befestigungsmittel ist gemäß der Erfindung an der äußeren Umfangsfläche des Maskenkörpers eine Tasche zur Aufnahme des Stützelements angeordnet. Bevorzugt ist die Tasche als ein Einschubfach ausgebildet, in das das Stützelement zumindest teilweise eingeführt werden kann. Alternativ kann die Tasche durch Laschen gebildet werden, die das Stützelement zumindest an dessen beabstandeten Enden an dem Maskenkörper fixieren. Das Stützelement kann nach einem provisorischen Aufsetzen der Sauerstoffmaske in einer späteren Phase durch den Passagier oder von dem Flugbegleitpersonal in die Tasche eingesetzt werden und anschließend entsprechend der Gesichtskontur in der Tasche befindlich verformt werden.As a mask body side fixing means according to the invention, a pocket for receiving the support member is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the mask body. Preferably, the pocket is designed as an insertion compartment into which the support element can be at least partially inserted. Alternatively, the pocket may be formed by tabs which fix the support member to the mask body at least at its spaced ends. The support element may be inserted into the pocket after a temporary placement of the oxygen mask in a later phase by the passenger or the flight attendants and then deformed in accordance with the facial contour in the bag befindlich.

Die Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Passagiersauerstoffmaske in einer nicht zu der Erfindung gehörenden Ausgestaltung mit einem in den Maskenkörper integrierten plastisch verformbaren Abschnitt,
Fig. 2
eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Passagiersauerstoffmaske in einer nicht zu der Erfindung gehörenden Ausgestaltung mit einem auf dem Maskenkörper angeordneten Stützelement und
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Passagiersauerstoffmaske mit einer auf dem Maskenkörper angeordneten Tasche zu Aufnahme des Stützelements.
The invention is explained below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
3 is a perspective view of a passenger oxygen mask in a non-inventive embodiment with a plastically deformable section integrated in the mask body;
Fig. 2
a perspective view of a passenger oxygen mask in a non-inventive embodiment with a arranged on the mask body support member and
Fig. 3
a perspective view of a passenger oxygen mask with a arranged on the mask body bag for receiving the support element.

Die Fig. 1 bis 3 zeigen jeweils eine Passagiersauerstoffmaske 2 mit einem aus einem weichelastischen Kunststoff bestehenden Maskenkörper 4, der an einem ersten Ende eine Atemöffnung 6 aufweist. Aus Fig. 3 ist ersichtlich, dass der Maskenkörper 4 in seinem unverformten Zustand rotationssymmetrisch in Form eines Kegelstumpfs ausgebildet ist. Entsprechend weist die Atemöffnung 6 im unverformten Zustand eine kreisförmige Querschnittsfläche auf. An dem von der Atemöffnung 6 beabstandeten anderen Ende des Maskenkörpers 4 sind in bekannter Weise die Sauerstoffzufuhr, ein Sparbeutel 8 sowie ein Nebenluftventil angeordnet.The Fig. 1 to 3 each show a passenger oxygen mask 2 with an existing of a soft elastic plastic mask body 4, which has a breathing opening 6 at a first end. Out Fig. 3 it can be seen that the mask body 4 is formed in its undeformed state rotationally symmetrical in the form of a truncated cone. Accordingly, the breathing opening 6 in the undeformed state has a circular cross-sectional area. At the other end of the mask body 4, which is at a distance from the breathing opening 6, the oxygen supply, a saving bag 8 and a secondary air valve are arranged in a known manner.

Der in Fig. 1 dargestellte Maskenkörper 4 weist gemäß einer nicht zur Erfindung gehörenden Ausgestaltung einen plastisch verformbaren Abschnitt 10 in der Nähe der Atemöffnung 6 auf. Dieser Abschnitt 10 erstreckt sich bandförmig über den gesamten Umfang des Maskenkörpers 4. In Fig. 1 ist der plastisch verformbare Abschnitt 10 durch einen im Inneren des Maskenkörpers 4 eingebetteten Blechstreifen angeordnet. Ebenso kann der Blechstreifen aber auch innen am Maskenkörper 4 oder an der Außenwandung des Maskenkörpers 4 angeordnet sein.The in Fig. 1 illustrated mask body 4 has, according to a non-inventive embodiment, a plastically deformable portion 10 in the vicinity of the breathing opening 6. This portion 10 extends band-shaped over the entire circumference of the mask body 4. In Fig. 1 the plastically deformable portion 10 is arranged by a sheet metal strip embedded in the interior of the mask body 4. Likewise, however, the metal strip can also be arranged on the inside of the mask body 4 or on the outer wall of the mask body 4.

Der plastisch verformbare Abschnitt 10 kann alternativ auch aus einem plastisch verformbaren Kunststoff bestehen, der an der inneren oder äußeren Mantelfläche des Maskenkörpers 4 angegossen oder angeklebt ist, bzw. in den Maskenkörper 4 eingegossen ist. Des Weiteren kann der Abschnitt 10 auch aus einem oder mehreren Drähten oder aus einem Drahtgeflecht gebildet sein. Diese Drähte bzw. das Drahtgeflecht sind dann an der inneren oder äußeren Mantelfläche des Maskenkörpers 4 fixiert oder sind in den Maskenkörper 4 integriert.Alternatively, the plastically deformable portion 10 can also consist of a plastically deformable plastic which is cast or glued to the inner or outer circumferential surface of the mask body 4, or is cast into the mask body 4. Furthermore, the section 10 can also be formed from one or more wires or from a wire mesh. These wires or the wire mesh are then fixed to the inner or outer circumferential surface of the mask body 4 or are integrated into the mask body 4.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine Passagiersauerstoffmaske 2 gemäß einer weiteren nicht zur Erfindung gehörenden Ausgestaltung, die durch ein Stützelement 12 an die Gesichtskontur angepasst wird. In der Fig. ist das Stützelement 12 sowohl einzeln und vor dem Anbringen auf dem Maskenkörper 4 als auch als Stützelement 12' auf dem Maskenkörper 4 angeordnet dargestellt. Das Stützelement 12' ist in dem Bereich des Maskenkörpers 4 angeordnet, der im Falle einer Benutzung der Passagiersauerstoffmaske 2 die Nase des Benutzers überdeckt. Um das Stützelement 12 an der Außenwand des Maskenkörpers 4 befestigen zu können, weist das Stützelement 12 an seiner dem Maskenkörper 4 zugewandten Seite eine Klebefläche 14 auf. Diese Klebefläche 14 kann, wie dargestellt, nur Teilbereiche der dem Maskenkörper 4 zugewandten Seite des Stützelements 12 verdecken, oder aber auf der gesamten Fläche der dem Maskenkörper 4 zugewandten Seite des Stützelements 12 angeordnet sein. Statt der Klebefläche 14 kann das Stützelement 12 an gleicher Stelle alternativ eine Haftfläche aufweisen. In diesem Fall weist auch der Maskenkörper 4 an seiner äußeren Mantelfläche eine Haftbeschichtung auf, die mit der Haftfläche des Stützelements 12 korrespondiert und ein Fixieren des Stützelements 12 auf dem Maskenkörper 4 ermöglicht. Fig. 2 shows a passenger oxygen mask 2 according to another embodiment not belonging to the invention, which is adapted by a support member 12 to the facial contour. In the figure, the support member 12 is shown both individually and before being mounted on the mask body 4 as well as a support member 12 'arranged on the mask body 4. The support element 12 'is arranged in the region of the mask body 4 which, in the case of use of the passenger oxygen mask 2, covers the nose of the user. In order to fix the support element 12 to the outer wall of the mask body 4, the support element 12 has an adhesive surface 14 on its side facing the mask body 4. As shown, this adhesive surface 14 can cover only partial areas of the side of the support element 12 facing the mask body 4, or it can be arranged on the entire surface of the side of the support element 12 facing the mask body 4. Instead of the adhesive surface 14, the support member 12 may alternatively have an adhesive surface at the same place. In this case, the mask body 4 also has an adhesive coating on its outer lateral surface which corresponds to the adhesive surface of the support element 12 and enables the support element 12 to be fixed on the mask body 4.

Bei der in Fig. 3 dargestellten Passagiersauerstoffmaske 2 ist an der Außenwandung des Maskenkörpers 4 eine Tasche 16 angeordnet. Diese Tasche 16 dient zur Aufnahme eines Stützelements 12", welches nach dem korrekten Aufsetzen der Passagiersauerstoffmaske 2 in die Tasche 16 eingeschoben wird. In der Fig. Ist das Stützelement 12" vor dem Einschieben in die Tasche 16 dargestellt. Das Stützelement 12" besteht aus einem plastisch verformbaren Material, wie z. B. ein plastisch verformbarer Kunststoff, einem Metall oder einer Paarung dieser Werkstoffe. Befindet sich das Stützelement 12" in der Tasche 16, wird es so verformt, dass der Maskenkörper 4 der Gesichtskontur angepasst wird.At the in Fig. 3 Passenger oxygen mask 2 shown, a pocket 16 is disposed on the outer wall of the mask body 4. This pocket 16 serves to receive a support element 12 ", which, after the correct placement of the passenger oxygen mask 2 into the pocket 16 is inserted. In the figure, the support element 12 "is shown prior to insertion into the pocket 16. The support element 12" consists of a plastically deformable material, such. As a plastically deformable plastic, a metal or a pairing of these materials. If the support element 12 "is in the pocket 16, it is deformed so that the mask body 4 is adapted to the facial contour.

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PassagiersauerstoffmaskePassenger Oxygen Mask
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Maskenkörpermask body
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Atemöffnungbreathing hole
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SparbeutelSpar bag
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Stützelementsupport element
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Klebeflächeadhesive surface
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  1. A passenger oxygen mask with a flexible mask body (4), wherein the passenger oxygen mask comprises a plastically deformable support element, and the mask body is provided for receiving the support element (12), characterised in that fastening means in the form of a pocket (16) arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the mask body (4) are formed on the mask body side, said pocket being for receiving the support element (12) peripherally around the mask body (4).
  2. A passenger oxygen mask according to claim 1, characterised in that at least that part of the mask body (4) envisaged for contact on the face is designed in a rotationally symmetrical manner.
  3. A passenger oxygen mask according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the support element (12) is formed of a metallic material.
  4. A passenger oxygen mask according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the support element (12) is formed of a plastic.
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