JP2000005011A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow which enables a user to easily and surely adjust a pillow to a desired height and to have a comfortable sleep. SOLUTION: The pillow 1 consists of a pillow base body 2 and a head placement member 3 disposed at this pillow base body 2 and is provided with a height adjusting means 4 for fixing this head placement member 3 at the desired height relative to the pillow base body 2 and, therefore, the height of the head placement member 3 is adjustable and fixable to the desired height relative to the pillow base body 2, i.e., a bed for sleeping. Then, the user is able to easily and surely adjusts the height relative to the pillow base body 2 of the head placement member 3, i.e., the bed for sleeping to the height meeting the desire and is able to have the comfortable sleep by placing the head on the head placement member 3 adjusted and fixed to the desired height.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow capable of adjusting and fixing the height of a head placing member from a bed according to the preference of an individual, and enabling comfortable sleeping.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when sleeping, the head is placed on a pillow. Since the length of the neck and the size of the head vary from person to person, the preference of the pillow height differs from person to person.

[0003] However, since most of the commercially available pillows are made at almost the same height, there is no pillow of the desired height, and it is unavoidable that pillows of the desired height are made to order. At present, pillows that are commercially available are used with a sense of discomfort or uncomfortable feeling, and a pillow that can be easily adjusted to a desired height has been desired.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a pillow that can be easily and reliably adjusted to a desired height and that allows a comfortable sleep.

[0005]

The pillow according to claim 1 is
A pillow base and a head placing member disposed on the pillow base are provided with height adjusting means for fixing the head placing member to the pillow base at a desired height. It is characterized by the following.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pillow according to the first aspect, wherein the head mounting member is pivotally attached to a front edge of the pillow base, and rotates vertically about the pivoted portion. It is characterized by being movable.

A pillow according to a third aspect of the present invention is the pillow according to the first or second aspect, wherein the head placing member is formed integrally with a bulging portion for pressing the cervical vertebra of a sleeping person. It is characterized by being.

[0008]

In order to use the pillow of the present invention, first, the lower surface of the pillow base of the pillow is placed on a bed such as a mattress. Then, the head placing member is vertically displaced with respect to the pillow base, that is, the bed, by the height adjusting means, and is positioned and fixed at a desired height. Thereafter, the user places the head on the head mounting member adjusted to the desired height and goes to sleep. In the above, the case where the height of the head placing member with respect to the pillow base is adjusted after placing the pillow on the bed, but after adjusting the height of the head placing member with respect to the pillow base in advance, A pillow may be placed on the bed for use.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One example of a pillow according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The pillow 1 of the present invention comprises a pillow base 2 and a head placement member 3 disposed on the pillow base 2, as shown in FIGS. Is fixed to the pillow base 2 at a desired height.

The pillow base 2 is formed of a flat plate having a horizontally long rectangular shape, and has two horizontally elongated rectangular slits 21, 21 penetrating the front end edge thereof at predetermined intervals over the upper and lower surfaces. A portion between the slits 21, 21 and the front end of the pillow base 2 is formed on the support shafts 24, 24, and a side wall portion 22, 22 is formed to project upward, and the rear half portions of the side wall portions 22, 22 are formed as convex arc-shaped portions 22a, 22a higher than the front half portion.

The head placing member 3 is made of a plate having a rectangular shape and the same shape and the same size as the pillow base 2, and a front edge of the head placing member 3 has Side-U-shaped pivoted bent plate pieces 31, 31 are formed at the same intervals as the slits 21, 21 of the pillow base 2, and these pivoted bent plate pieces 31, 31 are attached to the pillow base 2 Are inserted into the slits 21, 21 from above, and are pivotally attached to the support shafts 24, 24 so as to be vertically rotatable, respectively.

Further, both side edges of the head mounting member 3 are formed in a shape corresponding to the side walls 22, 22 of the pillow base 2, that is, the front half is low and the rear half is convex arcuate 32b, 32b. Bulge 3
2, 32, and the head placing member 3 is attached to the pillow base 2
When overlapped on the upper side, the lower surfaces of the bulging portions 32, 32 on both sides of the head mounting member 3 abut against and are received by the upper peripheral end surfaces of the side wall portions 22, 22 of the pillow base 2, The head mounting member 3
The opposite central portions of the pillow base 2 except for both side edges are configured to abut against each other (see FIG. 3). A cushion material 33 is integrally provided on the upper surface of the head mounting member 3, and a head mounting portion 33a is formed by the upper surface of the cushion material 33.

A bulging strip 34 having a semicircular cross section is formed between the left and right side walls 22, 22 at the rear of the head mounting member 3 and between the convex arcuate sections 32b, 32b. When the head B is placed on the head placement portion 33a of the cushion material 33 as described later, the cervical vertebra of the sleeping person is swollen by the bulge of the head placement member 3. It is located above the part 34.
At this time, of the cushion material 33, the portion of the cushion material 33 disposed on the bulging ridge portion 34 is slightly compressed by the upward pressing by the bulging ridge portion 34, and is slightly harder than the other portions. The acupressure means has been constructed, and the bulging ridges 34 are used to stimulate the cervical vertebrae of the sleeping person with an appropriate strength and acupressure with the bulges 34 through the cushioning material 33 to obtain a more asleep. Can be done.

The height adjusting means is constructed as follows. That is, long holes 32a, 32a long in the front-rear direction penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the bulging portions 32, 32 formed on both side edges of the head mounting member 3 are formed. I have. Each of the long holes 32a, 32a of the bulging portions 32, 32 has a fixed length and a head 4a of the screw rod 4 having a screw groove 41 screwed on the outer peripheral surface over the entire length. The two sides of the circumferential groove 4b provided around the screw rod are slidably engaged with the screw rod 4,
Are vertically and removably inserted into central holes 23a, 23a of cylindrical bodies 23, 23 protruding upward from rear portions of both side edges of the pillow base 2 in an upward and downward direction. .

Further, nut bodies 42, 42 are rotatably screwed to the respective screw rods 4, 4 at their central portions. A regulating plate 4 for regulating the upward movement of the nut bodies 42, 42 by a certain amount or more is provided on the upper surface side of the nut bodies 42, 42.
3, 43 are provided, and the nut bodies 42, 42 are provided.
Is rotatably received on the upper end surfaces of the cylindrical bodies 23, 23. The regulating plate 43 has leg pieces 43c, 43c at front and rear ends of a top plate piece 43b having a hole 43a through which the screw rod 4 is inserted at the center.
With the nut body 42 disposed between the leg pieces 43c, 43c, the lower ends of the leg pieces 43c, 43c are fixed on the rear half of both side edges of the pillow base 2. .

Accordingly, when the nuts 42 are rotated, the screw rods 4 are relatively advanced and retreated in the vertical direction, and the screw rods 4 are connected at their base ends. The head mounting member 3 is vertically displaced so that the head mounting member 3 can be adjusted to a desired height with respect to the pillow base 2.

The convex arcuate portions 22a, 22a of the side wall portions 22, 22 of the pillow base 2 are provided with rectangular slits 22b, 22b extending in the front-rear direction over the inner and outer surfaces.
A part of the nut bodies 42, 42 are projected outward from the slits 22b, 22b, and the projection
2, 42 are configured to be rotatable.

On the opposite surfaces of the lower surfaces of the nut bodies 42, 42 and the upper surfaces of the cylindrical bodies 23, 23, fine concave and convex strips engaging with each other are continuously formed in the exercise direction. The convex ridges and the concave ridges formed on the opposing surfaces of the lower surfaces of the nut bodies 42, 42 and the upper surfaces of the cylindrical bodies 23, 23 are in an engaged state, and the nut bodies 42, 42 are engaged. Is configured not to rotate carelessly. Therefore, the turning operation of the nut bodies 42, 42 is performed after the nut bodies 42, 42 are lifted slightly upward to release the engagement between the convex ridges and the concave ridges. .

Next, how to use the pillow will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the pillow base 2 of the pillow 1 is stably placed on a bed A, for example, a mattress. The height adjustment of the head placing member 3 by the rotation operation of the nut bodies 42 may be performed in advance, or may be performed after the head placing member 3 is placed on the bed A.

The height of the head mounting member 3 is adjusted by rotating the nuts 42, 42 so that the screw rods 4, 4 screwed at the center thereof are vertically advanced. This is performed by retreating and displacing the head mounting member 3 connected at the base end of the screw rods 4 and 4 in the vertical direction. By rotating the nut bodies 42 in the left-right direction in this manner, the pillow base 2 of the head mounting member 3
That is, the height with respect to the bed A can be set to a desired height, and the head mounting portion of the head mounting member 3 set to the desired height is provided.
A comfortable sleep can be obtained by placing head B on 33a.

After adjusting the height of the head mounting member 3 with respect to the pillow base 2 by rotating the nut bodies 42, 42, the nut bodies 42, 42 and the cylindrical body are adjusted.
The convex ridges and the concave ridges on the surfaces facing 23 and 23 are engaged with each other, the nut bodies 42 and 42 rotate in the left and right directions, and the head mounting member 3 is inadvertently moved up and down. There is no unexpected situation such as displacement in the direction.

[0022]

The pillow of the present invention comprises a pillow base and a head placing member disposed on the pillow base, and the head placing member is fixed to the pillow base at a desired height. The height of the head placing member can be adjusted and fixed to a desired height with respect to the pillow base, that is, the bed. Therefore, the height of the head placement member relative to the pillow base, that is, the bed, can be easily and reliably adjusted to a desired height, and the head placement portion is adjusted and fixed to a desired height. You can sleep comfortably with your head resting on it.

Further, in the above-mentioned pillow, when the head placing member is integrally formed with a bulging portion for acupressure on the cervical vertebra of the sleeping person, the bulging portion appropriately adjusts the cervical vertebra of the sleeping person. Stimulation and acupressure can be performed with a high degree of strength, and even better sleep can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pillow according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a use state of the pillow of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillow 2 Pillow base 3 Head mounting member 33 Cushion material 33a Head mounting part 34 Swelling part 4 Screw bar 42 Nut body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A height adjusting means comprising a pillow base and a head mounting member disposed on the pillow base, for fixing the head mounting member to the pillow base at a desired height. A pillow characterized by being provided with. 2. The pillow, wherein the head placing member is pivotally attached to a front end edge of the pillow base, and is configured to be vertically rotatable about the pivoted portion. 3. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the head placement member is formed integrally with a bulging portion for acupressure on the cervical vertebrae of the sleeping person.