JP2000139655A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow capable of being used for supporting the head with a pair of spectacles worn when a person observes a television set by forming a recess on a pillow main body at the position where the portion from an ear to an eye is located when the head is mounted sideways. SOLUTION: A curved face 1 is formed on the upper face of a pillow main body (a). The head is mounted on the curved face 1 when a person lies with the length direction of the body matched with the one-dot chain line direction, and the head is stabilized on the pillow main body (a) by the curved face 1. A recess 2 is formed on the pillow main body (a) nearly perpendicularly to the one-dot chain line, the recess 2 penetrates the pillow main body (a) from the upper face 4 to the lower face, and one end of it is opened on the side face 3 of the pillow main body (a). When a person lies sideways and observes a television set, the pillow main body (a) can be used to support the head with a pair of spectacles worn. The ear is not pressed to the pillow main body (a), thus the ear is not pained when the pillow main body (a) is used for a long period.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow most suitable for supporting a head when lying down and watching a television or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional pillow, for example, in a bag,
Some are packed with buckwheat, red beans, cotton, sponges, feathers, etc. This conventional pillow is designed to be deformed according to the shape of the head when the head is placed on the head. On the other hand, when watching a television or the like while lying down, the pillow may be used for the purpose of supporting the head because the user is tired if the head is supported by the arm. In this case, put your head on a pillow with your face sideways so that you can easily watch the TV.

[0003]

When the head is placed on the pillow with the face turned sideways as described above, the pillow is pressed against one ear. Therefore, when wearing glasses, the vine of the glasses is sandwiched between the head and the pillow. Therefore, there is a problem that the ear and the head are hurt by this vine, and the vine of the glasses is bent. That said, turning your face up will make it harder to watch the TV, and removing your glasses will blur the image. In other words, the person wearing glasses could not use the pillow to support the head when lying down and watching TV, which was very inconvenient.

[0004] In addition, there is also a problem that the ear hurts when the ear is pressed against the pillow for a long time even without wearing glasses. An object of the present invention is to provide a pillow that can be used to support the head while wearing glasses when watching television or the like, and that does not hurt the ears even when used for a long time. .

[0005]

A first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a concave portion is formed at a position where a portion from the ear to the eye is positioned when the head is placed on the pillow body with the face sideways. . A second invention is characterized in that the tip of the concave portion, that is, the tip in the direction of the visual field when the face is turned sideways, is opened. The third invention is characterized in that the recess is made to penetrate the pillow body and open on both sides thereof. The fourth invention is characterized in that a curved surface is formed on both surfaces or one of the surfaces of the pillow body, and the head is stably mounted thereon.

[0006]

1 and 2 show a pillow according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the pillow body a has a curved surface 1 formed on an upper surface 4 thereof. The curved surface 1 is a portion on which the head is placed when lying down with the height of the body coincident with the direction of the alternate long and short dash line in the figure. The curved surface 1 stabilizes the head on the pillow body. The reason for stabilizing the head in this way is that if the head is unstable, a burden is applied to the neck, and the head becomes extremely tired. The pillow body a has a recess 2 formed substantially at right angles to the dashed line, that is, at right angles to the height direction. The recess 2 penetrates from the upper surface 4 to the lower surface 5 of the pillow main body a, and has one end opened to the side surface 3 of the pillow main body a. Thus, the curved surface 1 and the concave portion 2
The main body a provided with is made of polystyrene foam, hard sponge, or the like so that the shape of the curved surface 1 and the concave portion 2 can be maintained when the head is placed.

Next, a method of using the pillow of the first embodiment will be described. As described above, the head is placed on the pillow body a in a state where the height direction of the body is aligned with the direction of the dashed line, but when watching a television or the like, the head is placed on the curved surface 1 with the face turned sideways. . FIG. 2 is a side view showing the state in which the head is placed with the face turned sideways as viewed from the direction of arrow Y.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the head is placed on the curved surface 1, the portion from the eyes to the ears is located in the concave portion 2. If the portion from the eye to the ear is positioned in the concave portion 2 as described above, the ear and the vine 6 of the glasses enter the concave portion 2 as a matter of course. Therefore, the pillow body a
The ears are not pressed against the head, and the vine 6 of the glasses is not caught between the head and the pillow body a. Therefore, the ear and the head are not hurt by the vine 6, and the vine 6 of the glasses does not bend.

That is, if the pillow of the first embodiment is used,
When lying down and watching a television or the like, it can be used for the purpose of supporting the head while wearing glasses. In addition, since the ears are not pressed against the pillow body a, the ears do not hurt even when used for a long time. Furthermore, since one side of the concave portion 2 is opened to the side surface 3 of the pillow main body a, that is, the front end side in the direction of the visual field when the face is turned sideways, the pillow main body a does not obstruct the field of view. Therefore, the television does not become difficult to watch. The pillow of the first embodiment is
Since the recess 2 penetrates from the upper surface 4 to the lower surface 5 of the pillow body a, the ear can enter the recess 2 regardless of which surface is used. That is, both sides can be used.

In the pillow of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a curved surface 8 is formed on one surface 7 on the upper side of the pillow body b, and a concave portion 10 is formed from the vicinity of the center to the side surface 9 side. are doing. Unlike the first embodiment, the recess 10 does not penetrate to the other surface 11 below the pillow body b. However, the bottom 12 of the concave portion 10 is set deeper so that the ear does not contact when the head is placed on the curved surface 8. In the pillow according to the second embodiment, when the head is placed on the curved surface 8 with the face turned sideways, the ears and eyeglasses 6 enter the recess 10. Therefore, the vine 6 of the glasses does not get in the way and the ears do not hurt. Therefore, similarly to the first embodiment, it can be used for the purpose of supporting the head while wearing glasses. In addition, the ear does not hurt even after long use.

In the second embodiment, a curved surface 13 is also formed on the other surface 11 below the pillow body b.
The maximum thicknesses t1 and t2 on both sides of the curved surface 13 are made equal. As shown in FIG. 4, the pillow according to the second embodiment can be used as a normal pillow if the pillow body b is turned upside down as shown in FIG. That is, when the pillow main body b is reversed from the state shown in FIG. 3, the other surface 11 is turned upside down. Therefore, the head is placed on the other surface 11, but since the other surface 11 does not penetrate the concave portion 10, there is naturally no concave portion. Therefore, when the head is placed on the other surface 11, the concave portion does not make the user feel uncomfortable.

Further, the maximum thickness t1 on both sides of the curved surface 13,
Since t2 is made equal, the pillow can be kept entirely horizontal even if the pillow body b is inverted. Therefore, the pillow does not tilt and the sleeping comfort is not impaired. As described above, the pillow of the second embodiment can be used when watching the television or the like with one face 7 wearing glasses, and the other face 11 can be used as a normal pillow.

In the first and second embodiments, the pillow bodies a and b are made of styrofoam or hard sponge. However, when the head is put on the pillow bodies a and b, the body a pillow body a, b
May be constituted by stuffing buckwheat noodles or red beans in a bag. Further, a cushion material such as cotton may be provided on the surfaces of the pillow bodies a and b to improve the touch feeling. Further, in this embodiment, the curved surface is formed on the surface on which the head is placed, but it may be a simple plane.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the head is placed on the pillow body with the face turned sideways, the recess is formed at the position where the part seen from the ear to the eye is located. It is not pressed against the body. Therefore, even when wearing glasses, the vine does not interfere, and the ear and the head are not hurt by the vine. Therefore, it can be used for the purpose of supporting the head when watching TV or the like while laying down while wearing glasses. In this case, since the ear is not pressed against the pillow main body, the ear does not hurt even after long use.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the end of the concave portion is opened so that the pillow body does not obstruct the field of view. Therefore, even when the head is placed on the pillow, the television or the like is easy to watch. According to the third aspect, since the concave portion penetrates through the pillow body and is opened on both surfaces, the ear enters the concave portion regardless of which surface the head is placed on. for that reason,
When you lay down with glasses and watch TV,
Both sides of the pillow can be used. According to the fourth aspect, since the head can be stably placed on the pillow body by the curved surface, the neck is not tired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pillow of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a use state of the pillow of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a pillow according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the pillow of the second embodiment is turned upside down.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a, b Pillow body 1, 8, 13 Curved surface 2, 10 Recess 7 One surface 11 The other surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pillow, wherein a recess is formed at a position where a part seen from an ear is placed when a head is placed on a pillow body with a face sideways. 2. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the front end of the recess, that is, the front end in the direction of the visual field when the face is turned sideways, is opened. 3. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the recess is formed on both sides thereof through the pillow body. 4. The pillow body according to claim 1, wherein a curved surface is formed on both or one of the surfaces of the pillow body so that the head can be stably placed thereon.
Pillow described in.