JP2000210269A - Breath meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable nose breath and mouth breath to be independently measured. SOLUTION: This breath meter comprises a breath chamber 1 constituted of a mask shape wall face provided with a breathing space to cover the nose and the mouth. The breathing chamber 1 is constituted of a nose breath chamber 4 for the nose holes 17 and a mouth breath chamber 5 for the mouth. A partition wall 6 is formed between the nose breath chamber 4 and the mouth breath chamber 5 which are respectively equipped with independent breathing spaces. Balloons 9, 10 respectively provided with breathing holes 11, 12 communicating with the outside are fitted on vent ports 7, 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a respiratory measuring device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a respiratory measurement device capable of independently measuring breathing from a nostril and breathing from a mouth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, respiratory instruments for measuring respiration have been known.

[0003]

However, the conventional respiratory measuring device is not only a device for uniformly measuring the entire respiratory volume without distinguishing between the respiration from the nostril and the respiration from the mouth, but it is necessary to measure the state of respiration. It was not something to measure. That is, for example, when an athlete throws and hits a ball, or when running or walking, when both nose breathing and mouth breathing are stopped, when only nose breathing is performed, only mouth breathing is performed When performing both nasal breathing and mouth breathing, or when changing from nasal breathing to mouth breathing, or when changing from mouth breathing to nasal breathing, etc. It is done in a manner. Therefore, judging and measuring these is of medical, kinetic, or psychiatric significance in that the respiratory condition of the human body can be grasped, and thus the optimal respiratory environment according to various situations. It can be said that it is also important from the point of adjusting and correcting.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a respiratory measuring instrument capable of independently measuring nasal respiration and mouth respiration.

[0005]

As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mask-shaped respiratory room provided with a respiratory space covering the nostrils and the mouth is provided. From the mouth breathing room, the nasal breathing room and the mouth breathing room are provided with an independent breathing space by providing a partition between them, and the nasal breathing room and the mouth breathing room each have a breathing air. A respiratory instrument provided with a measuring means was employed.

Therefore, if the respiratory measuring device is attached from the nose to the mouth in a state of covering the nostrils and the mouth and breathing, the mask-shaped respiratory room has a respiratory space, and the nasal respiratory room and the oral respiratory room are located between the respiratory room and the respiratory room. The nasal breathing is performed in the nasal respiratory room, since the partition walls are provided to provide independent breathing spaces.
Mouth breathing takes place in the mouth breathing room. As a result, the respiratory air measuring means provided in the nasal respiratory chamber and the respiratory chamber, respectively, makes it possible to qualitatively or quantitatively determine not only the respective respiratory states of the nasal respiratory and the oral respiratory breath, but also the respiratory volume of the nasal respiratory and the oral respiratory breath, respectively. It can be measured periodically.

[0007]

1 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of a respiratory measuring device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view, FIG. 3 is a schematic right side view, and FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view. FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 6 is a schematic bottom view, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view taken along line X-Y in FIG. 3.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a respiratory room which is composed of a mask-shaped synthetic resin wall 2 provided with a respiratory space covering the nostrils and the mouth. The mask-like wall surface 2 is composed of a front wall surface 2a and a side wall surface 2b following the front wall surface 2a, and is entirely closed. The open peripheral edge of the side wall surface 2a is configured as an open peripheral edge 2c that covers a part of the nose and the mouth. The breathing chamber is covered with a single fiber body 3 outside and inside the open peripheral edge of the side wall surface 2a as a patch for the periphery of the mouth and nose. Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote extending portions of the attachment bands provided on the side wall surfaces 2b on both sides, and reference numerals 15 and 16 denote rubber-like elastic bands which are extended through the extending portions 13 and 14. In the respiratory measurement device of this embodiment, the elastic bands 15, 16 are attached to the head and fixed to the face.

The respiratory chamber 1 comprises a nasal respiratory chamber 4 from the nostrils and a mouth respiratory chamber 5 from the mouth, as clearly shown in FIGS. A partition 6 is provided between the nasal respiratory chamber 4 and the mouth respiratory chamber 5, and the partition 6 allows the nasal respiratory chamber 4.
The mouth breathing chamber 5 and the mouth breathing chamber 5 constitute independent breathing spaces. That is, when the respiratory measurement device is applied to the face while covering the nostrils and the mouth, the nasal respiratory chamber 4 and the mouth respiratory room 5 constitute a respiratory space closed by the wall surface 2 and the face of the respiratory measurement device. I have.

Reference numerals 7 and 8 denote ventilation holes formed in the front wall surface 2a as shown in FIGS. The vent 7 is formed in the front wall 2a on the nose breathing room 4 side, and the vent 8 is formed in the front wall 2a on the mouth breathing room 5 side.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a balloon attached to the ventilation hole 7 on the side of the nasal respiratory chamber 4 as a means for measuring respiratory air, and the opening of the balloon 9 is attached to the ventilation hole 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a balloon attached to the vent 8 on the side of the mouth breathing chamber 5 as a means for measuring respiratory air, and the mouth of the balloon 10 is attached to the vent 8.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and the like, these balloons 9, 10 have root portions 9a, 10a rising substantially horizontally from the respective breathing chambers 4, 5 in a non-ventilated state.
It is composed of expanded portions 9c, 10c that extend from the root portions 9a, 10a via bent portions 9b, 10b.

Numerals 11 and 12 denote breathing holes for the outside world formed at the bases 9a and 10a of the balloons 9 and 10, respectively. The respiratory pores 11 and 12 correspond to the balloons 9 and 1 respectively.
0, when the respiratory measuring device is applied to the face while covering the nostrils and the mouth, breathing is performed through the respiratory pores 11 and 12, and at the same time, each balloon 9 according to the state of respiration. 10 repeats expansion and contraction.

Since the respiratory measuring device of the present embodiment is as described above, it is possible to easily measure the state of respiration from the nostrils and the state of respiration from the mouth and the amount of respiration by the following method, for example. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the respiratory measurement device of the present embodiment is attached to the face in a non-ventilated state (apnea). FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an exhaled state during nasal breathing. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing the inhalation state during nasal breathing. FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing the expiratory state of both nasal breathing and mouth breathing. FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing the inhalation state of both nose breathing and mouth breathing. FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing the state of expiration during mouth breathing. FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an inhalation state during mouth breathing.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a respiratory measuring instrument is first covered with a stretchable band 15, 16 to cover a nostril 17 and a mouth 18, the nostril 17 is in the nasal respiratory chamber 4, and the mouth 18 is a mouth respirator. Fix to face so that it comes to room 5.

In the non-ventilated state, that is, during apnea, as shown in FIG. 9, the balloons 9, 10 rise from the front wall surface 2a at their roots 9a, 10a and bend 9b, 10b.
, And the expanded portions 9c and 10c are in a hanging state.

When exhaled through the nostrils 17 by nasal breathing,
As shown in FIG. 10, the exhaled air flows in the direction indicated by the arrow, partly inflating the balloon 9, and partly discharged to the outside through the respiratory pores 11 of the balloon 9. Subsequently, when the air is inhaled from the nostrils 17 by nasal breathing, as shown in FIG. 11, the air is taken in from the outside through the respiratory pores 11 while contracting the balloon 9 and flows in the direction of the arrow.

Next, when both nose breathing and mouth breathing are performed, as shown in FIG. 12, the exhalation flows in the direction shown by the arrow, and while both the balloon 9 and the balloon 10 are inflated,
The air is released to the outside through the respiratory pores 11 and 12 of the balloon 9. Subsequently, when inhaled from the nostrils 17 and the mouth 18 by nose breathing and mouth breathing, as shown in FIG. 13, the inhalation is performed from the outside through the breathing pores 11 and 12 while contracting both the balloons 9 and 10. Air flows in the direction of the arrow.

Next, when mouth breathing is performed without performing nasal breathing, as shown in FIG. 14, the expiration flows in the direction indicated by the arrow in the mouth breathing chamber 5, and a part of the balloon 10 is inflated. Some are released to the outside through the respiratory pores 12 of the balloon 10. Subsequently, when the air is breathed through the mouth 18 by mouth breathing, as shown in FIG. 15, the breathed air takes in air from the outside through the breathing pores 12 while contracting the balloon 10, and flows in the direction of the arrow.

Since normal breathing is nasal breathing, the flow of breathing shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 usually occurs, and goes through each process of inflation and deflation of the balloon 9 on the nasal breathing chamber 4 side. . When the exercise becomes intense, FIG. 12, FIG. 13, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 15, a flow of nose breathing and mouth breathing or mouth breathing occurs, and the balloon 9 undergoes each process of expansion and contraction.

Therefore, by separately measuring the nasal breathing and the mouth breathing, the current respiratory condition and the respiratory volume can be visually and simply measured. Therefore, for example, when an athlete throws and hits a ball, or when running or walking, when both nose and mouth breathing are stopped, when only nose breathing is performed, and when mouth breathing is performed. There are various modes of nasal breathing and mouth breathing, such as when only performing, when performing both nasal breathing and mouth breathing, when changing from nasal breathing to mouth breathing, when changing from mouth breathing to nasal breathing, etc. These breathing modes can be easily determined and measured. Then, by accumulating data of various expiration modes, it becomes possible to prepare and correct the optimal respiratory environment according to various situations,
Its significance in medicine, exercise engineering, and psychiatry is immense.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, the respiratory chamber of the above-described embodiment is constituted by a closed chamber made of a material such as a synthetic resin. However, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the balloon 20 and the mouth respiratory chamber 21 on the nasal respiratory chamber 19 side are used. It is also possible to configure the front wall surface 25 in which the ventilation holes 23 and 24 for attaching the balloons 22 are formed by a fiber sheet having a fiber tissue hole, and use the fiber sheet itself as a breathing air portion to the outside. FIG. 16 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the respiratory measurement device of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a schematic rear view. In the figure,
26 is a side wall surface, 27 and 28 are elastic bands 29, respectively.
30 is a through portion. Reference numeral 31 denotes a partition wall that makes the breathing space of the nasal breathing chamber 19 and the breathing chamber 21 independent of each other.

The means for measuring respiratory air is not limited. In each of the above-described embodiments, a balloon is used as the measuring means, but instead of this, electronic measuring means such as a sensor capable of measuring the flow of the respiratory air is provided in each respiratory chamber, thereby measuring the airflow of the respiratory air. A device that visually displays the information on the display can also be employed.

In any case, the present invention comprises a respiratory chamber composed of a mask-like wall provided with a respiratory space covering the nostrils and the mouth, and the respiratory chamber includes a nasal respiratory chamber from the nostrils and a respiratory chamber from the mouth. The nasal respiratory chamber and the oral respiratory chamber are provided with a partition wall therebetween to provide independent respiratory spaces, and the nasal respiratory chamber and the oral respiratory chamber are each provided with a respiratory air for the outside world. All the respiratory measurement tools provided with the respiratory air measurement means together with the part are included.

[0025]

As described above, since the present invention is a respiratory instrument comprising a nasal respiratory chamber and an oral respiratory chamber in which the respiratory space of the nostril and the mouth are independent, it is possible to measure the nasal respiration and the oral respiration independently. it can. Therefore, since various types of nasal respiration and mouth respiration can be measured qualitatively or quantitatively, it is medically, exercise-engineered, or psychiatrically significant in that the respiratory status of the human body can be grasped in detail. It is a big thing that contributes to the field.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a respiratory measurement device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view.

FIG. 3 is a schematic right side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a schematic bottom view.

FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view showing a state in which the respiratory measurement device of the present embodiment is attached to the face in a non-ventilated state (apnea).

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an expiration state during nasal breathing.

FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an inhalation state during nasal breathing.

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing expiratory states of both nose breathing and mouth breathing.

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an inhalation state of both nose breathing and mouth breathing.

FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an expiration state during mouth breathing.

FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the respiratory measurement device showing an inhalation state during mouth breathing.

FIG. 16 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the respiratory measurement device of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic rear view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Respiratory room 2 Wall surface 3 Fibrous body 4 Nasal breathing room 5 Mouth breathing room 6 Partition wall 7 Vent 8 Vent 9 Balloon 10 Balloon 11 Respiratory pore 12 Respiratory pore

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A respiratory room comprising a mask-like wall provided with a respiratory space covering a nostril and a mouth, the respiratory room being composed of a nasal respiratory room from a nostril and a mouth respiratory room from a mouth, The nasal respiratory chamber and the mouth respiratory chamber are provided with a partition wall therebetween, and are provided with independent respiratory spaces, respectively, and the nasal respiratory chamber and the oral respiratory chamber each include a respiratory air measuring unit together with a respiratory air part to the outside world. Respiratory measurement tool provided. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said respiratory air measuring means is a balloon, and said balloon is provided with a mouth of said balloon attached to a vent opening in each of a nostril breathing room and a mouth breathing room which communicates with the outside world. Item 7. A respiratory measurement device according to Item 1. In a non-ventilated state, the balloon includes a root portion rising from each breathing chamber and an inflating portion connected to the root portion through a bent portion, and a respiratory stoma to the outside world is formed at the root portion of the balloon. The respiratory measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the respiration measurement device is provided. 4. The respiratory measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the respiratory air portion to the outside is constituted by a fiber tissue hole of a fiber sheet forming a part of a wall surface of the respiratory chamber.