JP2001327382A - Pillow filler, and pillow with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide comfortable and healthy sleeping with an improved pillow. SOLUTION: This pillow filler unit is provided with a base filler body 10, a head back part supporting filler body 20 to be installed above the base filler body 10, and side part filler bodies 25 to be installed on both sides of the base filler body 10. On the base filler body 10, one surface fastener 30 extended in a Y-direction is installed, and on a back surface of the head back part supporting filler body 20, the other surface fastener 31 is installed. By properly deciding a Y-direction position of the head back part supporting filler body 20 to be installed on the base filler body 10, an angle of the head part to a horizontal surface in sleeping on the back can be set at a proper value.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow filler unit including a plurality of fillers to be put in a pillow bag, and a pillow provided with the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, habitual breathing during sleep,
It is known to cause many obstacles such as the following.

[0003] In mouth breathing, bacteria and viruses inhaled with the air directly hit the tonsil lymph tissue around the throat, and the tonsil lymph tissue at the back of the nose is like a mold growing. turn into. In such a state, bacteria and viruses easily enter the body, and the immune system is weakened. Therefore, the probability of the bacteria and viruses being affected by the body becomes extremely high.

[0004] Mouth breathing also causes irritations.
If you open your mouth during sleep, your tongue will sink, your throat will narrow, and the speed of air passing through your throat will increase. Moreover,
The air comes in from the nose, and the soft palate (so-called throat chin) shakes and makes noise just like the flag flutters. Such a phenomenon is ibiki. Such ibiki cannot breathe well, resulting in light sleep and, in the worst case, sudden death.

[0005] As described above, one of the causes of mouth breathing that causes many obstacles is the inappropriate use of pillows. If you are lying on your back and you use an inappropriate pillow and your forehead is extremely high and your chin is closed, a large curve is formed from the nasal cavity to the throat, making it difficult for air to pass therethrough. In order to make up for this, you must breathe.

Conventionally, as a technique for providing an appropriate pillow, there is a technique described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3011499. In this technique, a filling material to be put in a pillow bag is composed of several filling materials, and a user is allowed to appropriately select each filling material so that an appropriate pillow can be obtained.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional technique, it is necessary to consider the shape of the head of an individual in selecting each of the fillers. In such a case, there is a problem that an appropriate filler must be newly purchased.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to pay attention to such a conventional problem, and to purchase a pillow suitable for an individual's head shape or the like even if the pillow is purchased without considering the head shape and the like. And a pillow filler unit constituting a part of the pillow.

[0009]

A first pillow filler unit for attaining the above object is a base having a size that can accommodate the entire head of a user and having a parietal region, an occipital region support, and a cervical vertebra support. A filler, an occipital support filler placed over the base filler and receiving pressure on the occipital region of the user, and a distance in the direction of the cervical spine support from the parietal side of the base filler. And a locking member for locking the occipital region support filler at an arbitrary position or a plurality of positions on the base filler.

A second pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the first pillow filler unit, wherein the maximum thickness of the cervical vertebra support portion of the base filler is different from that of the base filler. Are thicker than the thickness of the parietal side part and the occipital region support part.

[0011] A third pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the second pillow filler unit, wherein the cervical vertebra support portion of the base filler is arranged from a cervical vertebra support side end of the cervical vertebra support portion. The thickness gradually increases toward the parietal end, and the thickness of the parietal end is the largest.

A fourth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the pillow filler unit according to any one of the first to third pillow units, wherein the occipital support filler is a cervical vertebra support of the occipital support filler. It is characterized by having an inclined portion whose thickness gradually increases from the side end to the top end.

A fifth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is any of the first to fourth pillow filler units, wherein the locking member is a hook-and-loop fastener,
One of the hook-and-loop fasteners extends from the parietal side of the base filler to the cervical vertebra support, is attached to at least a part of the occipital support upper surface of the base filler, and the other of the hook-and-loop fasteners is , Attached to the back of the occipital region support filler.

A sixth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the pillow filler unit according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the base filler includes the base filler. And a position indicating member for indicating a relative position of the occipital region support filling member with respect to the occipital region.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the pillow filler unit according to any one of the first to sixth pillow filler units, the seventh pillow filler unit has a sheet shape, and the top side portion of the base filler is provided. And an adjusting filler having a size capable of covering at least the upper surface of the occipital region and the upper surface of the occipital region support portion.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an pillow filler unit according to any one of the first to seventh pillow filler units, wherein a length from a parietal end to a cervical vertebra support end is the same as that of the first to seventh pillow filler units. The length of the base filler is from the parietal end to the cervical vertebra support end, and side fillers are provided on both sides of the base filler.

According to a ninth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object, in the eighth pillow filler unit, a thickness of the side filler is larger than a maximum thickness of the base filler. It is characterized by the following.

[0018] A tenth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the eighth or ninth pillow filler unit according to the eighth or ninth pillow filler unit, wherein an upper surface of the side filler has a top end to a cervical vertebra end. In the meantime, a recessed ear rest is formed.

An eleventh pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the pillow filler unit according to any one of the eighth to tenth aspects, wherein the base filler and the side filler are optional. Or at a plurality of predetermined intervals.

A twelfth pillow filler unit for achieving the above object is the same as any one of the eighth to eleventh pillow filler units, wherein the pillow filler unit has a sheet shape, And a side-adjustment filling body sized to cover the side wall.

A pillow for achieving the above object is characterized in that the pillow includes any one of the first to twelfth pillow filler units and a pillow bag in which the pillow filler unit is placed. Is what you do.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a pillow according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pillow of this embodiment includes a pillow filler unit having a plurality of fillers and a pillow bag (not shown) in which the pillow filler unit is placed.

The pillow filler unit comprises a base filler 10 having a size on which the entire head of the user rests, and a base filler 10
Occipital region, which is placed on the occipital region of the user and receives the pressure of the occipital region of the user, side filling members 25 arranged on both sides of the base occluding member 10, and above the base occluding member 10 and the occipital region occluding member 20. Center-filled packing 2 in sheet form
2, 23, 24, and sheet-shaped side adjustment packings 27, 27 to be placed on the respective side packings 25, 25.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base filler 10 has a parietal portion 11, an occipital region support portion 12, and a cervical vertebra support portion 13. Cervical spine support 13 of base filler 10
The thickness of the cervical vertebra support portion 13 gradually increases in the direction from the cervical vertebra support side end 15 to the parietal end (hereinafter, this direction is referred to as the Y direction), and the thickness at the parietal end is the thickest. Has become. The parietal side 11 and the occipital region support 12 of the base filler 10 have a constant thickness and are thinner than the maximum thickness of the cervical vertebra support 13. In the present embodiment, the cervical vertebra support portion 13, the occipital region support portion 12, and the parietal side portion 11 forming the base filler 10 are arranged in this order in the + Y direction.

The occipital region support filler 20 has a length in the Y direction which is about １ ／ of the length of the base filler 10 in the Y direction and a width thereof (hereinafter referred to as the width direction, in other words, the Y direction). The vertical direction is defined as the X direction) is the same as the width of the base filler 10. The occipital region support filling body 20 has an inclined portion 21 whose thickness gradually increases from the end of the cervical vertebra toward the parietal side.
have.

The center adjustment packings 22, 23, 24
Although there are a plurality of base fillers 1 each having a different length in the Y direction, but a length in the X direction, that is, a width in each of the base filler 1
It is basically the same as the width of 0. In addition, the thickness of each center adjustment filling body 22, 23, 24 is 10 mm or less,
Thinnest of all packings. The length of the first center adjustment packing 22 in the Y direction is determined by each center adjustment packing 22,
The length is the shortest among 23 and 24, and is the same as the length in the Y direction of the crown side portion 11 and the occipital region support portion 12 of the base filling body 10. The length of the second center adjustment filling body 23 in the Y direction is slightly longer than the length of the base filling body 10 in the Y direction of the top side 11 and the occipital region support portion 12 of the base filling body 10. In addition, the length of the third center adjusting filling body 24 in the Y direction is slightly longer than the length of the second center adjusting filling body 23 in the Y direction, but is slightly shorter than the length of the base filling body 10 in the Y direction. . Each center adjustment filling body 22, 23,
24 are prepared in two types, one having low repulsion and the other having no repulsion. In this embodiment, six types of center adjusting fillers 2 are used as the center adjusting fillers 22, 23, and 24 because of differences in length and resilience.
2, 23 and 24 are prepared, but these may not be provided, and it is preferable that at least two types of the first center adjustment filling body 22 and the second center adjustment filling body 23 are prepared. It is. In addition to the above center adjusting filler, a fourth center filler corresponding to the size of the upper surface of the cervical vertebra support 13 is prepared for adjusting the height of the cervical vertebra support 13 of the base filler 10. You may leave.

The side filler 25 has the same length as the base filler 10 in the Y direction and a length in the X direction, that is, about half the width of the base filler 10 in the X direction. The thickness of the side filling 25 is the largest among the fillings, and is equal to or greater than the sum of the thickness of the base filling 10 and the thickness of the occipital region supporting filling 20. On the upper surface of the side portion filling member 25, a depressed ear rest portion 26 having a fixed length is formed. The amount of depression of the ear rest 26 is 10 mm or less.

The length of the side adjusting filler 27 in the X direction and the length in the Y direction are equal to the length of the side filler 25 in the X direction and the length of the Y direction, respectively. It is slightly thicker than the thickness of the adjustment filling bodies 22, 23, 24 and is about 10 mm.

A hook-and-loop fastener (locking member) 30 extending in the Y direction is attached from the top side 11 of the base filler 10 to the upper surface of the occipital region 12. The other side of the hook-and-loop fastener 31 extending in the Y direction is attached to the back surface of the occipital region support filler 20. The hook-and-loop fastener is usually called a magic tape (registered trademark of Velcro Japan), and a loop-shaped tape having a number of loops formed on a sheet-like base material and a number of hooks formed on the sheet-like base material. Consists of hook tape.

Further, a position on the upper surface of the occipital region support portion 12 near the cervical vertebral support portion 13, a position on the upper surface of the cervical vertebrae support portion 13 near the occipital region support portion 12,
On the upper surface of the cervical vertebra support portion 13 and near the cervical vertebra support end 15, one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 32 for the first center adjusting filler, one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 34 for the second center adjusting filler, and the third, respectively. One of the hook-and-loop fasteners 36 for the center adjustment filling is affixed. The other side of the hook-and-loop fastener is located on the back surface of the first center adjustment filling body 22, the back surface of the second center adjustment filling body 23, and the back surface of the third center adjustment filling body 24, near the cervical vertebra support end. 3
3, 35, 37 are pasted.

Double-sided tapes 38 and 39 are applied to the upper surface of the side filling member 25 at a position closer to the cervical vertebra support end than the ear rest 26 and a position closer to the top of the head than the ear rest 26. It is attached. A release sheet is attached to the exposed adhesive surfaces of the double-sided tapes 38 and 39 at a shipping stage. The double-sided tapes 38, 39
Is for fixing the side adjustment filling body 27 on the side filling body 25, and may be attached to the back surface of the side adjustment filling body 27. Instead of the double-sided tape, the above-described surface fastener may be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, a position gauge (position indicating member) 40 extending in the Y direction is attached along the hook-and-loop fastener 30, as shown in FIGS. Have been. This position gauge 40
Is the Y of the occipital region support filler 20 on the base filler 10
A scale indicating the position of the base filler 10 from the cervical vertebra support end 15 is provided.

Next, how to assemble the pillow will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, adhesive tapes (connecting members) 41 prepared in advance are placed at three locations on both sides of the back surface of the base filler 10, respectively. Paste out of the part. Subsequently, the side filler 25 is attached to the adhesive tape 41 protruding from the side of the base filler 10. At this time, in consideration of the width of the entire pillow and the like, the base filler 10 and the side filler 25
Make sure that the interval between the two matches your preference. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the base filler 10 and the side filler 25 are connected by using the adhesive tape 41, the interval between the two can be freely set. Here, the adhesive tape 41 is used as the connecting member.
However, it goes without saying that a hook-and-loop fastener may be used instead. Further, instead of the adhesive tape or the hook-and-loop fastener, a snap functioning as a button may be used. In this case, one of the snaps is attached to the back surface of the base filling member 10 and the back surface of the side filling member 25, and the other of the snap members is attached to a band-like cloth or the like so that the interval can be changed stepwise. Good to do.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the occipital region support filler 20 is mounted on the base filler 10. A surface fastener 30 extending in the Y direction is provided on the base filler 10.
Is attached, the occipital region support filler 20 can be attached to any position in the Y direction on the hook-and-loop fastener 30. In the present embodiment, the hook-and-loop fastener 30 is used as the locking member, but a snap or the like functioning as a button may be used instead of the hook-and-loop fastener similarly to the connecting member described above. In this case, it is preferable that one of the snaps is attached to the upper surface of the base filler 10 and the other of the snaps is attached to the back surface of the occipital region 12 so that the interval can be changed stepwise.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the forward tilt angle α of the face when lying down on the back is generally about 5 ° (4 ° or 6 ° depending on the person. ) Is good. This is because the airway from the nasal cavity to the throat becomes straight, air can easily pass through, and nasal breathing can be easily performed. Further, in this state, it is said that the blood flow from the neck to the head is also good, and as a result, the blood flow to the lower body is also good, and the lower body can be prevented from getting cold.

Therefore, when attaching the occipital region support filler 20 onto the base filler 10, the occipital region support filler 20 is placed such that the forward inclination angle α of the face becomes 5 ° when oneself lies down. Is determined in the Y direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a person whose occipital region tends to protrude, attaches the occipital region support filler 20 near the top end 14 of the base filler 10 so as to minimize the pressure from the occipital region support filler 20. Then, the face is not tilted forward by the base filler 10. Also, as shown in FIG. 6, a person whose occipital region is slightly flat, attaches the occipital region support filler 20 to the base filler 10 near the cervical vertebra support end 15 so that the occipital region receives the pressure from the occipital region support filler 20. So that the face leans forward.

When adjusting the position of the occipital region support filler 20, the position of the occipital region support filler 20 is gradually moved with reference to the scale of the position gauge 40 attached to the base filler 10. . In this embodiment,
The scale of the position gauge 40 indicates the distance from the cervical vertebra support end 15 of the base filler 10, and when the head of the standard shape lies on his back, the forward inclination angle α becomes 5 °. The position may be set to 0 as the reference position and the distance in the ± Y direction may be indicated therefrom. Further, a displacement angle indicating how much the forward tilt angle α changes by a shift in the Y direction from this reference position,
For example, -1.2 °, -1.0 °,
…, -0.2 °, 0 ° (reference position), + 0.2 °, + 0.4 °,
, + 1.0 °, + 1.2 °.

Occipital support filling 2 on base filling 10
When the mounting of the center adjustment filling body 22, 2 is completed,
3 and 24 on base filling 10 and occipital region supporting filling 2
Mount on top For example, those who are worried about a step between the cervical vertebra support portion 13 and the occipital region support portion 12 of the base filler 10 are, as shown in FIGS. The one center adjustment fill 22 and the second center adjustment fill 23 are mounted on the base fill 10 and the occipital support fill 20. If it is desired to enhance the support of the cervical vertebra, the second center adjusting filler 2
3 only, or only the third center adjustment packing 24,
Alternatively, the second center adjusting filling 23 and the third center adjusting filling 34 can be mounted on the base filling 10 and the occipital support filling 20. In addition, the filling base material 10
The above-described fourth center filler, which matches the size of the upper surface of the cervical vertebra support portion 13, may be attached to the cervical vertebra support portion 13.
At the time of mounting these center adjustment fillers 22, 23, 24, as described above, each center adjustment filler is
There are two types, one with low repellency and the other with low repellency, so it is advisable to use one of them depending on the preference. That is, the center adjustment filling bodies 22, 23, 24
Is used to adjust the height of the pillow, the feeling of sinking (repulsion) and the feeling of support. The center adjusting fillings 22, 23, 24 may be attached at any time after the occipital region supporting filling 20 has been attached onto the base filling 10.

Next, the double-sided tape 3 on the side filling 25
The release sheet is peeled off from the sheets 8 and 39, and the side adjusting filler 27 is attached thereto. The mounting of the side adjustment filler 27 may be performed in any process.

Lastly, the pillow bag unit is put in the pillow bag as described above, and the pillow bag is closed to complete the pillow.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the shape of the pillow can be made appropriate to the shape of the user's head, so that frequent mouth breathing during sleep can be prevented ( Promotes nasal breathing) and can provide healthy and comfortable sleep. Moreover, even if the pillow is purchased without considering the shape of the head, etc., the pillow that fits the shape of the head itself can be easily formed after the purchase. Also, when the side head is placed on the side filling body 25 when lying down sideways, the thickness of the side filling body 25 is relatively large, so that the bending of the neck is reduced and the side filling body 25 is formed. Upper recessed ear rest 26
Thereby, since there is no feeling of pressure on the ears, a comfortable sleep can be obtained. It should be noted that even when the head is placed on the base filling member 10 and the occipital region supporting filling member 20 and lying on the back, the feeling of pressure on the ears is naturally reduced by the recessed ear rest portion 26 on the side filling member 25. Can be suppressed.

Although the pillow of this embodiment has been described above, the pillow filler unit does not need to include all of the above-described fillers.
It is sufficient that the base filler 10 and the occipital region support filler 20 are provided. With these fillers, the basic effects of the present invention can be obtained.

In this embodiment, all the fillers are formed of polyurethane foam resin. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed of another foam resin, for example, polyethylene foam resin. Is also good. Furthermore, cotton or buckwheat hulls commonly used as a pillow filler, charcoal chips, resin chips, and the like are packed in a bag, and the base filler 10, the occipital support filler 20, the side filler 25, and the like are packed. It may be formed.

[0046]

According to the present invention, the shape of the pillow can be made appropriate to the shape of the user's head and the like.
It is possible to prevent habitual mouth breathing during sleep and provide healthy and comfortable sleep. Moreover, even if the pillow is purchased without considering the shape of the head, etc., the pillow that matches the shape of the head can be obtained by appropriately changing the position of the occipital region supporting filler with respect to the base filler after purchase. It can be easily formed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pillow filler unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the pillow filler unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a state in which the occipital region support filler is located near the top of the head).

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the pillow filler unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a state in which the occipital region support filler is positioned near the cervical vertebra support end).

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the pillow filler unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a state in which the occipital region support filler is positioned near the top end and the head is placed).

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the pillow filler unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (in a state where the occipital region support filler is positioned near the cervical vertebra support end and the head is placed).

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the pillow filler unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a state in which each adjustment filler is not attached).

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Base filling material, 11 ... Head side part, 12 ... Occipital region support part, 13 ... Cervical vertebral support part, 14 ... Cervical side end, 15 ... Cervical vertebrae support end, 20 ... Occipital region support filling material, 21 ... Inclined part, 22
... First center filling, 23... Second center filling, 24... Third center filling, 25.
6 ... ear rest part, 27 ... side adjustment filler, 31, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 ... hook-and-loop fastener, 3
8, 39: double-sided tape, 40: position gauge, 41: adhesive tape.

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A pillow filler unit comprising a plurality of fillers to be placed in a pillow bag, the base filler being large enough to fit the entire head of the user and having a parietal side, an occipital region support, and a cervical vertebra support. An occipital region supporting filler placed on the base filler and receiving the pressure of the occipital region of the user; and a fixed distance in a direction from the parietal side of the base filler to the cervical vertebra support. A locking member for locking the occipital region support filler at an arbitrary position or a plurality of positions on the base filler. 2. The pillow filler unit according to claim 1, wherein a maximum thickness of the cervical vertebra support portion of the base filler is the parietal side portion and the occipital support, which are other portions of the base filler. A pillow filler unit, which is thicker than a part thickness. 3. The pillow filler unit according to claim 2, wherein the cervical vertebra support of the base filler gradually increases in thickness from the cervical vertebra support end to the parietal end of the cervical vertebra support. A pillow filler unit, wherein the top end is the thickest. 4. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the occipital support filler gradually increases in thickness from the cervical vertebra support end to the parietal end of the occipital support filler. A pillow filler unit, characterized in that the pillow filler unit has an inclined portion that becomes thicker. 5. The pillow filler unit according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is a hook-and-loop fastener, and one of the hook-and-loop fasteners is the top side of the base filler. And extending in the direction of the cervical vertebra support portion from the portion, attached to at least a part of the upper surface of the occipital region support portion of the base filler, the other of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the back surface of the occipital region support filler. A pillow filler unit. 6. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the base filler has a position indicating member indicating a relative position of the occipital region support filler with respect to the base filler. A pillow filler unit, which is attached. 7. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the pillow filler unit is formed in a sheet shape, and at least an upper surface of the parietal side of the base filler and an upper surface of the occipital region support portion are formed. A pillow filler unit, comprising an adjustable filler sized to cover. 8. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a length from a parietal end to a cervical vertebra support end is a length from the parietal end of the base filler to a cervical vertebra support side. Equal to the length to the end,
A pillow filler unit, comprising side fillers disposed on both sides of the base filler. 9. The pillow filler unit according to claim 8, wherein a thickness of the side filler is larger than a maximum thickness of the base filler. 10. The pillow filler unit according to claim 8, wherein an upper surface of the side filler is recessed from a parietal end to a cervical vertebral end. A pillow filler unit, wherein an ear rest is formed. 11. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the base filler and the side filler are connected at an arbitrary interval or at a plurality of predetermined intervals. A pillow filler unit, comprising: 12. The pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the side-adjusting filler has a sheet shape and is large enough to cover an upper surface of the side filler. A pillow filler unit, comprising: 13. A pillow, comprising: the pillow filler unit according to any one of claims 1 to 12; and a pillow bag in which the pillow filler unit is placed.