JP2002120626A - Pillow for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent stiffness in the shoulders and fatigue caused by a neck portion, and to provide a restoration method therefor, because the fatigue and the stiffness in the soulders are generated in a driver and a passenger in driving by a vehicle, in particular, the driver and the passenger feel tired in a long distance drive or a traffic snarl since the neck is located between a headrest and a seat without being supported. SOLUTION: In this pillow 1 for an automobile comprising a pillow-like body 2, locking tools 3, 3', a locking tool attaching member 4, a protrusion 6 and the like, the pillow-like body 2 is fitted between the seat 10 and the headrest 11. In the fitting, the locking tools 3, 3' comprising wide and long cloth attached to the pillow-like body 2 are attached and locked to be wound around on the headrest 11, and are fixed by a hook and loop fastener. Since the protrusion 6 is provided in a portion contacting with the neck in the attaching member 4, a remarkable finger-pressure therapy and massage effect is exhibited as a result thereof. Both attaching and detaching for the pillow 1 are facilitated, and a fitting position of the pillow-like body 2 is easily adjustable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for preventing or reducing tiredness and stiff shoulders during driving, which is mounted between a seat and a headrest so as to hit a neck portion of a person sitting on a vehicle seat. Car pillows.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of pillows used in automobiles for the purpose of preventing fatigue during driving and stiff shoulders. For example, those used in seats (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-00)
5013), to be attached to the headrest
-036863, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-000417), and those that can be adjusted in height (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-20176).
6) In addition, there is one that also measures stability from the left and right portions of the head (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 04-079544, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-168429). However, there is no pillow that fits between the seat and the headrest and hits the neck.

[0003]

During the drive, both the driver and the passenger are trapped in a narrow space inside the car.
To varying degrees, fatigue and stiff shoulders appear. Such fatigue and stiff shoulders can be reduced to some extent by resting the head on the headrest or fastening the seat belt to maintain the posture correctly.

[0004] The head and posture can be dealt with by a headrest or a seat belt, but the neck portion is just an intermediate portion between the headrest and the seat and has no support, and unexpectedly this causes stiff shoulders and fatigue. Therefore,
The present invention provides a method for preventing stiff shoulders and fatigue caused by the neck portion.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a pillow is mounted between a seat and a headrest. The pillow has a structure in which a locking member is attached to a pillow. An automobile pillow 1 in which the pillow is mounted between a seat 10 and a headrest 11 by the locking tool.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cloth fasteners 3, 3 'having the hook-and-loop fasteners 5, 5' are attached to the pillow 2 having a circular cross section, and the hook-and-loop fasteners 5, 5 'are used. The lock 3,3 '
The vehicle pillow 1 is characterized in that the pillow 2 is mounted between the seat 10 and the headrest 11 by locking the pillow 2 to the headrest 11.

A third aspect of the present invention is the pillow for automobiles 1 wherein the projections 6 are provided on the pillow-shaped object 2 at a position where a seat occupant's neck or the periphery thereof hits.

[0008] The pillow 2 is attached to the partial area of the headrest support 12 between the vicinity of the upper end of the seat 10 and the vicinity of the lower end of the headrest 11, and hits the back of the person sitting on the seat 10 from behind. Things. Therefore, the shape, dimensions, and the like may be any as long as they fit in the above-described partial area between seat 10 and headrest 11 and hit the neck.

The shape of the pillow 2 is, for example, its cross-sectional shape (the shape of the pillow 2 in FIG. 1 as viewed from the left or right direction).
May be any of a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, and the like, and of course, may be a combination of these. However, a circle is preferable from the viewpoint of mounting stability and the like. The inside of the pillow 2 may be hollow or non-hollow, or the hollow portion may be filled with padding, or a combination thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the upper and lower sides of the side view of the pillow 2 are parallel to each other (the pillow 2 of FIG. 1 is viewed from the front). However, it may be a concave pillow 2 ′ as shown in (b), a convex pillow 2 ″ as shown in (c), or a combination thereof.

Further, the material of the pillow 2 is wood, bamboo,
Plastics, papers, cloths, ceramics, metals, and the like, combinations thereof, and various composite materials can be used. However, it is more preferable to use a harder one such as an air pillow than a soft one such as an air pillow, which is more effective in supporting the neck and effective for fatigue and stiff shoulders. The pillow 2 itself is made of a hard material, and its outer periphery is made of soft-tasting cloth or paper.
A material wound with a polymer material or the like, or a cardboard tube or the like also has suitable hardness and elasticity.

The attachment of the pillow 2 is performed by a locking device. Therefore, any locking tool may be used as long as it can stably hold and mount the pillow-like object 2 and can also adjust the mounting position. Further, the locking tool may be locked to any one of the seat 10, the headrest 11, and the headrest support 12, but in consideration of ease of mounting, adjustability of the mounting position, stability after mounting, etc. Is preferred.

When the locking device is locked to the headrest 11, the locking device may be a cloth-like material as shown in FIG. 1 from the viewpoints of ease of mounting, adjustment of the mounting position, and stability after mounting. The fasteners 3 and 3 'are preferable, but not only such a wide cloth-like material but also a narrower band-like material and a cord-like material can be used. Any shape of the locking device needs to be flexible enough to be deformed along the headrest 11, but is not preferable in terms of elasticity. For example, elastic materials such as rubber bands may cause a change in the degree of neck contact. The pillow 2 or the like may move, which is not preferable because of poor stability. In addition, in the case of a cloth-like material, it is sufficient to use one set of a pair of materials because it is wide, but in the case of a band-like material or a string-like material, the width is narrow, so that it is more stable to use a plurality of pairs of materials. Can be installed.

As a stopper for locking the locking member to the headrest 11, a hook-and-loop fastener or the like is suitable for a cloth-like material or a band-like material, and a string-like material may be tied to each other. In either case, the mounting position of the pillow 2 can be easily adjusted, but a hook-and-loop fastener is more preferable in terms of stopping / removing properties and mounting stability.

Further, in the case where the pillow-shaped object 2 is provided with a portion of the pillow-shaped object 2 corresponding to a position where the occupant's neck or the periphery of the pillow hits, or in the case where a fixing fixture attachment 4 or the like is provided, the locking is performed. If a projection 6 is provided in a corresponding part such as the fixture 4,
By pressing the neck against the projection 6 or moving the neck left and right, an effect similar to acupressure is obtained, which is very effective in preventing and reducing fatigue and stiff shoulders.

The projection 6 may be any as long as it can provide an effect similar to acupressure. For example, a spherical object such as a marble, an elliptical object, a polygonal object, or the like is used. Moreover, by providing a plurality of rows as needed, or by providing an elongated rod-shaped object or the like in the same manner, it is possible to obtain a shiatsu-like effect.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

[0018]

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product of the present invention. As the pillow 2 to be applied to the neck, a core material of a film for food packaging was used. This core material is a hollow cylindrical material made of cardboard, which is usually discarded after using the film wound around it, but because it has a suitable hardness and a size suitable for business use, used. Of course, there is also a merit of effective resource recycling.

An automobile pillow 1 is provided on a pillow 2 with locking members 3, 3 '.
At this time, in this embodiment, the locking devices 3
In order to easily attach 3 'to the pillow-shaped object 2, a locking fixture attachment 4 is provided, and the attachment is provided via the attachment. A wide and long piece of cloth was used, the ends of which were the fasteners 3 and 3 ′, and the vicinity of the center part was the fastener 4. That is, one end in the longitudinal direction of this cloth is used as the locking device 3 and the other end is used as the locking device 3 ′.
It was used so that the vicinity of the central portion would be the fastener 4.

The attachment of one piece of the cloth to the pillow 2 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 1, the part of the cloth to be the fastener 4 is wound around the center of the pillow 2 so that the fastener 3 is longer and the fastener 3 'is shorter. And wrapped. Wrap tightly so that there is no looseness or slack,
After that, the ends of the locking tool 3 and the locking tool 3 'to be attached to each other were stitched together with a thread.

The stoppers 3 and 3 'are used as stoppers when attaching the stoppers 3 and 3' to the headrest 11,
As shown in FIG. 1, the hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 5 'were attached so as to correspond to each other.

Further, nine marbles × 2 are applied to a portion where the neck of the pillow-shaped object 2 hits, that is, a portion where the neck of the fixing device 4 hits.
Row mounted.

The vehicle pillow 1 of this embodiment has the above-described structure, and the fasteners 3, 3 ′ are locked to the headrest 11 by hook-and-loop fasteners 5, 5 ′, and the pillow 2 is moved to the headrest 1.
It is designed to be stably mounted and used between the seat 1 and the seat 10.

In this embodiment, a wide and long piece of cloth is used as the fasteners 3 and 3 'and the fastener attachment 4. However, it is not always necessary to use a single piece of cloth. Any two of them may be integrated, in which case the pillow 1 is manufactured by a suitable method that can secure the wearing stability of the pillow 1 during manufacture of the pillow, for example, a thread, an adhesive, a string, a fastener, or another method. What is necessary is just to attach to the thing 2.

Further, the cloth is used as the fasteners 3 and 3 'and the fastener attachment 4, but the pillow 2 is flexible and can be deformed along the pillow 2 and the headrest 11. Any material that can be stably mounted and held may be used. For example, a film, a thin sheet, leather, a composite material, or the like may be used in addition to cloth.

[0026]

Embodiment 2 FIG. 3 shows the pillow 1 for an automobile according to Embodiment 1 in FIG.
Is an embodiment showing a state of being mounted between the seat 10 and the headrest 11 shown in FIG.

First, in the longer locking member 3, the free end, which is not the end attached to the locking member attachment 4, is moved from the near side to the opposite side between the two columns of the headrest column 12. Through. The free end passing through the other side is pulled up and lifted to the upper part of the headrest 11, and is brought to the front side just so that the headrest 11 is covered with the locking member 3. On the other hand, the shorter locking member 3 ′
In step 1, the occupant is lifted so as to cover the portion where the head hits. The latch 3, which has been brought forward, is placed over the raised latch 3 ′, and the latches 3 and 3 ′ are attached and fastened with the correspondingly attached surface fasteners 5 and 5 ′.
At that time, the pillow 2 is adjusted with the locking members 3 and 3 'and the hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 5' so as to be at an appropriate position with respect to the neck. As described above, the mounting is simple, and the mounting position of the pillow 2 is easily adjusted because the hook-and-loop fastener is used.

In the case of this embodiment, since the locking member 3 is longer than 3 ', the locking member 3 needs to be long enough to cover substantially one round around the headrest 11, The components 3 and 3 'also need to be long enough to sufficiently overlap each other. Note that the length relationship between the locking tools 3 and 3 ′ may be reversed, and the locking tools 3 may be short and the locking tools 3 ′ may be long. At that time, the headrest 11 is mounted so as to cover the headrest 11 from the near side to the far side with the locking member 3 '. Further, the locking members 3 and 3 'may be of the same length.

The hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 5 'correspond to the corresponding male
To ensure that female fasteners overlap properly when used,
It is necessary to attach each to fasteners 3 and 3 ',
In addition, since the adjustment of the mounting position of the pillow 2 and the adjustment corresponding to the difference in the size of the headrest 11 are also performed by the stop condition of the hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 5 ', use a wide and long hook-and-loop fastener. Is preferred.

In FIG. 1, the attachment positions of the hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 5 'are attached to the front surface which can be seen from the near side of the locking members 3 and 3'. However, they can be attached to the invisible back surface on the other side. These may be selected in consideration of designability, wearability, holding stability, and the like.

The car pillow 1 is detached by using the hook-and-loop fastener 5.
When the pillows 2 are pulled toward the user after the pillows 2 and 5 'are peeled off and the locking members 3 and 3' are separated, the pillows 2 can be removed very easily.

[0032]

As a result of mounting the pillow 2 between the seat 10 and the headrest 11 so as to hit the neck, the following effects (1) to (4) are obtained.

(1) Since there is support from behind the neck, the sense of stability at the neck has greatly increased. (2) Due to the effects of the above (1) and the combined use of protrusions, both the driver and the fellow passengers have less fatigue and stiff shoulders. In particular, the effect is great when driving for a long time or during a traffic jam. (3) When fatigue or stiff shoulders are felt, if the neck is placed on or pressed against the pillow or projection of the present invention, an effect similar to that of acupressure is obtained, which is comfortable. Of course, it is extremely effective in preventing and recovering from fatigue and stiff shoulders. In particular, protrusions are effective. (4) For people with migraine headaches, including shiatsu massage effects,
Extremely effective.

Further, the product of the present invention is easy and easy to handle such as mounting and demounting, and can use a cardboard hollow cylindrical core material of a food packaging film which is usually discarded after use as a pillow. It is also preferable in terms of resource recycling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an automobile pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the pillow.

FIG. 3 shows a mounting view of the automobile pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a diagram of a known seat with a headrest.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, pillows for automobiles 2, 2 ', 2 ", pillows 3, 3', latches 4, latch fixtures 5, 5 ', hook-and-loop fasteners 6, protrusions 10, seats 11, headrests 12, Headrest support

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automobile pillow comprising a locking member attached to a pillow, wherein the pillow is mounted between a seat and a headrest by the locking member. 2. A pillow-like object having a cloth fastener having a hook-and-loop fastener attached to a pillow having a circular cross section, and the hook-and-loop fastener being locked to a headrest. The vehicle pillow according to claim 1, wherein the pillow is mounted between the seat and the headrest. 3. The automobile pillow according to claim 1, wherein a projection is provided on a portion of the pillow which hits the neck of the seat occupant or the periphery thereof.