JP2002272775A - Headgear for cooling and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a headgear for cooling having a zigzag cooling water path and a good cooling efficiency and easily manufactured, and a method for manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: The headgear for cooling comprises the cooling water channel 2 formed therein in a shape corresponding to a head shape to pass a cooling water. In this head gear, the water channel is formed in the zigzag water channel by aligning single water channels in parallel and communicating between the rear end of the single channel and the distal end of the adjacent single channel. Therefore, since the zigzag cooling water channel is provided in the headgear, a distance of passing the cooling water is increased, and hence the head can be efficiently cooled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooling headgear and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a cooling headgear having a zigzag cooling water passage and a method of manufacturing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, when performing a surgical operation on the head, it has been practiced to cool the head, especially the affected area, and insert a scalpel. As a cooling device for cooling the head as described above, a cooling headgear as shown in FIG. 6 is used.

[0003] As is apparent from this figure, the cooling headgear has a cooling sac 81 having a shape corresponding to the shape of the headgear from the forehead side to the back of the head via the crown. And
Cooling bladders 82 having a shape corresponding to the shape extending from the forehead side of the head to the occipital region via the side of the crown and the back of the head are arranged on both sides adjacent to the cooling bladder 81. Thus, the cooling sac 83, 84,
By sequentially arranging 85, a headgear shape is configured.

[0004] These cooling bags are hook-shaped, and a plurality of the cooling bags 81,
A supply sack 86 for supplying cooling water communicating with 82, 83, 84, 85 is provided. By supplying cooling water at about 2 ° C. to the supply sac 86 from a hose 87, each of the cooling sac 81, 82 is provided. , 83, 84, 85 are supplied with cooling water to cool the head. On the other hand,
Similarly, a drainage pouch 88 communicating with the cooling pouches 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 is provided, and the cooling pouches 81, 82,
The cooling water that has passed through 83, 84, 85 can be drained through a hose 89.

[0005] The above-mentioned cooling headgear has a drawback that the cooling efficiency is poor because the cooling water only passes from the supply bag 86 to the drainage bag 88, and it is necessary to manufacture a plurality of curved cooling bags. However, there is a disadvantage that the cost must be increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a cooling headgear having a zigzag cooling water channel, good cooling efficiency, and easy manufacture. And

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the cooling headgear according to the present invention has a shape corresponding to the shape of the head, and a cooling water passage through which cooling water passes. In the cooling headgear, the cooling water passage is characterized in that a single water passage is arranged in parallel, and a zigzag cooling water passage is formed by connecting a rear end of the single water passage and a leading end of an adjacent single water passage. .

The method of manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention includes a step of applying a latex coagulation liquid to a mold having a shape corresponding to the head shape, and forming a latex layer by applying the latex solution on the latex coagulation liquid. A plurality of rubber cores coated with a latex coagulating liquid on the latex layer, so as to communicate the rear end of the cooling water channel, which is the gap between the core material and the adjacent core material, and the tip of the adjacent cooling water channel. Arranging and forming a zigzag cooling water channel,
A step of providing a cloth body coated with a latex coagulating liquid on an inner surface thereof so as to cover the entire core material and the latex layer,
Inject a latex solution between the cloth and the latex layer,
Forming a latex layer on the surface of the core material and the inner surface of the cloth.

According to the present invention, since the cooling headgear is provided with a zigzag cooling water passage, the distance through which the cooling water passes becomes longer, and the head can be efficiently cooled. Further, according to the method of manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention, a flexible core material is provided in a latex layer formed in advance, a zigzag cooling water passage is formed by the core material, a cloth body is covered, and the inner surface and the core material are covered. By providing a latex layer on the surface and integrating the headgear, a headgear having a zigzag cooling channel can be easily manufactured.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooling headgear according to the present invention when a partial upper surface (cloth) is removed, FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a cooling water channel, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view. As apparent from these figures, the fitting surface 1 is formed by a latex layer 11 formed in a head shape, and the fitting surface 1 is provided with a hollow cooling water passage 2. A head body-shaped cloth body 3 and an outer surface 4 composed of a latex layer 31 formed on the inner surface thereof are formed so as to cover the cooling water channel 2, and a closed structure S which is basically closed as a whole is formed. Is formed.

The partition wall 5 forming the cooling water passage 2 is shown in FIG.
As schematically shown in FIG. 1, one end S1 abuts and is fixed to the head-shaped sealing structure S, and the other end S2 does not contact the inner wall of the sealing structure S. I have. With such a structure, the rear end of the cooling water passage 2 and the front end of the adjacent cooling water passage 2 'communicate with each other, and the cooling water passage 2 is zigzag as a whole. The partition wall 5 has a structure in which a latex layer 61 is formed on the surface of a core material 6.

With such a structure, when cooling water is injected from one opening of the cooling water passage 2, the cooling water passes through the zigzag cooling water passage 2 and is discharged from the other opening. Has the advantage that the cooling efficiency is improved because the headgear passes through a longer distance in the headgear than in the prior art.

FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b)
FIG. 3 is a process diagram for explaining a method for manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention. As is apparent from this figure, according to the method for manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention, the head shape, that is, the headgear shape is formed. A latex coagulation liquid is applied to the mold 7 (see FIG. 4A). The latex coagulation liquid may be basically any as long as it coagulates the latex solution, and typically, a polyvalent metal salt such as calcium nitrate can be used.

When the latex solution is applied by dipping the mold 7 into the latex solution after application of the latex coagulation solution, the latex solution immediately solidifies to form the latex layer 11 (see FIG. 4B). ). This latex layer 11 becomes the fitting surface 1 that comes into contact with the head as described above.

[0015] Such a latex solution is not basically limited in the present invention. For example, it may be a latex solution of natural rubber, chloroprene rubber, SBR and the like. In the present invention, a latex solution of natural rubber is particularly preferred because it decomposes and does not cause pollution.

After forming the latex layer 11, the core 6 is wound around the latex layer 11 to form the partition 5. At this time, since the core material 6 is made of rubber and has elasticity, it can be favorably provided on the latex layer 11 having the shape of the head. The core 6 is adhered to the latex layer 11 so that the cooling water channel 2 has a zigzag shape (see FIG. 5A).
A latex coagulation liquid is applied to the core 6 in advance.

After the core material 6 is provided as described above, the cloth 3 constituting the outer surface 4 is coated with a latex coagulating liquid on the inner surface.
When the latex solution is injected into the cooling water channel 2 and the latex solution is injected into the cooling water channel 2, latex layers 61 and 31 are formed on the surface of the core material 6 and the inner surface of the cloth 3.
(b)).

Then, after discharging the excess latex solution, the excess latex solution is removed from the mold 7 to manufacture a cooling headgear.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the zigzag cooling water passage is provided in the cooling headgear, the distance through which the cooling water passes is increased, and there is an advantage that the head can be efficiently cooled. Further, according to the method of manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention, a flexible core material is provided on a latex layer formed in advance, a zigzag cooling water passage is formed by the core material, a cloth is covered, and the inner surface and the core material are covered. By providing a latex layer on the surface and integrating the headgear, a headgear having a zigzag cooling channel can be easily manufactured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooling headgear according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a cooling water passage.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a cooling headgear according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a cooling headgear according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cooling headgear.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fitting surface 11 Latex layer 2 Cooling channel 3 Cloth body 31 Latex layer 4 Outer surface 5 Partition wall 6 Core material 61 Latex layer 7 Mold 81 Cooling bag 86 Supply bag 88 Drainage bag

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cooling headgear having a shape corresponding to a head shape and having a cooling water passage through which cooling water passes formed therein, wherein the cooling water passage is arranged in parallel with a single water passage, A cooling headgear, wherein a zigzag cooling water passage is formed by connecting a front end of a single water passage adjacent to a rear end. 2. A step of applying a latex coagulation liquid to a mold having a shape corresponding to a head shape, a step of forming a latex layer by applying a latex solution on the latex coagulation liquid, and a step of applying a latex coagulation liquid to the latex layer. A plurality of rubber core materials coated with are disposed so as to communicate the rear end of the cooling water channel, which is the gap between the core material and the adjacent core material, and the front end of the adjacent cooling water channel to form a zigzag cooling water channel. Performing a step of providing a cloth body coated with a latex coagulating liquid on its inner surface so as to cover the entire core material and the latex layer; injecting a latex solution between the cloth body and the latex layer to form the core material surface and the cloth body; A method for producing a cooling headgear, comprising a step of forming a latex layer on a surface.