JP2006068099A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow which has the function of previously comprehending the relation between a volume of a filling material to be taken in and out from the pillow and the height of the pillow which is changed by the taking in and out of the volume of the filling material, and of measuring the above volume of the filling material to be taken in and out from the pillow. <P>SOLUTION: The pillow is comprised of a bag filled with the filling material, wherein a passage for the filling material is formed in the above bag, a cylindrical body having a hollow route to communicate with the passage is disposed, and at least two opening and closing tools to plug the hollow route are disposed in the cylindrical body with a necessary interval. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pillow.

  As is well known, in pillows that are filled with various granular fillers such as buckwheat husks, rice husks, resin pipes, or resin beads in the bag body, the height of the pillow is adjusted by taking a part of the fillers in and out. Can be adjusted freely.

  However, when trying to adjust the height in the conventional pillow, since it can not be predicted how much the height of the pillow will change after taking out a part of the filling, after taking out a part of the filling, Check the height using a pillow, and if it is not the desired height, it is necessary to repeat the work of checking in / out and checking the height again. The optimal height could not be adjusted.

  In addition, when a part of the filling is taken in and out of the bag, it is necessary to open the entrance of the pillow. On the other hand, when checking the height using the pillow, the filling should not be spilled out. Because it is necessary to close the entrance / exit of the pillow, the entrance / exit has to be opened and closed each time, which is very troublesome.

  However, in Patent Document 1 described later, as a pillow in which the amount of the filling can be easily changed, in the pillow formed by filling the filling into the bag body, the filling / outlet opening is provided in the bag body. A pillow is disclosed in which the upper end of a flexible cylindrical body is sewn inside the bag and accommodated in a bag. In the pillow disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a part of the filling is taken out, the cylindrical body is passed through. You can grab the filling by putting your hand, and when checking the height of the pillow, if the cylindrical body is flattened and placed in the bag, the filling material can be removed without opening and closing the outlet Since there is no spillage from the entrance, there is no need to open and close the entrance and exit each time.

However, even in the pillow disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is no change in how much the height of the pillow will change after a part of the filling is taken in and out of the pillow. There is a development of a pillow that cannot be adjusted to the optimum height that suits the user's preference unless it is repeated several times, and can be adjusted to the optimum height that suits the user's preference through simpler work. It is desired.
No. 6-25191 (page 2, Fig. 1)

  The present inventor, in order to meet the above-mentioned demand, as a result of various considerations, ascertained in advance the relationship between the capacity of the packing to be taken in and out and the height of the pillow that changes by taking in and out the packing of the capacity, If the volume of the filling material can be measured and taken in and out, the amount of change in height when the filling material of the volume is taken in and out of the pillow can be predicted. It came to the idea that it can be adjusted to height.

  Therefore, the present invention has a technical problem of obtaining a pillow having a function capable of measuring the volume of a part of the filling material to be taken in and out of the pillow (bag body). As a result of repeating the experiment, in the pillow formed by filling the bag body with a filler, the bag body is provided with a cylindrical body having a hollow passage communicating with the inlet / outlet port and forming an inlet / outlet port for the filler. If at least two opening / closing tools that close the air passage are provided at a required interval, a closed space is formed in the hollow passage of the cylindrical body by closing the two opening / closing devices, and the opening / closing is made possible by using the closing space. The above-mentioned technical problem has been achieved by obtaining a remarkable knowledge that the volume of the filled material can be measured.

  The technical problem can be solved by the present invention as follows.

  That is, the pillow according to the present invention is a pillow formed by filling a bag with a filler, and the bag is formed with an inlet / outlet for the filler and has a hollow passage communicating with the inlet / outlet. The cylindrical body is provided with at least two opening / closing tools that close the hollow path in a state of being spaced apart by a required distance.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the pillow, the filler is granular.

  Further, in the present invention, in any one of the pillows, three or more opening / closing tools are provided, and the opening / closing tools are provided at different intervals.

  Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, in any one of the pillows, the inside of the bag body is divided into a plurality of compartments, and the bag body is formed with an inlet / outlet port for each compartment. A cylindrical body having a hollow passage communicating with the entrance / exit is provided. In this case, a different filler may be filled for each section.

  According to the present invention, since at least two opening / closing tools for closing the hollow path are provided in the hollow path of the cylindrical body communicating with the inlet / outlet of the filling formed in the bag body, the both opening / closing tools are closed. As a result, a closed space is formed in the hollow passage of the cylindrical body, and the volume of the filler that is taken in and out of the bag body can be measured by using the closed space. By knowing the relationship between the height of the pillow and the height of the pillow that changes when the filling of the capacity is taken in and out of the bag, the amount of change in the height of the pillow is predicted when the filling of the capacity is taken in and out Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the height to suit the user's preference without repeating the operation of taking in and out the filler many times.

  Therefore, it can be said that the industrial applicability of the present invention is very high.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.

  1 is a perspective view showing a pillow according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a procedure for lowering the height of the pillow shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a height of the pillow shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the procedure which raises the height. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a pillow formed by filling a filling 3 in a bag body 2.

  The bag body 2 is composed of an upper surface side ground 4 and a lower surface side ground 5 made of a cloth such as cotton cloth, polyester cloth, cotton / polyester synthetic fabric, and the like. It is formed by stitching, leaving a part. A portion of the periphery of the upper surface side ground 3 and the lower surface side ground 4 that is not stitched serves as an entrance 6 for taking in and out the filler 3. A cylindrical body 7 having a hollow path 8 communicating with the entrance / exit 6 is stitched to the bag body 2.

  A slide fastener (opening / closing tool) 9 for closing the hollow path 8 is provided at the tip of the cylinder 7, and a hook-and-loop fastener (opening / closing) for closing the hollow path 8 is provided at an intermediate position of the cylinder 7. The tool 10 is provided with the male member 10a and the female member 10b facing each other. Both fasteners 9 and 10 are positioned so as to be parallel to the cylindrical body 7 with a required space therebetween, and by closing both fasteners 9 and 10, a closed space is formed in the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7. .

  In addition, the volume of the closed space is a volume that can store just the amount of the filler 3 that needs to be taken in and out of the bag body 2 in order to raise and lower the height of the pillow 1 by a predetermined value.

  The cylindrical body 7 may be formed of a flexible fabric such as cotton cloth, polyester cloth, cotton / polyester synthetic fiber cloth, and more preferably, the filler 3 passing through the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7 can be confirmed. It may be formed by mesh-like cloth. However, in the case of using the cylindrical body 7 formed of a mesh-like cloth, it is necessary to form the cloth 7 using a cloth having mesh mesh smaller than the filler 3 so that the filler 3 does not fall out of the mesh.

  The filling material 3 may be any granular material, and natural materials such as buckwheat husks and rice husks commonly used as pillow fillings or resin molded products such as pipes and beads can be used.

Next, a procedure for lowering the height of the pillow 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the slide fastener 9 provided at the tip of the cylinder 7 is closed, and the hook-and-loop fastener 10 provided at the intermediate position of the cylinder 7 is opened. Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the filler 3 is guided from the bag body 2 through the inlet / outlet 6 to the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7, and the space between both fasteners 9 and 10 is filled with the filler 3. The hook-and-loop fastener 10 is closed as a state. At this time, both the fasteners 9 and 10 are closed to form a closed space in the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7, and an amount of filler necessary for lowering the height of the pillow 1 by a predetermined value in the closed space. 3 is accommodated. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the slide fastener 9 is opened to take out the filler 3 in the closed space. Thereby, the height of the pillow 1 decreases by a predetermined value.

  Next, a procedure for raising the height of the pillow 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the slide fastener 9 provided at the tip of the cylinder 7 is opened, and the hook-and-loop fastener 10 provided at the intermediate position of the cylinder 7 is closed. Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the separately prepared filler 3 is poured into the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7 so that the space between both fasteners 9 and 10 is filled with the filler 3. Close. At this time, both the fasteners 9 and 10 are closed to form a closed space in the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7, and an amount of filler necessary for raising the height of the pillow 1 by a predetermined value in the closed space. 3 is accommodated. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3C, the hook-and-loop fasteners 9 and 10 are opened, and the filler 3 in the closed space is poured into the bag body 2 through the entrance / exit 6. Thereby, the height of the pillow 1 increases by a predetermined value.

  When the pillow 1 is used, the cylindrical body 7 may be accommodated by being pushed into the bag body 2 from the entrance 6. In addition, when accommodating the bag body 2 in a cover (not shown) prepared separately, the cylinder body 7 may not be accommodated in the bag body 2.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the cylindrical body 7 provided in the bag body 2 is provided so as to avoid a portion where the neck and the back of the human body are positioned when the pillow 1 is used. Although it is provided on the long side on the side where the back of the head is not positioned, it may be provided on either the left or right side of the bag body 2. Furthermore, when the inside of the bag body 2 is divided into a plurality of compartments by a bag or the like and the filler 3 is filled in each compartment, an entrance 6 for the filler 3 is provided in each compartment and the What is necessary is just to provide the cylinder 7 connected to the entrance / exit 6.

Embodiment 2. FIG.

  The present embodiment is a modification of the cylindrical body of the pillow according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the cylindrical body of the pillow according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same or corresponding parts.

  The cylindrical body 7 according to the present embodiment is provided with a slide fastener 9 at the tip, a first surface fastener (opening / closing tool) 11 at an intermediate position, and further closer to the entrance / exit 6 of the bag body 2. A second surface fastener (opening / closing tool) 12 is provided at the position. The fasteners 9, 11, and 12 are disposed on the cylinder body 7 at different intervals.

  According to the cylinder 7 according to the present embodiment, the closed space formed in the hollow path 8 of the cylinder 7 by closing the slide fastener 9 and the first surface fastener 11, the slide fastener 9 and the second surface fastener. The closed space formed in the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7 by closing 12 and the closed space formed in the hollow path 8 of the cylindrical body 7 by closing the double-sided fasteners 11, 12 have three different capacities. Since the closed space can be formed, the height of the pillow 1 can be adjusted by a finer unit by selectively using it.

  In the present embodiment, three opening / closing tools are provided on the cylinder 7, but four or more may be provided.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a slide fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener is used as an opening / closing tool for the cylinder, but the present invention is not limited to this, as long as it can close the hollow path of the cylinder. For example, if a string is made to wrap around the circumferential surface of the cylinder, the hollow path of the cylinder can be closed by binding the cylinder with the string.

It is the perspective view which showed the pillow which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the procedure which lowers the height of the pillow shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the procedure which raises the height of the pillow shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the cylinder of the pillow which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillow 2 Bag body 3 Filling material 4 Upper surface side ground 5 Lower surface side ground 6 Entrance / exit 7 Cylindrical body 8 Hollow path 9 Slide fastener 10 Surface fastener 10a Male member 10b Female member 11 First surface fastener 12 Second surface fastener

Claims (3)

A pillow formed by filling a bag with a filler, wherein the bag is provided with a cylindrical body having an inlet / outlet for the filler and having a hollow passage communicating with the inlet / outlet. The pillow is characterized in that at least two opening / closing tools for closing the hollow path are provided at a required interval. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the filling is granular. The pillow according to claim 1 or 2, wherein three or more opening / closing tools are provided, and each opening / closing tool is provided at a different interval.

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