JP2008048977A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow with a novel structure providing a relief for a user to allow him/her to have a sound sleep. <P>SOLUTION: The pillow 1 has a pillow body part 2 having a head rest 2a on which the head rests and two contact parts 3 fixed to the pillow body part 2 on either side of the head rest 2a and coming in contact with the ears of the head. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pillow suitable for sleep.

Conventionally, various pillows have been developed. The point that users demand for pillows is how they can achieve a good night's sleep. As pillows that eliminate the burden on the neck and realize a good night's sleep, for example, pillows that have a depressed central part on which the head is placed and pillows that use low-resilience polyurethane are known. In addition, as a pillow for improving air permeability and realizing a good night's sleep, a pillow having a buckwheat husk in a bag is known. Furthermore, a pillow with a hug or an arm pillow substitute is known as a pillow that provides a user with a sense of security and realizes a good night's sleep (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-158734 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pillow having a new structure for providing a user with a sense of security and being able to sleep.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pillow according to the present invention is provided on the pillow main body having a head mounting portion on which a head is mounted, and on the pillow main body on both sides of the head mounting portion. Two abutting portions provided so as to be in contact with both ear portions of the portion.

  In the above-described present invention, when the user's head is placed on the head placing portion, the contact portion comes into contact with the user's ear portion. Therefore, when moderate pressure is applied to the two ears of the pillow user, the user can obtain a sense of security that is held in the mother's arm, and can sleep.

  The said abutment part has a bag body and the ore accommodated in the said bag body. By providing the ore with the ore, the sleep effect of the user can be promoted by the thermal effect by far-infrared energy emitted from the ore and the relaxation effect by negative ions. The ore to be stored can be variously changed according to the desired utility.

  The said abutting part is attached to the said pillow main-body part so that attachment or detachment is possible. This facilitates cleaning of the pillow main body.

  The said pillow main-body part can change the attachment position of the said contact part. Thereby, according to the magnitude | size of a user's head, the space | interval of two contact parts can be adjusted.

  Each of the abutting portions is formed in a band shape on both sides of the head mounting portion, and both end portions of the abutting portion of the belt-like shape and the pillow body portion are fixed, and the center portion of the abutting portion and the pillow body The space between the parts is open. Thereby, according to a user's liking, the sleep in the state which passed the arm between the contact part and the pillow main-body part is attained.

  The pillow main body includes a bag and a plurality of cushion materials made of different materials stacked in the bag. A user's sleep can be promoted by laminating | stacking two or more types of cushion materials from which each advantage differs.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user can be provided with a feeling of relief and a user can sleep.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pillow according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pillow 1 which concerns on this embodiment is the pillow main-body part 2 which has the head mounting part 2a in which a user's head is mounted, and the pillow main-body part 2 in the both sides of the head mounting part 2a. And two abutments 3 attached to the. Further, the abutting portion 3 does not necessarily have a band shape, and may be provided so as to come into contact with the user's ear when the user's head is placed on the head placing portion 2a.

  The abutting portion 3 is attached to a position in the pillow main body portion 2 that hits the user's ear. The abutting portion 3 is formed in a belt shape on both sides of the head placement portion 2a. However, the abutting portion 3 does not need to be formed in a belt shape along one side of the pillow body portion 2, and may be formed only on a part of the pillow body portion 2.

Fig.2 (a) is the side view which looked at the pillow 1 of FIG. 1 from the arrow A direction.
As shown in FIG. 2A, for example, the entire surface of the abutting portion 3 may be fixed to the pillow body portion 2. For example, the entire surface of the abutting portion 3 is sewn to the pillow body portion 2. In addition, it is not necessary to sew the contact part 3 independent as a member to the pillow main body part 2, for example, the pillow main body part 2 and the contact part 3 may be produced by sewing one bag.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), only both end portions of the abutting portion 3 may be attached to the pillow body portion 2. FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the contact portion 3 is lifted in the direction of the arrow (b) and the contact portion 3 is separated from the pillow body portion 2. Between the central part of the abutting part 3 and the pillow main body part 2 is in an open state, and sleep is possible in a state where an arm is passed between the abutting part and the pillow main body part according to the user's preference.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the pillow 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pillow main body 2 includes a bag body 20, a first cushion material 21 accommodated in the bag body 20, and a first cushion material 21 that is disposed closer to the head than the first cushion material 21. 2 cushion materials 22. In this example, the cushion material has an example of a two-layer structure, but may have a structure of one layer or three or more layers. Note that the first and second cushion materials 21 and 22 do not have to be integral with each other, and may be sealed so as not to scatter particles or sealed with liquid. Good.

  The bag 20 is made of, for example, polyester or cotton, but the material is not limited.

  The first cushion material 21 is made of a low resilience material such as low resilience polyurethane. Low-resilience polyurethane absorbs shock, disperses the weight of the head evenly, and suppresses pressure on the head and neck while sleeping, making it a natural sleeping posture Can support.

  The second cushion material 22 is formed by housing the buckwheat husk 22b in the bag body 22a. The material of the bag body 22a is the same as that of the bag body 20. Due to the breathability and moderate hardness of the buckwheat hull 22b, a comfortable sleep for the user can be realized.

  In addition, although the example using a low resilience material and buckwheat husk was demonstrated as a cushion material, you may use another material. For example, as a cushioning material, feathers, pima, cypress, marble, tea, or the like may be employed.

  The contact portion 3 includes a bag body 30 and an ore 31 accommodated in the bag body 30. The material of the bag body 30 is not particularly limited as is the case with the bag body 20. As the ore 31, for example, it is preferable to use an ore used in a bedrock bath or the like. Examples of such ores include Tenju stone, Chiaki stone, radium ore, germanium ore, tourmaline, and barley rice stone. The user's sleep can be promoted by the thermal effect by far-infrared energy emitted from the ore and the relaxation effect by negative ions. In addition, beauty and health improvement effects can be achieved. In addition, you may put buckwheat shells other than the ore 31, feathers, pimmers, cypress, tea, etc. in the bag 30.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the pillow 1 according to this embodiment in use.
As shown in FIG. 4, the user's ear portion 11 is designed to hit the abutting portion 3 in a state where the user's head 10 is mounted on the head placement portion 2 a. The pillow 1 according to the present embodiment focuses on the fact that the infant's ear is in contact with the mother's arm when the infant is held by the mother. That is, when the abutting part 3 hits the user's ear part 11, the user can obtain a sense of security that is held in the mother's arm and can sleep.

  As described above, according to the pillow 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can feel a great sense of security by applying an appropriate pressure to the user's ear 11 by the abutting portion 3 in the usage state of the pillow 1. Can sleep.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the pillow 1 according to the second embodiment. The pillow 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is comprised so that attachment part 3 can be attached or detached from the pillow main-body part 2. FIG. In FIG. 5, the top view of the pillow 1 in the state which removed the contact part 3 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pillow body 2 is provided with an attachment 4 such as a button at the attachment position of the abutting portion 3. For example, each attachment tool 4 is provided in the position corresponding to the both ends of the abutting part 3, and the attachment tool 4 is provided in a total of four places. Similarly, the attachment 4 and the attachment 5 which can be attached or detached are provided in the both ends of the contact part 3. As shown in FIG. In addition, there is no limitation in the attachment position of the attachment tools 4 and 5. As the attachments 4 and 5, besides the buttons, a hook-and-loop fastener that can be stopped with a single touch and can be easily removed by pulling may be employed.

  In 2nd Embodiment, the attachment tool 5 is attached from the pillow main-body part 2 so that attachment or detachment is possible. Thereby, the bag body 20 (refer FIG. 3) of the pillow main-body part 2 can be washed in the state which removed the contact part 3. FIG.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining the pillow 1 according to the third embodiment. The pillow 1 according to the third embodiment can adjust the attachment position of the abutting portion 3 to the pillow main body 2. In FIG. 5, the top view of the pillow 1 in the state which removed the contact part 3 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 6, two attachment tools 5 a and 5 b are provided at the end of the belt-like contact part 3. Since the positions of the two attachment tools 5a and 5b are different at the end portion of the abutting portion 3, the case where the attachment tool 5a is fixed to the attachment tool 4 and the case where the attachment tool 5b is fixed to the attachment tool 4 are different. The position of the part 3 is different. In addition, even if a some attachment tool is provided in the contact part 3, a several attachment tool may be provided in a pillow main-body part, and you may provide in both.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the fixture 5 a is fixed to the fixture 4, the abutting portion 3 is attached at a position drawn by a solid line in the figure, and when the fixture 5 b is fixed to the fixture 4. The abutting portion 3 is attached to a position drawn by a broken line in the figure. In addition to the buttons, a hook-and-loop fastener may be adopted as an attachment that can adjust the position of the abutting portion 3.

  Thus, by making the position of the abutting part 3 adjustable, the distance between the two abutting parts 3 can be adjusted. In this embodiment, it can be adjusted to two types of intervals W1 and W2. In addition, if the number of buttons as a fixture is increased, it can also adjust to three or more types of space | intervals. Moreover, the width | variety between the two contact parts 3 can be adjusted continuously by employ | adopting a hook-and-loop fastener as an attachment tool.

  Thereby, the space | interval of the contact part 3 can be adjusted according to the magnitude | size of a user's head 10. FIG. By adjusting the interval of the abutting portion 3, it is possible to realize a pillow that can be used for both men and women by one pillow 1 or that can be used for both adults and children. Moreover, the adoption of a hook-and-loop fastener can provide a pillow that can be used from infants to adults.

The present invention is not limited to the description of the above embodiment.
For example, the materials mentioned in this embodiment are examples, and the present invention is not limited to these.
In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the pillow which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the side view of the pillow seen from the A direction of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a pillow. It is a top view which shows the usage pattern of a pillow. It is a top view which shows the pillow which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the pillow which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the usage type of the pillow which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pillow, 2 ... Pillow main-body part, 2a ... Head mounting part, 3 ... Abutting part, 4 ... Attaching tool, 5, 5a, 5b ... Attaching tool, 10 ... Head, 11 ... Ear part, 20 ... Bag 21 ... 1st cushion material, 22 ... 2nd cushion material, 22a ... Bag body, 22b ... Buckwheat shell, 30 ... Bag body, 31 ... Ore

Claims (6)

A pillow body portion having a head placement portion on which the head is placed;
Two abutting portions provided on the pillow main body portion on both sides of the head placement portion and provided so as to be able to contact both ear portions of the head;
With pillows. The pad is
A bag,
Ore accommodated in the bag,
The pillow according to claim 1, comprising: The abutting part is detachably attached to the pillow body part,
The pillow according to claim 1. The pillow body part can change the attachment position of the abutment part.
The pillow according to claim 3. Each of the abutting portions is formed in a band shape on both sides of the head mounting portion, and both end portions of the abutting portion of the belt-like shape and the pillow body portion are fixed, and the center portion of the abutting portion and the pillow body The part is open,
The pillow according to claim 1. The pillow body is
A bag,
A plurality of cushion materials made of different materials laminated in the bag body,
The pillow according to claim 1, comprising:

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