JP2008067811A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow which makes it easy to change sides, prevents the neck from largely bending even when sides are changed and a side lying position is attained, and prevents the neck from inclining with a jolt even when sides are changed. <P>SOLUTION: When the side lying position is attained, a side head part is supported by projecting line parts 5 and 7. Since the width dimension in the front and back directions of a right part 3c is formed larger than a center part 3a, a part from the cheek to the jaw is supported by the right part 3c. The right part 3c is formed higher than the center part 3a, the neck is prevented from inclining with a jolt. Since the center part 3a and the left and right parts 3b and 3a are integrally formed and the left and right part side of the upper surface of the center part 3a and the center part side of the upper surface of the left and right parts are formed to be a continuous inclined surface 11, sides are changed smoothly. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pillow, and more particularly to a pillow that is comfortable even in a supine posture or a lying posture.

  In recent years, interest in sleep has increased, and various pillows have been developed. One of these is commercially available with a depression in the center of the upper surface of the pillow. This is because the head fits in the depression and is stably held, so that a comfortable sleep can be obtained.

However, the conventional pillow has a drawback in that the back of the head fits in a dent in the posture of lying on its back and is stable, but it is difficult to turn over.
Also, if you roll over and change from a supine position to a recumbent position, the side of the shoulder will be down, so the distance between the head and the floor (the upper surface of the futon) will be greater than the supine position, Even when the part is attached to the upper surface of the pillow, the neck is bent greatly. For this reason, every time you roll over, your neck tilts and you may even wake up.
Rolling over is performed more than thirty times a night, and is important for a good night's sleep.
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is easy to turn over, and even if it is turned over and put into a lying position, the neck does not bend greatly, and even if it is turned over, the neck is broken. The purpose is to provide a pillow that does not tilt.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of claim 1 is provided at a lower position where the head is placed, and at a position closer to the shoulder than the lower position, and higher than the lower position. A pillow having a ridge, wherein the ridge extends in the left-right direction, and the height of the ridge is low in the central part in the left-right direction and high in the left-right part. It is a pillow.

  The invention of claim 2 is the pillow according to claim 1, characterized in that the central portion of the ridge is formed with a width dimension in the front-rear direction smaller than that of the left and right portions.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pillow according to the first or second aspect, the width dimension in the left-right direction of the central portion of the ridge is formed to be slightly larger than the width dimension of the human head. It is a featured pillow.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pillow according to any one of the first to third aspects, the central portion and the left and right portions of the protruding portion are integrally formed, and The pillow is characterized in that the central portion side has a continuous inclined surface.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a high portion higher than the low portion is formed on the front side of the low portion.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the pillow according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the width of the central portion of the ridge portion in the left-right direction is 15 cm to 25 cm.

  The invention of claim 7 is the pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the dimension of the highest part of the central part of the ridge is from 3 cm to 10 cm, and the dimension of the highest part of the left and right parts is from 4 cm. The pillow is characterized in that it is 12 cm, and the dimension of the highest part of the lower part is 2 cm to 8 cm.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a height dimension adjusting means for changing and adjusting a height dimension of a part of the pillow.

  According to the pillow of the present invention, it is easy to turn over, and even if it is turned over to be in a lying position, the neck does not bend greatly, and even if it is turned over, the neck does not tilt. Therefore, it is possible to have a good sleep without waking up even if it is turned over.

A pillow 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The pillow 1 is configured by enclosing contents 6 such as beads and buckwheat in a bag 2 such as nylon woven cloth. On the upper surface of the pillow 1, four ridges 3, 5, 7, 9 extending in the left-right direction are provided. In this specification, the left-right direction in FIGS. 2 and 4 is the left-right direction, and the upper side is the front side and the lower side is the rear side.
A fastener 20 is provided at the rear end of the bag 2 so that the rear end can be opened and closed.

  Of the ridges 3, 5, 7, and 9, the ridges 5 and 7 constitute a lower portion, and the ridge 3 is behind the ridges 5 and 7, that is, a person uses the pillow 1. When it lies down, it is provided at a position closer to the shoulder than the ridges 5 and 7. A groove 10 is formed between the ridges 3, 5, 7, 9.

The ridge 3 is set higher than the ridges 5 and 7. Moreover, the height dimension of the protruding item | line part 3 is low in the center part 3a of the left-right direction, and the left-right parts 3b and 3c are formed high. The central portion 3a and the left and right portions 3b, 3c are integrally formed, and the left and right portions 3b, 3c side of the upper surface of the central portion 3a and the central portion 3a side of the upper surfaces of the left and right portions 3b, 3c form a continuous inclined surface 11. Yes. The central portion 3a is formed to have a smaller width dimension in the front-rear direction than the left and right portions 3b and 3c, and a concave portion 4 that is recessed in a circular arc shape in plan view is formed in the front portion. That is, the left and right portions 3b and 3c are formed to have a larger width dimension in the front-rear direction than the central portion 3a.
The width dimension of the central portion 3a in the left-right direction is set to be slightly larger than the width dimension of the human head.
A high-order part is comprised by the protruding item | line part 9, the protruding item | line part 9 is provided in the front side from the protruding item | line parts 5 and 7, and is set higher than the protruding item | line parts 5 and 7.

Each dimension of this pillow 1 is as follows.
Overall width dimension W: 500mm
Width dimension W1: 250 mm in the left-right direction of the central portion of the ridge 3
The width dimension W2 of the right-and-left direction of the right-and-left part of the convex part 3: 125 mm

Overall front-rear width dimension D: 350 mm
Minimum width dimension D1: 75 mm in the front-rear direction of the central portion of the ridge 3
Maximum width dimension D2 in the front-rear direction of the central portion of the ridge 3: 125 mm
Width dimension D3 in the front-rear direction of the left and right portions of the ridge 3: 125 mm

Minimum width dimension D4 in the front-rear direction of the ridge 5: 50 mm
Maximum width dimension D5 in the front-rear direction of the ridge 5: 75 mm
The width dimension D6 in the front-rear direction of the ridge 7: 50 mm
Width dimension D7 in the front-rear direction of the ridge 9: 75 mm

Minimum height dimension T1: 60 mm at the center of the ridge 3
Maximum height dimension T2 of the central part of the ridge 3: 80 mm
Maximum height T3 of the left and right parts of the ridge 3: 80 mm
Maximum height T4 of the ridge 5: 40 mm
Maximum height T5 of the ridge 7: 40 mm
Maximum height of the ridge 9 T6: 80 mm

Next, the usage method of this pillow 1 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when sleeping in a supine posture, the back of the head comes into contact with the ridges 5 and 7. Since the ridges 5 and 7 are lower than the ridges 3 and the recesses 4 are formed, the back of the head fits in the area surrounded by the ridges 3 and feels stable and is comfortable. .

When turning over from a state of lying in the supine posture and becoming a lying posture as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the temporal region is supported by the protruding strips 5 and 7. Further, since the right part 3c is formed to have a larger width dimension in the front-rear direction than the central part 3a, the part from the cheek to the chin is supported by the right part 3c, and the right part 3c is formed higher than the central part 3a. Therefore, the neck is prevented from tilting.
Further, the central portion 3a and the left and right portions 3b and 3c are integrally formed, the left and right portions 3b and 3c on the upper surface of the central portion 3a, and the central portion 3a side of the upper surfaces of the left and right portions 3b and 3c are continuous inclined surfaces 11. Therefore, you can turn over smoothly.

Thus, according to the pillow 1, it is easy to turn over, and even if it is turned over and becomes a lying posture, the neck does not bend greatly, the neck does not tilt and the waking is prevented. it can.
In addition, although the said operation demonstrated the case where it turned over to the right part 3c side, it is the same also when it turned over to the left side.

Moreover, since this pillow 1 is provided with the convex strip part 9, when the body tries to slide up to the front side, it is possible to prevent the top of the head from hitting the convex strip part 9 and further lifting the body. it can.
The pillow 1 can be bent and raised at the groove 10 to be used when watching television or the like.

A pillow 21 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Since the pillow 21 has substantially the same configuration as the pillow 1 according to the first embodiment except that the pillow 21 includes a height adjusting means described below, the same reference numerals used in the first embodiment are used for the same components. The description is omitted.
Plate-shaped female side portions 25, 27, and 29 of hook and loop fasteners are sewn to the top surface portion 23 corresponding to the ridge portion 3 of the bag 2. The female side portions 25, 27, and 29 are disposed corresponding to the central portion 3a, the left portion 3b, and the right portion 3c, respectively. Further, plate-shaped female side portions 33, 35, and 37 of surface fasteners are sewn on the bottom surface portion 31 of the bag 2, and these female side portions 33, 35, and 37 are female side portions 25, 27 of the top surface portion 23. , 29 are arranged opposite to each other. The female side portions 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, and 37 are provided with the connection surface to which the plate-like male side portions 41a, 43a, 45a, 41b, 43b, and 45b of the surface fastener are connected facing rearward. Yes.

The male side parts 41a, 43a, 45a are large size having a large height dimension, and the male side parts 41b, 43b, 45b are small size having a smaller height dimension than the male side parts 41a, 43a, 45a.
The height adjusting means is constituted by the female side portions 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37 and the male side portions 41a, 43a, 45a, 41b, 43b, 45b of the surface fastener.

Next, a method for adjusting the height dimension of the pillow 21 will be described.
When it is desired to increase the height of the pillow 21, the fastener 20 of the bag 2 is opened and the rear end is opened. Then, the large male side portion 41a is attached to the female side portions 25 and 33, the male side portion 43a is attached to the female side portions 27 and 35, and the male side portion 45a is attached to the female side portions 29 and 37, respectively. In this state, the dimensions between the female side portions 25 and 33, the female side portions 27 and 35, and the female side portions 29 and 37 are not reduced, so that the ridge portion 3 is in the highest state.

  When it is desired to reduce the height dimension, the fastener 20 is opened, the rear end portion is opened, and an appropriate amount of the content 6 is taken out from the bag 2 of the pillow 21 to reduce the amount of the content 6. Then, the large size male side portions 41a, 43a, 45a are removed from the female side portions 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, and instead the small size male side portion 41b is replaced with the female side portions 25, 33. The male side portion 43b is attached to the female side portions 27 and 35, and the male side portion 45b is attached to the female side portions 29 and 37, respectively. In this state, since the dimensions between the female side portions 25 and 33, the female side portions 27 and 35, and the female side portions 29 and 37 are reduced, the height of the central portion 3a, the left portion 3b, and the right portion 3c of the ridge portion 3 is reduced. Dimensions are reduced.

When changing from the small size 41b, 43b, 45b to the large size male side portion 41a, 43a, 45a, the contents 6 are returned to the bag 2.
Thus, the large male side parts 41a, 43a, 45a and the small male side parts 41b, 43b, 45b are selected and attached to the female side parts 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, and the contents. By increasing or decreasing the amount of the object 6, the height of the central part 3a, the left part 3b, and the right part 3c, which are part of the pillow 21, can be changed and adjusted. Therefore, it is possible to set the height most suitable for the person who uses the pillow 21.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the ridges 9 are not provided. Further, the size such as the width dimension and the height dimension is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the width dimension W1 in the left-right direction of the central portion 3a of the ridge portion 3 can be set in a range of 15 cm to 25 cm. is there. The dimension of the highest part of the central part 3a of the ridge part 3 can be set in the range of 3 cm to 10 cm, and the dimension T3 of the highest part of the left and right parts 3b, 3c can be set in the range of 4 cm to 12 cm. Furthermore, the dimensions T4 and T5 of the highest part of the ridges 5 and 7 which are the lower parts can be set in the range of 2 to 8 cm.

In the second embodiment, the female side portions 25, 27, 29 are fixed to the top surface portion 23 and the female side portions 33, 35, 37 are fixed to the bottom surface portion 31, but the fixing method is limited to this. Instead, it may be fixed with an adhesive or the like. The height-adjustable portion is not limited to the ridge portion 3, but may be the ridge portions 5, 7, and 9.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which attaches and detaches a male side part with respect to a female side part not only with a fixing means other than a hook-and-loop fastener but a hook and the like.
A cushion member having a certain thickness that covers the top surfaces of the pillows 1 and 21 may be attached to the pillows 1 and 21. In this way, a soft feel can be obtained.
The contents are not limited to beads, buckwheat husks, etc., and can be used freely such as a low resilience sponge.

  The pillow of the present invention can be used in the field of bedding.

It is a perspective view of the pillow which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view of the state which laid down in the supine posture using the pillow of FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a state in which a person lays down from the state of FIG. 2 and lies in a lying posture. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view which fractured | ruptured some pillows concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to adjust the height of the pillow of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to adjust the height of the pillow of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1, 21 Pillow 2 Bag 3, 5, 7, 9 Projection 3 a Central part 3 b Left part 3 c Right part 4 Recess 6 Contents 10 Groove 11 Slope 20 Fastener 23 Top part 31 Bottom part 25, 27, 29, 33 , 35, 37 Female side portions 41a, 43a, 45a of surface fasteners Large size male side portions 41b, 43b, 45b of surface fasteners Small size male side portions of surface fasteners

Claims (8)

  A pillow having a lower portion on which the head is placed, and a protruding portion that is higher than the lower portion, provided at a position closer to the shoulder than the lower portion, and the protruding portion extends in the left-right direction, The pillow characterized by the height dimension of a protruding item | line part being low in the center part of the left-right direction, and forming the left-right part high.   The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the central portion of the ridge is formed to have a width dimension in the front-rear direction smaller than that of the left and right portions.   The pillow according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the width of the central portion of the ridge portion in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the width of the human head.   The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the central portion and the left and right portions of the ridge portion are integrally formed, and the left and right portion sides of the upper surface of the central portion and the central portion side of the upper surface of the left and right portions are continuously inclined. A pillow characterized by its surface.   The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a high portion higher than the low portion is formed on the front side of the low portion.   The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a width dimension in the left-right direction of the central portion of the ridge is 15 cm to 25 cm.   In the pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the dimension of the highest part of the central part of the ridge is 3 cm to 10 cm, and the dimension of the highest part of the left and right parts is 4 cm to 12 cm. A pillow characterized in that the dimension of the highest part is 2 cm to 8 cm.   The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising height dimension adjusting means for changing and adjusting a height dimension of a part of the pillow.

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