JP2009189543A - Face guard - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a face guard capable of protecting the neck of a user, reducing the cost and permitting the use by a person wearing eyeglasses. <P>SOLUTION: The face guard is provided with a curved body 11 with elasticity, a plurality of locking bodies 12 attached to the outer surface of the curved body 11, and a face material 13 with transparency supported to the locking bodies 12 and locked to be held in the curved state. The locking bodies 12 may be locked to the face material 13 in the crossing directions within the surface including the curved body 11. The face material 13 may be supported to the locking bodies 12 at the lower end. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a face guard that protects a face from liquids such as oil and dust during work.

  Some conventional face guards include a fixture that is placed on the face across the nose and both ears, and a shield that covers the face outside the fixture (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The fixture is composed of a frame that has substantially the same configuration as the frame of the glasses, and a vine that is attached to the left and right sides of the frame and is locked to the ear. And the shield is sandwiched and fixed.

  In addition, in order to prevent foreign objects such as the eyebrows of the operator from falling downward from the face guard, a receiving member that covers the gap between the face and the lower end of the shield is attached. The end portion of the receiving member is extended, and the extended portion is accommodated in the clothes from the operator's collar.

JP 2006-057220 A (paragraphs 0013 to 0014, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  For example, when oil is used when cooking fried foods in a food factory or at home, the oil splashes from below the face, so it is necessary to protect not only the face but also the neck. When the face guard of Patent Document 1 is used, the neck can be protected from oil by the extending portion of the receiving member, although the purpose is different.

  However, by using the face guard of Patent Document 1, both the shield and the receiving member are necessary to protect the face and neck from oil, so the number of parts is increased and the cost of the product is high. In addition, since the fixing device is bridged between the nose and both ears, it is difficult for a person wearing glasses at all times to use the face guard of Patent Document 1.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a face guard that protects the neck, reduces the cost, and can be used by those who wear spectacles.

The face guard of the present invention has an elastic curved body, a plurality of locking bodies attached to the curved body, and a transparency that is supported by the locking body and locked and held in a curved shape. And a face material.
Moreover, the said locking body may be locked to the said face material in the direction which cross | intersects within the surface containing the said curved body.
Moreover, the said face material may be supported by the said latching body by the lower end part.
Moreover, the said face material and the said latching body may be detachable.
Moreover, the said curved body is installed in the neck, and the said face material may be independent.
The curved body may have a flat plate shape before being attached and may have flexibility.
The face guard of the present invention has a transparent flexible face material, and a flexible curved portion connected to the face material and exhibiting a belt shape, and when the curved portion is installed on the neck, The face material is characterized in that it can stand on its own.

  As described above, the present invention provides a curved body having elasticity, a plurality of locking bodies attached to the outer surface of the curved body, and transparency that is supported by the locking body and is held in a curved shape by being locked. Since the face material is provided, the neck is protected, the cost is reduced, and a person wearing spectacles can also use it.

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

(Embodiment 1)
1 and 2 show an embodiment of the face guard 1 of the present invention. The face guard 1 is supported by the curved body 11 attached with the neck or the like sandwiched from the outside, a plurality of locking bodies 12 attached to the curved body 11, the locking body 12, and in a curved shape. It is comprised with the face material 13 which covers a neck and a face in the state hold | maintained. In the drawing, the curved body 11 is mounted on the front side of the neck in a state where the curved body 11 is positioned at the lower end portion of the face material 13, and the face, neck, and ears are protected by the face material 13.

  The curved body 11 is curved, and is made of, for example, plastic and has an elastic force. Therefore, when the curved body 11 is forcibly deformed, it naturally returns to its original state. For example, the bending body 11 tends to close by the moment when it is opened, and an elastic force is generated from the outside to the inside when the opened state is maintained. The curved body 11 is formed with a curvature smaller than that of a general neck, and when it is attached to the neck, the curved body 11 is kept open to the outside, so that a load from the outside of the neck to the inside acts on the neck.

  Since this load generates a frictional force on the contact surface between the curved body 11 and the neck, the curved body 11 stays on the neck and is supported. Since the curved body 11 is made of plastic and the curved body 11 is lightened by providing a large number of holes 11a in the curved body 11, the burden of supporting the neck face guard 1 is small.

  In the drawing, the hole 11a has a circular shape, but the shape is not limited and may be other shapes such as a square shape. Further, the aperture ratio of the hole 11a to the curved body 11 (total area of the hole 11a / area of the curved body 11) is appropriately set in relation to the strength of the curved body 11. Further, in the drawing, the curved body 11 sandwiches the neck as a whole. However, for example, the neck can be sandwiched only at both ends of the curved body 11 to generate a frictional force between the neck and support the neck. It is.

  In the situation where the face material 13 is not installed on the locking body 12 as shown in FIG. The face material 13 should be transparent (including translucent) from the viewpoint of workability, and should be lightweight so that it will not be a burden even if it is worn for a long time. It is desirable to use a plastic sheet such as PET. Therefore, when the planar face material 13 is deformed into a curved shape, it tries to return to the planar shape, that is, to open outward.

  The face material 13 is formed with an insertion hole 13 b into which the locking body 12 is inserted, and a locking hole 13 a that is formed from the insertion hole 13 b and locks the face material 13 to the locking body 12. Since the locking body 12 is attached to the outside of the curved body 11 and protrudes to the outside, the face material 13 is detachable. For this reason, the face material 13 can be easily replaced. Moreover, the groove | channel 13c is formed in the edge part in the face material 13, and when the curved body 11 is installed in the neck, the groove | channel 13c fits into bodies, such as a neck, and a mounting space improves.

  Therefore, since the face material 13 and the curved body 11 can be stored separately, the space can be effectively used. Furthermore, for example, by combining the face material 13 having a different size or the position of the insertion hole 13b and the curved body 11 having a different size or the position of the locking body 12, it can be adapted to the size and shape of the face of the person to be used. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the locking body 12 includes a head portion 12 </ b> A that locks the face material 13 and a body portion 12 </ b> B that penetrates the face material 13. Since the trunk portion 12B penetrates the locking hole 13a of the face material 13 which is formed in a curved shape and opens outward, the head 12A of the locking body 12 is locked to the face material 13, The face material 13 can be supported while being held in a state in which the shape of the face material 13 is changed only by the body 12.

  For example, a male screw portion (not shown) is formed in the body portion 12B, and the locking body 12 can be fastened to the curved body 11 by being screwed into the female screw portion formed in the curved body 11. However, the means by which the locking body 12 is fastened to the curved body 11 is not limited.

  By the way, the face material 13 inserted into the locking body 12 from the outside of the curved body 11 opens outward and tries to return to a flat shape. However, since the locking material 12 is locked, the shape of the face material 13 is locked. This is determined by the state in which the body 12 is locked to the face material 13. The locking state relates to the position and direction of the locking body 12 and further to the position of the locking hole 13a.

  For example, when the distance L <b> 1 between the locking holes 13 a along the face material 13 is larger than the distance L <b> 2 between the heads 12 </ b> A of the locking body 12 along the curved body 11, the locking body 12 removes the face material 13 from the curved body 11. It latches in the state hold | maintained curvedly on the outer side, and the distance of the curved body 11 and the face material 13 is ensured.

  Further, in the drawing, the locking hole 13a and the insertion hole 13b are positioned on the outer edge portion (lower end portion in the drawing) of one side of the face material 13 formed in a rectangular shape, and are engaged with the locking holes 13a of the face material 13. The body 12 is locked. At this time, the cross section orthogonal to the human axis (height direction) increases from the end where the locking body 12 of the face member 13 is installed toward the opposite end. Therefore, the cross section orthogonal to the axis of the face material 13 is the smallest at the end where the locking body 12 is installed, and the largest at the opposite end.

  Since the locking body 12 is installed on the curved body 11 attached to the neck, the cross section of the face material 13 is minimized in the vicinity of the neck, and a slope inclined outward is formed by the face material 13 above the locking body 12. The Therefore, even if the locking body 12 locks the face material 13 in the vicinity of the outer surface of the curved body 11 and the face material 13 is disposed on the inner side of the face at the neck position, the face material 13 covers the face and the neck. It is possible to secure a distance from the face.

  In addition, since the slope is formed by the face material 13 above the locking body 12 attached to the neck, the face material 13 prevents foreign matter such as hair and eyebrows from falling, and the oil face that bounces downward is provided. Intrusion into is prevented. Furthermore, the locking body 12 is attached to the neck, and the face material 13 spreads in a plane upward, so that nothing touches the hair. As a result, since the hairstyle is not deformed (disturbed), the trouble of adjusting the hairstyle after use of the face guard 1 can be saved.

  In order to support the face material 13 by the locking body 12 and to change and hold the shape of the face material 13, both the locking body 12 and the locking holes 13a are required. In the drawing, two locking bodies 12 are arranged in two stages along the circumferential direction of the curved body 11, and two locking holes 13 a are arranged along the outer periphery of the face material 13.

  Since the head material 12A locks the face material 13 that is about to spread outward, a portion outside the contact point with the head portion 12A of the face material 13 with respect to the circumferential direction of the curved body 11 (hereinafter referred to as an outer portion). Is formed in a planar shape, and a portion (hereinafter referred to as an inner portion) between the contact points of the face member 13 with the head portion 12A is formed in a curved shape. Therefore, in order to cover the ear with the face material 13, as shown in FIG. 3, the direction of the outer portion with respect to the circumferential direction of the curved body 11 and the direction of the straight line X connecting the ear and the ear intersect. There is a need to.

  When the axial direction of the locking body 12 (the direction of the body portion 12B in the drawing) coincides with the direction in which the face material 13 is locked, the direction of the outer portion of the face material 13 is the direction perpendicular to the axis of the locking body 12 Matches. Therefore, when the horizontal distance L3 between the locking bodies 12 and 12 increases from the curved body 11 side to the face material 13 side of the locking body 12, the horizontal distance L4 between the outer portions of the face material 13 approaches the end. As it grows.

  In the drawing, since the axial direction of both locking bodies 12 and 12 intersects with the straight line X obliquely and the direction of the outer portion also intersects with the straight line X obliquely, the length of the body 12B is short, and the locking body Even if the distance between the face material 13 and the face is near 12 and 12, the face material 13 covers the ear, and the distance between the face material 13 and the ear is secured. As a result, the face guard 1 can be miniaturized.

  Here, when the axial direction of the locking body 12 coincides with the direction of the straight line X, the outer portion of the face material 13 is orthogonal to the straight line X. Therefore, in order to ensure the distance between the face material 13 and the ear, the curved body 11 It is necessary to make the distance between the face member 13 and the length of the body 12B equal to or greater than the horizontal distance L5 between the outer surface of the ear and the neck. If the face material 13 and the ear are in contact with each other, it is difficult to hear the surrounding sound, and at the same time, problems such as a feeling of wearing become worse. Therefore, it is preferable to secure the distance between the face material 13 and the ear, and in order to do so, it is necessary to increase the length of the body portion 12B. Therefore, the face guard 1 as a whole becomes large, which hinders work. There is a risk.

  Further, when the axial direction of the locking body 12 is orthogonal to the direction of the straight line X, the outer portion and the straight line X are parallel to each other, so that it is impossible to cover the ear and further the side surface of the face with the outer portion.

  In the drawing, the curved body 11 is used by being attached to the neck, but it is also possible to use the curved body 11 by attaching it to the head as shown in FIG. For example, when dust or the like falls from above as in a painting operation on the ceiling, the face can be surely protected from dust or the like by mounting the curved body 11 on the head. Since there is almost no distance between the curved body 11 and the face material 13, the curved body 11 installed on the head prevents intrusion of dust and the like from between the curved body 11 and the face material 13, and the face and neck. In addition, the ear is protected.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the face guard 2 which is another embodiment will be described. However, the same names and symbols are used for portions common to the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, the length of the body 22 </ b> B of the locking body 22 is formed longer than in the case of the first embodiment, and the distance between the face and neck and the face material 23 is ensured to be large. That is, since the distance between the place of oil or the like and the face material 23 is ensured, the face and the neck can be protected even if the area of the face material 23 is small compared to the case of the first embodiment. .

(Embodiment 3)
Next, the face guard 3 which is another embodiment will be described. However, the same names and symbols are used for portions common to the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. As shown to Fig.6 (a), the flexible curved part 31 which exhibits strip | belt shape from the face material 33 which has transparency is formed. Here, the face material 33 and the curved portion 31 are made of the same material, for example, are integrally formed from one sheet, and the curved portion 31 is formed to protrude outward from the end portion of the face material 33. Therefore, the face guard 3 can be easily manufactured by a manufacturing method such as press working.

  The face guard 3 includes a plurality of (two in the drawing) curved portions 31, and the curved portions 31 are connected to one edge portion of the face material 33 in a state where the respective axial directions are different. The center line C of the face member 33 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the curved portion 31 and the axial direction of the curved portion 31 intersect diagonally, and the angle of the face member 33 is out of the angles formed by the center line C1 and the axial direction of the curved portion 31. The side closer to the edge to which the curved portion 31 is connected is smaller.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the bending portion 31 is installed on the neck in a state where the axial direction of the bending portion 31 is parallel and the axial direction of the bending portion 31 and the direction of the neck are substantially orthogonal, 33 is held in a curved shape and is inclined with respect to the body axis so as to expand upward. As a result, the distance between the face material 33 and the face can be ensured even when the bending portion 31 is properly installed on the neck.

  The bending portion 31 is provided with a pair of locking means 34 for connecting and integrating the bending portion 31. As shown in FIG. 6A, the locking means 34 is formed, for example, on a convex portion 34a formed on one curved portion 31 and on the other curved portion 31, and the convex portion 34a penetrates and locks. It consists of a locking hole 34b.

  When the convex portion 34a of the locking means 34 is locked in the locking hole 34a of the locking means 34, the flexible curved portion 31 is connected to form a curved shape, and the face guard 3 is curved. The face material 33 has a ring shape in plan view, that is, continues in the circumferential direction of the face guard 3. Therefore, the face guard 3 can be worn with the curved portion 31 installed on the neck.

  Since a plurality of locking holes 34b are formed in the longitudinal direction of the bending portion 31 (three in the figure), the length of the integrated bending portion 31 when the two bending portions 31 are connected by the locking means 34. It is possible to make adjustments. A plurality of protrusions 34a may be formed.

  The form of the locking means 34 is a combination of the convex part 34a and the locking hole 34b, as shown in FIG. 6B, and a hook-like member 34c installed on one curved part 31 made of a hook-and-loop fastener. And a loop-shaped member 34d installed on the other curved portion 31. Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, the locking means 34 is constituted by a cut 34e formed in at least one curved portion 31, and the other curved portion 31 is inserted into the cut 34e so that the curved portion 31 is integrated. It may be a method of

(Embodiment 4)
Next, the face guard 4 which is another embodiment will be described. However, the same names and symbols are used for portions common to the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. As shown in FIG. 8A, the face guard 4 has a transparent face member 43 and a flexible curved portion 41 having a belt shape, and the curved portion 41 is bonded to or bonded to the face material 43. Connected by etc. Since the face guard 4 is formed by separately connecting the face material 43 and the curved portion 41, various types of forms can be easily prepared depending on the combination of the size and shape of the curved portion 41 or the face material 43. Can do.

  The bending portion 41 protrudes outward from the end portion of the face member 43, and a locking means 44 is installed on the protruding portion of the bending portion 41. The structure and purpose of the locking means 44 are the same as those of the third embodiment. In the drawing, a convex portion 44a is provided at a portion protruding from the face material 43 of one curved portion 41, and the face material of the other curved portion 41 is provided. A locking hole 44 b is provided in a portion protruding from 43. The locking means 44 can also be constituted by a hook-and-loop fastener or a cut as described above.

  The curved portion 41 is connected to one edge portion of the face material 43, and as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the curved portion 41 is located at the lower edge of the face material 43 when properly attached to the neck. Covers her face while standing alone. The face material 43 is positioned inside the curved portion 43 when the portions of the one curved portion 43 are connected to each other by the locking means 44 and the curved portion 43 is formed in a curved shape. Therefore, even if the face material 43 formed in a flat shape has elasticity and is formed in a curved shape together with the curved portion 43, it is covered with the curved portion 43, so that it spreads outward and tries to return to its original shape. Is prevented. As a result, reduction of the force by which the face material 43 and the curved portion 41 are connected by pressure bonding or the like is also prevented.

(Embodiment 5)
Next, the face guard 5 as another embodiment will be described. However, the same names and symbols are used for portions common to the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the locking body 52 that protrudes from the outer surface of the bending body 11 has an L-shaped cross section. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of locking bodies 52 (two in the figure) are provided, each connected to a connecting portion 52A connected to the bending body 11, and connected to the connecting portion 52A. It consists of a locking portion 52B that locks the face material 53. The face material 53 is engaged with the inner surface of the engagement portion 52 </ b> A of the engagement body 52 in a state where the connection portion 52 </ b> A is inserted into the engagement hole 53 a formed in the face material 53.

  The locking body 52 is provided on the bending body 11 such that the upper end of the locking body 52 is inclined outward, that is, the distance between the bending bodies 11 becomes longer toward the upper side. Therefore, the face material 53 is formed so as to spread outward toward the upper end. Moreover, since the latching body 52 is provided in the curved body 11 so that the distance between the latching bodies 52 and 52 becomes small toward the back side, the face material 53 latched to the latching body 52 is the back surface. It is formed so as to cover the ear so as to be closed to the side. At this time, since the face material 53 is formed so as to spread outward toward the upper end, the face is obstructed and the face material 53 cannot be closed, and the curved body 11 cannot be installed on the neck. Do not invite.

  Although the shape of the locking hole 53a of the face material 53 is not limited, it is preferable that the locking portion 52B and the connection portion 52A can be passed in that the face material 53 is not torn, and the cross section of the connection portion 52A. It is optimal if it matches the shape. This is because when the face material 53 is locked to the locking body 52 (locking portion 52B), it is restrained by the locking body 52 (connecting portion 52A) and securely fixed. Here, the locking hole 53a may be cut, for example.

  The locking hole 53a of the face material 53 is formed so that the distance between the locking holes 53a and 53a increases toward the lower end. When the face material 53 is installed on the locking body 52, the upper end of the face material 53 is inclined outward from the connection portion 52 </ b> A of the locking body 52. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10B, when the bending body 11 is installed on the neck, the connecting portion 52A may be orthogonal to the horizontal direction or the upper end of the connecting portion 52A may be inclined to the front side. In the case of the face material 53, the upper end is surely inclined to the front side. In this case, since a predetermined distance is secured between the face material 53 and the face, the feeling of wearing is not impaired. Further, clouding of the face material 53 due to breath or the like is reduced.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, if a plane having a desired size is formed inside the locking portion 52B, the contact surface between the locking portion 52B and the face material 53 becomes large. Stability of the face material 53 when locking to the locking part 52B is improved, and displacement is less likely. The size of the flat surface inside the locking portion 52B is appropriately set depending on the size of the face material 53 and the like.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and any structure having substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention and having the same function and effect can be used. It is included in the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view showing a mode that the face guard of Embodiment 1 was mounted on the neck. It is a top view of the face guard of FIG. 1A is a front view of the face material of FIG. 1, FIG. 1B is a plan view showing a state where a locking body is installed on the curved body of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3C is locked on the curved body of FIG. It is a front view showing a mode that the body was installed. It is a perspective view showing a mode that the face guard of Drawing 1 was equipped on the head. It is a perspective view showing a mode that the face guard in Embodiment 2 was mounted | worn to the neck. (A) is a front view of the face guard in the third embodiment, (b) is a front view of the face guard in which the form of the locking means 34 in FIG. 6 (a) is different, and (c) is a relationship of FIG. 6 (a). The front view of the face guard from which the form of the stop means differs. It is a side view showing a mode that the face guard of Fig.6 (a) was mounted | worn to the neck. (A) The front view of the face guard in Embodiment 4, (b) is a side view showing a mode that the face guard of Fig.8 (a) was mounted | worn to the neck. It is a perspective view showing a mode that the face guard in Embodiment 5 was mounted | worn to the neck. 9A is a side view of the face material of FIG. 9, FIG. 9B is a plan view showing a state in which a locking body is installed on the curved body of FIG. 9, and FIG. 9C is locked on the curved body of FIG. It is a front view showing a mode that the body was installed.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Face guard 2 ... Face guard 3 ... Face guard 4 ... Face guard 5 ... Face guard 11 ... Curved body 11a ... Hole 12 ... Locking body 12A ... Head 12B ... Body 13 ... Face material 13a ... Locking hole 13b ... Insertion hole 13c ... Groove 22 ... Locking body 22A ... Head 22B ... Body 23 ... Face material 23a ... Locking hole 23b ... Insertion hole 31 ... Curved part (curved body)
33 ... Face material 34 ... Locking means 34a ... Projection 34b ... Locking hole 34c ... Hook-like member 34d ... Loop-like member 34e ... Notch 41 ... Curved portion 43 ... Face material 44 ... Locking means 44a ... Projection 44b ... Locking hole 52 ... Locking body 52A ... Connection part 52B ... Locking part 53 ... Face material 53a ... Locking hole L1 ... Distance between locking holes L2 along the face material ... Curve Head-to-head distance L3 along the body: Horizontal distance L4 between locking bodies: Horizontal distance L5 between the outer parts of the face material ... Horizontal distance X between the outer surface of the ear and the neck X ... Straight line C connected to the ears ......... center line

Claims (7)

A curved body having elasticity;
A plurality of locking bodies attached to the outer surface of the curved body;
A face guard comprising: a transparent face material supported by the locking body and held in a curved shape by being locked.   The face guard according to claim 1, wherein the locking body is locked to the face material in a crossing direction within a plane including the curved body.   The face guard according to claim 1, wherein the face material is supported by the locking body at a lower end portion.   The face guard according to claim 1, wherein the face material and the locking body are detachable.   The face guard according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the curved body is installed on a neck, and the face material can stand on its own.   The face guard according to claim 1, wherein the curved body has a flat plate shape before being attached and has flexibility. A flexible face material having transparency;
A flexible curved portion connected to the face material and exhibiting a strip shape;
The face guard characterized in that the face material can be self-supporting when the curved portion is installed on the neck.

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