JP2011130843A - Nostril insert - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nostril insert which is mounted without sticking to the skin and whose strength of smell or effectiveness can be adjusted. <P>SOLUTION: The nostril insert A is configured to have a pair of filter members 2 installed apart from each other inside the cylindrical insert body 1 in which both ends in the inserting direction into the nostril are opened, and to have a fragrance member 3 or a chemical arranged between the filter members 2, and to have a three layered structure formed in the air passage 16. Also, the insert body 1 is formed of an elastic non-water-absorbing member, and for example, silicone, elastomer, and the like are suitably used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nostril insertion tool used by being inserted into a nostril.

  Conventionally, it has been known that an effect of improving the tranquility and concentration, an effect of preventing blur, and the like can be expected as an effect of smell. And what is shown by patent document 1 is known as what utilized the smell in order to acquire these effects, for example.

  What is shown by this patent document 1 is what gave the aromatic function to the adhesive bandage, and can carry an odor by sticking on a part of body. This fragranced adhesive bandage is impregnated with an aromatic liquid, and the odor is released by volatilization of the impregnated aromatic liquid.

  A bandage impregnated with such a fragrance is attached to the lower part of the nose and tries to take the odor directly into the nostril.

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  By the way, since such a bandage is used by being attached to the lower part of the nose, there is a risk that it may adversely affect the skin of the attached part over a long period of time, or the skin may be damaged by the adhesive force when removed. There is.

  Furthermore, if the adhesive bandage impregnated with the fragrance is affixed to the lower part of the nose, the volatile gas is directly inhaled, so the odor may be too strong. For this reason, it is necessary to dilute the concentration of the aromatic liquid to be impregnated in advance to a predetermined ratio, but once the aromatic liquid is impregnated with the original liquid, it is difficult to adjust the odor intensity thereafter. Met.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a nostril insertion tool that can be mounted without being attached to the skin and that can adjust the strength of the effect. .

  In order to solve the above problems, the nostril insertion tool of the present invention has the following configuration.

  That is, in the nostril insertion device of the present invention, the filter member 2 is provided inside the cylindrical insertion device body 1 having both ends opened in the insertion direction into the nostril, and the fragrance member 3 or the drug is provided between the filter members 2. Is arranged.

  When the nostril insertion tool A having such a configuration is inserted into the nostril, the opening end at one end is located in the nostril and the opening end at the other end faces outward from the nostril. When air is taken into the nostril in this state, air is taken in via the fragrance member 3 or the drug and the filter member 2. At this time, air with fragrance or air loaded with a drug passes through the filter member 2 and is taken into the nostril, but its strength is weakened by the filter member 2. Here, since the opening end of one end of the nostril insertion tool A of the present invention is located in the nostril, the air coming out from the opening end directly reaches the mucous membrane in the nostril. That is, the air in which the fragrance is given or taken on the medicine by being taken into the nostril through the nostril insertion tool A can reach the olfaction while being adjusted by the filter member 2.

  Moreover, since the filter member 2 is provided on both sides of the fragrance member 3 and has a multilayer structure, it is possible to effectively prevent pollen and bacteria from entering the nostril.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the opening end surface of the insertion tool main body 1 of the present invention on the outer side of the nostril is inclined so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the nostril when inserted into the nostril.

  Since the lower surface of the nose is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the nostril insertion direction, if the insertion tool body 1 is merely cylindrical, a part of the lower end thereof is exposed. Since the opening end surface 11 on the outer side of the nostril of the insertion tool body 1 is inclined so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the nostril when inserted into the nostril, it can be made inconspicuous during use.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the opening end face 11 on the outer side of the nostril of the insertion tool body 1 of the present invention is formed with a concave edge 15 having a shape along the peripheral edge on the front side of the nostril when inserted into the nostril. .

  By comprising in this way, it can be made more inconspicuous at the time of use.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a nostril insertion tool that can be worn without being attached to the skin and that can adjust the strength of odor and the strength of efficacy.

It is a front view of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the insertion tool main body of this embodiment, (a) is a figure from diagonally upward, (b) is a figure from diagonally downward. It is a sectional side view of this embodiment, (a) is a whole sectional side view (b) is a partially broken figure of an aromatic member. It is a figure explaining the use condition of the nostril insertion tool of this embodiment, (a) is a front view of the face at the time of mounting | wearing, (b) is an enlarged view of the nose periphery. FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of FIG.

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

  As shown in FIG. 3, the nostril insertion tool A of the present embodiment has a cylindrical shape having ventilation openings 13 at both ends in the longitudinal direction and having ventilation paths 16 that communicate with both ventilation openings 13, 13. The insertion tool main body 1, a pair of filter members 2 provided in the ventilation path 16 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the ventilation direction, and an aroma member 3 held between the filter members 2 are provided.

  The insertion tool main body 1 is formed of a non-water-absorbing member having elasticity, and for example, silicon or elastomer is preferably used. As shown in FIG. 2, the insertion tool body 1 has a truncated cone shape, and has a covered cylinder shape with the end surface 12 a on the small diameter side serving as a lid. A plurality of small holes 13 a are formed in the end surface 12 a on the small diameter side, and the small holes 13 a serve as ventilation openings 13. That is, the insertion tool main body 1 has ventilation openings 13 at both ends, and the ventilation openings 13 and 13 communicate with each other through an internal ventilation path 16. In a state where the insertion tool body 1 is inserted into the nostril, the end portion on the small diameter side faces the back side of the nostril, and the end portion on the large diameter side faces the outside of the nostril.

  The end surface 11a on the large diameter side of the insertion tool main body 1 (that is, the opening end surface 11 facing the outer side of the nostril) is an inclined end surface 14 as shown in FIGS. The inclined end surface 14 is formed to be substantially flush with the nostril periphery of the lower surface of the nose when the nostril insertion tool A is inserted into the nostril. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the inner peripheral surface of the opening end portion on the large diameter side of the insertion tool main body 1 has a locking protrusion in which a part in the circumferential direction is cut out at a position slightly above the end surface. A portion 17 is projected. The filter member 2 is prevented from coming off by the locking projection 17. Moreover, the fixing member 4 mentioned later is penetrated by this notched part. Further, a fixing hole 19 into which the fitting protrusion 44 of the fixing member 4 is fitted is formed in a side corresponding to the notched portion.

  The filter member 2 is configured by overlapping a plurality of non-woven fabrics, and allows the movement of air in the ventilation direction in the ventilation path 16. The filter member 2 has a substantially circular shape in plan view, and is installed so as to close the air passage 16. A pair of filter members 2 of the present embodiment are provided and are spaced apart in the ventilation direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the fragrance member 3 is formed by wrapping a solid (specifically granular) fragrance 31 that emits a fragrance such as herbs and plants with a cloth having air permeability. The fragrance member 3 is formed, for example, by positioning the fragrance 31 between two non-woven fabrics and thermally welding the polymerized portions of the non-woven fabric around the fragrance 31. In addition, the fragrance member 3 does not need to be bag-shaped with a nonwoven fabric, and the solid fragrance 31 may be used as it is.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the nostril insertion tool A of the present embodiment is configured so that the fragrance member 3 is positioned between the pair of filter members 2 and 2, and is arranged in the ventilation direction. Along with the filter member 2, the aromatic member 3, and the filter member 2, the three-layer structure is formed in the air passage 16.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the opening end surface 11 a on the large diameter side of the insertion tool main body 1 is provided with a cutout portion 18 in a part thereof, and the cut surface of the cutout portion 18 is A concave edge 15 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the concave edge 15 has a shape that follows the periphery of the recess B on the front side of the nostril when the nostril insertion tool A is inserted into the nostril.

  The nostril insertion tool A of this embodiment is inserted in the right and left nostrils. Each nostril insertion tool A is fixed to the periphery of the nostril by a fixing member 4 as shown in FIG.

  The fixing member 4 is made of resin, and has a substantially U shape as a whole as shown in FIG. The fixing member 4 includes a pair of opposing clamping pieces 41. The clamping piece 41 has an insertion projection 44 positioned on the distal end side and a pressing projection 43 that directly clamps the inner side surface of the nostril. When the holding pieces 41 are pulled in directions away from each other, the connecting pieces 42 bend, and they are elastically separated. At this time, since the restoring force acts on the connecting piece 42, the fixing member 4 uses the restoring force so that the fitting protrusion 44 of one clamping piece 41 is inserted into the insertion tool main body 1 as shown in FIG. 5. The fitting is inserted into the fixing hole 19 and the pressing protrusion 43 is pressed against the inner surface of the nostril, and the other holding piece 41 is made the same. That is, the nostril insertion tool A inserted into the nostril is fixed to the periphery of the nostril so as to sandwich the inner side surface of the nostril between the nostrils by the sandwiching pieces 41 and 41. Further, the fixing member 4 has a filter abutting portion 45 at the tip, and the filter abutting portion 45 can also prevent the filter from coming off.

  In addition, the fixing member 4 of this embodiment may be attached to the nostril periphery of the face side so as to correspond to each nostril insertion tool A, or as described above, to the nostril periphery of the face center side. The two nostril insertion tools A may be attached at the same time by one fixing member 4 and are not particularly limited. The fixing member 4 is preferably made the same color as the skin color so as not to stand out.

  When the nostril insertion tool A having such a configuration is inserted into the nostril, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening end 12 at one end is located in the nostril and the opening end 11 at the other end faces outward from the nostril. When air is taken into the nostril in this state, air is taken in via the fragrance member 3 and the filter member 2. At this time, the air to which the fragrance is given passes through the filter member 2 and is taken into the nostril, but the odor intensity is weakened by allowing the filter member 2 to pass through. Here, since the opening end 12 at one end of the nostril insertion tool A of the present embodiment is located in the nostril, the odor emitted from the opening end 12 directly reaches the mucous membrane in the nostril. That is, the air taken into the nostril via the nostril insertion tool A reaches the mucous membrane of the nose in the state of the odor intensity adjusted by the filter member 2, and appeals a pleasant odor to the olfactory sense.

  The stimulation by this odor is transmitted to the brain as an olfactory stimulus, affects the hypothalamus, etc., and causes reactions to various body organs. Thereby, depending on the type of odor, a mental stabilization effect, an effect of improving concentration, an effect of preventing blur, and the like can be exhibited.

  Moreover, the filter member 2 of the present embodiment forms a filter by overlapping a plurality of nonwoven fabrics, and the filter thickness can be adjusted only by changing the number of nonwoven fabrics. For this reason, when the smell emitted from the fragrance member 3 is felt to be too strong, the filter thickness can be easily increased, and when it is felt weak, the filter thickness can be easily reduced.

  Moreover, since the filter member 2 has two layers as a whole, it becomes possible to effectively prevent pollen and bacteria from entering the nostril. In addition, since the filter member 2 is arranged so as to sandwich the fragrance member 3, even if the fragrance member 3 is powdery and not contained in the bag, the fragrance member 3 is inserted into the insertion tool main body. 1 can be held.

  By the way, when the fragrance liquid is used as the fragrance source, the liquid is volatilized to generate an odor. In other words, the liquid impregnated in the sponge or the like may dry out early due to volatilization, so if you keep trying to receive odor for a long time, such as when you get a relaxing effect, odor generation will occur. It may not last. However, since the fragrance member 3 of the present embodiment uses the solid fragrance 31, the odor lasts for a long time.

  Further, the nostril insertion tool A of the present embodiment is the insertion tool main body 1 having a non-water-absorbing part in contact with the inner wall of the nostril. There is no end to it.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface of the nose is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the nostril insertion direction (see reference C). Therefore, if the insertion tool body 1 is simply cylindrical (both end faces are substantially parallel), a part of the lower end of the insertion tool body 1 is exposed from the nostril, but the nostril outer side of the insertion tool body 1 of the present embodiment. Since the opening end face 11 is inclined so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the nostril when inserted into the nostril, it can be made inconspicuous during use.

  Furthermore, generally speaking, as shown in FIG. 4A, the nostril has a recess B on the front peripheral edge. For this reason, a part of the nostril insertion tool A is exposed from the dent B, and the appearance at the time of use is bad. Therefore, since the opening end face 11 on the outer side of the nostril of the insertion tool body 1 of the present embodiment is formed with a concave edge 15 along the peripheral edge on the front side of the nostril when inserted into the nostril, the concave edge is formed. 15 and the front peripheral edge of the nostril substantially coincide with each other when viewed from the front. For this reason, it can be made inconspicuous at the time of use.

  Moreover, since the fixing member 4 of this embodiment is connected with the insertion tool main body 1 by inserting the insertion protrusion 44 in the fixing hole 19, two insertions can be made by simply pulling the fixing member 4 away from the nose. The tool body 1 can be pulled out simultaneously.

  In addition, although the fragrance member 3 of this embodiment was comprised by the solid fragrance | flavor 31 which emits fragrances, such as an herb and a plant, for example, essential oil (essential oil) is impregnated to sponge etc. and the fragrance member 3 is made It may be configured to obtain an aromatherapy effect. Moreover, it is also possible to make the fragrance member 3 contain nicotine and use it as a smoking cessation aid.

  Moreover, the fragrance member 3 of this embodiment can also be replaced with a medicine. If the fragrance member 3 of this embodiment is replaced with a medicine, it can be ingested while adjusting the strength of the fragrance of the medicine to a desired strength. That is, the effect of the drug can be controlled by the filter member. As the drug, for example, a drug for suppressing inflammation of the nasal mucosa, a drug for eliminating nasal congestion, a drug for suppressing the symptoms of empyema, a drug for suppressing the symptoms of cold, and the like can be used. As the chemical, a holding member such as cotton material, nonwoven fabric or sponge impregnated with a liquid having medicinal effect may be used.

  Moreover, since the nostril insertion tool A of this embodiment is inserted and used for a nostril, an odor does not leak around and it is also possible to eat and drink while wearing.

  Furthermore, although the concave edge 15 provided in the opening end surface 11 of this embodiment was comprised by the cut surface of the notch part 18, the concave edge 15 of this invention is the outer periphery of the edge part of a nostril outward side, for example. A concave portion that is recessed in the radially inward direction may be formed on the surface, and the boundary between the outer peripheral surface of the insertion tool main body 1 and the concave portion may be a concave edge 15.

  Moreover, although the ventilation opening 13 on the side located in the nostril of the present embodiment is configured by a plurality of small holes 13a, the present invention only requires that both ends of the insertion tool body 1 are open. It is not limited to the configuration. For example, the end surface on the inner side of the nostril may be opened with the same cross-sectional area as that of the ventilation path 16, and the opening may be closed with a net-like lid.

  Although the nostril insertion tool A of this embodiment was inserted into both nostrils, the nostril insertion tool A of the present invention may be used by being inserted into only one nostril. Further, without using the fixing member 4, it may be held in the nostril by the elasticity of the insertion tool main body 1 and the elasticity of the nostril periphery.

  Further, the nostril insertion tool A of the present embodiment has a separate configuration so that the pair of insertion tool bodies 1 are connected to each other by the fixing member 4. The pair of insertion tool main bodies 1 and the fixing member 4 may be integrated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insertion tool main body 13 Ventilation opening 13a Small hole 14 Inclined end surface 15 Concave edge 16 Ventilation path 17 Locking protrusion 18 Notch 2 Filter member 3 Aromatic member 31 Fragrance 4 Fixing member A Nostril insertion tool B Nostril depression C Nose lower surface Slope of

Claims (3)

  A nostril insertion tool, wherein a filter member is provided apart from the inside of a cylindrical insertion tool main body opened at both ends in the insertion direction to the nostril, and an aromatic member or a medicine is disposed between the filter members.   The nostril insertion tool according to claim 1, wherein the opening end surface of the insertion tool body on the outer side of the nostril is inclined so as to be substantially flush with a peripheral edge of the nostril when inserted into the nostril.   The opening end face of the insertion tool body on the outer side of the nostril has a concave edge formed along the peripheral edge on the front side of the nostril when inserted into the nostril. The described nostril insertion tool.

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