JP2012040163A - Moisturizing mask - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moisturizing mask certainly moisturizing the throat, and not causing trouble even if the moisturizing mask is used for a long time such as during sleep.SOLUTION: In this moisturizing mask, a mask body 2 is formed of a breathable sheet-like material, right and left parts of an area A facing a mouth are respectively formed with vertically slenderly extending first ventilation openings 4, and the area A facing the mouth between both the first ventilation openings 4 is not formed with a ventilating hole or opening. Thereby, because the front face of the mouth is covered with the mask body 2 formed of the breathable sheet-like material in a worn state, expiration is filled inside the mask, drying of the throat is prevented by moisture thereof to moisturize the throat. Because air is naturally introduced from the first ventilation openings 4 in time of a breath, a stuffy feeling is not felt as all, and there is not anxiety about reduction of moisturizing performance by the long-time use. Accordingly, for example, even in time of the sleep, the trouble to detach the mask can be avoided to certainly moisturize and protect the throat.

Description

  The present invention relates to a moisturizing mask that prevents drying of the throat by being worn when mouth breathing occurs, for example, during rhinitis.

  If it is difficult to breathe through the nose, such as rhinitis or hay fever, you will breathe through the mouth. If you are prone to mouth breathing or are awake, you can moisten your throat by drinking water or using an inhaler as appropriate. There is a problem that it is dry and easy to hurt.

  As masks for preventing such throat drying, for example, those shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are disclosed.

  The humidifying mask described in Patent Document 1 has a double structure of an inner mask half and an outer mask half, and has a breathing hole in a portion corresponding to the nostril and mouth of the inner mask half and the outer mask half. A water-retaining air-permeable sheet impregnated with moisture is sandwiched between the inner mask half and the outer mask half at the breathing hole.

  The mask described in Patent Document 2 is formed in a foldable cup-shaped cup body, and is configured to form a filter and a small hole at the top of the cup body facing the nostril or mouth.

JP 63-262161 A JP-A-6-335535

  The humidifying mask described in Patent Document 1 has a humidifying performance by sandwiching a water-retaining air-permeable sheet impregnated with moisture. For this reason, there is a problem that while there is water for water retention, the air permeability is inevitably poor, and it tends to be difficult to breathe. Therefore, it is unconsciously removed during sleep, resulting in a problem that the throat cannot be protected. Further, while moisture can remain, it can be humidified, but if the air-permeable sheet dries, the humidification performance cannot be obtained. In addition, since there is a breathing hole in the part corresponding to the nostril or mouth, exhalation escapes from the breathing hole when the ventilation sheet dries, so the moisture retention effect by water vapor contained in exhalation cannot be expected so much. For this reason, even if it does not remove, a ventilation sheet dries up during long-time use like sleep, and the problem that a throat cannot be protected eventually arises. Furthermore, it has a complicated structure in which the inner mask half and the outer mask half have a double structure and a ventilation sheet is sandwiched between them, which raises the manufacturing cost.

  The mask described in Patent Document 2 has a small hole formed at the top facing the nostril and mouth, so that exhalation escapes from the breathing hole, so the moisture retention effect of water vapor contained in exhalation cannot be expected so much. After all, it is regarded as a problem that the protective effect of the throat is low. Furthermore, there is also a problem that processing is complicated, such as forming a foldable cup-shaped cup body and attaching a filter, which increases the manufacturing cost.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a moisturizing mask that can reliably moisturize the throat and does not cause trouble even when used for a long time such as during sleep. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the moisture retention mask of the present invention, the mask body is made of a breathable sheet-like material, and the first breathing openings extending vertically are provided on the left and right sides of the region facing the mouth. The gist is that no hole or opening for breathing is provided in a region facing the mouth between the first breathing openings.

In the moisturizing mask of the present invention, the mask body is formed from a breathable sheet-like material, and the area facing the mouth is not provided with a breathing hole or opening. Since it is covered with a mask body made of a breathable sheet material, exhalation fills the mask and the moisture prevents moisture from drying out of the throat.
On the other hand, the left and right portions of the region facing the mouth are provided with first breathing openings that are elongated in the vertical direction, so that air is naturally introduced from the first breathing opening during inhalation, and breathing is difficult. I do not feel at all. In addition, there is no fear of a decrease in moisture retention performance due to long-term use. Therefore, for example, even during sleep, troubles such as unintentional removal can be avoided, and the throat can be reliably moisturized and protected.
In addition, in the elderly, indirect movement is worse, and mouth breathing tends to increase in an open state. By such mouth breathing, the oral cavity of the elderly person is dried, and the self-cleaning action by saliva is reduced, and bacteria are likely to settle on the mucous membrane and grow. When bacteria in the oral cavity grow in this way, a high concentration of bacteria is transferred to the lungs by aspiration, causing aspiration pneumonia. The moisturizing mask of the present invention can effectively prevent dryness in the oral cavity and effectively prevent secondary illness of elderly people such as the above-mentioned aspiration pneumonia.

In the present invention, when the first shape holding member extending vertically along the first breathing opening is attached to the region facing the mouths of the first breathing openings,
By holding the shape on both sides of the area facing the mouth with the first shape holding member, it is possible to effectively prevent direct contact between the mask body and the mouth, prevent deterioration of the feeling of use, and block the first breathing opening. Is prevented from getting suffocated. This effectively prevents unintentional removal. Furthermore, the mask body can be kept clean.

In the present invention, when a second breathing opening that extends in the left and right direction is provided on the upper part of the area facing the mouth between the first breathing openings,
When breathing through the nose, air is naturally introduced from the second breathing opening, and no breathing is felt. Therefore, for example, even during sleep, troubles such as unintentional removal can be avoided, and the throat can be reliably moisturized and protected.
In this case, by holding the shape on both sides of the region facing the mouth with the first shape holding member, the opening state of the second breathing opening can be held, and the second breathing opening is blocked, making it difficult to breathe. Is prevented.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the moisture retention mask in 1st Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the moisturizing mask of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the entire structure of the moisture retention mask 1 of the present embodiment. (A) is a flat state before use, (B) is a state deformed along the face for use, and (C) shows a longitudinal section of the central portion.

  In this example, ear straps 3 made of elastic cord are attached to the left and right short sides of the mask body 2 formed in a rectangular shape as a whole.

  The mask body 2 is formed of a breathable sheet material. As the breathable sheet material, various materials such as nonwoven fabric, gauze, paper, knit, woven fabric, felt, porous resin film, etc. can be used as long as the breathability by breathing can be secured to some extent. Can do.

  The mask main body 2 is provided with first breathing openings 4 extending vertically in the left and right portions of the region A facing the mouth. The first breathing opening 4 can be formed as a cut in a flat state before use, and a substantially slit-shaped opening can be formed by being deformed along the face for use. In addition, it can also be set as a slit-shaped opening in the flat state before use.

  And in the area | region A which faces the opening | mouth between the said both 1st ventilation opening 4, the hole and opening for ventilation are not provided.

  In this example, a plurality of pleats 8 extending left and right are provided in the region A facing the mouth. The pleats 8 can be formed by bending a sheet-like material constituting the mask body 2 in the same direction, or can be formed by bending in different directions. Preferably, as shown in (C), the upper pleat 8 is an upward mountain fold and the lower pleat 8 is a lower mountain fold so that a pleat portion that swells outside a region A facing the mouth is formed. It is preferable that the mountain fold be opposite.

  A first shape holding member 5 that extends vertically along the first breathing opening 4 is attached to the region A side facing the mouths of the first breathing openings 4.

  As the first shape holding member 5, various members can be used as long as they can hold a certain bent shape by plastic deformation, such as an elongated wire or a thin resin wire. The said 1st shape holding member 5 can be attached to the mask main body 2 by methods, such as an adhesive agent and welding.

  By bending both the first shape holding members 5, the area A facing the mouth of the mask body 2 is held so as not to be in direct contact with the mouth, and the opening state of the first breathing opening 4 is held. Yes. At this time, as described above, if the upper and lower pleats 8 are mountain folds opposite to each other, the mask body 2 is maintained so that the region A facing the mouth does not contact the mouth and the opening state of the first breathing opening 4 is maintained. It becomes easy to hold the shape.

  Further, the mask main body 2 is provided with a second breathing opening 6 extending in the left and right direction at the upper part of the area A facing the mouth between the first breathing openings 4. The second breathing opening 6 can be formed as a cut in a flat state before use, and can be formed along the face for use to form a substantially slit-shaped opening. In addition, it can also be set as a slit-shaped opening in the flat state before use.

  A second shape holding member 7 extending left and right along the second breathing opening 6 is attached to the side opposite to the region A facing the mouth of the second breathing opening 6. The material and attachment method of the second shape holding member 7 can be the same as those of the first shape holding member 5.

  Then, by bending the second shape holding member 7 along the face, the area A facing the mouth of the mask body 2 is held so as not to be in direct contact with the mouth, and the open state of the second breathing opening 6 is held. It is supposed to be.

As described above, the moisturizing mask 1 of the present embodiment has the mask body 2 formed of a breathable sheet-like material, and the region A facing the mouth is not provided with a breathing hole or opening. In the mounted state, the front surface of the mouth is covered with the mask body 2 formed of a breathable sheet-like material, so that exhalation fills the mask and the moisture prevents moisture from drying out of the throat.
On the other hand, the left and right portions of the region A facing the mouth are provided with first breathing openings 4 that are elongated vertically, so that air is naturally introduced from the first breathing openings 4 during intake. I don't feel stuffy. In addition, there is no fear of a decrease in moisture retention performance due to long-term use. Therefore, for example, even during sleep, troubles such as unintentional removal can be avoided, and the throat can be reliably moisturized and protected.
In addition, in the elderly, indirect movement is worse, and mouth breathing tends to increase in an open state. By such mouth breathing, the oral cavity of the elderly person is dried and the self-cleaning action by saliva is reduced, and bacteria are likely to settle on the mucous membrane and proliferate. When bacteria in the oral cavity grow in this way, a high concentration of bacteria is transferred to the lungs by aspiration, causing aspiration pneumonia. The moisturizing mask of the present invention can effectively prevent dryness in the oral cavity and effectively prevent secondary illness of elderly people such as the above-mentioned aspiration pneumonia.

In addition, when the first shape holding member 5 extending vertically along the first breathing opening 4 is attached to the region A side facing the mouths of both the first breathing openings 4,
By holding the shape on both sides of the region A facing the mouth with the first shape holding member 5, the mask body 2 and the mouth can be effectively prevented from coming into direct contact with each other, and the feeling of use is prevented from being deteriorated. It is prevented that the opening 4 is blocked and the breathing becomes difficult. This effectively prevents unintentional removal. Further, the mask body 2 can be kept clean.

In addition, when the second breathing opening 6 extending in the left and right direction is provided on the upper part of the region A facing the mouth between the first breathing openings 4,
When breathing through the nose, air is naturally introduced from the second breathing opening 6 and does not feel breathlessness at all. Therefore, for example, even during sleep, troubles such as unintentional removal can be avoided, and the throat can be reliably moisturized and protected.
In this case, by holding the shape of both sides of the region A facing the mouth with the first shape holding member 5, the opening state of the second breathing opening 6 can be held, and the second breathing opening 6 is blocked. Is prevented from getting suffocated

  In the above-described embodiment, the mask main body 2 is rectangular. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be any shape such as a rhombus or an ellipse. In addition, the ear strap 3 is attached to the mask main body 2, but the ear hooking portion may be formed by forming the mask main body larger to form notches or openings. In addition, the ear strap 3 may be thickened so that the ear does not hurt when the ear strap 3 is put on the ear, or the ear strap 3 is not the ear strap 3 to be hooked on the ear, but the strap tied at the back of the head or the tape joined at the back of the head. it can.

1: Moisturizing mask 2: Mask body 3: Ear strap 4: First breathing opening 5: First shape holding member 6: Second breathing opening 7: Second shape holding member 8: Pleat A: Area facing the mouth

Claims (3)

  The mask body is formed of a breathable sheet-like material, and first and second breathing openings extending vertically are provided on the left and right sides of the region facing the mouth, and the region facing the mouth between the first breathing openings. Has no breathing holes or openings, and a moisturizing mask.   The moisturizing mask according to claim 1, wherein a shape holding member extending vertically along the first breathing opening is attached to a region facing the mouths of the first breathing openings.   The moisturizing mask according to claim 1, wherein a second breathing opening extending in the left and right direction is provided in an upper portion of a region facing the mouth between the first breathing openings.

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