JP2013002016A - Garment for cooling body temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garment for cooling body temperature which is easy to put on and take off, and can reliably cool armpits when an infant or the elderly has a fever and they need to quickly lower the body temperature.SOLUTION: In the garment for cooling a body temperature, there are included a vest shape garment body which opens at the front; two cooling material storage parts which are provided in the garment body, and cool armpits; and a cooling material which can be stored in the cooling material storage part. On each shoulder part, the vest-like garment body includes: a shoulder part adjustment part capable of opening and adjusting the length; and a binder for closing the front opening vest shape garment body. The cooling material has flexibility at cooling. The cooling material storage part has one end mounted inside an arm part under each shoulder part by a mounting part, has flexibility to move with the mounting part a fulcrum, and to be partially positioned outside of the arm part beyond the arm part. The cooling material stored in the cooling material storage part can be held at a cooling position of the armpit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a body temperature cooling garment that is easy to attach and detach and can cool an axilla accurately when an infant or an elderly person generates heat and needs to rapidly lower the body temperature.

If infants and the elderly fever and continue to have high fever, there is a risk of dehydration, febrile seizures, pneumonia, etc. Also, since physical strength is lost rapidly, it is necessary to quickly lower the body temperature. For this purpose, antipyretic drugs are taken and the head is cooled with ice pillows or water pillows, but the axillary arteries, axillary veins, and lymph nodes are concentrated in the axilla. It is said that cooling can effectively reduce body temperature.
However, in order to cool the axillary artery, axillary vein, and lymph node of the axilla, insert a cooling tool into the axilla at the base of the arm on both sides of the chest and press it, and keep it close to the axillary artery, axillary vein, and lymph node However, it is difficult to insert and hold in that position, especially in infants, it is difficult to rest, and even in the case of elderly people, it is difficult to keep it under the armpit, In many cases, the insertion position of the coolant cannot be adjusted by itself.
For this reason, it is difficult to hold the coolant against the axilla, and the coolant moves from the axillary cooling position and cannot effectively cool the axilla, so nurses and nurses are constantly in the axilla. There is an inconvenience that care must always be taken, such as checking whether the coolant is pressed and cooled, or adjusting the position where the coolant is inserted and held.

Therefore, conventionally, it is an underwear for the upper body or the lower body, and is provided with a bag-shaped coolant storage part that stores a coolant such as ice or a cold insulation material at a position suitable for cooling a portion of the lymph gland of the wearer, When an infant has a high fever and needs to quickly lower the body temperature, the lymph gland portion is surely cooled with a coolant so that the body temperature can be quickly lowered (Patent Document 1). ing.
In addition, a vest for infants, which has pockets from the left and right axilla to the side chest, with cooling jelly in this pocket, and puts this infant vest on to cool both sides (Patent Document 2) has been proposed.

However, in these inventions, the bag-like coolant accommodating portion and pocket for accommodating the coolant are provided under the heel, but since the pocket is fixed and cannot move, the arm on both sides of the chest The cooling tool cannot be inserted and placed in the armpit at the base.
Therefore, when it is difficult to cool the side of the chest slightly below the axilla and the inner surface of the upper arm, and to sufficiently cool the armpit at the base of the arm on both sides of the chest, it is necessary to quickly lower the body temperature Sufficient effects could not be obtained, and eventually it was necessary for nurses and nurses to manually press the coolant against the axilla and to see whether the coolant was constantly held at the specified cooling position. . Furthermore, conventional underwear for upper body or lower body, or vest for infants cannot be used to wear body temperature cooling clothing without burdening infants and elderly people with high fever, and fits the body. I couldn't adjust the size easily.

JP 2005-281945 JP 2000-336505 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and even an infant or an elderly person can hold a coolant for a long time in a state where the coolant is properly in contact with the axilla. When it is done, the axillary arteries, axillary veins, and lymph nodes at the base of the arm on both sides of the chest can be reliably cooled by the coolant, effectively reducing the body temperature, and worn by infants and the elderly It is an object of the present invention to provide a body temperature cooling garment that can be easily adjusted and can be adjusted in size.

What achieves the above object is as follows.
(1) A body temperature cooling garment comprising a vest-like clothing main body that is open in front, two coolant storage portions for cooling axilla provided in the clothing main body, and a coolant that can be stored in the coolant storage portion. ,
The vest-like clothing main body includes, on each shoulder portion, an openable and length-adjustable shoulder adjustment portion, and a binding tool for closing the front opening vest-like clothing main body,
The coolant has flexibility during cooling, and the coolant storage portion has one end attached to the inside of the side portion below each shoulder portion with an attachment portion and has flexibility. It is possible to move the mounting portion as a fulcrum and to position a part outside the side portion beyond the side portion, and to hold the coolant stored in the coolant storage portion in the cooling position of the axilla Body temperature cooling garment characterized by becoming.

(2) The vest-like clothing main body includes two front bodies divided at a center, and a rear body connected to the two front bodies and side portions, and the attachment portion of the coolant storage unit includes The body temperature cooling garment according to (1), wherein the body temperature cooling garment is located at or near the joint between the front body and the back body of the clothing body.
(3) The coolant storage part has a triangular or semicircular support piece at the top, a storage bag part that is connected to the support piece, and stores the coolant, The body temperature cooling garment according to the above (1) or (2), in which the attachment portion is formed by sewing one point on the top to the vest-like clothing main body.
(4) The body temperature cooling garment according to (3), wherein the coolant storage part includes a coolant insertion auxiliary piece formed by extending one side piece of the storage bag part that contacts the skin. .

(5) The shoulder adjustment portion is provided on one side of each shoulder opening portion with a plurality of male or female one-side hooks provided in the longitudinal direction of the shoulder portion and on the other side of each shoulder opening portion. A female-type or male-type other-side hook that is detachably fitted to the one-side hook of the shoulder opening portion, and by changing the fitting position of the one-side hook and the other-side hook, The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the length of the shoulder is adjustable.
(6) The shoulder adjustment portion includes a hook-and-loop fastener provided in each shoulder opening portion, and the length of the shoulder can be adjusted by changing an overlap amount of the hook-and-loop fastener. Or the body temperature cooling clothing in any one of (4).
(7) The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the binding tool includes a pair of knots, hooks, or hook-and-loop fasteners.
(8) The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the clothing main body and the coolant storage portion are formed of stretchable fabric.

Since the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention is provided with a shoulder adjustment portion that can be opened and length-adjusted on each shoulder portion, and a binding tool for closing the front opening vest-like clothing body, the shoulder By opening the body adjustment section, opening both shoulders of the body temperature cooling garment, and removing the binding tool and opening the front body to the left and right, the clothing main body can be in a flattened state.
Therefore, the clothing body expanded in a flat shape is placed on the back of an infant or elderly person, the coolant is stored in the coolant storage unit, and the coolant stored in the coolant storage unit is placed in the cooling position of the axilla After the cooling material is stored in the cooling material storage part of the clothing body in advance, the clothing body is placed on the back of the infant or the elderly, and the cooling material stored in the cooling material storage part is axillary. Since it can be inserted and placed in the cooling position of the shoulder, the length of each shoulder portion can be adjusted by the shoulder adjustment portion, the shoulder adjustment portion can be closed, and the front opening portion of the clothing body can be closed by the binding tool. Body temperature cooling clothing can be easily worn by infants and the elderly, and the size can be easily adjusted.

In addition, the coolant storage part is attached at one end to the inside of the side part below each shoulder part by an attachment part, and has flexibility and can be moved using the attachment part as a fulcrum. Since it was possible to position a part outside the side part beyond the part,
The coolant stored in the coolant storage section can be moved freely, and the coolant can be easily moved to the cooling position of the axilla, and can be reliably placed at a predetermined position. In particular, since it is possible to position a part outside the side part beyond the side part, it can be easily arranged at the cooling position of the axilla.
And by attaching the said clothing main body with a shoulder part adjustment part and a binding tool, the coolant accommodated in the said coolant accommodating part can be stably hold | maintained in the cooling position of an axilla.
Furthermore, since the said cooling material has a softness | flexibility at the time of cooling, the cooling material of this invention can be bent in a U shape. Therefore, when the coolant is applied to the axilla, the coolant is folded in two, or the coolant is stored in the coolant storage part and then folded in two to make it easy to apply to the axilla. Can effectively cool the axilla. Also, since the person wearing the body temperature cooling garment is not given a rugged feel, the user does not feel a sense of incongruity.

  In the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention, the attachment part of the coolant storage part is located at or near the connection part of the front body and the back body of the clothing body, so the connection part or connection The coolant can be moved freely with the vicinity of the fulcrum as a fulcrum, adjusted to an angle that can be easily inserted between the side of the chest and the second arm, and can be inserted and placed so as to press against the axilla.

  The body temperature cooling garment of the present invention comprises a triangular or semicircular support piece on the top of the coolant storage part, and a storage bag part for storing the coolant is connected to the support piece, and the support Since the attachment portion is formed by sewing one point on the top of the piece to the clothing main body, the attachment portion of the coolant storage portion can be freely used as a fulcrum in a state where the coolant is inserted into the storage bag portion. Can be moved to. In particular, since the support piece at the top of the coolant storage part is triangular or semicircular, the support piece may be an obstacle even if the angle at which the storage bag part is inserted into the axilla is freely changed. Absent.

  In the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention, the cooling material storage part extends the one side piece that contacts the skin of the storage bag part to form a cooling material insertion auxiliary piece. When inserting into the bag, the coolant can be inserted without directly touching the skin of the infant or the elderly, and the coolant can be smoothly inserted into the storage bag.

  In the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention, the shoulder adjustment portion changes the fitting position of one side hook of each shoulder opening portion and the other side hook of each shoulder opening portion, thereby the length of the shoulder portion. Therefore, it can be easily adjusted to the size of the body. In addition, the body temperature cooling garment can be easily put on and taken off by an infant or an elderly person by fitting and removing the hook.

  Since the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention uses a hook-and-loop fastener for each shoulder opening portion of the shoulder adjustment portion, it is desired to change the length of the shoulder portion by changing the overlap amount of the hook-and-loop fastener. The shoulder can be easily opened by removing the hook-and-loop fastener.

  In the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention, since the binding device is composed of a pair of knots, hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners, by tying a pair of knots, or by fitting hooks, or By overlapping the hook-and-loop fastener, the separated front body can be closed together, the coolant can be held by the clothing body so as to be pressed against both sides of the chest, and the front body of the clothing body Since it is supported by being sandwiched from the front and back between the back and the back, the coolant can be stably held at the cooling position of the axilla, and the coolant is less likely to shift. Therefore, the axilla can be cooled effectively.

In the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention, since the clothing main body is formed of stretchable fabric, when the body temperature cooling garment is worn by an infant or an elderly person, the body can be closely attached so as to completely wrap the body. Therefore, the coolant inserted into the axilla can be stably held at a predetermined position.
In addition, since the coolant storage part is also formed of stretchable fabric, the coolant inserted and arranged at the cooling position of the armpit is pulled by the coolant storage part even if the body is moved a little. The coolant does not move from the cooling position of the axilla.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention in use. FIG. 2 is a development view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention in a state where the shoulder portion is elongated by the shoulder adjustment portion. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view of the coolant storage portion of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the body temperature cooling garment according to the present invention in a state in which the coolant is inserted into the coolant storage portion. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the body temperature cooling garment of the present invention in a state where the coolant is inserted into the coolant storage portion and bent into a U shape. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the body temperature cooling garment according to the present invention in a state where a hardened plate-like coolant is inserted into the coolant storage portion.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, A is a front-open vest-like clothing body comprising two front body parts 1 and 1 divided into left and right at the center and a rear body part 2 connected to the side parts of the front body parts 1 and 1. The side parts of the front body 1 and 1 and the side part of the back body 2 are sewn together to form connecting parts 5 and 5 so that the left and right shoulder parts 3 and 3 can be opened and the length is adjusted. Shoulder adjustment parts 4 and 4 are provided, and a binding tool 5 is provided for closing the two front bodies 1 and 1 divided to the left and right.
As shown in FIG. 2, the front-open vest clothing main body A removes the shoulder adjustment portions 4, 4 provided on the shoulder portions 3, 3 to open the shoulder portions 3, 3, and The binder 5 is removed, the two front bodies 1, 1 are opened to the left and right, and the vest-like clothing main body can be developed on a plane.
A neck edge 15 cut out in an arc shape is provided at the upper center of the back body 2, and the upper part of the connecting parts 5, 5 spans between the back body 2 and the front bodies 1, 1, U-shaped arm insertion portions 14, 14 are provided, and shoulder portions 3 b on the back side of the shoulder portion 3 are formed between both sides of the neck edge portion 15 and the U-shaped arm insertion portions 14, 14. In addition, a shoulder portion 3 a on the chest side of the shoulder portion 3 is formed outside the U-shaped arm insertion portions 14 and 14.

The chest side shoulder 3a is provided with a chest side shoulder adjustment part 4a of the shoulder adjustment part 4 provided with a male one-side hook 6a, and the back side shoulder 3b is provided with the other female type. A back side shoulder adjustment portion 4b provided with a side hook 6b, two male hooks that are detachably fitted to the chest side shoulder adjustment portion 4a are mounted side by side, and the shoulder portion A male hook is attached to the upper and lower two stages in the vertical direction (see FIG. 2). Further, two female hooks that are detachably fitted to the male hooks are mounted side by side on the shoulder 3b on the back side, and the female hooks 6b are vertically arranged in two vertical stages of the shoulders. Is installed.
Although two hooks arranged side by side are attached in two rows, this may be made into three rows and four rows to increase the adjustment range of the shoulder length.

The shoulder adjustment unit 4 is configured by pairing the shoulder adjustment unit 4a on the chest side and the shoulder adjustment unit 4b on the back side, and by removing the shoulder adjustment unit 4a and the shoulder adjustment unit 4b, The shoulder portion 3 is opened, and the shoulder portion 5 is closed by fitting the male hook 6a and the female hook 6b of the shoulder adjusting portion 4a and the shoulder adjusting portion 4b, and the fitting position is changed. Thus, the length of the shoulder 5 can be adjusted.
In the shoulder adjustment part 4a and the shoulder adjustment part 4b, the shoulder adjustment part 4 is configured by using a male hook and a female hook, but instead of the male hook and the female hook, A fastener may be used. If a hook-and-loop fastener is used, the length of the shoulder 5 can be adjusted while finely adjusting the shoulder.

B is a coolant storage section provided in the vest-like clothing main body A that is open front, and stores the coolant C that cools the armpit.
The coolant storage portion B is formed of a flexible material, has a triangular support piece 9 at the top, and a storage bag portion 10 that is connected to the support piece 9 and stores the coolant C is provided. One end of the top portion of the support piece 9 is attached to the connecting portion 7 on the inner side of the side portion 8 below the shoulder portions 5 and 5 of the vest-like clothing main body A at the attachment portion p. Attached.
The shape of the support piece 9 may be a semicircle instead of a triangle.
The attachment position of the attachment portion p to the clothing main body A is the side portion 8, but on the inner side of the clothing main body A, that is, the side that contacts the skin, the lowermost portion of the U-shaped arm insertion portion 14, and the clothing main body It is preferable that the position is substantially in the middle of the skirt of A and is the connecting portion 7 or the vicinity of the connecting portion.

  As a result, the coolant storage part B is turned upward from the position shown in FIG. 2 with the mounting part p as a fulcrum, and rotated approximately 90 degrees, and the side of the chest and the inside of the second arm shown in FIG. The cooling material C can be taken to a cooling position that is in contact with the armpit at the base of the arm, and as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. Since a part of the coolant storage part B can be positioned outside the side part beyond the side part 8 of the main body A, the coolant can be accurately disposed at the cooling position of the axilla.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the storage bag portion 10 is a rectangular bag having a coolant insertion port 11 opened on the side opposite to the side continuous with the support piece 9, and the coolant C The storage bag portion 10 has a size that can be stored with a clearance, and a stopper 12 such as a hook is provided in the coolant insertion port 11 of the storage bag portion 10, so that the coolant C jumps out of the storage bag portion 10. There is no such thing.
Furthermore, one side piece of the side of the storage bag 10 that contacts the skin is extended to provide a coolant insertion auxiliary piece 13 so that the coolant C does not directly touch the skin when the coolant C is put in and out. Yes. Further, due to the presence of the insertion auxiliary piece 13, the coolant C can be slid into the storage bag portion 10.

The coolant C cools the axilla, and uses a gel-like coolant made of water, an antifreeze, a gelling agent, etc. that does not harden even when cooled in a freezer and remains soft. The coolant C has a square shape and a thickness of 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm which can be easily bent into a U shape.
The coolant C is inserted into the storage bag 10, a hook 12 that is a fastener is fitted, the coolant insertion auxiliary piece 13 is bent, and the storage bag 10 is cooled as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8. Since the material C is bent into a U-shape and the curved portion of the coolant storage part B is brought into contact with the armpit, the cooling effect is high, and infants and elderly people who wear body temperature cooling clothing There is little discomfort.
In addition, it is possible to use a coolant mixed with a slight amount of highly water-absorbent resin (sodium polyacrylate, etc.) in water, which hardens when cooled in a widely used freezer. Is set to 0.5 cm to 3 cm, which is easily sandwiched between the armpits.
When using a cooling material C that hardens when cooled, as shown in FIG. 9, the cooling material C in the form of a plate is inserted into the storage bag portion 10, and a hook 12 that is a fastener is fitted into the cooling material C. The insertion assisting piece 13 is bent and inserted into the axilla, but rather than being in contact with the axilla, it is sandwiched between the side of the chest and the inner side of the two arms, and the effect of cooling the axilla is slightly reduced.

The binding device 5 is composed of a pair of thin band-like ties provided at positions facing the front bodies 1, 1, and the pair of ties 5 pulls the divided front bodies 1, 1 to the center. The chest is tied so that it fits the body of an infant or elderly person. By tying the knot 5, the coolant B is pressed against the side of the chest by the lower part of the heel of the front body 1 and the lower part of the heel of the back body 2, and the coolant B is stably held. It has come out.
The position at which the pair of knots 5 are attached to the front bodies 1 and 1 is from the line connecting the lower ends of the left and right U-shaped arm insertion portions 14 and 14 of the clothing body A, that is, from the line connecting both axillae. Slightly below, if the coolant B is in a position suitable for pressing against the side of the chest, the coolant B can be stably held.
Note that a hook or hook and loop fastener may be used without using a pair of knots.

The clothing main body A uses a stretchable fabric. When a fabric rich in elasticity is used, when the clothing main body A is put on an infant or an elderly person, the cooling material B in which the fabric is in close contact with the body and inserted in the axilla is placed on the front body 1, 1 and rear of the clothing main body. The body parts 2 and 2 are covered perfectly, and there is an effect of further suppressing the displacement movement of the coolant storage part B from the cooling position.
Further, piping 19 is provided around the clothing main body A to prevent fraying of the cloth of the clothing main body A.
Furthermore, the front body 1, 1 and the back body 2 are not stitched and connected to each other, but may be made of one piece of fabric.

  With the above configuration, when it is desired to quickly lower the body temperature of an infant or elderly person who has generated a high fever, the body temperature cooling garment according to the present invention is opened with the pair of knots on the front body and the front body is opened. By removing the shoulder adjustment portion provided on the clothing body, the clothing main body can be expanded. Put this unfolded clothing body against the back of an infant or elderly person, insert the coolant into the storage bag portion of the coolant storage bag portion attached to the clothing body, close the coolant insertion port with a hook, The insertion assisting piece is folded so as to overlap the storage bag. The coolant storage portion thus made can be brought upside down with the attachment portion to the clothing body as a fulcrum, and the angle can be changed so that it can be inserted into the axilla of an infant or elderly person. it can. Therefore, the coolant can be accurately inserted and disposed at the cooling position of the axilla. In addition, after being placed in the axilla, the length of the shoulder covering portion is adjusted with the shoulder adjustment portion, the shoulder adjustment portion is fitted, and a pair of thin band-like knots provided on the front body, By pulling the divided front body to the center and tying the infant or elderly chest so that it closes, the cooling material can be pressed against the side of the chest and held stably, so that the body temperature cooling clothing can be It can be worn by the person and can quickly take measures to cool down the body temperature.

  In addition, since a jule-like coolant that does not harden even when cooled in the freezer is used, the coolant can be bent into a U shape with the coolant storage part and brought into contact with the axilla. If the clothing body is made of stretchable fabric, the clothing will be in close contact with the body and can be held so as to wrap around the cooling material, and can be held at a position where the cooling material contacts the armpit for a long time. So, you can effectively lower the body temperature, nurses and nurses can check whether the coolant is in the position to contact the axilla, save the trouble of adjusting the position of the coolant, There is no need to press the coolant, which is convenient.

A Vest-like clothing body B Coolant storage part C Coolant p Mounting part 1 Front body 2 Rear body 3, 3a, 3b Shoulder part 4, 4a, 4b Shoulder adjustment part 5 Binding tool 6, 6a, 6b Male or Female hook 7 Connecting part 8 Side part 9 Supporting piece 10 Storage bag part 11 Coolant insertion port 12 Fastener 13 Coolant insertion auxiliary piece 14 Arm insertion part 15 Neck edge part 16 Piping

Claims (8)

A body temperature cooling garment comprising a vest-like clothing main body that is open in front, two coolant storage parts for cooling axilla provided in the clothing main body, and a coolant that can be stored in the coolant storage part,
The vest-like clothing main body includes, on each shoulder portion, an openable and length-adjustable shoulder adjustment portion, and a binding tool for closing the front opening vest-like clothing main body,
The coolant has flexibility during cooling, and the coolant storage portion has one end attached to the inside of the side portion below each shoulder portion with an attachment portion and has flexibility. It is possible to move the mounting portion as a fulcrum and to position a part outside the side portion beyond the side portion, and to hold the coolant stored in the coolant storage portion in the cooling position of the axilla Body temperature cooling garment characterized by becoming. The vest-like clothing main body includes two front bodies divided at the center, and a rear body connected to the two front bodies and side portions, and the attachment portion of the coolant storage portion is formed of the clothing main body. The body temperature cooling garment according to claim 1, wherein the body temperature cooling garment is located at or near a connecting portion between the front body and the back body. The coolant storage portion has a triangular or semicircular support piece at the top, a storage bag portion that is connected to the support piece, and stores the coolant, and one point at the top of the support piece However, the body temperature cooling garment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attachment portion is formed by being sewn to the vest-like clothing body. 4. The body temperature cooling garment according to claim 3, wherein the coolant storage part includes a coolant insertion assisting piece formed by extending one side piece of the storage bag part that contacts the skin. The shoulder adjustment portion includes a plurality of male or female one-side hooks provided in one of the shoulder opening portions in the longitudinal direction of the shoulder portions, and the shoulder opening adjustment portions provided in the other of the shoulder opening portions. A female-type or male-type other-side hook that is detachably fitted to one-side hook of the shoulder opening portion, and by changing the fitting position of the one-side hook and the other-side hook, The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the length is adjustable. The shoulder adjustment section includes a hook and loop fastener provided at each shoulder opening portion, and the length of the shoulder can be adjusted by changing the overlap amount of the hook and loop fastener. Body temperature cooling clothing according to crab. The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the binding tool comprises a pair of knots, hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners. The body temperature cooling garment according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the clothing main body and the coolant storage portion are formed of a stretchable fabric.

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