JP2013145320A - Contact put-on device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contact put-on device capable of easily maintaining upper and lower eyelids in an open state and safely putting a contact lens on a pupil.SOLUTION: An index finger and a thumb are placed respectively on an upper finger placing part 6 and a lower finger placing part 7, and moved in a direction of narrowing a contact put-on device 1. The contact put-on device 1 is brought close to a face so that an upper eyelid fixing part 2 is abutted to the upper eyelid and a lower eyelid fixing part 3 is abutted to the lower eyelid, and after it is confirmed that the upper eyelid fixing part 2 is brought into contact with the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid fixing part 3 is brought into contact with the lower eyelid, clamping force by the index finger and the thumb is loosened to attain the state of opening the pupil. Then, a rear part of an attaching part 10 is slowly pushed with a middle finger, and a contact lens 12 held at a contact lens holding part 9 is put on the pupil.

Description

  The present invention relates to a contact mounting device for mounting a contact lens on a pupil.

  In the past, when wearing a contact lens, the eyelid was opened by moving the eyelid up and down with one hand, and the contact lens was placed on the fingertip of the other hand and attached to the pupil.

  However, in such a conventional method, a finger other than the finger on which the contact lens is placed is applied as an aid for spreading the pupil, but it is not easy to wear the contact lens while maintaining such a state.

  Therefore, in order to solve such problems of the conventional contact lens mounting method, a stick-shaped contact mounting device has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-299802 A

  However, in order to wear a contact lens using the instrument of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to open the eyes by moving the eyelids up and down with one hand or both hands in advance and wear the contact lens while suppressing blinking. Or it is not easy to keep blinking with both hands and keep the eyes open to suppress blinking.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, and makes it a solution subject to provide the contact mounting device which can mount | wear a contact lens easily and safely.

  In order to solve the above problems, a contact wearer according to the present invention includes an upper arm part, a lower arm part, a connection part that connects the upper arm part and the lower arm part, and the connection part opposite to the connection part. An upper eyelid fixing portion provided at an end portion of the upper arm portion, a lower eyelid fixing portion provided at an end portion of the lower arm portion on the opposite side to the connecting portion, and the upper eyelid fixing portion or the lower eyelid fixing portion A direction in which the attachment portion attached to the attachment portion, a contact lens holding portion formed of an elastic member attached to the attachment portion, and the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion are opened with the connecting portion as a center. And an urging member for urging the lens.

  According to the present invention, the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion are biased in the opening direction by the biasing member via the connecting portion. Accordingly, the upper arm and the lower arm are held with, for example, an index finger and a thumb, and a force is applied in a narrowing direction, so that an upper collar fixing portion provided at an end of the upper arm opposite to the connection portion is In addition, the contact wearer is brought close to the face so that the lower eyelid fixing portion provided at the end of the lower arm portion on the opposite side of the connecting portion contacts the lower eyelid. Then, after confirming that the upper heel fixing portion is in contact with the upper heel and the lower heel fixing portion is in contact with the lower heel, the power of the index finger and thumb is adjusted so that the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion are spread. As a result, the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid move up and down, and the pupil is kept open. In this state, the contact lens holding portion holding the contact lens is moved closer to the pupil by moving the attachment portion, and the contact lens is attached to the pupil.

  In the contact mounting device according to the present invention, the upper arm portion, the lower arm portion, the connecting portion, the upper eyelid fixing portion, and the lower eyelid fixing portion are integrally formed from a flexible member. The connecting portion may be formed in a spring shape so as to serve also as the urging member.

  Further, in the contact mounting device according to the present invention, the contact lens holding portion may be formed of silicon rubber, and the silicon rubber may be attached to the upper eyelid fixing portion and the lower eyelid fixing portion.

  Further, the contact mounting device according to the present invention is configured such that the upper arm portion is attached to the lower arm portion so as to be rotatable about an attachment shaft, and an end portion of the upper arm portion provided with the upper arm fixing portion is provided. May be configured such that the attachment portion is rotatably attached to the upper arm portion at an end portion located on the opposite side with respect to the attachment shaft. According to this configuration, when the upper arm and the lower arm are moved in the direction of narrowing, the mounting portion moves in the retracting direction, and when the upper arm and the lower arm are moved in the direction of expanding, the attachment is performed. The part moves in the direction approaching the pupil.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the contact mounting device which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of mounting | wearing a contact lens using the contact mounting device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the contact mounting device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the structure of the contact mounting device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the contact mounting device which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which closed the contact mounting device which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention as preparation before mounting | wearing.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in each figure, the size and scale of each part are appropriately changed from the actual ones. Further, since the embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are attached thereto. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these forms.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a contact mounting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the contact mounting device 1 of this embodiment includes an upper arm fixing part 2, a lower eyelid fixing part 3, an upper arm part 4, a lower arm part 5, an upper finger rest part 6, A finger placement part 7, a connecting part 8 for connecting the upper arm part 4 and the lower arm part 5, a contact lens holding part 9, and an attachment part 10 for attaching the contact lens holding part 9 to the upper arm part 4 are provided.

  The upper arm fixing part 2, the lower arm fixing part 3, the upper arm part 4, the lower arm part 5, the upper finger rest part 6, the lower finger rest part 7, and the connecting part 8 are, for example, wire, plastic, rubber, wood, etc. The flexible member is integrally formed.

  The contact mounting device 1 provided with these parts has a substantially U shape in a side view. The connecting portion 8 is formed in a coil spring shape, and by placing a finger on the upper finger placing portion 6 and the lower finger placing portion 7 and applying a force in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. It moves so that the space | interval of the upper collar fixing | fixed part 2 and the lower collar fixing | fixed part 3 becomes narrow. Further, by weakening the force applied in the direction of the arrow A, it is movable in the direction of the arrow B shown in FIG. 1, that is, the distance between the upper eyelid fixing portion 2 and the lower eyelid fixing portion 3 is increased.

  The upper heel fixing portion 2 and the lower heel fixing portion 3 are formed in a curved shape in accordance with the heel, and a portion 11 that comes into contact with the heel is covered with a tube 11 such as silicon rubber.

  The contact lens holding portion 9 and the attachment portion 10 are formed of a sticky and elastic member such as silicon rubber. For example, the contact lens holding part 9 may be attached so as to be inserted into the attachment part 10, or the contact lens holding part 9 and the attachment part 10 may be integrally formed.

One end 10a of the mounting portion 10 is formed in, for example, a semi-annular shape, and can be rotated in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 1 by fitting the one end 10a into the upper collar fixing portion 2. .
The contact lens holding part 9 holds the contact lens by adhesiveness such as silicon rubber.

Next, the usage method of the contact mounting device 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG.
First, the contact lens 12 is attached to the contact lens holding part 9, and the attachment part 10 is retracted in a direction approaching the connecting part 8.

  Then, with the middle finger placed on the upper finger placing portion 6 and the thumb placed on the lower finger placing portion 7, a force is applied so that the space between the upper eyelid fixing portion 2 and the lower eyelid fixing portion 3 is narrowed. The entire contact wearer 1 is brought close to his / her face while adjusting the distance so that 2 contacts his / her upper arm and the lower arm fixing part 3 contacts his / her lower arm.

After confirming that the upper heel fixing portion 2 is in contact with the upper heel and the lower heel fixing portion 3 is in contact with the lower heel, the distance between the upper heel fixing portion 2 and the lower heel fixing portion 3 is gradually increased. In this manner, the force of the index finger of the upper finger holder 6 and the thumb of the lower finger holder 7 are adjusted.
As a result, the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid are moved upward and downward, respectively, by the elastic force of the contact wearer 1 to maintain a state where the pupil is opened.

  In this state, for example, with the index finger or the like, the rear part of the attachment part 10 is slowly pushed to bring the contact lens 12 on the contact lens holding part 9 closer to the pupil. In addition, when the position of the contact lens 12 and the pupil has shifted | deviated, the contact mounting device 1 whole is moved and adjusted.

  As described above, according to the contact mounting device 1 of the present embodiment, the elasticity of the contact lens holding portion 9 and the attachment portion 10 is maintained without damaging the pupil while maintaining a state where the pupil is easily opened with one hand. Contact lenses can be safely mounted.

In addition, the contact mounting device 1 of this embodiment is an example of this invention to the last, and the shape and structure of each part are not limited to what was shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2.
[Second Embodiment]

Next, a contact mounting device 1 ′ according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a contact mounting device 1 ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a contact mounting device 1 ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4, the contact mounting device 1 ′ of the present embodiment has a substantially U shape in a side view like the contact mounting device 1 of the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 3. It has a shape with a width on the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 3, the contact mounting device 1 ′ of this embodiment includes an upper eyelid fixing portion 2 ′, a lower eyelid fixing portion 3 ′, a right arm portion 14, a left arm portion 15, and a contact lens holding portion 9 ′. And an attachment portion 10 ′ for attaching the contact lens holding portion 9 ′ to the lower portion of the lower eyelid fixing portion 3 ′, and an extruding portion 13 connected to the attachment portion 10 ′.
The lower eyelid fixing part 3 'is divided into two forks, and the lower eyelid can be pressed at two points, so that the lower eyelid can be effectively moved downward.

  Each part excluding the contact lens holding part 9 ′ is integrally formed of a flexible member such as a wire, plastic, rubber, or wood. Further, the contact lens holding portion 9 'is formed of a sticky and elastic member such as silicon rubber. The contact lens holding portion 9 ′ has, for example, a rear end portion formed in an annular shape, and is attached so as to be inserted into the attachment portion 10 ′.

  Since the contact mounting device 1 ′ is integrally formed by a flexible member such as a wire, as shown in FIG. 4, by applying a force, the contact mounting device 1 ′ is in the direction of the arrow D, that is, the upper eyelid fixing portion 2 ′. By moving the force in the direction in which the distance between the upper eyelid fixing part 3 ′ is narrowed and loosening the force, it is moved in the direction of arrow E, that is, in the direction in which the distance between the upper eyelid fixing part 2 ′ and the lower eyelid fixing part 3 ′ is increased.

Next, a method for using the contact mounting device 1 ′ of the present embodiment will be described.
First, a contact lens is attached to the contact lens holding portion 9 ′. Then, the upper arm fixing part 2 ′ and the lower eyelid fixing part 3 ′, or the right arm part 14 (or the left arm part 15) in the vicinity thereof are sandwiched between the index finger and the thumb, respectively, and the upper eyelid fixing part 2 ′ and the lower eyelid fixing part are fixed. Applying a force so that the interval between the parts 3 'is narrowed, while adjusting the interval so that the upper collar fixing part 2' is in contact with your upper arm and the lower arm fixing part 3 'is in contact with your lower arm Then, bring the entire contact wearer 1 'close to your face.

After confirming that the upper collar fixing portion 2 'is in contact with the upper collar of the user and the lower collar fixing portion 3' is in contact with the lower collar of the user, the distance between the upper collar fixing portion 2 'and the lower collar fixing portion 3' The force of the index finger and the thumb applied to the upper arm fixing portion 2 ′ and the lower eyelid fixing portion 3 ′ or the right arm portion 14 (or the left arm portion 15) in the vicinity thereof is adjusted so that the width gradually increases.
As a result, the upper and lower eyelids move upward and downward, respectively, by the elastic force of the contact mounting device 1 ′, and maintain a state where the pupil is opened.

  In this state, for example, with the ring finger or the like, the rear portion of the pushing portion 13 is slowly pushed to bring the contact lens on the contact lens holding portion 9 ′ closer to the pupil. When the position of the contact lens and the pupil is deviated, the entire contact wearer 1 'is moved and adjusted.

  Thus, according to the contact mounting device 1 ′ of the present embodiment, the contact lens holding portion 9 ′ can be safely opened without damaging the pupil while maintaining the state where the pupil is easily opened with one hand. Contact lenses can be attached.

In addition, you may make it attach a tube, such as a silicone rubber, to the part which contacts the collar of upper collar fixing | fixed part 2 'and lower collar fixing | fixed part 3' like 1st Embodiment.
Moreover, you may make it operate contact mounting device 1 'with both hands. Furthermore, the extrusion portion 13 and the attachment portion 10 ′ are not provided separately, but may be a common member.
Furthermore, you may form in the spring shape like 1st Embodiment by using the intermediate part 20 of the right arm part 14 and the left arm part 15 as a connection part.
The contact mounting device 1 ′ of this embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and the shape and configuration of each part are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a contact mounting device 1 ″ according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where no force is applied to the contact mounting device 1 ″ according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a contact mounting device 1 ″ according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which applied force and narrowed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the contact wearer 1 ″ of this embodiment includes an upper eyelid fixing part 2 ″, a lower eyelid fixing part 3 ″, an upper arm part 4 ′, a lower arm part 5 ′, and a contact lens holding part. 9 ″, a mounting portion 10 ″ for attaching the contact lens holding portion 9 ″ to the root portion of the upper arm portion 4 ′, a spring 16 for biasing the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm portion 5 ′ to open, and the upper arm portion 4 And a connecting portion 17 that connects 'and the lower arm portion 5'.
The upper heel fixing portion 2 "and the lower heel fixing portion 3" are covered with a tube 11 formed of an elastic member such as silicon rubber.

  Each part excluding the contact lens holding part 9 ″ is formed of, for example, a member such as aluminum or plastic. The contact lens holding part 9 ″ is formed of a sticky and elastic member such as silicon rubber. Yes. For example, the rear end portion of the contact lens holding portion 9 ″ is formed in an annular shape, and is attached so as to be inserted into the attachment portion 10 ″.

  In the contact mounting device 1 ′, a connecting portion 17 attached to the lower arm portion 5 ′ is rotatably attached to the upper arm portion 4 ′ by an attachment shaft 18. Then, the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm portion 5 ′ are urged in the direction of spreading by the spring 16.

  Further, the rear end portion of the attachment portion 10 ″ is rotatably attached to the root portion of the upper arm portion 4 ′ by the attachment shaft 19. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm By moving the portion 5 ′ so as to narrow, the mounting portion 10 ″ moves in the direction of arrow F, that is, in the retracting direction. Further, by loosening the force so as to spread the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm portion 5 ′, the attachment portion 10 ″ moves in the direction of the arrow G, that is, the direction closer to the pupil.

Next, a method of using the contact mounting device 1 ″ according to this embodiment will be described.
First, a contact lens is attached to the contact lens holding portion 9 ″. Then, the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm portion 5 ′ are sandwiched between the index finger and the thumb, respectively, and the distance between the upper eyelid fixing portion 2 ″ and the lower eyelid fixing portion 3 ″. Applying a force so that the upper heel fixing portion 2 "is in contact with his upper heel and the lower heel fixing portion 3" is in contact with his lower heel while adjusting the interval so that the contact wearer 1 “Close the whole face to your face.
At this time, the mounting portion 10 ″ has moved in the direction of arrow F, that is, in the retracting direction.

After confirming that upper heel fixing part 2 "is in contact with your upper heel and lower heel fixing part 3" is in contact with your lower heel, the distance between upper heel fixing part 2 "and lower heel fixing part 3" The power of the index finger and the thumb applied to the upper arm portion 4 ′ and the lower arm portion 5 ′ is adjusted so as to gradually widen.
As a result, the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid are moved upward and downward, respectively, by the urging force of the spring 16 to maintain a state where the pupil is opened.

  At the same time, the attachment portion 10 ″ moves in the direction of the arrow G, that is, the direction approaching the pupil. Accordingly, the contact lens on the contact lens holding portion 9 ″ also approaches the pupil. When the position of the contact lens and the pupil is deviated, the entire contact wearer 1 ″ is moved and adjusted.

  In this manner, according to the contact mounting device 1 ″ of the present embodiment, the contact lens holding portion 9 ″ can be safely held without damaging the pupil while maintaining a state where the pupil is easily opened with one hand. Contact lenses can be attached.

    The contact mounting device 1 ″ of this embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and the shape and configuration of each part are not limited to those shown in FIGS.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the contact mounting device itself is formed of a flexible member and an example in which a spring is attached have been described. However, the combination is free, and a spring may be attached in the first embodiment or the second embodiment, or the contact mounter itself of the third embodiment may be formed of a flexible member. Good.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which each arm portion and each heel fixing portion are integrally formed has been described. However, these may be formed separately and attached.

  1, 1 ', 1 "... contact mounting device, 2, 2', 2" ... upper arm fixing part, 3, 3 ', 3 "... lower arm fixing part, 4, 4' ... upper arm part, 5, 5 ' ... lower arm part, 6 ... upper finger placing part, 7 ... lower finger placing part, 8 ... connecting part, 9, 9 ', 9 "... contact lens holding part, 10, 10' ... mounting part, 11 ... tube, 12 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS: Contact lens, 13 ... Extrusion part, 14 ... Right arm part, 15 ... Left arm part, 16 ... Spring, 17 ... Connection part, 18 ... Mounting shaft, 19 ... Mounting shaft.

Claims (4)

Upper arm,
Lower arm,
A connecting portion for connecting the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion;
An upper collar fixing portion provided at an end portion of the upper arm portion on the opposite side to the connecting portion;
A lower arm fixing part provided at an end of the lower arm part opposite to the connection part;
An attachment portion rotatably attached to the upper eyelid fixing portion or the lower eyelid fixing portion;
A contact lens holding part formed of an elastic member attached to the attachment part;
A biasing member that biases the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion in a direction to open around the connecting portion;
A contact mounting device characterized by comprising:   The upper arm portion, the lower arm portion, the connecting portion, the upper eyelid fixing portion, and the lower eyelid fixing portion are integrally formed from a flexible member, and the connecting portion is formed in a spring shape. The contact mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the contact mounting device also serves as the biasing member.   The contact lens holding portion is made of silicon rubber, and silicon rubber is attached to the upper eyelid fixing portion and the lower eyelid fixing portion. Contact wearer.   The upper arm portion is attached to the lower arm portion so as to be rotatable about an attachment shaft, and is opposite to an end portion of the upper arm portion on which the upper arm fixing portion is provided about the attachment shaft. The contact mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mounting portion is rotatably attached to the upper arm portion at an end portion located on a side.