JP2013233188A - Head-worn device for preventing snoring and apnea - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head-worn device for preventing snoring and apnea, capable of completely preventing snoring because a user can be prevented from lying on the back with the head-worn device being never separated from the user's body even if the user repeatedly turns over, and capable of preventing bad posture and stiffness on the shoulders because the user is not restricted only in a prescribed sideways posture.SOLUTION: A head-worn device for preventing snoring and apnea includes: a rod-shaped elastic body vertically disposed in a prescribed length on the back of a user's head; a holding sheet to which the rod-shaped elastic body is attached; a strip-shaped body attached in such a way as to surround the periphery of the holding sheet; a pair of traction belts whose ends are attached at positions on both sides of the face in the strip-shaped body; and a stretchable jaw holding member attached as to be held between the pair of traction belts.

Description

The present invention relates to a head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea that cannot eliminate snoring and apnea.

Snoring and apnea often occur when sleeping on the back, especially in obese and elderly people. That is, it is considered that the back of the throat (lingual root) when sleeping on its back sinks and blocks the airway. Such snoring and apnea can be prevented by sleeping with the head lying sideways. This is because, since the tongue base portion does not sink by being turned sideways, the airway is secured and the breathing can be performed smoothly.

Therefore, as in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-75816 (see Patent Document 1), a pillow that is formed in an L shape from the head to the back is used to support a body that is turned sideways, or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-268858. There are devices that prevent snoring in a state where the body is turned sideways, such as a supine sleeping preventive device that fixes the back pillow to the body with a band and fixes the body sideways as in (Patent Document 2).

JP 2012-75816 A JP 2009-268858 A

However, in the pillow as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the pillow is separated from the body while it is turned over in the middle of the night, and sometimes it is sleeping on its back, and snoring cannot be completely prevented. .
In addition, Patent Document 2 holds the body with the body facing in a certain direction, so the effect of preventing snoring and apnea is high, but it is restricted only in a predetermined sideways state and the posture becomes worse or the shoulder is stiff. There was a problem of waking up.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems of the conventional example, and the head-mounted device of the present invention does not leave the body even if it is repeatedly turned over, so that snoring can be prevented. Head wear to prevent snoring and apnea that does not worsen posture and cause stiff shoulders It is intended to provide ingredients.

In order to achieve the above object, the head mounting device for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention comprises a rod-like elastic body vertically arranged at a predetermined length on the back of the user, and the rod-like elastic body is attached to the head-mounting device. And a pair of traction bands having both ends attached at predetermined intervals to positions on both sides of the face of the band, and the pair of traction bands. A telescopic jaw holding member attached so as to pass between the traction bands is provided.

In the head mounting device for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention, the rod-shaped elastic body has a contact surface whose cross section is in contact with the back of the user's head and a bulge formed from the contact surface in a substantially mountain shape. And the user's head is difficult to fit in the supine position.

In the head mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention, the rod-like elastic body has a harder core and is less likely to sag due to secular change. It is what.

In the head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea of the present invention, the holding sheet to which the rod-like elastic body is attached is partitioned into an H shape by a dividing band inside the band-shaped body formed in the ring shape, A section other than the section where the rod-like elastic body is installed is also formed of a mesh sheet of a predetermined mesh.

In the head mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention, the stretchable chin holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands is made of a stretchable synthetic fiber fabric. It is also characterized by this.

In the head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention, the extendable jaw holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands has a pair of end portions of the pair of band-like jaw holding members. It is also characterized in that the belt-shaped jaw holding member can be held at a predetermined length by being fixed to each of the traction belts, and the open ends thereof being connected using a hook-and-loop fastener or a buckle.

In the first aspect of the present invention, a rod-like elastic body vertically arranged at a predetermined length on the back of the user, a holding sheet to which the rod-like elastic body is attached, and a surrounding portion of the holding sheet are attached. A pair of traction bands having both ends attached at predetermined intervals to positions on both sides of the face of the band-shaped body, and a stretchable jaw holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands And.
Therefore, even if the bar-like elastic body is repeatedly turned over, the head wearing device of the present invention does not leave the body and can be prevented from lying on its back, so that snoring can be completely prevented and a predetermined amount can be prevented. Since it is not restrained only in the sideways state, it is possible to provide a head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea that does not deteriorate posture and cause stiff shoulders.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped elastic body includes a contact surface whose section abuts on the back of the user's head, and a bulging surface formed substantially in a mountain shape from the contact surface. In addition, the user's head is difficult to fit in the supine position.
Accordingly, even if the bar-shaped elastic body is repeatedly turned over, the head-mounted device of the present invention does not leave the body and can be prevented from lying on its back, so that snoring can be completely prevented.

In the third invention of the present invention, the holding sheet to which the rod-shaped elastic body is attached is partitioned into an H shape by a dividing band inside the band-shaped body formed in the ring shape, and other than the section where the rod-shaped elastic body is installed. The partition is formed of a mesh sheet of a predetermined mesh.
Therefore, since it has rigidity to be in close contact with the user's head and has air permeability, the user does not feel uncomfortable due to sweating or the like during sleeping, and the user is not prevented from sleeping.

In the fourth invention of the present invention, the stretchable chin holding member attached so as to be passed between the pair of traction bands uses a stretchable synthetic fiber fabric.
Therefore, the user can be surely attached to the user's chin regardless of the contour of the user's head, the distance to the chin, etc., and the user can wear it without any discomfort because it feels good.

In the fifth invention of the present invention, the extendable jaw holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands fixes the ends of the pair of band-like jaw holding members to the pair of traction bands, respectively, and opens them. By connecting the ends with a hook-and-loop fastener or a buckle, the belt-like jaw holding member can be held at a predetermined length.
Therefore, it can be securely attached to the user's chin regardless of the contour of the user's head, the distance to the chin, etc., and the head-mounted device of the present invention can be separated from the body even if the user repeatedly turns over. There is nothing.

It is a side view which shows one Example of the head mounting tool for preventing snoring and apnea of this invention. It is a side view which shows the other Example of the head mounting tool for preventing snoring and apnea of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the state seen from the back head side. It is an expanded sectional view which shows several examples of a rod-shaped elastic body. It is a rear view which shows the connection structure of a strip | belt-shaped body edge part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, a head-mounted device 10 for preventing snoring and apnea according to the present invention is provided with a rod-like elastic body 11 vertically arranged at a predetermined length on the back of the user, and the rod-like elastic body 11 attached thereto. A holding sheet 12, a belt-like body 13 attached to surround the periphery of the holding sheet 12, and a pair of traction bands 14, both ends of which are attached at predetermined intervals to positions on both sides of the face of the belt-like body 13, 14 and an extendable jaw holding member 15 attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands 14, 14.
In the figure, reference numeral 16 denotes a connecting member for connecting the end portions of the belt-like body 13 to adjust the length so as to correspond to heads of various sizes.

As the connecting portion of the connecting member 16 as described above, a Velcro fastener or other surface fastener can be suitably used. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the male member and the female member of the hook-and-loop fastener 16a are attached to the end portions of the belt-like body 13, respectively, and are in close contact with the head of FIG. 5 (b) from the state of FIG. In this case, the male member and the female member are combined. By doing so, the belt-like body 13 can be attached so as to be in close contact with the head.
Of course, the belt-like body 13 may be held at a predetermined length by being connected using a connecting member 16 made of a buckle or the like other than the surface fastener 16a. In addition, a tuck (sewing fold) or dart (sewing with a part of the cloth being pinched and the tip sewed off toward the bulge) is placed at a predetermined position of the belt-like body 13. In this case, the belt-like body 13 may be attached so as to be in close contact with the head.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the rod-like elastic body 11 includes a contact surface 21 whose section abuts against the user's back head, and a bulging surface 22 formed so as to protrude from the contact surface 21. The user's head can be brought into close contact with the contact surface 21, and the bulging surface 22 makes it difficult for the user's head to be placed in a supine position.
FIG. 4B shows an example of a round bar shape as the rod-like elastic body 11. Of course, the shape of the rod-shaped elastic body 11 is not limited to the above-described shape, and can be appropriately selected according to the function that the user's head is unlikely to be in the supine position.
As the material of the rod-like elastic body 11, it has an appropriate hardness as seen in a low foam polyurethane foam, a polyethylene foam, etc., and has no sense of incongruity when worn on the head, disturbing sleep. It is desirable to select materials that will not become.

In addition, even when a slightly hard material such as a low foam polyurethane foam or polyethylene foam is used as the material of the rod-like elastic body 11, there is a case where “sagging” is observed due to long-term use. As shown in (c) and (d), a solid core 11a and a hollow (pipe-shaped) core 11b can be placed inside the rod-shaped elastic body 11. As the cores 11a and 11b, wooden or plastic rods, wooden or plastic, lightweight metal pipes, or the like can be suitably used.

As described above, due to the presence of the rod-shaped elastic body 11, the head-mounted device 10 of the present invention does not leave the body even if the user repeatedly turns over. In addition, since the user can be prevented from lying on his back, the user's snoring and apnea can be completely prevented. In addition, because it does not become an obstacle to the situation of turning over, it is not restricted only to the specified sideways state, preventing snoring and apnea without causing the user's posture to worsen or stiff shoulders It is possible to provide a head mounting tool for performing the above.
In addition, even if the bar-shaped elastic body 11 is repeatedly turned over, the head-mounted device 10 of the present invention does not leave the body and can be prevented from lying on its back, so that snoring can be completely prevented.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holding sheet 12 to which the rod-shaped elastic body 11 is attached is partitioned into an H shape by a partition band 31 inside the band-shaped body 13 formed in a ring shape, and the rod-shaped elastic body The sections B, C, and D other than the section A where the body 11 is installed are formed of a mesh sheet 32 having a predetermined mesh.
Examples of how to attach the rod-shaped elastic body 11 to the holding sheet 12 include sewing the storage pocket 33 on the holding sheet 12 and pushing it into the holding sheet 12 or attaching it with an adhesive or the like. Of course, it may be attached by various other methods. Further, when the “sag” comes to be seen as described above, the rod-like elastic body 11 in the storage pocket 33 may be replaced with a new one.
By having such a structure, it has rigidity (dimensional stability) that adheres closely to the user's head, and has breathability, so there is no unpleasant feeling due to sweating etc. while sleeping, The user is not disturbed to sleep.
As the material for the strip 13 or the compartment 31, a cotton tape having good dimensional stability and air permeability can be used, and a fabric with good air permeability can be used for the compartment A of the holding sheet 12. It is desirable to use a net-like sheet 32 made of natural or synthetic fibers for -D.

As shown in FIG. 1, a flexible and stretchable nylon fiber or polyurethane fiber fabric is used as the stretchable jaw holding member 15a attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands 14, 14. Is desirable. By using such a fabric, the chin holding member 15a can be mounted so that it can be stretched and gently wrapped in the chin, so that the chin holding member has a very good mounting feeling.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telescopic jaw holding member 15b attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands 14 and 14 has the ends of the pair of band-like chin holding members appropriately attached to the pair of traction bands 14a. The belt-shaped jaw holding member 15b can be held at a predetermined length by fixing the length using a hook 17 or the like. Of course, the open end can also be connected using Velcro fasteners or other surface fasteners or buckles.
In this way, the head can be securely attached to the user's head regardless of the contour of the user's head, the distance to the chin, etc. The tool 10 does not leave the body.

As described above, due to the presence of the convex shape made of the rod-like elastic body 11, when the user puts his head on the pillow, the face becomes natural and faces sideways so that the face is turned sideways. In this case, the back of the tongue does not press the throat, and an apnea can be prevented. Of course, snoring can be resolved at the same time as preventing apnea.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Head mounting tool 11 Rod-shaped elastic body 11a, 11b Middle core 12 Holding sheet | seat 13 Strip | belt-shaped body 14, 14 Traction band 14a, 14b Traction band 15a, 15b Jaw holding member 16 Connection member 16a Surface fastener 17 Hook 21 Contact surface 22 Swelling Surface 31 Partition band 32 Reticulated sheet 33 Storage pockets A, B, C, D

Claims (6)

A rod-like elastic body vertically arranged at a predetermined length on the back of the user, a holding sheet to which the rod-like elastic body is attached, a belt-like body attached to surround the periphery of the holding sheet, and the belt-like body A pair of traction bands having both ends attached at predetermined intervals at positions on both sides of the face, and a telescopic chin holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands. A head-mounted device to prevent snoring and apnea. The rod-shaped elastic body has a contact surface whose cross section abuts on the back of the user's head and a bulging surface protruding from the contact surface, so that the user's head is difficult to fit in the supine position. The head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to claim 1. 3. The snoring and apnea prevention according to claim 1, wherein the rod-like elastic body has a harder core and is less likely to sag due to secular change. Head wearing equipment. The holding sheet to which the rod-shaped elastic body is attached is partitioned into an H shape by a dividing band inside the band-shaped body formed in the ring shape, and a section other than the section where the rod-shaped elastic body is installed is a mesh-like sheet of a predetermined mesh. The head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the head-mounted device is formed. 5. The snoring device according to claim 1, wherein the stretchable chin holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands is made of a stretchable synthetic fiber fabric. Head wearing device to prevent apnea. The stretchable jaw holding member attached so as to pass between the pair of traction bands, fixes the ends of the pair of band-like chin holding members to the pair of traction bands, and uses open fasteners or buckles at the open ends. The head-mounted device for preventing snoring and apnea according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt-shaped jaw holding member can be held at a predetermined length by being connected together. Ingredients.

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