JP2018084016A - Mask for mouth and nose with mask part for ear or insertion body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart multi-purpose functions for ear to a normal pollen protection mask for mouth and nose by effectively utilizing a technique to meet the demand and functions required for the normal pollen protection mask, in order to solve such problems in which: there has been no mask for mouth and nose set with a mask for ear and its insertion body to be inserted to or worn on the external auditory meatus, the mask for ear is a disposable mask for one-time or plural-time use or a mask made of non-woven fabric or cotton usable for repeated use; and there has been a demand for a normal mask for mouth and nose having a function to prevent the wearer's external auditory meatus from getting itchy caused by a foreign object entering the ear hole.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a mask for mouth and nose with a mask part for ear and its insertion body to be inserted into the ear, comprising a mask main body 1, a pair of extension parts 2 extending from a corresponding pair of ear hook parts 4 and a pair of wearing parts 3 for external auditory meatus according to the size of the ear hole, which is integrally formed of a single sheet 7 made of a non-woven fabric 5, an elastic material 6 or the like.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a normal mouth-nose mask and an ear function, and relates to a mouth-nose mask having an ear mask part and an insertion part, each having an extension part and a wearing part to the ear canal.

  Conventionally, there has been a disposable or reusable type ear mask intended to be used once or several times to prevent fine particles such as pollen and allergen substances from directly entering the ear canal, Things that weren't hot during the pollen season were easily removed. In addition to the mask covering the mouth and nose, it was necessary to purchase it separately, so the purchase cost was high. Although there was a normal mask covering the mouth and nose, there was no ear mask at hand, and there was no means to prevent itching with a normal mask against the itching of the ear canal caused by a foreign substance invading through the ear canal.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-119757

For ear masks and inserts inserted into or worn in the ear canal, made of disposable or reusable non-woven fabrics and cotton, etc., intended for single or multiple use, as follows: There were some disadvantages.
Because of its light weight, it could come off due to body movement or wind.
If it falls off and falls on the ground, it becomes unusable and a new item must be taken out and attached.
If it goes deep inside the external auditory canal, there is a danger that it will be impossible to remove it including the knob.
The usual pollen mask did not have an ear filter. Even if it was attached, it was a cover, etc. From spring to summer when pollen flew, it was not realistic to wear it in terms of design and practical use.
There was no effective shape to eliminate the possibility that the ear canal mask alone could not be inserted into the ear canal and removed.
It is necessary to keep the ear canal resting without touching the ear canal in cases such as otitis externa caused by putting the fingers or cotton swabs into the ear canal and illusioning the itch coming from the inner ear due to pollen etc. However, there were many people who touched with fingers with bacteria etc. due to itchy ears.
Many people have to go out during the pollen season, and even the normal mouth and nose masks have a function to prevent the ear canal from being touched directly with fingers, and the ear canal is irritated by foreign matter that has entered the ear canal. A function to prevent pollen invading from the current mouth and nose, a function that can be continuously worn in the ear canal without falling and can continue to apply drugs etc. to the ear canal for early cure of otitis externa, There was a demand for versatile functions that were required at the same time, such as shapes that were not embarrassed by design and that could be worn.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has an object to provide a general pollen mask for mouth and nose with a versatile function for ears. Provide effective technology for the functions and demands required for regular pollen masks.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in each claim is configured.

The ear mask and the mouth and nose mask with an insert according to the present invention may be a single-use or single-use type for one time use or several times use, and may be used repeatedly by washing or the like. It may be a possible type.

  The present invention has a wear part to the external auditory canal that matches the size of the ear canal, and is formed of a nonwoven fabric and a flexible and stretchable sheet, etc. It is intended to provide a mask for mouth and nose with a mask part and an insert for use in an ear.

According to the present invention, the length of the mask body for the mouth and nose and the extending portion extending from the ear hooking portion are formed and can be adjusted.
About wearing part to ear canal.
In the case of the ear hole mask part, it is formed of a sheet material that extends with a notch on the outer periphery, and can be fitted to the ear hole with a finger. In the case of an insert, it is formed into a rod shape or the like that matches the ear canal and is difficult to come off.
The mouth-nose mask has an ear function.
The ear canal mask and insert are fixed to the mouth and nose mask body and the ear hanger, and the knob from which the extension from the mouth and nose mask body is taken out without falling on the ground due to body movement or wind. As a result, it is possible to reliably take out the ear hole mask and the insert that have entered the depth of the ear canal. Further, since the extension part is connected to the mouth / nose mask body and the ear hook part, the ear hole mask part and the insertion body are prevented from entering the depth of the ear canal.
If you have an external ear disease such as otitis externa, you had to apply drugs to the outer ear several times a day with a cotton swab or purchase a separate product, but this led to a mask for the mouth and nose. Therefore, even when the pollen is out, the pollen that invades from the mouth-nose ear is blocked at the same time in a progressive form, and the ear canal mask part and insert containing drugs are continuously worn on the ear canal. You can do that.
Even when liquid is coming out of the ear canal due to external ear disease, etc., the ability of the mouth and nose mask and the function of the ear mask can be fulfilled at the same time, so that even if there is itchiness of the outer ear coming from the mouth and nose, The liquid can be continuously absorbed without touching the ear canal with an attached finger or the like.
A part or the whole is formed of a non-woven fabric, a stretchable sheet material, a single sheet material, and the like, and can be produced at low cost with the same manufacturing technique and material as those of conventional masks for mouth and nose.
Depending on the shape function of the wearing part to the ear canal, a plurality of other functions can be achieved.

It is the top view seen from the non-wearing surface of the mask part for mouth and nose with a mask part or insert which is used in the ear according to the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the left non-wearing surface which shows the example of partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the left non-wearing surface which shows the example of partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the left non-wearing surface which shows the example of partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the left non-wearing surface which shows the example of partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the top view seen from the front non-wearing surface which shows the example of a partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the top view seen from the front non-wearing surface which shows the example of a partial change of the structure of FIG. It is the top view seen from the front non-wearing surface which shows the example of a partial change of the structure of FIG. The schematic diagram showing a state when the mask part used for the ear | edge concerning this invention or the mask for mouth and nose with an insertion body is worn.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic embodiment.
The outer ear canal wearing part 3 is provided at the tip of the extension part 2 extending from the ear hook part 4 of the mouth-nose mask body 1, and is integrated with the single sheet material 7 by the nonwoven fabric 5 or the stretchable material 6. It is molded into.

In the case of forming with a single sheet material, polyurethane or polyolefin having soft elasticity is suitable. As a result, the ear-hanging part 4 fits the ear by stretchability, the extension part 2 can be adjusted in length by extending, and the ear canal wearing part 3 fits to the shape of the ear canal with a finger by softness and stretchability. Is possible.
The material may be a stretchable material or a non-woven fabric.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
The ear hook part 4 formed by the single sheet material 7 of the nonwoven fabric 5 joined to the mask main body 1 by the joint part 10 has a score line 9. The shape of the cut line 9 is the shape of the extending portion 2 and the ear canal wearing portion 3.
When the mask body 1 is worn, the central portion is opened by the opening 8 and hooked through the ear, and at the same time, the extending portion 2 is extended and folded so that the outer surface of the ear canal wearing portion 3 is worn on the ear canal. is there.
The ear hook 4 is integrally formed by the single sheet 7 of the nonwoven fabric 5, but the material can be replaced with various materials as long as the material is soft and stretchable.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
The ear canal wearing part 3 having a radial cut 11 on the outer periphery is formed in a circular shape at the tip of the extension part 2 extended from the ear hook part 4 joined by the mask body 1 and the joint part 10.
As described above, the mask body 1 and the ear hook 4 may be formed of different materials and joined.
Basically, in any form of combination, the mask body 1, the ear hooking part 4, the extending part 2, and the ear canal wearing part 3 may be integrated with each other, or separated parts may be joined. Good.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
The ear canal wearing part 3 formed at the end part of the extension part 2 joined and extended to the mask body is a three-dimensional molded part 12 made of cotton 14 and the like, and has an absorbent polymer therein. ing.
As a result, it is possible to absorb the liquid that comes out of the outer ear during diseases such as otitis externa. On the contrary, the temperature in the outer ear can be slightly cooled after water is included.
The water-absorbing polymer can have various absorbers such as a water-absorbing polymer and a polymer absorber.
The ear canal wearing part 3 may be planar or three-dimensional, and may or may not be hollow.
Although cotton 14 is used here, absorbent cotton or gauze is preferable, and other materials such as nonwoven fabric may be used.
A non-woven fabric 5 or the like may be used for the non-woven fabric 5 or the like in which the absorbent cotton formed by winding a plurality of sheets one by one so that the cross section of the three-dimensional molded portion 12 becomes an annual ring shape is formed into a rod shape and sprayed with fibrillated cellulose. It may be a system in which the cross section is formed in a single spiral shape.
In any case, the material is not limited to cotton and non-woven fabric, and any material may be used.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
The medicine 15 is applied to the ear canal wearing part.
It may be used by twisting the flat outer ear wearing part and inserting it into the external auditory canal, or a three-dimensionally shaped rod, and various drugs used in diseases such as otitis externa can be applied. is there. The form of the drug may be powder, jelly, gel, liquid, cream or the like.
The drug can be continuously put in the ear canal, and it is not necessary to reapply several times a day with a cotton swab or the like.
A method may be used in which a drug is applied later to the ear canal wearing portion of this shape to which no drug is applied. This method is possible regardless of the form or shape of the ear canal wearing part.
The material may be cotton, gauze, non-woven fabric or the like.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
The ear canal wearing part has a heat generating part 16. A heating element is provided between the wearing surface side sheet and the non-wearing surface side sheet of the outer ear canal wearing part formed in a planar manner, whereby the surface becomes a heating part.
As the constituent material, various heat generating materials and materials capable of generating steam heat can be used, and the shape, size, and arrangement location of the heat generating portions can be appropriately changed according to specific applications.
The heating element contains an oxidizable metal, and is heated to a predetermined temperature or generates water vapor using heat generated by an oxidation reaction caused by the contact of the oxidizable metal with oxygen. The heating element includes a non-oxidizing metal, a reaction accelerator, an electrolyte, and water. Such a heating element is made of, for example, a heating sheet or a heating powder. Such materials are known in the art.
A wearing surface sheet consists of a moisture-permeable sheet. On the other hand, the non-wearing surface sheet is a moisture permeable sheet or a moisture permeable sheet. When the non-wearing surface sheet is a moisture permeable sheet, the breathability of the moisture permeable sheet is lower than the breathability of the wearing surface sheet. By appropriately adjusting the air permeability of the wearing surface sheet and the non-wearing surface sheet, water vapor (steam heat) heated to a predetermined temperature is generated from the side of the wearing surface sheet, which is given to the ear canal of the wearer. Become so. The degree of such air permeability adjustment is known in the art.
By applying steam heat to the external auditory canal, the external auditory canal is warmed and blood circulation is improved and a relaxing effect can be expected. In addition, because it can be worn stably, there is no worry of falling on the ground.
The ear canal wearing part having the heat generating part 16 may have a three-dimensional shape such as a cylindrical shape, and may have a heat generating element therein.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
A separation line 17 for separation that can be separated is provided at an intermediate portion between the mask main body and the extension portion 2. The cut line may be a line of any shape such as a dotted line or a straight line.
The external ear canal wearing part 3 including the mask main body and the extension part 2 can be separated, which is convenient when unnecessary or dirty.
The one side portion 18 that is one of the left and right sides with the center line 19 as an axis is integrally formed of a single sheet material and has a planar shape. Similar to a normal mouth-nose mask, a mouth-nose mask having a mask to be worn on the ear canal can be folded at the center line 19 and stored compactly in a plane.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.
An extension formed integrally with the single sheet material 7 of the nonwoven fabric 5 joined to the ear hook 4 which is a string-like elastic body extending from the mask body 1 of the type having pleats. It has a part 2 and an ear canal wearing part 3.
A mask for the external auditory canal may be installed in any shape, material, and combination on the mouth and nose masks of various shapes.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state when the mask part for the external auditory canal or the mask for mouth and nose with an insert of the present invention is worn.
A normal ear hook is hooked on the ear 21, and the ear canal wearing portion 3 at the tip of the extended portion extending from the ear hook is worn on the ear canal 20.
This shape is much more efficient than other ear covers for mouth and nose masks, and it can block pollen and allergens that enter from the ears, and it looks and functions well.

  The ear hooking part 4, the extension part 2, and the ear canal wearing part 3 are each flat or solid, with or without cuts, with or without lamination, with or without an adhesive part, straight lines and curves, thick and thin, shaped, stretchable Various forms and combinations such as presence / absence, presence / absence of elasticity, presence / absence of integral molding, and materials to be used can be used.

The following configurations can be used for formation according to the present invention.
General entries in the specification, ear hook, extension, ear canal wearing part, ear canal mask, ear canal insert, material, notch, score line, sheet material, three-dimensional molded part, joint, water absorption Various structures, materials, methods, combinations, and bonding methods can be used as the polymer, the heating element, and the drug, and the combination of the shape and the arrangement position of each part can be changed as appropriate.
Each configuration described in the embodiment can be used alone, or a plurality of appropriately selected configurations can be used in combination.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mask main body 2 Extension part 3 Ear canal wearing part 4 Ear hook part 5 Nonwoven fabric 6 Elastic material 7 Single sheet material 8 Opening part 9 Cut line 10 Joint part 11 Cut 12 Three-dimensional molded part 13 Absorbent polymer 14 Cotton 15 Drug 16 Heat generation part 17 Cut line 18 One side part 19 Center line 20 External auditory canal 21 Ear

Claims (13)

  A mask comprising: a mask main body covering at least a mouth of the wearer; and a pair of ear hooks extending from both sides of the mask main body and hooked on the ears of the wearer, and extending from the ear hook A mask portion or a mask with an insert for use in an ear, characterized in that a wearing portion for an ear canal formed according to the size of the ear canal is provided in the extended portion.   A mask main body covering at least the mouth of the wearer and a pair of ear hooks extending from both sides of the mask main body and hooked on the wearer's ears, the mask extending from the mask main body The mask part or the mask with an insert used in the ear according to claim 1, wherein the extended part has a wearing part to the ear canal formed according to the size of the ear canal. .   The ear according to claim 1, wherein an extension part and a wearing part to the external auditory canal formed in accordance with the size of the ear hole are formed of a nonwoven fabric or a stretchable material. Mask with mask part or insert for use.   The mask body part, ear hook part, extended extension part, and all or part of the combination of the wearing part to the external auditory canal formed according to the size of the ear canal are integrally molded from a single sheet material. The mask with a mask part or an insert for use in the ear according to claim 1, wherein the mask is used.   The ear hook has a cut line, and the shape of the cut line is an extension part extending from the ear hook part and a wearing part to the ear canal formed in accordance with the size of the ear hole. A mask with a mask part or an insert for use in the ear according to claim 1.   It has a notch in the outer periphery of the wearing part to the ear canal formed according to the size of an ear hole, The mask part or insert with an ear | edge used in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. mask.   The mask for use in the ear according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a portion to be worn on the ear canal shaped according to the size of the ear canal is shaped three-dimensionally or rod-shaped. Mask with part or insert.   The wearing part to the ear canal formed according to the size of the ear canal is cotton or gauze, with a mask part or an insert used in the ear according to any one of claims 1 to 7, mask of.   The mask part or insert used in the ear according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wearing part to the ear canal shaped according to the size of the ear canal has an absorbent polymer. With mask.   The medicine or fragrance is applied to or contained in the wearing part to the ear canal formed according to the size of the ear canal, and used in the ear according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Mask with mask or insert.   The mask part or insertion used in the ear according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the wearing part to the ear canal formed according to the size of the ear canal has a heat generation function. Mask with body.   The cut-out line for separating the wearing part or the extension part to the ear canal from the mask main body is provided in the extension part or the ear hooking part. The mask with the mask part or insert used in the ear.   The mask main body part, the ear hooking part, the extension part, the entire wearing part to the ear canal, or the left and right sides of the center line of the mask main body part are formed in a flat shape. 12. A mask with a mask portion or an insert for use in the ear according to any one of 12 above.

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