JP2022125442A - Mask fitting - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mask fitting which secures a space between a nose and a mask, reduces a mask area in contact with the nose and a peripheral part of the nose and can easily be attached to and detached from the mask.SOLUTION: A mask fitting 10 used for a mask 20 is integrally formed of a thin steel wire. A center upper part of the mask fitting 10 is constituted of a locking part 12 formed, in an inverted U shape, of the steel wire. An upper end 22B of a mask body 22 can be inserted into a recess of the inverted U-shaped. Mask contact parts 14 extend to both sides sandwiching the locking part 12 from lower ends of the locking part 12, and the mask contact parts 14 are brought into contact with an inner side part 22A of the mask body 22 facing a face of a user H. A pair of connecting parts 18 extends linearly in a face direction from both ends of the mask contact parts 14, and is connected to a pair of nose touch parts 16 which can be brought into contact with a nose N of the user H.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mask fitting capable of reducing the burden on a user associated with direct contact of the mask with the skin of the face, and is particularly suitable when using a mask made of non-woven fabric.

In general, masks cover the user's nose and mouth and their surroundings, and were used by medical workers, etc., to prevent pollen, etc., and when catching a cold. However, many people are using them all the time in their daily lives, to the extent that masks are in short supply due to the recent novel coronavirus infection. The mask generally has a mask body that covers the user's nose and mouth and their surroundings, as well as ear hooks that are provided on the left and right sides of the mask body and are hung on the user's ears. is.

Since the second year of Reiwa, masks have become a necessity in daily life from the perspective of preventing the above infections, but among masks, the fibers of non-woven masks, in particular, come in contact with the skin for a long period of time. Not only does it cause discomfort and dampness due to perspiration, but it also raises the risk of developing hypersensitivity dermatitis and the like.

However, with concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, it has become common to be required to wear a mask at all times, not only when commuting to work, but also at work. As a result, wearing the mask for a long period of time is essential, which is very troublesome and a heavy burden for the user of the mask.

Next, a conventional mask will be described.
First, in Patent Document 1 below, an inner sheet and an outer filter sheet are superimposed, and the two outer filter sheets are welded at the center at the outer edge of the convex shape to form a cap-shaped space, and the inner sheet Masks are disclosed that form openings that do not impinge on the nasal passages or mouth. Patent Document 2 discloses a mask that separates the space around the mouth and the space around the nose by providing a rod-shaped partition pad 2 higher than the nose in the part that abuts between the nose and the mouth inside the mask body 1. disclosed.

In Patent Document 3, the mask body 20 is composed of two sheets, one of which is an outer sheet 30 using highly breathable nonwoven fabric, and the other is a highly stretchable inner sheet having openings for inserting the nose and mouth. A sheet mask is disclosed. In Patent Document 4, by moving the first mounting part 11 and the second mounting part 12 along the right temple 106 and the left temple 107, the cover part 20 covers the nose and mouth, and the cover part A mask is disclosed that obtains a stand-by state of use with 20 away from the nose and mouth.

JP 2010-194203 A JP 2011-30809 A JP 2015-8767 A Utility Model Registration No. 3227832

However, according to the above Patent Documents 1 to 4, although a space can be secured between the mask and the area around the nose and mouth, the techniques of these Patent Documents 1 to 4 have a complicated structure and are expensive. Not only is it unavoidable, but it is also difficult to easily replace the mask, and as a result, it has been difficult to spread to the general public.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and not only secures a space between the nose and the mask and reduces the contact area of the nose and its surroundings with the mask, but also allows easy attachment and detachment to and from the mask. The purpose is to provide a suitable mask equipment.

The invention according to claim 1, which solves the above problems, is a mask fitting used for a mask that can cover the user's mouth and nose and their surroundings,
a locking portion that can be detachably attached to the end of the mask;
a mask contacting portion extending in a direction intersecting the locking portion and in contact with the inner surface side of the mask facing the user's face;
a nosepiece that is positioned away from the mask contacting portion and that can contact the user's nose;
including.

A mask fitting according to claim 1 is used for a mask that can cover the mouth and nose of a user and their surroundings, and not only has an engaging portion that can be detachably attached to the end of the mask, but also has an engaging portion that can be detachably attached. A mask contact portion extending in a direction intersecting with the mask is in contact with the inner surface side of the mask. In addition, the nose contact portion located apart from the mask contact portion can come into contact with the user's nose.

Therefore, according to the mask fitting nose of this claim, a space can be secured between the nose and its peripheral portion and the mask, and as a result of being able to reduce the contact area with the mask at these portions, the user of the mask will feel discomfort. It is possible to reduce the risk of developing hypersensitivity dermatitis caused by sweating and long-term wearing.

On the other hand, even in the case of a single-use mask that needs to be replaced frequently from a sanitary point of view, the mask attachment has a locking portion that can be detachably attached to the end of the mask, so that the mask attachment can be used. It can also be easily removed from the mask and reattached to a new mask.

As described above, the mask fitting according to the present invention can reliably secure a space between the nose and its peripheral portion and the mask, and can minimize the contact area of the nose and its peripheral portion with the mask. Furthermore, since it can be easily attached to and detached from the mask, it is possible to remove the mask fitting from the used mask and reattach it to a new mask. It becomes possible.

In claim 2, the mask contact portion extends to both sides of the locking portion, and the linearly extending connecting portion connects between the mask contact portion and the nose portion. For this reason, since there is a connecting portion that connects the mask contact portion and the nose portion that extend on both sides of the locking portion while extending linearly, the user's nose and the nose of the user are connected with the nose portion. It is possible to reliably separate the peripheral portion from the mask.

In claim 3, the mask fitting is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material or a metal material. Therefore, by integrally manufacturing the mask fitting with a synthetic resin material or a metal material, both of which can be manufactured at a low cost, it is possible to reliably provide a mask fitting with a simple structure at a low cost.

In claim 4, the elastic member that contacts the nose is attached to the nosepiece. Therefore, since the mask orthosis comes into contact with the nose via the elastic member, as the skin of the nose is protected, the user of the mask suffers from discomfort, sweating, and hypersensitivity dermatitis caused by wearing the mask for a long time. Risk can be further reduced.

According to the mask fitting of the present invention, not only is it possible to secure a space between the nose and the mask to reduce the contact area of the nose and its surroundings with the mask, but it is also possible to easily put on and take off the mask. have the same effect.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a user covering the mouth, nose and the periphery thereof with a mask to which the mask fitting according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied, showing a state in which the mask is partially cut away. 1 is a front view showing a user covering his/her mouth, nose and surroundings with a mask to which a mask fitting according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG. 1 is a plan view of a mask to which a mask fitting according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mask fitting according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG.

A mask fitting according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mask 20 to which the mask fitting 10 of the present embodiment is applied has an inner side portion 22A formed of a non-woven fabric capable of covering the mouth M and nose N of the user H and their surroundings. In addition to the mask body 22, symmetrical ear hooks 24 are attached to the left and right sides of the mask body 22, and the ear hooks 24 are hung on the ears of the user H.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mask fitting 10 used for this mask 20 is integrally formed of a thin metal steel wire such as a wire material. The upper central part of the mask fitting 10 is formed of this steel wire in an inverted U-shaped engaging portion 12, and the upper end portion 22B of the mask main body 22 can be inserted into this U-shaped concave portion. ing. Therefore, by using this engaging portion 12, the mask fitting 10 can be attached to the central upper end portion 22B of the mask body 22. As shown in FIG.

From the lower end portion of this locking portion 12, mask contacting portions 14 shown in FIGS. , the mask contact portion 14 is in contact with the inner side portion 22A of the mask main body 22 facing the face F of the user H. As shown in FIG. Further, connecting portions 18 are bent about 45 degrees from both end portions of the mask contact portion 14 and extend linearly in the direction of the face of the user H, and a pair of nose contact portions 16 that can contact the nose N of the user H. , the pair of connecting portions 18 are connected to each other. Since the connecting portion 18 connects the mask contact portion 14 and the pair of nose contact portions 16 in this way, not only is the pair of nose contact portions 16 positioned apart from the mask contact portion 14, but also , both sides of the nose N of the user H and these nose fittings 16 can surely come into contact with each other.

As a result, the mask fitting 10 of the present embodiment attached to the mask main body 22 is arranged so that the nose N of the user H is sandwiched between the pair of nose pads 16. As a result, the position of the mask fitting 10 with respect to the face F of the user H is stably held.

Next, the operation of the mask fitting 10 according to this embodiment will be described below.
The mask fitting 10 according to the present embodiment is used for a mask 20 that can cover the mouth M, nose N, and the periphery of the user H, and is attached to the locking portion 12 that can be detachably attached to the upper end portion 22B of the mask body 22. Mask contacting portions 14 extending on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the mask body 22 are in contact with the inner surface side portion 22A of the mask body 22 . In addition, as the connecting portion 18 extending linearly connects the mask contact portion 14 and the nose contact portion 16, the nose contact portion 16 positioned away from the mask contact portion 14 can be used. The nose N of the person H can be touched.

As described above, the connecting portion 18 linearly extending and connecting between the mask contact portion 14 extending on both sides of the locking portion 12 and the nose contact portion 16 contacting the nose N of the user H exists. , together with the nose portion 16, the area around the nose N of the user H can be reliably separated from the inner side portion 22A of the mask main body 22. As shown in FIG.

Therefore, a space is secured between the mask 20 and the nose N and its peripheral portion between the mask contact portion 14 and the nose contact portion 16, and the nose N and its peripheral portion and the inner surface side portion of the mask main body 22 are secured. By minimizing the contact area with 22A, it is possible to reduce the risk of development of hypersensitivity dermatitis or the like caused by user H's discomfort, stuffy sweat, or long-term wearing.
Furthermore, by using a device (not shown) having a function of closing the gap between the mask body 22 made of non-woven fabric, it is possible to secure a breathing space and enhance the anti-fogging effect when wearing glasses.

On the other hand, even in the case of a single-use mask that needs to be replaced frequently from a sanitary point of view, the mask fitting 10 has the locking portion 12 that can be detachably attached to the end of the mask. It can also be easily removed from a used mask and reattached to a new mask.

As described above, the mask fitting 10 according to the present embodiment reliably secures a space between the peripheral portion of the nose N and the mask main body 22, and the inner surface side portion 22A of the mask main body 22 of the nose N and its peripheral portion. Contact area can be minimized. Furthermore, since it can be easily attached to and detached from the mask, the mask fitting 10 can be removed from the used mask and reattached to a new mask. It can also be manufactured at low cost.

In the above-described embodiment, the mask fitting 10 is integrally made of a metal material. Other metal materials such as copper wire, brass wire, and aluminum wire may be used. Furthermore, the mask fitting 10 may be integrally formed not only from a metal material but also from a synthetic resin material such as polyacetal or ABS resin.

Further, in the above embodiment, the mask main body of the mask is made of non-woven fabric, but it may be made of other materials such as cloth or urethane. Furthermore, an elastic member such as a protective mat made of silicon can be attached to the nosepiece that contacts the nose. As a result, the mask fitting comes into contact with the nose via the elastic member, so that the skin of the nose is protected.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, the upper end portion 22B of the mask body 22 is sandwiched between the concave portions of the locking portion 12 formed in an inverted U shape. may be worn.

Although the embodiments according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to various industrial fields other than masks.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Mask fitting 12 Locking part 14 Mask contact part 16 Nose part 18 Connecting part 20 Mask 22 Mask main body 24 Ear hook part H User M Mouth N Nose F Face

Claims (4)

A mask fitting used for a mask that can cover the user's mouth and nose and their surroundings,
a locking portion that can be detachably attached to the end of the mask;
a mask contacting portion extending in a direction intersecting the locking portion and in contact with the inner surface side of the mask facing the user's face;
a nosepiece that is positioned away from the mask contacting portion and that can contact the user's nose;
including mask fittings. 2. The mask fitting according to claim 1, wherein the mask contact portion extends on both sides of the engaging portion, and the linearly extending connecting portion connects between the mask contact portion and the nose portion. 3. The mask equipment according to claim 1, which is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material or a metal material. 4. The mask fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an elastic member that contacts the nose is attached to the nosepiece.

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