JP3044113U - Pillow device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] You can attach it to the edge of the bathtub etc. and securely fix it.
In addition, it is possible to move the pillow device to an arbitrary position on the bathtub body and easily attach and detach it. A sheet body 12 formed on a flat thin plate made of a flexible elastic body is provided, and a substantially central portion of the sheet body 12 serves as a occipital region receiver, and the occipital region receiver 14 is substantially centrally opposed to each other. Since the plurality of detachable suction cup members 16 are provided at the positions, the suction cup members 16 can be securely attached to the protrusion such as the edge of the bathtub, and can be easily detached by being moved to any position of the bathtub body.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a pillow device mounted on a bathtub body or the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the past, when relaxing in the bathtub while taking a bath, the neck of the bathtub and the back of the head are held around the edge of the bathtub to relax the body.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the past, the heavy occipital region was placed directly on the edge of a hard bathtub, so the area that hits the edge became painful. Therefore, for example, a towel or the like is placed under the back of the head. However, even if it was placed on the narrow edge of the bathtub, it could not even be placed depending on the shape of the edge because of the movement of the head that caused Taol to slip off. As a result, fatigue in the back of the head, especially in the neck and shoulders, could not be fully recovered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to attach the pillow device to an edge portion of a bathtub or the like and securely fix the pillow device at an arbitrary position of the bathtub body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pillow device that can be moved and easily detached and used.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, a pillow device 10 according to the present invention includes a sheet body 12 formed of a flexible elastic body in the shape of a flat thin plate, and a substantially central portion of the sheet body 12 is provided. The occipital region receiver 14 is provided, and a plurality of detachable suction cup members 16 are provided at positions facing each other with the occipital region receiver 14 substantially in the center.

Further, the occipital region receiver 14 may be provided with an adjusting means 18 capable of adjusting to an arbitrary thickness shape.

The occipital region receiver may be provided with a detachable portion 20 that is detachable from the sheet body.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The pillow device according to the present invention is used, for example, by mounting it on the edge of a bathtub and placing the back of the head on it. By putting a heavy occipital region on the edge-mounted pillow device during bathing, the tension can be released from the neck muscles to the shoulders and the fatigue can be recovered.

The pillow device includes a sheet body formed of a flexible elastic body in the shape of a flat thin plate. A substantially central portion of the sheet body is used as a occipital region receiver, and the occipital region receiver is disposed at a substantially central position for separation. A plurality of detachable suction cup members are provided at opposite positions. The sheet body can be easily bent by hand, has an elastic force for restoring a dent due to a load, and is formed into a substantially rectangular shape having an arbitrary size and thickness. The sheet body should be one size larger than the head, and should be elastic and thick enough not to hurt when the back of the head is placed. As a material, a soft synthetic resin material having high water resistance is suitable, and examples thereof include vinyl chloride and urethane foam. In this case, for example, a large-sized sheet body can be integrally molded simply by die-cutting or cutting, so that the number of working steps is small, mass production is possible, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Furthermore, by stacking at least two sheet bodies and welding or adhering the edge portions, the sheet bodies can be formed into, for example, a bag shape. Further, the sheet body may have any shape other than the above-mentioned substantially rectangular shape, and may be formed into a shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a substantially hexagon or an octagon. Further, a substantially central portion of the sheet body is used as a occipital region receiver, and the occipital region K is supported by being mounted on the occipital region K. The sheet body has appropriate elasticity and thickness, and the occipital region K that has been placed and received does not hurt the occipital region K, so that fatigue from the neck muscles to the shoulders is recovered. Further, by forming the occipital region receiver in the shape of a bag and internally enclosing a cushioning material or the like therein, it is possible to increase the thickness of the occipital region receiver and enhance the cushioning effect. The cushioning material is suitable if it is a foamable soft synthetic resin or the like having an appropriate thickness, since it is light and has high absorbency and good workability.

Further, since a plurality of removable suction cup members are provided at positions facing each other with the occipital region receiver substantially in the center, the pillow device can be easily fixed to the edge portion F of the bathtub. By securely fixing the edges of both ends of the sheet, it will not accidentally move or fall off, and can be removed and stored when not needed. It is preferable that about four detachable suction cup members are provided so as to face both ends of the sheet body, but the facing positions and the number are arbitrary, and for example, about four suction cup members may be provided at four corners of the sheet body. Further, the sheet body may be provided not only on one side but also on both sides. The point is that the pillow device can be securely fixed and can be easily removed. The attachable / detachable suction cup member is preferably a general synthetic resin type suction cup, which can be easily fixed by, for example, welding or adhesion.

Since the occipital region receiver is provided with adjusting means capable of adjusting the shape of the occipital region, the height of the occipital region K can be arbitrarily set by adjusting the thickness of the occipital region receiver. For example, the occipital region holder can be formed in a bag shape and a cushioning material or the like can be enclosed inside to keep the thickness constant. In addition, the thickness of the occipital receiver can be increased or decreased by adjusting the amount of the cushioning material to be enclosed. It is preferable that the cushioning material appropriately absorbs and disperses the deformation of the occipital region receiver, and for example, a fluid such as a gas or a liquid is highly efficient as the cushioning material, and air or water that can be readily obtained is suitable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a gas body or a viscous fluid may be used.

The occipital region receiver is provided with an attachable / detachable portion that can be attached to and detached from the sheet body, and can be freely engaged and disengaged. For example, the occipital region holder is formed in a bag shape having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a cushioning material is internally sealed therein. A pair of, for example, hook-and-loop fasteners that can be engaged with the occipital region receiver and the substantially central portion of the sheet body are engaged with each other to form a detachable portion. By engaging and disengaging these detachable parts, the occipital region receiver can be easily engaged and disengaged from the seat body. The size and number of the attaching / detaching portion are not limited as long as the occipital region receiver is securely locked, and the structure is not limited to the above-described fasteners and the like, and the occipital region receiving member can be easily engaged / disengaged from the seat body. It's good if there is. For example, a system may be used in which the detachable portion is engaged with a belt or a hook.

Further, the thickness of the occipital region receiver can be arbitrarily set, and the degree of freedom in height adjustment of the pillow device is increased. Further, the occipital region receiver is preferably formed of the same material as the sheet body, and its outer shape and size are arbitrarily formed. Also, a plurality of occipital region receivers having a size of about half may be engaged and disengaged. For example, it is attached to both ends of the detachable receiving portion at the substantially central portion of the sheet body to form a substantially V-shaped recess, and the recess allows the occipital region K to be reliably held.

[0014]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective explanatory view of a pillow device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a side view explanatory diagram of the pillow device 10. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the pillow device 10 is mounted, for example, on the edge F of the bathtub so as to straddle it from above, and the occipital region K is placed on the pillow device 10 for use.

The pillow device 10 includes a sheet body 12 formed of a flexible elastic body and formed in a flat thin plate shape. A substantially central portion of the sheet body is a occipital region receiver 14, and the occipital region receiver 14 is approximately in the center. A plurality of detachable suction cup members 16 are provided at positions facing each other. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the sheet body 12 is divided into three rectangular parallelepipeds arranged side by side in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and the occipital region receiver 14 is arranged in the center of the divided sheet body 12. positioned. With the occipital region receiver 14 at the center, the sections on both sides along the section are pressed in the same direction, and the section is naturally bent into a U shape in side view. In the embodiment, the occipital region receiver 14 is formed in an oblong shape having a long side of about 20 cm and a short side of about 10 cm, which has a size to securely support the occipital region K, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be a square or a substantially circular shape. It may have a shape. However, the shape, size or width is not limited and may be arbitrarily formed.

The sheet body 12 is made of a flexible and elastic material. In the embodiment, it is made of synthetic resin vinyl chloride. The sheet body 12 is formed by stacking and welding two thin sheet made of vinyl chloride to form the sheet body 12. Since the sheet body 12 alone has appropriate elasticity and thickness, a thin sheet having a required elasticity is processed into a flat thin sheet body, and the central portion serves as a occipital region receiver, A plurality of detachable suction cup members may be provided so as to face both sides of the receiver. Also, if it is made of vinyl chloride, etc., it can be integrally molded by simply stamping out or cutting the sheet body 12 from a large-sized sheet, so there are few work steps, mass production is possible, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

The sheet body 12 is flexible and can be easily bent by hand into a substantially U-shape with the occipital region receiver 14 substantially at the center as shown in phantom lines in FIG. Therefore, the bathtub can be worn while being curved to have substantially the same shape as the edge portion F of various bathtubs. Further, the sheet body 12 is made of an elastic body having flexibility, and is easily restored to the original flat thin plate shape when the pillow device 10 is removed. The width of the sheet body 12 is preferably about 30 cm on the long side and about 20 cm on the short side, which is easy to handle. However, the width of the sheet body is not limited and may be arbitrarily formed.

As can be seen from FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, after stacking at least two sheet bodies 12 that are die-cut into a substantially rectangular shape, the edges 13 around the sheet body 12 are electrically heated or the like. The sheet body 12 is formed in a bag shape by welding by welding. A cushioning material 15, which will be described later, and the like are enclosed in the bag-shaped interior. In this embodiment, the substantially central portion of the sheet body 12 is used as the occipital region receiver 14, and is welded so as to be divided into three parts along with both sides thereof. However, the compartments can be arbitrarily divided and may be formed by adhesion other than welding. Alternatively, the sheet body 12 may be formed by dividing the sheet body 12 arbitrarily into about 2 to 4 and forming the sheet body 12 by fusing and joining these edge portions together.

In the drawing, a substantially central portion of the sheet body 12 is used as a occipital region receiver 14, and the occipital region K is supported so as to be placed on the substantially central portion of the sheet body 12. The occipital region receiver 14 has a proper elasticity and thickness even if the sheet body 12 is a single body, but as described above, it is formed into a bag shape partitioned as a part of the sheet body 12, and the cushioning material 15 is provided therein. By sealing the inside, the thickness of only the occipital region receiver 14 is increased to enhance the cushioning effect. Therefore, it becomes a cushion that absorbs the shape of the occipital region K that has been received, and does not hurt even if the occipital region is placed for a long time. The cushioning material 15 is suitable because it is made of a soft synthetic resin having the same shape as the occipital region receiver 14 in a plan view and having a thickness of about 1 to 3 cm, for example, foamed sponge or foamed urethane, which is light in absorbency and has good workability. .

Further, a plurality of detachable suction cup members 16 are provided at positions facing each other with the occipital region receiver 14 substantially in the center. As a result, the pillow device 10 can be easily fixed to the edge portion F of the bathtub. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the detachable suction cup members 16 are fixed to the receiving edges 17 at both ends of the sheet body 12. Since the removable suction member 16 securely fixes both end portions of the sheet body 12, it does not move or fall off unnecessarily. Therefore, since the pillow device 10 is easily attached to and detached from the edge portion F, the attachment position can be easily adjusted, and the pillow device 10 can be accommodated at any time when unnecessary. In this embodiment, eight suction cup members are fixed so as to face each other as shown in FIG. 3. However, the facing positions and the number of suction cup members are not limited to this, and the suction positions may be set at arbitrary positions such as four corners of the sheet body 12. Only about four may be used. A commonly used synthetic resin type suction cup is used, and it is easily fixed by welding or adhesion.

Next, a pillow device 10a in another embodiment of the occipital region receiver 14 will be described. The occipital region receiver 14 is provided with adjusting means 18 that can be adjusted to an arbitrary thickness shape, and the occipital region receiver 14 can be adjusted to a desired arbitrary thickness. As shown in FIG. 6, the occipital region receiver 14 is formed into a bag shape that is partitioned into an arbitrary shape, and a hole 26 and a plug body 24 that is fitted into the hole 26 are provided at an arbitrary position. After the fluid A 2 is filled in the occipital region receiver 14 through the hole 26, the plug 24 is fitted into the hole 26, whereby the thickness according to the amount of the fluid A is maintained. Therefore, when the height of the edge portion F of the bathtub is low, it is possible to increase the thickness of the occipital region receiver 14 by increasing the amount of the fluid A to be enclosed, and to increase the amount of the occipital region K, and conversely to reduce the amount of enclosure. If it is adjusted low. The fluid A is, for example, air, water, etc., which can be readily obtained as a buffer material with good efficiency, but is not limited to this and may be a fluid having an appropriate viscosity.

The pillow device 10 according to the present invention is mounted on the edge portion F of the bathtub so as to be mounted from above, and supports the occipital region K so as to be mounted thereon. In the case of a general bathtub, the edge portion F has a shape as shown in FIG. 4 and is easily attached. First, the central portion of the pillow device 10 is placed on the edge portion F from above, and then the edge receiving portion 17 is curved so as to wrap around the edge portion F and is sandwiched. The suction / desorption member 16 is pressed against the inner and outer surfaces of the bathtub, respectively. The attachment of the pillow device 10 is completed by a simple work of adsorbing. At this time, the occipital region receiver 14 is located on the upper surface of the edge portion F of the bathtub. In addition, when the suction suction is released by pulling off the removable suction cup member 16 in order, the pillow device 10 is removed, and it is easy to mount it again at an arbitrary position. Then, when taking a bath, the occipital region K can be placed on the occipital region receiver 14 of the pillow device 10 to be relaxed as shown by the phantom line, and the fatigue can be recovered.

In addition to the above, for example, in the case of the edge portion F shape of the bathtub as shown in FIG. 5, the sheet body 12 is curved at a substantially right angle, and the removable suction member 16 of the edge receiving portion 17 is attached to the edge portion F. The pillow device 10 is attached to the edge portion F of the bathtub by adsorbing the pillow device 10 to the upper surface and the inner side surface of the bathtub, respectively. As shown by the phantom line, the occipital region K is placed on the occipital region receiver 14 of the pillow device 10. In addition, for example, in the case of a tile wall surface that directly stands up from the bathtub, the pillow device 10 is formed by spreading the sheet body 12 into a flat thin plate shape and pressing it against the inner surface of the bathtub and the tile wall surface to suck the removable suction cup member 16. It is installed.

Next, a pillow device 10b according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same components as those of the pillow device 10 of the previous embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The occipital region receiver 14 of the pillow device 10b of the present invention is provided with an attachable / detachable attaching / detaching portion 20 on the sheet body 12, and the occipital region receiver 14 can be freely attached / detached.

As shown in FIG. 7, a separate-type occipital region receiver 14a is formed into a substantially rectangular bag shape in a plan view, and a cushioning material 15 is enclosed therein. A pair of, for example, hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b that can be engaged with the removable receiving surface 22a of the occipital region receiver 14a and the removable receiving surface 22b at the substantially central portion of the sheet body 12 are engaged with the removable portion 20. . By engaging and disengaging these detachable parts 20, the occipital region receiver 14a can be easily engaged and disengaged. The detachable portion 20 may be of any size and number as long as it can securely lock the occipital region receiver 14a. Further, the structure of the attaching / detaching portion 20 is not limited to the above-described hook-and-loop fastener or the like, and any structure may be used as long as it can easily engage and disengage the occipital region receiver 14a from the sheet body 12. For example, a system may be used in which a belt and metal fittings, a hook and a receiving metal fitting, and the like are engaged and engaged with the detachable portion.

The thickness of the occipital region receiver 14a can be set arbitrarily. If several kinds of occipital region receivers 14a having different thicknesses are prepared in stages, the degree of freedom of adjustment can be increased according to the height of the edge of the bathtub and personal preference. If the occipital region receiver 14a is made thick, the height position of the occipital region K becomes high, and if it is made thin, it becomes low. Further, the occipital region receiver 14a is preferably formed of the same material as the sheet body 12, and the outer shape thereof may be arbitrarily formed.

Further, the separate type occipital region receiver 14a is not limited to one, and a plurality of separate type occipital region receivers 14a may be engaged and disengaged. By attaching the small occipital region receiver 14a (not shown) only to both ends of the attachment / detachment receiving portion 22 at the substantially central portion of the sheet body 12, a substantially V-shaped recess is formed on the upper surface of the pillow device 10. If the occipital region K is fitted in this recess, it will be securely held.

[0028]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the pillow device of the present invention, a flat thin plate-shaped sheet body made of an elastic body having flexibility is provided, and a substantially central portion of the sheet body is used as a occipital region receiving portion. Since a plurality of removable suction cup members are provided at positions facing each other with the occipital region receiver substantially in the center, even if it is a protrusion such as the edge of a bathtub, it is mounted so as to wrap around it and securely fixed. Moreover, the pillow device can be moved to an arbitrary position on the body of the bathtub and easily attached and detached. In addition, the sheet body can be integrally formed in a flat shape and has a simple structure, so mass production is possible and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, the occipital region receiver is provided with an adjusting means capable of adjusting to an arbitrary thickness shape, whereby the thickness and height of the pillow device can be adjusted and the occipital region of the occipital region can be adjusted. Since it is held at the desired height and angle, it is possible to take a bath while relieving fatigue, especially from the neck muscles to the shoulders.

Further, since the occipital part receiver is provided with a detachable part that can be attached to and detached from the sheet body, only the occipital part receiver can be removed from the sheet body and replaced, and various shapes and heights of bath tanks can be obtained. It is possible to keep the back of the head in an appropriate position according to the body size of the bather.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing an embodiment of a pillow device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating a part of the pillow device which is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the pillow device.

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a state where the pillow device is attached to the bathtub.

FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating a state where the pillow device is attached to the bathtub.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a pillow device according to another embodiment of the back of the head.

FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating the pillow device according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pillow device 12 Sheet body 14 Occupied head receiving 16 Removable sucker member 18 Adjusting means 20 Desorption part F Edge part K Occipital region A Fluid

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A sheet body, which is formed of a flexible elastic body and is formed into a flat thin plate shape, wherein a substantially central portion of the sheet body serves as a occipital region receiving portion, and the occipital region receiving portion is disposed at a substantially central position so as to be spaced apart and opposed to each other. A pillow device comprising a plurality of detachable suction cup members. 2. The pillow device according to claim 1, wherein the occipital bracket is provided with adjusting means capable of adjusting to an arbitrary thickness shape. 3. The pillow device according to claim 1, wherein the occipital region receiver is provided with a detachable portion that is detachable from the sheet body.