JP3100600U - Hygiene mask - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a mask body made of a woven or non-woven fabric, wherein ear mask strings are attached to left and right side edges of the mask body, respectively, to further improve the adhesion of the mask body to the face. Provide a hygiene mask.
An ear hook is provided on each of left and right side edges 1a having a predetermined vertical width of a mask body 1 made of a woven or nonwoven fabric and having a size and shape sufficient to cover a mouth and a nostril. In the one to which the string 2 is attached, the lateral width of the mask body is set to a length such that each of the left and right side edges reaches the vicinity of or close to the ear when the mask is worn. And, in the state of wearing the mask, in order to make the upper edge of the mask body closely adhere to the surface of the protruding nose, a strip-shaped shape holding a fibrous material embedded in synthetic resin having plastic deformability is maintained. It is also characterized in that the member 4 is attached to the upper edge.
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Description

(4) The present invention relates to a hygiene mask which is improved so that a gap is not generated between a peripheral portion of a mask body covering a mouth and a nostril and a face in a worn state as much as possible.

3 and 4 are a perspective view and a side view showing a wearing state of a conventional sanitary mask B1 having a typical structure, viewed from the inside.
The hygiene mask B1 is made by laminating a gauze (woven cloth) and a nonwoven cloth, and is provided on each of the left and right side edges 51a of the mask body 51 having a size and shape sufficient to cover the mouth and the nostrils. A configuration is provided in which a rubber band-shaped ear hanging string 52 is inserted through the through portion 53.

The mask body 51 has a fold-like middle portion on the upper edge side, and is provided with a knob 54 so that the mask body 51 can be added to the three-dimensional shape of the face as much as possible.

Then, the width dimension of the mask body 51 is set so that each of the left and right side edges 51a reaches a substantially intermediate point between the mouth (both ends of the mouth) and the ear in the wearing state of the mask shown in FIG. It is fixed to.

This is presumably because it was determined that it was appropriate to keep the width dimension to this extent in consideration of the material cost of the mask body 51 and the adhesion of the mask to the face.
Or, it seems that he did not think so strictly about securing the adhesion to the face.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a worn state of another conventional type of sanitary mask B2.
In the sanitary mask B2, left and right side end portions of the mask main body 61 are formed in a triangular shape, and a rubber ring-shaped ear hanging string 62 is connected to the sharp protruding end.
This type of sanitary mask B2 is often used in various business establishments where harmful dust is generated. When worn, the left and right protruding ends of the mask main body 61 reach the vicinity of the ear as shown in the figure.

This sanitary mask B2 has considerable advantages in that it can save a lot of labor for attaching the ear hook string 62 as easily understood when compared with the conventional sanitary mask B1 shown in FIG.

However, on the other hand, with respect to the essential function required of the ear strap, that is, positioning the mask body and pressing it against the face, the ear strap 62 is connected to the sharp side end of the mask body 61 at one point in a supported state. As shown in FIG. 3, the hygiene mask B <b> 2 is inferior to the hygiene mask B <b> 1 in which the ear string 52 is supported at two points at the upper and lower ends of the side edge 51 a of the mask body 51. Was.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-742: Manufacturing method of hygiene mask

Considering the current situation in which new and more infectious and infectious new viruses are being discovered one after another, and many people are suffering from hay fever every season, or in various production facilities, Considering the health care of people exposed to harmful dust in waste treatment facilities, etc., the sanitary mask, which is the easiest and most effective solution to these problems, is to prevent the inhalation of dust and viruses. There is a need to enhance functions.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a mask body made of woven or non-woven fabric with ear laces attached to each of the left and right side edges, and the close contact of the mask body with the face. An object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary mask with a further improvement.

To achieve the above purpose, the sanitary mask according to the present invention is:
A mask body made of woven or nonwoven fabric and having a size and shape sufficient to cover the mouth and nostrils, with ear straps attached to each of the left and right side edges having a predetermined vertical width dimension At
The lateral width of the mask body is set so that each of the left and right side edges reaches a position near or close to the ear when the mask is worn.
And, in the wearing state of the mask, in order to make the upper edge portion of the mask body adhere to the surface of the nose protruding from the face, a band-like shape in which a fibrous material is embedded in a synthetic resin having plastic deformability. The shape holding member is attached to the upper edge portion.

The sanitary mask according to the present invention having the above-described configuration has more practically superior functions as listed below than existing similar products.
(A) The length of the mask body in the width direction is set so that both side edges thereof reach the vicinity of the ear, so that it is possible to eliminate a bad influence of a place where the ear-hook string is attached, which is likely to cause a gap, and the dust virus , Etc. can be significantly increased.
(B) By attaching a strip-shaped shape holding member made of synthetic resin and fibrous material having plastic deformability to the upper edge, it adheres well to the swollen nose. Let me do.
(C) In addition, every time the mask is worn, an operation which should be difficult to bring the upper edge into close contact with the nose can be performed extremely simply and reliably.
(E) By increasing the width of the mask body, another function of the mask, that is, protecting the face from cold in winter, is also noticeably enhanced.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the sanitary mask A of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a worn state thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sanitary mask A has a size and shape sufficient to cover the mouth and the nostrils, and the left and right sides of a mask body 1 in which a plurality of woven fabrics (gauze or the like) and a nonwoven fabric are overlapped. Each of the end sides 1a is provided with a string passing portion 3 for inserting the rubber ring-shaped ear hanging string 2 as shown in the figure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the width of the mask body 1, which is denoted by the reference symbol L in FIG. 1, is such that, when the mask is worn, each of both side edges 1 a, 1 a of the mouth 1 It is set to a length that is far away from the right and left ends and reaches the vicinity of or close to the ear.
The vertical width of the mask body 1 is not particularly different from existing products.

The vertical width of the left and right side edges 1a is somewhat shorter than the vertical width of the central portion of the mask body 1 as shown in the figure.
In addition, the length of the portion of the annular ear hanging string 2 protruding outside the string passing portion 3 is set to be slightly longer than the side edge 1a.

At the upper edge of the mask main body 1, a band-shaped shape holding member 4 having plastic deformability is attached in order to make it adhere to the surface of the nose protruding from the face when the mask is worn.
The plastic deformability is a property of maintaining the forced deformation state even after the object is bent into an arbitrary shape and the bending force is released.

In this embodiment, the shape holding member 4 is made of a synthetic resin having plastic deformability and a reinforcing fibrous material embedded therein.
Then, the shape holding member 4 formed in the shape of a band plate is bound to the inner side surface at the center of the upper edge of the mask body by using a cover piece 5 made of cloth.

Next, the function of the sanitary mask A of this embodiment will be described.
Needless to say, the function required of the hygiene mask is to prevent the fine particles such as dust or virus harmful to the body from being inhaled into the body together with the exhalation without maximally preventing free breathing. is there.

For this purpose, the first measure is to examine the material and structure of the mask body 1, and the second measure is to consider the adhesion of the mask body to the face as much as possible while keeping the feeling of wearing as good as possible. It is to raise as much as possible.

The sanitary mask A according to the present invention has been made with the aim of strengthening the second countermeasure.
That is, when the sanitary mask A is worn, as shown in FIG. 2, the left and right side edges 1a of the mask body 1 reach close to the ears.
Therefore, the respective rear half portions of the left and right sides of the mask body 1 are brought into close contact with the curved face from around the cheeks to the ears of the face.

However, when the side edge 1a is hung on the ear while pulling the ear hanging string 2, "folds" are formed just as when the tying string of the mouth of the "drawstring" is pulled.
Therefore, at the side edge 1a, the adhesion to the face is impaired. However, except for the vicinity of the side edge 1a, the mask main body 1 is in close contact with the face as described above. Therefore, the airtightness required for the mask body 1 is not impaired.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sanitary mask A in which the ear string 2 is connected to the upper and lower ends of the side edge 1 a in a two-point support state, as shown in FIG. Compared to a conventional sanitary mask B2 attached to the pointed side end of the mask body 61 in a one-point support state, the function required for the ear hook string of positioning the mask body and pressing the mask against the face is improved. It plays well.

After the hygiene mask A is hung over both ears, when the central portion of the upper edge of the mask body 1 is pressed with a fingertip or the like so as to conform to the bulging shape of the nose, the plastic deformability attached to this portion is increased. Since the band-shaped shape holding member 4 having the shape described above is bent to faithfully follow the swelling shape, the airtightness of this portion is sufficiently ensured.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sanitary mask in an unfolded state as viewed from the inside thereof, showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows a use condition same as the above. FIG. 2 shows a conventional example and is a view corresponding to FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing another conventional example and corresponding to FIG. 2.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Hygiene mask 1 Mask main body 1a side edge 2 Ear strap 3 String passing part 4 Shape holding member 5 Cover piece L Width width of mask body B1, B2 Conventional hygiene mask 51, 61 Mask main body 51a Side edge 52, 62 Ear hanging cord 53 String passing part 54 Picking point

Claims (2)

A mask body made of woven or nonwoven fabric and having a size and shape sufficient to cover the mouth and nostrils, with ear straps attached to each of the left and right side edges having a predetermined vertical width In
A hygiene mask, wherein the lateral width of the mask body is set to such a length that each of the left and right side edges reaches a position near or close to the ear when the mask is worn. With the mask worn, the upper edge of the mask body is in close contact with the surface of the nose bulging out of the face. The sanitary mask according to claim 1, wherein a holding member is attached to the upper edge.

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