JP3203740U - Face down pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a prone sleep pillow that can be easily tilted forward when sleeping is introduced. A headrest 2 that supports a head and a bodyrest 3 that supports a left half or a right half of a chest are connected to each other, and the height of the headrest 2 is set to a height of a central portion 17 of the bodyrest 3. Set lower than the height. The bodyrest portion 3 may be set so that the height decreases from the central portion 17 toward the side portion. The headrest main body accommodated in the headrest portion 2 and the bodyrest main body accommodated in the bodyrest portion 3 were formed symmetrically with each other so that the front and back sides could be reversed and used. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a lying-down pillow suitable for use in a lying state.

  Conventionally, as a pillow suitable for assisting lying down or rehabilitation of a sick or injured person, a vent is formed in the middle of the pillow that can press the user's face, and the user is placed in the vent. The pillow and the body and the nose are positioned so that the user's forehead and chin can be pressed around the opening of the vent hole and the body part can be placed on one end to place the chest of the user. There is a pillow that is formed into a cylindrical shape that can swell and accommodate a flexible filling and can hold a torso (Patent Document 1). By making it possible to hold the torso with both arms, the location of both arms is stabilized, and the chest and the torso are brought into close contact with each other to be mentally healed and promote comfortable sleep.

  This is provided with a vent in the middle so that you can sleep with your face lying down. Further, the trunk portion is cylindrical, and the trunk portion is slightly shifted to one side so that the trunk portion and the chest are in close contact with each other, but is substantially in the center. For this reason, when lying down and holding with both arms, the body is in a horizontal state (prone position).

  However, it is desirable that the posture of lying down when introducing sleep is such that the body is tilted slightly to the right or left rather than horizontally and the face is lying on its side (forward leaning position). Sleeping in such a posture when introducing sleep improves snoring and bruxism while sleeping, improves sleep apnea syndrome, and as a result, improves sleep quality and improves daytime sleepiness due to lack of sleep. The effect can be expected.

JP 2010-88548 A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a prone sleeping pillow that can be easily leaned forward when sleep is introduced.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a prone bed pillow according to claim 1 connects a headrest part that supports a head and a bodyrest part that supports a left half part or a right half part of a chest, and the headrest part Is set lower than the height of the central portion of the bodyrest portion.
In the lying bed pillow according to claim 2, the bodyrest portion is set so that the height decreases from the central portion toward the side portion.
The prone bed pillow according to claim 3 is configured such that the headrest body accommodated in the headrest part and the bodyrest body accommodated in the bodyrest part are formed symmetrically with each other, and the front and back sides are reversed and usable. .
The prone bed pillow according to claim 4 is provided with a dent in the abutting portion of the ear in the headrest portion.
The prone bed pillow according to claim 5 is formed by connecting the left half or right half of the lower end side of the headrest part and a part of the upper end side of the body rest part.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the body rest part supports the left and right halves of the chest (the left half or the right half), the body is inclined slightly to the left or right from the horizontal (front side) The posture in the tilt side position becomes easier. In addition, since the height of the headrest portion is set lower than the height of the central portion of the bodyrest portion, the posture of the chin is lowered and it is easy to breathe. In this way, sleep can be promoted because the forward leaning position can be taken without difficulty.
According to the second aspect of the invention, the body rest portion is set so that the height decreases from the central portion (the portion supporting the sternum body) to the side portion, so that the position of the sternum body is the highest. By gently inclining, the posture in the forward leaning position becomes easier.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the headrest body and the bodyrest body are formed symmetrically on the front and back sides, and can be used by inverting the front and back sides. By simply flipping the front and back, the user can face down comfortably and lie down.
According to the device of the fourth aspect, since the dent is provided in the abutting portion of the ear in the headrest portion, it is possible to prevent the lying-down sleeping ear from becoming painful.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, by connecting the left half or right half of the lower end side of the headrest part and a part of the upper end side of the body rest part, it is possible to take the forward tilt side position without difficulty. A prone sleeping pillow can be easily produced.

It is a top view of the pillow for lying down according to an example. It is the II-II expanded sectional view of FIG. It is III-III expanded sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the headrest main body accommodated in the headrest part. It is a perspective view of the bodyrest main body accommodated in the bodyrest part. It is a schematic plan view which shows a use condition. It is a perspective view which shows a use condition. It is explanatory drawing seen from the head side which shows a use condition. It is a top view of the state which reversed the face-down bed pillow of FIG. It is a schematic plan view which shows the use condition which turns the prone sleeping pillow upside down. It is a graph which shows JESS evaluation.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. A prone bed pillow 1 according to the present invention comprises a horizontally long rectangular headrest 2 that supports the head 20 and a quarter-circular bodyrest 3 that supports the left or right half of the chest 21. A substantially half (left half or right half) 4a of the lower end side 4 of the headrest portion 2 and a part 5a of the upper end side 5 of the bodyrest portion 3 are sewn together (the headrest portion 2 and the bodyrest). Part 3) is connected. The headrest portion 2 and the bodyrest portion 3 may be detachably connected by a slide fastener or the like.

  The headrest portion 2 is formed in a bag shape by sewing the outer fabric 6 and the lining 7 together at the peripheral edge portion, and the headrest main body 8 is accommodated therein. A slide fastener (not shown) is provided on the upper end side 9 of the headrest portion 2 so that the headrest body 8 can be taken in and out of the headrest portion 2 by opening and closing the slide fastener. The headrest body 8 is provided with a recessed portion 11 by sewing (10, 10) the outer material and the lining material in the short direction. The recess 11 is provided at two locations on the left and right. By applying an ear to the recess 11, it is possible to prevent ear pain in a lateral posture.

  The headrest body 8 accommodates a filler 12 such as beads or a small plastic cylinder. A slide fastener (not shown) is provided on the side surface of the headrest body 8 so that the filler 12 can be taken in and out. The amount of the filler 12 is adjusted so that the height of the headrest portion 2 can be set according to the user's preference. It can be adjusted to a desired height.

The bodyrest portion 3 is formed in a bag shape by sewing the outer surface 13 and the lining 14 at the peripheral edge portion, and a bodyrest body 15 is accommodated therein. A slide fastener (not shown) is provided on the outer surface 16 of the bodyrest portion 3 so that the bodyrest body 15 can be inserted into and removed from the bodyrest portion 3 by opening and closing the slide fastener. The bodyrest body 15 is formed in a quarter circle shape in plan view. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the height is gradually reduced from the central portion (the portion supporting the sternum body) 17 toward the side portion (outside). Two left and right recesses 18 and 18 are provided in the vertical direction by sewing the outer surface and the lining in the vertical direction at intervals or directly by sewing. This prevents the cushion material 19 accommodated in the bodyrest body 15 from being displaced during use, and maintains a form in which the height gradually decreases from the central portion 17 toward the side portion.
By forming the bodyrest part 3 so that the height decreases from the central part 17 toward the side part, the position of the sternum body becomes the highest, the slope is gently inclined, and the posture in the anteversion side prone position is achieved. Become easier.

  The bodyrest part 3 supports the left half part or the right half part of the chest part 21. In this way, not all the chest part or most of the chest part is supported, but the left half part or right half part of the chest part 21 is supported, so that the shoulder part 22b without the body rest part 3 is lowered. The shoulder portion 22a supported by the bodyrest portion 3 is slightly raised and is in a forward leaning position. For this reason, an easy posture can be taken in the state of lying down.

  The cushion material 19 used for the bodyrest body 15 may be made of a material softer than the filler 12 used for the headrest body 8. Since the headrest part 2 supports the heavy head 20, it needs to be hard to some extent. Since the body rest part 3 supports the chest part 21, if it is too hard, the feeling of pressure on the chest part becomes strong. Therefore, it is preferable to make the body rest part 3 soft enough that the feeling of pressure on the chest part does not become too strong.

  The headrest portion 2 is set such that its height H1 is lower than the height H2 of the central portion 17 of the bodyrest portion 3 (FIGS. 2 and 3). As a result, the chin is lowered and the breathing is facilitated. If the headrest portion 2 is too high, the chin may be raised and breathing may become difficult.

  The headrest body 8 accommodated in the headrest portion 2 is formed symmetrically with the front and back sides (FIG. 2). The body rest body 15 accommodated in the body rest portion 3 is also formed symmetrically with the front and back sides (FIG. 3). Thereby, the prone sleeping pillow 1 can be used by reversing the front and back (FIG. 9). For this reason, it is possible to easily change to lying down for use in the left-facing posture by simply inverting the front and back of the lying-down pillow 1 used in the right-facing posture (FIG. 10).

  In the figure, the body rest portion 3 is formed in a quarter circle shape, but is not limited to this shape.

A method of using the prone sleeping pillow 1 according to the embodiment will be described. The prone sleeping pillow 1 according to the present invention is not used with the face 20 facing down, but with the face 20 facing sideways and the body lying in a prone posture (FIGS. 6 to 8). In the case of sleeping rightward, as shown in FIG. 6, the ear is located in the ear recess 11 of the headrest 2 with the face 20 facing right. Turn your upper right arm diagonally downward, fold your elbows and point your hand up, and your left hand down. Position the bodyrest 3 so that it is on the right side of the center of the chest.
At this time, the right shoulder 22a is slightly raised (FIG. 8). Since the left shoulder 22b is not supported by the bodyrest portion 3, the left shoulder 22b is in a lowered state. This posture (forward leaning position) is the most comfortable posture for lying down.
Next, in the case of sleeping in the left direction, the pillow 1 for lying down is turned upside down (FIG. 9). In the following, as in the case of sleeping on the right, as shown in FIG. Turn your left upper arm diagonally downward, fold your elbows and point your hand upwards, and extend your right hand downwards. Position the bodyrest 3 so that it is on the left side of the center of the chest. At this time, the left shoulder 22a is slightly raised. Since the right shoulder 22b is not supported by the bodyrest portion 3, the right shoulder 22b is lowered.

The forward leaning position is an intermediate position between the prone position and the lateral position, and is a posture in which the body is inclined obliquely in the prone state (face is sideways). By sleeping in this posture, breathing is easy, posture is easy, sleep is promoted, and improvement in sleepiness during the day can be expected.
In order to take such forward leaning position without difficulty, the head is lower than the chest to facilitate breathing, and the body is tilted diagonally while supporting the left or right half of the chest Hold. For this reason, the headrest 2 that supports the head 20 and the bodyrest 3 that supports the left half or the right half of the chest 21 are connected to each other, and the headrest 2 is set lower than the bodyrest 3. Is effective.

  Next, JESS evaluation was performed in order to verify the effect of the lying pillow 1 according to the present invention. This is called the Epworth drowsiness scale, and is a self-assessment scale widely used for daytime sleepiness assessment. It is evaluated that drowsiness is stronger as the score for 8 questions is higher, and drowsiness is weaker as the score is lower. If the score exceeds 11 points, it is determined that there is strong drowsiness that hinders daily life. Table 1 shows the evaluation by 10 people (9 men and 1 woman).

Compared to the first time (before using the prone sleeping pillow 1 according to the present invention), the re-evaluation after use for a predetermined period has individual differences, but the evaluation score is lower in all cases. That is, the sleep state is improved. Even when the score in re-evaluation exceeds 11 points (H, I), it can be seen that the score in re-evaluation is greatly reduced compared to the first time, and sleep is improved. It can be seen that there are cases where sleep apnea syndrome, bruxism and snoring have been improved.
Thus, according to the pillow 1 for lying down according to the present invention, sleep is improved and sleep during the day is reduced by taking a forward leaning position at the time of falling asleep, resulting in snoring, bruxism, and sleep apnea syndrome. It can be expected to improve daytime sleepiness.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillow for lying down 2 Headrest part 3 Bodyrest part 4 Lower end side of headrest part 4a Half part of lower end part 5 Upper end part of bodyrest part 5a Part of upper end part 6 Outer part 7 Lining 8 Headrest body 9 Upper end part 10 Sewing Part 11 Recessed part 12 Filling 13 Outer material 14 Lining 15 Bodyrest body 16 Outer side surface 17 Central part 18 Recessed part 19 Cushion material 20 Head (face)
21 Chest 22a Shoulder supported by bodyrest 22b Shoulder not supported by bodyrest

Claims (5)

  The headrest that supports the head and the bodyrest that supports the left or right half of the chest are connected, and the height of the headrest is set lower than the height of the center of the bodyrest. A prone sleeping pillow.   The prone bed pillow according to claim 1, wherein the bodyrest part is set so that the height decreases from the center part toward the side part.   The prone bed pillow according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the headrest body accommodated in the headrest part and the bodyrest body accommodated in the bodyrest part are formed symmetrically with each other so that the front and back sides can be reversed and used.   The prone bed pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a recess is provided in an abutting portion of the ear in the headrest portion. The prone bed pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the left half or right half of the lower end side of the headrest part is connected to a part of the upper end side of the body rest part.

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