JP3227803U - Infection prevention masks and mask infection prevention equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a person from being infected with an infectious disease by sterilizing microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria which have reached the mask from the surroundings by inspiration and sterilizing microorganisms contained in exhaled breath and scattered to the outside. Provide a mask for.
SOLUTION: An infection prevention mask 10 is a cloth mask body 11 provided with ear hooks 12 at both ends, a sterilizing agent container 13 arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body 11 and containing a sterilizing solution, and sterilization. It has an outflow tool 21 which is attached to the agent container 13 and causes the sterilizing solution to flow out to the central portion of the mask body 11, and supplies the sterilizing solution which has flowed out to the mask body 11 to the nasal cavity by inhalation.
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Description

The present invention relates to an infection prevention mask and a mask infection prevention device that prevent a person from being infected with an infectious disease by a virus or a bacterium.

When microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria enter the human body and multiply, they cause infectious diseases such as colds and influenza. A face mask, that is, a mask is used to prevent a person from being infected with influenza or the like and to prevent another person from being infected with influenza from being infected with influenza. The mask has a mask body made of cloth such as non-woven fabric or gauze, and ear hooks provided at both ends thereof. When the mask is attached to the face and the nose and mouth are covered with the mask body, foreign substances such as viruses contained in the inspiration flowing into the nostrils from the surrounding outside air are captured by the mask body. On the other hand, when a foreign substance such as a virus contained in the exhaled breath of an infectious disease patient is captured by the mask body, it is possible to suppress the virus from scattering around the patient.

Patent Document 1 discloses an influenza preventive mask using cinnamaldehyde. This mask is manufactured by attaching an adsorption layer containing cinnamaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde as the main component and adsorbing an antibacterial cinnamon extract to the mask body. When the mask is used, the adsorption layer is the mask body and the nose, etc. It is sandwiched between the contact parts of.

JP-A-2019-73845

The size of the influenza virus is 0.1 μm, and the size of the coronavirus is also about 0.1 μm. Given that the size of Japanese cedar pollen is about 20 μm to 40 μm, the virus is an extremely fine organism. Even if the mask is attached, such a fine virus is likely to pass through the space of the crease of the cloth of the mask body.

In particular, the spread of coronavirus infection can hardly be prevented only by sterilizing objects that may be touched by humans, such as handrails. The vitality of the scattered virus is strong, and it easily infects the inner capsule of the eyes, mouth, and nose through the hands that touch the object, so the spread of the virus from person to person through the objects that people come into common contact with. Will be in an unpreventable state. In addition, direct infection by inhalation of the virus from the sigh of the infected person cannot be prevented by the mask alone because the size of the virus is extremely small as described above.

As described in Patent Document 1, even if a cloth sheet on which the cinnamon extract is adsorbed is placed on the mask body or the cinnamon extract is adsorbed on the mask body, viruses and bacteria cannot be sterilized. , There is a problem that viruses and bacteria cannot be sterilized for a long period of time.

The object of the present invention is to prevent humans from being infected with infectious diseases by sterilizing microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria that have reached the mask from the surroundings by inhalation and sterilizing the microorganisms contained in the exhaled breath and scattered to the outside. To do.

The infection prevention mask of the present invention is attached to a mask body provided with ear hooks at both ends, a disinfectant container arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body and accommodating a disinfectant solution, and the disinfectant container. It has an outflow tool that allows the sterilizing solution to flow out to the central portion of the mask body, and supplies the sterilizing solution that has flowed out to the mask body to the nasal cavity by inhalation.

The mast infection preventive device of the present invention is a mask infection preventive tool attached to the mask body, and is arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body to accommodate a bactericidal solution and a bactericidal agent container. It has an outflow tool that is attached and flows out the sterilizing liquid to the central portion of the mask body, and supplies the sterilizing liquid to the mask body.

The bactericidal solution is supplied to the mask body by flowing out from the sterilizing agent container of the infection prevention device arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body. If an infection prevention mask is worn so that the mask body to which the bactericidal solution is supplied covers the mouth and nose, even if the intake air flowing into the nasal cavity from the surrounding outside air contains microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria, these The microorganisms adhere to the mask body and are sterilized by the sterilizing solution. As a result, even if microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria enter the nasal cavity, trachea, and lungs through the mask body, fine droplets of bactericidal solution and vaporized bactericidal solution are supplied to the inspiration according to breathing, and the nasal cavity. , Viruses, bacteria, etc. that have adhered to or propagated in the trachea, etc. are directly sterilized.

As described above, by using the infection prevention mask, it is possible to prevent the virus and the like from entering through the nasal cavity, and even if the virus and the like enter into the trachea and lungs from the nasal cavity, it can be sterilized. Further, since the bacteria can be directly sterilized, it is possible to suppress the scattering of microorganisms such as viruses to the outside by the exhaled breath of the infected person, and it is possible to efficiently prevent the viruses and the like from infecting humans.

It is a perspective view which shows the outer surface side of the infection prevention mask of one Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the inner surface side of the infection prevention mask. It is a front view which shows the inner surface side of the infection prevention mask in the state where the liquid absorption cloth is unfolded. It is a perspective view which shows the mask main body of FIG. 3 enlarged. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is a partial notch front view which shows the inner surface side of the infection prevention mask of another embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the mask main body of FIG. 5 enlarged.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the infection prevention mask 10 has an overall rectangular mask body 11 and ear hooks 12 provided at both ends thereof, and the mask body 11 is a plurality of laminated mask bodies 11. It is made of a single piece of non-woven fabric. However, the mask body 11 is not limited to the non-woven fabric, and the mask body 11 can be formed of a woven cloth such as gauze, and the mask body 11 may be made of a cloth material. The ear hook portion 12 is made of a stretchable material, and by hooking the ear hook portion 12 on both ears, the infection prevention mask 10 is such that the mask body 11 covers the mouth and nose, and the human face. It is attached to.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the disinfectant container 13 is arranged on the inner surface side of the mask main body 11 so as to be located at both left and right ends. As shown in FIG. 5, each disinfectant container 13 has a first sheet 14 and a second sheet 15 made of a transparent resin film, and the left and right side sides and the bottom side are adhered to each other, and the upper side is bonded. Is formed of an open bag-shaped member. A chuck 16 is provided on the upper end side of the disinfectant container 13, and the chuck 16 is provided on the protrusion 17 provided on the first sheet and the second sheet 15, and the protrusion 17 is fitted. That is, it is provided with a groove portion 18 to be fitted, and the upper end portion of the disinfectant container 13 can be opened and closed by the chuck 16.

The disinfectant container 13 constitutes an infection prevention tool 19 for a mask, and the upper end portion of the first sheet 14 in contact with the mask body 11 is sewn or adhered to the mask body 11 to form the mask body 11. It can be easily attached to 11. The second sheet 15 may be attached to the mask body 11.

When the upper end portion of the second sheet 15 is widened so as to be separated from the upper end portion of the first sheet 14, the groove portion 18 and the protrusion portion 17 are released from the fitting, and the chuck 16 is opened. Under this state, the disinfectant solution, that is, the disinfectant solution 20 can be replenished inside. After replenishment, when the protrusion 17 is fitted into the groove 18, the inside of the disinfectant container 13 is sealed. In this way, the disinfectant container 13 can be replenished with a chemical solution, that is, a disinfectant solution.

Alcohols such as ethanol can be used as the sterilizing solution 20. However, as long as it is a liquid that can kill microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria and suppress its growth, that is, it can be sterilized, it is not limited to alcohols, but solutions and antibodies in which alkaline ions such as sodium and potassium are dissolved. A liquid or the like containing the above can be used as a sterilizing solution. In FIG. 5, reference numeral S indicates the liquid level of the sterilizing liquid 20.

In this specification, the top, bottom, left and right, and the inner surface of the outer surface of the infection prevention mask 10 indicate the positional relationship based on the state in which the infection prevention mask 10 is worn by a person.

The outflow tool 21 is provided in the two disinfectant containers 13. The outflow tool 21 has an elastically deformable, that is, flexible tube 22 such as rubber, and constitutes an infection prevention tool 19 for a mask. Both ends of the tube 22 are inserted from the insertion portions 23 formed in the disinfectant container 13, and the openings 24 at both ends are open to the bottom surface side of the disinfectant container 13. The tube 22 is adhered to the insertion portion 23 with an adhesive to prevent the bactericidal solution from leaking from the inside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tube 22 is provided with an outlet 25, and the outlet 25 puts the disinfectant liquid 20 in both disinfectant containers 13 at the center of the mask body 11 in the vertical and horizontal directions. leak. Inside the outflow port 25, a flow rate adjusting member 26 for absorbing and holding the sterilizing liquid 20 and adjusting the communication opening degree between the outflow port 25 and the inside of the sterilizing agent container 13 is mounted. When the communication opening degree is adjusted, the outflow amount of the sterilizing liquid flowing out from the sterilizing agent container 13 to the outflow port 25 is adjusted. As the flow rate adjusting member 26, a member having a communication opening degree of the tube 22 smaller than the inner diameter of the tube 22, such as a bar, a cloth material, a sponge, etc., having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the tube 22 is used. Further, as the flow rate adjusting member 26, an on-off valve that is opened when pressed from the mask body 11 with a finger and closed when the finger is released may be used.

Further, as the flow rate adjusting member 26, paper or cloth may be used, and this may be attached to the outside of the tube 22 so as to cover the outlet 25. In that case, the flow rate adjusting member made of paper, cloth or the like may be used. Due to the capillary phenomenon of the member 26, the sterilizing liquid 20 can be gradually flowed out to the mask body 11. In this way, the outflow tool 21 is composed of the tube 22 in which the outflow port 25 is formed and the flow rate adjusting member 26. On the other hand, a fiber material or the like may be incorporated in the tube 22 so as to guide the sterilizing liquid 20 from the opening 24 toward the outlet 25 by a capillary phenomenon, and in that case, the flow rate adjusting member 26 is unnecessary. Become.

On the inner surface side of the mask main body 11, as shown by cross-hatching in the figure, a liquid absorbing cloth 27 is arranged at the center of the mask main body 11 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The liquid absorbing cloth 27 absorbs the sterilizing liquid 20 flowing out from the outlet 25 and disperses it toward the mask body 11 and causes it to flow out.

Gauze is used as the liquid absorbing cloth 27, and the outer surface side portion 27a arranged between the tube 22 and the mask main body 11 and the inner surface side portion 27b sandwiching the tube 22 between the outer surface side portions 27a. have. The liquid absorbing cloth 27 is formed by laminating a plurality of pieces of gauze, and is divided into an outer surface side portion 27a and an inner surface side portion 27b by folding in half at the portion of the valley polygonal line 28. FIG. 2 shows a usable state in which the liquid absorbing cloth 27 is folded in half, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the inner surface side portion 27b is unfolded. When the inner surface side portion 27b is unfolded as shown in FIG. 3, the longitudinal central portion of the tube 22 is exposed to the outside.

The liquid absorbing cloth 27 and the outflow tool 21 together with the disinfectant container 13 constitute an infection prevention tool 19 for a mask.

When the ear hook portion 12 is hooked on the ear and the infection prevention mask 10 is attached to the face, the outer surface of the mask body 11 is the same as a normal mask as shown in FIG. 1, and is composed of a disinfectant container 13 and the like. The mask infection preventive tool 19 is not visually observed from the outside. When the disinfectant container 13 is pressed, the disinfectant solution 20 such as ethanol is pushed out from the inside of the disinfectant container 13 and flows out from the outlet 25. The sterilizing liquid 20 that has flowed out adheres to the liquid absorbing cloth 27 made of gauze, disperses and flows out to the mask body 11. As a result, the sterilizing liquid 20 adheres to the portion of the liquid absorbing cloth 27 and the mask body 11 that overlaps the liquid absorbing cloth 27. The outflow operation of the bactericidal solution 20 can be performed with or without the infection prevention mask 10.

In this way, the liquid absorbing cloth 27 and the mask body 11 are in a state where the bactericidal solution 20 is applied, and when the infection prevention mask 10 is attached, the nose and mouth are covered by the mask body 11. As a result, even if microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria are contained in the intake air flowing into the nasal cavity from the surrounding outside air, these microorganisms adhere to the mask body 11 and are sterilized by the sterilizing solution 20. On the other hand, even if microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria enter the nasal cavity, trachea, and lungs through the mask body 11, fine droplets of the bactericidal solution or vaporized bactericidal solution are supplied to the inhalation in response to respiration. As a result, viruses and bacteria that have adhered to or propagated in the nasal cavity, trachea, etc. are directly sterilized.

Therefore, if the mask body 11 to which the mask infection preventive device 19 is attached is used on the face, it is possible to prevent the virus or the like from entering through the nasal cavity, and even if the virus or the like enters the trachea or lungs from the nasal cavity. It can be sterilized. Further, since the bacteria can be directly sterilized, it is possible to suppress the scattering of microorganisms such as viruses to the outside by the exhaled breath of the infected person, and it is possible to efficiently prevent the viruses and the like from infecting humans.

When alcohols such as ethanol solution are used as the sterilizing solution, a small amount of alcohols is harmless to most people, and the infection prevention mask 10 can be used with confidence. On the other hand, the lipid portion of the virus is vulnerable to alcohol and alkaline ions, and sterilization by these is sufficiently possible, and inhalation of alcohol into the trachea and nasal cavity, which are the sources of the virus, is an extremely efficient sterilization method.

Moreover, since sterilization of the tracheal membrane promotes activation of membrane cells, it is expected that when an infected person uses this infection prevention mask 10, the immunity of the infected person will be strengthened.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view showing the inner surface side of the infection prevention mask of another embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the mask main body of FIG. In the infection prevention mask 10 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the members having commonality with the above-mentioned members are designated by the same reference numerals.

In the infection prevention mask 10, the mask main body 11 is formed of an outer surface side main body cloth 31 and an inner surface side main body cloth 32. The outer surface side main body cloth 31 and the inner surface side main body cloth 32 are formed by laminating a plurality of non-woven fabrics or a plurality of woven fabrics such as gauze. The outer surface side main body cloth 31 and the inner surface side main body cloth 32 are connected at both left and right ends and are connected at the lower end. In FIGS. 6 and 7, the connecting portion 33 is indicated by a broken line. Further, the outer surface side main body cloth 31 and the inner surface side main body cloth 32 are connected by the partition portion 34 shown by the broken line, and the partition portion 34 accommodates the two pockets 35 for accommodating the disinfectant container 13 and the liquid absorbing cloth 27. A pocket 36 is formed.

The mask infection preventive tool 19 attached to the mask body 11 is the same as the above-mentioned case. In the liquid absorbing cloth 27 made of gauze, the outer surface side portion 27a is inserted into the pocket 36, and the inner surface side portion 27b bent via the valley polygonal line 28 is arranged on the inner surface side of the inner surface side main body cloth 32. In order for the sterilizing liquid 20 to quickly flow out to the inner surface side portion 27b, the inner surface side main body cloth 32 is provided with an opening window 37 that exposes the outlet 25 of the tube 22 to the inside. However, the sterilizing liquid 20 flowing out from the outlet 25 to the inner surface side main body cloth 32 may be exuded to the liquid absorbing cloth 27 without providing the opening window 37. Further, the liquid absorbing cloth 27 may be arranged in a folded state on the inner surface of the inner surface side main body cloth 32 without inserting a part of the liquid absorbing cloth 27 into the pocket 36.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, if the disinfectant container 13 is attached to the pocket 35, the infection prevention mask 10 can be easily manufactured and assembled. Although each of the infection prevention masks 10 described above has two disinfectant containers 13, a single disinfectant container 13 may be provided. However, if the two disinfectant containers 13 are provided, the left-right balance can be improved when the infection prevention mask 10 is attached.

Further, even if the mask body 11 is replaced with a new one or washed, the mask infection prevention tool 19 attached to the mask body 11 can be used as it is.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof. For example, a member that allows liquid to flow out may be attached to the disinfectant container 13 without using the tube 22.

10 Infection prevention mask 11 Mask body 12 Ear hook 13 Disinfectant container 14 First sheet 15 Second sheet 16 Chuck 17 Protrusion 18 Groove 19 Mask infection prevention tool 20 Disinfectant 21 Outflow tool 22 Tube 23 Insertion part 24 Opening 25 Outlet 26 Flow control member 27 Liquid absorbing cloth 27a Outer surface side 27b Inner surface side 28 Valley fold line 31 Outer surface side main body cloth 32 Inner surface side main body cloth 33 Connection part 34 Partition 35, 36 Pocket 37 Opening window

Claims (9)

A mask body with ear hooks on both ends,
A disinfectant container arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body and containing a disinfectant solution,
It has an outflow tool that is attached to the disinfectant container and discharges the disinfectant solution to the central portion of the mask body.
An infection prevention mask that supplies the bactericidal solution that has flowed out to the mask body to the nasal cavity by inhalation. In the infection prevention mask according to claim 1,
The disinfectant container is arranged at the left and right ends of the mask body, the outflow tool is formed by a tube having both ends attached to each of the disinfectant containers, and the tube is provided with an outlet for discharging the disinfectant solution. Also, an infection prevention mask. In the infection prevention mask according to claim 2.
An infection prevention mask provided at the outlet of the tube with a flow rate adjusting member that absorbs and holds the bactericidal solution and adjusts the amount of the bactericidal solution flowing out to the mask body. In the infection prevention mask according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The disinfectant container is a bag-shaped member made of a transparent resin fill, and is provided with a chuck that can be opened and closed at the upper end portion, and a disinfectant solution can be replenished in the disinfectant container. In the infection prevention mask according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
An infection prevention mask in which a liquid absorbing cloth that absorbs the bactericidal liquid that has flowed out of the outflow tool and disperses it in the mask body is arranged in the center of the mask body. In the infection prevention mask according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The mask main body has an outer surface side main body cloth and an inner surface side main body cloth, and a pocket for accommodating the disinfectant container is provided between the outer surface side main body cloth and the inner surface side main body cloth for infection prevention. mask. In the infection prevention mask according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The sterilizing solution is an infection prevention mask which is an alcohol composed of ethanol. It is an infection prevention device for masks that is attached to the mask body.
A disinfectant container arranged on the inner surface side of the mask body and containing a disinfectant solution,
It has an outflow tool that is attached to the disinfectant container and discharges the disinfectant solution to the central portion of the mask body.
An infection prevention tool for masks that supplies a bactericidal solution to the mask body. The mask infection preventive device according to claim 8.
An infection prevention tool for a mask, which is arranged in the center of the mask body and has a liquid absorbing cloth that absorbs the bactericidal liquid that has flowed out from the outflow tool.

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