JP3730096B2 - Head and neck cooling device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cooling device for cooling the head portion及 beauty neck portion of the human.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Brain, brain stem, and spinal cord diseases can cause abnormally high temperatures in the head and cervical vertebrae, causing serious disorders such as dementia.
[0003]
In addition, brain function declines when brain temperature rises, so even if it does not lead to a disease or disorder, hot flashes in the brain, brain stem, trunk, facial hot flashes, insomnia, lack of concentration, head sensation, clean head Various unpleasant symptoms such as not appearing. These unpleasant symptoms are particularly apparent in middle-aged and elderly people.
[0004]
Therefore, a cooling device has been proposed for cooling the head to suppress the increase in brain temperature.
[0005]
For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-60423 discloses an apparatus in which a helmet-shaped cap is formed in a hollow shape and a refrigerant is circulated therein, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-192331 is disclosed. A device has been described in which a fire-fighting hood-like cap that covers up to a person's shoulder is formed in a hollow shape, and a refrigerant is circulated in the hollow portion.
[0006]
On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-55979 discloses a cooler formed in a headgear shape in which a cooler is separated into a plurality of parts, and each part is filled with a cold storage agent inside a rigid hollow container. It is described that each member is assembled by engaging or fitting so that end faces thereof overlap each other.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Among these prior arts, the configurations disclosed in JP-A-8-60423 and JP-A-10-192331 require a device for circulating and cooling the refrigerant in addition to the cap. In addition to being large and complicated and expensive, there is a problem that the posture of the user is also restricted, and therefore, it cannot be installed in a general household and used easily.
[0008]
On the other hand, the configuration of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-55979 has an advantage that the structure is simple because a device for circulating the refrigerant is not necessary, and it can be used repeatedly simply by cooling it in the refrigerator, so that it can be easily used in ordinary households.
[0009]
By the way, when cooling the head, neck, etc. with a cooler, if the cooler is not in close contact with the entire head and neck, it cannot respond to the depression heat that has accumulated in the head and neck. A heat stray phenomenon occurs in which the heat is lowered in the contacted portion, but the heat feeling is remarkably felt in the other portions. In other words, the therapeutic effect is insufficient unless the whole is cooled at a stretch without causing vagus depressive fever.
[0010]
However, since the cooler has a rigid structure in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-55979, a gap is formed between the cooler and the scalp, and uneven cooling is likely to occur. There is a problem that it is difficult to cool the battery at once (this problem also appears in the conventional technology and the flat type cooling device described in other publications).
[0011]
For this, it is considered that the cooler should be shaped to fit the person's head, but the size and shape of the head varies from person to person, so the cooler can be adapted to each person's head. It is not realistic from the viewpoint of cost. Also, hospitals that treat a large number of patients are required to be capable of handling many people with a single type.
[0012]
The present invention aims to improve such a current situation.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Cooling device of the present invention is formed in a hood-like form of an envelope over the human head and neck, and be chilled in freezer in soft synthetic resin film or flat bag body made of sheet It can be easily deformed with a structure filled with an endothermic agent that does not freeze.
[0014]
The cooling device includes a head cooling unit that covers the person's forehead, the top of the head, the temporal region, the back of the head, and the cheeks, and a neck cooling unit that covers the left and right sides of the person's neck and the rear. The head part is separated into two left and right parts by a separation line extending from the person's forehead toward the back of the head, and the two head cooling parts separated on the left and right are respectively continuous with the neck cooling part. There is a hole in the part that overlaps the human ear.
[0015]
Further, a first fixing means for connecting the left and right separated head cooling sections at the position of the separation line, and a second fixing section for connecting the two separated head cooling sections at the portions overlapping the left and right cheeks of the person. And the first fixing means is a fastener tape, while the second fixing means is provided with a fixture that is formed in a convex shape in a plan view so as to straddle a person's mouth. The fixture is made of a hard or relatively hard material and has an essentially rigid structure .
[0016]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
Since the cooling device of the present invention can be plastically deformed, even if the size and shape of a person's head are different, it can be intimately adhered to the affected area. Therefore, the entire affected area can be cooled at once without causing the vagus phenomenon of depressive fever, and a high therapeutic effect can be obtained.
[0017]
In addition, since it is not necessary to manufacture other types according to the size and shape of the head, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed, it can be cooled and used repeatedly in the refrigerator (or freezer), or it can be used regardless of the posture, Furthermore, combined with the fact that it can be used while performing various work such as work, study, and housework, it is a cooling device with high therapeutic effect, but it can also be used easily in ordinary homes, and is a valuable product. is there.
[0018]
Fever often occurs from the forehead, cheeks, cervical vertebrae, etc., but this can be dealt with.
[0019]
Moreover, since it is possible to widen the cold却具is large, not only can be attached and detached to the head so extremely easy, since it adjusted to fit in accordance with the difference in head size and shape, cooled The effect can be further improved.
[0020]
Furthermore , since the second fixing device for connecting the portions overlapping the left and right cheeks of the person has a shape straddling the person's mouth, the fixing device does not become an obstacle to breathing and conversation, and therefore, the usability is further improved. It can be improved. Moreover, since the hole overlaps with the ear, the listening function is not impaired.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
(1). First embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 6)
1 to 6 show a first embodiment, FIG. 1 is a front view of a use state, FIG. 2 is a view seen from an oblique front, FIG. 3 is a view seen from the rear, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line IV, FIG. 5 is a separated view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
[0023]
The cooling device is formed in a hood shape close to the covering surface so as to cover most of the head and neck except for the eyes, ears, nose, and central part of the jaw. That is, the cooling tool includes a forehead cooling unit 2, a temporal cooling unit 3, a parietal cooling unit 4, a occipital cooling unit 5, and a pair of left and right cheek cooling units 6, and further, the occipital cooling unit 5 and the temporal region. The neck cooling part 7 covering the most part of the person's neck except the front part and the upper part of the back is continuous with the part cooling part 3. A hole 8 for listening to external sounds is formed in a portion of the temporal cooling unit 3 that overlaps the ear e.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cooling body constituting the cooling tool includes a flat bag body 9 formed of a soft synthetic resin film (or sheet) having appropriate flexibility and strength, and an inside thereof. It consists of a filled coolant (endothermic agent) 10. As the coolant 10, for example, those having various compositions such as gelling by absorbing water in a highly water-absorbing polymer and endothermic gels can be used. It is preferable to mix an antifreeze such as ethylene glycol so that it does not harden even when cooled in a freezer.
[0025]
The head cooling unit 1 is composed of the forehead cooling unit 2, the temporal cooling unit 3, the parietal cooling unit 4, the occipital cooling unit 5, and the left and right cheek cooling units 6, and this head cooling unit 1 depends forehead cooling unit 2 and the head top portion cooling unit 4 and the occipital cooling unit 5 and Ru separating line 11 to cause the divided into two parts 1a, are separated in 1b. Each cooling unit 2, 4, 5 which are separated left and right, that is fixed in the fastener tape 12 of the surface fastener type as an example of the first fixing means.
[0026]
As can be clearly understood from FIG. 5, the first receiving member 13 to which the locking portion 12 a provided on the fastener tape 12 is detachably engaged is attached to each of the cooling portions 2, 4, 5 separated to the left and right. It is fixed by appropriate means such as welding ( the first receiving member 13 also constitutes the first fixing means). In addition, the fixing location by the fastener tape 12 is not restricted to three places, For example, it is also possible to use the long tape extended over the full length of the separation line 11. FIG.
[0027]
[0028]
The left and right cheek cooling units 6 are fixed by a second fixture 14 that is convex in plan view and straddles the person's mouth m. The second fixture 14 is made of a hard or relatively hard material such as a synthetic resin, and has an essentially rigid structure (may be elastically deformed somewhat). And the latching | locking part 13a which comprises a hook_and_loop | surface fastener is provided in the right-and-left both ends, and the 2nd receiving member 15 is being fixed to the right-and-left cheek cooling part 6 by appropriate means , such as adhesion | attachment and welding. The 2nd fixing tool 14 and the 2nd receiving member 15 comprise the 2nd fixing means described in the claim.
[0029]
In addition, as shown with a dashed-dotted line in FIG. 1, you may mutually connect the right-and-left both ends of the neck cooling part 7 with the fixing tool 16 of a shape over a throat. In this case, the fixture 14 may take a hook-and-loop fastener method, or other engagement method.
[0030]
In the above configuration, when the cooling tool is used, it is sufficiently cooled in a refrigerator or a freezer to store cold energy, and then spread over a person's head in a spread state. , 4 and 5 may be connected to each other, and the left and right cheek cooling parts 6 may be connected by the fixture 14.
[0031]
In this case, since the cooling device can be freely deformed, the entire inner surface of the cooling device can be fitted to a human head, face, neck, or the like regardless of the size or shape of the head. (The cooling parts 2, 4 and 5 on both sides of the separation line 11 may overlap each other).
[0032]
And since the whole inner surface of a cooling tool is closely_contact | adhered to an affected part, heat can be taken away at a stretch without producing the stray of a depressing heat, and a head, a face, etc. can be cooled uniformly. The wearing time of the cooling device may be different depending on the purpose, but if it is used at work or before going to bed in normal life, if it is worn for about 20 minutes to 1 hour, the work of the brain will be temporarily stopped, As the heated brain temperature decreases, the relative immunity of the brain increases, and as a result, the head can be refreshed.
[0033]
When the fixing means is a hook-and-loop fastener method as in this embodiment, there are advantages that a high fixing strength can be obtained even when used repeatedly and that cleaning can be easily performed.
[0034]
(2). Other embodiments (FIGS. 7 to 8)
In order to cool the head and the like uniformly over a long period of time, it is preferable that the cooling tool has the same thickness as possible at each part. In 2nd Embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the example of the method of equalizing the thickness of a cooling tool is shown.
[0035]
Among these, in the example shown in (A), an intermediate film 17 is disposed inside the bag body 9, and the intermediate film 17 is fused to the surface portion and the inner surface portion of the bag body 9 so as to extend horizontally. As a result, the inside of the bag body 9 is formed in a state in which horizontally extending small chambers are continuous in the vertical direction.
[0036]
In the case of this embodiment, since the space | interval of the front-surface part of a bag body 9 and a back surface part is hold | maintained uniformly with the intermediate | middle film 17, heat absorption capability can be equalized, without producing the bias | deviation of the coolant 10. FIG. Note that it is possible to partially thicken a portion where the endothermic heat is intense (for example, the top cooling portion).
[0037]
In the example shown in (B), the shape retainability of the cooling tool is secured by impregnating the coolant 18 into the core material 18 such as cotton or mesh. The core material 18 only needs to have water absorption, and for example, a non-woven fabric can be used. It is more preferable to weld the core member 18 and the bag body 9 in advance.
[0038]
FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment which is another example of the first fixing means. In this embodiment, one end of the fastener tape 12 is bonded to one of the separated parts by an appropriate means such as adhesion or welding. The first receiving member 13 is provided only on the other part. If comprised in this way, there exists an advantage which can prevent the loss of the fastener tape 12. FIG. In the first embodiment, one end of the second fixture 14 may be fixed to one cheek cooling unit 6.
[0039]
(3). Others In addition to the above, the present invention can be embodied in various ways. For example, the fixing means is not limited to the surface fastener method as in the embodiment, and various methods such as an adhesive tape method and a hook method can be adopted.
[0040]
Also, it may be provided with a skin material in order to enhance the feel of the human body.
[0041]
When water-absorbing polymer is used as a coolant, it may be sold in a water-absorbed state, or manufactured and sold without water filling, and the bag is filled with water after the user purchases it. It may be used as a cooling tool.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a use state.
FIG. 2 is a view of the usage state as seen from diagonally forward.
FIG. 3 is a view of the usage state as viewed from the rear.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a separation view of FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a third embodiment.
[Brief description of symbols]
1 head cooling unit 2 forehead cooling unit 3 side head cooling unit 4 head top cooling unit 5 occipital head cooling unit 6 forehead cooling unit 7 neck cooling unit 8 hole 9 bag body 10 coolant
12 Fastener tape constituting the first fixing means
14 Fixing tool constituting second fixing means

Claims (1)

And forms a hood-like form of an envelope over the human head and neck, and filled with heat absorbing agent does not freeze even chilled in freezer in soft synthetic resin film or flat bag body made of sheet structure A cooling device that can be easily deformed in
It consists of a head cooling part that covers the person's forehead, the top of the head, the temporal region, the back of the head, and the cheeks, and a neck cooling part that covers the left and right sides of the person's neck and the rear part. It is separated into two left and right by a separating line extending toward the back of the head, and the two head cooling parts separated to the left and right are each continuously integrated with the neck cooling part,
There is a sound hole in the head cooling part that overlaps the human ear,
Further, a first fixing means for connecting the left and right separated head cooling sections at the position of the separation line, and a second fixing section for connecting the two separated head cooling sections at the portions overlapping the left and right cheeks of the person. And the first fixing means is a fastener tape, while the second fixing means is provided with a fixture that is formed in a convex shape in a plan view so as to straddle a person's mouth. This fixture is made of a hard or relatively hard material and has an essentially rigid structure.
Head and neck cooler.

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