JP4065882B2 - Sanitary mask - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sanitary mask used by, for example, a patient with hay fever to protect himself from pollen, a patient with a cold, and further used to prevent nosocomial infection in a hospital.

  In recent years, the number of patients with hay fever has increased and has become a major social problem. However, as one method for protecting yourself from pollen, the use of a sanitary mask can be considered.

As is known, this sanitary mask is composed of a mask body that covers the nose and mouth, and ear hooks attached to both ends of the mask body. The mask body prevents pollen from entering the nose and mouth. I try to prevent it. (See Patent Document 1)
By the way, a person's face has irregularities such as cheeks and noses, and the shape varies greatly depending on the person.

Therefore, for example, a person with a high nose is likely to have a gap between the mask body and the face, and there is a problem that pollen or the like enters through the gap. If there is a gap between the nose and both sides of the nose, as the mask is used, the water vapor contained in the breath exhales from the gap between the upper end of the mask and both sides of the nose and the glasses lens There is a problem that cloudy in preparation.
JP 2004-113293 A

  The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object is to prevent the entry of minute substances such as pollen, and when wearing, the lens of the spectacles is inadvertently clouded. It is in providing the sanitary mask which can suppress.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a mask constituted by a mask main body for covering the nose and the mouth, and ear hooks provided respectively on the left and right sides of the mask main body. The left and right ear hooks are formed of a stretchable nonwoven fabric, the mask body is formed of a breathable material, the mask body is scented, and the upper edge of the inner surface of the mask body The adhesive part for bringing the upper edge of the mask body into close contact with the face of the user, and the breathing from the user with the vertical width wider than the vertical width of the adhesive part is directed downward of the mask body. guide body made of a non-breathable material for guiding along with provided Te, the guide body is formed of a thin film of non-breathable formed of plastic material of a soft, over the inner surface of the mask body The adhesive portion is formed only on the upper side of the inner surface of the guide body along the upper edge portion of the inner surface of the guide body, and the adhesive portion is water-soluble. It is characterized by comprising a gel made of a polymer base having cooling performance and adhesion performance and containing an anti-inflammatory agent .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, with the use of the sanitary mask, due to the action of the adhesive portion, the breath exhaled on the inner surface side of the mask main body is between at least the upper edge portion of the mask main body and the user's face. Since it is reliably prevented from coming out upward, even when the user wears spectacles, the lens of the spectacles can be prevented from being inadvertently clouded with breath.

  In addition, even if the mask body is formed of a material having air permeability, at the upper part of the mask body, the action of the guide body prevents the breath from leaking through the mask body, so that the glasses are inadvertently clouded. Can be more reliably prevented, and since the scent is attached to the mask body, you can relax by wearing the mask.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the adhesive part has cooling performance and adhesive performance made of a water-soluble polymer base, and contains an anti-inflammatory agent. Since it is made of gel, you can relax even more by wearing a mask, and you can also get an anti-inflammatory effect at the same time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a front view of the sanitary mask as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the sanitary mask as viewed from the back, FIG. 3 is a front view of the sanitary mask in use, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a state.

  The sanitary mask 1 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 is mainly used by patients with hay fever, etc., and has a three-dimensionally formed mask main body 2 and ear hooks provided on the left and right sides of the mask main body 2, respectively. 3a and 3b.

  The mask body 2 has a left fabric portion 21a made of a non-woven fabric having air permeability and bactericidal properties, and a left fabric portion 21a and a right fabric portion 21b having a bilaterally symmetric shape, which are joined in a three-dimensional manner. When the portion 21a and the right fabric portion 21b are opened and worn, a breathing space S is defined on the inner side surfaces of both the fabric portions 21a and 21b, and the user's nose is accommodated in the breathing space S. Yes.

  The user can easily breathe through the nose or mouth by using the breathing space S.

  In addition, as for both fabric parts 21a and 21b, the thing of the double structure which all bonded two nonwoven fabrics is used.

  Each of the left and right ear hooks 3a and 3b is formed of a non-woven fabric having elasticity, and one end thereof is thermally welded to the left and right fabric parts 21a and 21b.

  And in sanitary mask 1 which consists of the above structure, in embodiment shown in a figure, as shown also in Drawing 2, breath exhaled from a user's mouth is shown in the upper edge part of the inner surface of mask body 2 as a mask body. 2 is provided with a guide body 4 made of a non-breathable material for guiding downward, and an adhesive portion 5 extending in a strip shape is formed on the inner surface of the guide body 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper edge of the mask body 2 is brought into close contact with the user's face.

  The guide body 4 of the embodiment shown in the figure is composed of a thin non-breathable film formed of a soft plastic material, and this film is pasted along the upper edge of the inner surface of the mask body 2 by thermal welding. Therefore, the vertical width of the guide body 4 is wider than the vertical width of the adhesive portion.

  The adhesive portion 5 is formed from a silicon resin and laminated on the inner surface of the guide body 4.

  In addition, you may form this adhesion part 5 thickly, and it becomes easy to make the upper edge part of the mask main body 2 adhere more closely to a user's face by making it thick.

  The sanitary mask 1 having the above configuration is such that the left and right ear hooks 3a and 3b are hooked on the ear, the nose and mouth are covered with the mask body 2, and the upper edge of the mask body 2 is lightly pushed toward the face. Thus, the adhesive portion 5 is in close contact with the face and no gap is generated between the upper edge portion of the mask body 2 and the face.

  Therefore, the exhaled breath does not leak upward from the upper edge of the mask body 2 and the exhaled breath is actively guided downward in the mask body 2 by the guide body 4. Leakage to the outside through the mask body 2 having air permeability at the upper part of the main body 2 is also reliably suppressed, and as a whole, the lens of the spectacles 6 may be inadvertently clouded with water vapor contained in the exhaled breath. There is no.

  Moreover, in the above mask, since the mask main body 2 adheres to the face via the adhesive portion, it is possible to suppress the mask main body 2 from moving with respect to the face during conversation during use.

  In the above embodiment, the mask body 2 is provided with the adhesive portion 5 only at the upper edge portion of the inner surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the left and right edge portions and the lower edge portion of the inner surface of the mask body 2 In addition, the adhesive portion 5 may be provided, and by adopting the above configuration, the gap between the mask body 2 and the face is more reliably closed, so that intrusion of pollen and the like can be further suppressed. In addition, the mask body 2 can be attached to the face without the ear hooks 3a and 3b.

  Moreover, in the above embodiment, the guide body 4 was affixed on the upper edge part of the inner surface of the mask main body 2, and the adhesion part 5 was formed in the surface of this guide body 4, However, it is not limited to this, For example, At the time of creating the mask body 2, the guide body 4 may be interposed in advance between the two nonwoven fabrics constituting the left and right fabric portions 21a and 21b. In this case, the adhesive portion 5 is connected to the left and right fabric portions 21a and 21b. What is necessary is just to provide directly in the upper edge part of the inner surface of.

  In the above embodiment, the mask main body 2 is three-dimensionally formed from the left fabric portion 21a made of a nonwoven fabric and the left fabric portion 21a and the right fabric portion 21b that is symmetrical to the left fabric portion 21a, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the mask body 2 may be formed in a rectangular shape that is horizontally long when viewed from the front, and a plurality of gathers 21 may be provided in the mask body 2 as shown in FIG. 5.

  Further, for example, a scent that can be relaxed may be attached to the mask body 2 in advance.

  Moreover, in the above embodiment, although the adhesion part 5 formed from the silicone resin was provided in the mask main body 2, it is not limited to this, For example, it consists of a water-soluble polymer base and has cooling performance and adhesion performance. It is also possible to lay the combined gel on the inner surface of the mask body 2 and use the gel as the adhesive portion 5.

  By adopting the above configuration, the adhesive portion 5 made of gel can be brought into close contact with the face, and the gap between the upper edge portion of the mask body 2 and the face can be reliably closed, and the gel can be cooled. Depending on the performance, the face covered with the mask body 2 is cooled, and is more effective in alleviating symptoms, especially for patients with hay fever.

  Moreover, the flame-extinguishing effect can be acquired with wearing of a mask by making the silicone resin and gel which comprise the above adhesive part 5 contain a flame retardant.

The front view which shows one Embodiment of the sanitary mask concerning this invention. FIG. The front view which shows the use condition of the sanitary mask shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the sanitary mask shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows another embodiment of the sanitary mask concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sanitary mask 2 Mask body 3a / 3b Ear hook part 4 Guide body 5 Adhesive part

Claims (1)

A mask comprising a mask body for covering the nose and mouth, and ear hooks provided on the left and right sides of the mask body, wherein the left and right ear hooks are formed of a nonwoven fabric having elasticity, and the mask body Is formed from a material having air permeability, and the mask body is scented, and the upper edge of the inner surface of the mask body is closely attached to the face of the user. And a guide body made of a non-breathable material for guiding the breath exhaled from the user toward the lower side of the mask main body, with the adhesive portion for and the vertical width being wider than the vertical width of the adhesive portion, The guide body is made of a non-breathable thin film formed of a soft plastic material, and is adhered by thermal welding along the upper edge of the inner surface of the mask body. It is formed only on the upper side of the inner surface of the guide body along the upper end of the inner surface of the guide body, and the adhesive portion has a cooling performance and an adhesive performance made of a water-soluble polymer base and contains a flame retardant. Sanitary mask , characterized in that it is made up of gel that has been allowed to stand .

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