JP5785928B2 - Bedding mat - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bedding mat that can be used for preventing bed slipping of a user or reducing snoring to obtain a good night's sleep.

  For example, when a user such as a sick person or an elderly person has to sit on the bed for a long period of time, if the back of the user's body, especially the back, waist, or buttocks continues to be pressed for a long period of time, the blood circulation of that part May worsen and cause bedsores (humiliation).

  In addition, the user may snore while sleeping, or breathing may be disturbed. In such a case, the quality of sleep may deteriorate and the user may not be able to sleep.

  Therefore, there is a bedding mat for preventing bed slipping of users who have to sit on the bed for a long period of time, snoring while the user is sleeping, and ensuring a good sleep when breathing is disturbed. Has been developed.

  One of the measures to prevent bed slipping of the user and to ensure a good night's sleep is to prevent the same part of the body from being continuously pressed by rolling the body of the sleeping user left and right, It is known to secure an airway to reduce snoring and prevent disordered breathing.

  In order to roll the body of a sleeping user, for example, a sleeping mat that is used by being placed on a bedding such as a mattress or integrated with a mattress is known.

  Conventionally, as a bedding mat that can roll a user's body, a plurality of first bag-like cells that form a substantially truncated cone shape when pressed by a fluid, and a second bag-like cell, Along the width direction of the rectangular cell mounting sheet, the tops of the respective cell mounting sheets are opposite to each other, and the first bag-shaped cell and the second cell are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the cell mounting sheet. A configuration in which bag-like cells are arranged alternately is known.

  Then, by alternately supplying and discharging the fluid to and from the first bag-like cell and the second bag-like cell, the body of the user by the top portion of the first and second bag-like cells. By alternately pushing up the left and right portions on the back of the body, the user's body lying on the bed mat is rolled in the width direction.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-33027

  According to the said structure, the said 1st bag-shaped cell and the said 2nd bag-shaped cell are arrange | positioned by shifting a position with respect to the longitudinal direction of the said cell attachment sheet | seat. Therefore, when the first bag-shaped cell is inflated and the top portion pushes up one end portion of the user's body in the width direction to support the body tilted, for example, in the right direction, and the first bag-shaped cell. The second bag-like cell is expanded to expand the second bag-shaped cell, the other end of the user's body in the width direction is pushed up by the top, and the body is tilted leftward and supported. The positions pressed by the first and second bag-like cells to push up the left and right are shifted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cell mounting sheet, that is, the height direction of the user.

  Therefore, if the expansion and contraction of the first bag-like cell and the second bag-like cell are alternately repeated, the user's body can be rolled in the width direction, but the left and right pressing positions with respect to the height direction are Different in height direction.

  As a result, the sense of the pressing action that the user receives from the first bag-shaped cell and the second bag-shaped cell is different, so that the user feels uncomfortable or uncomfortable, and it is difficult to ensure a good night's sleep. There is.

  This invention can be used when the body is rolled in the width direction by alternately pressing one end and the other end in the width direction on the back of the user's body, and when the user's body is tilted in either the left or right direction. By preventing the left and right pressing positions from differing from each other in the height direction, it is possible to prevent bedsores, reduce snoring, or ensure sleep without causing discomfort or discomfort to the user. It is to provide a mat for bedding.

The present invention includes a bag-shaped exterior body,
It is formed in a bag shape that is inflated so that one end in the longitudinal direction is higher than the other end by being pressurized by a fluid, and is disposed along the width direction in the outer body, and the width direction A plurality of first fluid bags juxtaposed along the intersecting direction;
The bag is inflated so that one end in the longitudinal direction becomes higher than the other end by being pressurized by a fluid, and the bag is overlapped with the first fluid bag in the exterior body and is high when inflated. A plurality of second fluid bags arranged in parallel along a direction intersecting the width direction of the exterior body, with one end in the longitudinal direction in which the height is increased opposite to one end in the longitudinal direction of the first fluid bag When,
First fluid supply / discharge means for supplying and discharging fluid to and from the first fluid bag;
Second fluid supply / discharge means for supplying and discharging fluid to and from the second fluid bag;
A bedding mat comprising: a control means for controlling supply and discharge of fluid to and from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag.

  The first fluid bag and the second fluid bag preferably have a trapezoidal shape in which the planar shape is long along the width direction of the exterior body.

  It is preferable that the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag have a rectangular shape in which the planar shape is long along the width direction of the exterior body.

  Preferably, the control means alternately controls supply / discharge of fluid to / from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag at predetermined time intervals.

  The exterior body is provided with a sensor for detecting body movement of a user who is supine on the exterior body, and fluid supply / discharge to / from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag is performed by the body. It is preferably controlled by the control means based on the detection of movement.

  It is preferable that the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag have an upper and lower double structure of a lower space portion and an upper space portion formed in communication with each other.

  It is preferable that the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag are provided at a portion corresponding to the upper half of the user who lies on the exterior body.

  According to the present invention, the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag are arranged so that one end whose height becomes high when inflated is reversed and overlapped so as to be along the width direction in the exterior body. It was arranged side by side along the intersecting direction.

  Therefore, when the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag are alternately inflated to roll the user's body in the width direction, the left and right push-up positions do not deviate from the user's height direction. It is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable or uncomfortable during rolling.

The front view which carried out the partial cross section of the mat for bedding which shows one embodiment of this invention. The top view which carried out the partial cross section of the mat for bedding shown in FIG. The figure which looked at the structure which supplies and discharges pressurized gas to the 1st fluid bag and the 2nd fluid bag from the lower surface side of the upper sheet. (A) is sectional drawing of the state expanded by supplying pressurized gas to the 1st fluid bag of a double structure, (b) was similarly expanded by supplying pressurized gas to the 2nd fluid bag Sectional drawing of a state. The figure which looked at the 1st fluid bag and the 2nd fluid bag which show the 2nd Embodiment of this invention from the lower surface side of the upper sheet | seat. The figure which looked at the 1st fluid bag and the 2nd fluid bag which show a 3rd embodiment of this invention from the undersurface side of an upper sheet.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and a bedding mat M shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes an exterior body 1 having a rectangular planar shape. The exterior body 1 is formed in a flat bag shape by a stretchable fabric, and fasteners 2 are provided on three sides except for one side as shown in FIG. Thereby, the exterior body 1 can be opened and closed by the fastener 2.

  A cushion sheet 3 formed of urethane foam or the like is provided inside the exterior body 1, and a base sheet 4 made of a relatively thick fabric such as felt or canvas is provided on the upper surface of the cushion sheet 3. .

  A plurality of first fluid bags 6 and second fluid bags 7 are provided in about half of the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the base sheet 4 as described later. On the upper surfaces of the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7, a resin upper sheet 8 having a large number of through holes 8a formed in a portion excluding the peripheral portion is provided as shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 are formed in a trapezoidal shape in which the planar shape is long along the width direction of the base sheet 4 by an airtight resin sheet such as vinyl. A bag-like shape that is formed and expands so that the height dimension gradually increases from the front end side (one end side) toward the rear end side (the other end side) when air as a fluid is pressurized and supplied as will be described later. Is formed.

  The first fluid bag 6 is disposed with the rear end positioned at one end in the width direction of the base sheet 4 and the front end positioned at the other end in the width direction.

  The second fluid bag 7 is opposite to the first fluid bag 6, that is, the rear end is positioned at the other end in the width direction of the base sheet 4 and the front end is positioned at the other end in the width direction. The fluid bag 6 is superposed on the upper surface of the fluid bag 6.

  On the upper surface of the base sheet 4, a plurality of sets of the first and second fluid bags 6, 7 overlapped with the upper half of the user lying on the mat M, which is about half the longitudinal direction. Corresponding portions are juxtaposed in a dense state without a gap between the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction. That is, the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are arranged along the width direction of the base sheet 4 in a superposed state, and are arranged in four rows in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. Has been.

  Of the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 arranged in four rows in the longitudinal direction, the first and second fluids in one to three rows at one end in the longitudinal direction of the exterior body. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the bags 6 and 7 have an upper and lower double structure in which the interior is separated into a lower space 6a and 7a and an upper space 6b and 7b by a partition sheet 5a. The partition sheet 5a is formed with communication holes 5 that allow the lower space portions 6a and 7a and the upper space portions 6b and 7b to communicate with each other.

  Although not shown, the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 in the fourth row have a structure having only one space portion, and when expanded as described later, the first to third rows. The first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are configured to have a lower height dimension.

  That is, the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 in the first to third rows correspond to the back of the upper body of the user who is lying on the mat M. Therefore, when rolling the user's upper body to the left and right as will be described later, it is preferable to have a top and bottom double structure so that it can be pushed up relatively high to the left and right, but the fourth row corresponds to the waist of the user Since it is positioned, it is not required to be pushed up higher than the back part during rolling, so that the structure has one space part.

  It should be noted that the double structure of the fourth row may be used, and the first to third rows may have only one space portion as in the fourth row.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the portions covering the ends of the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 having the upper and lower double structures of the exterior body 1 have expanded in a mountain shape. The first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are sewn in a concave shape so as to enter the front end side. As a result, when the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are inflated, it is possible to prevent the exterior body 1 from becoming resistance to expansion of the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7, and when the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are contracted, It can prevent that the exterior body 1 loosens and the external appearance of the mat M for bedding is impaired.

  The first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 disposed on the base sheet 4 are covered with the upper sheet 8, and the rear ends of the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are shown in FIG. As shown, the upper sheet 8 is connected to one end and the other end in the width direction by a ring 9.

  As a result, the upper and lower sheets 8 are restricted from being displaced from the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a sensor 11 such as a microphone for detecting a snoring or breathing state of a user who is lying on the exterior body 1 is built in one side portion of the upper sheet 8. A signal detected by the sensor 11 is output to a control device 12 as control means. This control device 12 analyzes the state of snoring and breathing detected by the sensor 11, and controls the supply and discharge of air to the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 as described later based on the analysis. It is like that.

  A plurality of first branch tubes 14a branched from the first supply tube 14 penetrating the base sheet 4 are connected to the lower surface of the lower space 6a at the rear end of the first fluid bag 6, respectively. ing. The first supply tube 14 is connected to a supply pump 16 as a pressurized gas supply source via an electromagnetic first supply / discharge switching valve 15.

  A plurality of second branch tubes 17 a branched from the second supply tube 17 penetrating the base sheet 4 are respectively connected to the lower surface of the lower space portion 7 a at the rear end portion of the second fluid bag 7. ing. The second supply tube 17 is connected to the supply pump 16 via an electromagnetic second supply / discharge switching valve 18.

  The first tube 14 may be connected to the lower space 6a or the upper space 6b at the tip of the first fluid bag 6, and the second tube 17 may be connected to the second fluid bag. 7 may be connected to the lower space portion 7a or the upper space portion 7b at the tip portion.

  The first supply / discharge switching valve 15 and the second supply / discharge switching valve 18 are alternately opened and closed by a drive signal from the control device 12. When the first supply / discharge switching valve 15 is driven to the open state and the second supply / discharge switching valve 18 is not driven and is closed, the pressurized air of the supply pump 16 is The first fluid bag 6 is supplied from the supply tube 14 to the plurality of first fluid bags 6, and the first fluid bags 6 are inflated so as to gradually increase in height from the rear end toward the front end as shown in FIG. .

  When the second supply / discharge switching valve 18 is driven to the open state and the first supply / discharge switching valve 15 is not driven and is closed, the pressurized air of the supply pump 16 is The second fluid bag 7 is supplied from the supply tube 17 to the plurality of second fluid bags 7, and the second fluid bags 7 are expanded so as to gradually increase in height from the rear end toward the front end as shown in FIG. 4B. .

  The first supply / exhaust switching valve 15 and the second supply / exhaust switching valve 18 are alternately opened / closed, so that the user who is supine on the mat M is rolled on the upper body alternately left and right. It will be.

  When pressurized air is supplied to the first fluid bag 6 or the second fluid bag 7, the control device 12 controls the amount of pressurized air supplied to the fluid bags 6 and 7 by, for example, the supply time. It can be done.

  Thereby, since the degree of expansion of each fluid bag 6 and 7 can be changed, it is possible to set the inclination angle of the upper body of the user when alternately rolling left and right. That is, the inclination angle of the user's upper body can be changed according to various conditions such as the user's physique and state.

  The control device 12 has a sleep mode in which the first and second supply / discharge switching valves 15 and 18 are alternately switched by a detection signal from the sensor 11 and the first and second regardless of the detection signal from the sensor 11. The setting can be selected in either the bed slip prevention mode in which the two supply / discharge switching valves 15 and 18 are alternately switched every predetermined time.

  When the sleep mode is set, the detection signal from the sensor 11 determines whether the user is in a sleep state based on the snoring or breathing state of the user who is lying on the mat M, and is not in the sleep state. When the determination is made, the compressed air is alternately supplied to the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 to roll the user's body and the airway is secured to reduce snoring and breathing. It is designed to restore the sleep state.

  When the bed slip prevention mode is set, the pressurized gas is alternately supplied to the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 every predetermined time regardless of the state of snoring or breathing of the user. That is, when pressurized gas is supplied to one of the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7, the other is discharged from the other. As a result, one end side and the other end side in the width direction of the user's body are alternately pushed up and the upper body is rolled, so that the same part of the back, waist, or buttocks continues to be pressed to prevent bed slipping. Can do.

  According to the bedding mat M having the above-described configuration, the first fluid bag 6 that tilts the user's upper body toward one end in the width direction and the second fluid bag 7 that tilts the user's upper body toward the other end in the width direction. Are placed one above the other.

Therefore, the position of the back of the body pressed by the first fluid bag 6 when the first fluid bag 6 is inflated to tilt the user's upper body toward one end in the width direction, and the user's upper body. Although the position of the back of the body pressed by the second fluid bag 7 when the second fluid bag 7 is inflated to incline toward the other end in the width direction is different from the left and right in the width direction, Ru direction der, the same position relative to the longitudinal direction of the sleeping wear mat M.

  That is, when the user rolls the upper body alternately left and right, the same position in the height direction is pressed by the plurality of sets of the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 respectively. It is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable or uncomfortable when different positions in the height direction are pressed.

  In addition, since the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 are polymerized, the plurality of polymerized first fluid bags 6 and second fluid bags 7 are respectively arranged in the longitudinal direction of the mat M for bedding. And can be arranged without any gaps.

  Therefore, when rolling the user's body from side to side, one end side or the other end side in the width direction of the upper body of the user is pushed up in the height direction by the first fluid bag 6 or the second fluid bag 7 with almost no gap. Therefore, the user's upper body can be pushed up in a stable state. That is, the upper body can be rolled in a stable state without causing discomfort to the user.

  Further, the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 that are polymerized only in the portion corresponding to the upper body of the user are provided inside the mat for bedding M. Therefore, the bed mat M can be used by being placed on the floor plate of the back-up type bed apparatus or the mattress.

  That is, when the floor plate is raised up, the portion where the first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 of the bedding mat M are not bent by the raising of the floor plate. Even when used in a bed apparatus, the upper body of the user can be rolled in a stable state.

  5 and 6 show the second and third embodiments of the present invention. That is, in the first embodiment, the planar shapes of the first fluid bag 6 and the second fluid bag 7 are trapezoidal, but the planar shapes of the first and second fluid bags 6A and 7A are illustrated in FIG. The planar shape of the first and second fluid bags 6B and 7B is a sleeping shape as shown in the second embodiment shown in FIG. A long rectangular shape along the width direction of the wearing mat M may be used. 5 and 6, the same parts as those in FIG.

  Moreover, although the cushion sheet 3 is provided in the exterior body 1, the cushion sheet 3 may be omitted.

  Further, the superposed first and second fluid bags 6 and 7 are provided only in the upper half in the longitudinal direction in the exterior body 1 so as to correspond to the upper body of the user. You may make it provide over.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Exterior body, 6 ... 1st fluid bag, 7 ... 2nd fluid bag, 11 ... Sensor, 12 ... Control apparatus (control means), 14 ... 1st supply tube, 15 ... 1st supply / exhaust switching Valve 16, supply pump 17, second supply pump 18, second supply / exhaust switching valve

Claims (7)

A bag-shaped exterior body;
It is formed in a bag shape that is inflated so that one end in the longitudinal direction is higher than the other end by being pressurized by a fluid, and is disposed along the width direction in the outer body, and the width direction A plurality of first fluid bags juxtaposed along the intersecting direction;
The bag is inflated so that one end in the longitudinal direction becomes higher than the other end by being pressurized by a fluid, and the bag is overlapped with the first fluid bag in the exterior body and is high when inflated. A plurality of second fluid bags arranged in parallel along a direction intersecting the width direction of the exterior body, with one end in the longitudinal direction in which the height is increased opposite to one end in the longitudinal direction of the first fluid bag When,
First fluid supply / discharge means for supplying and discharging fluid to and from the first fluid bag;
Second fluid supply / discharge means for supplying and discharging fluid to and from the second fluid bag;
A bed mat comprising: control means for controlling supply and discharge of fluid to and from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag.   2. The bedding mat according to claim 1, wherein the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag have a planar shape that is a long trapezoidal shape or an elongated triangular shape along a width direction of the exterior body.   The bedding mat according to claim 1, wherein the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag have a rectangular shape with a long planar shape along the width direction of the exterior body.   The bedding mat according to claim 1, wherein the control means alternately controls the supply and discharge of fluid to and from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag at predetermined time intervals.   The exterior body is provided with a sensor for detecting body movement of a user who is supine on the exterior body, and fluid supply / discharge to / from the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag is performed by the body. The bed mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat is controlled by a control unit based on detection of movement.   The bedding mat according to claim 1, wherein the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag have a lower space portion and an upper space portion, which are formed in communication with each other, and have an upper and lower double structure. .   The bedding mat according to claim 1, wherein the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag are provided in a portion corresponding to the upper half of the user who lies on the exterior body.

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