JP6062161B2 - Snoring prevention device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a snoring prevention device for preventing snoring.

  Snoring while sleeping may cause annoyance to others. In addition, snoring can cause pain in the throat and sleep, and it is required to prevent snoring.

  The cause of snoring is that the muscles of the whole body are loosened at bedtime, making it easy to breathe in the mouth, the tongue is lowered backward, and breathing with the throat blocked, the mucous membrane vibrates and snores when the air passes Sound is produced.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a snoring prevention device that can be prevented from snoring by wearing in the oral cavity and preventing the mouth from opening while sleeping.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the invention according to claim 1 includes a locking member formed in a substantially U shape so as to cover the back side or the front side of the lower tooth, A first lower piece connected in series to the left and right ends of the locking member, a plate-like piece connected to the first lower piece and covering the occlusal surface of the left and right molars, and downward from the plate-like piece A second lower piece that sandwiches the lower molar with the first lower piece, and an upper outer piece that is spaced upward and leftward from the plate-like piece and sandwiches the upper molar And an upper inner piece, and the plate-like piece is elastically deformable, and a central part thereof is formed to be bent upward in a mountain shape.

Furthermore, the lower end of the first lower piece or the lower end of the second lower piece is formed to bulge inward in the left-right direction, and the first lower piece and the second lower piece A snoring prevention device characterized in that the lower end of the first lower piece or the lower end of the second lower piece enters a dent on the side of the lower molar in a state where the lower molar is sandwiched. is there.

Furthermore, the snoring prevention device is formed integrally with silicon rubber, urethane rubber, rubber, or elastomer.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the snoring prevention tool which can prevent that a mouth opens during sleeping and can prevent snoring can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the snoring prevention tool of this invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is a left view of FIG. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing of a protection part. It is a figure which shows the state which applied the load to the plate-shaped piece from the state of FIG. It is a figure which shows the mounting state of the snoring prevention tool of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state in which the upper and lower molars were inserted in the protection part, (a) shows the state in which the lower molar was inserted, (b) was inserted in the upper molar further from the state of (a) It is a figure which shows a state.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the snoring prevention device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1-3 is a figure which shows one Example of the snoring prevention tool of this invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a top view, FIG. 3 is a left view. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.

  The snoring prevention device 1 of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially U shape and is arranged so as to cover the back side of the teeth along the dentition, and both left and right end portions 3a, 3a of the locking member 3. And protective portions 5 and 5 that cover the occlusal surfaces of the left and right molars. In other words, the left and right protection parts 5, 5 are connected by the substantially U-shaped locking member 3.

  The curved shape of the locking member 3 is formed in a curved shape that matches the dentition. In the present embodiment, in order to ensure the fit to the teeth, it is formed in a substantially U shape that is slightly wider than the dentition. That is, the left and right end portions 3a, 3a of the locking member 3 are formed in a shape slightly expanded outward in the left-right direction. As a result, when the snoring prevention device 1 of the present embodiment is mounted in the mouth, the left and right end portions 3a, 3a of the locking member 3 are elastically deformed so as to be slightly close to each other and mounted on the teeth, and elastic restoration after mounting is performed. It will adhere to the inside of the gums.

The protection part 5 covers at least the occlusal part of the molar tooth and includes a plate-like piece 11 arranged at a position corresponding to the occlusal part of the molar tooth.
Specifically, in this embodiment, each protection portion 5 includes a lower inner piece (first lower piece) 10 extending rearward from the left and right end portions 3a, 3a of the substantially band-shaped locking member 3, A plate-like piece 11 extending outward in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the lower inner piece 10 and a rectangular plate-like shape upward and downward from the end of the plate-like piece 11 on the outer side in the left-right direction. It has an upper outer piece 13 and a lower outer piece (second lower piece) 15 formed to extend. The lower inner piece 10 is formed in series with the end 3 a of the locking member 3. Further, in the present embodiment, the lower end portion 15a of the lower outer piece 15 is formed so as to bulge inward in the left-right direction in a cross-sectional arc shape.

Each protection portion 5 has an upper inner piece 17 formed by extending upward from a laterally inner end of each plate-like piece 11 into a rectangular plate shape.
In other words, the upper inner piece 17 is formed by extending upward from the upper end of the lower inner piece 10 into a rectangular plate shape.

The protection part 5 having such a configuration is formed in a substantially H-shaped cross section.
In other words, at the left and right ends of the snoring prevention device 1 of the present embodiment, an upward substantially U-shaped groove is formed by the upper outer piece 13, the upper inner piece 17 and the plate-like piece 11, and the lower inner piece 10, A downward substantially U-shaped groove is formed by the lower outer piece 15 and the plate-like piece 11.

  In this embodiment, the lower inner piece 10, the upper outer piece 13, the lower outer piece 15, and the upper inner piece 17 are formed so that the vertical dimension becomes shorter as going to the back side.

  Each piece 10, 13, 15, 17 is formed up to the middle of the plate-like piece 11 so as to end slightly forward from the rear end of the plate-like piece 11.

  In the present embodiment, the lower inner piece 10 and the lower outer piece 15 formed at the left and right end portions of the plate-like piece 11 of each protection portion 5 are formed so as to approach each other as they go downward.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the protection portion, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which a load is applied to the central portion 11a of the plate-like piece 11 from the state of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the central portion 11a of the plate-like piece 11 of the protection portion 5 is formed to protrude upward. Specifically, the central portion 11a of the plate-like piece 11 is formed along the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) so as to protrude upward in a mountain shape. More specifically, the upper surface and the lower surface of the central portion 11a of each plate-shaped piece 11 are formed in a mountain-shaped inclined surface that inclines upward as it goes from the inside to the outside, and then downwards. It is formed in a letter shape.

  With such a configuration, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when a load is applied from above to the central portion 11 a of the plate-like piece 11, the upper outer piece 13 and the upper inner piece 17 have their respective free ends. 13a and 17a incline in the direction which adjoins mutually.

Next, use of the snoring prevention tool 1 of a present Example is demonstrated.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a wearing state of the snoring prevention device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which upper and lower molars are fitted into the protective part, (a) shows a state in which the lower molar is fitted, and (b) shows a state in which the upper molar is further fitted. FIG.

  First, the snoring prevention tool 1 is put in the oral cavity, and the locking member 3 is disposed along the back side of the lower tooth. Then, as shown in FIG. 8A, the lower molar teeth are engaged with the downward substantially U-shaped groove formed by the lower inner piece 10, the lower outer piece 15, and the plate-like piece 11, and As shown in FIG. 8B, the upper molars are engaged and mounted in the upward substantially U-shaped groove formed by the upper outer piece 13, the upper inner piece 17 and the plate-like piece 11.

In the present embodiment, the lower inner piece 10 and the lower outer piece 15 are formed so as to be close to each other, so that the lower inner piece 10, the lower inner piece 10, and the lower outer piece 15 are substantially downward. By elastically deforming the U-shaped groove and forcibly fitting it into the lower molar, it is difficult to come out of the tooth and can be stably fixed to the tooth.
In the present embodiment, when the snoring prevention device 1 is mounted on the lower teeth, the lower end portion 15a of the lower outer piece 15 enters the recess u on the side surface of the lower molar, and the snoring prevention device 1 is , More stable and fixed.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the central portion 11a of the plate-like piece 11 protrudes upward, the upper outer piece 13 and the upper inner piece 17 come close to each other by biting the plate-like piece 11 with upper and lower molar teeth. Tilt in the direction. As a result, the upper molars are sandwiched between the upper outer piece 13 and the upper inner piece 17, and the snoring prevention device 1 is difficult to remove.

  In this way, it is only necessary to go to bed while wearing. By sleeping with the snoring prevention device 1, the mouth remains closed, nasal breathing occurs, and snoring is prevented. In the present embodiment, the upper outer piece 13 and the upper inner piece 17 are positioned by sandwiching the upper molars, and are not easily displaced.

  The thickness of the plate-like piece 11 of each protection part 5 is not particularly limited. In this embodiment, the thickness is, for example, about 3 to 7 mm. Of the locking member 3 and the protective part 5, at least the protective part 5 is formed of a flexible rubber-like elastic material. In the present embodiment, both the locking member 3 and the protection portion 5 are integrally formed of a flexible rubber-like material such as silicon rubber, urethane rubber, rubber, or elastomer. Note that at least the plate-like piece 11 of the protection portion 5 is configured to have an elastic force that is slightly elastically deformed by the bite of the molar tooth and is restored to the original state by releasing the bite.

The snoring prevention device of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.
For example, in the above embodiment, the locking member 3 is provided so as to connect the lower inner pieces 10 and 10 and is arranged so as to cover the back side of the tooth, but is locked so as to cover the front side of the tooth. A member may be provided. That is, it is good also as a structure which provides the latching member 3 so that the lower outer pieces 15 and 15 may be connected. At this time, the lower outer piece 15 becomes the first lower piece, and the lower inner piece 10 becomes the second lower piece.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Snoring prevention tool 3 Locking member 5 Protection part 10 Lower inner piece 11 Plate-shaped piece 13 Upper outer piece 15 Lower outer piece 17 Upper inner piece

Claims (1)

Formed in a substantially U-shape that is elastically deformable and slightly spread outward from the dentition so as to cover the back side of the lower teeth, and elastically deformed so that the left and right ends are slightly close to each other and attached to the teeth After, by elastic restoration, a locking member that adheres to the inside of the gums ,
A first lower piece connected in series to the left and right ends of the locking member;
A plate-like piece that is connected to the first lower piece and covers the occlusal surface of the left and right molars;
A second lower piece that is provided continuously downward from the plate-shaped piece, and sandwiches the lower molar with the first lower piece;
An upper outer piece and an upper inner piece that are spaced apart from each other on the plate-shaped piece and are arranged upward and sandwiching the upper molar are integrally formed of silicon rubber, urethane rubber, rubber, or elastomer,
The plate-like piece can be elastically deformed, and a central portion thereof protrudes upward in a mountain shape and is formed along a longitudinal direction, and an upper surface and a lower surface of the central portion are upward as they go from the inside to the outside. After being inclined to, it is formed in a mountain-shaped inclined surface that is inclined downward,
The lower end of the first lower piece or the lower end of the second lower piece is formed to bulge inward in the left-right direction,
In a state where the lower molar is sandwiched between the first lower piece and the second lower piece, the lower end of the first lower piece or the bulged lower end of the second lower piece is Into the dent of the base of the side of the side molar,
The snoring prevention device, wherein the upper outer piece and the upper inner piece are inclined toward each other by biting the plate-like piece with upper and lower molars .

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