JPH07298971A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pillow which is usable cool and comfortably by placing a cold accumulating medium side on the head and enables a user to have a repetitive cool feel even if this pillow is not cooled in a refrigerator or the like before use at the hot time, such as in summer. CONSTITUTION:The sheet-like cold accumulating medium 13 contg. a cold retaining agent which maintains about 32 deg. in spite of heating is arranged on one surface side within the bag body 11 of this pillow 1 and wadding 17 contg. a far IR radiating material is arranged near the polyhedral side within the bag body 11. A shape holding member 19, such as urethane foam, having elasticity is interposed between the wadding 17 and the cold accumulating medium 13 in the bag body 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow for bedding, and more particularly to a pillow capable of selectively providing a suitable cooling effect and warming effect to the head for a long period of time depending on the temperature.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, scientific studies have been added to pillows that have a great influence on sleep and deep sleep, which greatly affect human health, such as size, height, hardness, stability, temperature and humidity. The function of has been analyzed according to the user's age. Especially regarding temperature, it has been empirically proved that low temperature is good for sleep and deep sleep, focusing on the fact that buckwheat has been widely used as a filling material since "head can be cool". It seems

As a pillow for cooling the head in normal sleep, there is a pillow using a gel-like cool storage body, and the cool storage body is cooled in advance in a refrigerator or a freezer and is placed between the pillow and the head. I used it intervening. This type of gel-like regenerator is more durable than water pillows and ice pillows,
Not only is it troublesome because it needs to be cooled in a refrigerator or freezer before use, but at the beginning it is too cold to have a bad effect on the health of the user, and the comfortable temperature does not last so long. Due to its inconvenience, it is not suitable for regular use. In addition, although pillows have been developed to obtain a comfortable cold heat by the Peltier effect, they need to be connected to the power supply with a cord instead of an expensive scale, which limits the place of use and Bad people have the inconvenience of not being easy to use and are not widely used.

As a prior art related to this type of pillow, a sleep-health health pillow has been devised which is capable of giving cold heat having a temperature suitable for the head particularly for a long time in order to easily achieve "head cold, foot heat". There is. The sleep-health health pillow disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-92762 heat-transfers and cushions a heat-transfer plate such as an aluminum plate for transferring the cold heat of a regenerator such as a canned body built in the pillow. It is located in the lower part of the head of the pillow user of the pillow through the mat body that acts, so that the person can sleep well and easily get sufficient sleep.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the regenerator of the sleep-health pillow described in the above publication has a very low thermal conductivity for a liquid of low viscosity (regenerator material) that easily causes convection due to a temperature difference from the outside. It is enclosed in a tall aluminum can and is composed of a canned body that can be frozen and used repeatedly, so the time to release cold heat is relatively long, but it is stored in a refrigerator or freezer before use and cooled. Since it is necessary to handle it, it is troublesome to handle. Moreover, the heat capacity is small,
Cooling time is not enough. On the other hand, if an attempt is made to secure a sufficient cooling time, the regenerator also becomes large, causing inconvenience that it is inconvenient to handle.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. When the temperature is hot such as summer, the regenerator side can be applied to the head for cool and comfortable use, and when the temperature is cold such as winter, the far infrared radiation side can be applied to the head. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pillow that can be warmly used by a heating effect to enable a good night's sleep, improve blood circulation and get rid of tiredness, and can easily enjoy a cooling effect and a heating effect for a sufficient time.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the pillow of the present invention comprises a bag body for pillow and a sheet-shaped regenerator body containing a cooling agent and arranged close to one side of the bag body. And a batting containing a far-infrared radiation substance arranged close to the other surface side of the bag body, and an elastic shape-retaining material interposed between the batting and the regenerator body in the bag body. It has and.

As described in claim 2, it is preferable that the bag body is covered with a pillow cover provided with a fastener that can be opened and closed along one side edge.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the cold-preserving agent is composed of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na ₂ SO ₄ · 10H ₂ O), water (H ₂ O) and an additive, and is heated at body temperature. It is even more preferable that it melts and absorbs heat.

As described in claim 4, the far-infrared emitting material can be composed of alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics, etc. that emit far infrared rays in a low temperature range of 20 to 40 ° C. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a non-woven fabric forming a far-infrared reflecting thin layer of vapor-deposited aluminum may be interposed between the batting and the shape-retaining body.

As described in claim 6, it is preferable that the regenerator is sandwiched between the shape retainer and a thin batting inside the bag.

[0013]

In the pillow of the present invention (Claim 1) constructed as described above, the user puts his / her head on the cool storage side of the pillow, so that the cold insulation is arranged close to one surface inside the pillow bag body. Even if the sheet-shaped regenerator containing the agent is warmed by body temperature (heat from the head), a cool sensation is obtained by absorbing heat by the crystal melting of the cold-retaining agent, and comfortable sleep can be obtained when it is hot and humid in summer, etc. It will be. When the user puts his head on the other side of the pillow, the batting containing the far-infrared radiation material that is placed close to the other side of the inside of the bag warms up with body temperature (heat of the head), and also the far-infrared radiation material. It also warms up and emits far-infrared rays, which gently warms the user's head and shoulders, and relieves the chill from head to shoulder during cold weather such as winter. In addition, the heat effect improves blood circulation in the head and shoulders of the user to accelerate recovery from fatigue.
Further, in the bag body, the batting and the cool storage body are stably held by the elastic shape-holding body interposed between them, and the pad does not shift even if the user moves the pillow during sleep. There is no. In addition, an appropriate cushioning property due to the elastic shape retainer is secured.

In the pillow according to the second aspect, the bag body is covered with a pillow cover having a fastener that can be opened and closed along one side edge, and the bag body is prevented from being directly soiled with a hair styling agent or the like of the user. It can be easily replaced with a pillow cover with a color pattern that is suitable for the season and atmosphere. When the pillow cover is soiled with a hairdressing agent or the like, good hygiene can be maintained during washing.

In the pillow according to the third aspect, the cooling agent is composed of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na ₂ SO ₄ .10H ₂ O), water (H ₂ O), and an additive. ° C
Even if it is heated up to a temperature above the recrystallization temperature before and after the recrystallization temperature, that is, body temperature, it absorbs heat by crystal melting, and conversely at room temperature (32
When the temperature falls below ° C), it will recrystallize and release heat for the next use. Since it repeatedly melts and recrystallizes at a temperature about 5 ° C lower than the body temperature of the user, it is especially cooled in a refrigerator. You can easily get a refreshing feeling without doing.

In the pillow according to claim 4, the far-infrared radiation substance is composed of alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics or the like which emits far-infrared radiation in a low temperature range of 20 to 40 ° C. It emits far-infrared rays that warms the head and shoulders by being warmed by the person's body temperature, and the heat effect improves the blood circulation of the user and accelerates fatigue recovery.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a non-woven fabric forming a far-infrared reflecting thin layer of aluminum vapor is interposed between the batting and the shape-retaining body, so that the far-infrared radiation substance of the batting is warmed. Far infrared rays radiating in all directions are reflected toward the user's head to efficiently warm the head and shoulders.

In the pillow according to the sixth aspect, the cool storage body is sandwiched between the shape retaining body and the thin batting in the bag body,
The somewhat firm feel of the regenerator can be softened by the thin batting and is stably held by the shape retainer.

[0019]

Embodiments of the pillow according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a pillow according to a typical embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sheet-shaped regenerator body containing a cooling agent of the pillow.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the pillow 1 according to this embodiment is arranged close to one surface of the inside of a bag body 11 made of a side cloth which can be repeatedly washed, such as cotton cloth. Sheet-shaped regenerator 13 with a cooler that keeps the temperature at ℃
And a thin batting 15 provided between the bag body 11 and the regenerator 13 on one surface side thereof, and a batting 17 containing a far-infrared radiation substance arranged closer to the other side inside the bag body 11.
And a shape-retaining member 19 made of a urethane foam which is inserted between the batting 17 and the regenerator 13 in the bag 11 and has elasticity.
It consists of and.

The bag body 11 is covered with a pillow cover 10 having a fastener which can be opened and closed along one side edge, and prevents the bag body 11 from being directly soiled with a hair styling agent or the like of the user. By opening and closing the fastener, the pillow cover 10 having a color pattern suitable for the season and atmosphere can be easily replaced. When the pillow cover 10 is soiled with a hairdressing agent or the like, good hygiene can be maintained by washing it.

The regenerator 13 has a sheet shape in which the cold-retaining agent 14 does not leak, and a soft synthetic resin film such as vinyl chloride is put together and the outer periphery of each is sealed by high frequency welding and sealed at predetermined intervals 13A into a plurality of sheets. Each of the seals 13A is filled with the cooling agent 14 to prevent the cooling agent 14 from being biased due to the weight of the user's head. The cooling agent 14 enclosed in the regenerator 13 is composed of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na ₂ SO ₄ · 10H ₂ O) and water (H ₂
O) and an additive. The additive controls the crystal size and melting temperature of sodium sulfate decahydrate, ensuring a stable melting and recrystallization cycle over a long period of time. To do. This ice pack 14
When the pillow 1 is not used, the crystal melts and absorbs the heat even if it is heated by the heat (body temperature) of the user's head with the recrystallization temperature around 32 ° C as the boundary. Since the temperature drops to room temperature below ° C, it will recrystallize and release heat for the next use. It melts at a temperature close to the body temperature of the user and recrystallizes at room temperature, so a refreshing feeling is easy. Can be obtained.

On the other hand, as the far-infrared radiation material of the batting 17, alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics or the like which emits far-infrared radiation in a low temperature range of 20 to 40 ° C. is used, and it depends on the body temperature of the user. It emits far-infrared rays, which warms the head and shoulders gently and warms the body to improve the blood circulation of the user and accelerate recovery from fatigue. That is, far infrared rays can penetrate deeply into the skin of the user, improve blood circulation, enhance the function of cells, promote metabolism, and eliminate shoulder stiffness.

A non-woven fabric 1 having a far-infrared reflecting thin layer formed by vapor-depositing aluminum is provided between the batting 17 and the shape-retaining body 19.
8, the far-infrared radiation material of the batting 17 is warmed to reflect far-infrared radiation radiated in all directions toward the user's head to efficiently warm the head and shoulders. When the regenerator is used with the regenerator side facing up to bring it into a cold state, the body temperature of the user is cut off by the urethane foam 19 or the non-woven fabric 18 as a shape retainer until it reaches the far infrared radiation substance, and the far infrared radiation substance is emitted. Does not emit far infrared rays and does not impair freshness.

The batting 17 containing the far infrared emitting material is
Specifically, fine powder of alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics or the like is adhered to a wool cotton fiber with a synthetic resin binder liquid. In addition, natural fiber batting 1 such as wool
7, a core component polymer containing 5 to 30% by weight of carbon particles having an average particle diameter of 1.5 μm or less, and alumina, zirconia, magnesia having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or less,
Also used is a far-infrared radiative conjugate fiber comprising a sheath component polymer containing 0.3 to 10% by weight of at least one inorganic compound selected from the group of titanium oxide.

The batting 15 on the regenerator side is preferably made of thick fibers and has sufficient air permeability, and it is preferable to put it in another bag 16 in advance and quilt sewing. The side fabric of the bag body 16 is made of hemp-blended cotton or has a smooth texture such as crimp, and its weave is fine so that the down 15 of the batting does not come out. Bag 11
The side fabric 11A is also a linen-blended or smooth fabric such as crimp, and the side fabric 11B on the opposite side may be the same as the side fabric 11A on the regenerator body or may be a different material. In addition to urethane foam, foamed polyethylene or the like is used as the material of the shape retainer 19, and these may be used in combination.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the pillow of the present invention, the following effects can be enjoyed.

(1) In the pillow according to claim 1, when the user places his / her head on the cool storage side of the pillow, a sheet-like cool storage containing a cold insulating agent is arranged close to one side of the inside of the pillow bag body. Body temperature
The heat that is heated by (heat from the head) and is emitted by the crystals of the cold-insulating agent being melted and supplied to the user provides the user with a refreshing feeling in the head, and obtains comfortable sleep in hot and humid weather such as summer. Can be done.

(2) When the user places his head on the other side of the pillow,
The batting containing the far-infrared radiation substance that is placed close to the other side of the inside of the bag warms up with body temperature (heat of the head), and the far-infrared radiation substance also warms and emits far-infrared rays, and the head of the user. It gently warms your body from your shoulders to your shoulders, helping to relieve the chill from your head to your shoulders in the cold, such as in winter.

(3) In addition, the heat effect can improve blood circulation in the head and shoulders of the user to accelerate recovery from fatigue.

(4) Further, in the bag body, the batting and the cool storage body are stably held by the elastic shape-holding body interposed between them, and the pillow is provided while the user sleeps. There is no displacement even if the is moved, and an appropriate cushioning property due to the shape holding body is secured.

(5) In the pillow according to the second aspect, the bag body is covered with a pillow cover provided with a fastener that can be opened and closed along one side edge, and the bag body is directly covered with a hairdressing agent or the like of the user. It is prevented from becoming dirty and can be easily replaced with a pillow cover of a color pattern that matches the season and atmosphere. If the pillow cover is soiled with a hairdressing agent or the like, it can be removed and washed to maintain good hygiene.

(6) In the pillow according to claim 3, the cooling agent is composed of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na ₂ SO ₄ · 10H ₂ O), water (H ₂ O), and an additive. , 32 ° C
Even if it is heated at a temperature higher than the recrystallization temperature before and after the boundary, the crystal melts and absorbs heat, while when the head is removed from the pillow, that is, when it cools to room temperature (32 ° C or less), recrystallization occurs. Since heat is released for the next use, it is not necessary to store it in a refrigerator or the like before use, and a refreshing feeling can be easily obtained.

(7) In the pillow according to claim 4, the far-infrared radiation material is composed of alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics or the like that emits far-infrared radiation in a low temperature range of 20 to 40 ° C. It emits far-infrared rays that are warmed by the body temperature of the user and gently warm the head and shoulders, and the thermal effect can improve the blood circulation of the user and accelerate recovery from fatigue.

(8) In the pillow according to claim 5, a non-woven fabric forming a far-infrared reflecting thin layer of aluminum vapor is interposed between the batting and the shape-retaining member, and the far-infrared radiation material of the batting is The far infrared rays that are heated and radiate in all directions can be reflected toward the user's head to efficiently warm the head and shoulders.

(9) In the pillow according to the sixth aspect, the cool storage body is sandwiched between the shape retaining body and the thin batting in the bag body, and the somewhat firm feel of the cool storage body can be softened by the thin batting and the shape retention is maintained. It is held stable by the body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a pillow according to a representative embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sheet-shaped cool storage body containing a cold insulating agent of the pillow.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pillow 10 Pillow cover 11 Bag body 13 Cooling body 14 Cooling agent 15 Filling pad 17 Filling pad 18 Nonwoven fabric 19 Shape retaining body

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bag body for pillows, a sheet-shaped regenerator body containing a cooling agent, which is arranged closer to one surface side of the bag body, and far infrared radiation arranged closer to the other surface side of the bag body. A pillow comprising: a batting containing a substance; and an elastic shape-retaining material interposed between the batting and the regenerator in the bag body. 2. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the bag body is covered with a pillow cover provided with a fastener that can be opened and closed along one side edge. 3. The cold insulator is composed of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na ₂ SO ₄ .10H ₂ O), water (H ₂ O), and an additive, and melts when heated at body temperature. The pillow according to claim 1 or 2, which absorbs heat. 4. The far infrared radiation material is 20 to 40 °
The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is made of alumina-based ceramics, zirconium-based ceramics, silicon-based ceramics, or the like that emits far infrared rays in a low temperature range of C. 5. Between the batting and the shape-retaining body,
The pillow according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a non-woven fabric forming a far-infrared reflective thin layer formed by vapor deposition of aluminum is interposed. 6. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the regenerator is sandwiched between a shape retainer and a thin batting inside the bag.