JPH1015091A - mask - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] When trying to prevent allergens from entering the nose and mouth by wearing a mask, the main body of the mask deforms according to the shape of the face. A gap is formed between them, and the effect of preventing intrusion of allergen into the nose and mouth cannot be sufficiently exhibited. SOLUTION: The mask 1 has a main body 2 and an ear hanging string 3. An auxiliary piece 10 formed in a three-dimensional gather shape by a breathable material sheet 11 is attached to the inside of the main body 2 in a vertical direction. When the mask 1 is worn, the gap between the main body 2 and the cheek is closed by the auxiliary piece 10. Also the main body 2
When the auxiliary piece 20 is attached to the upper part of the inner surface of the nose, and the auxiliary piece 20 is formed into a three-dimensional gather shape by a breathable material sheet 21, a gap between the concave portion on both sides of the nose and the main body 2 when the mask is mounted is formed. Will be blocked. Therefore, invasion of an allergen can be effectively prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mask for covering a face, and more particularly, to a mask which fits the face so that a gap between the face and the face is surely closed to enhance the effect of preventing allergen invasion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art People who have allergic nose or throat such as hay fever wear a mask when going out. However, since a person's face has irregularities such as cheeks and nose, a gap is easily formed between the main body of the mask and the face, and the allergen easily enters the nose and mouth from this gap.

[0003]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a metal tape is sewn into an upper edge portion of a main body portion of a mask so that the upper edge portion can be deformed along a shape of a nose. There is something. However, even if the metal tape is deformed, the gap between the concave portion on both sides of the nose of the face and the main body of the mask cannot be completely eliminated, and the gap between the main body of the mask and the cheeks on both sides of the mouth cannot be eliminated. Can not eliminate the gap between
There is a limit to enhancing the effect of preventing allergen invasion. The use of metal for the mask worn on the face is problematic in terms of safety.

There is also a mask having a three-dimensional shape in which the main body of the mask conforms to the shape of the face, and the portions corresponding to the nose and mouth protrude forward. However, since the appearance of the three-dimensional mask is different from that of a normal mask, it gives a sense of resistance to the wearer. In addition, a mask having a shape that fits the face is difficult to breathe, and it is easy to feel breathlessness when worn.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it easy to close a gap between a main body and a face. In addition, a portion interposed between the main body and the face can also function as a filter. To ensure that allergens can be prevented from entering the mouth and nose and that breathing does not feel suffocating, and that it has the same appearance as a normal mask and eliminates resistance when worn. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mask that has been optimized.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A mask according to the present invention has a main body for covering the face, and an ear strap attached to the main body, and the main body and the face are provided inside the main body. An auxiliary piece of a breathable material is provided in the gap.

It is preferable that the auxiliary piece has a so-called three-dimensional gather shape in which a gather is formed on a material sheet and an elastic material is attached to either the main body or the face.

The auxiliary piece is provided at a portion corresponding to the cheek on both sides of the mouth of the face, or the auxiliary piece is provided at a position interposed in a gap between the main body and both sides of the nose of the face.

The mask of the present invention can be formed into a shape having the same appearance as that of a conventional mask. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a flat main body and ear hooks provided on both sides of the main body are provided. It has a string.

The main body is formed of a woven cloth such as gauze, and the ear hanging string is a rubber string having elasticity or a string having no elasticity.

The auxiliary piece is formed of gauze, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, paper, or the like, and is preferably sewn to the main body in a contracted state having gathers.
An elastic material such as a rubber thread that elastically expands and contracts is sewn or adhered to an edge of the auxiliary piece on the body side or the face side. Therefore, when the main body of the mask is deformed according to the shape of the face, the auxiliary piece located inside the main body has a three-dimensional gather shape. The three-dimensional gathers are provided at positions corresponding to the cheeks on both sides of the mouth, or provided at positions corresponding to the concave portions on both sides of the nose.

The auxiliary piece is not limited to one sewn directly to the main body. For example, the auxiliary piece may be attached to a woven cloth or a gauze or the like attached to the inside of the main body separately from the main body. It may be.

When the three-dimensional gather-shaped auxiliary piece is provided, a gap between the main body and the cheek or a gap between the main body and the concave portions on both sides of the nose is closed, so that it is difficult for the allergen to enter the mouth and the nose. In addition, since the auxiliary piece is formed of a breathable material such as a woven cloth or a nonwoven cloth, breathability is good and breathing is not felt, and the auxiliary piece functions as a filter similarly to the main body.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mask of the present invention, FIGS. 2A to 2D are perspective views showing steps of forming an auxiliary piece into a three-dimensional gather shape, and FIGS. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of mounting | wearing of a mask. As shown in FIG. 1, a mask 1 of the present invention includes a main body 2 and ear straps 3. The main body portion 2 functions as a filter portion, and is formed by stacking a plurality of woven fabrics or gauze, and may be formed of a nonwoven fabric or another material that becomes a filter that easily blocks allergens. .

Folded portions 4 are formed on both left and right portions of the outer sheet 2a of the main body 2, and the folded portions 4, 4 are formed.
4 and the inner sheet 2b of the main body 2 are stitched together by stitching portions 5 and 5 extending in the vertical direction. The ear straps 3, 3 are connected to the folded portions 4, 4,
It is attached so that it is wrapped inside. Auxiliary pieces 10 extending in the vertical direction are attached to both left and right portions inside the main body 2. The auxiliary piece 10 is stitched and fixed together with the outer sheet 2a and the inner sheet 2b by the stitching portions 5 and 5. In FIG. 1, an auxiliary piece 10 attached to the left side of the main body is shown.
Although only an auxiliary piece 10 of the same shape is attached to the right side in the figure in a symmetrical direction, FIG.
In the figure, the illustration is omitted.

The steps of forming the auxiliary piece 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D. The material sheet 11 constituting the auxiliary piece 10 is air-permeable such as woven fabric, non-woven fabric, paper (wood pulp paper, rayon fiber paper, etc.), and its longitudinal length H0 is the final length. The auxiliary piece 10 having a typical three-dimensional gather shape is longer than the vertical dimension H1. As shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of (or one) elastic members 12 such as rubber threads extending in the longitudinal direction are sewn or bonded to one edge 11b of the material sheet 11 by means such as sewing or bonding. Fixed. This elastic material 12
Is a material sheet 11 stretched to the length of H0.
2A, and exerts a force in the contraction direction in the state of FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, the edge 11a of the material sheet 11 opposite to the side on which the elastic member 12 is attached is joined together with the seam 5 of the main body 2 in the same step. And the edge 11a of the material sheet 11
Is attached to the main body 2. The portion where the material sheet 11 is sewn to the stitching portion 5 is indicated by 5a. At this time, the length dimension of the material sheet 11 is H0 to H
The sewing is performed so that the gathers (folds) 13 are brought closer to each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, the material sheet 11 is folded back, and the edge 11b having the elastic material 12 is overlapped with the edge 11a on the side of the sewn portion 5a, and the upper and lower ends 14, 14 of the edge 11b. Only the main body 2 is sewn and fixed. Therefore, the auxiliary piece 10 has a three-dimensional gather shape, and when the inner sheet 2 b side of the main body 2 is deformed into a concave shape, the auxiliary piece 10 is three-dimensionally moved from the inner surface of the main body 2 to the face by the elastic force of the elastic material 12. (See FIG. 2D).

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the above-described auxiliary piece 10 is mounted with the mask 1 vertically mounted on the inner surfaces on both sides of the main body 2. When the mask 1 is deformed according to the shape of the face, the edge 11b of the auxiliary piece 10 rises in the direction of the face from the inner surface of the main body 2 and softly hits the cheek C at both sides of the mouth M of the face and fits. The gap between the main body 2 and the face is closed. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the allergen to enter the mouth M and the nose N from the cheek C.

An elastic material is attached to an edge 11a of the material sheet 11 of the auxiliary piece 10 which is attached to the main body 2, and an elastic material is not provided on the face-side edge 11b so that gathers (folds) are drawn. It may be sewn. Even in the case where the elastic member 12 is attached to the edge portion 11a side, when the main body portion 2 is deformed to cover the face, the edge portion 11a on the main body portion 2 side is contracted by the elastic material,
The three-dimensional gather 13 in which the edge 11b rises in the face direction is formed, so that the gap between the cheek C and the main body 2 can be closed. As shown in FIG. 1, an auxiliary piece 20 extending in the lateral direction may be attached to the upper edge of the inner sheet 2b of the main body 2.

The auxiliary piece 20 is a vertically oriented auxiliary piece 1.
0, and one edge 21a of a gas-permeable material sheet 21 such as woven fabric, non-woven fabric, paper, etc. is gathered by gathers (folds) 23, and the main body 2 is sewn by the sewn portion 5b. Sewn to the upper edge. An elastic member 22 is fixed to the edge 21b facing the face.
1 is folded back, and both ends 24, 2 of the edge 21b are
Only 4 is sewn to the main body and fixed.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the mask 1 provided with the auxiliary piece 20 is mounted. Body part 2 of mask 1
When the upper edge portion is deformed according to the shape of the nose N, the auxiliary piece 20 has a three-dimensional gather shape and rises in the face direction. When the auxiliary piece 20 hits the nose N, the auxiliary piece 20 in the form of a three-dimensional gather blocks the concave portions on both sides of the nose N, thereby preventing the intrusion of the allergen from this portion. In this auxiliary piece 20, an elastic material 22 is attached to the edge 21a side sewn to the main body 2, and the face side edge 2
Even if 1b is simply sewn to have folds,
Due to the deformation of the main body 2, the auxiliary pieces 20 of three-dimensional gathers that hit both sides of the nose N can be formed.

In FIG. 1, the central portion 25 of the edge 21b on the face side of the material sheet 21 is partially sewn to the main body 2, and the edges 21b located on both sides thereof are swelled in the face direction. To form a three-dimensional gather.
In this structure, the concave portions on both sides of the nose are securely closed by the auxiliary pieces of the three-dimensional gathers. Mask 1 of the present invention
In this case, the vertical auxiliary piece 10 is attached to each of the right and left sides of the main body 2, or one auxiliary piece 20 is attached to the upper edge of the main body 2. Alternatively, both the auxiliary piece 10 and the auxiliary piece 20 may be attached.

In the mask 1 of the present invention, the gap between the main body 2 and the face is closed by the auxiliary pieces 10 and / or the auxiliary pieces 20 having a three-dimensional gather shape. It is no different from a mask. Further, since the auxiliary piece 10 and / or the auxiliary piece 20 are formed of a soft material sheet 11 or 21 such as a woven cloth, a nonwoven cloth, and a paper, the touch of the skin of the face when the main body 2 is mounted is soft. It is excellent in a feeling of wearing. The auxiliary piece 10
Since the auxiliary piece 20 is breathable, it can function as a filter to prevent intrusion of allergens.
Because he breathes well, he doesn't feel stuffy.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the feeling of wearing on the face is good, the appearance is the same as that of the conventional mask, and the allergen is less likely to enter from the gap between the main body and the face. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mask of the present invention from the inside,

FIGS. 2A to 2D are perspective views showing steps of forming an auxiliary piece into a three-dimensional gather shape;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a mask provided with a vertically oriented auxiliary piece is mounted;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a mask provided with an auxiliary piece that fits a nose is mounted;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mask 2 Main part 2a Outer sheet 2b Inner sheet 3 Ear strap 5 Sewing part 5a, 5b Sew part 10,20 Auxiliary piece 12,22 Elastic material

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An auxiliary piece of a breathable material having a main body covering a face, and an ear strap attached to the main body, inside the main body, interposed in a gap between the main body and the face. Is provided. 2. The mask according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary piece has a gather formed on the material sheet, and an elastic material attached to one of the main body and the face. 3. The mask according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary piece is provided at a portion corresponding to the cheek of the face. 4. The mask according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary piece is provided at a position interposed in a gap between the main body and both side portions of the nose of the face.