JPH11313740A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve air permeability and cushioning properties and to suppress the raising of the temperature of a pillow main body even in the case of using for a long period by covering a packing material with a covering/surrounding material and holding the covering/surrounding material by an upper cushioning material and a lower cushioning material so as to improve the structure of a pillow. SOLUTION: The pillow main body 1 is constituted of the covering/ surrounding material 3 housing the packing material 2 using the seeds of pickled plums and the like, the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6 holding the material 3, and a cover 7 covering the material 5 and the material 6 on their upper and lower sides. The material 2 is suitably the seeds of pickled plum, adzuki, dried herbs, etc., and the material 3 is suitably cylindrical and has many holes 4 for securing air-permeability at all of its surfaces. In order to house and fetch the material, an opening part 9 with a fastener 8 is provided on the side face of the material and notch parts 10 and 11 holding the material 3 housing the material 2 are formed nearly in the center parts of the material 5 and 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow to be placed under the head at bedtime, and
The present invention relates to a pillow capable of suppressing a temperature rise on its surface and inside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in order to obtain a good sleep state, it is necessary to keep the head cold at all times. For this reason, many pillows having excellent breathability and effectively absorbing the heat of the head have been developed.

[0003] For example, foamed resin foams having wavy irregularities on the surface have been conventionally used as middle materials of pillows having excellent breathability and cushioning properties. As a pillow that effectively absorbs heat and sweat from the head, a traditional buckwheat hull pillow in which buckwheat husk is covered with a cloth is widely used.

[0004] However, a pillow made of a foamed resin foam having corrugated irregularities on its surface is excellent in air permeability and cushioning property, but has a problem that heat dissipation efficiency from the head is inferior. Was.

[0005] In a pillow filled with buckwheat hulls, the effect of absorbing heat is obtained in a short time use, but after a long time use, heat generated from the head is trapped in the pillow, and There is a drawback that the temperature of itself increases. In addition, there was a problem that the buckwheat husk was shifted to the corner of the pillow during use.

[0006] In order to solve such a problem and improve the efficiency of heat dissipation from the head, and to prevent the radiated heat from being trapped inside and increasing the temperature of the pillow itself, a filler used inside the pillow is used. Although it has been proposed to use various types, no satisfactory results have been obtained yet.

[0007] In particular, in the pillows proposed so far, mainly a method of uniformly filling the entire pillow with the filler is employed. Therefore, a new filler is used in order to improve heat dissipation efficiency and air permeability. Even if it is used, there have been problems in other points such as difficulty in actual use, lack of cushioning property, and lack of stability when holding the head. That is,
In order to obtain the performance required for a pillow, there is a problem that cannot be solved simply by using a new filler.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to use a special filler for a pillow and to improve the structure of the pillow by focusing on the filling method, so that the pillow is excellent in air permeability and cushioning property and used for a long time. Even if it does, it aims at providing the pillow which can suppress the rise of the temperature of a pillow main body.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a pillow according to the present invention is a pillow arranged at the lower part of a head at bedtime, comprising a filler, a covering material having a large number of holes, An upper cushioning material and a lower cushioning material having a cutout in a central portion, wherein the filler is covered with the covering material, and the covering material is held by the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material. It is characterized by becoming.

Preferably, the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material are quilted around and sewn to each other. Preferably, the surrounding material, the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material are covered with upper and lower covers,
The periphery of the cover is sewn by quilting.

Another pillow according to the present invention is a pillow arranged at the bottom of the head at bedtime, comprising a filler and a plurality of cylindrical storage portions formed of a surrounding material having a large number of holes. Embrace,
The above-mentioned filler is covered with the above-mentioned surrounding material.

It is preferable that the cylindrical storage portion is covered with upper and lower covers, and the periphery of the cover is sewn by quilting.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a filler selected from the group consisting of plum seeds, adzuki beans, dried herbs and stones.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pillow of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A pillow body 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes, as an example, a surrounding material 3 for storing a filler 2 using dried plum seeds, an upper cushioning material 5 for holding the surrounding material 3 and a lower material. It comprises a side cushioning material 6 and a cover 7 which covers the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6 in the vertical direction. In the pillow of the present invention, by adopting such a configuration, the cushioning does not become uneven or set inside the pillow, and a comfortable cushioning property can be obtained.

The filler 2 in the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably selected from the group consisting of umeboshi seeds, adzuki beans, dried herbs and stones, and more preferably umeboshi. Use seeds. The seeds of such dried plums are not limited to the producing area and the variety, and can be used by manually or mechanically removing and drying the pulp portion of a commercially available plum dried plum. It is particularly preferable to use plum seeds as the filler because filling the plums with plum seeds can suppress a rise in the temperature of the surface and the inside of the pillow even when used for a long time. is there.

The enclosing member 3 is preferably cylindrical and has a large number of holes 4 on the entire surface for ensuring air permeability.
As a material to be used, lace, woven fabric, or the like can be used, but it is not particularly limited to these. Hole 4
Should be large enough that the filler contained therein does not spill.

Further, it is preferable that an opening 9 having a fastener 8 is provided on a side surface of the enclosing member 3 for storing and taking out the filler 2.

Notches 10 and 11 for holding the surrounding material 3 containing the filler 2 are formed in substantially the center of the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6 in the present invention. Inside the upper cushioning material 5, a small piece of pipe or polyester cotton,
Or, fill with silk or natural cotton, etc.
Is filled with panya, polyester cotton, silk, beads, natural cotton and the like.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the notches 10 and 11 of the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6 are provided.
Thereby, the surrounding material 3 containing the filler 2 is held. The periphery of the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6 is preferably
They are sewn to each other by applying the quilting 13.

Also, the cover 7 allows the surrounding material 3 to be
It is preferable to cover the upper cushioning material 5 and the lower cushioning material 6. The cover 7 is made of a material such as cotton, polyester, or silk, and is preferably sewn around with a quilt 14 as shown in FIG. By sewing the periphery of the cover 7 by quilting, the entire pillow can be prevented from being deformed even during long-term use.

Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of cylindrical storage portions 12 are formed by a surrounding material 3 having a large number of holes 4 on the entire surface, and the inside of the cylindrical storage portions 12 is formed. The pillow body 1 may be formed by storing the filler 2 in the pillow. In this case, excellent air permeability can be obtained while preventing the pillow from being out of shape, and a comfortable stimulus can be given directly to the head by the filler 2 inside the pillow.

Hereinafter, a test performed on the filler of the pillow of the present invention will be described. Using a circulating water heat source (water temperature of the water tank 36.8 ° C) as a heat source, put the heat source on a pillow filled with plum seeds, buckwheat, ester cotton, feathers and silk as a filler, A temperature sensor was placed between (1) and a place (2) in contact with a heat source, and a time-dependent change in temperature was measured using a high-precision temperature and humidity tracer (TRH-5S). The measurement results are shown in Table 1 below.

[0023]

[Table 1]

As can be seen from the measurement results of the change of the pillow temperature with time in Table 1 above, if the inside of the pillow is filled with plum seeds as a suitable filler according to the present invention, especially when used for a long time, An increase in the temperature of the surface and inside of the pillow main body can be suppressed, and a comfortable sleep can be realized in combination with the form of the pillow of the present invention.

[0025]

As described above, according to the pillow of the present invention, since the filler does not shift or set inside the pillow, good air permeability and comfortable cushioning can be obtained. Can be obtained at the same time, and the pillow does not lose its shape even after long-term use. Further, by using a specific filler, an effect that a rise in the temperature of the pillow body can be suppressed can be exhibited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pillow according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall view in which a part of the pillow shown in FIG. 1 is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the pillow shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of another example of the pillow of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillow body 2 Filling material 3 Enclosure material 4 Hole 5 Upper cushioning material 6 Lower cushioning material 7 Cover 8 Fastener 9 Opening 10 Notch 11 Notch 12 Cylindrical storage part 13 Quilting 14 Quilting

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pillow arranged at the bottom of a head at bedtime, comprising a filler, a covering material having a number of holes, and an upper cushioning material and a lower cushioning material having a cutout in a substantially central portion. A pillow, wherein the filler is covered with the surrounding material, and the surrounding material is held by the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material. 2. The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material are quilted around and sewn to each other. 3. The wrapping material, the upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material are covered with upper and lower covers, and the periphery of the cover is sewn by quilting. A pillow according to any one of the preceding claims. 4. A pillow arranged at the lower part of the head at bedtime, comprising a filler and a plurality of cylindrical storage portions formed of a surrounding material having a large number of holes, wherein the filler is A pillow characterized by being covered with a covering material. 5. The pillow according to claim 4, wherein the tubular storage portion is covered with upper and lower covers, and the periphery of the cover is sewn by quilting. 6. The filler according to claim 1, wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of plum seeds, adzuki beans, dried herbs and stones.
The pillow according to any one of the above.