KR100687186B1 - support assembly for head - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a head restraint, which can comfortably support the head without burdening the jaw joint in a prone state, and is easy to carry.

The head restraint of the present invention for this purpose, the head seating portion of a flexible material made of U-shaped so that the head of the person is seated to support the chin and cheek at the same time; It provides a head restraint comprising a support for supporting the head seat on the bottom surface.

Head, pedestal, headrest

Description

Head restraint {support assembly for head}

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional head restraint

2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the first embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention;

3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the head restraint of FIG.

4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the operation of the head restraint of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing the structure of a second embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the third embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: head support 110: head seat

115: shock absorber 120: support portion

121: base portion 122: stand portion

125: friction pad

The present invention relates to a head restraint, and more particularly, to a head restraint that allows a person to comfortably support the chin and face without using hands in a prone state.

In general, when a person is lying down and reading a book or watching TV, the head is supported by holding a face part such as a chin or a cheek by hand. However, when the posture is taken for a long time, an excessive force is applied to the arm and the wrist, and the pain is applied, and the jaw and the neck are stiff and the inconvenience of having to constantly change the posture is accompanied.

In order to alleviate this inconvenience, the Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1997-50809 (released on September 08, 1997) discloses an upper body support that can support the head and upper body without using an arm while the user is lying down. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper torso pedestal has a structure in which a head support 2 supporting a head is connected to a triangular trunk support 1. The head support 2 is formed in a generally flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper surface on which the head touches is made of a soft cushion.

Therefore, the user can lie down on the upper body on the torso support 1 and support the head on the head support 2 to conveniently read or watch TV without using his hand.

However, the conventional torso pedestal as described above has the following problems.

First, since the head restraint supporting the user's head is simply a cuboid shape without considering the body structure of the user, the load of the body is concentrated on the jaw when the head restrains the head restraint while lying down. If you take it for a long time, it will give a weak jaw joint, and if it is severe, it will cause abnormalities in the dentition or damage of the jaw joint.

Second, the conventional upper body support is bulky and heavy because it is configured to support the entire upper body and the head together. Therefore, it is not easy to move, and is subject to the use place.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a head restraint that can comfortably support the head in the prone state without straining the jaw joint.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a head restraint which is small in size and simple in structure so as to be portable.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the head seating portion of a flexible material made of U-shaped so that the head of the person is seated and the chin and cheeks are supported at the same time; It provides a head restraint comprising a support for supporting the head seat on the bottom surface.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support portion and the base portion placed on the bottom surface; Characterized in that consisting of a stand portion for connecting the lower end of the head seat and the base portion.

In addition, the upper surface of the head seat is preferably a cushioning material of a soft material is additionally installed.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the head restraint according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the structure of the first embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the head restraint 100 of the present invention is a head seating portion 110, the head of the person, in particular the face portion is seated and supported, the lower portion of the head seating portion 110 Is connected is composed of a support 120 for supporting the head seat 110 on the bottom surface.

Here, the support portion 120 is composed of a base portion 121 which is placed on the bottom surface, the stand portion 122 for vertically connecting the lower end of the head seating portion 110 and the base portion 121.

The head seat 110 is formed slightly concave to insert a chin in the center, and is formed in a substantially 'U' shape so that the chin and cheek can be supported simultaneously after the face is seated. In addition, the head seat 110 is preferably made of a flexible and elastic material capable of deformation, such as elongation and contraction, depending on the size and shape of the user's face. For example, the head seat 110 may be made of a synthetic resin such as silicon, rubber, plastic.

The upper surface, that is, the inner surface of the head seat 110 is mounted with a cushioning material 115 that acts as a cushion, such as leather or sponge.

In addition, the support 120 is also preferably made of a flexible and elastic material, such as the head seat 110. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user applies a force to the head seat 110, the stand 122 is elastically curved in the direction in which the force is applied to the user by moving in the desired direction. It can be more comfortable.

The head seating unit 110 and the stand unit 122 may be integrally manufactured with the same material, but as shown in FIG. 3, an accommodation groove 112 is formed at the center of the lower end of the head seating unit 110. The ball-shaped portion 123 of the upper end of the stand portion 122 is rotatably inserted into the receiving groove 112 so that the head seat portion 110 may be formed with respect to the stand portion 122. It can be configured to be able to rotate in the direction. Of course, in this case, since the head mounting portion 110 should not rotate too easily with respect to the stand portion 122, the ball-shaped portion 123 of the stand portion 122 is coupled in such a manner as to be press-fitted into the receiving groove 112 and the coupling surface. It is desirable that a predetermined frictional force be provided to the liver.

Meanwhile, a friction pad 125 made of a material such as rubber having a large friction force is attached to a lower surface of the base portion 121. The friction pad 125 prevents the base 121 from sliding on the bottom surface.

Referring to the operation of the embodiment of the head restraint 100 described above are as follows.

When the user pushes the face from the upper side of the head seating unit 110 in a prone state, the head seating unit 110 is extended to the outside or maintains the current state according to the size and shape of the head of the user. When the head is completely seated in the head seating portion 110, the lower portion of the head seating portion 110 supports the chin of the face, both sides are supported while corresponding to both cheeks of the face.

At this time, since the cushioning material 115 acting as a cushion is installed on the upper surface of the head seating portion 110, the user can feel the comfort of the portion in contact with the head seating portion (110).

In addition, when the user changes the posture or slightly shifts the position of the body while using the head restraint 100, the head seat 110 rotates a certain amount with respect to the stand part 122 or stands according to the direction of the applied force. The unit 122 itself may be bent to a certain degree to easily cope with a change in posture of the user.

As described above, the head restraint 100 supports the chin and the cheek of the user's face together, so that a concentrated load is not applied to the chin, and the load is evenly distributed throughout the face. In addition, the head restraint 100 responds flexibly while responding to the change direction of the force according to the change in the posture of the user, so that the user can always maintain a comfortable posture.

As described above, the user may use the free hands to perform necessary actions or comfortably read or watch TV while supporting the face using the head restraint 100.

On the other hand, Figure 5 shows a second embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention, the basic configuration of the head restraint 200 of the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the head restraint 100 of the first embodiment described above. .

However, the head restraint 200 of the second embodiment has a groove 212 formed in the center of the head restraint part 210, and the head restraint 200 and the support part 220 are integrally made of the same material. There is a difference. Reference numerals 221 and 222 denote base portions and stand portions constituting the support portion 120, respectively.

Due to the groove 212 formed in the head seat 210, when the user rests the head on the head seat 210, the user's chin does not touch the head seat 210, and thus is perpendicular to the jaw joint. As the load is not applied, the function of protecting the jaw joint is further increased.

In addition, since the head seat portion 210 and the support portion 220 are integrally molded, there is also an advantage in that manufacturing is very easy.

6 shows a third embodiment of the head restraint according to the present invention. The head restraint of this third embodiment is also basically the same as the head restraint of the first embodiment.

However, the head restraint 300 of the third embodiment has a first stand part 322 connected to the base part 321 of the support part 320 and a second stand part 324 connected to the head seating part 310. There is a difference in that it is divided into two parts.

The second stand part 324 is installed to be slidable up and down with respect to the hollow part of the first stand part 322. In addition, two fastening holes 323 are formed on the first stand part 322 so as to face each other, and a plurality of fastening holes 325 are formed in the second stand part 324 at regular intervals.

In order to maintain the second stand part 324 fixed to the first stand part 322, the fixing pins are formed through the respective fastening holes 323 and 325 of the first and second stand parts 322 and 324. 326 is inserted.

Accordingly, the user adjusts the height by sliding the second stand part 324 with respect to the first stand part 322, and then the fastening hole 325 of the predetermined height of the second stand part 324 is firstly adjusted. After fitting with the fastening hole 323 of the stand part 322, the height of the head seating part 310 can be easily adjusted by inserting the fixing pin 326 through these fastening holes 323 and 325.

Of course, the height of the first and second stand parts 322 and 324 can be easily adjusted by appropriately configuring a known height variable stage without using the fastening hole and the fixing pin.

On the other hand, the head restraint of the present invention, unlike the above-described embodiments may be provided with aesthetics by configuring the shape of the head seat in a variety of forms, such as the shape of the hand, animal, flower.

The effect of the head restraint according to the present invention as described above is as follows.

First, because the user's chin and cheek of the user's face are supported together or only the cheek, the concentrated load is not applied to the chin, and the load is evenly distributed throughout the face, so that the body such as the jaw joint is not overwhelmed for a long time. You can lie down comfortably while reading or watching TV, and you can also prevent abnormalities such as jaw fractures.

Second, since the head restraint flows flexibly in response to the direction of change in force due to the change in posture of the user, the user can always maintain a comfortable posture.

Third, the headrest is small in volume, light in weight, and very simple in structure, so that the user can easily move to a desired place. That is, the portability is improved.

Claims (10)

A head seat portion of a flexible material formed in a U shape such that a head of a person is seated to support the chin and the cheek; A head restraint comprising a support for supporting the head seat on a bottom surface. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support portion comprises: a base portion placed on a bottom surface; Head stand, characterized in that consisting of a stand portion for connecting the lower end of the head seat portion and the base portion. The head restraint of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cushioning material made of a soft material attached to an upper surface of the head seating portion. The head restraint according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support part is made of a flexible material having a predetermined elastic force. The head restraint according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the head seat and the support part are integrally formed. The head restraint according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the head seat is rotatably connected to an upper end of the support. The head restraint according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a groove is formed in the center of the head restraint such that a user's chin does not touch the head restraint. According to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the support portion is a first support portion placed on the bottom surface, the second support portion one end is connected to the head support portion and the sliding support relative to the first support portion, and the first A head restraint comprising: a height variable stage for varying the height of the second support relative to the first support; The method of claim 8, wherein the height variable stage is at least two fastening holes formed to face each other on top of the first support portion, a plurality of fastening holes formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction in the second support portion, and the first support portion and the first Head support characterized in that it comprises a fixing pin which is inserted and coupled through the fastening hole of the two support. The head restraint of claim 1, further comprising a friction pad attached to the bottom surface of the support to increase the friction force.

Images