KR102618342B1 - Oxygen supply mask system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention allows the user to supply oxygen and filtered air through the openings of a mask worn on the face;
A mask worn on the user's face to divide the user's breathing space to the outside and having an opening at one location; an air supply means configured to supply air pressure through the opening of the mask; In the oxygen supply mask system comprising: a connecting tube that spatially connects the opening of the mask and the air supply means to form a passage of air pressure; The air supply means includes a housing formed with an inlet through which air flows in, an outlet through which air flowing into the inlet is discharged, and a pump chamber provided between the inlet and the outlet; The pump room of the housing is equipped with power supplied from the power supply unit and controlled by a control means to generate rotational force to forcibly form a suction force in the space on the inlet side to suck air and pump it to the outlet. a blowing module; A purification filter is provided in the housing between the blowing module and the inlet to remove foreign substances by filtering external air sucked through the inlet.

Description

Oxygen supply mask system

The present invention relates to an oxygen supply mask system configured to supply oxygen and filtered air through openings in a mask worn on the user's face.

Specifically, by increasing the air pressure in the space between the mask and the user's face in response to the external air pressure, unauthorized infiltration of the surrounding air of the mask is prevented, thereby maximizing health safety, especially for doctors, nurses, etc. This is about an oxygen supply mask system that is suitable for use by medical personnel, drivers, office workers who work face-to-face with many people, students, merchants, restaurant workers, etc.

In general, as the air environment deteriorates due to environmental pollution caused by household waste and waste and air quality pollution caused by yellow dust, etc., people wear health masks that cover the user's face and block pollutants from the outside air to ensure health and hygiene. There is a situation.

In particular, various disposable quarantine masks with filtration and evaporation functions have been proposed and are being used to prevent infection due to the spread of viruses that are becoming more and more strong in recent years.

In addition, recently, oxygen supply masks have been proposed and used to supply oxygen to the user's breathing space, allowing the user to breathe safely in situations where the user is exposed to toxic gases and infectious bacteria.

In Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2005-0007643 (name: oxygen mask/2005.03.21.), as known in the gazette, a mask filter paper; A hanging band coupled to both left and right sides of the mask filter paper, respectively; In addition, an oxygen generating cartridge is mounted on the outer surface of the mask filter paper and is filled with an oxygen generating/purifying oxide (MO2, where M is K, Na, a metallic substance) that reacts with carbon dioxide and acid gas to generate and purify oxygen. An oxygen mask further included is described.

And, in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0080132 (name: oxygen mask/2015.05.05.), as known in the gazette, it covers the user's head inserted through an opening formed on one side and holds the user's head. A breathing sac formed to store air inside when wrapped; and a filter unit provided inside the breathing sac to remove or recycle carbon dioxide or moisture from the air discharged when the user breathes.

Meanwhile, in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0162119 (name: oxygen mask including external housing/2017.11.29.), as known in the gazette, an opening into which the user's head is inserted is formed on one side. , an exterior housing having an accommodating space inside the accommodating space in communication with the opening, an interior housing provided on the front side of the user's face within the accommodating space, an oxygen supply unit provided in the interior housing and supplying oxygen into the accommodating space for the user's breathing. , an initial breathing valve provided in the internal housing and forming an air flow path that supplies air necessary for the user's initial breathing from the outside of the external housing into the receiving space, and provided in the internal housing, air produced by the user's breathing. An oxygen mask is described that includes a breathing bag that repeats expansion/contraction with flow.

Additionally, in Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2003-0016436 (name: Disposable Oxygen Mask/May 27, 2003), as known in the gazette, an envelope-shaped hood having an opening on one side; And an oxygen mask including a high-pressure oxygen can provided on the inner peripheral surface of the hood and withdrawing high-pressure oxygen filled thereinto the interior of the hood to enable the human body to breathe is described.

Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2005-0007643 (2005.03.21.) Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0080132 (2015.05.05.) Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0162119 (2017.11.29.) Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2003-0016436 (May 27, 2003)

However, although the conventional oxygen masks described above can supply oxygen to the breathing space of the mask wearer, there is a problem in that external air flows in through the mask without permission, thereby compromising safety.

In other words, as air flows in from the outside of the mask when the mask wearer breathes, there is a problem that contaminants (foreign substances, infectious pathogens) contained outside penetrate and harm health and hygiene.

In addition, as it was applied to cover the wearer's entire face, there was an uneconomical problem due to low productivity.

In addition, there was a problem with existing disposable health masks that reduced their use efficiency as they could not be applied.

The present invention was proposed to solve the above-described conventional problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to supply oxygen and filtered air through the openings of a mask worn on the face by users, especially doctors and nurses. It is suitable for use by medical personnel, drivers, office workers who work face-to-face with many people, students, merchants, restaurant workers, etc.; The goal is to provide an oxygen supply mask system that maximizes health safety by preventing unauthorized infiltration of air around the mask by increasing the air pressure in the space between the mask and the user's face in response to external air pressure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen supply mask system that improves usage efficiency by being suitably applied to a replaceable mask (disposable mask).

The oxygen supply mask system according to the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above includes a mask worn on the user's face to divide the user's breathing space to the outside and having an opening at one location; an air supply means configured to supply air pressure through the opening of the mask; In the oxygen supply mask system comprising: a connecting tube that spatially connects the opening of the mask and the air supply means to form a passage of air pressure; The air supply means includes a housing formed with an inlet through which air flows in, an outlet through which air flowing into the inlet is discharged, and a pump chamber provided between the inlet and the outlet; The pump room of the housing is equipped with power supplied from the power supply unit and controlled by a control means to generate rotational force to forcibly form a suction force in the space on the inlet side to suck air and pump it to the outlet. a blowing module; A purification filter is provided in the housing between the blowing module and the inlet to remove foreign substances by filtering external air sucked through the inlet.

The air supply means is characterized in that it further includes an oxygen generating cartridge that is detachable from the inside of the housing spatially connected to the pump chamber and includes an oxygen generator configured to emit oxygen.

The oxygen supply mask system according to the present invention configured as described above forcibly supplies filtered air pressure through an opening formed in a replaceable mask (disposable mask), thereby reducing the space between the mask and the user's face against external air pressure. By creating a large air pressure, it has the effect of preventing unauthorized infiltration of air around the mask.

Accordingly, it is especially suitable for use by medical personnel such as doctors and nurses who are at high risk of exposure to infectious agents, drivers who come into contact with large numbers of the public, office workers who work face-to-face with large numbers of people, students, merchants, and restaurant workers. This has the effect of securing health and safety.

In addition, it can be appropriately applied to commonly used disposable yellow dust masks (KF94) by arbitrarily forming openings and connecting connection tubes, which has the effect of improving usage efficiency.

1 is a schematic illustration showing an oxygen supply mask system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic exploded perspective illustration showing the air supply means constituting the oxygen supply mask system according to this embodiment.
Figure 3 is a schematic perspective illustration showing the air supply means constituting the oxygen supply mask system according to this embodiment.
Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional illustration showing the air supply means constituting the oxygen supply mask system according to this embodiment.
Figure 5 is a schematic front illustration showing the air supply means constituting the oxygen supply mask system according to this embodiment.
Figures 6 and 7 are schematic illustrations showing the use state of the oxygen supply mask system according to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, an oxygen supply mask system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This example is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those with average knowledge in the art. Therefore, the shapes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that identical members in each drawing may be indicated by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are judged to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention are omitted.

1 to 7 are diagrams showing an oxygen supply mask system (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The oxygen supply mask system (1) according to this embodiment is worn on the user's face and protects the user's health. A mask (20) that divides the breathing space from the outside and has an opening at one location; an air supply means (30) configured to supply air pressure through the opening of the mask (20); It includes a connecting tube 40 that spatially connects the opening of the mask 20 and the air supply means 30 to form a passage for air pressure.

That is, while the user is wearing the mask 20 on his face, the air pressure generated through the air supply means 30 is supplied to the user's breathing space via the connecting tube 40.

Accordingly, the air pressure in the space between the mask 20 and the user's face is increased relative to the external air pressure, thereby preventing unauthorized infiltration of air around the mask 20.

Therefore, it is especially suitable for use by medical personnel such as doctors and nurses who are at high risk of exposure to infectious agents, drivers who come into contact with large numbers of the public, office workers who perform work face-to-face with large numbers of people, students, merchants, and restaurant workers. , health and safety are secured.

In the above, the mask 20 is worn in the breathing space where the nose and mouth are located on the user's face, and can be used to partition the user's breathing space from the outside. It is provided separately and has the opening formed on a part of the mask 20. It can be made up of ‘possible masks (disposable masks)’; This can be achieved by arbitrarily forming the opening in a commonly used 'disposable yellow dust mask (KF94)', and it is desirable to apply it appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the connection tube 40 may be made of a 'tube body' in the shape of a 'tube' with both ends penetrating; It can be made of a 'flexible pipe' that can be flexibly bent, and it is desirable to apply it appropriately according to the user's choice.

In the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to this embodiment, the air supply means 30 includes an inlet 31 through which air flows in, an outlet 32 through which the air flowing into the inlet is discharged, and the inlet ( A housing 34 in which a pump chamber 33 is provided between 31) and the outlet 32; The pump room 33 of the housing 34 is installed and receives power from the power supply unit 35 to generate rotational force through the control means 36 to control the space in the inlet 31. a blowing module (37) configured to forcibly generate suction force to suck in air and pump it to the outlet (32); A purification filter (38) provided between the blowing module (37) and the inlet (31) in the housing (33) to filter the external air sucked through the inlet (31) to remove foreign substances. It is done including.

That is, after forcibly sucking in external air through the blowing module 37, which is supplied with power controlled according to the set data of the control means 36 selectively operated by the user, the outlet 32 It is supplied to the connection tube 40 that is spatially connected to.

Accordingly, air pressure is forcibly supplied to the breathing space between the user's face, which is separated from the outside by the mask 20.

At this time, the air supplied to the user's breathing space is filtered through the purification filter 38 to ensure the user's health and safety.

In the above, the blowing module 37 includes a blowing motor 371 that is electrically connected to the control means 36 and receives power to generate rotational force; It may include a blowing fan 372 that is shaft-coupled to the rotating shaft of the blowing motor 371 and rotates to forcibly pump air. The blowing module 37 may be configured to use a conventionally known technology. It can be structured, and it is desirable to apply it appropriately according to the user's choice.

In the above, the power supply unit 35 may be composed of a 'storage battery' that is detachably provided in the housing; The storage battery may have a structure using conventionally known technology, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the control means 36 is installed inside the housing 34 and operates based on set data to selectively drive the blowing module 37, and is a PCB composed of a structure using conventionally known technology. It can be made up of modules, so it is desirable to apply it appropriately according to the user's choice.

In the above, the purification filter 38 is a 'pad'-shaped 'filtrate with a foreign matter trapping function' through which air passes while filtering foreign substances and infectious pathogens contained in the external air and/or The purification filter 38 may be made of 'filtrate with antibacterial and sterilizing functions', and may have a structure using conventionally known technology, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the housing 34 may be provided with a connection port 341 that is spatially connected to the end of the outlet 32, which is spatially connected to the pump chamber 33, and is connected to the end of the connecting tube 40, The connection port 341 may be formed integrally with the housing 34.

In the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the housing 34 has the front of the pump chamber 33 opened, the outlet 32 is formed from the inside to the outside, and the power supply unit ( 35) and a housing body 342 in which the control means 36 are installed; It may include a front cover 343 that penetrates to form the inlet 31 and is fastened to the front of the housing body 342.

That is, the front cover 343 is assembled on the front of the housing body 342 to protect the pump chamber 33 disposed between the housing body 342 and the front cover 343 from the outside. The housing 34 can be formed to have an air supply path that sucks and pumps external air through the inlet 31.

Accordingly, the housing 34 is easy to manufacture and can be provided economically.

In the above, a fixing socket 344 may be formed in the housing body 342 to which the hanging string 50, which can be worn around the user's neck, is fixed.

That is, if necessary, the hanging string 50 can be fixed to the fixing socket 344 and worn on the user's neck or hung in a separate location, thereby improving the quality of use.

In the above, the hanging line 50 can be formed to have an adjustable length, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the fixing socket 344 may be formed in a 'pipe (sleeve)' shape into which the hanging line 50 is connected as it passes, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the binding structure of the housing body 342 and the front cover 343 may be formed by applying a conventionally known technology, and it is preferable to apply it appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the front cover 343 is arranged to spatially connect the inlet 31 and the outside while maintaining a gap from the inlet 31. A front plate 345 may be provided to protect the front of the inlet 31.

That is, the inside of the housing 34 can be protected from the outside by covering the inlet 31 through the front plate 345.

In the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the air supply means 30 is attached and detachable to the inside of the housing 34, which is spatially connected to the pump room 33, and is configured to discharge oxygen. It further includes an oxygen generating cartridge (39) equipped with an 'oxygen generating agent'.

That is, the oxygen released through the oxygen generator constituting the oxygen generating cartridge 39 passes through the pump chamber 33 and the connecting tube 40, and is separated from the outside by the mask 20. It is supplied to the breathing space between the faces.

At this time, oxygen generated from the oxygen generator is forcibly supplied to the breathing space through the blowing module 37 provided in the pump room 33.

Accordingly, oxygen can be stably supplied to the wearer, and it can be suitably applied and used to alleviate low oxygen concentration air due to safety accidents (fire, toxic gas emissions), etc.

The oxygen generator constituting the oxygen generating cartridge 39 may include potassium acetate (KO2) and manganese oxide; It is desirable to apply it according to the user's choice among oxygen compounds manufactured and produced through conventionally known technologies.

The oxygen generating cartridge 39 described above may have a structure using conventionally known technology, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the above, the housing body 34 may be provided with a fixing element 346 to which the oxygen generating cartridge 39 is attached and detachable; The fixing element 346 may have a structure using conventionally known technology, and is preferably applied appropriately according to the user's selection.

In the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the housing 34 is provided between the pump chamber 33 and the purification filter 38, so that the purification filter 38 is connected to the pump chamber. A support frame member 347 with a plurality of through holes may be provided to prevent unauthorized intrusion into (33).

That is, the purification filter 38 and the pump chamber 33 are partitioned through the support frame member 347, and the air filtered through the purification filter 38 passes through the plurality of holes into the pump chamber 33. ), and the purification filter 38 is sucked into the pump chamber 33 by the suction force generated in the pump chamber 33 and can be prevented from penetrating.

In the above, the support frame member 347 may be formed to have an area and shape tailored to evenly and closely support the entire area of the purification filter 38, and the housing body 342 and the front cover 343. ) can be placed between.

At this time, the purification filter 38 can be supported in an unfolded state between the support frame member 347 and the front cover 343, and it is preferable to apply it appropriately according to the user's selection.

The operational effects of the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to the present embodiment as described above will be described in detail as follows.

First, one end of the connecting tube 40 is connected to the connection port 341 of the housing 34, and the other end of the connecting tube 40 is connected to the opening of the mask 20 to form the mask 20. ) and the pump chamber 33 are spatially connected to each other, the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to this embodiment is assembled.

At this time, the hanging string 50 can be connected and fixed to the housing 34 so that it hangs around the user's neck.

And, when the wearer wears the mask 20, the wearer's breathing space is partitioned from the outside by the mask 20.

In this way, the assembly of the oxygen supply mask system 1 according to this embodiment is completed, and operation data is applied to the control means 36 through a separate operation means (not shown) to be sent to the blowing module 37. When controlled power is supplied, a forced suction force for air is generated on the inlet 31 side by the suction force generated by the blowing module 37, and external air is sucked in through the inlet 31. .

As described above, external air is sucked in through the inlet 31 and flows into the pump chamber 33 via the purification filter 38.

At this time, foreign substances and/or infectious pathogens contained in the external air while passing through the purification filter 38 are filtered and removed, and then are introduced into the pump chamber 33.

In this way, the air filtered and purified through the purification filter 38 is supplied to the breathing space through the connection tube 40 via the pump room 33 to increase air pressure.

Accordingly, the breathing space is filled with filtered and purified air, thereby helping the wearer's breathing.

At this time, according to the increased air pressure in the breathing space, it is formed to be greater than the external air pressure, thereby preventing unauthorized infiltration of external air.

In addition, oxygen released from the oxygen generating cartridge 39 provided inside the housing 34 is forcibly sucked in by the forced suction force generated in the pump chamber 33 and then supplied to the breathing space.

Accordingly, the user can stably perform oxygen respiration, thereby maximizing the safety of health and hygiene.

While oxygen and purified air are supplied to the wearer's breathing space as described above, the mask 20 and the oxygen generating cartridge 39 can be selectively replaced according to the user's needs.

Accordingly, continuity of use is realized and quality of use is improved.

One embodiment of the present invention described above is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will be able to appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible. . Therefore, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms mentioned in the detailed description above. Therefore, the true scope of technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the attached patent claims. In addition, the present invention should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: Oxygen supply mask system
20: Mask 30: Air supply means
31: inlet 32: outlet
33: pump room 34: housing
341: Connection port 342: Housing body
343: Front cover 344: Fixed socket
345: Front plate 346: Fixing element
347: Support frame member 35: Power supply unit
36: Control means 37: Blowing module
371: blower motor 372: blower fan
38: Purification filter 39: Oxygen generating cartridge
40: connecting tube 50: hanging rope

Claims (2)

A mask (20) worn on the user's face to divide the user's breathing space to the outside and having an opening at one location; An inlet 31 through which air flows in to supply air pressure through the opening of the mask 20, an outlet 32 through which air flowing into the inlet 31 is discharged, and the inlet 31 and the outlet 32. A housing 34 with a pump chamber 33 provided therebetween, and a control means 36 configured to control the pump chamber 33 of the housing 34 by receiving power from the power supply unit 35. A blowing module 37 that receives power through a power supply to generate rotational force to forcibly form a suction force in the space on the inlet 31 side to suck air and pump it to the outlet 32, and in the housing 34 A purification filter 38 is provided between the blowing module 37 and the inlet 31 to remove foreign substances by filtering external air sucked through the inlet, and is spatially connected to the pump chamber 33. an air supply means (30) that is attached and detachable to the inside of the housing (34) and includes an oxygen generating cartridge (39) containing an oxygen generating agent configured to discharge oxygen; In the oxygen supply mask system (1) including a connecting tube (40) that spatially connects the opening of the mask (20) and the air supply means (30) to form a passage of air pressure;
The housing 34 is,
A connection port 341 is spatially connected to the end of the discharge port 32, which is spatially connected to the pump chamber 33, and is connected to an end of the connecting tube 40, and the front of the pump chamber 33 is open and from the inside. The outlet 32 is formed on the outside and penetrates into the housing body 342 where the power supply unit 35 and the control means 36 are installed, forming the inlet 31 and forming the housing body 342. A front cover 343 that is assembled on the front, a fixing socket 344 formed on the housing body 342 to which a hanging string 50 that can be worn around the user's neck is fixed, and the front cover ( A front plate 345 provided in the inlet 343) and spatially connecting the inlet 31 and the outside, and arranged to be connected to the inlet 31 at a distance from the inlet 31 to protect the front of the inlet 31. , a support frame member 347 provided between the pump chamber 33 and the purification filter 38 and having a plurality of through holes formed to prevent unauthorized penetration of the purification filter 38 into the pump chamber 33. An oxygen supply mask system characterized by: delete

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