KR20110047813A - Yellow sand and UV blocking mask with replaceable filter - Google Patents

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KR20110047813A
KR20110047813A KR1020090104584A KR20090104584A KR20110047813A KR 20110047813 A KR20110047813 A KR 20110047813A KR 1020090104584 A KR1020090104584 A KR 1020090104584A KR 20090104584 A KR20090104584 A KR 20090104584A KR 20110047813 A KR20110047813 A KR 20110047813A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/11—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
    • A41D13/1107—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres characterised by their shape
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B18/00—Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes or incorporating a pump or compressor for reducing the inhalation effort
    • A62B18/02—Masks
    • A62B18/025—Halfmasks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B23/00—Filters for breathing-protection purposes
    • A62B23/02—Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators
    • A62B23/025—Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators the filter having substantially the shape of a mask
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D2400/00—Functions or special features of garments
    • A41D2400/26—UV light protection

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter.

An ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention includes a main body having an opening formed in the center thereof; A front ear connected to the main body so as to cover the central opening of the main body; The filter main body is installed at the center, and the front circumference protruding from the filter main body is formed around both sides of the filter main body, and the rear circumference protruding from the filter main body is formed at the rear of the front circumferential part of both sides of the filter main body. The upper periphery of the central opening of the main body is inserted between the periphery and the rear periphery, and an upper wing protruding from the filter main body is formed on the upper part of the filter main body, and a lower wing protruding from the filter main body under the filter main body. It is configured to include a; filter is formed.

According to the present invention, a filter made of a nonwoven fabric or the like may be inserted into an opening of the main body, and may be replaced as necessary, and may be used for UV protection on days without yellow dust, and for blocking yellow dust on days when yellow dust occurs. In addition, by fixing the fixing member installed in the periphery of the opening and the front circumference of the main body to prevent dust from entering between the opening, the upper and lower wings are installed on the upper and lower, and the memory foam on the rear of the rear circumference By installing a skin contact member such as to minimize the inflow of yellow dust by preventing the gap between the skin and the mask, a wire is provided at the top to prevent the yellow dust flows into the gap of the upper portion is provided.

Yellow dust, uv light, filter, replacement, mask

Description

Yellow sand and UV blocking mask with replaceable filter

The present invention can be installed by inserting a filter made of a non-woven fabric, etc. in the opening of the main body, if necessary, can be used for UV protection on days when there is no yellow sand, it can be used for yellow dust blocking on the day when yellow dust occurs, By fixing the fixing member installed in the periphery of the opening of the main body and the front circumference of each other, and installing the upper wing and the lower wing in the upper and lower parts to prevent dust from entering between the opening, and like the memory foam on the rear of the rear circumference Minimize the inflow of yellow sand by installing a skin-adhesive member to close the gap between the skin and the mask, and install a wire at the top to prevent the inflow of yellow sand into the gap at the top. It relates to a blocking mask.

As a technology related to the yellow dust blocking mask, a 'ultraviolet ray and yellow dust blocking mask' (Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0647899), which has a mesh part installed in the nose of the forehead and tries to block the inflow of dust, has been disclosed. have.

As described above, the mesh fabric is installed in the opening formed in the main body.

By the way, the mesh cloth as described above has a problem that can not block the yellow dust, which is a fine dust because the gap of the silol is 1 mm or more.

As a technology to solve this problem, the 'ultraviolet ray, yellow dust and harmful air blocking mask' (Korea Open Utility Model Publication No. 20-2008-0003853) has been published with a non-woven fabric blocking network inside.

The above technique is to block the yellow dust with a nonwoven fabric by placing a non-woven screening net inside the mask, but to solve the difficulty of breathing by using a support wire installed on both sides of difficult breathing due to the installation of the nonwoven fabric. .

However, the mask as described above has a problem that the nonwoven fabric is easily contaminated, and the use of the mask is avoided because it is difficult to suck and use the contaminated nonwoven fabric again.

Ultraviolet light and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention to solve the problems caused in the prior art as described above, by installing a replaceable filter in the mask body to prevent dust inflow during the occurrence of yellow dust, of course, yellow sand When is not generated to provide an ultraviolet and yellow dust mask that can be used for sun protection.

In particular, the upper wing protruding from the filter main body is formed on the upper part of the filter main body so that when the mask is worn, the upper wing unfolds and adheres to the skin around the nose, thereby minimizing the inflow of fine dust into the main body. .

In addition, by forming a lower wing protruding from the filter body in the lower part of the filter body, when the mask is worn, the lower wing is extended downward to support the chin and to be in close contact with the skin around the chin, thereby stably supporting the fine dust through the chin. Is to minimize the flow into the body.

In addition, the filter is to provide a mask that can be easily used by selectively wearing a plurality of filters by using a nonwoven fabric having excellent yellow dust blocking function.

In addition, by simply fitting the filter and the mask body as well as by fixing the one side fixing member and the other fixing member to minimize the gap through which yellow sand can penetrate.

In addition, by installing a skin contact member on the back of the filter is to close the filter in close contact with the skin to penetrate the yellow sand to minimize the inflow of yellow dust.

Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, the body and the opening is formed in the center; A front ear connected to the main body so as to cover the central opening of the main body; The filter main body is installed at the center, and the front circumference protruding from the filter main body is formed around both sides of the filter main body, and the rear circumference protruding from the filter main body is formed at the rear of the front circumferential part of both sides of the filter main body. The upper periphery of the central opening of the main body is inserted between the periphery and the rear periphery, and an upper wing protruding from the filter main body is formed on the upper part of the filter main body, and a lower wing protruding from the filter main body under the filter main body. It is configured to include a; filter is formed.

In addition, one side fixing member is installed at the rear of the front circumference part, and the other side fixing member is fixed to the one side fixing member around the central opening of the main body.

In addition, the rear of the rear peripheral portion is characterized in that the skin contact member which is in close contact with the skin is installed.

In addition, the front cover and the filter body is characterized in that it has a convex shape toward the front.

In addition, the upper end of the main body is characterized in that the wire is configured to be in close contact with the skin.

In addition, the upper wing is characterized in that the upper wire is installed to be in close contact with the skin.

In addition, the lower wing is characterized in that the lower wire is installed to be in close contact with the skin.

According to the present invention, by installing the replaceable filter in the mask body to prevent dust inflow during the occurrence of yellow dust, there is provided an ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask that can be used for the sun protection when yellow dust does not occur.

In particular, by forming an upper wing protruding from the filter body on the upper part of the filter body to ensure that the upper wing unfolds and close to the skin around the nose when wearing a mask to prevent fine dust from entering the body through the nose portion. have.

In addition, by forming a lower wing protruding from the filter body in the lower part of the filter body, when the mask is worn, the lower wing is extended downward to support the chin and to be in close contact with the skin around the chin, thereby stably supporting the fine dust through the chin. Can be prevented from flowing into the main body.

In addition, the filter is provided with a mask that can be easily used by selectively wearing a plurality of filters by using a nonwoven fabric having excellent yellow dust blocking function.

In addition, by simply fitting the filter and the mask body as well as fixing one side fixing member and the other fixing member to each other it is possible to minimize the gap through which yellow sand can penetrate.

In addition, by installing a skin contact member on the back of the filter, the filter is in close contact with the skin, thereby preventing the infiltration of the yellow sand, thereby minimizing the inflow of the yellow sand.

Hereinafter, an ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention is largely composed of a main body 100, a front cover 200, and a filter 300.

The main body 100 has an opening 110 formed at the center as shown, and the earrings 120 are installed at both sides thereof, and the earrings 120 are configured to be worn on the wearer's ears.

The foreclosure 200 is connected to the main body 100 so as to cover the central opening 110 of the main body 100, and is formed in the form in which the upper part is connected to the main body 100 as shown in the drawing, or It may be formed in a form that is connected to the main body 100 to the side portion.

Filter 300 is the most important component in the present invention, is composed of a filter body 301 made of a fibrous material, such as a non-woven fabric that can filter the yellow sand, the front circumference portion (circumference around the front side of the filter body 301) 310 is formed, and the rear side circumference 320 is formed around the rear side circumference of the central opening 110 of the main body 100 between the front circumference 310 and the rear circumference 320 It is fitted and installed.

At this time, the front circumference portion 310 may be formed of a synthetic resin elastic film or attached to the film so that the fitting is easy and the filter 300 is not easily separated after being fitted.

In addition, an upper blade 330 protruding from the filter main body 301 is formed on the upper portion of the filter main body 301, and a lower wing 340 protruding from the filter main body 301 below the filter main body 301. Is formed.

The upper wing 330 and the lower wing 340 are respectively fixed to the filter body 301 by a method such as stitching, the other side is configured to be freely unfolded.

1 and 2 are exploded perspective views showing an embodiment of the present invention, the opening 110 is formed in the center of the front surface of the mask body 100, the front ear 200 is provided to cover the opening 110 have.

Such a structure may be referred to as a structure of a general UV blocking mask. In the present invention, the front circumference portion 310 is formed around the front surface of the filter body 301 as shown so as to be fitted into the central opening 110, and the rear surface of the filter body 301 is provided. The rear circumference portion 320 is formed on the circumference, and the rear circumference portion 320 is fixed at a point spaced inwardly from the rear circumference of the filter main body 301, and it can be seen that it is formed like a wing.

That is, as shown, a groove is formed between the front circumference portion 310 and the rear circumference portion 320 so that the groove is fitted around the opening 110 to be installed as shown.

4 is installed after inserting the filter 300, the front cover 200 is lowered.

At this time, it is preferable to configure the wire 130 on the top of the main body 100 so that the top of the mask main body 100 can be in close contact with the nose portion of the wearer to block the inflow of yellow dust.

On the other hand, in the present invention configured as described above, the groove between the front circumference portion 310 and the rear circumference portion 320 is simply fitted around the opening 110, a gap may occur and a small amount of yellow sand may be introduced therebetween. .

In order to solve this problem, one side fixing member 311 is installed at the rear of the front circumference portion 310, and the other side fixing member 311 is fixed to the one side fixing member 311 around the central opening 110 of the main body 100. The member 111 can be provided.

Here, the one side fixing member 311 and the other side fixing member 111 can be installed in a variety of ways, such as a pair of Velcro tape, buttons and button holes, a pair of zipper sets.

6 and 7 illustrate a rear configuration example of the filter 300, and a Velcro tape is installed on the rear surface of the front circumference portion 310 and installed around the opening 110 in the main body 100. It is configured to be fixed with Velcro tape.

On the other hand, the rear peripheral portion 320 may be configured to be in close contact with the back of the filter 300 to the user's skin by installing a skin contact member 321 in close contact with the skin on the back.

Here, the skin contact member 321 may use a member such as silicon, memory foam, and the like, the skin contact member 321 may be installed only on a part except the upper part, or may be installed up to the upper part.

When the skin contact member 321 is installed in this way, it is possible to prevent the inflow of yellow dust as well as improve the fit.

In addition, in the present invention, the foreclosure 200 and the filter main body 301 preferably have a convex shape toward the front side so as to reduce contact with the mouth when worn.

The role of the upper wing 330 as shown is when one side is fixed to the filter main body 301 while the other side is unfolded upwards to contact the skin around the wearer's nose to make the upper gap of the body small inflow of fine dust Will be prevented.

In particular, when the upper wire 331 made of a member such as a wire is installed as shown in the drawing more tightly adhered to the wearer's skin to minimize the inflow of dust.

As shown in the lower wing 340, the other side of the lower wing 340 is fixed to the filter main body 301 when worn as the other side unfolds to serve to support the skin around the wearer's chin.

In particular, the small gap in the lower part of the main body prevents the inflow of fine dust, and when the lower wire 341 made of a member such as a wire is installed as shown in the drawing, it is more closely adhered to the wearer's skin to minimize the inflow of dust. .

8 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention, for example, a mesh cloth 140 having a bottom circumference fixed to the inner side of the main body 100 is installed inside the main body 100, and the filter 300 is not installed. In the state it can play a role of filtering dust and larger particles than yellow dust.

In the mask of the present invention configured as described above, the Velcro tape is installed on the rear of the front peripheral part 310, the skin contact member 321 is installed on the rear of the rear peripheral part 320, and the opening 110 of the main body 100 is provided. It is good to install the Velcro tape on the periphery so that it can be easily fixed when worn, and the rear circumference 320 is in close contact with the skin of the wearer's mouth to prevent the inflow of yellow dust to the maximum.

In addition, when the wire 130 is installed on the upper portion of the main body 100, the wire 130 and the upper wire 331 may be closely contacted around the nose in a double manner to prevent occurrence of a gap due to the wearer's nose.

In this case, when the mesh cloth 140 is installed inside the main body 100, the foreign matters such as large dust may be prevented from flowing in even when the filter 300 is separated.

UV and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention as described above can be used to wear the filter 300 when the yellow dust occurs, when the yellow dust is not available, the filter 300 can be used separately, of course, long-term use By simply replacing and using only the filter 300, the burden of washing is reduced, and the use period is long.

In addition, since the filter 300 is made of fibers such as a nonwoven fabric, the filter 300 may be easily fitted into the opening 110.

UV and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention as described above can be used not only for general life, but also can be applied to various industrial sites, such as a factory that generates fine dust.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of an ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking mask having a replaceable filter of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the filter is installed in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front ear lowered after the filter is installed in the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the front of the filter in the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a back configuration example of the filter in the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the rear configuration of the filter in the present invention.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the mesh cloth is installed in the present invention.

Figure 9 is a side view showing a state wearing a mask of the present invention.

<Detailed Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

100: main body 110: opening

111: other side fixing member 120: earrings

130: wire 140: mesh cloth

200: front cover 300: filter

301: filter body 310: front circumference

311: one side fixing member 320: rear circumference

321: skin contact member 330: upper wing

331: upper wire 340: lower wing

341: lower wire

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In the ultraviolet and yellow dust mask, A main body 100 having an opening 110 formed in a center thereof; A front earpiece 200 connected to the main body 100 so as to cover the central opening 110 of the main body 100; The filter main body 301 is provided at the center, and the front circumferential portion 310 protruding from the filter is formed around both sides of the filter main body 301, and the front circumferential portion 310 around both sides of the filter main body 301. The rear circumference portion 320 protruding from the filter body 301 is formed at the rear of the circumference so that the circumference of the central opening 110 of the main body 100 is between the front circumference portion 310 and the rear circumference portion 320. Is fitted and installed, the upper wing 330 protruding from the filter body 301 is formed on the upper portion of the filter body 301, the lower portion protruding from the filter body 301 in the lower portion of the filter body 301 Consists of, including; filter is formed with wings 340 Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters. The method of claim 1, One side fixing member 311 is installed on the rear surface of the front circumference portion 310, and the other side fixing member 111 fixed to the one side fixing member 311 around the central opening 110 of the main body 100. Characterized in that is installed, Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters. The method of claim 1, The rear of the rear circumference 320 is characterized in that the skin contact member 321 is in close contact with the skin is installed, Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters. The method of claim 1, The front cover 200 and the filter body 301 is characterized in that it has a convex shape toward the front, Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters. The method of claim 1, The upper end of the main body 100 is provided with a wire 130, characterized in that configured to be in close contact with the skin, UV and yellow dust mask with replaceable filter. The method of claim 1, The upper wing 330 is provided with an upper wire 331, characterized in that configured to be in close contact with the skin, Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters. The method of claim 1, The lower wing 340 is provided with a lower wire 341, characterized in that configured to be in close contact with the skin, Ultraviolet and yellow dust blocking masks with replaceable filters.
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