KR20170061326A

KR20170061326A - Capsule type air filtering device to be inserted into the nasal cavity

Info

Publication number: KR20170061326A
Application number: KR1020150166192A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신진호
Original assignee: 신진호
Priority date: 2015-11-26
Filing date: 2015-11-26
Publication date: 2017-06-05

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air filtering apparatus to be inserted into a nasal cavity, which filters a fine dust, bacteria and virus contained in air so as not to be sucked into the body, comprising a pair of capsules each having an opening at an upper portion and a lower portion, A filter net made of a metal plate material having a plurality of openings formed in an upper portion and an opening portion formed in a lower portion thereof, and a ring portion having a ring connecting the cover portion formed of a pair of covers, The present invention provides a capsule type air filtering device which is inserted into a nasal cavity even when used for many times because it can be reused many times without deteriorating performance and easy to be disinfected.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a capsule type air filtering device inserted into the nasal cavity,

The present invention relates to an air filtering apparatus to be inserted into a nasal cavity, and more particularly, to an air filtering apparatus for filtering fine dust, bacteria and viruses contained in air sucked into the nostrils and preventing fine dust, bacteria and viruses from being sucked into the body The present invention relates to a capsule type air filtering apparatus to be inserted into a nasal cavity.

In recent years, problems related to viral diseases or fine dusts, which are transmitted through the respiratory system such as swine flu or SARS, are frequently observed. Therefore, the emphasis is placed on devices such as masks that filter viruses and fine dust from the air entering the respiratory tract, and various products are being studied.

There is also a prior art for a nasal insertion type air filtering device which is inserted into the nasal cavity to filter out viruses and fine dusts. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1479200 (virus, micro dust, and bacterial inhalation nasal mask) accelerates the speed of the external air sucked in the nostril, and the viruses, fine dusts, And a nasal mask for preventing infiltration of viruses, fine dusts, and germs into the nasal cavity, which can prevent viruses, fine dusts and germs from being sucked into the body by being attached to the attachment plate.

According to the present invention, when viruses, fine dusts, and the like are sufficiently adhered to the adhesive agent, the function of filtering viruses, fine dusts, and the like from the inhaled air is lowered and the filter can not be used repeatedly.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1164352 (co-mask device) relates to a nasal mask device, which uses a cosmetic capsule type nasal mask inserted into the nasal cavity of a nasal catheter, which is used to remove various fine dusts, yellow dust, Discloses a nasal mask device for alleviating damage from various industrial sites and toxic smoke in the event of a fire.

The present invention has a problem in that it can not manage disinfection inside the soft capsule body because the material serving as a filter is contained in the body of the soft capsule and the final outer filter paper is thermally adhesive-sealed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sanitary nasal air-inlet type air filtering device which can be reused many times without deterioration in performance and easy to be disinfected and managed even when used many times.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a capsule including: a pair of capsules each having an opening at an upper portion and a lower portion; A filter net made of a metal plate having an opening formed in an upper portion of the capsule and a plurality of holes joined to an opening formed in a lower portion; A case composed of a ring portion comprising a pair of covers each of which is fitted with the pair of capsules, and a ring connecting the cover portions; The capsule is composed of a first body constituting an upper part and a second body constituting a lower part, and an air filtration device inserted into a nasal cavity including a ring made of a flexible member between a coupling part of the first body and the second body to provide.

The capsule type air filtering apparatus inserted into the nasal cavity according to the present invention inserts a pair of capsules into the case and inserts them into the nostrils. Therefore, after the capsule is taken out of the nose, the capsule and the case can be separated. It is hygienic to disinfect, manage and store the capsules and case separately.

A ring made of a flexible member is included between the first body constituting the upper part of the capsule and the second body constituting the lower part constituting the upper part of the capsule according to the present invention to separate the body from the capsule body, It is not only sanitary but also does not deteriorate the performance, so it can be used repeatedly.

1 shows a pair of capsules according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a plurality of filter nets according to the present invention.
3 shows a ring of a soft member according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a sponge inserted into a capsule according to the present invention.
5 shows a case according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a state where a capsule according to the present invention is mounted on a case.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. It is also to be understood that all conditional terms and examples recited in this specification are, in principle, expressly intended for the purpose of enabling the inventive concept to be understood, and are not intended to be limiting as to such specifically recited embodiments and conditions .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: .

In the following description, a detailed description of known technologies related to the present invention will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A pair of capsules having openings at the top and bottom; A filter net made of a metal plate having an opening formed in an upper portion of the capsule and a plurality of holes joined to an opening formed in a lower portion; And a case composed of a ring formed of a ring connecting the cover and the cover, the cover comprising a pair of covers into which the pair of capsules are inserted, respectively, and a capsule type air filtering apparatus to be inserted into the nasal cavity.

FIG. 1 shows a pair of capsules according to the present invention. More specifically, the capsule is composed of a first body 10a constituting the upper part of the capsule and a second body 10b constituting the lower part. And a ring 12 formed of a flexible member at a portion where the first body and the second body are coupled. The ring 12 allows the first body and the second body to be easily separated and joined several times, and when the first body and the second body are combined, the first body and the second body are fixed.

FIG. 2 shows a plurality of filter nets 20 according to the present invention. A filter net 20a coupled to an opening formed in the upper portion of the first body per capsule and a filter net 20b coupled to an opening formed in a lower portion of the second body.

The filter net 20 may be formed in such a manner that when the filter net 20 is combined with the openings formed at the upper portion and the openings formed at the lower portion thereof, the filter net 20 can not be removed by the user and may be detached and attached to the user .

The filter net is made of a metal material, and the aperture size of the filter net is different depending on the application. For example, the purpose of preventing general dust is larger than that of the fine dust prevention use.

In addition, the filter net 20a coupled to the opening formed in the upper portion of the first body is in contact with a portion of the user's nostrum more deeply, and the filter net 20b coupled to the opening formed in the lower portion of the second body, So that the hole size of each opening can be configured differently. For example, the size of the hole of the filter net 20a coupled to the opening formed in the upper portion of the first body may be smaller than the size of the hole of the filter net 20b coupled to the opening formed in the lower portion of the second body, can do.

When the first body and the second body are separated from each other, the filter net 20a coupled to the opening formed in the upper portion of the first body and the filter net 20b coupled to the opening formed in the lower portion of the second body can be easily cleaned and disinfected, respectively . Through cleaning and disinfection, it is possible to maintain the inhalation prevention performance of micro dust or viruses and to use them hygienically.

Fig. 3 shows the appearance of the ring 12 of the flexible member according to the invention. It is in the form of a ring. When the first body and the second body are connected to each other, when the circumference of the ring is slightly larger than the circumference of the first body and the second body, when the capsule is inserted into the cover portion and inserted into the nose, So that it can be fixed. The ring is made of a flexible member, so that even when the user inserts the finger into the nose, there is an effect of not feeling a great sense of foreign body.

FIG. 4 shows a sponge 11 inserted into the capsule 10 according to the present invention. Since the sponge is impregnated with a material capable of antibacterial action, the air filtration apparatus of the present invention can be used safely and hygienically.

The first body 10a and the second body 10b may be separated to replace the sponge with a new one. The sponge can be replaced, and the air filtration apparatus of the present invention can be used more hygienically and for a long time. Depending on the user's preference, you can also use a sponge that has a fragrance function to take on the desired aroma with the nose.

5 shows a state of the case 30 according to the present invention. More specifically, the case 30 comprises a pair of covers each fitted to a pair of capsules 10, And a ring part (32).

The cover may have a cylindrical structure. When the capsule is inserted into the cover part 31, the upper and lower sides of the cylinder may be exposed so that the filter net 20 coupled to the upper and lower openings of the capsule 10 may be exposed. .

When the air filtration apparatus according to the present invention is mounted on the nose, the ring portion 32 formed of a ring connecting the cover is provided on the shortest path between the nostrils so that the wearer can not easily see the wearer's eyes So that it can be attached to the cover for connection.

The hook 32 may be constructed in the form of a string, and the length may be configured to be as close as possible between the nostrils as far as the user does not feel inconvenience. Generally, it will be less than 1cm. In the case of the thickness, the user can easily pull out the hook 32 by pulling the hook 32 when the air filtration apparatus according to the present invention is taken out and pulled out. In order to allow the user to easily grasp the hook 32 with the thumb and index finger, Can be configured. Generally it will be less than 3mm.

The case 32 is preferably made of a smooth and flexible material because the air filtering self-supporting needle according to the present invention directly comes into contact with the skin when it is inserted into the nose. For example, there are latex and silicone.

6 shows a state in which a capsule 10 in which a plurality of filtering nets 20 according to the present invention are combined is attached to a case 30. More specifically, the first body 10a of the capsule is inserted into the nose of the wearer And the second body 10b is positioned at a portion where the second body 10b comes in contact with air from the nostril of the user.

The color of the first body and the color of the second body are different from each other so that the user can not distinguish between the first body and the second body and the first body and the second body are inserted into the case without confusion, Can be used.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: Capsules
10a: first body
10b: second body
11: Sponge
12: ring
20:
20a: a filter net attached to the first body part
20b: a filter net attached to the second body part
30: Case
31: Cover part
32:

Claims

A pair of capsules having openings at the top and bottom;
A filter net made of a metal plate having an opening formed in an upper portion of the capsule and a plurality of holes joined to an opening formed in a lower portion; And
Wherein the case comprises a case composed of a cover part composed of a pair of covers into which the pair of capsules are fitted, and a ring part made of a ring connecting the cover part.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the capsule comprises a first body constituting an upper part and a second body constituting a lower part.

3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a ring made of a soft material between the first body and the second body. &Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 8. < / RTI >

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the capsule further comprises a sponge impregnated with a substance capable of antibacterial action inserted into the capsule.

The method according to claim 1,
The ring connecting the cover of the case is attached to the end portion of the cover and has a shape of a string having a predetermined length and thickness or less and connects the two nostrils in the shortest path when each cover enters the nostrils To be inserted into the nasal cavity.