KR20180025676A - Device for preventing snoring and bruxism - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a snoring and bruxism prevention device. The snoring and bruxism prevention device comprises: a first fixing body; a second fixing body; and a gap adjustment device. The first fixing body comprises: a first seating part in which upper teeth are seated; a first front separation stopper which upwardly protrudes from a front end of the first seating part; and a first rear separation stopper which upwardly protrudes from a rear end of the first seating part. The second fixing body comprises: a second seating part in which lower teeth are seated; a second front separation stopper which downwardly protrudes from a front end of the second seating part; and a second rear separation stopper which downwardly protrudes from a rear end of the second seating part. The gap adjustment device is disposed between the first fixing body and the second fixing body to fix and couple the first fixing body and the second fixing body in the longitudinal direction, and laterally moves each of the first fixing body and the second fixing body relatively to adjust a lateral gap between the first fixing body and the second fixing body.

Description

Device for preventing snoring and bruxism

More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for preventing snoring and nasal congestion, and more particularly, to a device for preventing snoring and nasal congestion, which prevents snoring and nasal congestion of a user at the same time, which can be conveniently worn by a user, And a snoring prevention device which can easily adjust the distance between the front and back of the underarms.

Snoring is one of the symptoms of breathing difficulty during sleep, which occurs when the air passes through before the air enters the airway while the person is breathing and the throat narrows and the air can not easily pass through.

While the person breathes, the air passes through the soft parts of the human body, such as the palate, the uvula, the tonsils, and the tongue. When a person is awake, the soft parts of the human body are held in place by the surrounding muscles of the soft parts of the human body, so that the air passages are not blocked, so that no sound is produced. However, while a person is sleeping, the muscles surrounding the soft part of the body relax and slacken so that the soft part of the body partially narrows the air passageway so that when the air passes through the narrowed air passageway, Sound is generated.

Snoring can make people unable to get enough sleep, causing headaches and causing fatigue due to sleep deprivation. And snoring can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, hypertension and stroke by decreasing the oxygen concentration of the blood. In addition, sleep apnea can be triggered if the snoring symptom becomes severe. Therefore, in order to treat or alleviate snoring, medical surgery such as nasal surgery, pharyngeal laser surgery, snoring prevention apparatus which snips and snores to prevent snoring is being used.

Among these, the snoring prevention device is widely used because it does not require any additional operation. An example of a snoring prevention mechanism is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0787188. The snoring prevention mechanism disclosed in the above publication includes an upper jaw protruding downward from an upper support and a lower jaw protruding upward from a front jaw of the upper jaw in a lower support. However, the snoring prevention mechanism disclosed in the above publication has a structure in which the upper support and the lower support are inserted into the entire teeth in the oral cavity. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to wear or inconvenience. In addition, the snoring prevention mechanism disclosed in the above publication has a problem in that it is inconvenient for the user to adjust the gap between the upper and lower mandible because the screw must be pulled out of the screw hole and re-inserted into the adjacent screw hole to adjust the distance between the upper and lower teeth.

On the other hand, it tells the person to go to the upper teeth and the lower teeth without special purpose while sleeping. It is usually 2 to 10 times more powerful than when a person chews food. Therefore, it causes problems such as surface wear of the teeth, damage to the teeth or the surrounding tissue of the periodontal tissue. As with snoring, it produces uncomfortable sounds, causing discomfort to people around you.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0787188 (Published on Dec. 21, 2007)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for preventing snoring and nasal congestion of a user at the same time, And a snoring and anti-gaiting device capable of easily adjusting the gap between the upper and lower teeth of the user.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a snoring and anti-snoring apparatus comprising: a first seating portion on which a superior incisor is seated; a first sheave protruding upward from a front end of the first seating portion; A first securing body including a release preventing jaw and a first trailing edge preventing jaw protruding upward from a rear end of the first seating portion; And a second posterior deviation preventing jaw protruding downward from a rear end of the second seat portion, the second posterior separation preventing jaw being protruded downward from a front end of the second seating portion, Fixed body; And a second fixing body disposed between the first fixing body and the second fixing body to fixedly couple the first fixing body and the second fixing body to each other in the longitudinal direction and to fix the first fixing body and the second fixing body, And a gap adjusting device for adjusting a lateral gap between the first fixing body and the second fixing body by relatively moving the first fixing body and the second fixing body in the lateral direction.

Here, the gap adjusting device may include: an adjusting body having a space formed therein and installed on a lower surface of the first fixing body; A movable body movably installed forward or rearward in an internal space of the adjustment body, wherein a moving screw hole is formed in an upper portion of the fixed body, An interval adjusting bolt disposed laterally in the internal space of the adjusting body and coupled to the moving screw hole of the moving body and rotated to move the moving body forward or backward; And a fixing bolt that penetrates the second fixing body and is coupled to the fixing screw groove of the moving body and fixes the first fixing body and the second fixing body in the longitudinal direction.

In addition, the first guide frame and the second guide frame, each of which can be directly held by the user, may be formed by extending a predetermined length in the lateral direction on the front ends of the first fixed body and the second fixed body. At this time, a guide groove may be formed in the lower surface of the first guide frame in which the adjustment tool for rotating the gap adjusting bolt is inserted to adjust the gap between the first fixing body and the second fixing body.

The front end of the first seating portion, the front and rear surfaces of the first shearing-away-preventing-tear-off portion, the front and rear surfaces of the first trailing-end preventing-tear-off portion, the lower surface of the second seating portion, the front and rear surfaces of the second shearing- And a protection member provided on the front and back surfaces of the separation preventing jaw for protecting the user's upper and lower teeth and gums.

According to the snoring and anti-gait preventing device according to the present invention, the snoring and the snoring of the user are prevented at the same time, the user can conveniently wear the snoring and anti-gait device, the user is provided with a comfortable fit, So that the distance between the upper and lower teeth of the user can be easily adjusted.

In addition, a user with uneven teeth or unbalanced teeth can be conveniently worn.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a snoring prevention mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the decomposition state of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a side sectional view of Fig.
4 is a side cross-sectional view of the snoring prevention device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a method of using the snoring prevention device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the specification of the present invention can be used in a sense commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The terms used in the specification of the present invention are intended to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

In addition, the lower front teeth of the user used in the specification of the present invention may mean only the lower inner front teeth (lower middle teeth) of the user and the lower inner teeth (lower middle teeth) and lower lower teeth (lower outer teeth) May be included. And the upper side of the user's upper side may mean only the upper front side of the user (upper side front side) and may include the upper side front side (upper side front side) and the upper side front side (upper side front side). In the specification of the present invention, the meaning of the shearing means the left side (the direction toward the mouth outer side) and the rear side means the right side (the direction toward the oral cavity).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a snoring and an anti-gauze mechanism according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a disassembled state of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a side view of a snoring prevention mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of a snoring prevention device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, the snoring prevention device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a snoring prevention mechanism to be worn on the upper and lower front teeth. The snoring prevention mechanism 100 includes a first fixed body 110, And includes a fixed body 210 and a gap adjusting device 300.

The first fixing body 110 may include a first seating portion 111 and first and second front and rear separation preventing busts 113 and 114 to which the front teeth of a user's upper teeth are seated and fixed.

The first seat portion 111 may have a substantially flat structure so that the upper front surface of the user's upper teeth is seated on the upper surface.

The first front end separation preventing jaw 113 protruded upward from the front end of the first seating part 111 and the first rear end separation preventing jaw 114 protruded upward from the rear end of the first seating part 111 are formed in a first Thereby preventing the upper front edge of the user who is seated on the seat portion 111 from deviating. Therefore, the first fixing body 110 including the first seating portion 111 and the first and the second rearward departure preventing jaws 113 and 114 has a groove structure, so that the upper front teeth of the user's upper teeth can be seated and fixed.

The second fixing body 210 has a structure corresponding to that of the first fixing body 110. The second fixing body 210 is configured such that the front teeth of the user's lower teeth are seated and fixed and the second fixing body 211 and the second front- 213, 214).

The second seating part 211 may have a substantially flat structure so that the lower front teeth of the user's lower teeth are seated on the lower face.

The second front end separation preventing jaw 213 protruded downward from the front end of the second seating portion 211 and the second rear end separation preventing jaw 214 protruded downward from the rear end of the second seating portion 211 are formed in the second Thereby preventing the lower front teeth of the user seated in the seat portion 211 from being separated. Therefore, the second fixing body 210 has a concave structure by the second seating portion 211 and the second front and rear separation preventing jaws 213 and 214, so that the lower front teeth of the user's lower teeth can be seated and fixed.

The first guide frame 141 and the second guide frame 142, which can be directly held by the user, are provided on the front ends of the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 in the horizontal direction, As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the user can hold the first and second guide frames 141 and 142 to easily wear or detach the snoring and anti-gait device 100.

A guide groove 143 is formed in the lower surface of the first guide frame 141 in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) for insertion of the adjusting tool for adjusting the distance between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210, As shown in FIG.

Here, the adjustment tool may be a tool such as a screwdriver which is inserted and guided through the guide groove 143 for adjusting the distance between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 by the gap adjusting device 300 have. A more detailed description of the operation of the gap adjusting device 300 using such a adjusting tool will be described later.

Meanwhile, the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 may be provided with a protection member 130 for protecting the user's upper and lower teeth and gums. The protection member 130 may be installed at a portion where the upper and lower teeth of the user and the gums of the user of the first and second fixing bodies 110 and 210 are in contact with each other. 4, the protective member 130 is disposed on the upper surface of the first seat portion 111, the front and rear surfaces of the first front-end separation preventing jaw 113, the front and rear surfaces of the first rear- The bottom surface of the second seating portion 211 may be provided on the front and rear surfaces of the second front end separation preventing tucks 213 and on the front and rear surfaces of the second rear ending preventing tucks 214. [ The protective member 130 may be made of at least one of a silicone, a synthetic rubber material, and a resin which is harmless to the human body as a soft material.

The gap adjusting device 300 is disposed between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 to fix the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 to each other in the longitudinal direction The first fixed body 110 and the second fixed body 210 are moved in the lateral direction relative to each other to adjust the lateral spacing of the first fixed body 110 and the second fixed body 210.

To this end, the spacing device 300 may include an adjusting body 310, a moving body 330, a spacing bolt 320, and a fixing bolt 340.

The adjusting body 310 may be provided on the lower surface of the first fixing body 110 with a space formed therein.

The moving body 330 is installed to be movable forward or rearward in the inner space of the adjusting body 310. A fixing screw groove 332 is formed at a lower portion and a moving screw hole 334 is formed at an upper portion .

The gap adjusting bolt 320 is laterally disposed in the inner space of the adjusting body 310 and coupled to the moving screw hole 334 of the moving body 330 to move the moving body 330 forward or backward. Here, the spacing bolt 320 can be rotated by the adjustment tool rotated by the user.

The fixing bolt 340 is coupled to the fixing screw groove 332 of the moving body 330 through the second fixing body 210 to fix the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 in the longitudinal direction .

The first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 are fixedly coupled in the longitudinal direction by the engagement of the fixing bolts 340 of the gap adjusting device 300 and the rotation of the interval adjusting bolts 320 The moving body 230 moves in the inner space of the adjusting body 210 so that the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 are relatively movably coupled in the lateral direction.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a method of using a snoring and an anti-gauze device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

 5 is a view for explaining a method of using the snoring prevention device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the user wears the snoring and anti-gaiter device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention for sleeping, the fixing bolt 340 is attached to the second fixing body 210 And is engaged with the fixing screw groove 332 of the moving body 330.

 Next, the user rotates the spacing bolt 320 using an adjustment tool, typically a screwdriver. For example, the user passes the adjusting tool through the guide groove 143 formed in the lower surface of the first guide frame 141, and then rotates the adjusting tool to rotate the adjusting bolt 220. At this time, the moving body 330 moves forward or backward according to the rotation direction of the gap adjusting bolt 320 so that the second fixing body 210 connected to the fixing bolt 340 fixed to the moving body 330 is inserted into the first fixing body 210, The distance between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 is adjusted by moving the first fixing body 110 or the second fixing body 110 forward or backward relative to the first fixing body 110. [ 5, when the moving body 330 is moved forward by the rotation of the gap adjusting bolt 220, the second fixing body 210 also moves forward relative to the first fixing body 110 .

If the distance between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 is too small, airway dilation is not properly performed and the snoring prevention is insufficient. If the interval is too large, the user may feel inconvenience have.

When the spacing between the first fixing body 110 and the second fixing body 210 is adjusted, the user can attach the upper and lower front teeth to the first and second fixing parts 111 and 111 of the first fixing body 110, And then placed on each of the second seating portions 212 of the body 210 to take a sleeping surface.

The present invention thus constituted is not limited to wear on the entire upper and lower teeth of the user but can be fixedly held so that the movement of the upper and lower jaws of the user is minimized when sleeping, And the convenience of the user is improved. Further, there is an advantage that a wearer can easily wear even an uneven or uneven tooth.

Further, it is possible to easily attach and remove the user using the guide frame, and to easily adjust the gap using the adjusting tool when adjusting the gap between the first fixing body and the second fixing body, There is an advantage to be improved.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

100: snoring and anti-peeling device 110: first fixed body
111: first seat portion 113: first shear release bust
114: first posterior separation preventing jaw 130: protective member
141: first guide frame 142: second guide frame
143: guide groove 210: second fixing body
211: second seat portion 213: second shear release bend
214: second trailing edge preventing bite 300: gap adjusting device
310: Adjustable body 320: Spacing bolt
330: Moving body 332: Fixing screw groove
334: Moving screw hole 340: Fixing bolt

Claims (5)

And a first posterior deviation preventing jaw which is formed so as to protrude upward from a rear end of the first seat portion, the first posterior deviation preventing jaw being formed by projecting upward from a front end of the first seat portion, 1 Fixing body;
And a second posterior deviation preventing jaw protruding downward from a rear end of the second seat portion, the second posterior separation preventing jaw being protruded downward from a front end of the second seating portion, Fixed body; And
A second fixing body disposed between the first fixing body and the second fixing body so as to fix the first fixing body and the second fixing body in a longitudinal direction and to fix the first fixing body and the second fixing body in a transverse direction; And a gap adjusting device for adjusting a lateral distance between the first fixing body and the second fixing body by relatively moving the first fixing body and the second fixing body. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the gap adjusting device comprises:
An adjusting body provided on a lower surface of the first fixing body with a space formed therein;
A moving body installed to be movable forward or rearward in an inner space of the adjusting body, a fixing screw groove formed at a lower portion thereof, and a moving screw hole formed at an upper portion thereof;
An interval adjusting bolt disposed laterally in the internal space of the adjusting body and coupled to the moving screw hole of the moving body and rotated to move the moving body forward or backward; And
And a fixing bolt penetrating through the second fixing body and coupled to the fixing screw groove of the moving body to fix the first fixing body and the second fixing body in the longitudinal direction. . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a first guide frame and a second guide frame, each of which can be directly held by a user, are formed on a front end of each of the first fixing body and the second fixing body such that each of the first guide frame and the second guide frame extends by a predetermined length in the transverse direction. Instrument. The method of claim 3,
Wherein a guide groove is formed in a lateral direction of the first guide frame for inserting an adjustment tool for rotating the gap adjusting bolt for adjusting the gap between the first fixing body and the second fixing body, Anti-glare device. The method according to claim 1,
The front and rear surfaces of the first and second rearward departure preventing jaws, the front and rear surfaces of the first and second rearward departure preventing jaws, the lower surface of the second placing portion, Further comprising a protection member provided on the front and back surfaces of the upper and lower surfaces to protect the upper, lower, and gums of the user.

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