KR20200016489A - Air filtering mask of exhalation purification type having a region separation structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure, and more particularly, to filter and purify the outside air introduced into the mask, as well as to filter and purify the exhalation of the wearer, thereby providing a carrier ( It is designed to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases caused by breathing of confirmed patients or suspected patients.
In particular, the present invention is to inhale the outside air through the wearer's nose, and to exhale through the mouth, and at the same time by spatially partitioning and blocking the wearer's nose and mouth, the virus contained in the exhaled flows back into the body and the disease is reduced The deterioration can be prevented.
In addition, the present invention provides not only a mask optimized for a disease-specific or patient-specific situation by providing various region division structures, but also a region separation structure capable of enabling rapid treatment in emergencies such as dyspnea. It is an object to provide an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability and competitiveness in the medical field, respiratory disease field, in particular in the field of severe acute respiratory disease and disease control, as well as in the patient mask field and medical mask field, as well as in the related fields.

Description

Air filtering mask of exhalation purification type having a region separation structure

The present invention relates to an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure, and more particularly, to filter and purify the outside air introduced into the mask, as well as to filter and purify the exhalation of the wearer, thereby providing a carrier ( It is designed to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases caused by breathing of confirmed patients or suspected patients.

In particular, the present invention is to inhale the outside air through the wearer's nose, and to exhale through the mouth at the same time, by spatially partitioning and blocking the wearer's nose and mouth, the virus contained in the exhaled flows back into the body and the disease is reduced An exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure capable of preventing deterioration.

Wearing a mask is the easiest and most common way to protect against airborne debris, dust, or bacterial bacteria or viruses.

In particular, in the seasons such as spring or autumn, people are wearing masks to prevent the development of various respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergies due to yellow dust, pollen, and the like.

In addition, the importance of masks is becoming more important to prevent diseases spread through the respiratory system, such as H1N1 (H1N1) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

In general, a mask widely used may include a main body covering a wearer's nose and mouth, and a wearing band for wearing a mask on a ear.

Such masks are mainly manufactured by sewing and stitching simple cotton or textile materials, and have a limit in blocking bacterial bacteria or viruses as well as fine dust or harmful gas contained in the air.

In order to solve this problem, there is a dust mask or a gas mask using a filter of metal or synthetic resin having sufficient filtration and purification functions.

Meanwhile, in the case of severe acute respiratory diseases such as MERS, a respiratory syndrome in the Middle East, people who have carers (confirmers) or suspected patients, or those who stay in the same place, can be transmitted only by breathing.

If the suspected patient of this severe acute respiratory disease wears a dust mask or gas mask, it can prevent transmission from the confirmed person, but if the suspected patient has already been transmitted, people living with the suspected patient may be at risk of transmission. There is a problem.

As a result, in order to prevent the transmission of severe acute respiratory diseases such as MERS, it can be said that the best preventive measures are to filter the air (exhalation) of the suspect and the suspected patient.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-2016-0001206 'Yellow Mask'

In order to solve the above requirements, the present invention not only filters and purifies the outside air introduced into the mask, but also filters and purifies and exhales the exhalation of the wearer, thereby allowing the breathing of the carrier (prospector) or the suspected patient. It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure that can prevent the transmission of respiratory diseases.

In particular, the present invention is to inhale the outside air through the wearer's nose, and to exhale through the mouth at the same time, by spatially partitioning and blocking the wearer's nose and mouth, the virus contained in the exhaled flows back into the body and the disease is reduced An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure that can prevent deterioration.

In addition, the present invention provides not only a mask optimized for a disease-specific or patient-specific situation by providing various region division structures, but also a region separation structure capable of enabling rapid treatment in emergencies such as dyspnea. It is an object to provide an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having.

In order to achieve the above object, in the exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having the area separation structure according to the present invention, the inner space of the mask is spatially blocked by the area blocking part while the wearer wears the mask, Compartments, the compartments comprising: an intake region including a wearer's nose and an inhalation portion to which an intake filter is connected so that outside air is introduced; And an exhaust area including a wearer's mouth and having an exhalation portion to which an exhaust filter is connected to exhaust the wearer's exhalation.

In addition, the area blocking part may include a blocking film extending from the center of the inner surface of the mask and in close contact with the wearer's nose and mouth.

In addition, the blocking film, at least one oral breathing valve for blocking the air in the intake area to move to the exhaust area to allow oral breathing, and prevents the air in the exhaust area to move to the intake area; .

In addition, the area blocking portion may extend from an upper side of the inner surface of the mask and a nose cap formed to surround the wearer's nose.

In addition, the area blocking portion, the tubular mouth tube formed to extend into the mouth of the wearer from the lower inner surface of the mask; may include.

In addition, an oxygen supply unit may be further formed in the mask corresponding to the intake area so that an oxygen supply tube to which oxygen is supplied from the outside is detachably connected.

In addition, the mask corresponding to the exhaust area, the auxiliary air breather coupled to the intake filter is separable; may be further formed.

In addition, the exhalation unit, the exhalation induction fan to induce the wearer's exhalation; may be configured.

In addition, a silicon adhesive may be formed on a skirt formed at an edge of the mask.

In addition, the mask, the jaw cover portion surrounding the wearer's lower jaw may be extended.

By means of the above solution, the present invention has the advantage of filtering and purifying the outside air flowing into the mask, as well as of the wearer's exhalation can be filtered and purified.

Through this, the present invention has an effect that can prevent the transmission of respiratory diseases due to breathing of the carrier (prognostic) or suspected patient in advance.

In particular, the present invention is to inhale the outside air through the wearer's nose, and to exhale through the mouth, and at the same time by spatially partitioning and blocking the wearer's nose and mouth, so that the exhalation and inhale in an independent area can be made independently There is an advantage.

Thus, the present invention has an advantage that can prevent the wearer's exhalation back into the wearer's body.

As a result, the present invention has the advantage that the virus contained in the exhalation of the wearer can be introduced back into the body to prevent the worsening of the disease.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage of providing a mask that is optimized for a disease-specific or patient-specific situation by providing various region division structures.

In addition, the present invention can be quickly connected to the wearer (patient) by making it easy to connect the necessary equipment in the event of an emergency, such as when it is necessary to supply oxygen from the external device, when breathing by the nose is impossible, spontaneous breathing is impossible There is an advantage to making the treatment possible.

Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability and competitiveness in the medical field, respiratory disease field, especially in the severe acute respiratory disease field and disease control field, as well as in the patient mask field and medical mask field, as well as in the related fields.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a wearing state illustrating an example of the area blocking part illustrated in FIG. 1.
3 is a configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of the region blocking unit illustrated in FIG. 1.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the wearing state of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a wearing state illustrating still another embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a wearing state illustrating still another embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG. 1.
7 is a configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 1.
8 is a configuration diagram illustrating still another embodiment of FIG. 1.
9 is a configuration diagram illustrating still another embodiment of FIG. 1.
10 to 12 are diagrams illustrating embodiments of the inhalation unit shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of an intake filter unit shown in FIG. 1.
14 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the exhaust filter unit shown in FIG. 1.

An example of an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure according to the present invention may be applied in various ways, and the most preferred embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a wearing state showing an embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask A having an area separation structure includes a body 100, an intake filter unit 200, an exhaust filter unit 300, and an area blocking unit 400.

Body 100 is a basic configuration of the mask (A), it is in close contact with the skin surrounding the nose and mouth of the wearer, serves to seal the nose and mouth of the wearer to be blocked from the outside.

The intake filter unit 200 is coupled to the inhalation unit 120 of the body 100, and serves to filter and purify the outside air to supply the inside of the body 100.

The exhaust filter unit 300 is coupled to the exhalation unit 130 of the body 100, and serves to filter and purify the exhalation of the wearer, as described above, the carrier (suspect) or suspected patient It serves to prevent the air from being contaminated by exhalation.

On the other hand, as described above, in order to prevent the wearer's exhalation back into the wearer's body, the present invention spatially divides and blocks the wearer's nose and mouth, so that exhalation and inhale can be performed independently in an independent area. There is a need.

Thus, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, in the state in which the wearer wears the mask A by the area blocking unit 400, the inner space of the mask A is partitioned into at least two spaces and spatially blocked. do.

As described above, the area blocking unit 400 divides the internal space of the mask A into the intake area R1 and the exhaust area R2 as shown in FIG. 1.

The intake area R1 is an area for inhaling outside air and includes a wearer's nose and an inhalation portion to which an intake filter is connected.

The exhaust area R2 is an area for discharging the wearer's exhalation, and includes a wearer's mouth and an area in which an exhalation part to which the exhaust filter is connected is formed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the region blocking unit 400 partitioning the intake region R1 and the exhaust region R2 into independent spaces includes the blocking film 410, the contact rail 420, and the support rib 430. It may include.

The blocking film 410 extends from the center of the inner surface of the body 100 of the mask A toward the face of the wearer, and is formed to be in close contact between the wearer's nose and the mouth so that the intake area R1 and the exhaust area R2 are closed. It can be sealed by blocking the space.

The close contact rail 420 is formed at the end of the blocking film 410 to be in close contact with the face of the wearer and may serve to further improve the sealing property between the intake area R1 and the exhaust area R2.

On the other hand, when the wearer is wearing a mask (A), if the face is moved for a variety of reasons, the barrier film 410 is bent, a gap may occur, the exhalation exhausted from the mouth by this gap moves to the nose side to the body Can be reintroduced.

In order to prevent this, the present invention by configuring a plurality of support ribs 430, as shown in Figure 2, the blocking film 410 can be more firmly and stably supported.

Then, in order to improve the adhesion between the mask A and the wearer's face skin, and to improve the sealing property between the inside and outside of the mask A, the inside of the skirt formed by the edge of the mask A is unsigned. On the side surface, the adhesive part 110 of a silicon material may be formed.

For the same reason, the lower portion of the mask A extends the chin cover portion 100a to cover the lower portion of the wearer's chin, thereby further improving adhesion and sealing properties.

On the other hand, depending on the wearer's health it may be possible to exhale through the mouth (oral exhalation exercise), but breathing through the nose (nasal exercise) may be impossible, and breathing may be difficult. .

Hereinafter, the structure of the exhaust purification type air cleaning mask A having a region separation structure according to a wearer's health state will be described.

3 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the wearing state of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, at least one oral breathing valve 440 may be formed in the blocking membrane 410.

The oral breathing valve 440 moves the air in the intake area R1 to the exhaust area R2 to allow oral exhalation, and blocks the air in the exhaust area R2 from moving to the intake area R1. Can play a role.

Thus, a plurality of oral suction holes 411 may be formed in the blocking film 410 corresponding to the oral breathing valve 440 as shown in the enlarged portion of FIG. ) Can open and close the oral intake hole (411).

And the balloon (Balloon 420 ') which has air inside can be comprised in the edge (face side of a wearer) of the blocking film 410.

As such, when the balloon 420 'that can be flexibly deformed is formed at the edge of the blocking film 410, the balloon 420' is deformed in response to the deformation of the face of the wearer. Compared to the contact rail 420 may provide improved adhesion and tightness.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a wearing state illustrating still another embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the area blocking part 400 may include a nose cap 450 extending from an upper side of the inner surface of the body 100 of the mask A and covering the wearer's nose.

The bent support 451 may be bent along the edge of the nose cap 450. At this time, the bent support 451 may be made of the same or similar material as the adhesive portion 110 in order to be in close contact with the user's face effectively. Of course, a separate adhesive portion (not shown) may be further configured on the inner surface of the bent support 451.

As such, when the area blocking part 400 is configured as the nose cap 450, since the structure closes around the nose with less movement compared to the middle part, the area blocking part 400 may provide more improved adhesion and tightness.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a wearing state illustrating still another embodiment of the area blocking part shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 6, the area blocking unit 400 may include a tubular mouse tube 460 formed to extend into the wearer's mouth from the lower inner surface of the body 100 of the mask A. Referring to FIG.

Thus, when the wearer makes an oral exhalation movement in the state in which the mouth tube 460 is opened, it is possible to prevent exhalation of exhalation into the nose.

In addition, the mouth tube 460, by forming a closed cover 461 formed to surround the wearer's mouth, it is possible to prevent the exhalation is discharged between the lips during oral exhalation movement.

7 is a configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 7, the oxygen supply unit 150 may be further formed in the body 100 of the mask A corresponding to the intake area R1.

Oxygen supply unit 150 is to be connected to the oxygen supply tube (T) that is supplied oxygen from the outside, when an emergency situation such as difficult to wear nasal breathing while the wearer using the mask (A), This is to enable rapid supply of oxygen without removing the mask (A).

In addition, according to the requirements of the skilled person in various situations, such as when the outside air is severely contaminated or the function of the intake filter unit 200 is deteriorated, the oxygen supply unit is closed after closing the inhalation unit 120 with a separate stopper. Connect to 150 to breathe.

8 is a configuration diagram illustrating still another embodiment of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 8, an auxiliary breather 160 may be further formed on the body 100 of the mask A corresponding to the exhaust area R2 so that the intake filter 200 is detachably coupled.

As described above, when the auxiliary breathing unit 160 is formed at a portion connected to the wearer's mouth, the intake filter 200 formed in the intake area R1 in the situation in which the wearer has difficulty in nasal breathing as described above is described. The oral breathing unit 160 may be coupled to the auxiliary breathing unit 160 of the exhaust area R2, and the inhalation unit 120 to which the intake filter 200 is connected may be sealed using a stopper 121.

9 is a configuration diagram illustrating still another embodiment of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 9, the exhalation guide fan 170 may be further configured to the exhalation unit 130.

Exhalation induction fan 170 is to induce the wearer's exhalation, it may play a role of inducing oral breathing exercise when the wearer is difficult to breathe oral by themselves.

10 to 12 are diagrams illustrating embodiments of the inhalation unit shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 10, the inhalation unit 120 includes a filter coupling part 121 to which an intake filter 200 is connected, an intake inlet 122 having a plurality of intake holes 122a, and an intake inlet 122. Thus, the intake valve 123 may be configured to open and close the intake hole 122a.

In the case of the intake valve 123, similar to the oral breathing valve 440 illustrated in FIG. 4, the intake hole 122a may be opened and closed by deformation of the valve in a state where the central portion is fixed.

In this case, a gap may be formed at an edge portion of the intake valve 123 to decrease the sealing property.

In order to prevent this, according to the present invention, the fitting portion 123a is bent along the edge of the intake valve 123, and the fitting portion 123a is the intake inlet in the state where the intake valve 123 is closed with the intake hole 122a. By being fitted to the inner surface of the (120), it is possible to improve the sealing property of the intake valve 123, it is possible to continuously maintain the sealing performance even when used for a long time.

Referring to FIG. 11, the valve contact hole 124 may be formed at a position corresponding to an edge of the intake valve 123 on the inner surface of the intake hole 122.

The valve contact hole 124 is to perform the same or similar function as that of the fitting portion 123a described above, and the edge of the intake valve 123 is formed at the edge of the intake valve 123 in a state in which the intake valve 123 closes the intake hole 122a. It may be in close contact with the inner side of the (122).

Thus, the valve close contact 124 of the present invention can not only improve the sealing property of the intake valve 123, but also continuously maintain the sealing performance even during long time use.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 12, the valve adhesion layer 125 may be formed on the inner surface of the intake air inlet 122, so that the intake valve 123 may be stably adhered to each other so that intake air is not discharged.

The valve contact hole 124 and the valve contact layer 125 may be formed of a silicon adhesive.

11 to 13 may be applied to the exhalation unit 130 in the same or similar manner.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an intake filter unit shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 13, the intake filter unit 200 includes an intake pre-filter 220 and an intake HEPA filter 230 inside the intake filter assembly 210 that can be separated from the inhalation unit 120. Can be.

In addition, the internal space of the intake filter unit 200 may include a first inhalation space portion 201 and a second inhalation space portion connected to the inhalation portion 120 including the intake pre-filter 220 and the intake HEPA filter 230. And may be configured as 202.

On the other hand, the general intake filter is a case where the outside air is introduced through the opening formed in the center of the outer surface of the circular cylindrical case, and is configured to supply the purified air to the inside of the mask through the coupling portion of the size similar to the opening.

However, the filter of such a structure has a problem that the area in which the outside air moves is limited to the center of the filter, so that the efficiency of the filter is reduced and the life of the filter is shortened.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention allows the outside air introduced into the opening (unsigned) of the intake filter assembly 210 to diffuse in the first inhalation space portion 201 before moving to the intake pre-filter 220, Can be purified using the entire area of the intake pre-filter 220 and the intake HEPA filter 230.

In addition, the first inhalation space portion 210, the second inhalation space portion 202 and the excavation portion 120 is formed to be stepped so as to sequentially narrow, purification by the intake air filter 220 and the intake HEPA filter 230 The air can be naturally inhaled while moving to the center portion.

As a result, the intake filter unit 200 of the present invention has an advantage of improving the purification efficiency of the outside air, the performance of the filter, and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the inhalation part 120 is further configured in the intake filter assembly 210 to form the inhalation part 120 as a whole, thereby improving sealing performance even more.

14 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the exhaust filter unit shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 14, the exhaust filter unit 300 may also have the same structure as that of the intake filter unit 200 shown in FIG. 13, thereby greatly improving the purification efficiency of the exhalation.

In other words, the interior of the exhaust filter unit 300 is partitioned into a first exhalation space 301 and a second exhalation space 302, and the exhaust pre-filter 320 and the exhaust air in the second exhalation space 302. The HEPA filter 330 may be configured.

In addition, by forming the exhalation unit 130 in a double structure and at the same time stepped so that the exhalation unit 130, the first exhalation space portion 301 and the second exhalation space portion 302 is gradually widened, oral cavity The exhalation discharged by the exhalation movement can be sequentially spread, and then purified to be discharged.

Therefore, by effectively using the exhaust prefilter 320 and the exhaust HEPA filter 330 of the exhaust filter unit 300, the effect of improving the filtration and purification performance as well as the life of the product can be obtained. have.

The exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having the area separation structure according to the present invention has been described above. Such a technical configuration of the present invention will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

A: Mask
R1: intake area R2: exhaust area
100: body 110a: jaw cover
110: adhesive portion 120: inhale
130: exhalation 140: strap
150: oxygen supply unit 160: sidewalk breath
170: exhalation fan
200: intake filter unit
300: exhaust filter unit
400: area blocking part
410: blocking film 411: oral intake hole
420: close contact rail 430: support rib
440: oral breathing valve 450: nose cap
460: Mouse Tube

Claims (10)

While the wearer wears the mask, the inner space of the mask is spatially blocked by the area blocking part and partitioned into at least two spaces.
The partitioned space is,
An intake region including a wearer's nose and having an inhalation portion to which an intake filter is connected to introduce outside air; And
An exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure including a wearer's mouth and an exhalation portion through which an exhaust filter is connected to exhaust the wearer's exhalation.
The method of claim 1,
The area blocking unit,
An exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure, comprising: a barrier film extending from a central portion of the inner surface of the mask and in close contact between the wearer's nose and the mouth.
The method of claim 2,
The blocking film,
And at least one oral breathing valve for preventing oral breathing by moving the air in the intake area to the exhaust area and preventing the air in the exhaust area from moving to the intake area. Exhaust purification air cleaning mask.
The method of claim 1,
The area blocking unit,
An exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure, comprising: a nose cap extending from an upper portion of an inner surface of the mask and covering a nose of a wearer.
The method of claim 1,
The area blocking unit,
And a tubular mouth tube formed to extend into the wearer's mouth from below the inner surface of the mask.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the mask corresponding to the intake area,
And an oxygen supply unit to which an oxygen supply tube to which oxygen is supplied from the outside is separably connected; an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the mask corresponding to the exhaust area,
An exhaust filter type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure, characterized in that further formed;
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the exhalation part,
Exhaust induction fan to induce the wearer's exhalation; exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having an area separation structure characterized in that the configuration.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the skirt formed on the edge of the mask,
Exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure, characterized in that the adhesive portion of the silicon material is formed.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The mask is,
Exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure characterized in that the jaw cover portion surrounding the wearer's lower jaw extended.

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