WO2003074133A1

WO2003074133A1 - Swimming goggles

Info

Publication number: WO2003074133A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/002147
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takeshi Yokota; Keiko Yokota
Original assignee: Takeshi Yokota; Keiko Yokota
Priority date: 2002-03-07
Filing date: 2002-03-07
Publication date: 2003-09-12
Also published as: AU2002236254A1

Abstract

A pair of swimming goggles having eye cups (2, 2) mounted around the eyes, wherein abutments (7) which come in contact with the peripheries of the eyes when mounted are so formed that the thickness on the upper side of the eye in the orthogonal direction is less than the thickness on the lower side of the eye, thus improving a field of vision, particularly, an upper field of vision.

Description

Statement Swinging Gognole

Technical field

The present invention relates to a swimming goggle, and more particularly to a swimming goggle most suitable for swimming. Background art

Swim goggles cover the eyes only, protect the eyes, create a space in front of the eyes, and focus the eyes. The human eye is out of focus if there is no space in front of it, and when you open your eyes in the water, it is hard to see as a po.

Generally, swimming goggles include a pair of eye cups connected by connecting velvets, with a velvet worn between both ends.

In order to secure a space in front of each eye, the pair of eye cups of the above-mentioned swimming goggles have a forward line of sight at the front end of a cylindrical peripheral wall portion extending along the front line of sight when mounted. The front view portion in the shape of a flat plate substantially perpendicular to the direction is integrally formed of transparent resin or the like. As described above, by holding the flat front view portion at a predetermined distance from the eyes with the cylindrical peripheral wall portion, the front view is good through the front view portion. However, in general, when swimming, the upper eyes are used to look forward while swimming, so if the angle between the direction of swimming and the plane of the front field of view is small, water bubbles will occur in the water during swimming. It is also conceivable that the field of view may be degraded due to light or irregular reflection. As a result, they swim with their heads lifted (the chins up) to secure their field of vision, and when they lift their heads, they may not be able to follow their body parts or move their hands smoothly. You will not be able to swim in a good posture. It is said that a good posture for swimming is to raise the head slightly. In this way, conventional swimming goggles are not designed to swim, X The swimmer had to match the gordal.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a swimming goggle capable of improving a visual field, particularly, a visual field during swimming. Disclosure of the invention

In the swimming goggles of the present invention, in a swimming goggle having an eye cup to be worn around the eyes, a contact portion in contact with the periphery of the eyes when worn has a thickness on the upper side of the eyes smaller than the thickness on the lower side of the eyes. It is characterized by the following.

The abutment may be the same material as the eyecup, a cushion member, or a pad attached or molded to the eyecup.

Further, in the swimming goggle of the present invention, in a swimming godal having a single eye-opening which is continuous on the left and right, the eye cup has a contact portion where the eye cup is brought into contact around the eyes, and the contact portion is provided. A peripheral wall that is provided at a predetermined position and extends forward by a predetermined distance in the visual field direction when mounted, and a front visual field portion disposed on the peripheral wall portion. The upper end of the visual field portion is directly connected to the contact portion. It is characterized by having been done. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a swimming goggle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the eye-opening of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another example of the eyecup of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another example of the swimming godal of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are views showing an example of a swimming goggle of the present invention. No. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing another example of the eyecup of the present invention.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a swimming goggle, and a swimming goggle 1 connects a pair of left and right eyecups 2 and 2 for covering only eyes and protecting the eyes, and a pair of eyecups 2 and 2 It consists of a connecting band 3 and a mounting band 4 which is attached to both ends of a pair of eye cups 2 and 2 whose length is adjustable. The connecting band 3 is formed of a flexible and stretchable material, for example, a soft resin material such as a polyurethane resin, and is capable of adjusting the length between the pair of eye cups 2. You. The mounting band 4 may be of any type as long as it can be adjusted in length and can be expanded and contracted. For example, a band formed of a rubber-based elastic elastic material is used.

The pair of eyecups 2 and 2 respectively support a flat front view part 5 positioned in front of the eye when worn and the front view part 5 and are orthogonal to the front view part 5 at substantially right angles. A peripheral wall portion 6 that extends annularly along the direction, and is provided at an end of the peripheral wall portion 6. The peripheral wall portion 6 is in contact with the periphery of the eye, and when attached, the thickness in the orthogonal direction above the eye is below the eye. The contact portion 7 is smaller than the contact portion 7. The eyecup 2 is made of a transparent resin, such as a transparent resin such as a cellulose resin, an acrylic resin, or a polycarbonate, and is formed by integrally molding the front view portion 5, the peripheral wall portion 6, and part or all of the contact portion 7, or Only the view portion 5 may be formed of a transparent resin and the other contact portion 7 and the peripheral wall portion 6 may be formed of a hard material or the like. Further, the front view section 5 may be formed detachably. The front visual field portion (lens surface) 5 is formed, for example, in a flat plate shape, and this flat plate shape includes a curved plate shape with some curvature. Further, the shape of the front visual field 5 is not particularly limited, but is formed, for example, in an almost elliptical shape having a size to cover the eyes.

One end of the peripheral wall portion 6 is integrally or detachably provided on a peripheral portion of the front view portion 5 to support the front view portion 5, and extends annularly along an orthogonal direction substantially orthogonal to the front view portion 5. It is formed in an existing tubular shape. Specifically, the peripheral wall portion 6 has a shape around the eye so that the front visual field portion 5 is positioned so as to be substantially orthogonal to the visual field in front of the eye. The upper peripheral wall 6a above the eyes and the lower peripheral wall 6b below the eyes have substantially the same length in the front line-of-sight direction (direction substantially orthogonal to the front visual field 5 (orthogonal direction)). It has become. The upper, lower, left and right peripheral wall portions 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d forming the peripheral wall portion 6 may be formed substantially parallel to the front line of sight, or may be formed rearward in the line of sight. May be formed so as to be gradually inclined. Preferably, the outer surface is inclined in consideration of resistance in water.

The contact portion 7 is provided at the other end portion of the peripheral wall portion 6 and is in contact with the periphery of the eye to prevent water from entering the eye cup 2 from a gap between the contact portions. The contact portion 7 may be formed in any manner as long as water does not enter the eye cup 2 from the gap in contact with the periphery of the eye. So that it is smaller than the thickness on the other side.

As shown in FIG. 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the contact portion 7 includes a base 8 provided integrally with the peripheral wall portion 6 and a flexible elastic member 9 such as rubber which is a cushion member attached to the base 8. May be formed. Specifically, the base portion 8 is formed in an annular shape such that the other end of the peripheral wall portion 6 extends rearward in the front line of sight, and has an annular shape extending along the circumferential direction on its outer periphery. A mounting groove 10 is provided. The flexible elastic body 9 is formed in an annular shape having substantially the same diameter as the base portion 8, and has an annular insertion groove 11 provided on the inner periphery. The width of the insertion groove 11 is substantially the same as the width of the peripheral protrusion 12 formed by the mounting groove 10 of the base 8, and the portion formed by the insertion groove 11 is the base. 8 is formed as an insertion piece 13 inserted into the mounting groove 10 of the base 8. By inserting the insertion piece 13 into the mounting groove 10 of the base 8, the flexible elastic body 9 , So that they are fitted closely together. The thickness (length) of the flexible elastic body 9 on the rear side in the front line-of-sight direction from the insertion groove 11 is formed so that the upper side of the eye is smaller than the lower side of the eye. At the end of the flexible elastic body 9 on the rear side in the front line of sight, there is provided a thin portion 14 which is bent outward from the inner peripheral side and adheres to the periphery of the eyes. 14 is in close contact with the eye circumference to prevent water from entering eyecup 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the contact portion 7 may be a pad 15 of a flexible material adhered to the other end of the peripheral wall portion 6 with an adhesive or the like. The thickness (length) of the rear side in the front line of sight is formed such that the upper side of the eye is smaller than the lower side of the eye. When the elastic body 9 and the pad 15 are worn, the thickness in the direction of the front line of sight above the eye should be smaller than the thickness below the eye. Alternatively, both may be formed to have substantially the same thickness.

As shown in FIG. 4, the contact portion 7 has a shape in which the thickness in the direction of the line of sight above the eye is smaller than the thickness below the eye. For example, it may be provided integrally with the peripheral wall portion 6 so as to have a thin portion 16 so that water does not enter the eye cup 2 from the inside.

Now, by configuring the swimming goggles 1 of the present invention as described above, when the swimming goggles 1 of the present invention is mounted, the thickness of the contact portion 7 in the forward line of sight above the eyes is reduced below the eyes. Since the thickness is smaller than the thickness of the side, the flat front view part 5 is inclined so that it gradually approaches the face from the lower side to the upper side of the eyes, so that the visual field is improved, especially when swimming. Can be achieved.

In other words, in the past, the front view section was located along a direction substantially orthogonal to the front view direction, so that while swimming, if the angle between the swim direction and the plane of the front view section was small, the front view section would be underwater. In such a case, it is conceivable that visibility becomes worse due to water bubbles and diffuse reflection. On the other hand, in the swimming goggles 1 of the present invention, when worn, the flat front view portion 5 is inclined so as to gradually approach the face from the lower side to the upper side of the eyes, so that the swim direction and the front view portion are different. Since the angle with the plane of 5 becomes large, water bubbles and diffuse reflection do not occur in the front visual field 5, and the visibility is improved. Therefore, it is possible to improve the visual field, especially while swimming.

When you swim with this swimming goggles 1, you can see ahead just by powering your eyes because you have a good view ahead (above the goggles 1). I think it will go up. Also in a crowded pool G also allows you to swim in peace without having to hit other people because the field of view in front is widened. Thus, safety aspects can be secured at the same time, and the practical effect is extremely large.

In the above-described embodiment, the force S described in the case of the swimming goggles having the pair of left and right eye caps may be used. In the present invention, the swimming goggles may include one eye cap having left and right continuous. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, there is a swimming goggle having one eye cap 17 that covers both eyes and protects both eyes and is continuous on the left and right sides.

In addition, as in the case of one eye cap 17 that is continuous on the left and right, the contact portion 18 that comes into contact around the eye and the contact portion 18 In this case, the peripheral wall portion 19 extends forward a predetermined distance in the direction of the visual field, and the front visual field portion 20 disposed on the peripheral wall portion 19, and the upper end portion of the front visual field portion 20 is directly contacted. Preferably, it is connected to 18 or its vicinity. Even with such a configuration, the visual field in the forward direction can be secured as in the prior art, and the upper end of the visual field section '20 is provided at the upper end of the eye contact as in the same manner as described above. Since it is connected at or near 8 or above, the upper field of view is also good and the field of view is widened.

In addition, the thickness of the base, the cushion member, and the pad in the contact portion 18 can be changed.

Further, the thickness of the base portion, the cushion member, and the upper portion of the pad in the contact portion 18 can be reduced.

Further, as the bonding, a material suitable for carrying out the present invention, such as vapor deposition or bonding with an adhesive, can be used.

Further, the contact portion may be a pad molded into an eyecup. As the molding, any one suitable for carrying out the present invention, such as integral molding or injection molding, can be used. Industrial applicability As described above, the swimming gorge of the present invention can improve the field of view, particularly the field of view while swimming.

Claims

d Claims

1.In a swimming gorge with an eye cup that is worn around the eyes, the thickness of the upper part of the eye is smaller than the thickness of the lower part of the eye at the time of wearing And swimming goggles.

2. The contact portion according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion has a base portion provided integrally with the eye cup, and a cushion member attached to the base portion to improve the close contact with the periphery of the eyes. Swimming goggles.

3. The swimming goggle hole according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is a pad attached to the eye opening.

4. The swimming goggle according to claim 1, wherein said contact portion is a pad molded on said eyecup.

5. In a swimming goggle that has one eye cup that is continuous on the left and right, the eye cup is provided at a contact portion that comes into contact with the periphery of the eye and at the contact portion, A predetermined distance from the peripheral wall portion, and a front visual field portion disposed on the peripheral wall portion, and an upper end portion of the front visual field portion is directly connected to the contact portion. And Shymink, 'goggles.