WO2017146382A1

WO2017146382A1 - Front shield-type mask

Info

Publication number: WO2017146382A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/000806
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김용태; 손동근; 이의종
Original assignee: 주식회사 루미
Priority date: 2016-02-23
Filing date: 2017-01-24
Publication date: 2017-08-31
Also published as: KR101855449B1; KR20170099447A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a front shield-type mask capable of covering and protecting the eyes and the facial area together with the respiratory organs. The present invention provides a front shield-type mask comprising: a mask body formed so as to be capable of being closely attached along the circumference of the facial area; a shield fixed to the front surface of the body for shielding the facial area from the outside; a filter unit installed in the body for filtering contaminants included in air flowing into the body; and an exhaust unit for discharging the air inside the body to the outside of the body.

Description

Front shield type mask

The present invention relates to a front shield type mask, and more particularly, to a front shield type mask capable of covering and protecting both eyes and face parts with a respirator.

Recently, due to industrialization, automobile exhaust gas and yellow dust, air pollution is getting serious, and due to such air pollutants, diseases such as various respiratory diseases and heart diseases are increasing.

In addition, the fine dust contained in the air pollutant may irritate the eyes to cause redness of the eyes or to cause ophthalmic diseases such as conjunctivitis and skin diseases.

If the concentration of such air pollutants is high, it is desirable to refrain from going out. If going out, it is recommended to wear a mask.

Masks are known general thermal masks, health masks and industrial masks used for medical and yellow dust blocking.

Such masks are typically made to cover the nose and mouth, and both sides are connected with a strap that can be fixed to the ear.

However, when wearing other masks, such as, especially between the nose and the face should be careful not to be excited, wearing such a mask so that there is no excitement is not easy.

If the nose is in poor contact with the mask, the contaminated outside air can leak 5-30% of the entire air that you wear with the mask.

In addition, although a conventional mask may block the air pollutants from entering the respiratory tract to some extent, the fine dust contained in the air pollutants may not block the eyes from entering the eyes or the face.

In addition, in the case of the person wearing the glasses, the discomfort occurs due to the steaming of the glasses due to the mask, and in the case of women, the makeup may be erased by wearing the mask.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, an object of the present invention to provide a front shield type mask that can cover and protect both the eyes and the face with the respirator.

The front shield type mask proposed by the present invention comprises a mask body configured to be in close contact with the periphery of the face; A shield fixed to the front surface of the main body to block the face part from the outside; A filter unit installed in the main body to filter contaminants contained in air introduced into the main body; Provided is a front shield type mask including an exhaust unit for discharging air inside the main body to the outside of the main body.

A fixing strap for fixing the mask wearing state is connected to the main body, and the main body is provided with a cushion member along a circumferential surface in contact with the face portion.

The shield is transparent or contains color, and the shield is further provided with a sunscreen film.

The shield is provided with an anti-fog sheet or a heat generating member or an anti-fog sheet and a heat generating member, and the shield has a single layer or a multilayer structure.

The filter unit includes a cartridge detachably assembled to the main body, and a filter removably accommodated in the cartridge.

The exhaust part includes a cover assembled to the main body, and an exhaust film that is accommodated in the cover and opened by pressure of the mask wearer to exhaust air inside the main body to the outside.

The exhaust unit includes a cover assembled to the main body, an exhaust film accommodated in the cover, a battery installed inside the cover, and operated by power supply of the battery to forcibly open the exhaust film to open air inside the main body. And a switch for turning on / off the power supplied to the fan.

The exhaust unit is provided with a sensor array for measuring the harmful gas contained in the air when the mask wearer breathing, the signal measured in the sensor array is configured to be transmitted to an external terminal through a wireless transmitter.

The exhaust unit is further provided with a control unit for operating and stopping the fan according to the concentration of the harmful gas measured by the sensor array.

The battery is made of any one of a primary battery, a secondary battery or a solar cell.

The front shield type mask according to the present invention is made to cover the entire face, while only the purified air flows into the mask through the filter unit, the mask wearer can breathe only with clean air.

In addition, since the mask blocks the entire face from the outside, fine dust and the like can be prevented from entering or contacting the eyes or face.

In addition, the shield provided on the front part is made of transparent, so that the surrounding people can see the face of the mask wearer can exclude the disgust.

When the mask wearer breathes, the gas component included in the air may be measured and transmitted to an external terminal through a wireless transmitter to check the health status of the mask wearer.

1 is a perspective view of a front shield type mask according to the present invention.

2A is a rear perspective view of the front shield type mask according to the present invention.

FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view of the respective components separated from FIG. 2A; FIG.

Figure 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing that the cushion member is provided in the main body constituting the front shield type mask according to the present invention.

4A to 4C are partially enlarged cross-sectional views illustrating that a sunscreen film, an anti-fog sheet, and a heat generating member are provided in a shield of the front shield type mask according to the present invention.

5A and 5B are perspective and exploded perspective views of an exhaust part constituting the front shield type mask according to the present invention.

6A and 6B are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view for explaining another embodiment of the exhaust unit constituting the front shield type mask according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a front shield type mask according to the present invention, FIG. 2A is a rear perspective view of the front shield type mask according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B shows an exploded perspective view of a state in which each component is separated in FIG. 2A. .

As shown, the front shield type mask according to the present invention has a mask main body 2 formed to be in close contact with the periphery of the face and a shield fixed to the front part of the main body 2 to block the face from the outside ( 4), a filter unit 6 installed on the main body 2 to filter contaminants contained in the air flowing into the main body 2, and an exhaust unit for discharging air inside the main body 2 to the outside of the main body 2; It includes (8).

The main body 2 is formed in a shape similar to the shape and curvature of the outer face so as to cover the face including the nose and mouth, as well as the eyes. It can be produced by molding in an open state while having a height.

The main body 2 is provided with mounting holes having a shape corresponding to the filter part 6 and the exhaust part 8.

3, the cushion member 10 is fixed to one side of the main body 2 as shown in FIG. 3, and the cushion member 10 is softly adhered to the worn portion when the mask is worn, and protects the face part. It seals between the main body 2 and the face along the contour of the face to prevent the formation of gaps.

The cushion member 10 may be manufactured using a material such as sponge, silicone, urethane, or the like.

The main body 2 is connected to the fixing strap 12 for fixing the mask wearing state on the face. The fixing strap 12 may be made of an elastic band or the like having elastic force, and are provided at the upper and lower portions of the main body 2 so that the fixing strap 12 is formed of two.

The fixing strap 12 may be made of a rubber band as a whole, or a part connected to the main body 2 may be made of a synthetic resin, and the rest of the fixing strap 12 may be made of a rubber band.

By the fixing strap 12 having such elastic force, the mask wearer may wear the mask in a state in which the mask is in close contact with the face part.

In addition, the fixed strap 12 may be used in addition to the rubber band, for example, a strap made of a length adjustable type, such as a chin strap provided in a bicycle helmet.

The shield 4 provided on the front of the main body 2 is made of a transparent material so as to secure a field of view when wearing a mask. In addition, the shield 4 is made of a transparent material so that the surrounding people can check the face of the mask wearer to exclude the disgust.

The shield 4 may cover the entire face including the eyes as well as the nose and mouth of the mask wearer to protect the entire face from air pollutants or wind.

The shield 4 may be transparent or may be formed in a color-containing form to reduce eye fatigue by blocking sunlight.

In addition, the shield 4 may be formed of a single layer structure or a multilayer structure such as a double structure triple structure having a space formed therebetween.

As shown in Figure 4a, the shield 4 is provided with a UV blocking film 14 is configured to protect the eyes or face skin from sunlight.

In addition, the shield 4 may be provided on one side thereof with an anti-fog sheet 16 made transparent as shown in FIG. 4B, or a heating member 18 made of a film form as shown in FIG. 4C.

The anti-fog sheet 16 and the heat generating member 18 may be bonded by using an adhesive portion 19 such as a double-sided tape, and a space is formed between the adhesive portion 19 and the shield 4 by the thickness of the adhesive portion 19. do.

The anti-fog sheet 16 and the heat generating member 18 prevent the steam from frosting on the surface of the shield 4 due to the temperature difference, such as winter, to provide a convenience and safety by securing a clear view when wearing a mask and acting. .

The anti-fog sheet 16 may be used for the anti-fog sheet that is commonly used in bathrooms or automobile glass, the heat generating member 18 may be a transparent thin film heater, such as a film form.

In addition, anti-fog coatings commonly used in daily life may be used instead of the anti-fog sheet 16.

In addition, in the present embodiment, it is shown that only one of the anti-fog sheet 16 and the heat generating member 18 is provided on the shield 4, but not limited thereto, and all of them may be applied together.

The filter unit 6 includes a cartridge 20 detachably assembled to the main body 2 and a filter 22 housed in the cartridge 20 to be retractable.

The cartridge 20 is configured such that one side of the cartridge 20 is formed as an open part so that the filter 22 can be detachably received.

The cartridge 20 is formed with a ventilation hole 24 so that air can be introduced, the cartridge 20 is provided with a detachable member that is assembled to the main body 2 in the interference fit method or elastically bent on the circumferential surface of the main body Can be detachably assembled to (2).

The filter 22 may be formed of various types, for example, a mesh filter, a fine dust filter, an ultrafine dust filter, an anti-fog filter, and the like, and may be appropriately selected and used according to a user's needs. At this time, only one filter may be used, or two or more filters may be used in combination.

In the mask of the present invention, the front side of the main body 2 is formed by the shield 4, and when the mask is worn, one side of the main body 2 is closely adhered along the face and the front of the main body 2 is blocked by the shield 4. Since the inside of the mask is a sealed structure, the exhaust part 8 is provided to exhaust the air inside the main body 2 to the outside of the main body 2.

The exhaust part 8 has a cover 26 assembled to the main body 2 as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, and is accommodated in the cover 26, which is normally closed and opened by the pressure of the mask wearer's breath. An exhaust film 28 for exhausting the air inside the main body 2 to the outside is included.

Exhaust membrane 28 may be made of a thin film of silicon or non-toxic rubber material, the incision line 30 is formed, the exhaust membrane 28 is normally maintained in a closed state, the body 2 according to the breathing of the mask wearer The incision 30 is opened elastically by the internal pressure rise, so that the air inside the mask can be discharged to the outside.

The exhaust film 28 is received and fixed inside the cover 26 in a state interposed between the guide 32 and the flange 34.

The exhaust unit 8 is configured to discharge the air to the outside as the exhaust film 28 is opened when the air pressure inside the mask is increased by the breath of the mask wearer, but is configured to automatically discharge the air inside the mask to the outside. You may.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the exhaust unit 36 includes

covers

38a and 38b assembled to the main body 2, an exhaust film 28 accommodated in the cover, and the

covers

38a and 38b. A battery 40 installed therein, a fan 42 that operates by supplying power to the battery 40 to exhaust air in the main body 2 to the outside, and battery power supplied to the fan 42. It includes a switch 44 to turn on / off.

When the switch 36 is turned on after wearing the mask, the exhaust unit 36 receives the power of the battery 40 to forcibly discharge the air inside the mask while the fan 42 rotates.

The battery 40 may be formed of a primary battery or a secondary battery. In addition, the battery 40 may be configured to store energy produced from a solar panel converting solar energy into electrical energy, and the solar panel may be installed outside the

covers

38a and 38b.

In addition, the exhaust unit (8) 36 is provided with a sensor array (not shown) for measuring the gas component contained in the air when the mask wearer breathing, the signal measured by the sensor array through a wireless transmitter (not shown) It may be configured to be transmitted to an external terminal.

In this case, the sensor array and the wireless transmitter to be used may be installed in the

covers

26, 38a and 38b. The sensor array may be formed of a semiconductor sensor array in which several sensors are combined on a single substrate. From the response pattern to which each individual element reacts, it is possible to reliably know the presence of a specific gas and to measure the concentration of the gas at the same time.

The gas component that can be measured in the sensor array is a gas harmful to the human body, for example, a gas such as acetone, toluene, ammonia, benzene, carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, hydrogen peroxide and the like.

In addition, the gas components and concentrations measured in the sensor array may be transmitted in real time to a terminal such as a smartphone or a PC through a wireless transmitter to check and store the information. You can check your health. Such a sensor array can be similarly provided to the exhaust section 8 of FIG. 5.

In addition, the exhaust unit 36 may be further provided with a controller 46 for operating and stopping the fan 42 according to the concentration of the noxious gas measured by the sensor array regardless of whether the switch 44 is on or off. .

The front shield type mask according to the present invention as described above first unfasten the buckle of the fixing strap 12, one side of the main body 2 in close contact with the face of the mask wearer, and then fasten the fixing strap 12 by fastening the buckle Once connected, the mask is finished wearing.

The mask is worn in this manner, the cushion member 10 is elastically in close contact with the face portion and the shield 4 is located on the front of the main body 2, so the entire face of the face portion is kept in a state blocked from the outside.

When the mask wearer breathes in this state, the exhaust film 28 constituting the exhaust part 8 is opened by the pressure of the mask wearer's breath, and the air inside the main body 2 is exhausted to the outside of the main body 2. At the same time, the air outside the main body 2 is introduced through the filter unit 6 and the contaminants contained in the air are removed and then introduced into the main body 2.

Thus, the mask may be worn and active. The air flowing into the main body 2 is removed from the filter part 6 so that the mask wearer can breathe only with clean air. In addition, the shield 4 covers the entire face including the eyes as well as the nose and mouth of the mask wearer, thereby protecting the entire face from air pollutants or wind.

In addition, the sun protection film 14 provided on the shield 4 can protect the eyes or the skin from the sunlight, and the antifogging sheet 16 or the heating member 18 in the winter in the shield (4) surface This frost can be prevented to clear the field of view.

In addition, the sensor array provided to the

exhaust units

8 and 36 measures gas components contained in the air when the mask wearer breathes, and uses the data transmitted to the external terminal through the wireless transmitter to monitor the health of the mask wearer. You can check.

In this state, the mask 22 may be worn for a period of time, and then the filter 22 may be replaced with a new one. To this end, after removing the cartridge 20 from the main body 2, the filter 22 embedded in the cartridge 20 is taken out and replaced with a new filter, or the type of filter may be replaced with another.

In the above description, the exhaust part 8 has been described as being opened by the pressure of the mask wearer's breath, but such an exhaust part may apply the exhaust part 36 as shown in FIG. 6.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described for purposes of illustration, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims and the detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Claims

A mask body configured to be in close contact with the periphery of the face;

A shield fixed to the front surface of the main body to block the face part from the outside;

A filter unit installed in the main body to filter contaminants contained in air introduced into the main body;

An exhaust unit for discharging air inside the main body to the outside of the main body;

Front shield type mask comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,

The front shield type mask, characterized in that the fixing strap is further connected to fix the mask wearing state.
The method according to claim 1,

And the cushion member is provided on the main body along a circumferential surface in contact with the face part.
The method according to claim 1,

The shield is a front shield type mask, characterized in that the transparent or color.
The method according to claim 1,

The shield is a front shield type mask, characterized in that further provided with a sunscreen.
The method according to claim 1,

The shield is a front shield type mask, characterized in that the anti-fog sheet or heat generating member or the anti-fog sheet and the heat generating member is provided.
The method according to claim 1,

The shield is a front shield type mask, characterized in that consisting of a single layer or a multi-layer structure.
The method according to claim 1,

And the filter unit comprises a cartridge detachably assembled to the main body, and a filter accommodated in the cartridge to be retractable.
The method according to claim 1,

And the exhaust part includes a cover assembled to the main body, and an exhaust film that is accommodated in the cover and is opened by pressure of a mask wearer to exhaust air inside the main body to the outside.
The method according to claim 1,

The exhaust unit includes a cover assembled to the main body, an exhaust film accommodated in the cover, a battery installed inside the cover, and operated by power supply of the battery to forcibly open the exhaust film to open air inside the main body. And a switch configured to turn on / off a power supplied to the fan.
The method according to claim 9 or 10,

The exhaust part is provided with a sensor for measuring the harmful gas contained in the air when breathing mask wearer, and the signal measured by the sensor is configured to be transmitted to an external terminal through a wireless transmitter, characterized in that the front shield type mask.
The method according to claim 11,

The exhaust shield is a front shield type mask, characterized in that further provided with a control unit for starting and stopping the fan in accordance with the concentration of the harmful gas measured by the sensor.
The method according to claim 10,

The battery is a front shield type mask, characterized in that made of any one of a primary cell, a secondary cell or a solar cell.