WO2021176116A1 - Bouchon imperméable pour conduits auditifs - Google Patents

Bouchon imperméable pour conduits auditifs Download PDF

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WO2021176116A1
WO2021176116A1 PCT/ES2021/000010 ES2021000010W WO2021176116A1 WO 2021176116 A1 WO2021176116 A1 WO 2021176116A1 ES 2021000010 W ES2021000010 W ES 2021000010W WO 2021176116 A1 WO2021176116 A1 WO 2021176116A1
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Javier VALDÉS BELMAR
Miguel Ángel VALDÉS BELMAR
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Valdes Belmar Javier
Valdes Belmar Miguel Angel
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs

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  • the waterproof plug of the invention is located inside the external auditory canal of the user and comprises a closure piece that moves and adjusts along a plug piece by means of a mechanical connection.
  • a closure piece that moves and adjusts along a plug piece by means of a mechanical connection.
  • an impervious element that is deformable and that forms part of the stopper part surrounding it is pressed in turn, which conforms to the user's ear ergonomics, sealing the entire area.
  • the plug piece has an elastic compensation membrane internally that allows the internal and external pressure of the ear canal to be balanced once. that the assembly is fitted to the user's ear socket. Therefore, the user's ear canal is sealed, thus preventing the entry of water by regulating the pressure that the plug as a whole exerts on the individual's external auditory canal.
  • the field of application of the invention is within the sector of manufacturing and marketing of ear plugs, specifically for waterproof plugs intended for the auditory canal.
  • ear plugs that prevent the entry of water into the ear canal
  • utility model U200701259 entitled "ear plug” in which a type of ear plug is disclosed.
  • cap made of a single piece, which internally contains an aeration valve that in turn prevents the entry of water during sports practice. watersports.
  • this document discloses a type of plug formed by a single piece that is inserted into the external auditory canal, so that when the user introduces the head into the water, the valve acts by plugging its entrance and when The user's head is above the water, this aerates the ear canal: but this document has the drawback that when the user's head is not fully inserted into the water, and the external pressure is not enough to make the valve, liquid enters the user through the ear cavity. Therefore, this record would not efficiently solve all the assumptions or moments that the waterproof plug object of the present invention does solve, where the user has the ear canal protected at all times.
  • the plug of the invention is made up of two pieces that fit together and regulate the pressure exerted by an impermeable element that has a plug piece on the walls of the ear canal.
  • the user has the external auditory canal continuously and comfortably protected and waterproofed at all times, since it is the user himself who regulates the pressure exerted by the waterproof plug on the ear according to his needs and / or ergonomics. handset.
  • ear plug formed by a first protection, which is a peripheral rim, is disclosed, which surrounds a second protection that is defined as a cylinder hole that fits into the ear canal.
  • first protection which is a peripheral rim
  • second protection that is defined as a cylinder hole that fits into the ear canal.
  • the plug of the invention is adjustable and waterproofs all the ear canal by pressing and adjusting a closure piece on a plug piece, so that at all times the entire ear canal is sealed.
  • the object of the present invention to develop a waterproof plug for auditory canals, different from what is known so far in this sector, since by means of a defined configuration of the set formed by a closure piece and a plug piece, it is obtained a type of cap that allows its mechanical adjustment in a comfortable way for a user and adaptable to their ergonomic needs; Furthermore, this adjustment is secure since the plug part has internally an elastic compensating membrane that allows balancing the internal and external pressure of the ear canal, once the assembly is adjusted to the user's ear cavity.
  • the waterproof plug for ear canals of the invention is made up of the mechanical union of two pieces, which exert pressure on the ear canal of an individual, this pressure being regulated by the user himself, leaving the ear canal completely sealed.
  • the two pieces that make up this plug are a plug piece, which is the piece that is in direct contact with the user's external auditory canal; and a closure piece, which is the piece or element with which the pressure that the assembly exerts on the user's ear cavity is regulated. Specifying that the closure piece is adjusted to the stopper piece through trays or level guides that the main body has on the outside along its longitudinal axis.
  • the stopper piece is elongated and is made up of a main body, a conical trunk body and a waterproof element.
  • the main body is hollow in its central axis, is preferably cylindrical in shape, has a plurality of trays or level guides evenly distributed along its outer perimeter and is preferably semi-rigid material.
  • a frustoconical body also made of preferably semi-rigid material, which has a recess in its central axis with a conical shape that houses an elastic compensating membrane.
  • the stopper piece wrapping the frustoconical body from a point of its base to an upper midpoint of the main body, the stopper piece has an impermeable element that is flexible, preferably an elastomer, so that when this impermeable element is pressed superiorly by an effort under compression it deforms.
  • the plug piece is the piece that is in direct contact with the user's external auditory canal, specifically the lower part of the tapered body is positioned in the center of the user's auditory canal and the waterproof element is in direct contact with the pinna or auricular shell of the user
  • the closure piece is flattened, hollow along its central axis and preferably its shape is cylindrical and its material is semi-rigid.
  • the closure part is formed by a single body that has at least three different cylindrical sections along its vertical axis so that at least one intermediate internal diameter of the closure part is greater than the internal diameters of its upper point. and lower, and where at least one lower outer diameter of the closure piece is greater than the outer diameters of its intermediate and upper point. This configuration allows at least one level tray or guide of the stopper piece to be housed inside the intermediate inner section of the closure piece and to produce a mechanical fit between both pieces.
  • the user can mechanically adjust the height where to position the closure piece along the stopper piece, through the action of an axial and tangential force on the closure piece, so that the user can adjust the pressure.
  • the assembly of the waterproof plug exerts on the ear canal of an individual, regulating the height at which the closure piece is fixed, since as the closure piece is adjusted, the section with the largest outer diameter of the closure piece press the waterproof element that the stopper piece has around its perimeter. Therefore, the waterproof element is deformed at will by the user, depending on his ear ergonomic need, as the pressure of the assembly of the plug of the invention on the ear canal is increased.
  • an elastic compensating membrane is housed inside the frustoconical body of the stopper piece. This membrane makes it possible to compensate the internal and external pressures of an individual's ear canal, once the waterproof plug as a whole is fitted in the user's ear. In this way, discomfort and damage to the user's ear canal are reduced, although it is also noted that the frustoconical body can be solid in the event that the user does not require pressure compensation in their ear canal.
  • the waterproof plug for auditory canals object of the present invention prevents the entry of water into the ear canal of an individual during water sports and other activities, since once the user has positioned the plug piece in Inside the ear canal, the closure piece can be mechanically moved and adjusted along the main body of the plug piece. So that. tai and as previously mentioned, the user can regulate the sealing pressure exerted by the waterproof element on his ear canal, regardless of his atrial appearance by adjusting the closure piece at different levels or trays that the piece has plug in its main body.
  • a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of the same, in which the following has been represented for illustrative and non-limiting purposes:
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the waterproof plug for auditory canals object of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the waterproof cap of the invention, schematically showing the introduction of the closure part into the cap part, according to figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a cross section of the plug piece according to section AA 'of figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a cross section of the plug piece according to section BB 'of figure 2.
  • Figure 5 is a cross section of the plug piece according to section C-C 'of figure 2.
  • Figure 6 is a cross section of the closure piece according to section D-D 'of Figure 2.
  • Figure 7 is a cross section of the closure piece according to section E-E 'of Figure 2.
  • Figure 8 is a cross section of the closure piece according to section F-F 'of Figure 2.
  • Figure 9 is a schematic representation of the position of use of the plug of the invention in the external auditory canal of a user
  • Figure 10 is a schematic representation of the plug of the invention according to figure 9. where the deformation of the impermeable element around the walls of the external ear cavity of the user is shown
  • the waterproof plug for auditory canals of the invention is made up of the mechanical union of a plug piece (1) and a closure piece (2), so that the plug piece ( 1) is placed in direct contact with the user's ear canal at its lower end, and the closure piece (2) moves and adjusts along the plug piece (1) from its upper end, regulating the sealing pressure of the user's ear cavity by the compression pressure exerted by the closure part (2) on an impermeable element (13) of the plug part (1) as its positioning varies along it.
  • the plug part (1) is elongated and comprises a main body (11). a truncated conical body (12) and a waterproof element (13).
  • the main body (11) is hollow in its central axis, has a cylindrical shape and has a plurality of trays or level guides (111) evenly distributed along its outer perimeter.
  • a frustoconical body (12) is fixed under this main body (11) under this main body (11) .
  • a frustoconical body (12) is fixed. which has a hollow in its central axis with a conical shape that houses an elastic compensation membrane (121).
  • an impermeable element (13) surrounding the frustoconical body (12) from a point of its base to an upper midpoint of the main body (11) is an impermeable element (13), preferably an elastomer. so that when this waterproof element (13) is pressed superiorly by a compressive force on the part of the closure part (2) it is deformed.
  • the closing piece (2) is shown mechanically joined to the main body (11) of the stopper piece (1), so that the trays or level guides (111) are fitted in an intermediate cavity of the closure part (2) and the lower part of this closure part (2) is in contact with the waterproof element (13). As the closure piece (2) fits into lower level guides (111), the pressure and deformation of the waterproof element (13) increases.
  • Figures 3, 4 and 5 represent different sections of the stopper piece (1) of the invention, where it can be seen that the assembly has a circular section and how each and every one of the elements that make it up are joined together forming a single body
  • Figures 1 and 2 also show that the closure piece (2) is flattened, has a cylindrical shape and is hollow along its central axis.
  • This closure piece (2) is formed by a single body that has at least three different cylindrical sections along its vertical axis so that the lower outer diameter of the closure piece (2) is greater than its outer diameter. upper and intermediate; while the intermediate internal diameter of the piece is greater than the upper and lower internal diameters, which are equal to each other.
  • This configuration allows that in the center of the closure piece (2) each of the trays or level guides (111) of the stopper piece (1) can be housed, as this closure piece (2) moves along length of the main body (11).
  • figures 9 and 10 show the position of use of the waterproof plug of the invention within the external auditory canal of a user.
  • figure I0 represents in detail the deformation of the waterproof element (13) around the ear cavity, which prevents the entry of water into the individual's ear canal during water sports and other activities.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un bouchon imperméable pour conduits auditifs qui empêche l'entrée d'eau dans le conduit auditif d'un utilisateur, qui est formé par assemblage d'un bouchon et d'une pièce de fermeture, de sorte que lorsque l'on soumet la pièce de fermeture à une force axiale et tangentielle, un élément imperméable souple du bouchon se déforme et s'adapte au conduit auditif d'un utilisateur maintenant l'ensemble fixe et stable; tout en spécifiant que le bouchon est composé d'un corps principal élargi qui possède des guides de niveau répartis le long de son corps, un corps tronconique, une membrane de compensation et un élément imperméable; et la pièce de fermeture est creuse, possède une forme aplatie et divers diamètres intérieurs et extérieurs, de manière qu'au moins une section intérieure intermédiaire encaisse au moins un guide de niveau du bouchon.
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US6286622B1 (en) * 1998-01-19 2001-09-11 Simply Silence Simsin B.V. Hearing protector
TW200918026A (en) * 2007-10-30 2009-05-01 Li-Li Chen Structural improvement of foam earplugs
US20090116677A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-05-07 Thx Ltd. Earphone device
US20180263822A1 (en) * 2015-02-27 2018-09-20 Benjamin S. Rappaport Hearing Protection Device

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US6286622B1 (en) * 1998-01-19 2001-09-11 Simply Silence Simsin B.V. Hearing protector
TW200918026A (en) * 2007-10-30 2009-05-01 Li-Li Chen Structural improvement of foam earplugs
US20090116677A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-05-07 Thx Ltd. Earphone device
US20180263822A1 (en) * 2015-02-27 2018-09-20 Benjamin S. Rappaport Hearing Protection Device

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