JP2019063170A - Neck pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

To obtain a neck pillow in which a through hole is formed in each of a pair of side parts, and which suppresses deformation of the side part when the head is laterally inclined upon suppressing stuffiness of the neck, in the case of providing a member for improving support force in the portion of the through hole, compared to the case of not providing a member for suppressing deformation of the side part.SOLUTION: A basic member has a suppression member which suppresses deformation of side parts when the head is laterally inclined. The side part is formed with a through hole which the suppression member crosses, and which takes in air to a neck side from an opposite side to the neck.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a neck pillow used around a neck during nap.

  According to Patent Document 1, when sleeping or resting in a sleeping position, the neck portion is supported to allow the cervical spine to maintain its original shape, and the neck muscles are relaxed to prevent neck muscle stiffness and shoulder stiffness. Cervical protective neck pillows are described.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-177116

  As described above, it is U-shaped, and includes a base that supports the rear portion of the neck and a pair of side portions that support the left and right portions (lateral portions) of the neck. And a pair of side parts pinches a neck from the right and left. For this reason, the left and right portions of the neck may be steamed. And in order to suppress this stuffiness, it is possible to form a penetration hole which takes in air from the outside in a side part. However, if a through hole is formed on the side, the side will be deformed when the head is tilted to the left and right. That is, although the supporting force supporting the left and right portions of the neck is lowered and the neck is inclined more than necessary, there is no means for preventing the neck.

  The object of the present invention is that a through hole is formed in each of the pair of side portions, and a member for suppressing deformation of the side portion is not provided when a member for improving the supporting force is provided in the portion of the through hole. Compared to the case, it is to suppress the deformation of the side when tilting the head to the left and right while suppressing the stuffiness of the neck.

  A neck pillow according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises: a base supporting a rear portion of the neck; a pair of side portions projecting from both ends of the base supporting the left and right portions of the neck; A neck pillow comprising a U-shaped, elastically deformable base member having a restraining member for suppressing deformation of the side portion, and a skin member covering the base member and through which air passes. The pair of side parts are characterized in that through holes through which the suppression member crosses and which takes in air from the opposite side of the neck to the neck side are respectively formed.

  According to this configuration, the through holes formed in the pair of side portions supporting the left and right portions of the neck in the basic member take in air from the opposite side of the neck to the neck side. This prevents the neck from being steamed. Furthermore, the suppression member suppresses deformation of the side portion when the head is tilted to the left and right.

  As described above, when a through hole is formed in each of the pair of side portions, and a member for improving the supporting force is provided in the portion of the through hole, a member that suppresses deformation of the side portion is not provided. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress neck distortion and to suppress side deformation when the head is tilted to the left and right.

  In the neck pillow according to a second aspect of the present invention, the restraining member is a plate-like member through which air passes, and traverses the through hole inside the side portion such that the plate surface faces the neck side. The base member is inserted into the interior of the base member from below the base member.

  According to this configuration, the plate-shaped restraining member is inserted from the lower side of the basic member into the interior of the basic member so as to cross the through hole inside the side portion. For this reason, when the neck is inclined, the suppressing member does not contact the neck through the skin member, so that it is possible to suppress the neck from feeling uncomfortable.

  According to the neck pillow of the present invention, a through hole is formed in each of the pair of side portions, and a member for suppressing the deformation of the side portion is provided when the member for improving the supporting force is provided in the portion of the through hole. Compared with the case where it does not have, it can suppress that a side part deform | transforms when tilting a head to the left and right while suppressing the stuffy of a neck.

It is a sectional view showing a neck pillow concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a neck pillow which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the user inclined the head. It is a perspective view showing a neck pillow concerning an embodiment of the present invention. (A) and (B) are the bottom view and sectional drawing which showed the basic member with which the neck pillow was equipped in embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing a neck pillow concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the neck pillow which concerns on the 1st comparison form with respect to embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the neck pillow which concerns on the 2nd comparison form with respect to embodiment of this invention. It is a neck pillow which concerns on the 2nd comparison form with respect to embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the user inclined the head.

  An example of a neck pillow (neck pillow) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the neck pillow will be described using the direction in which the user wears the neck pillow. And H shown in a figure shows a up-and-down direction (vertical direction), arrow W shows a horizontal direction (horizontal direction), and arrow D shows the order line direction (horizontal direction).

(Constitution)
The neck pillow 10 supports, for example, the neck K of the user S seated in the seat of an airplane, and as shown in FIG. 3, has a U-shape open at the front. And, as shown in FIG. 5, the neck pillow 10 has a basic member 12 which is a skeletal member, a skin member 30 covering the outer surface of the basic member 12, and a pair of suppressing members 40 for suppressing deformation of the basic member 12. And have.

[Basic member 12]
The basic member 12 is integrally formed of urethane foam (foam polyurethane) and is elastically deformable. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the base member 12 supports the base 14 supporting the rear portion of the neck K (see FIG. 3) of the user S, and a pair supporting the left and right portions (side portions) of the neck K. And the side portion 16 of the

  The base portion 14 extends in the left-right direction, and has a rectangular shape whose cross section extends in the up-down direction and whose corners are rounded.

  The pair of side portions 16 project forward from both ends of the base 14 and are curved as viewed from below so as to surround the neck K of the user S from the outside (see FIG. 4A). Furthermore, the cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction at the side portion 16 is a rectangular shape extending in the vertical direction and having rounded corners, as shown in FIG. 4 (B). Further, in the pair of side portions 16, a through hole 16A penetrating the side portion 16 in the left-right direction and a groove 16B extending in the vertical direction while crossing the through hole 16A are formed. That is, the through holes 16A are respectively formed in the pair of side portions 16 so as to take in air from the opposite side of the neck K (opposite to the neck K) to the neck K side.

  As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 5, two through holes 16A are formed in each of the side portions 16, and the two through holes 16A are such that the side portions 16 project from the base 14. It is aligned in the direction (front to back).

  The groove 16B extends in the front-rear direction along the outer edge of the side portion 16 at the center portion in the left-right direction of the side portion 16 as viewed from below, as shown in FIG. 4A. Furthermore, in the cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction at the side portion 16, the groove 16B is rectangular shaped extending in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 4B, and is open to the outside at the lower surface of the side portion 16. ing. The groove 16B crosses the two through holes 16A (see FIG. 4A).

[Skin member 30]
The skin member 30 is formed in a U shape so as to cover the outer surface of the basic member 12 as shown in FIG. 5 using a breathable polyester cloth. The air permeability can be measured using a flange type air permeability tester, and the skin member 30 of this embodiment has a measured value of 50 [Cm ³ / Cm ² · s] using this tester. It is considered above.

  Furthermore, in the skin member 30, a mesh portion 32 in the form of a mesh is formed in the portion covering the through hole 16A from the outside (the side opposite to the neck K). Then, air is taken into the through hole 16A from the outside of the neck pillow 10 through the mesh portion 32.

[Restraint member 40]
As shown in FIG. 5, the suppressing member 40 is formed in a plate shape by being provided in a pair, and bonding a plurality of curved polyester fibers 40A irregularly (three-dimensionally). In addition, a space is formed between the fiber materials 40A to be bonded to each other, and the suppression member 40 allows air to pass therethrough. In the present embodiment, the fiber material 40A has a circular cross section and a fiber diameter of 1 mm.

  The plate-shaped restraining member 40 has a rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction when viewed from the plate surface direction, and is disposed in the groove 16B formed in the side portion 16 of the basic member 12 as shown in FIG. It is done. That is, the suppression member 40 has the plate surface facing the neck side, and is disposed across the through holes 16A.

(Action)
Next, the operation of the neck pillow 10 will be described in comparison with the neck pillow 110 according to the first comparative embodiment and the neck pillow 210 according to the second comparative embodiment. First, the configuration of the neck pillow 110 and the neck pillow 210 will be mainly described in terms of differences from the neck pillow 10.

-Configuration of neck pillow 110-
The neck pillow 110 includes a base member 112 and a skin member 130 covering an outer surface of the base member 112, as shown in FIG. In addition, the neck pillow 110 is not provided with the suppression member 40.

  Moreover, the through hole and the groove are not formed in the side portion 116 of the basic member 112. Further, the mesh member is not formed on the skin member 130.

-Configuration of neck pillow 210-
The neck pillow 210 comprises a base member 212 and a skin member 30 covering the outer surface of the base member 212, as shown in FIG. In addition, the neck pillow 210 is not provided with the suppression member 40.

  Further, a through hole 16A is formed in the side portion 216 of the basic member 212. Note that no groove is formed in the side portion 216.

-Action of neck pillows 10, 110, 210-
Next, the operation of the neck pillow 10 will be described. In addition, about the effect | action of the neck pillow 110 and the neck pillow 210, the part different from the effect | action of the neck pillow 10 is mainly demonstrated.

  When using the neck pillow 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the user S wears the neck pillow 10 on the neck K. In this state, the rear portion of the neck K is supported by the base 14 (see FIG. 5) of the basic member 12 of the neck pillow 10, and the left and right portions of the neck K are side portions 16 of the basic member 12 of the neck pillow 10. (See FIG. 5).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the air taken into the through hole 16A through the mesh portion 32 passes through the suppression member 40 (passes) through the skin member 30 having air permeability. Touch the left and right parts of the neck K. Thereby, it is suppressed that the left and right portions of the neck K are steamed.

  Similarly, when using the neck pillow 210, as shown in FIG. 7, the air taken into the through hole 16A through the mesh portion 32 passes the user S through the skin member 30 having air permeability. Touch the left and right parts of the neck K. Thereby, it is suppressed that the left and right portions of the neck K are steamed.

  On the other hand, when using the neck pillow 110, as shown in FIG. 6, the through-hole is not formed in the side part 116 of the basic member 112 of the neck pillow 110. As shown in FIG. For this reason, the air does not touch the left and right portions of the neck K. As a result, the left and right portions of the neck K become steamy.

  On the other hand, when the user S who uses the neck pillow 10 tilts the head A in any of the left and right directions, as shown in FIG. 2, the cheek of the user S lifts the side portion 16 of the basic member 12. Press downward from. Here, a groove 16B is formed in the side portion 16 of the basic member 12, and in the groove 16B, a rectangular suppressing member 40 extending in the vertical direction as viewed in the front-rear direction is disposed across the through hole 16A. It is done. Therefore, even if the side portion 16 is pushed downward by the cheek of the user S, the deformation of the through hole 16A is suppressed. In other words, even if the side portion 16 is pushed downward by the cheek of the user S, the deformation of the side portion 16 is suppressed.

  On the other hand, when using the neck pillow 210, as shown in FIG. 8, the neck pillow 210 is not provided with the suppression member disposed across the through hole 16A. Therefore, when the side portion 216 is pushed downward by the cheek of the user S, the through hole 16A is deformed. In other words, the side portion 216 is deformed by the side portion 216 being pushed downward by the cheek of the user S.

(Summary)
As described above, by using the neck pillow 10, the left and right portions of the neck K can be suppressed from being steamed as compared with the case of using the neck pillow 110 (see FIG. 6). Furthermore, by using the neck pillow 10, deformation of the side portion 16 when the user S leans the head A in either of the left and right directions compared to the case of using the neck pillow 210 (see FIG. 8). It can be suppressed.

  That is, when a through hole 16A is formed in each of the pair of side portions 16 and a member for improving the supporting force is provided in the portion of the through hole 16A, a member for suppressing deformation of the side portion is not provided. Compared to the above, while suppressing the stuffiness of the neck K, it is possible to suppress the side portion 16 from being deformed when the head A is inclined to the left and right.

  Further, the suppressing member 40 is inserted into the inside of the basic member 12 from below the basic member 12 so as to cross the through hole 16A inside the side portion 16. For this reason, when the neck K is inclined, the suppressing member 40 does not contact the neck K via the skin member 30, so that the neck K can be prevented from feeling discomfort.

  Further, on the surface skin member 30 of the neck pillow 10, a mesh-like mesh portion 32 for taking in air from the outside of the neck pillow 10 to the through hole 16A is formed. For this reason, compared with the case where the mesh part is not formed in the outer skin member, it is possible to suppress the stuffiness of the neck K by the air being taken into the through hole 16A.

  Further, the suppression member 40 is a plate-like member through which air passes, and the plate surface is disposed facing the neck K side so as to cross the through hole 16A inside the side portion 16. Therefore, the through hole 16A is deformed when the side portion 16 is pushed downward by the cheek of the user S, as compared with the case where the suppressing member is not disposed across the through hole 16A. It can be suppressed. In other words, the side portion 16 is deformed when the side portion 16 is pushed downward by the cheek of the user S, as compared with the case where the suppressing member is not disposed across the through hole 16A. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the suppressing member 40 is formed by irregularly (three-dimensionally) bonding a plurality of curved polyester fiber materials 40A. For this reason, even when the direction in which the side portion 16 is pushed by the cheeks of the user S is inclined with respect to the vertical direction when viewed from the front-rear direction, the suppression member in which the fibrous material is regularly joined is formed. As compared with the case, the deformation of the side portion 16 can be suppressed. That is, even when the direction in which the side portion 16 is pushed by the cheeks of the user S changes, the deformation of the side portion 16 is made in comparison with the case where the restraining member to which the fiber material is regularly joined is formed. It can be suppressed.

  Also, the two through holes 16A formed in the one side portion 16 are aligned in the front-rear direction (the protruding direction of the side portion 16). Therefore, the deformation of the side portion 16 in the vertical direction can be suppressed as compared with the case where the through holes 16A are arranged in the vertical direction.

  It should be noted that although the invention has been described in detail with respect to particular embodiments, the invention is not limited to such embodiments, and it is possible to take on various other embodiments within the scope of the invention. It is clear to the person skilled in the art. For example, although the through holes 16A are formed in the side portions 16 of the basic member 12 in the above embodiment, the through holes are formed in the base supporting the rear portion of the neck K and the deformation of the base is suppressed A suppressing member may be provided.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the suppression member 40 was formed by the fiber material 40A made from several curved polyester being irregularly joined (three-dimensional shape), when the head A is inclined right and left The deformation of the side portion may be suppressed, and, for example, the suppression member may be a hard honeycomb member.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although two through-holes 16A were formed in one side part 16, one through-hole may be formed in one side, and three or more through-holes may be formed. May be formed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the measurement results using a Frazier type air permeability tester using 50 ^[Cm 3 / ^{Cm 2} · s] or more skin member 30, less than 50 ^[Cm 3 / ^{Cm 2} · s] It may be However, in this case, the air permeability of the skin member is reduced.

  Further, although not particularly described in the above embodiment, the suppression member 40 can be used by trimming Breath Air (registered trademark) of Toyobo Co., Ltd. or the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the suppression member 40 was described as a member different from the basic member 12, the suppression member 40 may be a member which comprises the basic member 12. FIG.

Reference Signs List 10 neck pillow 12 basic member 14 base portion 16 side portion 16A through hole 16B groove 30 skin member 32 mesh portion 40 suppressing member 40A fiber material A head K neck S user

Claims (2)

A base that supports the rear part of the neck, a pair of side parts that project from both ends of the base to support the left and right parts of the neck, and a suppressing member that suppresses deformation of the side when the head is tilted to the left or right U-shaped, elastically deformable base member having
And a cover member covering said basic member and through which air passes.
A through-hole is formed in each of the pair of side portions, the through-holes for taking in air from the opposite side of the neck as the restraining member traverses.   The suppressing member is a plate-like member through which air passes, and the inside of the basic member from below the basic member so as to cross the through hole inside the side portion so that the plate surface faces the neck side The neck pillow according to claim 1, which is inserted into the.