KR102393690B1 - Reusable Face Mask - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reusable mask. In the present invention, when worn without air passage, each of the three concave-convex coupling portions is created on the upper and lower portions of the mask body to facilitate coupling and separation with the lower mask even when the mask is worn.
a mask part having a shape in which the nose part and the mouth part of the face are separated; Left and right air circulation pipes having a predetermined length and having one end connected to both sides of the mask portion positioned at the nose portion of the face when worn; a hanging member capable of adjusting movement so that the mask can be fixed so as not to move when worn by inserting the air flow pipe and the strap that does not cause ear pain when worn for a long time can be fixed to the back neck; a filter support frame member having a predetermined width and length in an arcuate shape, a plurality of vent holes formed on the surface, and each vent hole formed in the lower part of both left and right sides, and connected to the other end of the left and right air flow pipes; a filter cover frame member having a diameter and a length corresponding to that of the filter support frame member, having a plurality of hexagonal ventilation holes formed on its surface, and being overlaid on the filter support frame member; Exhaust valve protective cover having an exhaust function by attaching and inserting a HEPA filter to the inner surface of the filter support frame member and opening and closing the front two openings of the filter support frame member when the wearer breathes while the filter cover frame member is overlaid A reusable mask comprising

Description

Reusable Face Mask

The present invention relates to a reusable mask device having a separation structure. More specifically, in a mask worn on a person's face, it can block fine dust and harmful gases, breathe purified air, block droplets generated during breathing from the person and the outside, and sterilize viruses introduced from the outside It relates to a mask device capable of inhaling and discharging only purified air through a filter.

In particular, the present invention can reuse the mask filter by separating the wearer's nose breathing part and mouth breathing part to prevent contamination of the mask filter by bacteria in the mouth breathing part, and can be worn for a long time by separating the mask body part and the filter part It relates to a reusable mask having a detachable structure.

The importance of wearing a mask is increasing. Masks, which were used for medical, industrial, respiratory protection and fine dust prevention in the changing seasons, have recently become more important due to the outbreak of a new virus.

Although many developments have been made in the function and shape of the mask, most of the material is made of fabric and consists of the mask itself or filters for various purposes inserted into the mask.

However, as the wearing of masks has become commonplace, there have been issues such as covering the face of the mask made of fabric, causing ear pain by wearing the mask for a long time, and poor filtering of the mask for summer season. This is not possible, and the need for a transparent mask is being raised. In particular, many types of filters are used to prevent the entry and exit of viruses, so it costs a lot to manufacture and use masks, and environmental pollution is increasing due to disposable masks that are discarded after use.

As an invention to solve the problem of the conventional mask, the invention of an exhaust purification type air cleaning mask having a region separation structure of Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2090117 (registration date: March 11, 2020) was patented. has been revealed

In the patented invention, the inner space of the mask is spatially blocked by the area blocking unit and divided into at least two spaces, and the divided space includes the wearer's nose and the inhalation part to which the intake filter is connected, so that outside air flows in. the intake area; and an exhaust region including the wearer's mouth and having an exhalation part connected to the exhaust filter to discharge the wearer's exhalation; the region blocking part extends to the center of the inner surface of the mask and extends to the wearer's nose and mouth at least one oral respiration comprising: a blocking film in close contact therebetween, wherein the blocking film moves the air in the intake region to the exhaust region to enable oral breathing, and blocks the air in the exhaust region from moving to the intake region A valve; is configured, and the mask corresponding to the exhaust region has an auxiliary inhalation part to which the intake filter is detachably coupled; the exhalation part is further formed with an exhalation induction fan guiding the wearer's exhalation to be discharged; this is composed

The region blocking portion extends from the upper inner surface and forms a nose cap to cover the wearer's nose, and has a region separation structure extending into the oral cavity to receive oxygen using a mouth tube.

The patented invention is a configuration for supplying air to the mask by driving an air purifier equipped with a power supply and an exhalation induction fan. The use of the power supply and motor fan of the air purifier can give inconvenience to heat and noise, and the weight of the external oxygen supply unit When worn for a long time, there is a problem in that the body is strained, and it cannot be processed transparently with a structure in which the mask body and the filter are combined like a conventional mask.

In addition, the invention of the mask-type air cleaning system of Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2124175 (registration date: June 11, 2020) was patented and published.

The patented invention includes: an air purifier housing supported through a user's neck; A mask having a space inside while being worn to cover the mouth or nose; and clean air supply means installed to supply filtered air to the space of the mask, and to force the filtered air to be supplied to the space by a driving motor installed in the air purifier housing, and the mask is A reinforcing piece that maintains the shape and a contact member in close contact with the skin are integrally provided with the body, and the contact member is connected in a state of protruding along the edge of the body so that the body has a shape having an air bag and is in close contact with the skin, The air purifier housing is equipped with a driving motor connected to the power supply inside and one or more air supply fans, and an intake grill for introducing air supplied to the air supply fan and an exhaust pipe for supplying the supplied air to the mask are integrally provided. , a support jaw is provided on the inside of the air purifier housing so that a plurality of filters are in close contact with each other, and the filters are a combination of a pre-filter, a carbon filter, and a HEPA filter, and a plurality of filters are supported at the same time through a bracket member that can be separated and combined The bracket member is a mask-type air cleaning system having a configuration in which a plurality of the bracket members are simultaneously mounted through one or more first and second coupling pieces having a male-female coupling structure in which a filter having a support hole in its inner diameter is mounted.

The above patent invention is a configuration in which an air purifier having a power source and a motor fan is connected to the mask through an exhaust pipe, and the air purifier is driven to supply air to the mask. There is a problem in that it puts a strain on the body and may give discomfort to the user due to the heat and noise of the motor fan.

In addition, the invention of an air sterilizer type mask using a light emitting diode ultraviolet lamp of Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1130621 (registration date: March 20, 2012) is disclosed.

The patented invention, the air sterilizer-type mask using a light emitting diode ultraviolet lamp has a two-layer structure, a body worn on the face to cover the nose and mouth through a hook member to be hung on the ear; and a first light emitting diode ultraviolet lamp, installed inside the body, and sterilizes air introduced into the nose and mouth across the outer and inner skin of the body to sterilize the air with ultraviolet rays irradiated from the first light emitting diode ultraviolet lamp comprised of wealth. According to the present invention, harmful dust introduced from the outside is primarily filtered by the body, and harmful bacteria contained in the primary filtered air flowing into the wearer's nose and mouth by the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the light emitting diode UV lamp are removed. It is an invention of an air sterilizer type mask using a light emitting diode ultraviolet lamp that sterilizes the wearer with a car and protects the wearer from harmful dust and harmful bacteria.

The patented invention has a structure in which a light emitting diode lamp for sterilization is built into the mask itself, which may cause inconvenience to wear the mask, and the filter part of the mask is covered by the installation of a sterilization lamp, etc. There is a problem that the filtering function of the air may be deteriorated. .

Therefore, the structure that separates the air filter function of the mask and the part that functions as the air filter works without power and is made of light weight material so that the wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and the air filter function can sterilize the contaminated air. A small sterilization lamp is installed, and the mask, separated from the air filter function, is made of transparent or translucent material with a shape that can block the outside. The invention of a reusable mask is desirable.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2090117 (Registration Date: March 11, 2020) Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2124175 (Registration Date: June 11, 2020) Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1130621 (Registration Date: March 20, 2012)

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to separate the nasal breathing part and the mouth breathing part, so that the air filter function and the external air exposure blocking function under the eyes of the face are used for mouth breathing. An object of the present invention is to provide a reusable mask capable of reusing the mask by preventing contamination of the mask filter.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reusable mask capable of sterilizing the air passing through the air filter functional part by installing a UV-C LED sterilizing lamp in the air filter functional part.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reusable mask in a shape that can be blocked depending on the use environment or exposing the lower eye part of the face to the external gaze by using a light material in which the external blocking function part of the lower part of the face of the face is transparent is in providing.

As a technical solution means for achieving the object of the present invention, in a first aspect of the present invention, it is a transparent synthetic resin material and has a face shape, and is formed such that the upper part surrounding the nose part and the lower part surrounding the mouth part are separated, and the The lower part has a bottom surface, and a valve member installed on the lower bottom surface for discharging air exhaled through the mouth to the outside through a droplet blocking filter, and an air distribution pipe at predetermined positions on both sides of the upper part surrounding the nose, respectively a mask portion having left and right mask side through holes formed thereon; a skin member made of a thin and opaque material that is detachably attached to the upper part and lower part of the mask part to the surface of the mask part to block the wearer's mouth and nose from being exposed to external gaze from the transparent mask part; Left and right air circulation pipes of a predetermined length connected to both sides of the mask side through-holes of the mask unit; a filter supporting frame member having a predetermined width and length and having a predetermined width and length and having an arcuate shape and having two openings formed on both sides thereof; a filter cover frame member made of a synthetic resin material having a width and a length corresponding to the filter support frame member and having an arcuate shape and formed with a plurality of ventilation portions; The HEPA filter and the filter support frame member are fixed with the filter cover frame member while the thin HEPA filter is attached to the inner surface of the filter support frame member, and the filter cover frame member can be separated from the filter support frame member A reusable mask comprising: an exhaust valve that opens and closes when the wearer breathes is formed in two openings on the front surface of the filter support frame member, and an exhaust valve protective cover is presented.

In addition, as a second aspect of the present invention, a reusable mask is provided, which is installed inside the filter support frame member and further includes a UV-C LED sterilization lamp that is lit by rechargeable power or battery power.

According to the present invention, since the filter function of air and the function of blocking exposure to external air under the eyes of the face are separated, the mask can be made of a material that does not allow air from the outside, so polluted air, fine dust or viruses, etc. Without directly entering the inside, a UV-C LED sterilizing lamp is installed in the air filter function part to sterilize and further purify the air passing through the air filter function part, and the external blocking function part of the lower eye part of the face is transparent Since it is made of synthetic resin made of light material and has a shape that can block exposure to external air, you can expose your face even when you wear a mask. This has the effect of reusing the mask by preventing contamination of the mask filter from bacteria caused by mouth breathing of a general mask.

1 is a schematic external configuration diagram of an embodiment of a reusable mask of the present invention.
2 is a schematic internal configuration diagram of an embodiment of the reusable mask of the present invention.
3 is a schematic exploded configuration diagram of an embodiment of a reusable mask of the present invention.
4 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment in which a UV-C LED sterilizing lamp is installed on a filter supporting frame member, which is a main part of the reusable mask of the present invention.
5 is a configuration diagram related to an embodiment of the coupling and separation of the upper and lower portions of the reusable mask body of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a hanging member of a reusable mask of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the reusable mask of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Expressions or terms used while describing an embodiment of the present invention are for convenience of description of each component of the present invention, and thus are not limited to the expression or term and have more meaning in the description of each component.

1 is a schematic external configuration diagram of an embodiment of a reusable mask of the present invention. In addition, Figure 3 is a schematic exploded configuration diagram of an embodiment of the reusable mask of the present invention.

1 and 3, the reusable mask of the present invention covers the nose and mouth of the wearer and has a face shape made of a transparent synthetic resin material. a mask part (A) having left and right mask side through-holes (111, 112) formed so as to be able to attach and detach the air flow pipe at predetermined positions on both sides of the upper part of the enclosing lower part (110); The upper part and the lower part of the mask part (A) are detachably attached to the surface of the mask part (A) so as to block the wearer's mouth and nose from being exposed to external gaze from the transparent mask part (A). a skin member 200 made of an opaque material; the left and right air circulation pipes 400 and 410 of a predetermined length connected to both side mask side through holes of the upper portion 100 of the mask portion (A); One end is fixed to the mask side through-holes 111 and 112, respectively, and the other end is coupled to one end of the air distribution tube 400 and 410, respectively, so that the air distribution tube 400, 410 is connected to the mask side through hole 111. Left and right connecting pipes 300 and 310 connected to (112) and; Filter-side through-holes 511 and 512 connected to the ends of the left and right air flow pipes 400 and 410 are formed on both sides. In addition, FIG. 6 shows the air flow pipe 400, 410 is inserted into the hanging members 400a and 410a, and the strap 420 is fixed to the back neck in a state in which the hanging members 400a and 410a and the strap 420 are combined. And it includes the hook members 400a and 410a on both sides that can be fixed so that the mask does not move when worn and can be moved to the face to be separated from the face without causing ear pain when worn for a long time.

In addition, the filter supporting frame member 500 having a predetermined width and length and having an arcuate shape and having two openings; a filter cover frame member 600 made of a synthetic resin material having a shape corresponding to the filter support frame member 500 and having a plurality of hexagonal ventilation parts formed thereon; A filter support frame member (500) in a state in which a thin HEPA filter (not shown) is attached to the inner surface of the filter support frame member (500) and the filter support frame member (500) is covered with the filter cover frame member (600) of the HEPA filter and the filter cover frame member 600 are fixed, the filter cover frame member 600 can be separated when the HEPA filter is replaced, and two openings are formed in the front of the filter support frame member, Exhaust valve frame members (700a) and (710a) are inserted and exhaust valves (700, 710), which are opened and closed when the wearer breathes, are inserted and fixed, exhaust valve protective covers (711, 712); .

The left and right connection pipes 300 and 310, the filter support frame member 500, the filter cover frame member 600, and the exhaust valve frame members 700a and 710a, the exhaust valves 700, 710 and the exhaust valve The configuration of the embodiment of the protective covers 711 and 712 can be clearly understood from the exploded configuration diagram of FIG. 3 .

In addition, FIG. 5(A) shows three concave and convex coupling portions on the upper and lower portions of the mask body to facilitate coupling and separation with the lower mask even while wearing the mask. In order to couple the formed three uneven coupling parts 120, 121, 122 and the upper mask, three uneven coupling parts 120a, 121a, 122a are formed on the upper end of the mask lower 110. It is a block diagram showing what was formed. 5 (B) is a block diagram of the lower portion 110 concave-convex coupling portion, and the lower front concave-convex coupling portion 121a is hooked to the upper front concave-convex coupling portion 121 to couple the upper and lower portions of the mask, and the mask The lower both sides of the concave-convex couplers 120a and 122a are pressed into the mask and then inserted to fix the mask upper concave-convex couplers 120 and 122 . Separation is done in the reverse order of bonding.

2 is a schematic internal configuration diagram of an embodiment of the reusable mask of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reusable mask of the present invention is made of a transparent synthetic resin material and has a face shape, and the upper part 100 surrounding the nose part and the lower part 110 surrounding the mouth part are formed to be separated, and the lower part A bottom surface 140 is formed on 110, and a valve member 141 installed on the bottom surface 140 of the lower portion to discharge air exhaled through the mouth to the outside through a droplet blocking filter, and each surrounding the nose portion Left and right mask side through-holes 111 and 112 formed so as to be able to attach and detach the air flow pipe at predetermined positions on both sides of the upper part 100; The lower part of the mask (110) for fastening the skin member (200) attached to the surface of the mask (A) so as to cover a part of the upper part (100) and the lower part (110) of the mask part (A) so as to be detachably fastened. It is the configuration of the embodiment of the inside of the mask portion (A) including at least one skin fastening hole 131, 132, 133, 134 respectively formed on both sides of the.

Although not shown, the inner edge of the mask portion (A) may be finished with a soft silicone material so that it is comfortable to wear and has good airtightness.

4 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment in which a UV-C LED sterilizing lamp is installed on a filter supporting frame member, which is a main part of the reusable mask of the present invention.

4, filter side through-holes 511 and 512 formed in the lower left and right sides of the filter support frame member 500 embodiment having an arcuate shape of the present invention, and a filter fixing frame of a predetermined width having an arcuate shape ( 520) are arranged in the edge direction of the filter support frame member 500, the inner space of the filter fixing frame 520 is the configuration of the ventilation holes 530 for introducing and discharging air. A HEPA filter (not shown) may be attached to and positioned on the filter fixing frame 520 of the filter support frame member 500 and configured to filter the air introduced or discharged through the ventilation hole 530 . The inside of the filter support frame member 500 may be configured to have a predetermined width in the longitudinal direction. A circuit board 810 for controlling on/off of, for example, UV-C LED lamps is fixedly installed on the edge of the filter support frame member 500 of the predetermined width, and the circuit board 810 and the electrical connection are made. At least one UV-C LED germicidal lamp 800 may be installed.

In addition, a rechargeable power supply or a battery may be coupled to the circuit board 810 .

The on/off switch of the UV-C LED germicidal lamp of the present invention, which is not shown in FIG. 4, has various well-known structures, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

The operation of the embodiment of the reusable mask of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6 described above.

The reusable mask of the present invention may be configured to enable assembly and disassembly as shown in FIG. 3 so that the wearer can easily carry and clean each component for cleanliness.

The wearer inserts one side of the connecting tubes 300 and 310 into the mask side through-holes 111 and 112 of the mask unit A, and connects one end of the air distribution tubes 400 and 410 to the other side, respectively. The other end of the air distribution pipe (400, 410) is connected to the filter side through-holes (511, 512) of the filter support frame member (500). The air circulation pipes 400 and 410 may have a configuration in which the length can be selected or adjusted. Next, the prepared new HEPA filter is fixed and attached to the filter fixing frame 520 of the filter supporting frame member 500 . Preferably, the size of the HEPA filter may be provided to surround the filter fixing frame 520 inside the filter supporting frame member 500 . The filter support frame member 500, the HEPA filter and The filter cover frame member 600 is integrated. Next, the exhaust valve frame members 700a and 710a are inserted into the two openings on the front of the filter support frame member 500, and the exhaust valves 700 and 710 are placed in the center of the exhaust valve frame members 700a and 710a. After inserting and fixing, the exhaust valve protective covers 711 and 712 are fitted to complete the coupling of the air filter function part.

The wearer turns on the UV-C LED sterilization lamp installed inside the filter support frame member 500 , then wears the mask part A on the face, and a hanging member coupled to the air flow pipe 400 , 410 . (400a) (410a) and the strap 420 are combined, the strap 420 and the air filter unit are fixed to the back neck as when wearing a necklace, and the connection pipe 300 connected to the distribution pipes 400 and 410 After inserting the 310 into the upper mask 100, the mask side through-holes 111 and 112 on both sides, and then moving the hanging members 400a and 410a to the face part to fix the mask part A so as not to move, the present invention Wearing of the reusable mask is completed.

In addition, the lighting of the UV-C LED sterilization lamp 800 can be selected according to the use environment, and when the on/off control mechanism of the UV-C LED sterilization lamp 800 is configured to be separately possessed by the wearer, wearing is prohibited. After completion, it is possible to control the on/off of the UV-C LED germicidal lamp 800 when necessary.

In the reusable mask of the present invention after wearing, when the wearer breathes, external air flows through the plurality of hexagonal ventilation holes of the filter cover frame member 600 and passes through the air filtration filter to prevent pollution, fine dust, and viruses. The filtered air is introduced into the inside through the HEPA filter of the filter support frame member 600, and the introduced primary purified air removes residual viruses and the like due to the sterilization action of the UV-C LED sterilization lamp 800. It is sterilized to be secondarily purified, and is introduced into the upper part 100 of the mask unit A through the air flow pipes 400 and 410 so that the wearer inhales the purified air through the nose. In this case, the upper part 100 and the lower part 110 are separated, and the air circulation pipe connected to the upper nose part and the HEPA filter can breathe through the HEPA filter to prevent contamination of the mask filter due to mouth breathing in advance and reuse the HEPA filter. works to make it The valve member 141 of the lower bottom surface 140 can block the user's splash by inserting the droplet blocking filter and then fixing it with a fixing ring.

After wearing the reusable mask of the present invention, replacing the air filter filter is in the reverse order of assembling the air filter function part, and when the filter cover frame member 600 is separated from the filter support frame member 500, the HEPA The filter can be removed.

Exhaust valves 700 and 710 are formed inside the exhaust valve protective covers 711 and 712, so that they are closed when external air is introduced as the wearer breathes, and open when internal air is exhausted. may be configured to perform a function.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are only some of the various embodiments of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above, and a configuration in which the air filter function and the external air exposure blocking function of the lower part of the face are separated, and a UV-C LED sterilizing lamp is installed in the air filter function part By installing it, it is possible to sterilize the air passing through the air filter function part, and the external blocking function part of the lower part of the eye of the face is a transparent light material, and reuse of a shape that can block the exposure of the lower part of the face to the outside air It goes without saying that various modifications included in the technical idea regarding the type mask are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

A: Mask part
100: upper
110: lower
120, 121, 122: upper concave-convex coupling part
120a, 121a, 122a: lower concave-convex coupling part
200: skin member
300, 310: connector
400, 410: air distribution pipe
400a, 410a: hanging member
420: strap
500: filter support frame member
520: filter fixed frame
600: filter cover frame member
700, 710: exhaust valve
700a, 710a: Exhaust valve fixing frame member
711, 712: Exhaust valve protective cover
800: UV-C LED germicidal lamp
810: circuit board

Claims (7)

a mask part having a shape that separates the nose part and the mouth part of the face when worn without air passage; Left and right air circulation pipes having a predetermined length and having one end connected to both sides of the mask portion positioned at the nose portion of the face when worn; a filter support frame member having a predetermined width and length, a filter fixing frame is formed on the inner inner surface, and a through hole is formed in the lower portions of both left and right sides, respectively, and connected to the other end of the left and right air flow pipes; a filter cover frame member having a width and a length corresponding to the filter support frame member and having a plurality of ventilation portions formed on the surface thereof and being overlaid on the filter support frame member; Attaching and inserting a HEPA filter to the inner filter fixing frame of the filter support frame member and covering the two front openings of the filter support frame member in a state where the filter cover frame member is overlaid, opens and closes and exhausts when the wearer breathes A reusable mask comprising a functional cover. The method according to claim 1,
When worn, the mask body has a separate structure of the upper and lower parts, and it is possible to breathe through the air circulation pipe and the HEPA filter connected to the upper nose part, so that the HEPA filter can be reused by preventing contamination of the mask filter due to mouth breathing in advance. Features a reusable mask. The method according to claim 1,
Reusable mask, characterized in that each of the three concave-convex coupling parts are formed on the upper part and the lower part of the mask so that it can be easily combined with and separated from the lower mask even when the mask is worn. The method according to claim 1,
The mask part, characterized in that made of a transparent thin material
Reusable mask. The method according to claim 1,
A reusable mask that includes a hanging member that can be moved so that the mask can be fixed so that it does not move when worn and the strap that does not cause ear pain when worn for a long time can be fixed to the back of the neck. The method according to claim 1,
A reusable mask in which the shape of the filter support frame member and the filter cover frame member having the plurality of ventilation portions formed therein is formed in an arcuate shape to facilitate the removal of the filter and to eliminate the inconvenience of use. The method according to claim 1,
Reusable mask further comprising a UV-C LED sterilization lamp installed inside the filter support frame member.

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