JPH0620412B2 - Snoring pillow - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to snoring pillows.

Conventional technology Various factors are involved in the cause of snoring, and various attempts have been made to suppress snoring.However, the effect of improving the shape of the pillow is actually It is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 61-160778.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention According to the results of medical research, when the human skeletal structure is naturally standing, the spine from the cervical vertebra to the thoracic vertebra to the lumbar vertebra is S-shaped when viewed from the side. It is known that this is the most normal form, and this is also the same for the posture when lying on the back and sleeping. That is, it can be said that the S-shaped curve is naturally maintained in the supine state, which is physiologically the most comfortable and correct posture.
According to the theory of pillow clarified based on this finding, the height of the cervical spine that maintains a natural S-shaped curve is generally about 8 cm, and the elevation angle α of the face is about 5 degrees. To keep
It is the most ideal posture for sleeping. Then, as a result of actual test, it was found that, in the sleep in which this posture is maintained, not only the deep sleep is obtained, but also the occurrence of snoring, which is considered to be hard to cure, can be considerably suppressed. It is considered that if the posture is maintained, the tongue and the upper respiratory tract are maintained in the most natural state even during sleep, and the unnatural tension of the muscles causing the snoring is relieved.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to keep the line of the spinal column from the cervical vertebra to the thoracic vertebra of a supine person in a natural S-shape and to maintain the elevation angle of the face at about 5 degrees, and further Not only does it provide a pillow that is breathable and comfortable to use, but it also keeps the line of the spine from the cervical spine to the upper thoracic spine in one plane when sleeping not only on the back but also on the side. It is to suppress the occurrence of snoring so that it can be kept in a natural S-shape.

Furthermore, it is not only necessary to keep a sleeping figure with snoring restraint, but also when you want to use the pillow more widely, sometimes with a natural S
This is to further enhance the efficacy of the pillow by making it possible to use it whenever necessary to loosen the fatigue accumulated by maintaining a certain posture for a long time by breaking the character.

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, the diameter of each core body which is vertically arranged with a small-diameter core body sandwiched therebetween and is housed in a pillow bag is selected as follows. That is, the cervical spine is supported on the lower core and the occipital region is placed on the small core and the upper core, and the line of the spinal column from the cervical spine to the thoracic spine of the person lying on its back is a natural S-shaped curve when viewed horizontally from the side. And the diameter of the elevation angle of the face is about 5 degrees, and the pillow bags containing the cores are divided into horizontal planes at the left and right edges and are opened / closed so that they can be deployed side by side or stacked and stacked. The side edges of the long tubular side cores are brought into contact with each other to be connected,
The height of the polymerized laminate of the side core was selected as follows. That is, the side of the head was supported by the lateral core, and the height was set so that the line of the spinal column from the cervical vertebra to the upper thoracic vertebra of a recumbent person is in a straight line when viewed horizontally from the side.

In the present invention, when the person is supine using the pillow, the cervical spine is supported by the inferior core and the line of the spinal column from the cervical spine to the thoracic spine becomes a natural S-shape, and the occipital protrusion is formed. The upper part and the upper part are supported by the small core and the upper core, and the elevation angle of the face is maintained at about 5 degrees. Furthermore, you can select the most suitable core body for the user and store it in the pillow bag by looking at the diameter and hardness of each core body, and the lower surface of the head is supported on the boundary of the independent core body and pressure-bonded entirely. Since it is not used, breathability is good and a comfortable feeling is obtained, which contributes to reducing snoring.

In addition, the head can be supported by the central core body when lying on the back while sleeping and by the lateral side core body when lying over and lying sideways. Since the upper body is flat and the shoulders are laterally overhanging, if it is laid sideways, a pillow that is suitable only for normal lying will have a drooping head. Therefore, when viewed horizontally from the side, the line of the spinal column becomes a mountain-shaped convex shape from the cervical vertebra to the upper thoracic vertebra at that time, and the natural S-shaped curve is not drawn in one plane, and snoring occurs. Cause of. However, when the lateral core is made to support the side of the head, the line of the spinal column becomes a straight line, and the spinal column from the cervical vertebra to the upper thoracic vertebra is in one plane, and a natural S-shaped curve is formed. It becomes possible to keep it and prevent the occurrence of snoring. Also, since the side of the face that turns over and tries to lie sideways touches the side of the eccentric body,
It also strengthens the tendency to unconsciously return to the normal, supine posture. Furthermore, the overall shape of the pillow is easily trimmed and maintained by this lateral core.

However, even if you lie on your back in the most ideal posture, a kind of fatigue accumulates over a long period of time. In such a case, it is easy to change the posture to keep the S-shaped curve to other postures. Can be changed to That is, when the head is placed on the horizontal surface formed by deploying the divided lateral cores outward and juxtaposed to each other and lying down, the line of the spinal column from the cervical vertebra to the thoracic vertebra does not become a natural S-shape. . Moreover, since the surface area of the side core is doubled, the area where the pillow can be used is expanded.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pillow embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disassembled side core body of the present invention when it is developed outward, and FIG. 2 is a stack of the side core bodies. Perspective view,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the center of which is cut vertically.

Therefore, an example of the present invention will be described. The main body of the pillow is composed of an upper core body 1, a small core body 2, and a lower core body 3. All of them are formed in a long tubular shape, arranged as shown in the figure, and housed in the pillow bag 4. Regarding the size after storage, as an example, the width in the left-right direction is 30 cm, the width in the up-down direction is 30 cm, and the diameter of the lower core body 3 is about 9 cm. (Incidentally, even if it is 9 cm, the weight will be about 8 cm when the head is placed.) These dimensions are appropriate depending on the body shape and taste of the user and the ease with which the core body is deformed. Is selected.
Particularly important in the outer shape is the diameter of each core body. As clearly shown in FIG. 3, the line of the spinal column from the cervical spine to the spine of a supine person with the cervical vertebra supported by the lower core 3 and the protrusion of the occipital region placed on the small core 2 is placed. It must maintain a natural S-shaped curve when viewed horizontally from side to side, and the elevation angle α of the face must be about 5 degrees. In the figure, the diameter of the core body is larger than that of the lower core body, but as long as the above S-shape and elevation angle of about 5 degrees are maintained, it is not always as shown in the figure. Need not be the size of.

The core may be integrally molded with a synthetic resin or the like, but may be a bladder with a padding as shown in the figure. As the padding, various items such as cotton and buckwheat are used. The small spherical filler shown is a hollow polyethylene ball with holes at both ends. If you use this polyethylene ball, you can get a pillow with a great feeling of use because it has a good air flow and does not have heat and it easily fits into the shape of your head and has a soft acupressure effect.

As shown in the figure, these three core bodies can be arranged side by side on the substrate body 5 for convenience. In the substrate body 5,
Usually, a material harder than the core is used.

The three cores are lined up on the substrate body 5 and accommodated in the pillow bag 4 according to the design requirements, and each receives the weight of the head and is deformed individually. There is always a small gap between the cores to improve the air permeability. By using a technique that is already widely known, if a side wall of the pillow bag 4 is provided with an inlet / outlet opening such as a chuck, the core body can be easily inserted / removed from that side, so that various materials, hardness, and size can be obtained. It is possible to prepare a large number of core bodies such as the above, select the most suitable one for the user, and adjust the best pillow extremely easily.

Then, the side core bodies 6 are attached to both sides of the core body. The side core body 6 is connected to the left and right edges of the storage pillow bags of the core bodies 1, 2 and 3 by an appropriate means such as sewing or a chuck as shown in the figure. The overall shape is as shown in FIG. In the practice of the present invention, the height of the side core body 6 is important. That is, the line of the spinal column from the cervical vertebra to the upper thoracic vertebra of a person who lies down with the lateral core supporting the lateral part of the head must be in a plane that is aligned when seen horizontally from the side. I won't. To give an example of the dimensions, the height is usually about 18 cm. The side core body 6 can be manufactured in the same manner as the core body described above, but for general use, it is preferably made of a material harder than the above three core bodies. Further, each of the side core bodies 6, 6 is divided into two in a horizontal plane, and as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
In the case of deployment and juxtaposition, the height is about 9 cm. As a means for arranging two side cores and connecting their side edges, sewing or the like is used, but it is durable enough to withstand the use in which expansion or superposition is repeated by opening and closing about the connecting line. It has to be

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the supine posture always has the ideal physiologically physiologically ideal shape, so that deep sleep can be obtained, and furthermore, the occurrence of snoring can be considerably suppressed. .
The fact that the body shape of an individual can be easily coped with by using three independent cores and that the air permeability is also good supports the above-mentioned effect, namely, deep sleep and suppression of snoring. In addition, when the trial data of the pillow of the present invention was taken by the monitor, the results such as no snoring, less snoring, or no bruxism were obtained.

Also, when the side cores are polymerized and laminated, it is possible to maintain the most natural posture in which the head does not hang down even if the head is placed on it and the sideways position is horizontal, and the spine is horizontal. The snoring can be suppressed. Also, since there is a side core body that is polymerized and laminated, when the head is supported on the core body, which is the main body of the pillow, the pillow does not come off during sleep and the tendency to return to a normal posture on the back is strengthened. To be

In addition, when holding the ideal posture for a long time and then freely breaking the posture, when activating the function of the circulatory system or changing mood, etc., the lateral core should be moved outward. It can be deployed and juxtaposed to form a wide horizontal pillow surface, and can be rolled over freely to relieve fatigue and make a change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a divided side core body which is developed and juxtaposed outward, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the side core body superposed and laminated. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the center of which is cut vertically. 1 ... Upper core, 2 ... Small core 3 ... Lower core, 4 ... Pillow bag 6 ... Side core, α ... Elevation of face

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a pillow which is arranged in a horizontal plane and is housed in a pillow bag with a small-diameter long tubular small core body sandwiched between an upper and a lower cylindrical body, the diameter of each core body is The cervical spine is supported by the core body, and the occipital region of the supine person is placed on the small core body and the upper core body. The line of the spinal column from the cervical spine to the thoracic spine keeps a natural S-shaped curve when viewed horizontally from the side, Moreover, the face elevation angle is selected to be about 5 degrees, and the left and right edges of the storage pillow bags for the respective cores arranged in the horizontal plane are divided into two parts on the horizontal plane, which can be deployed side-by-side or stacked and overlapped so that they can be stacked and stacked freely. The side edges of the long tubular side cores thus formed are brought into contact with each other to be connected to each other, and the height of the stacked layers of the side cores is determined from the cervical vertebrae of a person who lies down with the side cores supporting the side portions of the head. A snoring suppression pillow characterized in that the line of the spine to the upper part of the thoracic vertebra is selected to lie in a plane that forms a straight line when viewed horizontally from the side.