WO2012002740A2 - Nosebag-type mask - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nosebag-type mask, and the main objective of the present invention is to provide a nosebag-type mask which ensures a wide filtering area, prevents cracks around an inlet of the nosebag, and prevents humid air from contacting the face of a wearer. To accomplish the above-mentioned objective of the present invention, provided is a nosebag-type mask comprising: a filter bag (10) which has three-dimensional spaces of a variety of shapes formed by bonding filters having one or more sides for filtering out noxious materials from the air, and the rear surface of which has a nose insertion portion; a wearing support (20) which is coupled to the filter bag (10) to enable a rear filter of the filter bag to tightly contact the upper and lower sides and left and right sides of the face about the nose of the wearer and fix the rear filter such that the outer appearance of the rear filter is prevented from being transformed, and which forms or maintains the formation of a space in the filter bag; and a string (30) connected to the filter bag to be hung over or tied onto the head or ears of the wearer. The wearer inserts his/her nose into the nose insertion portion of the filter bag (10), wears the mask tightly using the wearing support (20) and the string (30) such that cracks around the mask is prevented, and breathes just through the inside of the bag.

Description

Nose bag

The present invention relates to a nose bag-type mask, and more particularly, a pocket-type filter with a nose insert portion to maintain a variety of three-dimensional shape with the help of the wear support and the wearing straps and firmly mounted so that there is no gap around the nose, pocket filter The present invention relates to a nose-type mask that solves various problems of existing masks by allowing breathing only through the inner space.

In general, masks having various shapes and structures are used to prevent influx of harmful substances such as pollen, yellow dust, and bacteria through the mouth or nose.

Representative types include a flat cover mask that can fold up the horizontal wrinkles to enlarge the area covering the face up and down, and a cup-shaped cover mask that includes an exhaust valve.

Conventional masks, however, commonly cover the nose and mouth together, have no means of blocking the facial contact of moisture, and have a structure that overlooks the point where the nose and mouth are arranged vertically and long horizontally.

Due to these structural defects, there are problems to be fundamentally solved, such as the discomfort of odor trimming moisture coming out of the mouth and the inconvenience of coughing and conversation, the gap of the face flexion, and the appearance problem covering most of the face.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is described in more detail. Firstly, the problem of mouth-to-mouth cough dialogue functions is inconvenient. Second, the discomfort problem that comes from the facial contact of wet air. The problem of lowering the collection efficiency Fourth, the problem of intake and exhaust resistance caused by the limitation of the expansion of the filtering area Fifth, there is a feeling of wearing rejection due to the appearance that covers most of the face, the present invention is a nose-type mask that can solve the problems as described above The purpose is to provide.

Essential requirements for achieving the object as described above are as follows.

First, the nose breathing passage and the breathing passage should be separated and separated. Second, there must be a means to block the face contact of air. Third, a design that avoids the widely distributed face flexion part is necessary. It should be extensible.

The nose bag-type mask according to the present invention provides a structure composed of a bag-type filter, a support base and a strap to achieve the above requirements, one or more filters are bonded to form various types of three-dimensional space, but the back A filter bag having a nose insertion opening, and a support for combining the inside or outside of the filter bag to form or maintain an inner space and attaching the rear filter of the filter bag to the left and right upper and lower portions of the wearer's nose tightly and firmly without a gap; ; It is connected to the filter bag and includes a wear strap to hang or bind to the wearer's head or ears, characterized in that the filter pocket is worn using a wear support and a wear strap, and then breathing through the filter inner space.

According to the nose bag-type mask according to the present invention, the breathing passages of the nose and the mouth are distinguished from each other, and the mouth can be freed from exhaust, trim, cough, and conversation. In addition, the moist air from the nose passes through the inside of the bag filter and does not come into contact with the wearer's face, eliminating the discomfort caused by moisture. In addition, the nose is inserted into the nose insertion part and there is no possibility of gaps with the help of the wear support and the wear strap around the nose, and the expansion of the filtering area by the vertical wrinkle part of the filter and the three-dimensional formation method of the filter, and by the wear support The intake and exhaust resistance can be reduced by supporting the three-dimensional space and increasing the bag length, and the mask area covering the face is also reduced.

1 to 4 are respectively a front perspective view, a rear perspective view, a side view and a front view of a nose bag-shaped mask according to the present invention.

5 to 7 are each another illustration of the nose-shaped mask according to the present invention.

Figure 8 is another illustration of the wear support applied to the nose bag-shaped mask according to the present invention.

Figure 9 is an illustration of a combined wear holder is applied to the nose bag-shaped mask according to the present invention.

Figure 10 and Figure 11 is another illustration of the wear strap applied to the nose bag-shaped mask according to the present invention, respectively.

Before describing specific embodiments of the present invention, the components according to the present invention are summarized as follows.

Filter bag; The shape of the filter bag may have various three-dimensional shapes in order to secure a wide filtering area, and may have various shapes such as a flat bag with a vertical wrinkle, a triangular barrel shape, a square cylinder shape, a tube shape, and a cup shape.

The upper part of the rear filter contacting the face has a nose insert portion, the nose insert portion is formed in a circular, elliptical, triangular, square, U-shape, the upper back opening type.

As a three-dimensional space composition method of the filter bag, a method by the longitudinal wrinkles of the front filter, a method of joining a plurality of surfaces, a method of bending the wear support comb teeth may be used.

The size of the filter bag can be made from the size that can cover the nose and the mouth, the size that can cover most of the face except the eye area or enlarged or reduced left and right regardless of the face area.

The material of the filter bag can filter out harmful substances, and may use a material having flexibility or elasticity.

Wear support; The function of the wearing support is to attach the filter on the back of the filter bag to the upper and lower parts of the nose, without gaps, and the appearance of the filter bag It functions to fix it without shaking and to deform, and to form and maintain the internal space of the filter bag.

The form of the wearing support basically has a number of lateral side (lower nose) supports and left and right nose ball side supports (which may support the left and right sides of the nose or the left and right sides of the nose and the left and right sides of the mouth together). The medial support and the coball support may be integral or separate, and may be of various shapes, such as A, H, ladder, bracket, rhombus, round, X, and three-dimensional, depending on the bend around the nose and the mouth. Can be modified close to The inner side support part supporting the middle part may be formed integrally with the wearing strap to mount the filter bag on the face and close the gap around the bottom of the nose. And it may have a comb-like protrusions that can be bent to the left and right nose ball side support for forming and maintaining the three-dimensional space of the filter bag.

The wear support may have a wear support that is coupled to the outside in addition to being inserted into the filter bag to reinforce the adhesion function.

If the material of the filter is a material with its own strength or elasticity, the wear support may be partially omitted.

In addition, the wear support may include a bending wire having adhesiveness or flexibility for close contact with the nose of the filter, and the bending wire may be integrated or detachable with the wear support, depending on the shape and the material of the filter bag and the left and right, such as the nose. The bending wire may be omitted depending on the efficacy of the comb teeth disposed on the shape or the shape of the nose ball support.

The material of the wear support may be made of a material such as metal, plastic, synthetic rubber paper fiber having proper flexibility to be deformed by the intentional flexion of the wearer, and the support of the medial support, the coball support and the bending wire may use different materials. Can be. Partially transparent or colored materials may also be used.

The application method of the wear support is to insert the medial support part and the nose ball support part inside the filter bag, to attach it to the outside of the bag, to combine each set and separated pairs with the filter in between, and the filter bag It may be applied to the type of tongs that vertically pick up the outside left and right of the car. The tong type wear support may be provided with bendable combs used for close reinforcement and may be used repeatedly by being coupled to a wearing strap.

      Wear strap; You can hang it on your ear, hang it around your head and neck, tie it on, or attach a Velcro tape or loop to the end of the band. The connecting portion of the wearing strap is connected to the filter bag but may be directly connected to the support or the nose ball support. It may be formed integrally with the medial support and be caught on the back of the head, or may be formed into a tongs for repeated use.

The material of the wearing strap may be elastic strap or non-stretch strap.

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As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the nose bag-shaped mask 100 according to the present invention, the nose of the wearer (1) is inserted into the space is formed inside the filter bag to filter the harmful substances in the air 10 And a wearing support 20 for closely contacting the rear filter of the filter bag 10 to the left and right upper and lower portions of the wearer's nose, and a wearing strap 30 for wearing the filter bag 10.

The filter bag 10 may have a shape having a space inside the front part and the rear part, and the front part may prevent the various harmful substances in the air from penetrating into the respiratory system through the nose of the wearer 1. ) And the rear portion is composed of the rear filter (12).

The front filter 11 is composed of filter paper, and the back filter 12 may be composed entirely of filter paper or partially composed of filter paper.

The front filter 11 is configured such that the folded portion is opened through the vertical pleats 11-1 to suck and discharge a large amount of air. The wrinkle part 11-1 may have one or more wrinkles vertically as shown in the figure, and are formed symmetrically.

When the filter bag 10 is composed of the front filter 11 and the rear filter 12, the front filter 11 and the rear filter 12 may be combined by sewing or fusion.

The filter bag 10 is not limited to being configured to be separated into the front filter 11 and the rear filter 12, one filter may be folded. In addition, two or more surfaces may be joined to each other.

The back filter 12 has a nose insertion portion 12a into which the wearer's nose 1 is inserted. The nose insert 12a may be designed in the form of a nose 1, for example, and may be reinforced so that the circumference does not open on the face of the wearer. The reinforcing method of the nose insertion portion 12a includes a method of thickening the fabric of the rear filter 12, a method of using an adhesive fabric, or an adhesive reinforcing band.

The nose inserting portion 12a is not limited to the shape shown in the drawings, and may be circular, elliptical, triangular, rectangular, U-shaped, upper back open, or the like.

The front filter 11 and the back filter 12 may be formed by stacking one piece of fabric or two or more pieces of fabric.

* The filter bag 10 will vary in the volume of the inner space according to the size, it is manufactured in various sizes by reducing or expanding the size of the top, bottom, left and right to be selected and used according to the characteristics of the wearer.

The filter bag 10 may have a structure in which corners are formed in four directions, but the upper portion may be formed in a triangular peak shape when viewed from the front, and a substantially triangular covering portion 13 may be formed on the upper portion thereof. Therefore, when the wearing strap 30 is worn on the wearer's head or ear, the upper covering part 13 is pulled toward the wearer's nose to be in close contact with the wearer's face to close the gap between the filter bag 10 and the face. It can more effectively prevent the leakage of air through. The covering part 13 is formed to a size where the nose insertion part 12a can be formed.

The rear filter 12 may be made of an elastic material so as to be in close contact with the face of the wearer when the wear strap 30 is worn, or may have a wider left and right width than the front filter 11 to be unfolded when worn. When the rear filter 12 is made wider than the front filter 11, the rear filter 12 is partially folded before wearing.

5 to 7 illustrate another form of the filter bag 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the filter bag 10 has a rear filter on the face side and two left and right surfaces, and a circumference is formed in front of the rear filter. The upper and lower peaks of the triangular pyramid shape which are respectively formed on the upper and lower portions of the trunk portion 10-1 and the trunk portion 10-1, which form a triangular three-dimensional space by a front filter connected thereto, and are in close contact with the nose and the chin. -2,10-3). The nose insertion portion 12a is formed over the upper portion of the rear filter, that is, the upper portion of the body portion 10-1 and the upper peak portion 10-2.

As shown in FIG. 6, the filter bag 10 includes a body portion 10-1 and a top portion and a bottom portion of the body portion 10-1 and the body portion 10-1 forming a rectangular three-dimensional space by a rear side filter, a left side filter and a front side filter on the face side. Each of the upper and lower peaks 10-2 and 10-3 is formed in the shape of a square pyramid closely attached to the nose and the jaw, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7, the filter bag 10 has a tubular shape (which is a three-dimensional shape having an elliptical space formed therein and a long shape) and is provided with a plurality of pleats along the circumferential direction of the front surface. The nose inserting portion 12a is provided at the upper back side.

The wearing support 20 closely contacts the back filter 12 of the filter bag 10 to the face of the wearer, and is disposed on the bottom of the nose insertion portion 12a, that is, the middle portion between the wearer's lips and the nose. Both sides of the nose (1) and the mouth (2) are formed in the up and down directions, respectively, on both sides of the human side support portion 21 and the human side support portion 21 for inserting the nose (1) into the inner space of the filter bag (10) It consists of a coball-side support part 22 for close contact with the corresponding part.

Wearing support 20 is not limited to the "H" shape shown in the figure may be a form in which the coball-side support portion 22 is deformed to face flexion on both sides of the medial support 21.

The wear support 20 may be formed of a material such as synthetic resin, metal, fiber, paper, or the like, which may be bent by an external force, and may be formed on the inner side (when two or more sheets are stacked) or the outer side of the rear filter 12. It can be fixed or fixed in the form of forceps.

As shown in FIG. 8, the wearing support 20 may be provided with a plurality of comb portions 23 to enhance or maintain a three-dimensional space. Combs 23 may be connected to each other to be operated in one operation even if a plurality of the wear support 23 is formed, may be formed in different directions.

9 is an example that includes a combined wear holder 40 that serves to more effectively adhere the filter bag 10 to the face and connect the wear strap 30.

The combined wear holder 40 is coupled to each of the left and right sides of the filter bag 10 in the form of, for example, a holder body 41 to which the wear strap 30 is connected, and a filter bag (one side of the holder body 41). It consists of one or more contact portion 42 extending to the 10) side.

As shown in the drawing, both ends of the wear strap 30 are fixed to the filter bag 10 to surround the wearer's head, but not shown in the drawing, but may be worn by the wearer's ear.

10 and 11 illustrate another example of the wearing strap 30, one end of each of which is fixed to the filter bag 10 by sewing or fusion, and the free end of each of the detachable means, for example, Velcro fasteners 31a and 32a. It may be composed of a pair of bands 31 and 32 detachably attached to the wearer's head. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the length of the wearing strap 30 by the Velcro fasteners 31a and 32a to improve the fit of the nose bag-type mask 100.

In addition, the filter bag 10 or the pair of bands 31 and 32 may be provided with earring portions 31b and 32b that are worn on the wearer's ear.

The operation of the nose bag-type mask according to the present embodiment is as follows.

The wearer's nose 1 is inserted in accordance with the nose inserting portion 12a, and the wearable strap 30 is hooked to wear a nose-shaped mask 100, and the wear support 20 is pushed to the face side and the wear support 20 is supported. The nose insertion portion 12a is in close contact with the wearer's face while flexurally deforming.

The front filter 11 maintains the folds 11-1 folded before wearing, and when the nose is inserted, the front filter 11 is unfolded by the height of the nose.

When the wearer breathes through the nose 1, that is, when the breath is exhaled, air is discharged into the space inside the filter bag 10, and the pleats 11-1 expand or contract according to the amount of air. By forming and maintaining the three-dimensional space by bending the comb portion of the side support portion forward, the shape of the three-dimensional space is maintained firmly without deformation during expansion and contraction of the bag. Therefore, even when the amount of air is a lot of exhalation does not feel uncomfortable.

The air discharged into the inner space of the filter bag 10 is discharged to the outside through the front filter 11 and the rear filter 12.

As such, when the air is exhaled, only the humid air is discharged into the filter bag 10 so as not to come into contact with the face of the wearer.

In order to take off the wearable nose mask 100, the wear strap 30 is removed from the wearer's head and the nose pocket mask 100 is removed from the face.

Claims (8)

A filter bag including a front filter and a rear filter having a nose insert into which a wearer's nose is inserted; A wear support coupled to the filter bag and having a function of fixing the rear filter to the upper, lower, left, and right portions of the wearer's nose and fixing the outer filter without changing the appearance and forming and maintaining an inner space of the filter bag; And And a wear strap connected to the filter bag and hooked or tied to the head or ear of the wearer. The method of claim 1, The filter bag has a covering portion in the form of a peak at the top center portion when viewed from the front; The front filter has a nose bag-type mask, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of vertical wrinkles (11-1) to form a three-dimensional form. The method of claim 1, The filter bag may include a body forming a triangular cross section by two front and right filters; And a peak portion formed in the shape of a triangular pyramid, respectively, in the upper and lower portions of the body part, and the peaks closely contacting the nose and the chin. The method of claim 1, The filter bag further includes left and right side filters connected to the rear filter, The filter bag may include a body portion forming a rectangular cross section by the rear filter, the left and right side filters, and the front filter; And a top and bottom peak portion having a quadrangular pyramid formed in each of the upper and lower portions of the trunk portion. The method of claim 1, The front filter is a nose bag-type mask, characterized in that a plurality of vertical wrinkles are provided to enable folding. The method of claim 1, The wear support may include a plurality of supporters supporting a part of a person under the nose of the wearer; And a nose ball side support part disposed on left and right sides of the middle support part, respectively. The method of claim 6, The wearing support is a nose pocket-type mask, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of comb teeth protruding from the support side. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The holder body is coupled to the left and right sides of the filter bag, respectively, and the holder body is connected to the wear strap, and is formed protruding from the holder body and made of a close contact holder 40 made of a close contact portion that closely adheres the filter bag to the wearer's face. Nose type mask, characterized in that.

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