WO2018199694A1 - Mask - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a mask. The mask according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a filtering sheet disposed on a facial portion of a user; a close contact sheet, which is disposed on the rear surface of the filtering sheet and maintains close contact while keeping the face of the user and the filtering sheet spaced apart from each other, and in which portions corresponding to the mouth and nose of the user are open to allow communication with the filtering sheet side; and a dividing plate, which is disposed between the filtering sheet and the close contact sheet to form an expanded separation space between the filtering sheet and the close contact sheet, and divides the separation space into a nose accommodation part and a mouth accommodation part that are divided to be independent from one another.

Description

Mask

The present invention relates to a mask, and more particularly, to a mask covering a nose and a mouth to prevent inhalation and scattering of germs and dust in health and hygiene.

In general, masks are widely used for daily hygiene, health, and prevention of inhalation of contaminants in daily life or industrial sites, and their use has recently been extended to various forms of leisure activities such as riding.

The mask includes a filtration unit covering the nose and the mouth when worn on the face, and an earring band provided on both sides of the filtration unit to hang on the user's ear.

However, according to the mask according to the prior art as described above, as the filtration unit covering the nose and mouth is in close contact with the user's face, there is an inherent disadvantage that it is rapidly wet by the breathing and snorting during use.

In particular, the mask according to the prior art, the user wearing the glasses, there is also a drawback that avoids the use of the mask is generated by the fog caused by the wear and snoring.

Accordingly, various types of anti-fog masks have been developed, but have not yet satisfied the satisfaction of consumers, and research and development to solve such disadvantages have been actively conducted.

The matters described in this Background section are intended to enhance the understanding of the background of the invention, and may include matters not previously known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

(Prior art document)

(Patent literature)

Republic of Korea Registered Utility No. 20-0403452 (Dec. 05, 2005)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a mask that is prevented from being in close contact with the filter unit disposed on the front when worn on the face.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention to provide a mask that is accommodated while separating the mouth and nose, respectively, when worn on the face.

Mask according to an embodiment of the present invention is a filter sheet disposed on the face of the user; A close contact sheet provided on a rear surface of the filter sheet and closely spaced apart from a face of the user and the filter sheet, and a close contact sheet open so that a portion corresponding to a user's mouth and nose communicates with the filter sheet side; And a separation plate provided between the filter sheet and the adhesion sheet to expand and form a separation space between the filter sheet and the adhesion sheet, and separating the separation space into a separate nose receiving portion and a mouth receiving portion independently. .

In addition, in the mask according to the embodiment of the present invention, the contact sheet has a first opening corresponding to the user's mouth and a second opening corresponding to the nose are formed up and down, respectively, and an outer periphery of the filter sheet Can be connected along.

In addition, in the mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact sheet is divided into an upper sheet and a lower sheet, the upper sheet is provided along the position corresponding to the user's nose in the filter sheet, the lower sheet is The filter sheet may be provided along a position corresponding to the mouth of the user.

In addition, in the mask according to the embodiment of the present invention, the separation plate may maintain the separation space formed between the filter sheet and the contact sheet, it is possible to maintain the three-dimensional shape of the filter sheet.

In addition, in the mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, provided on both sides of the filter sheet or the adhesive sheet may include a band that is caught by the user's ear.

In addition, in the mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, when connecting both sides of the filter sheet or the contact sheet, when worn on the face, it may include a band that is in close contact along the circumference of the user's head.

In addition, in the mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, one or more provided on the outside of the filter sheet may further include a check valve for discharging the user's breath discharged to the mouth receiving portion to the outside.

Embodiments of the present invention, when worn on the face, the filter sheet disposed on the front surface can be prevented from rapidly wet the filter sheet by the blowing and snoring spaced apart from the face through the contact sheet.

And as the separation space is formed between the filter sheet and the contact sheet to improve the utilization of the filter sheet, it is possible to prevent the unfiltered air flows through the contact sheet in close contact with the face.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention, when worn on the face, the mouth and nose are separated while receiving, respectively, the relatively strong discharge of the mouth and nose is mixed with each other, after being prevented from being discharged to the glasses side to prevent the fog on the glasses Can be.

In addition, the effects that can be obtained or predicted by the embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed directly or implicitly in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. That is, various effects predicted according to an embodiment of the present invention will be disclosed in the detailed description to be described later.

1 is a perspective view of a mask according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

3 is a modified perspective view of the band applied to the mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation of a mask according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a first sealing pad applied to a mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a second sealing pad applied to a mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a front view showing a check valve applied to the mask according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exploded perspective view of a check valve applied to a mask according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view of a mask according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, since the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings, and is shown by enlarging the thickness in order to clearly express various parts and regions. It was.

However, in order to clearly describe the embodiments of the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and the same or similar elements will be described with the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

In the following description, the names of the configurations are divided into first, second, and the like to distinguish the names of the configurations, which are not necessarily limited to the order.

And throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a perspective view of a mask according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

1 and 2, the mask 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a filter sheet 2, an adhesion sheet 3, and a separator plate 4.

The filter sheet 2 is disposed on the user's face when worn to cover the nose and mouth while directly blocking the inhalation of various contaminants such as dust and germs, and has a three-dimensional shape to match the shape of the face. .

The filter sheet 2 serves as a filter for effectively blocking the intake of contaminants, but is illustrated as being formed in a single layer on the drawing, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the filter sheet 2 may be formed by repeatedly stacking the filter sheets 2 of the same material or repeatedly stacking the filter sheets 2 of different materials.

The filter sheet 2 may perform a function of a filter by itself, and a separate filter layer (not shown) may be further formed to improve the function of the filter.

The filter layer may include any type of material capable of blocking contaminants such as nonwovens, activated carbon filter materials, electrostatic synthetic fiber filter materials, and the like.

That is, the filter sheet (2) is made of a single layer, or made of a shell and an inner skin, the filter layer made of a variety of materials between the outer skin and the inner skin may be configured according to the purpose of use, the filter sheet itself has a filter function It may be made of.

The adhesive sheet 3 is provided on the rear surface of the filter sheet 2 to be in close contact with the user's face while being spaced between the user's face and the filter sheet 2, and the portion corresponding to the user's mouth and nose is the filter sheet ( 2) It is open to communicate with the side.

The close contact sheet 3 has a first opening 3a corresponding to the user's mouth and a second opening 3b corresponding to the nose, respectively, formed up and down, and the outer periphery of the contact sheet 3 is along the outer edge of the filter sheet 2. Connected.

At this time, the adhesion sheet 3 may be connected to each other through the filter sheet 2 and various methods. For example, they may be connected by mutual thermal bonding or sewing.

The contact sheet 3 may be divided into an upper sheet and a lower sheet. According to this, the upper sheet may be provided along the position corresponding to the user's nose in the filter sheet 2, the lower sheet may be provided along the position corresponding to the mouth of the user in the filter sheet (2).

That is, the close contact sheet 3 may be made of one sheet as a whole, or may be made of two sheets divided up and down, and may be made even more than that.

The adhesion sheet 3 may be made of any material that is harmless to the human body. For example, the adhesion sheet 3 may be made of the same material as that of the filter sheet 2 described above, and may be made of silicon or the like to improve adhesion.

In addition, the contact sheet 3 may be formed smaller in size or the same as the filter sheet 2. Preferably, the size of the filter sheet 2 can be made larger than the contact sheet 3, whereby the filter sheet 2 can more effectively block the intake of contaminants from the outside through a large area. have.

The separating plate 4 is provided between the filter sheet 2 and the contact sheet (3) to expand the separation space (S) formed between the filter sheet 2 and the contact sheet (3), the separation space ( S) is separated into the separated nose receiving portion (5) and mouth receiving portion (6) independently.

One side of the separation plate 4 is connected between the first opening portion 3a and the second opening portion 3b formed in the contact sheet 3 in the space S, and on the rear surface of the filter sheet 2. The other side is connected.

In this case, the separating plate 4 may be inclined to connect the close contact sheet 3 and the filter sheet 2 so as to correspond to the nose having a variety of shapes and sizes for each user, such as Mabu Rico, the material is soft metal , Synthetic resin, and fibers, may be made of any one material or a mixture thereof.

In particular, when the separator 4 is made of a soft metal, it can be used while deforming the shape according to the shape of the user's nose.

In addition, when the separator 4 is made of metal or synthetic resin, the separation space S formed between the filter sheet 2 and the contact sheet 3 can be maintained from an external force, and the entirety of the filter sheet 2 can be maintained. Three-dimensional shape can be maintained.

As the separating plate 4 separates the space S into the independent nose receiving portion 5 and the mouth receiving portion 6, respectively, it is possible to prevent the user's mouth and nose from being mixed with each other.

In addition, the separation plate 4 has a shape in which the length of the center of the face, that is, the nose is the longest and gradually decreases in length toward both sides (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

Meanwhile, the mask 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include various types of bands 7.

3 is a modified perspective view of the band applied to the mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The band 7 may be provided on both sides of the filter sheet 2 or the adhesive sheet 3 to form a ring that is caught by the user's ear, and as shown in FIG. 3, the filter sheet 2 or the adhesive sheet 3 may be provided. Connect both sides of the, and when worn on the face, it may be made in the form of close contact along the user's head circumference.

In this case, although not shown in the drawing, the band 7 may be formed with a groove that can be hooked to the user's ear, and the lower portion may be extended to cover the neck of the user.

In the above, the band 7 is described as being provided on both sides of the filter sheet 2 or the contact sheet 3, but is not limited thereto. For example, the filter sheet 2 or the contact sheet 3 may be integrally extended.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is an operation of a mask according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4, when the mask 1 according to the first embodiment is worn on a user's face, the first opening 3a and the second opening 3b of the contact sheet 3 are deformed with emphasis. It sticks to your face.

At this time, the user's nose is accommodated in the nose receiving portion 5 through the first opening (3a), the mouth is accommodated in the mouth receiving portion (6) through the second opening (3b).

Thereafter, the mouth and nose accommodated in the nose receiving portion 5 and the mouth receiving portion 6 are positioned on the separation space S by the contact sheet 3 and the separating plate 4 and the filter sheet 2. Direct contact is prevented.

Therefore, the filter sheet 2 can be prevented from rapidly getting wet by the breathing and the snoring discharged by the user, so that the mask 1 can be used for a long time in a more comfortable state.

In addition, the relatively strong and large amount of breathing is mixed with the snorting by the separator plate 4 is blocked to be discharged to the glasses side to prevent the fog on the glasses can be used by the user wearing the glasses without rejection.

In addition, since the mouth receiving portion 6 and the nose receiving portion 6 are formed independently, the mask 1 can be used more comfortably by blocking a situation in which a person's breath flows through the nose.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral “P” denotes a pad P that closely contacts the filter sheet 2 or the contact sheet 3 to the user's nose by modifying the shape of the upper end of the overall mask 1 according to the three-dimensional shape of the nose. . In this case, the pad P may be provided in the filter sheet 2 or the contact sheet 3 or may be provided between the filter sheet 2 and the contact sheet 3.

Meanwhile, the mask 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a first sealing pad 8 and a second sealing pad 8a to improve overall performance.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a first sealing pad applied to a mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a second sealing pad applied to the mask according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5, the first sealing pad 8 may be provided along an outer side of a surface forming the first opening 3a and the second opening 3b of the adhesive sheet 3.

The first sealing pad 8 can block outside air that has not passed through the filter sheet 2 from entering the nose receiving portion 5 and the mouth receiving portion 6, and the breathing and snorting are leaked to the outside. To prevent it.

The first sealing pad 8 may be made of a soft material to improve the touch when it comes in contact with the skin, and may be separately formed or integrally formed with the contact sheet 3.

6, the second sealing pad 8a has the same function as the first sealing pad 8 described above, and the surfaces forming the first opening 3a and the second opening 3b are formed in the roll. It may be rolled up to form, and may be made of a separate roll.

The second sealing pad 8a in the form of a roll can more reliably block the inflow of outside air by the roll, and can provide a user with an improved feel through the cushioning.

Hereinafter, the mask 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

7 is a front view showing a check valve applied to the mask according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the check valve applied to the mask according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the mask 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration and operation as the mask 1 according to the first embodiment described above.

However, the mask 10 according to the second embodiment is provided with at least one outside of the filter sheet 20 to further check valve 90 for discharging the user's breath discharged to the mouth receiving portion 60 side to the outside. Include.

This check valve 90 includes an installation body 91, a flap 92, and a cover 93.

The installation body 91 has a plurality of first discharge holes 91a formed in communication with the mouth accommodating part 60, and is provided on the front surface of the filter sheet 20, and the flap 92 is installed body 91. One side is connected to open and close the first discharge hole (91a).

At this time, the flap 92 may be connected to one side in a form in which the protrusion 92a provided on one side is fitted into the fitting groove 91b formed in the installation body 91, and one side of the flap 92 is easily rotated. In order that the distance from one side connected to the installation body 91 to the other side is reduced, the thickness becomes thinner.

The cover 93 has a plurality of second discharge holes 93a communicating with the outside, and is coupled to the installation body 91 while accommodating the flaps 92 therein.

According to such a check valve 90, when discharge of the breath to the mouth receiving portion 60 side, first, the one side of the flap 92 is rotated to the cover 93 side by the discharged blow, the first of the installation body 91 The discharge holes 91a are opened.

Then, the breathing is discharged to the outside through the second discharge hole (93a) of the cover 93 through the open first discharge hole (91a), when the breathing in the mouth receiving portion 60 disappears itself of the flap (92) The first discharge holes 91a are blocked from the outside while being restored to their original state by elasticity.

That is, the check valve 90 rotates one side of the flap 92 in accordance with the inhalation and exhalation of the user to open and close the first discharge hole (91a) in communication with the receiving portion 60 to discharge the breath to the outside, Block the ingress of outside air.

Accordingly, the user can be stably maintained through the check valve 90 can be maximized the ease of use.

In the drawings, the check valve 90 as described above is illustrated as being formed in a pair, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the check valve 90 may be formed of a single check valve 90 having all kinds of shapes such as a circle or a polygon, and a plurality of single check valves 90 may be provided in the filter sheet 20. It may be.

Hereinafter, the mask 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a cross-sectional view of a mask according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the mask 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration and operation as the mask 1 according to the first embodiment described above.

However, in the mask 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, there is a difference in that the nose receiving portion 5 in the first embodiment is deleted and only the mouth receiving portion 600 is formed.

In the mask 100 according to the third embodiment, the separator 400 is provided between the filter sheet 200 and the upper side of the contact sheet 300 to correspond to the space S of the face. Expanded to be inclined so as to form a mouth receiving portion 600 is blocked from the outside between the filter sheet 200 and the contact sheet 300.

In the drawings, the separator 400 is illustrated as being made of an independent separate member, but is not limited thereto. For example, the separating plate 400 may be made integral with the filter sheet 200 or may be made integral with the adhesion sheet 300.

In addition, the above-described separation plate 400 is described as being provided while connecting the upper side of the filter sheet 200 and the contact sheet 300, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the separating plate 400 may be provided at the top and bottom of the filter sheet 200 and the contact sheet 300, respectively, but not shown in the figure, but provided at the top or bottom, any one or both sides The wrinkled surface may be formed to facilitate the contraction and relaxation.

According to the mask 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, a user who wears goggles for accommodating the nose with the eyes can be used simply to cover the mouth exposed to the outside.

In addition, in places where hygiene is required, the nose may be exposed to the outside, and saliva, etc., may be easily used even when it is desired while preventing the discharge of saliva.

Although three embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be easily changed by those skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention. Includes all changes that are considered to be equivalent.

(Explanation of the sign)

1: mask 2: filter sheet

3: adhesion sheet 3a: first opening

3b: second opening 4: separator

S: separation space 5: nose receiving part

6: mouth receptor 7: band

8: first sealing pad 8a: second sealing pad

90: check valve 91: mounting body

91a: first discharge hole 91b: fitting groove

92: flap 92a: projection

93: cover 93a: second discharge hole

Claims (10)

A filter sheet disposed on the face of the user; A close contact sheet provided on a rear surface of the filter sheet and closely spaced apart from a face of the user and the filter sheet, and a close contact sheet open so that a portion corresponding to a user's mouth and nose communicates with the filter sheet side; And Close to the face while being spaced apart, the part where the user's mouth and nose correspond A separation plate provided between the filter sheet and the adhesion sheet to expand and form a separation space between the filter sheet and the adhesion sheet, and separating the separation space into a separate nose accommodation portion and a mouth accommodation portion; Mask comprising a. The method of claim 1, The contact sheet is A first opening corresponding to the user's mouth and a second opening corresponding to the nose are formed up and down, respectively, and the outer circumference of the mask is connected along the periphery of the filter sheet. The method of claim 1, The contact sheet is Divided into upper sheet and lower sheet, The upper sheet is provided along a position corresponding to the user's nose in the filter sheet, the lower sheet is provided along a position corresponding to the user's mouth in the filter sheet. The method of claim 1, The separator plate A mask for maintaining the separation space formed between the filter sheet and the contact sheet, and maintains the three-dimensional shape of the filter sheet. The method of claim 1, Bands provided on both sides of the filter sheet or the contact sheet is caught on the user's ear; Mask comprising a. The method of claim 1, A band that connects both sides of the filter sheet or the contact sheet and adheres along the circumference of the user's head when worn on the face; Mask comprising a. The method of claim 1, One or more check valves provided on the outside of the filter sheet for discharging the user's breath discharged to the mouth receiving side to the outside; The mask further comprises. A filter sheet disposed around a mouth of a user; A close contact sheet provided on a rear surface of the filter sheet and spaced apart from the user's face periphery and the filter sheet, and the surface close to the face except for an open portion to communicate with the user's mouth; And Separating plate connecting the upper side of the filter sheet and the contact sheet inclined to expand the separation space formed between the filter sheet and the contact sheet inclined, forming a mouth receiving portion is blocked from the outside between the filter sheet and the contact sheet; Mask comprising a. The method of claim 8, A band that connects both sides of the filter sheet or the contact sheet and adheres along the circumference of the user's head when worn on the face; Mask comprising a. The method of claim 8, One or more check valves provided on the outside of the filter sheet for discharging the user's breath discharged to the mouth receiving side to the outside; The mask further comprises.

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