JP3201851U - pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a pillow capable of relaxing neck and shoulder stiffness, suppressing snoring and apnea syndrome, and reducing cervical pain such as whiplash. A pillow 10 having a head support 11 that supports the head and a cervical support 12 that is connected to the head support 11 and supports the cervical vertebrae. Walls 13 are erected on the sides located on both sides of the head, and the thickness of the head support 11 is formed so that the back of the pillow user is approximately level with the bed surface, and the cervical support 12 is mounted on the pillow. The head support portion 11 and the cervical vertebra support portion 12 are made of a low-repulsion material. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pillow, and more particularly to a pillow capable of relaxing neck and shoulder stiffness, suppressing snoring and apnea syndrome, and reducing cervical pain such as whiplash.

  Many pillows aimed at removing neck and shoulder stiffness during sleep have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, on both sides of a head placement unit base composed of a occipital region placement unit for placing the occipital region and a cervical placement unit having a cervical vertebra and a height higher than the occipital region placement unit, A pillow is disclosed in which a head movement restraining portion that suppresses the movement of the head is erected. This pillow is designed to prevent the head from bending left and right, to correct distortion, displacement and curvature of the cervical spine while sleeping, and to eliminate neck and shoulder stiffness.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a pillow that includes a member that supports the head and a member that supports the cervical spine, each of which can be individually adjusted in height. This pillow is intended to support the cervical spine and head at an ideal height.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a pillow provided with a recess in which a head is placed on a pedestal, side walls that support the head from both sides, a cervical spine support, and a spinal support. The purpose of this pillow is to stretch the cervical spine and spine, and to have a comfortable sleep with a good sleeping posture.

Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3200200 Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3198137 JP 2010-63674 A

  The bedridden usually sleeps on his back with his head on the pillow. However, this causes the head to rise from the neck and the cervix to become a tensioned posture. It can be a factor that causes tightness and stiff shoulders.

  Also, if the neck is pulled, the airways of the throat become narrow, which can cause snoring and apnea syndrome. Furthermore, it may cause cervical pain such as whiplash due to sequelae.

  An object of this invention is to provide the pillow which can eliminate the said problem.

  The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

  (1) The invention according to claim 1 is a pillow having a head support part that supports the head part and a cervical spine support part that is connected to the head support part and supports the cervical vertebrae. Walls are erected on both sides of the user's head, and the thickness of the head support is formed so that the back of the pillow user is approximately flush with the bed surface. The head support portion and the cervical vertebra support portion are made of a low repulsion material.

  (2) The device according to claim 2 is the pillow according to claim 1, wherein the head support portion has a thickness of 20 mm or less.

  It will be outlined with reference to the drawings how the present invention configured as described above works to solve the problems.

  A preferred posture at bedtime is said to be a posture in which an upright posture with the back of the head, back, buttocks, and heels on the wall as shown in FIG. However, in such a posture, a gap S is formed between the bed surface and the neck, which places a burden on the cervical spine.

  The present invention provides a pillow that fills the gap and supports the neck without placing a burden on the cervical spine. This will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pillow 10 according to the present invention includes a head support portion 11 that supports the head portion, and a cervical spine support portion 12 that is connected to the head support portion 11 and supports the cervical spine. It is.

  And the thickness of the head support part 11 is provided to such an extent that a back head becomes substantially the same height as a bed surface when a sleeping person puts his head on. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the back of the sleeping person N has substantially the same height as the bed. Therefore, the head does not rise from the neck like a general pillow, and therefore the neck is not pulled, so there is no tension in the neck muscles and muscles around the scapula, and the throat airway can be secured. .

  Therefore, neck tension and stiff shoulders do not occur, and snoring and apnea syndrome can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, since the cervical vertebra support part 12 is provided in a shape along the curved shape of the cervical vertebra of the pillow user, the cervical vertebra is supported by the cervical support part 12 as shown in FIG. In other words, the cervical vertebra has a slightly curved shape in a supine position, and the airway of the throat is opened and the tension around the scapula is relieved.

  Thus, since the cervical spine can be supported in a normal state, there is no fear of exacerbating cervical vertebral pain such as whiplash due to a sequelae, and further, it can be expected to alleviate and eliminate the pain.

  In other words, the cervical spine support portion 12 also suppresses neck tension, stiff shoulders, snoring and apnea syndrome.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the pillow 10 concerning this invention has set up the wall parts 13 and 13 in the side located in the both-sides head of the pillow user of the head support part 11. As shown in FIG. That is, the head placed on the head support portion 11 of the sleeping person is sandwiched between the wall portions 13 from the head portions on both sides, and cannot be turned over. As a result, the posture as described above, that is, the head is substantially at the same height as the bed surface, and the cervical vertebra is supported by the cervical vertebra support portion 12 until it wakes up, and an ideal curved shape can be maintained.

  Furthermore, when you go to bed using the pillow 10 according to the present invention, the upright posture with the back of the head, back, buttocks, and heels is almost the same as sleeping on your back, so both shoulders are on the bed surface. Arriving naturally, both scapulae are centered, so the spinal cord is naturally straightened, leading to spinal correction.

  Moreover, since the head support part 11 and the cervical vertebra support part 12 are formed of a low-repulsion material, that is, formed of a material having flexibility and elasticity, there is a slight difference in height from the bed surface depending on the body shape. Even if there is, it becomes possible to fit in the person's condition without difficulty.

Perspective view of the present invention A-A line sectional view BB sectional view Explanatory drawing showing the state of use Explanatory diagram showing ideal sleeping state

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a preferred device will be outlined with reference to the drawings. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments, and various forms can be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  The pillow body 10 is formed to a height that can fill the gap S (FIG. 5) between the cervical vertebra and the bed in a side view (Y arrow view in FIG. 1), specifically, a height of about 45 mm. The cervical vertebra support part 12 and the wall part 13 extending from the cervical vertebra support part 12 in the overhead direction of the pillow user N while being gradually increased in thickness (height) are formed into a pillow-shaped outer shape.

  However, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a head support portion 11 that is a concave portion is provided in the central portion in plan view.

  The shape of the cervical vertebra support portion 12 is a quadrangular shape whose section is curved as shown in FIG. 2, but the cross section may be a semicircular shape.

  The shape of the head support portion 11 is a flat body, and has a thickness such that when the sleeping person puts his head, the back head is substantially the same height as the bed surface. Specifically, if the thickness is about 20 mm, the back of the head is substantially the same height as the bed surface because the material is a low repulsion material.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the wall portion 13 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is erected from the head support portion 11.

  The pillow 10 according to the present invention is formed using a low resilience material. The wall portion 13 is not necessarily formed of a low-repulsion material, but the head support portion 11 and the cervical vertebra support portion 12 need to appropriately support the head and cervical vertebra regardless of the body shape of the user. It is necessary to form with a repulsive material. As the low resilience material, urethane foam, a bag body sealed with air, water, gel substance, or the like can be used.

  If a thermal sheet is attached to the cervical spine support part or a magnetic body is attached, the muscles around the neck can be relaxed and blood circulation can be promoted, and the shoulder stiffness can be further eliminated.

10. Pillow 11 Head support 12 Cervical support 13 Wall

Claims (2)

A pillow having a head support part that supports the head part, and a cervical spine support part that is connected to the head support part and supports the cervical spine,
A wall was erected on the side of the head support that is located on the head of both sides of the pillow user.
The thickness of the head support part is formed so that the back of the pillow user is approximately the same height as the bed surface,
The cervical vertebra support part is provided in a shape along the curved shape of the pillow user's cervical vertebra,
The head support and cervical spine support were made of low-rebound material,
A pillow characterized by.   The pillow according to claim 1, wherein the head support portion has a thickness of 20 mm or less.

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