CN119770253A - Snoring Treatment Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application provides a snoring treatment device, comprising a vibration part, the vibration part is provided with an opening for the inflow of exhaled airflow, an inner cavity connected to the opening, and an exhaust port connected to the inner cavity, and the vibration part is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20 to 200 Hz under the action of the exhaled airflow after the inflow of the exhaled airflow. The snoring treatment device provided by the present application can accurately exercise the upper respiratory tract muscles, making the upper respiratory tract muscles strong, thereby achieving the purpose of treating snoring.

Description

Snore treating device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of body-building equipment, in particular to snore treating equipment.

Background

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAHS, OSAS) refers to an apnea caused by an upper airway Obstructive lesion (collapse of the pharyngeal mucosa), primarily characterized by snoring during sleep.

Muscle weakness of the upper respiratory tract is a common cause of OSAS, and muscle weakness of the neck and throat tissues, hypertrophic and crowding, can easily cause obstruction of the upper respiratory tract. The treatment methods for snoring generally comprise surgical excision, snore stopping device, exercise weight losing therapy and the like.

Surgical excision therapy is to cut off the part of local upper airway stenosis obviously caused by tonsil, adenoid hypertrophy and the like, is invasive intervention, is traumatic to a patient, and is not acceptable.

Snore stopping therapy is currently the primary means of preventing sleep snoring. The breathing machine or the snore stopping plaster, the snore stopping tooth sleeve, the snore stopping belt and the like are arranged before sleeping, so that the respiratory tract of a patient is unobstructed in the sleeping process. However, because the device is required to be carried frequently during sleeping, the patient has low acceptance, and once the patient leaves the device, the patient can easily recover the snoring again, so that the snoring stopping therapy can only stop the snoring and can not treat the snoring.

The exercise weight-losing therapy can fundamentally solve the problem of respiratory muscle weakness caused by obesity, but a certain place and time are needed for exercise, most people are difficult to extract time and find proper places to perform weight-losing exercise at present because of being busy, and the exercise effect is mainly reflected on the body surface and cannot directly exercise the throat part in the cavity.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a snore treating device, which aims to exercise upper respiratory muscles in a targeted way to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

The embodiment of the application realizes the aim through the following technical scheme.

The snore treating instrument comprises a vibrating part, wherein the vibrating part is provided with an opening for the inflow of an expiratory airflow, an inner cavity communicated with the opening and an exhaust port communicated with the inner cavity, and the vibrating part is adapted to generate vibrating sound waves with the frequency range of 20-200 Hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in.

In one embodiment, the inner cavity comprises a first cavity and a second cavity, the second cavity is communicated with the first cavity and is provided with an exhaust port, the expiratory airflow sequentially flows through the first cavity and the second cavity from the opening and is exhausted from the exhaust port, and the vibrating part further comprises a vibrating unit which is movably arranged at the communication position of the first cavity and the second cavity and is adapted to be separated from the communication position under the action of the expiratory airflow so that the vibrating part generates vibrating sound waves.

In one embodiment, the vibration unit comprises a switching valve, a rotating shaft and a swing arm, wherein the rotating shaft is fixed between two ends of the swing arm, the switching valve is arranged on one side of a power arm of the swing arm, and the switching valve is used for sealing a communication part and opening the communication part and driving the swing arm to rotate around the rotating shaft when being acted by an expiratory airflow.

In one embodiment, the swing arm comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite, wherein the first end is close to an air inlet end of the snore treating device, the second end is close to an air outlet end of the snore treating device, the snore treating device further comprises a first magnetic unit and a second magnetic unit, the first magnetic unit is close to the second end and is arranged on the swing arm, and the second magnetic unit is arranged in the inner cavity to attract the swing arm to reset.

In one embodiment, the vibration part is provided with a single cavity, one end of the single cavity is provided with an air outlet, the other end of the single cavity is provided with an opening, the vibration part comprises a wall body surrounding the cavity, the wall body is made of flexible materials, and the wall body can deform under the action of the expiratory airflow to generate the vibration sound wave and restore to a natural state after the acting force of the expiratory airflow disappears.

In one embodiment, the snore treating apparatus further comprises a limiting sleeve, wherein the limiting sleeve is sleeved on the periphery of the wall body and is used for controlling the deformation amplitude of the wall body within a preset range.

In one embodiment, one end of the limiting sleeve is provided with a wrapping opening, the wrapping opening is sleeved on the periphery of the exhaust opening, and the exhaust opening is completely recessed into the wrapping opening.

In one embodiment, the snore treating appliance further comprises a connector provided with an air inlet and a connecting port, wherein the air inlet is used for allowing the expiratory airflow to enter, and the connecting port is communicated with the opening.

In one embodiment, the connection port is surrounded by the wall through the opening in the lumen.

In one embodiment, the frequency range is 20 to 110Hz.

Compared with the prior art, the snore treating device provided by the application can accurately exercise the upper respiratory muscle, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, and the aim of treating snore is fulfilled.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a snore treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of vibration generation of the snore treating appliance of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a snore treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a snoring treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a snore treating appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the power arm M1 and the resistance arm R1 of the snoring treatment apparatus of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a snoring treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the power arm M1 and the resistance arm R1 of the snoring treatment apparatus of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a snoring treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the stroke and force applied by the swing arm of the snore treating machine of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a vibration unit of a snore treating machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of the vibration unit of the snoring treatment apparatus of FIG. 11 when the vibration unit is opened;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a mouthpiece of a snore treating appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the vibrating portion and mouthpiece of the snore treating device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the following description will make clear and complete descriptions of the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the application. And that all other embodiments, which are intended to be within the scope of the present application, will be within the scope of the present application as defined by the appended claims.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are correspondingly changed.

In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to be based on the fact that those skilled in the art can implement the technical solutions, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be implemented, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered as not existing, and not falling within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a snore treating apparatus 1, which includes a vibration portion 52, wherein the vibration portion 52 is provided with an opening 520 for an expiratory airflow to flow in, an inner cavity 524 communicating with the opening 520, and an air outlet 522 communicating with the inner cavity 524. The user exhales through opening 520 and causes an expiratory airflow to enter lumen 524. The vibration part 52 is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20 to 200hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in.

The inventor finds that when the frequency range of the sound wave generated by the vibration part 52 is 20-200 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be accurately exercised, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, the muscle is prevented from sagging after sleeping, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, and the aim of treating snoring is achieved.

Further, in some preferred embodiments of the present application, when the frequency range of the sound wave generated by the vibration portion 52 is 20 to 110hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be exercised more accurately to better treat snoring.

The inventors have found that the frequency of the sound wave generated by the vibration part 52 can be adaptively adjusted for different phases of use. With the progressive depth of exercise, the muscles of the upper respiratory tract are stronger and stronger, and the required vibration frequencies are different. For example, when a user exercises in the early stage, muscles are relaxed relatively, the vibration frequency is controlled to be 20-75 Hz, in the later stage of exercise, the upper respiratory muscle has a certain strength, the vibration of the upper respiratory muscle caused by the original vibration frequency is weaker and weaker, so that the vibration frequency of 65-110 Hz can be adjusted or different snore treatment apparatuses can be replaced, the later stage of exercise strength is improved, and the continuous stability of the treatment effect is ensured.

In this embodiment, the vibration part 52 has a single chamber, one end of the vibration part is provided with an air outlet 522, the other end of the vibration part is provided with an opening 520, the vibration part 52 comprises a wall 526 surrounding the single chamber, the wall 526 defines an inner cavity 524, the wall 526 is made of a flexible material and can deform under the action of the expiratory airflow to generate vibration sound waves, and the vibration sound waves return to a natural state after the acting force of the expiratory airflow is lost. The wall 526 may be made of a flexible material, or the wall along the air intake direction may be made of a flexible material.

The chamber refers to a structure at least comprising cavities, and the single chamber refers to a structure comprising 1 number of cavities. In the present embodiment, the vibrating portion 52 is surrounded by the wall 526, and the vibrating portion may be cylindrical, elliptic or flat, as long as the inner cavity 524 is formed.

In this embodiment, the wall 526 is made of a flexible material, such as Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, polyester, nylon, and the like. In addition, the material can be prepared by taking polyolefin as a main raw material. The polyolefin is mainly polyethylene, including low density polyethylene or high pressure polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene or low pressure polyethylene (HDPE), linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), etc. The products made of the materials have the characteristic of light weight, and can deform along with the direction of external force when the external force is applied.

The thickness of the wall 526 can be set to be 0.03-0.2 mm, and the shore hardness is 7-25A, so that the snore treating device 1 is light in weight and easy to deform correspondingly under the pressure change of the cavity.

The elastic modulus of the wall 526 is 0.1mpa to 0.5mpa, so that the wall 526 is not stretched to form unrecoverable deformation when receiving the air pressure, and also can avoid artificial careless pulling deformation.

Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, after the expiratory airflow enters the inner cavity 524 from the opening 520, the inner cavity 524 bulges under the pressure of the air. The air flow rate of the inner chamber 524 is different due to friction as the gas flows over the inner surface 5260 of the wall 526. Where the flow rate is high, the pressure will drop according to Bernoulli's principle, whereas where the flow rate is low, the pressure is relatively high. Such pressure imbalance may cause an unstable flow of air at the inner surface 5260 of the wall 526, thereby creating a vortex. The opposite whirl is formed at both sides of the wall 526 by the pressure difference. These vortices will periodically fall off the inner surface 5260 of the wall 526, creating a karman vortex street effect. The shedding of these vortices causes a periodic change in the air pressure within the chamber 524, which in turn causes a corresponding periodic deformation of the wall 526, thereby producing a vibrational sound wave of a predetermined frequency. In this embodiment, the set frequency is 20-200 Hz.

The snore treating apparatus 1 provided in this embodiment can utilize the self deformation of the vibration part 52 to generate vibration sound waves through the single chamber so as to exercise the upper respiratory muscle, and has exquisite structure, convenience and practicability.

Referring to fig. 3, in another embodiment, the snore treating apparatus 1 further includes a limiting sleeve 54, wherein the limiting sleeve 54 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the wall 526, and is used for controlling the deformation amplitude of the wall 526 within a preset range.

The stop collar 54 is made of a rigid material and is not easily deformed, at least not deformed by the airflow. The spacing sleeve 54 is wrapped on the periphery of the wall body 526, but a preset distance exists between the spacing sleeve and the wall body 526, so that the deformation amplitude of the wall body 526 can be controlled within a preset range by controlling the distance between the spacing sleeve 54 and the wall body 526. When the deformation of the wall 526 is too large, the wall 526 is prevented from being excessively deformed due to the limiting action of the limiting sleeve 54. With the stop collar 54, the amplitude of vibration is reduced (the degree of reduction depends on the specific distance between the stop collar 54 and the wall 526) with the pressure unchanged, and the time taken is shortened, so that the purpose of controlling the vibration frequency of the inner cavity 524 by controlling the distance between the stop collar 54 and the wall 526 is achieved.

In this embodiment, a wrapping opening 540 is formed at one end of the stop collar 54, the wrapping opening 540 is sleeved on the periphery of the air outlet 522, and the air outlet 522 is completely recessed in the wrapping opening 540. That is, the wrapping opening 540 of the stop collar 54 is to completely restrict the exhaust opening 522 within the stop collar 54. If the vent 522 extends outwardly relative to the stop collar 54, it can easily cause the end to become stuck by the end of the stop collar when the wall 526 is deformed, resulting in vibration failure. This embodiment can avoid vibration failure caused by the edge (wrapping opening 540) of the stop collar 54 being stuck when the wall 526 is deformed.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the snore treating device 1 further includes a connector 56, the connector 56 having an air inlet 561 and a connection port 562, the air inlet 561 being for allowing an expiratory airflow, the connection port 562 communicating with the opening 520. The air inlet 561 may be external to the mouthpiece or may be directly accessible to the user. The connector 56 may lengthen the path of the expiratory airflow, concentrate the airflow, and apply better force to the wall 526. The particular shape of the adapter 56 is not limited thereto and other embodiments of the present application may be used to provide a mouthpiece.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the connection port 562 is surrounded by the wall 526 through the opening 520 in the inner chamber 524. Therefore, the air flow tightness is good, and the leakage of air is avoided.

Referring to fig. 4, another embodiment of the snore treating device 2 of the present application includes a vibration portion 201, wherein the vibration portion 201 is provided with an opening 2010 for the flow of the expiratory airflow, an inner cavity 2011 communicating with the opening 2010, and an air outlet 25 communicating with the inner cavity 2011. The vibration part 201 is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20-200 hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in.

Specifically, the inner cavity 2011 includes a first cavity 21 and a second cavity 22, the second cavity 22 and the first cavity 21 communicating, and is provided with an exhaust port 25. The expiratory airflow flows from the opening 2010 through the first chamber 21 and the second chamber 22 in sequence, and exits from the exhaust port 25. The vibration part 201 further includes a vibration unit 23, where the vibration unit 23 is movably disposed at the communication position between the first cavity 21 and the second cavity 22, and is adapted to leave the communication position under the action of the expiratory airflow, so that the vibration part 201 generates vibration sound waves with a frequency range of 20-200 hz, in this embodiment, the connection position between the first cavity 21 and the second cavity 22 is not completely isolated from each other, so as to form a communication port 24. The vibration unit 23 may be a sphere with a certain weight, for example, the sphere weight is 13 g-28 g, and the material may be plastic or metal. When no expiratory airflow passes through, the vibrating unit 23 seals the communication port 24 along the gravity direction under the action of gravity, when the expiratory airflow F2 passes through, the vibrating unit 23 is blown upwards, so that the communication port 24 is opened, after the airflow is discharged from the second cavity 22, the air pressure in the second cavity 22 is reduced, the vibrating unit 23 falls back and seals the communication port 24 under the action of gravity, and the vibrating unit 23 is reset. During the continuous exhalation, the vibration unit 23 repeatedly opens or closes the communication port 24 at a certain frequency, thereby generating a vibration sound wave and being capable of causing the upper airway muscles to vibrate.

When the vibration frequency range (namely the frequency range of the vibration sound wave) of the vibration unit 23 is 20-200 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be accurately exercised, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, the muscle is prevented from sagging after sleeping, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, and the aim of treating snoring is fulfilled.

In some embodiments, when the vibration frequency range of the vibration unit 23 is 20-100 hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be more accurately exercised to better treat snoring.

The frequency of the vibration unit 23 can also be adapted for different phases of use. With the progressive depth of exercise, the muscles of the upper respiratory tract are stronger and stronger, and the required vibration frequencies are different. For example, when a user exercises in the early stage, muscles are relaxed relatively, the vibration frequency is controlled to be 20-75 Hz, in the later stage, the upper respiratory tract muscles have certain strength, and the vibration of the upper respiratory tract muscles caused by the original vibration frequency is weaker and weaker, so that the vibration frequency of 65-110 Hz can be used by adjusting the frequency or changing different snore-treating instruments, the later stage exercise intensity is improved, and the continuous stability of the treatment effect is ensured.

Referring to fig. 5, an embodiment of the present application provides a snore treating apparatus 3, which includes a vibration portion 301, wherein the vibration portion 301 is provided with an opening 3010 for an expiratory airflow to flow in, an inner cavity 3011 communicating with the opening 3010, and an air outlet 3220 communicating with the inner cavity 3011. The vibration part 301 is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20-200 hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in.

Specifically, the inner chamber 3011 includes a first chamber 31 and a second chamber 32, the second chamber 32 communicates with the first chamber 31, and the expiratory airflow sequentially flows through the first chamber 31 and the second chamber 32 from the opening 3010 and is discharged from the exhaust outlet 3220. The vibration part 301 further includes a vibration unit 33, where the vibration unit 33 is movably disposed at a communication position between the first cavity 31 and the second cavity 32, and adapted to be separated from the communication position under the action of the expiratory airflow, so that the vibration part 301 generates a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20-200 hz. In the present embodiment, the vibration portion 301 has a substantially cylindrical structure. The first chamber 31 and the second chamber 32 are defined by substantially half hollow cylindrical housings which are combined into the cylindrical shape of the vibration portion 301, respectively. In other embodiments, the vibration part 301 may be a single-piece structure, i.e. a hollow cylinder structure with a complete outer wall, so long as two cavities that are mutually communicated can be divided inside.

The vibrating portion 301 further includes an extension 310 at its air intake end, and the extension 310 may be configured to engage the inlet or may be configured to couple to a separate mouthpiece. In this embodiment, the extension 310 is a hollow cylinder having a diameter slightly smaller than the maximum diameter of the vibration portion 301, and is adapted to be coupled to a separate mouthpiece. The end surface of the extension 310 is an air inlet end surface 311.

The vibration part 301 further includes a radial side wall 3110 connected to the extension part 310, outer and inner side walls 3112 and 3114 each extending in the axial direction of the vibration part 301, and a bottom wall 3116 connected between the outer and inner side walls 3112 and 3114. These side walls define the maximum space of the first chamber 31.

The radial side wall 3110 shields a part of the air inlet in the radial direction of the vibration portion 301, guides the expiratory airflow to the lower portion of the vibration portion 301, and reduces the air inlet cross-sectional area of the expiratory airflow. The outer side wall 3112 constitutes an outer surface of the vibration portion 301. The inner sidewall 3114 is located inside the vibrating portion 301. The bottom wall 3116 is located on a side away from the air inlet end face 311 of the vibration portion 301, close to the air outlet end face 322 of the vibration portion 301, or flush with the air outlet end face 322. The inner sidewall 3114 is provided with a communication port 34 at substantially a middle section thereof. The inner sidewall 3114 and the bottom wall 3116, the radial sidewall 3110 may be integrally formed, or may be formed separately and fixedly connected to the bottom wall 3116, the radial sidewall 3110, for example, by welding or snap-fit connection.

The vibration section 301 further includes an outer side wall 320 and an air outlet end face 322 for forming a second chamber 32 with a radial side wall 3110, an outer side wall 3112, an inner side wall 3114 and a bottom wall 3116 forming the first chamber 32. Wherein the air outlet end face 322 is disposed along the radial direction of the vibration portion 301, and in the present embodiment, is also connected to the bottom wall 3116 of the first chamber 32.

In the present embodiment, the vibration unit 33 is a symmetrical hinge motion structure. The vibration unit 33 includes an opening and closing valve 330, a rotating shaft 332, and a swing arm 333. The rotating shaft 332 is fixed between two ends of the swing arm 333, the switch valve 330 is disposed on one side of the power arm M1 of the swing arm 333, and the switch valve 330 is used for sealing the communication port 34, opening the communication port 34 and driving the swing arm 333 to rotate around the rotating shaft 332 when being acted by the expiratory airflow.

Since the on-off valve 330 moves relative to the communication port 34 when acted on by the expiratory airflow, the side on which the on-off valve 330 is located is also referred to as the power arm M1 side of the swing arm 333.

The rotation shaft 332 may be fixedly disposed with respect to the swing arm 333 by means of the base 335. Specifically, base 335 is secured to inner sidewall 3114. Base 335 may be integrally formed with inner side wall 3114 or fixedly mounted to inner side wall 3114.

The rotation shaft 332 is simultaneously inserted into the base 335 and the swing arm 333, so that the swing arm 333 rotates about the rotation shaft 332 as a fulcrum. The rotation shaft 332 and the base 335 are located substantially at the midpoint of the swing arm 333, i.e., such that the power arm M1 and the resistance arm R1 of the swing arm 333 are equal in length or substantially equal in length (see fig. 6).

Swing arm 333 includes a first end 334 and a second end 336. The first end 334 is adjacent to the air inlet end of the vibrating portion 301 and the second end 336 is adjacent to the air outlet end of the vibrating portion 301. The switch valve 330 is disposed on the swing arm 333 proximate the second end 336.

When no expiratory air flows through, the vibration unit 33 is in a natural state, and the on-off valve 330 is matched and sealed with the communication port 34. The shape of the on-off valve 330 and the shape of the communication port 34 are adapted, in this embodiment, the on-off valve 330 is conical, and the communication port 34 is a hollow arc opening and can be adapted to the on-off valve 330.

Under the effect of the expiratory pressure, the on-off valve 330 opens, and a gap is formed between the communication port 34, and the expiratory airflow enters the second chamber 32 from the first chamber 31 through the communication port 34. The pressure of the exhalation pressure acting on the opening and closing valve 330 gradually decreases, and the natural state of the vibration unit 33 is broken, and the opening and closing valve 330 falls back to block the communication port 34. In this process, the swing arm 333 of the vibration unit 33 swings up and down about the rotation shaft 332, causing the vibration unit 33 to swing at a predetermined frequency, thereby forming a vibration sound wave and being capable of causing the upper airway muscle to vibrate.

When the vibration frequency range of the vibration unit 33 is 20-200 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be accurately exercised, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, the muscle is prevented from sagging after sleeping, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, and the aim of treating snoring is fulfilled.

In some embodiments, when the vibration frequency range of the vibration unit 33 is 20-110 hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be more accurately exercised, so as to better achieve the purpose of treating snoring.

The frequency of vibration of the vibration unit 33 can also be adapted for different phases of use. With the progressive depth of exercise, the muscles of the upper respiratory tract are stronger and stronger, and the required vibration frequencies are different. By way of example, when a user exercises in the early stage, the muscles are relaxed relatively, the vibration frequency is controlled to be 20-75 Hz, in the later stage, the upper respiratory muscle has a certain strength, and the vibration of the upper respiratory muscle caused by the original vibration frequency is weaker and weaker, so that the vibration frequency of 65-110 Hz can be used by adjusting the frequency or changing different snore-treating apparatuses, the later stage exercise strength is improved, and the continuous stability of the treatment effect is ensured.

The vibration unit 33 can be made of polymer materials commonly used in medical treatment, such as Polycarbonate (PC), and has good biocompatibility and simple and stable structure.

Referring to fig. 7, another embodiment of the snore treating device 4 of the present application includes a vibration portion 401, wherein the vibration portion 401 is provided with an opening 4010 for the flow of the expiratory airflow, an inner cavity 4011 communicating with the opening 4010, and an air outlet 425 communicating with the inner cavity 4011. The vibration part 401 is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20-200 hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in. Specifically, the lumen 4011 includes a first chamber 41 and a second chamber 42, the second chamber 42 and the first chamber 41 communicating, and is provided with an exhaust port 425. The expiratory airflow flows from opening 4010 through first chamber 41 and second chamber 42 in sequence and exits from exhaust port 425. The vibration part 401 further includes a vibration unit 43, and the vibration unit 43 is movably provided at a communication place of the first chamber 41 and the second chamber 42. Is adapted to leave the communication place under the action of the expiratory airflow, so that the vibration part 401 generates vibration sound waves with the frequency range of 20-200 Hz. The vibrating portion 401 includes an air inlet end face 411 and an air outlet end face 422 at the air inlet end and the air outlet end, respectively. The vibration part 401 is provided with a communication port 44 in an inner wall 4114 thereof.

The vibration unit 43 provided in the present embodiment is an asymmetric hinge motion structure. Specifically, the vibration unit 43 includes an on-off valve 430, a rotation shaft 432, and a swing arm 433. The rotation shaft 432 is fixed between two ends of the swing arm 433, the switch valve 430 is disposed on one side of the power arm M1 of the swing 4333, and the switch valve 430 is used for sealing the communication port 44, and opening the communication port 44 and driving the swing arm 433 to rotate around the rotation shaft 432 when being acted by the expiratory airflow.

Since the on-off valve 430 moves relative to the communication port 44 when the expiratory airflow acts, the side on which the on-off valve 430 is located is also referred to as the power arm M1 side of the swing arm 433.

The rotation shaft 432 may be fixedly disposed with respect to the swing arm 433 by means of a base (the base is not shown in the view of fig. 7, and the base is located at the position of the rotation shaft 432). Specifically, the base is secured to the inner sidewall 4114. The base may be integrally formed with the inner side wall 4114 or fixedly mounted to the inner side wall 4114.

The rotation shaft 432 is simultaneously penetrated through the base and the swing arm 433, so that the swing arm 433 rotates with the rotation shaft 432 as a fulcrum.

Swing arm 433 includes a first end 434 and a second end 436. The first end 434 is adjacent to the air inlet end of the vibrating portion 401 and the second end 436 is adjacent to the air outlet end of the vibrating portion 401. Unlike the previous embodiment, the rotation shaft 432 and the base are disposed biased toward the first end 434 of the swing arm 433, i.e., such that the power arm M1 of the swing arm 433 is longer than the resistance arm R1 (as shown in fig. 8). The resistance arm R1 is shorter on one side, so that the snore treating instrument 4 is more compact in structure, smaller in volume and more convenient to exercise and use at any time and any place in daily life.

When no expiratory air flows through, the vibration unit 43 is in a natural state, a gap is formed between the vibration unit and the communication port 44, and the switch valve 430 is sealed in cooperation with the communication port 44. Under the effect of the exhalation pressure, the on-off valve 430 opens, and the flow of exhalation gas enters the second chamber 42 from the first chamber 41 through the communication port 44. The second end 436 is tilted about the rotational axis 432 and the first end 434 is depressed about the rotational axis 432. Meanwhile, after the on-off valve 430 is opened, the pressure acting on the on-off valve 430 is gradually reduced. The on-off valve 430 drops back to block the communication port 44. This process repeats as exhalation continues.

When the vibration frequency range of the vibration unit 43 is 20-200 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be accurately exercised, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, the muscle is prevented from sagging after sleeping, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, and the aim of treating snoring is fulfilled.

In some embodiments, when the vibration frequency range of the vibration unit 43 is 20-100 hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be more accurately exercised to better treat snoring.

The frequency of the vibration unit 43 may also be adapted for different phases of use. With the progressive depth of exercise, the muscles of the upper respiratory tract are stronger and stronger, and the required vibration frequencies are different. Through repeated experiments and repeated experiments of the inventor, when a user exercises in the early stage, the muscles are relatively relaxed, the vibration frequency is controlled to be 20-65 Hz, in the later stage, the upper respiratory muscle has certain strength, and the vibration of the upper respiratory muscle caused by the original vibration frequency is weaker and weaker, so that the vibration frequency of 65-110 Hz can be used by adjusting the frequency or changing different snore-treating instruments, the later stage exercise intensity is improved, and the continuous stability of the treatment effect is ensured.

Referring to fig. 9, in some embodiments, the snoring treatment apparatus 4 further comprises a first magnetic unit 47 and a second magnetic unit 48. The first magnetic unit 47 is disposed on the swing arm 433 near the second end 436, and the first magnetic unit 47 can rotate along with the second end 436. The second magnetic unit 48 is disposed in the inner cavity 4011 to attract the swing arm 433 to reset.

The advantage of this arrangement is that the attractive force between the first magnetic unit 47 and the second magnetic unit 48 helps the vibration unit 43 to be normally reset after the action of the air intake force or even under the influence of other acting forces during the resetting of the vibration unit 43, so that the user can exercise in any posture at any time and any place without being influenced by the use posture when using the snoring treatment apparatus 4. For example, when the user needs to lie on his/her side due to physical reasons, the reset direction of the switch valve 430 may form an acute angle or an obtuse angle with the gravity direction of the snore treating device 4, especially when the gravity forms an obtuse angle, the component force direction of the gravity is opposite to the reset direction of the switch valve 430, which may prevent the switch valve 430 from resetting, but since the force between the first magnetic unit 47 and the second magnetic unit 48 always has a component force consistent with the reset direction of the switch valve 430, the switch valve 430 may be reset in any use posture, so as to achieve the purpose that the user may use the snore treating device 4 in any posture.

As shown in fig. 10, the X-axis represents the stroke of the second end 436 rotated during the resetting from the highest point, and the Y-axis represents the force applied to the vibration unit 43 during the resetting, wherein the point B on the X-axis is the distance after the resetting of the switching valve 430.

The attractive force of the second magnetic unit 48 to the first magnetic unit 47 is set as M0, the acting force of the expiratory airflow to the vibration unit 43 is set as F4, and M0 and F4 are changed along with the change of the distance between the second end 436 and the inner side wall 4114 during the resetting of the vibration unit 43.

There is a balance point a between M0 and F4, i.e., balance point a is between the beginning and ending point of second end 436. After the second end 436 is subjected to a restoring or return force, it is inertially returned, and at point a of this travel, both forces M0 and F4 are balanced. Although equilibrium is reached, the oscillating unit 43 continues to move in the reciprocating direction due to inertia. When the vibration unit 43 passes the point a under the inertial action, M0> F4, which ensures complete resetting of the vibration unit 43. After the complete reset, the intake force F4 continues to increase due to the sealing of the communication port 44 by the switching valve 430, and when F4 increases to F4> M0, the switching valve 430 opens and the vibration unit 43 continues to reciprocate.

Based on the same principle, in the snore treating apparatus provided in other embodiments, for example, in the snore treating apparatus 1 or 3, the smooth reset of the switch valve can be ensured by setting the magnetic units which are attracted to each other on the reset path of the switch valve, so as to achieve the purpose of being usable in any posture.

The specific location of the second magnetic unit 48 is not limited by this embodiment. In this embodiment, the vibration portion 401 includes an outer side wall 4112, an inner side wall 4114, and a bottom wall 4116 connected between the outer side wall 4112 and the inner side wall 4114, which together define the first chamber 41, while the outer side wall 4112 further includes an extension wall 41120 extending beyond the bottom wall 4116 toward the air outlet end, and the extension wall 41120 and the other half of the wall of the vibration portion 401 define the chamber of the second chamber 42. The second magnetic unit 48 is fixedly disposed on the extension wall 41120.

In other embodiments, the position of the second magnetic unit 48 may be set according to the division of the internal space of the vibration part 401. For example, the second magnetic unit 48 may be disposed in the first cavity 41, the second cavity 42, the bottom wall 4116, and the outer side wall 4112, and in any case, the second end 436 may be attracted and reset after being swung away.

Referring to fig. 11, an embodiment of the present application provides a snore treating device 5, which includes a vibration portion 101, wherein the vibration portion 101 is provided with an opening 120 for an expiratory airflow to flow in, an inner cavity 100 communicating with the opening 120, and an air outlet 140 communicating with the inner cavity 100. The vibration part 101 is adapted to generate a vibration sound wave with a frequency range of 20-200 hz under the action of the expiratory airflow after the expiratory airflow flows in.

Specifically, the inner cavity 100 includes a first cavity 11 and a second cavity 12. The vibration part 101 further includes a vibration unit 13, and the second chamber 12 communicates with the first chamber 11 and is provided with an exhaust port 140.

As indicated by the arrow, the expiratory airflow F1 enters the first chamber 11 from the outside, flows from the first chamber 11 to the second chamber 12, and flows out from the exhaust port 140. The form of the communicating part is not limited, and the function of communicating the two cavities is achieved. In the present embodiment, the communication portion is an opening 14 formed in the inner wall of the vibration portion 101.

The vibration unit 13 is movably arranged at the communication part of the first cavity 11 and the second cavity 12 and is adapted to leave the opening 14 under the action of the expiratory airflow so that the vibration part 101 generates vibration sound waves with the frequency of 20-200 Hz.

The vibration unit 13 may be a spring plate made of plastic or metal, and has a relatively thin thickness. The vibration unit 13 closes or covers the opening 14 when no expiratory air flow passes, and the vibration unit 14 can be blown open by the air flow to open the opening 14 when the expiratory air flow passes. Referring to fig. 12, when the user exhales, the exhaled air flow F1 flows from the first chamber 11 to the second chamber 12, so that the vibration unit 13 opens the opening 14, and after the air flow is exhausted from the second chamber 12, the air pressure in the second chamber 12 is reduced, and the vibration unit 13 is reset. During the continuous exhalation, the vibration unit 13 repeatedly opens or closes the opening 14 at a certain frequency, thereby generating a vibration sound wave and causing the upper airway muscles to vibrate.

When the frequency range of the vibration sound wave is 20-200 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be accurately exercised, so that the upper respiratory muscle is powerful, the muscle is prevented from sagging after sleeping, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, and the aim of treating snoring is fulfilled.

In some embodiments, when the frequency range of the vibration sound wave is 20-110 Hz, the upper respiratory muscle can be more accurately exercised, and the aim of treating snoring can be better achieved.

The vibration frequency can be adaptively adjusted according to the use stages of different crowds. With the progressive depth of exercise, the muscles of the upper respiratory tract are stronger and stronger, and the required vibration frequencies are different. For example, when a user exercises in the early stage, muscles are relaxed relatively, the vibration frequency is controlled to be 20-75 Hz, in the later stage, the upper respiratory tract muscles have certain strength, and the vibration of the upper respiratory tract muscles caused by the original vibration frequency is weaker and weaker, so that the vibration frequency of 65-110 Hz can be used by adjusting the frequency or changing different snore-treating instruments, the later stage exercise intensity is improved, and the continuous stability of the treatment effect is ensured. Regardless of the stage, the vibration frequency of the snore treatment apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application may be tested in at least one of the following ways:

1. When the detection equipment is a power source type, using instruments such as a breathing machine and the like to fixedly output 15-100 cm water column (cmH ₂ O) air pressure and 25-70L/min flow to act on a vibration part of the snore treating instrument, for example acting on a vibration unit, and measuring the vibration frequency of the vibration unit through the instruments such as a laser vibration meter, a sound wave detector and the like;

2. through a clinical use mode, a healthy person older than 15 years old exhales hard after breathing deeply to act on the vibration part of the snore treating instrument, and the vibration frequency of the vibration unit is measured through instruments such as a laser vibration meter, a sound wave detector and the like;

3. By means of calculation simulation, the vibration part of the snore treating instrument is acted by using air pressure with boundary conditions of 15-100 cm water column (cmH ₂ O) and flow of 25-70L/min, and then the vibration frequency is obtained through finite element calculation.

The vibration frequency of the vibration unit falls within the frequency range required by the application through continuous test and adjustment of the structure of the vibration unit or the whole snore treating instrument, and the frequency test and adjustment method is applicable to various snore treating instruments and is not limited to the snore treating instrument provided by the above embodiments. Any vibration frequency obtained by any test means falls within the vibration frequency range defined by the application, and can be regarded as being capable of realizing the technical effects to be realized by the application.

Referring to fig. 13, in some embodiments, any of the above snoring treatment apparatus may further comprise a mouthpiece 44. Taking snore treating device 4 as an example, mouthpiece 44 includes a bite portion 420 and a connection portion 444 in communication with bite portion 420, bite portion 420 is for being inserted into the mouth of a user for biting by the user, and connection portion 444 is for being connected with vibration portion 401.

The mouthpiece 44 may be manufactured separately from the vibration unit 401, or may be integrally formed with the vibration unit 401. In the present embodiment, the mouthpiece 44 is independent of the vibration portion 401, and the connection portion 444 is in a sleeve shape and is fitted around the outer periphery of the first chamber 411. The hardness of the mouthpiece 44 may be smaller than that of the vibration portion 401, for example, the mouthpiece 44 may be made of a soft material such as silicone, so that the mouthpiece 44 may more firmly cover the vibration portion 401, and the vibration portion 401 may not easily fall off when a user bites the vibration portion 401 through the mouthpiece 44.

In some embodiments, the bite portion 420 includes an oral cavity mating portion 4420 and a bite block 4422, the oral cavity mating portion 4420 being adapted to fit inside the oral cavity, the bite block 4422 being adapted to be bitten by teeth.

The mouth adapting portion 420 may be sized and shaped to approximate the interior of the mouth to plug into the mouth to better bite into the snore treating appliance 4 as a whole. The bite block 4422 includes two semi-arcuate blocks to be bitten by the teeth on both sides, respectively. In some embodiments, bite block 4422 includes bite surface 44220 and anti-slip unit 44221, with anti-slip unit 44221 disposed on bite surface 44220, bite surface 44220 being adapted to be bitten by teeth. The anti-slip unit 44221 may be a friction-increasing structure such as a bump or an anti-slip pattern.

The mouth adapting portion 4422 is provided with an air outlet 440, and the air outlet 440 is communicated with the connecting portion 444. Since the mouth adapting portion 4420 is located inside the mouth, the exhaled air in the mouth can be well guided from the exhalation port 440 to the inner chamber 100. In some embodiments, the hardness of the bite portion 442 is less than the hardness of the connection portion 444, making it more comfortable for the user to use, bite the bite portion 442 more carefully, and not injure the oral cavity.

Referring to fig. 14, in some embodiments, the connection portion 444 is a flexible hose, and may be provided with a longer length or be provided as a telescopic hose, so that the vibration portion 401 of the snoring treatment apparatus 4 may be placed at a position far from the user, and is not affected by the use posture of the user, thereby further expanding the use scenario of the snoring treatment apparatus 4. Similarly, the connection 444 is also suitable for other embodiments to provide snoring treatment devices.

The foregoing embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, but not for limiting the same, and although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solution described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or substituted for some of the technical features thereof, and that these modifications or substitutions should not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application and should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A snoring treatment device, characterized in that it comprises a vibration part, wherein the vibration part is provided with an opening for inflow of exhaled airflow, an inner cavity communicated with the opening, and an exhaust port communicated with the inner cavity, and the vibration part is adapted to generate vibration sound waves with a frequency range of 20 to 200 Hz under the action of the exhaled airflow after the inflow of the exhaled airflow. 2. The anti-snoring device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the inner cavity includes a first cavity and a second cavity, the second cavity is connected to the first cavity, and is provided with the exhaust port, the exhaled airflow flows through the first cavity and the second cavity in sequence from the opening, and is discharged from the exhaust port; the vibration part also includes a vibration unit, the vibration unit is movably arranged at the connection between the first cavity and the second cavity, and is adapted to leave the connection under the action of the exhaled airflow so that the vibration part generates the vibration sound wave. 3. The anti-snoring device according to claim 2 is characterized in that the vibration unit includes a switch valve, a rotating shaft and a swing arm, the rotating shaft is fixed between two ends of the swing arm, the switch valve is arranged on one side of the power arm of the swing arm, and the switch valve is used to seal the connection, and open the connection under the action of the exhaled airflow and drive the swing arm to rotate around the rotating shaft. 4. The anti-snoring device according to claim 3 is characterized in that the swing arm includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is close to an air inlet end of the anti-snoring device, and the second end is close to an air outlet end of the anti-snoring device; the anti-snoring device also includes a first magnetic unit and a second magnetic unit, the first magnetic unit is arranged on the swing arm close to the second end, and the second magnetic unit is arranged in the inner cavity to attract the swing arm to return to its original position. 5. The anti-snoring device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the inner cavity is a single chamber, one end of the single chamber is provided with the exhaust port, and the other end is provided with the opening; the vibrating part includes a wall body enclosing the single chamber, the wall body is made of flexible material, can be deformed under the action of the exhaled airflow to generate the vibration sound wave and return to a natural state after the force of the exhaled airflow disappears. 6. The anti-snoring device according to claim 5, characterized in that the anti-snoring device further comprises a limiting sleeve, wherein the limiting sleeve is arranged on the outer periphery of the wall body and is used to control the deformation amplitude of the wall body within a preset range. 7. The anti-snoring device according to claim 6, characterized in that a wrapping opening is provided at one end of the limiting sleeve, the wrapping opening is sleeved around the exhaust port, and the exhaust port is completely recessed into the wrapping opening. 8. The anti-snoring device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the anti-snoring device further comprises a connector, the connector is provided with an air inlet and a connecting port, the air inlet is used for allowing the exhaled air flow to enter, and the connecting port is communicated with the opening. 9 . The anti-snoring device according to claim 8 , wherein the connecting port is wrapped in the inner cavity by the wall through the opening. 10. The anti-snoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the frequency range is 20 to 110 Hz.