JP2014076159A - Ear hole temperature adjusting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ear hole temperature adjusting tool capable of giving a pleasant feeling free from changing to discomfort by adjusting a temperature of the inside of an ear hole.SOLUTION: An ear hole temperature adjusting tool 1 to be inserted into an ear hole includes an ear hole insertion part 10, and a temperature adjusting part 20. A heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10 has a circular cross section, and is formed from a heat storage material of a size allowing the diameter of the cross section to insert into an ear hole. The temperature adjusting part 20 heats or cools the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10. Thus, a user inserts the ear hole insertion part into an ear hole. The inserted ear hole insertion part is heated or cooled by the temperature adjusting part. As a result of it, the inside of an ear hole can be heated or cooled by the ear hole insertion part and a temperature of the inside of an ear hole is adjusted so as to give a pleasant feeling free from changing to discomfort.

Description

  The present invention relates to an ear canal temperature adjuster, and more particularly to an ear canal temperature adjuster inserted into a human ear hole.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a temperature adjuster that is brought into contact with a part of a human body to cool or warm the human skin.
As such a temperature control device, formed from two waterproof thin film front and back, which are connected from the top corresponding to the top of the head and welded in the shape covering both the head, the back of the head, and the front of the head, A cold-heating bag body for a head in which a gel-like cold storage agent or a heat storage agent is enclosed in the film has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  According to the cold-heating bag body for a head of Patent Document 1, the periphery of two waterproof thin films having a shape suitable for covering the head is adhered by means such as welding, and a cold storage agent is contained therein. By encapsulating the heat storage agent, the entire head can be cooled or heated.

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  However, the cold-heating bag body for the head of Patent Document 1 covers or covers the entire head, thereby cooling or heating the portion in contact with the cold-heating bag body for the head. Can be cooled or heated, the ear hole inside the head cannot be cooled or heated.

  By the way, it is empirically known that pleasure can be obtained by adjusting the temperature of the ear canal. For example, when water having a temperature close to body temperature enters the ear canal, a comfortable warmth spreads throughout the head, and when water having a temperature lower than the body temperature enters the ear canal, a refreshing feeling spreads. On the other hand, when water enters the ear hole, the water does not escape from the ear hole, and the comfort and refreshment according to the temperature of the water gradually change to a strange feeling.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an ear canal temperature adjusting device that can give a pleasant feeling that does not change to a strange feeling by adjusting the temperature inside the ear canal.

  (1) An ear hole temperature adjusting device to be inserted into a human ear hole, wherein the cross section has a circular shape, and the diameter of the cross section is formed of a heat storage material having a size that can be inserted into the ear hole, An ear hole temperature control device comprising: a temperature control unit that heats or cools the ear hole insertion unit.

According to the configuration of (1), the ear hole temperature adjuster is inserted into the ear hole, and includes an ear hole insertion part and a temperature adjustment part.
The ear hole insertion part is formed of a heat storage material having a circular cross section and a diameter of the cross section that can be inserted into the ear hole.
The temperature adjustment unit heats or cools the ear hole insertion unit.
Thereby, the user inserts the ear hole insertion portion into the ear hole. The inserted ear hole insertion part is heated or cooled by the temperature adjusting part. Therefore, the inside of the ear hole can be heated or cooled by the ear hole insertion portion.
Therefore, by adjusting the temperature inside the ear hole, a pleasant feeling that does not change to a strange feeling can be given.

  (2) The temperature adjustment unit includes an installation unit that maintains a surface temperature within a predetermined range, and the installation unit is formed with an insertion hole into which the ear hole insertion unit can be inserted (1). The ear hole temperature control device described in 1.

According to the structure of (2), in the temperature control part, the insertion hole in which the ear hole insertion part can be inserted is formed in the installation part in which the surface temperature is maintained within a predetermined range.
Thereby, for example, when the temperature of the ear hole insertion part inserted into the ear hole becomes a temperature approximate to the body temperature, the ear hole insertion part can be heated or cooled again by inserting the ear hole insertion part into the insertion hole of the installation part.

  (3) The ear hole temperature adjuster according to (1), wherein the temperature adjustment unit includes a heat transfer unit that is disposed inside the ear hole insertion unit and that maintains a surface temperature within a predetermined range.

According to the configuration of (3), in the temperature adjustment unit, the heat transfer unit is disposed inside the ear hole insertion unit, and the surface temperature is maintained within a predetermined range.
Thereby, the ear hole insertion part can be kept at a temperature within a predetermined range.

  (4) The ear hole according to any one of (1) to (3), further including an elastically deformable cover that covers the ear hole insertion portion and has an outer diameter that is formed to a size that can be inserted into the ear hole. Temperature control tool.

According to the configuration of (4), the cover is formed so as to be elastically deformable so as to cover the ear hole insertion portion and have an outer diameter diameter that can be inserted into the ear hole.
Here, since the shape of the ear hole varies from person to person, the ear hole insertion part formed with a predetermined cross-sectional diameter may be an appropriate size for some people, but may be small for others. In this case, the ear hole insertion part may fall from the user's ear hole during use.
However, according to the invention of (4), the ear hole insertion portion is fixed to the ear hole by covering the ear hole insertion portion with the cover, and elastically deforming the cover covering the ear hole insertion portion and inserting the cover into the ear hole. Can be prevented from falling from the user's ear hole.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the ear hole temperature control tool which can give the pleasant sensation which does not change in a strange feeling by adjusting the temperature inside an ear hole can be provided.

It is a perspective view of the ear hole temperature control tool concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which looked at the ear hole insertion part which concerns on 1st Embodiment from the front. It is a figure which shows the ear hole insertion part which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a control part concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the ear hole temperature control tool which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

An ear hole temperature control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
<First Embodiment>
The structure of the ear hole temperature control tool 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ear hole temperature adjuster 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The ear hole temperature adjustment tool 1 includes an ear hole insertion part 10 that is inserted into a human ear hole, a temperature adjustment part 20 that heats or cools the ear hole insertion part 10, and a cover 30 that covers the ear hole insertion part 10.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the ear hole insertion unit 10 according to the first embodiment.
The ear hole insertion unit 10 includes a heat storage unit 11 that is inserted into a person's ear hole, and an insertion unit main body 12 that holds the heat storage unit 11. Moreover, the ear hole insertion part 10 includes a pair of heat storage parts 11 and an insertion part main body 12 that are respectively inserted into the left and right ear holes. The pair of heat storage parts 11 and the insertion part main body 12 are connected to each other by a connection part 13.
In addition, you may comprise the ear hole insertion part 10 by the one heat storage part 11 and the insertion part main body 12. FIG.

The heat storage unit 11 includes a head 111 inserted into the ear hole and a neck 112 extending from the surface of the head 111.
The head portion 111 is formed in a spherical shape having a circular cross section, and is formed of a heat storage material (for example, a metal such as copper or stainless steel) having a diameter (for example, 5 mm to 10 mm) that can be inserted into the ear hole. ing.
The head 111 can be formed of any material, not limited to metal, as long as the material can store heat and can absorb or release heat on the surface thereof.

  The neck portion 112 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the normal direction of the surface of the head portion 111. A groove 112 a that engages with the insertion portion main body 12 and the cover 30 is formed on the neck portion 112 on the outer surface.

The insertion portion main body 12 includes a grip portion 121 that is gripped by a user, and a holding portion 122 that is provided at one end of the grip portion 121 and holds the heat storage portion 11 in a detachable manner.
The grip part 121 is formed in, for example, a substantially quadrangular prism shape or a substantially cylindrical shape having a long side, and the connecting part 13 is connected to the other end.
The holding part 122 is formed of a disc-shaped rubber material, and a hole into which the neck part 112 of the heat storage part 11 can be inserted is formed at the approximate center thereof. The heat storage portion 11 is fixed to the insertion portion main body 12 by the edge of the hole engaging with the groove 112 a of the neck portion 112.

The connecting portion 13 includes a deformable string member 131 and a stay member 132 that covers the string member 131 at the approximate center of the string member 131.
Both ends of the string member 131 are connected to the other end of the grip portion 121 in the pair of insertion portion main bodies 12.
The stay member 132 is formed in an arc shape.
Thereby, a pair of heat storage part 11 and the insertion part main body 12 can be made into the state which kept the predetermined space | interval, and while being able to prevent a string member 131 becoming entangled, it becomes easy for a user to wear the ear hole insertion part 10. .

  In this way, by configuring the ear hole insertion portion 10, the user places the stay member 132 of the connecting portion 13 behind the neck, grips the grip portion 121 of the insertion portion main body 12, and the head of the heat storage portion 11. The part 111 is inserted into the ear hole together with the cover 30.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an ear hole insertion portion 10A according to a modification of the first embodiment.
The ear hole insertion part 10A according to the modification is different in the form of the connection part from the ear hole insertion part 10 according to the first embodiment.
The ear hole insertion part 10 </ b> A includes a connecting part 13 </ b> A that connects the pair of heat storage parts 11 and the insertion part main body 12 that are respectively inserted into the right and left ear holes.
The connecting portion 13A includes a pair of arm members 131A and a stay member 132A into which one ends of the pair of arm members 131A are slidably inserted.
The other end of the grip portion 121 in the insertion portion main body 12 is connected to the other end of each of the pair of arm members 131A.
The stay member 132A is formed in an arc shape that can be elastically deformed.
In this way, by configuring the ear hole insertion portion 10A, the user places the ear hole insertion portion 10A on the head, grasps the grip portion 121 of the pair of insertion portion main bodies 12, and spreads out, The head 111 of the heat storage unit 11 is inserted into the ear hole.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the temperature adjustment unit 20 is disposed above the case 21, the installation unit 22 provided inside the case 21, the cover installation unit 23 provided inside the case 21, and the case 21. , A cover 24 that covers the installation unit 22 and the cover installation unit 23, and a control unit 25 that is provided inside the case 21 and controls the surface temperature of the installation unit 22.

The case 21 and the lid 24 are engaged with each other to form a box shape having a space inside.
The installation part 22 can be formed of, for example, a metal such as copper or stainless steel. Further, the installation part 22 is formed with an insertion hole 221 into which the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10 can be inserted.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the control unit 25 according to the first embodiment.
The control unit 25 includes a power supply unit 251 and a heat control unit 252.
The power supply unit 251 obtains a current from an internal power supply (for example, a battery) or the outside and supplies the current to the heat control unit 252.
The heat control unit 252 generates or releases heat by a Peltier element or a heat pump that obtains a Peltier effect, heats or cools the installation unit 22 in which the heat storage unit 11 is inserted, and sets the temperature of the surface of the installation unit 22 to a temperature within a predetermined range. (For example, 10 to 40 ° C.). In addition, you may comprise the heat control part 252 only with the heater which generate | occur | produces heat with an electrical resistance, for example.
The heat control unit 252 includes a switch 252a (see FIG. 1) operated by the user, and generates or releases heat based on the operation of the switch 252a by the user.

Returning to FIG. 1, the cover installation unit 23 accommodates a plurality of types of covers 30.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 30 covers the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10, and has an outer diameter that can be inserted into the ear hole. The cover 30 is made of an elastically deformable material (for example, silicon). A hole into which the heat storage unit 11 can be inserted is formed at one end of the cover 30. The edge of the hole engages with the groove 112 a of the neck 112 after the head 111 of the heat storage unit 11 is accommodated in the cover 30. Thereby, the cover 30 is fixed to the ear hole insertion part 10.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 30 has a plurality of types having different outer diameters. As a result, the user can select a cover 30 of a type that matches the size of his / her ear hole, cover the heat storage unit 11 with the selected cover 30, and fix the cover 30 to the ear hole insertion unit 10. The cover 30 can be omitted.

Next, a procedure for using the ear hole temperature adjuster 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.
First, the user inserts the heat storage unit 11 into the insertion hole 221 of the installation unit 22. Then, the user operates the switch 252a to heat or cool the installation unit 22. Then, when the heat storage unit 11 is warmed or cooled, the heat storage unit 11 is mounted on the insertion unit main body 12, and a cover 30 of a type matching the size of the ear hole is mounted on the ear hole insertion unit 10.
And a user arrange | positions the stay member 132 of the connection part 13 behind a neck, hold | grips the holding part 121 of the insertion part main body 12, and inserts the head 111 of the thermal storage part 11 in an ear hole.

According to such an ear hole temperature adjuster 1, the user inserts the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10 into the ear hole. The inserted heat storage unit 11 is heated or cooled by the installation unit 22 of the temperature adjustment unit 20. Therefore, the inside of the ear hole can be heated or cooled by the heat storage unit 11.
Therefore, by adjusting the temperature inside the ear hole, a pleasant feeling that does not change to a strange feeling can be given.

Moreover, in the temperature control part 20, the insertion hole 221 which can insert the thermal storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10 was formed in the installation part 22 by which the surface temperature is maintained in the temperature of the predetermined range.
Thereby, for example, when the temperature of the heat storage unit 11 inserted into the ear hole becomes a temperature approximate to the body temperature, the heat storage unit 11 can be heated or cooled again by inserting the heat storage unit 11 into the insertion hole 221 of the installation unit 22. .

  Moreover, the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10 is covered with the cover 30, and the cover 30 covering the heat storage part 11 is elastically deformed and inserted into the ear hole, thereby fixing the ear hole insertion part 10 to the ear hole and the ear hole insertion part 10. Can be prevented from falling from the user's ear hole.

Second Embodiment
An ear hole temperature adjuster 1A according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an ear hole temperature adjuster 1A according to the second embodiment.
The temperature adjustment unit 20A of the ear hole temperature adjuster 1A according to the second embodiment includes a heat transfer unit 26 instead of the installation unit 22 of the ear hole temperature adjuster 1 according to the first embodiment.
The heat transfer section 26 is arranged in the ear hole insertion section 10 through the insertion section main body 12 and inside the heat storage section 11, and the temperature of the surface inside the heat storage section 11 is a temperature within a predetermined range (for example, 10 ° C.). ~ 40 ° C). The heat transfer unit 26 is composed of, for example, a tube formed of a material having high thermal conductivity and a liquid flowing through the tube, and distributes the liquid heated or cooled by the heat control unit 252.

  The heat control unit 252 according to the second embodiment heats or cools the heat transfer unit 26 disposed inside the heat storage unit 11, and sets the temperature of the surface of the heat transfer unit 26 inside the heat storage unit 11 to a temperature within a predetermined range. (For example, 10 to 40 ° C.).

According to such ear hole temperature adjusting tool 1A, the heat transfer part 26 is arranged inside the heat storage part 11 of the ear hole insertion part 10, and the temperature of the surface is maintained within a predetermined range by the heat control part 252.
Thereby, the heat storage part 11 of an ear hole insertion part can be kept at the temperature of a predetermined range.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within a scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ear hole temperature control tool 10 Ear hole insertion part 20 Temperature control part

Claims (4)

An ear hole temperature control device inserted into a human ear hole,
An ear hole insertion portion formed of a heat storage material having a circular cross section and a diameter of the cross section that can be inserted into the ear hole;
An ear hole temperature adjusting device comprising: a temperature adjusting unit that heats or cools the ear hole inserting unit. The temperature adjusting unit includes an installation unit in which the temperature of the surface is maintained at a temperature in a predetermined range,
The ear hole temperature adjusting tool according to claim 1, wherein an insertion hole into which the ear hole insertion part can be inserted is formed in the installation part.   The ear hole temperature adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the temperature adjusting unit includes a heat transfer unit that is disposed inside the ear hole inserting unit and that maintains a surface temperature within a predetermined range.   The ear canal temperature adjusting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an elastically deformable cover that covers the ear canal insertion portion and has an outer diameter that can be inserted into the ear canal.

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