KR101785931B1 - Oral respiration device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oral respiratory assisting device. More specifically, the oral respiratory assisting device enables a user, who breathes through her or his mouth after a nasal surgery, to breathe smoothly while preventing the oral cavity from drying. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the oral respiratory assisting device includes: an arc-shaped tool body; a lip cover; a water supply line; a water supply amount adjusting unit; a pair of inlet pipe units; a discharging pipe unit; an antibacterial filter; an end cap; a grill member; a guide member; a first check opening and closing device; and a second check opening and closing device.

Description

Oral respiration device

The present invention relates to an oral-respiratory assist apparatus, and more particularly, to provide an auxiliary function to breathe through the nose after nose surgery, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing mouthwashing due to dry mouth And can also prevent the inflow of harmful air.

Nose plays a very important role in human breathing, but it is difficult to breathe nose after surgery. Therefore, after the nose surgery, inevitably breathing should be done while breathing through the mouth.

However, breathing through your mouth is not uncomfortable. Especially, since the nose is different from nose, it does not have the function of filer, so noxious air can come into the body as it is. Especially, it is considerably inconvenient because the mouth cavity There is a need for a new concept of oral respiratory aids.

Korea Patent Office Application No. 10-1988-0009293 Korea Patent Office Application No. 10-1998-0035148 Korea Patent Office Application No. 10-2009-0005044 Korea Patent Office Application No. 10-2016-0039498

It is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after nose operation to thereby induce smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dryness from occurring as the mouth is dried, The present invention relates to an oral-respiratory assist device.

An object of the present invention is to provide an arc-type instrument body having a space formed therein and one end portion disposed in a mouth and being bent in an arc shape; A lips cover coupled to the arc-shaped implement body for covering with the lips; A water tank coupled to the other end of the arc-shaped instrument body; The water tank is connected to the water tank and the other end is connected to a water discharge end formed on one side of the arc type instrument body and disposed in the mouth, line; A water supply amount regulating unit provided in the water tank in which the water supply line is located and regulating a supply amount of water supplied from the water tank to the water supply line; A pair of inlet ducts partitioned by the first and second partition walls in the arc-type appliance body and forming a passage through which outside air flows; A discharge conduit portion disposed between the pair of inlet conduit portions in the arc-shaped instrument body and serving as a passage through which air in the inside of the body is discharged to the outside, the water conduit portion being disposed; An antibacterial filter which is respectively connected to the ends of the pair of inflow conduit portions in which the water tank is located and filters outside air flowing through the pair of inflow conduit portions; An end cap formed at one end of the arc-shaped instrument body; A grill member provided on the arc-shaped tool body in the vicinity of the end cap; A guide member disposed between the end region of the pair of inlet pipe portions and the grill member and guiding the flow of air to the grill member; A first check switch disposed in the pair of inlet pipe portions, the first check switch being opened when the air is introduced and being shielded when the air is completely introduced; And a second check switch which is disposed in the discharge conduit and is opened when the air is exhausted and is shielded when the air is exhausted.

Wherein the water supply amount regulating unit comprises: a neck portion formed at one side of the water tank; A threaded block coupled to the outside of the neck portion; A plurality of inner blocks provided in the neck portion to shield a space in the neck portion to abut against the water supply line and the oil supply line; And a water supply amount adjusting screw screwed to the threaded block and having an end disposed inside the inner block and narrowing or widening the water flow space in the inner block and adjusting the supply amount of water toward the water supply line .

The water tank may be provided with an opening / closing water injecting unit.

The lip cover may be a removable lip cover that is moved a predetermined distance along the longitudinal direction of the arc-shaped instrument body.

A wall is provided on one side of the lip cover to prevent foreign substances flowing from the nose from entering the mouth, and a disposable sheet can be replaceably coupled to an outer surface of the lip cover.

The first check switch and the second check switch both include: a frame having a plurality of openings through which air is passed; A central boss centering the frame; A boss coupling which is coupled to the center boss so as not to be detached from the center boss; And a silicon film connected to the boss coupling and selectively opening and closing the opening.

According to the present invention, by providing an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, it is possible to induce a smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dryness from occurring due to dryness of the oral cavity and to prevent the inflow of harmful air There is an effect that can be.

1 is a partial plan sectional view of an oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partial side sectional view of Fig.
3 is a structural view of the first and second check switches.
4 is a detailed view of the water supply amount regulating portion.
5 is a partial top cross-sectional view of Fig.
6 is a detailed view of a water supply amount control unit applied to the oral-respiratory assistance apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a control block diagram of an oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a partial side sectional view of an oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and thus the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text.

For example, since the embodiments are susceptible to various modifications and various forms, the scope of the present invention should be construed as including equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas.

It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto since the object or effect of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment.

In the present specification, the present embodiment is provided to complete the disclosure of the present invention and to fully disclose the scope of the invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Thus, in some embodiments, well known components, well known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undesirable interpretation of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the meaning of the terms used in the present invention is not limited to a dictionary meaning, but should be understood as follows.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined.

Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and explanations of the same reference numerals will be omitted in some cases.

(Embodiment 1)

1 is a partial side sectional view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a structural view of the first and second check switches, Fig. 4 is a view showing a water supply amount FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of FIG. 4; FIG.

Referring to these drawings, the oral-respiratory assist device according to the present embodiment provides an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dryness from occurring due to the dry mouth And can prevent the entry of harmful air, and has a structure in which various components are combined in the arc-shaped instrument body 110.

The arc-shaped instrument body 110 is an external structure of the oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to the present embodiment. The arc-shaped instrument body 110 is provided with various configurations including a water tank 130.

In the arc-type instrument body 110, a space is formed therein, one end is disposed in the mouth, and the arc-shaped instrument body 110 is bent in an arc shape. Therefore, the flow of air is good, and the mouth is good.

The lip cover 120 is connected to the arc-shaped instrument body 110. The lip cover 120 is a lips-worn portion. The user can wear the lip cover 120 and use the oral respiratory assist device according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the lip cover 120 may be a movable lip cover 120 that is moved a predetermined distance along the length of the arc-shaped instrument body 110, that is, along the + P direction or the? P direction in FIG. The movable lip cover 120 is applied to allow the structure of the oral cavity to be applied to both sexes.

The surface of the lip cover 120 is processed into a round type in order to bite the lip cover 120 well. One side of the lip cover 120 forms a wall 121 so that foreign substances flowing from the nose are prevented from entering the mouth. That is, when the nose operation is performed, blood can flow down from the nose, and one side of the lip cover 120 forms the wall 121 so that the flowing blood does not enter the mouth.

A disposable sheet 123 is replaceably coupled to the outer surface of the lip cover 120. [ The disposable sheet 123, which can be applied as an antibacterial nonwoven fabric, is bonded to the outer surface of the lip cover 120 to improve hygiene.

The water tank 130 is coupled to the other end of the arc-shaped instrument body 110. The water tank 130 is provided with an opening / closing water injecting unit 131. The user can use the opening and closing water injecting portion 131 when replenishing water.

A water supply line 140 is connected to the water tank 130. That is, the water supply line 140 is connected to the water discharge end 110a formed at one side of the arc-shaped instrument body 110 at one end thereof connected to the water tank 130 and at the other end thereof. The water discharge end 110a is disposed in the mouth so that water from the water tank 130 can be discharged through the water discharge end 110a via the water supply line 140 as a result, It is possible to prevent the mouth from becoming dry due to dry mouth.

At this time, if the amount of water supplied into the mouth is too much or too little, the effect may be deteriorated. A water supply amount adjusting unit 150 for adjusting the supply amount of water supplied from the water tank 130 to the water supply line 140 is provided in the water tank 130 where the water supply line 140 is located.

The water supply amount regulating unit 150 includes a neck portion 151 formed at one side of the water tank 130, a threaded block 152 coupled to the outside of the neck portion 151, A plurality of internal blocks 153 which shield the space in the neck portion 151 and come into contact with the water supply line 140 by a flow path and a plurality of internal blocks 153 screwed to the threaded block 152, And a water supply amount adjusting screw 155 disposed inside the inner block 153 to adjust the supply amount of water toward the water supply line 140 while narrowing or widening the water flow space 154 in the inner block 153. Thus, the user can adjust the water supply amount by operating the water supply amount adjusting screw 155 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

In the meantime, a pair of inflow conduit section 111 and a discharge conduit section 112 are provided inside the arc-shaped instrument body 110.

The pair of inlet duct portions 111 are partitioned by the first and second partition walls 171 and 172 in the arc-shaped instrument body 110, and form a passage through which external air flows. The discharge conduit 112 is disposed between the pair of inlet conduits 111 in the arc-type instrument body 110 and serves as a passage through which the air inside the body is discharged to the outside. The above-described water supply line 140 may be disposed in the discharge duct portion 112. [

The antibacterial filters 114 are respectively coupled to the ends of the pair of inflow conduits 111 where the water tank 130 is located. The antibacterial filters 114 serve to filter the outside air flowing through the pair of inflow conduits 111.

Considering that noxious air can enter the body without any filtering means unlike the nose when breathing through the mouth as described above, in this embodiment, the antibacterial filter 114 ) Is applied. Although the antimicrobial filter 114 is schematically shown in the drawing, it is preferable that the antimicrobial filter 114 is replaceably provided at a corresponding position.

At one end of the arc-shaped instrument body 110, an end cap 116 is provided. Around the end cap 116, a grill member 117 is formed on the wall of the arc-shaped tool body 110. A guide member 118 for guiding the flow of air to the grill member 117 is provided between the end region of the pair of inlet duct portions 111 and the grill member 117. The guide member 118 can smoothly guide the flow of air.

On the other hand, the first check switch 161, which is opened when the air is introduced and is shielded when the air is introduced, is provided in the pair of the inflow conduits 111. The discharge duct 112 is provided with a second check switch 162 which is opened when the air is discharged and is shielded when the air is discharged.

The first check switch 161 and the second check switch 162 have the same structure. That is, both the first check switch 161 and the second check switch 162 include a frame 165 having a plurality of openings 166 through which air is passed as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, A boss coupling 163 coupled to the center boss 164 so as not to be disengaged from the center boss 164 and a boss coupling 163 coupled to the boss coupling 163 to selectively open and close the opening 166 And a silicon film 167.

Accordingly, when the silicon film 167 is pushed to the position A (see FIG. 4) by pushing the silicon film 167 by the pressure of the air in the air flow, the opening 166 is opened to allow the air to flow, The opening 166 can be naturally shielded while the silicon film 167 is placed at the B position (see FIG. 4) because the force pushing the silicon film 167 is removed.

According to the present embodiment having the structure and function as described above, it is possible to provide an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dryness from occurring due to the dry mouth And the inflow of harmful air can be prevented.

(Second Embodiment)

6 is a detailed view of a water supply amount control unit applied to the oral-respiratory assistance apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The water supply amount regulator 250 may be configured as shown in FIG. That is, the water supply amount control unit 250 includes a neck portion 251 formed at one side of the water tank 130, a threaded block 252 coupled to the inside of the neck portion 251, a neck portion 251, A plurality of inner blocks 253 integrally provided in the water tank 130 and shielding the inner space to abut against the water supply line 140 (see FIG. 2) A water supply adjusting screw (not shown) which is screwed on the inner block 253 and whose end is disposed inside the inner block 253 and which adjusts the supply amount of water toward the water supply line 240 while narrowing or widening the water flow space 254 in the inner block 253 255). Accordingly, the user can adjust the water supply amount by operating the water supply amount adjusting screw 255 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, it provides an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dry phenomenon due to drying of the oral cavity and also preventing the inflow of harmful air .

(Third Embodiment)

7 is a control block diagram of an oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this figure, the oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to the present embodiment can also be applied in a similar manner to the structure of the first embodiment described above.

In this embodiment, however, an electric water supply amount adjustment unit 350 is applied, and an input unit 360 and a controller 380 are provided for controlling the water supply amount adjustment unit 350. The input unit 360 may be disposed outside the body by a button.

The controller 380 controls the operation of the electric water supply controller 350 based on the input signal of the input unit 360 to adjust the water supply.

The controller 380 performing such a role may include a central processing unit 381 (CPU), a memory 382 (MEMORY), and a support circuit 383 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

In order to control the operation of the electric water supply amount regulating unit 350 based on the input signal of the input unit 360 for adjusting the water supply amount in this embodiment, the central processing unit 381 includes various computer processors ≪ / RTI >

The memory 382 (MEMORY) is connected to the central processing unit 381. The memory 382 may be a computer readable recording medium and may be located locally or remotely and may be any of various types of storage devices, including, for example, random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, May be at least one or more memories.

A support circuit 383 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is coupled with the central processing unit 381 to support the typical operation of the processor. Such a support circuit 383 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input / output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the controller 380 controls the operation of the electric water supply amount regulating unit 350 based on the input signal of the input unit 360 for adjusting the water supply amount. The series of processes and the like are stored in the memory 382 Lt; / RTI > Typically, a software routine may be stored in memory 382. The software routines may also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although processes according to the present invention are described as being performed by software routines, it is also possible that at least some of the processes of the present invention may be performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented in software executed on a computer system, or in hardware such as an integrated circuit, or in combination of software and hardware.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, it provides an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dry phenomenon due to drying of the oral cavity and also preventing the inflow of harmful air .

(Fourth Embodiment)

8 is a partial side sectional view of an oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this figure, the oral-respiratory assist apparatus according to the present embodiment also has substantially the same structure as that of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, however, a water level sensor 444 is provided inside the water tank 130, and a notification unit 445 is provided outside the water tank 130. Accordingly, when a signal indicating that the water level is low due to the water level sensor 444 is generated, a controller (not shown) can operate the notification unit 445 based on the signal to guide the user to replenish the water.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, it provides an auxiliary function to breathe through the mouth after the nose operation, thereby inducing smooth breathing while preventing the mouth dry phenomenon due to drying of the oral cavity and also preventing the inflow of harmful air .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. It is therefore intended that such modifications or alterations be within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

110: arc-shaped instrument body 111: inlet pipe portion
112: exhaust duct part 114: antibacterial filter
116: end cap 117: grill member
118: guide member 120: lip cover
121: wall 123: disposable sheet
130: Water tank 131: Water injection part
140: water supply line 150: water supply amount adjustment unit
151: neck portion 152: threaded block
153: inner block 154: water flow space
155: water supply adjustment screw 161: first check switch
162: second check switch 171,172: first and second check valves

Claims (6)

An arc-shaped instrument body having a space formed therein and one end portion disposed in the mouth and being bent in an arc shape;
A lips cover coupled to the arc-shaped implement body for covering with the lips;
A water tank coupled to the other end of the arc-shaped instrument body;
Wherein the water tank is connected to the water tank and the other end is connected to a water discharge end formed at one side of the arc type instrument body and disposed in the mouth, line;
A water supply amount regulating unit provided in the water tank in which the water supply line is located and regulating a supply amount of water supplied from the water tank to the water supply line;
A pair of inlet ducts partitioned by the first and second partition walls in the arc-type appliance body and forming a passage through which outside air flows;
A discharge conduit portion disposed between the pair of inlet conduit portions in the arc-shaped instrument body and serving as a passage through which air in the inside of the body is discharged to the outside, the water conduit portion being disposed;
An antibacterial filter which is respectively connected to the ends of the pair of inflow conduit portions in which the water tank is located and filters outside air flowing through the pair of inflow conduit portions;
An end cap formed at one end of the arc-shaped instrument body;
A grill member provided on the arc-shaped tool body in the vicinity of the end cap;
A guide member disposed between the end region of the pair of inlet pipe portions and the grill member and guiding the flow of air to the grill member;
A first check switch disposed in the pair of inlet pipe portions, the first check switch being opened when the air is introduced and being shielded when the air is completely introduced; And
And a second check switch which is disposed in the discharge conduit and is opened when the air is exhausted and is shielded when the air is exhausted,
The water supply amount regulating unit,
A neck portion formed at one side of the water tank;
A threaded block coupled to the outside of the neck portion;
A plurality of inner blocks provided in the neck portion to shield a space in the neck portion to abut against the water supply line and the oil supply line; And
And a water supply amount adjusting screw screwed to the screw block and having an end disposed inside the inner block and narrowing or widening the water flow space in the inner block to adjust the supply amount of water toward the water supply line. Oral breathing aids.
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A wall is provided on one side of the lip cover so as to prevent foreign matter flowing from the nose from entering the mouth,
Wherein a disposable sheet is replaceably coupled to an outer surface of the lip cover.
The method according to claim 1,
Both of the first check switch and the second check switch,
A frame having a plurality of openings through which air is passed;
A central boss centering the frame;
A boss coupling which is coupled to the center boss so as not to be detached from the center boss; And
And a silicon membrane connected to the boss coupling and selectively opening and closing the opening.

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