Skull shape induction helmet

Abstract

To provide a skull shape induction helmet which is free from a risk of developing miliaria due to sweating while being put on a head, prevents accumulation of dirt and odor inside the helmet due to sweating, and prevents head injuries due to a growth of a skull of an infant with the helmet put thereon.SOLUTION: There is provided a skull shape induction helmet having an inner lining made of absorbent fabric that can be easily attached and detached to / from a helmet body, in which the helmet body is composed of a front side part and a rear side part, and the front side part and the rear side part are joined approximately 3 cm above parts facing upper sides of right and left ears of a wearer, and one of the joints is fixed with a screw, and the other is connected with an elastic belt, so that when a wearer's skull grows while putting the helmet thereon, the front side part and the rear side part slide and an inner circumference expands accordingly.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a skull shape guide helmet for guiding the skull shape to correct skull deformation in infants and young children. [Background technology]

[0002] Infants' skull shapes can become distorted due to factors such as sleeping habits, resulting in cranial deformations such as plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and dolichocephaly. Plagiocephaly is a head shape in which one side of the head is flat and appears asymmetrical when viewed from the top of the head. Infants who have a strong tendency to sleep to one side or the other are prone to plagiocephaly. Brachycephaly is a head shape in which, when viewed from the top of the head, the head appears shorter from front to back compared to its width. Infants who often sleep on their backs are prone to brachycephaly. Dolichocephaly is a head shape in which, when viewed from the top of the head, the head appears longer from front to back compared to its width. Infants who often sleep on their side are prone to dolichocephaly.

[0003] In order to correct these cranial deformations, cranial shape induction helmets are used. Various types of cranial shape induction helmets have been developed (Patent Documents 1, 2, 3). Since cranial shape induction helmets are worn continuously on the heads of infants and small children for several months, they are required to be lightweight, have a hard outer shell for inducing the skull shape, have a cushioning lining on the inside of the shell to prevent the head from being injured, and be able to adjust the size to a certain extent in accordance with the growth of the infant's skull, and the cranial shape induction helmets proposed so far generally meet these requirements.

[0004] However, because the helmet is worn continuously on the head as described above, there are problems such as sweating due to humidity causing heat rash, and dirt and odors accumulating inside the helmet. Furthermore, because the skull of an infant continues to grow while wearing the helmet, parts of the head are strongly pressed against the inside of the helmet, causing head injuries even if there is a cushioning lining.

[0005] The skull correction helmet described in Patent Document 4 attempts to solve the problem of sweating by using a highly water-absorbent and quick-drying material for the cushioning lining (interior material). However, it cannot eliminate the accumulation of dirt caused by sweat.

[0006] The skull shape correction helmet described in Patent Document 5 is intended to solve the problem of contamination caused by sweating. It consists of a hard outer shell and a soft inner liner, which is made up of multiple liner pieces, each of which can be attached and detached independently. When the liner becomes contaminated due to sweating or the like, only the contaminated liner piece can be replaced with a new one, not the entire liner, which is economical. However, it is thought that this does not assume that the liner pieces will be replaced on a daily basis.

[0007] Although the helmets in Patent Documents 1 to 5 are all adjustable in size, they require the helmet to be removed from the baby's head in order to adjust the size, and they do not have the function of automatically expanding or contracting in size to match the growth of the baby's skull while wearing the helmet. Therefore, there is a risk that the baby's head may be strongly pressed by the helmet as it grows while wearing it, resulting in injury. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication 2014-169510 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2019-178462 [Patent Document 3] Patent No. 2022-73089 [Patent Document 4] Patent Publication 2015-183330 [Patent Document 5] Patent Publication No. 2022-017025 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] To provide a skull shape guidance helmet that is free from the risk of developing miliaria due to sweating while being worn, that does not allow dirt or odors to accumulate inside the helmet due to sweating, and that does not cause head injuries due to the growth of the skull of an infant or small child while being worn. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] After extensive research, the inventors of the present invention came to the conclusion that attaching a water-absorbent cloth liner to the inside of the helmet would be an effective solution to the problem of sweating. The liner can be easily put on and taken off like underwear, and multiple liner pieces can be prepared and replaced every day or any number of times a day, and can be reused after washing and drying. The material for the liner can be any water-absorbent fiber, and cotton, rayon, polyester, acrylic, etc. are suitable, with 100% polyester being particularly suitable.

[0011] As an example of the shape of the helmet and the inner liner to make them easier to put on and take off, the inner liner is shaped like a dome when worn by an infant, with four slits formed on the edge. The helmet body has protrusions in the areas in front and behind the wearer's ears when worn, and the inner liner is attached to the helmet body by fitting these protrusions into the slits in the inner liner.

[0012] Also, a mechanism is provided to fasten the inner layer to the helmet body so that the attached inner layer will not easily come off due to the movements of the baby. One example of this is to attach a hook-and-loop fastener to the edge of the inner layer that faces the outer surface of the helmet when attached to the helmet, and also to attach a hook-and-loop fastener to the part of the outer surface of the helmet body that faces the edge of the inner layer. The inner layer and the helmet body can be fixed by bonding the hook-and-loop fastener on the edge of the inner layer to the hook-and-loop fastener on the helmet body.

[0013] Furthermore, the inventor of the present application came up with the idea that it is possible to prevent head injuries caused by the growth of the skull of an infant wearing the helmet by providing a mechanism for expanding the inner circumference of the helmet in accordance with the growth of the skull of the infant wearing the helmet. As an example of a mechanism for expanding the inner circumference of the helmet in accordance with the growth of the skull while maintaining the function of inducing the skull shape, the helmet body is divided into a front part and a rear part, and the front part and the rear part are joined at two points that are above the left and right ears of the wearer. At one of the two points, both sides are joined with a screw to fix it so that it does not move while wearing the helmet. At the other point, the front part and the rear part of the helmet body are joined with an elastic belt. At this point, as the skull of the infant wearing the helmet grows, the belt expands, causing the front part and the rear part to slide against each other, expanding the inner circumference of the helmet body. Therefore, the head of the infant wearing the helmet is not injured.

[0014] The position of the connection points that connect the front and rear parts of the helmet body is also important. If the helmet is connected in a similar manner near the top of the head, even if it is connected to maximize the size, the helmet will mainly expand in depth and the inner circumference will expand only slightly. In the present invention, by providing connection points approximately 3 cm above the bottom end of the part that faces the upper side of the wearer's left and right ears, the inner circumference of the helmet will expand when the helmet is connected to expand it.

[0015] The skull shape guiding helmet of the first invention has a helmet body and an inner layer made of absorbent cloth that can be attached and detached to the helmet body, and is characterized in that the helmet body has a hard shell and a cushioning material adhered to the inside of the shell, and is composed of a front side and a rear side.

[0016] The cranial shape guiding helmet of the second invention is a cranial shape guiding helmet of the first invention, characterized in that the front and rear parts of the helmet body have connecting parts on the left and right sides, respectively, and one of the left and right connecting parts allows the front and rear parts to be slidably connected while the wearer is wearing the helmet.

[0017] The skull shape guiding helmet according to the third invention is the skull shape guiding helmet according to the second invention, characterized in that in one of the left and right connecting parts, a plurality of holes are engraved in a horizontal line approximately 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the front part of the helmet body that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear, and one screw receiver is provided approximately 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the rear part that faces the upper side of the ear, and the front and rear parts can be fixed by passing a screw receiver of the rear part through any of the plurality of holes of the front part, fitting a screw into the screw receiver and tightening the screw, and in the other of the left and right connecting parts, a belt made of an elastic material and having a hook-and-loop fastener on the surface facing the helmet body is fixed in the approximately horizontal direction approximately 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the outer surface of the front part that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear, and a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the part of the rear part that faces the belt, and the front and rear parts are slidably connected by adhering the hook-and-loop fastener of the belt to the hook-and-loop fastener of the rear part.

[0018] The cranial shape guiding helmet of the fourth invention is a cranial shape guiding helmet of any of the first to third inventions, characterized in that when the front and rear of the helmet body are joined, it has two protrusions on each side of the parts that correspond to the front and back of the wearer's ears, and the inner has slits in the parts corresponding to the protrusions, and it is attached to the helmet body by fitting the protrusions corresponding to the slits.

[0019] The skull shape guiding helmet of the fifth invention is a skull shape guiding helmet of the fourth invention, characterized in that the inner has a hook-and-loop fastener on the edge, and the helmet body has a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners on the outer surface above the base of the protrusion, and the inner is fixed to the helmet body by adhering the hook-and-loop fasteners of the inner to the hook-and-loop fasteners of the helmet body. Effect of the Invention

[0020] The skull shape guiding helmet of the present invention eliminates the risk of prickly heat caused by sweating while worn by infants, prevents the accumulation of dirt and odors on the inside of the helmet due to sweating, and eliminates the risk of head injuries caused by the growth of the infant's skull while wearing the helmet. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a skull shape guiding helmet according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a front view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the front part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the rear side of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the rear part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the rear part of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 15]FIG. 2 is a front view of the rear side of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rear side of the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the inner part of the skull shape guiding helmet according to the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the skull shape guiding helmet according to the present invention with the inner lining turned inside out. [Figure 19] 1 is a diagram showing the state in which an inner is attached to the skull shape guiding helmet body according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, it goes without saying that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. EXAMPLES

[0023] 1 to 19 are schematic diagrams showing one embodiment of a skull shape induction helmet according to the present invention. The skull shape induction helmet 1 (FIG. 1) comprises a helmet body 1-1 and an inner layer 2 made of absorbent cloth.

[0024] Figure 2 is a front view of the helmet body. The helmet body refers to the helmet with the liner removed. The helmet body 1-1 has a hard resin shell 1-4 lined with a shock-absorbing resin cushioning material 1-5 on the inside. Hook-and-loop fasteners 5-1 for fixing the liner are attached to the outer surface of the shell at multiple points on the side. As the hard resin that is the material of the shells 1-4, a thermoplastic resin is suitable, and examples thereof include polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS resin, acrylic, polyamide, and the like. As the cushioning resin that is the material of the cushioning material, foamed polyethylene, foamed polyurethane, etc. are preferable.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a left side view of the helmet body. The helmet body 1-1 is composed of a helmet body front part 1-2 and a helmet body rear part 1-3. The helmet body front part and the helmet body rear part are connected at two points, the left and right. In this embodiment, the left side is fixed by a belt 4, and the right side is fixed by a screw 3-1. The right end of the belt 4 is fixed approximately 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the left side of the helmet body front part 1-2 that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear. A hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the back surface of the left end of the belt 4. A hook-and-loop fastener is also attached to the part of the helmet body rear part 1-3 that faces the left end of the belt 4, and the helmet body front part 1-2 and the helmet body rear part 1-3 are connected by bonding the hook-and-loop fastener on the back surface of the belt and the hook-and-loop fastener on the part of the helmet body rear part that faces the left end of the belt 4. The belt is made of an elastic material, so that when the baby's skull grows while wearing the helmet and the head circumference increases, the belt 4 stretches accordingly, widening the inner circumference of the helmet. This eliminates the risk of the wearer's head being injured as it grows while wearing the helmet. Synthetic rubber is a suitable elastic material for the belt. In addition, multiple hook-and-loop fasteners 5-1 are attached to the outer surface above the base of the protrusions 1-6 of the helmet body, and are used to fasten the inner liner in place.

[0026] FIG. 4 is a right side view of the helmet body. Three holes 3-3 are drilled about 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the right side of the helmet body front part 1-2 that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear. A screw receiver is provided about 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the right side of the helmet body rear part 1-3 that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear. This screw receiver is fitted from below into one of the three holes selected according to the size of the wearer's head, and a screw 3-1 is fitted into this screw receiver and tightened, thereby joining and fixing the helmet body front part 1-2 and the rear part 1-3. In this drawing, the screw receiver is fitted into the leftmost hole of the three holes, and the screw 3-1 is fitted into the screw receiver and tightened.

[0027] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the helmet body. The helmet body front side part 1-2 and the rear side part 1-3 are joined so that both ends of the front side part cover the rear side part. The insides of the front side part and the rear side part are lined with a cushioning material 1-5, but the parts of both ends of the front side part 1-2 that overlap with the rear side part when joined to the rear side part 1-3 are not lined with a cushioning material and are only shells. The lower end of the belt 4 is fixed to the helmet body front side part 1-2, and at the upper end, a hook-and-loop fastener 4-1 attached to the surface facing the helmet rear side part is bonded to a belt fixing hook-and-loop fastener 5-2 attached to the helmet body rear side part. In addition, the helmet body front side part 1-2 and the rear side part 1-3 are fixed to the right side of the helmet body 1-1 with a screw 3-1.

[0028] Fig. 6 is a front view of the helmet main body front part 1-2. Fig. 7 is a left side view of the helmet main body front part 1-2. Fig. 8 is a right side view of the helmet main body front part 1-2. Three holes 3-3 are drilled about 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the right side facing the upper side of the wearer's ear. The end of the belt 4 is visible at the right end of this figure. A hook-and-loop fastener 4-1 is affixed to the back side of the end of the belt 4. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the helmet main body front part 1-2. A hook-and-loop fastener 4-1 is affixed to the back side of the belt 4. Fig. 10 is a bottom view of the helmet main body front part 1-2. The inside of the helmet main body front part 1-2 is lined with a cushioning material 1-5, but the part that overlaps with the rear part of the helmet main body when it is joined is not lined with a cushioning material and is only lined with a shell 1-4. 11 is a rear view of the front part 1-2 of the helmet body. The inside of the shell 1-4 is lined with a cushioning material 1-5.

[0029] FIG. 12 is a rear view of the helmet main body rear part 1-3. A screw receiver 3-2 is provided on the right side of the helmet main body rear part 1-3. In addition, hook-and-loop fasteners 5-1 for fastening the inner liner are attached in three places. Furthermore, a hook-and-loop fastener 5-2 for fastening the belt is attached on the left side. FIG. 13 is a right side view of the helmet main body rear part 1-3. A screw receiver 3-2 is provided on the right side. FIG. 14 is a left side view of the helmet main body rear part 1-3. A hook-and-loop fastener 5-1 for fastening the inner liner and a hook-and-loop fastener 5-2 for fastening the belt are attached. FIG. 15 is a front view of the helmet main body rear part 1-3. A cushioning material 1-5 is lined inside the shell 1-4. A screw receiver is provided on the right side. FIG. 16 is a plan view of the helmet main body rear part 1-3.

[0030] Figure 17 is a right side view of the inner 2. There are two notches 2-1 at the upper end of the edge 2-2. The inner 2 also has two notches at the upper end of the edge of the left side, in positions symmetrical to the above notches. Therefore, the inner 2 has a total of four notches. Figure 18 is a right side view of the inner 2 turned inside out. A hook-and-loop fastener 2-3 is affixed to the front surface of the back surface of the edge 2-2. In this embodiment, the inner shape is dome-shaped, but it can take various shapes, such as a donut shape with a round cutout at the top.

[0031] Figure 19 is a diagram showing the state in which the inner liner 2 is attached to the helmet body 1-1. The inner liner 2 is attached to the helmet body 1-1 by passing the four protrusions 1-6 of the helmet body through the four slits 2-1 of the inner liner 2. The inner liner is then fixed to the helmet body by adhering the hook-and-loop fastener 2-3 attached to the back surface of the inner liner edge 2-2 to the hook-and-loop fastener 5-1 attached to multiple places on the outer surface of the helmet body. [Explanation of symbols]

[0032] 1. Skull Shape Induction Helmet 1-1 Helmet body 1-2 Front part of helmet body 1-3 Rear side of helmet body 1-4 Shell 1-5 Cushioning material 1-6 Lower protrusion of helmet body 2 Inner 2-1 Cut 2-2 Inner edge 2-3 Inner edge hook-and-loop fastener 3-1 Screw 3-2 Screw holder 3-3 Screw receiving hole 4 Belt 4-1 Belt hook-and-loop fastener 5-1 Hook and loop fastener for fixing inner 5-2 Hook and loop fastener for belt fastening

Claims

1. A skull shape guidance helmet, comprising: The helmet has a main body and an inner lining made of absorbent fabric that is detachable from the main body. The helmet body has a hard shell and a cushioning material bonded to the inside of the shell, and is made up of a front side and a rear side. A skull shape guidance helmet.

2. A skull shape guidance helmet, comprising: The front and rear parts of the helmet body each have a joint on the left and right side, One of the left and right connecting parts is capable of connecting the front part and the rear part slidably while the wearer is wearing the device.

2. The skull shape guiding helmet according to claim 1.

3. A skull shape guidance helmet, comprising: In one of the left and right connecting portions, a plurality of holes are engraved in a horizontal row approximately 3 cm above the bottom end of the front part of the helmet body that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear, and one screw receiver is provided approximately 3 cm above the bottom end of the rear part that faces the upper side of the ear, and the front and rear parts can be fixed together by passing the screw receiver in the rear part through any one of the plurality of holes in the front part, fitting a screw into the screw receiver and tightening the screw, At the other of the left and right joints, a belt made of an elastic material and having a hook-and-loop fastener on the surface facing the helmet body is fixed in a substantially horizontal direction approximately 3 cm above the lower end of the part of the outer surface of the front part that faces the upper side of the wearer's ear, and a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the part of the rear part that faces the belt, and the hook-and-loop fastener of the belt and the hook-and-loop fastener of the rear part are bonded together to slidably join the front part and the rear part.

3. The skull shape guiding helmet according to claim 2.

4. A skull shape guidance helmet, comprising: The helmet body has two protrusions on each side of the helmet when the front and rear parts are joined together, which are in front of and behind the wearer's ears. The inner liner has a slit in a portion corresponding to the protrusion, and is attached to the helmet body by fitting the protrusion corresponding to the slit. A skull shape guiding helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. A skull shape guidance helmet, comprising: The inner has a hook-and-loop fastener on the edge, The helmet body has a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners on the outer surface above the base of the protrusion, The inner is fixed to the helmet body by bonding the hook-and-loop fastener of the inner to the hook-and-loop fastener of the helmet body.

5. The skull shape guiding helmet according to claim 4.

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