JPH0551163U - Shiatsu pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a shiatsu pillow that is capable of applying acupressure to the eye spots and acupressure points of the wind pond, which have the most versatile effects, because of the comfortable and comfortable posture of sleeping while using the pillow. [Structure] A pillow body is formed of a hard body, and a valley-shaped notch recess into which the head falls is provided at the center of the head of the pillow body, and a ridge is formed at the front edge of the notch recess along the slope of the notch recess. . [Effect] The notched recesses provide stable support so that the head does not move, and a variety of effective acupoints such as eye spots and wind ponds are reliably applied with acupressure. By using this, insomnia and stiff shoulders can be achieved. It is very effective in improving and preventing low back pain, tiredness, tonsillitis, etc. In addition, the acupressure effect is further increased by the swinging motion, and even if it is hard, the head is supported at at least two places by the notched recesses. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that it can be used comfortably with less pressure.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an acupressure pillow in which an effective acupressure effect can be obtained by placing a head on the bed while sleeping.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A typical pillow for bedding is a cloth bag that is filled with cotton, tea leaves, adzuki beans, buckwheat hulls, rice husks, etc., and is sealed at both ends. There is. In the old days, Sugomakura made of grass, wooden pillow made by scraping wood, and ceramic pillow made of pottery were used. However, heretofore, there has been no shiatsu pillow capable of pressing an effective pot.

Shiatsu is usually performed by pressing an acupoint with a finger, but in order to acupressure the acupuncture point that cannot be reached by oneself, an acupressure device provided with an acupressure part at the tip of a U-shaped handle or , Acupressure equipment is used that has a large number of protrusions that are paired left and right on the board that hits the back when sleeping.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As mentioned above, conventional pillows are used exclusively to support the head when going to bed.When the pillow is a pillow, the padding inside it is soft, so there is no acupressure and there is no occipital region. Therefore, soft pillows, which are not ordinary wooden pillows or ceramic pillows, impede blood circulation, so improvement from a health standpoint has been sought.

Since wooden pillows and ceramic pillows are hard, they partially stimulate the occipital region and do not interfere with blood circulation, so they are considered to be good for health, but the occipital region is limited to one place, so the head is limited. There is an inconvenience that the pressure is applied, and there is no particular acupuncture point at that position, and the effect of acupressure cannot be obtained.

As the acupuncture points that can be related to the pillow, as shown in FIG. 4, they are concentrated in the lower part of the occipital region or the nape of the neck. As shown in the figure, it is a complete bone, a shrine, an eye spot, a pond, a bonito, a cervical vertebra, etc. Among them, the eye spot is the acupoint having the most various acupressure effects.

By the way, when the effects of acupressure on the eyepoint are listed, insomnia, tiredness, cold, empyema, hypertension, gastroptosis, gastric atony, diabetes, menstrual cramps, hangover, tonsillitis, frequent urination, liver disease, idiopathic It is known that it is very effective for symptoms such as constitution. Also, pressing down the eye spots warms the back and shoulders and improves blood circulation, which significantly improves low back pain and stiff shoulders.

The wind pond close to the eye spot is the acupuncture point that is effective against insomnia, colds, coughs, empyema, tonsillitis, etc. Others are acupuncture points whose efficacy is not diverse but cannot be ignored. Bonn, for example, is said to be effective against hypertension, gastric ptosis, diabetes, and idiosyncrasy.

Among the conventional acupressure equipment, the board body having the protruding portion is for mounting the back, and the U-shaped handle is too long, so that the back is also acupressure. Although it is suitable for, it is rather inconvenient to acupressure the neck.

Conventionally, in the case of applying acupressure on the acupuncture points of the nape of the neck as described above, most of the acupuncture points are bilaterally symmetric, so that both hands are placed on the head and the thumbs are applied to the acupoints, but There was a problem that my hands got tired when I kept my posture.

In view of the above situation, the present invention is an acupressure that can mainly be applied to the eye spot and the acupuncture point of the wind pond, which have the most various effects, by the comfortable and comfortable posture of sleeping on a pillow. Aimed to provide pillows.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention forms a pillow main body with a hard body, and provides a valley-shaped notch concave portion into which the head falls at the center of the head of the pillow main body. The acupressure pillow is characterized in that a protrusion is formed on the front end edge of the cutout recess along the slope of the cutout recess.

In addition, a pair of left and right shoulder pads made of a flexible material may be projectingly provided on the front end of the pillow body.

[0014]

[Action]

 Since the acupressure pillow is constructed as described above, when using it, place the head in the cutout recess and take a sleeping position. Then, since the head is stably supported by the valley shape of the cutout recess, and at least two positions are supported on the left and right, the pressure on the head is small and the nape of the neck is stimulated by the ridge.

Since the ridge is formed along the front end edge of the cutout recess, unlike the conventional pillow, just the eye spot and the acupuncture point of the wind pond are acupressured by the ridge, and mainly the variegation thereof. Acupressure effect is obtained. Since the head is stably supported by the notch recess and the ridge so as not to shift to the front, rear, left, and right, the ridge continues to acupressure the eye spot and the acupressure point of the wind pond unless the head is particularly moved.

Even if the head is moved, as long as the person stays in the sleeping posture, the movement is limited to the movement of the head, so that it does not deviate from the eye point and the acupuncture point of the wind pond, and it is the acupoint of the bow at the midpoint. Will be acupressure. Further, even if they are misaligned, since the directions of movement are forward and backward, acupuncture points such as perfect bones, Fufu, four points of cervical vertebrae are stimulated, and more various acupressure effects can be obtained.

When the acupoint of the eye spot is pressed, a ripple effect due to warming of the back and shoulder is obtained, but when the shoulder pad is provided, the shoulder is kept warm, and thus the ripple effect is particularly large.

[0018]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show one embodiment, and the acupressure pillow P is composed of a pillow body 1, a pillow skin 3, and a pair of left and right shoulder pads 5, 5. However, the pillow 3 and the shoulder pads 5 and 5 are not necessarily required for the purpose of obtaining the effect of acupressure.

The pillow main body 1 is made of wood, which is the most rigid and exerts pressure most naturally on the body. However, if it is hard, it may be, for example, pottery, plastic, metal, or the like. The overall shape is approximately trapezoidal in cross section, the upper surface is inclined backwards, and a V-shaped valley recess 7 is provided in the middle between the left and right sides. To form ridges 9, and the ridges 9 are extended to both ends of the pillow body 1. The extended portion is indicated by reference numerals 9a and 9a. The extended portions 9a, 9a can also be used for acupressure by changing the position of the head.

The cutout recess 7 is inclined along the rearward inclination of the upper surface of the pillow body 1. With this arrangement, the head is tilted backward and the back is inclined, so that the shoulder easily hits the front surface, and it becomes easy to set the ridge 9 so as to hit the eye spot or the pot of the pond. Also, if you lie on your back with a tilted back, it is said that snoring will not occur from the structure of your throat, which has the advantage of preventing snoring. Regarding the shape of the cutout recess 7, the V-shape can support the head most stably, but other shapes such as a U-shape may be used.

A cushion-like sponge-like plastic foam sheet is used for the pillow skin 3 and the shoulder pads 5 and 5, and the front surface of the pillow body 1 is covered with both of them and adhered to the pillow body 1, respectively. A pillow cover made of a material such as cloth, film, or laser may be hung on or bonded to the surfaces of the pillow 3 and the shoulder pads 5, 5.

The shoulder pads 5 and 5 are formed by projecting a shoulder cover portion 13 on the upper end of a shoulder contact portion 11 adhered to the front surface of the pillow main body 1, and the front surface of the shoulder contact portion 11 is curved with good shoulder contact. is there. Further, the neck pull-out 15 is provided by notches at the base end portions of the left and right shoulder pads 5, 5.

The acupressure pillow may be used as a normal pillow for sleeping or as an acupressure device.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the acupressure pillow of the present invention, the pillow body is formed of a hard body, and the notch concave portion of the valley-shaped slope into which the head falls is provided at the center of the head of the pillow body, and the front end of the notch concave portion is formed. Since the ridges are formed on the edges along the slopes of the cutout recesses, the cutout recesses provide stable support so that the head does not shift, and a variety of effective acupoints such as eye spots and wind ponds are reliably pressed. , It is very effective in improving and preventing insomnia, stiff shoulders, low back pain, tiredness, tonsillitis, etc., and the swinging action further increases the acupressure effect and makes it firm. However, since the head is supported at least at two places by the notched recesses, there is an excellent effect that it can be used comfortably with less pressure.

When the shoulder pad is provided, it is not only possible to use the shoulder pad comfortably due to its heat retaining property, but also the effect of improving the stiffness of the shoulder is further increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a shiatsu pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement of acupuncture points on the acupressure part of the acupressure pillow of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Shiatsu pillow 1 Pillow body 5 Shoulder pad 7 Notch recess 9 Protrusion

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pillow body is formed of a hard body, and a notched concave portion having a valley-shaped slope into which a head falls is provided at a head contact at a central portion of the pillow body, and a ridge is provided at a front end edge of the notched concave portion along a sloped surface of the notched concave portion. Shiatsu pillow characterized by having formed. 2. The acupressure pillow according to claim 1, wherein a pair of left and right shoulder pads made of a flexible material are provided on the front end of the pillow body so as to project therefrom.