JP2018038576A - Mother-child cooling pad, baby carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mother-child cooling pad having a cooling effect at a contact point between a mother and a child and capable of maintaining the cooling effect for a long period of time. SOLUTION: The mother-child cooling pad 10 of the present invention is provided with an air intake / exhaust port 22 and is formed inside a flexible pad main body 20 and the pad main body 20 and one end is connected to the intake / exhaust port 22. It is characterized by having an air flow section 30 and an intake / exhaust section 40 provided at the other end of the air flow section 30 to suck and exhaust air to the air flow section 30. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling pad between mother and child arranged between a user and an infant (between mother and child), and a baby carrier provided with the same.

  There is a baby carrier used when a user holds an infant on the back or holding it. Traditionally, baby carriers have become uncomfortable if they are used for a long time, especially in summer, when the user and infants are in close contact with heat and the temperature rises and becomes hot, or sweating or moisture rises and steams. was there.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a mother-child buffer pad in which a woven fabric body in which a breathable air layer is formed is arranged between a mother and a child to maintain a heat insulating effect between the mother and the child.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a ventilating device for a seat including a ventilation source in which a ventilation source and a plurality of tubes connected to the ventilation source are integrated in parallel and formed into a sheet shape.

JP 2012-110417 A Japanese Patent No. 4999455

  The pad disclosed in Patent Document 1 can secure a certain degree of air permeability in the air layer between the mother and the child, but there is a limit to the heat insulating effect only by the shape or material. In addition, there is no immediate effect such as cooling immediately after installation.

  Moreover, since the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses an olefinic thermoplastic elastomeric tube, it is not suitable for the arrangement between mother and child, which is poor in air permeability and hard and requires flexibility.

  In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling pad between mother and child that has a cooling effect at a contact portion between the mother and the child and can maintain the cooling effect for a long time.

As a first means for solving the above problems, the present invention includes a flexible pad main body having an air intake / exhaust port, and one end connected to the air intake / exhaust port formed inside the pad main body. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling pad between mother and child, comprising: an air circulation part; and an intake / exhaust part that is provided at the other end of the air circulation part and sucks and exhausts air to and from the air circulation part.
According to the first means, since the air circulation part is formed between the mother and the child and forcedly sucking and exhausting, the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced. Moreover, the cooling effect can be maintained for a long time.

As a second means for solving the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, in the first means, the pad main body is formed of a cloth having windproof properties with the air circulation part interposed therebetween. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooling pad between mother and child.
According to the second means, the cooling effect can be further enhanced in addition to the effects of the first means.

As a third means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the first or second means of the present invention, the pad main body is arranged with a fabric having a cold feeling on the contact surface with the mother and the child. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooling pad between mother and child.
According to the third means, the cooling effect can be further enhanced in addition to the effects of the first means.

As a fourth means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third means, the pad main body is provided with a detachable portion detachable from the baby carrier. It is to provide a cooling pad between mother and child.
According to the fourth means, even an existing baby carrier can be easily attached.

As a fifth means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a mother-child cooling pad of any one of the first to fourth means that can be attached to and detached from the mother-child side of the carrier main body. It is providing the baby carrier characterized by having provided.
According to the fifth means, since the air circulation part of the inter-maternal cooling pad disposed between the mother and the child is forcibly sucked and exhausted, the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced.

  According to the inter-maternal cooling pad of the present invention, the air circulation portion disposed between the mother and the child is forcibly sucked and exhausted, so that the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced. Moreover, the cooling effect can be maintained for a long time. It can also be easily attached to existing baby carriers.

  According to the baby carrier of the present invention, since the air circulation portion disposed between the mother and the child is forcibly sucked and exhausted, the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced.

It is explanatory drawing of the cooling pad between mother and child of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the baby carrier of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the cooling pad between mother and child of the modification 1, and a baby carrier. It is explanatory drawing of the cooling pad between mother and child of the modification 2, and a baby carrier.

  Embodiments of a cooling pad between mother and child and a baby carrier of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Mother-child cooling pad 10]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a cooling pad between mother and child, (1) is a front view, and (2) is a partial sectional view of a side surface. The inter-mother-child cooling pad 10 has a pad main body 20, an air circulation part 30, an intake / exhaust part 40, and a detachable part 50 as main components.

The pad main body 20 is a pad having an arbitrary shape and area corresponding to the contact portion between the mother and the child, and is formed by pasting or sewing the peripheral edges of the front fabric and the back fabric having a predetermined thickness. The pad main body 20 forms an air circulation part 30 to be described later between the front fabric and the back fabric, and forms an air intake / exhaust port 22 at the upper end.
As the front fabric and the back fabric, a fabric having windproof properties, a fabric having a cool feeling of contact, a hygroscopic fabric, and the like are used.

The fabric having windproof properties of the present embodiment is not limited as long as the air in the air circulation unit 30 described later does not pass through and leaks from other than the intake / exhaust port 22 and the intake / exhaust unit 40 described later. In JIS l1096 A method (fragile type method), a fabric having an air permeability of 30 cc or less can be applied.
In addition, as an example of the fabric having a cool feeling of contact of the present embodiment, a fabric having a maximum heat absorption rate (q-max) (J / cm · sec) of 0.2 or more can be applied.
In addition, the hygroscopic fabric of the present embodiment includes plant fibers such as cotton and hemp, animal fibers such as wool and silk, regenerated fibers such as rayon, synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester with enhanced hygroscopicity, and the like. can do.

The pad main body 20 can have a multilayer structure in which the above-described fabrics are single or a plurality of layers. As an example, the surface that contacts the front and back surfaces of the air circulation unit 30 is a fabric having windproof properties. In other words, the front and back surfaces of the pad main body 20, in other words, the contact surface with the mother and the child can be made into a fabric having a cool contact feeling or a hygroscopic fabric.
Further, the pad main body 20 is provided with a support piece 24 on the upper end side, and an attaching / detaching portion 50 described later is provided at an end portion of the support piece 24.

The air circulation part 30 is a passage through which air (outside air) formed between the inside of the pad body 20 and between the front and back fabrics passes. The air circulation part 30 of the present embodiment employs a multilayer structure in which a plurality of flexible fiber materials are overlapped, and a mesh structure knitted in a lattice shape, and even if it is pressed from the front and back surfaces, predetermined elasticity (rebound) The air passage is secured with flexibility.
Such an air circulation part 30 is connected to the intake / exhaust port 22 on one end side, and has an intake / exhaust part 40 to be described later on the other end side.

  The intake / exhaust unit 40 is a small fan that includes an intake port, an exhaust port, a fan, and an ON / OFF switch in the casing body, and is capable of intake or exhaust. Two intake / exhaust portions 40 of this embodiment are attached to the left and right sides of the lower end side of the pad main body 20, a casing main body having a battery is arranged on one side, and a casing main body not having a battery is arranged on the other side. To reduce the weight and size. In the present invention, one or more intake / exhaust portions 40 may be provided.

The detachable part 50 is a detachable fixing band such as an uneven hook provided on the upper end of the support piece 24. Using this detachable portion 50, it can be fixed to a shoulder strap of a baby carrier described later.
The inter-maternal-child cooling pad 10 having such a configuration is flexible and easily fits the body. In addition, it can be folded compactly and has good convenience and storage.

[Baby carrier 100]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the baby carrier of the present invention, wherein (1) is a perspective view and (2) is a side view attached to a user. The baby carrier 100 has a carrier body 110, a shoulder strap 130, and a waist belt 140 as the main basic components.
The carrier body 110 has an arbitrary shape that covers the front or back of the infant, and is formed using a cloth having a predetermined strength.

The shoulder straps 130 are a pair of straps extending from the upper end of the carrier body 110 and having tips connected to the sides of the carrier body, and can be hooked and fixed on both shoulders of the user.
The waist belt 140 is attached to the lower end of the carrier body 110 to form a stopper at both ends, and can be fixed around the waist of the user.

The baby carrier 100 of the present embodiment employs an integral structure including the mother-child cooling pad 10 described above or a detachable structure in which the mother-child cooling pad is detachably attached.
The integral structure is a structure in which the end of the inter-maternal cooling pad 10 is fixed to the mother-child side of the lower end of the carrier body 110.
As shown in FIG. 2, the attaching / detaching structure has the inter-maternal cooling pad 10 disposed between the carrier main body 110 and the mother and the child, and the attaching / detaching portion 50 is fixed to the shoulder strap 130.
Since the baby carrier having such a configuration forcibly sucks and exhausts the air circulation portion disposed between the mother and the child, the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced.

[Action]
The mother-child cooling pad 10 of the present invention adopts either a form integrated with the baby carrier 100 or a detachable form attachable to and detachable from the baby carrier 100 so that the user carries the infant or holds it. Arrange between mother and child.
Immediately after the intake / exhaust unit 40 is operated, the air sucked from the intake / exhaust port 22 at the upper part of the pad body 20 passes through the air circulation part 30 and is discharged to the outside from the lower intake / exhaust part 40 or from the lower part of the pad body 20. The air sucked from the exhaust part 40 passes through the air circulation part 30 and is discharged to the outside from the upper intake / exhaust port 22. At this time, the heat generated between the mother and the child is absorbed and discharged to the outside. Thereby, since the air circulation part arrange | positioned between mother and child is forcedly sucked and exhausted, a temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be heightened. Further, if fresh air is continuously sucked into and exhausted from the air circulation portion by the intake and exhaust portions, the cooling effect can be maintained for a long time.

[Modification]
FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory views of a cooling pad between mother and child and a baby carrier according to the first modification, where FIG. 3A is a perspective view and FIG. 3B is a side view attached to the user.
The inter-maternal / child cooling pad 10 </ b> A does not include a support piece and an attaching / detaching portion, and the pad main body 20 </ b> A is formed in a shape that can be inserted between the user's groove drop and the waist belt 140 of the baby carrier 100.

4A and 4B are explanatory views of a cooling pad between mother and child and a baby carrier according to the second modification, wherein (1) is a perspective view and (2) is a side view attached to a user.
The mother-child cooling pad 10B and the baby carrier 100B are formed in a shape that allows the pad main body 20B to be inserted between the user's groove drop and the waist belt 140 of the baby carrier 100B, as in the first modification. And one intake / exhaust part 40B is provided in the lower end side center of the pad main body 20B, and the slit 111 is provided in the carrier main body 110B of the baby carrier 100B. A configuration is adopted in which the intake / exhaust portion 40B of the inter-maternal cooling pad 10B is inserted into the slit 111 from the mother-child side and exposed to the outside.

  According to the mother-child cooling pad and the baby carrier of the modified example having such a configuration, the air circulation portion disposed between the mother and the child is forcibly sucked and exhausted, so that the temperature rise can be suppressed and the cooling effect can be enhanced. . Moreover, the cooling effect can be maintained for a long time. It can also be easily attached to existing baby carriers.

  The present invention has industrial applicability particularly in the fields of baby carriers, child seats, chairs, bedding and the like for infants.

10, 10A, 10B ......... Mother-child cooling pad, 20 ......... Pad body, 22 ......... Intake / exhaust port, 24 ......... Supporting piece, 30 ......... Air circulation part, 40 ...... Intake / exhaust part 50 ......... Removable part, 100, 100B ... Baby carrier, 110 ... Carrier body, 130 ... Shoulder strap, 140 ... Waist belt.

Claims (5)

A flexible pad body with air intake and exhaust ports;
An air circulation part formed inside the pad body and connected at one end to the intake / exhaust port;
An air intake / exhaust portion that is provided at the other end of the air circulation portion and sucks and exhausts air to and from the air circulation portion;
A cooling pad between mother and child characterized by comprising:   2. The inter-maternal cooling pad according to claim 1, wherein the pad main body is formed of a windproof fabric sandwiching the air circulation portion therebetween.   The inter-maternity cooling pad according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pad main body is arranged with a fabric having a cool feeling on the contact surface with the mother and the child.   The inter-maternity cooling pad according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pad main body is provided with an attaching / detaching portion that can be attached to and detached from the baby carrier.   A baby carrier comprising the mother-child cooling pad according to any one of claims 1 to 3 detachably or integrally provided on the mother-child side of the carrier body.