Ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping

Abstract

An ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping includes breathable pores and elastic support columns spaced from one another and disposed at the middle of the thickness of the pillow. The quantity, width, arrangement density or height of each breathable pore and / or elastic support column can be adjusted to let the supporting force fed back by a central support section of the pillow be smaller than that of the two side support sections of the pillow, so as to overcome the central recession of the conventional pillow that is likely to cause the head to slip off and leads to sleep problems.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping, and more particularly to the ergonomic dual-purpose pillow having breathable pores and elastic support columns spaced from one another and disposed at the middle of the pillow, so that the supporting force fed back by a central section of the pillow is smaller than that of two side sections, and regardless of back sleeping, side sleeping or stomach sleeping, the users' cervical spine can maintain a natural curve when no force is exerted, and the invention conforms to ergonomics.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In general, a conventional commercial pillow is made of a single material, and users often need to choose a pillow with an appropriate height in order to relax the cervical spine. For example, side sleepers usually support and prop up the cervical spine by the shoulder, and thus a pillow of a greater height is usually required and chosen; a pillow ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is an ergonomic pillow designed for both back and side sleeping that provides adjustable supporting force to maintain a natural curve of the user's cervical spine and conform to ergonomics. The pillow has a central section with smaller supporting force than the sides to avoid lifting and moving the head during sleep. When the user sleeps on their stomach, the pillow provides an appropriate supporting force to relax the neck without the need of moving the head. The pillow has adjustable breathable pores and elastic support columns to achieve the desired supporting force. Overall, this invention promotes a better sleep quality and reduces the impact on the user's body during sleep.

Problems solved by technology

If a side sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to back sleeping, the pillow will become too high, thus making the neck to be pressed forward unnaturally and causing discomfort.

Similarly, if a back sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the pillow will become too low, thus making the neck droop.

This kind of unnatural bending of the cervical spine occurred in stomach sleeping often causes the user's neck muscle to unconsciously apply forces in a reverse direction.

After a period of time, the neck muscle will be strained and resulted in inflammation, which is the so-called “stiff neck”.

In addition to the central recession, there is a larger slope on both sides relative to the middle, so that either side sleepers or back sleepers cannot sleep calmly and peacefully.

For example, the head of the back sleepers is situated at the central recession of the pillow while sleeping on the back, and if they switch stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the height of the central recession will become too short, so that the shoulder and arm will be pressed to cause neck discomfort.

In addition, the aforementioned steep slope on the side is exactly located at the nose and mouth position, thus hindering breathing easily.

Therefore, after a sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the user's head must be lifted and moved to the higher part on both sides of the pillow, which will interfere with the sleep and cause sleep interruption.

If the head of the side sleeper is rested at a higher position of the side of the pillow and the sleeper moved slightly during the sleep process, the head will fall from the sides to the middle, but the height of the central recession is still insufficient to support the cervical spine and result in discomfort.

The users must lift and move their head back to the higher position of the sides of the pillow, thus also causing sleep interruption.

Obviously, this structural design not just fails to meet the requirements for back sleeping and the side sleeping at the same time only, but also fails to overcome the issue of requiring uneven supporting forces for both of the back sleeping and the slide sleeping.

Especially for the side sleepers, even if the sleeper's head is moved slightly, the head may slip from the central recession and the sleepers have to lift and move their head back to the original position, thus seriously disturbing their sleep.

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