Patent Publication Number: US-2023152605-A1

Title: Glasses having air curtain function

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a pair of glasses having an air curtain function and, more particularly, a pair of glasses having an air curtain function in which air is supplied through fans installed in temples and the supplied air is sprayed down through holes formed at the lower portions of the rims, thereby preventing dirt or droplets from entering into a mouth or a nose. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Modern people are always exposed to harmful substances including particular matter in normal life due to smoke of vehicles or yellow sand. This phenomenon is a resultant of industrialization that is rapidly changing, and the smoke of vehicles, the smoke from various factories, and particulate matter are threatening the health of modern people. 
     Further, respiratory syndromes that are rapidly increasing these days also are threatening the health of modern people. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian influenza (AI), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19 recently generated may be representative, and such respiratory viruses transfer between people, particularly, through droplets, etc., so they are considered as severe problems. 
     Accordingly, consumption of masks rapidly increases and it is difficult to purchase masks. Further, since masks are disposable, substitutes that can replace masks are required, and substitutes that can prevent contagion by air or contagion by droplets and can be used for a long time are required to replace masks. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Accordingly, the present disclosure has been made in an effort to solve the problems in the related art described above and an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a pair of glasses having an air curtain function that includes fans mounted thereon and can block particles of droplets that may contain viruses except for air that is inhaled into the respiratory organs by spraying air around a mouth and a nose, which are respiratory organs, using the mounted fans. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to achieve the objectives, the present disclosure provides a pair of glasses having an air curtain function that is composed of an eye part in which lenses are mounted and a temple connected to a rear surface of the eye part, in which the eye part is composed of a rim that forms a frame such that lenses are mounted, and has an air channel through which air that is supplied through the temple is transferred and discharge holes through which the air transferred through the air channel is discharged, and joints that are integrally formed on rear surfaces of both ends of the rim and to which the temple is connected; and the temple is composed of temple bodies that have connectors connected to the joints, fan units that are formed in the temple bodies, printed circuit boards that are formed at sides of the fan units and have a controller for controlling operation of the fan units, and batteries that are mounted in the bodies to supply power to the fans and the integrated printed circuits. 
     In the present disclosure, the joint is composed of a coupling step on which the connector of the temple is seated, and a hollow portion in which air that is supplied through the coupling step is temporarily stored, and the air channel is connected with the hollow portion, is tapered downward, and extends at the lower portion of the rim. 
     In the present disclosure, the discharge holes of both air channels are inclined symmetrically to each other with a mouth therebetween such that air is discharged to a nose and a mouth. 
     In the present disclosure, a ventilation hole formed such that air can be suctioned into the fan unit, an LED light formed at a side of the ventilation hole to show whether the fan unit operates and a charge state of the battery, and a power switch formed at a side of the LED light to apply power are formed at the temple body. 
     In the present disclosure, the connector is composed of an insertion step formed in multiple stages at the front of the temple, and the insertion steps are inserted in the joint and seated on the coupling step. 
     Effect of the Invention 
     The pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure has an effect that it is possible to block particles of droplets that contains viruses except for air that is inhaled into the respiratory organs by spraying air around a mouth and a nose, which are respiratory organs, using the fans mounted on the pair of glasses. 
     Further, pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure has another effect as a face fan because it can supply airflow to respiratory organs. 
     Further, pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure has another effect that it is possible to prevent respiratory organs because it can block particulate matter, etc. using air. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a side view of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a side view showing the configuration installed at a temple of pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a perspective view of a temple of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a perspective view of a connection portion of a temple that is connected to an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a perspective view of an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7    is a cross-sectional view showing the connecting portion of an eye part and a temple according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  8    is a configuration view of an air channel formed in an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9    is a state view showing that air is supplied to a respiratory organ through the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     As a best mode for implementing the present disclosure, a pair of glasses has an air curtain function that is composed of an eye part in which lenses are mounted and a temple connected to a rear surface of the eye part, in which the eye part is composed of a rim that forms a frame such that lenses are mounted, and has an air channel through which air that is supplied through the temple is transferred and discharge holes through which the air transferred through the air channel is discharged, and joints that are integrally formed on rear surfaces of both ends of the rim and to which the temple is connected; and the temple is composed of temple bodies that have connectors connected to the joints, fan units that are formed in the temple bodies, printed circuit boards that are formed at sides of the fan units and have a controller for controlling operation of the fan units, and batteries that are mounted in the bodies to supply power to the fans and the integrated printed circuits. 
     Mode for Invention 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are provided to describe the present invention so that those skilled in the art can easily achieve the present invention and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited thereto. 
       FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  2    is a side view of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  3    is a side view showing the configuration installed at a temple of pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  4    is a perspective view of a temple of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  5    is a perspective view of a connection portion of a temple that is connected to an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  6    is a perspective view of an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  7    is a cross-sectional view showing the connecting portion of an eye part and a temple according to the present disclosure,  FIG.  8    is a configuration view of an air channel formed in an eye part of the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure, and  FIG.  9    is a state view showing that air is supplied to a respiratory organ through the pair of glasses having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. 
       FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a pair of glasses  1  having an air curtain function according to the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the pair of glasses  1  having an air curtain function includes a temple  10  and an eye part  20 . 
     A temple  10  is described in detail with reference to  FIGS.  2  to  5   . As shown in the figures, the temple  10  has components at a pair of temple bodies  11 . The temple bodies  11  each includes a fan unit  15  mounted in the temple body  11 , a printed circuit board  16  having a controller mounted at a side of the fan unit  15  to control operation of the fan unit  15 , and a battery  17  mounted in the temple body  11  to supply power to the fan unit  15  and the printed circuit board  16 . The temple body  11  has a ventilation hole  14  formed such that air can be suctioned into the fan unit  15 , an LED light  13  formed at a side of the ventilation hole  14  to show whether the fan unit  15  operates and the charge state of the battery  17 , and a power switch  12  formed at a side of the LED light  13  to apply power. The LED light  13  and the power switch  12  are attached to the printed circuit board  16  having a controller. The LED light  13  and the power switch  12  are mounted on the printed circuit board  16  to protrude from the temple body  11  or to show colors according to the LED light. The power switch  12  may be formed in a touch type and ON/OFF may be determined in accordance with the number of touches. That is, when the power switch may be driven such that it is touched one time, it is turned on, and when it is touched two times, it is turned off. When the power switch  12  is turned on, power is applied to the LED light  13 , whereby whether power is supplied can be shown and how much the capacity of the battery  17  remains can be shown. 
     As shown in  FIG.  3   , the fan unit  15  includes a plurality of fans  15   a  and a blowing channel  15   b.  When the power switch  12  is pressed, the fan  15   a  is driven and air is suctioned to the fan  15   a  through the ventilation hole  14 . The air suctioned to the fan  15   a  is sent to the blowing channel  15   b  by the fan  15   a  and transferred to the eye part  20 . 
       FIG.  4    is a perspective view of the temple part  10  according to the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, a connector of the temple  10  is composed of multiple stages and a hinge  19  is formed at an end of the temple body  11 .  FIG.  5    is an enlarged view of the connector  18  of the temple  10 . As shown in the figure, the connector  18  is composed of two steps of insertion steps  18   a  and  18   b.  That is, the connector  18  may be referred to as an insertion step and the insertion step  18  is composed of a front insertion step  18   a  and a rear insertion step  18   b  integrally formed with the front insertion step  18   a  and stepped. The connector  18  is formed such that the temple body  11  can be connected to a joint  24  of the eye part  20  and the connector  18  is fully inserted in the joint  24 , whereby it is possible to prevent air from being discharged to the outside through the gap between the joint  24  and the connector  18 . 
       FIG.  6    is a perspective view of the eye part  20  according to the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the eye part  20  is composed of a rim  21  in which a lens  22  is fitted, a joint  24  integrally formed at both ends of the rim  21 , and a corresponding hinge  23  connected to the hinge  19  to be connected with the temple body  11  and enabling the temple body  11  to rotate. 
       FIG.  7    shows that the connector  18  of the temple body  11  is connected to the joint  24 . As shown in the figure, the insertion steps  18   a  and  18   b  of the connector  18  are seated on a coupling step  24   a.  The coupling step  24   a  is also formed in multiple stages, similar to the insertion steps  18   a  and  18   b,  whereby air is prevented from being discharged through the connector  18   a  inserted in the joint  24 . The joint  24  is composed of the coupling step  24   a  and a hollow portion  24   b,  the hollow portion  24   b  forms a space expanded such that air that is transferred through the fan unit  15  of the temple body  11  can be temporarily stored. Thereafter, the air is transferred through the air channel  25  and then transferred to discharge holes  26  formed at lower portions, respectively, from the air channel  25 . The air channel  25  is connected with the hollow portion  24   b  and is tapered downward. Since the air channel  25  is tapered downward, the air that is supplied through the fan unit  15  increases in speed and can be discharged at a high speed through the discharge holes  26 . As shown in the figure, the discharge holes  26  formed at the lower portions of both rims  21  are symmetrically inclined with a mouth therebetween such that air is discharged to the nose and the mouth. Accordingly, droplets that transfer when a wearer talks or a counterpart talks can be prevented from flowing into respiratory organs such as a mouth or a nose by the airflow that is supplied downward at a high speed through the discharge holes  26 . 
       FIG.  9    shows that airflow is discharged around the nose and mouth of a wearer by the discharge holes  26  inclined toward the respiratory system around a mouth and a nose. The discharge holes  26  are inclined to correspond to each other such that airflow is discharged around a mouth and a nose. Accordingly, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent droplets, dust, or the like from flowing inside a wearer through respiratory organs. 
     Although embodiments were exemplarily described above, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be implemented in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the embodiments described above should be considered as being exemplary rather than limitative and all embodiments within the claims and an equivalent range would be included in the scope of the present disclosure.