MASK

To solve the problem that, though a mask has a function of filtering viruses, miscellaneous bacteria, pollen, dust, and the like, and is essential for maintaining a human health, a conventional mask is not used preferably because inspired air and expired air are mixed in the mask, the mask moistens due to moisture in the expired air, the air permeability is degraded, the miscellaneous bacteria proliferates, and the inside of the mask becomes smelly and unpleasant, as well as though there is a method of deodorizing and sterilizing a diaper by blowing ozone into the diaper, an ozone generator cannot be used for deodorizing/sterilizing a mask because the ozone generator is large in size and is poor in portability.SOLUTION: A method for deodorizing and sterilizing a mask comprises disposing a space between the cloths of the mask in which a plurality of cloths is laminated, and supplying ozone to the space so that the space is uniformly filled with ozone. The space of the mask and an ozone generator are connected by a tube, and the ozone generated in the ozone generator is force-fed to the space by an air supply device. Since the inside of the mask is deodorized/sterilized by a deodorizing/sterilizing power of the ozone, and does not become smelly even if it is worn for a long time, a clean mask can be provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】マスクはウイルス、雑菌、花粉、塵埃などを濾過する機能があり、人間の健康維持に不可欠のものであるが、従来のマスクは、マスク内で吸気と呼気が混ざり合うので、呼気内の湿気でマスクが湿り、通気性が低下し、雑菌が繁殖し、マスク内が臭くなり不快感があるため好んで使用されることはない。オゾンをオムツに吹き込んでオムツを消臭殺菌する方法はあるが、オゾン発生器が大型のため携行性が悪くマスクの消臭殺菌には使用できなかった。【解決手段】複数の布を積層したマスクの布の間に空間部を設け、空間部にオゾンが均一に充満するように供給して消臭殺菌する方法である。マスクの空間部とオゾン発生器をチューブで接続し、オゾン発生器で発生したオゾンを空気供給器で空間部に圧送供給する。オゾンの消臭、殺菌力でマスク内を消臭殺菌し、長時間装着しても臭くならず、清潔なマスクを提供することができる。【選択図】図１