CN1128821A - Adsorption method for clothes treatment agent - Google Patents

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CN1128821A
CN1128821A CN95108722A CN95108722A CN1128821A CN 1128821 A CN1128821 A CN 1128821A CN 95108722 A CN95108722 A CN 95108722A CN 95108722 A CN95108722 A CN 95108722A CN 1128821 A CN1128821 A CN 1128821A
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松井宏有
福田守纪
今井俊次
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06MTREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M10/00Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. ultrasonic, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents, or magnetic fields; Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements
    • D06M10/04Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06MTREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M11/00Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06MTREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M23/00Treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, characterised by the process
    • D06M23/02Processes in which the treating agent is releasably affixed or incorporated into a dispensing means
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10BINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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    • D10B2401/13Physical properties anti-allergenic or anti-bacterial

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The present invention provides a means used to set a medicament disposition to clothes in wearing, which to provide the clothes with a chemical having antibacterial, antifungus, and insect proofing effects by adsorbing the chemical. In the method, the chemical having antibacterial, antifungus, and insect proofing effects is sprayed and volatilized into the clothes rotated and agitated in a rotating drum 2, so as to the least necessary medicament is adsorbed and adhered uniformly and effectively to the clothes.

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The adsorption method of clothes treatment agent
The present invention relates to a kind of general clothing class be made chemicals treatment, make it have the adsorption method of the clothes treatment agent of antibiotic, mildew-resistant, effect such as mothproof.
In the past, as consideration from aspects such as health, health, the clothing class is carried out the method for antibiotic, mildew-resistant, mothproof processing, normally by clothing producer with the clothing class with fibre or the state of the clothes product after making impregnated in the medicament of antibiotic, mildew-resistant, mothproof processing usefulness, or the medicament of antibiotic, mildew-resistant, mothproof processing usefulness made microencapsulated etc., it is attached on the clothing.The method of as above handling voluntarily at home by the user seldom.
In aforesaid commercially available antibiotic dress material, the problem of washing durability aspect is arranged usually.That is, its anti-microbial property descends gradually behind the cyclic washing, in the dress material that utilizes natural series vegetable essential oil antiseptic, can keep the use certain hour for making this antiseptic, has adopted the high-tech means to make the natural plant essential oils microencapsulation, but the dress material cost rises.Its resultant problem is: this dress material is only limited to as be to use dress material in the institute of object with the staphylococcus aureus to methicillin resistance in the hospital (MRSA) as the antibiotic property dress material, reach with idiosyncrasy (idiocrasy) dermatitis be object, with the dress material of the unlined long gown of the antiseptic endowing antibacterial of natural series etc.
The present invention is for solving above-mentioned problem, and its first purpose is, clothing evenly and is definitely effectively carried out adsorption treatment with the medicament of minimum necessary amounts.
Again, second purpose of the present invention is: breed at skin surface owing to the medicament that uses can suppress assorted bacterium, can suppress deteriorations such as allergic skin diseases effectively, and for allowing general user use, provide the safe medicament that has no side effect at home.Simultaneously, second purpose of the present invention also is to provide a class medicament, and this medicament can make the clothing class through above-mentioned processing return to common clothing class through easy methods that adopts such as washings.
The present invention is for reaching above-mentioned first purpose, and the clothing class that stirs rotating in rotary drum supplies with that tool is antibiotic, the medicament of mildew-resistant, mothproof effect, and this medicament is adsorbed on the clothing.Solve the means of problem with this as first.
Disperse with volatilization and arbitrary method of spraying makes that used medicament is adsorbed on the clothing in above-mentioned first solution problem means again.With these means as second solution problem.
Again, when making drum rotating used in above-mentioned first or second solution problem means, to the rotary drum inner edge air-supply of rotating, medicament is supplied with on the limit, with these means as the 3rd solution problem.
Again, for reaching second purpose, above-mentioned first to the 3rd solves medicament system used in the problem means is main composition with terpenic series essential oil (terpenoid).With these means as the 4th solution problem.
Again, above-mentioned the 4th solves used medicament in the problem means, is principal component with the mixing terpenic series essential oil of being made up of menthol and thujaplicin (hinokitiol) at least.With these means as the 5th solution problem.
The present invention solves the means of problem according to above-mentioned first, when the clothing class being rotated stir in rotary drum, to supplying with medicament in this rotary drum,, also can make medicament not have deflection ground, adhere to equably or be adsorbed on the clothing class even medicine is supplied with fixing state for rotary drum.
According to second solution problem means, with heating medicaments such as heaters, make its volatilization, in rotary drum, be full of medicament steam, utilize the phenomenon of this steam in clothing surface cool, dewfall, can make a spot of medicament evenly be adsorbed on the clothing; Again, medicament can be done vaporific sparging in the rotary drum, the medicament particulate is riddled in the rotary drum, evenly be attached on the clothing.
Solve the problem means according to the 3rd, when stirring clothing, air-supply or make air circulation in the rotary drum in rotary drum thus, can make the particulate of medicament or steam produce and flow, and makes medicament adhere to effectively, be adsorbed on the clothing.
Again, solve the problem means according to the 4th, because with medicament system of institute is a principal component with the terpenic series essential oil (terpenoid) that is contained in plant or the trees, make in that plant or trees are relied on this terpenic series essential oil invasion and attack such as self exempting from insect pest or rot, when antibiotic, mildew-resistant, mothproof effect give clothing, also improved security.
Again, according to the 5th means that solve problem, as medicament, at least with the mixture terpenic series essential oil of menthol and thujaplicin as principal component, menthol produces the effect of repellent as the tick of the external deterioration factor of atopic dermatitis.And the effect that thujaplicin produces is, can kill staphylococcus aureus and candida albicans on a small quantity, and this class bacterium is in atopic dermatitis, or the generation itch, makes severity of symptoms, or hinders sleep.The sedation effect that menthol is arranged again also can promote nervous mitigation and hypnosis.By above-mentioned synergy, can provide optimal clothing class to the skin sparing of atopic dermatitis patients.
Below, referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 4, an embodiment of the clothing drier of the adsorption method of implementing laundry treatment agents of the present invention is described.
As shown in Figure 1, machine body 1, the rotary drum 2 that is being supported by axle on portion's trailing flank can rotate freely within it, on the leading flank of rotary drum 2, makes sliding bearing by the peripheral outer lips portion of supporting plate 3 before the circular rotary drum, and by motor 4,5 transmissions of rotary drum belt.On the leading flank of machine body 1, be provided with clothing class input port 6.Fan 7 is located at the rear portion of rotary drum 2, by motor 4,8 transmissions of fan wheel band.7 pairs of machine bodies 1 of described fan have the air-supply function of the air circulation of making.
In the time of the cover fan 7 of fan casing 9, it exports connecting pipe 10, be located at rotary drum before connected entrance 11 on the supporting plate 3 be connected.The trailing flank of rotary drum 2 is provided with the filter screen 12 that is used to remove short fiber, hard waste etc., and the trailing flank of machine body 1 is covered by back shroud 13.Drug delivery device 14 is arranged at before the leading flank of machine body 1 and the circular rotary drum between the supporting plate 3, and the reagent spray that will have antibiotic, mildew-resistant, effect such as mothproof or makes this medicament volatilization and its steam is sent within the rotary drum 2 in rotary drum 2.
Drug delivery device 14 is when supplying medicine with Sprayable, and then as shown in Figure 2, medicament is loaded in the flask for medicinal preparations 15.Be connected with one of the medicinal gear pump 16 of spray end in this flask for medicinal preparations 15, the other end that tooth changes pump 16 is communicated in the nozzle 17 that is arranged on the preceding supporting plate 3 of rotary drum.On the leading flank of machine body 1, be provided with the lid 18 that can open and close freely, be used to change flask for medicinal preparations 16.
In addition, when supplying medicament, then as shown in Figure 3, allow the supporting body 19 that forms with wood pulp etc. keep the state of pharmaceutical-impregnated,, elevate the temperature with heater 20 heating supporting bodies 19 in the volatilization mode.Before rotary drum, be provided with peristome 21 on the supporting plate 3, with rotary drum 2 internal communication.On the leading flank of machine body 1, be provided with the lid 22 that can open and close freely, to insert and to change supporting body 19.
Again, as shown in Figure 4, the medicament of packing in the flask for medicinal preparations 23, an end of the gear pump 24 of hyoscine is communicated in this flask for medicinal preparations 23, and the other end of gear pump 24 is communicated on the volatilization face of being located on heater 25 upper sides 26.The structure of volatilization face 26 is folded to the top for its peripheral part, so that can deposit small amounts of medicament.The side is provided with switching lid 21 freely before the machine body 1, so that change flask for medicinal preparations 23.
Below, do an explanation with regard to supply, the adsorption method of medicament in the said structure (clothes treatment agent).At first, in the occasion of carrying out reagent spray with device shown in Figure 2, the clothing class that will handle 6 is put into rotary drum 2 from the input port, in these rotary drum 2 rotations of Motor Drive, and the also gear pump 16 used of transmission reagent spray.Thus, medicament can be from being located at the spray nozzle 17 of supporting plate 11 parts before the rotary drum, and nebulizing directly sprays within rotary drum 2.
With aforesaid operations simultaneously, fan 7 is also rotating, therefore, the air in the rotary drum 2 can be through filter screen 12 among fan 7, through pipeline 10, the connected entrance 11 of supporting plate 3 flows out before the rotary drum, is back in the rotary drum 2, forms air flow.For rotary drum 2, though the reagent spray position is certain, the clothing class by nozzle 17 front sides is subjected to rotation and stirs, and therefore, medicament can be sprayed equably, is attached on the clothing.
Have, because fan 7 rotates simultaneously with rotary drum 2, formation air flow rotary drum 2 in, quilt are sprayed and are nebulized the medicament of particulate with the air flow clothing class space of flowing through, and can be attached to the trickleer part of clothing class equably again.The spray amount of medicament can be according to the amount of the clothing of handling, and is regulated by 16 operating times of gear pump, to guarantee best adhesion amount.
Secondly, make the medicament volatilization and be scattered in occasion rotary drum 2 in, the clothing of required processing is put into rotary drum 2, driving rotary drum 2 and fan 7 in heating.As shown in Figure 3, uncap 22 inserts on the heater 20 having soaked the supporting body 19 that contains medicament in advance, makes 20 energisings, and supporting body 19 is heated, soak the medicament that contains and promptly volatilize and become steam, the peristome 21 of supporting plate 3 is sent in the rotary drum 2 before the rotary drum.The user uses new supporting body 19 at every turn when clothing being done this processing, can make the medicament that is adsorbed on the clothing keep a certain amount of usually.
Again, as shown in Figure 4, in the occasion of supplying medicaments from flask for medicinal preparations 23 with liquid condition, use the gear pump 24 of hyoscine, on the volatilization face 26 of pharmaceutical supply to the heater 25, make heater 25 energisings then, allow the medicament volatilization form steam, with the situation of aforementioned use supporting body 19, send in the rotary drum 2 with steam-like for another example, the pharmaceutical quantities that is adsorbed on the clothing can be regulated by the operating time of regulating tooth wheel pump 24.
As the above-mentioned mode that makes medicament volatilization form gas, with the liquid particle of the formed medicament of aforementioned spraying by comparison, may infiltrate the trickleer part between the clothes fiber.This gas cooled, dewfall can make medicament be adsorbed on the clothing more equably in the clothing surface.Simultaneously, because the rotation of rotary drum 2 and fan 7, clothing is stirred and is formed air flow, also can make more a spot of medicament be adsorbed in clothing effectively.
Secondly, as above-mentioned medicament, use the peppermint oil of terpenic series essential oil, can make atopic dermatitis patients needn't worry what side effect, carrying out relievedly with the skin care on cleaning skin surface is the clothing class processing of purpose.
Have again,, can use the peppermint oil that menthol mixed weight ratio is about 6% thujaplicin, mix the flavouring ingredient that other is used to relax the penetrating odor of peppermint oil again as main composition as above-mentioned terpenic series essential oil.For staphylococcus aureus or candida albicans as the skin surface of the external deterioration factor of atopic dermatitis, thujaplicin has bactericidal effect, and again, concerning the allergen tick, menthol has repellent effect.Its result can prevent effectively that atopic dermatitis from worsening.And, owing to refrigerant sense of menthol tool and sedation effect, also can relax patient's stress effectively.
As mentioned above, the present invention to the clothing material that in rotary drum, rotates, stirs supply with that tool is antibiotic, the medicament of mildew-resistant, mothproof effect, this medicament is adsorbed on the clothing, thus, effective component can be bestowed on the general clothing class evenly, economically.These effective components can be bestowed general clothing class to produce desirable usually antibiotic, the mildew-resistant of user, mothproof effect.In addition, different with commercially available antibiotic dress material, among the present invention, the clothing class can be by antibacterial treatment and the washing after wearing repeatedly remove residual composition, and when wearing, often can obtain high antibiotic level as initial use.
In addition, adopt volatilization to disperse any method of medicament or spraying, medicament is adsorbed on the clothing.Make the medicine mist directly be adsorbed in clothing during spraying; When heated volatile, then because of the temperature difference between medicament steam and the clothing, produce the dewfall phenomenon on the clothing surface, thus, the medicament of high concentration is adsorbed at short notice.Thereby can make medicament bestow clothing more equably, the user carries out desirable antibiotic, mildew-resistant to clothing, mothproof processing easily economically.
Again, when rotating rotary drum, to blowing in the rotary drum, supply medicament, the trickleer part that can make interior medicament particulate of rotary drum or steam be supplied to the clothing that is stirring makes the medicament of higher concentration can evenly be adsorbed to the clothing surface at short notice.
Again, because of medicament is with terpenic series essential oil (terpenoid) composition of deciding, even the contact skin surface does not worry that what side effect is arranged yet, it is purpose clothing class processing method that a kind of relieved skin care with the cleaning skin surface can be provided.
Again, because medicament is the mixing terpenic series essential oil be made up of menthol and the thujaplicin at least composition of deciding, can prevent to be stated to be the staphylococcus aureus or the oidiomycetic propagation of skin surface of the reason of atopic dermatitis itch effectively, or have the effect of the allergenic tick of repellent from the skin.Promptly confirm: menthol has repellent effect to lice, and the thujaplicin of minute quantity is the tool bactericidal effect to above-mentioned staphylococcus aureus, candida albicans.And, menthol, when being attached to skin, thujaplicin has refrigerant sense and sedation effect, and can make treated clothing tool relax nervous effect, can relievedly provide with the skin care is the clothing class processing method of purpose.
Fig. 1 is for implementing the clothing drier cutaway view of clothing class of the present invention with the adsorption method of finishing agent.
Fig. 2 is the amplification view of first embodiment of drug delivery device in the same clothing drier.
Fig. 3 is the amplification view of second embodiment of drug delivery device in the same clothing drier.
Fig. 4 is the amplification view of the 3rd embodiment of drug delivery device in the same clothing drier.
Among the figure, 2 is rotary drum, and 14 is drug delivery device.

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1. the adsorption method of a clothes treatment agent is characterized in that, to the clothing class in the rotary drum that rotates, stirring supply with that tool is antibiotic, the medicament of mildew-resistant, mothproof effect, this medicament is adsorbed on the clothing.
2. the adsorption method of clothes treatment agent as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, with making any method in medicament volatilization dispersion and the spraying that medicament is attached on the clothing.
3. the adsorption method of clothes treatment agent as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, when rotating rotary drum, blows in rotary drum, supplies with medicament.
4. as the adsorption method of each described clothes treatment agent in the claim 1~3, it is characterized in that with medicament system of institute is a principal component with terpenic series essential oil (terpenoid).
5. the adsorption method of clothes treatment agent as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described medicament system is main composition with the mixing terpenic series essential oil of being made up of menthol and thujaplicin at least.
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