JP2000157372A - Healthy mat made of paulownia tomentosa - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mat which is adapted to keep a bed or the like cool in summer and warm in winter and is useful for health maintenance by stacking a plurality of paulownia tomentosa thin sheets cut to an even designated width and length to form a unit of laminated material, and binding a number of units of laminated material to be connected to each other in the cross direction to form a mat laid on the mattress or a carpet. SOLUTION: This healthy mat 1 is formed by stacking two thin plates 2 of paulownia tomentosa cut to an even designated width and length to form a unit of laminated material 3, arranging a number of units of laminated material 3 in the cross direction, and connecting the same to each other at several portions in the longitudinal direction by a string 4 to form a rattan blind-like structure, and the mat can be wound to be stored. The best use of the mat 1 is a mat for bedding laid on the mattress, but a seat mat for one person or many persons may be formed to be laid on a carpet or the like for use. The thin plate 2 of paulownia tomentosa is cut to an equal size so that the longitudinal direction is aligned with the longitudinal direction of raw wood. When the width of the thin plate 2 is too wide, it is difficult to wind up the mat, so the upper limit may be about 5 cm.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health mat made of paulownia wood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mat for bedding generally has a cushion material such as cotton or sponge wrapped with a cloth cover. In addition, there are air mats for medical and leisure use, but none of them are made of wood.

[0003]

Most of conventional mats for bedding place importance on softness. This mat has, of course, a moderate hygroscopicity and heat retention, but the conventional mat is soft, easily sinks with the weight of the user, adheres to a wide range of the body, and deteriorates air permeability. Therefore, a comfortable feeling of use cannot be obtained in summer when sweat is easy to sweat.

Further, the elasticity is insufficient, and the cushion effect cannot be expected much.

[0005] Furthermore, thin mats do not have sufficient heat retention and heat insulation properties, and escape body temperature in winter.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a health mat having excellent properties not found in conventional mats.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, several paulownia thin plates cut to a predetermined width and length are stacked (this is to be performed without bonding). (Preferred) One unit of laminated material was used, and a large number of such unit laminated materials were knitted in the width direction to form a mat to be laid on a mattress or carpet.

This mat can also be provided as a paulownia health mat with a cloth cover.

[0009]

[Function] The paulownia has fine holes in its cross section,
"Lightest among trees,""slightly shrinks and shrinks,""not easy to burn,""hard to rot,""does not catch insects,""small moisture release,""small heat transfer." It has many excellent properties.

[0010] The mat of the present invention is made of the paulownia thin plate, and the characteristics of the paulownia are exerted to exert an effect of maintaining good health. For example, when you sweat in summer, it reacts sensitively and absorbs moisture. On the other hand, in the winter, excellent heat retention prevents body temperature from escaping. At the same time, components such as Paulonin and Sesamin contained in paulownia have an insecticidal effect and prevent ticks and fleas.

In addition, since the plate members are laid out, even if they are used on a soft material such as a futon, local sinking of the surface along the body shape does not occur, and the ventilation does not deteriorate. Further, the laminated material of the thin plate is deformed by the load, so that a good cushioning effect can be obtained.

[0012] Unlike traditional wood, paulownia has a warm taste and soft taste, but if it is covered with a cloth, it will soften the hard feeling of the mat and the cold feeling in winter. It is preferable that dirt is prevented by the cover.

Another feature of the mat of the present invention is that a laminated material of paulownia thin plates is knitted. That is, the thick 1 of paulownia
In the structure in which the plates are braided, the flexibility of the plate is poor, and when a large load is applied, the plate breaks beyond the limit of bending. In addition, the strength of a structure in which a single thin plate is knitted is insufficient, and in this case also, the plate is broken beyond the limit of bending. In contrast,
The laminated material of thin plate is easy to bend compared to a single plate of the same thickness,
On the other hand, since the thin plates reinforce each other, the required strength is secured, and cracks due to load are prevented. This allows
It is possible to realize the characteristics of paulownia by realizing a mat made of paulownia.

[0014]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of a health mat according to the present invention. 1 to 3 show a basic form of the mat of the present invention. This health mat 1 is made up of two paulownia thin plates 2 cut and aligned to a predetermined width and length to form a laminated material 3 of one unit. Several parts are connected by a string 4 to form a structure similar to a blind, and can be wound up and stored. The best use of this mat is as a mat for bedding laid on a mattress. However, it is also possible to form a mat for sitting on one person or for many people and lay it on a carpet.

As shown in FIG. 3, the string 4 is preferably provided with locking grooves 5 on both side edges of the unit laminated material 3 and locked therein. In this case, no misalignment of the string 4 occurs, and so-called looseness of the mat due to the detachment of the string does not occur.

The paulownia thin plate 2 is cut and aligned so that the length direction thereof coincides with the longitudinal direction of the raw wood, and even if it is made large, it is not easily broken (broken). In the illustrated health mat 1, a laminate of two thin plates 2 is used as the unit laminated material 3, but the unit laminated material 3 may be a laminate of two or more thin plates 2. The length of the thin plate 2 is appropriately set according to the width of the futon or the like. If the width of the thin plate 2 is too wide, it becomes difficult to wind up the mat, so the upper limit is preferably set to about 5 cm. Also,
The upper limit of the thickness of the thin plate 2 is preferably about 3 mm to 4 mm. If it is too thick, the bending becomes worse and it becomes easier to crack. The exemplary mat was constructed using a thin plate having a length of about 90 cm, a width of about 3.5 cm, and a thickness of about 2 mm.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment. The health mat 10 is formed by inserting the mat 1 of FIG. 1 into a cloth cover 6 sewn in a bag shape. If the cover 6 is structured so that the mat 1 serving as the core can be taken in and out, the cover 6 can be removed and washed when it becomes dirty, which is convenient. The material cloth of the cover 6 may be a woven cloth or a non-woven cloth.

[0018]

As described above, the mat according to the present invention is formed by knitting a laminate of paulownia thin plates, and the bedding is kept cool in summer and warm in winter due to the properties of paulownia. it can. Also, when used on a futon, bed, sofa, etc., a moderate cushion effect is exhibited. Therefore, when this is used as a bedding mat and you sleep on it, you can sleep better and sleep deeper,
The feeling of weakness is hard to remain. In addition to this, the components contained in paulownia also exert an insect repellent effect, helping to maintain health.

The mat of the present invention can be expected to have an effect of improving the cool feeling in summer and repelling insects even when the mat is placed on a carpet or the like and sitting thereon.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a mat of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mat according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a connecting portion using a string.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mat of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 10 Health mat 2 Tung thin plate 3 Unit laminated material 4 String 5 Lock groove 6 Cloth cover

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A paulownia health mat formed by laminating several paulownia thin plates cut to a predetermined width and length to form one unit of laminated material, and knitting the unit laminated material by a string in the width direction in a large number. 2. A paulownia health mat with a cover, wherein the health mat according to claim 1 is covered with a cloth cover.