JP2002300984A - Method of producing scrubber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scrubber which is formed by using the integument obtained by cutting and separating gourd fiber bodies obtained by processing gourd fruits, has high flexibility and is easy to handle. SOLUTION: A thin gourd fibber sheet is formed by cutting the gourd fiber bodies obtained by processing the gourd fruits, separating the same to the integument and the endodermis, then compressing the integument to a planar form and cutting off the inside surface side of the integument existing thus far on the inner side of the gourd fiber bodies by a prescribed thickness. After the gourd fiber sheet is molded to a prescribed size, the peripheral edges of a molded gourd fiber sheet 31 are hemmed with a soft material 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a method for producing a rubbing tool using a loofah fiber obtained by treating a loofah fruit. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a rubbing tool using an outer skin obtained by cutting and separating the luffa fiber body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mature luffa fruit is exposed to water to corrode its pulp portion, and then thoroughly washed to remove the corroded fruit and seeds, and then exposed to the sun and dried to obtain a mixture of FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a luffa fiber body 1 in which luffa fibers are entangled in a mesh form is obtained. The luffa fiber body 1 has a columnar shape substantially the same as the luffa fruit,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an annular outer skin portion 3 forming a peripheral wall thereof, and hollow portions 20 and 2 in which seeds are accommodated.
The outer skin portion 3 and the endothelial portion 2 are connected at several places by a thick and hard loofah fiber, as shown in FIG.

[0003] The luffa fibers on the skin surface 100 of the luffa fiber body 1 have high flexibility, and have been used as rubbing tools as they are or cut into appropriate sizes from ancient times. However, since the luffa fiber body 1 is bulky and the skin surface 100 is curved, it is inconvenient to use as a rubbing tool in its original form. Therefore, the luffa fiber body 1 processed so as to be easy to handle is used.

[0004] In the rubbing tool shown in FIG. 8, the luffa fiber body 1 is compressed from the side to a thickness of less than half of the original shape, punched into an oval die of an appropriate size, and then its peripheral edge. Is sewn together with a bias tape and trimmed, and as shown in FIG.
At the same time, 0,100 is exposed, and the central portion swells up and down due to the elasticity of the compressed loofah fiber, and has a compact and easy to handle shape. However, the inside of the bulging portion is filled with the loofah fibers constituting the endothelial portion 2 and thus lacks flexibility, and has poor hygiene and is difficult to dry. .

[0005] Further, after cutting the luffa fiber body 1 to an appropriate length, the luffa fiber body 1 is cut open to open the inner skin portion 2 and outer skin portion 3.
And using the outer skin portion 3 as a rubbing tool is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3045985.

[0006] As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the outer skin portion 3 is composed of a soft fibrous material 10 having a highly flexible skin surface 100 in which fine loofah fibers are closely entangled with each other in the lateral direction. As shown, the hard fibrous material 11 includes an inner surface 110 where thick and hard loofah fibers located inside the loofah fiber body 1 are intertwined.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the hard fibrous material 11 includes a vertical fiber portion 111 in which thick fibers are tightly entangled in the vertical direction to maintain the shape of the hollow portions 20, 20, and A random fiber section 112, which is a connecting section to the section 2 and in which thick loofah fibers are randomly entangled;
12, as shown in FIG. 4, the surface is irregularly wavy irregularly.

For this reason, the outer skin portion 3 lacks flexibility despite the fact that the hard fibrous material 11 serves as a reinforcing material and is relatively thin. It is difficult to freely deform along the shape of the object,
The object cannot be rubbed as desired. Also, in the case where the outer peripheral portion 3 is sewn with a bias tape or the like around the outer periphery thereof, the hard fibrous material 11 made of a thick and hard loofah fiber becomes an obstacle to the edging process.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a "rubbing tool using an outer skin obtained by cutting and separating a luffa fibrous body obtained by treating a luffa fruit", which has high flexibility and is easy to handle. It is an object to provide a rubbing tool.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems * 1 The technical means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is as follows: "The loofah fibrous body obtained by treating the loofah fruit is cut into an outer skin portion and an inner skin portion. After separation, the outer skin portion is compressed into a plate shape, and the inner surface side of the outer skin portion located inside the luffa fiber body is cut off by a predetermined thickness to form a thin luffa fiber sheet, and the luffa fiber is formed. After the sheet is formed into a predetermined size, the periphery of the formed loofah fiber sheet is trimmed with a soft material. "

The above technical means operates as follows. According to the above-described means, the outer skin portion separated from the luffa fiber body is compressed into a plate shape, and then the hard fibrous portion in which the thick luffa fibers on the inner surface side of the outer skin portion are entangled in a random manner is cut off. The later luffa fiber sheet is made of a soft fiber which is thin and intertwined with fine luffa fibers. Also, after forming the luffa fiber sheet,
Since the periphery is edged with a soft material, the tip of the peripheral luffa fiber cut by molding is covered with the edge material and does not contact the object to be rubbed.

* 2. In item 1, the molded loofah fiber sheet is formed by forming the loofah fiber sheet into a predetermined size and then compressing the loofah fiber sheet to a uniform thickness. The peripheral edge can be smoothly processed, and the luffa fibers on the cut surface of the luffa fiber sheet from which the hard fibrous portions have been cut out are leveled out, so that the finish is beautiful.

[0013] Item 3. In the item 1 or 2, "the same shape mesh cloth is overlapped on the inner surface side of the formed luffa fiber sheet, and the mesh cloth is mixed with the edging material. By sewing around the edge,
The luffa fiber sheet is reinforced by the superimposed mesh cloth to improve the strength against deformation of the luffa fiber sheet, and the mesh cloth covers the tip of the luffa fiber cut in the cutting step on the inner surface side. Since it does not come in contact with the hand holding the rubbing tool, the usability is good.

Further, since the mesh fabric is excellent in air permeability, it does not hinder the drying of the loofah fibers. Furthermore, since the mesh cloth is sewn together with the edging material in a state of being superimposed on the formed luffa fiber sheet, the manufacture of the rubbing tool is simple without the need to provide a separate step of sewing the mesh cloth. .

* Item 4 In the item 1, 2 or 3, "a plurality of fingers can be inserted between the mesh cloth and the crossed shaped loofah fiber sheet on the upper surface of the mesh cloth. By overlapping a band-shaped gripping member and sewing the gripping member together with the mesh cloth and the material for edging around the periphery of the formed loofah fiber sheet, '' a finger is inserted between the mesh cloth and the gripping member. The rubbing tool can be gripped in a state in which a finger or a palm is in close contact with the luffa fiber sheet. For this reason, the luffa fiber sheet can be freely deformed by bending the finger, and the object to be rubbed can be rubbed. In addition, the gripping member,
Since the sewing material is sewn together with the edging material in a state of being superimposed on the mesh cloth, it is easy to manufacture the rubbing tool without providing a separate step of attaching a gripping member.

[0016]

According to the present invention having the above configuration, the following specific effects are obtained. The luffa fiber sheet constituting the rubbing tool is made of a soft fibrous material in which fine luffa fibers are intertwined in an orderly manner, and has high flexibility and can be freely deformed along the shape of the object to be rubbed, so that it is easy to handle.

Since the tip of the luffa fiber at the periphery of the molded luffa fiber sheet is covered with the edging material, the rubbing object comes into contact with the highly flexible skin surface or the soft edging material. The rubbing object is not damaged. Further, even when the bare skin is rubbed, a smooth touch can be provided.

Further, since the luffa fiber sheet is thin, it is excellent in air permeability and dries quickly, so that it is sanitary without forming a hotbed of mold and various germs. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, in item 2, the edging can be performed smoothly and the finish is beautiful. In item 3, the strength of the loofah fiber sheet is improved and the usability is good. In item 4, the rubbing tool is easy to handle.

[0019]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. An example of the rubbing tool according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. This rubbing tool is used for cleaning the surface of the body at the time of bathing, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an oval-shaped loofah fiber sheet 31 and a cut surface 300 thereof. A mesh fabric 5 of the same shape to be overlapped on the side, a band-shaped gripping member 6 that traverses the shaped loofah fiber sheet 31 in a short side direction,
A bias tape 4 sewn together with the mesh cloth 5 and the gripping member 6 so as to sandwich the periphery of the formed luffa fiber sheet 31.

The molded loofah fiber sheet 31 is formed to be one size smaller than the hand so that it can fit in the hand when it is used, and when the loofah fiber is in a dry state, it is shown in FIG. Thus, the edge portion has a shape that is gently warped up.

The mesh fabric 5 is a fabric made of synthetic resin fibers having a mesh coarser than that of the luffa fibers, and is deformable in accordance with the formed luffa fiber sheet 31 and is also deformed from the deformed state of the luffa fibers to the original shape. It has a predetermined elasticity to assist the return of the body. The gripping member 6 is made of a strong soft cloth tape.

* Method of manufacturing rubbing tool Next, a method of manufacturing the rubbing tool will be described in detail. A mature luffa fruit is immersed in water to decompose the pulp, and is thoroughly washed to remove pulp and seeds, and then exposed to the sun and dried to give a luffa fiber body 1 having substantially the same shape as the original luffa fruit. Is obtained. As shown in FIG. 2, a columnar luffa fibrous body 1 is cut out from a portion having a diameter of about 8 to 12 cm at a tip portion of the luffa fibrous body 1. In FIG. 1, the outer skin portion 3 having a semicircular curved section can be obtained by cutting off at the connecting portion between the inner skin portion 2 and the outer skin portion 3 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line.

After the outer shell 3 is pressed into a plate shape,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner surface 1 of the
Longitudinal fiber portion 1 in which hard luffa fibers on the 10 side are tangled in the vertical direction
Random fiber part 112 in which 11 and thick loofah fiber are entangled in a random manner
The hard fibrous material 11 is cut off to obtain a luffa fiber sheet 30 having a thickness of about 4 to 10 mm made of the soft fibrous material 10 including the skin surface 100 in which fine and soft loofah fibers are closely entangled in the lateral direction. Next, the loofah fiber sheet 30 was adjusted to the size of a hand in an oval shape (14 cm long x 9 cm wide).
Then, it is pressed by a roll press so as to have a uniform thickness (about 3 to 6 mm), and as shown in FIG. The mesh fabric 5 having the same shape is overlapped, and the mesh fabric 5 is placed on the upper surface of the mesh fabric 5.
After the band-shaped gripping member 6 that traverses the shaped loofah fiber sheet 31 in the short side direction so that three or four fingers can be inserted between the mesh cloth 5 and the gripping member 6, The rubbing tool is completed by sewing and edging with the peripheral edge of the formed loofah fiber sheet sandwiched by the bias tape 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, the step of cutting the inner surface 110 side of the outer skin portion 3 into a thin loofah fiber sheet 30 includes, as shown in FIG. A pair of delivery rollers 7a, which are disposed on the upper surface and above, and sandwich the outer skin portion 3 from above and below and send it forward.
7b, a band-shaped knife 8 disposed above the work table 9 at a position in front of the delivery rollers 7a and 7b so as to cross the outer skin portion 3, and moves from the front to the back of the drawing. A cutting device is used which is provided in front of the band-shaped knife 8 and includes a pull-out roller 70 for pulling out the cut-off outer skin portion 3. The height position is set in parallel with the thickness of the hard fibrous material 10 of the outer skin portion 3 to be treated.

The cutting step is carried out by placing the outer surface 3 of the outer skin portion 3 pressed in a plate shape on the work table 9 so that the inner surface 110 is on the lower side, and then feeding the rollers 7a and 7b, the band-shaped knife 8, and the drawing roller. 70 is operated, and the end of the outer cover 3 is held between the sending rollers 7a and 7b. Then
The outer skin portion 3 is sent forward by sending rollers 7a and 7b, and is pressed against the band-shaped knife 8 which moves orthogonally to the traveling direction of the outer skin portion 3, as shown in FIG. The lower hard fibrous material 11 is cut off. The luffa fiber sheet 30 made of the soft fiber 10 of the outer skin portion 3 is further sent forward by the sending rollers 7a and 7b and the drawing roller 70 while being closely overlapped above the hard fiber 11; The thin loofah fiber sheet 30 is taken out in front of the draw-out roller 70.

In the method of manufacturing the rubbing tool of this embodiment, all the steps from the step of cutting the luffa fiber body 1 to the step of trimming the periphery of the formed luffa fiber sheet 31 with the bias tape 4 are performed. Work is performed in a state where the loofah fiber contains a suitable amount of moisture and is softened.

With such a configuration, the rubbing tool of this example uses the luffa fiber sheet 30 from which the hard fibrous material 11 made of the hard luffa fiber of the outer skin portion 3 is cut off, and therefore has high flexibility. It is easy to handle because it can be freely deformed according to the curved surface and shape of the body. Since the hard fiber 11 is cut off, the luffa fiber sheet 30 is thin, and has excellent air permeability and is dried quickly, so that it is sanitary without forming a hotbed of mold and germs.

In this example, since the peripheral edge of the formed luffa fiber sheet 31 is trimmed with the bias tape 4, the tip of the luffa fiber cut at the time of molding into an oval die is covered with the bias tape 4. It does not come into contact with the bare skin to be rubbed, the bare skin is not damaged by the luffa fibers, and the feel is smooth.

Since the molded loofah fiber sheet 31 is reinforced by the soft mesh cloth 5 superposed on the cut surface 300 from which the hard fibrous material 11 has been cut off, it has high strength against deformation despite its thinness. . Further, the tip of the luffa fiber cut by the cutting of the hard fibrous material 11 is covered with the mesh cloth 5, and when the rubbing tool is gripped, the luffa fiber comes into contact with a hand or a finger, which may cause discomfort. Good feeling of use without doing.

Since the gripping member 6 is provided so that three to four fingers can be inserted, the mesh cloth 5
As shown in FIG. 8, when a finger is inserted between the gripper 6 and the gripper 6, the finger and the palm are supported by the gripper 6 and are in a state in which the palm and the palm are densely superimposed on the molded luffa fiber sheet 31. By bending the hand or finger, the molded loofah fiber sheet 31 can be freely deformed in accordance with the curved surface of the body, so that it is easy to handle.

In the manufacturing process of the rubbing tool, the formed loofah fiber sheet 31 punched into an oval die is roll-pressed and processed to have a uniform thickness. The sewing operation is performed smoothly. In addition, since the tip of the luffa fiber protruding from the cut surface 300 of the molded luffa fiber sheet 31 is leveled by a roll press and the surface of the cut surface 300 is flattened, the tip of the luffa fiber is meshed with the mesh cloth 5. Does not come into contact with the hand. Further, since the mesh cloth 5 and the gripping member 6 are sewn together with the bias tape 4 on the periphery thereof in a state of being superimposed on the formed loofah fiber sheet 31, manufacture of the rubbing tool is simple.

* Others In the above-described example, the luffa fiber sheet 30 used for the rubbing tool is formed in an oval shape that is adjusted to the size of the palm so that it can be easily handled as a rubbing tool for a bathing body. It may be formed into a shape suitable for the application, such as a rectangular shape or a circular shape.

Further, although the bias tape 4 made of cloth is used for edging the periphery of the formed fiber sheet 31,
The edging material may be a synthetic resin or other material, but when used for rubbing bare skin such as a body or face, it is a good-touch material that does not feel uncomfortable even when in contact with bare skin. It is desirable.

Further, a cloth gripping member 6 is sewn together with the bias tape 4 so as to cross the formed loofah fiber sheet 30 in a short side direction on the rubbing tool. It may be made of a stretchable cloth or a rubber string through which a plurality of fingers can be inserted. Further, a configuration in which the gripping member 6 is not provided may be employed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a loofah fiber body

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the loofah fibrous body of FIG. 1 taken along the line II-II.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing the state of fibers on the surface of the outer skin; FIG. 3B is a front view showing the state of fibers on the inner surface of the outer skin;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a step of cutting off the inner surface side of the outer skin portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a superimposed state of a formed loofah fiber sheet, a mesh cloth, and a gripping member.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the sliding tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a use state of the rubbing tool of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a conventional rubbing tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) ・ ・ ・ Loofah fiber (10) ・ ・ ・ Soft fiber (11) ・ ・ ・ Hard fiber (100) ・ ・ ・ Skin surface (110) ・ ・ ・ Inner surface (2) ・ ・ ・ Endothelium (3) ・ ・ ・ Skin part (30) ・ ・ ・ Loofah fiber sheet (31) ・ ・ ・ Formed loofah fiber sheet (4) ・ ・ ・ Bias tape (5) ・ ・ ・ Mesh fabric (6) ・ ・ ・Gripping member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A luffa fibrous body obtained by treating a luffa fruit is cut and separated into an outer skin portion and an endothelium portion. Then, the outer skin portion is processed into a plate shape, and the inner skin portion is positioned inside the luffa fibrous body. The inner surface side of the outer skin portion was cut off by a predetermined thickness to form a thin luffa fiber sheet, and after molding the luffa fiber sheet to a predetermined size, the periphery of the formed luffa fiber sheet was made of a soft material. A method of manufacturing a rubbing tool that performs edging. 2. The method of manufacturing a rubbing tool according to claim 1, wherein the luffa fiber sheet is formed into a predetermined size, and then the formed luffa fiber sheet is compressed to a uniform thickness. Manufacturing method of the tool. 3. The method for manufacturing a rubbing tool according to claim 1, wherein a mesh fabric of the same shape is overlapped on an inner surface side of the formed loofah fiber sheet, and the mesh fabric is mixed with the material for edging. A method for manufacturing a rubbing tool, wherein the rubbing tool is sewn to the periphery of the formed loofah fiber sheet. 4. The method for manufacturing a rubbing tool according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of fingers can be inserted between the mesh cloth and the crossed shaped loofah fiber sheet on the upper surface of the mesh cloth. A method of manufacturing a rubbing tool, wherein a band-shaped gripping member is overlapped as described above, and the gripping member is sewn together with the mesh cloth and the material for edging on the periphery of the formed loofah fiber sheet.