JP2006003854A - Hand kneading moldable clay - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem with the conventional clay for play toys that such clay is often paper clay and wheat clay and brings about various changes with lapse of time and cannot be used by children as toys for bathing or cannot be used as implements for training for restoration of physical functions of a physically handicapped person and as clay for warmed hand kneading and forming. <P>SOLUTION: The moldable clay is prepared by compounding a mixable substance selected from a higher fatty acid, synthetic polymer, and natural resin, and a coloring agent, a perfume, and an assistant with one kind of wax or a plurality of kinds of mixed waxes to form a moldable wax composition, then forming the moldable wax composition which can be formed by hand forming in bathing hot water or at a bathing hot water temperature of 35 to 45°C, and forming the moldable clay of such moldable wax composition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a moldable wax composition that can be kneaded by hand with a wax composition heated in bathing water or in a bathtub, or heated to the bathing hot water temperature, or molded into shaped articles of various shapes. Furthermore, it is a hand-kneaded clay that takes into account safety during use. In particular, the present invention relates to a moldable clay suitable for use as a toy for children or a training tool for body function recovery and suitable for formability.

Conventionally, there are so-called wheat clay and paper clay as clays that can be kneaded by hand as children's toys or made in various shapes. For example, a work clay composition composed of pregelatinized starches and gums as main components
Wheat clay is a mixture of pre-gelatinized wheat powder and pulverization aid. As a paper clay that is handled with bare hands by children and unspecified people and does not grow mold and fungi, extract drainage liquid and / or hiba oil produced as a by-product when extracting hiba oil into acidic water or alkaline water Paper clay is made by mixing aqueous solution of migrating components with paper clay raw materials. In addition, paper that can be used for handicrafts and teaching materials, can be easily kneaded, and clay does not easily adhere to the hand, and contains porous diatomaceous earth together with pulp, glue, inorganic powder, etc. Clay , A paper clay containing pulp fiber powder, paste and natural vegetable powder, which can be treated as burnable garbage after use, and does not generate harmful substances when burned. Furthermore, (A) food addition standard polybutene or polyisobutylene, (B) food addition standard glycerin fatty acid ester or sorbitan fatty acid ester, (C) food addition standard clay composition, (D) food addition Clay composition containing standard petroleum-based wax or food processing oil and fat, and (E) Clay composition containing glycerin or propylene glycol of food addition standard , Etc. have been proposed. JP-A-5-142990 JP-A-6-83263 JP-A-8-243151 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-224044 JP 2001-134171 A JP 2004-102163 A

  Conventionally, so-called paper clay and wheat clay are used as clays widely used for children's play toys, or for handicrafts and teaching materials. However, these clays cause various aging changes depending on the composition, and may become hard and cause mold and decay. Any of the measures taken to do so must rely on chemical treatment. Furthermore, there are some things that need to be considered today in the disposal of used clay.

Challenge to solve the problem

  The present invention is a clay that can be used as a children's toy that can be easily kneaded as a play toy at the time of bathing or as a play toy for everyday use, or formed into a molded product by hand kneading, Is a hand-kneaded clay that can be kneaded by hand as one of the physical function recovery training tools or processed into a molded product, and this clay depends on the physical strength of the user It is an object of the present invention to provide a hand-kneaded clay capable of adjusting kneading hardness and taking into consideration safety during use, for example, effects on the skin, safety when entering the mouth, and wound resistance.

Means for solving the problem

  The present invention is mainly composed of one type of wax or a plurality of types of mixed waxes, the wax having a hand kneading process temperature in the range of 35 to 45 ° C., and if necessary, higher fatty acids, synthetic polymers and A moldable wax composition comprising a heat-mixable substance selected from natural resins and / or a substance selected from colorants, fragrances and auxiliaries, wherein the wax composition is bathing hot water. A hand kneadable clay characterized in that it is a moldable wax composition that can be kneaded by hand at a bath or hot water temperature.

  Further, the present invention is a hand-kneaded molding in which the wax having a hand-kneading molding temperature in the range of 35 to 45 ° C. is a wax composition mainly composed of one or more types of paraffin wax. Clay.

  Further, the present invention is a hand-kneaded clay, wherein the wax having a hand kneading molding temperature in the range of 35 to 45 ° C. is a moldable wax composition containing liquid paraffin and / or microcrystalline wax. .

  The present invention also relates to a hand knead moldability in which the auxiliary compounded in the moldable wax composition is blended with at least one selected from an antifungal agent, an antibacterial agent, an antistatic agent, a phosphorescent agent and a fluorescent agent. It is clay.

  Furthermore, the present invention is a hand-kneaded clay in which the moldable wax composition is a toy for children or a physical function recovery training tool for persons with physical disabilities.

The invention's effect

  The hand-kneaded clay of the present invention can be used as a play toy for bathing by children and as a physical function recovery training tool for adults with physical disabilities. Considering that it does not reach, moldable clay warmed to 35-45 ° C which is a normal bathing hot water temperature is hand kneaded in an appropriate place inside or outside the bathtub, or a molding is made by a method such as hand kneading. It is something that you can play with. Therefore, it can be used as a toy for everyday play for children, and as a toy for children that is warmed and kneaded in warm water at the time of bathing or hand-kneaded into a molded product for bathing. On the other hand, adults with physical disabilities can use one of the physical function recovery training tools by hand kneading clay warmed to a body temperature that does not impose a burden on the body, stepping with feet, kneading elbows and knees. By applying and kneading, moderately warmed clay will add a warming effect, making it suitable for joint function recovery training. Furthermore, by processing into various molded products, it is possible to create thought and creativity, or contribute to functional recovery, and an effect as a recovery training tool for body functions that have become inconvenient can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the hand kneadable clay of the present invention is a hand kneadable clay that can adjust the kneading hardness according to the physical strength of the user and has high safety during work. On the other hand, used clay can be incinerated at a general incineration plant. However, as another treatment method, used clay is put into a non-combustible container such as a ceramic or metal container and used as household fuel. It is also possible to use a combustible string as a core material, wrap clay around it, process it into a molded product, use it for lighting, and create other processing methods. It also becomes training.

  The main raw material of the clay comprising the hand-kneadable wax composition of the present invention is, for example, a petroleum wax such as paraffin wax, polyethylene wax, polyethylene wax such as oxidized polyethylene wax, microcrystalline wax, other petroleum wax such as ester wax, or synthetic wax. wax. Further, it is a composition of one or more moldable waxes selected from natural waxes from animals and plants. On the other hand, the moldable wax composition is a moldable wax composition mainly composed of one kind of wax or a plurality of kinds of mixed waxes in the range of a hand kneading molding process temperature of 35 to 45 ° C. If the used wax does not have sufficient hand kneadability in the hand kneading molding temperature range, for example, if the hand knead is hard, adjust the hardness by blending a low-melting wax or liquid paraffin. It is good. On the other hand, when the kneadability is soft, a high temperature meltable wax is blended, for example, a higher fatty acid such as stearic acid or palmitic acid, a low to medium polymerization low temperature softening polymer such as polyethylene or polypropylene, etc. Alternatively, a material selected from natural resins such as wood wax and beeswax is blended to adjust the desired hand kneading temperature.

  If the molding temperature of the hand-kneaded clay is soft and does not reach 35 ° C, not only the hand-kneading effect can be obtained sufficiently, but the wax composition is too soft to cause stickiness and maintain a sufficiently stable shape. In addition to not being able to obtain moldings, the body, clothes and surroundings may be soiled. On the other hand, if the molding process temperature is higher than 45 ° C, the wax composition is too hard and it becomes difficult to knead as a toy for children, and in the case of children and elderly people, the joints are troubled during kneading. May come. On the other hand, when a hard wax composition is heated until hand kneading properties are obtained, the heated clay may cause low-temperature burns. Therefore, when children use it as a play toy when taking a bath, and when adults use it as one of the physical function recovery training tools, various effects such as workability such as hand-kneading and molding processability, and burden on the body. This is a moldable clay that can be used as a hand-kneaded play toy at appropriate places inside and outside the bathtub, or for function recovery training, using clay heated to 35-45 ° C., which is a normal bathing hot water temperature. .

  Furthermore, hand-kneaded clay is sometimes used when hand-kneading is used repeatedly, especially when hand-kneading is used repeatedly during bathing, or when hand-kneaded products are stored for a long period of time. Since static electricity may be generated in the dry molded product, it is necessary to add a compounding agent selected from commercially available antifungal agents, antibacterial agents, or commercially available antistatic agents for plastics as necessary. It is also possible to use kneadable clay. Moldable clay can be blended with a colorant selected from inorganic pigments, organic pigments, oil-soluble dyes, etc., or a phosphorescent agent or a fluorescent agent can also be stored as a molded product for viewing for a while. This is preferable.

  As a hand kneadable clay composition, a wax composition obtained by melt-kneading a composition comprising 95 parts by weight of paraffin wax (commercial brand wax 120), 5 parts by weight of stearic acid, and a blue colorant has a hot water temperature of about It was a moldable clay with a suitable hardness for hand-kneading by children aged 6 to 6 at 38 to 40 ° C. When this clay was given at the time of a child's bathing, he enjoyed bathing actively, kneading in the bathtub, and making various shaped objects. This clay is resistant to repeated use, but the amount decreases as the number of repeated uses increases during bathing. In that case, the above paraffin alone or a composition can be additionally used.

  80 parts by weight of paraffin wax (commercial brand wax 120), 10 parts by weight of microcrystalline wax (commercial brand W835), 6 parts by weight of stearic acid, 4 parts by weight of liquid paraffin, and a red colorant The wax composition obtained by melt-kneading the composition was a moldable clay having an appropriate hardness for hand-kneading by 3-4 year old children at a hot water temperature of about 35-38 ° C. I took this clay and bathed it, warmed it up, hand-kneaded it in the washing place, and I liked it completely, and I felt no resistance to bathing.

  As a hand-kneaded clay composition, 75 parts by weight of paraffin wax (commercial brand wax 135), 18 parts by weight of microcrystalline wax (commercial brand W835), 7 parts by weight of stearic acid, and a green colorant and an antifungal agent The wax composition obtained by melt-kneading the composition is warm enough to be warmed in a hot water temperature of about 40 to 44 ° C., and suitable for a person around 65 years of age to knead and mold as a physical function recovery training tool. It was a moldable clay. This clay is warmed and hand-kneaded, or hand and arm function recovery training is performed by applying the elbow to the clay placed on the table, resulting in a good recovery effect. It was. Furthermore, this clay can withstand repeated use, but as the number of repeated use increases, the amount of clay may decrease or the composition may change and the kneading hardness may change. In that case, the above paraffin wax alone or a wax composition may be added to adjust the hardness and then reused.

  Hand-kneaded moldable clay at bathing hot water temperature is available at low cost, easy to mold, especially hand-kneaded moldability, and can be used to recover clay after use. Therefore, it can be expected to be used as a lost wax for mold production in the production of a molded product using a cross-linked plastic material.

Claims (5)

  One type of wax or a plurality of types of mixed waxes, mainly composed of a wax having a hand kneading molding temperature range of 35 to 45 ° C., and selected from higher fatty acids, synthetic polymers and natural resins as necessary. A moldable wax composition comprising a blended substance and / or a substance selected from a colorant, a fragrance, and an auxiliary agent, wherein the wax composition is bathing hot water or bathing hot water temperature. A hand kneadable clay characterized by being a moldable wax composition that can be kneaded by hand.   The hand-kneaded clay according to claim 1, wherein the wax having a hand-kneading molding temperature in a range of 35 to 45 ° C is a wax composition mainly composed of one or more kinds of paraffin wax.   The hand kneadable clay according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wax having a hand kneading temperature of 35 to 45 ° C is a moldable wax composition containing liquid paraffin and / or microcrystalline wax.   The auxiliary agent mix | blended with a moldable wax composition mix | blended at least 1 sort (s) chosen from the antifungal agent, the antibacterial agent, the antistatic agent, the luminous agent, and the fluorescent agent. Hand-kneaded moldable clay.   The hand-kneadable clay according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the moldable wax composition is a toy for children or a body function recovery training tool for physically handicapped persons.