JP2007075235A - Bath towel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath towel excellent in bubbling properties, bubble retaining properties and bubble diminishing properties, skin-friendly and soft in the touch. <P>SOLUTION: Cotton yarns 1 as warps in a wale direction and design yarns as pattern yarns 2 that are horizontally swung in zigzags between wales apart from one to two rows to be inserted and consist of core yarns formed of acrylic fibers, fancy yarns formed of nylon fibers and lapping yarns formed of polyester fibers are used and knitted to make a warp knitting fabric by the use of a warp-knitting machine, especially, a raschel warp-knitting machine. The bath towel is made by the fabric which has been cut to a size suitable for the use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath body towel, and more particularly, to a bath body towel that has excellent foaming properties, foam retention, defoaming properties, and drying properties, is gentle to the skin, and has a completely new softness in touch.

  Conventionally, body towels for baths that have a loop pile of 100% cotton spun yarn formed on the surface are often used. However, this material is excellent in water absorption, but has the disadvantage that it is inferior in strength reduction, drying property and foaming property due to repeated use. Therefore, synthetic fibers such as mesh knitted fabrics using polyester and nylon have been developed, which are excellent in foaming and foaming properties, but have the disadvantage of strong skin irritation and damage to the skin. It wasn't going.

  Therefore, in recent years, even when using cotton yarn, a composite body towel has been proposed to improve foaming by improving the use of yarn, and to combine the advantages of cotton yarn (water absorption) and synthetic fiber (foaming property). Yes.

For example, weaving design twisted yarns on wefts of natural fiber cloth fabric (see, for example, Patent Document 1), knitted fabric of a two-layer structure knitted with natural fibers on one side and chemical fibers on the other side (see, for example, Patent Document 2), A three-layer mesh knitted structure of synthetic fibers (see, for example, Patent Document 3) has been proposed.
JP 2002-190527 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-271036 However, in the case of weaving a design twisted yarn on the weft of the natural fiber cloth fabric described above, both the flexibility and the foaming property can be obtained by inserting a thick design twisted yarn and a thin design twisted yarn into a cotton yarn fabric. However, the focus is on the massage effect and the texture is questionable. Moreover, the knitted fabric of the front and back two layers structure of a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber makes a user choose arbitrary surfaces with a front and back structure, and cannot experience foaming property and tactile property simultaneously. Furthermore, the three-layer mesh knitted structure has various restrictions for these three layers to function, and is complicated in the manufacturing method.

  In view of the actual situation as described above, the present inventor has proceeded with discussions on the relationship between washing and foam in particular, and dirt (oil etc.) on the body is adsorbed on the foam to remove the dirt. It has been found that the area increases and the cleaning properties are improved.

  Based on the above findings, the present invention places particular emphasis on the foaming property, and pays attention to the fact that the quality of the foaming quality of the body towel is due to the amount of fine voids in the fiber, and finds the use of a special design twisted yarn Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel body towel that has good foaming properties and is also gentle to the skin and simultaneously achieves a tactile sensation not found in conventional products.

  Claim 1 of the present invention that meets the above-mentioned object is that a body towel for bath is inserted by using a warp knitting machine with cotton yarns in the wale direction and swaying in a zigzag manner between wales separated by 1 to 2 rows. A body towel for bathing is constituted by a knitted fabric knitted using a design twisted yarn made of acrylic, nylon and polyester fibers as a patterned yarn.

  Claim 2 is a more specific example of the body towel for bath, which is knitted using a warp knitting machine and extends in parallel in the warp direction, and chains separated by 1 to 2 rows in the course direction. The knitted fabric is constituted by a pattern yarn inserted in a zigzag manner between the stitch rows, and the chain stitch row extending in parallel of the knitted fabric is knitted by the cotton yarn, and the inserted handle yarn is A design twist yarn using an acrylic fiber yarn as a core, nylon as a decorative yarn for loop formation, and a polyester fiber yarn as a presser yarn is used.

  Claim 3 is that a Raschel knitting machine is practically used as a warp knitting machine for knitting the bath body towel, and claim 4 is that the warp cotton used in the bath body towel is 16/1 to 34/1 is preferable. Further, in claim 5, the design twist yarn of the pattern yarn also used for the body towel is an acrylic spun yarn 34/1 for the core yarn, and two false twisted yarns of 300D / 15f nylon for the decorative yarn. Design twist yarns using polyester filaments 75D for drawing and holding yarns are preferred. In addition, as for the design twisted yarn, it is preferable that at least two kinds of large and small loops are formed by the decorative yarn with the core yarn as the center.

  In the present invention, the design twisted yarn is formed of two types of large and small loops around the core yarn and the nylon, which is a decorative yarn, is loosely wound, so that the loop moves up and down when using a body towel. Creates a fine void layer, contributes to foaming and foaming properties, and contributes to elasticity.

  In addition, for each material combination, the warp cotton is water-absorbing and flexible, the design twisted core acrylic is soft and dry, and the decorative nylon and presser polyester are foamy and foam-free. It contributes to the quality and dryness.

  Furthermore, the knitted fabric knitted with a Raschel knitting machine usually has different front and back appearances. However, in the present invention, the surface of the knitted fabric is knitted at 4 to 6 gauge, preferably 4.5 gauge / inch, when inserting the design twisted yarn. Since the back and back can be knitted in the same structure, it is aesthetically pleasing and easy to handle.

  The bath towel of the present invention uses a design twisted yarn for warp knitted fabric, so it has a large air gap, excellent foaming properties, foam retention and touch, and has a beautiful and innovative texture on the surface. . In addition, there is almost no distinction between the front and back surfaces at the time of knitting, and it is easy to use reversible. Compared to a bath towel made of 100% cotton, acrylic, nylon and ester are used together, so it is lightweight, dry and dimension stable. Also excellent in properties.

  Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of a bath towel according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the towel, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a design twisted yarn used.

  The illustrated body towel is composed of a warp knitted fabric knitted using a warp knitting machine. As the warp knitting machine, a known warp knitting machine can be used at any time, but in practice, a Raschel machine is most suitable and is generally used.

  The towel structure shown in FIG. 2 is an example of a structure knitted by the Raschel machine, and a ground structure composed of a plurality of chain stitch rows a arranged in parallel in the wale direction is formed by the warp yarns 1 and the chain stitch rows. In the figure, the pattern yarn 2 is inserted by swinging in a zigzag manner with a jump of 2 to 3 wales between the stitches of the adjacent chain stitch row a. Of course, the pattern yarn 2 may be inserted not only between adjacent chain stitch rows, but also between chain stitch rows separated by one or more rows, or a combination of both.

  Here, a cotton yarn is used for the warp yarn 1 forming the ground structure composed of the chain stitch rows extending in parallel in the wale direction, while the pattern yarn 2 inserted in the horizontal direction between the parallel chain stitch rows is used in the present invention. Design twist yarn is used as a feature of.

  The thickness of the warp 1 can be appropriately used as long as it is suitable for a body towel. However, practically, the 16th single yarn (16/1) to the 34th single yarn (34/1) position are suitable. Preferred and commonly used.

  The design twist yarn used for the pattern yarn 2 is made of a combination of synthetic fiber yarns such as acrylic, nylon and polyester. For example, acrylic spun yarn 34/1 is used as the core yarn 2a, and nylon 300D / 15f is used as the decorative yarn 2b forming the loop. Are prepared as a twisted design yarn having a loop around the core yarn 1 by a known design twisting device.

  In addition, when manufacturing the said design twisted yarn, it is normally performed at a supply speed of 15 m / min, and it is also possible to form two types of large and small loops.

  Of course, it is needless to say that the thicknesses of the core yarn 2a, decorative yarn 2b, and presser yarn 2c to be used are not limited to those illustrated above, and can be changed as necessary.

  In addition, it is also useful to use cotton yarns of different colors when knitting, for example, every 5 pieces as appropriate, and it is useful to finish a body towel with a design.

  The warp knitted fabric knitted by the warp knitting machine is automatically cut and sewn into a size suitable for the use of the body towel for bath, for example, a width of 20 to 25 cm and a length of 85 to 95 cm. Bath body towels can be created.

  Next, specific examples of the present invention will be shown.

  Using a Raschel warp knitting machine, a fabric with a texture of 4.5 gauge / inch and two swings was created using cotton 34/1 as the warp and design twisted yarn as the pattern yarn. Design twisted yarn is made of acrylic spun yarn 34/1 for the core yarn and two false twisted yarns of nylon 300D / 15f for the decorative yarn, and polyester yarn 75D is used for the presser yarn. Designed twisted yarn with The obtained warp knitted fabric was cut and sewn to a width of 25 cm and a length of 95 cm to obtain a bath body towel.

  When this bath body towel was used, a large amount of fine foam was obtained, foaming and foaming properties were good, cleanability was extremely good, and at the same time, the skin was not damaged and was comfortable to touch.

It is an outline outline figure showing an example of the body towel for baths of the present invention. It is the elements on larger scale of the said towel. It is a partially expanded view of the design twisted yarn used for the towel.

Explanation of symbols

T: Body towel for bath a: Chain stitch row 1: Warp yarn 2: Pattern yarn 2a: Core yarn 2b: Decoration yarn 2c: Presser yarn

Claims (6)

  Cotton is used for the warp in the wale direction using a warp knitting machine, and a design twisted yarn made of acrylic, nylon and polyester fibers is used for the pattern yarn which is inserted in a zigzag manner between wales 1 to 2 rows apart. Body towel for bath, characterized by being made of knitted fabric.   It consists of a chain stitch row that is knitted using a warp knitting machine and extends in parallel in the warp direction, and a pattern yarn that is inserted in a zigzag manner between the chain stitch rows that are 1 to 2 rows apart in the course direction. The chain stitches extending in parallel are knitted with cotton yarn, while the insertion pattern yarn is made of acrylic fiber yarn as the core yarn, nylon as the loop forming decorative yarn, and polyester twisted yarn as the presser yarn Body towel for bath characterized by comprising a knitted fabric where is used.   The bath towel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a raschel knitting machine is used as the warp knitting machine.   The bath towel according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the warp cotton is 16/1 to 34/1.   The design twist yarn of the design yarn is a design twist yarn in which two yarns of false twisted yarn of acrylic spun yarn 34/1 as the core yarn and nylon 300D / 15f as the decorative yarn are aligned, and polyester yarn 75D is used as the presser yarn. The body towel for baths as described in any one of -4.   The bath towel according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the decorative yarn of the design twist yarn forms at least two types of loops having different sizes.

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