JP2011188959A - Bath towel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath towel which is excellent in antibacterial, washability and a texture, etc. <P>SOLUTION: The bath towel is composed by combining nylon yarns, antibacterial polyester fibers and non-antibacterial polyester fibers, and preferably, the bath towel is composed by combining 50 to 80 wt.% of the nylon yarns and 50 to 20 wt.% of compound polyester yarns of the antibacterial polyester fibers and the non-antibacterial polyester fibers. As the antibacterial polyester fibers, fibers carrying silver-containing antibacterial glass, the fibers in which the silver-containing antibacterial glass is kneaded for instance, are preferably used, and as the nylon yarn and/or the compound polyester yarn, a crimped yarn is preferably used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a bath body towel excellent in antibacterial properties, detergency, touch, and the like.

Conventionally, as a body towel for bathing used for bathing or the like, a pile texture towel made of cotton has been often used because it requires a smooth texture, water absorption, antistatic property and the like. However, when such a towel is wet with hot water or the like, it contains too much water, so that foaming properties are poor and a large amount of soap is required. In addition, since the water drainage is poor, there is a problem that if it is left wet, various germs grow and it is unsanitary. Furthermore, the bath towel made of cotton has a problem that the texture is unfavorable due to a stiff feel when dried.

In recent years, pile towels made of synthetic fibers such as nylon fibers and body towels made of mesh knitted fabric have been developed and marketed. Although these towels are improved in terms of water drainage and foaming and foaming properties are improved, for example, body towels using nylon fibers are very hard and have a rough skin feel, and when used over a long period of time There was a disadvantage that pigments were deposited. In order to improve these defects, various things, such as what combined synthetic fiber, such as nylon fiber, and cotton (for example, patent documents 1-4), are proposed. In addition, a body towel made of various fibers is proposed by applying a photocatalyst (titanium dioxide) to impart antibacterial / deodorant / antifouling properties (Patent Document 5). However, a practical bath body towel that has been satisfactory in many respects such as antibacterial properties, cleanability, and touch has not been proposed yet.

JP 2002-190527 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-271036 JP 2002-1533396 A JP 2007-75235 A Registered Utility Model No. 3133954

The subject of this invention is providing the body towel for baths excellent in antibacterial property, detergency, touch, etc.

The present invention is a body towel for a bath comprising a combination of nylon yarn, antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber. And preferably, it is a body towel for baths formed by combining 50 to 80% by weight of nylon yarn and 50 to 20% by weight of composite polyester yarn of antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber.

As the antibacterial polyester fiber, a fiber carrying an antibacterial glass containing silver is preferable. Further, the nylon yarn and / or the composite polyester yarn is preferably a yarn having a crimp.

According to the present invention, a bath body towel excellent in antibacterial properties, cleanability, touch, and the like can be obtained. Antibacterial polyester fibers often have lower physical properties such as strength than ordinary polyester fibers. Therefore, when producing a woven or knitted fabric by combining with nylon yarn, there are many problems in weaving properties and knitting properties. The composite polyester yarn composed of the antibacterial polyester fiber and the non-antibacterial polyester fiber of the present invention has physical properties such as strength equivalent to that of the nylon yarn. A patterned bath towel can be made.

As the antibacterial polyester fiber used in the bath towel of the present invention, when a fiber containing silver-containing antibacterial glass is used, the antibacterial polyester fiber is superior in washing resistance and higher antibacterial than that obtained by post-processing. The effect is maintained. Further, such fibers have a feature that almost no deterioration in antibacterial performance due to false twisting, dyeing, thermal processing of fabrics, or the like is observed.

The present invention relates to a bath body towel comprising a combination of nylon yarn, antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber, preferably 50-80% by weight of nylon yarn, and a composite of antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber. It is a body towel for baths formed by combining 50 to 20% by weight of polyester yarn. The mixing ratio of the antibacterial polyester fiber and the non-antibacterial polyester fiber is suitably about 20 to 80% by weight of the antibacterial polyester fiber. In the body towel for bath of the present invention, the form of yarn, the structure of woven or knitted fabric, etc. are not particularly limited. For example, when wefts are woven, a part of warp yarn (pile yarn) is loosened to form a loop-like portion on the fabric, so that heat insulation, moisture retention and water absorption are improved, and so-called towel fabric is preferably used. It is done. The piles can be single-sided or double-sided, flat, or total pile. Moreover, the thing of the structure | tissue of a mesh woven or a mesh knitting is also preferable.

Various antibacterial polyester fibers used in the present invention are known, and those having improved washing durability include, for example, zeolite particles and glass particles carrying silver, zinc and copper ions. Many antibacterial polyester fibers in which an inorganic antibacterial agent is contained in the fiber are known. The mechanism by which the antibacterial polyester fiber containing an inorganic antibacterial agent exhibits antibacterial performance is presumed to be due to the dissolution of silver, zinc and copper ions present on the fiber surface and acting on bacteria. In the present invention, a type in which an inorganic antibacterial agent is blended with fibers in the process of producing polyester fibers is preferably used. The content of the inorganic antibacterial agent is not particularly limited, but the content of the inorganic antibacterial agent and the blending amount of the antibacterial polyester fiber may be adjusted to such an extent that the final product has a desired antibacterial property.

The thickness of the nylon yarn is not particularly limited, and may be as large as that employed for a normal bath towel, for example, about 20 to 1200 dtex, and may be a twisted yarn or a crimped yarn. The thickness of the composite polyester yarn is usually about 20 to 700 dtex. Since the nylon yarn or the composite polyester yarn appearing on the tissue surface has an important role in terms of the cleaning effect of the towel and the touch, it is preferable that at least a part thereof is crimped. Crimped yarns include crimped yarns by the knit-de-knit method, crimped yarns by the staffin method, crimped yarns by the gear method, crimped yarns by the vanlon method, side- A processed crimped yarn such as a spiral crimped yarn or false twisted yarn made of a bi-side composite yarn is preferred.

The structure of the woven or knitted fabric is not particularly limited as long as it is a woven or knitted structure usually used for toweling. For example, in the case of woven fabric, plain weave, twill weave, and satin weave are basically used, and those having a changed structure can also be used. Further, a single woven fabric or a double woven fabric may be used to give a high-class feeling. In particular, in the case of union or the like, it is preferable to use a structure other than plain weave in order to change the type of yarn to be put on the surface according to the characteristics of the fiber. For example, when softer fibers are used for the wefts, when giving a soft texture, it is preferable to use a twill weave or satin weave so that a lot of wefts can be produced. A mesh woven or mesh knitted structure is also preferably used. The woven or knitted fabric as described above can be manufactured by using any of ordinary looms such as a warp knitting machine, a circular knitting machine, and a water jet loom.

Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Nylon crimp yarn (30 dtex), antibacterial polyester fiber (Rib Fresh P Super (trademark of KB Selen)) (70 dtex) and ordinary polyester filament (30 dtex) are combined into a warp yarn. Using. The blending ratio of antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber was 7: 3. Nylon filament yarn (300 dtex / 7 filament) was used as the weft.

The nylon crimp yarn and the composite polyester yarn crimp yarn were alternately arranged, and the nylon filament yarn (300 dtex / 7 filament) was used as the weft to produce a mesh fabric in a water jet loom. The obtained woven fabric was dried and then heat-treated to obtain a bulky body towel fabric. Thereafter, the body towel was manufactured by appropriately cutting and sewing both ends of each of the cut cloths.

The obtained body towel was very soft, excellent in lightness and bulkiness, and very soft against friction with the skin. Moreover, the foaming of the soap was good and the strength as a towel was also excellent. Furthermore, the drainability after use was also good, and it could be dried sufficiently indoors.

The method for producing a bath towel according to the present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, when forming a firm bath towel or a soft bath towel, warp and weft yarns are used. By changing the fineness or changing the density of the mesh weave, the desired hardness can be produced. Moreover, if it manufactures by various well-known knitting structures, the thing of the texture different from a textile fabric can also be manufactured.

Claims (4)

A body towel for baths made of a combination of nylon thread, antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber. A body towel for a bath comprising 50 to 80% by weight of nylon yarn and 50 to 20% by weight of composite polyester yarn of antibacterial polyester fiber and non-antibacterial polyester fiber. 3. The body towel for bath according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antibacterial polyester fiber carries an antibacterial glass containing silver. The body towel for bath according to claim 2, wherein the nylon yarn and / or the composite polyester yarn is a yarn having a crimp.