JP2019069302A - Mat for wiping feet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mat for wiping feet, the mat uses a water absorption plate consisting essentially of diatomite that has an excellent water-absorbing quality and which can be made compact by rounding cylindrically or folding into a pleated shape when drying or when not in use.SOLUTION: The mat is structured with a plurality of diatomite rectangular plates of the same shape consisting essentially of diatomite and with a support plate. The plurality of diatomite rectangular plates are aligned with equal spaces apart on the support plate and fixed. The support plate is made a rectangular plate having a size that can support the entire diatomite rectangular plates aligned with equal spaces apart, and is formed with a flexible material. The spaces between the adjacent diatomite rectangular plates are adjusted so that the mat can be spirally rounded, with the plurality of diatomite rectangular plates outside or inside in a fixed state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention is a floor mat for laying on the floor of a bathroom entrance or other area around water in order to wipe a wet foot, and in particular, using a water absorbing board mainly composed of diatomaceous earth excellent in water absorption. At the same time, the present invention relates to a foot-wiping mat that can be rolled up in a spiral when it is dry or not used and can be folded in a bellows.

  At the entrance of the bathroom, shower room, pool, etc., there is a floor wipe mat for absorbing water drops from the foot and falling water drops. Most of the floor mats use natural materials such as cotton and hemp as materials, but when they are used frequently, their water absorbency decreases and they can not sufficiently absorb water droplets. As a solution, there is a foot-washing mat in which diatomaceous earth excellent in water absorbability is solidified to form a panel.

  Diatomaceous earth is a mineral that fossilized diatomaceous earth, which is an ancient phytoplankton, has accumulated over many years on the sea floor and lake bottom. There are numerous small holes of nano size on the surface of diatomaceous earth, and the water on the surface is absorbed instantly. A footing mat made of diatomaceous earth is a mat of such diatomaceous earth powder solidified, and when a wet foot is placed, water droplets are absorbed in an instant. Diatomaceous earth has a humidity control function that autonomously breathes to release water when the absorbed water reaches a certain amount. For this reason, it does not require the trouble of washing and drying every day. If you use it for a long time and the water absorption performance drops, scrape the surface with a file.

  However, the conventional foot-washing mat in which diatomaceous earth is solidified into a mat-like shape is a plate-like shape as shown in FIG. In addition, the large plate shape requires a large space to be erected on a wall or the like for storage, and there is a concern that it may fall down and be broken at that time. As a solution, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a foot-washing mat in which a plurality of rectangular diatomaceous earth tiles 51 are attached side by side on a support plate 50 having a bottom plate fixed to the lower side of a rectangular outer peripheral frame as shown in FIG. It is done. Since the diatomaceous earth tile 51 is fixed on the bottom plate, there is an advantage that even if it falls down during storage, the damage is small. However, since the bottom plate is a solid single plate, there is a problem that storage requires space.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-34797

  The present invention has been made to solve these problems of the prior art, and the problem is a foot-wiping mat using a water absorption plate mainly composed of diatomaceous earth excellent in water absorption, which is dry or An object of the present invention is to provide a wiping mat that can be rolled into a tubular shape when not in use, or folded in a bellows-like manner into a compact shape.

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems is a foot-wiping mat using a water-absorbing plate containing diatomaceous earth as a main component, and the foot-wiping mat has a plurality of the same shapes mainly containing diatomaceous earth. A plurality of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates, each consisting of a sheet of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates and a support plate, are arranged and fixed on the support plate in one row at equal intervals, and the support plates support the entire diatomaceous earth rectangular plates arranged in a row at equal intervals A rectangular plate of a size that can be made of a bendable material, and by adjusting the distance between adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates, it is configured so that the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates can be rolled outward in a spiral shape. It is a foot wiping mat characterized by being.

  If it is set as such a configuration, it can be rolled into a cylindrical shape and made into a compact shape when not in use or when drying.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the foot-wiping mat according to the first aspect, the distance between the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates is adjusted instead of rolling the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates outward and rolling in a spiral. It is comprised so that a diatomaceous earth rectangular board may be turned inside and it may be rolled round, It is a foot wiping mat | matte characterized by the above-mentioned.

  If it is set as such a configuration, it can be rolled into a cylindrical shape and made into a compact shape when not in use or when drying.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the foot-wiping mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the narrow rectangular plate long in the direction of the one row is replaced with the one row instead of the single rectangular support plate. A plurality of sheets are arranged in parallel, and a diatomaceous earth rectangular plate is fixed on the plurality of narrow rectangular plates, and the narrow rectangular plate is formed using a bendable material. .

  In the case of such a configuration as well, it can be rolled into a cylindrical shape to make it into a compact shape when not in use or when drying.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the footing mat according to the first to third aspects, the diatomaceous earth arranged in a line by adjusting the distance between the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates instead of rolling in a spiral shape. It is a foot wiping mat characterized in that a rectangular plate is bent in the opposite direction one by one so that the whole can be folded in a bellows shape.

  If it is set as such composition, it can be folded in the shape of a bellows at the time of non-use or drying, and can be made into a compact shape.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the foot wiping mat 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the foot wiping mat 1; It is a partially expanded side view of the foot-wiping mat 1 seen from the arrow direction in FIG. It is a perspective view in the state where the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 was rolled outward in a spiral. It is a perspective view in the state where the diatomaceous earth rectangular board 2 was turned inward and was rolled round. It is an external appearance perspective view of the foot-washing mat 1a which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the support plate which put a plurality of narrow rectangular boards 4 in order at equal intervals. It is an external appearance perspective view of the foot-washing mat 1b folded in a bellows shape. It is another external appearance perspective view of the foot-washing mat 1b folded in a bellows shape. It is a side view of foot wiping mat 1b folded in a bellows shape. It is an example of the conventional foot wiping mat. It is an external view of the foot wiping mat of patent document 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a foot print mat according to the present invention will be described by form with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
1 is an external perspective view of the foot-wiping mat 1 according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the foot-wiping mat 1, and FIG. 3 is a part of the foot-wiping mat 1 viewed from the arrow direction in FIG. It is an enlarged side view. As shown in FIG. 2, the foot wiping mat 1 is composed of a plurality of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 and a support plate 3. The diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 is a plate made of powder consisting mainly of diatomaceous earth. The components of the powder material are, for example, about 60% diatomaceous earth, about 30% vegetable fibers, and about 10% quartz sand. These three components are mixed with water, mixed uniformly, poured into a mold, compacted with a roller, placed in a pressure bowl, heated, dried with a drying kiln, and finally sanded the surface to form a rectangular plate It is cut.

  In this embodiment, a plurality of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 having the same shape are used. Although an elongated rectangular plate is used, it may be a square plate. A plurality of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 are arranged on the support plate 3 in a line at equal intervals as shown in FIG. 1 and fixed to the support plate 3. The support plate 3 is a rectangular plate of a size capable of supporting the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 arranged in a line at equal intervals. As a material of the support plate 3, a flexible and bendable material, for example, a thin plate of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate or the like is used.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the foot-wiping mat 1 in which the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 are arranged in a line at equal intervals on the support plate 3 and fixed, and is a partially enlarged side view seen from the arrow direction in FIG. Fixing of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 to the support plate 3 is performed by adhesion. The dimensions of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 are, for example, 55 mm in width, 390 mm in length, and 9 mm in thickness. The thickness of the support plate 3 is, for example, 1 to 2 mm.

  Plates composed mainly of diatomaceous earth are hard and chipped, and will break if bent. For this reason, when used as a foot wiping mat, it is used in the form of a large single plate as shown in FIG. N1. This is inconvenient for storage and drying. The floor covering mat 1 of the present invention is intended to be rolled into a spiral shape for storage and drying so that it can be made into a compact shape. In order to realize that, a structure is adopted in which a plurality of rectangular diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 are arranged in a line at equal intervals and fixed on a flexible thin support plate 3. The distance between the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 needs to be a distance that can be rounded in a spiral. The spacing is adjusted in consideration of the thickness of the support plate 3, bending performance, and the way of rounding.

  As a method of rolling in a spiral shape, there are a method of rolling the foot-wiping mat 1 having the side surface of FIG. 3 with the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 directed to the outside of the spiral and a method of rolling it in the inside. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 in a state of being rolled in a state in which it is directed outward of the spiral, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 in a state of being rolled in a state in which the rectangular plate 2 is directed into the spiral. In the case of the rounding method of FIG. 4, if the flexibility of the support plate 3 is high, that is, if the bending performance of the material of the support plate 3 is high and the thickness is thin, the distance between adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 is narrow Good. For example, in the case of the dimensions described above, the interval is set to 5.5 to 6 mm.

  In the case of FIG. 5 in which the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 is rolled in a state facing the inside of the spiral, in addition to the bending performance and thickness of the material of the support plate 3, it is necessary to determine the distance in consideration of the thickness of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 . In the case of rolling toward the inside of the spiral, if the distance is too narrow, there is a concern that the top corners of the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 will collide and chip. In order to reduce this concern, the top corners of the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2 are rounded at the corners as shown in FIG. If the corners are angular, it is preferable to keep the legs round, as there is a concern that the foot may be damaged or injured when the foot is placed for wiping the foot. Even if such roundness is given, it is necessary to make the distance between adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 wider than in the case of rounding the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 outward as shown in FIG. 4 because the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 are thick. There is.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment, a single rectangular plate is used as the support plate 3. However, instead of this, a plurality of narrow rectangular plates may be used. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the foot-wiping mat 1 a using a plurality of narrow rectangular plates 4. As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of narrow rectangular plates 4 are arranged at equal intervals and laid under the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate 2, and the algal earth rectangular plate 2 is fixed thereon. The material of the narrow rectangular plate 4 is the same as the support plate 3 of the first embodiment. Even with such a configuration, it can be rolled in a spiral as shown in FIGS.

Third Embodiment
In this embodiment, the foot-wiping mat based on the structure of FIGS. 1 and 6 shown in the first and second embodiments is configured to be foldable into a bellows shape in addition to rolling in a spiral shape. It is. FIGS. 8 and 9 are external perspective views of the foot-drying mat 1b folded in a bellows-like manner. The diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 arranged in a line are bent one by one in the opposite direction, and the whole is folded in a bellows shape.

  In order to enable such folding, the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 are not fixed to the support plate 3 at equal intervals, but it is preferable to have an alternate wide interval and a narrow interval as shown in FIG. The distance between the two diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 in which the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 face each other is wide, and the distance between the two back-to-back diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 is narrow. Of course, all of them may be unified at wide intervals, but it is not preferable as a wiping mat if the distance between adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates 2 is too wide. The support plate 3 is thin and flexible because it is bent at a steep angle. A thin thing that can be called a sheet is good.

  As mentioned above, the foot-wiping mats 1, 1a and 1b having the structures described in the first, second and third embodiments are all compacted by being rolled into a cylindrical shape or folded in a bellows shape when not in use or when drying. Have the advantage of being able to be of any shape.

  In the drawings, 1, 1a and 1b denote foot mats, 2 denotes a diatomaceous earth rectangular plate, 3 denotes a support plate, and 4 denotes a narrow rectangular plate.

Claims (4)

It is a foot-wiping mat using a water-absorbent board whose main component is diatomaceous earth,
The footing mat is composed of a plurality of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates of the same shape mainly composed of diatomaceous earth and a support plate,
The plurality of diatomaceous earth rectangular plates are arranged in a line at equal intervals on the support plate and fixed.
The support plate is a rectangular plate of a size that can support the entire diatomaceous earth rectangular plate arranged in a line at equal intervals, and is formed using a bendable material, and by adjusting the distance between adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates A foot-washing mat characterized in that the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate can be rolled outward in a spiral.   The foot-wiping mat according to claim 1, wherein the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate is turned to the inside by spiraling by adjusting the distance between the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates instead of rolling the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate to the outside and turning it into a spiral. A foot wiping mat characterized in that it is configured to be able to be rolled up.   In the foot-washing mat according to claim 1 or 2, in place of the one rectangular support plate, a plurality of narrow rectangular plates long in the direction of the one row are arranged in parallel with the one row, and the widths of the plurality A foot wiping mat characterized in that the diatomaceous earth rectangular plate is fixed on a narrow rectangular plate, and the narrow rectangular plate is formed using a bendable material.   In the foot-washing mat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the diatomaceous earth rectangular plates arranged in a row are adjusted one by one in the opposite direction by adjusting the distance between the adjacent diatomaceous earth rectangular plates instead of rolling in the spiral shape. A foot-wiping mat characterized in that it is bent to fold the whole into a bellows shape.