JP2020005819A - Sauna mat - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a disposable sauna mat that allows a user to always use a sauna comfortably, does not require replacement work, washing, and the like of a towel mat, and reduces a cost burden.SOLUTION: A disposable sauna mat is provided for use in laying on a portion to be seated or on the floor in a sauna room. The mat is made by sequentially laminating a water-absorbing paper and a surface material on a waterproof sheet. The water-absorbing paper is made of paper that is easily loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sauna mat used by a user laying on a part to be seated or a foot in a sauna room.

The sauna attached to the hot spring facilities and the bathing areas of hotels, sports clubs, etc. is used by many people due to the growing health consciousness, and there are also sauna-only facilities that provide only the sauna.
Generally, as shown in FIG. 5, a sauna room has several benches 51 formed in the room, and a user sits on the bench 51 to use it. The bench 51 is made entirely of wood from the base portion, or the base portion is made of concrete, and a wooden board is laid on a seat surface on which a user sits.
As described above, since the seat surface of the bench 51 is a portion directly touched by a sauna user, a wooden board is often used. Therefore, the wooden board forming the seat surface is stained with sweat of many sauna users. In addition, there is a problem that not only corrosion and mold generation, but also various germs easily grow.
In addition, bath towels and towel mats (hereinafter referred to as “sauna mats”) are usually used because the hinoki wood, which is often used as a material for the seating surface of the bench 51, has a high density and is likely to be heated up and may cause burns. It is laid all over.
By laying the sauna mat 52 on the seating surface of the bench 51, it is possible to prevent sweat from directly permeating the wooden board of the seating surface, and to perform the function of absorbing the sweat of the user sitting on the wooden board.
In general, the sauna mat 52 is kept laid on the seat surface of the bench 51, and the next user sits on the sauna mat 52 wet with the sweat of the first user. I feel a lot of discomfort.
For this reason, some facilities have spare sauna mats 52 so that each user can use a different sauna mat 52, but not all facilities can provide services up to that point. If there is no sauna mat, the user is forced to sit on the wet and uncomfortable sauna mat.
Various proposals have been made to solve such a problem and make it easier for a sauna user to maintain comfortable sitting comfort.
For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2017-86856 discloses a "sheet for an underlay for a sauna mat".
This is for a sauna mat that is made of a foamed resin sheet having a predetermined elasticity in the thickness direction and is interposed between a bench plate in a sauna room and a cloth sauna mat to exhibit a predetermined cushioning property and heat insulation property. Underlay sheet '', using a foamed resin sheet having a predetermined elasticity as the underlay of the sauna mat, providing a plurality of through holes in the foamed resin sheet, and exerting the pump function by the user's sitting and standing motion While sucking the moisture of the sauna mat into the through-hole, it is configured.
According to the underlay sheet for a sauna mat, it is possible to improve the cushioning and heat insulation properties that are insufficient with the sauna mat alone, and to improve the softness of the sauna mat by actively absorbing the moisture of the sauna mat. It is said that it can exhibit the function of promoting the drying of the garbage, thereby ensuring the comfortable sitting comfort of the sauna user.

JP 2017-86856 A

In a facility such as a hot spring facility or a hotel that provides a sauna (hereinafter, referred to as a facility), it is important to allow a user to use the sauna comfortably and to manage hygiene in the facility. Leaving a wet sauna mat in a hot sauna room for a long time by a user is a hygiene problem because various germs are multiplied.
As a more serious hygiene problem, the first user may use the wet towel mat and place it in a water bath or tub that is located near the sauna room and that is stored as water. Put it in and wash it, squeeze it and use it in the sauna room, or after using the sauna, take the sauna mat used in the sauna room around your waist and take it out as it is, and towel with another bath outside the sauna room There are cases where they are used instead.
Originally, it is prohibited to use a sauna mat that is laid in a sauna room outside the sauna room, but it is difficult for the user to unconsciously do so and prevent it completely.
However, if the sauna mat used in the sauna room is immersed in a water bath or a hot water bath or a hot spring bath, the water in the water bath or bath tub will be spread due to various bacteria such as general bacteria, Escherichia coli, and infectious bacteria that have multiplied in the sauna mat. May be contaminated. Then, there is a serious hygiene problem that the contaminated water in the water tank or the water in the bathtub is used by other users as hot water or hot water.
In addition, when the sauna mat is immersed in the water tub or the bath tub as described above, fiber waste of the towel cloth may accumulate in the bath tub and further form a nest of various bacteria.
The fiber waste also causes a problem that the circulation device is clogged in the facility of the circulation type bathtub facility.

In response to the above-mentioned problems, the facility calls attention to the user and periodically changes the sauna mat so that the user does not leave sweaty and unsanitary conditions.
This replacement work, which depends on the size of the facility and the number of users, is generally performed about once an hour, and all of the sauna mats placed on the benches in the sauna room have been washed. It has been replaced with a sauna mat.
The company has repeatedly washed and dried the replaced sauna mats, laid them again on the bench in the sauna room, and provided a service so that users can use the sauna sanitarily and comfortably. .

However, a series of operations such as replacement, washing, and drying of the sauna mat is labor intensive, time-consuming, and inevitably requires considerable costs in terms of labor costs. Also, because it is difficult to secure human resources, there are cases in which the laundry of the sauna mat is outsourced to the outside, in which case the cost is further increased and the burden is increased.
Particularly problematic is that, in order to reduce costs, the interval between replacements of the sauna mat is extended from once an hour to once every two hours, or once every three hours to reduce the number of replacements, and the replacement work is required. It is to reduce labor costs. In such a case, the unsanitary sauna mat is left for a long time.

The underlay sheet for a sauna mat described in Patent Literature 1 is a sheet used to be laid under the sauna mat. Even if the user's feeling of use is improved, the work of replacing the sauna mat cannot be avoided in terms of hygiene. However, the problem of heavy labor and cost burden associated with the replacement work of the sauna mat cannot be solved.
In addition, when changing the sauna mat regularly depending on the facility, the user may unconsciously soak the towels used as the sauna mat in the sauna room, wash them in the bathtub and use them in the sauna room or other bathtubs Cannot be completely prevented.
The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above invention, so that the user can always use the sauna comfortably, and the cost burden is reduced by eliminating the need for a reuse process such as replacement work of the sauna mat and washing. The object of the present invention is to provide a disposable sauna mat that prevents a user from immersing the sauna mat in a bathtub.

The inventor has solved the above problem by the following means.
(1) A sauna mat that is used by laying on a part or foot that sits in the sauna room,
A disposable sauna mat, wherein a water-absorbing paper and a surface material are sequentially laminated on a waterproof sheet, and the water-absorbing paper is made of paper that is easily loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused.
(2) The mat for a sauna according to the above (1), wherein the water-absorbing paper and the surface material are sequentially laminated on the waterproof sheet, and the outer peripheral end of the waterproof sheet is placed on the upper surface of the peripheral end of the surface material. A disposable sauna mat characterized by being integrally formed by bonding and enclosing water-absorbing paper.
(3) The mat for a disposable sauna according to the above (1) or (2), wherein a non-slip material is applied to the entire lower surface or a part of the waterproof sheet.
(4) The water-absorbing paper according to any one of (1) and (2), wherein the result of a test of looseness specified in JIS P 4501 is looseness of about 100 seconds or less. Mat for sauna.

According to the disposable sauna mat of the present invention, the water-absorbing paper and the surface material are sequentially laminated on the waterproof sheet, and the water-absorbing paper is made of paper that is easily loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused. It can be manufactured at a low cost and can be disposable, eliminating the need for heavy labor involved in mat replacement work in a sauna providing facility, and allows users to always use clean mats and use the sauna comfortably.
In addition, the disposable sauna mat of the present invention is made of paper of a material that cannot be reused because it absorbs water once the water-absorbing paper contained therein is squeezed, so that the used sauna mat can be squeezed and reused. Since it becomes impossible to soak in a bathtub or the like and wash and use it, it is possible to surely prevent a user from unconsciously soaking a used sauna mat in a bathtub or the like.
Further, by applying a non-slip material to the entire lower surface or a part of the waterproof sheet, the sauna mat can be safely used without slipping or slipping when sitting down or laying on the feet.
In addition, since the sauna mat of the present invention is disposable, the user can immediately discard it after use, and there is no need to leave the wet sauna mat on the bench of the sauna room, and the plate of the seat is not used. Can be prevented, and facility maintenance costs can be reduced.

Top view and sectional view of an embodiment of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention Top view and cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention Partial sectional view of an embodiment of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention. Explanatory drawing of a usage example of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention Explanatory drawing of a usage example of a conventional sauna mat

An example of the disposable sauna mat of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a top view (a) and a sectional view (b) of an embodiment of a disposable sauna mat according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view (a) and another embodiment of a disposable sauna mat according to the present invention. Sectional view (b), FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of an embodiment of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a usage example of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention.
In the drawing, 1 is a mat for a disposable sauna, 1 'is a mat for a foot, 2 is a surface material, 3 is a water-absorbing paper, 4 is a waterproof sheet, 5 is an adhesive portion, and 6 is a non-slip material.

As shown in FIG. 1, the disposable sauna mat of the present invention is composed of a laminate in which a water-absorbing paper 3 and a surface material 2 are sequentially laminated on a waterproof sheet 4. The laminated body is integrally formed by bonding the waterproof sheet 4 and the outer peripheral end of the surface material 2 so as to include the water-absorbing paper 3.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral end of the waterproof sheet 4 is adhered to the upper surface of the peripheral end of the surface material 2 and is integrally formed with the water absorbing paper 3 included therein. The method is not particularly limited.
In the present embodiment, the disposable sauna mat 1 is formed in a substantially square shape as a whole, with one side facing forward when sitting down being curved. This is such that when the user sits down, the front is rounded so that the user can sit comfortably without the skin directly touching the seating surface of the bench, but the overall shape is not particularly limited.
FIG. 2 shows a sauna mat 1 ′ for a foot, and the configuration is the same as that of the sauna mat 1.
It is laid at the foot where the user sits in the sauna room, to prevent the seat surface of the foot from directly touching the skin, and to absorb sweat flowing to the foot.
The foot-use sauna mat 1 ′ may have the same shape as the sauna mat 1 as shown in FIG. 1, may have a square or rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 2, and may further have a circle or an ellipse. And various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.
The overall size of the disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention may be large enough to allow a user to sit on a seat.
In the present embodiment, one side is constituted by a substantially square having a length of 60 to 80 cm, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Also, the foot-use sauna mat 1 'is intended to be used by the user laying on the feet as described above, so that it may be of a size suitable for it. For example, the height is 25 to 40 cm and the width is 35 If it is a substantially rectangular shape of about 80 cm, it is a foot-friendly sauna mat 1 ′ that is not too large and easy to use.

In the present embodiment, the surface material 2 is a material that has a good touch and does not cling to the skin when wet, since the surface material 2 is a portion that the skin directly touches when the user sits, and has high water absorption. It is made of paper that is insoluble in water once the user sits down.
Note that the sauna mat according to the present invention is used as a disposable, and is configured so that a user does not mistakenly think that it can be used if washed. Therefore, it is preferable that the mat is not water-soluble enough to be used multiple times.
Specifically, a paper finished by embossing to increase water absorption by adding a synthetic resin of a wet paper strength agent to the surface material is suitably used.
Examples of wet paper strength agents include urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine-formaldehyde resins, and water-soluble thermosetting resins such as epoxy-polyamide resins. Since high wet paper strength can be exhibited, it is also preferable from the viewpoint of suppressing manufacturing costs.
In the case where importance is placed on the touch, the surface material 2 may be a nonwoven fabric of polyolefin, polyester, polypropylene or the like. When a nonwoven fabric is used for the surface material 2, the structure is highly water-absorbing and has a structure in which moisture does not easily return, and even if the skin directly touches the mat for sauna 1, it becomes smooth and can be used without discomfort.
Further, a moisturizer for moisturizing the touch may be added.
Paper that is generally used as tissue paper or kitchen paper can absorb water firmly and does not break when absorbed once, but it is difficult to use it multiple times after absorbing water, and it is suitable because it can not be reused It is.
The surface material 2 may be colored, may be white to enhance the cleanliness, and may be darker to reddish brown, orange, yellow, or the like so as to be compatible with the calm atmosphere of the sauna room. If it is colored, the user can also expect the effect of relaxing and using the sauna without worrying about dirt and the like.

In the present embodiment, the water-absorbing paper 3 is formed of a material that absorbs water that has penetrated from the surface material 2.
In the present invention, the water-absorbing paper 3 is made of paper that is easily loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused. The sauna mat 1 of the present invention is a disposable that can be used only once, and is achieved objectively and physically.
As the looseness of the water-absorbing paper 3, the result of the looseness test specified in JIS P4501 is preferably about 100 seconds or less, that is, about the toilet paper. If the time is 100 seconds or more, it is difficult to loosen with a single water absorption, and it becomes possible to reuse the water.
The sauna mat 1 according to the present invention is made of paper which is loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused like ordinary toilet paper, and the water-absorbent paper 3 is broken down and ragged by one use. However, even if a user tries to reuse it, it cannot be done.
As described above, the disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention is configured so that after one user uses it, it can be physically recognized that the mat can no longer be used. Therefore, it is not necessary that both the surface material 2 and the water-absorbing paper 3 are water-resistant and durable materials. Rather, after use, the user feels that the water has absorbed completely, and the paper 3 is loosened. It is preferable that it is made of a material that does not cause the user to wash or squeeze it.
As a result, users without knowledge of hygiene can recognize that they are disposable without reusing them.
As the water-absorbing paper 3, paper made of wood pulp having a long fiber, recycled paper such as waste paper, or the like can be used, and a plurality of these papers or a thick sheet is used.
Any paper that is generally used as toilet paper can absorb water well, and once absorbed, it will loosen and cannot be immersed in a water tub or bath tub. It is difficult and preferable to reuse it later.
As the water-absorbing paper 3, it is possible to use a water-absorbing material such as a water-absorbing polymer, a high-molecular-weight polymer, and a high water-absorbing polymer. It is preferable that after use, it can be soaked in a water bath or bath tub, washed and not reused.

  The disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention is used by laying it on a seat when using a sauna, and one user can prevent user's sweat, moisture in a sauna room, etc. during the sauna use time. The material of the water-absorbing paper 3 is not particularly limited as long as it has a water-absorbing property enough to absorb water, cannot absorb any more water after use, and cannot be reused after being squeezed or washed.

In this embodiment, the waterproof sheet 4 does not allow the water absorbed by the water-absorbing paper 3 to penetrate into the seating surface or the floor surface, and the water on the seating surface or the floor surface does not seep into the water-absorbing paper 3 side. A sheet having a waterproof effect is used. Further, it has heat resistance enough to withstand the high temperature of the bench.
For example, a vinyl material such as a polyethylene film is suitable.
It is preferable that the waterproof sheet 4 is also adapted to the atmosphere of the sauna room, and is colored with a darker color that can be used relaxedly by the user without dirt and the like being noticeable.

The outer peripheral end of the disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention is formed by laminating the laminated body composed of the surface material 2, the water-absorbing paper 3 and the waterproof sheet 4 as described above, and the water-absorbing paper 3 by the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4. The waterproof sheet 4 and the outer peripheral end of the surface material 2 are adhered and integrally formed so as to be included.
The bonding may be a method in which the outer peripheral end of the waterproof sheet 4 is adhered to the upper surface of the outer peripheral end of the surface material 2 to be integrally formed. By bonding the outer peripheral end to the surface material 2 so as to wrap it with the waterproof sheet 4 and integrally forming the same, the moisture absorbed by the water-absorbing paper 3 and the water-absorbing paper 3 that has absorbed the water are loosened and leaked from the bonded portion. Can be prevented.
Alternatively, a method may be used in which the outer peripheral end where the surface material 2, the water-absorbing paper 3, and the waterproof sheet 4 are laminated is wrapped and adhered with a bias tape.
That is, the laminate composed of the surface material 2, the water-absorbing paper 3, and the waterproof sheet 4 constituting the disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention is bonded and fixed so that the water-absorbing paper 3 is enclosed by the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4. The bonding method is not particularly limited as long as the method is performed.
In addition, the bonding may be sufficient to withstand the use of absorbing water and to withstand at least one use. The adhesive used for bonding the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4 is not particularly limited as long as the adhesive can bond the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4.
Therefore, depending on the material of the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4, a hot melt adhesive, a vinyl acetate resin adhesive, a urethane resin adhesive, an acrylic resin adhesive, a silylated urethane resin adhesive, styrene butadiene The selection can be made in consideration of the adhesive performance between the materials such as a rubber-based adhesive and the presence or absence of a heating step in the manufacturing process.
In the case where the surface material 2 and the waterproof sheet 4 are each made of a thin material, for example, when a small amount of adhesive is used so as not to penetrate the material, a thermoplastic resin hot-melt adhesive that can be melted by heat and bonded at high speed is used. It is suitable.
The width (glue allowance) of the bonding portion depends on the overall size, but if it is approximately 8 to 15 mm, the contained water-absorbing material 3 absorbs water and becomes bulky or rough for the user. It can be used safely without peeling off the adhesive even by handling.

Further, the disposable sauna mat 1 according to the present invention may be configured such that a non-slip resin is applied or a non-slip sheet is attached to the entire lower surface or a part of the waterproof sheet 4.
For example, when a user sits in a sauna room, a foot-use sauna mat 1 ′ is laid at the foot of the user, and the sauna mat 1 ′ is not turned up or moved at this time. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface of the waterproof sheet 4, in other words, the lower surface, is non-slip in order to enhance the convenience and safety of the user and to prevent the sauna mat 1 ′ from being untidy and becoming unsanitary. Is preferably applied.
In FIG. 3, a non-slip material 6 is applied in a dot form on the back surface of the waterproof sheet 4 so that the sauna mat 1 'does not slip.
As the non-slip material 6, a material having a non-slip effect than before can be employed.
For example, latex, rubber foam materials, hot melt resins, polyesters, hot melt resins such as styrene / ethylene / butylene copolymer resins, and the like, and these may be coated on the entire surface or a part thereof, or in a grid or the like, or may be slid. A sheet for stopping can be attached or an arbitrary method can be selected.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a usage example of the disposable sauna mat according to the present invention.
A plurality of disposable sauna mats 1 according to the present invention are arranged on a seat surface 72 of a bench 71 of a sauna room 70. Also, a floor disposable sauna mat 1 'is laid on the floor.
When entering the sauna room, the user 73 brings in the sauna mat 1 and the foot sauna mat 1 ′, sits on the sauna mat 1, and puts the foot on the foot sauna mat 1 ′. At the end of use of the sauna room, the used sauna mat 1 and the foot sauna mat 1 'may be discarded at a disposal place around the sauna room, and the sauna mat 1 used by another person may be used. You can enjoy the sauna comfortably without having to do it.
In addition, the wet sauna mat is not left on the seat surface of the bench in the sauna room, the deterioration of the plate material of the seat surface can be prevented, and the maintenance cost of the facility can be reduced.
Further, the facility side can avoid heavy labor such as periodic replacement work of towel mats, washing and drying sterilization, etc., and can reduce labor costs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disposable sauna mat 1 'Foot sauna mat 2 Surface material 3 Water absorbing paper 4 Waterproof sheet 5 Adhesive part 6 Non-slip material

Claims (4)

It is a mat for sauna that is used by laying on the part to sit in the sauna room and the feet,
A disposable sauna mat, wherein a water-absorbing paper and a surface material are sequentially laminated on a waterproof sheet, and the water-absorbing paper is made of paper that is easily loosened once it absorbs water and cannot be reused. The sauna mat according to claim 1,
Water-absorbing paper and a surface material are sequentially laminated on a waterproof sheet, and the outer peripheral edge of the waterproof sheet is adhered to the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the surface material to integrally form the water-absorbing paper. Features a disposable sauna mat.   The disposable sauna mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a non-slip material is applied to the entire lower surface or a part of the waterproof sheet. 3. The sauna mat according to claim 1, wherein the water-absorbing paper has a looseness of about 100 seconds or less as a result of a looseness test specified in JIS P4501. 4.

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