JP2023068495A - Object to be washed - Google Patents

Abstract

To efficiently operate cycle of cleaning service of periodically collecting objects with slide fasteners to be washed that are used at business facilities, classifying them after washing, repairing and replenishing deterioration, if any, and re-delivering them to each business facility.SOLUTION: A cleaning service providers involved in at least a portion of repeated use cycle of object to be washed, which constitutes a cleaning service, associates an identification color different from ground color of a fastener chain 31 to each delivery destination of the object to be washed, prepares a color table clearly indicating the correspondence, mounts a slider colored in the identification color on at least either one of two sliders 4A and 4B mounted on a slide fastener 3 of the object to be washed, delivers the object to be washed in that state to a prescribed delivery destination, and classifies the objects to be washed by the prescribed delivery destination based on the identification color when collecting, washing and re-delivering.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The invention disclosed by the present application relates to a method for managing items to be washed in a cleaning service business in which items to be washed used by hospitalized or inmates of medical or welfare facilities are collected and washed by cleaning service providers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for managing articles to be washed, such as coverall-type nursing clothes and laundry nets, which have openings and closing parts that are opened and closed by slide fasteners.

In business facilities related to medical care, welfare, nursing care, nursing care, accommodation, etc., inpatients, residents, outpatients, employees, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "users") of the business facility A cleaning service has been widely introduced in which bedding, nightwear, underwear, towels, employee uniforms, and other sewn products used for daily hygiene maintenance are regularly collected and washed together.

The above-mentioned sewn products (hereinafter collectively referred to as "items to be washed") are washed by a cleaning company stipulated by the Cleaning Industry Law (Law No. 207 of 1950, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare). Laundry facilities are often used, but there are also cases where operators of business facilities introduce laundry facilities and do their own laundry. In addition, those items to be laundered may be purchased in bulk by the operator of the business facility from each product distributor, etc., or may be provided in the form of rental or lease from a cleaning company that also serves as a so-called linen supply business. There is also In addition, quantitative management work other than laundry, such as collection and delivery of items to be washed, sorting, repairing damaged areas, and replacing and replenishing soiled items, may be contracted by the cleaning company together with the laundry, or the business facility may be performed by the operator itself, or outsourced to its affiliated subsidiaries.

Comprehensively grasping the actual situation, the invention disclosed in the present application is established by various business connections related to the provision (sale, lease, rental), washing, sorting, collection and delivery, repair, replacement, etc. of items to be washed. The repeated use cycle of items to be laundered is called the "cleaning service industry." In addition, one or more contractors (including operators of business facilities) involved in at least part of the repeated use cycle are all included in the "cleaning service provider" regardless of their organizational form, business relationship, control relationship, etc. shall be FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an overall image of such a cleaning service business.

Among the items to be washed handled by the cleaning service industry as described above, for example, bedding, nightwear, towels, uniforms, etc., are often used separately for each business facility by displaying the name and logo of the business facility. . In addition, for items to be washed used in the same business facility, items to be washed with different specifications are used, for example, depending on the ward or occupied area, and items to be washed to be used are differentiated according to the attributes of users. sometimes Therefore, it is required to display some identification information associated with the place of use, attributes of the user, etc. on each item to be washed. Such identification information is generally displayed using simple means such as printing or embroidery on the surface of the article to be washed, or sewing a tag or name tag. In Patent Document 1, a button-shaped data carrier is attached to an article to be washed, and electronic data such as the hospital name, user name, collection date and time, washing date and time, and the number of times of washing are read and written via a non-contact reading and writing device. A collection and management system for items to be laundered is disclosed. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a management method in which barcodes are embroidered on articles to be washed and used for various information management.

Undergarments, socks, towels and other small items that are the personal belongings of users shall be collected in a designated laundry net separated for each user in order to prevent confusion and loss. In many cases, a method is adopted in which the clothes are washed, dried, and then returned. In that case as well, it is common to sew a tag or name tag onto the laundry net for identification. The present applicant also discloses a laundry net suitable for such usage in Patent Document 3 and puts it into practical use.

In medical, welfare, and other business facilities that introduce cleaning service businesses, from the perspective of user service and operational efficiency, requests regarding the classification and use of items to be washed are diversifying, and identification information given to items to be washed There is a tendency to demand further segmentation. However, stocking a large number of laundry items with different specifications increases the inventory burden. In addition, adding embroidery, printing, tags, name tags, etc. to individual articles to be laundered requires a special order, so the more types of articles, the higher the cost.

Moreover, in such business facilities, the number of users is always fluctuating due to the moving out of hospitalized/residents, death, and the like. It is not easy to update the individual identification information without delay according to the fluctuation and to repeat the cycle of repeated use with just the right amount. For example, even if an article to be laundered, such as a name tag, prepared as a special order becomes unnecessary after being used only a few times, there may be a situation in which the article to be laundered cannot be reused immediately. Using a system for reading and writing electronic data makes it easier to update individual identification information in real time, but it costs a lot to introduce data recording media, information processing devices, and other equipment.

Furthermore, items to be washed handled by the cleaning service industry are thrown into a large-sized washing tub and vigorously agitated, resulting in considerable wear and tear. Since disinfectants and bleaches are often used when washing, embroidery and printing fade in a short period of time, and the printing may come off or the embroidery thread may come loose. In particular, items to be washed that have openings and closing portions that are opened and closed by slide fasteners, such as coverall-type nursing clothes, employee uniforms, and laundry nets, are susceptible to damage to the slide fasteners due to repeated washing. The slider for opening and closing the slide fastener may be damaged or deformed by the impact of hitting the inner surface of the washing tub, the knob (pull) of the slider may be torn off, or the slider may become entangled with lint and not move. It should be noted that breakage of the slide fastener is often caused by rough handling of items to be washed by a person requiring nursing care such as dementia.

JP-A-9-6851 JP-A-9-269966 JP 2009-95494 A

The invention disclosed in the present application, in the cleaning service industry as described above, periodically collects various types of items to be washed that are used in multiple business facilities, and after washing them together, they are washed for each predetermined type. It is intended to efficiently carry out the cumbersome daily work cycle of sorting, repairing or replenishing if there is wear and tear, and delivering it again to each business facility according to the prescribed schedule. It is what was done.

In order to achieve the object, the present invention relates to articles to be laundered with slide fasteners, which are particularly prone to wear and tear,
(1) Identification information with excellent identifiability and durability can be easily attached to each item to be washed at low cost (2) The identification information can be changed and supplemented quickly at low cost. The present invention proposes a method for managing articles to be washed that employs identification information provision means.

In the invention disclosed in the present application, items to be washed with slide fasteners used in business facilities at multiple locations are periodically collected and washed by a cleaning service provider, and the washed items to be washed are washed again. This is a management method for items to be laundered in the cleaning service industry that are delivered to business facilities and used repeatedly.

The items to be washed managed by this management method have an opening and closing part that is opened and closed by at least one pair of slide fasteners, and the slide fasteners are a pair of fastener chains respectively attached along both edges of the opening and closing part. and two sliders for opening and closing both of the fastener chains, and an insert pin capable of passing through the rail of the slider is attached to one end of the row of elements of each of the fastener chains, and the other end of the row of elements is the slider. A box pin or box body that cannot pass through the rails of the slider is attached, and the insert pin and the box pin or box body are arranged to face each other on opposite sides at the one end and the other end. , the two sliders are attached to the fastener chains in a head-to-head or butt-to-end orientation so that the two sliders are separated from the fastener chains.

Based on the above premise, the invention disclosed in the present application provides that a cleaning service provider involved in at least a part of the repeated use cycle of the articles to be washed constituting the cleaning service industry can For each set sorting standard, an identification color different from the background color of the fastener chain is associated with each other, and a color table indicating the correspondence relationship is prepared, and is involved in at least a part of the repeated use cycle. Alternatively, a different cleaning service provider procures the sliders each colored with the identification color in the actual number of items to be washed to be managed plus spare inventory for replacement, and supplies them for at least a part of the repeated use cycle. The involved cleaning service provider, which is the same as or different from the above, pre-attaches the slider of the identification color to at least one of the two sliders attached to the slide fastener of the article to be washed, and attaches the slider to the article to be washed. Delivery, use, collection and washing are characterized as sorting each item to be washed according to a predetermined sorting standard by relying on the identification colors of the sliders.

The sorting criteria set according to the manner of use of the articles to be laundered can be set according to delivery destinations, delivery/recovery schedules, or conditions of use of the articles to be laundered.

Further, one of the two sliders attached to the slide fastener of the article to be washed is attached with a slider of an identification color associated with one of the sorting criteria, and the other slider is attached. The slider is equipped with a slider of an identification color associated with one of the sorting criteria, and the laundry items are delivered according to the delivery destination based on the combination pattern of the two identification colors. - It can also be configured to sort according to collection schedules or combination patterns according to usage conditions.

In addition, in each of the above inventions, if there is a mismatch between the actual number of laundry items to be used and the demand number due to an increase or decrease in the demand for the laundry items, or due to damage or loss of the laundry items, The same or different cleaning service provider involved in at least part of the repeated use cycle replaces the number of sliders of the articles to be washed corresponding to the excess or deficiency with sliders of a predetermined identification color. configuration can also be adopted.

According to the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application, highly identifiable and durable identification information can be easily provided to individual articles to be washed at low cost. Furthermore, even if the identification information is lost or needs to be changed, the information can be quickly updated or supplemented at low cost.

As a result, various types of laundry items used at multiple business facilities are collected on a regular basis, washed together and then sorted by predetermined type. It is possible to quickly perform sorting and checking work at each stage in the cleaning service industry, such as replenishing and delivering to each business facility again according to the prescribed schedule without excess or deficiency, as well as burdening the inventory of items to be washed. can also be reduced, so the efficiency of the management work for the articles to be washed can be greatly improved.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a laundry net to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied; FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detailed structure of the slide fastener attached to the net for washing of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the clothes for nursing care to which the management method of the article to be washed which this application discloses is applied. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be washed by delivery destination by the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be washed by delivery destination/delivery schedule by the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be washed by delivery destination/size by the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application; Fig. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a laundry net to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied, (a) showing a state in which the first extension part and the second extension part are accommodated, and (b) showing the second extension part. 1 and 2 are respectively shown with the first extension and the second extension pulled out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the whole image of the cleaning service industry to which the management method of the article to be washed which this application discloses is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention disclosed by the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a laundry net to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied. The illustrated laundry net 1 is provided with an opening 12 for loading and unloading laundry in the upper side of a bag body 11 having a substantially rectangular appearance. For the mesh material forming the bag body 11, a tough synthetic fiber knitted fabric having excellent water resistance and chemical resistance, such as polyester fiber or polyamide fiber, is used. A display portion 13 is provided on one side surface of the bag body 11 for writing the user's name, affiliation, and the like. The display portion 13 is formed using a thin cloth, a flexible sheet material made of synthetic resin, or the like, and is sewn to the bag body 11 so as not to come off during washing.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the slide fastener 3 attached to the opening 12 of the laundry net 1. As shown in FIG. This slide fastener 3 is not a simple single-opening type slide fastener, but a reverse-opening double fastener that can be opened and closed from either end. The slide fastener 3 comprises a pair of fastener chains (fastener halves) 31, 31, two sliders 4 (4A, 4B) for opening and closing them, and a knob 5 attached to each slider 4. Each fastener chain 31 is formed by attaching a plurality of elements (coupling teeth) to the side edge of a fastener tape (base fabric), and one end of each element row is provided with a rail (element) formed on the body of the slider 4 A insert pin 32 shaped to pass through the Y-shaped hollow portion for engaging and separating the rows is attached, and a box pin 33 shaped not to pass through the rail of the slider 4 is attached to the other end. . An insert pin 32 attached to one end of one fastener chain 31 forms a pair with a box pin 33 of the other fastener chain 31, and a box pin 33 attached to the other end of one fastener chain 31. are arranged opposite each other so that each of them forms a pair with the insert pin 32 of the other fastener chain 31 .

The two sliders 4A and 4B are attached to both fastener chains 31 and 31 in a so-called "butt-to-end" orientation in which the sides where the element rows are meshed face each other. Therefore, as shown in (a), when the two sliders 4A and 4B are separated from each other and moved to one end and the other end of the fastener, the fastener is fully closed. Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the two sliders 4A and 4B are aligned and moved to one end of the fastener, the other end of the fastener opens, and the insert pin 32 attached to the one end of the fastener can be pulled into two. By extracting the sliders 4A and 4B, the fastener chains 31 and 31 are completely separated from each other over their entire lengths. Furthermore, since the insert pin 32 and the box pin 33 at both ends of each fastener chain 31, 31 are arranged opposite to each other, as shown in FIG. , the insert pin 32 at the other end is pulled out from the two sliders 4A and 4B, and the two sliders 4A and 4B are also completely separated from the fastener.

By adopting such a structure, when the slider 4 is damaged, it can be easily replaced. It becomes possible to easily clean the element and the slider 4 by removing it.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a coverall-type garment for nursing care to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied. In the nursing care garment 2 shown, two slide fasteners 3, 3 extend from the neck portion 21 to the right leg hem portion 23R via the front body (between the left body portion 22L and the right body portion 22R). It is attached to an opening/closing part and an inner thigh opening/closing part from the right leg hem 23R through the crotch to the left leg hem 23L. configured to do so.

For these slide fasteners 3, a middle-open double fastener having a slider direction different from that shown in FIG. 2 is adopted. That is, two sliders 4 (4A, 4B) are attached to a pair of left and right fastener chains 31, 31 in a "head-to-head" direction in which the sides separating the element rows of both fastener chains 31, 31 are butted against each other. It is attached to the front opening and closing portion of the garment 2 and the inner thigh opening and closing portion. An insert pin 32 shaped to pass through the rail formed on the body of the slider 4 and a box 34 shaped not to pass through the rail are attached to the ends of the element row so as to face each other. Both ends of the fastener 3 are arranged opposite to each other. Therefore, when the two sliders 4A and 4B are brought closer to each other, the outer opening/closing portion is closed, and when the two sliders 4A and 4B are moved away from each other, the opening/closing portion therebetween is opened. When one slider 4A is moved to one end of the fastener chains 31, 31, the insert pin 32 at one end can be pulled out from the body of the slider 4A to completely separate the opening and closing parts on the one end side. Also, when the other slider 4B is moved to the other end of the fastener chains 31, 31, the insert pin 32 at the other end is pulled out from the body of the slider 4B to completely separate the opening and closing part at the other end. can be done. From this state, when the sliders 4A and 4B are moved to the ends on the opposite sides, the insert pins 32 on the ends on the opposite sides pass through the bodies of the sliders 4A and 4B, and the sliders 4A and 4B move. Both are separated from the fastener chain 31,31.

The invention disclosed in the present application utilizes the detachable and replaceable sliders of laundry articles to which such slide fasteners are attached, and gives identification information to individual sliders. That identification is the color of the slider. The slider, which is normally colored in the same color as the fastener chain background color (fabric or element row color), is colored in a variety of clearly different identification colors to streamline the management of items to be washed. It is something to do.

The identification colors assigned to the sliders are set for each effective sorting standard for efficiently operating the cycle of delivery-use-collection-washing-re-delivery according to the manner of use of the articles to be laundered. It is practical to set the sorting criteria by, for example, facilities, buildings, rooms, and other delivery destinations (location factors) where the articles to be washed are used. In addition, it is also possible to set for each delivery/collection schedule (time factor) of items to be washed. In addition, regulations and guidance regarding special usage methods, washing methods, drying methods, and fastener handling that are set according to the shape, size, material, etc. of items to be washed (for example, specific sliders are open and closed for general users) It is also possible to make settings according to usage conditions (usage factors), such as not to allow the slider to be opened or to highlight only the slider that opens and closes.

A cleaning service provider involved in at least a part of the repeated use cycle of items to be washed associates arbitrary identification colors with each set sorting standard, and prepares a color table (correspondence list) that clearly indicates the correspondence. . This color table may be visualized on paper or may be stored as digital information. Alternatively, it may be something like a convention shared among workers in a non-visualized form such as word of mouth or hand-off.

A cleaning service provider involved in at least a portion of the repeated use cycle then procures the sliders of the identification colors set in the color table from the fastener component manufacturer or the like. This cleaning service trader may be the same as the aforementioned trader, or may be different. Since special color sliders are made to order, it is desirable to procure the actual number of laundry items to be managed (the actual number of demand) plus spare stock for damaged replacement. Since the slider is small and not bulky, the part unit price is low, and quality performance is not deteriorated over time, the burden of spare inventory is much smaller than inventory of various kinds of articles to be washed. This is a particularly great advantage of this management method using the slider as identification means. Then, at least one of the two sliders is previously assigned a slider of a predetermined identification color for items to be washed managed by the same or different cleaning service provider involved in at least a part of the repetitive use cycle. keep it on.

In this way, if identification information with excellent visibility is provided in advance to the items to be washed,
Engaged in work at each stage of delivery of the items to be laundered to the delivery destination - use at the delivery destination - collection from the delivery destination - washing and drying at the laundry factory - sorting after washing - re-delivery to the delivery destination... A person can efficiently sort the articles to be washed according to the preset sorting criteria by just looking at them, and the check accuracy is also improved.

FIG. 4 shows a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be washed according to delivery destinations by identification colors given to sliders. Of the two sliders 4A and 4B attached to the slide fastener 3, one mainly used is referred to as a first (main) slider 4A, and the other is referred to as a second (sub)slider 4B. The background color of the fastener chain 31 is generally white, or an inconspicuous color (for example, light blue) that matches the color of the fabric of the article to be washed. The colors of the first slider 4A are set to, for example, red for deliveries to hospital A, yellow for deliveries to hospital B, green for deliveries to home C, and blue for deliveries to home D. be installed in advance. Furthermore, since hospital A requires sorting by ward, the color of the second slider 4B is also changed accordingly. By operating the sliders 4A and 4B based on such a color table, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the sorting work for each delivery destination.

FIG. 5 shows a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be washed by delivery destination/delivery schedule according to identification colors given to sliders. For example, the first slider 4A is colored red for all deliveries to hospital A, and the color of the second slider 4B is changed according to the day of the week. In addition, the first slider 4A is colored yellow for all deliveries to hospital B, and the color of the second slider 4B is changed according to the day of the week. By operating the sliders 4A and 4B based on such a color table, composite delivery management can be achieved by combining sorting by delivery destination and sorting by delivery/collection schedule.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining application forms of the first slider and the second slider according to another example of a laundry net. The illustrated laundry net 10 has an opening 12 for loading and unloading laundry in the upper side of a bag body 11 having a substantially rectangular appearance, and a first extension for increasing the capacity of the laundry net 10 . A portion 14 and a second extended portion 15 are provided on one side and a lower side of the bag body 11, respectively. The first extended portion 14 and the second extended portion 15 are formed in a substantially L-shape, and are housed inside the bag body 11 as shown in FIG. is pulled out of the bag body 11 as shown in FIG. The internal spaces of the first expansion part 14 and the second expansion part 15 communicate with the internal space of the bag body 11, so that the laundry accommodated in the laundry net 10 can freely move within these spaces. there is

In this laundry net 10, the slide fasteners 3 on the upper side for opening and closing the opening 12 and the slide fasteners 3 on one side and the lower side are integrally connected. A reverse opening double fastener is installed. (a) As shown in the figure, the opening 12 of the bag body 11 can be opened by moving one slider 4A mounted on the upper side to the upper right corner. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4(b), by moving the other slider 4B attached to the lower side portion to the upper right corner, the first extended portion 14 and the second extended portion 15 can be pulled out from the bag body 11. can be done. A detachable knob is attached to the slider 4B.

As an example of use of this laundry net 10, for example, when an operator of a business facility hands over the laundry net 10 to a user, as shown in FIG. It is stored inside the body 11, and the knob is removed from the slider 4B. When the cleaning service provider collects the laundry net 10, if the laundry net 10 is overfilled with laundry, a detachable knob is attached to the slider 4B, and as shown in FIG. The first extension part 14 and the second extension part 15 are pulled out to perform washing and drying operations. This improves the balance between the capacity of the laundry net 10 and the amount of laundry, so that the efficiency during washing and drying is improved, and the laundry net 10 is prevented from being damaged due to excessive loading of laundry. be able to.

Thus, for example, when the user wants to open and close only the opening 12 side of the laundry net 10, the slider 4A attached to the upper side is colored in a conspicuous color as the first slider, while the lower side is colored. Appropriate operation of the fastener can be urged by adopting a coloration pattern in which the slider 4B mounted on the part side is the second slider and is colored in an inconspicuous color.

Similarly, for items to be washed to which a plurality of slide fasteners 3, 3 are attached, such as nursing care clothes 2 shown in FIG. It is possible to employ a configuration in which the main slider 4A to be moved is colored in a conspicuous color as the first slider, and the other sliders 4B are colored in an inconspicuous color.

FIG. 6 shows a setting example of a color table in the case of sorting articles to be laundered by destination/size according to identification colors given to sliders. The color of the first slider 4A is changed to a different color for each delivery destination in the same manner as in the above two examples. If the basic specifications of the articles to be washed used at each delivery destination are common, the color of the second slider 4B is changed according to the size. In this example, S size is pink, M size is orange, and L size is purple, regardless of the delivery destination, but the colors can be changed according to the usage conditions at each delivery destination. Also, in this example, the knob of the second slider 4B is removed at the time of delivery. By operating the sliders 4A and 4B based on such a color table, complex delivery management combining sorting by delivery destination and sorting by usage conditions becomes possible.

In this way, in the method for managing articles to be washed in which identification information is assigned to individual sliders, the identification information can be changed or updated by exchanging the sliders. In other words, if there is a discrepancy between the actual number of items to be laundered and the number of demand due to changes in the number of hospitalizations and residents at each business facility, wear and loss of items to be washed, etc. To quickly and easily make up for the fluctuation without incurring a large cost by exchanging the number of sliders of articles to be washed corresponding to the shortage with sliders of a predetermined identification color from the spare stock. can be done. For example, it is possible to replace the slider of the articles to be laundered delivered to hospital A and use it for hospital B, so that the inventory burden of the articles to be laundered can be greatly reduced.

As described above, the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed in the present application is an extremely simple method of making the slider replaceable and changing its color, which enables efficient sorting of articles to be washed and product inventory. This is the realization of effective utilization. 2. Description of the Related Art It is not uncommon for clothing, bags, and other accessories to which a slide fastener is attached to have a knob portion of a slider that has a conspicuous color or a unique shape for the purpose of emphasizing design and brand image. However, since the main body (body) of a general slider is attached so as not to be easily separated from the fastener chain, the color of the main body is usually the same as the background color of the fastener chain or the color of the elements. is. The idea of giving the main body of such a slider, not the knob, a color different from that of the fastener chain or element, or freely changing the color, is a common use of conventional slide fasteners. It is not easily recalled from

The invention disclosed in the present application employs an extremely simple but novel means of attaching sliders colored in various identification colors in a replaceable manner as a method for managing items to be washed. According to this management method, at any stage of the repeated use cycle such as purchase of items to be washed, initial delivery, collection, washing, sorting, and re-delivery, workers at each stage use the identification colors assigned to the sliders. With just a glance, you can sort according to preset sorting standards. This management method does not require a large-scale information processing system and is easy for anyone to understand. In addition, since it is easy for a plurality of companies involved in the cleaning service industry to operate in cooperation, a company that creates a color table of identification colors to be assigned to sliders, a company that procure and stock sliders, The supplier that attaches or replaces the slider to the product does not necessarily have to be the same.

If the actual number of items to be laundered for operation changes, the identification information can be changed or updated simply by replacing the slider. Reduce inventory loss. As for the coloring of the slider, if the manufacturer of the fastener part does the coloring, it is possible to obtain excellent durability that does not fade even after repeated washing and drying. Thus, the efficiency of the management work of the items to be laundered in the cycle of the cleaning service industry is greatly improved.

The technical scope of the invention disclosed in the present application should not be construed as being limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be construed conceptually based on the description of the scope of claims. When implementing the invention disclosed in the present application, the shape, structure, material, quantity, relative positional relationship, etc. of components not specifically specified in the claims shall be substantially equivalent to or more than the exemplary embodiment. Modifications can be made as appropriate within a range in which effects can be obtained.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The invention disclosed in the present application can be used in various industries in which many products of the same type with slide fasteners are used on a daily basis.

1 laundry net 10 laundry net 11 bag 12 opening 13 display 14 first extension 15 second extension 2 care garment 21 collar 22L left body 22R right body 23R right leg hem 23L left leg Bottom 3 Slide fastener 31 Fastener chain 32 Insert pin 33 Box pin 34 Box 4 (4A, 4B) Slider 5 Knob

The invention disclosed by the present application relates to articles to be laundered that are used by hospitalized/residents of medical/welfare facilities, etc. , and are used in a cleaning service business in which a cleaning service provider collects and launders the articles to be laundered. More specifically, the present invention relates to items to be washed, such as coverall-type nursing clothes and laundry nets, which have an opening and closing part that is opened and closed by a slide fastener.

In order to achieve the object, the present invention relates to articles to be laundered with slide fasteners, which are particularly prone to wear and tear,
(1) Identification information with excellent identifiability and durability can be easily attached to each item to be washed at low cost (2) The identification information can be changed and supplemented quickly at low cost. The present invention proposes an article to be washed that employs identification information provision means.

In the invention disclosed in the present application, items to be laundered that are used at multiple business facilities are periodically collected and washed by a cleaning service provider, and the washed items to be washed are returned to each business facility. It is an item to be laundered that is delivered and used repeatedly in the cleaning service industry.

This article to be washed has an opening and closing part that is opened and closed by a slide fastener, and the slide fastener opens and closes a pair of fastener chains attached along both edges of the opening and closing part and both of the fastener chains. One end of the element row of each fastener chain is attached with an insert pin that can pass through the rail of the slider, while the other end of the row of elements cannot pass through the rail of the slider. A box pin or a box body is attached, the insert pin and the box pin or the box body are arranged so as to face each other at the one end and the other end, and the two sliders are attached to the head. The two sliders are configured to be separated from the fastener chains by being attached to the fastener chains in a face-to-face or butt-to-face orientation.

Based on the above premise, the invention disclosed in the present application is characterized in that at least one of the two sliders is colored in a predetermined identification color different from the background color of the fastener chain. Attached.

The predetermined sorting criteria can be, for example, according to delivery destinations, delivery/recovery schedules, or usage conditions of the articles to be laundered.

Further, the invention disclosed in the present application is configured such that the other of the two sliders is colored with an identification color different from the identification color with which the one slider is colored. can also

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the invention which this application discloses , the identification information with high identifiability and excellent durability can be easily provided to each article to be washed at low cost. Furthermore, even if the identification information is lost or needs to be changed, the information can be quickly updated or supplemented at low cost.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a laundry net to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied. The illustrated laundry net 1 is provided with an opening/closing portion 12 for loading and unloading laundry on the upper side of a bag body 11 having a substantially rectangular appearance. For the mesh material forming the bag body 11, a tough synthetic fiber knitted fabric having excellent water resistance and chemical resistance, such as polyester fiber or polyamide fiber, is used. A display portion 13 is provided on one side surface of the bag body 11 for writing the user's name, affiliation, and the like. The display portion 13 is formed using a thin cloth, a flexible sheet material made of synthetic resin, or the like, and is sewn to the bag body 11 so as not to come off during washing.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the slide fastener 3 attached to the opening/closing portion 12 of the laundry net 1. As shown in FIG. This slide fastener 3 is not a simple single-opening type slide fastener, but a reverse-opening double fastener that can be opened and closed from either end. The slide fastener 3 comprises a pair of fastener chains (fastener halves) 31, 31, two sliders 4 (4A, 4B) for opening and closing them, and a knob 5 attached to each slider 4. Each fastener chain 31 is formed by attaching a plurality of elements (coupling teeth) to the side edge of a fastener tape (base fabric), and one end of each element row is provided with a rail (element) formed on the body of the slider 4 A insert pin 32 shaped to pass through the Y-shaped hollow portion for engaging and separating the rows is attached, and a box pin 33 shaped not to pass through the rail of the slider 4 is attached to the other end. . An insert pin 32 attached to one end of one fastener chain 31 forms a pair with a box pin 33 of the other fastener chain 31, and a box pin 33 attached to the other end of one fastener chain 31. are arranged opposite each other so that each of them forms a pair with the insert pin 32 of the other fastener chain 31 .

FIG. 3 shows an example of a coverall-type garment for nursing care to which the method for managing articles to be washed disclosed by the present application is applied. In the nursing care garment 2 shown, two slide fasteners 3, 3 extend from the neck portion 21 to the right leg hem portion 23R via the front body (between the left body portion 22L and the right body portion 22R). It is attached to the opening/closing part and the inner thigh opening /closing part from the right leg hem 23R through the crotch to the left leg hem 23L. configured to do so.

For these slide fasteners 3, a middle-open double fastener having a slider direction different from that shown in FIG. 2 is adopted. That is, two sliders 4 (4A, 4B) are attached to a pair of left and right fastener chains 31, 31 in a "head-to-head" direction in which the sides separating the element rows of both fastener chains 31, 31 are butted against each other. It is attached to the front opening and closing part and the inner thigh opening and closing part of the clothes 2 for use. An insert pin 32 shaped to pass through the rail formed on the body of the slider 4 and a box 34 shaped not to pass through the rail are attached to the ends of the element row so as to face each other. Both ends of the fastener 3 are arranged opposite to each other. Therefore, when the two sliders 4A and 4B are brought close to each other, the outer opening/ closing section is closed, and when the two sliders 4A and 4B are separated from each other, the opening/closing section therebetween is opened. When one slider 4A is moved to one end of the fastener chains 31, 31, the insert pin 32 at one end can be pulled out from the body of the slider 4A to completely separate the open/close portion at the one end. Also, when the other slider 4B is moved to the other end of the fastener chains 31, 31, the insert pin 32 at the other end is pulled out from the body of the slider 4B to completely separate the open/close portion at the other end. can be done. From this state, when the sliders 4A and 4B are moved to the ends on the opposite sides, the insert pins 32 on the ends on the opposite sides pass through the bodies of the sliders 4A and 4B, and the sliders 4A and 4B move. Both are separated from the fastener chain 31,31.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining application forms of the first slider and the second slider according to another example of a laundry net. The illustrated laundry net 10 is provided with an opening/closing portion 12 for loading and unloading laundry on the upper side of a bag body 11 having a substantially rectangular appearance, and a first extension for increasing the capacity of the laundry net 10 . A portion 14 and a second extended portion 15 are provided on one side and a lower side of the bag body 11, respectively. The first extended portion 14 and the second extended portion 15 are formed in a substantially L-shape, and are housed inside the bag body 11 as shown in FIG. is pulled out of the bag body 11 as shown in FIG. The internal spaces of the first expansion part 14 and the second expansion part 15 communicate with the internal space of the bag body 11, so that the laundry accommodated in the laundry net 10 can freely move within these spaces. there is

In this laundry net 10, the slide fasteners 3 on the upper side for opening and closing the opening/closing part 12 and the slide fasteners 3 on one side and the lower side are integrally connected. A reverse opening double fastener is installed. (a) As shown in the figure, when one slider 4A mounted on the upper side is moved to the upper right corner, the opening/closing portion 12 of the bag body 11 can be opened. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4(b), by moving the other slider 4B attached to the lower side portion to the upper right corner, the first extended portion 14 and the second extended portion 15 can be pulled out from the bag body 11. can be done. A detachable knob is attached to the slider 4B.

Thus, for example, when the user wants to open and close only the opening/closing portion 12 side of the laundry net 10, the slider 4A attached to the upper side portion side is colored in a conspicuous color as the first slider, while the lower side is colored. Appropriate operation of the fastener can be urged by adopting a coloration pattern in which the slider 4B mounted on the part side is the second slider and is colored in an inconspicuous color.

1 laundry net 10 laundry net 11 bag body 12 opening and closing part
13 Display part 14 First extension part 15 Second extension part 2 Garment for care 21 Collar part 22L Left body part 22R Right body part 23R Right leg hem part 23L Left leg hem part 3 Slide fastener 31 Fastener chain 32 Insert pin 33 Box pin 34 Box 4 (4A, 4B) Slider 5 Knob

Claims (4)

Cleaning in which items to be washed with slide fasteners that are used at multiple business facilities are collected and washed on a regular basis, and the washed items to be washed are delivered again to each of the business facilities for repeated use. A method for managing items to be washed in the service industry,
The article to be washed has an opening and closing part that is opened and closed by at least one set of slide fasteners,
The slide fastener comprises a pair of fastener chains respectively attached along both edges of the opening and closing portion, and two sliders for opening and closing both fastener chains,
An insert pin that can pass through the slider rail is attached to one end of the element row of each fastener chain, while a box pin or box that cannot pass through the slider rail is attached to the other end. , the insert pin and the box pin or the box body are arranged so as to face each other on the opposite sides at the one end and the other end, and the two sliders are arranged to face each other in a head-to-head or butt-to-bottom direction. The two sliders are configured to be separated from the fastener chain by being attached to the fastener chain,
A cleaning service provider involved in at least a part of the repeated use cycle of the articles to be laundered that constitutes the cleaning service business selects the background color of the fastener chain and the associates different identification colors, prepares a color table that clearly indicates the correspondence,
The same or a different cleaning service provider involved in at least a portion of the repeated use cycle added sliders each colored in the identification color to the actual number of laundry items to be managed plus spare inventory for replacement. procured in numbers,
A cleaning service provider, the same as or different from the above, involved in at least a part of the repeated use cycle pre-attaches the slider of the identification color to at least one of the two sliders attached to the slide fastener of the article to be laundered. put on,
When the articles to be washed are delivered, used, collected and washed, workers at each stage sort the articles to be washed according to a predetermined sorting standard by relying on the identification colors of the sliders. A method of managing items to be washed in the cleaning service industry. In the method for managing items to be washed in the cleaning service industry according to claim 1,
A cleaning service business characterized in that the sorting criteria set according to the manner of use of the items to be laundered are either by delivery destination, by delivery/collection schedule, or by usage conditions of the items to be laundered. How to manage items to be washed. In the method for managing items to be washed in the cleaning service industry according to claim 2,
One slider of two sliders attached to the slide fastener of the article to be washed is attached with a slider of an identification color associated with one of the sorting criteria,
The other slider is mounted with a slider of an identification color associated with any other one of the sorting criteria,
A method of managing articles to be laundered in a cleaning service business, characterized by sorting the articles to be laundered by delivery destination, delivery/recovery schedule, or usage condition based on the combination pattern of the two identification colors. . In the method for managing items to be washed in the cleaning service industry according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
If there is a mismatch between the actual number of laundry items to be used and the demand number due to an increase or decrease in the demand for the laundry items, or if the laundry items are damaged or lost, at least a part of the repeated use cycle The involved cleaning service provider, which may be the same as or different from the above, replaces the number of sliders of the articles to be washed corresponding to the excess or deficiency with sliders of a predetermined identification color from the spare inventory. Management method of items to be washed in the cleaning service industry.

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