JP3021514U - Paper axis - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: To provide a paper axis having an antibacterial action, and the antibacterial effect lasts for a long time. SOLUTION: A paper shaft 1 is made by winding a raw paper 4 into a solid. Before being rolled up, the raw paper 4 is coated with the antibacterial agent 6 mixed with the sizing agent 5 on the entire surface or most of one side in advance.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to improvement of shafts such as cotton swabs and earpicks.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a paper shaft or a plastic shaft is usually used for the shaft of a cotton swab or earpick. As a hygiene measure for cotton swabs, a method of spraying and adding an antibacterial agent inside the cotton swabs has been already implemented.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case where the antibacterial agent is merely sprayed and added at the time of packaging as in the above-mentioned conventional case, the antibacterial effect is rapidly reduced once opened. Therefore, if several tens to several hundreds of swabs are packaged together and provided on the market, the antibacterial effect may not be maintained until all the swabs can be used. Also, with conventional cotton swabs, since the shaft itself does not have an antibacterial action, it cannot be expected to prevent contamination in the environment such as high temperature and high humidity after passing through the drying process during the production of cotton swabs. There is a problem that it is difficult to arrange.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a paper shaft for a cotton swab or the like, which has an antibacterial action on the shaft itself, which can maintain hygiene at the time of manufacture and can sustain the antibacterial effect for a long time during use. It is intended to be provided.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The technical means of the paper shaft of the present invention is to solidly wrap the raw paper to which the antibacterial agent is attached.

In addition, an antibacterial agent may be mixed with a sizing agent so as to be applied to almost one side of the raw paper.

Further, as the antibacterial agent, it is preferable to use a natural substance having an antibacterial effect.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the paper shaft of the present invention, since the antibacterial agent is wound up to the shaft core portion, the medicinal effect does not easily disappear unlike the one coated on the shaft surface. That is, since the medicinal effect acts to exude from the inside of the shaft to the surface of the shaft, a high antibacterial effect can be maintained for a long time. Further, in the present invention, since the shaft itself has an antibacterial action, it exerts a bactericidal effect even in the manufacturing stage of cotton swabs, etc., and contributes to improvement of the sanitary environment during manufacturing.

Further, since a sizing agent is used to maintain the rolled-up state in the manufacture of the paper shaft, if an antibacterial agent is added to this sizing agent, it is not necessary to increase the number of manufacturing steps, and the conventional manufacturing method is used. The paper shaft of the present invention can be made up to the process. In addition, if a natural substance is used as the antibacterial agent, there is no fear of chemical damage and it can be used with confidence.

[0010]

[Embodiment of device]

 An embodiment of a paper shaft of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows an example of a cotton swab with earpicks, in which 1 is a paper shaft, one end of which is provided with a teardrop-shaped cotton ball portion 2 wound with cotton fiber, and the other end of which has a flat and curved shaft. The earpick part 3 is formed by processing.

The paper shaft 1 is made by solidly winding the raw paper 4 as shown in FIG. In order to maintain the shape of the raw paper 4 after being rolled up, a sizing agent 5 is applied to all or most of one side of the paper in advance before being rolled up. In the present invention, the antibacterial agent 6 is mixed with the paste agent 5. The antibacterial agent 6 is not particularly limited, and known ones can be used freely. In the examples, a natural substance such as a hiba oil containing hinokitiol which has an effect of suppressing the growth of mold and bacteria, a main component of crab shell, and an aqueous solution of chitosan produced from chitin are used.

The medicinal effect from the antibacterial agent caught in the paper shaft appears on the surface of the paper shaft as if exuding, and exerts an antibacterial action. In addition, its bactericidal effect is different from that applied to the surface, and since it leaches out sequentially from the inside, it does not disappear easily and continues for a long period of time.

[0013]

【Example】

 A weakly acidic aqueous solution of chitosan was dissolved in water to prepare 1%, 5%, and 10% aqueous solutions, and this aqueous solution was added to a sizing agent instead of water and kneaded to gelatinize. Next, these three types of sizing agents were applied to the entire surface of one side of the raw material paper, and the raw material paper was rolled into a solid to form a paper shaft. When the antibacterial effect of these three types of paper axes was tested by the Shake flask method, a sterilization rate of 26% or more was obtained with any of the paper axes, demonstrating the antibacterial effect. This antibacterial effect lasted for more than one year.

The paper shaft of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be freely modified and implemented within the scope of the claims of the utility model. In particular, the type of antibacterial agent is free.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 In the paper shaft of the present invention, since the antibacterial agent is wound up to the shaft core, the drug effect does not easily disappear, and the antibacterial action continues for a long period of time. Therefore, even if a large number of cotton swabs are packaged together and provided on the market, the medicinal effect continues until all of them are used up, and good hygiene can always be maintained. In addition, since the shaft itself has an antibacterial action in the present invention, the antibacterial effect is exhibited even during the production of cotton swabs, etc., and it is possible to improve the hygienic quality of the product and the conditions for maintaining a sanitary environment during production. There is an advantage that the settings can be relaxed.

According to the second aspect, since the antibacterial agent is mixed with the sizing agent and applied to the raw material paper together with the sizing agent, no special manufacturing process is required, and the manufacturing can be performed at almost the same cost as the conventional one. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since a natural substance is used as the antibacterial agent, there is no danger of chemical damage, and it can be used with peace of mind.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of what is used for a cotton swab.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a manufacturing stage of a paper shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Paper axis 4 Raw paper 5 Glue agent 6 Antibacterial agent

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper shaft comprising a raw material paper to which an antibacterial agent is adhered and which is solidly wound. 2. An antibacterial agent mixed with a sizing agent and applied to almost the entire one surface of the raw paper before being rolled up.
Paper axis described. 3. The paper shaft according to claim 1, wherein a natural substance having an antibacterial action is used as the antibacterial agent.