JP3083078B2 - Sheet material for bedding - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a bedding sheet material used for manufacturing sheets, futons, futon covers, bed mats, bedspreads and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a so-called sleep-promoting bedding, a sheet body having a large number of irregularities formed on an outer surface thereof, a mat body having a structure in which cold water or hot water is circulated therein, and a large number of air flow passages provided therein. Mat bodies and the like configured to blow air onto the outer surface through small holes are often used.

However, mats and sheets having a structure that cools or heats a contact part of the body through cold or hot water therein have complicated structures, high manufacturing costs, and are not easy to clean. There is a drawback that it cannot be used easily. Also, the same applies to mats and sheets that are configured to eject air from the inside, which requires an air pressurization source and has problems such as noise, and not all users can get a good night's sleep. Absent.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional sleeping bedding, that is, the structure of the bedding is relatively complicated, the manufacturing cost is high, and washing is easily performed. Is not possible, and the external surface of the skin is directly stimulated by heating, cooling, etc., which does not always give the user the sensation of drowsiness. It is an object of the present invention to solve the problem that the user may be able to remember the sleep, and it is possible to manufacture sleep bedding at a relatively low cost, and there is no possibility that the user will feel uncomfortable. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet material for bedding that can provide a good sleep.

[0005]

By the way, not only humans but also animals such as dogs and cats, when an appropriate stimulus is continuously applied to the outer surface of the skin, so-called drowsiness is induced and naturally. Transition to sleep or quasi-sleep state. This means that
This is evident from the fact that up to nine out of ten people fall asleep after receiving a moderately strong massage.

[0006] On the other hand, in the field of medicine, the cause that most people fall asleep when a human is appropriately stimulated by a massage or the like on the outer surface of the skin is considered from various angles in the medical field. Analyzes have been performed, but in general, stimulation of the outer surface of the skin activates the activities of the neurotransmission system and capillaries (increases blood flow), and the functions of brain nerves and brain cells related to sleep. It is said that a change occurs to induce sleepiness.

The inventor of the present application has focused on the phenomenon that the sleep of humans is induced by the increase in blood flow and the activation of the neurotransmitter system due to the stimulation of the outer surface of the skin as described above. Instead of directly applying stimuli such as cold / warm stimuli or mechanical vibrations / compressions, the skin is stimulated statically by absorbing far-infrared energy into the outer surface layer of the skin, thereby activating the capillaries. By stimulating the blood flow and activating the neurotransmitter system, it was conceived to induce sleepiness in humans as in the case of massage and the like.

The present invention has been made based on the above idea of the inventor of the present invention, and has an ink material and 5 to 30 wt% of the ink material on an outer surface of a sheet material made of a woven or nonwoven fabric.
% Of far infrared radioactive ceramic powder and trioxide
The inner diameter of the ink is 3 to 15 mmφ by using ink containing powder of powder or radium oxide and chicken / chitosan.
Ku distance round or pair Kakuma is Wakashi square 3~15mm
Is a basic configuration of the present invention in which a large number of hexagonal patterns having a distance between diagonals of 3 to 15 mm are formed in a dispersed manner.

In the present invention, when the outer surface of the human skin comes into close or direct contact with the pattern formed on the outer surface of the sheet-like material, the ceramic powder in the ink forming the pattern depends on body temperature. Absorbs heat energy. As a result, the ceramic powder is activated by the absorption of heat energy, and re-emits far infrared rays. Far-infrared rays emitted from the ceramic powder are absorbed into the outer surface of the human skin with high efficiency, and the absorption of energy activates the capillaries and nerve transmission system, resulting in sleepiness similar to that when massage is received. Will be triggered.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sheet material A according to the present invention, in which 1 is a sheet material, and 2 is a pattern printed on the outer surface of the material.
In the present embodiment, the sheet material is cut into a rectangular shape, and is formed into a so-called mattress or bed sheet.

The sheet material 1, which is a main component of the sheet material A, is a woven fabric made of natural or synthetic fibers, and is formed to have an appropriate thickness and width depending on its use. still,
In the present embodiment, the sheet material 1 is formed in a rectangular shape in order to use the sheet material A as a sheet.
The sheet material 1 is a continuous long woven fabric, and is wound in a roll shape. Further, in this embodiment, the sheet material 1 is a woven fabric, but it is a matter of course that the sheet material 1 may be a nonwoven fabric made of natural or synthetic fibers.

The pattern 2 formed on the outer surface of the sheet material 1 is a printed pattern composed of a large number of small circles formed using an ink containing a so-called ceramic powder. The inner diameter is selected to be 3 to 15 mmφ.

In this embodiment, the pattern 2 is a pattern composed of a large number of small circles. However, the pattern 2 may be a pattern composed of a large number of polygons such as a quadrangle and a hexagon, or a large number of patterns having no specific shape. The pattern may be of an irregular shape.

The size of each pattern 2 is such that when the pattern is circular, the inner diameter is 3 to 15 mmφ, and when the pattern is polygonal, the distance between the diagonals is 3 to 15 mm. Is desirable. By setting the size of the pattern 2 to the above-described size, the end (so-called pot) of the neurotransmitter system existing in the outer surface layer of the human skin as described later is far from the ceramic powder in the pattern 2. The absorption of infrared energy will just stimulate you.

The ink for forming the pattern 2 is mixed with a ceramic powder that emits far-infrared rays. In the present embodiment, a bio-radiating energy having a peak value within a range of 2 to 15 μm is used. Powder of mate (ceramic far-infrared radiator manufactured by Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.) is used.

As the ceramic powder, an antibacterial ceramic powder containing a substance emitting gamma rays, beta rays, alpha rays or the like, such as thorium oxide or radium oxide, is mixed with a ceramic powder that emits far-infrared rays. It may be something. Also,
It is advantageous that the particle size of the ceramic powder to be mixed is finer, but it is sufficient if the particle size is so-called flour. Furthermore,
The mixing ratio of the ceramic powder to the ink material is usually 5 to 3
It is selected to be about 0 wt%.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the pattern 2 is printed on the sheet material 1 using a mixture of ink and ceramic powder which emits far-infrared rays. Chicken / chitosan may be appropriately mixed with the radioactive ceramic powder. By mixing the chicken and chitosan, the outer surface of the human skin that comes into contact with the printed pattern 2 is kept in a better condition in terms of smoothness, moisture, and the like.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the sheet-like material A according to the present invention is used as sheets such as mattresses. Of course, the present invention can be applied to a mat place, a bed cover, and the like.

The sheet shown in FIG. 1 formed from the sheet-like material A according to the present invention is covered with a mattress, and the person sleeps on the sheet while wearing only a yukata without wearing underwear. A comparative test was performed to determine whether or not it could be obtained. The test conditions are adult boys (50-year-olds, 3 people, 40
Targeted at 3 years old, 3 years old, 3 people at 30 years old, 3 people at 20 years old, working hours per day (approximately 8 hours, all of them have almost same office work), bedtime (from 23:00) Until 6:30,
No alcohol consumption before bedtime), test period (sleep for 3 consecutive days using a sheet that does not emit far-infrared rays, then sleep for 3 consecutive days using the sheet of the present invention), implementation period (Mid-April).

The sheets used for the test and which do not emit far-infrared rays and the sheets according to the present invention are formed of the same material and in the same form, and, of course, have the same printed pattern. In addition, it goes without saying that the contents of the test are not explained to the test taker in advance.
This is because, if the contents of the test are described in advance, there is a possibility that a decision is made.

After completion of the test for 6 days, each of the adult males examined the state of sleep when using the sheets other than the invention and when using the sheets according to the present invention.
A hearing survey was conducted. As a result, (a) it was easier to sleep by using the sheets according to the present invention.
(B) Those who had little change in sleepability even when using the sheets according to the present invention or using sheets other than the product of the present invention. The person who had difficulty in sleeping with the sheets according to the above was obtained.

As is clear from the above test results, when the sheet-like material according to the present invention is used for bedding such as sheets, it is possible for the user to get a good night's sleep without feeling uncomfortable. confirmed. In addition, by absorbing far-infrared energy, which is the re-emission energy from the ceramic powder in the ink that forms the printed pattern of the sheet, onto the outer surface of the human skin, it is possible to induce sleepiness in humans or the degree of sleep. And the sleepiness is enhanced by the deepening of blood flow), but the biological and medical analysis of the phenomenon has not yet been sufficiently performed, but as described above, the increase in blood flow due to the activation of capillary activity It is assumed that the above-described events are caused by activation of the activity of the neurotransmitter system.

[0023]

The sheet material for bedding according to the present invention is:
Since the pattern is printed on the outer surface of a sheet material such as a woven fabric with an ink containing ceramic powder that emits far-infrared rays, it must be manufactured at a very low cost compared to conventional sleeping bedding. In addition to being able to do laundry and so on. Further, since the sheet-like material for bedding according to the present invention does not apply a mechanical stimulus to human skin unlike conventional sleeping bedding and the like, there is no problem regarding noise or discomfort given to a user. In addition, a good sleep can be given to the user. The present invention has excellent practical utility as described above.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sheet showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Brief description of reference numerals]

 A is a sheet material, 1 is a sheet material, 2 is a pattern

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An ink material, a far-infrared radiation ceramic powder and a thorium oxide powder in an amount of 5 to 30% by weight of the ink material , on the outer surface of a woven or non-woven sheet material.
Alternatively, an ink containing a powder of radium oxide and chicken / chitosan is used to form a circle having an inner diameter of 3 to 15 mmφ or a square or diagonal having a distance of 3 to 15 mm .
A sheet-like material for bedding, wherein a large number of hexagonal patterns having a distance of 3 to 15 mm are formed in a dispersed manner.