JP3168219U - gloves - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a glove capable of operating a capacitive touch panel without being removed during operation while covering all of five fingertips and maintaining heat retention while being inexpensive, highly stretchable and easy to move fingers. . A glove (10) in which five finger bag portions (12) are integrally formed on a palm portion (11), and used in a manner that allows the front and back to be freely extended and retracted. The conductive part 31 is formed only at the tip part 21 of the part, and the conductive part 32 is formed only at the tip part 22 of the first joint part of the thumb part 14, and both conductive parts are conductive fibers of carbon fiber or silver fiber. Is interwoven and formed. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a glove, and more particularly to a glove capable of operating a capacitive touch panel while being worn.

  In recent years, development of devices using touch panel technology has progressed, and portable information devices such as mobile phones and tablet PCs that are mainly operated from a touch panel that omits physical operation buttons are increasing. The touch panels of these devices include a resistance film type and a capacitance type that sense pressure when a screen is pressed with a finger or the like. At present, the capacitance method, which is one of the most used operation methods for portable information devices such as mobile phones and tablet PCs, detects the change in capacitance between the fingertip and the information device screen and specifies the position. is there. For this reason, if a non-conductive material is interposed between the finger and the screen, an operational error occurs.

  Therefore, it is impossible to operate the touch panel while wearing gloves that are conventionally used only with cotton, wool, synthetic fiber and the like. For this reason, every time an operation is performed, the attachment and detachment of gloves must be repeated, which is complicated.

  Therefore, a glove in which only the fingertip portion in contact with the touch panel is exposed has been proposed. However, since the fingertip is exposed, the problem of inferior heat retention of the fingertip portion is included in the glove as a whole.

  As a response to the above points, application of conductive fibers to gloves has also been proposed (see Patent Document 1). The glove of this patent document 1 is suitable for handling and cleaning work gloves worn by workers who perform assembly processes, inspections, and cleaning processes for precision instruments and optical instruments, or lenses, jewelry, tableware, and ornaments. Work gloves. It is a fabric made up of highly conductive filaments on the palm side and back side.

  However, like the glove of patent document 1, since the conductive fiber is used for almost the whole glove, the unit price of the glove itself becomes high. As a result, it is difficult to realize an affordable price that anyone can easily buy. In particular, in order to keep pace with the spread of the devices with the touch panel described above, it is necessary to provide them with reduced prices.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-331010

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and covers all five fingertips to maintain heat retention, while being inexpensive, highly stretchable, easy to move fingers, and without having to remove it during operation. A glove capable of operating a touch panel is provided.

  That is, the invention of claim 1 is a glove in which five finger pouch portions are integrally formed on the palm portion, and is used so that the front and back can be extended and retracted, and conductive fibers are provided at the tip of the finger pouch portion. The present invention relates to a glove having a woven conductive portion.

  The invention according to claim 2 relates to the glove according to claim 1, wherein the conductive portion is formed on the index finger portion and the thumb portion of the finger bag portion.

  The invention according to claim 3 relates to the glove according to claim 1, wherein the conductive portion is formed only in the first joint portion of the finger pouch portion.

  The invention of claim 4 relates to the glove according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive fiber is carbon fiber or silver fiber.

  The invention of claim 5 relates to the glove according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the glove is used in a capacitive touch panel.

  The glove according to claim 1 is a glove in which five finger pouch portions are integrally formed on the palm portion, and is used so that the front and back sides can be freely extended and retracted. Since the conductive portion is woven, the front and back can be interchanged so that it can be worn with either the left or right hand, regardless of the size of the hand, and the fingers can be moved easily. In addition, by standardizing the left and right standards, manufacturing can be simplified and low cost can be realized.

  In addition, since the tip of the finger is made of conductive fibers, the tip is electrically conductive and allows easy operation of the capacitive touch panel while passing the static electricity on the fingertip and wearing gloves. can do. In particular, since it is a glove that covers all fingers, it also has excellent heat retention.

  According to the glove according to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, since the conductive part is formed on the index finger part and the thumb part of the finger bag part, it is most suitable for operating a touch panel type portable information device. Operation with two fingers frequently used becomes possible.

  According to the glove which concerns on the device of Claim 3, in the device of Claim 1, since the said electroconductive part is formed only in the 1st joint part of the said finger-bag part, it is limited to the part required for operation of a touch panel. Thus, conductive fibers can be woven. As a result, the amount of expensive conductive fibers used can be reduced, and gloves can be manufactured at low cost.

  According to the glove which concerns on the invention of Claim 4, in the invention of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3, since the said conductive fiber is a carbon fiber or a silver fiber, manufacture using the existing conductive fiber is possible.

  According to the glove which concerns on the device of Claim 5, in the device of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3, since the said glove is used for an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, the touch operation of the said system with a glove is possible is possible Thus, the complexity of attaching and detaching gloves can be eliminated.

1 is a front view of a glove according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the glove of FIG. It is a front view of the glove concerning the 2nd example of the present invention.

  The structure of the glove 10 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described. As defined in the invention of claim 1, first, the palm 10 is provided in the glove 10 to cover the palm of the wearer and the back of the hand. Five finger pouch portions 12 that cover the wearer's fingers are formed integrally with the palm portion 11. The palm portion 11 and the individual finger bag portions 12 may be continuous or stitched later. The glove 10 of the embodiment (the same applies to the later-described glove 10A) is integrally finished by processing a non-sewn knit (Whole Garment (registered trademark)) in terms of production efficiency.

  The glove 10 is configured so that it can be used with both the left and right hands. Therefore, there is no distinction between the front and back, and it is symmetrical. The illustration of the opposite surface side is omitted. Moreover, in order to respond | correspond to the magnitude | size of a wearer's hand, it is set as the elastic sewing. Therefore, it is appropriately knitted using a stretchable yarn. For example, a blended yarn obtained by adding thread-like rubber to cotton yarn, wool, acrylic fiber, nylon fiber or the like is used.

  The glove 10 is intended for touch panel operation as in the problem to be solved by the invention. For this reason, it is necessary to ensure electrical conductivity at least in a portion that is in direct contact with the touch panel. Thus, conductive fibers are woven into the tip portions 21 and 22 of the finger bag portion 12 to form a conductive portion.

  As can be grasped from the shape of the glove 10, it is a structure that covers all five fingers. Unlike the conventional gloves in which the fingertip portion is omitted, the fingertip is not exposed. Therefore, it is excellent in heat retention in the whole finger.

  In the glove 10 of this embodiment, as defined in the invention of claim 2, the tip portion 21 of the index finger portion 13 of the finger bag portion 12 is configured as a conductive portion 31 and the tip portion of the thumb portion 14. 22 is formed as the conductive portion 32. In this way, the conductive fiber is woven into only the tip portions of the two finger portions of the index finger portion 13 and the thumb portion 14 to form a conductive portion.

  In general, when an operation on a touch panel is assumed, there are many cases where only the dominant index finger or the index finger and thumb are in contact with the screen. Then, it can be considered that there is no particular inconvenience even if the conductive portion is provided in the finger bag portion of the finger that is used most frequently and the formation of the conductive portion in the remaining finger bag portions is omitted. In this way, the price of the entire glove can be suppressed by reducing the amount of the conductive fibers to be used later without deteriorating usability.

  Further, as defined in the invention of claim 3, the conductive portion is formed only at the first joint portion of the finger bag portion. According to the illustrated glove 10, the conductive portions 31 and 32 are formed only in the first joint portion of the two finger pouch portions of the index finger portion 13 and the thumb portion 14 in the finger pouch portion 12. In the glove 10 of the first embodiment, the color scheme of the thread is different from that of the palm portion 11 and the other finger bag portion 12 in order to make the design (design) that emphasizes the conductive portions 31 and 32 of the first joint portion. .

  The electrically conductive part necessary for energizing the static electricity with the touch panel is substantially sufficient at the tip of the finger bag part of the glove. However, when the actual touch panel is operated, the contact angle with the screen and the variation of the parts are large. Moreover, when the wearer of all the physiques (size of a hand) is assumed, if the electroconductive part is too small, the operativity of a touch panel will deteriorate. In addition, the glove of the present invention is assumed to be used without any distinction between right and left sides.

  In view of this, it is necessary to provide a conductive portion with a certain area in order to realize the operation of the touch panel without any trouble even when worn on either the left or right hand. For this reason, it is desirable to form a conductive portion at least over the entire bag-like portion ahead of the first joint portion, and the conductive portion is limited to the first joint portion of the index finger portion 13 and the thumb portion 14 that are most frequently used. 31 and 32 are formed. By adopting such a form of forming the conductive portion, it is possible to reduce the amount of the conductive fiber described below without affecting the usability, and to reduce the price of the entire glove.

  The conductive fiber used for the conductive part is carbon fiber or silver fiber as defined in the invention of claim 4. Specifically, a carbon fiber, a composite spun fiber having a conductive material such as a metal such as silver or metal oxide at the core of the fiber, a fiber having a metal such as silver deposited on the fiber surface, or a pure carbon fiber And metal fibers. The conductive fiber is selected in consideration of various conditions such as price, conductive performance, and durability.

  Next, the use state of the glove 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows a state in which the capacitive touch panel is operated as defined in the invention of claim 5. In the mobile phone MP of FIG. 2, a capacitive touch panel TP is incorporated in the display portion. The capacitive touch panel identifies the position of the user's finger by detecting a change in capacitance between the fingertip and the device screen. Usually, when a glove is worn, the capacitance of the fingertip cannot be detected on the surface of the touch panel and cannot be operated as it is.

  Thus, like the glove 10 described in detail so far, the conductive fiber woven into the conductive portion 31 of the index finger 13 and the conductive portion 14 of the thumb portion 14 allows the static electricity on the fingertip to be passed to the touch panel side. . In the illustrated example, the user wearing the gloves 10 can freely select images and icons in the capacitive touch panel TP and change the size by moving the index finger 13 and the thumb 14. .

  As described above, operations can be performed with the thumb or index finger while wearing gloves on the screen of an information device equipped with a capacitive touch panel such as various tablet PCs as well as the illustrated mobile phone. Therefore, the complexity of attaching and detaching gloves during operation is eliminated.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the glove 10A of the second embodiment. The configuration of the palm portion 11 and the finger bag portion 12 of the glove 10 </ b> A is the same as that of the above-described glove 10. The same applies to the weaving of conductive fibers in the conductive portion 31 of the index finger 13 and the conductive portion 32 of the thumb portion 14. A characteristic of the glove 10A is that the conductive portions 31 and 32 formed on the two fingers of the index finger 13 and the thumb 14 are made the same color as the entire glove 10A so that the conductive portion is not conspicuous. This is to match the design preference of the glove wearer who is concerned about the different color scheme of the fingertip portion. Although not shown, the entire glove can be freely finished in a polka dot pattern, a stripe pattern (stripe), or other patterns.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,10A Gloves 11 Palm part 12 Finger bag part 13 Index finger part 14 Thumb part 21 Tip part of index finger part 22 Tip part of thumb part 31 Conductive part of index finger part 32 Conductive part of thumb part MP Mobile phone terminal TP Touch panel

Claims (5)

  Five finger bag portions are integrally formed on the palm portion, and are gloves that can be used front and back and extendably, and have a conductive portion in which conductive fibers are woven into the tip portion of the finger bag portion. Features gloves.   The glove according to claim 1, wherein the conductive portion is formed on an index finger portion and a thumb portion of the finger bag portion.   The glove according to claim 1, wherein the conductive portion is formed only in the first joint portion of the finger bag portion.   The glove according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive fiber is carbon fiber or silver fiber.   The glove according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the glove is used in a capacitive touch panel.

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