JP3177833B2 - Foot wipe mat - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foot-wiping mat to be laid at a doorway of a bathroom or a toilet, near a worktop, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Floor surfaces of bathrooms, toilets, kitchens, and the like in which a foot-wiping mat is used are easily wetted and damp, so that the piles are made of cotton fibers and other cellulosic fibers having high hygroscopicity. .

[0003]

Among the mats for wiping the feet, a mat after rinsing is used for wiping the moisture of the soles on the pile surface, and the pile contains cotton fibers, which are particularly rich in hygroscopicity, among cellulosic fibers. It is used, but if it is used continuously, the whole mat becomes moist and gradually gives a sticky feeling. For this reason, a foot-wiping mat that is laid at the entrance of a public bath or the like where a large number of users are located must be replaced and used frequently, which increases maintenance costs. Therefore, various proposals have been made for avoiding frequent replacement. The proposal includes
Non-hygroscopic synthetic fibers such as polyester fiber and polypropylene fiber are mixed into the pile to reduce stickiness on the pile surface, or a highly hygroscopic substance is added to the base cloth to remove the moisture adhering to the pile to the base cloth. There is a method to reduce the moisture on the pile surface by transferring. However, in the method of mixing non-hygroscopic synthetic fibers, moisture wiped from the soles accumulates between the fibers to give a sticky feeling, and in the method of applying a highly hygroscopic substance to the base cloth, the pile is wiped. It takes a considerable amount of time for the absorbed moisture to migrate to the base cloth and be absorbed,
It is not enough to eliminate stickiness.

[0004]

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a foot wiping mat which does not give a sticky feeling when used continuously.

[0005]

According to the foot wiping mat of the present invention, the surface of the base cloth 11 is formed by a pile layer in which a pile 18 having no adhesive resin and a pile 19 in which fibers are set by the adhesive resin are mixed. The first feature is that it is covered.

A second feature of the foot wiping mat according to the present invention is that, in addition to the first feature, a pile 18 having no adhesive resin and a pile 19 in which fibers are set by the adhesive resin are mixed. The number ratio is that the former is 10 to 90% and the latter is 90 to 10%.

A third feature of the foot wiping mat according to the present invention is that, in addition to any one of the first and second features, a pile 1 is provided.
8 and 19 are constituted by cotton fibers.

A fourth feature of the foot wiping mat according to the present invention is that, in addition to any of the first, second and third features, a pile 19 in which fibers are set by an adhesive resin.
Is longer than the pile length of the pile 18 having no adhesive resin, and the difference (H ₆ ) is 2 mm or less.

A fifth feature of the foot wiping mat according to the present invention is that, in addition to any of the first, second, third and fourth features, the piles 18 and 19 are toughened on the base cloth 11. That is, the back stitch 21 of the pile 19 in which the fibers are set by the adhesive resin crosses over the back stitch 20 of the pile 18 having no adhesive resin.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an adhesive resin for setting the fibers of the pile 19, an acrylic resin or a polyurethane resin used for resin processing of a fabric is used, and cotton fibers, hemp fibers, rayon and the like are used. In the pile 19 composed of cellulosic fibers, a cellulose-reactive resin such as a urea-formalin resin, a melamine resin, or a glyoxal resin may be used. The fibers constituting the pile 19 are set by immersing, squeezing, drying, and heating a pile yarn constituted by the fibers in an aqueous adhesive resin solution. A heat-fusible fiber can be used as the adhesive resin. In that case, a pile yarn in which the heat-fusible fiber is mixed may be heat-treated.

In the present invention, a pile 18 having no adhesive resin (hereinafter, referred to as an unset pile) 18 and a pile in which fibers are set by the adhesive resin (hereinafter, referred to as a set pile) 19 are mixed. Is an unset pile 1
Even if the fibers between the fibers of No. 8 are free and the hairs are opened in a bulky manner and absorb moisture, the mixed set pile 19 is less likely to absorb moisture and the sticky feeling on the pile surface is suppressed. And is harder to be crushed than the unset pile 18, prevents the sole from directly touching the moisture-absorbed unset pile 18, and makes the set pile 19 like a rigid hemp yarn. This is because the sole of the foot is stimulated to give a refreshing sensation. For this purpose, the ratio of the number of unset piles 18 and the set piles 19 to be mixed is set to be 10 to 90% of the former and 90 to 10% of the latter.
%, Preferably 70-90% of the former and 30-90% of the latter.
10%. The set pile 19 may be partially mixed, such as the center portion except for the border portion of the foot-wiping mat. In this case, the mixing number ratio is not the entire foot-wiping mat but the mixed 10 cm square. Defined in

When cotton fibers are used for the piles 18 and 19,
Since the cotton fiber has a high hygroscopicity and the moisture wiped from the sole is absorbed into the fiber, it is convenient for eliminating the stickiness of the mat for wiping the foot.

The pile length of the set pile 19 and the pile length of the unset pile 18 may be the same, or their difference (H ₆ ) may be 2 mm or more and 7 to 10 mm. 19 is the unset pile 1 that has absorbed moisture
In order to prevent the sole from directly touching the sole 8 and to stimulate the sole like a hemp thread to give a refreshing sensation, the pile length should be slightly longer than the pile length of the unset pile 18. Good. To this end, the unset pile 18 is tufted on the base cloth 11 first, then the base cloth 11 is set again on the flocking sewing machine by changing the stitch direction, and the set pile 19 is superimposed on the place where the unset pile 18 is tufted. Good to tuft.

The reason is that the pile length H ₁ of the pile P toughed by the flocking sewing machine is, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a holding needle 17 (finger, finger needle, finger plate, etc.) for supporting the base cloth 11. Is set by the distance H ₂ between the looper 14 and the base cloth 11 on which the pile P is tufted at the forefront.
When Tafuteingu used as it flocked sewing machine used to Tafuteingu to the forefront, considered its pile length H ₇ of the last Tafuteingu Pile Q is the same as the pile length H ₁ pile P that is Tafuteingu the forefront Have been. However, when the base cloth 11 on which the pile P has been tufted at the forefront is passed through the flocking sewing machine again, the base cloth 1
1, also the distance of H ₂ and pressing the needle 17 and the looper 14 is the same as when Tafuteingu foremost, by Tafuteingu Pile P to the forefront, pushed up from the thickness of H ₄ only pressing the needle 17, the becomes longer distance H ₃ between the thickness of H ₄ only base fabric 11 and the looper 14, therefore,
Pile Q is Tafuteingu to last only the thickness of H ₄
Pile length. Strictly speaking, the pile length is determined by the point at which the looper 14 cooperates with the knife 16.
And of being set by the distance to 1, in the case of Tafuteingu used as it flocked sewing machine used to Tafuteingu the forefront, the thickness of the distance H ₃ the first pile P of the base fabric 11 and the looper 14 if only H ₄ long, the pile yarn loop 12 by an amount that became the long
As shown in FIG. 1B, the base cloth 11 is pulled down (H ₄ −) at the cooperating portion of the looper 14 with the knife 16 as shown in FIG.
H ₅ ), although the amount H ₄ by which the base cloth 11 was pushed up by the first pile P is also reduced, the pile length H ₇ of the pile Q to be tufted last is the pile length of the pile P which was tufted last. somewhat become longer than the H _1,
Generally the difference H ₆ is because the longer the 1 to 2 mm.

The unset pile 18 and the set pile 1
9 is the same place on the base cloth or the entire surface of the base cloth,
The stitch direction may be changed two or three times, or may be divided into several more times so that the back stitches cross each other and overlap, so that the unstitched pile 18 is tufted before and after. Alternatively, if the set pile 19 is made to have a different color, the tip of the pile P which has been tufted earlier sinks slightly below the tip of the pile Q which has been tufted later, making it difficult to appear on the pile surface, so that a colorful foot wipe mat can be obtained. I can do it.

[0016]

According to the present invention as described above, according to the present invention (claims 1 and 2), the set pile 19 stimulates the sole like a rigid hemp thread to give a refreshing sensation and wipes the foot during use. The mat is less sticky and does not need to be replaced frequently.

According to the present invention (claim 3), the cotton fiber has high hygroscopicity, and the moisture wiped from the sole is absorbed into the fiber, so that the pile surface does not easily have a sticky feeling during use. A foot wipe mat is obtained.

According to the present invention (claim 4), since the set pile 19 is set in a resin and is hard and protrudes high on the pile surface, the unset pile 18 becomes difficult to touch the sole of the foot. As a result, even if the unset pile 18 absorbs moisture, the sticky feeling received from it is alleviated.

According to the present invention (claim 5), the set pile 19 can be made slightly longer than the unset pile 18 by a commercially available flocking sewing machine, so that the set pile 19 is slightly longer than the unset pile 18. Therefore, it is possible to easily and economically obtain a foot wiping mat which does not require a special device and does not give a sticky feeling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a foot wiping mat according to the present invention in a toughening process.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a foot wiping mat according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Base cloth 12 Pile thread 13 Needle 14 Looper 16 Knife 17 Holding needle 18 Unset pile 19 Set pile 20 ・ 21 Back stitch

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-7-42063 (JP, A) JP-A-5-9860 (JP, A) JP-A-2-182230 (JP, A) JP-A-7-420 42065 (JP, A) Fully open 1987-166790 (JP, U) Fully open, 55-42020 (JP, U) Fully open, 59-36776 (JP, U) Fully open, 56-128094 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47G 27/02 D05C 17/02

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pile (18) having no adhesive resin and a pile (19) in which fibers are set by the adhesive resin.
A foot wiping mat characterized in that the surface is covered by a pile layer containing a mixture of the following. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive resin is heat-fused.
A bondable fibers, mixed number ratio of pile having no adhesive resin (18) and pile fibers are set by the adhesive resin (19) according to supra claim 1, the former 1
The foot wipe mat according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the latter is 90 to 10% with respect to 0 to 90%. 3. The adhesive resin according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive resin is heat-fused.
Adhesive fiber, having the adhesive resin according to claim 1 above.
The pile (18) is made of cotton fiber
Pile with fibers set by adhesive resin (1
9. The foot wipe mat according to claim 1, wherein 9) is made of cotton fiber.