JP3191205U - Kitchen mat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lay a kitchen floor surface in the vicinity of a kitchen facility without a gap between the kitchen facility and the kitchen facility, and to effectively protect the floor surface from dirt and the like caused by scattered substances such as oil droplets. Provided is a kitchen mat capable of suppressing troubles such as stumbling due to warping of the peripheral edge during use. SOLUTION: The kitchen mat 1 is laid on a floor surface to prevent dirt from adhering to the floor surface, has a substantially rectangular planar shape, and is adjacent to one of the four corners. The two matching corners A and B have a rounded curved shape, and the two adjacent corners C and D on the other long side have an angle of 80 to 100 °. The curved shape of the corner portions A and B is an arc shape having a radius of curvature r of 120 to 250 mm, and has a layer structure in which the back surface layer 2, the foam layer 3, the printing layer 4, and the front surface layer 5 are laminated in this order. An adhesive layer 7 is provided on the surface of No. 2 opposite to the surface facing the foam layer 3, and edge processing 6 is applied to the peripheral edge portion. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a household kitchen mat, particularly when placed on the floor of a kitchen where cooking utensils, kitchen equipment, etc. are installed, without causing any gaps between these utensils and equipment. The present invention relates to a kitchen mat that is not only capable of being placed, but also is less prone to problems such as displacement of the placement position and warping of the peripheral edge during long-term use.

  The kitchen mat is laid on the floor of the kitchen where the kitchen facilities such as the system kitchen are installed, and protects the floor from oil and water droplets splashing during cooking, as well as dirt from other seasonings and ingredients. As the material, a fabric type material in which a pile is piled on the surface of the base fabric or a synthetic resin type material such as a polyvinyl chloride resin or a polyester resin is used.

  In these conventional kitchen mats, the planar shape is substantially rectangular, and the corners of the four corners are substantially perpendicular (Patent Document 1), and the planar shape is substantially rectangular, but the corners are rounded in an arc shape. Common ones (Patent Document 2), elliptical planar shapes, and the like.

  By the way, in the type of mat as in Patent Document 1, the corner portion gradually warps while the mat is laid on the floor of the kitchen and used for a long time, and the feet of the kitchen pedestrian are in the corner portion. There is a harmful effect that it becomes easy to be caught when caught. In addition, when this type of mat is composed of multiple layers, tape lock processing or overlock processing is applied to the periphery of the mat as an edge processing for prevention of peeling between layers and good appearance. However, in a mat made of a synthetic resin material, the edge portion, particularly the corner portions at the four corners, is liable to warp by performing such edge processing.

On the other hand, in the mat of the type as disclosed in Patent Document 2, for example, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 3, even if one side of the kitchen mat 11 is placed in contact with the kitchen equipment 18, the kitchen mat 11 is rounded. A gap Y is inevitably formed between the corner portion and the kitchen equipment 18, dirt such as oil droplets scattered in the gap Y portion, and food waste and dust are easily collected. Stain prevention is not enough.
Of course, an elliptical planar shape has the same problem as this, and an improvement is desired.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-266995 JP 2000-70109 A

  The problem with the present invention is that when it is laid near the kitchen equipment on the kitchen floor surface, it can be laid without gaps between the kitchen equipment and protects the floor surface more effectively from dirt, etc., from oil droplets and other flying objects. Another object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen mat capable of effectively suppressing troubles such as a pedestrian's whispering in the vicinity of the kitchen due to the curvature of the peripheral edge during use.

The chitin mat of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin and is (1) a kitchen mat formed by laminating at least a back layer, a foam layer, a print layer, and a surface layer, and has a substantially rectangular plane shape. Of the corner portions, two corner portions adjacent to one long side have a rounded curved shape, and the two corner portions adjacent to the other long side have an angle of 80 to 100 °. To do.
The chitin mat of the present invention may be (2) edge processing is applied to the peripheral edge, and an adhesive layer may be laminated on the surface of the back surface opposite to the foam layer, and (3) the curved shape May have an arc shape with a radius of curvature (r) of 120 to 250 mm.

  The kitchen mat according to the present invention has the above-described configuration. When used, for example, the kitchen mat is placed on the floor of a kitchen with kitchen facilities so that the long sides on the sides having corners at angles of 80 to 100 ° are in contact with the kitchen facilities. Since there is no gap between the long side of the chitin mat having corners with angles of 80 to 100 ° at both ends and the kitchen equipment, oil droplets and water droplets scattered during use of the kitchen equipment Alternatively, it is possible to suppress the floor surface from being soiled or damaged by a slice of food or the like with extremely high efficiency.

  In addition, by placing the long side of the corner having a rounded curved corner that is difficult to warp at both ends, facing the opposite side of the kitchen equipment, that is, the side where pedestrians come and go, Even if it is used for a period, the peripheral edge of the kitchen mat does not gradually warp, and as a result, the pedestrian can be safely used without hesitation.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a kitchen mat according to the present invention, in which (A) is a plan view and (I) is a sectional view taken along line XX of (A). It is a perspective view which shows an example of the use condition of the kitchen mat of this invention. It is a top view which shows an example of the use condition of the conventional kitchen mat.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the kitchen mat 1 of the present invention has a generally rectangular planar shape surrounded by long sides L1 and L2 and short sides S1 and S2, and has four corners. Of the portions A, B, C, and D, two corner portions A and B adjacent to each other across one long side L1 have a rounded curved shape, in this example, an arc shape, and the other long side L2 Two corner portions C and D adjacent to each other sandwich an angle of 80 to 100 ° (in this example, approximately 90 °).

  As shown in FIG. 1A, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 1A, in this example, the adhesive layer 7, the back layer 2, the foam layer 3, the printed layer 4, and the surface layer. 5 are stacked in this order.

  In addition, the kitchen mat of the present invention may be edge-processed on the periphery in order to prevent the above-mentioned layers from being peeled off or frayed on the periphery. In the example of FIG. Has been processed. The edge tape 6 is, for example, a fiber tape. In this example, the edge 6 is fixed by the so-called tape lock method in which the tape 6 is fixed to the periphery of the kitchen mat 1 and the vicinity thereof with an adhesive or a thread. . As edge processing other than the above, a known edge processing method such as double stitching (overlock processing) of the edge including the peripheral edge and the vicinity thereof with an overlock sewing machine or the like may be employed.

  In general, the corners at the four corners of the kitchen mat are likely to be warped due to long-term use, and when edge processing is applied to the periphery, distortion occurs between the periphery and the inner side due to edge processing, resulting in more warping phenomenon. Is likely to occur. Further, when the adhesive layer 7 is formed on the surface of the back layer 2 opposite to the foamed layer 3 for the purpose of preventing slipping, the adhesiveness to the floor surface is increased during use. There is no escape, and the warping phenomenon at the corners of the four corners occurs more prominently. On the other hand, in the case of exhibiting a rounded curved shape like the corner portions A and B, even if edge processing or an adhesive layer is provided, the curvature of the peripheral edge is unlikely to occur.

  In the kitchen mat 1 of the present invention, in order to suppress warping at the corner portion, the corner portions A and B are rounded with a curvature radius (r) of 120 to 250 mm, more preferably 160 to 200 mm. An arc shape is suitable. When the radius of curvature (r) is 120 mm or larger, the warping phenomenon occurs even when the adhesive layer 7 is laminated on the surface opposite to the foam layer 3 of the back surface layer 2 and edge processing such as tape lock processing. The effect can be effectively suppressed, and the effect becomes better by setting the curve radius (r) to 160 mm or more. In addition, in the case of a kitchen mat having a rectangular plane which is generally used in practice, the length of the long sides L1 and L2 (horizontal width) is approximately 600 mm or less, so the radius of curvature (r) can be reduced to 250 mm or less, thereby reducing the kitchen mat. The planar shape of the mat does not become a semicircular shape or a semi-elliptical shape, can maintain a substantially rectangular shape, and can maintain a wide protection area on the floor surface. More preferred.

The back layer 2 is made of a high-strength, non-slip material that is generally used as a back material for kitchen mats, such as glass fibers, synthetic fibers, natural fibers, and woven fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, and knitted fabrics made of these mixed fibers. Is done.
The foam layer 3 laminated on the back layer 2 is made of a synthetic resin foam such as vinyl chloride resin, polycarbonate resin, or polyester resin, and is obtained by a known foaming method such as chemical foaming. Can be used.
Next, the printing layer 4 laminated on the foam layer 3 is, for example, an inkjet print, a gravure print, a screen print, an offset print, on the surface of the foam layer 3 or on the back surface of the surface layer 5 shown below. It can be formed using a general printing method such as flexographic printing. The ink used at this time may be a commonly used polar ink such as vinyl acetate, acrylic, or urethane, but is an ink having adhesiveness to the layer on which the printing layer 4 is formed. Is preferred.
The surface layer 5 laminated on the printed layer 4 is preferably a transparent or translucent material that repels oil, moisture, etc., for example, vinyl chloride resin, polycarbonate resin, polyester resin, and other conventional materials. From the above, the material used as the surface layer of the kitchen mat is preferably used. The surface layer 5 may be embossed or may be embossed over the upper and lower layers of the layers 2, 3, 4 and 5 after being laminated.
In the present invention, the adhesive layer 7 may be formed on the outer surface of the back layer 2, that is, the surface opposite to the foamed layer 3 and the surface in contact with the floor surface. As a method for forming the layer 7, a method of laminating an adhesive layer formed from an acrylic adhesive, a rubber adhesive, or the like, or a method in which the back layer 2 is impregnated with the adhesive and the surface of the back layer 2 is made sticky. The method of giving etc. is mentioned.

When using the kitchen mat 1 having such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the long side L2 on the side where the corners C and D have angles of 80 to 100 ° at both ends and the kitchen equipment 8 Is placed so as to be in contact with each other on the kitchen floor.
By using it in this way, the kitchen mat 1 will not be misaligned even when working on the kitchen mat 1 or when walking on the floor of the kitchen including the kitchen mat 1, Moreover, since there is no curvature of the periphery in the part of corner part A and B with which the frequency | count of a person's leg | foot which contacts frequently during a work or a walk, a pedestrian does not scold.

  Further, the corners C and D are at an angle of 80 to 100 °, and no gap (Y shown in FIG. 3) is generated between the kitchen equipment 8 and the kitchen mat 1, and oil is applied to the floor surface near the kitchen equipment 8. Appropriately, other dirt does not scatter and adhere to it, and food sections and dust do not accumulate. If the angle is too large, there is a possibility that a gap portion Y is generated as in the conventional kitchen mat 11 shown in FIG. 3, and therefore the angle of the corner portions C and D is 100 ° at the maximum.

The kitchen mat according to the present invention is less likely to cause problems such as warping of the peripheral edge, misalignment, fraying, etc. during use, and can prevent accidents such as whispering of pedestrians due to these problems.
In addition, the kitchen mat of the present invention does not generate a gap between the peripheral edge of the kitchen mat and the kitchen equipment, and the floor surface on which the kitchen equipment is installed is soiled by water drops, oil drops, food slices, etc. And can be very effectively protected from scratches.
Thus, the kitchen mat of the present invention can be effectively used as a floor covering on which a watering facility such as a kitchen with a kitchen facility or a wash basin is installed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,11 Kitchen mat 2 Back surface layer 3 Foamed layer 4 Printing layer 5 Surface layer 6 Border tape 7 Adhesive layer 8, 18 Kitchen equipment A, B, C, D Corner part L1, L2 Long side part S1, S2 Short side part S1 , S2 short side Y gap

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-266995 JP 2000-70109 A

Claims (3)

It is a synthetic resin kitchen mat formed by laminating at least a back layer, a foam layer, a printed layer, and a surface layer,
The planar shape is approximately rectangular, and of the four corner portions, two corner portions adjacent to one long side have a rounded curved shape, and the two corner portions adjacent to the other long side are 80 to A kitchen mat having an angle of 100 °. Edge processing is given to the peripheral part,
The kitchen mat according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive layer is formed on a surface of the back layer opposite to the foam layer.   The kitchen mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the curved shape is an arc shape having a curvature radius (r) of 120 to 250 mm.