JP3208361U - towel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a towel having a phosphorescent function and having excellent visibility in a dark place without impairing the original function of the towel. A towel in which a pile is knitted on the surface of a ground weave portion 11 composed of warp yarns 21 and weft yarns 22 and a light emitting portion 12A is knitted in a predetermined region of the pile knitting portion 12 using a pile yarn 23 having phosphorescent properties. did. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a towel, in particular, a towel having a phosphorescent function.

  In recent years, with increasing health consciousness, the number of people who perform walking and running is increasing. However, along with this, in dark places such as streetlights and roads, there is an increasing number of cases where the existence of oneself is not sufficiently recognized by the surroundings, resulting in contact accidents with automobiles and bicycles. Therefore, conventionally, a towel has been proposed in which a plain weave portion made only of warp and weft is provided on a part of the towel surface, and a phosphorescent yarn is used for the weft so as to emit light partially in a dark place (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

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  However, when the plain weave portion is widely provided on the surface of the towel like the conventional towel, there is a problem that the original function of the towel such as water absorption and touch is impaired. On the other hand, if piles are knitted over a wide area of the towel surface in consideration of water absorption, touch, etc., the plain weaving portion that becomes the light emitting portion becomes narrow accordingly, and there is a problem that it is not sufficiently visible from the outside.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a towel having a phosphorescent function and having excellent visibility in a dark place without impairing the original function of the towel. .

  The present invention is a towel in which a pile is knitted on the surface of a ground weaving portion made of warp and weft, and a light emitting portion is knitted in a predetermined region of the pile knitting portion using a pile yarn having phosphorescent properties.

  In this case, since the pile knitting portion serves as the light emitting portion, it is not necessary to provide a wide area on the towel surface only with the warp and the weft as in the conventional towel described above. That is, it is possible to make the pile knitting portion almost the entire surface of the towel including the light emitting portion. Accordingly, good water absorption and touch can be obtained. Moreover, since the desired area | region of a pile knitting part can be used as a light emission part, it can accumulate light efficiently in a bright place, and it is possible to make a light emission part visible reliably also in a dark place.

  Preferably, in the towel, the warp and weft of the base weaving portion are formed of natural fibers, and at least the pile yarn of the light emitting portion in the pile knitting portion is formed of synthetic fibers.

  It is difficult for yarns made of natural fibers such as cotton and silk to have a phosphorescent property by coating or mixing the phosphor with a phosphorescent material. Therefore, conventionally, when a light emitting portion is provided on the surface of a towel knitted with natural fiber yarn, a method of applying a phosphorescent coating to the cut surface of the pile ring end by applying a shearing process is generally used. However, this method has a problem that the water-absorbing property and the touch of the part to which the phosphorescent paint is applied are deteriorated, and the phosphorescent paint is cracked or peeled off due to repeated washing or long-term use, and the light emitting function is impaired at an early stage.

  On the other hand, a yarn formed of synthetic fibers such as polyester or acrylic is relatively easy to coat or contain a phosphorescent material at the time of formation, and to give the yarn itself phosphorescence. Therefore, if the synthetic fiber is used for the pile yarn of the light emitting portion as in the towel of the present invention, the pile yarn itself can have a luminous property. In other words, the light emitting section can be knitted using a phosphorescent yarn in which the phosphor itself is coated or contained with a phosphorescent material. Therefore, the above-described problems such as those obtained by applying a phosphorescent paint on the towel surface do not occur.

  Preferably, in the towel, at least the pile yarn of the light emitting portion in the pile knitting portion is formed by twisting a plurality of yarns.

  When yarns made of natural fibers are used for the warp and weft of the base weaving part, and yarns made of synthetic fiber are used for the pile yarns of the pile knitting part, the pile thread breaks due to the difference in tension between the two yarns during knitting. As a result, light emission unevenness may occur in the light emitting portion.

  However, if a twisted yarn formed by twisting a plurality of yarns on the pile yarn is used like the towel of the present invention, the pile yarn cannot be easily cut during knitting. Therefore, light emission unevenness hardly occurs in the light emitting portion.

  As described above, according to the present invention, good water absorption and touch can be obtained, light can be efficiently stored in a bright place, and it is possible to make it visible in a dark place. A towel excellent in visibility in a dark place can be provided without impairing the function.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a towel according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a towel pile knitting portion according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the towel 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a vertically long rectangular towel in which piles are knitted on the surface (surface on the front side and surface on the back side) of the fabric portion 11. When walking, running, or other outdoor activities, the length is suitable for wiping your hands and face while hung on the user's neck. The present invention is not limited to the above-described size towel, but a so-called bath towel of a size suitable for wiping the whole body, a so-called hand towel of a size suitable for carrying in a pocket, etc. Applicable to towels of various sizes.

  The fabric portion 11 includes a plurality of warps 21 extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the towel 1 and a plurality of wefts 22 extending so as to sew gaps between the warps 21 in a direction crossing the warp 21. Plain weave.

  Both the warp yarn 21 and the weft yarn 22 are made of natural fibers (here, cotton). Further, for the warp yarn 21 and the weft yarn 22, a single yarn formed by a single yarn is used.

  The warp yarn 21 and the weft yarn 22 are formed of natural fibers such as silk, hemp, wool, etc. as long as the material is excellent in water absorption and flexibility, that is, a material suitable for towels. Alternatively, it may be formed of synthetic fibers such as polyester, acrylic, nylon, and polypropylene, or may be formed of composite fibers thereof.

  Mimi (long edge) 13 and hem (short edge) 14 of the fabric portion 11 are sewn for fraying prevention and reinforcement, and the surface and back side that are the front side of the fabric portion 11 excluding the fabric 13 and hem 14 Pile is knitted on almost the entire surface.

  The pile knitting portion 12 is knitted by a plurality of pile yarns 23 extending so as to sew a gap between the warp yarns 21 in a direction intersecting with the warp yarns 21. The towel 1 according to the present embodiment is a jacquard towel made of double-sided pile fabric in which the ring end of the pile yarn 23 is not subjected to shirring. However, in the present invention, the ring end of the pile yarn 23 is sheared. It can also be applied to applied towels.

  The pile yarn 23 is formed of a synthetic fiber (here, polyester). The pile yarn 23 is a double yarn (twisted yarn) formed by twisting two yarns together.

  A predetermined region of the pile knitting portion 12 (the portion to which light ink is applied in FIG. 1) is knitted with a pile yarn 23A having a phosphorescent property (hereinafter referred to as “phosphorescent yarn”). On the other hand, the other region of the pile knitting portion 12 excluding the light emitting portion 12A knitted with the phosphorescent yarn 23A is knitted with a regular pile yarn (hereinafter referred to as “ordinary yarn”) 23B having no phosphorescent property.

  In the towel 1 according to the present embodiment, the region simulating the characters of the pile knitting unit 12 is the light emitting unit 12A, and the other region is the non-light emitting unit 12B knitted with the regular thread 23B. Although the predetermined character is made to appear on the towel surface by the difference in brightness between the portions 12B, the light emitting portion 12A may be a region imitating not only the character but also a figure or a pattern. The area imitating characters, figures, patterns, etc. may be the non-light emitting part 12B, and the other area may be the light emitting part 12A, or the entire area of the pile knitting part 12 may be knitted with the phosphorescent yarn 23A. The light emitting unit 12A may be used.

  As described above, the towel 1 is configured such that predetermined characters and the like are raised by light emission on the surface of the towel 1 in a dark place. When walking or running on a place with few street lamps or on a road, it is possible to fully recognize the presence of the person around. Therefore, there is a high possibility that contact accidents with automobiles and bicycles will be avoided. Also, at leisure facilities such as night campgrounds and theme parks, wearing them at the event venues such as concerts will help prevent children from getting lost, and if they are worn at concert venues, the atmosphere of the venue will be light. It also contributes to making.

  Note that the phosphorescent yarn 23A is not limited to polyester, and synthetic materials such as acrylic, nylon, and polypropylene, as long as the material does not impair water absorption, flexibility, touch, and the like, and can easily coat or contain the phosphorescent material. It may be formed of fibers or may be formed of those composite fibers. On the other hand, the regular yarn 23B is made of synthetic fibers such as acrylic, nylon, polypropylene, etc. as long as it is a material that does not impair water absorption, flexibility, touch, etc., that is, a material suitable for towels. It is good also as what was formed with natural fibers, such as cotton, silk, hemp, and wool, and good also as what was formed with those composite fibers.

  The phosphorescent material to be coated or contained in the phosphorescent yarn 23A is a substance that absorbs light such as sunlight or electric light and emits light in the dark (zinc sulfide, strontium aluminate, barium sulfide, calcium sulfide, diaminostilbene derivatives) Etc.) are used.

  According to the towel 1, since the pile knitting portion 12 becomes the light emitting portion 12A, it is not necessary to provide a plain weave portion consisting only of warp and weft on the surface of the towel as in the conventional towel described above. That is, it is possible to make the pile knitting portion 12 substantially the entire towel surface including the light emitting portion 12A. Therefore, good water absorption and touch are obtained, and the original function of the towel is not impaired.

  In addition, since a desired region of the pile knitting unit 12 can be the light emitting unit 12A, it is possible to efficiently store light in a bright place and it is possible to make the light emitting unit 12A visible even in a dark place. Thereby, dark place visibility improves markedly.

  Further, by using synthetic fibers for the pile yarns 23 of the pile knitting portion 12, the pile yarns 23 themselves can be coated with or contain a phosphorescent material to have a phosphorescent property. In other words, the light emitting portion 12A can be knitted using the phosphorescent yarn 23A in which the phosphor itself is coated or contained with a phosphorescent material. Thereby, there is no possibility that the water absorption and the touch are impaired like a towel in which the phosphorescent coating is applied to the surface of the pile knitting portion 12, and the luminous performance is prematurely impaired due to cracking or peeling of the phosphorescent coating.

  Furthermore, the use of the double yarn formed by twisting two yarns for the phosphorescent yarn 23A for knitting the light emitting portion 12A prevents the phosphorescent yarn 23A from being easily cut at the time of knitting. Is unlikely to occur. Thereby, dark place visibility improves further.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Towel 11 Base-weaving part 12 Pile knitting part 12A Light emission part 21 Warp yarn 22 Weft 23 Pile yarn 23A Luminous yarn

Claims (3)

A towel in which a pile is knitted on the surface of a ground weaving part made of warp and weft,
A towel in which a light emitting part is knitted using a pile yarn having a phosphorescent property in a predetermined region of a pile knitting part. The towel according to claim 1,
The warp and weft of the weaving part are formed of natural fibers,
In the pile knitting portion, at least the light emitting portion pile yarn is a towel formed of synthetic fibers. The towel according to claim 2,
In the pile knitting portion, at least the pile yarn of the light emitting portion is a towel formed by twisting a plurality of yarns.

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