JP3225471U - Tick removal mat - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a mite-removing mat that efficiently attracts and kills mites by a simple method, and inactivates antigens of the killed mites. A mite-removing mat (10) comprises a nonwoven fabric layer (12), a mite attractant (21), a desiccant (22), and a denaturation of mite antigens to inactivate a reaction with living body antibodies. A treating agent 20 containing an activator 23 and disposed in the nonwoven fabric layer. The nonwoven layer has an eye size that allows ticks to pass through and captures the treatment agent. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a mite-removing mat for attracting and capturing mites.

  Conventionally, the use of a tick attractant and an acaricide has been used to control mites. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an attractant acaricide prepared by mixing a nontoxic dietary attractant, a nontoxic odorant attractant, and a nontoxic acaricide.

  In addition, mites are killed, and antigens of mites that affect health are inactivated or reduced. For example, Patent Literature 2 discloses a tick controlling agent comprising a mixture of a mite attractant and a porous substance enclosing a substance that inactivates or reduces mite allergens.

JP 2001-089310 A JP 2010-180130 A

  However, Patent Literature 1 has a problem that although it can kill mites, it cannot inactivate mite antigens.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, in order to exterminate mites, a method such as suction extermination with a suction machine or sweeping with a broom is used. For this reason, there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble to eliminate ticks.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tick-removing mat that efficiently attracts and kills mites by a simple method and inactivates antigens of the killed mites. To provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the mite-removing mat of the present invention comprises a nonwoven fabric layer, a mite attractant, a desiccant, and a denaturation of the mite antigen to inactivate a reaction with biological antibodies. A treating agent containing an antigen inactivator of the antigen, and disposed within the nonwoven fabric layer, wherein the nonwoven fabric layer is capable of passing the mites and capturing the treating agent. It is characterized by having a possible eye size.

  According to the tick removing mat of the present invention, since the treating agent is disposed in the non-woven fabric layer, first, the tick attractant of the treating agent attracts the mites to the non-woven fabric layer. Next, the moisture of the body surface of the mites is lost by the desiccant of the treating agent, and the mites are killed. Furthermore, the dead mite antigen is denatured by the antigen inactivating agent of the treating agent. Therefore, the mites can be killed after attracting the mites efficiently, and the antigens of the mites generated by the death of the mites can be inactivated.

  In the tick removing mat of the present invention, the nonwoven fabric layer is constituted by a pair of nonwoven fabrics arranged facing each other, and the treatment agent is arranged between the pair of nonwoven fabrics, or the nonwoven fabric layer is It is preferable that the treatment agent is constituted by a bag-shaped nonwoven fabric having an opening at one end, and the treatment agent is contained in the bag of the nonwoven fabric layer.

  In this way, by disposing the treating agent, the number of routes for mites to enter the nonwoven fabric layer can be increased. For example, when the treating agent is provided only on one surface side, the mites are less likely to invade from the other surface side. As described above, by disposing the treating agent between the pair of nonwoven fabrics, it is possible to secure a route of invasion into the treating agent, while taking advantage of the property that ticks enter the fibers.

  In the tick-removing mat of the present invention, the attractant for the tick may be a fragrance. Since the tick attractant is a fragrance, it is harmless to humans and pets and can attract mites.

  In the mite-removing mat of the present invention, the desiccant is preferably B-type silica gel. When the desiccant is B-type silica gel, it is harmless to humans and pets and can kill mites.

  In the mat of the present invention, the antigen inactivating agent is preferably tannic acid. When the antigen inactivator is tannic acid, it is harmless to humans and pets and can denature tick antigens.

  In the mat of the present invention, the nonwoven fabric layer is preferably made of a needle punched nonwoven fabric.

  In the tick removal mat of the present invention, the mat has a side covering the outer surface of the nonwoven fabric layer containing the treating agent, and the side has an eye through which the mites can pass and which can capture the treating agent. It is good to have the size of.

  In the tick-removing mat of the present invention, the side land is preferably a pile ground.

  According to the mite-removing mat of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently kill a tick by attracting the tick by a simple method, and to inactivate an antigen of the tick generated by the death of the tick. Become.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the mites removing mat according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a mites removing mat according to a second embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the mites removal mat which concerns on a modification.

  One embodiment of the tick removal mat of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a top view of the tick removing mat 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the mite removing mat 10 is formed in a rectangular shape in a top view. The shape of the mite removal mat 10 as viewed from above is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be, for example, a circular shape or a polygonal shape.

  On the surface of the mite-removing mat 10, a side ground 11 is arranged. The mites removal mat 10 can be provided, for example, between a rug (not shown) such as a rug, a carpet, a mattress and a floor (not shown) of the building, that is, on the back side of the rug. Also, it may be arranged between a mattress or a comforter and their covers, between a pillow and a pillowcase, or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the mite removing mat 10 includes a side lining 11, a nonwoven fabric layer 12, and a treatment agent 20 disposed in the nonwoven fabric layer 12.

  In this embodiment, the nonwoven fabric layer 12 is constituted by a pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b. The pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b are arranged to face each other. That is, the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b are arranged so as to overlap each other.

  The pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b are manufactured by a known method such as a dry method, a wet method, a spunbond method, a spunlace method, a thermal bond method, and a needle punch method.

  The pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b has an eye size that allows a tick to pass through and captures the treatment agent 20. The type of mite is not particularly limited. For example, when the eye size of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b is formed so that the mite carcass can pass through a type of mite that may cause an allergic reaction in humans. Good.

  For example, a typical house dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae, has a size of about 0.2 to 0.4 mm. Therefore, for example, when the target of supplementing indoor dust mites is mite, the size of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b may be larger than 0.4 mm. In addition, the size of the mesh of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b may be reduced according to the size of the treatment agent 20 to be used.

To the roughness of the eye as described above, each of the basis weight of the nonwoven fabric 12a, 12b is preferably 150 to 300 g / ^{m 2,} and more preferably 180~240g / ^{m 2.} The thickness of each of the nonwoven fabrics 12a, 12a is preferably 1 to 4 mm, more preferably 2 to 3 mm.

  The side material 11 is provided so as to cover the outer surface of the nonwoven fabric layer 12, that is, the surface of the nonwoven fabric layer 12. In this embodiment, the side ground 11 is provided with two side grounds 11a and 11b so as to cover the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b.

  The two side grounds 11a and 11b are arranged so as to overlap with each other, and their ends are sewn together in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the side ground 11 is formed in a bag shape, and has a storage space defined by the inner peripheral surface thereof. The pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b are housed in the housing space.

  The surfaces of the two side lands 11a and 11b may be processed. The two side grounds 11a and 11b have, for example, piled surfaces. The pile ground may be either a loop pile or a cut pile.

  The two side lands 11 a and 11 b have an eye size through which ticks can pass and the treatment agent 20 can be captured. The size of the eyes of the two side grounds 11a and 11b may be set similarly to the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b.

Two side areas 11a, each having a basis weight of 11b is preferably 150 to 300 g / ^{m 2,} and more preferably 180~240g / ^{m 2.} The thickness of each of the side lands 11a and 11b is preferably 1 to 3 mm, more preferably 1 to 2 mm.

  The treatment agent 20 contains a mite attractant 21, a desiccant 22, and an antigen inactivator 23 of the mite antigen that denatures the mite antigen to inactivate the reaction with the biological antibody.

  As the tick attractant 21, for example, a food additive can be used. It is preferable that the tick attractant 21 is hard to rot. As a food additive which does not easily perish, for example, a flavor is used. Any flavor may be used as long as it has an effect of attracting mites. For example, flavors of food and drink such as vanilla, nuts and butter can be used.

  As the desiccant 22, for example, one or more members selected from the group consisting of silica gel, zeolite, diatomaceous earth, quicklime (calcium oxide), clay-based desiccant, calcium chloride-based desiccant, magnesium chloride, and activated carbon can be used. . The shape of the desiccant 22 may be spherical, powdery, scaly, or rod-like, and two or more kinds of desiccants 22 having different shapes may be mixed and used. The desiccant 22 is preferably contained in the treating agent 20 in the same amount as the mite attractant 21. If the amount of the desiccant 22 is larger than that of the attractant 21, the air around the desiccant 22 is dried, which may lead to repelling of mites.

  The zeolite may be any of synthetic zeolite, artificial zeolite and natural zeolite, or may be used in combination. The zeolite also contains, for example, a molecular sieve-based desiccant.

  In addition, examples of the clay-based desiccant include montmorillonite. Examples of the calcium chloride-based desiccant include those utilizing anhydrous calcium chloride or calcium chloride monohydrate.

  As the silica gel, either A-type silica gel or B-type silica gel may be used. When B-type silica gel is used as the desiccant 22, moisture can be absorbed and released at room temperature, so that the service life of the mite removing mat 10 can be extended.

  The antigen inactivator 23 may include, for example, naturally occurring polyphenols. Examples of naturally occurring polyphenols include catechin, anthocyanin, tannic acid, rutin, isoflavone, chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, lignan, curcumin, coumarin and the like. Further, the antigen deactivator 23 may be composed of an inorganic compound such as titanium oxide, hydroxyapatite, and silver. The treatment agent 20 may contain the antigen inactivator 23 in an amount of 10 to 30% of the total amount of the tick attractant 21 and the desiccant 22.

  By composing the treating agent 20 using such a mite attractant 21, a desiccant 22, and an antigen inactivator 23, it is possible to provide a tick removing mat 10 that is harmless to humans and pets. Become.

  Note that the mites removing mat 10 can be disposed on the back side of the rug (not shown) as described above. For this reason, the thickness of the mite removing mat 10 is preferably as thin as possible. By making the thickness of the tick removing mat 10 as thin as possible, the unevenness of the rug can be reduced, and a person can be prevented from tripping on the rug.

  Further, the thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 12 of the mite removing mat 10 is preferably thicker than the side ground 11. By making the thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 12 larger than that of the side ground 11, it is possible to secure a fabric thickness capable of holding the treatment agent 20, while taking advantage of the property that mites enter.

  The thickness of the entire mite removing mat 10 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 4 to 8 mm, and more preferably 5 to 6 mm.

  Further, the ratio of the thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 12 of the mite removing mat 10 to the thickness of the side lining 11 is preferably 8: 1 to 4: 6, and more preferably 4: 1 to 4: 3.

  As a preferred example, when the thickness of the mite removing mat 10 is 6 mm, the thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 12 is preferably about 4 mm, and the thickness of the side lining 11 is about 1 mm.

  The tick removing mat 10 according to the present embodiment described above can be manufactured as follows.

  That is, the treatment agent 20 is arranged in the nonwoven fabric layer 12. Specifically, the treatment agent 20 is sprayed on the surface of one of the nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b. The other nonwoven fabric 12b is overlaid so as to cover the surface of one nonwoven fabric 12a on which the treating agent 20 has been sprayed.

  Next, the two side lands 11a and 11b are arranged so as to cover the surface of the nonwoven fabric layer 12, and the two side lands 11a and 11b are sewn together. Specifically, ends of the two side lands 11a and 11b are sewn together by a sewing device such as a sewing machine, and the nonwoven fabric layer 12 is accommodated between the two side lands 11a and 11b.

  In this embodiment, the pile material 11 is provided outside the nonwoven fabric layer 12, but the present invention may be carried out without providing the pile material 11. That is, it is sufficient that the cloth has a size such that the mites can move toward the treatment agent 20. For example, a nonwoven fabric finer than the nonwoven fabric layer 12 may be provided instead of the side ground 11. .

  As described above, according to the tick removing mat 10 of the present invention, since the treatment agent 20 is disposed in the nonwoven fabric layer 12, the tick is attracted to the nonwoven fabric layer by the tick attractant 21 of the treatment agent 20 first. Attracted in the layer. Next, the moisture on the body surface of the mites is lost by the desiccant 22 of the treating agent 20, and the mites are killed. Furthermore, the antigen of the dead mite is denatured by the antigen inactivator 23 of the treating agent 20.

  Therefore, the mite-removing mat 10 can efficiently kill the mites after attracting the mites, and can inactivate the antigens of the mites generated by the death of the mites.

  Second Embodiment A tick removing mat 10 according to a second embodiment will be described. The tick removing mat 10 according to the second embodiment is different from the tick removing mat 10 according to the first embodiment in the configuration of the nonwoven fabric layer 12. In addition, about the structure same as the mites removal mat 10 of Example 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the mite removing mat 10 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the nonwoven fabric layer 12 is constituted by a bag-shaped nonwoven fabric 12c having an opening AP1 at one end. That is, the nonwoven fabric 12c has a storage space defined by the inner peripheral surface of the bag from one end to the other end. The treatment agent 20 is stored in the bag inside the nonwoven fabric layer 12, that is, in the storage space.

  The tick removing mat 10 according to the present embodiment described above can be manufactured as follows.

  That is, the treatment agent 20 is arranged in the nonwoven fabric layer 12. Specifically, the treatment agent 20 is sprayed from the opening AP1 of the nonwoven fabric 12c to the accommodation space of the nonwoven fabric 12c. Next, the nonwoven fabric 12c is sewn with a sewing machine such as a sewing machine so as to cover the opening AP1.

  Next, the two side lands 11a and 11b are arranged so as to cover the surface of the nonwoven fabric layer 12, and the two side lands 11a and 11b are sewn together. Specifically, ends of the two side lands 11a and 11b are sewn together by a sewing device such as a sewing machine, and the nonwoven fabric layer 12 is accommodated between the two side lands 11a and 11b.

  As described above, according to the tick-removing mat 10 according to the present embodiment, similarly to the tick-removing mat 10 according to the first embodiment, the mites can be killed after attracting the mites efficiently, and It becomes possible to inactivate the antigens of mites generated by the death.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the side ground 11 is constituted by two pile grounds. However, the side land 11 may be constituted by one pile ground.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a mite removing mat 10 according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 4, the side ground 11 is constituted by one pile ground 11c. That is, the pile ground 11 is constituted by one pile ground 11c.

  The pile ground 11 is constituted by a bag-shaped side ground 11c having an opening AP2 at one end. That is, the pile ground 11c has a storage space defined by the inner peripheral surface of the bag from one end to the other end. The nonwoven fabric layer 12 is accommodated in the bag of the side cloth 11, that is, in the accommodation space. The pile ground 11c is sewn by a sewing machine such as a sewing machine so as to close the opening AP2.

  In this way, even if the side land 11 is formed, the mites can be killed after attracting the mites efficiently, and the antigen of the mites generated by the death of the mites can be inactivated.

[Test Example 1] (Attraction test of mite-removing mat against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus)
(Outline of the test)
The following tests were performed using the tick removal mat 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Specifically, the mite removal mat 10 used had a size of 21 cm × 30 cm × 0.8 cm in thickness.

  The side material 11 used was a loop pile material using polyester fibers. The thickness of each of the two side grounds 11a and 11b was 1 mm. The thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 12 was 6 mm.

As the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b, needle punched nonwoven fabrics of polyester fibers were used. The thickness of each of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b was 3 mm. The basis weight of each of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b was 240 g / m ² .

  The attractant 21 of the treating agent 20 used was one containing food additives and nuts, vanilla and butter flavor. As the drying agent 22 of the treatment agent 20, B-type silica gel was used.

  A 45 × 100 cm cushion floor was used as a floor material for the test. In the test, a medium corresponding to 30,000 living house dust mite was sprayed on one end of the floor material in a circular shape having a diameter of 3 cm, and a mite-removing mat was placed 60 cm away from the position where the medium of the mite was sprayed. Was.

  This was allowed to stand in a dark room for 7 days, and after 7 days, the number of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus lurking on the mite-removing mat was counted.

  In addition, a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a width of 3 cm was adhered to the floor material to prevent the house dust mite from crawling out.

  Table 1 shows the test results.

  As shown in Table 1, a total of 3742 ticks were attracted to the mite-removing mat, and it was confirmed that 2513 of them were dead in the mite-removing mat.

[Test Example 2] (Attraction test of attractant against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus)
(Outline of the test)
The attractant for the mites removing mat 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 was used. The attractant used included a food additive, nuts and butter flavor.
The test was carried out in accordance with the method for testing the mite-proofing performance of textile products specified in JIS-L-1920 and the repellent test for the intrusion prevention method. Specifically, a glass petri dish (small petri dish) with an inner diameter of 4.16 cm and a depth of 1.6 cm, on which an attractant (sample) is laid, is arranged at the center of a glass petri dish (large petri dish) with a diameter of 9 cm, and survives. A medium of 30,000 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus mite was uniformly spread between the large petri dish and the small petri dish, that is, the contact surface between the large petri dish and the small petri dish.

  This was allowed to stand in a dark room, and 24 hours after the standing, the number of mites that had moved to the small petri dish was observed. The environment in the dark room was adjusted to 20 ° C. and the humidity was adjusted to 60% or more.

  A cotton cloth (Kanakin) was spread on the small petri dish, and the sample was sprayed evenly on the cotton cloth.

  The test conditions were based on the amount that can be blended into one mite-removing mat, and the amount was determined according to the area. When no attractant was used, only cotton cloth was used. In addition, the same test was performed three times, and an average was taken to evaluate the tendency of the action of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.

  Table 2 shows the test results.

  As shown in Table 2, when the attractant was used, a larger number of Dermatophagoides pteronyssin tended to be collected than when the attractant was not used. In addition, the amount of mites attracted tended to increase as the amount of attractant increased. Thus, it was shown that the attractant used in the present invention has an effect of attracting Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.

[Test Example 3] (Test for passage of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus on the nonwoven fabric layer)
(Outline of the test)
One of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 was used. The nonwoven fabric 12a was a polyester fiber needle punched nonwoven fabric. Its thickness was 3 mm. The basis weight of each of the pair of nonwoven fabrics 12a and 12b was 240 g / m ² .

  A nonwoven fabric of 10 × 20 cm was prepared, and this was folded in two. The two unfolded sides were welded by a policy stirrer to make the nonwoven fabric into a bag. A mite culture medium corresponding to 10,000 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus living organisms was placed in the bag, and one side on which no welding was performed was welded with a policyra. This was left in a dark room at 25 ° C. Twenty-four hours after standing, the mites which passed through the nonwoven fabric and came out of the nonwoven bag were observed.

  The medium of the mites contained the female of adult Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the male of adult Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the nymphs of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and the larvae of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. The same test was performed three times to evaluate reproducibility.

Table 3 shows the test results.

  As shown in Table 3, in all three tests, it was observed that all of the female adult Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the adult male Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the nymphs of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, and the larvae of Dermatophagoides pteronyssin passed through the nonwoven fabric. Thus, it was shown that the nonwoven fabric layer 12 used in the present invention has the size of the eyes through which Dermatophagoides pteronyssin passes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tick removal mat 11 Side ground 11a, 11b, 11c Side ground 12 Nonwoven fabric layer 12a, 12b, 12c Nonwoven fabric 20 Treatment agent 21 Attractant 22 Drying agent 23 Antigen deactivator AP1 Opening of nonwoven fabric layer AP2 Opening of side fabric

Claims (9)

A nonwoven layer,
A mite attractant, a desiccant, and an antigen deactivator of the mite antigen which inactivates the reaction of the mite antigen with the antibody of the living body by denaturing the mite antigen, and in the nonwoven fabric layer And a treatment agent that is disposed,
The nonwoven fabric layer has an eye size that allows the mite to pass through and captures the treatment agent. The non-woven fabric layer is constituted by a pair of non-woven fabrics arranged to face each other,
The mat according to claim 1, wherein the treatment agent is disposed between the pair of nonwoven fabrics. The nonwoven fabric layer is constituted by a bag-shaped nonwoven fabric having an opening at one end,
The mat according to claim 1, wherein the treatment agent is contained in the bag of the nonwoven fabric layer.   The mite-removing mat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mite attractant is a fragrance.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the desiccant is B-type silica gel.   The mite-removing mat according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the antigen inactivator is tannic acid.   The mite removing mat according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the nonwoven fabric layer is made of a needle punched nonwoven fabric. Having a side covering the outer surface of the nonwoven fabric layer containing the treatment agent,
The mite removal mat according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the side land has an eye size that allows the mite to pass through and captures the treatment agent. The said side land is a pile ground, The tick removal mat of Claim 8 characterized by the above-mentioned.