JPH08182596A - Cushion material and pillow formed by using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cushion material having a deodorizing effect and a pillow formed by using the same. CONSTITUTION: This cushion material consists of fine pieces of a length distribution from 0.3 to 10mm obtd. by cutting and crushing dry materials of >=1 kinds of plants selected from a plant groups having cavities and vascular bundles in the bodies and having a fiber structure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cushion material and a pillow using the same, and more particularly to a cushion material having a deodorizing effect and a pillow using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cushion materials play a role of absorbing and absorbing shocks and the like, and are used for pillows, back cushions, plush toys and the like. Buckwheat hulls, cotton, plastic beads, etc. have been used as conventional cushioning materials.

[0003]

However, although the conventional cushion material has a function as a cushion material,
It does not have a deodorizing effect, and conversely, over a long period of use, hair odors, body odors, tobacco odors, etc. adhere and become released. Such odors can be deodorized with, for example, fragrances or activated carbon, but since these do not have a cushioning effect, pillows or cushions cannot be provided.

[0004] By the way, it has been conventionally known that aroma and the like emitted from plants have a function of making a bad odor inconspicuous, and it is ideal that such an act of suppressing a bad odor can be made inconspicuous. For this reason, there has been a demand for a very common household item that has a deodorizing effect.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cushioning material having a deodorizing effect and a pillow using the same.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the cushioning material of the present invention has a cavity and a vascular body,
The length distribution obtained by cutting and crushing the dry matter of one or more plants selected from the group of plants having a fibrous tissue structure was determined to consist of strips having a length of 0.3 mm to 10 mm.

In addition, the length distribution obtained by cutting and crushing the dry matter of one or more plants selected from the group of plants having a fibrous tissue structure having a cavity and a vascular structure in the body is 0.3 mm.
It consisted of a strip of ~ 10 mm and buckwheat husks, wood chips or plastic beads mixed with this strip.

Further, the cushion material is used for a pillow, a cushion or a plush toy.

[0009]

With this configuration, the length distribution is 0.3 mm to 1
The 0 mm strip has a cushioning effect, and has a hollow and a vascular structure inside the body, and cut and crushed dry matter of a plant having a fibrous tissue structure also has a deodorizing effect, so a cushioning material having a deodorizing effect is obtained. be able to.

Also, a cushion material having a deodorizing effect is used as a pillow,
Since I decided to use it for cushions, stuffed animals, etc.,
These have not only a cushioning effect but also a deodorizing effect. Here, in addition to the back cushion, the cushion includes bed mats, cushions, futon mattresses and duvets, sitting soft sofas, shoe insoles, and the like.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
When the dried plant is cut and crushed into pieces, it is a closed structure that was isolated from the outside in the pre-crushed form, that is, the internal structure of the plant, that is, vascular bundles, independent cells, spongy tissues, structures. The fibers will be exposed to the external environment (air). Then, as a result of those ends playing the role of an intake hole in the opening realized in the cross section of the plant body, the odor substance in the ultrafine powder region which is diffused and suspended in the air, or the odor substance exhibiting a gas phase is caused by gas diffusion. It is sucked and taken into the strip. Inside the body of a dried plant, there is an inner wall surface, such as is known for activated carbon, which has an enormous inner area created by the escape of liquid. Then, the highly active organic substance attached to the inner wall surface exerts a deodorizing action. Then
This organic deodorant substance has an organic chemical bond with an odor substance sucked from the outside to perform a neutralizing action, or an organic catalyst action to promote a chemical change of the odor substance, and the odor substance is simply adsorbed and fixed. Not only does it release but also changes to a non-volatile, odorless substance and becomes stable (it does not release the odor once absorbed).

[0012] When a plant having a cavity and a vascular structure and having a fibrous tissue structure as described above is dried, cut and crushed into pieces, it has a deodorizing effect. It is necessary to adjust the size of the strip to hold it. If the strips are too small, the strips will pop out of the ventilation holes in the cloth bag that contains the strips.
If the strips are too large, the structure inside the plant is less exposed to the external environment, and the deodorizing effect is weakened.

As a result of various studies from the above viewpoint,
It was discovered that if the pieces are cut and crushed so that the length distribution of the strip becomes 0.3 mm to 10 mm, they have both a cushioning action and a deodorizing action. Also, a strip with a length of around 0.3 mm has a strong deodorizing effect, but the deodorizing effect disappears quickly and is 10 m.
The strips near m have a weak deodorizing effect, but the deodorizing effect disappears slowly, so strips with a length distribution of 0.3 mm to 10 mm initially have a strong deodorizing effect and after the bad odor is removed. Will maintain a weak deodorizing effect.

By using such a cushioning material having a deodorizing effect for a back cushion, a pillow, a stuffed animal, etc., a room odor, a cigarette odor, a ward odor, a deodorant odor of bedridden elderly people, etc. are naturally eliminated. To be

Examples of the above-mentioned plants having a fibrous tissue structure having a cavity and a vascular structure in the body include wormwood leaves, jujube, tea leaves, persimmon leaves, and dodami leaves. Further, as the bag for storing the cushioning material having the deodorizing effect, there is a cloth bag as well as a non-woven fabric, and it may be used according to the purpose. It should be noted that with a large cushion, the waist may be broken. In this case, first
The cushion material may be put in a bag made of a foam material (for example, urethane foam) having open cells for reinforcement and then put in a cloth bag or the like. Further, the foam material may be put inside as a core material.

In the above description, a plant material having a cavity and a vascular structure and having a fibrous tissue structure, dried, cut and crushed into pieces is shown as a cushioning material having a deodorizing effect. Buckwheat hulls (which do not have a deodorizing effect) may be mixed with a cushioning material having a deodorizing effect. The mixing ratio is, for example, 1 or 2 buckwheat hulls with respect to 1 cushion material. Instead of buckwheat hulls, wood chips or plastic beads may be mixed in the same proportion as the above buckwheat hulls. By doing so, cushioning action, stability, appropriate hardness, etc. are increased, and if these are used for pillows, etc., a cushioning action with a good feeling can be obtained.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a dried plant body having a cavity and a vascular structure and a fibrous structure is cut into strips having a length distribution of 0.3 mm to 10 mm. Since the crushed material is used as the cushion material, it is possible to obtain a cushion material having a cushioning function and a deodorizing effect. Further, by mixing buckwheat husks or the like with this cushion material, the cushion effect is further improved, and a cushion material having a good feel can be obtained.

[0018]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention was obtained by cutting and crushing dry matter of one or more plants selected from the group of plants having a cavity and a vascular structure and having a fibrous tissue structure. Since the cushion material is made up of strips having a length distribution of 0.3 mm to 10 mm, it is possible to obtain a cushion material having a deodorizing effect as well as a cushioning effect.

Further, the length distribution obtained by cutting and crushing the dry matter of one or more plants selected from the group of plants having a fibrous tissue structure having a cavity and a vascular structure in the body is 0.3 mm.
Since the cushion material is made up of a strip of 10 mm and buckwheat hulls, wood chips or plastic beads mixed with the strip, it is possible to obtain an effect that a cushion material having a better feel can be obtained. .

Further, since the above cushion material is used for a pillow, a cushion or a stuffed animal, it is possible to obtain an effect that a pillow, a cushion or a stuffed animal having a deodorizing action as well as a cushioning action can be obtained.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A length distribution obtained by cutting and crushing dry matter of one or more plants selected from a group of plants having a fibrous tissue structure having a cavity and a vascular structure in the body has a length distribution of 0.3 mm to 1
A cushioning material characterized by being made up of 0 mm strips. 2. The length distribution obtained by cutting and crushing the dry matter of one or more plants selected from the group of plants having a fibrous tissue structure having a cavity and a vascular structure in the body has a length distribution of 0.3 mm to 1
A cushioning material comprising 0 mm strips and buckwheat husks, wood chips or plastic beads mixed with the strips. 3. A pillow using the cushion material according to claim 1. 4. A cushion using the cushion material according to claim 1. 5. A plush toy using the cushion material according to claim 1.