JPH09294689A - Packed wet towel and its preparation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packed disposable wet towel with a large dimension for wiping a wide area. SOLUTION: This wet towel 1 is nonwoven fabric being formed into a sheet- like shape and visually rectangular on a plane and made of cotton and the dimension is 550mm in length × 250mm in width and the thickness is 45-60g/m<2> . The wet towel is impregnated with a chemicals soln. and is sterilized and wetted with the chemicals soln. As the dimension of the wet towel is larger than those of the conventional wet hand towels, it is very convenient to handle it for wiping the body of a patient and when a diaper for boby is exchanged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaged wet towel which is packaged to maintain its wettability and a method for producing the towel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a hospital or home, when caring for a sick person or caring for an elderly person or an infant, wipe the body for the sick person or the elderly person who cannot take a bath, or wipe the body when replacing a diaper for an infant. Sometimes I use a wet towel. Wet towels need to be properly moistened, used at seasonal temperatures, and kept clean. A large number of towels are required in a hospital that accommodates many sick people, and a large number of towels are required for sanitary control including heating for sterilization, temperature adjustment suitable for use, and washing and drying. Is required. At home, washing and drying towels is troublesome.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Disposable hand towels, wet tissues, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as hand towels) are commercially available for those having a small wiping area. A hand towel is made by impregnating a non-woven fabric or a woven fabric made of pulp, cotton or synthetic fiber with a chemical solution for the purpose of wetting or sterilization to give an appropriate moistness. Such a hand towel is formed in an appropriate shape and is covered with a hermetically sealed packaging material or container made of, for example, a synthetic resin.
By this encapsulation, the wet state and the sterilized state of the hand towel are maintained. At the time of use, the hand towel is heated in a packaged state to adjust the temperature to a temperature suitable for use, and the necessary amount of hand towel is taken out from the package and used. The used towel is discarded. As described above, in a disposable towel, since the sterilized state can be maintained at room temperature, a heating device for sterilization and manpower are not required, and washing and drying are not necessary.

However, such a conventional hand towel has a small size because it is intended for a portion having a small wiping area such as a hand. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to handle when wiping a wide area such as a body or when changing a baby's diaper, and a large number of towels are required.

Further, conventional towels are often packaged in a synthetic resin film such as a polyethylene film. When such packaging materials are torn or damaged such as pinholes, there is a problem that the sterilization state is deteriorated by ventilation from here and the wet towel discolors due to evaporation and condensation of the drug solution. there were. Furthermore, the bag-shaped film that wraps the hand towel has a product name, a handling manufacturer, etc. printed on the bag. When the hand towel is heated and kept warm for a long time, there are problems that printed characters are bleeding and ink oozes from the packaging material onto the towel, impairing the hygiene of the towel.

Furthermore, since the wet towel is impregnated with the chemical solution and is folded in a moistened state as described above, the overlapped surface is adsorbed, and when the towel is opened during use, the adsorbed end portion is absorbed. There was a problem that it was difficult to pull them apart.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the size is set large in order to wipe a large area.
It is intended to provide a disposable packaged wet towel. It is another object of the present invention to provide a wet towel wrapped with a packaging material which can prevent ink bleeding during heating and is less likely to cause damage such as pinholes. further,
An object of the present invention is to provide a packaged wet towel which is easy to open when the wet towel is used and a manufacturing method thereof.

[0008]

A packaged wet towel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a packaged wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel moistened with a liquid is covered with a packaging material. The towel has an area of 1000 cm ² or more.

In the first invention, the area of the wet towel is
It has an area of 1000 cm ² or more, that is, an area enough to cover the palm, and it is easy to perform a wiping operation or a plurality of times of wiping operations on a portion having a large area, and the number of sheets used can be reduced. Further, when a large number of sheets are required, it is not necessary to wash and dry by discarding the wet towel after use. In addition, when it is used for personal use, it can be reused by washing it after use, and can withstand washing and drying about ten or more times.

The packaged wet towel according to the second invention is a sheet-shaped wet towel that is moistened with a liquid and folded.
A wrapped wet towel wrapped with a wrapping material, wherein one edge of the wet towel is extended from the edge of the other side to be overlapped with the one side and folded. Characterize. Further, the method for producing a package-wetted towel according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a package-wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel that has been moistened with a liquid and folded is wrapped with a packaging material. The edge of one side of the towel to be wrapped,
Rolling the folded towel by a process of folding the folded towel by extending a predetermined length from the edge of the other side to be stacked on the one side, a process of folding the bent portion so as to overlap the edge of the one side or the other side. It is characterized in that it has a step of wrapping it in a roll shape, and a step of covering a wet towel in a roll shape with the packaging material and sealing it.

In the second or fifth aspect of the invention, since the edge of one side of the folded wet towel is independently extended, the work of separating both ends of the wet towel when opening the overlap Will be easier.

A packaging wet towel according to a third aspect of the present invention is a packaging wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel moistened with a liquid is covered with a packaging material, and the packaging material is at least two sheets. It has a layered structure obtained by polymerizing the above film.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the packaging material has a layered structure, its airtightness is enhanced, and the wettability of the wet towel is maintained for a long period of time. In addition, since the strength of the packaging material is increased, the packaging material is less likely to be torn or damaged such as pinholes, and the wet towel is prevented from being dried and discolored.

The packaged wet towel according to the fourth invention is characterized in that, in the third invention, the packaging material has a printed notation between a front layer and a back layer which constitute a layered structure.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the printing notation is made between the layered structure of the packaging material, for example, the double structure, the printing ink is pressure-bonded between the front material and the backing material of the packaging material to wet the packaging. The ink does not bleed when the towel is heated for a long time.
As a result, there is no risk of the ink adhering to the wet towel inside the package or the hand.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of the wet towel according to the present embodiment. The wet towel 1 is made of sheet-shaped 100% cotton formed in a rectangular shape in plan view.
It is a non-woven fabric made of 550 mm in length and 250 mm in width and has a thickness of
It is 45 g / m ² to 80 g / m ² . The wet towel 1 is impregnated with a drug solution having the following composition, and is sterilized and moistened with the drug solution.

Composition of drug solution Purified water 99.1% Paraoxybenzoic acid (paraben) 0.4% (Neoplatinth; Ueno Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Propylene glycol 0.4% Benzalkonium chloride 0.1% (Nikkanon; JP Hua Kagaku Co., Ltd.) Paraoxybenzoic acid is used for the purpose of antifungal and antiseptic use, propylene glycol is used as a dissolution accelerator for increasing the solubility of paraoxybenzoic acid, and benzalkonium chloride is used for sterilization and antiseptic purposes. Has been.

The above-mentioned wet towel is a large size 550 mm long
× The size of the towel is larger than that of conventional towels because it has a width of 250 mm. Accordingly, when the area to be wiped is large or the number of times of wiping is large, it is very easy to handle when, for example, the body of a sick person is wiped or the infant's diaper is replaced. Also, since a large area can be wiped and the same place can be wiped multiple times with a single wet towel, the number of sheets can be reduced as compared with a conventional wet towel having a small size.

The wet towel 1 is folded and formed into a predetermined size. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are explanatory diagrams sequentially showing how to fold the wet towel 1. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the wet towel 1 is folded back in the lengthwise direction by a folding line in the width direction orthogonal to the lengthwise direction, one side (left side in FIG. 2) being the lower side, and the other side (FIG. 2). Then stack the right side) on the upper side. At this time, the other-side end portion 12 is shifted from the one-side end portion 11 (the left end in FIG. 2) so as to extend by a predetermined length and overlapped, and the upper surface of the one-side end portion 11 is exposed by a predetermined area over the entire width region. Then, again, the wet towel 1 is folded back in the lengthwise direction along the widthwise folding line, and the folded portion 13 (right side in FIG. 2) of the wet towel 1 is overlapped on the lower side of the one side end 11. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the bent portion 13 is overlapped at a position corresponding to the other side end 12 through the one side end 11 to expose the lower surface of the one side end 11 by a predetermined area over the entire width region. . Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the wet towel 1 is rotationally moved in the width direction so as to be wound around one end (the lower end in FIG. 3) in the width direction, and the wet towel 1 is formed into a roll shape.

In the wet towel formed as described above, since the one end 11 extends without overlapping with any part, it is easy to separate the other end 12 from the one end 11. Become.
Thereby, it does not take time to open the wet towel 1 at the time of use.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the wet towel 1 moistened with the chemical solution in advance is folded and formed is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the above-mentioned raw material is not used. After folding and forming a moist towel,
It may be moistened with a drug solution.

The wet towel 1 thus formed is wrapped with a bag-shaped synthetic resin film. FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which showed the packaged wet towel of this Embodiment packaged. Further, FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the structure of a film for packaging a wet towel, and shows only one side of the film as seen from the line VI-VI in FIG. Reference numeral 1 in the figure is a wet towel 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration. The wet towel 1 is covered with a synthetic resin film 2 in a bag shape in accordance with the size of one wet towel 1 formed, and is sealed and ventilated. Film 2 has
Characters indicating the product name, the handling maker, etc. are printed and printed. Further, both ends in the length direction of the bag-shaped film 2 are formed in a sawtooth shape, and cutout portions 22, 22 are formed. At the time of use, the film 2 is torn from the notch 22 so that the bag can be easily opened. It is sufficient that at least one such cutout 22 is provided, and for example, one cutout 22 may be formed at one end (left or right in FIG. 5) of the bag-shaped film 2. good.

The film 2 is a transparent OPP having a thickness of 20 μm.
23 (Polypropylene stretched film) and CP with a thickness of 25 μm
P24 (unstretched polypropylene film) is laminated, and the OPP23 side is used as the front side.
As shown in FIG. 6, the notation characters are printed on the back side of the OPP 23 with the printing ink 25, and after printing, C is printed on the back side of the OPP 23.
Lamination processing is performed by overlapping PP24. The polypropylene film is superior to the high-density polyethylene film in heat resistance, tensile strength, compressive strength, and elastic modulus, and is extremely excellent in chemical resistance as in the high-density polyethylene film. Further, since the polypropylene film has a small coefficient of thermal expansion, it is a synthetic resin film that maintains high strength even after repeated heat and cooling treatments.

As described above, the film 2 used in this embodiment has a laminated structure of polypropylene film and has a high airtightness. As a result, the moisturizing property of the wet towel 1 is enhanced, and sufficient wetness can be maintained for a long time. Further, since it has a laminated structure, it has extremely high strength, and it is difficult for the film 2 to be broken and to be damaged such as pinholes. This allows the wet towel 1 by ventilation
Wet towel 1 by drying and evaporating and condensing the drug solution 1
It is possible to prevent discoloration and the like. Furthermore, OPP23 of film 2
Since the notation characters are printed on the back side of and the printing ink 25 is pressure-bonded between the double structure of OPP23 and CPP24,
Ink for printing even if the packaged towel is heated and kept warm for a long time
25 does not bleed. As a result, the characters do not bleed into the package, that is, the wet towel 1 side, the written characters do not bleed and the appearance of the product is impaired, and the ink does not adhere to the hand.

Further, since the wet towel of the present embodiment is individually wrapped in one bag, it is possible to heat and use only the necessary number of towels, thereby eliminating wasteful heating and heating and heat retention. Does not require a large device for Also, since only the required number of packages are opened, there is no inconvenience that unused wet towels dry.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the usage state of the above-described packaged wet towel according to the present embodiment. First, the packaged wet towel according to the present embodiment is heated by a required number of sheets and adjusted to a temperature suitable for use. Next, the bag-shaped film 2 is opened, the wet towel 1 is taken out, the one side end 11 is picked, the other side end 12 is separated from the one side end 11, and the folded portion is opened. By using the wide wiping surface of the wet towel 1, for example, it is very easy to wipe the body of a sick person, and a wide area can be wiped with one wet towel, and one towel can be wiped multiple times. You can also do

Further, since it is easy to carry, it can be used for wiping sweat, hand-wiping, etc. after sports or leisure, and for cleaning stains on the mouth when eating. Furthermore, when it is used for personal use, it is possible to reuse it by washing the wet towel 1 after use. The wet towel 1 can endure washing and drying about ten times.

Although the wet towel 1 is made of cotton nonwoven fabric in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the nonwoven fabric or woven fabric made of fiber such as rayon or synthetic fiber is not limited to this. Alternatively, it may be knitted fabric. The dimensions (length, width, and thickness) of the wet towel 1 are not limited to the dimensions shown in the above-described embodiment, and the dimensions are such that the palm can be sufficiently accommodated in the wet towel folded in about two, for example, 600 mm in length. Width 300m
m, vertical 600 mm × horizontal 250 mm, vertical 500 mm × horizontal 200 mm, etc., as long as the area is approximately 1000 cm ² or more.

The chemical solution impregnated in the wet towel is not limited to the composition described above. Any solution that can sterilize and moisten a wet towel will do.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the polypropylene film is laminated is used as the film 2 for packaging the wet towel 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the wet towel may be used. A film-like packaging material suitable for packaging may be laminated. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the notation characters are printed on the back side of the upper layer is explained, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effect can be obtained even if the characters are printed on the front side of the base. Alternatively, another film on which the written characters are printed may be interposed between the upper base and the base.

[0031]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the size of the wet towel has an area of approximately 1000 cm ² or more, it is as wide as when wiping the body of a sick person or changing a baby's diaper. It is very easy to perform a wiping work or a wiping work a plurality of times for a portion having an area, and it is easy to wipe. In the second or fifth aspect of the invention, the one end of the wet towel is extended from the other end and folded back, so that the wet towel can be easily opened during use. Further, in the third aspect of the invention, since the packaging material has a laminated structure, it has high airtightness and is less likely to cause damage such as pinholes, so that the appropriate wetness of the wet towel can be maintained for a long period of time. Furthermore, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the printing is described between the double structures of the packaging material, even when the packaging wet towel is heated for a long time, the bleeding of the printing ink can be prevented, and the excellent effects of the present invention can be obtained. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a wet towel according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how to fold the wet towel of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing how to fold the wet towel of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing how to fold the wet towel of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a packaged wet towel of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the structure of a film for packaging a wet towel according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the package wet towel according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wet Towel 2 Film 11 One End 12 Other End 23 OPP 24 CPP 25 Printing Ink

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A packaged wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel moistened with a liquid is covered with a packaging material,
A packaged wet towel characterized in that the wet towel has an area of 1000 cm ² or more. 2. A packaging wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel that has been moistened with a liquid and is folded is wrapped with a packaging material, wherein one edge of one side of the wet towel is The packaged wet towel is characterized in that it extends from the edge of the other side to be stacked on the one side and is folded. 3. A packaged wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel moistened with a liquid is covered with a packaging material,
The packaging wet towel, wherein the packaging material has a layered structure obtained by polymerizing at least two films. 4. The packaged wet towel according to claim 3, wherein the packaging material has a printed notation between a front layer and a back layer that should form a layered structure. 5. A method for producing a packaged wet towel in which a sheet-shaped wet towel that has been moistened with a liquid and folded is wrapped with a packaging material, which is one side of the towel to be wrapped. A step of folding the end edge portion of the other end edge portion of the other side to be overlapped on the one side by a predetermined length, and a step of folding the bent portion so as to overlap the one side edge portion or the other side edge portion. A method for producing a packaged wet towel, comprising: a step of winding a folded towel in a roll shape; and a step of encapsulating a roll-shaped wet towel with the packaging material and sealing.