WO2000033687A1

WO2000033687A1 - Disposable jacket and production method thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2000033687A1
Application number: PCT/JP1999/006952
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michiyo Matsushita; Takeo Kuwashiro
Original assignee: Uni-Charm Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 1998-12-10
Filing date: 1999-12-10
Publication date: 2000-06-15
Also published as: BR9907983A; CA2320310A1; JP3662434B2; JP2000170011A; CN1290135A; ID26344A; AU1684000A; EP1060679A1; KR20010040815A

Abstract

A jacket (1) comprising; left and right sleeve members (4) of the same shape and the same size each having an upper sleeve edge (4a) on the upper end side thereof and a lower sleeve edge (4b) on the lower end side thereof; a front body member (2) having left and right side edges (2c, 2d) extending between the upper and lower ends and a pair of arm holes (2e) on the opposite sides of the upper end, and being positioned on the abdomen side of a jacket wearer; and a rear body member (3) having left and right side edges (3c, 3d) extending between the upper and lower ends and a pair of arm holes (3e) on the opposite sides of the upper end, and being positioned on the rear side of a jacket wearer; wherein the peripheral edges of the upper sleeve edges (4a) of the left and right sleeve members (4) are fixed to the peripheral edges of the arm holes (2e, 3e) of the front and rear body members (2, 3), and the front and rear body members (2, 3) are fixed to each other along the side edges (2c, 2d, 3c, 3d) except only at the side edges (2c, 2d, 3c, 3d) of the members (2, 3) and are fixed to each other at the upper ends extending between a neck opening (5) and left and right sleeve members (4).

Description

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Discarded jacket and its manufacturing method Technical field

This invention relates to disposable outerwear and its manufacturing method.

Thread

Rice field

Background technology

The demand for disposable outerwear is increasing as simple clothing for hospitals, traveling, etc., but it is expected to be mass-produced at high speed and supply at low cost. It is not possible to adopt ordinary jacket manufacturing techniques and processes that are not to be discarded due to the necessity to use them. Until now, as far as the present inventors know, there has been no disclosure in the literature of a technology that meets the above-mentioned requirements except for disposable non-available diapers. . By the way, discarded non-diaper diapers are used as undergarments, with the sole purpose of absorbing and retaining excrement. Therefore, there is no reference to the manufacturing technology of disposable outerwear used for traveling or hospitals, as well as for everyday use.

Therefore, the problem of the present invention is to provide a cheap and easy-to-use outerwear, especially for hospitals and travellers. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a discarded jacket that can be used and a manufacturing method that enables high-speed mass production of the jacket. Disclosure of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, it is assumed that the present invention has an opening around the neck at the upper end and an opening around the hem at the lower end. It is a disposable jacket that has a pair of sleeves attached to both sides of the upper end and extending between the upper and lower ends.

Under such assumptions, the feature of the present invention is that the above-mentioned outer garment has sleeves on the upper end side and cuffs on the lower end side. Left and right sleeve members of the same shape and size as each other, and a pair of sleeves on both sides of the left and right edges extending between the upper and lower ends and the upper end A front body member positioned on the side of the abdomen of the wearer, and left and right side edges extending between the upper and lower ends, and one side on each side of the upper end described above. And a back body member which has a pair of sleeves and is located on the side of the back of the wearer, wherein the left and right sleeve members have the above-mentioned front and rear body parts. The components are fixedly attached to the periphery of their sleeves, and the front and rear body components are placed in front of the components. The left and right side edges are left slightly, and they are fixed to each other along the side edges, and between the opening around the neck and the left and right sleeve members. At the upper end portions extending to each other.

As an example of an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned rear body member is formed so as to bisect the dimension between the left and right side edges of the rear body member. The lower end is cut off.

As another example of the embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the left and right sleeve members and the front and rear body members is made of a non-woven cloth. is there . The method of manufacturing disposable jackets to achieve the above objectives is as follows:

(a) Divide the width dimension between the upper and lower surfaces, the left and right edges extending in the long direction, and the left and right edges described above, and extend in the long direction as described above. The front and rear body sheet having the center line is continuously supplied to the longitudinal direction and the front side, and the upper surface of the front body sheet and the rear body sheet are also provided. A step of applying a bonding agent to the first fixing area extending in the width direction crossing the center line between the left and right edges of the lower surface of the container and the above left and right edges;

(b) a neck protruding in the direction of the left and right edges across the center line of the front and rear body sheets on the first fixing area; A step of cutting off a part of the front and rear body sheet by a peripheral cutting line;

(c) A pair of left and right sleeve members having the sleeves located in the front in the long direction and the cuffs located in the rear in the long direction. The peripheral portion is located on the first fixing region extending on both sides of the cutting line around the neck of the front body sheet, and the peripheral portion is provided on the front body sheet. Fixing the left and right sleeve members to the first fixing region via the bonding agent,

(d) a step of applying a bonding agent to at least one of the second fixing regions extending along the left and right side edges of the front and rear body sheets;

(e) The upper surface of the front body sheet and the rear body sheet described above so that the center line of the front and rear body sheet and the first fixing area coincide with each other. And the lower surface of the 2 In the fixed area, the front and rear body sheets are fixed to each other via the adhesive, and are fixed to each other in the first fixed area of the rear body sheet. A step of fixing the peripheral edges of the left and right sleeve members with the sleeve via the adhesive;

(f) Place the front and rear body sheet between the left and right edges and pass through the inside of the cut line around the neck and near the front of the first fixed attachment area. The first cutting line extending in the width direction along the width direction, and the left and right edges between the left and right edges behind the cuffs of the sleeve member sheet are extended in the width direction A process of cutting with the second cutting line,

There is.

As an example of an embodiment of the method, in the step (a) of applying a bonding agent to the first fixing area, the first fixing area may be oriented in the longitudinal direction. As it moves forward, it inclines so as to approach the hypothetical line that extends perpendicularly to the center line.

As another example of an embodiment of the above method, in the step (a) of applying the adhesive to the first fixing area, the body sheet may be used. A step of cutting the sheet at the center line of the back body sheet. Brief explanation of drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the throwaway jacket.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the jacket of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a jacket in a mode different from that of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 shows the manufacturing process of the jacket. Best form to carry out the invention

With reference to the attached drawings, the details of the discarded jacket and the method of manufacturing it according to the present invention are as follows: ¾) 'έ) o

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disposable jacket 1. The outer garment 1 is attached to the front and rear body members 2 and 3, which are fixed to each other, and the sleeves 2 e and 3 e on both sides of the upper end of the front and rear body members 2 and 3. And the left and right sleeve members 4 thus obtained. The jacket 1 has an opening 5 around the neck at the upper end between the left and right sleeve members 4 so that the head of the wearer of the jacket 1 can be removed. At the end, a hem opening 6 through which the wearer's torso can be inserted and removed is formed, and the upper and lower left and right sleeve members of the front and rear body members 2 and 3 excluding the opening 5 around the neck. The upper end of 4 forms a pair of shoulders.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the outer garment 1 of FIG. 1, in which left and right sleeve members 4 are located on both sides of the front and rear body members 2 and 3. The front and rear body members 2 and 3 have left and right side edges 2 c, 2 d, 3 c and 3 d which are parallel to each other and extend in the long direction, and intersect with the long direction and have a width. The width dimension between the upper and lower edges 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b extending in the direction and the left and right edges 2c, 2d, 3c, 3d is bisected. It has center lines Yl and Y2 extending in the longer direction. At the upper ends of the front and rear body members 2 and 3, arcs are drawn from the upper edges 2a and 3a to the lower edges 2b and 3b across the center lines Y1 and Y2. An opening 5 around the neck is formed, and both sides of the opening 5 around the neck and the right and left side edges 2c, 2d, 3c, 3 Neighbors 2e and 3e are formed between d and d.

The left and right sleeve members 4 have a tubular shape, and are placed on the upper end side of the outer garment 1 so that the arm of the wearer can be detached from the sleeve 4a and the lower part of the outer garment 1 It has a cuff 4b which is located on the side of the end and from which the wearer's hand can be removed. The left and right sleeve members 4 have a left-right edge parallel to each other and extending in the long direction and an upper and lower edge extending in the width direction crossing the long direction. The rectangular sheets that are present are folded and overlapped so that the dimensions between the left and right sides of the sheets are bisected. The sheets are secured together along their left and right edges, leaving only the left and right edges of the sheets.

The left and right sleeve members 4 are fixed to the sleeves 4e and 3e of the front and rear body members 2 and 3 at the periphery of the sleeve attachment 4a of the sleeve members 4. . The front body member 2 and the back body member 3 are aligned with the center lines Yl and Y2 of the bodies 2 and 3 so as to be overlapped, and the opening 5 is provided around the neck. The upper end between the left and right sleeve members 4 is fixed and the left and right side edges 2c, 2d, 3c, 3d of the front and rear body members 2, 3 are fixed. Are adhered along their side edges, leaving only a few.

The left and right side edges 2c, 2d, 3c, 3d of the front and rear body members 2 and 3 and the left and right side edges of the left and right sleeve member 4 are the inside of the body 2, 3 and the sleeve member 4. Since it is fixed in a bent state to the side (not shown), the fixing position is exposed to the outside of the body 2 and 3 and the sleeve member 4. There is no.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the disposable outer garment 1 in a mode different from that of FIG. It is a diagram. The back body member 3 of the jacket 1 cuts between the upper and lower edges 3 a and 3 b along the center line Y 2 of the back body member 3 to form a back. . On the back, a tape fastener 8 and an evening gettape 9 to which the tape fastener 8 can be attached and detached are attached. A string member 7 is attached to the outside of the back body member 3.

In the outer garment 1, stretchable elastic members are attached in the width direction of the front and rear body members 2 and 3 and in the circumferential direction near the cuffs of the left and right sleeve members 4 in an extended state. You can do it. Since the wearer's waist and arm are tightened by the contraction force of the elastic member, it is possible to prevent the jacket 1 from slipping while wearing.

One or both of the front and rear body members 2 and 3 and the left and right sleeve members 4 are provided with a snow- and non-bonded non-woven cloth made of thermoplastic fiber. It is preferable to use non-woven cloth or melt blown cloth. In particular, in order to increase the water retention and rigidity, it is necessary to use a single material such as rayon, nylon, pulp or the like or a mixture thereof. It is preferable to use a spanbond, a point bond, a melt blown nonwoven fabric, etc. of 0 to 100 g / cm. Non-woven fabrics have an opening formed to improve moisture permeability, but a non-woven fabric is embossed to form concave and convex to improve cushioning. It is also possible to use a material that has been given elasticity or elasticity.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a method of manufacturing the discarded jacket 1. In FIG. 4, (1) is a side view of the process, and (2) is a plan view of the process. Process 1 (a)- Up to step (d), the description of back body sheet 3 is omitted to simplify the explanation. The outer garment 1 has a pair of front and rear body members 2 and 3 and a tubular shape on a line having a first process to a sixth process (a) to (f). It is manufactured using a pair of left and right sleeve members 4.

The front and rear body members 2 and 3 are a pair of sheets having a predetermined width and made of a non-woven cloth, and the sheets are upper and lower surfaces and a longitudinal direction. The width dimension between the left and right edges 2c, 2d, 3c and 3d extending from the left and right edges 2c, 2d, 3c and 3d is bisected. It has a center line Yl, Υ2 extending in the longer direction. The front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 have the same dimensions between the left and right edges 2c, 2d, 3c and 3d.

The left and right sleeve members 4 are bent so as to bisect a pair of sheets each having a predetermined width and made of a non-woven fabric, each of which is measured in the width direction. The right and left edges of these sheets are fixed to each other and have a sleeve 4a at the front and a cuff 4b at the rear. The front and back body sheets 2 and 3 and the left and right sleeve members 4 are supplied at the same speed.

In the first step (a), the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 (not shown) are continuously supplied to the front side in the longer direction, and the rear body sheet is provided. This is a step of cutting the substrate 3 along the center line Y2 and applying a bonding agent to the first fixing region B1 of the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3.

In the second step (b), the part of the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 (not shown) is cut along the neck cutting line S1. This is a cutting process.

The third step (c) is a joining step of sealing the left and right sleeve members 4 to the first fixing area B 1 of the front body sheet 2, respectively.

The fourth step (d) is a step of applying a bonding agent to the second fixing region B2 between the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 (not shown). .

In the fifth step (e), the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 are sealed in the second fixing area B2, and the left and right sleeve members 4 are sealed. This is a joining process of sealing the first fixing area B1 of the back body sheet 3.

The sixth step (f) is a cutting step of cutting the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 along a first cutting line S2 and a second cutting line S3.

Although not shown, the transfer of the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 to each of the processes (a) to (f) is performed by a roll driven by the drive unit. It is performed by. The movement of the left and right sleeve members 4 is performed by a roll that is rotated by a driving device or a transmission band that is circulated by a driving device. .

In the first step (a), the front body sheet 2 wound around the winding roll 100 is continuously supplied in the long direction. The front body sheet 2 is provided with the adhesive application device 101 arranged downstream of the winding roll 100 by the adhesive application device 101. First fixing area B extending in the width direction crossing the center line Y1 with the upper surface between the left and right side edges 2c and 2d Adhesive is applied to 1. The first fixing area B 1 will approach the hypothetical line Y 3 which extends in the long direction and the front and crosses the center line Y 1 directly. Although it is inclined to, it may be extended parallel to the virtual line Y3.

In the second process (b), according to the cutting device 102, the part 5 of the front body sheet 2 is placed on the first fixed attachment area B 1 and becomes the front body. A cut line S 1 around the center line Y 1 of the sheet 2, which draws a locus that protrudes in the direction of the left and right edges 2 c and 2 d across the center line Y 1. It is cut off at.

In the third step (c), a pair of left and right sleeve members 4 is supplied at a predetermined interval to the front in the longer direction. The left and right sleeve members 4 are placed on the upper surface of the front body sheet 2 and between the center line Y1 and the left and right side edges 2c and 2d. . At this time, the first fixed attachment area where the peripheral portion of the sleeve attachment 4a of the left and right sleeve members 4 extends to both sides of the cut line S1 around the neck of the front body sheet 2. The left and right sleeve members 4 are respectively fixed to the front body sheet 2 via the adhesive applied to the first fixing region B 1 while being positioned on the first fixing region B 1. . When the transmission band is used, the left and right sleeve members 4 are separated from the transmission band by the transfer device having a nodule means, and the front body sheet is used. 2 is placed on the upper surface.

In the fourth step (d), the adhesive coating device 103 extends along the left and right side edges 2c, 2d of the upper surface of the front body sheet 2 A bonding agent is applied to the second fixing region B 2.

In the fifth step (e), the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 are connected to the center lines Yl, Y2 of the sheets 2 and 3. The upper surface of the front body sheet 2 and the lower surface of the back body sheet 3 overlap so that the first fixing area Bl coincides with each other. . The front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3 are in contact with each other via the adhesive coated on the second fixing region B2 of the sheets 2 and 3. Is fixed to the The lower surface of the back body sheet 3 is coated with the sleeves 4a of the left and right sleeve members 4 and the peripheral portions thereof are coated on the first fixing area B1 of the back body sheet 3. It is fixed via the clothed adhesive.

In FIG. 4, the back body sheet 3 that joins in the fifth step (e) has the back body sheet in the first process, like the front body sheet 2. The adhesive is applied to the first fixing area B1 of No. 3 and the back body sheet 3 is cut off at the center line Y2. In the first step, the cutting of the back body sheet 3 can be omitted. In the second step, part 5 of the back body sheet 3 is cut off along the neck cutting line S1, and in the fourth step (d), the back body sheet 3 is cut off. The adhesive is applied to the second fixing region B2 extending along the left and right edges 3c and 3d of the lower surface. The adhesive is applied to both the front body sheet 2 and the back body sheet 3, but either one of the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 is used. It may be applied to the surface. As a result, a part of the step of applying the adhesive can be omitted.

In the sixth step (f), the cutting device 104 causes the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 to move between the left and right edges 2c, 2d, 3c and 3d. First, the first cut extends in the width direction along the vicinity near the front of the first fixing area B 1 through the inner side of the cut line S 1 around the neck. A second line extending in the width direction between the left and right side edges 2c, 2d, 3c and 3d behind the disconnection S2 and the cuff 4b of the left and right sleeve members 4 is provided. It is cut off by the cutting line S3.

The outer garment 1 immediately after being manufactured through these processes has an upper surface of a front body sheet 2 forming an outer surface of the outer garment 1 and a lower surface of a rear body sheet 3. Since it is located on the inner side of the jacket 1, when the jacket 1 is stored in a small bag or a knocker, a foreign object is attached to the outer surface of the jacket 1. Can be prevented. When wearing outerwear 1, turn over outerwear 1 so that the upper surface of front body sheet 2 and the lower surface of back body sheet 3 are on the front side. .

For bonding the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 and the left and right sleeve members 4, an adhesive such as a hot-melt adhesive or an adhesive can be used. . These joinings may be performed continuously or intermittently. For cutting sheets 2 and 3, besides using cutting dies, use cutting techniques that use laser beams or supersonic waves. be able to .

In this system, the first step (a) to the sixth step (f) are continuously and automated to improve the productivity of the jacket 1. Yes. Although steps (a) to (f) are not shown in the drawings to facilitate automation, the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 overlap each other. When the center lines Yl and Υ2 of the sheets 2 and 3 do not coincide with each other, the front and rear body sheets 2 and 3 and the left and right sleeves are disengaged. If the supply speed with the component 4 is different from the preset speed, correct the deviation of the center line Y1, Υ2, or change the supply speed. Corrected to the set speed Control means have been established.

The control means for correcting the deviation of the center wires Y1 and Y2 includes the winding roll 1000 and the adhesive application device 1001 in the first step (a). It is preferable to set it between the two. The discarded jacket according to the present invention does not go through a process such as sewing, and the body and the sleeve are adhered to each other using a bonding agent. It can be manufactured at low cost. In particular, jackets made of non-woven fabric are suitable for disposal, which cannot be reused.

According to the method for manufacturing the outer garment according to the present invention, the outer garment can be produced in an automated and continuous process, so that the unit time can be increased. The productivity per unit is improved.

Claims

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1. The upper end has an opening around the neck and the lower end has an opening around the hem, and a pair of sleeves extending between the upper and lower ends on both sides of the upper end. A disposable jacket which is attached and has the above-mentioned outer jacket with sleeves on the upper end side and cuffs on the lower end side. The left and right sleeve members of the same shape and size, and the left and right edges extending between the upper and lower ends, and a pair of sleeves on both sides of the upper end. A pair of front body members located on the abdomen side of the wearer, a pair of left and right side edges extending between the upper and lower ends, and both sides of the upper end And a back body member having a sleeve around and positioned on the side of the back of the wearer,

The peripheral edges of the left and right sleeve members with the sleeves are fixedly attached to the front and rear body members and the peripheral edges of the sleeves, and the front and rear body members are each The left and right side edges of these members are left slightly, and they are fixed to each other along the side edges, and the opening around the neck and the left and right sleeve portions are attached to each other. The outer garment, wherein the upper garment is fixedly attached to each other at the upper end portion extending between the outer garment and the material.

2.The upper and lower ends of the rear body member are cut off so that the dimension between the left and right edges of the rear body member is bisected. A jacket according to claim 1.

3. At least one of Claim 1 or Claim 2 in which at least one of the left and right sleeve members and the front and rear body members is a non-woven cloth. Outerwear.

4. This is a method of manufacturing disposable jackets.

(a) The width dimension between the upper and lower surfaces, the left and right edges extending in the long direction, and the left and right edges described above is bisected and extended in the long direction. The front and rear body sheet having a center line is continuously supplied to the front side in the long direction, and the upper surface of the front body sheet and the lower part of the rear body sheet A step of applying a binder to the first fixing area extending in the width direction crossing the center line between the left and right edges with the surface,

(b) the left and right edges protruding in the direction of the center line of the front and rear body seats on the first fixing area with the center line interposed therebetween; A step of cutting off a part of the front and rear body sheet by a peripheral cutting line;

(c) A pair of left and right sleeve members having a sleeve attached to the front in the longer direction and a cuff located in the rear in the longer direction. The peripheral portion is located on the first fixing region extending to both sides of the cut line around the neck of the front body sheet, and the peripheral portion is provided on the front body sheet. A process of fixing the left and right sleeve members to the first fixing area via the adhesive described above,

(d) At least one of the second adhesive areas extending along the left and right side edges of the front and rear body sheets is provided with an adhesive. Coating process,

(e) The upper surface of the front body sheet and the rear body sheet so that the center line of the front and rear body sheets and the first fixing area coincide with each other. The lower surface of the sheet is overlapped with the lower body, and the front and rear body sheets are fixed to each other via the adhesive in the second fixing area. Attaching the left and right sleeve members to the sleeves of the left and right sleeve members via the adhesive in the first fixing area of the back body sheet;

(f) Place the front and rear body sheet between the left and right edges of the above, pass through the inside of the cutting line around the neck, and near the front of the first fixed attachment area. A first cutting line extending in the width direction along the line, and extending in the width direction between the left and right edges at the rear of the cuffs of the sleeve member sheet. The process of cutting with the second cutting wire,

The above method, characterized by having the following.

In the step (a) of applying a bonding agent to the first fixing region, the first fixing region is moved in the long-hand direction and the front direction. The method according to claim 4, wherein the sloping line approaches the imaginary line, which extends perpendicularly to the center line.

6. In the step (a) of applying a bonding agent to the first fixing area, the back body sheet is cut along the center line of the back body sheet. The method described in claim 4 or claim 5 including the steps to be performed.