WO2016189936A1

WO2016189936A1 - Base material for glove, and glove

Info

Publication number: WO2016189936A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/058883
Authority: WO
Inventors: 古賀　信義; 昭典山口; 麻衣小椎尾
Original assignee: 株式会社東和コーポレーション
Priority date: 2015-05-25
Filing date: 2016-03-22
Publication date: 2016-12-01

Abstract

The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a base material for a glove and a glove wherein the water absorption for moisture on the surface of the hand is improved and the same is released to the outside from the entire glove even for a glove constituted only of a base material made of fibers and even for a glove that is coated on the surface. Provided is a base material (2) for a glove made of fibers and having the shape of a hand, wherein: the water absorbability of first fibers (21) that is mainly on the inside of the base material (2) for a glove is higher than the absorbability of second fibers (22) that is mainly on the outside of the base material (2) for a glove; the first fibers (21) absorb moisture on the surface of the hand on the inside and also move the same to the second fibers (22); and the second fibers (22) move the moisture moved from the first fibers (21) mainly in the surface direction.

Description

Gloves substrate and gloves

The present invention relates to a glove base and a glove that quickly sucks up moisture such as sweat generated on the surface of the hand when it is worn on the hand, making it difficult to leave moisture on the surface of the hand.

Various gloves are used in various situations such as factory manufacturing, farming, horticulture, light work, construction work, and cooking work. The glove protects the hands of the worker and makes work more efficient. Here, there are two types of gloves, a type in which fibers are knitted like a work gloves and a type in which rubber or resin is used for the purpose of airtightness and waterproofing.

The latter gloves made of rubber and resin are used when airtightness and waterproofing are given top priority. A glove composed only of such a layer of rubber or resin is highly airtight and waterproof, but can hardly absorb moisture generated on the surface of the hand. For this reason, the user wearing gloves feels uncomfortable due to a sense of stuffiness. A glove composed only of such a rubber or resin layer is used when it is necessary to give top priority to airtightness and waterproofness rather than dealing with a feeling of wearing or discomfort. For example, it is used for operations in food factories, cooking operations, fishery processing plants, and the like.

On the other hand, there are gloves composed of substrates made of fiber. Such a base made of a fiber and used as a glove as it is is grasped as a glove like a so-called work gloves. A glove composed only of such a fiber base is used when it is not necessary to give top priority to airtightness and waterproofness. Of course, since it is a glove composed only of a base made of fiber, in addition to a high wearing feeling, it has good air permeability and can also reduce the feeling of stuffiness during the work of wearing.

There is also a glove in which a coating is applied to at least a part of the surface of a substrate made of such a fiber. By being a fiber base, the wearing feeling when worn is good. In the case of a glove composed only of a rubber or resin layer, the rubber or resin layer is in direct contact with the surface of the hand, so the wearing feeling is not high. On the other hand, a glove in which a coating is applied to a fiber base has a good wearing feeling because the fiber base contacts the surface of the hand when used.

Thus, in order to improve workability while improving the feeling of wearing, a glove that coats at least a part of the surface of the fiber base is also used. The coating applied to the surface may have a function or structure for increasing the gripping force, or may have a function or structure for increasing waterproofness or airtightness. A coating is applied to at least a part of the surface of the fiber substrate in order to realize an improvement in gripping force, an improvement in airtightness and waterproofness, and other functions that cannot be realized only with such a fiber substrate. The

As described above, a glove composed only of a feeling of wearing or a fiber base is used when the feeling of wearing or feeling of use is given higher priority. In particular, when a gripping force, airtightness, waterproofness and the like that can be realized with a fiber base are not required, a glove having only a fiber base is used.

Alternatively, when it is desired to achieve gripping force, airtightness, waterproofness, etc. that are difficult to achieve with only a fiber base while maintaining a feeling of wearing and use, a coating is formed on at least a part of the surface of the fiber base. Used gloves are used.

As described above, gloves having various configurations are used, and gloves based on a fiber base are also used. Even in a glove based on such a fiber base, the surface of the hand is covered when worn on the hand. For this reason, even with gloves based on a fiber base, there is a problem that moisture such as sweat on the surface of the hand causes uncomfortable feeling (steaming feeling) when worn.

Several techniques have been proposed for reducing discomfort during wearing of a fiber base material that is the basis of such a glove (see, for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).

International Patent Publication WO2004-041011 JP 2001-279507 A Utility Model Registration No. 3038406

Patent Document 1 discloses a glove in which the yarn appearing on the surface of the glove is substantially different from the yarn appearing on the back surface, and the ratio of the water absorption / diffusion area of the front surface to the back surface is 1.3 or more. Sweat from the glove can be quickly moved from the inside to the outside of the glove to evaporate into the atmosphere, and the feeling of stuffiness of the glove wearer can be greatly reduced. As a result, a glove excellent in wearing comfort can be obtained even when the glove is worn for a long time. For that purpose, it is preferable that the fiber space ratio of either one of the yarn appearing on the front surface of the glove and the yarn appearing on the back surface is 88 to 98%, and either one is filament crimped. Disclosed is a fibrous glove that is preferably composed primarily of yarn and the other is primarily composed of spun yarn.

In the glove of Patent Document 1, in the fiber glove, the water absorption / diffusion area on the surface (outside) of the fiber glove is set to 1.3 or more of the water absorption / diffusion area on the back (inside) of the fiber glove. Disclosed is a glove that can reduce the feeling of stuffiness by moving the sweat of the hand from the inside to the outside of the glove due to the high water absorption diffusion area.

However, discomfort such as stuffiness when wearing gloves greatly depends on the moisture on the surface of the hand such as sweat remaining on the surface of the hand. The glove of Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which the water absorption / diffusion area on the inner side contacting the surface of the hand is lower than that on the outer side. For this reason, the glove of patent document 1 has a problem that the water absorption on the inner side is relatively low and the moisture on the surface of the hand cannot be sucked up sufficiently. This is because, by increasing the water absorption diffusion area on the outside rather than the inside, the water absorption on the inner side in contact with the surface of the hand is relatively inferior in the water absorption capacity of the entire glove.

Also, the inside of the hand that is in contact with the surface of the hand has a relatively low ability to diffuse absorbed water compared to the outside of the glove. For this reason, the water | moisture content which the inner side of the glove absorbed hardly spreads and tends to stay in the part which absorbed water. As a result, there is an unpleasant sensation in which the sweat absorbed in a portion where it is easy to sweat will remain in the same part. Thus, since the inner side of the glove is relatively lower than the outer side in both water absorption and diffusibility, the mechanism that releases water to the outside while sufficiently absorbing water on the surface of the hand is difficult to work. As a result, the glove of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the reduction of discomfort such as stuffiness is insufficient.

In Patent Document 2, the water-repellent fiber yarn 2 and the water-absorbing fiber yarn 3 are knitted with a knitting means, the water-repellent fiber yarn 2 is exposed on the entire outer surface 4, and the water-absorbing property on the entire inner surface 5. Disclosed is a glove in which the fiber yarn 3 is exposed.

Patent Document 2 is intended to suck up moisture on the surface of a hand by exposing a water-absorbing fiber to the inside of a fiber glove.

However, since the surface of the glove is made of water-repellent fibers, there is a problem that the moisture sucked from the surface of the hand inside the glove stays inside the glove. If the sucked water stays inside the glove, there is a problem that a feeling of stuffiness as a whole glove is generated and the discomfort at the time of wearing cannot be reduced.

In Patent Document 3, the glove 10 has a two-layer structure of an inner layer 12 of a polypropylene knitted fabric and an outer layer 14 of a silk knitted fabric. An inner layer 12 of non-water-absorbing fibers (polypropylene) is provided on the inner side in contact with the skin, and an outer layer 14 of water-absorbing fibers (silk) is provided on the outer side to form a two-layer structure. In the glove 10, the polypropylene of the inner layer 12 does not contain or retain moisture, but the silk of the outer layer 14 absorbs moisture derived from sweat or outside air. However, since the exterior 14 and the skin are not in direct contact with each other, the outer layer 14 does not absorb too much moisture and the skin is not dried too much. Therefore, if this glove 10 is used, the glove which does not cause rough skin because the skin is too dry is disclosed.

Patent Document 3 is opposite to Patent Document 2, and the inside of the glove that contacts the surface of the hand is a non-water-absorbing fiber, and the outside of the glove is a water-absorbing fiber. As a result, even when the outside air is dry, the glove absorbs moisture in the atmosphere and can increase the humidity of the entire glove.

However, due to the low water absorption inside the glove, naturally the moisture on the surface of the hand cannot be absorbed. As a result, the feeling of stuffiness of the hand at the time of wearing becomes high, and there is a problem that discomfort cannot be reduced.

As described above, the gloves based on the fiber base in the prior art have a problem that it is not possible to sufficiently reduce discomfort such as stuffiness due to moisture on the surface of the hand. For example, even if the moisture on the surface of the hand is absorbed by the inside of the glove, the glove as a whole has a problem that moisture remains and the feeling of stuffiness cannot be sufficiently reduced. Or, there was a problem that water on the surface of the hand could not be absorbed sufficiently.

Further, when a film is applied on the surface of the conventional fiber glove disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, there is a problem that a feeling of sultry remains.

In view of such a problem, the present invention increases the water absorption of the moisture on the surface of the hand, whether it is a glove composed only of a fiber substrate or a glove having a coating on the surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a glove base body and a glove which are easily released from the whole.

In view of the above problems, the substrate for gloves of the present invention is
A fiber glove base having a hand shape,
The water absorption of the first fibers exposed mainly inside the glove base is higher than the water absorption of the second fibers exposed mainly outside the glove base,
The first fiber absorbs moisture on the surface of the hand inside and moves to the second fiber,
The second fiber moves the moisture moved from the first fiber mainly in the surface direction.

The glove base of the present invention has a relatively higher water absorption on the inner side in contact with the surface of the hand than on the outer side. As a result, moisture on the surface of the hand can be absorbed quickly and reliably at the time of wearing. This absorption makes it difficult for moisture to remain on the surface of the hand, thereby reducing discomfort.

Also, since the glove base of the present invention has higher water absorption on the inside than that on the outer side, the glove base as a whole is more likely to cause moisture movement in the plane direction than in the vertical direction. Due to the movement of moisture in the plane direction, moisture in the entire glove base body spreads, and discomfort can be further reduced. In addition, moisture can be released from the surface of the glove base to the outside air during the movement of moisture in the planar direction. Combined with this release, the glove substrate can reduce discomfort such as stuffiness.

Furthermore, due to the movement and diffusion of moisture in this plane direction, even when a film is applied to at least a part of the surface of the glove base, the moisture moves to the cuts of the film such as the wrist. As a result, even if the glove is covered with a coating, the moisture absorbed by the glove base moves in the plane direction and is released to the outside through the cut in the coating. By this release, even when a coating is applied, the glove base of the present invention can reduce discomfort such as stuffiness.

It is a front view of the base | substrate for gloves in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mechanism of the water | moisture content movement of the base | substrate for gloves in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the glove in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a rear view of the glove in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the plating knitting in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the twisted yarn in Embodiment 3 of this invention.

The glove base according to the first aspect of the present invention is a fiber glove base having a hand shape, and the water absorption of the first fiber mainly exposed inside the glove base is that for the glove. The first fiber absorbs moisture on the surface of the hand and moves to the second fiber on the inner side and is moved to the second fiber, and the second fiber is the first fiber. Moisture moved from 1 is moved mainly in the surface direction.

This configuration allows the glove base to absorb moisture on the surface of the hand at an early stage and diffuse and release the absorbed moisture. By combining the mechanisms of the first fiber and the second fiber, it is possible to maintain a reduced moisture state on the surface of the hand and reduce the feeling of stuffiness.

In the glove base according to the second invention of the present invention, in addition to the first invention, the water absorption of the first fiber is 2.0 to 37.5 relative to the water absorption of the second fiber.

With this configuration, the first fibers exposed mainly inside the glove base can efficiently absorb moisture on the surface of the hand due to relatively high water absorption. As a result, it is easy to maintain a state where there is no moisture on the surface of the hand.

In the glove base according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the water absorption includes the amount of water absorption per unit area or unit volume.

Owing to this configuration, the first fiber has high water absorption.

In the glove base according to the fourth invention of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to third inventions, the first fibers move the moisture absorbed from the surface of the hand mainly in a substantially vertical direction inside. And move to the second fiber.

With this configuration, the first fiber can efficiently absorb the moisture on the surface of the hand and make it difficult for moisture to remain on the surface of the hand.

In the glove substrate according to the fifth invention of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to fourth inventions, the second fiber has the moisture moved from the first fiber on the outside, and the end of the glove substrate. Move to the department.

This configuration allows the second fiber to release moisture to the outside through the end even when a coating is applied.

In the glove base according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fifth aspect, the end is the end of the wrist portion of the glove base.

With this configuration, moisture can be released to the outside from the wrist portion where the coating is difficult to be applied.

In the glove base according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth aspects, the second fiber may be used when a coating is applied to at least a part of the surface of the glove base. Can move the moisture transferred from the first fibers to the part where the coating is not applied and release it to the outside air.

With this configuration, the moisture of the surface of the hand can be efficiently absorbed and released to the outside by the combination of the mechanism of the first fiber and the second fiber. As a result, the feeling of stuffiness can be reduced.

In the glove base according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to seventh aspects, the moisture mobility of the first fiber is higher than the surface direction in the substantially vertical direction, Moisture mobility is higher in the surface direction than in a substantially vertical direction.

This configuration allows the first fiber to quickly absorb the moisture on the surface of the hand. As a result, it is possible to maintain a state in which moisture hardly remains on the surface of the hand.

In the glove base according to the ninth invention of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to eighth inventions, the first fiber is made of cotton, hemp, silk, wool, rayon, cupra, and highly hygroscopic nylon. Including at least one of

With this configuration, the first fiber can achieve higher water absorption than the second fiber.

In the glove substrate according to the tenth invention of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to ninth inventions, the second fiber is made of at least one of ordinary nylon, polyester, vinylon, vinylidene, polypropylene and polyethylene. Including.

With this configuration, the second fiber has lower water absorption than the first fiber. Due to this relatively low water absorption, the second fibers can be more diffusible than the first fibers.

In the glove base according to the eleventh invention of the present invention, in addition to the tenth invention, the moisture absorption / release property of the highly moisture-absorbing / releasing nylon is more than twice that of ordinary nylon.

In the glove base according to the twelfth invention of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to eleventh inventions, the first fiber is exposed to the inside and the second fiber is exposed to the outside by plating knitting. To do.

This configuration allows the inner and outer fibers of the glove base to be in a desired state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment 1)

(Analysis by the inventor)
As described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 in the description of the prior art, efforts have been made to reduce the feeling of stuffiness caused by moisture on the surface of the hand, such as sweat generated during wearing. For example, as in Patent Document 1, a technique has been proposed in which the water absorption / diffusion area on the outer side of the fiber glove is larger than that on the inner side. Alternatively, as in Patent Document 2, a technique has been proposed in which the inside of a fiber glove is a water absorbent fiber and the outside is a water repellent fiber.

In both

Patent Documents

1 and 2, it is assumed that discomfort such as stuffiness at the time of wearing is reduced by changing the fiber characteristics between the inside and outside of the fiber glove. However, the inventor has analyzed that the following requirements are necessary to reduce the feeling of stuffiness through various studies.

(Part 1: High moisture absorption on the surface of the hand)
Patent Document 1 aims to reduce the feeling of stuffiness by making a difference between the inner side and the outer side of the water absorption diffusion area. However, water absorption and diffusibility exhibit different mechanisms in reducing the stuffiness. The inventor has made various investigations that, as one of the factors that cause a feeling of stuffiness due to gloves, moisture such as sweat generated on the surface of the hand remains on the surface of the hand for a long time while wearing the glove It was analyzed that.

For this reason, the inventor analyzed that in order to reduce the feeling of stuffiness, it is necessary for the glove base to have high water absorption on the inner side in contact with the surface of the hand. On the other hand, patent document 1 aims at the water absorption of the outer side of a fiber glove relatively higher than an inner side, and has left the problem that the water | moisture content of the surface of a hand tends to remain.

Patent Document 2 is considered to be able to efficiently absorb moisture on the surface of the hand because water-absorbing fibers are used inside the glove. However, since the outer side of the inner fiber is covered with the water-repellent fiber, the absorbed moisture remains in the water-absorbing fiber inside the glove. For this reason, if more moisture than the amount that can be absorbed by the inner side is generated, there is a problem that moisture on the surface of the hand cannot be absorbed.

The inventor analyzed that the water absorption on the inside of the glove base is higher than that on the outside and that the height of the water absorption is necessary to reduce the stuffiness.

(Part 2: Diffusion of moisture on the surface of absorbed hands)
The inventor analyzed that there is a limit due to the outer lid of the glove made of water-repellent fibers as in Patent Document 2 only by the high moisture absorption on the surface of the hand. As a result, the inventor has analyzed that the outside of the glove base body needs to diffuse moisture absorbed by the inside.

In particular, the outside of the glove base was analyzed as being necessary to diffuse and move the moisture moved from the inside in the surface direction. In addition to the above, in the fiber glove base, fibers with different characteristics are exposed on the inner side and the outer side, the inner side has a relatively high water absorption, and the outer side moves in a relatively high surface direction. It was analyzed that it was necessary to have sex.

In addition, Patent Document 1 discusses water absorption and diffusibility equally as the water absorption diffusion area, and it is necessary that the inside has a relatively high water absorption and the outside needs to have a relatively high diffusivity. This is different from the inventor's analysis. Further, as described later, it is necessary to increase the mobility of moisture in the surface direction on the outside. However, since Patent Document 1 has only a high water absorption and diffusion area, the moisture transmission from the inside is transmitted. The surface mobility of moisture cannot be increased.

Of course, Patent Document 2 is different from the analysis of Part 2 because the mobility in the surface direction of moisture outside the water-repellent fiber is low.

(Part 3: Response to the case where a coating is applied)
The fiber glove base may be used as it is as a glove. However, in order to improve gripping force, durability, airtightness, waterproofness, etc., it may be necessary to coat at least a part of the surface. Such a coating is often made of a resin and becomes a lid for the outside of the fiber glove base.

For this reason, it becomes difficult for the fiber base for gloves to release moisture absorbed from the surface to the outside. For example, when a film is applied to the surface of the fiber glove of Patent Document 1, the lid is put on. As described in Part 1 and Part 2, the glove of Patent Document 1 has a high water-absorbing property on the inner side in contact with the surface of the hand, a high level of moisture transfer from the inner side to the outer side, and a surface direction of moisture on the outer side. Does not have high mobility. For this reason, the water | moisture content of the surface of the hand which the inner side absorbed is pressed down by the film, and cannot be discharge | released outside. The same applies to Patent Document 2.

Based on these analyzes, the inventor considered that the fibers on the outer side of the glove substrate have high mobility in the surface direction as well as simple mobility of moisture. It came to analysis that it was necessary. Due to the high mobility in the surface direction, moisture moves (moisture diffuses) to the end portion of the film such as the wrist, and the moisture moved from the end portion can be released to the outside air.

As described above, the inventor has three dimensions: the inner water absorption height that contacts the surface of the hand, the high moisture transferability from the inside to the outside, and the high mobility in the surface direction of the moisture on the outside. It has been analyzed that typical moisture movement is necessary to reduce the stuffiness in a fiber glove substrate. This is particularly necessary when the coating is applied to the surface of the fiber glove substrate.

The present invention has been made based on these analyses.

(Overview)
First, an overall outline of the glove base in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a glove base according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Since the glove base 2 is used as a glove, it has a hand shape. At this time, the size of the glove-containing substrate 2 may be specified and manufactured by S, M, L, LL, etc. corresponding to the use as a glove.

The glove base 2 is manufactured by knitting with fibers. Here, the glove base 2 includes first fibers 21 and second fibers 22. In FIG. 1, both the first fibers 21 and the second fibers 22 are shown in the glove base 2 for understanding the invention. In practice, in the glove base body 2, the first fibers 21 are mainly exposed to the inside, and the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed to the outside. That is, since the first fibers 21 are mainly exposed inside the glove base body 2, the first fibers 21 are not so visible on the surface of the glove base body 2 in FIG.

Since it is such a structure, in the base material 2 for gloves, the 1st fiber 21 has mainly exposed inside, and when this base material 2 is mounted | worn with this 1st fiber 21, the surface of a hand To touch. On the other hand, in the glove base body 2, the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed to the outside, and when the glove base body 2 is attached, the second fibers 22 are exposed to the outside. When the glove base 2 is used as a glove as it is, the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed on the outer surface of the glove. Alternatively, when a coating is applied to at least a part of the surface of the glove base body 2, the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed immediately below the coating.

The water absorption of the first fiber 21 is higher than the water absorption of the second fiber 22. As a result, when the glove base 2 is worn on the hand, the first fibers 21 in contact with the hand surface absorb the moisture on the hand surface. Further, the first fiber 21 moves the absorbed moisture on the surface of the hand to the second fiber 22. The second fibers 22 move the moisture moved from the first fibers 21 in the surface direction.

Since the second fibers 22 have a relatively low water absorption compared to the first fibers, the water movement capability in the surface direction is relatively higher than the water movement in the substantially vertical direction. For this reason, the 2nd fiber 22 can make the moisture diffusibility in a surface direction high compared with the 1st fiber 21. FIG.

Thus, in the glove base 2 of the first embodiment, the first fibers 21 are mainly exposed on the inner side, and the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed on the outer side. By having this structure, the glove base 2 is used as a glove (when used as a glove as it is, after being subjected to additional processing such as coating the surface) The first fibers 21 mainly come into contact with the surface of the hand. Since the first fibers 21 have higher water absorption than the second fibers 22, the first fibers 21 suck up moisture on the surface of the hand such as sweat. At this time, due to the high water absorption, the first fibers 21 absorb moisture mainly in the substantially vertical direction.

Since the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 are in contact with each other, the water sucked up by the first fiber 21 moves to the second fiber 22. At this time, since the first fiber 21 absorbs moisture in a substantially vertical direction from the entire surface of the hand due to high water absorption, the first fiber 21 absorbs moisture in the entire inner side of the glove base 2. . For this reason, the 1st fiber 21 inside glove base 2 moves the moisture absorbed in the 2nd fiber 22 using the whole.

Thus, the second fiber 22 that has received moisture from the entire first fiber 21 by movement in a substantially vertical direction moves the moisture in the surface direction. While moving in the surface direction, the second fibers 22 can release moisture to the outside from the surface exposed to the outside (when the glove base 2 is used as it is as a glove).

The second fiber 22 can transport moisture to the end of the glove base 2 by moving moisture in the surface direction. For example, when a film is applied to the surface of the glove base 2, it is difficult to release moisture from the surface of the glove base 2 exposed by the second fibers 22. Even in this case, the second fibers 22 can move moisture to the end of the glove base body 2 along the surface direction. As a result, even when the coating is applied, the second fibers 22 efficiently move moisture at the end of the wrist or the like and at the cut of the coating. As a result of this movement, the second fibers 22 can release moisture to the outside from this end.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a mechanism of moisture movement of the glove base body in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a state simulating a cross section in a state where the glove base 2 is attached to the hand 10.

The glove base 2 exposes the first fibers 21 on the inner side and the second fibers 22 on the outer side. For this reason, the first fibers 21 are in contact with the surface of the hand 10. The surface of the hand 10 has moisture such as sweat. The first fibers 21 absorb moisture on the surface of the hand 10 along a substantially vertical direction along the arrow A due to high water absorption. The first fibers 21 move the absorbed moisture to the second fibers 22. Of course, the 1st fiber 21 moves moisture also in directions other than arrow A (surface direction and a cross direction). Compared to the second fiber 22, the moisture transfer efficiency along the direction of the arrow A is high.

Next, the second fiber 22 moves moisture along the arrow B. By the movement of moisture in the surface direction along the arrow B, the second fiber 22 can move moisture to the end. In addition to being able to release moisture from the surface along with the movement, the second fibers 22 can release moisture from the end portions of the coating even when the coating is applied. Of course, the second fibers 22 can move moisture in directions other than the arrow B as well. However, the second fiber 22 has high diffusibility due to its lower water absorption than the first fiber 21. In this respect, the second fiber 22 can move moisture around the arrow B.

The combination of the first fiber 21 mainly exposed inside and the second fiber 22 mainly exposed outside of the glove base causes the above-mentioned mechanism to function, and causes the following effects.

(Operation 1) The first fibers 21 have high water absorption, and particularly by absorbing the moisture on the surface of the hand along the substantially vertical direction, a state in which moisture hardly remains on the surface of the hand is maintained.

(Operation 2) The second fiber 22 moves moisture in the surface direction, so that moisture can be released from the end portion in addition to the surface of the glove base 2.

(Action 3) In addition to action 2, even when a film is applied to the surface of the glove base 2, the second fibers 22 can release moisture from the end portion of the film.

Due to the above mechanism and action, the glove base 2 in Embodiment 1 can reduce the feeling of stuffiness due to moisture on the surface of the hand even when it is worn.

Next, the details of each part will be explained.

(Water absorption of the first fiber)
The water absorption of the first fibers 21 is 2.0 to 37.5 with respect to the water absorption of the second fibers 22. For example, as the first fiber 21, at least one of cotton, morning, silk, wool, rayon, cupra, and highly hygroscopic nylon is used. These fibers have high water absorption as fibers.

On the other hand, at least one of nylon, polyester, vinylon, vinylidene, polypropylene and polyethylene is used as the second fiber 22. These fibers have lower water absorption than the fibers listed as the first fibers 21.

For example, the official moisture content of wool is 15.0%. On the other hand, the official moisture content of polyester is 0.4%. Alternatively, the official moisture content of cotton of the first fiber 21 is 8.5%, the official moisture content of hemp is 12.0%, the official moisture content of silk is 12.0%, and the official moisture content of rayon The rate is 11.0%, and the official moisture content of cupra is 11.0%.

On the other hand, the official moisture content of nylon, which is the second fiber 22, is 4.5%, and the official moisture content of vinylon is 5.0%. Moreover, the moisture absorption / release property of highly moisture-absorbing / releasing nylon is more than twice that of ordinary nylon.

Due to such a difference in water absorption, the water absorption of the first fibers 21 is 2.0 to 37.5 that of the second fibers.

Here, water absorption includes being defined by the amount of water absorption per unit area or unit volume.

(Function of the first fiber)
The first fiber 21 is a fiber of the type described above. The first fibers 21 are mainly exposed inside the glove base 2. This is realized by a method of knitting the glove base 2 described later. The first fibers 21 are not knitted in a state where they are separated from the second fibers 22, but are knitted in a state where the first fibers 21 and the second fibers 22 are combined.

The first fiber 21 has relatively higher water absorption than the second fiber 22. When the glove base 2 is attached to the hand, the first fibers 21 exposed on the inside come into contact with the surface of the hand. A user who uses gloves inevitably sweats the surface of the hand to generate moisture. The first fiber 21 absorbs moisture on the surface of this hand with high water absorption.

Particularly, the first fiber 21 absorbs moisture on the surface of the hand and moves the moisture along a substantially vertical direction. Of course, the moisture is also moved along the crossing direction and the surface direction, but the movement in the substantially vertical direction can be sufficiently performed due to the high water absorption.

The first fiber 21 can immediately suck up moisture from the entire surface of the touching hand because of its excellent ability to move moisture in the substantially vertical direction. For this reason, the 1st fiber 21 mainly exposed inside is hard to leave a water | moisture content on the surface of the hand which touches.

The first fiber 21 moves the water sucked up from the surface of the hand to the second fiber 22 mainly in the substantially vertical direction. By moving moisture to the second fibers 22, the first fibers 21 can more easily absorb moisture on the surface of the hand. In this way, the glove base 2 can maintain a state in which moisture hardly remains on the surface of the hand by the first fibers 21.

(Function of the second fiber)
The second fibers 22 move the moisture moved from the first fibers 21 in the surface direction. Of course, it is moved not only in the plane direction but also in the intersecting direction or the substantially vertical direction, but it is moved mainly in the plane direction. Since the water absorption of the second fibers 22 is lower than the water absorption of the first fibers 21, the second fibers 22 are more diffusible in the plane direction than water absorption in the substantially vertical direction.

Because of this relative diffusive strength, the second fiber 22 can diffuse by moving the moisture moved from the first fiber 21 in the surface direction. Due to this diffusion, when the glove base 2 is used as it is as a glove, moisture can be released to the outside using a wide surface direction.

Especially, the first fiber 21 sucks moisture from the surface of the hand evenly in a substantially vertical direction, but the moisture does not exist on the entire surface of the hand. That is, the 1st fiber 21 has a place which does not absorb moisture depending on a part. The first fiber 21 is ubiquitous where moisture is absorbed and where it cannot be absorbed inside the glove base 2.

When the moisture absorbed by the first fibers 21 is ubiquitous depending on the location of the glove base body 2, if the second fibers have the same moisture transfer function as the first fibers 21, the second fibers are used for the gloves. The whole substrate 2 cannot be used to move and release moisture.

On the other hand, since the second fiber 22 of the first embodiment mainly moves moisture in the surface direction, the moisture is spread throughout the glove base 2 in the process of movement. Since the entire glove base 2 can be used, the second fibers 22 can move and diffuse moisture to the outside without being inferior to the moisture suction speed of the first fibers 21.

Further, even when a film is applied to the surface of the glove base 2, the second fibers 22 move the water along the surface direction, so that the water can be moved to the end of the glove base 2. The end portion of the glove base 2 is often the wrist portion of the glove base 2. For example, even when a film is applied to the surface of the glove base body 2, the second fibers 22 can be released to the outside by moving moisture to the wrist portion where the film breaks.

Alternatively, the second fiber 22 can move moisture to a portion where the coating other than the wrist is not applied. Since the second fibers 22 can move the entire outer surface of the glove base 2 in the surface direction, the second fibers 22 can move to a portion where no coating is applied.

The second fiber 22 can be released to the outside by moving moisture to a portion where the coating is not applied.

As described above, the moisture mobility of the first fibers 21 is higher than the surface direction in the substantially vertical direction, and the moisture mobility of the second fibers 22 is higher than the substantially vertical direction in the surface direction.

(For gloves with a coating)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the glove according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The glove 1 of FIG. 3 has a coating 3 applied to the surface of a glove base 2. The coating 3 is formed by immersing a coating solution such as a resin solution and then drying. In the glove 1 of FIG. 3, the coating 3 is formed on the palm 5 and the finger part 6. On the other hand, the film 3 is not formed on the wrist portion 7. The coating 3 is often provided in order to improve waterproofness, airtightness, and gripping properties. For this reason, the coating 3 is required in the palm 5 and the finger part 6 where the user who wears the glove 1 actually grips an object.

However, the wrist portion 7 often does not require the coating 3 corresponding to such a purpose. For this reason, the wrist portion 7 often becomes the glove 1 on which the coating 3 is not formed.

The second fiber 22 moves moisture in the surface direction as described above. By moving in the surface direction, the moisture absorbed by the first fibers 21 exposed inside the glove base 2 constituting the glove 1 and moved to the second fibers 22 is transferred to the wrist portion 7 by the second fibers 22. Can move to. For example, the moisture sucked up by the first fiber 21 in contact with the palm is moved from the first fiber 21 to the wrist portion 7 through the second fiber 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the glove 1 has no coating 3 on the wrist portion 7. That is, the second fibers 22 are exposed on the surface of the glove 1. By this exposure, the second fibers 22 can release the moved moisture from the wrist portion 7 to the outside.

As described above, even when the coating 3 is applied and used as the glove 1, the glove base 2 can move moisture to a portion where the coating 3 is not applied, and from the portion where the coating 3 is not applied. The moved water can be released.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the glove according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the glove 1 of FIG. 4, the film 3 is formed on the palm 5 side of the glove base 2, but the film 3 is not formed on the back 4 side of the hand. Similarly, the film 3 is not formed on the wrist portion 7. For example, when the coating 3 for increasing the gripping force is applied, the coating 3 is not applied to the back of the hand 4 that is the back of the glove 1 in this way.

Also in this case, the second fibers 22 move moisture along the surface direction. In the process of movement, moisture that has reached the wrist portion 7 can be released from the wrist portion 7 to the outside while releasing moisture from the surface of the glove base 2 of the back 4 of the hand that is not coated with the coating 3.

As described above, the second fiber 22 moves moisture in the surface direction to release moisture to the outside from the portion or the end portion where the coating 3 is not applied even in the glove 1 to which the coating 3 is applied. it can. With the release of moisture to the outside due to this movement in the surface direction, the moisture sucked up by the first fibers 21 can be released from the portion that touches the outside at an early stage. As a result, even when the coating 3 is applied to the glove base body 2, moisture hardly remains on the surface of the hand. Of course, since the moisture in the first fiber 21 in contact with the surface of the hand is also moved by the second fiber 22 and released to the outside, the moisture hardly remains in the first fiber 21.

Thus, by the combination of the different structures and mechanisms of the first fibers 21 and the second fibers 22, the glove base 2 in Embodiment 1 is not provided with the coating 3 even when the coating 3 is applied to the surface. Moisture can be released from the part. For this reason, even when the base body 2 for gloves is used as it is as a glove or when it is used as the glove 1 with the coating 3 applied, the feeling of stuffiness at the time of wearing can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)

Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, a method for realizing a structure in which the first fiber 21 is mainly exposed on the inner side and the second fiber 22 is mainly exposed on the outer side in the glove base 2 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the plating knitting in the second embodiment of the present invention. The glove base body 2 described in the first embodiment can mainly expose the first fibers 21 on the inside and the second fibers 22 on the outside by plating.

The plating knitting is also referred to as splicing knitting, and is a knitting method in which the main yarn and splicing yarn are simultaneously supplied to the knitting needles for knitting. By this knitting method, the main yarn is exposed to the outside of the glove base 2 to be knitted, and the additive yarn is exposed to the inside of the glove base 2 to be knitted. By such an expression, the main yarn which is one of the fibers is mainly exposed to the inside of the glove base body 2 by the plating knitting in which the main yarn and the additive yarn are simultaneously passed through the knitting needle. The spliced yarn, which is the other fiber, comes to appear mainly on the outside of the glove base 2.

That is, when the glove base 2 is knitted by plating with the main yarn as the second fiber 22 and the spliced yarn as the first fiber 21, the first fiber 21 is mainly exposed to the inside, and the second fiber 22 is outside. It comes to express mainly.

5 includes a first fiber 21 and a second fiber 22. The first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 may be separated from each other, or the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 may be combined to form the fiber 200.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fiber 200 is formed in a U shape, and this U-shaped portion is passed through another place of the fiber 200. By continuing the operation of passing the U-shaped portion through another place, the first fibers 21 are exposed to the inner side 23 and the second fibers 22 are exposed to the outer side 24. The plating knitting is continued to form the glove base 2.

In the glove base 2 formed in this way, the first fibers 21 are mainly exposed to the inside, and the second fibers 22 are mainly exposed to the outside.

(Formation of film)
The coating 3 is formed by immersing the glove base 2 in a resin liquid or the like that forms the coating 3. The resin liquid is accommodated in the container, and the surface of the glove base 2 is immersed in the resin liquid, and the resin liquid permeates the glove base 2. Thereafter, the coating 3 is formed on the glove-containing substrate 2 by drying the resin liquid. The coating 3 can be formed in various places on the surface of the glove base 2 by appropriately changing the place to be immersed in the resin liquid.

Here, when the coating 3 is formed, it is also preferable that the coating 3 is immersed in a coagulating liquid before being immersed in the resin liquid for coating. This is because the coating 3 hardly reaches the inner surface of the glove base 2. In addition, since the coagulating liquid is immersed, when the coating 3 is formed, the resin liquid for the coating 3 is quickly dried, and the formation time of the coating 3 is shortened. By shortening the time, the coating 3 is formed cleanly. In addition, since the resin liquid dries early due to the reduction in time, the resin liquid does not easily penetrate into the inner surface of the glove base 2. Also in this respect, the coagulating liquid makes it difficult for the resin liquid for forming the coating 3 to penetrate the inner surface of the glove base 2.

(Experimental results for reducing greasy feeling of glove)
Next, experimental results for reducing the feeling of stuffiness with gloves using the glove base described in the first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the experiment, a coating was applied to the surface of the glove base body manufactured using the first fibers mainly exposed inside and the second fibers mainly exposed outside described in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. The applied gloves were manufactured and tested.

In order to reduce the feeling of stuffiness, as described in

Embodiments

1 and 2, it is necessary that the inside of the glove base has excellent water absorption (hygroscopicity) and the outside has excellent release (moisture release) properties. is there. The inventor actually manufactured a glove with the first fiber and the second fiber and then applied a film, and compared the hygroscopicity and the moisture releasing property of the glove in this state between the example and the comparative example. As described above, if the entire glove can confirm that the moisture absorption is high in addition to the high hygroscopicity, the superiority necessary for reducing the stuffiness can be confirmed. The inventor manufactured gloves corresponding to the examples as shown in Table 1 and gloves corresponding to the comparative example, and installed each in a constant temperature and humidity chamber having a predetermined humidity and temperature. Sex and moisture release were compared.

Examples and comparative examples in Table 1 are as follows.

(Example 1)
The glove of Example 1 uses a high moisture-absorbing / releasing nylon for the first fiber, and a glove base manufactured using one nylon for the second fiber. Further, a glove having a polyurethane (PU) coating (a fingertip is further coated with a nitrile rubber (NBR) coating) is Example 1. Each of Example 1 to Comparative Example 4 is an experiment in a state where it is more difficult to reduce the feeling of stuffiness by applying a film to the surface of the glove base. Even in such a state where it is difficult to reduce stuffiness, if the example is superior to the comparative example, it can be proved that the glove substrate described in the first and second embodiments is excellent in reducing stuffiness.

(Example 2)
The glove of Example 2 uses a glove base manufactured using high-absorbent / releasing nylon for the first fiber and usually two nylons for the second fiber. Further, a polyurethane (PU) film is applied (the fingertip is further coated with a nitrile rubber (NBR) film).

(Comparative Example 1)
The glove of Comparative Example 1 uses a glove base in which all fibers are usually two nylons. Furthermore, a polyurethane film is applied (the fingertip is further coated with a nitrile rubber (NBR) film).

The experimental procedure is as follows. Each term is defined as follows.
Absolutely dry state: The target glove was dried in an oven at a temperature of 85 ° C. for 1 hour. Hygroscopic state: The target glove was left in a constant temperature and humidity chamber at a temperature of 40 ° C. and a humidity of 90% for 1 hour. Wet state: The target glove is left in a constant temperature and humidity chamber with a temperature of 20 ° C. and a humidity of 65% for 1 hour.

(Measurement of moisture absorption and moisture absorption)
The gloves of Example 1 to Comparative Example 1 in an absolutely dry state are placed in a constant temperature and humidity chamber in a hygroscopic state for 1 hour. Thereafter, the amount of moisture absorption and the moisture absorption rate of the target glove are measured. The moisture absorption amount and the moisture absorption rate are calculated by the following calculation formula.
Moisture absorption (g) = Hygroscopic glove weight (g)-Absolutely dry glove weight (g)
Moisture absorption rate (%) = (weight of glove in moisture absorption state (g) −weight of glove in dry state (g)) / weight of glove in dry state (g) × 100

(Measurement of moisture release rate and moisture release rate)
The gloves of Example 1 to Comparative Example 1 in a moisture absorption state are placed in a constant temperature and humidity chamber in a moisture release state for 1 hour. Then, the moisture release amount and moisture release rate of the subject gloves are measured. The moisture release amount and moisture release rate are calculated by the following calculation formula.
Moisture release amount (g) = Hygroscopic glove weight (g)-Moisture release glove weight (g)
Moisture release rate (%) = (weight of glove in moisture absorption (g) −weight of glove in moisture release (g)) / weight of glove in dry state (g)) × 100

Table 1 shows the moisture absorption amount, moisture absorption rate, moisture release amount, and moisture release rate of Example 1 to Comparative Example 1 measured by the above experimental procedure. Each will be described below.

(Moisture absorption)
The moisture absorption of Example 1 is 0.50 g / Hr. The moisture absorption of Example 2 is 0.72 g / Hr. On the other hand, the moisture absorption of Comparative Example 1 is 0.45 g / Hr.

That is, the moisture absorption of Examples 1 and 2 is higher than that of Comparative Example 1. Even when it is only put in a constant temperature and humidity chamber having humidity, the gloves of Examples 1 and 2 have a relatively high moisture absorption amount. As a result, the gloves of Examples 1 and 2 can absorb sweat and moisture on the surface of the hand in a short time when worn on the hand.

(Moisture release)
The moisture release amount of Example 1 is 0.04 g / Hr, and the moisture release amount of Example 2 is 0.10 g / Hr. The moisture release amount of Comparative Example 1 is -0.03 g / Hr.

The moisture release amount of Examples 1 and 2 is higher than that of Comparative Example 1. That is, the gloves of Examples 1 and 2 can efficiently release the sweat and moisture absorbed by the hand when worn on the hand.

These also appear in the moisture absorption rate and moisture release rate. In the gloves of Examples 1 and 2, both the moisture absorption rate and the moisture release rate are higher than those of Comparative Example 1.

High moisture absorption (moisture absorption rate) and moisture release (moisture release rate) means that when worn on the hand, it absorbs sweat and moisture on the surface of the hand efficiently in a short time and absorbs absorbed moisture early. And it shows that it can be efficiently discharged to the outside. These characteristics can reduce the feeling of stuffiness felt by the hand even when wearing gloves.

As described above, also from the experimental results shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that the glove base and the glove of the present invention can reduce the stuffiness when worn.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, it will be described that the base for a glove described in the first and second embodiments is realized by manufacturing the base using the twisted yarn composed of the first fiber and the second fiber.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a twisted yarn according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The twisted yarn 200 is a yarn in which the first fibers 21 and the second fibers 22 are twisted together to form a single yarn. That is, when the base 2 is manufactured, the twisted yarn 200 is used, so that both the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 are used when woven with one yarn.

When such a twisted yarn 200 is used to manufacture the base 2, one fiber included in the twisted yarn 200 appears on the inside of the base 2 and the other fiber appears on the outside of the base 2. Since the twisted yarn 200 includes the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22, the first fiber 21 is exposed inside the base 2, and the second fiber 22 is exposed outside the base 2. .

Thus, when the twisted yarn 200 is used, the base body 2 composed of the first fibers 21 and the second fibers 22 is manufactured by a single yarn. Furthermore, the first fibers 21 are exposed to the inside, and the second fibers 22 are exposed to the outside. By using the twisted yarn 200, the base body 2 described in the first and second embodiments can be manufactured.

For example, as the first fiber 21, any one of cotton, hemp, silk, wool, rayon, cupra, and highly hygroscopic nylon is used. As the second fiber 22, any of nylon, polyester, vinylon, vinylidene, polypropylene, and polyethylene is used. If the twisted yarn 200 in which the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 which are any of these fibers are twisted is used, the inner side absorbs moisture on the surface of the hand and moves to the second fiber 22. The outer side can realize the base 2 that moves the moisture moved from the first fibers 21 mainly in the surface direction.

Moreover, the main expression to the inner side and the outer side of each of the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 can be achieved by changing the color of each of the first fiber 21 and the second fiber 22 forming the twisted yarn 200. It becomes easy to confirm. Of course, it is also beneficial for mottled designs.

The glove described in the first to third embodiments is an example for explaining the gist of the present invention, and includes modifications and alterations without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glove 2 Base | substrate 21 1st fiber 22 2nd fiber 3 Coating 4 Back of hand 5 Palm 6 Finger part 7 Wrist part 10 Hand 200 Intertwisted yarn

Claims

A fiber glove base having a hand shape,
The water absorption of the first fibers exposed mainly inside the glove base is higher than the water absorption of the second fibers mainly exposed outside the gloves base,
The first fiber absorbs moisture on the surface of the hand on the inner side and moves to the second fiber,
The second fiber is a glove base body that moves moisture moved from the first fiber mainly in a surface direction.
2. The glove base according to claim 1, wherein the water absorption of the first fiber is 2.0 to 37.5 relative to the water absorption of the second fiber.
3. The glove base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the water absorption includes water absorption per unit area or unit volume.
The glove according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first fiber moves the moisture absorbed from the surface of the hand to the second fiber mainly in a substantially vertical direction on the inner side. Substrate.
The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second fiber moves moisture moved from the first fiber to an end of the glove base on the outside.
The glove base according to claim 5, wherein the end is an end of a wrist portion of the glove base.
When the coating is applied to at least a part of the surface of the glove base, the second fiber moves the moisture transferred from the first fiber to the portion where the coating is not applied to the outside air. The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which can be released into the body.
The moisture mobility of the first fiber is higher than the surface direction in a substantially vertical direction,
The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the moisture mobility of the second fibers is higher in the surface direction than in a substantially vertical direction.
The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first fiber includes at least one of cotton, hemp, silk, wool, rayon, cupra, and highly hygroscopic nylon.
The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the second fibers include at least one of ordinary nylon, polyester, vinylon, vinylidene, polypropylene, and polyethylene.
The glove base according to claim 10, wherein the moisture absorption / release property of the high moisture absorption / release nylon is at least twice that of the normal nylon.
The glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the first fiber is exposed to the inner side and the second fiber is exposed to the outer side by plating knitting.
The first fiber is exposed to the inner side and the second fiber is exposed to the outer side by using a twisted yarn composed of the first fiber and the second fiber. Item 12. A glove substrate according to any one of Items 11 to 10.
A glove using the glove base according to any one of claims 1 to 13.