JP3077139U - Mat and combination with electric potential therapy device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a good activating effect to living cells by synergistically exerting negative ion emission characteristics and far-infrared radiation, exhibit antibacterial / deodorant characteristics, and emit odor due to incontinence. To provide a mat that can be removed and its use. SOLUTION: This is a mat having a nonwoven fabric provided therein, wherein the nonwoven fabric has a first functional layer (1) in which a tourmaline powder (7) is fixed on the surface of a constituent fiber, and a bincho charcoal powder (8) on the surface of the constituent fiber. ) And at least one third functional layer (3) in which the constituent fibers are mixed with copper ion binding fibers (9).

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a mat for giving a good activating effect to living cells, and a combination of the mat and a potential therapy device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, it has been recognized that negative ions and far-infrared rays give an activating effect to living cells and promote metabolism of the body, and tolmarin and bincho charcoal are attracting attention as so-called functional substances having these characteristics. Various mats have been proposed as so-called health mats, including those containing the above-mentioned functional substances in the surface cloth of the mats and the cushioning material inside, and those using so-called functional fibers kneaded with the above-mentioned functional substances. I have. Mats using antibacterial and deodorant fibers have also been proposed. However, each of these mats used a functional substance, a functional fiber, and an antibacterial and deodorized fiber alone. That is, there has been no conventional mat using a nonwoven fabric having a multilayer structure so as to exhibit different functional properties synergistically.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The present invention has been made in view of the prior art, and synergistically exerts negative ion emission characteristics and far-infrared radiation characteristics to promote metabolism of the body, activate autonomic and exchange nerve functions, and promote blood circulation. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a mat that is suitable for long-term care patients and those requiring long-term care, and exhibits its use by removing waste products from fatigued muscles and exhibiting antibacterial and deodorant properties. I do.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, a mat according to the present invention is a mat having a nonwoven fabric provided therein, wherein the nonwoven fabric has a first functional layer having tourmaline powder adhered to the surface of a constituent fiber; It has a multi-layer structure comprising at least one layer each of a second functional layer having a bincho charcoal powder fixed to the fiber surface (claim 1).

[0005] According to this means, the tourmaline powder and the Bincho charcoal powder are fixed to the surface of the constituent fibers of each layer so as to exhibit functional characteristics, so that negative ions, far-infrared rays and the like are removed from each layer. It is emitted efficiently and acts to activate living cells.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the nonwoven fabric has a three-layer structure including at least one third functional layer in which constituent fibers are mixed with copper ion binding fibers (claim 2). As described above, in the nonwoven fabric having the at least three-layer structure in which the first, second and third functional layers are laminated, the activation of living cells by the functional substances of the first and second functional layers and the second functional layer In addition to the more efficient deodorizing action by the Bincho charcoal and the copper ions of the third functional layer, the antibacterial action by the copper ions occurs. This is because copper ions have the effect of destroying and passing through the cell membrane of microorganisms attached to the mat, reducing oxygen activity, suppressing the growth of microorganisms, and killing them.

Preferably, at least one layer of the nonwoven fabric has a thickness of 3 mm to 15 mm and a basis weight of 50 to 400 g / m ² (claim 3). This is because the mats themselves have bulky cushioning properties.

[0008] Further, a configuration can be adopted in which the first functional layer is fixed with a mixture of tourmaline powder and ferrite powder on the surface of the constituent fibers. In this way, a weak magnetic force from the ferrite is applied to tourmaline, which generates a small amount of negative ions in the stationary state, so that the amount of negative ions generated from the tourmaline is increased and the weak magnetic force of the ferrite is increased. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation.

Further, the mat according to the present invention is preferably used in combination with a potential therapy device (claim 5). This is because not only is the positive / negative AC voltage generated from the electric potential therapy device applied to the living body, but also the functional properties of tourmaline, bincho charcoal, and copper ions in each layer are further increased.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a mat M is formed by sandwiching a nonwoven fabric in which a first functional layer 1, a second functional layer 2, and a third functional layer 3 are laminated between a front fabric 4 and a back fabric 5 and surrounding the mat. It is formed by performing quilting 6 at a predetermined interval together with sewing.

[0012] The first functional layer 1 is mostly composed of tourmaline powder 7 crushed to a predetermined particle size, which is made of the same or different synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers, and the like, with a fiber-to-fiber adhesive. Is fixed so that a part of the powder is exposed. In addition, the second functional layer 2 is formed by arranging a bincho charcoal powder 8 crushed to a predetermined particle size on a web constituting fiber made of the same fiber as the first fiber layer 1 with an inter-fiber adhesive, to a large extent. It was fixed so that part of the powder was exposed. Further, the third functional layer 3 is a web formed by mixing a synthetic fiber, a regenerated fiber or the like and the copper ion binding fiber 9 at a predetermined ratio in a substantially uniform manner, and fixing the web to each other with an interfiber adhesive. It is.

In this case, the nonwoven fabric has a structure in which at least one of the first, second and third functional layers 1, 2, and 3 is laminated. However, an arbitrary functional layer may have a multilayer structure. In some cases, the third functional layer may be omitted.

At least one of the first, second and third functional layers 1, 2 and 3 has a thickness of 3 mm to 15 mm and a basis weight of 50 to 400 g / m ^{2 in} consideration of cushioning properties as a mat. It is preferred that

The mat M having the above configuration is generally used by being laid on a tatami mat, a bed, a futon, or the like. However, as shown in FIG. Can be exhibited even more efficiently.

[0016]

【Example】

As a base nonwoven fabric, a web made of polyester fiber and rayon fiber was impregnated with an acrylic acid emulsion and then dried to obtain a basis weight of 45 g / m ² . Next, a mixture of acrylic acid emulsion in which tourmaline powder having an average particle diameter of 30 μm and ferrite powder are mixed substantially uniformly is applied to the base non-woven fabric, and then dried. A first functional sheet having an amount of 8 g / m ² and an attached amount of ferrite of 2 g / m ² was prepared. Further, an acrylic acid emulsion mixed liquid in which a Bincho charcoal powder having an average particle diameter of 30 μm was mixed substantially uniformly was applied to the base nonwoven fabric and dried, and the powder was fixed to the fiber surface. m ² of the second functional sheet was produced. Further, an acrylic ester emulsion was sprayed on a web made of copper ion-bonded rayon fiber (trade name: DEW, manufactured by Nippon Sericulture Co., Ltd.) and polyester fiber, and then dried to obtain a cushioning property with a basis weight of 250 g / m ² and a thickness of 10 mm. A third functional sheet was prepared. Then, the above three types of sheets were overlapped between two fabrics, and the periphery thereof was sewn and quilted to produce a desired mat.

As a comparative example, a nonwoven fabric made of ordinary synthetic fibers was provided between two fabrics, and a quilted mat B was produced.

Next, using the product A of the example and the product B of the comparative example, a deep sleep test was conducted by six testers by the following test method. As a specific method, using the above two types of mats, the number of times of waking during bedtime between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM was measured. Further, the same test was conducted by laying the above two types of mats on a potential therapy device (trade name: Mild Health SK, model number EF-27, medical approval number 2100BZZ0007300, manufactured by Health Co., Ltd.). Table 1 shows the average value of the data for 10 days. The potential treatment device was set at -150 V and the heat setting was set at 22 degrees.

[0019]

[Table 1]

[0020] As is clear from Table 1, it is confirmed that the number of times of waking of example product A is smaller than that of comparative example B, and that the number of times of waking is further reduced when a potential therapy device is used in combination. did it. This is considered to be due to the relaxation of the example product due to the generation of negative ions by tourmaline, the heating effect of far-infrared radiation by Bincho charcoal, the antibacterial and deodorizing effects of copper ions, etc. It is considered that the effect was further increased when the combination was used.

[0021]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the mat according to the first aspect, since negative ions and far infrared rays are efficiently emitted from each layer and act to activate living cells, the body promotes metabolism during sleep and recovers from fatigue. Can be achieved. According to the mat according to the second aspect, the activation of living cells by negative ions or far-infrared rays radiated from the first and second functional layers, and the deodorizing action from the second and third functional layers. In addition to the occurrence of antibacterial action from the third functional layer, the odor caused by incontinence of long-term care patients and care recipients can be eliminated. According to the mat according to the third aspect, it is possible to impart a bulky cushioning property to the mat itself. According to the mat according to the fourth aspect, the amount of negative ions generated from tourmaline can be increased by the weak magnetic force from the ferrite, and the blood circulation promoting action can be improved. According to the mat according to the fifth aspect, the functional characteristics of tourmaline, bincho charcoal, and copper ions in each layer can be further increased by the positive and negative AC voltages generated from the potential therapy device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 E: Electric potential treatment device M: Mat mat 1 ... First functional layer 2 ... Second functional layer 3 ... Third functional layer 4 ... Front fabric 5 ... Back fabric 6 … Quilting processing 7… Tourmaline powder 8… Bincho charcoal powder 9… Copper ion binding fiber

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A mat having a nonwoven fabric provided therein, wherein the nonwoven fabric has a first functional layer having tourmaline powder adhered to the surface of a constituent fiber, and a second functional layer having a bincho charcoal powder adhered to the surface of the constituent fiber. And a mat having a multilayer structure including at least one layer each. 2. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the nonwoven fabric has a three-layer structure including at least one third functional layer obtained by mixing a constituent fiber with a copper ion binding fiber. 3. At least one layer of the nonwoven fabric has a thickness of 3 mm or more.
15 mm, laid mat according to claim 1 or 2 is a basis weight of 50 to 400 g / m ^2. 4. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the first functional layer has a structure in which tourmaline powder and ferrite powder are mixed and fixed on the surface of the constituent fibers. 5. A combination of a mat according to any one of claims 1 to 4 laid on a potential treatment device and a potential treatment device.