JPH11179080A - Cushion material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light-weight cushion material for a rug or the like for animals such as pets provided with a cushion property and also provided with antibacterial/ant ant-killing and deodorizing actions or the like. SOLUTION: The rug S for pet is composed of an outer bag 1 and a middle bag 2, the middle bag 2 is constituted of an upper surface cloth 21 and a lower surface cloth 22 and plural pipe-like inner bags 25 are provided inside in contact with the lower side of the upper surface cloth 21 adjacently to each other in the horizontal direction of the middle bag 2. As the stuffing 33 of the inner bags 25, a mixture of the flakes of a cypress material and the sawdust of the cypress material are used. As the stuffing 32 of the middle bag 2 (a part excluding the inner bags 25), wood wool is used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cushion material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pillow and a cushion material for animals which are lightweight and have cushioning properties, and also have antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there is a cushion material, for example, a pillow or the like, in which a hinoki material is used. Hinoki is used for filling such as pillows because it contains phytoncide as an ingredient. Phytoncide is an aromatic substance emitted from trees.
It also has anticidal and deodorant effects, and is useful for promoting physical and mental health. Furthermore, hinoki wood has the property of absorbing and releasing heat and moisture, and has the effect of so-called cool summer and warm winter.

A hinoki material having such an action has been used as a filling for a pillow or the like in the following manner, for example. (A) Pack cypress sawdust in the wrapping body. (B) A mixture of cypress sawdust and chips is packed in an envelope. (C) Most of the inside of the wrapping body is filled with cotton, and on the top surface,
Place the cypress filling. At this time, the filling of the hinoki material is packed in an inner bag or the like which constitutes a part of the envelope.

[0004]

However, the pillow using the above-mentioned filling has the following problems. The pillow using the filling described in (a) above has a cushioning property because each of the sawdust itself has no cushioning property and has a small gap between adjacent sawdusts. Was scarce. Moreover, it was heavy and inconvenient to handle. The pillow using the filling described in (b) above has a state in which each sawdust and chips themselves do not have cushioning properties, and have a small gap between adjacent sawdust and chips, and are in close contact with each other. Poor cushioning. Moreover, it was heavy and inconvenient to handle. The pillow using the filling described in (c) above has a cushioning property because most of the wrapping body is stuffed with cotton, but has little cypress filling, so that phytoncide diverges from the tree. The amount was small. Therefore, the antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects are small, and the effect of being cool in summer and warm in winter is also small.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a cushion material which is lightweight, has cushioning properties, can be used comfortably in summer and warm in winter, and has sufficient antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

Means of the present invention taken to solve the above problems are as follows. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cushion material comprising: a filling having 15% by weight or more of tree wool formed of a tree containing phytoncide; and a wrapping body surrounding the filling. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the filling includes at least one of a flake, a sawdust, and a chip made of a tree containing phytoncide. It is a cushioning material concerning the invention of the above.

A third aspect of the present invention is the cushioning material according to the first or second aspect, wherein the tree containing the phytoncide is cypress wood and / or cypress wood.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the cushion material according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the wrapping body includes an outer bag and an inner bag.

The cushioning material includes, for example, pillows, mattresses, cushions, rugs for pets such as animals, and the like. The outer bag may be referred to as an outer or outer cloth, and the inner bag may be referred to as an inner cloth.

The main properties of wood wool, flakes, sawdust, chips and the like are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

[0012]

[Table 1]

[0013]

[Table 2]

The apparent specific gravity in Table 1 is the apparent specific gravity of wood wool.
It represents the weight ratio when it is set to 0. In Tables 1 and 2, the cushioning property, tactile sensation, movement, leakage to the outside, contact sound, and the like indicate the properties when they are in the inner bag or the like.

For example, when it is desired to increase the hardness by using such a property as compared with the case where only wood wool is used, wood wool is mainly used, and flakes are partially mixed. Further, a small amount of a chip-like body and a sawdust-like body can be mixed. In order to make it difficult for the mixture packed in the inner bag to move, it is also possible to increase the proportion of the wool in the mixture or to provide an inner bag inside the inner bag and put the filling in it. it can.

The cypress wood includes hinoki cypress, cypress cypress,
Conifers such as sawara are included. The above-mentioned plywood is, for example,
Aomori Hiba is used. Aomori Hiba timber belongs to the genus Asunaro in the cypress family. And, like the cypress wood, emits aromatic substances from the trees, giving the fragrance good comfort,
It also has antibacterial / anticidal / deodorizing effects. Furthermore, since it has an action of absorbing and releasing heat and moisture, it also has a so-called summer cool and winter warm action.

An opening and closing means such as a hook-and-loop fastener, a fastener, and a hook may be provided in the opening so that the filling does not easily leak into the inner bag constituting the wrapping body.

(Operation) The cushion material of the present invention comprises 15% by weight of a wool formed of a tree containing phytoncide.
(50% by volume) or more, the wood wool is entangled with each other, and voids are generated, thereby providing a large cushioning property. The content of the wood wool is appropriately increased or decreased in the range of 15% by weight or more depending on the use of the cushion body. Generally, 30% by weight or more is preferable. In addition, the entangled wood wool has sufficient air permeability and a large area in contact with air, so that phytoncide is easily radiated, and antibacterial / anticidal / deodorizing effects are promoted, so that it can be used comfortably. it can.

The above-mentioned filler containing at least one of a flake-like body, a sawdust-like body, and a chip-like body formed of a tree containing phytoncide may have a hardness, a tactile sensation of the cushioning material, and a filling material at the time of use. The contact sound, the movement of the wood wool and the like in the filling, etc. can be adjusted, and it can be used comfortably.

When the filling contains cypress wood and / or cypress wood, a large amount of phytoncide is emitted, so that the scent is good and comfortable, and the antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects are particularly remarkable. . Moreover, since cypress wood and cypress wood have a large property of absorbing and releasing heat and moisture, they also have a so-called summer cool and winter warm action. As an example in which the antibacterial / anticidal / deodorizing effects are particularly remarkable, when a rug containing cypress wood and / or cypress wood is used in a dog house or the like, no fleas, mites, ants, etc. are generated, and unpleasantness is obtained. An example is that dogs and the like can be kept clean and healthy without any unpleasant odor.

In the case where the wrapping body includes an outer bag and an inner bag, when the outer bag and the like become dirty during use, the outer bag and the inner bag are removed, and each is washed separately. It is convenient because it can be done.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pillow according to a first embodiment of the cushioning material, and a part of the inner bag is cut away in an exploded perspective view in a state where the inner bag is taken out from the outer bag. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pillow showing a state where the inner bag is housed in the outer bag shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the wool. In the figure, P indicates a pillow. The pillow P includes an outer bag 1, a middle bag 2, and a filling 31 packed in the middle bag 2.

The outer bag 1 is composed of an upper cloth 11 and a lower cloth 12. An insertion port 13 is provided at one end of the outer bag 1. The insertion slot 13 shifts an edge 111 of the upper cloth 11 on the insertion slot 13 side to a side opposite to the insertion slot 13 side,
It is configured by being separated from the folded edge 121 of the lower surface cloth 12. By adopting such a configuration, it becomes easy to insert the inner bag 2 filled with the filling 31 into the outer bag 1. Further, the outer bag 1 is provided with a cover piece 122 by extending the lower surface cloth 12 from the folded edge 121.

The inner bag 2 is composed of an upper cloth 21 and a lower cloth 22 with a tight weave. Upper cloth 21 and lower cloth 2
As for 2, muslin or the like is used. Insertion port 2 at one end of inner bag 2
3 are provided. The insertion slot 23 is provided with a cover piece 221 by extending the lower surface cloth 22. A plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners 2 for closing the cover piece 221 and the upper cloth 21 so as to prevent the padding 31 from being outside at a location facing each other.
4 are provided.

In order to make the pillow P, first, the insertion opening 2
3, the filling material 31 is packed, the insertion piece 23 is covered with the cover piece 221, and the cover piece 221 is fixed to the upper cloth 21 with the hook-and-loop fastener 24. The filling 31 is composed of 70% by weight of cypress wood wool and 30% by weight of hinoki flakes. As the wood wool, as shown by reference numeral 4, a thin string shape in which both ends are circularly wound (curled) on one side is used. Since the wood wool 4 has the shape as described above, the whole has a spring-like property. The inner bag 2 filled with the filling material 31 in this manner was put into the outer bag 1 from the insertion port 13 with the side opposite to the insertion port 23 first, as shown by the arrow a, to produce a pillow P. In the wrapping body consisting of the outer bag only, the cypress sawdust was 50% by weight and the chips were 50% by weight.
A pillow was made by filling the mixture with the mixture with the weight%, and was used as a comparative example.

(Operation) Three pillows according to the present embodiment and three pillows of the comparative example were prepared, and each pillow was used by six persons in a room under ordinary conditions for about one year. As a result, the pillow according to the present embodiment uses a mixture of cypress wood wool 4 and flakes as the filling 31, so that both are entangled with each other and a void is generated, so that the pillow of the comparative example is The cushioning was great and the usability was good. In addition, the filling 31
Are entangled with each other, voids are generated, the air permeability is sufficient, and the area in contact with air is large, so that the phytoncides and the like of the filling 31 are quickly diverted, and the fragrance contained in the diverged phytoncides and the like It was also found that the active substance emits a lot of pleasant scents, and is much more mentally relaxing than the pillow of the comparative example. Further, the rug of the present embodiment has the above-described action, and therefore can be used as a rug for pets such as animals.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pet rug showing a second embodiment of the cushion material. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
It is a line sectional view. In the figure, S indicates a pet rug.
The pet rug S comprises an outer bag 1, an inner bag 2, and an inner bag 25 provided inside the inner bag 2, and the inner bag 2 and the inner bag 25 are provided.
Are filled with fillings 32 and 33.

The outer bag 1 has the same configuration as the outer bag shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment. The inner bag 2 is composed of an upper cloth 21 and a lower cloth 22. Flannel or the like is used for the upper cloth 21 and the lower cloth 22. The inner bag 2 is provided with a plurality of pipe-shaped inner bags 25 inside. The inner bags 25 are in contact with the lower side of the upper cloth 21 and are juxtaposed adjacent to each other in the lateral direction of the inner bag 2. Inner bag 2 and inner bag 2
5 also has an insertion port, a cover, and a hook-and-loop fastener (not shown) having the same configuration as the inner bag shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment. These members are provided at different positions, and are provided at one end in the horizontal direction (width direction) in the first embodiment, whereas in the first embodiment, they are provided in the vertical direction (length direction). At one end.

The method of making the pet rug S using the outer bag 1 and the inner bag 2 having the above-described structure is the same as the method of making the pillow P in the first embodiment. In the present embodiment,
As the filling 33 of the inner bag 25, a mixture of 85% by weight of hinoki flakes and 15% by weight of hinoki sawdust was used. In the middle bag 2 (excluding the inner bag 25), a filling 3 is provided.
As for 2, wood wool 4 (see FIG. 3) was used. Wood wool 4 used half the weight of the flakes in the above mixture. A pet rug was prepared by packing a mixture of 50% by weight of cypress sawdust and 50% of chips in a wrapping body consisting of only an outer bag.

(Effect) Three sets of the pet rug S of the present embodiment and the pet rug of the comparative example were prepared, and each pet rug was used in a dog house under normal conditions for about one year. . The fillers 32 of the present embodiment are entangled with each other, and voids are generated, and the air permeability is sufficient and the area in contact with air is large. Therefore, the phytoncides and the like contained in the filling 32 are easily diverged, and the antibacterial, ant-killing, and deodorizing effects are large. Even after about one year, no mites, fleas, ants, etc. are generated, and unpleasant odors are generated. Did not. Furthermore, the filling 33 contained 10% by weight of sawdust of hinoki wood, which had a large apparent specific gravity, so that the above-mentioned actions could be maintained for a longer period of time. On the other hand, the pet rug of the comparative example began to generate ticks, fleas, ants, etc. about three months after use, and after one year, a large number of ticks, fleas, ants, etc. were generated,
And the unpleasant smell filled the dog compartment, and the dog was sullen throughout.

Although the sawdust of the hinoki material constituting the filling 33 is easy to move during use, it is possible to prevent the movement of the filling 33 by mixing flakes which are difficult to move and filling the inner bag 25 at the same time. On the other hand, in the pet rug of the comparative example, the filling moved from about two months after use, and the center part was thin,
The periphery was thick.

Since the wrapping body is composed of the outer bag 1, the inner bag 2, and the inner bag 25 in a multi-layer structure, it is possible to prevent scattering of packed flakes and contact noise between the wools 4. Was. The contact noise between the wools 4 could be more reliably prevented by using flannel for the upper cloth 21 and the lower cloth 22 of the inner bag 2. On the other hand, the pet rug of the comparative example had the sawdust beginning to scatter outside from the wrapping body immediately after use.Also, the pet rug of the present embodiment has the above-described action, so that it is used as a pillow. Can also be used.

The terms and expressions used in this specification are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting. Terms and expressions equivalent to the features described in this specification and some of them are not limited to these terms and expressions. There is no intention to exclude expression. Various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention.

[0034]

The present invention has the above configuration and has the following effects. (A) Since the cushioning material of the present invention includes a filling having 15% by weight or more of the wool formed of a tree containing phytoncide, the wools are entangled with each other and a void is generated, and therefore, a large cushion is formed. Is imparted. In addition, the entangled wood wool has sufficient air permeability and a large area in contact with air, so that phytoncide is easily radiated, and antibacterial / anticidal / deodorizing effects are promoted, so that it can be used comfortably. it can.

(B) When the filling includes at least one of a flake, a sawdust, and a chip formed of a tree containing phytoncide, the hardness, tactile sensation of the cushion material, and The contact sound, the movement of the wood wool and the like in the filling, etc. can be adjusted, and it can be used comfortably.

(C) When the filling contains cypress wood and / or cypress wood, a large amount of phytoncide is emitted,
The fragrance gives good comfort, and the antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects are particularly remarkable. Moreover, since cypress wood and cypress wood have a large property of absorbing and releasing heat and moisture, they also have a so-called summer cool and winter warm action. As an example in which the antibacterial, ant-killing and deodorizing effects are particularly remarkable, when a rug containing cypress wood and / or cypress wood is used in a dog house or the like, no fleas, mites, ants, etc. are generated at all and unpleasant. An example is that dogs and the like can be kept clean and healthy without any unpleasant odor.

(D) Since the wrapping body includes the outer bag and the inner bag,
This is convenient because it can be separately washed when soiled during use or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a middle bag is taken out from an outer bag and a part of the middle bag is cut away.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the pillow showing a state in which a middle bag is housed in the outer bag shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of wooden wool.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pet rug.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Pillow S Pet rug a Arrow 1 Outer bag 11 Upper surface cloth 111 Edge 12 Lower surface cloth 121 Folded edge 122 Cover piece 13 Insertion opening 2 Middle bag 21 Upper surface cloth 22 Lower surface cloth 221 Cover piece 23 Insertion opening 24 Surface fastener 25 Inner bag 31 filling 32 filling 33 filling 4 wood wool

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cushioning material comprising: a filling having 15% by weight or more of wool formed of a tree containing phytoncide; and a wrapping body surrounding the filling. 2. The cushioning material according to claim 1, wherein the filling includes at least one of a flake, a sawdust, and a chip made of a tree containing phytoncide. 3. The cushion material according to claim 1, wherein the tree containing the phytoncide is cypress wood and / or cypress wood. 4. The cushion material according to claim 1, wherein the wrapping body includes an outer bag and a middle bag.