JPH10165700A - Steamer and antifungal liquid used for it - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A conventional steamer has a structure in which water is simply steamed and used, and the effect of preventing mold generated on clothes during storage cannot be expected. Have. SOLUTION: A fungicide solution contained in a tank 1 is pumped into a vaporization chamber 4 by a pump 3, and the steam vaporized in the vaporization chamber 4 is blown out from a steam injection port 4a into clothing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a steamer for spraying steam on clothes to provide care and a fungicidal liquid used for the steamer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when wrinkles or odors adhere to clothing, steam is applied to the clothing using steamer to care for the clothing.

[0003]

The steamer having the conventional structure is configured to simply use water by steaming, and cannot be expected to have an effect of preventing mold generated on clothes during storage. Have.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a steamer which uses a fungicide solution to which a fungicide has been added, which can prevent the occurrence of mold on clothes during storage.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention described in claim 1 is a steamer in which a fungicide liquid contained in a tank is pumped into a vaporization chamber by a pump, and steam vaporized in the vaporization chamber is blown out from a steam injection port to clothing. I have.

The invention described in claim 2 is a steamer which can easily adjust the concentration of the antifungal liquid by utilizing the marked line provided in the tank.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the antifungal liquid is diluted with water, so that the volume of the tank can be set small, and the steamer is small and easy to handle.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the antifungal liquid comprises:
The antifungal solution having a high antifungal effect when used as a steamer as a configuration including water, alcohol and 2-hydroxyphenylphenol.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the antifungal liquid comprises:
The composition provided with water, alcohol and a 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-based compound provides a fungicide solution having a high fungicidal effect when used as a steamer.

The invention described in claim 6 provides a safe antifungal liquid having a high antifungal effect by setting the alcohol concentration to 40 v / v% or less.

According to the invention described in claim 7, 2-hydroxyphenylphenol is set to 1 w / v% or less so that it can be completely vaporized at the time of steaming, has a high antifungal effect, and is a safe antifungal liquid.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-based compound can be completely vaporized at the time of steaming at 1 w / v% or 1 v / v% or less, has a high antifungal effect, and has a safe antifungal effect. Liquid.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the present embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a tank for storing a fungicide, which is detachable. A chemical solution suction tube 2 connected to a pump 3 is arranged in the tank 1. In this embodiment, the pump 3 is a bellows type, and the lower part is an operation unit 3a operated by the user.
It has become. The end of the pump 3 is connected to the vaporization chamber 4. The vaporizing chamber 4 is provided with a heating element 5 at the top and a steam injection port 4a at the bottom. Reference numeral 6 denotes a power supply, which appropriately reduces the voltage of a commercial AC power supply and supplies electricity to the heating element 5.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When the antifungal liquid is stored in the tank 1 and set at a predetermined position of the main body, and a switch (not shown) is turned on, the heating element 5
Is energized, and the inside of the vaporization chamber 4 becomes high temperature. When the operation unit 3a of the pump 3 is operated in this state, the antifungal liquid in the tank 1 is guided into the vaporization chamber 4. Since the inside of the vaporization chamber 4 is at a high temperature, the antifungal liquid is vaporized and spouts from the steam spout 4a. By applying the steam to the clothing, the wrinkles on the clothing are stretched. At the same time, the odor components adhering to the clothes are also removed.

At this time, in the present embodiment, since the marked line is displayed on the tank 1, the concentration of the antifungal liquid can be easily adjusted by using the marked line.

Since the antifungal solution to be used can be diluted with water, the concentration can be adjusted very easily. Further, by using the concentrated antifungal liquid, the capacity of the tank 1 can be set small, and a small and easy-to-handle steamer can be obtained.

The antifungal liquid used in this embodiment is as follows:
One having water, alcohol and 2-hydroxyphenylphenol, and one having water, alcohol and 4
-Hydroxybenzoic acid-based compound. 2-Hydroxyphenylphenol and 4-benzoic acid compounds are recognized as food additives. Here, the 4-benzoic acid compound means a methyl ester, an ethyl ester, a propyl ester and a butyl ester. Therefore, the antifungal liquid used in this embodiment is safe and has a high effect when used in a steamer. In addition, since the said chemical | medical agent has a powdered thing and a liquid thing, density | concentration regulation becomes w / v% and v / v%. Further, in addition to these compounds, there is no problem even if a compound recognized as a preservative such as dehydroacetic acid is used as a fungicide.

The amount of alcohol used in the antifungal solution is 40 v / v% or less. For this reason, the antifungal liquid has a high antifungal effect and is safe.

The results of an experiment verifying the effect of the above-described antifungal liquid are described below. (Experimental example 1) Sterilized 4 cm square wool was prepared as a sample. The sample is placed on an ironing board, and is brushed while spraying steam using the steamer of this embodiment. A potato dextrose agar medium containing black mold (Aspergillus niger) was dropped on this cloth piece, and a black mold germination test was performed. The antifungal solution which was steamed contained 2-hydroxyphenylphenol 1 w / v% and 4-hydroxyphenylphenol.
Three types, one containing hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester at 1 w / v% and one containing tap water only, were prepared. Also,
Alcohol water with an alcohol concentration of 1 v / v% and 5 v / v
v% alcohol water and 10% v / v%, 20%
v / v%, 30 v / v%, 40 v / v
% Is used as a diluent. In this experiment, the maximum alcohol concentration was set at 40 v / v%. However, if the alcohol concentration exceeded 40 v / v%, there was a possibility of ignition when using steam, and it was subject to the Fire Service Law. In addition, the steam blast time is set to 2 seconds.

The antifungal effect is judged based on the fact that the sample has no mold. If the growth of mold was blocked,
Those that showed growth were rated as x. The results of this test are shown in Table 1.

[0021]

[Table 1]

As can be seen from Table 1, no antifungal effect is observed in steamed tap water. Those containing 2-hydroxyphenylphenol and methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate have an antifungal effect. That is, the antifungal effect is generated by steaming the alcohol and the antifungal agent.

(Experimental Example 2) Next, the persistence of the antifungal effect was examined. In this experiment, a sample was prepared under the same conditions as those in Experimental Example 1, and the evaluation test was performed again after 4 weeks. The result of this experiment is the same as the result obtained in the above (Table 1). That is, the antifungal agent steamed on the cloth remains on the surface of the cloth piece without being diffused.
In other words, the steamed chemical has the property of retaining the antifungal effect.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tank containing a mildewproofing liquid, a vaporizing chamber having a heating element for vaporizing the mildewproofing liquid, and a pump for pumping the mildewproofing liquid to the vaporizing chamber. A steamer capable of preventing mold from being generated in clothes during storage is realized as a structure including a steam injection port for ejecting a vaporized antifungal liquid.

The invention described in claim 2 realizes a steamer in which the tank has a marked line so that the concentration of the antifungal liquid can be easily adjusted.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the antifungal liquid is diluted with water, so that the capacity of the tank can be set small, and a small and easy-to-handle steamer is realized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a fungicidal solution having a high fungicidal effect when used as a steamer is realized by using a structure comprising water, alcohol and 2-hydroxyphenylphenol.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a fungicide solution having a high antifungal effect when used as a steamer is realized by using a structure comprising water, an alcohol and a 4-hydroxybenzoic acid compound. .

The invention described in claim 6 realizes a safe antifungal solution having a high antifungal effect by setting the alcohol concentration to 40 v / v% or less.

According to the present invention, 2-hydroxyphenylphenol is contained at 1 w / v% or less to completely vaporize at the time of steaming, and has a high antifungal effect and realizes a safe antifungal liquid. .

According to the invention described in claim 8, the 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-based compound can be completely vaporized at the time of steaming at 1 w / v% or 1 v / v% or less, has a high antifungal effect, and has a high antifungal effect. A liquid is realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a steamer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tank 3 Pump 4 Vaporization chamber 4a Steam outlet 5 Heating element

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A tank containing a mildewproofing liquid, a vaporizing chamber having a heating element for vaporizing the mildewproofing liquid, a pump for pumping the mildewproofing liquid into the vaporizing chamber, and ejecting the evaporated mildewproofing liquid. Steamer with steam injection port. 2. The steamer according to claim 1, wherein the tank has a marked line. 3. The steamer according to claim 1, wherein the antifungal liquid is diluted with water. 4. An antifungal liquid comprising water, alcohol and 2-hydroxyphenylphenol. 5. An antifungal solution comprising water, an alcohol and a 4-hydroxybenzoic acid compound. 6. The antifungal liquid according to claim 4, wherein the alcohol content is 40 v / v% or less. 7. 2-hydroxyphenylphenol is 1
The antifungal solution according to claim 4, wherein the w / v% is not more than w / v%. 8. The 4-hydroxybenzoic acid compound is 1 w
The antifungal solution according to claim 5, wherein the antifungal solution is not more than / v% or 1v / v%.