JPH101820A - Artificial fiber and its product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively obtain both an artificial fiber much more useful than an artificial ceramic-containing fiber and its fiber product. SOLUTION: This artificial fiber contains 1-20wt.% of powder of Hornblende- cummingtonite porphyrite of common name Sansenkoku produced in Formosa and 1-10wt.% of charcoal powder. An artificial fiber containing 1-20wt.% of the powder of Sansenkoku, 1-10wt.% of charcoal powder and 1-10wt.% of medical herb powder is also preferable. Charcoal powder of bamboo or oak is preferable as the charcoal powder. Dried powder of mugwort and Houttuynia cordata is preferable as the medical herb powder. Hornblende-cummingtonite prophyrite may be combined with serpentine and used. A fiber product comprising >=5wt.% of the artificial fiber in a fiber material is excellent in heat retaining properties, antimicrobial properties, deodorizing properties, flame retardance, etc. The fiber product can widely respond to the demand of articles for daily use aiming promotion of health and comfort such as clothing, bedding and articles for sports.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to artificial fibers containing natural stone powder, charcoal powder and herb powder, which have a unique action, and products containing the artificial fibers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Fibers coated or mixed with artificial far-infrared radiation ceramic powder and the like and fiber products mixed with the fibers are widely known as heat insulating materials. The present inventor has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-272212 a specific natural stone produced in Taiwan, a fiber containing a so-called Sansen stone, and a fiber product thereof. A more useful, that is, not only excellent heat retention, but also an artificial fiber having excellent multifunctionality such as deodorization, antibacterial properties, coloring stability, flame retardancy, and a good feeling, and its textile products. I have.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-27221
The fiber containing 1 to 15% by weight of senseng disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2 needs to contain more senseng in order to actually exhibit the excellent multifunctionality of senseng. I understood that. However, if the fiber contains enough senseng, the fiber product must be expensive. Reducing the content of sengoku can provide customers with affordable products, but simply reducing the content will render sengoku various effects inadequate. In other words, fibers and fiber products which have various effects such as heat retention, deodorization, antibacterial properties, coloring stability, flame retardancy, etc. generated from Sansenite and are readily available to users have not yet been provided. .

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has searched for various means for exerting the effect with a small amount of sengoku. As a result, charcoal powder such as bamboo and oak, and herb powder obtained by drying herbs such as mugwort and dokudami are mixed with fiber along with sensengite. The present inventors have found that various performances not provided by ceramics-containing fibers can be imparted to fibers and products containing the fibers, and completed the present invention.

[0005] That is, as a first invention, there is provided an artificial fiber containing 1 to 20% by weight of sensengite powder and 1 to 10% by weight of charcoal powder. It is appropriate that the particle size of the sengoku powder is 5 μm or less, and that the charcoal powder is 1 μm or less.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the herb powder contains 1 to 20% by weight of sengoku powder, 1 to 10% by weight of the charcoal powder and 1 to 10% by weight of the herb powder, and Provided is a man-made fiber obtained from one or more herbs selected from the group consisting of dokudami, loofah, mugwort, and gingin grass.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an artificial fiber characterized in that the artificial fiber according to any one of the first to third aspects further contains 1 to 20% by weight of a serpentine powder.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product characterized in that at least 5% by weight of the artificial fiber is mixed in the product.

[0009]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail together with its operation. The sengoku used in the present invention is Hornblend-Cummington dolomite (Hornblend).
e-cummingtonite porphyrit
e), which is a common name for natural stones found on the Pacific coast of Taiwan, Taiwan (also called aura stones in Japan). Originally, seamounts on the seafloor have collapsed and are said to have crashed, and can be divided into several color systems such as blue and brown, but any of them can be used. Serpentine stones produced in Hualien County, Taiwan Province, especially in the vicinity of Yuli Maki, have good quality and can be preferably used.

[0010] The results of analyzing the components of the above-mentioned sengoku and serpentine used in the present invention by X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence are described in JP-A-4-272212. The results obtained by crushing and pressing the above natural stone, and measuring the far-infrared emissivity are as described in JP-A-4-272212. Both the sengoku and serpentine have high emissivity. Is known to be.

[0011] The artificial fibers of the present invention are polyamide-based, polyester-based, polyacrylonitrile-based, polyvinyl-based,
Includes various synthetic fibers such as polyolefin and polyurethane, filaments such as viscose rayon and acetate and other semi-synthetic fibers, rubber raw materials, clay, ceramic raw materials, natural and synthetic resin raw materials, etc. . Any method of producing or spinning these artificial fibers may be used, and their fineness and cross-sectional shape are not limited, and composite fibers may be used.

The artificial fiber according to the first invention contains 1 to 20% by weight of sensengite powder and 1 to 10% by weight of charcoal powder. While the content of the sengoku is kept relatively small, the substantial effect of the sengoku can be expected. Charcoal powder is not particularly limited, for example, bamboo, bamboo root, hardwood, zelkova,
Charcoal powders obtained from cherry, ubamegashi, oak and oak can be mentioned. Among them, charcoal powder obtained from Moso bamboo can be used to obtain favorable results. As an example,
FIG. 1 shows the results of measuring far-infrared radiation spectra of powder obtained by pulverizing Sansen stone and charcoal powder obtained from cherry, oak and bamboo.

[0013] Charcoal can be used either as white coal or black coal. Among the white charcoal, white charcoal powder having a white color up to the core is suitable for a fiber material for bright colors. The white charcoal is preferably baked at a high temperature of about 900 to 1400 ° C in a stone kiln,
By scraping this out of the kiln and covering it with a dusting powder mixed with earth, charcoal, charcoal powder, etc., and extinguishing the fire, it becomes easier for the inside to take on a white color. Black charcoal is generally obtained by firing in an earthen kiln at 300 to 600 ° C. and extinguishing the fire in the kiln.

The sengoku or charcoal powder can be mixed during any of the artificial fiber manufacturing processes. For example, it is added in the raw material adjustment process, polymerization process, etc. to produce a high content master chip, which is then mixed with ordinary chips for melt spinning, or directly mixed with the spinning solution and wet-spun. I do. The size of the powder is within a range that does not affect the strength of the artificial fiber, and more specifically, the particle size of the sengsen is about 5 μm.
m or less, the particle size of the charcoal powder is 3 μm or less, and further 0.1 to
It is preferable to adjust the thickness to 1 μm.

[0015] The fiber according to the second invention comprises 1 to 20% by weight of trissenite powder, 1 to 10% by weight of charcoal powder and 1 to 10% by weight.
Man-made fiber containing 10% by weight herbal powder. The combined use of the charcoal powder and the herb powder can be expected to enhance the multifunctionality of the sengoku. The herb powder is composed of one or more kinds of herbs selected from the group consisting of Artemisia japonicus, Artemisia, Loofah, Artemisia, and Gingin grass.
The herb has an insect repellent effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, an effect on tumors, a skin conditioning effect, a heat-retaining effect, an effect such as an antibacterial property. Therefore, it is preferably used together with Sansenishi. The herb is preferably dried until the water content is reduced to about 5% by weight or less to obtain a powder having a particle size of about 0.1 to 3 μm. The drying method is preferably air drying in order to maintain the efficacy of the herb. The herb powder can be mixed in any of the man-made fiber production processes, similarly to the above-mentioned charcoal powder.

The samsenite powder can be used by mixing with other components, and preferred other components include serpentine and quartz metabolite. Among them, the artificial fiber according to the third invention in which serpentine powder of 1 to 20% by weight is mixed with the artificial fiber according to the first or second invention as another component tends to have excellent heat retention. is there. As serpentine,
The aforementioned serpentine from Taiwan is preferably used. As the quartz metamorphic rock, those rich in silica components produced near Kitashitara-gun, Aichi Prefecture have water adsorption, deodorization, antibacterial properties, and the like, and the amount of far-infrared radiation is also a reasonable value and is preferably used.

The natural stone, charcoal and herb used in the present invention contain a large number of components, and it is extremely difficult to determine which component or which combination of these components is working effectively. Unfortunately, it has not yet been identified. However, it is speculated that the subtle combinations of many components and their ratios, which are unique to natural stones, charcoal and herbs, interact with each other to bring about the effects of the present invention.

The artificial fibers according to the first to third aspects of the present invention include, for example, titanium oxide powder and other pigments, in addition to sengoku powder, medicinal herb powder, serpentine powder and quartz metabolite powder.
A weathering agent or the like may be added. Also, powders of zirconium carbide, silver or copper, or oxides thereof may be added for special purposes. Addition of silver or its oxide powder has the effect of removing oily odor.

Next, the fourth invention will be described. First
Various fiber products can be manufactured using the artificial fiber according to any one of the inventions of (1) to (3). These textiles are
In the fiber material, at least 5% by weight of the artificial fiber of the present invention.
It is preferable to contain it in order to exhibit its effectiveness. Examples of textiles include woven, knitted, cotton, nonwoven,
Textile materials such as thread, rope, string and paper; clothing such as underwear, baby goods, handkerchiefs, corsets, outerwear, protective clothing, artificial flowers, wigs, masks and their accessories;
Hats; beddings; footwear; haberdashery; hand-held items; travel supplies; brush products; Supplies; aviation and space products; industrial products; and many other articles made of fiber, and articles made of fiber as a component material.

[0020]

The artificial fiber according to the present invention contains charcoal powder, medicinal herb powder and other natural stone powder in a specific ratio in addition to the sengoku powder. Multifunctionality can be exhibited. By using charcoal powder, medicinal herb powder, and other natural stone powders obtained from raw materials suitable for use with Sansenishi in combination with Sansenishi, superior heat retention compared to conventional far-infrared radiation ceramic fibers In addition to having the properties, it has antibacterial properties, deodorizing properties, flame retardancy, and a good feeling unique to Sansen Stone. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The artificial fiber according to the present invention can be widely applied to the manufacture of various products, in particular, daily necessities such as bedding, underwear, and sports goods, for the purpose of promoting health and comfort, and can provide products easily available to consumers. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the measurement results of far-infrared radiation spectra of Sansenishi powder and charcoal powder obtained from cherry, oak and bamboo.

[Explanation of symbols] Sansenishi powder Sakura charcoal powder Oak charcoal powder
Bamboo charcoal powder

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sengsen powder of 1 to 20% by weight and 1 to 1% by weight.
An artificial fiber containing 0% by weight of charcoal powder. 2. The composition of claim 1, comprising 1 to 20% by weight of sensengite powder, 1 to 10% by weight of charcoal powder and 1 to 10% by weight of herb powder, wherein said herb powder is Japanese mugwort, dokudami,
Selected from the group consisting of loofah, mugwort, and gingin grass,
A man-made fiber obtained from one or more kinds of herbs. 3. The artificial fiber according to claim 1, further comprising 1 to 20% by weight of a serpentine powder. 4. A product characterized by comprising at least 5% by weight of the artificial fiber according to claim 1 in the product.