JP6872251B2 - Tatami mat - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to tatami mats.

Conventionally, laying has been used as a flooring material that can be partially laid by simply placing it on the floor without requiring any special construction process.

This laying is often used for renovation work and double floors because it is easy to construct and replace. In addition, there are various types such as flooring type, tile type, and carpet type according to the surrounding environment and the taste of the resident.

In particular, tatami mats, which use tatami mats, which is a culture unique to Japan, can easily create a calm atmosphere unique to tatami mats anywhere, and are gaining popularity not only in Japan but also overseas.

By the way, such a tatami mat needs to be stored in a storage space such as a closet when not in use, which causes a problem that the storage space is squeezed.

In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 has a tatami mat attached so as to straddle a plurality of tatami floors, and the connecting portion of the tatami mat is located above the connecting portion of the tatami floor. The tatami mats are listed.
The purpose of this tatami mat is to make it possible to fold a plurality of tatami floors by such a configuration, improve convenience at the time of storage, and also to be used as a folding screen or a tsuitate.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-2519

However, even in the above-mentioned tatami mats, the following problems still exist.
That is, since the tatami mats are attached so as to straddle a plurality of tatami floors, the above tatami mats can be folded only in one direction, and when the number of tatami floors is 3 or more, they can be folded compactly. The problem is that it cannot be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned actual conditions, and even if the number of connected tatami floors is 3 or more, it can be folded compactly, improving convenience such as storage and transportation. The challenge is to provide tatami mats.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
With tatami floor
The tatami floor has a connecting portion that connects to the other tatami floor along its edge.
The connecting portion is characterized in that the adjacent tatami floors are connected so as to be rotatable 360 degrees relative to the end side.

According to the present invention, the number of connected tatami floors is 3 or more by connecting the adjacent tatami floors so as to be rotatable 360 degrees relative to the long side thereof. However, the tatami floor can be folded compactly in a laminated manner.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is characterized in that the adjacent tatami floors are detachably connected to each other.

With such a configuration, the user can arbitrarily select the number of connected tatami floors according to the usage situation and the like, and appropriately change the laying area of the tatami mats according to the present embodiment. ..

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tatami floor is characterized by having a pair of the connecting portions.

With such a configuration, the tatami floor has a simple structure and is lightweight, and the user can arbitrarily select the number of connected tatami floors according to the usage situation and the like, and place the tatami floor according to the present embodiment. It is possible to change the laying area of tatami mats as appropriate.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is a magnet.

With such a configuration, the user can connect a plurality of tatami floors only by bringing them close to each other, and it becomes easy to attach / detach and rotate the floor.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is provided inside the tatami mat floor.

With such a configuration, the tatami floor can exhibit its function without impairing the appearance design peculiar to tatami mats.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tatami floor is characterized by having a non-slip portion on one surface thereof.

With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the position when a person or an object is placed on the other surface of the tatami floor after laying.

According to the present invention, even if the number of connected tatami floors is three or more, it can be folded compactly, and it is possible to provide a tatami mat with improved convenience such as storage and transportation.

It is the schematic perspective view of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention, is (a) front view, (b) back view. It is a figure which shows the internal state of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the use example of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the use example of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the use example of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the use example of the tatami mat which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the tatami mat according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
The embodiments shown below are examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tatami mat according to the present embodiment includes a tatami floor 1.

The tatami floor 1 has a substantially flat plate shape and a substantially rectangular shape, and has a woven tatami mat surface portion 11 provided on the front surface thereof, a non-slip portion 12 provided on the back surface thereof, and a pair provided on both short sides thereof. It has a tatami mat edge portion 13 and.

The tatami mat surface 11 may be formed by weaving rush stems, hemp threads, or the like, or may be formed by imitating a braided shape with a material made of resin or paper, or may be made of a cloth or a sheet. You may.

The non-slip portion 12 is formed in a sheet shape using a material having a non-slip effect such as rubber and a resin material such as urethane, and is attached to the back surface of the tatami floor 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tatami floor 1 has a pair of connecting portions M.
More specifically, the pair of connecting portions M are magnets and are provided inside the tatami floor 1. Further, the pair of connecting portions M have an elongated shape and are provided at positions close to each long side along the long side direction of the tatami floor 1.
Note that FIG. 3 is a back view of the tatami floor 1, and the pair of connecting portions M are shown by dotted lines. Further, for convenience of explanation, the non-slip portion 12 is omitted.

Here, the connecting portion M does not necessarily have an elongated shape and is not necessarily provided along the long side direction of the tatami floor 1. For example, only one connecting portion M may be provided as a frame or a thin plate, or the tatami floor 1 may be provided. A pair may be provided along the short side direction.
Further, the connecting portion M is preferably a magnet from the viewpoint of ease of attachment / detachment and rotational operation, but the connection portion M is not limited to this, and for example, a detachable member such as a fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener may be provided on the end surface of the tatami floor 1.

The tatami floor 1 preferably has a thickness of about 10 mm and a weight of about 600 g from the viewpoint of ease of transportation work and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the user of the tatami mat according to the present embodiment connects the two tatami floors 1 with each other by the magnetic force of one of the connecting portions M. can do.

Here, for convenience of explanation, in the two tatami floors 1 shown in FIG. 4A, the left tatami floor 1 is referred to as a tatami floor 1a and the right tatami floor 1 is referred to as a tatami floor 1b. , A or b shall be added to the end of the code.

For example, when the tatami floor 1a is rotated clockwise (arrow d1) in FIG. 4A, the tatami floor 1a is the length of the surface side of the tatami floors 1a and 1b while the end faces on the long side are separated. It rotates while maintaining the state where the sides are connected by magnetic force. That is, the tatami floor 1a rotates about the long side on the surface side, and as shown in FIG. 4B, the tatami floor 1a and the tatami floor 1b are in contact with each other. It is laminated and folded.

Further, when the tatami floor 1a is rotated counterclockwise (arrow d2) in FIG. 4A, the tatami floor 1a is on the back surface side of the tatami floors 1a and 1b while the end faces on the long side are separated. It rotates while maintaining the state where the long sides are connected by magnetic force. That is, the tatami floor 1a rotates about the long side on the back surface side, and as shown in FIG. 4C, the tatami floor 1a and the tatami floor 1b are in contact with the non-slip portion 12a and the non-slip portion 12b. In contact, they are stacked and folded.

Even when the tatami floors 1a and 1b are in the states shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (c), the connected state by the magnetic force of the pair of connecting portions M is maintained. Unexpected rotational movements of the floors 1a and 1b are prevented, and the states shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (c) are stably maintained.
Further, the above-mentioned rotational operation of the tatami floor 1a can naturally be performed on the tatami floor 1b as well.

Here, the number of tatami floors 1 to be connected is not limited to two, and the user can connect any number of tatami floors depending on the usage situation and the like.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can connect four tatami floors 1.

Then, from the state shown in FIG. 5, the user rotates each tatami floor 1 by a predetermined angle with the long side on the front surface side or the back surface side as an axis so as to be zigzag in the top view. As shown in a), the four connected tatami floors 1 can be in an upright state. As a result, the user can use the tatami floor 1 as a folding screen or a tsuitate.

Further, from the state shown in FIG. 6A, the user further makes the other tatami floors 1 adjacent to each other in each tatami floor 1 so that the tatami surface portions 11 or the non-slip portions 12 come into contact with each other. By rotating, as shown in FIG. 6B, each tatami floor 1 can be laminated and folded.
Even at this time, since the connected state of each tatami floor 1 by the magnetic force of each pair of connecting portions M is maintained, the unexpected rotational operation of each tatami floor 1 is prevented, and is shown in FIG. 6 (b). The state is maintained stably.

The tatami mat according to the present embodiment is not only used as a tatami mat, a folding screen, or a tsuitate, but also, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a metal wall such as a wall of a conference room is used by utilizing the magnetic force of the connecting portion M. It can also be pasted on W. As a result, the user can use the tatami floor 1 as an interior.

According to the present embodiment, the connecting portion M connects the adjacent tatami floors 1 so as to be rotatable 360 degrees relative to the long side thereof, so that the number of connected tatami floors 1 is three. Even with the above, the tatami floor can be compactly folded in a laminated manner.

Further, the connecting portion M connects the adjacent tatami floors 1 to each other in a detachable manner, so that the user can arbitrarily select the number of tatami floors 1 to be connected according to the usage situation and the like, and the present embodiment. It is possible to change the laying area of the tatami mats according to the above.

Further, since the tatami floor 1 has a pair of connecting portions M, the tatami floor 1 has a simple structure and is lightweight, and the user can arbitrarily change the number of connected tatami floors 1 according to the usage situation and the like. It is possible to select and appropriately change the laying area of the tatami mat according to the present embodiment.

Further, since the connecting portion M is a magnet, the user can connect the tatami floors 1 only by bringing a plurality of tatami floors close to each other, which facilitates attachment / detachment and rotation operations.

Further, since the connecting portion M is provided inside the tatami floor 1, the tatami floor 1 can exhibit its function without impairing the appearance design peculiar to tatami mats.

Further, by having the non-slip portion 12 on the back surface of the tatami floor 1, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the position when a person or an object is placed on the surface after laying.

The various shapes, dimensions, and the like of each component shown in the above-described embodiment are examples, and can be variously changed based on design requirements and the like.

1, 1a, 1b Tatami floor 11, 11a, 11b Tatami surface 12, 12a, 12b Non-slip 13 Tatami edge M Connecting part W Wall P Ornamental plant

Claims (2)

Equipped with a roughly flat tatami floor,
The tatami floor has a pair of connecting portions connected to the other tatami floor along its edge.
The connecting portion is a magnet that connects adjacent tatami mat floors so as to be rotatable 360 degrees relative to the end side and detachably connected to each other.
Each of the connecting portions is provided inside the tatami mat floor and at a position close to the pair of the end edges facing each other, along the extending direction of the end edges, over the substantially overall length of the end edges. A tatami mat that is characterized by being made. The tatami mat according to claim 1, wherein the tatami floor has a non-slip portion on one surface thereof.

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