JPH0335922B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a method for preserving clothing, and more specifically, to a method for preserving clothing using equipment used in ordinary households.
This invention relates to a method for preserving clothing that can easily preserve clothing for a long period of time.

[Conventional technology]

As is well known, various efforts have been made to preserve clothing for long periods of time. When preserving clothing for a long period of time, the important points that must be kept in mind are generally eliminating insect damage, preventing moisture, and preventing the growth of mold. The goal is to prevent traces such as streaks from remaining, and in order to satisfy these requirements, conventionally, cleaned textiles, leather, fur, and other clothing are treated with insect repellents, desiccants, or It is stored in a storage container along with anti-mold agents.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the conventional storage methods described above, the storage container itself is not necessarily sealed, so the insect repellent evaporates after long-term storage, making it impossible to prevent insect damage.
The medicinal odor of the insect repellent remains on clothing and cannot be easily removed, causing discomfort when worn.Therefore, the medicinal odor must be removed by drying in the shade before reuse, which is a hassle. .

In addition, since storage containers are usually stored in cool, dark places, the desiccant loses its hygroscopicity in a short period of time, causing it to become a source of moisture, or even a small amount of fat, protein, etc. may remain. If stored in storage, this fat, protein, etc. can be used as nutrients to cause mold to grow, resulting in a lack of reliability, and furthermore, frequent inspection and management is required during storage. In order to avoid this, the seam between the container body and the lid body is sometimes sealed with duct tape or the like, but due to the unreliability mentioned above, it is extremely inconvenient to inspect the inside. This is a problem that we often experience on a daily basis, and as a result, there is still no sufficiently reliable means for long-term storage of this type of clothing.

This invention was made in order to improve the above-mentioned conventional problems.The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the past.After storing the clothes suspended on a hanger in the packaging body and sealing the storage opening, the air inside the packaging body is removed. By replacing clothes with a protective gas such as active gas, conditions suitable for long-term storage can be obtained.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for preserving clothing that can easily and reliably maintain this preservation state at home.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, a clothing suspension section for suspending clothing inside a heat-resistant and non-breathable wrapping bag having a clothing storage opening, and a suspension support section for suspending and supporting the clothing suspension section are provided. At least a part of the suspension support part passes through the packaging body in an airtight manner and protrudes to the outside, and is provided with a communication path inside the packaging body, which is opened to the inside and outside of the packaging body, and For a hanger whose outer opening is equipped with an on-off valve that is kept closed at all times, the clothes are suspended on the clothes suspension part of the hanger inside the wrapping bag, and the inner circumferential surface of the clothes storage opening is After welding and sealing the hot melt layer formed on the package body, the air existing in the sealed space of the packaging body is evacuated through the communication passage while opening and closing the opening/closing valve to maintain the sealed space at a low pressure, and further The on-off valve is opened again to fill the sealed space with clothing protection gas from the clothing protection gas cylinder through the communication path, thereby replacing the sealed space with a clothing protection gas atmosphere.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 are partially cutaway front views showing a storage container structure for carrying out the method of the present invention before and after storing clothes, respectively; , a non-breathable hanger 11 made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin material formed into a hollow shape by blow molding or vacuum homing, includes a garment suspension part 12 of a known shape for suspending the garment A, and a garment suspension part 12 of a known shape for suspending the garment Suspension part 1
The suction port 14 has a suction port 14 which is detachably connected to a suspension support part 13 for suspending and supporting the suspension support part 13, which will be described later.
Inside, as shown in FIG. 3, a spring 17 is used to keep the valve closed at all times toward the outside of the opening.
An on-off valve (check valve) 15 having a valve body 16 that can be opened automatically when a nozzle is inserted is installed inside, and this suction port 14 is connected to the on-off valve 15 and a communication passage 18 in the hanger 11, that is, The hollow part communicates with a plurality of air outlets 19 formed in the clothing suspension part 12, which is on the inside side in the suspended state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging body 20 is formed into a two-layer structure in which a heat-fused and adhesive sheet 20B, that is, a hot melt layer 20B, is coated or laminated on the inside of a highly heat-resistant and air-impermeable seal 20A. has been done.

As the heat-resistant and air-impermeable sheet 20A, a polyamide-based resin sheet (6.6 nylon, 6 nylon) having heat-resistant strength is recommended, and as the sheet that has adhesive properties by heating and melting, that is, the hot melt layer 20B, a polyamide resin sheet is recommended. A sheet etc. is recommended.

The wrapping body 20 formed in such a two-layer structure has a size that can completely cover the garment A suspended on the garment suspension section 12, including the garment suspension section 12 of the hanger 11. It has a bag shape with a clothing storage opening 21 formed in a part, that is, at the lower end. Further, another part, here the side opposite to the clothing storage opening 21, is hermetically sealed on the suspension support part 13 between the air outlet 14 and the plurality of air outlets 19.

In order to store clothing A in the storage bag according to this embodiment, first, as shown in Fig. 1,
After the garment A is properly suspended on the garment suspension section 12 of the hanger 11, the garment suspension section 1 containing the entire garment A is
2 is inserted into the wrapping bag 20 from the clothing storage opening 21 side and is engaged with the suspension support part 13.

Next, using a household iron, heat and pressurize the surface of the highly heat-resistant sheet 20A corresponding to the hot melt layer 20B formed on the inner circumferential surface of the clothing storage opening 21, thereby forming the hot melt layer 20.
B is welded and sealed as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5.

Since this sealing treatment is performed by directly heating the highly heat-resistant sheet 20A with an iron, the hot-melt layer 20B can be welded while suppressing thermal shrinkage, the so-called shrinkage phenomenon, caused by excessive heating. A reliable seal with high sealing performance can be obtained. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a nozzle 24 as an attachment is connected to the suction passage 23 of the household vacuum cleaner (of course, other attachments may be used). This nozzle 24 is inserted and held in the air inlet 14 of the suspension support part 13 in the hanger 11, and the valve body 16 of the on-off valve 15 is opened.
By starting the vacuum cleaner, the air existing in the sealed space of the packaging body 20 is discharged, and the packaging body 20 is
Create a low vacuum inside.

In such a low vacuum state, the packaging body 20 is
This can be confirmed by the fact that the front and rear double-sided sheets of the packaging body 20 are in close contact with each other in a region that is in close contact with the surface of the garment A but not in close contact with the clothing A.

When the inside of the packaging body 20 reaches a low vacuum state, the nozzle 24 is quickly removed from the suction port 14. In synchronization with this extraction operation, open/close valve 1
Since the valve body 16 of No. 5 is held closed by the spring 17, a low vacuum state inside the envelope body 20 is maintained.

Furthermore, inert gases such as fluorocarbon gas, helium gas, argon gas, nitrogen gas and carbon dioxide gas,
That is, the discharge nozzle of a gas cylinder (not shown) filled with clothing protection gas is inserted and held in the suction port 14 to open the valve body 16 of the on-off valve 15, and the opening reaction force at the time of opening the valve is The cylinder is opened, and the packaging body 20 maintained in a low vacuum state is filled with inert gas, and the inside is replaced with an inert gas atmosphere. Then, after removing the gas cylinder and closing the on-off valve 15 in synchronization with this, the hanger body 11 may be suspended and stored, for example, in a wardrobe by utilizing the suspension support portion 13 of the hanger body 11.

In this way, by replacing the inside of the packaging body 20 with an inert gas and welding the inner periphery of the clothing storage opening 21 with the hot melt layer 20B, the clothing A can be completely shielded from oxygen. Therefore, mold growth, pest invasion, etc. are prevented, and no medicinal odor is produced.

Moreover, the wrapping body 20 is made of a sheet 2 with high air permeability.
Since the sheet 20A, which has a high gas barrier property, is used, spontaneous leakage of inert gas is prevented, and long-term storage (several years) can be achieved.

On the other hand, when the clothing A stored in the above-mentioned state is taken out from the packaging body 20 and worn, the upper part of the welded and sealed hot melt layer 20B' (see Fig. 5) is cut as appropriate. All you have to do is take out clothing A.

Incidentally, if you want to use the packaging body 20 again to store the next garment A, cut the unwelded hot melt layer 20B as indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 5 as appropriate and remove the garment A. After the garment A is completely covered with the wrapping body 20 in the manner described above, the unwelded hot melt layer 20B is welded and sealed.

The packaging body 20 used in carrying out the present invention is not limited to the one in which the hot melt layer 20B is formed on the inner layer sheet, which is made up of two layers of sheets 20A and 20B, and the inner surface of the highly heat resistant sheet 20A ₁ . The sheet _20A2 with high air permeability may be coated or laminated in two layers, and the hot melt layer 20B may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the clothing storage opening 21, that is, on the inner peripheral surface of the sheet _20A2 with high air permeability. (See Figure 4).

Note that, as the highly heat-resistant fabric _20A1 , a fluorine resin sheet, a metal foil sheet such as aluminum foil, a woven cloth, etc. may be used instead of the polyamide resin sheet described in the above embodiment. However, metal foil sheets and woven fabrics must be at least highly breathable sheets.
It is necessary to form the envelope body 20 as a laminated structure with _A2 .

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the hanger 11, which has the function of discharging air and injecting clothing protective gas into the air inlet 14, is assembled into the packaging body 20. By forming suction ports 14 (not shown) and using a hanger 11 with an on-off valve 15 interposed in each of these suction ports 14, one of the suction ports 14 can be connected to the suction passage 2 of a household vacuum cleaner. For attaching and detaching the nozzle 24 connected to the
Further, the other suction port 14 may be used for attaching and detaching a pouring nozzle for an inert gas cylinder.

Furthermore, the gas to be filled in the wrapping body 20 is not limited to the above-mentioned inert gas, but depending on the properties of the clothing, a gas having an anti-mold or insect repelling effect or a sterilizing gas may be used as a clothing-protecting gas. It's okay.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, since a wrapping body made of a heat-resistant and air-resistant sheet has a hot melt layer on the inner peripheral surface of the clothing storage opening, it is well known for commercial use. The clothing storage opening can be easily and reliably sealed using a household iron without using a large-scale hot sealing device.

Moreover, since the process of replacing the air inside the bag with a clothing-protecting gas such as an inert gas can be easily and reliably performed using a household vacuum cleaner and gas cylinder, it can be done at home without leaving it in the hands of a professional. This method has the advantage that expensive clothing can be effectively stored for a long period of time because it does not cause spontaneous gas leakage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are front views and partially cutaway views showing the storage bag structure for carrying out the method of the present invention before and after storing clothes, respectively. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the general structure of the on-off valve, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of another embodiment of the packaging body, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing an example of the welded and sealed state of the hot melt layer. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an attachment used when discharging air. 11...hanger, 12...clothing suspension part, 13
... Suspension support part, 15 ... Opening/closing valve, 18 ... Communication path, 20 ... Wrapping body, 21 ... Clothes storage opening, A...
…clothing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A heat-resistant and non-breathable wrapping bag having a clothing storage opening has a clothing suspension part for suspending clothing, and a suspension support part for suspending and supporting the clothing suspension part. At least a portion of the hanging support portion hermetically penetrates the envelope and projects to the outside,
In addition, for a hanger that is provided with a communication passage inside and opened to the inside and outside of the packaging body, and in which an on-off valve that is kept closed at all times is interposed in the outer opening, After suspending the clothes on the clothes suspension part of the hanger and welding and sealing the hot melt layer formed on the inner circumferential surface of the clothes storage opening, the wrapping bag is inserted through the communication path while opening and closing the on-off valve. The air existing in the sealed space of the body is evacuated to maintain the sealed space at a low pressure, and the on-off valve is opened again to fill the sealed space with clothing protection gas from the clothing protection gas cylinder via the communication path. A method for preserving clothing, which comprises replacing the sealed space with a clothing-protective gas atmosphere.