Printed towel fabric that glows with a flash

Abstract

Provided is a towel fabric with a new means for the form of light reflection. 【Solution means】A printed towel fabric that emits light in a flash, having at least a colored portion 10 on the surface, and the colored portion 10 includes a general colored portion 11 and a retroreflective print portion 21. The general colored portion 11 is a colored region configured to receive light by diffuse reflection. The retroreflective print portion 21 is a colored region configured to receive light that retroreflects the light from the light source 31 in the direction of the light source. The retroreflective print portion 21 includes a retroreflective portion 23 that retroreflects the light from a strong light source 31 such as a camera flash in the direction of the light source between the towel fabric body 30 and the colored layer 22.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a towel fabric.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a towel fabric, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, in addition to being able to inform more tourists of the existence of information such as tourist spots, a wiping cloth that can surely read a two-dimensional code for obtaining this information with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone is known. Also, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a towel is known in which a one-point mark embroidery with a reduced amount of luminous yarn is formed, and a luminous embroidery in which the luminous yarn is given the performance of embroidery thread is applied.

[0003] Thus, various proposals have been made to enhance the form of the colored part and the particularity of light emission. However, in recent years, with the development of photography using mobile terminals such as smartphones, the photographed images can be easily published on the WEB via SNS. For this reason, various proposals have been made in various fields. In the case of towel fabrics, although there are devices such as those provided with a light-storing part that emits light by itself as in Patent Document 2, or those that make the design of the colored part attractive, there is currently no proposal regarding the form of light reflection.

[0004] In addition, the applicant of the present application has proposed a towel as a cheering good. By providing an opening on the towel that is about the same size as a human face to express that the user himself / herself is participating, it is possible to publish the photographed image on SNS etc., but it was not a proposal regarding the form of light reflection.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a towel fabric with new means for the form of light reflection.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The present invention provides a printed towel that glows with a flash, in which at least the surface of the towel fabric has a colored portion, and the colored portion includes a general colored portion and a retroreflective print portion. The colored portion includes a general colored portion and a retroreflective print portion. The general colored portion is a colored region configured to receive light by diffuse reflection, and the retroreflective print portion is a colored region configured to receive light that is retroreflected in the direction of the light source from the light source. The retroreflective print portion can be implemented by including a retroreflective portion that retroreflects light from the light source in the direction of the light source between the towel fabric and the colored layer.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] The present invention can provide a towel fabric with new means for the form of light reflection, particularly a printed towel fabric with a form of light reflection by retroreflection that has not been used conventionally and glows with a flash.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 〔Regarding the towel fabric and towel〕The figure shows a towel using a printed towel fabric that glows with light in a flash according to an embodiment of the present invention. Although not shown in the figure, this towel fabric has pile loops or cut pile loops protruding on at least one of the front side and the back side, and is cut into a predetermined size (landscape in this example), and the peripheral portion is end-processed by sewing or the like to form a towel. At that time, two towel fabrics may be overlapped and sewn or bonded, or an opening may be formed as shown in Patent Document 3. The weave structure and knit structure of this towel fabric can be variously changed and implemented according to the use and form of the towel fabric.

[0011] 〔Regarding the general coloring portion 11〕This towel includes a coloring portion 10 at least on the front side. The coloring portion 10 includes a general coloring portion 11 and a retroreflective print portion 21. The general coloring portion 11 is a colored region configured to give light by diffuse reflection to the vision, and is colored by various conventional techniques such as dyeing by printing, silk screen printing, or printing. In the example of FIG. 3, a three-layer colored layer 12 is shown in a laminated structure, but a structure of only one layer using a prepared dye or pigment may be used. Thereby, when light hits the towel, the light is diffusely reflected in the same way as conventional general coloring, and gives the light to the viewer's vision.

[0012] [Regarding the retroreflective printing section 21] The retroreflective printing section 21 is a colored area configured to retroreflect the light from the light source 31 in the direction of the light source 31 and provide that light to the vision. This retroreflective printing section 21 includes a colored layer 22 similar to the colored layer 12 of the general coloring section 11 described above, and a retroreflective layer 23 is provided in its lower layer (the layer closer to the towel fabric body 30). It is appropriate to apply a translucent ink for the colored layer 22 by printing, and the retroreflective layer 23 includes beads or a prism structure, and it is appropriate to directly or indirectly form a retroreflective section that reflects in the same direction as the incident light on the towel fabric body 30 by printing. As a result, strong incident light that has passed through the transparent colored layer 22 from a light source 31 such as a camera flash is returned near the light source 31 after passing through the transparent colored layer 22 as reflected light retroreflected by the retroreflective layer 23. Therefore, by arranging the light-receiving part of the eye or the camera lens at that position, colors, patterns, and figures that are not visible under normal light can be made to stand out.

[0013] Figure 2 depicts this state of retroreflection. In Figure 1, various color developments could be made to appear in the character part of "1st ANNIVERSRY" of the retroreflective printing section 21 that was not received. Note that since Figure 2 is a grayscale diagram, the color development state is relatively simple, but in reality, a more colorful and complex color development state can be made to appear, and it is also possible to directly view it or publicly disclose the photographed image on SNS or the like.

[0014] The towel fabric of this embodiment is implemented as a towel for cheering suitable for a live stage or sports watching, but like a normal towel fabric, it can be implemented as towels for various uses.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0015] 10 Coloring section 11 General coloring section 12 Colored layer 21 Retroreflective printing section 22 Colored layer 23 Retroreflective layer 30 Towel fabric body 31 Light source

Claims

1. In a towel fabric having a colored portion at least on the surface, the colored portion includes a general colored portion and a retroreflective print portion, the general colored portion is a colored region configured to receive light by diffuse reflection, The retroreflective print portion is a printed towel fabric that shines with light, characterized in that it is a colored region configured to receive light that is retroreflected in the direction of the light source from the light source.

2. The printed towel fabric that shines with light according to claim 1, characterized in that the retroreflective print portion includes a retroreflective portion that retroreflects light from the light source in the direction of the light source between the towel fabric and the colored layer.

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