Mesh circular knit fabric for sheets, and sheets made using the same

Abstract

We offer a mesh knit fabric for sheets that is soft to the touch and has an excellent design. [Solution] In the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets, the tuck loops 5 of the front knit fabric 1 and the knit loops 6 of the back course 2 form a double loop 7, and knit holes 3a are formed inside the double loop 7. Multiple knit holes 3a are arranged in the wale direction to form a mesh section 3. The mesh section 3 is arranged at an inclination with respect to the course direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to circular knitted fabric for sheets, and particularly to mesh circular knitted fabric for sheets having a mesh structure.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as knitted fabric for sheets, mesh circular knitted fabric in which mesh holes are arranged side by side has been widely used in order to ensure breathability, reduce weight, and improve design.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a futon cover knitted in a waffle stitch. The waffle stitch is a stitch in which mesh holes are arranged in a checkerboard pattern vertically and horizontally by repeating tucks, misses, and knits.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, the waffle stitch structure of Patent Document 1 has problems such as poor touch due to large unevenness around the mesh holes, and poor design due to the mesh holes arranged vertically and horizontally. This invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mesh knitted fabric for sheets having a good touch and excellent design.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The invention made to solve the above problems is a mesh circular knit fabric for sheets, which is knitted into a knitted fabric and a purled fabric using a circular knitting machine equipped with a cylinder needle and a dial needle, and has a mesh section, wherein the knitted fabric has a plurality of knit loop groups consisting of a plurality of knit loops arranged in the course direction and a tuck loop provided between adjacent knit loop groups in the course direction, the purled fabric has knit loops arranged around the entire circumference, the tuck loops of the knitted fabric are knitted simultaneously with one of the knit loops of the purled fabric by the dial needle to form a double loop, the mesh section is formed inside the double loop and consists of a plurality of mesh holes arranged in the wale direction, and the mesh section is characterized in that it is arranged at an inclination with respect to the course direction.

[0007] In the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to this invention, the mesh portion is formed using only knit loops and tuck loops, without using welt loops, so the area around the mesh holes does not become thick, resulting in a better feel against the skin. Also, since multiple mesh holes are arranged in the wale direction, they are more noticeable than mesh holes formed by only one tuck loop. Furthermore, since the mesh holes are arranged at an angle to the course direction, the design can be enhanced compared to waffle knit where the mesh holes are arranged vertically and horizontally.

[0008] In the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to the present invention, it is preferable that the surface knit fabric is made of cotton yarn. By doing so, in the double loop where the tuck loop and knit loop overlap, the tuck loop that appears on the surface is made of cotton yarn, which makes the mesh structure feel softer against the skin.

[0009] In the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to the present invention, it is preferable that the back knit fabric is knitted from woolly polyester yarn. This provides elasticity and durability to the circular knit fabric.

[0010] The knitted front fabric is made of cotton yarn, and the knitted back fabric is made of woolly polyester yarn, preferably with a weight ratio of 20 / 80 or more and 30 / 80 or less. This makes it possible to give flexibility to the circular knitted fabric without compromising durability.

[0011] In this invention, it is preferable that the knitted loop group comprises four knitted loops and the mesh portion comprises three mesh holes. Furthermore, this invention includes a sheet formed from the above-described mesh circular knit fabric for sheets. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] As explained above, the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to this invention can provide excellent feel and design. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is a diagram illustrating the knitting process for a mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the mesh portion of a circular knitted mesh fabric for sheets, viewed from the reverse side. [Figure 3] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a mesh circular knit fabric constructed according to the knitting diagram. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0014] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, with reference to drawings as appropriate. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 3 shows a mesh circular knit fabric (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "mesh circular knit fabric") 100 for sheets according to one embodiment of the present invention. The mesh circular knit fabric 100 is knitted using a double knit circular knitting machine equipped with a dial needle D and a cylinder needle C, as shown in the knitting diagram of Figure 1, and furthermore, it is knitted using an electronically selected circular knitting machine capable of controlling the needle movement of knit, tuck, and miss for at least one needle of the cylinder needle C. In the following description, the circumferential direction of the knitted fabric (left-right direction in Figure 3) will be referred to as the course direction, and the longitudinal direction of the knitted fabric (up-down direction in Figure 3) will be referred to as the wale direction.

[0016] (Mesh circular knit fabric) As shown in Figure 3, the mesh circular knit fabric 100 comprises a face knit fabric 1, a back knit fabric 2, and a mesh section 3. In the example in Figure 3, the mesh section 3 is provided throughout the entire mesh circular knit fabric 100, but it is not limited to this, and the mesh circular knit fabric 100 only needs to include the mesh section 3 in at least a part of it, and there may be parts that do not have the mesh section 3.

[0017] (Main course) As shown in Figure 1, Course 1A, ... comprises a group of knitted loops 40 in which multiple knitted loops 4 are arranged in a continuous line in the course direction (four in the example in Figure 3), and a single tucked loop 5 formed between adjacent groups of knitted loops 40, 40.

[0018] (Knit loop on the front course) The knit loops 4 of the front course 1A, ... are knitted with a cylinder needle C, as shown in the knitting diagram in Figure 1, and therefore consist of front loops in which a V-shaped sinker loop appears.

[0019] (Tack loop on the front course) The tackle loops 5 of the front courses 1A, … are knitted by the dial needles D, unlike the knit loops 4 of the front courses 1A, … knitted by the cylinder needles C. For example, the tackle loop 5 of the front course 1C is locked to the relevant dial needles D by the tacking operations of the dial needles D1, D5 and, together with the knit loops 6 of the back courses 2B, … that are knitted previously and adjacent on the lower side, forms a double loop 7 as shown in Fig. 2. The mesh part 3 connects the front knitted fabric 1 and the back knitted fabric 2 by this double loop 7 (see Fig. 3).

[0020] (Knitting yarn of the front knitted fabric) The knitting yarn used for the front knitted fabric 1 is not particularly limited, but cotton yarn is preferably used in order to obtain good texture and hygroscopicity. In the double loop 7, since the tackle loop 5 of the front knitted fabric appears on the front side (cylinder side of the circular knitting machine), the texture of the double loop can be improved by making the knitting yarn of the front knitted fabric 1 cotton yarn. As the cotton yarn, for example, 30-count single yarn Coma yarn can be used.

[0021] (Back course) As shown in Fig. 1, all the loops of the back courses 2A, … are knitted into knit loops 6. The knit loops 6 of the back courses 2A, … consist of front loops where V-shaped sinker loops appear.

[0022] (Knitting yarn of the back knitted fabric) The knitting yarn of the back knitted fabric 2 is not particularly limited, but woolly polyester yarn is preferably used. By doing so, strength can be provided as compared with the case where both the front knitted fabric 1 and the back knitted fabric 2 are made of cotton yarn. As the woolly polyester yarn, for example, those with 84 dtex, 36 filaments, and two-stage heat setting of SD (semi-dull, semi-opaque) can be used.

[0023] (Mixing ratio) The mixing ratio (weight ratio) of cotton yarn and woolly polyester is preferably 20 / 80 or more and 30 / 80 or less. If the mixing ratio is less than 20 / 80, sufficient hygroscopicity and texture may not be obtained. If the mixing ratio exceeds 30 / 80, there is a risk that sufficient strength cannot be obtained.

[0024] (Mesh part) The mesh section 3 consists of multiple mesh holes 3a, 3a, 3a (three in the example in Figure 2) arranged in the wale direction. The mesh holes 3a are formed inside the double loop 7. The mesh sections 3 are arranged diagonally with respect to the course direction by sequentially shifting their position by two loops in the course direction.

[0025] (Organization method) In the knitting diagram in Figure 1, the odd-numbered rows of the arrangement represent the knitting of knit fabric 1, and the even-numbered rows of the arrangement represent the knitting of purl fabric 2. Knit fabric 1 is knitted with cotton yarn, and purl fabric 2 is knitted with woolly polyester yarn.

[0026] (Main course composition) For the first row, which is the front course 1A, first tuck with the dial needle D1, then knit with four consecutive needles from the cylinder needles C1 to C4, then tuck with one needle with the dial needle D5, and then knit with four needles starting from the cylinder needle C5.

[0027] (Unofficial course configuration) The second row, which is reverse course 2A, is knitted across all the needles of the dial needle. The cotton yarn tucked in the first row is attached to the dial needle D1, and the knitting of the second row forms a double loop 7 with the woolly polyester yarn supplied to reverse course 2A, connecting the knit fabric 1 and the purl fabric 2. Rows 3 through 6 of the knitting diagram are knitted in the same way as rows 1 and 2. As a result, the knit courses 1A, 1B, and 1C are connected to each other by loops in the wale direction to form a single knit fabric 1, and the reverse courses 2A, 2B, and 2C are also connected to each other by loops in the wale direction to form a single purl fabric 2 with a space between it and the knit fabric. The knit fabric 1 and the purl fabric 2 form a bag-like structure connected only by the mesh portion 3.

[0028] (Misalignment of the tucks) In the 7th row, knitting is performed by shifting the dial needle used for tackling two needles in the course direction, compared to the 1st, 3rd, and 5th rows. That is, after knitting with cylinder needles C1 and C2, tack with dial needle D3, knit from cylinder needles C3 to C6, tack with dial needle D7, and knit from cylinder needles C7 to C10 (cylinder needle C10 is not shown). In the 8th row, knitting is performed using the dial needle across all needles. Rows 9 through 12 are knitted in the same way as rows 7 and 8. In this way, the mesh section 3 knitted in rows 7 through 12 is positioned at an oblique angle to the mesh section 3 knitted in rows 1 through 6.

[0029] Although not shown in the diagram, from the 13th to the 18th row, the tacking dial hands are shifted by two hands during the arrangement. Thereafter, every six rows, the tacking dial hands are shifted by two hands in the same direction circumferentially during the arrangement.

[0030] As described above, the mesh circular knit fabric for sheets of this invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The front course may be knitted with a dial needle and the back course with a cylinder needle. In addition, yarns other than cotton yarn or woolly polyester may be used for knitting. The number of mesh holes in the mesh section is not limited to three, but may be two or fewer, or four or more. The number of needles used to shift the tucks is not limited to two, but may be one, three or more. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0031] 100 Mesh circular knit fabric for sheets 1 Front knitted fabric 1A, 1B, ... Main Course 2 Reverse knit fabric 2A, 2B, ... Back course 3 Mesh section 4,6 knit loops 5 Tack Loops C Cylinder needle D Dial Hand

Claims

1. A circular knitted mesh fabric for sheets, knitted in both face and purl stitches using a circular knitting machine equipped with cylinder needles and dial needles, and having a mesh section, The knitted fabric has multiple groups of knitted loops arranged in the direction of the course, and tuck loops provided between adjacent groups of knitted loops in the direction of the course. The aforementioned reverse knit fabric has knit loops arranged all around, The tuck loop of the knitted fabric is knitted simultaneously with one of the knit loops of the purled fabric using a dial needle to form a double loop. The mesh portion is formed inside the double loop and consists of mesh holes arranged in a row in the wale direction. The mesh portion is characterized in that it is arranged in an inclination with respect to the direction of the course, and is a circular knitted mesh fabric for sheets.

2. The mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to claim 1, wherein the knitted fabric is made of cotton yarn.

3. The mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the reverse knit fabric is knitted from woolly polyester yarn.

4. The aforementioned knitted fabric is made of cotton yarn, and the aforementioned knitted fabric is made of woolly polyester yarn. The mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the weight ratio of the cotton yarn to the woolly polyester yarn is 20 / 80 or more and 30 / 80 or less.

5. The mesh circular knit fabric for sheets according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the knit loop group comprises four knit loops and the mesh portion comprises three mesh holes.

6. A sheet characterized by being formed from a mesh circular knit fabric for sheets as described in claim 1 or claim 2.

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