Heating element and heating implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9534810-B2
Application number	US-201214364165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 21, 2011
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A heating element ( 10 ) comprises an exothermic layer ( 11 ) containing an oxidizable metal, a water absorption agent and water and a water-retention layer ( 12 ) having a water absorption sheet ( 102 ), the exothermic layer ( 11 ) and the water-retention layer ( 12 ) are in layers, in which the mass ratio of the content of the water absorption agent is from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, mass ratio of content of water to the content of the water absorption agent in the exothermic layer ( 11 ) (water/water absorption agent) is from 0.8 to 13, and the content of water contained in the water-retention layer ( 12 ) is from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption of said water-retention layer ( 12 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heating element, comprising:
(a) an exothermic layer containing an oxidizable metal, a water absorption agent and water; and
(b) a water-retention layer having a first water absorption sheet and a second water absorption sheet, and said exothermic layer is interposed between said first water absorption sheet and said second water absorption sheet,
wherein said exothermic layer and said water-retention layer are in layers,
wherein a first mass ratio of the content of said water absorption agent is from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal,
wherein a second mass ratio of the content of water to the content of said water absorption agent in said exothermic layer (water/water absorption agent) is from 0.8 to 13, and
wherein the content of water in said water-retention layer is from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption of said water-retention layer.

2. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said water absorption agent comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a carbon component, a fiber material, a water-absorbing polymer, and a water-absorbing powder.

3. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said water absorption agent comprises a carbon component, and the content of said carbon component is equal to or higher than 90 mass % for the mass of said water absorption agent.

4. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said water absorption agent comprises a carbon component, and wherein the mean particle diameter of said carbon component is from 10 to 200 μm.

5. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said exothermic layer further comprises a thickening agent.

6. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said water-retention layer comprises a fiber material.

7. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said water-retention layer comprises a water-absorbing polymer which is capable of absorbing and maintaining a significant amount of liquid that is 20 times its own weight.

8. The heating element according to claim 7 , wherein the ratio of said water-absorbing polymer to said water-retention layer is from 10 to 70 mass % under the dried condition.

9. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein the grammage of said water-retention layer is from 20 to 200 g/m 2 under the dried condition.

10. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein air resistance of said water-retention layer is equal to or lower than 500 seconds/100 ml under a condition that an amount of water from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption is absorbed.

11. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said exothermic layer comprises a thickening agent,
and the content of said thickening agent is from 0.05 to 5 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal.

12. The heating element according to claim 1 , wherein said exothermic layer comprises a thickening agent,
and said thickening agent comprises a polysaccharide-based thickening agent having the molecular weight of equal to or higher than 1,000,000 and equal to or lower than 50,000,000.

13. A heating implement, comprising:
the heating element according to claim 1 ; and
a bag which is at least partially air permeable and capable of containing said heating element.

14. The heating implement according to claim 13 , wherein said bag is composed of a first bag sheet and a second bag sheet,
and the air resistance of said first bag sheet is from 1,000 to 50,000 seconds/100 ml.

15. The heating implement according to claim 14 , wherein the air resistance of said second bag sheet is from 5,000 to 150,000 seconds/100 ml, as long as the air permeability of said second bag sheet is lower than the air permeability of said first bag sheet.

16. The heating implement according to claim 13 , wherein the implement is capable of creating water vapor as an occurrence of an oxidation of an oxidizable metal.

Assignees

• Kao Corp

Inventors

• Oka Takeshi

Classifications

• A61F2007/0098

  ways of manufacturing heating or cooling devices for therapy · CPC title

• F24J1/00 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• A61F2007/0062

  the gas being steam or water vapour · CPC title

• A61F2007/026

  with a fluid absorbing layer · CPC title

• A61F7/034

  Flameless · CPC title