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JP4774174B2
JP4774174B2 JP2001288190A JP2001288190A JP4774174B2 JP 4774174 B2 JP4774174 B2 JP 4774174B2 JP 2001288190 A JP2001288190 A JP 2001288190A JP 2001288190 A JP2001288190 A JP 2001288190A JP 4774174 B2 JP4774174 B2 JP 4774174B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、コード状抵抗体に係り、特に、複雑な屈曲などの外部ストレスを受けた場合にも金属抵抗線の断線が発生することなく、長期間安定した発熱特性を得ることが可能な、例えば、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータの発熱線材などとして好適なコード状抵抗体に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、コード状抵抗体として、ガラス繊維糸、芳香族ポリアミド糸等の芯糸上に、ニッケルクロム合金線、銅ニッケル合金線等の金属抵抗線を横巻きしたものが知られている。この種のコード状抵抗体は、使用する金属抵抗線の種類や巻ピッチなどを適宜に変更することにより、所望とする発熱量を簡単に得ることができ設計の自由度が極めて高いことから、各種機器の保温用ヒータや加熱用ヒータの発熱線材などとして幅広く使用されている。例えば、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータにおいては、上記構成のコード状抵抗体が布体等の縫製可能な支持体に蛇行配線され上糸及び下糸によって縫製固定されたり、布体等の支持体上に蛇行配線され一対の接着付きの布体で挟持固定されたりしている。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上記従来のコード状抵抗体は、芯糸上に横巻きされた金属抵抗線の自由度が無いため、例えば、シートヒータにおいては、運転者の着座、離座によって屈曲や引っ張りなどの外部ストレスが継続的又は断続的に長期間加わると、金属抵抗線に断線が発生してしまう恐れがあった。金属抵抗線が断線した場合には、座席シートを均一に加熱することができなくなる恐れがあった。そこで、このような問題に対しては、例えば、銅線の編組により構成されるシールドなどからも容易に想像できるように、複数本の金属抵抗線を編組して紐状に形成する紐状編組構造のコード状抵抗体を構成することにより、金属抵抗線に自由度を持たせることが考えられる。
【0004】
しかしながら、このような紐状編組構造のコード状抵抗体は、右回転方向の金属抵抗線と左回転方向の金属抵抗線とが交差する点に、屈曲や引っ張りなどの外部ストレスが集中してしまい、その部分の金属抵抗線が断線してしまうという問題があった。
【0005】
本発明はこのような点に基づいてなされたもので、その目的とするところは、複雑な屈曲などの外部ストレスを受けた場合にも金属抵抗線の断線が発生することなく、長期間安定した発熱特性を得ることが可能な、例えば、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータの発熱線材などとして好適なコード状抵抗体を提供することにある。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するべく本発明によるコード状抵抗体は、複数本の繊維束を編組して紐状に形成した構造の抵抗導体を有するコード状抵抗体であって、該紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を構成する複数本の繊維束のうち、右回転方向又は左回転方向のどちらか一方向の繊維束の少なくとも一部分に金属抵抗線を使用し、その他方向の繊維束には絶縁性繊維を使用することを特徴とするものである。
この際、上記金属抵抗線には、絶縁被覆が施されていることが考えられる。
又、上記抵抗導体が、芯糸上に形成されていることが考えられる。
又、上記絶縁性繊維は、芯鞘構造を有する熱融着繊維から構成されていることが考えられる。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明のコード状抵抗体を構成する紐状編組構造の抵抗導体とは、複数本の繊維束を、公知の製紐法によって編組することにより長手方向に連続した紐状に形成したものである。この際、繊維束は中空筒状に編組しても良いし、芯糸上に編組しても良いが、芯糸上に編組した方が屈曲性や引っ張り特性が向上するとともに、ヒータとしての抵抗値の安定化や仕上り外径の安定化の面でより好ましい。。芯糸としては、ガラス繊維糸、ポリエステル繊維糸、芳香族ポリアミド繊維糸、全芳香族ポリエステル繊維糸などが挙げられる。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するべく本発明によるコード状抵抗体は、複数本の繊維束を編組して紐状に形成した構造の抵抗導体を有するコード状抵抗体であって、該紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を構成する複数本の繊維束のうち、右回転方向又は左回転方向のどちらか一方向の繊維束の少なくとも一部分に金属抵抗線を使用し、その他方向の繊維束には絶縁性繊維を使用しており、該絶縁性繊維が、芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維から構成されていることを特徴とするものである。
この際、上記金属抵抗線には、絶縁被覆が施されていることが考えられる。
又、上記抵抗導体が、芯糸上に形成されていることが考えられる。
又、本発明によるシートヒータは、熱融着繊維から構成された不織布の布体からなる基材布に、上記のコード状抵抗体を熱融着により接着固定してなるものである。
【0009】
金属抵抗線としては、銅線、銅合金線、ニッケル線、鉄線、アルミニウム線、ニッケルクロム合金線などの単線や撚り線をそのまま、或いは、それらの周上に絶縁被覆が施されたものなどが挙げられる。絶縁被覆としては、従来公知の電気絶縁材料をいずれも使用することができる。絶縁被覆の有無は、本発明によって得られるコード状抵抗体の使用条件などを考慮して適宜に選択される。
【0010】
絶縁性繊維としては、ガラス繊維等の無機繊維や、ポリエチレンテレフタレート等のポリエステル繊維、脂肪族ポリアミド繊維、芳香族ポリアミド繊維、全芳香族ポリエステル繊維等の有機繊維のモノフィラメント、マルチフィラメント、スパン、或いは、それらの繊維材料若しくはそれらの繊維材料を構成する有機高分子材料を芯材とし、その周上に、ポリオレフィン、ポリエステル、塩化ビニル樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂等の熱可塑性の有機高分子材料が鞘材として被覆された芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維などが挙げられる。これらは、右回転方向の繊維束と左回転方向の繊維束の硬度のバランスや、本発明によって得られるコード状抵抗体の使用条件などを考慮して適宜に選択される。例えば、本発明によって得られるコード状抵抗体を、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータの発熱線材などとして使用する場合には、芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維を使用することが望ましい。そうすれば、熱融着繊維などから構成された不織布等の布体からなる基材布に、コード状抵抗体を熱融着により簡単に接着固定することができる。勿論、これらの絶縁性繊維は単独で使用しても良いし、複数種類のものを併用しても良い。
【0011】
上記構成の抵抗導体は、そのままコード状抵抗体として使用しても良いし、最外層に保護被覆を施してコード状抵抗体としても良い。保護被覆としては、従来公知の電気絶縁材料をいずれも使用することができる。保護被覆の有無は、コード状抵抗体の使用条件等を考慮して適宜に選択される。例えば、本発明によって得られるコード状抵抗体を、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータの発熱線材などとして使用する場合には、ポリエチレン、塩化ビニル樹脂,ポリアミド樹脂等の熱可塑性樹脂を保護被覆の構成材料として用いることが好ましい。そうすれば、熱融着繊維などから構成された不織布等の布体からなる基材布に、熱融着により簡単に接着固定することができる。
【0012】
このようにして得られる本発明のコード状抵抗体は、交差点での金属抵抗線の断線を、片方の回転方向に該金属抵抗線とは全く硬度が異なる絶縁性繊維、特に、有機繊維を用いることによって解決し、編組構造の特徴から、長手方向の自由度を確保したものである。
【0013】
【実施例】
以下、本発明の一実施例を説明する。
【0014】
実施例1
16打ちの製紐機を使用し、右回転方向の4箇所のキャリアに絶縁性繊維として440デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維、左回転方向の2個所のキャリアに絶縁性繊維として440デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維、左回転方向の2個所のキャリアに金属抵抗線として肉厚5μmの耐熱ウレタン樹脂からなる絶縁被覆が施された導体径0.05mmの銅合金線を4本引き揃えたものをそれぞれセットし、ピッチ4mm、回転数120rpmで編組して紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。芯糸は使用せず、又、最外層には保護被覆を施さなかった。
【0015】
実施例2
左回転方向の2個所のキャリアにセットされた金属抵抗線を、絶縁被覆が施されていない導体径0.05mmの銅合金線を4本引き揃えたものに変更した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。
【0016】
実施例3
右回転方向の4箇所のキャリアにセットされた絶縁性繊維を、ポリエチレンテレフタレートからなる芯材の周上に低融点ポリエステルからなる鞘材が被覆された芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維に変更した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。
【0017】
実施例4
芯糸として1320デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維を使用した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。
【0018】
実施例5
芯糸として1320デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維を使用するとともに、左回転方向の2個所のキャリアにセットされた金属抵抗線を絶縁被覆が施されていない導体径0.05mmの銅合金線を4本引き揃えたものに変更した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。
【0019】
実施例6
芯糸として1320デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維を使用するとともに、右回転方向の4箇所のキャリアと左回転方向の2個所のキャリアにセットされた絶縁性繊維をポリエチレンテレフタレートからなる芯材の周上に低融点ポリエステルからなる鞘材が被覆された芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維に変更した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。
【0020】
実施例7
芯糸として1320デシテックスのパラ系芳香族ポリアミド繊維を使用するとともに、左回転方向の2個所のキャリアにセットされた金属抵抗線を絶縁被覆が施されていない導体径0.05mmの銅合金線4本を引き揃えたものに変更した他は、実施例1と同様にして紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。又、抵抗導体の周上には、保護被覆として肉厚0.20mmのポリエチレンを順次被覆した。
【0021】
比較例1
16打ちの製紐機を使用し、右回転方向の4箇所のキャリアと左回転方向の4個所のキャリアに金属抵抗線として絶縁被覆が施されていない導体径0.05mmの銅合金線を4本引き揃えたものをそれぞれセットし、ピッチ4mm、回転数120rpmで編組して紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を製造した。芯糸は使用せず、又、最外層には保護被覆を施さなかった。
【0022】
ここで、上記のようにして得られた8種類のコード状抵抗体の特性を評価するために、以下に示すような試験を実施した。
【0023】
屈曲試験
まず、直径10mm、長さ80mmの円筒状の屈曲金属スペーサ2本を、所定の間隔を開けて並行状態に配置し、その間に試料を配置した。次いで、屈曲R=5R、屈曲角度=左右90°/回、屈曲速度=50回/分、荷重=500gの条件で、金属抵抗線が断線するまで試料を屈曲させた。断線は金属抵抗線の総数の内、少数が断線したことを抵抗値の変動から測定し、その時点の屈曲回数を測定した。試料数は各々5個とし、それらの測定値の平均値を評価値とした。尚、最外層に保護被覆を施していない試料(実施例1乃至実施例6、比較例1)については、屈曲金属スペーサーと金属抵抗線の短絡を防ぐために、保護材として絶縁チューブを各試料に被覆した状態で試験を行った。試験結果は表1に示した。
【0024】
破断強度試験:
片端を固定した試料を速度=10mm/分の条件で金属抵抗線が断線するまで引っ張った。断線は金属抵抗線の総数の内、少数が断線したことを抵抗値の変動から測定し、その時点の張力を測定した。試料数は各々5個とし、それらの測定値の平均値を評価値とした。尚、試料を固定した部分の負荷断線を防ぐために、試料を複数回巻き付け、固定式とした。結果は表1に示した。
【0025】
【表1】

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【0026】
これらの結果によれば、本実施例によるコード状抵抗体は、金属抵抗線のみからなるコード状抵抗体に比べて、屈曲性、破断強度ともに優れた特性を示していることが判る。又、本実施例によるコード状抵抗体の中でも、芯糸を使用している実施例4乃至実施例7は、芯糸を使用していないものに比べて、屈曲性、破断強度ともに優れた特性を示していることが判る。
【0027】
【発明の効果】
以上詳述したように本発明によるコード状抵抗体は、紐状編組構造を構成する複数の繊維束のうち、片方の回転方向に、金属抵抗線とは全く硬度が異なる絶縁性繊維を用いていることにより、複雑な屈曲などの外部ストレスを受けた場合にも金属抵抗線の断線が発生することなく長期間安定した発熱特性を得ることが可能である。従って、例えば、車両用座席の暖房を行うシートヒータの発熱線材などとして好適である。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cord-like resistor, and in particular, it is possible to obtain a stable heat generation characteristic for a long time without occurrence of disconnection of a metal resistance wire even when subjected to external stress such as complicated bending. For example, the present invention relates to a cord-like resistor suitable as a heating wire for a seat heater that heats a vehicle seat.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a cord-like resistor is known in which a metal resistance wire such as a nickel chrome alloy wire or a copper nickel alloy wire is horizontally wound on a core yarn such as a glass fiber yarn or an aromatic polyamide yarn. This type of cord-like resistor can easily obtain a desired amount of heat generation by appropriately changing the type of metal resistance wire used, the winding pitch, etc., and the degree of freedom in design is extremely high. Widely used as a heat retaining heater for various devices and as a heating wire for heaters. For example, in a seat heater for heating a vehicle seat, the cord-shaped resistor having the above-described configuration is meandered to a sewable support body such as a cloth body and is fixed by sewing with upper and lower threads, or a cloth body or the like. They are meandered on the support and are clamped and fixed by a pair of bonded fabrics.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the above conventional cord-like resistor does not have a degree of freedom of the metal resistance wire that is horizontally wound on the core yarn, for example, in a seat heater, the external resistance such as bending or pulling by the driver's seating or separation When stress is applied continuously or intermittently for a long time, the metal resistance wire may be broken. When the metal resistance wire is disconnected, there is a possibility that the seat cannot be heated uniformly. Therefore, for such a problem, for example, a braided braid that forms a string by braiding a plurality of metal resistance wires, as can be easily imagined from a shield composed of a braided copper wire. It is conceivable to provide a metal resistance wire with a degree of freedom by constituting a cord-like resistor having a structure.
[0004]
However, the cord-shaped resistor having such a braided braided structure concentrates external stresses such as bending and pulling at the point where the metal resistance wire in the right rotation direction intersects with the metal resistance wire in the left rotation direction. , There was a problem that the metal resistance wire of that portion was disconnected.
[0005]
The present invention has been made based on such points, and the object of the present invention is to be stable for a long period of time without occurrence of disconnection of the metal resistance wire even when subjected to external stress such as complicated bending. An object of the present invention is to provide a cord-like resistor that can obtain heat generation characteristics, for example, suitable as a heating wire for a seat heater that heats a vehicle seat.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a cord-like resistor according to the present invention is a cord-like resistor having a resistance conductor having a structure in which a plurality of fiber bundles are braided to form a cord, and the resistance of the cord-like braid structure Among a plurality of fiber bundles constituting a conductor, metal resistance wires are used for at least a part of the fiber bundle in one of the right rotation direction and the left rotation direction, and insulating fibers are used for the fiber bundle in the other direction. It is characterized by doing.
At this time, it is conceivable that the metal resistance wire is provided with an insulating coating.
Further, it is conceivable that the resistance conductor is formed on the core yarn.
Moreover, it is thought that the said insulating fiber is comprised from the heat sealing | fusion fiber which has a core-sheath structure.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The resistance conductor of the string-like braid structure constituting the cord-shaped resistor of the present invention is formed by braiding a plurality of fiber bundles by a known string-making method into a string shape continuous in the longitudinal direction. . At this time, the fiber bundle may be braided into a hollow cylindrical shape or may be braided on the core yarn. However, braiding on the core yarn improves the flexibility and tensile properties, and the resistance as a heater. It is more preferable in terms of stabilizing the value and the finished outer diameter. . Examples of the core yarn include glass fiber yarn, polyester fiber yarn, aromatic polyamide fiber yarn, wholly aromatic polyester fiber yarn, and the like.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a cord-like resistor according to the present invention is a cord-like resistor having a resistance conductor having a structure in which a plurality of fiber bundles are braided to form a cord, and the resistance of the cord-like braid structure Among a plurality of fiber bundles constituting a conductor, metal resistance wires are used for at least a part of the fiber bundle in one of the right rotation direction and the left rotation direction, and insulating fibers are used for the fiber bundle in the other direction. The insulating fiber is composed of a heat-fusible fiber having a core-sheath structure .
At this time, it is conceivable that the metal resistance wire is provided with an insulating coating.
Further, it is conceivable that the resistance conductor is formed on the core yarn.
The sheet heater according to the present invention is obtained by bonding and fixing the above-mentioned cord-like resistor to a base fabric made of a nonwoven fabric composed of heat-bonding fibers by heat-sealing.
[0009]
Examples of the metal resistance wire include a single wire and a stranded wire such as a copper wire, a copper alloy wire, a nickel wire, an iron wire, an aluminum wire, and a nickel chrome alloy wire, or those having an insulation coating on the periphery thereof. Can be mentioned. As the insulating coating, any conventionally known electrical insulating material can be used. The presence or absence of the insulation coating is appropriately selected in consideration of the use conditions of the cord-like resistor obtained by the present invention.
[0010]
Insulating fibers include inorganic fibers such as glass fibers, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, monofilaments of organic fibers such as aliphatic polyamide fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, wholly aromatic polyester fibers, multifilaments, spans, or These fiber materials or organic polymer materials constituting those fiber materials are used as core materials, and thermoplastic organic polymer materials such as polyolefin, polyester, vinyl chloride resin, polyamide resin, etc. are covered as sheath materials on the periphery. Examples thereof include a heat-fusible fiber having a core-sheath structure. These are appropriately selected in consideration of the balance of the hardness of the fiber bundle in the right rotation direction and the fiber bundle in the left rotation direction, the use conditions of the cord-like resistor obtained by the present invention, and the like. For example, when the cord-like resistor obtained by the present invention is used as a heating wire for a seat heater for heating a vehicle seat, it is desirable to use a heat-fusible fiber having a core-sheath structure. Then, the cord-like resistor can be easily bonded and fixed to the base fabric made of a cloth body such as a nonwoven fabric composed of heat-sealing fibers or the like by heat-sealing. Of course, these insulating fibers may be used alone or in combination of a plurality of types.
[0011]
The resistance conductor having the above configuration may be used as a cord-like resistor as it is, or may be a cord-like resistor by applying a protective coating to the outermost layer. Any conventionally known electrically insulating material can be used as the protective coating. The presence or absence of the protective coating is appropriately selected in consideration of the use conditions of the cord-like resistor. For example, when the cord-like resistor obtained by the present invention is used as a heating wire for a seat heater that heats a vehicle seat, a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, vinyl chloride resin, or polyamide resin is used as a protective coating. It is preferable to use it as a constituent material. Then, it can be easily bonded and fixed to a base fabric made of a cloth body such as a non-woven fabric composed of heat-sealing fibers or the like by heat-sealing.
[0012]
The cord-like resistor of the present invention thus obtained uses an insulating fiber, particularly an organic fiber, whose hardness is completely different from that of the metal resistance wire in one direction of rotation. Therefore, the degree of freedom in the longitudinal direction is ensured from the characteristics of the braided structure.
[0013]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
[0014]
Example 1
Using a 16-strand stringer, 440 dtex para-aromatic polyamide fibers as insulating fibers in four carriers in the clockwise direction and 440 dtex paras as insulating fibers in two carriers in the left rotating direction -Based aromatic polyamide fiber, two copper alloy wires with a conductor diameter of 0.05 mm, coated with insulating coating made of heat-resistant urethane resin with a thickness of 5 μm, as metal resistance wires on two carriers in the counterclockwise direction Were respectively set and braided at a pitch of 4 mm and a rotational speed of 120 rpm to produce a resistance conductor having a braided braid structure. No core yarn was used, and no protective coating was applied to the outermost layer.
[0015]
Example 2
Example 1 is the same as Example 1 except that the metal resistance wires set on the two carriers in the left rotation direction are changed to four copper alloy wires with a conductor diameter of 0.05 mm that are not coated with insulation. Similarly, a resistance conductor having a string-like braided structure was manufactured.
[0016]
Example 3
Insulating fibers set in four carriers in the clockwise direction are changed to heat-fusible fibers with a core-sheath structure in which a sheath material made of low-melting polyester is coated on the circumference of a core material made of polyethylene terephthalate Other than that, a resistance conductor having a string-like braid structure was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1.
[0017]
Example 4
A resistance conductor having a braided braided structure was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 1320 dtex para-type aromatic polyamide fiber was used as the core yarn.
[0018]
Example 5
Using a para-aromatic polyamide fiber of 1320 dtex as the core yarn, a metal alloy wire set on two carriers in the left rotation direction is made of a copper alloy wire having a conductor diameter of 0.05 mm that is not coated with insulation. A resistance conductor having a string-like braided structure was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the four wires were changed.
[0019]
Example 6
While using 1320 dtex para-aromatic polyamide fiber as the core yarn, the insulating fibers set in the four carriers in the clockwise direction and the two carriers in the counterclockwise direction are made of polyethylene terephthalate. A resistance conductor having a string-like braided structure was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the heat-fusible fiber having a core-sheath structure coated with a sheath material made of low-melting polyester was coated thereon.
[0020]
Example 7
A copper alloy wire 4 having a conductor diameter of 0.05 mm, which is made of para-aromatic polyamide fibers of 1320 dtex as the core yarn, and the metal resistance wires set on the two carriers in the left rotation direction are not coated with insulation. A resistance conductor having a string-like braided structure was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the book was changed to a uniform one. Further, on the periphery of the resistance conductor, polyethylene having a thickness of 0.20 mm was sequentially coated as a protective coating.
[0021]
Comparative Example 1
Using a 16-placing machine, four copper alloy wires with a conductor diameter of 0.05 mm, which are not coated with a metal resistance wire on four carriers in the clockwise direction and four carriers in the counterclockwise direction, are provided. Each of these aligned pieces was set and braided at a pitch of 4 mm and a rotation speed of 120 rpm to produce a resistance conductor having a string-like braid structure. No core yarn was used, and no protective coating was applied to the outermost layer.
[0022]
Here, in order to evaluate the characteristics of the eight types of cord-like resistors obtained as described above, the following tests were performed.
[0023]
Bending test First, two cylindrical bent metal spacers having a diameter of 10 mm and a length of 80 mm were arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and a sample was arranged therebetween. Next, the sample was bent under the conditions of bending R = 5R, bending angle = left / right 90 ° / time, bending speed = 50 times / minute, and load = 500 g until the metal resistance wire was broken. The disconnection was measured from the change in resistance value that a small number of metal resistance wires were disconnected, and the number of bends at that time was measured. The number of samples was 5 each, and the average value of the measured values was used as the evaluation value. In addition, for the samples (Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Example 1) in which the outermost layer is not provided with a protective coating, an insulating tube is used as a protective material for each sample in order to prevent a short circuit between the bent metal spacer and the metal resistance wire. The test was performed in the coated state. The test results are shown in Table 1.
[0024]
Breaking strength test:
The sample with one end fixed was pulled at a speed = 10 mm / min until the metal resistance wire was disconnected. The disconnection was measured from the change in resistance value that a small number of metal resistance wires were disconnected, and the tension at that time was measured. The number of samples was 5 each, and the average value of the measured values was used as the evaluation value. In addition, in order to prevent the load disconnection of the part which fixed the sample, the sample was wound several times and it was set as the fixed type. The results are shown in Table 1.
[0025]
[Table 1]
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[0026]
According to these results, it can be seen that the cord-like resistor according to the present example shows excellent characteristics in both flexibility and breaking strength as compared with the cord-like resistor consisting only of the metal resistance wire. In addition, among the cord-like resistors according to this example, Examples 4 to 7 using the core yarn have excellent flexibility and breaking strength compared to those using no core yarn. It can be seen that
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, the cord-like resistor according to the present invention uses insulating fibers having completely different hardness from the metal resistance wire in one rotational direction among a plurality of fiber bundles constituting the string-like braided structure. Therefore, even when subjected to external stress such as complicated bending, it is possible to obtain stable heat generation characteristics for a long time without disconnection of the metal resistance wire. Therefore, for example, it is suitable as a heating wire for a seat heater for heating a vehicle seat.

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複数本の繊維束を編組して紐状に形成した構造の抵抗導体を有するコード状抵抗体であって、該紐状編組構造の抵抗導体を構成する複数本の繊維束のうち、右回転方向又は左回転方向のどちらか一方向の繊維束の少なくとも一部分に金属抵抗線を使用し、その他方向の繊維束には絶縁性繊維を使用しており、該絶縁性繊維が、芯鞘構造を有する熱融着性繊維から構成されていることを特徴とするコード状抵抗体。A cord-like resistor having a resistance conductor having a structure in which a plurality of fiber bundles are braided to form a string, and the clockwise rotation direction of the plurality of fiber bundles constituting the resistance conductor of the string-like braid structure Alternatively, a metal resistance wire is used for at least a part of the fiber bundle in one direction of the left rotation direction, and an insulating fiber is used for the fiber bundle in the other direction, and the insulating fiber has a core-sheath structure. A cord-like resistor comprising a heat-fusible fiber . 上記金属抵抗線には、絶縁被覆が施されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載のコード状抵抗体。  The cord-like resistor according to claim 1, wherein the metal resistance wire is provided with an insulating coating. 上記抵抗導体が、芯糸上に形成されていることを特徴とする
請求項1又は請求項2記載のコード状抵抗体。
The cord-like resistor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the resistance conductor is formed on a core yarn.
熱融着繊維から構成された不織布の布体からなる基材布に、請求項1、請求項2又は請求項3記載のコード状抵抗体を熱融着により接着固定してなるシートヒータ。A sheet heater formed by bonding and fixing the cord-like resistor according to claim 1, 2, or 3 to a base cloth made of a non-woven cloth made of heat-bonded fibers.
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