Steam-generating wiping tool and wiping method using the wiping tool

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steam generation type wiping tool and a wiping method using the same, the tool that enables wiping while providing good feeling such as a thermal sense, and is hard to give fatigue even to a weak patient.SOLUTION: A steam generation type wiping tool C is used for wiping a human body. A heating element 1 and wiping cloth 5 become a set. The heating element 1 is the mobile heating element 1 with a heat generating element 3 enclosed in a bag body. The wiping cloth 5 comprises a piece of cloth, and a gelatinous membrane 7 formed on the one side and retaining moisture and making the heating element 1 adhere. When the heating element 1 is affixed to a gel sheet of the wiping cloth 5, the moisture in the gelatinous membrane 7 becomes vapor and is emitted from the wiping cloth 5 by the heat generated from the heating element 1. The heat radiation by this vapor proceeds slowly, and therefore it is available in body wiping to give warmth for several tens of minutes. It is not accompanied with moisture, and therefore a body temperature is rarely taken from the body by the heat of evaporation, and a pleasant feeling such as a calm thermal sense can be provided without providing fatigue.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1