Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional striped structure is provided which is formed by bonding continuous filaments in random in loops, has a longitudinal direction corresponding to an extruding direction, a lateral direction and a thickness direction perpendicular to the extruding direction, and is comprised of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin, a polyester thermoplastic elastomer or a mixture of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin and a polyethylene thermoplastic elastomer. The three dimensional striped structure has an impact resilience of not lower than 13 cm, a hysteresis loss of not higher than 34% and not lower than 13%, and a thermal expansion rate of 0 to 8% in the longitudinal direction before and after a hot-air drying test, and does not shrink during high-temperature sterilization.

Abstract: A three-dimensional striped structure is provided which is formed by bonding continuous filaments in random in loops, has a longitudinal direction corresponding to an extruding direction, a lateral direction and a thickness direction perpendicular to the extruding direction, and is comprised of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin, a polyester thermoplastic elastomer or a mixture of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin and a polyethylene thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: An object is to provide a hygienic cushion that has an adequate thickness to provide the repulsive force of or above a specified level and the body-holding property, is light in weight, has excellent air permeability and is washable with water. The core material for cushion 1 comprising the three-dimensional net-like structure, which is comprised of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin, a polyester thermoplastic elastomer or a mixture of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin and a polyethylene thermoplastic elastomer. The three-dimensional net-like structure has a first layer that includes a thermoplastic resin and a second layer that is stacked on a single surface or both surfaces of the first layer and includes a thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of the first layer.

Abstract: A method for forming cushions including the following four steps: (1) a compression step in which the structure (2) is compressed in a mold (3); (2) a thermal softening step in which the structure (2) is thermally softened by means of a heating medium; (3) a curing step in which the structure (2) directly undergoes forced cooling in a cooling medium, and is then cured; and (4) a mold release step in which the structure (2) is released from the mold (3).

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus of three-dimensional net-like structure includes: a nozzle with a plurality of extrusion holes that are arrayed to extrude and drop downward a thermoplastic synthetic resin in a molten state and thereby form a filament assembly of a plurality of filaments; a pair of chutes arranged across longitudinal faces of the filament assembly to have inclined surfaces that are sloped toward the filament assembly and opposed to each other across a distance that is less than a short side length of the array of the extrusion holes; water supply ports arranged to supply cooling water to the inclined surfaces; and a pair of haul-off machines configured to have endless belts arranged to be in contact with the longitudinal faces of the filament assembly and haul off the filament assembly and opposed to each other across a less distance than the distance between the pair of chutes.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: The object is to improve the production efficiency of three-dimensional net-like structures while maintaining the surface quality of the three-dimensional net-like structures. A second chute 6 is located below a hole-free region 33 and is provided between first chutes 4a and 4b. Filaments 20a and 20b located on longitudinal sides 22b and 22c at the periphery of assemblies 21a and 21b are in contact with the upper side of inclined surfaces 46a and 46b of the second chute 6. Such contact disturbs the vertical fall of the filaments 20a and 20b and causes the filaments 20a and 20b to be tangled in loops with the adjacent filaments 20a and 20b and pass through the first chutes 4a and 4b and the second chute 6, while being cooled down with water supplied from openings 51a, 51b and 51c.

Abstract: An object is to provide a hygienic cushion that has an adequate thickness to provide the repulsive force of or above a specified level and the body-holding property, is light in weight, has excellent air permeability and is washable with water. The core material for cushion 1 comprising the three-dimensional net-like structure, which is comprised of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin, a polyester thermoplastic elastomer or a mixture of a polyethylene thermoplastic resin and a polyethylene thermoplastic elastomer. The three-dimensional net-like structure has a first layer that includes a thermoplastic resin and a second layer that is stacked on a single surface or both surfaces of the first layer and includes a thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of the first layer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure.

Abstract: Framework-like structures suffer from a problem in that transport costs are increased because bulk density is low. A mattress (1) composed of a framework-like structure is placed in a bag (2) for compression, a zipper of the bag (2) for compression is closed, a suction port of a suction device such as a vacuum cleaner is brought into contact with a non-return valve and air is suctioned out to thereby place and seal the mattress, which is in a compressed state, in a vacuum state and compress the thickness of the mattress (1). An airtight state at 65° C. is subsequently maintained inside a container during transport. After transport, the zipper of the bag (2) for compression is opened, and the mattress (1) having been extracted from the bag (2) for compression is placed in a hot-air tank and restored in an atmosphere of 85° C.

Abstract: The object is to improve the production efficiency of three-dimensional net-like structures while maintaining the surface quality of the three-dimensional net-like structures. A second chute 6 is located below a hole-free region 33 and is provided between first chutes 4a and 4b. Filaments 20a and 20b located on longitudinal sides 22b and 22c at the periphery of assemblies 21a and 21b are in contact with the upper side of inclined surfaces 46a and 46b of the second chute 6. Such contact disturbs the vertical fall of the filaments 20a and 20b and causes the filaments 20a and 20b to be tangled in loops with the adjacent filaments 20a and 20b and pass through the first chutes 4a and 4b and the second chute 6, while being cooled down with water supplied from openings 51a, 51b and 51c.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional netted structure, the apparatus including: drawing-down units, the drawing-down units being submerged or partly-submerged in a liquid, and a die with a mouthpiece having a plurality of holes, the die adapted to extrude the filaments downward at a speed lower than the filament dropping speed whereby the filaments drop in between the drawing-down units. The distance between the drawing-down units is smaller than the width of the assembly of the extruded filaments. The drawing-down units are adapted to contact four surfaces of the assembly of the filaments before or after the drawing-down units are submerged.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional netted structure, having a pair of opposing chutes located below the mouthpiece along the width direction of the filament assembly and vertical to the thickness direction of the filament assembly, the chutes being inclined so that the distance between each the chute becomes narrower downward and toward the center of the filament assembly, the cooling water is supplied on the surface of the chutes, the cooling water flowing on the chutes receives the filaments in a surface part of the filament assembly to form loops and make the adjacent continuous filaments contact and be entangled with each other, and a surface layer having a higher apparent density and an inner layer having a lower apparent density located inside the surface layer are formed by the conveyor.