JP2008002014A - Slimming wear - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slimming wear designed so as to continuously put appropriate load on the muscle os a wearer in her (his) daily life activity through wearing to efficiently consume energy without causing unreasonable burden on her (his) knee joints or muscle. <P>SOLUTION: The slimming wear is obtained through the following process: forming a lower leg garment with a stretchable cloth closely attached to the body; forming the highly elastic areas where a padding cloth is integrally superimposed on the stretchable cloth to increase the modulus of elasticity at the predetermined areas of the lower leg garment. The highly elastic areas are formed so as to have larger modulus of the elasticity in a direction crossing the muscle fibers than that in a direction along the muscle fibers of the corresponding muscle. The highly elastic areas are formed at least at one of the predetermined areas of the slimming garment corresponding to the anterior surface of the thigh, the rear surface of the thigh, the anterior surface of the lower thigh and the calf part of the wearer's body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slim garment worn in close contact with the surface of a body leg or waist.

  Conventionally, lower limb clothing such as spats intended to function as a supporter is known. By wearing such lower limb clothing, the knee joint can be appropriately pressed and fixed by wearing it, thereby supporting the joint and preventing twisting, etc., reducing the burden on the joint, The purpose was to prevent the outbreak.

  In addition, by constructing a strong tightening force for a part of the fabric that makes up the spats and arranging it so that the tightening force becomes stronger in the direction along the muscle fibers of the muscle, it assists in the contraction of the muscles, Some have aimed to increase (Patent Document 1).

These spats function apply the theory of taping in sports to clothing, and support joints and muscles when exercising just by wearing them, even without specialized knowledge and experience about taping The effect of was obtained.
JP-A-10-280209

  However, when the wearer exercises for the purpose of obtaining a slimming effect, the desired slimming effect cannot be obtained efficiently even if such spats are worn during exercise. In addition, for slimming purposes, it is important to keep exercising continuously and to load muscles for a certain period of time to burn fat, but there is no time to exercise. There are many things that cannot be done.

  If the muscles can be stressed normally, the same effects as exercise can be expected by daily living behavior, and it is easy to achieve exercise for a certain period of time or more. On the other hand, if an excessive load is applied to the muscles, there is a risk of damaging the waist or knees.

  That is, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to apply a sufficient load to muscles without requiring special training, etc., and without causing an unreasonable burden on joints and muscles such as knees. An object of the present invention is to provide a slim garment capable of efficiently consuming energy by applying an appropriate load to muscles.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has intensively studied to provide a high elastic region with a high elastic modulus in a partial region of the lower limb garment formed by the stretchable fabric, and this high elastic region is assigned to the corresponding muscle. It is found that if the elastic modulus in the direction intersecting the muscle fiber is higher than the direction along the muscle fiber, the corresponding muscle can be tightened by this high elasticity region, and an appropriate load can be applied to the muscle. The present invention has been achieved.

  That is, according to the present invention, as described in claim 1, the lower limb garment is formed of an elastic fabric having a higher elastic modulus in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction, and the patch fabric is applied to the elastic fabric in a partial region of the lower limb clothing. To form a highly elastic region having a high elastic modulus, and the shape of the patch covers at least partially the muscle abdominal area of both the gastrocnemius outer head and the gastrocnemius inner head when the garment is worn. It is a belt with a width and a length extending from the vicinity of both muscles to the vicinity of the Achilles tendon.The elastic modulus of the patch is higher in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction, and the elastic modulus in the high elastic region is increased. The main feature is that the direction intersecting the muscle fibers is made higher than the direction along the muscle fibers of the two muscle bellies.

  Moreover, as described in claim 2, in addition to the calf part, the high elasticity region includes at least one of the stretchable fabric regions corresponding to the front thigh portion, the back thigh portion, and the front thigh portion of the human body. Each part is formed in a strip shape that crosses diagonally, and has a higher elastic modulus in the direction intersecting the muscle fibers than in the direction along the muscle fibers of the muscles of each part.

  Further, as described in claim 3, a leg front region between the high elasticity region of the front surface of the thigh and a high elasticity region of the front surface of the lower leg, and a back region of the thigh located above the high elasticity region of the back surface of the thigh. And one or more of the leg back region between the high elasticity region of the back surface of the thigh and the high elasticity region of the calf part, and a medium elastic modulus constituted by overlapping two or more of the stretchable fabrics The middle elastic region is characterized by having a higher elastic modulus in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction.

  As described in claim 1, the lower limb garment is formed by the stretchable fabric and the patch is integrally polymerized in a partial region of the lower limb garment to form a high elastic region having a high elastic modulus. The shape is formed in a band shape with a width and length that at least partially covers the gastrocnemius muscle, and its elastic modulus is made higher in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction, so that the elastic modulus in the high elastic region By increasing the direction of crossing the muscle fibers compared to the direction along the line, it is possible to apply a load by tightening the calf muscle by wearing it, without requiring special training etc. Daily life behavior can continuously load muscles to burn fat and promote the circulation of body fluids such as blood and lymph.In addition, continuous load increases muscle mass and improves basal metabolism. For Together to obtain an excellent slimming effect promoted the consumption of energy and, in the active circulation of body fluid, it is possible to obtain the effects Legs due reducing the reduction effect and edema fatigue by removal of waste products.

  Further, the elastic modulus in the longitudinal direction of the slim clothing is configured to be smaller than the elastic modulus in the lateral direction, and the elastic modulus in the direction along the muscle fiber of the muscle in the direction of crossing the muscle fiber of the muscle for the high elastic modulus portion. By constituting lower than the rate, it is possible to suppress the function as a supporter for assisting muscle contraction like conventional spats, and to load muscles efficiently.

  As described in claim 2, in addition to the area corresponding to the calf part of the human body, a belt-like high elastic area that obliquely crosses each part in the elastic fabric area corresponding to the front thigh part, the back thigh part, and the front thigh part. In addition, the elastic modulus in the direction crossing the muscle fibers is higher than the direction along the muscle fibers of the muscles of each part, thereby efficiently applying a load to the muscles of each part and increasing the muscle mass, The consumption can be promoted and an excellent slimming effect can be obtained.

  As described in claim 3, two or more stretchable fabrics are overlapped to form a middle elastic region, and the elastic modulus of the middle elastic region is configured to be higher in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. Tighten the muscles of each part more strongly to give a load, further promote energy consumption to obtain a more efficient slimming effect, and tighten a region where leg slack is likely to occur to obtain a body shape correction effect .

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a slim garment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a slim garment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof.

  The slim garment 1 according to the present embodiment includes a waist 10 that covers the abdomen and the buttocks, and a pair of legs 11 and 11 that covers the thighs and crus. The waist part 10 and the leg part 11 are formed of a stretchable fabric having stretchability, and the slim garment 1 is in close contact with the body when worn.

The elastic fabric has anisotropy in its elastic modulus, and the direction in which the elastic modulus is high is the high elastic direction A, and the direction in which the elastic modulus is low is the low elastic direction B. As shown in FIG. 1, the stretch fabric 1 is arranged so that the high elastic direction A is directed to the lateral direction of the slim garment 1, and the low elastic direction B is arranged to face the longitudinal direction of the slim garment 1. Form. The stretch of the stretchable fabric is the same in the high elastic direction A and the low elastic direction B, or the elongation in the high elastic direction A is higher than that in the low elastic direction B.
The elastic force generated by the stretchable fabric when the slim garment 1 is worn is given by the product of the elastic modulus and the amount of stretch of the fabric, and the high elastic direction A is larger than the low elastic direction B.

In order to ensure comfort when the slim garment 1 is worn, the stretch in the low elastic direction B of the stretchable fabric is configured to be at least about 50% corresponding to the elongation of the skin when the knee is bent and stretched. Is desirable.
As the stretchable fabric of this embodiment, for example, a two-way satin net having a fineness of 40 denier is used.

  Further, the slim garment 1 is formed with a highly elastic region having a high elastic modulus. This highly elastic region is formed by overlaying a stretchable application cloth on the front side or the back side of the stretchable fabric constituting the slim garment 1 and sewing or attaching the stretchable fabric.

The application cloth laminated on the high elastic region has anisotropy in its elastic modulus, and the direction in which the elastic modulus is high is defined as the high elastic direction C and the direction in which the elastic modulus is low is defined as the low elastic direction D. Further, the fabric elongation of the patch is the same in the high elasticity direction C and the low elasticity direction D, or the elongation in the high elasticity direction A is larger than that in the low elasticity direction D.
For example, a power net having a fineness of 320 denier is used as the application cloth forming the highly elastic region of the present embodiment.

For example, the high elasticity region is formed in a region corresponding to the calf portion of the human body when worn.
The calf high elasticity region 20 of the present embodiment starts from the vicinity of the radial head at the outer side of the knee of the human body and reaches the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle, and further covers the muscle abdomen of both the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. It is formed by a belt-like patch that extends downward and reaches the vicinity of the Achilles tendon.

  This patch is formed in such a width that it can at least partially cover both the gastrocnemius lateral head and medial head, and as shown in FIG. 2, the high elastic direction C is the gastrocnemius lateral head and gastrocnemius medial side. The direction C is arranged so as to cross the direction along the muscle fibers of the head, and the direction D of the slim clothes 1 is set so that the low elastic direction D follows the muscle fibers. Arranged in a substantially vertical direction.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the calf part, the high elasticity region is also present in a predetermined part of the slim garment 1 corresponding to the lower abdomen, hip, hip side, front thigh, back thigh and front thigh of the human body. Each is formed.

  Hereinafter, the other highly elastic area | region of a calf part is demonstrated. 3 and 4 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view showing a state in which the slim garment 1 is worn.

In the lower back portion 10, the lower abdomen highly elastic region 21 is formed by overlapping the covering cloth on the region corresponding to the lower abdomen of the human body, and the high elasticity direction C is arranged so as to face the substantially lateral direction of the slim garment 1. As a result, the body abdominal muscles are compressed by tightening the lower part of the rectus abdominal muscles, and the body abdominal muscles are tightened, and the muscle mass is increased by applying a load to the rectus abdominis muscles. Can do.
Further, by the heel groove high elasticity region 22 formed along the heel groove of the buttock of the human body, it is possible to push up the slack of the buttock and obtain a body shape correction effect such as a hip-up effect.
Furthermore, a body high-elasticity region 23 is formed in a region corresponding to a region extending from the upper buttocks of the human body to the side of the lumbar region along the lumbar surface, thereby obtaining a body shape correcting effect that tightens the region from the back of the lumbar region to the flank region. Can do.

  Further, the leg 11 is formed with a thigh front high elasticity region 24, a thigh back high elasticity region 25, and a crus front high elasticity region 26.

  The front thigh high elasticity region 24 extends into the region corresponding to the front thigh of the human body from the vicinity of the greater trochanter on the side of the lumbar region to the front of the thigh while obliquely extending downward, and obliquely crosses the front thigh and near the inner condyle inside the knee. And is arranged so that its high elastic direction C faces the muscle fibers of the rectus femoris muscle, lateral vastus muscle, and medial vastus muscle. Thereby, it compresses and applies a load so that the rectus femoris muscle, the outer vastus muscles, and the inner vastus muscles may be tightened.

  The high thigh back elastic region 25 is a belt-like shape that extends downward from the vicinity of the lower end of the fissure to the back of the thigh and wraps around the back of the thigh obliquely downward and crosses the back of the thigh diagonally downward to the vicinity of the radial head outside the knee. And is arranged so that its high elastic direction C faces a direction intersecting with the muscle fibers of the semi-membranous muscle, the semi-tendon-like muscle, and the biceps femoris. As a result, a load is applied by compressing the meningiform muscle, semitendonoid muscle, and biceps femoris.

  The crus front high-elasticity region 26 extends to the region corresponding to the crus front of the human body from the vicinity of the radial head on the outer side of the knee, wraps around the front of the crus, crosses the front of the crus obliquely downward, and in the vicinity of the inner fruit of the ankle It is formed by a strip-shaped patch, and the high elastic direction C is arranged so as to face the direction intersecting the muscle fibers of the anterior tibial muscle. As a result, the anterior tibial muscle is pressed and tightened to apply a load.

  The slim garment 1 configured as described above has the following effects.

  As described above, by arranging the high elastic direction C of the patch forming the high elastic region in the direction intersecting with the muscle fibers of the corresponding muscle, the high elastic region covering the muscles of each part by wearing the slimming clothing With its strong elastic force, it is possible to apply a load by tightening each muscle, and it is necessary to continuously apply a load to the muscle for a long time by daily living activities without requiring special training etc. By burning fat and wearing slimming clothing continuously over a long period of time, the muscle mass of each part is increased, basal metabolism is improved, energy consumption is promoted, and an excellent slimming effect can be obtained. it can.

  In addition, by configuring the calf high elasticity region 20 as described above, the outer and inner heads of the gastrocnemius muscles are compressed to load in a balanced manner to promote energy consumption, and the calf muscles are continuously loaded. By giving and increasing muscle mass, the circulation of bodily fluids such as blood and lymph fluid can be activated, and excellent effects such as reduction of fatigue due to removal of waste and swelling of legs can be obtained. it can.

  Further, the low elastic direction B of the stretchable fabric is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the slim garment 1, and the low elastic direction D of the covering cloth is arranged in the direction along the muscle fiber of the muscle, so that muscles like conventional spats are arranged. The function as a supporter for assisting the contraction can be suppressed, and a load can be efficiently applied to the muscle.

  In addition, by arranging the high elastic direction A of the extensible fabric in the lateral direction of the lower limb, wearing the slim garment 1 tightens the waist 10 and the leg 11 of the wearer as a whole to maintain the body shape. A correction effect can be obtained. Further, the entire lower limbs are tightened to prevent or reduce swelling of the lower limbs, and the entire lower limbs are tightened to give a load, thereby promoting energy consumption and obtaining a better slimming effect. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, the stretchable fabric may be configured by stacking two or more fabrics, and by applying a stretchable fabric configured by stacking two or more two-way satin nets on a part of the slim garment 1, A medium elastic region having a certain elastic modulus can be formed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the front thigh area 30, the thigh rear area 31, the leg front area 32, the leg rear area 33, the lower leg front area 34, and the lower leg rear area 35 of stretchable fabric. Of these, one or more regions are formed in the middle elastic region. A desired excellent slimming effect can be obtained by forming a region of the thigh with relatively large muscles or a region to be strongly tightened by a stronger elastic force in the middle elastic region.

  Moreover, when the fabric which performed the smilish (Fujibo Holdings Co., Ltd. trademark) process is used as the stretchable cloth or patch of the slim garment 1 of this embodiment, the further outstanding slimming effect can be anticipated.

  In the present embodiment, the slim garment has a high elasticity of a predetermined shape at a part corresponding to the lower abdomen, buttocks, waist side, front thigh, back thigh, front thigh and back thigh of the human body. Although the region is formed, the slim garment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  Next, a slim garment according to another embodiment will be described. 5 and 6 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view showing a state in which a slim garment according to another embodiment is worn.

The slim garment 2 according to another embodiment includes a waist 10 and a pair of legs 12 and 12 covering the thigh. The waist part 10 and the leg part 12 are formed of an elastic fabric having elasticity, and the slim garment 2 is in close contact with the body when worn. The elastic fabric has anisotropy in its elastic modulus, and the high elastic direction A having a high elastic modulus and the low elastic direction B having a low elastic modulus are arranged in the same direction as the slim garment 1.
Regarding the elongation of the stretchable fabric, since the slim garment 2 does not cover the knee, it is not necessary to set the elongation in the low elastic direction to be at least about 50 percent in accordance with the elongation of the skin when the knee is bent and stretched.

  In addition, the stretchable fabric forms a highly elastic region by superimposing a stretchable patch on the front or back side of the stretchable fabric constituting the slim garment 2 and sewing or attaching the stretchable fabric. The configuration of the patch is the same as that of the slim garment 1 and is formed in a belt shape having a predetermined width and length.

  In another embodiment, the high elasticity regions are respectively formed in predetermined portions of the slim garment 2 corresponding to the lower abdomen, the heel, the waist, the front thigh, and the back thigh of the human body. The configuration of each of these high elastic regions is the same as that of the slim garment 1, and the high elastic direction of each high elastic region is arranged so that the elastic region faces the direction in which the muscle fiber of the corresponding muscle intersects.

  As in another embodiment, the elastic fabric and the application fabric forming the high elastic region have the elastic modulus higher in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction, and the elastic modulus in the high elastic region is determined by the muscle belly of each muscle. By increasing the direction of crossing the muscle fibers compared to the direction along the muscle fibers, it is possible to apply a load by tightening the muscles by wearing, without requiring special training etc. Continuously load muscles such as the thighs by daily living behavior to burn fat, increase muscle mass by continuous loads, improve basal metabolism and promote energy consumption, excellent A slimming effect can be obtained.

The front view which shows embodiment of the slim clothing which concerns on this invention The rear view which shows embodiment of the slim clothing which concerns on this invention Front perspective view showing a state of wearing slimming clothing according to the present invention The rear perspective view showing the state where the slim clothing concerning the present invention was worn Front perspective view showing a state of wearing slimming clothing of another embodiment The rear perspective view which shows the state which wore the slimming clothing of another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

1, 2 Slimming clothing 10 Lumbar 11 Leg 12 Leg 20 Thigh high elastic region 21 Lower abdominal high elastic region 22 Thigh groove high elastic region 23 Lumbar high elastic region 24 Thigh front high elastic region 25 Thigh rear high elastic region 26 Lower thigh front high Elastic region 30 Thigh front region 31 Thigh rear region 32 Leg front region 33 Leg back region 34 Lower leg front region 35 Lower leg rear region A, C High elastic direction B, D Low elastic direction

Claims (3)

The lower garment is made of elastic fabric with a higher elastic modulus in the transverse direction than in the vertical direction, and the elastic modulus is increased by polymerizing the patch fabric on the elastic fabric in some areas of the lower limb clothing. Forming a highly elastic region,
The shape of the patch is a width that at least partially covers both the gastrocnemius outer head and the gastrocnemius inner head of the human body when wearing clothing, and the length extending downward from the vicinity of both muscles to the vicinity of the Achilles tendon. With a strip of
Furthermore, the elastic modulus of the patch is higher in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction,
A slimming garment characterized in that the elastic modulus in the high elasticity region is higher in the direction intersecting the muscle fibers than in the direction along the muscle fibers of both muscle bellies. In addition to the calf part, the high elasticity region includes the muscles of each part in one or more regions of the stretchable fabric region corresponding to the frontal thigh portion, the back thigh portion, and the front thigh portion of the human body. It is formed by polymerizing a belt-like patch that is at least partially covered and that crosses each part diagonally,
2. The slimming garment according to claim 1, wherein the elastic modulus of each patch is higher in the direction intersecting the muscle fiber than in the direction along the muscle fiber of each part. Leg front region between the thigh front portion and the lower thigh front portion, the thigh rear region located above the thigh rear portion, and the thigh rear portion and One or two or more of the leg back regions between the calves of the calf part are formed into a middle elastic region by superposing two or more stretchable fabrics, and the elastic modulus of the middle elastic region is The slimming garment according to claim 2, wherein the lateral direction is higher than the longitudinal direction.

Images