CN109414079B

CN109414079B - Women's clothing

Info

Publication number: CN109414079B
Application number: CN201780039119.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·布尔
Original assignee: Lidl Hong Kong Ltd
Current assignee: Lide Asia Pte Ltd
Priority date: 2016-04-27
Filing date: 2017-04-07
Publication date: 2020-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-07
Also published as: AU2017256430B2; SG11201809433PA; DE102016107774B4; MA44756A; DE102016107774A1; US20190125006A1; EP3448190A1; WO2017186474A1; AU2017256430A1; CN109414079A

Abstract

The invention relates to a women's garment (1) comprising a bust section (2) having the configuration of two cups (3), and shoulder straps (4) attached on the cups (3). The cup (3) is formed by at least two layers of foam (11) joined together by a thermoplastic type. The two cups (3) have a thickening (10) at their lower edge (7) which is formed during the thermoplastic moulding of the foam layer (11) and extends along the breasts. Between the foam layers (11) there is provided a stabilizing element (12) having a portion (13) starting from the shoulder strap (4) at the outer edge (8) of the cup (3) and extending down to the lower edge (7) of the cup (3), and a portion (14) starting from the shoulder strap (4) and along a portion of the upper edge (9) of the cup (3). A part of the upper edge (9) of the cups (3) and a central region of the cups (3) are free of the stabilizing element (12).

Description

Women's clothing

The present invention relates to a women's garment comprising a bust section of a construction with two cups, which cups are defined in more detail in the preamble of claim 1. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a women's garment.

A women's garment of the type described in the form of a brassiere is known from DE 102007040627 a 1.

To achieve a good fit of the bra and better support for the breasts, the cups are typically provided with a shaped breast pad at their lower edges, which is otherwise intended to define the shape of the breasts. However, these contoured chest pads are sometimes uncomfortable for the wearer and they also exert some pressure on the lymphatic system, which according to various medical studies may not only cause pressure sores but also increase the risk of breast disease. DE 102009015043 a1 describes such a brassiere with a shaped breast pad.

For this reason, attempts have recently been made to produce such cups without a shaped breast pad. For example, reference is made in this regard to DE 202010012320U 1.

However, a disadvantage of these prior art brassieres is that they do not provide effective support for the breasts, which results in a reduced acceptance by some wearers.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a women's garment comprising a bust section configured without the need for a shaped bust pad at the lower edges of the cups, but still providing sufficient support for the breasts contained therein.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by the features set forth in claim 1.

Due to the thickening or the reinforcement at the lower edge of the cups, such thickening and reinforcement are produced during the thermoplastic molding of the foam layer and extend along the breasts, achieving a certain shape of the cups and thus of the breasts accommodated therein, without the use of a molded breast pad. However, due to this thickening, it is possible to advantageously proceed without shaping the breast pad, since the shaping effect is already achieved by the thickening or the reinforcing element extending along the lower edge of the cups and thus in the lower region of the breasts. With the omission of the shaped chest pad, the wearer is no longer subject to health related limitations.

According to the invention, sufficient support of the breasts within the cups and the desired shaping of the breasts are ensured by the stabilizing elements disposed between the foam layers, by the portions thereof which start from the shoulder straps at the outer edges of the cups and extend downwardly to the lower edges of the cups, and by the portions thereof which start from the shoulder straps and extend along a portion of the upper edges of the cups, ensuring that forces are introduced through the shoulder straps above the center of the breasts and are transmitted to the lower edges of the breasts and thus to the thickening described above. This causes an interaction between the stabilization element and the thickening, which ensures an improved shaping of the breast accommodated in the cup. Thus, by means of the solution of the invention, the physical effect of the shaped breast pad is achieved without having to use such a shaped breast pad, and therefore the person wearing the women's garment according to the invention has the same guarantee as when wearing a garment with traditional cups.

By omitting the stabilizing element in the central area of the cups, excessive stiffness of the cups is avoided and this makes the wearer feel very comfortable.

In a very advantageous development of the invention, provision can be made for the stabilizing element to have a shape similar to an inverted y (ypsilon). This inverted y (ypsilon) shape is a very good example of the above-described construction of a two-part stabilizing element extending away from the shoulder straps.

Furthermore, provision may be made for the portion of the stabilizing element which extends from the shoulder straps and along a portion of the upper edge of the breast cup to extend between a quarter and a half of the length of the upper edge. This ensures that, on the one hand, the forces introduced by the shoulder straps are introduced above the center of the breasts in the direction of the lower edges or thickened elements of the cups and, on the other hand, an excessive stiffening of the cups, which is not desired by the wearer, is avoided in the region of the upper edges, so that the wearing comfort of the women's garment according to the invention is greatly increased. This is particularly desirable if the portion extending along the upper edge of the cup extends along about one third of the length of the upper edge. However, this may be different depending on the size of the cup.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, provision can be made for the portion of the stabilizing element which starts from the shoulder strap at the outer edge of the cup and extends down to the lower edge of the cup to extend along approximately half the length of the lower edge. This ensures, like the other part of the stabilizing element, that a force is introduced as desired above the centre of the breast in the direction of the lower edge of the cup and also that an excessive stiffening of the cup is avoided in the region of the lower edge of the cup facing towards the middle of the garment, and this not only achieves the desired shaping effect but also provides a very good comfort for the wearer as a whole.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, if the stabilizing element has a thickness of 0.01 to 2mm, stiffening of the cup is obtained in the desired area by the stabilizing element, but excessive stiffness is avoided. In this way, the cup can adapt very well to the breast accommodated therein, even in the region of the stabilizing element.

In order to further improve the described effect of the stabilization element, it can further be provided that the stabilization element has a plurality of pores. Excessive stiffness of the cups by the stabilizing elements is avoided by the apertures and the textile feel of the stabilizing elements is maintained.

With regard to the improvement of the introduction of the tension from the shoulder straps, it has proven to be advantageous if a stabilizing element is provided in the thickening. This way also a simplified manufacturing is achieved.

If the thickening formed during the thermoplastic moulding of the foam layer at the lower edge of the cup is formed by the recess of the thermoplastic tool used in the thermoplastic moulding, the thickening at the lower edge of the cup can be easily produced.

A method for producing a women's garment according to the invention is described in claim 9.

By this means, the women's garment according to the invention can be produced in a very simple and effective manner.

If the thickening at the lower edge of the cup is formed from a groove of a thermoplastic-type tool used in the thermoplastic-type, the foam layer flows into the groove therein, and then the thickening at the lower edge of the cup can be produced in a very simple manner.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to schematic drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a women's garment according to the invention in the form of a brassiere;

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of a cross-section along line II-II of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 shows an enlarged view of the stabilizing element from fig. 2; and

fig. 4 shows a greatly simplified detail of a tool of the thermoplastic type for producing a women's garment according to the invention.

Fig. 1 shows a women's garment 1 comprising a chest portion 2 configured as a bust section. In this case, the women's garment 1 is a brassiere. However, the same garment may also be formed as a coverall, a dress, or other women's garment 1 having a configured bust portion 2. Women's garment 1 may also be used in the field of swimwear, such as bikini tops or swimwear.

In a manner known per se, the bust section 2 has two cups 3. Furthermore, the women's garment 1 has two shoulder straps 4 attached to the cups 3, and also two back portions 5, which back portions 5 extend away from the cups 3 and provide suitable closing means in the back region, in a manner known per se and not shown in fig. 1, in order to be able to close the women's garment 1. In the present case, the backs 5 do not directly abut the cups 3, but they abut a portion of the feminine garment 1, in the present case designated as the lower portion 6 and located below and between the two cups 3. In the present case, the lower portion 6 also forms an area between the two cups 3, which area can also be designated as central portion. In principle, however, the lower part 6 can also be omitted. Bras of this kind, which do not have this lower portion 6 and in which the two cups 3 are connected only by a net, are likewise known per se.

Each of the cups 3 has a lower edge 7, a lateral or outer edge 8, and an upper edge 9. Of course, the illustrated shape of the cup 3 with the

edges

7, 8 and 9 is only to be understood as an example and other shapes thereof are also conceivable. Preferably, the two cups 3 are formed mirror-symmetrically to each other, and therefore the description of one of the two cups 3 also applies in the other cup 3.

At its lower edge 7, the two cups 3 each have a thickening 10 extending along the breast and indicated in fig. 1 only by the line corresponding to the lower edge 7. The thickening 10 is obtained during the thermoplastic moulding of at least two layers 11 of foam by means of which the cups 3 are formed in a manner known per se. Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a cross section through one of the cups 3, from which cup 3 the two foam layers 11 can be seen in their initial state, i.e. in the non-thermoplastic state. As shown in this case, foam layers 11 of different thicknesses are to be understood as examples only.

It will also be seen from fig. 2 that a stabilizing element 12 is arranged between the foam layers 11, wherein the stabilizing element 12 is located between the foam layers 11 during the thermoplastic moulding thereof and melts during the thermoplastic moulding, so that when the latter is completed, these are no longer visible in the women's garment 1. The two foam plies 11 are connected to one another by a stabilizing element 12, wherein the stabilizing element 12 provides the foam plies 11 with a certain barrier effect and thus reinforces them.

In fig. 1, the stabilization element 12 is indicated by a cross-hatched area. The stabilizing element 12 has a portion 13 starting from the shoulder straps 4 at the outer edge 8 of the cups 3 and extending down to the lower edge 7 of the cups 3, and a portion 14 starting from the shoulder straps 4 and extending along a portion of the upper edge 9 of the cups 3. For the sake of simplicity, the first part mentioned above is referred to below as the outer part 13, while the second part mentioned above is referred to below as the upper part 14. A portion of the upper edge 9 of the cup 3 and a central region of the cup 3 are free of the stabilization element 12, i.e. there is no stabilization element 12 in these regions, as can be seen very clearly from the non-crossed hatched region in fig. 1. The stabilizing element 12 thus has an inverted Y (ypsilon) -like or inverted Y-like shape, wherein a straight part is created by the area of the stabilizing element 12 attached to the shoulder straps 4, and wherein the two

parts

13 and 14 in principle form a V-shape and together with the straight part form an inverted Y (ypsilon) -like shape.

The upper part 14 of the stabilising element 12 extends from the respective shoulder strap 4 over a length between the sum of one quarter and one half of the length of the upper edge 9 of the cup 3. It is particularly preferred if the upper portion 14 extends along approximately one third of the length of the upper edge 9. In this way, so that two thirds of the length of the upper edge 9 of the cup 3 is free of the stabilizing element 12. In principle, the upper part 14 can also be configured in two or more parts, in which case the upper part 14 shown abuts one or more similar further upper parts of the stabilization element 12. For example, one such upper portion 14 may then have an undulating shape.

The outer portion 13 of the stabilising element 12 extends from the respective shoulder strap 4, down the outer edge 8 of the breast cup 3 to the lower edge 7, and along about half the length of the lower edge 7. The outer portion 13 of the stabilization element 12 is thus substantially longer than the upper portion 14, which is why the shape of the stabilization element 12 is referred to as "y (ypsilon) -like".

By means of the stabilizing element 12, a force is introduced along a line 15, shown in dashed lines in fig. 1, which line 15 starts from a point 15a at the edge of the stabilizing element 12 and extends over the center 15b of the breast accommodated in the cup 3 to a point 15c at the lower edge 7 of the cup 3. The point 15c at the lower edge 7 of the cup 3 is about the point to which the stabilising element 12 extends. The introduction of force ensures that the tension introduced by the shoulder straps 4 is uniformly distributed on the corresponding cups 3, so as to achieve a good balance of the cups 3. The line 15 here is of course understood as an example and may also have a curved profile.

In order to ensure that the above-mentioned balance of forces is introduced in women's garments 1 of completely different sizes, it is preferred that the

portions

13 and 14 of the stabilizing element 12 are adjusted accordingly in the grading, so that the line 15 extends from a point 15a at the edge of the stabilizing element 12, through the centre 15b of the breast to a point 15c at the lower edge 7 of the cup 3. For this purpose, for example, the outer portion 13 and/or the upper portion 14 may be wider and/or longer for larger cup sizes. The increase in size of the outer portion 13 and/or the upper portion 14 may also be disproportionate to the increase in overall cup size, if appropriate.

Fig. 3 shows an enlarged view of the stabilization element 12. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the stabilization element 12 is configured as a perforated susceptor and has a plurality of small holes. The apertures may have disparate shapes and sizes. Furthermore, although not absolutely required, a symmetrical arrangement of the orifices is possible. The thickness and density of the perforated susceptor depends on the material used for the stabilization element 12. For example, the thickness of the perforated susceptor may be 0.01 to 0.05 mm.

As an alternative to the use of a perforated susceptor, it is also possible to use a perforated textile or plastic, for example in the form of a mesh, or an adhesive mesh as the stabilizing element 12. Furthermore, the stabilization element 12 may be formed by applying silicone gel in the desired area. It is also conceivable to use a viscous medium as the stabilizing element.

The stabilization element 12 may be made of polyester, for example, but other materials, such as materials that achieve a greater stiffening effect, are also conceivable. When such a harder material is used, the thickness of the stabilization element 12 may be reduced. The stabilizing element 12 can then be made of a material that melts on the thermoplastic type of the foam layer 11, so as to avoid the presence of foreign bodies between the foam layers 11.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of a tool 16 of the thermoplastic type used in the thermoplastic type of the foam layer 11. It can be seen that the two tool halves of the thermoplastic tool 16 have two recesses 17 opposite each other. During the thermoplastic moulding process, a considerable part of the two foam layers 11 flows into these recesses 17, so that the thickening 10 is formed in this area.

In the present case, the stabilizing element 12 is also located in the region of the cups 3, so as to form the lower edge 7 and therefore the thickening 10. Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment shown, a stabilizing element 12 is also provided in the lower portion 6, which simplifies the manufacture of the women's garment 1. However, the stabilizing element 12 may also be omitted in the lower part 6, if appropriate.

Thus, in the method for producing a women's garment 1, two cups 3 are produced by thermoplastic molding from at least two foam layers 11. In the thermoplastic moulding process, a thickening 10 is formed at the lower edges 7 of the two cups 3. In particular, the thickening 10 is formed by the grooves 17 of the thermoplastic tool 16, into which grooves 17 the foam layer 11 flows. Furthermore, as already described in detail above, the stabilizing element 12 is arranged between the foam layers 11 in the thermoplastic type.

In a manner not shown, it is also possible to provide more than two foam layers 11, if appropriate more than one stabilizing element 12. In principle, it is also possible to arrange the two

parts

13 and 14 in different layers of the stabilization element 12.

Claims

1. Women's garment (1) comprising a bust section (2) with the configuration of two cups (3) and comprising two shoulder straps (4) attached on the cups (3), said cups (3) being composed of at least two layers (11) of foam connected to each other by a thermoplastic type, characterized in that said two cups (3) have a thickening (10) at their lower edge (7), wherein said thickening (10) is formed during the thermoplastic molding of the layers (11) of foam and extends along the breasts, and a stabilizing element (12) is provided between the layers (11) of foam, said stabilizing element (12) having a portion (13) starting from the shoulder strap (4) at the outer edge (8) of the cup (3) and extending down to the lower edge (7) of the cup (3), and a portion (14) starting from the shoulder strap (4) and extending along a portion of the upper edge (9) of the cup (3), wherein part of the upper edge (9) of the cup (3) and a central region of the cup (3) are free of stabilizing elements (12), said stabilizing elements (12) having a shape resembling an inverted Y, the part (14) of the stabilizing elements (12) starting from the shoulder straps (4) and extending along a part of the upper edge (9) of the cup (3) extending between a quarter to a half of the length of the upper edge (9), the part (13) of the stabilizing elements (12) starting from the shoulder straps (4) at the outer edge (8) of the cup (3) and extending down to the lower edge (7) of the cup (3) extending along a half of the length of the lower edge (7).

2. The women's garment (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said stabilizing element (12) has a thickness of 0.01-2 mm.

3. The women's garment (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said stabilizer element (12) has a plurality of small holes.

4. The women's garment (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the stabilizing element (12) is provided in a thickening (10).

5. Women's garment (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said thickening (10) formed at the lower edge (7) of the cups (3) during the thermoplastic moulding of the foam layer (11) is formed by a recess (17) of a thermoplastic moulding tool (16) used in the thermoplastic moulding.

6. A method for producing a women's garment (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the two cups (3) are thermoplastically molded from at least two foam layers (11), wherein a thickening (10) extending along the breasts is formed at the lower edges (7) of the two cups (3) in the thermoplastically molding process, and wherein, in the thermoplastic molding process, stabilizing elements (12) are arranged between the foam layers (11), the stabilizing element (12) has a portion (13) starting from the shoulder strap (4) at the outer edge (8) of the cup (3) and extending down to the lower edge (7) of the cup (3), and a portion (14) starting from the shoulder strap (4) and extending along a portion of the upper edge (9) of the cup (3), wherein the portion of the upper edge (9) of the cups (3) and the central area of the cups (3) are free of stabilizing elements (12).

7. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that said thickening (10) at the lower edge (7) of the cup (3) is formed by a groove (17) of a tool (16) of the thermoplastic type used in the thermoplastic type, the foam layer (11) flowing into said groove (17).