EP3170930A1 - Item of clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

A garment comprising at least one pressing region in which the garment in the worn state exerts a pressing action on the body of the wearer of the garment, the contact region comprising a fabric and wherein the contact region comprises a plurality of raised elements which, when worn, are attached to the body It is proposed that the garment should have at least one core region which, when worn, allows the garment wearer to wear the skin of the wearer of the garment, even on concave body regions of the wearer of the garment bears against a concave body region of the wearer, and comprises an edge region adjoining the core region, wherein a yielding of the edge region is higher than a compliance of the core region.

Description

The present invention relates to a garment comprising at least one pressing region in which the garment in the worn state exerts a pressing action on the body of the wearer of the garment, the contact region comprising a fabric and wherein the contact region comprises a plurality of raised elements in the worn state are arranged on an inside of the item of clothing facing the body of the wearer of the item of clothing.

In known garments of this type, pressure on the skin of the wearer of the garment can only be produced on convex or even body regions of the wearer.

The present invention has for its object to provide a garment of the aforementioned type, which makes it possible to create a pressure on the skin of the wearer of the garment also on concave body regions of the wearer.

This object is achieved in a garment with the features of the preamble of claim 1 according to the invention in that the garment comprises at least one core region which rests in the worn state of the garment on a concave body portion of the wearer, and an edge region adjacent to the core region, wherein a Resilience of the edge region is higher than a compliance of the core region.

A higher compliance corresponds to a higher elasticity of the knitted fabric concerned, and a lower compliance corresponds to a lower elasticity of the knitted fabric.

The peripheral region adjacent the core region allows the less compliant core region to follow an elastic tensile force toward the concave body region of the wearer, to conform to the surface of the concave body region and thus build pressure on the skin of the wearer in the concave body region.

In this way, the garment according to the invention, in particular in conjunction with the raised elements, which are arranged on the inside of the item of clothing, to build up pressure on such body parts of the wearer of the item of clothing and / or to achieve a massaging effect on which a conventional homogeneous, planar Overlaid knit, even a compressive knit, can not exert pressure on the body of the wearer, because these body parts have a concave indentation, in which a conventional fabric can not be arched into it.

By combining different knitted bindings in the fabric of the core region on the one hand and in the fabric of the edge region on the other hand, a three-dimensional compressive elasticity is generated, so that the garment can precisely adapt to a concave body region of the wearer and can also build up a pressure on this concave body region which in particular bears the pressure another, non-concave body region of the carrier can be approximately equal.

The core area and the edge area are both integrated into the textile garment.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the edge region surrounds the core region on at least two sides, preferably on at least three sides.

Furthermore, it can also be provided that the edge region surrounds the core region on all sides and thus completely encloses it.

The resilience of the core region can be reduced, for example, by floats and / or by capture bonds.

Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the resilience of the core region is reduced by using a more compressive yarn compared to the flexibility of the edge region.

The edge region may, for example, comprise a smooth right / left knit. Such a knit has the highest compliance along the knitting direction (that is, in the wale direction) of all the knitted bindings and transversely to the knitting direction (that is, in the course stitch direction).

The average tensile force, which is required for a given tensile elongation of a knit, represents a measure of the compliance of the knitted fabric; The yield of the knitted fabric is lower, the higher this average tensile force is.

• - Von dem Gestrick, dessen Nachgiebigkeit geprüft werden soll, wird ein Strickschlauch hergestellt, der groß genug ist, um eine Einspannlänge von 5 cm in der gewünschten Dehnungsrichtung (quer zur Strickrichtung oder längs der Strickrichtung) im entspannten Zustand des doppellagig in ein Zugprüfgerät eingespannten Strickschlauches zu ermöglichen.

To determine the average tensile force for a given tensile elongation transverse to the knitting direction or along the knitting direction, the procedure is, for example, as follows:

• Of the fabric whose compliance is to be tested, a knitting tube is made which is large enough to a clamping length of 5 cm in the desired direction of elongation (transverse to the knitting direction or along the knitting direction) in the relaxed state of the double-layered in a tensile tester knitted tube to enable.

• Die Prüfung wird an einem doppellagig eingespannten Strickschlauch durchgeführt.
• Der Strickschlauch wird mittels Klemmen, welche zu Beginn der Prüfung den Abstand einer Einspannlänge von 5 cm aufweisen, im Prüfgerät eingespannt, und zwar derart, dass die gewünschte Dehnungsrichtung (quer zur Strickrichtung oder längs der Strickrichtung) von der einen zu der anderen Klemme verläuft.
• Anschließend wird der Strickschlauch durch Auseinanderbewegen der Klemmen mit gleichbleibender Geschwindigkeit (von beispielsweise 100 mm/min) gedehnt.
• Bei vorgegebenen Dehnwerten, beispielsweise bei einer Zugdehnung von 100 % (entsprechend einer Dehnung der Einspannlänge von anfangs 5 cm auf eine Endlänge von 10 cm) oder bei einer Zugdehnung von 150 % (entsprechend einer Dehnung der Einspannlänge von anfangs 5 cm auf eine Endlänge von 12,5 cm) wird der zugehörige Wert der für diese Zugdehnung erforderlichen Zugkraft (beispielsweise in der Einheit N) gemessen.
• Es wird eine Mehrfachmessung an mindestens fünf Prüflingen durchgeführt und hieraus der Mittelwert für die Zugkraft für eine vorgegebene Zugdehnung bestimmt.

As a tensile tester, for example, the Instron tensile tester type 3365 can be used.

• The test is carried out on a double-layered knitted tube.
• The knit hose is clamped in the tester by means of clamps, which at the beginning of the test have the distance of a clamping length of 5 cm, in such a way that the desired stretching direction (transverse to the knitting direction or along the knitting direction) runs from one clamp to the other.
• Subsequently, the knit tube is stretched by moving the clamps apart at a constant speed (for example, 100 mm / min).
• At predetermined elongation values, for example at a tensile elongation of 100% (corresponding to an elongation of the clamping length of initially 5 cm to a final length of 10 cm) or at a tensile elongation of 150% (corresponding to an elongation of the clamping length of initially 5 cm to a final length of 12 , 5 cm), the associated value of the tensile force required for this tensile elongation (for example in the unit N) is measured.
• It is carried out a multiple measurement on at least five specimens and from this the average value for the tensile force for a given tensile elongation determined.

The average tensile force thus determined for a tensile elongation of 150% transverse to the knitting direction in the knitted fabric of the core region in a preferred embodiment of the invention is at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, as large as in the knitted fabric of the edge region ,

Furthermore, it is provided in a preferred embodiment of the invention that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 100% along the knitting direction in the fabric of the core region at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, as large as in the Knitted fabric of the edge area.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the garment in addition to the at least one core region and the at least one edge region comprises an outer region which is separated by the edge region of the core region, wherein a compliance of the outer region is less than the compliance of the edge region ,

Preferably, however, the compliance of the outer region is higher than the compliance of the core region.

Furthermore, provision can be made for the item of clothing to comprise at least one base region which adjoins the outer region on a side of the outer region facing away from the edge region, wherein a yielding of the base region is less than the compliance of the outer region.

In particular, the flexibility of the base region may be substantially the same as the compliance of the core region.

In principle, a core portion of the garment in the worn state of the garment may cover any concave body portion of the wearer of the garment.

When the garment covers at least part of the region of the legs of the wearer, at least one core region of the garment in the worn state of the garment may comprise at least part of a last region, at least part of a arch on the sole of the foot. cover at least part of a popliteal fossa, at least part of an area to the left and / or right of the Achilles tendon and / or at least a portion between the instep area and the toe area of the wearer.

It is particularly favorable if at least one core region of the item of clothing in the worn state of the item of clothing covers at least part of a last region of the wearer, preferably at least one entire last region of the wearer of the item of clothing.

In this way, in the last region of the wearer, which has an inward curvature, a pressure is built up on the skin of the wearer, which is preferably substantially the same size as the pressure exerted by the article of clothing in the worn state of the article of clothing on other, non-concave body regions the wearer of the garment is exercised.

The pressure on the groin area of the wearer has the effect of massaging the lymph nodes arranged there, whereby the lymph nodes can be opened, so that lymph flows out of the opened lymph nodes and, in particular by a corresponding compression of the leg part of the garment, from the legs the opened lymph nodes in the groin area can be further removed.

The model for this mode of action is the procedure for a lymphatic massage in which the masseur first massages the groin area and in particular the lymph nodes arranged there in order to open them, and then performs a lymphatic drainage along the leg. The previously opened lymph nodes in the inguinal region allow the lymphatic fluid to drain much better and more effectively.

A core region which at least partially covers the last region can in particular be attached to a pantyhose gusset of the article of clothing.

The compressive core region is enclosed on at least two sides by a more compliant edge region. The more flexible edge region allows the compressive core region, preferably with connection to the gusset, to exert a tension inwards, ie towards the wearer's body.

If the item of clothing according to the invention covers at least part of the area of the upper body of the wearer, it can be provided in particular that at least one core area of the item of clothing in the worn state of the item of clothing covers at least a part of a lumbar area or a lordosis area of the spine, at least part of an area below the area Chest of the wearer, at least part of an inner side of an elbow of the wearer and / or at least a part of a neck region of the wearer covered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is provided that at least one core region of the item of clothing in the worn state of the item of clothing at least part of the spine of the wearer of the item of clothing, in particular at least part of a lordosis of the spine of the wearer of the item of clothing, particularly preferably the entire lordosis of the spine the wearer of the garment, covered.

The item of clothing according to the invention may be embodied as an item of leggings, the term item of leggings comprising any item of clothing worn close to the wearer's lower body, including the legs, in particular stockings, socks and any other type of hosiery, including tights, and pants, for example Shorts and pants in three quarter length, leggings and leggings (both short and long).

The item of clothing according to the invention may be embodied as an upper body item, the term item of upper body item comprising any item of clothing which is worn close to the body, including the arms, in the region of the upper body, in particular shirts, bodies, undershirts and arm warmers.

In order to increase the massaging effect of the raised elements, it is favorable if at least one core region of the item of clothing comprises a plurality of raised elements, which are each coupled to at least one other of the raised elements by at least one elastic connecting element.

By the coupling of the raised elements by means of the elastic connecting elements, the raised elements, which exert a certain pressure on the tissue under its bearing surface on the skin of the wearer in the resting state of the wearer, preferably in the longitudinal directions of the coupling for movement of the wearer of the garment serving elastic connecting elements displaced, so that a resulting from the movement of the carrier pressure in a plane defined by the longitudinal directions of the connecting elements surface is passed.

This two-dimensional transfer of pressure creates a two-dimensional massage effect on the body parts of the wearer covered by the item of clothing, which corresponds to the massage effect of a manual massage.

This results in the elastic coupling of the raised elements by means of the elastic connecting elements to a more effective massage effect of the fabric on the skin of the wearer than would be the case if the fabric could exercise only a static contact pressure through the raised elements.

In this case, preferably at least part of the connecting elements is formed by floats or catch bindings.

Further features and advantages of the invention are the subject of the following description and the drawings of exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Vorderansicht eines Beinbekleidungsstücks mit Kernbereichen, die im getragenen Zustand des Beinbekleidungsstücks an jeweils einem konkaven Leistenbereich des Trägers anliegen, mit an jeweils einen Kernbereich angrenzenden Randbereichen, mit einem durch jeweils einen Randbereich von jeweils einem Kernbereich getrennten Außenbereich und mit Basisbereichen, die jeweils an einer einem Randbereich abgewandten Seite des Außenbereichs an den Außenbereich angrenzen, wobei die Kernbereiche, der Außenbereich und die Basisbereiche des Bekleidungsstücks einen Anpressbereich bilden, in dem das Beinbekleidungsstück im getragenen Zustand eine Anpresswirkung auf den Körper des Trägers des Bekleidungsstücks ausübt, wobei der Anpressbereich ein Gestrick umfasst und wobei der Anpressbereich eine Vielzahl von erhabenen Elementen umfasst, die im getragenen Zustand an einer dem Körper des Trägers des Bekleidungsstücks zugewandten Innenseite des Bekleidungsstücks angeordnet sind;

Fig. 2

eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Vorderansicht des Beinbekleidungsstücks, in welcher lediglich die Grenzlinien zwischen den Kernbereichen, den Randbereichen, dem Außenbereich und den Basisbereichen des Bekleidungsstücks eingezeichnet sind;

Fig. 3

eine ausschnittsweise schematische Darstellung eines gestrickten Bereichs des Bekleidungsstücks, der mehrere erhabene Elemente umfasst, welche jeweils mehrere Teilelemente umfassen, wobei jedes der erhabenen Elemente mit jeweils sechs benachbarten erhabenen Elementen durch jeweils eine elastische Verbindungsstruktur, welche mehrere elastische Verbindungselemente enthält, gekoppelt ist;

Fig. 4

ein schematisches Maschenbild des Bereichs I aus dem Gestrick in Fig. 3, wobei dieser Bereich mehrere erhabene Elemente aufweist, welche durch mehrere elastische Verbindungsstrukturen miteinander gekoppelt sind;

Fig. 5

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs II aus Fig. 4, die ein erhabenes Element, welches fünf Teilelemente umfasst, im Detail zeigt;

Fig. 6

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs III aus Fig. 4, die eine elastische Verbindungsstruktur, welche sieben elastische Verbindungselemente umfasst, im Detail zeigt;

Fig. 7

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des rechten Kernbereichs aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 8

eine schematische Ansicht des Beinbekleidungsstücks aus Fig. 1 von hinten;

Fig. 9

eine schematische Vorderansicht eines Oberkörperbekleidungsstücks, das einen Anpressbereich umfasst, in dem das Bekleidungsstück im getragenen Zustand eine Anpresswirkung auf den Körper des Trägers des Bekleidungsstücks ausübt, wobei der Anpressbereich ein Gestrick umfasst und wobei der Anpressbereich eine Vielzahl von erhabenen Elementen umfasst, die im getragenen Zustand des Bekleidungsstücks an einer dem Körper des Trägers des Bekleidungsstücks zugewandten Innenseite des Bekleidungsstücks angeordnet sind, wobei diese erhabenen Elemente mit jeweils mehreren anderen der erhabenen Elemente durch jeweils mindestens eine elastische Verbindungsstruktur mit jeweils mindestens einem elastischen Verbindungselement gekoppelt sind;

Fig. 10

eine schematische Ansicht des Oberkörperbekleidungsstücks aus Fig. 9 von hinten, wobei das Bekleidungsstück einen Kernbereich, der im getragenen Zustand des Bekleidungsstücks an einem konkaven Lordosenbereich der Wirbelsäule des Trägers anliegt, und einen an den Kernbereich angrenzenden Randbereich sowie einen durch den Randbereich von dem Kernbereich getrennten Außenbereich umfasst; und

Fig. 11

eine schematische Ansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform des Oberkörperbekleidungsstücks aus den Fig. 9 und 10 von hinten, wobei der Kernbereich sich von einem unteren Rand des Bekleidungsstücks bis zu einem oberen Bund des Bekleidungsstücks erstreckt und somit einen größeren Abschnitt der Wirbelsäule des Trägers überdeckt als bei der in Fig. 10 dargestellten ersten Ausführungsform.

In the drawings show:

Fig. 1

a schematic front view of a leg garment with core portions which rest in the worn state of the leg garment on a respective concave strip portion of the wearer, each adjacent to a core region edge regions, with each separated by a respective edge region of a respective core region outer region and base regions, respectively an outer edge region facing away from the edge region adjoins the outer region, wherein the core regions, the outer region and the base regions of the garment form a contact region, in which the leg garment in the worn state exerts a pressing action on the body of the wearer of the garment, the contact region forming a knit fabric and wherein the pressing region comprises a plurality of raised elements, which in the worn state are arranged on an inner side of the item of clothing facing the body of the wearer of the item of clothing are;

Fig. 2

one of the Fig. 1 corresponding front view of the leg garment, in which only the boundary lines between the core areas, the edge regions, the outer region and the base portions of the garment are located;

Fig. 3

a fragmentary schematic representation of a knitted portion of the garment comprising a plurality of raised elements, each comprising a plurality of sub-elements, wherein each of the raised elements is coupled to each six adjacent raised elements by a respective elastic connection structure containing a plurality of elastic connecting elements;

Fig. 4

a schematic stitch pattern of the area I from the fabric in Fig. 3 this region having a plurality of raised elements coupled together by a plurality of resilient connection structures;

Fig. 5

an enlarged view of the area II from Fig. 4 showing in detail a raised element comprising five sub-elements;

Fig. 6

an enlarged view of the area III from Fig. 4 showing in detail an elastic connection structure comprising seven elastic connection elements;

Fig. 7

an enlarged view of the right core area Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 8

a schematic view of the leg garment from Fig. 1 from the back;

Fig. 9

a schematic front view of a upper body garment, which comprises a pressing area in which the garment in the worn state exerts a pressing action on the body of the wearer of the garment, wherein the contact pressure area comprises a fabric and wherein the contact pressure area a plurality of raised elements arranged in the worn state of the garment on an inside of the garment facing the body of the wearer of the garment, these raised elements each having a plurality of other of the raised elements by at least one elastic connecting structure each having at least one elastic Connecting element are coupled;

Fig. 10

a schematic view of the upper body garment from Fig. 9 from the rear, wherein the garment comprises a core portion which, in the worn state of the garment, abuts a concave lordosis portion of the spine of the wearer and an edge portion adjacent to the core portion and an outer portion separated by the edge portion from the core portion; and

Fig. 11

a schematic view of a second embodiment of the upper body garment from the Fig. 9 and 10 from the rear, wherein the core portion extends from a lower edge of the garment to an upper waistband of the garment and thus covers a larger portion of the spine of the wearer than in Fig. 10 illustrated first embodiment.

Identical or functionally equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals in all figures.

One in the Fig. 1 to 8 The illustrated embodiment of a garment 100 as a whole is formed as a leg garment 102 and includes a waistband portion 104 at the top, a body portion 106 downwardly adjacent the waistband portion 104, and leg portions 108 extending downwardly from the body portion 106 extend to a respective lower edge 110.

Each of the illustrated leg portions 108 thus includes a thigh portion 112.

However, the leg garment 102 could extend further down and include a knee region, a lower leg region, and / or a foot region for each leg of the wearer.

The garment 100 is formed of a knitted fabric having various zones or areas, the arrangement of which on the garment 100 best shown in the schematic representation of Fig. 2 can be seen.

In particular, the garment 100 comprises two core portions 114 which, in the worn state of the garment 100, respectively abut against a concave body portion of the wearer, namely on a last region of the wearer.

Each of the core regions 114 is assigned in each case an edge region 116 which adjoins the relevant core region 114 and preferably on three sides, namely on an upper edge 118, on a lower edge 120 and on an outer one facing the worn state of the garment 100 of the hip Edge 122 of the core region 114 surrounds.

An inner edge 124 of each core portion 114 may be secured to a pantyhose gusset of the leg garment 102.

The item of clothing 100 further comprises an outer area 126, which is separated from the respectively assigned core area 114 by one of the edge areas 116 in each case.

How out Fig. 8 As can be seen, this outer region 126 at the rear of the garment 100 may extend into the prong areas 128 which abut the buttocks of the wearer in the worn state of the garment 100.

Furthermore, the item of clothing 100 comprises a plurality of base regions 130, which each adjoin the outer region 126 on a side of the outer region 126 facing away from an edge region 116.

In this case, a trunk base region 130a extends from an upper edge 132 of the outer region 126 preferably to the waist region 104 of the garment 100, while two leg base regions 130b extend from a lower edge 134 of the outer region 126 downwards, for example, to the lower edge 110 of the leg portion 108 in question.

How out Fig. 8 As can be seen, the trunk base portion 130a and the leg base portions 130b at the back of the garment 100 may be interconnected by a web 130c extending between the poke portions 128, which preferably is the same knit as the base portions 130.

The core regions 114, the outer region 126, and the base regions 130 of the garment 100 form a nip region 136 of the garment 100 in which the garment 100, when worn, exerts a nip on the body of the wearer of the garment.

This contact pressure can also be referred to as a compression effect.

The pressing action can be achieved in particular by the incorporation of one or more elastic threads into the knitted fabric of the pressing region 136.

The or the elastic threads may in particular comprise elastane.

Furthermore, the garment 100 in the contact area 136 comprises a plurality of raised elements 138, which in the worn state of the garment 100 are arranged on an inner side of the garment 100 facing the body of the wearer of the garment 100.

Thus, although the raised members 138 project toward the inside of the garment 100, these raised members 138 are in the views of the outside of the garment 100 Fig. 1 . 3 and 8th visually illustrated to illustrate the distribution of these raised elements 138 across the nip region 136 of the garment 100.

One possible construction of the raised elements 138 will be described below with reference to FIGS Fig. 3 to 6 which exemplarily shows a section of the knit of the trunk base portion 130a.

The raised elements 138 create a punctiform pressure on the skin of the wearer of the garment 100.

How out Fig. 3 As can be seen, each of the raised elements 138 preferably comprises a plurality of, in the illustrated embodiment, five, sub-elements 140.

The sub-elements 140 of a raised element 138 are preferably arranged transversely to the direction of knitting 142 of the knitted fabric next to one another.

Along the knitting direction 142, the partial elements 140 are offset relative to each other such that the entire raised element 138 extends along a longitudinal direction 144, which with the direction of knitting 142 forms an angle α of preferably at least approximately 20 ° and preferably at most approximately 70 °, for example approximately 55 ° °.

It can be provided that a first group of raised elements 138a extends along a first longitudinal direction 144a, while a second group of raised elements 138b extends along a second longitudinal direction 144b.

In this case, it can be provided, in particular, that the first longitudinal direction 144a and the second longitudinal direction 144b enclose substantially the same angle α with the knitting direction 142, but are twisted in different directions with respect to the knitting direction 142.

In particular, it may be provided that the first longitudinal direction 144a is rotated by an angle α in the counterclockwise direction with respect to the knitting direction 142, while the second longitudinal direction 144b is rotated by the angle α in the clockwise direction with respect to the knitting direction 142.

The sub-elements 140 are preferably designed as ruffles.

The extent of a partial element 140 along the direction of knitting 142 may preferably be at least 8 and preferably at most 25 rows of stitches, for example 16 rows of stitches.

The extension of a partial element 140 transversely to the knitting direction 142 may preferably be at least two wales and preferably at most eight wales, for example two wales.

A raised element 138 preferably comprises at least three partial elements and preferably at most eight partial elements, for example five partial elements.

A sub-element 140 has, from an adjacent sub-element 140 of the same raised element 138 transversely to the direction of knitting 142, a spacing of preferably at least two smooth knitted rows of stitches and preferably at most six plain-knitted rows of stitches, for example three plain-knitted rows of stitches.

The offset of a partial element 140 relative to an adjacent partial element 140 of the same raised element 138 along the direction of knitting 142 is preferably at least two and preferably at most ten courses, for example four courses.

How best Fig. 3 As can be seen, each of the raised elements 138 are each provided with two other raised elements 138 disposed underneath or above in the direction of knitting 142 and preferably having longitudinal longitudinal directions 144 parallel to the longitudinal direction 144 of the respective raised element 138 over each elastic connecting structure 146 connected.

Furthermore, each raised element 138 is also connected via such elastic connection structures 146 to four other adjacent raised elements 138 whose longitudinal directions 144 are not aligned parallel to the longitudinal direction 144 of the respective raised element 138.

For example, this is in Fig. 3 lower right hand illustrated element 138 'via a respective elastic connecting structure 146' with two adjacent raised elements 138 "to the longitudinal direction 144a of the raised element 138 'parallel longitudinal direction 144a and with two raised elements 138'" to the longitudinal direction 144a of the raised element 138th 'non-parallel longitudinal direction 144b.

In addition, the raised element 138 'is connected via a respective elastic connecting structure 146 "to two adjacent raised elements 138" "whose longitudinal directions 144b are not aligned parallel to the longitudinal direction 144a of the raised element 138'.

Overall, so in the in the Fig. 3 to 6 shown knitted portion each raised element 138 with six adjacent raised elements 138 via a respective elastic connecting structure 146.

The elastic connections between the raised elements 138 due to the elastic connecting structures 146 therebetween, when worn on the garment 100, cause a two-dimensional massaging action on the wearer's skin caused by the orientation of the raised elements 138 along mutually different longitudinal directions 144a, 144b and by the tensile elasticity of the wearer elastic connecting structures 146 is reinforced.

Each resilient connection structure 146 preferably includes a plurality of resilient connection members 148 each extending from one of the raised members 138 to an adjacent raised member 138 to elastically couple these two raised members 138 together.

In this case, the elastic connecting elements 148 of the same elastic connecting structure 146 are preferably aligned parallel to one another. Preferably, the connecting elements 148 extend along a longitudinal direction 150, which with the direction of knitting 142 forms an angle β of preferably at least approximately 20 ° and preferably at most approximately 60 °.

Specifically, two sets of elastic connecting members 148 may be provided, with the first group connecting members 148a extending parallel to a first longitudinal direction 150a and the second group connecting members 148b parallel to a second longitudinal direction 150b, the first longitudinal direction 150a and the second longitudinal direction 150b enclose between them an angle 2β.

In this case, provision may in particular be made for the first longitudinal direction 150a of the connecting elements 148 to be rotated counterclockwise relative to the direction of knitting 142 by the angle β, while the second longitudinal direction 150b of the connecting elements 148 is rotated counterclockwise by the angle β in the clockwise direction.

The angles α and β, which include the longitudinal directions 144 of the raised elements 138 and the longitudinal directions 150 of the elastic connecting elements 148 with the knitting direction 142, may be different from one another or substantially equal to one another.

The elastic connecting elements 148 preferably extend along the knitting direction 142 over preferably at least 2 and preferably at most 12 stitch rows, for example over 7 rows of stitches.

Furthermore, the elastic connecting elements 148 extend transversely to the direction of knitting 142 via preferably at least one wale and preferably at most five wales, for example via a wale.

It is preferably provided that at least a part of the raised elements 138 is connected to at least one other of the raised elements 138 by preferably at least five and preferably at most ten connecting elements, for example by seven connecting elements.

Preferably, at least a part of the elastic connecting elements 148 is formed by catching or floating.

The in the mesh pictures of the 4 to 6 shown elastic connecting elements 148 are formed by floating.

The knit in the leg base portions 130b is preferably formed in the same manner as the knit in the trunk base portion 130a described above.

The knit in the core regions 114, as well as the knit, may be formed in the trunk base region 130a or in the leg base regions 130b.

However, the fabric in the core regions 114 may also differ from the fabric in the base regions 130.

In particular, it may be provided that the configuration of the elastic connecting elements 148 in the core regions 114 differs from the configuration of the connecting elements 148 in the base regions 130.

For example, it can be provided that at least a part of the connecting elements 148 in the core region 114 extends along a longitudinal direction 150, which with the knitting direction 142 of the knitted fabric an angle of preferably at least about 20 ° and preferably at most about 70 °, for example an angle of approximately 55 °, includes.

At least a portion of the connecting elements 148 in the core region 114 may extend along the knitting direction 142 over preferably at least two and preferably at most five courses, for example over three courses.

Furthermore, at least part of the connecting elements 148 in the core region 114 may extend transversely to the direction of knitting 142 over preferably at least two wales and preferably at most five wales, for example via two wales.

Furthermore, it can be provided that at least a part of the raised elements 138 in the core area 114 are connected to at least one other of the raised elements 138 in the core area 114 by preferably at least four elastic connecting elements 148 and preferably at most ten elastic connecting elements 148, for example by five elastic connecting elements 148, connected is.

Between two mutually adjacent elastic connecting elements 148 in the core region 114 preferably at least one row of stitches or a wale and preferably at most five courses or five wales, for example three courses or three wales, knitted smooth.

The outer fabric 126 may be formed substantially the same as the fabric in the trunk base portion 130a, leg base portions 130b, or core portions 114.

However, it can also be provided that the knitted fabric of the outer region 126 differs from the knit of the base regions 130.

In particular, it can be provided that the knitted fabric of the outer region 126 contains fewer elastic connecting elements 148 per unit area than the knit of the base regions 130.

For example, it can be provided that the area density of the elastic connecting elements 148 in the outer region 126 is at most approximately 70%, preferably at most approximately 50%, of the surface density of the elastic connecting elements 148 in the base region 130.

As a result, a higher flexibility of the knitted fabric in the outer region 126 relative to the knitted fabric in the base regions 130 is achieved.

This enhances the massaging effect of the garment 100 on the skin of the wearer.

For example, it can be provided that the fabric in the outer region 126 has a strip structure (see Fig. 1 ) extending along the direction of knitting 142 strips 152, which contain elastic connecting elements 148, and along the direction of knitting 142 extending strips 154 which do not contain elastic connecting elements 148, wherein the strips 152 with connecting elements 148 and the strips 154 without connecting elements 148 in the outer region 126 are arranged alternately transversely to the knitting direction.

Incidentally, the configuration of the elastic connecting elements 148 in the outer region 126 may correspond to the configuration of the elastic connecting elements 148 in the base regions 130, in particular with regard to the alignment of the longitudinal directions 150 of the connecting elements 148 with respect to the direction of knitting 142, with respect to the extent of the connecting elements 148 along the direction of knitting 142 and / or across the direction of knitting 142, in terms of the number of connecting elements 148 by which adjacent raised elements 138 are connected to each other and with respect to the number of adjacent ones Connecting elements 148 smooth knitted courses or wales.

The knit of the edge region 116 preferably differs from the knit in the core regions 114, in the outer region 126 and in the base regions 130 in that it has a higher compliance.

This is achieved, for example, in that the edge regions 116 are designed as a right / left knitted fabric with smooth stitches, in particular without catch binding or floats.

Each edge region 116 preferably has the shape of a strip 155, which along the knitting direction 142 has an extension of preferably at least 8 courses, and preferably at most 65 courses, for example 40 courses, and transverse to the direction 142 an extension of preferably at least 5 wales and preferably at most 45 wales, for example of 36 wales, has.

To produce the knitted fabric in the core regions 114, in the edge regions 116, in the outer region 126 and in the base regions 130 of the garment 100, preferably at least one elastic thread and at least one inelastic thread are used.

In particular, it can be provided that a mixture of elastane and polyamide is used for these knits.

In this case, the weight fraction of elastane, for example, about 10% and the weight fraction of polyamide are preferably about 90%.

For example, it may be provided that for the production of the knitted fabric as the first thread, a thread of 44 dtex elastane, wound with dtex 11f7 x 2 polyamide and a thread of dtex 44f34 x 2 polyamide is used as the second thread.

By coupling the raised elements 138 by means of the elastic connecting elements 148, the raised elements 138, which exert a certain pressure on the tissue under its bearing surface on the wearer's skin when the wearer is resting, move the wearer of the garment 100 in the longitudinal directions 150a, 150b of the coupling elastic coupling elements 148 are displaced, so that a resulting from the movement of the carrier pressure in a plane defined by the longitudinal directions 150a, 150b of the connecting elements 148 surface is passed.

The two-dimensional transfer of pressure creates a two-dimensional massage effect on the body parts of the wearer covered by the item of clothing 100, which corresponds to the massage effect of a manual massage.

This results in the elastic coupling of the raised elements 138 by means of the elastic connecting elements 148 to a more effective massaging effect of the fabric on the skin of the wearer than would be the case if the fabric could exert only a static contact pressure by the raised elements 138.

Furthermore, the item of clothing 100 makes it possible to build up a massage pressure even at such body parts of the wearer of the item of clothing 100, which are concave, so that a homogeneous knit lying flat on the surface could not exert any pressure, for example on the last regions of the wearer, since a homogeneously formed knitted fabric would not can be arched toward the inside of the garment 100 towards.

In the item of clothing 100, it is now possible to produce pressure and, in particular, also a massaging effect on the skin of the wearer even at concave parts of the body of the wearer, for example at the groin areas of the leg.

This is achieved in that the core regions 114, which in the worn state of the item of clothing 100 abut against a concave body region of the carrier, in particular on a last region of the carrier, each adjoin an edge region 116 which has a higher flexibility than the core region 114.

The adjacent edge region 116 allows the less compliant core region 114 to follow an elastic tensile force toward the concave body region of the wearer to conform to the surface of the concave body region and thus apply pressure to the skin of the wearer in the concave body region.

A different flexibility of the core region 114 and of the adjoining edge region 116 can be achieved, in particular, by the knitted fabric having different types of weave in the core region 114 and in the edge region 116.

In particular, it can be provided that the resilience of the core region 114 is reduced by floats and / or by capture bonds.

Floatation occurs when needles are completely or temporarily out of action during the manufacture of the knitted fabric. The thread then runs over unprocessed. If there are stitches in the needles, they will be stretched out. Fleets reduce the cross-elasticity of the knitted fabric. They are bounded laterally by stitches and handles.

Tethers lead to a lower compliance of the knitted fabric in the knitting direction. The more tuck stitches are arranged one below the other in the wale direction, the lower the compliance in that direction. With a diagonal arrangement of the tuck stitches, the compliance in the diagonal direction decreases.

In contrast, a right / left knit of all weave types has the highest compliancy along the knitting direction 142 (that is, in the wale direction) and across the knitting direction 142 (that is, in the course stitch direction).

• Erhöhung der Anzahl der erhabenen Elemente 138;
• Vergrößerung der Ausdehnung der erhabenen Elemente 138 längs der Strickrichtung 142;
• Vergrößerung der Ausdehnung der erhabenen Elemente 138 quer zur Strickrichtung 142;
• Erhöhung der Anzahl der Teilelemente 140 pro erhabenem Element 138;
• Verringerung der Anzahl der glatt gestrickten Maschen zwischen den Teilelementen 140 desselben erhabenen Elements 138 und/oder zwischen einander benachbarten erhabenen Elementen 138;
• Erhöhung der Anzahl der elastischen Verbindungselemente 148;
• Vergrößerung der Ausdehnung der Verbindungselemente 148 längs der Strickrichtung 142;
• Vergrößerung der Ausdehnung der Verbindungselemente 148 quer zur Strickrichtung 142;
• Erhöhung der Anzahl der Verbindungselemente 148, durch welche zwei einander benachbarte erhabene Elemente 138 miteinander verbunden sind.

In the above-described knitted fabrics, which have raised elements 138 which are coupled to one another by elastic connecting elements 148, a low flexibility of the respective knitted fabric can be achieved by the following measures:

• Increasing the number of raised elements 138;
• Increasing the extent of the raised elements 138 along the direction of knitting 142;
• Increasing the extent of the raised elements 138 transverse to the knitting direction 142;
• Increasing the number of sub-elements 140 per raised element 138;
• Reducing the number of plain knitted loops between the sub-elements 140 of the same raised element 138 and / or between adjacent raised elements 138;
• Increasing the number of elastic connecting elements 148;
• Increasing the extension of the connecting elements 148 along the direction of knitting 142;
• Increasing the extension of the connecting elements 148 transversely to the knitting direction 142;
• Increasing the number of connecting elements 148, by which two adjacent raised elements 138 are connected to each other.

By reversing the above measures, the compliance of such a knit fabric can be increased.

Further, the compliance of the knit of the core portion 114 with the compliance of the knit of the edge portion 116 can be reduced by using a more compressive yarn.

The average tensile force, which is required for a given tensile elongation of a knit, represents a measure of the compliance of the knitted fabric; The yield of the knitted fabric is lower, the higher this average tensile force is.

It is preferably provided that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 150% transverse to the knitting direction 142 in the knitted fabric of the core region 114 is at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, as large as in the knitted fabric of the edge region 116 ,

• - Von dem Gestrick, dessen Nachgiebigkeit geprüft werden soll, wird ein Strickschlauch hergestellt, der groß genug ist, um eine Einspannlänge von 5 cm in der gewünschten Dehnungsrichtung (quer zur Strickrichtung 142 oder längs der Strickrichtung 142) im entspannten Zustand des doppellagig in ein Zugprüfgerät eingespannten Strickschlauches zu ermöglichen.

To determine the mean tensile force for a given tensile elongation transverse to the knitting direction 142 or along the knitting direction 142, the procedure is, for example, as follows:

• From the fabric whose compliance is to be tested, a knitting tube is made which is large enough to have a clamping length of 5 cm in the desired stretching direction (transverse to the knitting direction 142 or along the knitting direction 142) in the relaxed state of the double-layered tensile tester To allow clamped knit hose.

• Die Prüfung wird an einem doppellagig eingespannten Strickschlauch durchgeführt.
• Der Strickschlauch wird mittels Klemmen, welche zu Beginn der Prüfung den Abstand einer Einspannlänge von 5 cm aufweisen, im Prüfgerät eingespannt, und zwar derart, dass die gewünschte Dehnungsrichtung (quer zur Strickrichtung 142 oder längs der Strickrichtung 142) von der einen zu der anderen Klemme verläuft.
• Anschließend wird der Strickschlauch durch Auseinanderbewegen der Klemmen mit gleichbleibender Geschwindigkeit von beispielsweise 100 mm/min gedehnt.
• Bei vorgegebenen Dehnwerten, beispielsweise bei einer Zugdehnung von 100 % (entsprechend einer Dehnung der Einspannlänge von anfangs 5 cm auf eine Endlänge von 10 cm) oder einer Zugdehnung von 150 % (entsprechend einer Dehnung der Einspannlänge von anfangs 5 cm auf eine Endlänge von 12,5 cm) wird der zugehörige Wert der für diese Zugdehnung erforderlichen Zugkraft (beispielsweise in der Einheit N) gemessen.
• Es wird eine Mehrfachmessung an mindestens fünf Prüflingen durchgeführt und hieraus der Mittelwert für die Zugkraft für eine vorgegebene Zugdehnung bestimmt.

As a tensile tester, for example, the Instron tensile tester type 3365 can be used.

• The test is carried out on a double-layered knitted tube.
• The knit tube is clamped in the tester by means of clamps, which at the beginning of the test have the distance of a clamping length of 5 cm, in such a way that the desired direction of stretching (transverse to the knitting direction 142 or along the knitting direction 142) from one to the other terminal runs.
• Subsequently, the knitting tube is stretched by moving the clamps apart at a constant speed of, for example, 100 mm / min.
• At predetermined elongation values, for example at a tensile elongation of 100% (corresponding to an elongation of the clamping length of initially 5 cm to a final length of 10 cm) or a tensile elongation of 150% (corresponding to an elongation of the clamping length of initially 5 cm to a final length of 12, 5 cm), the corresponding value of the tensile force required for this tensile elongation (for example in the unit N) is measured.
• It is carried out a multiple measurement on at least five specimens and from this the average value for the tensile force for a given tensile elongation determined.

In this way, measurements of the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 150% transverse to the knitting direction 142 have a value of 96.06 N for an exemplary fabric for the core region 114 and a value of 25.42 N for an exemplary fabric for the edge region 116 result, in this case, that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 150% transverse to the knitting direction 142 in the knit of the core portion 114 is about 3.8 times as large as in the knit of the edge portion 116.

In a corresponding manner, the average tensile force for a given tensile elongation along the direction of knitting 142 can be determined by the test specimen being clamped in the tensile tester so that the knitting direction 142 runs parallel to the distance between the clamps of the tensile tester.

It is preferably provided that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 100% along the knitting direction 142 in the knitted fabric of the core region 114 is at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, as large as the knitted fabric of the edge region 116.

Measurements made for this have given a value of 139.02 N for the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 100% along the knitting direction 142 with an exemplary fabric for the core region 114 and a value of 42.10 N for an exemplary fabric for the edge region 116 Thus, in this embodiment, the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 100% along the knitting direction 142 in the knit of the core portion 114 is about 3.3 times as large as the knit of the edge portion 116.

The outer fabric 126 is preferably selected so that the compliance of the knit of the outer region 126 is less than the compliance of the knit of the edge region 116.

Further, the fabric for the outer region 126 is preferably selected so that the compliance of the fabric of the outer region 126 is greater than the compliance of the fabric of the core region 114.

For the base regions 130, a knitted fabric is preferably selected whose compliance is less than the flexibility of the knitted fabric of the outer region 126.

One in the Fig. 9 and 10 illustrated alternative embodiment of a garment 100 is formed as a upper body garment 156.

The upper body garment 156 is in Fig. 9 from the front and in Fig. 10 shown from behind.

The upper body garment 156 includes a trunk portion 158 and two arm portions 160.

At one in Fig. 10 In the illustrated back portion 162 of the trunk portion 158, there is disposed a core portion 114 which is formed as a strip 164 extending along the direction of knitting 142 and a portion of the spine of the wearer in the worn condition of the garment 100, particularly a portion of the spine of the wearer's spine represents a concave body portion of the wearer, covered.

Adjoining the core region 114 is an edge region 116 which surrounds the core region 114 on three sides, namely on a left edge 168 a, on a right edge 168 b and on an upper edge 170 of the core region 114.

Adjoining the edge region 116 is an outer region 126, which in turn surrounds the edge region 116 on three sides, namely on a left edge 172 a, on a right edge 172 b and on an upper edge 174 of the edge region 116.

In this embodiment, the outer region 126 extends over the entire trunk region 158, as far as it is not occupied by the edge region 116 and the core region 114, and over the two arm regions 160 of the upper body garment 156.

However, it could also be provided that a part of the fuselage region 158 and / or of the arm regions 160 is formed by one or more base regions 130, which differ from the fabric of the outer region 126 with respect to their knitwear.

The knits of the core portion 114 and / or the edge portion 116 may be formed in this embodiment of the garment as in the in the Fig. 1 to 8 illustrated embodiment.

The knit of the outer region 126 is preferably formed in this embodiment as the knit of the base portions 130 in the in Fig. 1 to 8 illustrated embodiment.

The compliance of the knit of the edge region 116 is preferably greater than the compliance of the knit of the core region 114, and preferably greater than the compliance of the knit of the outer region 126.

In this way, in particular, it is achieved that, in the worn state of the upper body garment 156, the core region 114 bears against the concave lordosis region of the wearer and can exert pressure on the skin of the wearer there.

Further, with the knits of the core portion 114 and the outer portion 126 having a plurality of raised elements 138 coupled to a plurality of other of the raised elements 138 by at least one elastic connecting member 148, the core portion 114 and the outer portion are achieved 126 in the worn state of the upper body garment 156 exert a two-dimensional massage action on the skin of the wearer.

Incidentally, the right in the Fig. 9 and 10 illustrated embodiment of the garment 100 in the form of a upper body garment 156 in terms of structure, function and method of manufacture with in the Fig. 1 to 8 illustrated embodiment of the garment 100 in the form of a leg garment 102, to the above description to which extent reference is made.

An in Fig. 11 illustrated variant of the in the Fig. 9 and 10 illustrated embodiment of the garment 100 in the form of a upper body garment 156 differs from that in the Fig. 9 and 10 illustrated embodiment in that the core portion 114 at the back portion 162nd of the trunk portion 158 extends from the lower edge 166 to a waistband portion 176 of the upper body garment 156 such that the core portion 114 in the worn state of the garment 100 covers a major portion of the wearer's spine rather than just the spine area.

In this embodiment, two edge regions 116 separated from each other by the core region 114 adjoin the core region 114, which surrounds the core region 114 on two opposite sides, namely the left edge 168a of the core region 114 and the right edge 168b of the core region 114.

The outer region 126 occupying the remainder of the body region 158 and the arm regions 160 of the upper body clothing 156 adjoin the two edge regions 116. The outer regions 126 on two sides, namely the left edge 172a of the left edge region 116a and the right edge 172b of the right edge region 116b, surrounds.

In this embodiment, the configuration of the core region 114 and the edge regions 116 ensures that the core region 114 clings to the skin of the wearer in the region of the spine over the entire height of the trunk region 158 of the upper body garment 156 and exerts pressure on the skin of the spine Can build up carrier.

Incidentally, the in Fig. 11 illustrated embodiment of the garment 100 in terms of structure, function and method of manufacture with in the Fig. 9 and 10 illustrated embodiment, reference is made to the above description in this regard.

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An article of clothing comprising at least one press-on region (136) in which the article of clothing (100) in the worn state exerts a pressing action on the body of the wearer of the article of clothing (100), wherein the contact region (136) comprises a fabric and
the pressing region (136) comprising a plurality of raised elements (138) disposed in the worn state on an inside of the garment (100) facing the body of the wearer of the garment (100),
characterized,
in that the garment (100) comprises at least one core region (114), which abuts a concave body region of the wearer in the worn state of the garment (100), and an edge region (116) adjoining the core region (114),
wherein a compliance of the edge region (116) is higher than a compliance of the core region (114). Garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge region (116) surrounds the core region (114) on at least two sides. Garment according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the resilience of the core region (114) is reduced by floats and / or by fishing tethers. Garment according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the resilience of the core region (114) is reduced by using a more compressive yarn over the compliance of the edge region (116). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the edge region (116) comprises a smooth right / left knitted fabric. Garment according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 150% transverse to the knitting direction (142) in the knitted fabric of the core region (114) at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, is as large as the fabric of the edge region (116). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the average tensile force for a tensile elongation of 100% along the direction of knitting (142) in the fabric of the core region (114) at least about 1.5 times, preferably at least about 2 times, in particular at least about 3 times, is as large as the fabric of the edge region (116). The garment of any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the garment (100) comprises an outer region (126) separated from the core region (114) by the edge region (116), wherein a compliance of the outer region (126) is less is the compliance of the edge region (116). The garment of claim 8, characterized in that the compliance of the outer region (126) is greater than the compliance of the core region (114). Garment according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the garment (100) comprises at least one base region (130) which adjoins the outer region (126) on a side of the outer region (126) facing away from the edge region (116), wherein a compliance of the base region (130) is less than the compliance of the outer region (126). A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that at least one core portion (114) of the garment (100) in the worn state of the garment (100) covers at least a portion of a last portion of the wearer of the garment (100). A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that at least one core portion (114) of the garment (100) in the worn state of the garment (100) covers at least a portion of the spine of the wearer of the garment (100). A garment according to claim 12, characterized in that at least one core portion (114) of the garment (100) in the worn state of the garment (100) covers at least a portion of a lumbar region of the spine of the wearer of the garment (100). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that at least one core region (114) of the garment (100) comprises a plurality of raised elements (138), each with at least one other of the raised elements (138) by at least one elastic connecting element (148) are coupled. Garment according to claim 14, characterized in that at least a part of the connecting elements (148) is formed by floats or catch bindings.

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