JP2005028154A - Protector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protector having a surface capable of being formed into desired shapes and provided with patterns and prevented from being damaged by improving impact absorbency. <P>SOLUTION: A skin 1 made of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of protruding parts 2 protruding on the surface side and a plate-shaped foam body 11 superposed on the reverse side. The protruding part 2 has an inner space 15 on the reverse side. A plurality of rib parts 16 abutting on the foam body 11 are protruded on the reverse side of the surface wall part 14 of the protruding part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a protector.

  Conventional protectors include protectors manufactured by the following three methods. That is, the first protector sews a foamed block body having unevenness (made of PE, PU, EVA, etc.) between a front fabric and a back fabric (made of synthetic leather, etc.) sandwiched in a sandwich shape. The surface was uneven and formed on the surface. (For example, see Patent Document 1 below.)

  The second protector has a plate-like foam (such as PE or PU) sandwiched between a front fabric and a back fabric in a sandwich shape, and an uneven shape is formed on the surface by compression molding (cooling or heating) using a mold. It was made to be.

  The third protector was manufactured by compressing and molding only the front fabric to form an uneven shape, and then sewing the sandwich between the front fabric and the back fabric in a sandwich shape.

No. 7-37655

  However, with the conventional (three) protectors, there are limits to the irregularities desired for the surface shape and pattern, and complex shapes and patterns could not be formed on the surface. Further, there was a limit to the impact absorption in the thickness of the foam with respect to the impact of the speed ball, foul chip and the like. In addition, there is a risk that the surface may be damaged due to a spike being caught during the sliding block.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a protector that can form a desired shape / pattern on the surface, has improved shock absorption, and prevents damage to the surface.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the protector according to the present invention is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer whose surface is injection-molded, and has a plurality of protruding portions protruding on the front side thereof, and in an unmounted state, The back side of the epidermis was formed into a concave curved surface corresponding to the body.

  In addition, the skin made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of protruding portions protruding on the front side, and is provided with a plate-like foam superimposed on the back side, and the protruding portion is on the back side A plurality of rib portions that abut against the foam are provided on the back surface of the front wall portion of the protruding portion.

  In addition, the skin made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of ridges protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam is provided on the back side, and the ridge is formed on the back side. And an elastic member made of a leaf spring or a disc spring-like spring material contacts the back surface of the surface wall of the ridge and the plate-like foam. It is intervened to touch.

  In addition, the skin made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of ridges protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam and a lining fabric are sequentially stacked on the back side, and the ridges Has an internal space on the back surface side, and further, a hole for heat dissipation is provided through the peripheral wall portion of the protruding portion, and penetrates the plate-like foam and the back fabric and communicates with the internal space. With parts.

The present invention has the following remarkable effects.
According to the protector according to the present invention, the degree of freedom in designing the skin increases, and a desired surface shape / pattern can be easily formed. In addition, the thickness of the epidermis can be freely changed, and the shock absorption (cushioning property) is improved. Further, it is possible to prevent the skin from being damaged due to the hooking of the sliding spike. Furthermore, the impact resistance against the ball or the like is further improved by the protruding portion.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments.
1, 2, and 5 show an embodiment of a protector according to the present invention. The protector is sandwiched between the skin 1, the back fabric 10, and the skin 1 and the back fabric 10. The skin 1, the foam 11, and the back fabric 10 are sewn together with a sewing thread 9. This protector is used for referees and players of sports such as baseball, softball, ice hockey, and football, and is used by covering the upper body (mainly on the chest and belly) with a covering. The

  The skin 1 is made of an injection molded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and examples of the TPE include polyurethane, polyester, polyethylene, and polystyrene.

  The skin 1 has a plurality of protruding ridges 2 protruding to the front side, and a bending deformation assisting portion 4 is formed on the groove bottom 3 between the adjacent protruding ridges 2 and 2. The front side means the side opposite to the body.

  The protruding portion 2 has a peripheral wall portion (side wall portion) 13 and a surface wall portion 14, and has an internal space 15 on the back surface side. The groove bottom 3 is connected to the open side edges of the adjacent protruding ridges 2, 2.

  FIG. 2 shows a bending deformation facilitating portion 4 that runs in the left-right direction. The bending deformation facilitating portion 4 in the upper half of the protector is configured with a convex small curving portion (front projecting small curving portion 4a) on the front side. The bent deformation assisting portion 4 in the substantially lower half of the protector is configured with a convex small bent portion (back protruding small bent portion 4b) on the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the front protruding small bent portion 4a is configured to facilitate bending of the skin 1 in the direction in which the front protruding small bent portion 4a is reduced in diameter, that is, the groove portion is enlarged. In the direction, the skin 1 can be bent and deformed (elastically deformed) in a convex shape on the front side. In other words, if the groove portion is to be deformed in the direction opposite to that in FIG. 3, the front protruding small bend portion 4 a interferes with the peripheral wall portions 13 and 13 and is not easily deformed.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the back protruding small bent portion 4b is configured to facilitate the bending of the skin 1 in the direction in which the back protruding small bent portion 4b is reduced in diameter, that is, the groove portion is reduced. The skin 1 can be bent and deformed (elastically deformed) in a convex manner on the back side in the direction.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the protector as a whole is not attached to the body, even if it is straight in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. In the wearing state, in accordance with the curved shape of the body, the upper part is convexly deformed to the front side, and the lower part is convexly deformed to the back side. In FIG. 4, the bending deformation assisting portion 4 of the groove bottom 3 is omitted.

  Further, FIG. 5 shows a bending deformation assisting portion 4 that runs in the vertical direction. The bending deformation assisting portion 4 is configured with a convex small bending portion (front protruding small bending portion 4a) on the front side. As shown in FIG. 6, the small bend portion 4 a is configured to facilitate bending of the skin 1 in the direction in which the surface protruding small bend portion 4 a is reduced in diameter, that is, the groove portion is enlarged and the skin 1 is formed. It can be bent (elastically deformed) in a convex manner on the front side.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the protector as a whole is not attached to the body, even if it is straight in the left-right direction, as shown in FIG. In the wearing state, it is easily bent into a convex shape corresponding to the curved shape of the body. In FIG. 7, the bending deformation assisting portion 4 of the groove bottom 3 is omitted.

  In addition, the shape of the bending deformation assisting portion 4 may be a small protrusion having a triangular triangular cross section, or may be a shape in which a plurality of small bending portions are connected in a waveform, and the skin 1 is bent. Any shape may be used as long as it is easy to shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 5, and 8, on the both sides of the bending deformation assisting portion 4 (the front protruding small bending portion 4 a and the back protruding small bending portion 4 b), the back fabric is prevented from interfering with the bending deformation promoting portion 4. Two sewing threads 9, 9 to be sewn on 10 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the bending deformation facilitating portion 4 is partially omitted from the cross intersection 5 of the groove bottom 3 so as to avoid the sewing thread 9. Here, the cross intersection 5 is a portion where the upper and lower grooves and the left and right grooves intersect with each other in a cross, and partially omitted is omitted so as not to interfere with the vertical and horizontal running of the sewing thread 9. It means being done. In addition, although the circular deformation | transformation assistance part 4c is arrange | positioned in the site | part enclosed by the sewing thread | yarn 9 of the cross | intersection part 5, it is also free to abbreviate | omit this deformation | transformation assistance part 4c.

Here, the protruding portion 2, the groove bottom 3, and the bending deformation assisting portion 4 described above are integrally formed by injection molding. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the surface wall portion 14 of the ridge 2 may be formed in advance as a curved surface, an uneven pattern surface, or a gradient surface. For example, the ridge 2 The thickness of the ridge 2 is changed to a large thickness T ₁ , a middle thickness T ₂ , a small thickness T ₃ , or a groove 12 is provided in the ridge 2. It is good also as a slope surface so that the thickness of the protruding part 2 may decrease gradually below. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, you may shape | mold the back surface side of the epidermis 1 beforehand as the concave curved surface shape corresponding to a body. Although not shown, the surface of the skin 1 may be formed in advance as a leather pattern. In short, the shape / pattern can be formed on the skin 1 by forming the shape / pattern on the injection mold.

  In addition, the shape of the protruding portion 2 of the skin 1 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the surface wall portion 14 of the protruding portion 2 is inclined to form a ball or the like. You may make it not receive an impact in the front. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), a plurality of rib portions 16 that contact the foam 11 are provided in the inner space 15 of the protruding portion 2 and on the back surface of the front surface wall portion 14 so as to be resistant to impact. It may be. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the cushioning property of the ridge 2 is softened only by the air layer in the internal space 15 of the ridge 2, and the interior of the ridge 2 is shown in FIG. The rib portion 16 of the space 15 hardens the cushioning property of the ridge 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (C), a foam block body 17 (such as PE, PU, EVA, etc.) may be interposed in the internal space 15 of the ridge 2; As shown in the figure, the elastic member 6 may be interposed in the internal space 15 of the ridge 2, and the foam block body is provided in the internal space 15 of the ridge 2 as shown in FIG. 17 and the elastic member 6 may be interposed, and the degree of freedom of impact increases. The elastic member 6 is made of, for example, injection-molded TPE, and is configured with a spring material such as a leaf spring or a disc spring.

  Furthermore, although not shown in the drawing, the rib portion 16 and the foam block body 17 may be incorporated in the internal space 15 of the bulge portion 2, and the thickness of the surface wall portion 14 of the bulge portion 2 may be It may be increased to increase impact resistance.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), a concavely curved mask interference escape notch portion 7 is formed in the protruding portion 2 disposed in the shoulder portion S of the protector. Of course, the notch portion 7 is formed by injection molding, and the strength surface and the impact-resistant surface of the ridge portion 2 have no problem by adjusting the thickness of the ridge portion 2 and the like. In addition, the shape of the notch 7 may be an inclined surface as shown in FIG. Accordingly, recently, the mask and the lower part of the mask tend to be larger and the throat guard tends to be worn. However, even when the head is swung to the left and right during play, (Or throat guard) does not come into contact.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the heat radiating hole 8 may be provided in the left and right side walls of the peripheral wall portion 13 of the protruding portion 2. Of course, the peripheral wall portion 13 may be formed by injection molding and provided at the position of the upper and lower side walls as shown in FIG. Moreover, since it is formed by TPE, there is no problem in terms of strength and impact resistance.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 13, a ventilation pipe 18 is attached with a sewing thread 19 in a penetrating manner to a portion of the back fabric 10 and the foam 11 facing the internal space 15 of the ridge 2, and heat generated from the body. As shown by the arrow K, it is discharged from the back side of the protector through the hole of the vent pipe 18, the internal space 15 of the ridge 2 and the hole 8 of the ridge 2 to the front side of the protector. Is done.

  1 shows the case where the front surface of the protector shown in FIG. 1 is formed by a single skin 1, the skin 1 may have a divided structure as shown in FIG. 14. That is, the skin 1 of this protector is divided into a plurality of parts, and a plurality of divided skin pieces 1a are produced. As shown in FIG. 4 are overlapped and sewn with two sewing threads 9 and 9. That is, when viewed as a finished product, the adjacent divided skin pieces 1a and 1a are overlapped at the groove bottom 3 between the ridges 2 and 2, and are sewn together with the back fabric 10 and the foam 11. It is connected. In addition, it is desirable to color the colors of the divided skin pieces 1a into two to six different colors.

  FIG. 16 shows another embodiment. Of the skin 1, the reinforcement-required portion 22 is made of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer, and the skin 1 has a plurality of ridges 2 protruding to the front side. The reinforcement-required portion 22 includes a clavicle portion 23. In other words, the skin 1 is made into a divided structure, and only one divided section or a plurality of divided sections is used as the thermoplastic elastomer.

  FIG. 17 shows another embodiment. Of the skin 1, the reinforcement-required portion 22 is made of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer, and the skin 1 has a plurality of ridges 2 protruding to the front side. The reinforcement-required portion 22 includes a pigeon tail portion 24. In other words, the skin 1 is made into a divided structure, and only the divided one section is made the thermoplastic elastomer.

  FIG. 18 shows yet another embodiment. Of the skin 1, the reinforcement-required portion 22 is made of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer, and the skin 1 has a plurality of ridges 2 protruding to the front side. The reinforcement required portion 22 includes a clavicle portion 23 and a pigeon tail portion 24. In other words, the skin 1 is made into a divided structure, and only one divided section or a plurality of divided sections is used as the thermoplastic elastomer.

  In addition, in FIGS. 16-18, the reinforcement required part 22 was shown as the continuous line. The other portion of the two-dot chain line has a conventional structure.

  As described above, the protector according to the present invention includes the skin 1 made of the thermoplastic elastomer on which the skin 1 is injection-molded, the plurality of ridges 2 protruding on the front side, and the skin 1 in the unmounted state. Since the back surface side is formed in a concave curved surface shape corresponding to the body, the degree of freedom in designing the skin 1 is increased, and a desired surface shape / pattern can be easily formed. Moreover, the thickness etc. of the outer skin 1 can be changed freely, and impact absorbability (cushion property) improves. In addition, it is possible to prevent the skin 1 from being damaged due to the hooking of the sliding spike. Furthermore, the protrusion 2 further improves the impact resistance against the ball or the like. In addition, the skin 1 that fits the body can be formed easily and reliably.

  In addition, a skin 1 made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of protruding portions 2 protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam 11 is provided on the back side, and the protruding portion 2 is Since the inner space 15 is provided on the rear surface side and the plurality of rib portions 16 that contact the foam 11 are provided on the rear surface of the surface wall portion 14 of the ridge 2, the degree of freedom in designing the skin 1 is high. Thus, a desired surface shape / pattern can be easily formed. Moreover, the thickness etc. of the outer skin 1 can be changed freely, and impact absorbability (cushion property) improves. In addition, it is possible to prevent the skin 1 from being damaged due to the hooking of the sliding spike. Further, the protrusion 2 has impact resistance against a ball or the like, and further has a plurality of rib parts 16, so that the protrusion 2 is further excellent in impact resistance.

  In addition, a skin 1 made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of protruding portions 2 protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam 11 is provided on the back side, and the protruding portion 2 is Further, the inner space 15 is provided on the rear surface side, and the elastic member 6 made of a spring material such as a leaf spring or a disc spring is provided in the inner space 15 with the rear surface of the surface wall portion 14 of the ridge 2 and a plate shape. Since it is interposed so as to come into contact with the foam 11, the degree of freedom in designing the skin 1 is increased, and a desired surface shape / pattern can be easily formed. Moreover, the thickness etc. of the outer skin 1 can be changed freely, and impact absorbability (cushion property) improves. In addition, it is possible to prevent the skin 1 from being damaged due to the hooking of the sliding spike. Furthermore, the protrusion 2 further improves the impact resistance against the ball or the like. In addition, the impact resistance can be improved, and the degree of freedom in designing the resilience and strength is increased. That is, the ball repelling member 6 reduces the ball repulsive force and reduces the rolling of the falling ball.

  In addition, the skin 1 made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of ridges 2 projecting on the front side, and a plate-like foam 11 and a back fabric 10 are sequentially stacked on the back side, and The projecting portion 2 has an internal space 15 on the back surface side, and further, a heat radiating hole 8 is provided through the peripheral wall portion 13 of the projecting portion 2 so as to penetrate the plate-like foam 11 and the back fabric 10. Since the holes communicating with the internal space 15 are provided, the degree of freedom in designing the skin 1 is increased, and a desired surface shape / pattern can be easily formed. Moreover, the thickness etc. of the outer skin 1 can be changed freely, and impact absorbability (cushion property) improves. In addition, it is possible to prevent the skin 1 from being damaged due to the hooking of the sliding spike. Furthermore, the protrusion 2 further improves the impact resistance against the ball or the like. Further, the heat of the body can be released to the outside, and in particular, an increase in body temperature can be prevented during play under hot weather such as in summer.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is principal part action explanatory drawing. It is a whole operation explanatory view. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is principal part action explanatory drawing. It is a whole operation explanatory view. It is a principal part enlarged front view. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of an epidermis. It is principal part sectional explanatory drawing which shows another embodiment. It is perspective explanatory drawing which shows the protrusion part of a shoulder part. It is a perspective explanatory view showing other embodiments of a protruding part. It is principal part sectional drawing. It is a simplified front view which shows other embodiment. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a simplified front view which shows other embodiment. It is a simplified front view which shows another embodiment. It is a simplified front view which shows another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Skin 2 Protrusion part 6 Elastic member 8 Hole part
10 Back fabric
11 Foam
13 Perimeter wall
14 Surface wall
15 Internal space
16 Ribs

Claims (4)

  The skin (1) is made of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer, has a plurality of protruding ridges (2) protruding on the front side, and the back side of the skin (1) is attached to the body in an unmounted state. A protector characterized by being formed into a corresponding concave curved surface.   A skin (1) made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of protruding portions (2) protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam (11) is provided on the back side, and The protruding portion (2) has an internal space (15) on the back surface side, and a plurality of rib portions that contact the foam (11) on the back surface of the front wall portion (14) of the protruding portion (2). A protector characterized by protruding (16).   A skin (1) made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of ridges (2) protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam (11) is provided on the back side, and The projecting portion (2) has an internal space (15) on the back surface side, and a resilient member (6) made of a spring material of a plate spring shape or a disc spring shape in the internal space (15), The protector characterized by being interposed so that it may contact | abut to the back surface of the surface wall part (14) of the said protruding part (2), and the said plate-like foam (11).   A skin (1) made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer has a plurality of ridges (2) protruding on the front side, and a plate-like foam (11) and a back fabric (10) are sequentially stacked on the back side. The protruding portion (2) has an internal space (15) on the back surface side, and further has a heat radiating hole (8) in the peripheral wall portion (13) of the protruding portion (2). Is provided, and has a hole that passes through the plate-like foam (11) and the back fabric (10) and communicates with the internal space (15).

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