JP2005048332A - Sport wear - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide sport wear having a shape suitable for each part of the body, supporting the part with appropriate strength, and allowing a wearer to comfortably move. <P>SOLUTION: The sport wear is provided with the followings: a stretchable part 12 tightly fitting the body surface of a wearer and made of stretchable material; tightening parts 14, 16, 20 having raw material construction or raw material structure different from that of the stretchable part 12 and having strong tightening force than that of the stretchable part 12 and having stretchability. Each tightening part comprises the followings: a below knee tightening part 14 curving toward both sides of the knee from the vicinity of the lower part of the gastrocnemial muscle of the leg part of the wearer's body; an upper knee tightening part 16 continuously reaching the upper part of the kneecap from both body sides of the kneecap; and the gluteus medius muscle tightening part 20 continuously covering the vicinity of the greater trochanter and the gluteus medius muscle from the upper part of the lateral vastus muscle of both sides of the hip and joined at the back side of the waist. Separation parts 30, 32 are formed near the joints between the tightening parts 14, 16, 20 respectively to reduce the tightening force. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to clothing for exercises such as tights worn for various athletic competitions and exercises equivalent thereto.

  Conventionally, a joint that has been damaged by exercise or the like may recur the same injury due to exercise or the like even after the injury has been completely cured. Therefore, a taping method is generally used in which an adhesive tape is wound around a damaged part, and the site is protected and reinforced to prevent recurrence of injury. In this way, taping is closely related to the shape and direction of the muscle of the joint that has been damaged, and it is ideal to obtain an appropriate tension in the necessary part and direction as much as possible in order to obtain a greater effect.

  Further, Patent Document 1 and the like disclose clothing for the lower body, which has such a taping function in clothing and a function for preventing movement disorders. Such clothing forms a taping pattern made of a fabric with strong elastic properties on the outside of the legs and around the patella, so the pattern is sewn to the fabric of the lower body clothing body. Or was lined up.

Japanese Patent No. 271649

  In the case of the above-described conventional technique, a fabric having a strong tightening force is continuously arranged around the protection site to have a support function and a joint protection function. However, when the protective part is a knee joint or hip joint, the movement of the joint is restricted more than necessary by continuously covering the fabric with strong tightening force, especially when large movements are required. , Was to limit the operation. As a result, fatigue was promoted and discomfort was increased. In addition, the portion where the fabric of strong tightening force is continuous is inconvenient because it has low elasticity and requires a force to move it off and on.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a clothing for exercise that can be comfortably operated by supporting a necessary portion with appropriate strength in a shape suitable for each part of the body. The purpose is to provide.

  The present invention provides an exercise clothing composed of a stretchable material that is worn in close contact with the body surface, and a stretchable portion formed of a highly stretchable fabric and a material structure different from the stretchable portion or A tightening portion having a different material structure and having a tightening force larger than that of the stretchable portion and formed of a stretchable fabric is provided, and the tightening portion is continuously formed integrally with the stretchable portion and is desired by the body. This is an exercise garment that is formed in a predetermined shape that abuts and supports the part, and in the vicinity of the joint of the body among the tightening portions, the tightening force in the expansion and contraction direction of the fabric due to the movement of the joint is set weak.

  In the vicinity of the joint of the body, the tightening portion is set to have a weak tightening force in the expansion / contraction direction due to the movement of the joint, so that a part of the tightening portion is separated with a slight gap, or a continuous portion is formed thinly It is.

  The tightening portion has a curved below-knee tightening portion that extends from near the lower part of the gastrocnemius of the human body leg to both sides of the knee, and an above-the-knee tightening portion that continuously reaches the upper side of the patella from both sides of the patella. The upper tightening portion extends upward along the outer vastus muscle and reaches the greater trochanter, and the inner vastus muscle tightening portion extends along the inner vastus muscle continuously from the inside of the patella. Further, a gluteal muscle tightening portion is provided that continuously extends from the upper part of the outer vastus muscles on both sides of the waist and covers the vicinity of the greater trochanter and the gluteal muscles and continues on the back side of the waist.

  Around the patella, the upper part of the patella is continuous from the patella ligament tightening part located at the lower part of the patella and continuous from both ends of the patella, and from the lower ends of the inner vastus muscle tightening part and the outer vastus muscle tightening part. A quadriceps tendon clamp located in the vicinity is provided to support the tendon around the patella.

  The exercise clothing of the present invention supports each part of the human body in an optimal state simply by wearing it. Since the tightening portion around the joint is set to have a weak tightening force in the direction of expansion and contraction of the fabric due to the movement of the joint, it is easy to bend and extend the joint and reduce fatigue without hindering the operation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and the exercise clothing of this embodiment is a tights 10 that reaches the heel from the waistline. The fabric is formed of a stretchable material constituting the tights 10, and the stretchable portion 12 occupying most of the tights 10 is a fabric having high stretchability, for example, weft knitting or flat knitting (two knitted yarns). Plain knitting) and warp knitting. The portions other than the stretchable portion 12 are provided as tightening portions lined with a fabric having a strong tightening force, and the fabric having a strong tightening force is, for example, a deformed structure such as weft knitting, tack knitting, warp knitting, or the like, other than the stretchable portion 12. A material with strong tension is lined. Hereinafter, each of the tightening portions will be described first.

  A below-knee tightening portion 14 is provided at a portion below the knee. The below-knee tightening portion 14 extends downward along the calf gastrocnemius peripheral portion from both sides of the knee, and extends along the soleus from both sides of the gastrocnemius lower tightening portion 14a that supports the lower part of the gastrocnemius muscle in a U-shape and the lower gastrocnemius lower tightening portion 14a. A soleus tightening portion 14b extending downward and reaching the bottom of the tights 10 is provided. Further, a patella ligament tightening portion 14c is formed continuously from both ends of the U-shaped gastrocnemius lower tightening portion 14a and covering the patella lower portion from the side of the patella. The effect of the gastrocnemius lower end tightening portion 14a is to support the gastrocnemius muscle from below, thereby reducing the influence of gravity on the gastrocnemius muscle and reducing muscle fatigue. There is an effect of promoting venous return by tightening properly. In addition, it assists when kicking the foot backwards. Further, the patella ligament tightening portion 14c protects the patella ligament, reduces fatigue, and prevents injury.

  An upper knee tightening portion 16 extending from the knee to both sides of the thigh is provided at a portion above the knee. An inner vastus tightening portion 16a is provided in a portion of the above-knee tightening portion 16 that extends from the inside of the knee to the approximate center of the thigh inside. The inner vastus muscle tightening portion 16a supports the muscle along the inner vastus muscle. The action of the inner vastus muscle tightening portion 16a is stabilization of the lower limbs and prevention of twisting of the knee by the support around the knee and the knee. And the outer vastus muscle tightening part 16b is provided in the part which reaches the greater trochanter through the outer side of the thigh from the outer side of the knee. The outer vastus tightening portion 16b supports the vicinity of the lower end of the outer vastus muscle from the outer collateral ligament. Similar to the inner vastus muscle tightening portion 16a, the action of the outer vastus muscle tightening portion 16b prevents the lower limb from being stabilized and the knee twisted by the support around the knee and the knee.

  The inner vastus muscle tightening portion 16a and the outer vastus muscle tightening portion 16b are connected to each other in the vicinity of the upper portion of the knee, and the quadriceps tendon tightening portion 16c for supporting the quadriceps tendon at the upper portion of the patella is provided. Yes.

  Above the outer vastus muscle tightening portion 16b, a gluteal muscle tightening portion 20 that passes through the greater trochanters on both sides, covers the upper portion of the gluteus gluteal muscle and is connected on the rear side of the waist is provided. The gluteus gluteal muscle tightening portion 20 supports the gluteus medius and thigh fascia latae muscles from the vicinity of the greater trochanter, and the action assists in raising the pelvis and raising the knee (thigh).

  Next, the elastic part 12 which comprises the tights 10 and has elasticity is demonstrated. The stretchable portion 12 is made of a stretchable fabric formed in the shape of the tights 10 and is a portion other than the above-described tightening portions. Of the stretchable portion 12, the opposing portions of the below-knee tightening portion 14 and the above-knee tightening portion 16 on both sides of the patella and the surrounding knee portion 22 are the fabric of the stretchable portion 12 in the vertical direction when the knee joint is bent. Each of the tightening portions is thinned at an acute angle so that the separation portion 30 is formed.

  The separation part 30 is divided in the direction in which the cloth extends between the below-knee tightening part 14 and the above-knee tightening part 16, so that the cloth is not hindered from extending. In addition, the separating portion 32 is similarly provided between the gluteal muscle tightening portion 20 and the outer vastus muscle tightening portion 18 so as to be narrowed at an acute angle. Since this part is also divided with respect to the direction in which the fabric extends, the extension of the stretchable part 12 is not hindered.

  According to the tights 10 of this embodiment, the elastic fabric 12 is lined with a fabric having low elasticity and high tightening force to form each tightening portion, and a desired portion of the human body can be supported simply by wearing it. I can do it. Thereby, it is possible to support muscles, tendons and joints associated with exercise and movement. Furthermore, the tightening part provided near the joint is divided in the direction of expansion and contraction of the fabric due to the movement of the joint, and the tightening force is set to be relatively weak, thus preventing the joint movement while having high supportability. Not easy to operate. Furthermore, since the tightening force near the joint is weak, the attaching / detaching operation is facilitated. In addition, since the tightening portion is divided, the applicable range of body size is wide, and it is possible to deal with a wide range of body shapes from young to older. Furthermore, this clothing for exercise prevents the recurrence of injury, and has an effect of reducing fatigue even for long-time continuous exercise, for example, those that continuously exercise for most of the activity time such as mountain climbing. It is also effective in promoting blood flow (enhancing venous return) and can maintain comfort even when worn for a long time. It has a warming-up effect before climbing, a cooling effect during breaks and after climbing (fatigue recovery promoting effect), and a fatigue reducing effect during climbing behavior. In addition, the power-up effect by pressing the gluteus medius muscle necessary for climbing with appropriate pressure, the knee with large movement during the mountain climbing activity, and the tightened part of the hip joint part are separated, so that there is excellent motion following ability.

  In the tights 10 of this embodiment, the shape of the tightening portion can be changed as appropriate. For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the end of the greater trochanter side of the gluteal muscle tightening portion 20 extends to the front portion of the base of the thigh. According to this, the base of the thigh can be supported, and the protection of the hip joint is strengthened.

  Further, in the structure shown in FIG. 6, the patella tightening portion 14c is divided into left and right at the lower part of the knee, and the quadriceps tendon tightening portion 16c is divided into the left and right at the upper part of the knee, thereby forming the separating parts 30 respectively. Has been. Further, the upper end portion located outside the knee of the below-knee tightening portion 14 and the lower end portion of the above-knee tightening portion 16 are connected by a thin continuous portion 26. According to this, the support force on both sides of the knee is high. The longitudinal extension of the fabric due to the bending and stretching of the knee does not hinder the movement of the knee because the continuous portion 26 is thin and the tightening force is weak and can be expanded and contracted. In the portion positioned above and below the knee portion 22, each tightening portion is divided in the vertical direction by the separating portion 30, so that the lateral extension of the fabric is good due to the bending and stretching of the knee, which also hinders the movement of the knee. There is nothing.

  7 and 8, the left and right lower knee tightening portions 14, the above-knee tightening portions 16, and the outer vastus muscle tightening portions 18 are separated from each other by a separating portion 30. Further, the gastrocnemius lower tightening portion 14a is divided by the separation portion 34 at the lower end portion. According to this, the stretch of the cloth in both the longitudinal and lateral directions is good due to the bending and stretching of the knee, and the knee motion can be freely performed.

  The exercise clothing of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shape and number of tightening portions and their separating portions, thin continuous portions, and tightening force are appropriately changed according to the type of exercise and the like. Is possible. In addition to the method of lining the fabric with high tightening force, the tightening part can be freely switched to fabric, changing the fabric, changing the number of knitting yarns, changing the type of knitting yarn, applying rubber, etc. Can be changed.

  For the tights 10 of one embodiment of the present invention, the clothing pressure during exercise was measured. For comparison, the same measurement was performed on the conventional product. The measurement method was to measure the clothing pressure when the subject puts on tights and puts one foot on the table. The height of the stage was set to five levels of 0 cm, 23 cm, 46 cm, 56 cm, and 75 cm. The clothing pressure when one foot is placed on each table is recorded, and the measurement location is the central part of the patella, the central part of the bulge of the buttocks, and the central part of the front thigh. The result is shown in the graph of FIG.

  As a result, when the height of the table is 0, both the conventional product and the example have almost the same clothing pressure, the same body support function, and almost all the parts and all as the height of the table increases. At the height of the base, the clothes pressure of the conventional product is larger than the developed product. From this, it was found that the tights of the present invention have a body support function equivalent to that of the conventional product, and are easy to operate without hindering the movement of the joint.

1 is a left side view of an exercise clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the clothing for exercises of this embodiment. It is a rear view of the clothing for exercises of this embodiment. It is a right view of the modification of the clothing for exercise | movement of this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a front view of the exercise clothing of FIG. 4. It is a front view of the other modification of the clothing for exercises of this embodiment. It is a front view of the other modification of the clothing for exercise of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the exercise clothing of the embodiment of FIG. 8. It is a graph which shows the measurement result of the tights of the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tights 12 Expansion-contraction part 14 Below-knee tightening part 14a Gastrocnemius lower part tightening part 14b Soleus muscle tightening part 14c Patella ligament tightening part 16 Above-knee tightening part 16a Inner wide muscle tightening part 16b Outer wide muscle tightening part 16c Quadriceps tendon tightening part 20 Gluteal muscle tightening part 22 knee part 30, 32, 34 separation part

Claims (4)

  In exercise clothing composed of stretchable materials that are worn in close contact with the body surface, stretchable portions formed of a highly stretchable fabric and a material structure different from the stretchable portion or a different material configuration And a tightening portion formed of a stretchable fabric having a greater tightening force than the expansion / contraction portion. The tightening portion is integrally formed continuously from the expansion / contraction portion and contacts a desired part of the body. An exercise garment formed in a predetermined shape to be in contact with and supported, wherein a tightening force in a stretching direction of the fabric due to the movement of the joint is set weak in the vicinity of a joint of the body among the tightening portions.   2. The tightening portion is configured such that a portion of the tightening portion is separated or a continuous portion is narrowed in order to set a tightening force in a stretching direction due to movement of the joint near the joint of the body. The athletic clothing described.   The tightening portion has a curved below-knee tightening portion that extends from near the lower part of the gastrocnemius of the human body leg to both sides of the knee, and an above-the-knee tightening portion that continuously reaches the upper side of the patella from both sides of the patella. The upper tightening portion extends upward along the outer vastus muscle and reaches the greater trochanter, and the inner vastus muscle tightening portion extends along the inner vastus muscle continuously from the inside of the patella. And further comprising a gluteal muscle tightening portion that is continuous from the upper part of the outer vastus muscles on both sides of the waist and that is continuous near the greater trochanter and on the back side of the waist. The exercise clothing according to claim 1.   Around the patella, the upper part of the patella is continuous from the patella ligament tightening part located at the lower part of the patella and continuous from both ends of the patella, and from the lower ends of the inner vastus muscle tightening part and the outer vastus muscle tightening part. The exercise clothing according to claim 3, wherein a quadriceps tendon tightening portion located in the vicinity is provided to support a tendon around the patella.

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