JP2024043682A - functional clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a functional clothing item that can improve the wearing comfort of the clothing item on the body part. [Solution] The clothing item is made by using functional fibers that contain collagen as a functional substance. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to functional clothing, and particularly to functional clothing made using functional fibers blended with functional substances.

In recent years, the development of functional fibers that exhibit effects such as antibacterial, deodorizing, heat-retaining, or moisturizing properties has progressed. Such functional fibers are generally produced by applying a functional substance that exhibits effects such as antibacterial, deodorizing, heat-retaining, or moisturizing properties to fibers and then drying them.

Examples of such functional substances include components derived from living organisms such as animals and plants, such as proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, and collagen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 6254334

By the way, when creating clothing using functional fibers coated with such functional substances, the areas on the body to be covered with the functional fibers are set, and the area on the body is effectively coated with the functional fibers. It is assumed that by arbitrarily selecting a functional substance that acts, it will be possible to improve the feeling of wearing clothing on a specific part of the body.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide functional clothing that can improve the wearing comfort of clothing on parts of the body.

The functional clothing according to the present invention for achieving the above object is made using functional fibers containing collagen as a functional substance, and is particularly suitable for clothing from the ankle to the thigh. These spats include a pair of leg parts that extend over each other, and a panty part that is continuously formed from the pair of leg parts, and are made using functional fibers for the pair of leg parts.

According to this, it is assumed that the pair of leg sections made of functional fibers containing collagen adhere closely to the wearer's legs, thereby providing moisture to the skin of the wearer's legs, thereby preventing the loss of moisture retention of the wearer's skin.

Therefore, since the wearer is provided with a wearing feeling such as a subjective moist feeling and flexibility due to the moisture retention property, the wearer can obtain good wearing comfort.

This functional clothing item is configured so that pressure is applied to the wearer's legs between the ankles and thighs of a pair of leg sections, and pressure is applied to the wearer's legs between the ankles and thighs of a pair of leg sections, and the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is gradually reduced from the ankles toward the thighs.

Furthermore, the functional clothing has an instep part that covers the top of the wearer's foot, and a heel part that is formed continuously from the instep part and covers the heel of the foot, and then passes through the thigh via the ankle part. The sock may be made up of a pair of sock pieces that extend over the entire length, and each of the pair of sock pieces is made of functional fibers.

In this case, the functional clothing is such that pressure is applied to the wearer's legs between the ankles and thighs of the pair of sock pieces, and pressure is applied between the ankles and thighs of the pair of sock pieces. Pressure is applied to the wearer's legs, and the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is set to gradually decrease from the ankle toward the thigh.

This invention is expected to provide the wearer with a subjective feeling of moisturization and softness due to its moisturizing properties, allowing the wearer to enjoy comfortable wearability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of a functional clothing item according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is a figure explaining a part of performance of the functional clothing concerning this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of a functional clothing item according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining some of the performance of the functional clothing item according to the present embodiment.

Next, functional clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, the functional clothing according to the first embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of the functional clothing according to the present embodiment. As illustrated, in this embodiment, the functional clothing is implemented as so-called high-waisted spats 10 that cover the wearer's legs, abdomen, waist, and the like.

In this embodiment, the spats 10 are made of a material made of stretchable polyamide synthetic fibers and stretchable polyurethane fibers, and when worn by the wearer, they fit closely against the wearer's body. It expands and contracts flexibly according to the movements of the body.

The spats 10 are a pair of leg parts 11-1 and 11-2 that cover the wearer's legs, and are continuously formed from the pair of leg parts 11-1 and 11-2 to cover the wearer's abdomen, waist, etc. It includes a panty section 12 that covers the lower body.

Note that since the pair of leg portions 11-1 and 11-2 have the same configuration, for convenience, only leg portion 11-1 will be described and a description of leg portion 11-2 will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the leg portion 11-1 includes an ankle portion 11A that has a hem rubber 11a and contacts the wearer's ankle, and a calf portion that is formed continuously from the ankle portion 11A and covers the wearer's calf. 11B, and a thigh part 11C that is continuously formed from the calf part 11B and covers the wearer's thigh.

The ankle section 11A is formed with dimensions that allow it to be tightened around the wearer's ankle by the elastic hem 11a and fit snugly against the wearer's ankle, while the calf section 11B is formed with a shape that extends from the ankle section 11A to mimic the shape of the wearer's calf and is formed with dimensions that allow it to fit snugly against the wearer's calf.

On the other hand, the thigh portion 11C extends from the calf portion 11B and is formed in a shape that follows the shape of the wearer's thigh, and is dimensioned to closely fit the wearer's thigh.

As described above, since the leg portion 11-1 is formed with dimensions that closely fit the wearer's leg from the ankle portion 11A to the thigh portion 11C, when the wearer wears the spats 10, the leg portion 11-1 An arbitrary pressure (wearing pressure) is applied to the wearer's leg between the ankle part 11A and the thigh part 11C in No. 1.

In this embodiment, the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is adjusted from the ankle 11A to the ankle 11A by appropriately adjusting the dimensions and shapes of the ankle 11A, calf 11B, and thigh 11C. The pressure is set to be gradually reduced toward the thigh 11C.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the pressure applied to the wearer's legs. As shown in the figure, the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is, for example, 27 hPa at the ankle 11A, 20 hPa at the calf 11B, and 13 hPa at the thigh 11C. The pressure is gradually reduced from the ankle 11A to the thigh 11C.

Note that the above-mentioned pressure applied to each part is an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and the dimensions, shape, etc. of each part may be adjusted so that an appropriate pressure is applied.

In the present embodiment, the material that constitutes the leg portion 11-1 is a fiber material (functional fiber) that contains collagen. This functional fiber is produced, for example, by applying collagen to a fiber material and drying it, but the production method is not limited to this.

Collagen is a protein of biological origin that exists in tissues such as the skin, ligaments, and cornea, and is a functional substance that mainly brings moisture and elasticity to the skin and has moisturizing effects. Since moisture is brought to the skin of the wearer's legs, loss of moisturizing properties of the wearer's skin is suppressed.

In this embodiment, the panty section 12 shown in FIG. 1 includes a front body 12A that covers the wearer's genitals and abdomen, a back body 12B that covers the wearer's buttocks and waist, and the upper ends of the front body 12A and the back body 12B. It is formed by a mouth rubber 12C provided in the.

The panty section 12 is formed with dimensions such that the front body 12A fits tightly against the wearer's genitals and belly, the back body 12B fits tightly against the buttocks and waist, and the opening elastic 12C fits tightly against the wearer's belly.

In this embodiment, the panty section 12 is provided with a pressure member 13A in the front body 12A that applies a desired pressure (wearing pressure) to the wearer's abdomen, and a pressure member 13B in the back body 12B that applies a desired pressure (wearing pressure) to the wearer's waist.

The above-mentioned pressure members 13A and 13B are provided in only one example, and are not limited thereto, and may be provided in any arbitrary region such as a region corresponding to the buttocks in the back body 12B.

When a wearer wears such spats 10, the pair of leg parts 11-1 and 11-2, which are made of functional fibers containing collagen, come into close contact with the wearer's legs. Since moisture is brought to the skin of the wearer, loss of moisturizing properties of the wearer's skin is suppressed.

It is therefore expected that the wearer will experience subjective sensations of moistness and softness due to the moisture retention properties, providing a comfortable wearing experience for the wearer.

Furthermore, the leggings 10 of this embodiment are set so that the pressure applied to the wearer's legs gradually decreases from the ankle portion 11A to the thigh portion 11C, promoting the flow of venous blood and lymph from the wearer's peripheral parts, such as the ankles, to central parts, such as the heart.

As a result, stagnation of venous blood, lymph, etc. is suppressed, so it can be expected that medical effects such as alleviation of swelling in the wearer's legs can be achieved.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4.

Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram outlining the configuration of the functional clothing item according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the functional clothing item is implemented as a so-called full-leg sock 20 that covers the legs of the wearer.

In this embodiment, the socks 20 are made from a material consisting of elastic synthetic polyamide fibers and elastic fibers such as polyurethane, and when worn by a wearer, they fit closely to the wearer's body and flexibly expand and contract in response to bodily movements.

This sock 20 is composed of a pair of sock pieces, a right sock piece 20-1 that covers the wearer's right leg and a left sock piece 20-2 that covers the wearer's left leg. Because the right sock piece 20-1 and the left sock piece 20-2 have the same configuration, for the sake of simplicity, only the right sock piece 20-1 will be described and a description of the left sock piece 20-2 will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the right sock piece 20-1 includes a foot portion 20A that covers the wearer's foot, an ankle portion 20B that is formed continuously from the foot portion 20A and contacts the wearer's ankle, and an ankle portion 20B. A calf part 20C that is continuously formed to cover the wearer's calf, a non-slip part 20D that is continuously formed from the calf part 20C, and a non-slip part 20D that is continuously formed to cover the wearer's thigh. It is formed by the thigh 20E.

In this embodiment, the foot section 20A includes an instep section 20Aa that covers the instep of the wearer's foot, and an instep section 20Aa that is continuously formed from the instep section 20Aa toward the ankle section 20B side to cover the heel of the wearer's foot. It has a heel part 20Ab and a hem rubber 20Ac provided on the toe side of the wearer in the instep part 20Aa, and contacts the wearer's foot with the wearer's toes protruding through the hem rubber 20Ac. Formed with dimensions.

The ankle part 20B is formed with a size that fits closely to the wearer's ankle, and the calf part 20C is formed in a shape that extends from the ankle part 20B and follows the shape of the wearer's calf, and also fits into the wearer's calf. Formed with dimensions that allow close contact.

The anti-slip part 20D is formed with a diameter reduced from the calf part 20C to tighten the wearer's thigh, and prevents the right sock piece 20-1 from slipping off the wearer's leg, while the thigh part 20E , is formed in a shape that expands in diameter from the anti-slip portion 20D and follows the shape of the wearer's thigh, and is formed in a size that closely fits the wearer's thigh.

In this way, the right sock piece 20-1 is formed with dimensions that fit closely to the wearer's leg from the ankle portion 20B to the thigh portion 20E, so that when the wearer puts on the sock 20, any pressure (wearing pressure) is applied to the wearer's leg between the ankle portion 20B and the thigh portion 20E of the right sock piece 20-1.

In this embodiment, the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is adjusted from the ankle 20B to the ankle 20B by appropriately adjusting the dimensions and shapes of the ankle 20B, calf 20C, and thigh 20E. The pressure is set to be gradually reduced toward the thigh 20E.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the pressure applied to the wearer's legs. As shown in the figure, the pressure applied to the wearer's legs is, for example, 27 hPa at the ankle 20B, 20 hPa at the calf 20C, and 13 hPa at the thigh 20E. The pressure is gradually reduced from the ankle 20B to the thigh 20E.

Note that the above pressures at each part are just examples and are not limiting. The dimensions and shape of each part may be adjusted to provide appropriate pressure.

By the way, in this embodiment, the material constituting the right sock piece 20-1 is made of a fibrous material (functional fiber) containing collagen. This functional fiber is created, for example, by applying collagen to a fiber material and drying it, but the method is not limited to this method.

When a wearer puts on such socks 20, the right sock piece 20-1 and the left sock piece 20-2, which are made of functional fibers containing collagen, adhere closely to the wearer's legs, providing moisture to the skin of the wearer's legs, thereby preventing the loss of moisture retention of the wearer's skin.

Therefore, it is assumed that the wearer will experience a subjective feeling of moistness and softness due to the moisturizing properties, and thus the wearer can enjoy good wearing comfort.

Furthermore, the socks 20 of this embodiment are set so that the pressure applied to the wearer's legs gradually decreases from the ankle portion 20B to the thigh portion 20E, promoting the flow of venous blood and lymph from the wearer's peripheral parts, such as the ankles, to central parts, such as the heart.

As a result, stagnation of venous blood and lymph is suppressed, which is expected to have medical benefits such as relieving swelling in the wearer's legs.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In each of the above embodiments, the functional clothing is implemented as spats 10 or socks 20, but the functional clothing may be implemented as various clothing such as arm covers or T-shirts. There may be.

10 Spats 11-1, 11-2 Leg part 11A Ankle part 11C Thigh part 20 Socks 20-1 Right sock piece 20-2 Left sock piece 20A Foot part 20B Ankle part 20E Thigh part

Claims (7)

Functional clothing made from functional fibers containing collagen as a functional substance. Spats comprising a pair of leg parts extending from the ankle to the thigh, and a panty part continuously formed from the pair of leg parts, and made using the functional fiber for the pair of leg parts. be,
The functional clothing item according to claim 1. Pressure is applied to the wearer's legs between the ankle portions and the thigh portions of the pair of leg portions.
3. The functional clothing item according to claim 1 or 2. Pressure is applied to the wearer's legs between the ankle and the thigh in the pair of leg parts, and the pressure applied to the wearer's leg increases from the ankle to the thigh. set to gradually reduce pressure,
Functional clothing according to claim 1 or 2. A pair of socks that extend from the foot, via the ankle, to the thigh, having an instep that covers the instep of the wearer's foot, and a heel that is formed continuously from the instep and covers the heel of the foot. A sock made of a pair of sock pieces, each of which is made of the functional fiber.
The functional clothing item according to claim 1. Pressure is applied to the wearer's leg between the ankle portion and the thigh portion of the pair of sock pieces.
The functional clothing item according to claim 1 or 5. Pressure is applied to the wearer's leg between the ankle portion and the thigh portion of the pair of sock pieces, and the pressure applied to the wearer's leg is set to be gradually reduced from the ankle portion toward the thigh portion.
The functional clothing item according to claim 1 or 5.