JP5726192B2 - Clothing with vent openings - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a garment, in particular a jacket or jacket used for sporting activities, provided with a vent opening in the chest area and / or the back, the opening being operable via an adjustment mechanism. Relates to a garment having means for.

  Based on the sweat generated during sports activities, special requirements are imposed on the clothes used for sports activities, especially with respect to the derivation of sweat or sweat vapor. Moreover, it is desirable that the garment be waterproof to provide sufficient protection in wet weather during outdoor activities, while at the same time protecting each athlete from rapid chilling after sports activities.

  It is known to manufacture garments used in sports activities from impregnated or plastic coated textiles. The impregnated material is usually sufficiently breathable, but only conditionally waterproof. The plastic coated material is the opposite, ie the plastic coated material is usually sufficiently waterproof, but only conditionally breathable. Furthermore, it is known to manufacture garments from laminated materials. In the laminated material, a climatic thin film (Klimamembran) is laminated on the outer material. The climatic membrane is arranged from the inside with an unsecured lining, usually a woven or mesh material. The lining can be laminated together with the outer material and the climatic thin film in the form of a three-layer laminate material to form a single piece of material.

  Both known garments made of impregnated or plastic-coated textiles and garments made of laminated materials have the problem that their breathability is too low during intense physical activity. In particular, a jacket with a thin film can provide some degree of breathability, which is caused by a waterproof and breathable interaction. That is, it is desirable that a partial pressure is created under the garment, and this partial pressure enables the membrane to breathe, that is, to vent. However, such breathability is severely limited. Investigations have shown that the main ventilation under clothing, especially in the jacket, is through the opening in the neck during sports activities. This creates a continuous air flow at the neck that primarily regulates ventilation and ventilation. In addition, ventilation and ventilation may also occur through other openings in the garment, such as the cuff region.

  As a result of inadequate ventilation activity of known garments, condensed air flows inside the garment because high air moisture condenses inside the garment. The resulting significantly higher air humidity under the garment saturates, resulting in loss of capacity when the garment is worn.

  Here, the present invention provides a solution. The problem underlying the present invention is a garment, in particular a jacket used for sporting activities, which provides improved ventilation and ventilation while simultaneously meeting the wind and waterproof requirements imposed on the garment. Is to provide clothes.

  In order to solve this problem, in the configuration according to the present invention, the means for closing is formed by a fabric layer movable in the region of the opening.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a garment, particularly a jacket used for sporting activities, which allows a significant improvement in the climate within the garment as well as windproof and waterproof properties. In this way, loss of capacity due to too high air humidity in the garment is prevented. The garment user has a means of opening the inflow opening during heavy sweating, which allows air exchange to produce a climate improvement in the garment. In order to prevent cooling after sports activities, each user can close the opening again in a simple manner.

  Further embodiments and variants of the invention are described in the dependent claims. Embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings and are described in detail below.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a jacket-shaped garment. It is a figure which expands and shows the opening of the clothes shown in FIG. 1 from the outer side. It is a figure which shows the opening shown in FIG. 2 in the operation position from the outer side. It is a figure which shows the opening shown in FIG. 2 in the position closed from the inside. It is a figure which shows the opening shown in FIG. 2 in the position partially closed from the inside. It is a figure which shows the opening shown in FIG. 2 in the position opened from the inner side.

  The garment selected as an exemplary embodiment is a jacket or jacket 1. The jacket 1 is manufactured from a windproof and waterproof material. The jacket 1 has an inner lining 2 inside. The inner lining 2 is lightly formed and has comfortable wearing characteristics. The jacket 1 can be closed by a fastener 3 at the front of the jacket. The jacket 1 has a sleeve 4. The jacket 1 includes a collar 5. The collar 5 is provided with a hood 6. The hood 6 is detachably attached to the jacket 1 by, for example, a fastener or a snap button.

  The jacket 1 is provided with ventilation openings 7 on both sides of the fastener 3 in the chest region. These vent openings 7 have means 8 for closing. The means 8 for closing these openings 7 can be operated by an adjusting mechanism 9.

  The ventilation opening 7 is covered with the structure 10 on the outside. The structure 10 is made of plastic and is attached to the windproof and waterproof material of the jacket 1 around the opening 7. This attachment can be done by stitching, gluing, or other attachment types. In this embodiment, a rivet 11 is additionally used for attachment. The structure 10 includes an edge 101 that extends in an annular shape. This edge 101 serves to attach the structure 10 to the jacket 1 as described above. Since the longitudinal web and the transverse web 102 extend from the edge 101, the structure 10 is formed in the form of a lattice. A square hole 103 is formed between the longitudinal web and the transverse web 102. A hole-shaped guide 104 is provided in the structure 10 at the upper end and the lower end of the structure 10.

  The means 8 for closing the ventilation opening 7 is formed by a woven fabric layer 81. Advantageously, the woven fabric layer 81 is a climatic thin film (Klimamembran). The climate film has a microporous and air permeable layer. This layer is water vapor permeable. The woven fabric layer 81 may be a thin film having a plurality of holes or a thin film without holes. The thin film is dense against water and wind. However, body moisture can escape or diffuse through this membrane in the form of water vapor, so that the membrane is breathable, ie permeable to water vapor. However, it is also possible to use other textile types, for example impregnated or plastic-coated textile products.

  The means 8 for closing the ventilation opening 7, and thus the woven fabric layer 81 in this embodiment, is movably disposed in the region of the opening 7. In the present embodiment, the woven fabric layer 81 is movable in the vertical direction within the range of the region surrounded by the edge portion 101. Horizontal mobility is possible as well. However, the vertical orientation has the advantage that this mechanism is supported by gravity. The woven fabric layer 81 includes a reinforcing portion 82 whose position is adjusted in the horizontal direction at the upper end portion of the woven fabric layer 81.

  The adjusting mechanism 9 is formed by a braided string 91 in the present embodiment. The braided string 91 has grip portions 92 at both ends thereof. As can be seen in particular in FIGS. 2 and 3, the braided string 91 advances from the area behind the structure 10 through the guide 104 to the outside of the jacket. The adjusting mechanism 9 is simply coupled to the means 8. In the present embodiment, the braided string 91 is coupled to a reinforcing portion 82 disposed at the upper end portion of the woven fabric layer 81.

  Inside the jacket 1, the ventilation opening 7 is provided with a cover 12. In the present embodiment, the cover 12 is made of the same material as that of the inner lining 2, so that even in the region of the ventilation opening 7, the cover 12 is familiar with the skin, and thus comfortable wearing comfort is obtained. The cover 12 is sewn to the inner lining 2 in this embodiment. The cover 12 is provided with a circular hole 121. The hole 121 allows the inflow of air flowing into the jacket with the vent opening 7 open. The shape of the hole 121 is selected merely as an example. Of course, other shapes may be used.

  In this embodiment, the woven fabric layer 81 is disposed between the structure 10 that covers the ventilation opening 7 on the outside and the cover 12 that covers the ventilation opening 7 from the inside of the jacket 1. Therefore, the woven fabric layer 81 is guided between the structure 10 and the cover 12 in this embodiment. Similarly, the woven fabric layer 81 is guided in the region of the edge 101 on the side. Therefore, the reliable movability of the woven fabric layer 81 is guaranteed as a whole.

  4 to 6 show different positions when the opening 7 is closed by the woven fabric layer 81. In FIG. 4, the ventilation opening 7 is completely closed by the woven fabric layer 81. On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a position where the ventilation opening 7 is partially opened. It can be seen that the web 102 and the hole 103 of the structure 10 can be seen through the hole 121 provided in the cover 12. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the vent opening 7 is completely open. In this case, the structure 10 and thus the web 102 and the hole 103 can be seen through almost all the holes 121.

  The means 8 for closing the vent opening 7 in the form of a woven fabric layer 81 provided in the jacket 1 offers the possibility of improving the air exchange in the jacket 1. The movement of the woven fabric layer 81 allows air to enter through the ventilation opening 7. Therefore, the climate adjustment in the jacket 1 is improved. Furthermore, the possibility of partially opening the vent opening 7 by the woven fabric layer 81 provides the possibility of opening the opening 7 in accordance with the respective conditions. This allows adjustment of the climatic conditions in the jacket, which significantly increases the comfort of the jacket compared to known jackets.

  The operation of the means 8 is performed by simply pulling the knitted string 91 with the hand indicated by the symbol X in FIG. In this case, the opening 7 is closed by pulling the knitted string 91 protruding from the structure 10 on the upper side, and the opening 7 is opened by pulling the knitting string 91 protruding on the lower side.

  The invention described for the jacket is not limited to jackets. The present invention can be applied to overalls, coats and the like as well.

Claims (5)

A garment, which garment clothes comprising an inner lining, and the vent opening is provided in the chest region and / or back, said vent opening has a means for closing and said means, In a type that can be operated via an adjustment mechanism,
A garment has a structure (10) in the region of said vent opening (7);
The inner lining (2) has a cover (12) in the region of the vent opening (7);
The closing means (8) is formed by a woven fabric layer (81) movable in the region of the vent opening (7);
The fabric layer (81) comprises structure (10) is provided between the cover (12),
The adjusting mechanism is formed by a braided string (91) and coupled to the upper end of the woven fabric layer (81);
The upper end and lower end of the structure (10) are provided with guides (104) in the form of holes provided in the structure (10) for the braid (91),
The clothes are characterized in that both ends of the braided string (91) advance from the back region of the structure (10) through the guides (104) to the outside of the clothes. . The garment according to claim 1, wherein the woven fabric layer (81) is water vapor permeable .   The garment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the structure (10) is in a lattice pattern.   The garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cover (12) has a hole (121). The garment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the garment is a jacket used for sports activities .

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