US20250194716A1 - Garment manufacturing method - Google Patents

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US20250194716A1
US20250194716A1 US18/845,638 US202318845638A US2025194716A1 US 20250194716 A1 US20250194716 A1 US 20250194716A1 US 202318845638 A US202318845638 A US 202318845638A US 2025194716 A1 US2025194716 A1 US 2025194716A1
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    • A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent No. 6,762,991
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent No. 6,762,991
  • Japanese Patent No. 6,762,991 is manufactured by curvilinearly sewing plural members such as a front panel, two rear panels, a collar, sleeves, and cuffs. For that reason, the method of manufacturing the garment disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent No. 6,762,991) is complicated and unsuitable for mass production.
  • a method of manufacturing a garment of the present invention includes a first transport process, a second transport process, a first formation process, a first superimposition process, a second superimposition process, a second formation process, and a separation process.
  • first transport process a first sheet material for forming a first member that is one of a front body and a back body is transported.
  • second transport process a second sheet material for forming a second member that is the other of the front body and the back body is transported.
  • tubular sleeve members are formed by superimposing a transported third sheet material and a transported fourth sheet material, partially joining the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in the superimposed state, and cutting them in predetermined positions.
  • the transported first sheet material and the sleeve members are superimposed.
  • the transported first sheet material and the transported second sheet material are superimposed so that the sleeve members superimposed with the first sheet material are disposed between the first sheet material and the second sheet material.
  • the first sheet material and the second sheet material transported in the superimposed state are partially joined in conformity with the shape of the outer edge of the garment.
  • the first sheet material and the second sheet material transported in the superimposed state are partially cut in conformity with the shape of the outer edge of the garment.
  • the separation process the garment that has been formed by the second formation process is separated from the first sheet material and the second sheet material.
  • the garment can be manufactured by a relatively simply process, and the garment can be efficiently manufactured.
  • the sleeve members are disposed between the first sheet material for forming the first member and the second sheet material for forming the second member, so the sleeve members and the part that becomes the outer surface (front surface) of the front body can be covered by the back body.
  • a hygienically excellent garment capable of reducing the occurrence of a situation where the sleeve members and the outer surface of the front body of the manufactured garment are touched by a person's hands for example and become contaminated, can be manufactured.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view, seen from the front, of a garment manufactured by the garment manufacturing method of the present invention in a state when the garment has been donned.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view, seen from the back, of the garment manufactured by the garment manufacturing method of the present invention in a state when the garment has been donned.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the garment manufactured by the garment manufacturing method of the present invention in a state before the garment is donned, seen from the side that is made to face outward (the side that does not oppose the person) when the wearer dons the garment.
  • FIG. 4 schematically depicts an example of processing performed on a first sheet material in the garment manufacturing method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 schematically depicts an example of processing to form the sleeve members from a third sheet material and a fourth sheet material in the garment manufacturing method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 schematic depicts an example of processing performed on the second sheet material in the garment manufacturing method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a drawing for describing an example of positions at which the first sheet material and the second sheet material are cut in a second formation process of the garment manufacturing method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a drawing for describing another example of positions at which the first sheet material and the second sheet material are cut in the second formation process of the method of manufacturing the garment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing performed on the first sheet material and on the sleeve members and the second sheet material that merge with the first sheet material in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing to form the sleeve members from the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing performed on the second sheet material in FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 13 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of a garment manufacturing system, and mainly depicts devices that perform processing on the first sheet material and devices that form the sleeve members.
  • FIG. 14 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of the garment manufacturing system, and mainly depicts devices that perform processing on the second sheet material.
  • FIG. 15 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of the garment manufacturing system, and mainly depicts devices that cause the second sheet material to merge with the first sheet material and the sleeve members to form the garment.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the garment pertaining to another example manufactured by the garment manufacturing method of the present invention in a state before the garment is donned, seen from the side that is made to face outward (the side that does not oppose the person) when the wearer dons the garment.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a sleeve member formed by joining the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material and then cutting the joints in central parts thereof.
  • FIG. 18 schematically depicts an example of processing to form the sleeve members from the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material in the garment manufacturing method of example modification J.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 depict a state in which later-described ties for bringing the garment 1 into close contact with the body are not tied.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a state in which not the garment at the point in time when a later-described garment manufacturing system 100 has finished manufacturing the garment 1 but the garment 1 that had been folded by the garment manufacturing system 100 to make the garment 1 compact has been unfolded in order to don the garment 1 .
  • upper side of the garment 1 means the side corresponding to the head of the wearer in a state in which the garment 1 has been normally donned
  • front side of the garment 1 means the side corresponding to the chest (front side) of the wearer in a state in which the garment 1 has been normally donned
  • right side of the garment 1 means the side corresponding to the right arm of the wearer in a state in which the garment 1 has been normally donned.
  • outer surface and “inner surface” may be used, and unless otherwise specified, these expressions mean “outer surface” and “inner surface” in a state in which the garment 1 has been donned.
  • inner surface means the surface on the side opposing the wearer in a state in which the garment 1 has been normally donned
  • outer surface means the surface on the side not opposing the wearer in a state in which the garment 1 has been normally donned.
  • the garment 1 manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention can be utilized for example as a surgical gown or a protective cover used during work, though this is not intended to limit its applications.
  • the garment 1 is for example a disposable garment that is discarded after use, though this is not intended to limit the number of times it is used.
  • the garment 1 covers the upper half of the wearer's body and also the lower half of the wearer's body from the waist area to the vicinity of the ankles.
  • the garment 1 includes as main members a front member 10 (front body) that is an example of a first member, a rear member 20 (back body) that is an example of a second member, a first sleeve member 30 R (right sleeve), and a second sleeve member 30 L (left sleeve).
  • a front member 10 front body
  • a rear member 20 back body
  • a first sleeve member 30 R right sleeve
  • second sleeve member 30 L left sleeve
  • first sleeve member 30 R and the second sleeve member 30 L may be called by the single name of sleeve members 30 without calling them by their separate names of first sleeve member 30 R and second sleeve member 30 L.
  • the first member 10 , the rear member 20 , and the sleeve members 30 configure the garment 1 as a result of the front member 10 and the sleeve members 30 being joined in predetermined places, the rear member 20 and the sleeve member 30 being joined in predetermined places, and the front member 10 and the rear member 20 being joined in predetermined places.
  • the joining of the front member 10 and the sleeve members 30 , the joining of the rear member 20 and the sleeve members 30 , and the joining of the front member 10 and the rear member 20 will be described later.
  • the material of the front member 10 and the rear member 20 is for example a film comprising a thermoplastic resin or a nonwoven fabric, though this is not intended to be limiting.
  • the material of the front member 10 and the rear member 20 may be a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or nylon. Using such a raw material allows the front member 10 and the rear member 20 to be heat-welded. It will be noted that the front member 10 and the rear member 20 do not need to be manufactured using a single type of raw material and may be manufactured using a raw material comprising plural materials in which plural raw materials are laminated.
  • another member may be partially adhered to the front member 10 and the rear member 20 for the purpose of reinforcement and/or improving wearer comfort.
  • a reinforcement member 12 of a raw material different from that of the front member 10 is adhered to the inner surface of the front member 10 (see FIG. 1 ).
  • the reinforcement member 12 is disposed in a region from the chest area to near a bottom 18 of the front member 10 across roughly the entire front member 10 in the left-right direction.
  • a neck member 15 a is adhered to the inner surface of the front member 10 around a neckline 14 on the front side of the garment 1 as in FIG. 1 .
  • a neck member 25 a is adhered to the inner surface of the rear member 20 around a neckline 24 on the rear side of the garment 1 as in FIG. 1 .
  • the front member 10 , the rear member 20 , and the sleeve members 30 will now be described in greater detail.
  • the front member 10 is, as in FIG. 1 , a substantially rectangular sheet-like member. However, in the upper portion of the front member 10 , a substantially C-shaped neckline 14 is formed so as to be recessed downward for the wearer's head to pass through. It will be noted that the shape of the neckline 14 is optional; for example, the shape of the neckline 14 may be substantially V-shaped. Furthermore, shoulder parts 16 of the front member 10 that cover the wearer's shoulders include sloping portions 16 a that extend obliquely downward from the neckline 14 side toward the sleeve member 30 sides as in FIG. 1 so as to fit the wearer's body. Furthermore, the shoulder parts 16 of the front member 10 include, as in FIG.
  • a first front tie 11 a and a second front tie 11 b are attached as accessories to the outer surface of the front member 10 near the waist.
  • the first front tie 11 a and the second front tie 11 b are depicted in front of the front member 10 , but when the wearer has actually donned the garment 1 the first front tie 11 a and the second front tie 11 b are fastened on the back side of the wearer.
  • the garment 1 can be brought into close contact with the wearer's body in the vicinity of the wearer's waist.
  • the rear member 20 includes a right rear member 20 R and a left rear member 20 L.
  • the right rear member 20 R and the left rear member 20 L are each substantially rectangular sheet-like members.
  • the right rear member 20 R and the left rear member 20 L are disposed so as to overlap each other.
  • the part of the right rear member 20 R near the left end thereof is disposed so as to lie on top of the part of the left rear member 20 L near the right end thereof.
  • the part of the right rear member 20 R near the left end thereof is disposed in back of the part of the left rear member 20 L near the right end thereof, but the shape of the garment 1 is not limited to this kind of shape and may be modified in design so that the part of the left rear member 20 L near the right end thereof is disposed in back of the part of the right rear member 20 R near the left end thereof.
  • the right rear member 20 R and the left rear member 20 L will be regarded as an integrated rear member 20 and its shape will be described.
  • the shoulder parts 26 of the rear member 20 include, as in FIG. 2 , horizontal portions 26 b that extend between the neckline 24 and the sloping portions 26 a . Because the shoulder parts 26 have such a configuration, end portions 26 c on the sleeve member 30 sides of the shoulder parts 26 are disposed closer to the bottom of the garment 1 (a bottom 28 of the rear member 20 ) than are end portions 26 d on the neckline 24 sides of the shoulder parts 26 .
  • the front member 10 and the rear member 20 are joined at the following parts and integrated.
  • the shoulder parts 26 of the rear member 20 are joined to the shoulder parts 16 of the front member 10 .
  • the right and left outer edges of the rear member 20 and the front member 10 are entirely joined to each other from the parts (underarm parts) where the front member 10 and the rear member 20 are joined to the lower end portions of the sleeve members 30 to the bottoms 18 , 28 of the front member 10 and the rear member 20 .
  • neckline 24 of the rear member 20 and the neckline 14 of the front member 10 are not joined to each other because the wearer needs to put his/her head through them.
  • bottom 28 of the rear member 20 and the bottom 18 of the front member 10 are not joined to each other because the wearer needs to put his/her feet through them.
  • a first neck tie 22 a and a second neck tie 22 b are attached as accessories to the outer surface of the rear member 20 near the neckline 24 .
  • the first neck tie 22 a is attached to the left rear member 20 L
  • the second neck tie 22 b is attached to the right rear member 20 R.
  • the first neck tie 22 a and the second neck tie 22 b are fastened on the back side of the wearer.
  • the garment 1 can be brought into close contact with the wearer's body around the wearer's neck.
  • a waist outer tie 21 a and a waist inner tie 21 b are attached as accessories to the rear member 20 near the waist.
  • the waist outer tie 21 a is attached to the outer surface of the left rear member 20 L.
  • the waist inner tie 21 b is attached to the inner surface of the right rear member 20 R.
  • a hook-and-loop fastener 22 c (a hook portion) is provided as an accessory on the inner surface of the right rear member 20 R that opposes the outer surface of the left rear member 20 L.
  • the hook-and-loop fastener 22 c sticks to fibers (a loop portion) on the outer surface of the left rear member 20 L and is used to bring the garment 1 into close contact with the wearer's body around the wearer's neck.
  • the sleeve members 30 are parts through which the wearer of the garment 1 passes his/her arms.
  • the sleeve members 30 are cylindrical members. One end side of each sleeve member 30 is provided with a cuff 32 through which the wearer of the garment 1 puts his/her hands. The other end side of each sleeve member 30 is provided with an armhole 34 through which the wearer of the garment 1 inserts his/her arms.
  • the sleeve members 30 are joined to the front member 10 and the rear member 20 at the end portions thereof on the armhole 34 sides. Specifically, the outer edge of the end portion of the front surface of the first sleeve member 30 R on the armhole 34 side is joined, along the entire length thereof in the up-down direction, to the right-side outer edge of the outer surface of the front member 10 . Furthermore, the outer edge of the end portion of the rear surface of the first sleeve member 30 R on the armhole 34 side is joined, along the entire length thereof in the up-down direction, to the right-side outer edge of the outer surface of the rear member 20 (the right rear member 20 R).
  • the outer edge of the end portion of the front surface of the second sleeve member 30 L on the armhole 34 side is joined, along the entire length thereof in the up-down direction, to the left-side outer edge of the outer surface of the front member 10 . Furthermore, the outer edge of the end portion of the rear surface of the second sleeve member 30 L on the armhole 34 side is joined, along the entire length thereof in the up-down direction, to the left-side outer edge of the outer surface of the rear member 20 (the left rear member 20 L).
  • the dimension of the openings of the cuffs 32 is formed smaller than the dimension of the openings of the armholes 34 of the sleeve members 30 .
  • elastic materials E are disposed in (attached to) the cuffs 32 of the sleeve members 30 .
  • the elastic materials E are, for example, sheet-like members with a high elasticity or rubber threads.
  • the cuffs 32 are tightened by the elastic materials E in the cuffs 32 of the sleeve members 30 , whereby the cuffs 32 are less likely to interfere with work and foreign matter is less likely to get inside the garment 1 through the cuffs 32 .
  • the garment manufacturing system 100 that manufactures the garment 1 manufactures the garment 1 in a folded state as described later to make the manufactured garment 1 compact. However, here, it is not the shape of the garment 1 in the folded state but the shape of the garment 1 after the garment 1 in the folded state manufactured by the garment manufacturing system 100 has been unfolded that is called the shape of the garment 1 before being donned by the wearer.
  • the outer surface of the front member 10 becomes disposed in front of the wearer and the outer surface of the rear member 20 becomes disposed in back of the wearer. Furthermore, after the garment 1 has been donned, the inner surface of the front member 10 opposes the front of the wearer and the inner surface of the rear member 20 opposes the back of the wearer.
  • the inner surface of the front member 10 (the surface that opposes the wearer after donning the garment 1 ) is disposed on the outside and the inner surface of the rear member 20 (the surface that opposes the wearer after donning the garment 1 ) is disposed on the outside.
  • the outer surface of the front member 10 (the surface that does not oppose the wearer after donning the garment 1 ) is disposed on the inside and the outer surface of the rear member 20 (the surface that does not oppose the wearer after donning the garment 1 ) is disposed on the inside.
  • the surfaces that become disposed on the outside after the wearer dons the garment 1 are not exposed to the outside.
  • the sleeve members 30 are disposed between the outer surface of the front member 10 and the outer surface of the rear member 20 .
  • the armholes 34 of the sleeve members 30 disposed between the front member 10 and the rear member 20 are open at the side surfaces of the garment 1 .
  • the wearer is able to insert his/her arms into the armholes 34 of the sleeve members 30 .
  • the wearer When the wearer dons the garment 1 , the wearer brings the inner surface (the surface that opposes the wearer after donning the garment 1 ) of the front member 10 of the garment 1 having a shape such as in FIG. 3 into opposition with the front of the wearer. Then, the wearer inserts his/her right arm through the armhole 34 of the first sleeve member 30 R and pushes his/her right wrist through the cuff 32 of the first sleeve member 30 R. Furthermore, the wearer inserts his/her left arm through the armhole 34 of the second sleeve member 30 L and pushes his/her left wrist through the cuff 32 of the second sleeve member 30 L.
  • an assistant assisting the wearer in donning the garment 1 covers the back of the wearer with the right rear member 20 R and the left rear member 20 L so that the inner surface of the rear member 20 (the inner surface of the right rear member 20 R and the inner surface of the left rear member 20 L) that had been disposed in front of the wearer opposes the back of the wearer. Then, the assistant sticks the hook-and-loop fastener 22 c provided on the inner surface of the right rear member 20 R to the fibers (loops) on the outer surface of the left rear member 20 L.
  • the assistant fastens the first neck tie 22 a and the second neck tie 22 b on the back side of the wearer and fastens the waist outer tie 21 a and the waist inner tie 21 b on the back side of the wearer.
  • the assistant or the wearer fastens the first front tie 11 a and the second front tie 11 b on the back side of the wearer. In the manner described above, the wearer can don the garment 1 .
  • FIG. 4 schematically depicts an example of processing performed on a first sheet material W 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is a continuation of FIG. 4 and schematically depicts an example of processing performed on the first sheet material W 1 and on the sleeve members 30 and a second sheet material W 2 that merge with the first sheet material W 1 .
  • FIG. 6 schematically depicts an example of processing to form the sleeve members 30 from a third sheet material W 3 and a fourth sheet material W 4 .
  • FIG. 7 schematic depicts an example of processing performed on the second sheet material W 2 .
  • FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 the dash-dotted lines representing the necklines and shoulder parts of the garment and the dash-dotted lines representing boundaries of regions of the sheet materials used to manufacture one garment 1 (dash-dotted lines depicted in a position corresponding to the bottom of the garment 1 ) are depicted from the standpoint of facilitating understanding, and it is not the case that perforations or the like are physically provided.
  • the long dashed double-short dashed lines depicted on the sheet materials transported in FIG. 6 indicate that joining of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material and cutting of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material are performed in those positions in processes thereafter, and it is not the case that perforations or the like are physically provided.
  • members not directly visible are indicated by dashed lines, while in FIG. 5 illustration of members not directly visible is omitted to keep the drawings from becoming complicated.
  • FIG. 8 is a drawing for describing an example of positions at which the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 are cut in a second formation process of the method of manufacturing the garment 1 .
  • FIG. 9 is a drawing for describing another example of positions at which the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 transported in a superimposed state are cut in the second formation process of the method of manufacturing the garment 1 .
  • FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing performed on the first sheet material W 1 and on the sleeve members 30 and the second sheet material W 2 that merge with the first sheet material W 1 .
  • FIG. 11 corresponds to FIG. 6 and is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing to form the sleeve members 30 from the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 .
  • FIG. 12 corresponds to FIG. 7 and is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a flow of the processing performed on the second sheet material W 2 .
  • FIG. 13 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of the garment manufacturing system 100 , and mainly depicts devices that perform processing on the first sheet material W 1 and devices that form the sleeve members 30 .
  • FIG. 14 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of the garment manufacturing system 100 , and mainly depicts devices that perform processing on the second sheet material W 2 .
  • FIG. 15 is a drawing schematically depicting some of the main parts of the garment manufacturing system 100 , and mainly depicts devices that cause the second sheet material W 2 to merge with the first sheet material W 1 and the sleeve members 30 to form the garment 1 .
  • a first sheet material W 1 for manufacturing the front member 10 a first sheet material W 1 for manufacturing the front member 10 , a second sheet material W 2 for manufacturing the rear member 20 , and a third sheet material W 3 and a fourth sheet material W 4 for manufacturing the sleeve members 30 are used as main materials. It will be noted that materials used in addition to the first sheet material W 1 , the second sheet material W 2 , the third sheet material W 3 , and the fourth sheet material W 4 will be described in the description of the method of manufacturing the garment 1 .
  • the body edge portion cutting device 190 cuts the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 , the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 on the downstream side of the places cut by the body edge portion cutting device 190 and the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 on the upstream side of the places cut by the body edge portion cutting device 190 remain interconnected.
  • the garment 1 before the garment 1 is donned, contamination of the sleeve members 30 and the part that becomes the outer surface of the front member 10 (the front body) can be inhibited by the rear member 20 (the back body), and when the garment 1 is donned, the rear member 20 can be easily disposed on the back side of the wearer's body.
  • the garment 1 that is hygienically excellent and easy to don can be manufactured.
  • the first sleeve member 30 R is a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side, in the second direction D 2 orthogonal to the first direction D 1 , of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 in a superimposed state.
  • the second sleeve member 30 L is a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on the other end side (the opposite side of the first sleeve member 30 R), in the second direction D 2 orthogonal to the first direction D 1 , of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 in a superimposed state.
  • the cuff 32 which requires less sheet material is disposed on one end (called a first end portion) in the second direction D 2
  • the armhole 34 which requires more sheet material is disposed on the other end (called a second end portion) in the second direction D 2 , of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in a superimposed state.
  • the cuff 32 which requires less sheet material is disposed on the second end portion in the second direction D 2
  • the armhole 34 which requires more sheet material is disposed on the first end portion in the second direction D 2 , of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in a superimposed state.
  • the garment 1 can reduce the amount of raw material needed to manufacture the sleeve members 30 compared with a case where just sleeve members 30 corresponding to the first sleeve member 30 R or the second sleeve member 30 L are continuously manufactured from the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 .
  • the elastic materials E are placed, with respect to each of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 , on both end portions thereof in directions orthogonal to the transport directions of the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 , so the elastic materials E can be provided in the cuffs 32 of the sleeve members 30 .
  • the cuffs 32 can be tightened by the elastic materials E, making it less likely for the cuffs 32 to interfere with work and, furthermore, less likely for foreign matter to get inside the garment 1 through the cuffs 32 .
  • the elastic materials E are placed on both the parts of the sleeve members 30 that become the cuffs 32 and the parts of the sleeve members 30 that become the armholes 34 .
  • the method of manufacturing the garment 1 includes a cutting process of cutting the elastic materials E that are attached to the parts of the sleeve members 30 that become the armholes 34 .
  • misalignment of the sleeve members 30 relative to the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 in the manufacturing process can be inhibited.
  • the end portions ( 16 c , 26 c ) of the shoulder parts (the shoulder part 16 of the front member 10 and the shoulder part 26 of the rear member 20 ) of the garment 1 on the sides of the sleeve member 30 of the garment 1 are disposed closer to the bottom of the garment 1 (the bottom 18 of the front member 10 and the bottom 28 of the rear member 20 ) than are the end portions ( 16 d , 26 d ) of the shoulder parts of the garment 1 on the sides of the neckline (the neckline 14 of the front member 10 and the neckline 24 of the rear member 20 ) of the garment 1 .
  • the method of manufacturing the garment 1 of the above embodiment includes a folding process (step A 13 ).
  • the folding process is executed after the second formation process (steps A 11 , A 12 ) and before the separation process (step A 14 ) on the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 transported in the third direction D 3 in the superimposed state.
  • both end portions of the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 in a direction orthogonal to the third direction D 3 are folded inward along the third direction D 3 .
  • the garment 1 that is manufactured can be made compact.
  • the positions and numbers of the ties and the hook-and-loop fastener for fastening provided on the front member 10 and the rear member 20 are examples and can be changed as appropriate. Furthermore, the ties and the hook-and-loop fastener for fastening may be omitted as appropriate.
  • the garment 1 manufactured in this case does not have a configuration where the right rear member 20 R and the left rear member 20 L overlap as in the above embodiment.
  • a perforation 23 is formed instead of a slit
  • an assistant assisting the wearer in donning the garment 1 tears the perforation 23 part and then disposes the rear member 20 on the back side of the wearer.
  • step C 3 may be omitted.
  • an assistant assisting the wearer in donning the garment 1 cuts the rear member 20 in a predetermined place along the up-down direction (e.g., cuts the rear member 20 along a cut line drawn on the rear member 20 ) and disposes the rear member 20 on the back side of the wearer.
  • the sleeve member 30 that becomes the right sleeve and the sleeve member 30 that becomes the left sleeve are manufactured from the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 .
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and the sleeve member 30 that becomes the right sleeve may be manufactured from a pair of sheet materials, and the sleeve member 30 that becomes the left sleeve may be manufactured from a pair of sheet materials different from those of the sleeve member 30 that becomes the right sleeve.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and in steps A 7 , A 8 , A 9 , and A 10 , tentative fixing of the first sheet material W 1 and the sleeve members 30 and tentative fixing of the second sheet material W 2 and the sleeve members 30 may be performed. Then, when the joining of the first sheet material W 1 and the second sheet material W 2 is performed in step A 11 , the joining of the first sheet material W 1 and the sleeve members 30 and the joining of the second sheet material W 2 and the sleeve members 30 may be performed.
  • the method of manufacturing the garment 1 described in the above embodiment is merely an example of the present invention and can be changed as appropriate.
  • the elastic materials E are attached to the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 , this process may be omitted.
  • shoulder parts 16 , 26 of the garment 1 described in the above embodiment have the sloping portions 16 a , 26 a , they are not limited thereto.
  • the shoulder parts 16 , 26 may be entirely configured by the horizontal portions 16 b , 26 b.
  • the sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side in the second direction D 2 orthogonal to the first direction D 1 and the sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on the other end side in the second direction D 2 are alternately formed by cutting the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 (just by joining and cutting both sheets).
  • the method of manufacturing the garment of the present disclosure is not limited to this kind of aspect.
  • the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 may be cut (both sheets may be joined and cut) to form just sleeve members 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side in the second direction D 2 orthogonal to the first direction D 1 .
  • the sleeve members 30 may be transported while changing the attitudes of the sleeve members 30 so that a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction and a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on the other end side in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction are alternately arranged in the transport direction.
  • the garment 1 is manufactured with the joints J between the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 in the sleeve members 30 projecting outward (if the garment 1 is manufactured such that the joints J are disposed on the outside when the garment 1 is donned), the potential for phenomena such as for example the joints J getting caught on or contacting a patient's organs during surgery to occur, such that the joints J end up inadvertently injuring the patient's organs, is conceivable. Furthermore, there is the concern that such a garment 1 may also deteriorates the appearance.
  • the method of manufacturing the garment 1 may include a reversal process.
  • the reversal process is a process executed before superimposing the sleeve members 30 that have been formed by the first formation process with the first sheet material in the first superimposition process.
  • the reversal process is a process of reversing the sleeve members 30 so that the surfaces of the sleeve members 30 that are disposed on the outside during the first formation process are disposed on the inside.
  • the reversal process specifically for example is a process of gripping the sides of the cuff 32 of the sleeve members that have been formed by the first formation process and whose first faces F 1 (the sides where the joints J are exposed) face outward as in FIG. 17 , and moving the cuffs 32 through the openings formed between the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 on the sides of the armhole 34 to dispose the first faces F 1 inside the tubular sleeve members 30 .
  • step B 1 to step B 6 depicted in FIG. 18 The process (the processes of step B 1 to step B 6 depicted in FIG. 18 ) of forming the sleeve members 30 described here is the same as the process of forming the sleeve members 30 of the above embodiment except that step B 2 and step B 4 are partially different. Therefore, regarding the processes of step B 1 to step B 6 , just the differences will be described here.
  • step B 7 a as in the above embodiment, the sleeve edge portion cutting device 240 cuts, along the direction in which the joints extend and in the central portions of the joints, each of the joints formed by the sleeve edge portion joining device 230 in the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 in the superimposed state.
  • the sleeve edge portion cutting device 240 does not entirely cut the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 in the second direction D 2 .
  • step B 7 a With this configuration, at the point in time when step B 7 a ends, the sleeve member 30 formed through the configuration of step B 7 a is connected to the sleeve members 30 adjacent thereto in the first direction D 1 on the armhole 34 side in the second direction D 2 (see FIG. 18 ).
  • the sleeve members 30 are reversed by a reversing device (a blowing machine, a suction machine, a robot arm, etc.).
  • a reversing device a blowing machine, a suction machine, a robot arm, etc.
  • the reversal method is as described above.
  • the sleeve members 30 adjacent to each other in the first direction D 1 are cut apart by a cutting device so that the sleeve members 30 become mutually independent.
  • step B 7 b the sleeve members 30 are transported to the next process by the position adjusting devices 245 , 250 in the same manner as in step B 8 of the above embodiment (step B 8 a ).
  • step B 8 a just the sleeve members 30 where the cuffs 32 are disposed on one end side in the second direction D 2 are formed by joining and cutting the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 (by going through the processes of step B 6 and step B 7 a ).
  • step B 8 a the position adjusting devices 245 , 250 together perform processes to change the attitudes in which the sleeve members 30 are transported so that a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction and a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on the other end side in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction are alternately arranged along the transport direction of the sleeve members 30 as described in example modification I.
  • the reversal process R 1 may be performed after the sleeve members 30 have become mutually independent members.
  • the reversal process R 1 may also be applied to the case described in the above embodiment of alternately forming a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on one end side in the second direction D 2 orthogonal to the first direction D 1 and a sleeve member 30 where the cuff 32 is disposed on the other end side in the second direction D 2 by cutting the third sheet material W 3 and the fourth sheet material W 4 transported in the first direction D 1 (just by joining and cutting both sheets).
  • a method of manufacturing a garment pertaining to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first transport process, a second transport process, a first formation process, a first superimposition process, a second superimposition process, a second formation process, and a separation process.
  • a first transport process a first sheet material for forming a first member is transported.
  • a second sheet material for forming a second member is transported.
  • the first member is one of a front body and a back body
  • the second member is the other of the front body and the back body.
  • tubular sleeve members are formed by superimposing a transported third sheet material and a transported fourth sheet material, partially joining the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in the superimposed state, and cutting them in predetermined positions.
  • the transported first sheet material and the sleeve members are superimposed.
  • the transported first sheet material and the transported second sheet material are superimposed so that the sleeve members superimposed with the first sheet material are disposed between the first sheet material and the second sheet material.
  • the first sheet material and the second sheet material transported in the superimposed state are partially joined in conformity with the shape of the outer edge of the garment.
  • the garment can be manufactured by a relatively simple process, and the garment can be efficiently manufactured.
  • the sleeve members are disposed between the first sheet material for forming the first member and the second sheet material for forming the second member, so the sleeve members and the part that becomes the outer surface (front surface) of the front body can be covered by the back body.
  • a hygienically excellent garment capable of reducing the occurrence of a situation where the sleeve members and the outer surface of the front body of the manufactured garment are touched by a person's hands for example and become contaminated, can be manufactured.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a second aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of the first aspect, further including a third formation process.
  • a slit or perforation is formed in the first sheet material along the direction in which the first sheet material is transported.
  • a slit or perforation is formed in the second sheet material along the direction in which the second sheet material is transported.
  • a slit or perforation can be formed in the member that becomes the back body.
  • contamination of the sleeve members and the part that becomes the outer surface of the front body can be inhibited by the back body, and when the garment is donned, the back body can be easily disposed on the back side of the wearer's body.
  • a garment that is hygienically excellent and easy to don can be manufactured.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a third aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein in the garment manufactured by the manufacturing method, the dimension of openings of cuffs of the sleeve members is smaller than the dimension of openings of armholes of the sleeve members.
  • a first sleeve member and a second sleeve member are alternately formed from the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in a first direction in the superimposed state.
  • the first sleeve member is a sleeve member where the cuff is disposed on one end side, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in the first direction in the superimposed state.
  • the second sleeve member is a sleeve member where the cuff is disposed on the other end side (the opposite side of the first sleeve members), in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in the first direction in the superimposed state.
  • the dimension of the openings of the cuffs is small and the dimension of the openings of the armholes is large, so in the method of manufacturing the garment pertaining to the third aspect, a garment in which it is easy for the wearer to move his/her arms when the wearer is donning the garment and less likely for the cuffs to interfere with work can be manufactured.
  • the cuff which requires less sheet material is disposed on one end (called a first end portion) in the second direction of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in a superimposed state
  • the armhole which requires more sheet material is disposed on the other end (called a second end portion) in the second direction of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in a superimposed state.
  • the cuff which requires less sheet material is disposed on the second end portion in the second direction of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in a superimposed state, and the armhole which requires more sheet material is disposed on the first end portion in the second direction of the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material transported in a superimposed state.
  • using the method of manufacturing the garment pertaining to the third aspect can reduce the generation of leftover material in the manufacture of the sleeve members compared with a case where just sleeve members corresponding to the first sleeve member or the second sleeve member are continuously manufactured from the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of the third aspect, further including a first placement process and a second placement process.
  • first placement process elastic materials are placed, with respect to the transported third sheet material, on both end portions thereof in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the third sheet material is transported.
  • second placement process elastic materials are placed, with respect to the transported fourth sheet material, on both end portions thereof in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the fourth sheet material is transported.
  • the elastic materials are placed, with respect to each of the third sheet and the fourth sheet, on both end portions thereof in directions orthogonal to the transport directions of the third sheet and the fourth sheet, so the elastic materials can be provided in the cuffs of the sleeve members.
  • the cuffs can be tightened by the elastic materials, making it less likely for the cuffs to interfere with work and, furthermore, less likely for foreign matter to get inside the garment through the cuffs.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of the fourth aspect, wherein the elastic materials are placed on both the parts of the sleeve members that become the cuffs and the parts of the sleeve members that become the armholes.
  • the garment manufacturing method further includes a cutting process of cutting the elastic materials that are attached to the parts of the sleeve members that become the armholes.
  • the elastic materials that are attached to the armhole parts of the sleeve members are cut, so the occurrence of situations where the elastic materials interfere with the manufacture of the garment or interfere with the donning of the garment can be reduced.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of any of the first aspect to the fifth aspect, further including a joining process.
  • the joining process is performed before joining the first sheet material and the second sheet material.
  • the first sheet material and the sleeve members are joined, and the second sheet material and the sleeve members are joined.
  • misalignment of the sleeve members relative to the first sheet material and the second sheet material in the manufacturing process can be inhibited.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of any of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, wherein end portions of shoulder parts of the garment on the sleeve member sides of the garment are disposed closer to a bottom of the garment than are end portions of the shoulder parts of the garment on a neckline side of the garment.
  • the first sheet material and the second sheet material are cut in conformity with the shapes of at least parts of the shoulder parts on the outer edge of the garment.
  • the shoulder parts of the garment manufactured by the manufacturing method pertaining to the seventh aspect have a shape where they become lower from the neckline side toward the sleeve portions. For that reason, the garment manufactured by the manufacturing method pertaining to the seventh aspect easily fits the body.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of any of the first aspect to the seventh aspect, further including a folding process.
  • the folding process is executed after the second formation process and before the separation process on the first sheet material and the second sheet material transported in a third direction in the superimposed state. In the folding process, both end portions of the first sheet material and the second sheet material in a direction orthogonal to the third direction are folded inward along the third direction.
  • the garment that is manufactured can be made compact.
  • a garment manufacturing method pertaining to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the garment manufacturing method of any of the first aspect to the eighth aspect, further including a reversal process.
  • the reversal process is executed before superimposing the sleeve members that have been formed by the first formation process with the first sheet material in the first superimposition process.
  • the sleeve members are reversed so that the surfaces of the sleeve members that are disposed on the outside during the first formation process are disposed on the inside.
  • the joints between the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material in the sleeve members can be disposed inside the sleeve members, so the occurrence of a situation where the joints in the sleeve members project outward and interfere with the work of the wearer of the garment can be reduced. Furthermore, in the method of manufacturing the garment pertaining to the ninth aspect, the joints between the third sheet material and the fourth sheet material in the sleeve members can be disposed inside the sleeve members, so the appearance of the garment that is manufactured is good.

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