JP2006219776A - Human body supporting member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a human body supporting member excellent in air permeability, having less stuffy feeling, and adjustable in anisotropy of bending resistance in accordance with the shape or movement of the human body. <P>SOLUTION: The human body supporting member is formed of a mesh structure body comprising fabric, knit or the like consisting mainly of highly rigid extra-thick monofilament yarns, and designed so as to be proper in yarn arrangement, woven texture/knitting density or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a human body support member used for fixing and supporting a human body.

In today's life-long sport, the role of the protective clothing used for the purpose of preventing injury in advance, reducing pain after injury, the burden on the affected area, and anxiety is very important.

For personal protective clothing, such as supporters and corsets, specially shaped parts are attached to the human body where there is pain or anxiety. In order to enhance such effects, bones, which are one of the human body support members, are often inserted and arranged in the length direction of the human body.

Bone used for clothing for protecting the human body is often made of metal or plastic, and has various shapes and stiffness according to the symptoms and living conditions of the user.

Also, if the symptoms of injury are severe, a method of forcibly fixing the affected area using a cast or the like has been taken, and recently, it is not a plaster cast but a mesh cloth that hardens when exposed to the atmosphere Is often used.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-88218 JP-A-10-248987

Conventional bones are often used by processing a single plate made of plastic or metal, and it is inserted into a bag part on clothing for protecting the human body such as a supporter or corset, or directly sewn and bonded. Yes. The bone part is poorly breathable and has a high degree of discomfort such as heat and stuffiness when worn, and this is a problem that increases as the area of the bone increases. For this reason, in the case of bones that cover the entire mounting portion, those having a perforated structure are often used, but there are few places for sweat to escape and discomfort is considerably high. In the case of metal or the like, there is also a problem that the burden on the affected part is increased due to the increase in weight.

In order to control the bending resistance of the bone, it is only possible to change the material and the thickness, and it is extremely difficult to give direction to the bending resistance according to the movement of the human body.

In general, a vertically long bone having a relatively high bending resistance is often used, and the end portion of the bone and the portion corresponding to the bone of the human body may be painful and tingling.

In addition, the gibbs made of mesh cloth requires thin winding because the yarn is thin, which ultimately reduces air permeability, requires skill of an expert to perform multiple winding, and until curing It takes time to complete.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a human body support member that has a sufficient human body support effect, has high air permeability, can have directionality in bending resistance, and is easily detachable. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the human body support member of the present invention is a mesh structure, so that a large number of mesh holes are formed and has high air permeability. The number and size of the mesh can be freely changed by the manufacturing method.

Furthermore, in order to simultaneously realize air permeability, bending resistance, human body followability, etc., the human body support member of the present invention is made of a very thick filament yarn having a cross-sectional diameter of about 0.1 to several mm as a main constituent yarn. It is characterized by being a mesh structure.

Extra-thick filament yarns generally have a higher elastic modulus than plastics of the same material and area. For this reason, by using this as the main constituent yarn, it is relatively light and can provide sufficient bending resistance and moderate elasticity to fix and support the human body. By changing the thickness, cross-sectional shape, alignment, number, direction, etc. of the filament yarn, it is possible to design the bending resistance according to the degree of pain and symptoms of the user and the living situation.

It is also possible to make the warp yarns and weft yarns constituting the mesh structure different, or to change the type of each yarn. As a result, it is possible to give directionality to the bending resistance and elasticity as needed, or to give flexibility to an end portion that strongly hits the human skin surface. As for the end treatment, there are a method of softening by changing the type of yarn and a method of soft coating using silicon or a two-component curable resin.

Furthermore, if a multi-layer structure knit or the like is used, a thick structure with a thickness of several millimeters to several centimeters can be obtained, and different performances can be provided depending on the front and back structures. In this case, it is possible to provide an effect of absorbing force or impact applied from outside or inside the human body.

The human body support member can have any shape, and can be three-dimensionally shaped to match the shape of each part of the human body to be worn, thereby enhancing the fit and support to the human body. .

The human body support members can be used in the shape of each part of the human body by using a vertically long unit in units of several units, or using a single surface unit in combination with clothing for protecting the human body. is there. Moreover, it can be used independently without combining with clothing for human body protection by forming into a cylindrical shape by bonding, sewing, fabric joining processing or the like.

When the human body support member is used by being wound around each part of the human body, it can be easily attached and detached in a short time by attaching hooks or the like to the joint portions at both ends of the fabric.

The human body support member of the present invention combines light weight, breathability, anisotropy with human body movement, etc., and by combining this with lumbar protection clothing, it can be matched to the symptoms and living conditions of low back pain patients. It is possible to provide a highly comfortable waist support product.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case in which a wide body support member that supports the entire waist alone is assumed in combination with a waist protection garment. .

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a fabric used for a human body support member. FIG. 1A shows an example in which a very thick monofilament yarn having a cross-sectional diameter of about 0.1 to several mm is plain woven. If the warp and weft are the same thread and the same weave density, almost isotropic bending properties are exhibited. As shown in FIG. 1B, by changing the thickness, the number of filaments, the weave density, and the like of the warp / weft, the woven fabric has different bending properties in the warp / weft direction. It is also possible to change the thread type for each thread, and various designs are possible according to the characteristics of the human body. As shown in FIG. 1 (c), by making the yarn into a spiral structure, it is possible to control the bending strength to be extremely limited in only one direction. FIG. 1D shows an example of a multilayer structure knit. It is also possible to use a combination of two or more of these.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a human body support member. FIG. 2A shows a vertically long human body support member that is often used in garment for waist protection. Thermoplastic fibers such as polyester can be heat-set, so we can deal with weaving and curved shapes using a simple mold. Moreover, an edge part can be processed by covering with heat sealing | fusion, cloth, etc. FIG. 2B shows a human body support member molded and set in a waist shape. Compared to the vertically long shape, the posture of the human body is high, and there is little displacement when worn. FIG. 2 (c) shows a human body support member molded and set in the shape of the waist of the human body. In this case, it is possible to use the human body support member alone without using the waist protection clothing. Similarly, molding can be performed even in accordance with the shape of an arm, leg, or the like.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example in which a human body support member is incorporated in a waist protection garment. FIG. 3A shows an example in which a vertically long human body support member is incorporated. Usually, several human body support members are used. A bag-like pocket may be provided in the waist protection garment, and a human body support member may be placed therein, or directly sewn to the waist protection garment. FIG.3 (b) shows the example which incorporated the member for a human body support of a waist part shape. Like the vertically long human body support member, it is incorporated by being sewn into the waist protection clothing. However, if the waist protection clothing of the human body support member portion is cut through, further greater breathability can be secured.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the air permeability of the human body support member of the present invention compared to the case of a conventional plastic bone. It is clear that the conventional product has almost no air permeability, whereas the product of the present invention (woven fabric) has a high air permeability. Further, the air permeability can be controlled by adjusting the number and size of the meshes of the human body support member as in the fabric a or fabric b in the figure.

FIG. 5 is an example comparing the results of a three-point bending test of a conventional plastic bone having substantially the same thickness and a woven fabric according to the present invention with respect to the bending characteristics of the human body support member of the present invention. Although the bending characteristics vary depending on the material and structure of the plastic or woven fabric, the product of the present invention can achieve the same or higher performance as the conventional product as a function to support the human body. By using a thick thread or by using several layers, it is possible to further strengthen the power to support the human body compared to conventional products. Also, as can be seen from the figure, it is possible to have an extremely strong distribution of strength in the vertical and horizontal directions with a single human body support member due to the woven structure.

FIG. 6 shows an example of moisture in clothes when a subject is wearing a conventional plastic bone or a waist supporter using the human body support member of the present invention. In the case of the conventional product, the humidity in the clothes increases to nearly 100% due to exercise, whereas in the case of the present invention, the increase in the humidity in the clothes is suppressed to 80% or less. Therefore, by using the human body support member of the present invention, it is possible to improve the breathability of the supporter than before and to reduce discomfort due to heat and stuffiness.

Textiles used for human body support Human body support member (a) Longitudinal shape (b) Lumbar shape (c) Body shape Lumbar Protective Clothing (a) Longitudinal Shaped Human Body Support Member (b) Lumbar Shaped Human Body Support Member Air permeability Bending strength Humidity in clothes

Explanation of symbols

1: Warp yarn 2: Weft yarn 3: Monofilament yarn (1 filament)
4: Multifilament yarn (2 or more filaments)
5: Human body support member 6: Lumbar protection clothing

Claims (2)

  This is a human body support member that can be used in combination with clothing for human body protection such as supporters and corsets, or to support and support the human body alone, and includes a mesh structure including woven fabrics and knits using extremely thick filament yarns. A member for supporting a human body, characterized in that A human body support member, wherein the human body support member is a mesh structure made of a plastic very thick filament yarn having a cross-sectional diameter of about 0.1 to several mm.

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