U.S. patent application number 15/514675 was filed with the patent office on 2017-08-03 for pad material, material for cup section, and garment with cup sections.
The applicant listed for this patent is WACOAL CORP. Invention is credited to Masumi FUJII, Keiko MASUDA, Megumi TACHIIRI, Masaru YUASA.
Application Number | 20170215491 15/514675 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 55630041 |
Filed Date | 2017-08-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170215491 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YUASA; Masaru ; et
al. |
August 3, 2017 |
PAD MATERIAL, MATERIAL FOR CUP SECTION, AND GARMENT WITH CUP
SECTIONS
Abstract
A pad material includes a urethane material satisfying
LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80 where LC represents compression
hardness and RC represents compression resilience. In a garment
with cup sections in which a pad including the pad material is
disposed at least in a lower cup section, it is possible to control
clothing pressure applied to lower parts of a bust from the lower
cup section and to reduce a total amount of the clothing pressure
applied to the bust. Furthermore, flexibility, lightweightness, and
fluffiness of the cup sections are enhanced and both shapeability
of the bust and comfortability can be achieved.
Inventors: |
YUASA; Masaru; (Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto, JP) ; TACHIIRI; Megumi; (Kyoto-shi, Kyoto,
JP) ; MASUDA; Keiko; (Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP) ;
FUJII; Masumi; (Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
WACOAL CORP |
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
55630041 |
Appl. No.: |
15/514675 |
Filed: |
August 21, 2015 |
PCT Filed: |
August 21, 2015 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2015/073583 |
371 Date: |
March 27, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41C 3/10 20130101; A41C
3/14 20130101; A41C 3/144 20130101; A41C 3/146 20130101; A41C 3/142
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A41C 3/14 20060101
A41C003/14; A41C 3/10 20060101 A41C003/10 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 30, 2014 |
JP |
2014-201596 |
Claims
1. A pad material including a urethane material satisfying
LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80 where LC represents compression
hardness and RC represents compression resilience.
2. The pad material according to claim 1, satisfying WC.gtoreq.6
where WC represents compression workload.
3. A material for a cup section including a urethane material
satisfying LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80 where LC represents
compression hardness and RC represents compression resilience.
4. The material for a cup section according to claim 3, satisfying
WC.gtoreq.6 where WC represents compression workload.
5. A garment with cup sections comprising a pair of right-and-left
cup sections which is formed to cover a bust of a wearer, wherein
the garment with cup sections is provided with a pad including the
pad material according to claim 1 at least at each lower cup
section of the cup sections.
6. A garment with cup sections comprising a pair of right-and-left
cup sections which is formed to cover a bust of a wearer, wherein
the garment with cup sections is provided with the material for a
cup section according to claim 3 at least at each lower cup section
of the cup sections.
7. A garment with cup sections comprising a pair of right-and-left
cup sections which is formed to cover a bust of a wearer, wherein
the garment with cup sections is provided with a pad including the
pad material according to claim 2 at least at each lower cup
section of the cup sections.
8. A garment with cup sections comprising a pair of right-and-left
cup sections which is formed to cover a bust of a wearer, wherein
the garment with cup sections is provided with the material for a
cup section according to claim 4 at least at each lower cup section
of the cup sections
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a pad material, a material
for a cup section, and a garment with cup sections.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] A garment with cup sections typified by a brassiere
includes, for example, cup sections for covering a bust, a base
part supporting a lower edge of each cup section, back parts
stretching from the base part to a back side, and strap parts
coupled to the cup sections. One of main performance of such a
garment with cup sections is shapeability of the bust. For example,
in a brassiere disclosed in Patent Literature 1, each cup section
includes a cup main body and a cover for covering a surface of the
cup main body. Herein, thick cloth pieces are sewed together along
seams in a longitudinal direction so as to form a cup shape, and an
edge in a lower part of the cover is sewed to a lower edge of the
cup main body.
[0003] On the other hand, there is a growing need for
comfortability of the garment with cup sections. The present
applicants have targeted on 500 consumers between the age of 16 to
64 and have researched on their frequently-used brassieres. The
research shows that nearly 60% of the consumers answered that they
emphasized comfortability. Not a few consumers answered that they
emphasized items relating to comfortability such as fittability and
pleasantness with respect to their bodies. The research shows that
the consumers are tend to emphasize not only shapeability of the
bust but also comfortability.
CITATION LIST
Patent Literature
[0004] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
No. 2002-220705
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0005] FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating a relationship between
intensity of sense-of-wear and shapeability with regard to
ready-made articles of a garment with cup sections. In the drawing,
the intensity of sense-of-wear is taken along the abscissa and the
shapeability (cup pressure) is taken along the ordinate. Herein,
the relationship between the intensity of sense-of-wear and
shapeability with regard to ready-made articles A to I are plotted.
As illustrated in FIG. 10, in the ready-made articles A to I, the
intensity of the sense-of-wear and shapeability are substantially
in proportion to each other. In other words, there is a tendency
that a garment with cup sections having high shapeability has
strong sense-of-wear and that a garment with cup sections having
low shapeability has weak sense-of-wear. To achieve both
shapeability of a bust and comfortability, it is necessary to
develop a garment with cup sections belonging to an X area in FIG.
10.
[0006] To achieve both the shapeability of the bust and the
comfortability, the present applicants have analyzed clothing
pressure with regard to the ready-made articles of the garment with
cup sections in a process of intensive study. In this analysis on
the clothing pressure, the applicants have measured the clothing
pressure with respect to eight points of a bust of a dummy model as
illustrated in FIG. 11(a). The eight points herein are a center of
a verge's line (point A), lower parts of the bust (point B to point
D), both sides of a central part of the bust (point E, point F),
and upper parts of the bust (point G, point H).
[0007] FIG. 11(b) is a graph illustrating analyzed results of the
clothing pressure. As illustrated in the drawing, an average of the
clothing pressure at the upper parts of the bust (point U point H)
was about 0.35 kPa, while an average of the clothing pressure at
the lower parts of the bust (point B to point D) was about 1.3 kPa.
According to the results, the clothing pressure applied to the
lower parts of the bust from a lower cup section of the garment
with cup sections is about four times as large as the clothing
pressure applied to the upper parts of the bust from an upper cup
section. Therefore, the present applicants have found that both the
shapeability of the bust and the comfortability can be achieved if
the clothing pressure applied to the lower parts of the bust from
the lower cup section can be controlled and if a total amount of
the clothing pressure applied to the bust can be reduced, thereby
completing the present invention.
[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the
aforementioned problem. An object of the present invention is to
provide a pad material, a material for a garment with cup sections,
and a garment with cup sections in which both the shapeability of
the bust and the comfortability can be achieved.
Solution to Problem
[0009] To solve the aforementioned problem, a pad material
according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
urethane material which satisfies LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80
where LC represents compression hardness and RC represents
compression resilience.
[0010] In this pad material, by using the urethane material
satisfying the aforementioned compression characteristics, it is
possible to secure both compressibility when applying compressive
load and recoverability when releasing the compressive load.
Accordingly, in a garment with cup sections in which a pad
including the pad material is disposed at least in a lower cup
section, the clothing pressure applied to lower parts of a bust
from the lower cup section can be controlled and a total amount of
the clothing pressure applied to the bust can be reduced.
Furthermore, by securing the compressibility and recoverability of
the pad, flexibility, lightweightness, and fluffiness of cup
sections are enhanced and both shapeability of the bust and
comfortability can be achieved.
[0011] Furthermore, the pad material may satisfy WC.gtoreq.6 where
WC represents compression workload. In such a case, it is possible
to further improve the compressibility when applying the
compressive load and to preferably control the clothing pressure
applied to lower parts of the bust from the lower cup section.
[0012] Furthermore, a material for a cup section according to an
aspect of the present invention includes urethane which satisfies
LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80 where LC represents the compression
hardness and RC represents the compression resilience.
[0013] In this material for a cup section, by applying the urethane
material satisfying the aforementioned compression characteristics,
it is possible to secure both the compressibility when applying the
compressive load and the recoverability when releasing compressive
load. Accordingly, in the garment with cup sections in which the
material for a cup section is disposed at least in the lower cup
section, it is possible to control the clothing pressure applied to
the lower parts of the bust from the lower cup section and to
reduce the total amount of the clothing pressure applied to the
bust. Furthermore, by securing the compressibility and
recoverability of the pad, flexibility, lightweightness, and
fluffiness of cup sections are enhanced and both shapeability of
the bust and comfortability can be achieved.
[0014] Furthermore, the material for a cup section may satisfy
WC.gtoreq.6 where WC represents the compression workload. In such a
case, it is possible to further improve the compressibility when
applying the compressive load and to preferably control the
clothing pressure applied to lower parts of the bust from the lower
cup section.
[0015] Furthermore, the garment with cup sections according to an
embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of
right-and-left cup sections shaped to cover a bust of a wearer and
includes a pad including the aforementioned pad material and
disposed at least in the lower cup section of each cup section.
[0016] In this garment with cup sections, by applying the
aforementioned pad material, it is possible to control the clothing
pressure applied to the lower parts of the bust from the lower cup
section and to reduce the total amount of the clothing pressure
applied to the bust. Furthermore, flexibility, lightweightness, and
fluffiness of the cup sections are enhanced and both the
shapeability of the bust and comfortability can be achieved.
[0017] Furthermore, the garment with cup sections according to an
embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of
right-and-left cup sections shaped to cover the bust of a wearer
and includes the aforementioned material for a cup section disposed
at least in the lower cup section of each cup section.
[0018] In this garment with cup sections, by applying the
aforementioned material for a cup section, it is possible to
control the clothing pressure applied to the lower parts of the
bust from the lower cup section and to reduce the total amount of
the clothing pressure applied to the bust. Furthermore,
flexibility, lightweightness, and fluffiness of the cup sections
are enhanced and both the shapeability of the bust and
comfortability can be achieved.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to
achieve both shapeability of a bust and comfortability.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a garment with cup
sections including a pad material according to an embodiment of the
present invention.
[0021] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of main parts illustrating a cup
section in the garment with cup sections illustrated in FIG. 1 seen
from a back side.
[0022] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a
pad applied to the cup section illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0023] FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating compression characteristics
of the pad material.
[0024] FIG. 5 is a table illustrating an example of characteristic
values of pad materials according to Examples and Comparative
Examples.
[0025] FIG. 6 is a graph schematically illustrating differences of
the compression characteristics between the pad material according
to Examples and the pad material according to Comparative
Examples.
[0026] FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating analyzed results of the
clothing pressure of the cup section to which the pad material is
applied.
[0027] FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating results of a monitor test
with regard to the cup section to which the pad material is
applied.
[0028] FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the main parts illustrating
the cup section in the garment with cup sections including a
material for a cup section according to an embodiment of the
present invention seen from the back side.
[0029] FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating a relationship between
intensity of sense-of-wear and shapeability with regard to
ready-made articles of the garment with cup sections.
[0030] FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b) are a view and a graph illustrating a
clothing pressure analysis with regard to the ready-made articles
of the garment with cup sections. FIG. 11(a) illustrates
measurement positions of the clothing pressure and FIG. 11(b)
illustrates the analyzed results.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0031] Hereinafter, a preferable embodiment of a material for a cup
section and a garment with cup sections according to an aspect of
the present invention will be described in detail with reference to
the drawings.
[0032] FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a garment with cup
sections including a material for a cup section according to an
embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in the drawing,
the garment with cup sections 1 is configured, for example, as a
brassiere for women. This garment with cup sections 1 includes a
pair of right-and-left cup sections 2, a base part 3 supporting a
lower edge of each cup section 2, back parts 4 stretching from both
sides of the base part 3 till reaching a back side, and strap parts
5 connecting the cup sections 2 and back parts 4.
[0033] Each cup section 2 is formed of a material having regular
shape retainability and elasticity such as a non-woven fabric and
polyurethane foam and is shaped like a bowl corresponding to a
shape of a human bust. An upper edge 2a of each cup section 2 is
curved along an upper part of a bust and is protruded upward, for
example, at a substantially central part of each cup section 2. A
side edge 2b of each cup section 2 is slowly curved in a recessed
manner toward a center so as not to disturb motions of each arm. A
lower edge 2c of each cup section 2 is curved along a verge's line
of the bust and is protruded downward.
[0034] A wire part 6 is provided to the lower edge 2c of each cup
section 2. A wire member which is a core material, for example, is
sealed inside a bias tape and is included in the wire part 6.
Examples of the wire member include metals and plastic. Examples of
the bias tape include soft materials such as fabric and knit.
[0035] The base part 3 includes a top cloth formed of a material
such as fabric and knit having stretchability (especially
stretchability in a horizontal direction), for example, a bare yarn
gray sheeting. The top cloth is backed with a material having no
(few) stretchability such as marquisette so that the base part 3 as
a whole has no (few) stretchability. Each top side 3a of the base
part 3 is curved into a recess along the lower edge 2c of each cup
section 2 and is sewed to the lower edge 2c of each cup section 2.
In a bottom side 3b of the base part 3, in order to enhance the
stretchability and restorability, a hem part formed of a material
having excellent high stretchability may be provided in a
longitudinal direction. An example of the material used for the hem
part includes a stretch tape.
[0036] Each back part 4 is formed, for example, of a material
having stretchability such as a power net. A base end of each back
part 4, shaped like a band, is continuously stretching from each
side of the base part 3 toward the back side. Hocks 7 are provided
to an end in the back side of each back part 4. Due to the hocks 7,
the right-and-left back parts 4 are detachable.
[0037] A cloth such as fabric is formed into a string and is sewed
so as to form each strap part 5. A material such as fabric applied
to each strap part 5 preferably has stretchability in the
longitudinal direction. Each strap part 5 is disposed over and
between each cup section 2 and each back part 4, serving as a
shoulder strap. One end of each strap part 5 is coupled to an upper
edge in the side of each cup section 2, and the other end of each
strap part 5 is coupled to an upper edge of each back part 4.
[0038] Hereinafter, a structure of the cup sections 2 will be
described in more detail.
[0039] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of main parts illustrating one
cup section 2 seen from a back side. As illustrated in the drawing,
a pocket 12 is provided to a skin side of the cup section. 2 so
that a pad 11 can be detachably mounted. A cloth having a pleasant
texture such as tricot fabric is sewed to the skin side of the cup
section 2 so as to form the pocket 12.
[0040] The pocket 12 of the embodiment is provided to a part
corresponding to a lower side of the cup section 2 (lower cup
section) and includes a lower edge 12a, upper edge 12b, and side
edge 12c. The lower edge 12a is provided along the top side 3a of
the base part 3. The upper edge 12b, stretching along a part lower
than the upper edge 2a of the cup section 2, is stretching from an
end in a front-center A side of the lower edge 12a toward the side
edge 2b. The side edge 12c linearly connects a side part of the
lower edge 12a and a side part of the upper edge 12b. The lower
edge 12a is sewed to the top side 3a of the base part 3. The upper
edge 12b is sewed to the part lower than the upper edge 2a in the
cup section 2. The side edge 12c is not sewed to any part so that
the pad 11 is detachable from the side of the cup section 2.
[0041] The pad 11 includes a substantially elliptical main body 13
as illustrated in FIG. 3. Both ends of the main body 13 in a long
axis direction has a tapered shape (are shaped like a beak). An
elastic core material is wrapped with a thin cloth having a
pleasant texture such as gray sheeting and circular rib fabric so
as to form the main body 13. The main body 13 has a thickness
appropriately designed in accordance with required shapeability of
the bust.
[0042] The core material used in the main body 13 is formed by a
pad material 14. The pad material 14 is formed of, for example, a
foamable urethane material. FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating
compression characteristics of the pad material. As illustrated in
the drawing, the compression characteristics of the pad material is
represented by a relationship between the thickness and
pressure.
[0043] Examples of characteristic values of the pad material herein
include compression hardness (compression linearity) LC,
compression workload (compression energy per 1 cm.sup.2) WC, and
compression resilience RC. The compression hardness LC is a
parameter indicating compressibility at the beginning of
compression. The smaller the value, the more the material is
compressed easily at the beginning of the compression. The
compression workload is a parameter indicating overall
compressibility. The larger the value, the more the material is
compressed easily. The compression resilience is a parameter
indicating recoverability after the compression. The larger the
value, the more the shape of the material recovers easily. Examples
of other parameters include a thickness T.sub.0 when applying
pressure P.sub.0(=0.5 gf/cm.sup.2), and a thickness T.sub.m when
applying pressure P.sub.m(=50 gf/cm.sup.2).
[0044] The compression hardness LC is represented by the following
formula (1).
[Mathematical Formula 1]
LC=2WC/{(T.sub.0-T.sub.m)P.sub.m} (1)
[0045] The compression workload WC is represented by the following
formula (2).
[Mathematical Formula 2]
WC=.intg..sub.T.sub.m.sup.T.sup.0{right arrow over (P)}dT (2)
[0046] The compression resilience RC is represented by the
following formula (3).
[Mathematical Formula 3]
RC={.intg..sub.T.sub.m.sup.T.sup.0{right arrow over
(P)}dT/WC}.times.100 (3)
[0047] The characteristic values of the urethane material included
in the pad material 14 of the present embodiment satisfy the
compression hardness LC.ltoreq.1 and the compression resilience
RC.gtoreq.80. Furthermore, the characteristic values of the
urethane material satisfy the compression workload WC.gtoreq.6.
Each characteristic value of the urethane material can be measured,
for example, by an automatic compression tester (KESFB3-AUTO-A)
manufactured by Kato Tech Co., Ltd. Air permeability of the
urethane material included in the pad material 14 is preferably 250
cm.sup.3/cm.sup.2sec or more when measured by a method A based on
JIS L-1096 (Fraziere method). Furthermore, water absorbency of the
urethane material included in the pad material 14 is preferably
five seconds or less when measured by a dropping method based on HS
L1907.
[0048] The urethane material included in the pad material 14 of the
present embodiment can be obtained, for example, by reacting and
curing polyol and isocyanate (non-yellowing isocyanate). The
urethane material applied herein has density (foam specific
gravity) of 35 kg/m.sup.3 and 45 kg/.sup.3.
[0049] Hereinafter, effectiveness of the pad material 14 will be
described.
[0050] FIG. 5 is a table illustrating an example of characteristic
values of pad materials according to Examples and Comparative
Examples. As illustrated in the table, a material applied in each
of Examples 1 to 3 is a urethane material satisfying LC.ltoreq.1,
RC.gtoreq.80, and WC.ltoreq.6. Example 3 applies a material in
which the urethane material is laminated with, for example, a cloth
including knit and fabric such as gray sheeting, circular rib
fabric, and tricot fabric.
[0051] The characteristic values of Example 1 are LC=0.618,
WC=6.045 (gf/cm.sup.2), RC=87.77 (%), T.sub.0=4.853 (mm), and
TM=0.941 (mm). The characteristic values of Example 2 are LC=0.695,
WC=11.850 (gf/cm.sup.2), RC=89.97 (%), T.sub.0=8.230 (mm), and
TM=1.409 (mm). The characteristic values of Example 3 are LC=0.844,
WC=13.738 (gf/cm.sup.2), RC=83.54 (%), T.sub.0=8.450 (mm), and
TM=1.943 (mm).
[0052] A material applied in each of Comparative Examples 1 and 2
is a conventional material satisfying LC>1, RC<80, and
WC>6. Comparative Example 1 applies a urethane material.
Comparative Example 2 applies a material in which a non-woven
fabric is laminated with, for example, a cloth including knit and
fabric such as gray sheeting, circular rib fabric, and tricot
fabric. The characteristic values of Comparative Example 1 are
LC=1.820, WC=8.719 (gf/cm.sup.2), RC=49.24 (%), T.sub.0=5.352 (mm),
and TM=3.434 (mm). The characteristic values of Comparative Example
2 are LC=1.054, WC=1.775 (gf/cm.sup.2), RC=77.02 (%), T.sub.0=5.182
(mm), and TM=4.508 (mm).
[0053] FIG. 6 is a graph schematically illustrating differences of
the compression characteristics between the pad materials according
to Examples and the pad materials according to Comparative
Examples. In an example illustrated in the graph, the compression
characteristics of Comparative Example 1 is represented by X1, and
the compression characteristics of Comparative Example 2 is
represented by X2. The compression characteristics according to
Examples 1 to 3 are represented by Y.
[0054] Analyzing these compression characteristics, with regard to
the conventional urethane material applied in the Comparative
Example 1, it is clear that the overall compressibility is
relatively high, but the compressibility with respect to the
beginning of the compression and the recoverability after the
compression are inclined to be low. Furthermore, with regard to the
non-woven fabric applied in Comparative Example 2, the
compressibility with respect to the beginning of the compression
and the recoverability after the compression is higher than those
in Comparative Example 1, but the overall compressibility is
inclined to be low. On the other hand, in the urethane materials
applied in Examples 1 to 3, the compressibility with respect to the
beginning of the compression is sufficiently higher than that in
Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the overall compressibility is
similar to or more than that in Comparative Example 1, and the
recoverability after the compression is similar to or more than
that in Comparative Example 2.
[0055] As described above, by applying the urethane material
satisfying LC.ltoreq.1 and RC.gtoreq.80, it is possible to secure
in the pad material 14 both the compressibility when applying the
compressive load and the recoverability when releasing the
compressive load. Accordingly, with regard to the garment with cup
sections 1 in which the pad 11 including the pad material 14 is
disposed at least in the lower cup section, it is possible to
control the clothing pressure applied to the lower parts of the
bust from the lower cup section and the total amount of the
clothing pressure applied to the bust can be reduced efficiently.
Furthermore, by securing the compressibility and recoverability of
the pad 11, flexibility, lightweightness, and fluffiness of the cup
sections 2 are enhanced and both the shapeability of the bust and
comfortability can be achieved. The pad material 14 applies the
urethane material further satisfying WC.gtoreq.6. Therefore, it is
possible to further improve the compressibility when applying the
compressive load and to preferably reduce the clothing pressure
applied to the lower parts of the bust from the lower cup
section.
[0056] FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating analyzed results of the
clothing pressure of the cup section to which the material for a
cup section is applied. The analyzed results illustrated in the
graph is obtained by measuring the clothing pressure applied to the
bust from the lower cup section with respect to samples A, B, C,
and D. In the sample A, the whole cup section is formed of a
non-woven fabric. In the sample B, the upper cup section is formed
of a material similar to that of the pad material 14 and the lower
cup section is formed of a non-woven fabric. In the sample C, the
upper cup section is formed of a non-woven fabric and the lower cup
section is formed of a material similar to that of the pad material
14. In the sample D, the whole cup section is formed of a material
similar to that of the pad material 14.
[0057] As a result of the clothing pressure measurement, as
illustrated in FIG. 7, the clothing pressure applied to the bust
from the lower cup section (a sum of the clothing pressure at
points B, C, and D in FIG. 11(a)) was 5.5 kPa or more in the
samples A and B. On the other hand, the clothing pressure applied
to the bust from the lower cup section (a sum of the clothing
pressure at points B, C, and D in FIG. 11(a)) was 3.0 kPa or less
in the samples C and D. Accordingly, it is concluded that the
clothing pressure applied to the lower parts of the bust from the
lower cup section can be reduced to about half and the total amount
of the clothing pressure applied to the bust can be reduced by
applying the material for a cup section according to an aspect of
the present invention at least to the lower cup section.
[0058] Furthermore, FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating results of a
monitor test with regard to the cup section in which the material
for a cup section is applied. In the monitor test illustrated in
the graph, a plurality of monitors evaluated subjective
comfortability of the garment with cup sections with respect to
each of the samples A to D illustrated in FIG. 7. Three evaluation
items were prepared as the comfortability, that is, flexibility,
lightweightness, and fluffiness. Each item was evaluated on 5-point
scale (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2) and an average value of each monitor's
answer was referred to as a subjective value. The larger the
subjective value (the more the subjective value approaches+side),
the more the wearer feels the garment flexible, lightweight, and
fluffy. The smaller the subjective value (the more the subjective
value approaches-side), the more the wearer feels the garment
stiff, heavyweight, and harsh.
[0059] As a result, in the samples A and B, the subjective values
regarding all the three items were found to be negative, and in the
samples C and D, the subjective values regarding all the three
items were found to be positive. In other words, it was admitted
that there is a significant difference in the evaluation of the
comfortability between the samples A, B in which the material for a
cup section according to an aspect of the present invention is not
applied in the lower cup section and the samples C, D in which the
material for a cup section according to an aspect of the present
invention is applied at least to the lower cup section.
[0060] The present invention should not be restricted to the
aforementioned embodiment. For example, the embodiment has
illustrated that the pad 11 is formed by using the pad material 14
and that the cup section 2 includes the pad 11 applicable to the
pocket 12 of the cup section 2. However, as illustrated in FIG. 9,
a cup section 2 may include a skin-side cloth with a pad 22
provided with a material for a cup section 24 having compression
characteristics similar to those of the pad material 14.
[0061] In this embodiment, the skin-side cloth with a pad 22
includes a lower edge 22a, upper edge 22b, and side edge 22c. The
lower edge 22a is provided along a top side 3a of a base part 3.
The upper edge 22b, stretching along a part lower than the upper
edge 2a of the cup section 2, is stretching from an end in a
front-center A side of the lower edge 22a toward a side edge 2b.
The side edge 22c is provided along the side edge 2b of the cup
section 2. The skin-side cloth with a pad 22 includes the material
for a cup section 24 formed in a shape substantially similar to the
pad 11 illustrated in FIG. 3. The skin-side cloth with a pad 22 is
disposed in the skin side of the cup section 2 so that the material
for a cup section 24 is placed in the lower cup section. The lower
edge 22a is sewed to the top side 3a. The upper edge 22b is sewed
to the part lower than the upper edge 2a in the cup section 2. The
side edge 22c is sewed to the side edge 2b of the cup section
2.
[0062] In such an embodiment, as similar to the aforementioned
embodiment, clothing pressure applied to lower parts of a bust from
the lower cup section can be controlled and a total amount of the
clothing pressure applied to the bust can be reduced. Furthermore,
flexibility, lightweightness, and fluffiness of the cup sections 2
are enhanced and both shapeability of the bust and comfortability
can be achieved.
[0063] Furthermore, in the aforementioned embodiment, for example,
a brassiere has been illustrated as the garment with cup sections.
However, in addition to the brassiere, examples of the garment with
cup sections to which the present invention is applicable include
foundation garments such as bra-slips, bra camisoles, body suits
and also include swimming suits and leotards. Furthermore, the
features of the present invention are applicable to all types of
brassieres such as full cup brassieres, 3/4 cup brassieres, and 1/2
cup brassieres. With regard to the sewing of the cup section,
various embodiments are applicable such as sewing one dart or two
darts, patching two pieces or three pieces, gathering, and not
sewing (formed cup).
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[0064] 1 . . . garment with cup sections, 2 . . . cup section, 11 .
. . pad, 14 . . . pad material, 24 . . . material for cup
section
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