CH714664A1 - Conditioned sports pants with weather protection. - Google Patents

Abstract

In an air-conditioned sports pants for endurance sports with a directly on the skin of a wearer to lie textile textile skin contact layer (1), which extends from a Kontaktlagenbund (10) via a thigh section (11) to a knee section (12), an additional weather protection be created by the wearer. This is achieved by overlapping the thigh section (11) with a weather protection layer (2) on the side of the skin contact layer (1) facing away from the skin at a plurality of fastening sections (24) with openings of unsecured sections along side edges (23) of the skin contact layer (1) extending undetachably connected and upon movement of the skin contact layer (1) the weather protection layer (2) in sections so relative to the skin contact layer (1) is movable or can be lifted, that a pumping effect of air along the inner surface of the weather protection layer (2) over the surface the skin contact layer (1) through the unpaved portions of the inner surface of the weather protection layer (2) is accessible to the outside.

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention describes an air-conditioned sports pants for endurance sports with a textile skin contact layer which lies directly on the skin of a wearer and which extends from a contact layer collar over a thigh section to a knee section.

PRIOR ART Different sports pants for different endurance sports are known, which can also be defined as running pants and which have air conditioning properties and at the same time can protect the legs of a wearer against the weather.

No. 5,153,944 shows long trousers which can be converted into short trousers, whereby ventilation of the lower leg is achieved and moisture and heat can be dissipated from the body of the wearer. This means that weather protection is detachably attached. This solution is cumbersome and not suitable for endurance sports in cool weather.

[0004] US 2009 178 174 shows a multi-layer sports trousers which have a skin contact layer and a layer covering the skin contact layer, which can be defined as a weather protection layer, in the form of an outer skin. In the weather protection layer, several ventilation openings are arranged, which can be opened and closed with zippers. The skin contact layer runs essentially below the ventilation openings, so that the skin of the wearer is protected and an insight into the ventilation openings is prevented. This solution allows local airflow at the locations of the majority of the vents. The skin contact layer lies directly on the skin at the locations of the ventilation openings and air can only get through the ventilation openings to the exposed areas below the ventilation openings. Sports pants of this type only lead to a slight cooling effect, although the area of the ventilation openings is relatively large. Accordingly, there is a risk that moisture can penetrate through the ventilation openings.

[0005] EP 3 178 336 shows sports pants made of a basic textile as the main part, ventilation openings being provided in the front sections of the sports pants. These ventilation openings penetrate the main part of the sports pants in an area along the thigh from one side of the hip to the side of the knee. The shapes of the ventilation openings can be varied, with the largest possible cross-sectional area being selected here. The ventilation openings are designed as recesses that lead through the main part of the sports pants. These cutouts extend to a pocket in the sports pants in the hip area. An air-permeable material covering the main part is arranged in the area of the ventilation openings, a mesh preferably being selected. In order to cover the skin of the wearer, the recess or the net, a cover flap must be arranged. Here several components are necessary, which have to be correctly aligned and laboriously sewn. Since the sports pants presented are primarily made for tennis players who often perform strong and jerky hip movements, the ventilation effect only seems sufficient for tennis sports. In the field of endurance sports, for example long-distance running or cross-country skiing, where tennis-specific movements do not occur, the ventilation or air conditioning effect is limited because the air flow that can be achieved is reduced. To further increase the air flow, EP 3 178 336 also provided additional cutouts, nets and cover flaps on the buttocks side. This type of ventilation is unsuitable for endurance sports in multi-layer sports pants, especially if it is carried out outdoors in cold weather. The manufacturing process of such sports trousers is also very complex since, on the one hand, several suitable components made of suitable textiles have to be attached to one another in predetermined relationships, in particular sewn on, at different positions. Additional components must be added to increase the ventilation effect.

The present invention has for its object to provide an air-conditioned sports pants with a close-fitting skin contact layer, which has an additional weather protection, which supports the conditioning effect of the close-fitting skin contact layer and protects against the weather, so that an overall improved air-conditioned sports pants results.

Another object is the simple manufacture of such air-conditioned sports pants with the simplest possible means, comprising as few additional components as possible.

The air-conditioning ventilation effect of the simplified air-conditioned sports pants is achieved by a special weather protection layer, which is arranged in sections running only between a contact layer collar and a knee section, whereby arranged ventilation incisions are opened only with appropriate movement of the wearer, depending on the movement state of the legs.

The skin contact layer and the skin of the wearer are protected as best as possible against the weather, since there are no open slots or ventilation openings through which wind and moisture can easily penetrate from the outside.

CH 714 664 A1 [0010] These objects are achieved by air-conditioned sports pants according to claim 1.

Through a suitable choice of the weather protection layer, the slots and a suitable fixing of the weather protection layer to the skin contact layer by only section connections, a pumping action can be achieved with a relative movement of the skin contact layer to the weather protection layer. An air flow from a hip side to a knee side or vice versa is achieved by means of a pump effect.

Brief Description of the Drawings A preferred embodiment of the subject matter of the invention is described below in connection with the accompanying drawings.

1a shows a schematic front view of a skin contact layer as part of the multi-layer sports pants, while FIG. 1b shows a schematic rear view of the skin contact layer according to FIG. 1a.

2 shows an exploded view from the side of a multi-layer sports pants, comprising the skin contact layer and a weather protection layer to be arranged between the contact layer collar and the knee section, a ventilation cut being shown in a detailed representation.

Fig. 3a shows a side view of the multi-layer sports pants while putting on a foot of the wearer with the leg extended, wherein no air can penetrate through the ventilation slots during

3b shows a side view of the multi-layer sports pants during the leg movement with the leg bent in a ventilation state.

Description Here, air-conditioned sports pants are presented as multi-layer sports pants, at least two-layer sports pants for endurance sports, for example jogging and skating, in particular for winter sports activities such as cross-country skiing, which comprises a skin contact layer 1 lying as closely as possible on the skin of a wearer.

[0014] The skin contact layer 1 is preferably a knitted fabric and particularly preferably of knitted fabric or a knitted textile and lies directly on the skin of a wearer. Here, a seamless knitted fabric, which is produced, for example, as a circular knitted fabric using a circular knitting machine, is preferably shown. Even if the seamless knitting is still sewn, a seamless knitting is meant here. Knitted fabric has the advantage that the most flexible possible knitted textile is formed, which fits the wearer's skin optimally and comes into contact with it. By not using (too much) seams, the skin is less irritated and there is a comfortable fit. The knitted textile is knitted from at least one knitting yarn. Due to the use of different knitting structures and high-tech knitting technologies, a flexible, close-fitting skin contact layer 1 can be achieved here, which offers sufficient hold and good climate comfort.

The skin contact layer 1 passes from a contact layer collar 10 via a thigh section 11, a knee section 12 into a lower leg section 13. A seat section 14 and a hollow of the hollow of the knee 15 are formed on the back of the pants at the corresponding heights. In order to achieve targeted climatic effects and / or compressing effects in the different sections and areas 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, the knitting patterns, number of knitted layers or knitting yarns, density of the stitches and / or material and thickness of the knitting yarn appropriately chosen accordingly. Different climate zones and / or compression zones can thus be formed on the air-conditioned sports trousers, which improve wearing comfort and, as a result, increase the performance of the wearer during sporting activities.

In the thigh section 11, a seamless knitted fabric is provided, which on the one hand distributes the sweat on the thigh and partially holds it on the skin of the wearer, so that the sweat can be evaporated directly at the location of this important muscle group with great cooling effect.

Additional compression means can be integrally formed on the thigh portion 11, which essentially have a ribbed structure made of a basic knitted fabric with textile ribs projecting therefrom. The textile ribs are arranged on the side facing the skin of the wearer, projecting from the basic knitted fabric. The textile ribs are produced by a suitable type of knitting, the projecting ends of the textile ribs being spaced from the basic knitting by several knitting yarn thicknesses. Knit types or knitting patterns, by means of which a skin contact layer 1 with a ribbed structure made of base knit and a plurality of textile ribs can be created, are known to the person skilled in the art. Such a knitted fabric with a ribbed structure and the plurality of textile ribs known as “seamless” has a high degree of extensibility, depending on the knitting pattern from at least 40% to 100% in at least one direction of extension. Usual materials for the skin contact layer 1 are polyester, polyamide, polyacrylic, polypropylene, polyurethane and yarn mixtures of these materials.

CH 714 664 A1 [0018] A moisture-permeable mesh knit is arranged here in the hollow of the knee 15, which facilitates evaporation of the sweat in the hollow of the knee 15 or conducts the sweat to the outside without restricting the mobility of the knee of the wearer.

In the lower leg section 13 at the level of the calves of the wearer, pads (called pads) are arranged here, which serve for heat insulation and are thickened knitted areas. Knit patterns are to be selected which lead to the formation of ribs on the side of the upholstery facing the skin, as a result of which channels are formed in which warm air is stored close to the body. This prevents the pads from cooling the calf area. Such upholstery can also be achieved by means of suitable knitting patterns or a suitable loop formation.

Since the cooling of the body in the area of the legs of such skin contact layers 1 cannot be sufficiently prevented in cool weather, a possibility was sought here to provide weather protection. This weather protection is created by a weather protection layer 2, which, however, does not disturb the air-conditioning effect of the skin contact layer 1 or supports the air-conditioning effect, as will be described below with reference to FIG. 2.

The weather protection layer 2 introduced here is designed with smaller dimensions than the skin contact layer 1 and is arranged in the thigh region of the skin contact layer 1, partially covering the skin contact layer 1. Accordingly, the skin contact layer 1 is always partially visible. The weather protection layer 2 is shaped such that it extends below the contact layer collar 10, covering the thigh section 11, up to the knee section 12. From a collar end 20 to a knee end 21, the weather protection layer 2 covers the thigh section 11 of the skin contact layer 1 in the course of its longitudinal axis L.

As indicated by the horizontal arrows in FIG. 2, the weather protection layer 2 is arranged on the side of the skin contact layer 1 facing away from the skin and is fastened to some fastening sections 24. The weather protection layer 2 is fastened with suitable fastening means along the side edges 23, which run approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the weather protection layer 2.

The weather protection layer 2 is attached in sections along the side edges 23 at least selectively in some fastening sections 24 to the skin contact layer 1. The fastening sections 24 are distributed laterally in the course of the thigh section 11 on the skin contact layer 1, when worn on the inside of the thigh and the outside of the thigh of a wearer.

The attachment is carried out by sewing or gluing the weather protection layer 2 to the skin contact layer 1 on the fastening sections 24. The fastening can be carried out by means of tabs indicated in FIG. 2.

It is crucial that the weather protection layer 2 can perform a movement relative to the skin contact layer 1 when the wearer's legs move. For this reason, unsecured sections of the weather protection layer 2 are to be created along the side edges 23. In these unsecured sections, the weather protection layer 2 can stand out from the skin contact layer 1, so that air circulation is achieved during the leg movement of the wearer. In the unsecured sections, the weather protection layer 2 lies loosely on the skin contact layer 1.

In order to optimize the air circulation even more, the weather protection layer 2 should also be attached to the knee section 12 of the skin contact layer 1 only in sections at the knee end 21. At the knee end 21, a transverse slot is formed as the entrance of an air inlet channel, through which air can be guided from the outside from the knee end 21 to the surface of the skin contact layer 1.

The weather protection layer 2 serves here as an outer layer of clothing, which incompletely covers the skin contact layer 1 and / or is only fastened in sections along the side edges 23, so that the unsecured sections are left. The weather protection layer 2 is designed to be windproof, permeable to water vapor and preferably watertight, thereby protecting the skin contact layer 1 underneath. The weather protection layer 2 can be made from textiles woven, knitted or knitted. Suitable fibers should absorb little moisture and have a high moisture transport capacity.

The weather protection layer 2 can preferably be made of a membrane or a membrane laminate windproof, permeable to water vapor and preferably watertight. Suitable membranes are known and comprise membrane laminates comprise at least one membrane layer and at least one textile layer in the form of a knitted or knitted layer on which the membrane layer is glued, melted or welded on. The membrane layers can comprise plastic or metal foils, preferably polyurethane (PU) being used. The lamination creates a weather protection layer 2 which can be tear and abrasion resistant, water and windproof and / or breathable. If, for example, a metal foil is used, the membrane laminate can also reflect heat radiation.

The weather protection layer 2 can also be formed from a textile layer which is provided with coatings known to the person skilled in the art, for example made of polyurethane, acrylic or silicone.

In the course of the weather protection layer 2, between the collar end 20 and the knee end 21, a plurality of ventilation incisions 22 are arranged which penetrate the weather protection layer 2. Here are the ventilation cuts

CH 714 664 A1 is gill-like or arch-shaped, the height falling from a centrally arranged maximum, facing the collar end 20, on both sides to minimal heights facing the knee end 21.

At the locations of the ventilation incisions 22, the weather protection layer 2 is severed and thus open, but hardly any wind or moisture can penetrate due to the slot-shaped design. In the relaxed state of the weather protection layer 2 with the user's leg not bent, the ventilation incisions 22 are almost closed. The ventilation incisions 22 do not therefore represent a permanent opening in the sense of the prior art. The arched configuration of the ventilation incisions 22 additionally prevents the ingress of water. The ventilation incisions 22 are here distributed at regular intervals along the weather protection layer 2, the arc shape of the ventilation incisions 22 always being chosen to be the same.

The weather protection layer 2 with the ventilation incisions 22 serves primarily to keep the cold wind from the skin contact layer 1 and thus the thigh of the wearer to prevent the leg from cooling down. When the leg is stretched, the ventilation incisions 22 are closed and the cold air from the outside cannot reach the leg.

When the wearer is running with the air-conditioned multi-layer sports pants, depending on the deflection of the lower leg, the weather protection layer 2 is deflected relative to the thigh, in which it is tightened and relaxed again. Different areas of the weather protection layer 2 lie correspondingly differently on the skin contact layer 1 or move in a wave-like manner relative to the skin contact layer 1 or to the surface of the skin contact layer 1 facing the weather protection layer 2. The result is a pump effect of the movably fastened and deflectable weather protection layer 2 relative to the skin contact layer 1 , whereby several air flows are generated by the relative movement. This pumps air to the thigh. When the leg is bent, the tension of the weather protection layer 2 tightens the ventilation incisions 22 and air can reach the leg through the opened ventilation incisions 22. Through the additional opening of the weather protection layer 2 at the knee end 21, air can also be pumped from the outside past the inner surface of the weather protection layer 2 to the skin contact layer 1, where the air is removed from the skin contact layer 1 through the unsecured sections along the weather protection layer 2. The air-conditioning effect of the skin contact layer 1 is thus further increased by the pumping effect of the weather protection layer 2.

Optionally, a reflective tape or reflective tape can be attached to the knee end 21 of the weather protection layer 2. This reflective tape improves the visibility of a wearer and can be sewn on or glued on. The weather protection layer 2 is preferably attached to the skin contact layer 1 by means of a point fixing technique or a point sewing technique. As a rule, the weather protection layer 2 exclusively covers the thigh section 11. In practice, the weather protection layer 2 is formed from a first textile layer, which is coated with an adhesive layer (for example ester- and ether-based polyurethane), which is finally covered with a further second textile layer becomes. In a lamination step, the two layers of textile are laminated under elevated temperatures and pressures.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS [0036]

Skin contact location

Contact Location Bund

thigh section

knee section

Lower leg section

buttocks section

Popliteal section

Weather-protective layer

Bund end

Knieende

ventilation cuts

margin

Fastening sections L longitudinal axis

Claims (10)

claims 1. Air-conditioned sports pants for endurance sports with a textile skin contact layer (1) that lies directly on the skin of a wearer, which extends from a contact layer collar (10) via a thigh section (11) to a knee section (12), characterized in that Covering the thigh section (11), a weather protection layer (2) on the side of the skin contact layer (1) facing away from the skin is connected to a plurality of fastening sections (24) in a non-detachable manner with the exception of unsecured sections along side edges (23) of the skin contact layer (1) is arranged and when the skin contact layer (1) moves, the weather protection layer (2) can be moved or lifted in sections relative to the skin contact layer (1) in such a way that a pumping effect of air along the inner surface of the weather protection layer (2) over the surface of the skin contact layer (1) the unpaved sections of the inner surface of the weather protection layer (2 ) can be reached externally. 2. Air-conditioned sports pants according to claim 1, wherein the weather protection layer (2) with its knee end (21) is only partially attached to the knee section (12) of the skin contact layer (1), so that an air inlet channel is formed at the knee end (21). 3. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a plurality of ventilation incisions (22) between the collar end (20) and knee end (21) of the weather protection layer (2) is introduced, wherein the ventilation incisions (22) by movement of the weather protection layer (2) open - and can be closed. 4. Air-conditioned sports pants according to claim 3, wherein the ventilation incisions (22) are gill-like or arcuate, the height of a centrally arranged maximum, facing the collar end (20), falling on both sides to minimum heights towards the knee end 21. 5. Air-conditioned sports pants according to claim 4, wherein the ventilation incisions (22) are arranged at regular intervals along a longitudinal axis (L) of the weather protection layer (2) and have the same arcuate design. 6. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the weather protection layer (2) is attached directly to the skin contact layer (1) on the fastening sections (24) by sewing or gluing or melting. 7. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the weather protection layer (2) is designed windproof, permeable to water vapor and preferably waterproof and is a membrane system or a membrane laminate comprising at least one textile layer in the form of a knitted layer or knitted fabric layer on which a membrane system comprising plastic or metal, glued or melted. 8. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the weather protection layer (2) is fastened with a collar end (20) in the region of the contact layer collar (10) and with a knee end (21) in the region of the knee section (12). 9. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the skin contact layer (1) is formed as a seamless knitted fabric in the form of a circular knitted fabric by means of a circular knitting machine. 10. Air-conditioned sports pants according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the skin contact layer (1) is made of a basic knitted fabric and in the thigh section (11), in the knee section (12), in the lower leg section (13), in the buttock section (14) and / or in the hollow of the knee section (15) different knitted structures in the form of ribbed structures, knitted upholstery, moisture-permeable mesh knitting and / or heat-insulating knitting are arranged.