Motorcycle rainwear

Abstract

To provide a rainwear for riding on a motorcycle having a complete waterproof function required when riding on the motorcycle.SOLUTION: A rainwear 1 of the present invention includes a front body portion 21, a back body portion 22, right and left sleeves 4, and a collar 5, wherein the front body portion 21 is provided with an openable / closable placket portion 3, the placket portion 3 includes a slide fastener 31 and a placket flap 32 covering the slide fastener 31, the placket portion 3 is formed to extend obliquely downward from a center portion of the front body portion 21 on an upper side, and a free end edge on a lower side of the placket flap 32 is arranged to face a side portion of a rider R. The front flap 32 is preferably provided with a water guide tip part 32a at the lower end.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to jacket-type rainwear, and more particularly to motorcycle rainwear that takes into consideration the riding posture of the rider while riding a motorcycle, the effects of wind while riding, and other factors. [Background technology]

[0002] Rainwear worn in rainy weather has been devised in various ways depending on the conditions and circumstances of use. Among these, rainwear for motorcycle riding has many functional requirements to accommodate the severe impact of wind while riding, the rider's riding posture varying from an upright upper body to a significantly forward-leaning position, and the frequent body movements required to operate the motorcycle. Specifically, structural requirements and points to consider include preventing rainwater from entering from the front, which is the most severe condition, and completely preventing the situation where rainwater tends to enter through the collar when wearing a helmet. Needless to say, there is also a need for additional performance improvements in fabric materials such as breathable and waterproof fibers. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6493820 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-190065 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention was made with this background in mind, and its technical objective was to develop rainwear for motorcycle riders that has all the functions required when riding a motorcycle, namely, complete waterproofing, a structure that does not interfere with riding posture, and a collar structure that is suitable for use when wearing a helmet. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] That is, the rainwear for motorcycle riding described in claim 1 is as follows: A jacket-type rainwear for motorcycle riding, comprising a front body, a back body, left and right sleeves, and a collar, This rainwear has a front placket that can be opened and closed freely on the front body, and this placket has a slide fastener and a front flap that covers this slide fastener, The front placket portion is formed so that it extends diagonally downward from the center of the front body, and the free lower edge of the front placket flap is positioned so that it faces the rider's side.

[0006] Furthermore, the rainwear for motorcycle riding described in claim 2 satisfies the requirements of claim 1, as well as: The upper part of the front placket is positioned at the center of the front body and is formed to extend diagonally downward to the left of the rider, The front flap is characterized in that its free edge faces the left side of the rider.

[0007] Furthermore, the rainwear for motorcycle riding described in claim 3 has, in addition to the requirements of claim 1 or 2, The front flap is characterized by having a water-guiding tip at its lower end.

[0008] Furthermore, the rainwear for motorcycle riding described in claim 4 has, in addition to the requirements of claim 1 or 2, The garment is characterized by having inner hem sleeves on the inside lower portions of the front and back bodies.

[0009] Furthermore, the rainwear for motorcycle riding described in claim 5 has, in addition to the requirements of claim 1 or 2, The collar is characterized by having a self-supporting reinforcing layer, and when a jet or full-face helmet is worn, the reinforcing layer has a height dimension that fits inside and above the lower edge of the helmet. The above problems are solved by the means described in each claim. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] First, according to the invention described in claim 1, when a rider wears the rainwear, the front side of the rainwear does not become uneven due to the front flap, and rainwater is efficiently removed. In addition, the front placket (front flap) is arranged at an angle from the center of the rider's upper body toward the left or right underarm as it moves from top to bottom, so that rainwater that hits the upper front of the rainwear can be effectively prevented from entering the inside of the rainwear as it moves toward the rider's sides.

[0011] According to the invention of claim 2, the inclination of the front placket and the specific configuration of the front placket flaps can be clarified. Specifically, the upper part of the front placket is positioned at the center of the front body and extends diagonally downward to the rider's left from there, and the front placket flaps are positioned so that their free edges face the left side of the rider.

[0012] According to the invention of claim 3, rainwater can be guided downwards extremely smoothly along the placket flaps. That is, in rainy weather, rainwater that hits the front side of the rainwear (the front side of the rider) will flow along the placket flaps and flow under the rider's sides, but this rainwater can be smoothly guided downwards and allowed to fall by the inclined arrangement of the placket flaps and the water-guiding tips.

[0013] Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 4, an inner hem sleeve is provided on the inside lower part of the rainwear. Therefore, if, for example, a rider is already wearing rain pants, the lower edge of the inner hem sleeve can be tucked into the inside of the upper part of the rain pants in a so-called pants-in state, thereby ensuring waterproofing even at the hem, which is prone to rainwater seepage.

[0014] Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 5, when the helmet is worn, the self-supporting reinforcing layer of the collar of the rainwear is fitted inside the helmet, which provides good shielding to the collar and more reliably prevents rainwater from entering around the neck. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1A is a perspective view showing the state of use of the rainwear for motorcycle riding of the present invention, i.e., a rider wearing the rainwear and riding a motorcycle, from an obliquely front view, and FIGS. 1B and 1C are explanatory views showing the details of the rainwear. [Figure 2-1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing details of rainwear for motorcycle riding. [Figure 2-2] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing other details of the rainwear for motorcycle riding. [Figure 3] FIG. 1A is a side view showing the riding posture of a rider wearing rainwear, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the rider seen from behind. [Figure 4]This is a front view showing another form of rainwear in which the upper part of the front placket is positioned approximately in the center of the front body and the lower part of the front placket is inclined from there toward the rider's right underarm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] The present invention is as shown in the following examples, but it is possible to make appropriate modifications to these examples within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention. [Example]

[0017] The present invention will be specifically described below based on the illustrated embodiments. Reference numeral 1 denotes rainwear for motorcycle riding (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as rainwear 1), which is a so-called jacket-type rainwear 1 with an open front. Therefore, due to its jacket-type shape, the rainwear 1 is mainly composed of a body 2 that forms the torso sleeves, a placket 3 that opens and closes the body 2 at the front, sleeves 4 through which the left and right arms are passed, and a collar 5 that forms the neck, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 as an example. The materials that compose these components naturally have waterproof and breathable properties, and the entire garment employs a surface fabric S1 that also has moisture-permeable properties, and an interior mesh S2 that improves comfort when worn (see Figs. 1, 2-1, and 2-2). First, the body 2 will be described. The body 2 is made up of a front body 21 and a back body 22 formed into a cylindrical shape, and the front body 21 has the placket portion 3 formed thereon as described above. The back body 22 also has ventilation 23 to prevent stuffiness when the rainwear 1 is worn. As an example, as shown in the enlarged view of Figure 3(a), this ventilation 23 has a double structure of a back outer overlap body 22a and a back inner overlap body 22b at the upper part of the back body 22, and an air intake slit 23a that forms the substance of the ventilation 23 is provided at the overlapping part (boundary) of these.

[0018] Furthermore, a flap 24 is formed on the side torso of the front body 21, i.e., near the boundary with the back body 22. The flap 24 is fastened so as to be freely opened and closed by a hook and loop fastener F, and either a hook element or a loop element of the hook and loop fastener F is disposed in pairs on the inside of the flap 24 and on the back body 22. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 2-1 as an example, an inner hem sleeve 25 is provided on the lower inside of the hem of the body 2, so that the lower part of the body 2 is configured as a double tube, so to speak. This inner hem sleeve 25 is naturally configured as a detachable type that can be opened and closed at the front to make it easier to put on and take off the rainwear 1, and when closed after wearing, it is fastened like a sash with, for example, a hook 25a. In addition, an elastic gather G is provided at the lower end of the inner hem sleeve 25, so that the inner hem sleeve 25 fits closely to the torso of the rider R, improving shielding properties.

[0019] Next, the placket portion 3 formed on the front body 21 and which is one of the features of the present invention will be described. The placket 3 is a portion that constitutes the opening and closing portion of the front body 21 and is a component for improving the wearability of the rainwear 1. As shown in FIG. 2-1 as an example, the placket 3 is equipped with a slide fastener 31 as an opening and closing member, and as shown in 2-1 above, this opening and closing is formed in an inclined manner so that the upper end of the opening and closing portion is located approximately in the center of the front body 21 and the lower end of the opening and closing portion extends diagonally downward to the left from there. Here, the definition of left and right in this specification is based on explanations in the clothing industry, with the portion located on the left side of the wearer (rider R) being the left side and the portion located on the right side being the right side. Therefore, for example, in a projection view of the rainwear 1 viewed from the front (so-called front view), the left side is illustrated as the right side on the drawing.

[0020] A front flap 32 and an inner flap 33 positioned inside the front flap 32 are provided to cover the slide fastener 31. Specifically, first, the left fastener element 31a of the slide fastener 31 is provided at a slightly recessed position inside the inner flap 33, and as a result, the edge of the left front placket 3 of the front body 21 is formed so as to cover and conceal the fastener element 31a. Then, one element of the hook-and-loop fastener F is provided on the outside (outer surface) of this inner flap 33 at an appropriate interval or in a continuous state. The front flap 32 is formed as the right edge of the front body 21, and is provided on the inside thereof with an element of another hook-and-loop fastener F that corresponds to the hook-and-loop fastener F formed on the outer surface of the inner flap 33. Reference numeral 31b denotes a slider for opening and closing the slide fastener 31. Furthermore, the lower end of the placket flap 32 is formed in a pointed shape, which is called the water guide tip 32a. This water guide tip 32a will be described later, but it guides rainwater received from the front (the front side of the rider R) along the placket flap 32 and down to the lower body part, and finally, it smoothly flows down and is discharged from the water guide tip 32a.

[0021] Next, the sleeves 4 attached to both sides of the body 2 will be described. The sleeve 4 is composed of a cylindrical sleeve body 41 and an inner sleeve 42 provided at the tip thereof, so that the portion near the tip of the sleeve body 41 is configured in a so-called double cylindrical shape. As shown in Fig. 2-2 as an example, the inner sleeve 42 has a thumb hole 42a at the free end side, into which the rider R wearing the rainwear 1 can insert their thumb. This is to allow the rider R wearing the rainwear 1 to smoothly extend the inner sleeve 42, i.e., to protrude from the cuff, by inserting their thumb into the thumb hole 42a, and also to ensure that the tip of the inner sleeve 42 is securely contained within the gloves when wearing gloves. The tip of the inner sleeve 42 is provided with stretch gathers G, which allow the periphery of the tip of the inner sleeve 42 to fit snugly around the palm and back of the hand, excluding the thumb, using the stretch gathers G.

[0022] Next, we will explain the collar 5, which is attached to the upper part of the body 2 and protects the neck of the rider R when wearing it. The collar 5 is also made of the surface fabric S1, and a self-supporting reinforcing layer 51 is laminated on the inside surface of this surface fabric S1. The collar 5 can be worn in a tubular shape, or a so-called stand-up collar, by closing flaps 52. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2-1 as an example, the stand-up collar is worn by folding the closing flap 52 on the right side over the collar 5 on the left side and fastening them together with a hook-and-loop fastener F. Therefore, the effective diameter of the tubular shape can be adjusted by the hook-and-loop fastener F. The rainwear 1 for motorcycle riding of the present invention has the basic configuration as described above, and when worn by the rider R while riding the motorcycle M, it functions as follows.

[0023] (1) Wear rainwear 1 First, the rider R puts on the rainwear 1 with the placket 3 open, similar to putting on a jacket. Then, the left and right open ends of the inner hem sleeve 25 at the bottom inside the hem of the body 2 are brought together to enclose the area near the torso from the outside, and then the open ends are fastened together with a hook 25a to form an outer cylindrical shape around the torso. Note that the present invention is a jacket-type rainwear 1, and the rider R may put on rain pants before putting it on. If the rider R is already wearing rain pants, it is preferable to tuck the lower edge of the inner hem sleeve 25, i.e., the stretch gather G, into the rain pants, for example, in a so-called pants-in state. After tucking the inner hem sleeve 25 into the pants in this way, the slide fastener 31 of the placket 3 is operated to close the placket 3. Specifically, the slider 31b is pulled up from below to above, and the left and right fastener elements 31a are engaged with each other. Naturally, this operation is performed while pushing aside the placket flaps 32 and the inner flaps 33, so to speak. Then, after the left and right fastener elements 31a are engaged with each other by the slide fastener 31, the front placket flaps 32 are closed. To close the front placket flaps 32, the front placket flap 32 provided on the right side of the front body 21 is overlapped on the upper side of the inner flap 33 provided on the left side of the front body 21 (see the cross-sectional view in Figure 2-1), and these are joined together by hook-and-loop fasteners F provided in advance on the overlapping surfaces.

[0024] On the other hand, with regard to the sleeve 4, when the rider R has put his / her arm through the sleeve 4 (temporary putting stage), for example, by inserting his / her thumb into the thumb hole 42a, the inner sleeve 42 is sufficiently extended (protruded) outward from the tip of the sleeve body 41, in preparation for putting on gloves, etc. Furthermore, because the collar 5 is provided with the reinforcing layer 51, it assumes a substantially upright, stand-alone state when the placket 3 is closed. Therefore, the left and right sides of the collar 5 are then closed with the closing flaps 52, with the dimensions set according to the preference of the rider R who will wear it. Then, when the rider R puts on the helmet H in this state, the reinforcing layer 51 acts to maintain the collar 5 in a cylindrical position (stand-alone position), so the collar 5 (reinforcing layer 51) naturally appears to fit inside the jet-type or full-face helmet H.

[0025] (2) The effect of rainwear 1 while riding When rider R mounts motorcycle M in this state and rides in the rain, raindrops are first received by the front body 21 of the rainwear 1. That is, raindrops first hit the front (front) of rider R, and then, naturally, flow away, splitting toward the left and right sides of rider R's body. Here, the front placket 3 is not positioned at the center of the front body 21 of the rainwear 1, and the front body 21 is, so to speak, flat in the central portion (middle portion). Therefore, rainwater hardly accumulates in this area, but is split to the left and right. Then, some of the raindrops split to the left and right flow downward along the front placket flaps 32 of the front placket 3. Furthermore, because the front placket flaps 32 are provided with water-guiding tips 32a at their lower ends, rainwater is smoothly guided to this area and removed downward. Thus, in the rainwear 1 of the present invention, the construction of the front body 21 and the placket 3 formed thereon almost completely prevents rainwater from getting inside the rainwear 1, and the presence of inner hem sleeves 25 below the body 2 completely prevents rainwater from directly entering the rainwear 1 and coming into direct contact with the body of the rider R. Furthermore, the back body 22 is provided with ventilation 23 at the upper position on the back of the rider R, which actively expels internal moisture that tends to build up inside the rainwear 1 to the outside, further supporting the waterproof and breathable properties of the rainwear 1 material itself.

[0026] Other Examples The present invention is based on the above-described embodiment as one basic technical concept, but the following modifications can be considered. First, in the basic embodiment described above, the upper part of the placket 3 is positioned in the center of the front body 21 and is formed to extend diagonally downward to the left from there. Accordingly, the free edge of the placket flap 32 is also basically oriented to face the left side of the rider R. However, the placket 3 does not necessarily have to be formed in this shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper part of the placket 3 can be positioned in the center of the front body 21, while the lower part of the placket 3 can be formed in an inclined state extending diagonally downward to the right of the rider R. Of course, in this case, the free edge of the placket flap 32 is also oriented to face the right side of the rider R. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 1. Rainwear for motorcycle riding (rainwear) 2 Body 3 Front placket 4 Sleeves 5. Collar 21 Front 22 Back 22a Back outer layer body 22b Back inner layer 23 Ventilation 23a Slit 24 Tilt stop flap 25 Inner hem sleeve 25a hook 31 Slide fastener 31a Fastener element 31b slider 32 Front flap 32a Water conveyance tip 33 Inner flap 41 Sleeve body 42 Inner sleeve 42a Thumbhole 51 Reinforcement Layer 52 Closing flap F hook and loop fastener G Elastic gathers S1 Surface cloth S2 interior mesh H helmet R Rider M Motorcycle

Claims

1. A jacket-type rainwear for motorcycle riding, comprising a front body, a back body, left and right sleeves, and a collar, This rainwear has a front placket that can be opened and closed freely on the front body, and this placket has a slide fastener and a front flap that covers this slide fastener, The front placket is formed so that it extends diagonally downward from the center of the front body, and the lower free edge of the front placket flap is positioned so that it faces the side of the rider.

2. The upper part of the front placket is positioned at the center of the front body and is formed to extend diagonally downward to the left of the rider, 2. The rainwear for motorcycle riding according to claim 1, wherein the front flap is arranged so that a free edge faces the left side of the rider.

3. 3. The rainwear for motorcycle riding according to claim 1, wherein the front flap has a water-guiding tip at its lower end.

4. 3. The rainwear for motorcycle riding according to claim 1, wherein inner hem sleeves are provided on the inside lower portions of the front and rear body sections.

5. 3. The rainwear for motorcycle riding according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the collar has a self-supporting reinforcing layer, and that when a jet-type or full-face helmet is worn, the reinforcing layer has a height dimension that fits inside and above the lower edge of the helmet.

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