3D Ventilated Groin Garment Structure for Moisture Evacuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lower-body garments do not adequately address ventilation needs during strenuous activities, leading to discomfort and sweating.
Innovation Solution
A lower-body garment featuring a 3D textile in the groin area with openings that stretch and compress with movement, combined with an adjusting system for fit, to enhance ventilation and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If traditional 2D textile is used for groin covering portion, then the garment structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but ventilation is insufficient during strenuous activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D textile to 3D textile structure for the groin covering portion. The 3D textile includes through-opening cavities that extend through the thickness of the material, creating a three-dimensional porous structure that enables superior air circulation and ventilation compared to conventional flat textiles.
Solution Approach 2:
The 3D textile is constructed with through-opening cavities that create a porous structure throughout the material. This porous design allows air to flow through the textile in multiple directions, significantly enhancing ventilation and moisture evacuation while maintaining structural integrity.
2Quantity of substance
If 3D textile with through-opening cavities is used, then ventilation and moisture evacuation are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the physical parameters of the textile by changing from 2D to 3D structure with controlled cavity dimensions, distributions, and orientations. This parameter change enables enhanced moisture evacuation capacity while the manufacturing methods (3D knitting, weaving, or molding) are adapted to produce these specific structural parameters.
3Ease of operation
If the garment is made stretchable to fit the wearer tightly, then comfort and fit are improved, but ventilation effectiveness may be reduced due to compressed openings
Solution Approach 1:
The 3D textile structure is designed with flexible cavities that can dynamically adjust their opening size in response to compression. When the garment stretches or compresses during movement, the cavities deform but maintain their air passage function, allowing the structure to adapt dynamically to body movements while preserving ventilation effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The garment improves ventilation and moisture evacuation, enhancing comfort and reducing irritation during intense activities.
Implementation Method 1
The 3D textile which has at least one opening. In use, the opening of the 3D textile is stretched and compressed by a walking movement of the wearer thereby creating air movement.
Data Source
AI summary
A lower-body garment comprises a left leg portion, a right leg portion, an intermediate portion connecting the left leg portion to the right leg portion and two separators. The intermediate portion has a middle portion and a groin covering portion adapted to extend over a groin area of a wearer. The middle portion connects the left groin portion to the right groin portion. Each one of the two separators extends from a respective one of the left groin portion and the right groin portion of the groin covering portion so as to reach between a scrotum and the respective left leg and right leg of the wearer. Each one of the two separators has a 3D textile with an opening. In use, the opening of the 3D textile is stretched and compressed by a walking movement of the wearer, thereby creating air movement.