Asymmetrical Molding Body for Eccentric Bra Cup Fabric Deformation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bra manufacturing methods often fail to provide adequate support and comfort due to their reliance on idealized, symmetrical, and non-eccentric breast shapes, which do not match most wearers' bodies, resulting in insufficient enhancement and aesthetic effects.
Innovation Solution
A molding system that uses a molding body with different heat profiles to cause asymmetrical and/or eccentric deformations in a continuous piece of fabric, allowing for the creation of molded bra cups with varied shapes to better fit and support individual breast forms, including asymmetrical and eccentric designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional symmetrical molding methods are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the garment cannot accommodate asymmetrical breast shapes resulting in poor fit and comfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by configuring the molding body with non-symmetrical heating zones that apply different heat profiles to different portions of the fabric. This enables the formation of asymmetrical and eccentric breast cup shapes that match individual body variations, directly resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity by integrating asymmetrical capability into the molding body design itself
Solution Approach 2:
The molding body incorporates localized heating zones with different temperature profiles applied to specific portions of the fabric during molding. This local quality approach allows different regions of the same fabric piece to be shaped differently, enabling asymmetrical breast cup formation while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure
2Manufacturing precision
If heat profiles are applied to deform fabric, then desired breast cup shape is achieved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by varying the heat profile parameters (temperature, duration, distribution) across different zones of the molding body. This enables precise control over fabric deformation to achieve accurate asymmetrical breast cup shapes while optimizing energy usage by applying heat only where and when needed, rather than uniformly heating the entire fabric piece
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables the production of molded bra cups that provide enhanced support, comfort, and aesthetic effects such as increased breast size and cleavage, accommodating a wider range of breast shapes and sizes for improved fit and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a molding body configured to exhibit different heat profiles when contacting a continuous piece of fabric. The different heat profiles cause asymmetrical and/or eccentric deformations of the continuous piece of fabric.
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AI summary
A system for making a garment includes a molding body configured to exhibit different heat profiles when contacting a continuous piece of fabric. The different heat profiles cause asymmetrical and/or eccentric deformations of the continuous piece of fabric.