Brassiere Back Panel Reinforcing Panels Gap Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brassieres fail to effectively minimize seams in the back, leading to unsightly bumps and bulges due to the limitations of fabric elasticity in reducing natural skin bulges.
Innovation Solution
A brassiere design featuring a back panel with reinforcing panels between inner and outer fabric layers, where gaps between these panels allow for greater elongation, reducing skin binding and smoothing natural bulges, while the panels provide structural support to minimize seam visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If high elasticity fabric is used to make the brassiere more forgiving and able to move with the body, then the fabric can stretch to 40% or more of the original length, but it does not perform well in reducing natural skin bulges under the garment
Solution Approach 1:
The back panel combines multiple fabric layers (inner fabric layer, outer fabric layer) with reinforcing panels made of different materials having different elastic properties. The reinforcing panels have lower elasticity compared to the outer fabric layer, creating a composite structure that provides both comfort and bulge reduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcing panels are strategically positioned in specific areas of the back panel where skin bulges are most likely to occur. These localized reinforcing zones provide targeted support and smoothness in critical areas while maintaining fabric flexibility in other regions.
2Strength
If reinforcing panels are added between the inner and outer fabric layers to provide structural support, then the structural integrity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcing panels are nested between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer, creating a layered composite structure. This nesting approach provides structural support without adding external bulk, as the reinforcing panels are integrated within the existing fabric layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The back panel is segmented into multiple functional zones: inner fabric layer, outer fabric layer, and reinforcing panels positioned between them. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function while working together as an integrated system.
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 design effectively reduces the appearance of bumps and bulges by allowing greater fabric extensibility in gap zones while maintaining structural integrity through reinforcing panels, enhancing the smooth silhouette of the wearer.
Implementation Method 1
The gaps between the reinforcing panels provide zones that exhibit a greater elongation. The reinforcing panels exhibit less elongation than the fabric layers covering the reinforcing panels
Data Source
AI summary
A brassiere and method of making including a front portion configured to receive the breasts of the wearer and a back panel including a first lateral side affixed to the front portion and a second lateral side affixed to the front portion. The back panel includes an inner fabric layer configured to contact the wearer's skin, an outer fabric layer opposing the inner fabric layer, and reinforcing panels positioned between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer. A first reinforcing panel extends from the first lateral side, a second reinforcing panel extends from a second lateral side and a third reinforcing panel extends between, but not in contact with, the first and second reinforcing panels.