Garment Quality Label with Deformable Cover for Reversible Wearability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garments face a challenge in providing quality labeling without compromising their aesthetic design, particularly when reversible garments require both surfaces to be usable without affecting appearance.
Innovation Solution
A quality indication member is integrated into garments with a deformable quality indication part and an indication covering part, allowing the quality information to be hidden or exposed as needed, maintaining the aesthetic design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a quality indication tag is sewn onto the garment, then quality information can be provided, but the aesthetic design of the garment is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The quality indication part is nested within the indication covering part, which itself is integrated into the garment structure. This nested configuration allows the quality information to be contained within the aesthetic design rather than being an external addition, thereby providing quality labeling without compromising the garment's appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The indication covering part acts as an intermediary between the quality indication part and the external environment. It mediates by covering the quality information when not in use (preserving aesthetics) while allowing access when needed (providing information), thus resolving the conflict between aesthetic design and quality information display.
2Ease of operation
If the quality indication part is always exposed, then quality information is easily accessible, but the garment's appearance is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The indication covering part is designed to be deformable, allowing it to dynamically change its state between covering and exposing the quality indication part. This dynamic characteristic enables the system to adapt between two states: maintaining aesthetic appearance when quality information is not needed, and providing easy access to information when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The deformability of the indication covering part represents a parameter change in its physical state. By changing its deformation parameter, the covering part can transition between covering and exposing the quality information, thus controlling the visibility parameter of the quality indication part based on user needs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the garment is made reversible, then versatility is improved, but providing quality labeling without affecting either surface becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The indication covering part serves multiple functions: it acts as a decorative element that maintains aesthetic appearance, a protective cover that hides quality information when not needed, and an access mechanism that can be deformed to expose the quality indication part. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby managing complexity while supporting reversible garment design.
Solution Approach 2:
The quality indication member is merged with the garment structure itself rather than being a separate external tag. The indication covering part is integrated into the garment's fabric or structure, and the quality indication part is combined within this integrated structure, allowing the quality labeling system to work seamlessly with the reversible nature of the garment without adding excessive complexity.
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AI summary
A garment having a first face and a second face on an opposite side of the first face comprises: a quality display portion that displays quality information related to quality of the garment and is provided on the second face; and a display cover portion that displays information (identification information) other than the quality information and is provided to cover the quality display portion. At least one of the quality display portion and the display cover portion is deformable so as to be able to transition between a covered state in which the quality display portion is covered by the display cover portion and an exposed state in which at least a part of the quality display portion is exposed.