Jacket with Continuous Zipper for Reversible Hood and Sides
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jackets with zip fasteners lack the ability to interchange front and back sides while maintaining a hood, limiting their outer appearance and versatility.
Innovation Solution
The jacket is divided centrally along zip fastener connecting elements into two segments, with continuous rows of zip fastener elements extending along the front and back sides, including the hood border, and featuring additional zipper sliders to allow interchangeable front and back sides.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the jacket is designed with a traditional single-configuration structure, then the manufacturing and design process is simple, but the outer appearance and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket is divided into two separate segments (first segment and second segment) that can be independently configured. Each segment has its own front side and back side with distinct patterns, allowing the jacket to be worn in multiple configurations by zipping or unzipping the segments relative to each other, thereby achieving versatility without requiring a completely complex redesign of the entire jacket structure
Solution Approach 2:
The jacket structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it can be worn with the first segment's front side facing outward, with the second segment's front side facing outward, or with either segment's back side visible. The zipper mechanism serves both as a closure and as a means to switch between different outer appearances, making the jacket multi-functional in terms of style expression
2Adaptability or versatility
If the jacket lacks a hood, then the structure is simpler, but the functionality and protection capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The hood is integrated as a shared component that spans across both the first segment and the second segment of the jacket. This segmentation approach allows the hood to provide protection functionality regardless of which segment is facing outward, while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure by using a single hood unit rather than separate hoods for each segment
3Adaptability or versatility
If the front and back sides are fixed in configuration, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the interchangeability and style options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the jacket into two interchangeable segments, the manufacturing process can produce identical or similar components that are then assembled in different configurations. This segmentation allows for standardized production of segment components while enabling multiple final product variations through different assembly arrangements, balancing manufacturing simplicity with product versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The design merges the functionality of multiple jacket variations into a single garment by combining two segments that can be arranged in different orientations. Instead of manufacturing separate jackets for different styles, the segments are merged into one interchangeable system that provides multiple outer appearances through reconfiguration
Data Source
AI summary
A jacket (1) having a hood (4.1 and 4.2) which has a hood opening and having a zipper which begins at the lower end of the jacket front side (1.1 and 1.2) and which has two opposing strips (rows) (3.1 and 3.2) of zipper coupling members, which begin at the lower end in the two sections (I; II) along the coupling member rows (3.1 and 3.2) centrally in its longitudinal direction, and in that the strips (rows) (3.1 and 3.2) of zipper coupling members extend continuously and centrally over the entire jacket front side and jacket rear side along the edges of the hood (4.1; 4.2) bordering the hood opening up to the jacket rear side (2.1 and 2.2) and end at the lower end of the jacket rear side, and in that the strips (rows) (3.1; 3.2) are associated with another zipper slider (5).