CN219613105U - Men's underpants - Google Patents

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CN219613105U
CN219613105U CN202320526838.9U CN202320526838U CN219613105U CN 219613105 U CN219613105 U CN 219613105U CN 202320526838 U CN202320526838 U CN 202320526838U CN 219613105 U CN219613105 U CN 219613105U
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The utility model relates to men's underpants, it includes front piece, back piece and pocket piece, the front piece and back piece are connected and formed the underpants body through side and bottom, the pocket piece is with the bump structure of the front piece integrated into one piece of front piece, and the skin surface in the front part of the underpants body forms the concave space, bump structure have along underpants body along to crotch bottom two consecutive round and smooth projections that set up, it is first and second to be the protruding part respectively, protruding part one is close to the position of upper edge of underpants body, the top height of protruding part one is greater than protruding part two top heights, and protruding part one and protruding part two are the smooth concave arc transition, the concave arc transition part has elastic deformation quantity; through the structure of the double convex parts on the bag piece, the effect that the male testis is not pressed when being worn is achieved; through embossing on the crotch piece, the breathable effect of sweat and moisture dissipation at the crotch bottom is realized; the problem of discomfort caused by friction of leg seams is solved through the connection position of the leg transverse crotch piece and the rear piece at the trouser leg part.

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Men's underpants
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of clothing, in particular to men's underpants.
Background
The bulletin number is: CN209965246U, entitled patent number one utility model of men's underpants, which specifically uses an utility model patent comprising a crotch piece, an elastic band, the crotch piece being sewn with the edge of the crotch piece, and the elastic band being sewn with the top edge of the crotch piece; the crotch piece comprises an exposed crotch piece and an inner crotch piece, the exposed crotch piece and the inner crotch piece are of integral cloth, two sides and lower edges of the exposed crotch piece are in stitch joint with the trousers piece, and the upper edge and two sides of the inner crotch piece are in stitch joint with the trousers piece; the middle part of the crotch piece is provided with a penis through hole and other technical schemes; the technical scheme particularly realizes that the penis through hole is arranged on the crotch piece, so that the penis and the scrotum can be conveniently separated, and ventilation is convenient; meanwhile, the second shielding piece comprising the penis and the first shielding piece shielding the penis are arranged outside the crotch piece, the single-layer cloth is used for shielding, the ventilation property is better, and in addition, an opening is formed between the first shielding piece and the second shielding piece, so that the penis can be conveniently stretched out when the penis is disassembled. The male underpants disclosed by the utility model are comfortable to wear, have good air permeability and have the beneficial technical effects of convenience in urination; but it cannot solve the problems that the underpants have a pressing feeling on the male testes, and the crotch bottom is easy to sweat and airtight, and the inner side of the leg suture is rubbed to cause uncomfortable feeling.
Another example is the bulletin number: CN218073543U, the patent name is an utility model patent of a front middle breathable male underpants, which specifically uses the technical proposal that the underpants comprise an underpants body, the underpants body comprises a shielding sheet and a front middle breathable sheet, the edge of the shielding sheet is bonded with the outer side of the front middle breathable sheet in a hot-pressing way, the two forms the front crotch of the underpants, and the part of the front middle breathable sheet which is not shielded by the shielding sheet forms a breathable edge; the technical scheme has the beneficial technical effects that the ventilation holes with considerable quantity are directly exposed, the ventilation and perspiration effects of the underpants are greatly enhanced, the lower body of a male wearing the underpants has excellent heat radiation capability, the shielding piece and the front middle ventilation piece adopt a hot-press adhesion mode, so that no sewing thread for rubbing male reproductive organs exists on the front middle ventilation piece, the front middle ventilation piece can be smoothly attached to the front middle ventilation piece, the comfort is excellent, the shielding piece and the front middle ventilation piece form a double-face fabric structure, the effective protection degree is formed for the male reproductive organs, the shielding piece covers the front side of the front middle ventilation piece, and the front middle ventilation piece can be provided with more dense ventilation holes without exposing the male organs; however, the problem that the underpants have a pressing feeling to the male testes, and the crotch is easy to sweat and airtight, and the inner side of the leg suture is rubbed to cause uncomfortable feeling cannot be solved, so that the design of the male underpants which does not press the testes, has good air permeability at the crotch, and is comfortable to wear is a urgent problem.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model discloses men's underpants, which comprises a front piece, a back piece and a sac piece, wherein the front piece and the back piece are connected through side edges and bottom parts to form an underpants body, the sac piece is of a bulge structure which is integrally formed with the front piece and is provided with a bulge surface protruding from the surface of the front piece, a concave space is formed on the skin surface of the front part of the underpants body, two smooth bulges which are continuously arranged along the direction from the upper edge of the underpants body to the crotch bottom are respectively a first bulge and a second bulge, the first bulge is close to the upper edge of the underpants body, the top height of the first bulge is greater than the top height of the second bulge, smooth concave arc transition is formed between the first bulge and the second bulge, the concave arc transition part is provided with elastic deformation, and the first bulge and the second bulge form a concave space which is adjacent to the skin surface of the front piece and has a progressive depth.
Further, the pair of trousers further comprises a bottom crotch piece and a leg transverse crotch piece, wherein the bottom crotch piece, the leg transverse crotch piece and the front piece are of an integrated structure, the pair of trousers is arranged at the crotch position of the main body of the pair of trousers and is respectively connected with the rear piece, the bottom crotch piece is provided with a pressing strip, and the pressing strips are arc-shaped and are distributed along a curve shape or an array shape to form a wave structure.
Specifically, the number of the pressing strips is multiple, the pressing strips are uniformly distributed from the middle line of the crotch piece to two sides, and one side of the outer arc of the arc-shaped pressing strip faces the middle line of the crotch piece.
Specifically, the number of the pressing strips is multiple, the pressing strips are arranged in a diffusion mode from the middle position of the bottom crotch piece, and one side of an inner arc of each arc pressing strip faces to the middle position direction of the bottom crotch piece.
Specifically, the orthographic projection of the bag piece is fusiform, and the upper edge of the bag piece is flush with the upper edge of the rear piece, so that the waist opening of the underpants body is symmetrical front and back and flush.
Specifically, the pouch piece upper portion is connected with the bell mouth shape splicing, and the flaring is along the direction on towards the pants body, bell mouth shape splicing flaring one end edge and back piece upper edge parallel and level form the symmetry and parallel and level pants body waist mouth around forming.
Specifically, the peak point distance between the first convex part and the second convex part is 40-45mm.
Further, it also includes a waist elastic disposed and joined along the upper edges of the front and rear panels.
Advantageous effects
The utility model achieves the effect that the male testis is not pressed when being worn by the structure of the double convex parts on the sac piece; through embossing on the crotch piece, the breathable effect of sweat and moisture dissipation at the crotch bottom is realized; the problem of uncomfortable feeling caused by friction at the inner side of the leg stitching line is solved through the connection position of the leg transverse crotch piece and the rear piece at the trouser leg part, and the wearing comfort of the underpants is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a male underpants according to the utility model;
FIG. 2 is a second schematic view of the male underpants according to the utility model;
FIG. 3 is a third schematic view of the men's underpants according to the utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a front panel of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a rear panel according to the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is a second schematic view of the front panel of the present utility model;
FIG. 7 is a second schematic view of the rear panel of the present utility model.
Legend: 1. a front sheet; 11. a first protruding part; 12. a second protruding part; 2. a rear sheet; 3. a pouch sheet; 4. a crotch panel; 41. pressing strips; 5. leg transverse crotch piece; 6. waist elastic band.
Detailed Description
The utility model is further illustrated, but is not limited to, the following examples.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present utility model relates to a men's underpants, characterized in that: the pair of pants comprises a front piece 1, a rear piece 2 and a pocket piece 3, wherein the front piece 1 and the rear piece 2 are connected through side edges and bottom parts to form a pair of pants body, the pocket piece 3 is a bulge structure which is integrally formed with the front piece 1 and is provided with a bulge structure protruding on the surface of the front piece 1, a concave space is formed on the skin-attaching surface of the front part of the pair of pants body, the bulge structure is provided with two smooth bulges which are continuously arranged along the direction from the upper edge of the pants body to the crotch bottom and are respectively a first bulge 11 and a second bulge 12, the first bulge 11 is close to the upper edge of the pants body, the top height of the first bulge 11 is greater than the top height of the second bulge 12, a smooth concave arc transition part is formed between the first bulge 11 and the second bulge 12, the concave arc transition part is provided with an elastic deformation quantity, the first bulge 11 and the second bulge 12 form a concave space which is adjacent to the skin-attaching surface of the front piece 1 and has progressive depth, the back sheet 2 can cover the buttocks of a wearer and is connected with the front sheet by extending forwards from two sides of crotch bones, the connection positions of the front sheet 1 and the two sides of the back sheet 2 are positioned at the front crotch position of a human body and extend to the rear crotch position of the underpants along the upper edge of the underpants, the end part of the front sheet 1 is connected with the seam position of the rear crotch position of the back sheet 2 to form an underpants body suitable for wearing, the convex part on the front sheet 1 is formed by compression molding, the pressed cone-shaped bag sheet is aimed at the physiological structure of the front crotch position of a male, the pressed feeling is not generated during wearing, the comfort is improved, one end limit is kept between two convex points by arranging two convex points, the rebound resilience performance of the fabric is kept to the maximum extent, the biconvex part accords with the front crotch shape of the male, the male penis can be held by the first convex part 11 of the upper part, and the testis can be held by the second convex part 12 of the lower part, the problem that the testis is pressed after the single convex part is worn is avoided, meanwhile, the elastic reserved part between the two convex parts can ensure that the penis and the testis can have the amplitude of relative movement when the wearer moves, the pressing sense is reduced, and the wearing comfort performance is improved.
The pair of trousers further comprises a bottom crotch piece 4 and a leg transverse crotch piece 5, the bottom crotch piece 4 and the leg transverse crotch piece 5 are of an integral structure with the front piece 1, and are arranged at the crotch position of the underwear body and are respectively connected with the rear piece 2, the bottom crotch piece 4 is provided with a pressing strip 41, the pressing strips 41 are arc-shaped and are distributed in a curve shape or an array shape to form a wave-shaped structure, in order to reduce connection marks generated by connection among seam pieces at each crotch, the bag piece 3, the bottom crotch piece 4 and the leg transverse crotch piece 5 are of an integral structure of one piece, so that the pair of trousers is only connected with the rear piece 2 at the edge position, friction to skin when the pair of trousers is worn by a connecting seam is reduced, and wearing comfort performance is improved.
Specifically, the leg crotch piece 5 has protruding parts extending to the positions of the trouser legs on both sides, both side edges of the protruding parts are respectively connected with the back piece to form the front part and the back part of the trouser leg part of the underpants body, the end edges and the edge of the back piece form a circle of trouser mouth, the leg crotch piece 5 is arranged in such a way that the seam line of the trouser leg part is respectively positioned on the inner front side and the inner back side of the thigh root, the two positions are not contacted with the same part of the other leg and generate friction when walking or never contacting with the other leg, compared with the problem that the seam line in the middle part between the two legs generates friction with each other to cause the skin friction with the seam line, the leg seam line of the leg crotch piece 5 does not generate uncomfortable feeling, and ensures wearing comfort; in addition, the pressing strip 41 is formed by pressing and pressing a die on the crotch piece 4, is in a continuous convex-concave waveform, and by arranging the pressing strip 41, the crotch position is in contact with a human body when the wearer wears the diaper, gaps are formed between the concave pressing strip 41 and the skin, and the gaps can help the crotch position to breathe and achieve the effects of sweat dissipation and moisture removal; the continuous wave-shaped layering 41 can also increase the expansion and rebound resilience of the crotch position, and improve the adaptability of the underpants to the body of the wearer during the movement of the wearer.
The number of the pressing strips 41 is multiple, the pressing strips 41 are uniformly distributed from the center line of the bottom crotch piece 4 to two sides, one side of the outer arc of each arc-shaped pressing strip 41 faces the center line of the bottom crotch piece 4, the pressing strips 41 are arranged at the middle position of the bottom crotch piece in a shape of a Chinese character 'chuan', at the moment, the bottom crotch piece 4 is not in an original plane shape, but is provided with a Chinese character 'Chuan' shaped elastic fold structure at the middle position of the bottom crotch piece, the bottom crotch piece is connected between the left leg transverse crotch piece and the right leg transverse crotch piece, the problem of crotch clamping caused by middle accumulation of cloth pieces on two sides of thighs is usually caused in the middle of the bottom crotch piece 4 in movement, after the Chinese character 'Chuan' shaped fold is arranged, because the Chinese character 'Chuan' shaped bulge is formed through hot die pressing, the stable and soft bottom crotch can be kept, compared with the soft bottom crotch fabric in a plane shape, the raised structural part can generate reverse resistance to two sides when the two sides of the bottom crotch piece gather towards the middle, the middle of the bottom crotch piece, the possibility of the problem of crotch clamping is reduced, meanwhile, the utility model can provide a larger limit of extensibility when generating tensile force in the directions of two sides, the two sides of the crotch piece can be driven to follow-up towards two sides by the friction force with the inner sides of legs when wearing, thereby avoiding the problem that the crotch piece is clamped by the common plane-shaped crotch piece which is not followed and then piled up towards the middle, the middle part of the crotch piece is not piled up towards the middle because of the body movement, further, when the leg transverse crotch piece is arranged, the contact area between the crotch piece and the inner sides of thighs is increased, the friction force between the two sides of the crotch position and thighs is promoted, the extensibility of the crotch piece from the Sichuan-shaped embossment towards the two sides has better release extension effect, the crotch clamping of the crotch piece is further avoided, the ventilation effect of the crotch bottom position is increased, and the shape retention is ensured when wearing, the problem of crotch clamping does not occur.
In addition, the number of the pressing strips 41 can be multiple, the middle position of the bottom crotch piece 4 is in a diffusion arrangement, one side of the inner arc of the arc pressing strips 41 faces the middle position direction of the bottom crotch piece 4, in addition, the pressing strips 41 can be in a water ripple shape which is formed by annular diffusion from the middle to the periphery and is arranged in the middle of the bottom crotch, the same effect as that of ' Sichuan ' shape embossing can be achieved, the extending quantity of the bottom crotch piece in the front crotch direction and the back crotch direction can be improved, the novel waist pants are suitable for being used in a bending state, the back crotch part is not enough elastic extending quantity, the back waist elastic band is driven to slip downwards, the back waist elastic band is not required to be pulled back to a normal position after standing up, the back waist elastic band is not required to be lifted, the problem that the back waist elastic band is designed to have enough friction force to prevent slipping or dropping is solved, the problem is still not very well, the back piece with the back crotch piece with the large elastic shape change can be worn easily, the back crotch piece is not deformed seriously, the novel waist pants are arranged on the bottom crotch piece, the front crotch piece is provided with the ' water ripple shape, the front crotch piece is provided with the extending quantity in the back crotch piece, the front crotch piece is not enough elastic extending quantity is reduced, the front waist elastic band is more than the front waist elastic band is stretched, the front waist can be stretched and the front waist can be stretched, and the front waist can be stretched and the front waist is very good, and the front waist can be stretched, and has the waist and has the elasticity and has a certain elasticity and has a longer life elasticity.
The orthographic projection of the bag piece 3 is fusiform, the upper edge of the bag piece 3 is flush with the upper edge of the rear piece 2, front-back symmetrical and flush underpants body waist opening is formed, the stitching part of the fusiform bag piece 3 is arranged at the outer arc position of the fusiform structure, so that the packaging bag is more fit with the physiological structure of a man body, wearing can be more comfortable, and the upper part extends to the waist opening position all the time, so that the front part of the underpants has more integral feeling when wearing after the underpants are finished.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the upper part of the bag piece 3 is connected with a bell-mouth-shaped tab, the flaring faces the upper edge of the underpants body and is flush with the upper edge of the rear piece 2, so that the front and rear symmetrical and flush underpants body waist opening is formed, the horizontal stretching amplitude of the underpants during wearing can be improved by the arrangement of the bell mouth, the horizontal stretching direction of the narrowest throat position of the bell mouth is positioned below the protruding bones on two sides of the crotch bone, namely, the elastic band and the neck mouth of the underpants are positioned on the upper and lower sides of the protruding bones on two sides of the crotch bone, the deformation of the neck mouth position is limited, the narrowest throat position of the bell mouth is stretched to the two sides by the rear piece on two sides, the partial horizontal stretching constraint effect can be achieved, the underpants can be better fit with the human body, the problem that the fabric is irreversibly deformed due to fatigue after long-term wearing is avoided, and the practical life of the underpants is ensured.
The peak point distance between the first protruding part 11 and the second protruding part 12 is 40-45mm, if the distance is too far, and under the elastic effect of the middle position, the protruding points corresponding to the testes and the penis are easy to run when the wearer wears, so that the wearer is uncomfortable; if the distance is too close, the part with elasticity between the two peak points is too short, so that the elastic stretching amount between the two peak points is too small to play a role in carrying the penis and testis and having a certain amplitude of relative movement;
the waist elastic belt 6 is arranged and connected along the through length of the front piece 1 and the rear piece 2, the waist elastic belt 6 provides better elasticity for the underpants at the waist position when the underpants are worn, and the problems of crotch falling, slipping and the like when the underpants are worn are avoided.
It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present utility model are provided by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. Other variations or modifications of the above teachings will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Not all embodiments are exhaustive. Obvious changes and modifications which are extended by the technical proposal of the utility model are still within the protection scope of the utility model.

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1. A men's underpants, characterized in that: the pair of pants comprises a front piece (1), a rear piece (2) and a bag piece (3), wherein the front piece (1) and the rear piece (2) are connected through the side edge and the bottom to form a pair of pants body, the bag piece (3) is of a bulge structure integrally formed with the front piece (1) and provided with a bulge surface protruding from the surface of the front piece (1), a concave space is formed on the skin surface of the front portion of the pair of pants body, two smooth bulges continuously arranged along the direction from the upper edge of the pants body to the crotch are respectively a first bulge (11) and a second bulge (12), the first bulge (11) is close to the upper edge of the pants body, the top height of the first bulge (11) is greater than the top height of the second bulge (12), a concave arc transition part which is smooth is formed between the first bulge (11) and the second bulge (12), and the concave arc transition part is provided with an elastic deformation quantity, and the first bulge (11) and the second bulge (12) are formed on the skin surface of the front piece (1) and provided with a concave space adjacent and advanced deeply.
2. The men's underpants according to claim 1, wherein: the pair of trousers further comprises a bottom crotch piece (4) and a leg transverse crotch piece (5), wherein the bottom crotch piece (4) and the leg transverse crotch piece (5) are of an integrated structure with the front piece (1), are arranged at the crotch position of the trousers body and are respectively connected with the rear piece (2), the bottom crotch piece (4) is provided with a pressing strip (41), and the pressing strips (41) are arc-shaped and are distributed along a curve or an array to form a wave structure.
3. The men's underpants according to claim 2, wherein: the number of the pressing strips (41) is multiple, the pressing strips are uniformly distributed from the center line of the crotch piece (4) to two sides, and one side of the outer arc of the arc-shaped pressing strip (41) faces the center line of the crotch piece (4).
4. The men's underpants according to claim 2, wherein: the number of the pressing strips (41) is multiple, the middle positions of the bottom crotch pieces (4) are arranged in a diffusion mode, and one side of an inner arc of each arc-shaped pressing strip (41) faces to the middle position direction of the bottom crotch pieces (4).
5. The men's underpants according to claim 1, wherein: the orthographic projection of the bag piece (3) is fusiform, and the upper edge of the bag piece (3) is flush with the upper edge of the rear piece (2), so that the waist opening of the underpants body is symmetrical front and back and flush.
6. The men's underpants according to claim 5, wherein: the upper part of the bag piece (3) is connected with a bell-mouth-shaped connecting piece, the flaring faces the upper edge direction of the underpants body, and the edge of one end of the bell-mouth-shaped connecting piece flaring is flush with the upper edge of the rear piece (2), so that the waist opening of the underpants body is symmetrical front and back and flush.
7. The men's underpants according to claim 1, wherein: the peak point distance between the first convex part (11) and the second convex part (12) is 40-45mm.
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