Stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes, bottom garment, and tubular clothes

Abstract

Between one course and the other course adjacent to each other, an amount of elastic yarns for the other course is set smaller than that for the one course so that the elastic yarn knitted into the other course is stretched by a resilience of the elastic yarn knitted into the one course contracting from a stretched state when being knitted. When making a power-enhanced knit fabric, elastic yarns are knitted under tension, so as to generate a difference in amounts of stretch of the elastic yarns during knitting, thereby producing a difference between repulsive forces of the elastic yarns for each pair of adjacent courses.

1 . A stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes, the warp knit fabric being employable for garments and formed so as to come into close contact with a skin by being stretched upon wearing;
 at least a part of the warp knit fabric including a power-enhanced knit fabric having one course and the other course adjacent to each other, an amount of an elastic yarn for the other course being set smaller than that for the one course so that the elastic yarn knitted into the other course is stretched by a resilience of the elastic yarn knitted into the one course contracting from a stretched state when being knitted.   
     
     
         2 . A stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a main knit fabric; and   the power-enhanced knit fabric having a power higher than that of the main knit fabric;   wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric has elastic yarns knitted therein so as to have respective thicknesses different from each other in courses adjacent to each other.   
     
     
         3 . A stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric has the elastic yarns knitted therein such that the number of yarns varies between the courses adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         4 . A stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric is constructed such that a course having two such elastic yarns inserted therein and a course having one such elastic yarn inserted therein are adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         5 . A stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric changes the power of the knit fabric by altering a knit structure in a direction of the courses. 
     
     
         6 . A bottom garment comprising the stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric of the stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes is adapted to come into close contact with a front of an abdomen of a wearer. 
     
     
         7 . A tubular garment comprising the stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes according to  claim 1 , wherein the power-enhanced knit fabric of the stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes is adapted to come into close contact with a front of an abdomen of a wearer. 
     
     
         8 . A method for manufacturing a stretchable warp knit fabric for clothes, the warp knit fabric being employable for garments and formed so as to come into close contact with a skin by being stretched upon wearing;
 the method comprising knitting at least a part of the warp knit fabric including a power-enhanced knit fabric having one course and the other course adjacent to each other such that an amount of an elastic yarn for the other course is set smaller than that for the one course so that the elastic yarn knitted into the other course is stretched by a resilience of the elastic yarn knitted into the one course contracting from a stretched state when being knitted.