Fiber structure, shoe, garment, bag, and method for producing fiber structure

Abstract

A fiber structure includes a knitted structure and a woven structure adjacent to each other, in which the knitted structure is formed by a plurality of first linear bodies, and the woven structure is formed continuously with the knitted structure by the plurality of first linear bodies and a plurality of second linear bodies that intersect with the plurality of first linear bodies and are different from the plurality of first linear bodies.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fiber structure comprising a knitted structure and a woven structure adjacent to each other,
 wherein the knitted structure is formed by a plurality of first linear bodies, and   the woven structure is formed continuously with the knitted structure by the plurality of first linear bodies and a plurality of second linear bodies that intersect with the plurality of first linear bodies and are different from the plurality of first linear bodies.   
     
     
         2 . The fiber structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the knitted structure is formed by warp knitting,
 the plurality of first linear bodies extend along a vertical direction, and   the plurality of second linear bodies extend along a horizontal direction.   
     
     
         3 . The fiber structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the knitted structure is formed by weft knitting,
 the plurality of first linear bodies extend along a horizontal direction, and   the plurality of second linear bodies extend along a vertical direction.   
     
     
         4 . The fiber structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the knitted structure includes a plurality of third linear bodies extending along the plurality of second linear bodies of the woven structure. 
     
     
         5 . The fiber structure according to  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of second linear bodies of the woven structure include linear bodies folded back along a direction intersecting with a knitting direction. 
     
     
         6 . The fiber structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the knitted structure and the woven structure are continuously formed by a same device. 
     
     
         7 . The fiber structure according to  claim 1 , wherein in at least one of the plurality of first linear bodies and the plurality of second linear bodies, carbon fibers are arranged along linear bodies of at least one of the plurality of first linear bodies and the plurality of second linear bodies. 
     
     
         8 . The fiber structure according to  claim 7 , wherein the carbon fibers are arranged as a covered yarn in which the carbon fiber is used as a core yarn and the core yarn is covered with a material different from the carbon fiber. 
     
     
         9 . A shoe comprising the fiber structure according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . The shoe according to  claim 9 , wherein a disposition region including the knitted structure and the woven structure is disposed in at least one of a middle foot position and a rear foot position of the shoe. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe according to  claim 10 , wherein the disposition region is disposed to extend in a width direction of the shoe and is disposed to be inclined with respect to a shoe center axis. 
     
     
         12 . A garment comprising the fiber structure according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         13 . A bag comprising the fiber structure according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . A method for producing a fiber structure, the method comprising:
 forming a knitted structure by a plurality of first linear bodies;   extending the plurality of first linear bodies from the knitted structure in a knitting direction; and   forming a woven structure continuously with the knitted structure by allowing the plurality of second linear bodies to intersect with the plurality of first linear bodies.