MANNEQUIN FOR CLOTHES FITTING Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A41H5/01 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: mannequin for clothes fitting comprises a support element fixed on vertical stand. Support element is arranged in the form of a row of diaphragms installed parallel along vertical stand and perpendicular to it with the possibility of displacement relative to the latter, and enclosing elastic corrugated shell. Each diaphragm consists of at least four electromagnets that are equidistant in angular ratio to each other in plane of diaphragm, installed on brackets, being stems of pistons, cylinders of which are connected to vertical stand of mannequin and nozzles via switching distributing devices with pneumatic network. Elastic tight chambers of annular shape arranged and fixed along the whole perimetre on inner side in cavity of elastic corrugated shell rings opposite to specified electromagnets are filled with magnetic fluid, which interacts with magnetic force field of electromagnets via walls of elastic tight chambers. Electromagnets and switching distributing devices are connected by control program to computer.

EFFECT: invention provides for the possibility to automatically adjust mannequin for various sizes and height of human figure with account of local features of its organisation.

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