PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a support member and a human body support tool excellent in rigidity and followability to a human body shape and having a sufficient human body support function and to provide a method for manufacturing the human body support tool.SOLUTION: Support members 12 and 14 each include: a knitted fabric 20 knitted by using heat-shrinkable knitting yarns 24 rigid parts 32 in which highly rigid thermoplastic resin monofilament yarns 28 are knitted over predetermined plural courses of the knitted fabric 20 and flexible parts 34 located along the monofilament yarns 28 on the sides thereof. In each of the support members 12 and 14, the knitted fabric 20 is formed by the heat-shrinking of the knitting yarns 24. Flexible selvage parts 30 are provided on the side edge parts in the wale direction of each of the support members 12 and 14. The knitted fabric 20 of each of the support members 12 and 14 is knitted by inserting a predetermined number of insertion yarns 26 into chain stitches 25, and the monofilament yarns 28 are knitted along the chain stitches 25.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】剛性及び人体形状への追従性が良く、十分な人体サポート機能を有した支持部材と人体サポート用具並びに人体サポート用具の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】熱収縮性の編み糸24いて編成された編み地20成り、編み地20定の複数のコースに亘り、剛性の高い熱可塑性樹脂のモノフィラメント糸28が編み込まれた剛性部32と、モノフィラメント糸28に沿ってその側方に位置した柔軟部34とを備える。支持部材12,14は、編み糸24を熱収縮して、編み地20を形成している。支持部材12,14のウェール方向の側縁部には、柔軟な耳部30を備える。支持部材12,14の編み地20は、鎖編み25に所定数の挿入糸24が入れられて編成され、鎖編み25に沿ってモノフィラメント糸28が編み込まれている。【選択図】図2
