PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a knee joint supporter capable of reducing wearers fatigue by improving stability of a knee joint and reducing load to a patellar tendon.SOLUTION: The knee joint supporter 10 includes: a knee cap corresponding portion 4 corresponding to the knee cap a supporter portion 5 coupled to a first anchor portion 2 from the lower part of the knee cap corresponding section 4 through a portion corresponding to a medial collateral ligament and a radial collateral ligament an upper assisting section 6 to be coupled to the supporting portion 5 from the first anchor portion 2 through the periphery of the knee cap corresponding portion 4 and a lower assisting portion 7 for coupling the supporting portion 5 to the second anchor portion 3. The resistance in elasticity between the first anchor portion 2 and the second anchor portion 3 in the circumferential direction of a cylindrical knitted fabric is larger than the resistance in elasticity of a base fabric portion 1 in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical knitted fabric, and the resistance in elasticity between the upper assisting portion 6 and the lower assisting portion 7 in the length direction of the cylindrical knitted fabric is larger than the resistance in elasticity of the base fabric portion 1 in the length direction of the cylindrical knitted fabric.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】膝関節の安定性を向上して、着用者の疲労を減少すると共に、膝蓋腱への負荷を減少することができる膝関節サポーターを提供する。【解決手段】膝関節サポーター10は、膝蓋骨に対応する膝蓋骨対応部4と、膝蓋骨対応部4の下方から、内側側副靭帯及び外側側副靭帯に対応する部分を通り、第1のアンカー部2に連結する支持部5と、第1のアンカー部2から、膝蓋骨対応部4の周囲を通り、支持部5に連結する上方補助部6と、支持部5及び第2のアンカー部3間を連結する下方補助部7と、を備え、筒状編地の周方向における第1のアンカー部2及び第2のアンカー部3の伸縮抵抗が、筒状編地の周方向におけるベース生地部1の伸縮抵抗より大きく、筒状編地の長さ方向における上方補助部6及び下方補助部7の伸縮抵抗が、筒状編地の長さ方向におけるベース生地部1の伸縮抵抗より大きい。【選択図】図1
