CN107360711A - Temperature control pad with thermoelectricity fabric - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is the method and system of temperature control pad, cooling cushion.In certain aspects, temperature control pad can include：Body bearing part, it has the proximal face for being configured to support human body；With flexible thermoelectricity fabric, its at least a portion along the body bearing part is set.Flexible thermoelectricity fabric can be set so that its proximal face thermal communication with body bearing part, and cause flexible thermoelectricity fabric to be configured to the proximal face of body cooling supporting member.
Description
Background technology
Present disclosure is usually related to pad assembly, is combined more particularly to using the temperature control pad of thermoelectricity fabric
Part.
In order to maintain homeostasis, human body produces heat energy during sleep, and it is dissipated to environment.The energy is transferred to storage
Deposit energy and the then increased sleeping surface of temperature.When the temperature of bed sleeping surface increases above neutral region (about 82 China
Family name's degree is to 85 degrees Fahrenheits) when, sleep environment becomes uncomfortable and sleeper generally starts to perspire.Develop for cooling down
The several mechanism on the surface of pad, but these systems are by various limitations.
For example, the system (both gas and liquid) based on fluid has been used to reduce sleeping surface temperature.These are
System usually requires pump to make the fluid circulation through cooling pass through pad.Fluid pumping is passed through the manifold in pad by these systems at them
Or substantial amounts of noise can be produced during radiator.In addition, the cost of these systems is very high.
Or standard hot system is employed.These systems are generally used in the stiff member that pad separates everywhere and come
The heat on the surface from pad using Peltier effect (Peltier effect) and transmission.These systems are located at around component,
Cause surface that there is uneven Temperature Distribution.In addition, stiff member limits their layouts in pad assembly, and can
Sleeper can be caused uncomfortable.In some existing designs, multiple thermoelectric components are separated in the various places inside of pad and slept with cooling down
Dormancy surface.Separation between component reduces validity, because cooling mechanism unevenly handles sleeping surface.This can be in pad
Focus and cold spot are produced on surface.The increase of component count will reduce the comfortableness of pad, because sub-assembly is non-flexible.
Therefore, there is still a need for reduce the improved systems, devices and methods of the sleeping surface temperature in pad assembly.
The content of the invention
Disclosed herein is temperature control pad.Temperature control pad may include：With the proximal face for being configured to support human body
Body bearing part and along the body bearing part at least a portion set flexible thermoelectricity fabric.The flexible thermoelectricity fabric
Can with the proximal face thermal communication of body bearing part, and cause flexible thermoelectricity fabric be configured to body cooling supporting member
Proximal face.
In in terms of other, temperature control pad may include：Body with the proximal face for being configured to support sleeper
Body supporting member and including being couple at least one n-type layer to provide the flexible thermal of at least one p-type layer of at least one p-n junction
Electric fabric.The flexible thermoelectricity fabric can be set along at least a portion of body bearing part causes flexible thermoelectricity fabric and body
The proximal face thermal communication of supporting member, and cause the flexible thermoelectricity fabric to be configured to the nearside table of body cooling supporting member
Face.
Above and other feature is by accompanying drawing and is described in detail to illustrate.
Brief description of the drawings
Present disclosure will be more fully understood according to described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein：
Fig. 1 is the side view of the thermal power unit for the expansion that can form flexible thermoelectricity fabric；
Fig. 2 is exemplary hot electric equipment；
Fig. 3 is the side view of example flexible thermoelectricity fabric；
Fig. 4 is the perspective cut-away schematic view for the exemplary pad assembly for including flexible thermoelectricity fabric；
Fig. 5 is the sectional view for the exemplary pad assembly for including flexible thermoelectricity fabric；
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of example flexible thermoelectricity fabric；
Fig. 7 is the figure on the peltier effect of flexible thermoelectricity fabric；And
Fig. 8 is the figure of the Seebeck effect (Seebeck effect) on flexible thermoelectricity fabric.
Embodiment
Some illustrative aspects will now be described to provide to apparatus as disclosed herein, system, method and/or external member
Structure, function, the comprehensive understanding of the principle of manufacture and purposes.One or more realities in terms of these are shown in the drawings
Example.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that device, system, method and/or external member disclosed herein and being shown in the drawings
It is inherently nonrestrictive and exemplary, and the scope of the present invention is limited only by the claims that follow.Can will be with
The shown or described feature and otherwise combinations of features of any one described aspect association.It is such modification and
Change is intended to be included in that scope of the present disclosure interior.
In addition, in this disclosure, the component of identical numbering generally has similar feature, therefore each identical numbering
Each feature of component be not necessarily fully set forth.In addition, used in the description of disclosed systems, devices and methods
Linear or circular dimension degree, this size, which is not intended to limitation, can combine the shape that this systems, devices and methods use
Type.Those skilled in the art will recognize that for any geometry, it may be determined that with this linear and circular dimension
Equivalent.System and the size and shape of device and its component can be at least dependent on by the components of the system used and device
Size and shape, and the method and process of system and device will be used.
The flexible thermoelectricity fabric for a variety of applications is developed.Such as and do not limit, thermoelectricity fabric is entitled
" Thermoelectric Apparatus andApplications Thereof " U.S. Publication the 2013/0312806th
Disclosed in, and it is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.These flexible thermoelectricity fabrics can use stratiform p-n junction material with from electricity
Middle generation thermograde.The module of material can be arranged in the form of series, parallel or combination to realize desired Temperature Distribution.
Thermoelectricity fabric keeps flexible due to its polymer architecture.This allows to keep comfortableness when layer to be placed adjacent to the surface of pad,
Body of being placed oneself on the surface of pad produces heat.If desired, thermoelectricity fabric can also cover whole sleeping surface.This can be reduced
The status requirement of sleeper, enable them to that uniform Temperature Distribution is moved freely while still undergone in pad.
Can tie polymer by the p- of the doping separated by insulating materials and n- tie polymer it is laminated come build it is flexible,
Thermoelectricity fabric based on polymer.These laminated modules can be stacked and arranged with reality in a manner of series, parallel or combination
Existing desired Temperature Distribution.Thermoelectricity fabric based on polymer can be placed adjacent to pad surface with improve cooling or it is heated
The efficiency of journey.
Such as be described in more detail in U.S. Publication the 2013/0312806th, Fig. 1 have been illustrated to be formed it is exemplary soft
The expansion side view of the thermal power unit of property thermoelectricity fabric.The thermal power unit illustrated in Fig. 1 includes being coupled in an alternating manner
Two p-type layers 1 of n-type layer 2.The alternating of p-type layer 1 and n-type layer 2 is coupled in thermoelectric equipment on the opposite side of equipment and provided
Z- types configuration with p-n junction 4.When p-type layer 1 and n-type layer 2 are stack arrangement, by insulating barrier 3 be arranged on p-type layer 1 with
Between the interface of n-type layer 2.As shown, the thermal power unit provided in Fig. 1 is in the state of expansion in order to equipment
Multiple assembly is illustrated and understood.However, in certain aspects, thermal power unit is not on the state of expansion so that
Insulating barrier 3 contacts p-type layer 1 and n-type layer 2.
Fig. 1 is additionally had been illustrated as caused by being exposed under thermal source the side of equipment by the electricity of thermal power unit
Stream.Electric contact X is set to the thermal power unit for applying thermogenetic electric current to external loading.
Again, such as it is described in more detail in U.S. Publication the 2013/0312806th, exemplary hot has been illustrated in Fig. 2
Electric equipment 200, wherein p-type layer 201 and n-type layer 202 are stack arrangement.P-type layer 201 and n-type layer 202 can be matched somebody with somebody with stacking
Put and separated by insulating barrier 207.Thermal power unit 200 can pass through electric contact 204,205 externally connected loads.
Example flexible thermoelectricity fabric 300 has been illustrated in Fig. 3.Flexible thermoelectricity fabric 300 can include above with respect to Fig. 1
To the thermal power unit of 2 descriptions so that the equipment forms the fabric that can easily bend without cutting off circuit.Therefore, one
In a little aspects, flexible thermoelectricity fabric can include being couple at least one n-type layer to provide at least one p-type layer of p-n junction,
And the insulating barrier between p-type layer and n-type layer is at least partially disposed on, p-type layer includes multiple carbon nano-particles, and
N-type layer includes the carbon nano-particle of multiple n- doping.In certain aspects, the carbon nano-particle of p-type layer is p-doping, and
The carbon nano-particle of n-type layer is n- doping.In certain aspects, flexible thermoelectricity fabric or the p-type layer of equipment can also wrap
Containing the polymeric matrix for being provided with carbon nano-particle.In certain aspects, n-type layer is also comprising the carbon for being provided with n- doping
The polymeric matrix of nano particle.In certain aspects, flexible thermoelectricity fabric as described herein or the p-type layer and n-type of equipment
Layer is stack arrangement.
In certain aspects, the carbon nano-particle of p-type layer includes fullerene, CNT or its mixture.In some sides
In face, CNT can include the single wall carbon of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT), multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and p-doping
The multi-walled carbon nanotube or its mixture of nanotube, p-doping.The carbon nano-particle of n- doping can include fullerene, carbon nanometer
Pipe or its mixture.In certain aspects, the CNT of n- doping can also include single-walled carbon nanotube, multi-walled carbon nanotube
Or its mixture.
In certain aspects, p-type layer and/or n-type layer can also include the polymer matrix for being provided with carbon nano-particle
Body.Any polymeric material inconsistent with the purpose of the present invention not may be used to produce polymeric matrix.In some respects
In, polymeric matrix includes fluoropolymer, and the fluoropolymer includes but is not limited to polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), gathers inclined difluoro
Ethene (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (PTFE) or its mixture or copolymer.In certain aspects, polymeric matrix includes
Polyacrylic acid (PAA), polymethacrylates (PMA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or its mixture or copolymerization
Thing.In certain aspects, polymeric matrix includes polyolefin, and the polyolefin includes but is not limited to polyethylene, polypropylene, poly- fourth
Alkene or its mixture or copolymer.Polymeric matrix can also include one or more of conjugated polymers and can wrap
Containing one or more of semi-conducting polymers.
As ordinarily skilled artisan will understand that, " Seebeck coefficient (the Seebeck coefficient) " of material is in response to
In measuring for the size of thermoelectric voltage caused by the temperature difference across material.In certain aspects, temperature of the p-type layer in 290 ° of K
Under Seebeck coefficient can be at least about 3 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the p-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K
For at least about 5 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the p-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is at least about 10 μ V/K.
In some aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the p-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is at least about 15 μ V/K or at least about 20 μ V/K.One
In a little aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the p-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is at least about 30 μ V/K.In certain aspects, p-type layer
Seebeck coefficient at a temperature of 290 ° of K is about 3 μ V/K to about 35 μ V/K.In certain aspects, temperature of the p-type layer in 290 ° of K
Seebeck coefficient under degree is about 5 μ V/K to about 35 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Sai Bei of the p-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K
Gram coefficient is about 10 μ V/K to about 30 μ V/K.As described herein, in certain aspects, the Seebeck coefficient of p-type layer can root
Change according to the homogeneity and load of carbon nano-particle.In certain aspects, for example, the Seebeck coefficient of p-type layer and p-type layer
Single-walled carbon nanotube load be inversely proportional.
Similarly, Seebeck coefficient of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K can be at least about -3 μ V/K.In some respects
In, Seebeck coefficient of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is at least about -5 μ V/K.In certain aspects, n-type layer is in 290 ° of K
At a temperature of Seebeck coefficient be at least about -10 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Sai Bei of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K
Gram coefficient is at least about -15 μ V/K or at least about -20 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Sai Bei of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K
Gram coefficient is at least about -30 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is about -3 μ V/
K to about -35 μ V/K.In certain aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is about -5 μ V/K to about -35 μ
V/K.In certain aspects, Seebeck coefficient of the n-type layer at a temperature of 290 ° of K is about -10 μ V/K to about -30 μ V/K.One
In a little aspects, the Seebeck coefficient of n-type layer can change according to the homogeneity and load of the n- carbon nano-particles adulterated.
In some aspects, for example, the carbon nano-particle load of the Seebeck coefficient of n-type layer and n-type layer is inversely proportional.
As herein and described in U.S. Publication the 2013/0312806th, in certain aspects, flexible thermoelectricity fabric can
With including insulating barrier.Insulating barrier can include one or more of polymeric materials.Not times inconsistent with the purpose of the present invention
What polymeric material may be used to produce insulating barrier.In certain aspects, insulating barrier includes polyacrylic acid (PAA), poly- methyl
Acrylate (PMA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or its mixture or copolymer.In certain aspects, insulating barrier
Comprising polyolefin, the polyolefin includes but is not limited to polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene or its mixture or copolymer.
In some aspects, insulating barrier includes PVDF.Insulating barrier can have the not any desired thickness inconsistent with the purpose of the present invention
Degree.In certain aspects, the thickness of insulating barrier is at least about 50nm.In certain aspects, the thickness of insulating barrier is about 5nm to about
50μm.Additionally, insulating barrier can have the not any desired length inconsistent with the purpose of the present invention.In some respects
In, insulating barrier has the p-type layer and the substantially consistent length of length of n-type layer with being arranged between insulating barrier.That is, one
In a little aspects, the length of insulating barrier, p-type layer and/or n-type layer can be at least about 1 μm.In certain aspects, insulating barrier, p-type
The length of layer and/or n-type layer can be about 1 μm to about 500mm.
In use, flexible thermoelectricity fabric can be incorporated in pad assembly.So do, pad assembly can be configured to
Temperature control pad, and additionally or alternatively, may be configured to produce electric charge.Fig. 4 is had been illustrated with body bearing
The exemplary pad assembly 400 of part 402.Body bearing part 402 has the proximal face 404 that can support body 406.As shown
Go out, body 406 can be human body, and body bearing part 402 may be configured to support prostrate, lie on the back, partly lies on the back, being seated or appoint
The what body of his posture, as long as body bearing part 402 supports some parts of body.
Exemplary pad assembly 500 has been illustrated in Fig. 5.As shown, pad assembly 500 can have interior support
Part 502 and body support surface 504.In certain aspects, inner support 502 can be spring, foam, air or this area
Any of any other known core supporting structure.As shown, body support surface 504 can include a variety of layers
506、508、510、512、514.The layer can be formed by any supporting material, and the supporting material includes foam, gel, knitted
Thing, eider down or any other known supporting material.Additionally, layer 506,508,510,512,514 may be configured to allow
Proximally surface or closest layer 506 are delivered to most distal layer 514 to heat.Therefore, flexible thermoelectricity fabric can be arranged on layer 506,
508th, between any layer in 510,512,514.Alternatively and/or additionally, in light of the disclosure herein, layer 506,508,
510th, any layer in 512,514 can be formed by example flexible thermoelectricity fabric.For example, layer 506 can be ornamental quilt
Pad cover (decorative quilt mattres topper).In certain aspects, quilt cover (quilt topper) 506 can be with
Formed by flexible thermoelectricity fabric.
As shown in fig. 6, flexible thermoelectricity fabric 608 can be formed by the p- layers, n- layers and insulating barrier stacked as described above.
Therefore, flexible thermoelectricity fabric 608 is configured to peltier effect and/or Seebeck effect.As used herein simultaneously
And as ordinarily skilled artisan will understand that, " peltier effect " mean to exist in the energization joint of two different conductors heating or
Cooling.In addition, as ordinarily skilled artisan will understand that, " Seebeck effect " mean in response to across material temperature difference caused by
Thermoelectric voltage.
The exemplary plot of peltier effect has been illustrated in Fig. 7, when flexible thermoelectricity fabric is configured such that itself and body branch
During the proximal face thermal communication of bearing member, the peltier effect can obtain the cooling on body bearing part surface.In this mode
In, when electric charge is correspondingly moved through p- layers 704 and n- layers 706, the top 702 of fabric is cooled.Therefore, in p- layers and
When n- layers are connected by circuit 710, heat dissipates along the bottommost surface 708 of fabric.
The schematic diagram of Seebeck effect has been illustrated in Fig. 8, and it can cause when flexible fabric is in the near of body bearing part
When side surface is heated, such as when people lies in the proximal face of body bearing part is delivered on body bearing part and by its body heat
When middle, voltage is produced.As shown, the top surface 802 of fabric is exposed to thermal source (that is, the body heat of sleeper) simultaneously
And bottommost surface 808 is at the temperature colder than top 802.When p- layers 804 are connected to n- layers by load resistance 810
When 806, voltage is produced by system.
Therefore, in certain aspects, in order that the temperature adjustment of sleeping surface (that is, the proximal face of body bearing part) most
Bigization or in order that as caused by flexible fabric electric current maximize, whole proximal face of the fabric along pad can be set.
As described above, for example, pad cover can be formed by flexible thermoelectricity fabric completely.Alternatively, fabric can be on strategy along fabric
Part positioning, to maximize the thermal communication between proximal face and fabric.That is, fabric can be with absorbing the phase from body
The consistent any mode of the body heat of prestige and/or optimised quantity is placed.Additionally, the flexible nature of exemplary thermoelectric fabric provides
A variety of advantages as described herein.For example, they are produced with relatively low cost, are more comfortable, are easier integrated and will such as pad
Large surface on more preferable distributed function is provided.Above disclosure is by allowing uniform thermal control to reduce focus or cold spot
To solve position and comfortableness problem.This also allows sleeper to move freely through in turn, without feeling cooling/heating systems
The change of efficiency, and in addition, it is allowed to which heat and power system is close to the surface of pad to realize bigger efficiency.
On foregoing description, it should be appreciated that for the optimal composition of the part of the present invention, including it is component, material, big
Small, shape, form, function and mode of operation, assembling and the change used, it is considered as being obvious to those skilled in the art
, and be intended to be included by the present invention with all equivalent relations of those described in show in example and specification.Cause
This, foregoing teachings are considered as only illustrating the principle of the present invention.In addition, without departing from the scope of the invention,
A variety of modifications can be carried out to the present invention, therefore, it is desirable to only illustrate above-mentioned limitation in the following claims.
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1. a kind of temperature control pad, including：
Body bearing part, it has the proximal face for being configured to support human body；
Flexible thermoelectricity fabric, its at least a portion along the body bearing part, which is set, causes the flexible thermoelectricity fabric and institute
The proximal face thermal communication of body bearing part is stated, and causes the flexible thermoelectricity fabric to be configured to cool down the body
The proximal face of supporting member.
2. pad according to claim 1, wherein whole nearside of the flexible thermal electricity fabric along the body bearing part
Surface is set.
3. pad according to claim 1, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric is more to provide including being couple to multiple n-type layers
Multiple p-type layers of individual p-n junction.
4. pad according to claim 1, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric also includes at least one insulating barrier.
5. pad according to claim 3, wherein Seebeck coefficient of the multiple p-type layer under 290 ° of K is at least about 3 μ
V/K。
6. pad according to claim 3, wherein Seebeck coefficient of the multiple n-type layer under 290 ° of K is at least about -3
μV/K。
7. pad according to claim 1, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric includes multiple CNTs.
8. pad according to claim 3, wherein the p-type layer and the n-type layer are included and be arranged in polymeric matrix
Multiple CNTs.
9. pad according to claim 7 a, wherein part for the CNT is single-walled carbon nanotube.
10. pad according to claim 1, wherein the flexible thermoelectricity fabric is arranged on to form the body bearing part
Between layer.
11. a kind of temperature control pad, including：
Body bearing part, it has the proximal face for being configured to support sleeper；
Flexible thermoelectricity fabric, it includes being couple at least one n-type layer to provide at least one p-type of at least one p-n junction
Layer, wherein at least a portion of the flexible thermal electricity fabric along the body bearing part sets and causes the flexible thermoelectricity fabric
With the proximal face thermal communication of the body bearing part, and cause the flexible thermoelectricity fabric be configured to described in cooling
The proximal face of body bearing part.
12. pad according to claim 11, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric includes being couple to multiple n-type layers to provide
Multiple p-type layers of multiple p-n junctions.
13. pad according to claim 11, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric also includes at least one insulating barrier.
14. pad according to claim 12, wherein Seebeck coefficient of the multiple p-type layer under 290 ° of K is at least about
3μV/K。
15. pad according to claim 12, wherein Seebeck coefficient of the multiple n-type layer under 290 ° of K is at least
About -3 μ V/K.
16. pad according to claim 11, wherein the flexible thermal electricity fabric includes multiple CNTs.
17. pad according to claim 16 a, wherein part for the CNT is single-walled carbon nanotube.
18. pad according to claim 12, wherein the p-type layer and the n-type layer include and be arranged on polymeric matrix
In multiple CNTs.
19. pad according to claim 11, wherein the flexible thermoelectricity fabric is arranged on to form the body bearing part
Layer between.
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