JP2021095656A - Cold protection clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide cold protection clothes capable of easily discriminating at which location a heater is in operation state and how much degree a set adjustment temperature is, even when the heaters are disposed at a plurality of locations.SOLUTION: In a cold protection vest 1 having a plurality of electrothermal heaters at predetermined locations, an input unit which receives an operation input for operating a heater and an operation state display unit which indicates an operation state of the heater are disposed to each heater. The vest has a controller 10 in which a first display unit 11, a second display unit 12 and a third display unit 13 are integrated as the input unit and the operation state display unit. A display indicator for displaying the location heated by the heater is disposed in each of the operation state display units.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to clothing worn for cold weather, and particularly to winter clothes provided with a heater for heating a predetermined portion.

As for the winter clothes worn as a measure against the cold in winter and cold regions, various proposals have been made such as the best type of winter clothes with an electric heater embedded. For example, in Patent Document 1, a local heater made of a semiconductor heat generating element whose heat generation upper limit temperature is set in advance is arranged at a predetermined position of a winter clothing body that protects the wearer from the outside air such as cold, and the local heater is used as a power source ( The winter clothing to be connected to the secondary battery) is disclosed. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). Then, in these cold-weather clothes, a sheet-shaped heating element such as a microcarbon fiber heater or a nichrome wire heater is woven into the cloth to attach it, and the power of the battery of the secondary battery (lithium ion battery, etc.) is supplied to the heating element. It is configured to do.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-207099

However, the winter clothing of Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is not possible to determine which part of the heater is activated when the heater is installed in a plurality of parts unless the heater is warmed up. Further, even when it is desired to adjust the heat generation temperature of the heater, there is a problem that it is not possible to determine what the set heat generation temperature is.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and even when the heaters are installed in a plurality of parts, which part of the heater is in the operating state and the set heat generation temperature of the heater are determined. It is an object of the present invention to provide winter clothes whose degree can be easily determined.

In order to solve the above problem, the winter clothes according to the present invention are winter clothes in which a plurality of electric heaters are installed at predetermined locations, and the input unit for receiving the operation input for operating the heater and the operating state of the heater are set. An operating state display unit is provided corresponding to each heater, and each of the operating state display units is provided with a display sign indicating a portion to be heated by the heater.

Here, it is preferable that the operating state display unit displays the on / off state of the heater and gradually displays the degree of heat generation temperature, and the input unit and the operating state display unit of all the heaters are integrated. It is preferable to have a controller.

According to this, a controller that has both an operation input unit and an operation status display unit receives operation inputs of heaters installed in a plurality of parts, and the heater is installed when displaying the degree of heat generation temperature of the heater. Since the parts that are marked are clearly indicated by display signs such as illustrations, it is easy to determine which part of the heater is in operation and the degree of heat generation temperature set by the heater, even when heaters are installed in multiple parts. A winter clothing that can be discriminated against is realized.

As described above, according to the winter clothes according to the present invention, even when the heaters are installed in a plurality of parts, it is easy to determine which part of the heater is in the operating state and the degree of heat generation temperature set by the heater. Can be determined.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the cold protection vest which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the controller of the cold protection vest. It is a figure which shows the display example of the controller of the cold protection vest. It is a figure which shows the attachment / detachment state of the controller of the cold protection vest.

Hereinafter, the winter clothing according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cold protection vest according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cold protection vest 1 of the present embodiment is a vest type winter clothing worn as a measure against cold in winter or cold regions, and is formed of, for example, a woven cloth such as nylon fiber or polyester fiber. In the inner pocket of the cold protection vest 1, a battery 20 that serves as a power source for an electric heater that heats a predetermined portion is stored. In addition, the cold protection vest 1 includes a neck heater portion 31 installed on the neck collar to warm the wearer's neck, a back heater portion 32 installed on the back side to warm the wearer's back, and wearing. A chest heater portion 33 is provided near both chests so that the portion from the chest to the abdomen of the person can be warmed.

The neck heater portion 31, the back heater portion 32, and the chest heater portion 33 are electric heating elements made of a material such as a micro carbon fiber heater in a sheet shape, and are woven into the fabrics constituting the respective parts and installed. ing.

Each heater unit of the neck heater unit 31, the back heater unit 32, and the chest heater unit 33 and the battery 20 are all connected to the controller 10 attached to the cold protection vest 1. Here, an example in which the controller 10 is attached to the chest of the cold protection vest 1 is shown. It is preferable that the wiring connecting the controller 10, each heater unit, and the battery 20 is passed between (inside) the fabrics constituting the cold protection vest 1 so as not to interfere with the wearing.

The controller 10 is a control device that functions as an operation input unit that receives operation input from the user, and is also a display device that also functions as an operation state display unit that displays the operation state of each heater unit. When the controller 10 as an operation input unit receives an operation of pressing a button, it instructs each heater unit to operate. The heat generation temperature is set stepwise in each heater unit. For example, the heater operation can be switched on / off according to the button press time, and the degree of heat generation temperature can be switched according to the number of button presses. ing. Further, the controller 10 as an operation state display unit indicates the operation state of each heater unit by turning on / off the heater operation (on state or off state), lighting the lamp, and the like to indicate the degree of heat generation temperature. The function as an operation input unit such as a button or a switch and the function as an operation status display unit may be configured separately, but from the viewpoint of saving space of the controller 10, as shown in the following figure. It is preferable to integrally configure both functions.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the controller 10 of the cold protection vest 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 10 includes a first display unit 11 and a second display unit 12 in which an operation input unit and an operation state display unit are integrally configured and have both an operation input function and an operation state display function. A third display unit 13 is provided.

The first display unit 11 receives an input operation related to the neck heater unit 31 and indicates the operating state of the neck heater unit 31. The first display unit 11 is a switch related to the neck heater unit 31, and an illustration of the collar portion of the cold protection vest 1 is provided on the surface as a display sign in order to make it easier for the user to visually recognize that it is a display.

The second display unit 12 receives an input operation related to the back heater unit 32 and shows the operating state of the back heater unit 32. The second display unit 12 is a switch related to the back heater unit 32, and an illustration of the back side of the cold protection vest 1 is provided as a display sign on the surface so that the user can easily see that it is a display.

The third display unit 13 receives an input operation related to the chest heater unit 33 and shows the operating state of the chest heater unit 33. The third display unit 13 is a switch related to the chest heater unit 33, and an illustration of the chest of the cold protection vest 1 is provided on the surface as a display sign so that the user can easily see that it is a display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of the controller 10 of the cold protection vest 1.

In the controller 10, each heater is in an operating state and the degree of heat generation temperature set is displayed in each operating state display unit of the first display unit 11, the second display unit 12, and the third display unit 13. Here, the adjustable heat generation temperature is assumed to be in three stages of weak, medium, and strong, and an example of displaying each stage according to the occupancy ratio of the lit portion of each operating state display unit is shown.

The first display unit 11 shows that the occupancy ratio of the lighting portion is less than 30% with respect to the entire illustration, and the heat generation temperature of the neck heater portion 31 is set to “weak”.

The second display unit 12 shows that the occupancy ratio of the lighting portion covers the entire illustration, and the heat generation temperature of the back heater unit 32 is set to “strong”.

The third display unit 13 shows that the occupancy ratio of the lighting portion is about half of the illustration, and the heat generation temperature of the chest heater unit 33 is set to “medium”.

In this way, the degree of heat generation temperature set for each heater unit is displayed step by step according to the occupancy ratio of the lighting portion of each display unit. It becomes possible to easily determine whether or not it is set.

As described above, the controller 10 of the cold protection vest 1 is integrally composed of an operation input unit and an operation status display unit. When the cold protection vest 1 is worn and washed because it is dirty, the controller 10 may be waterproofed, but the controller 10 may be configured to be removable from the cold protection vest 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detached state of the controller 10 of the cold protection vest 1.

A groove is provided on the outer edge of the controller 10, and the groove is fitted to the controller mounting portion 16 of the cold protection vest 1 so that the controller 10 can be attached to the cold protection vest 1. Further, by connecting the controller side connection portion 14 which is the connection terminal on the controller 10 side and the vest side connection portion 15 which is the connection terminal on the vest side, the input operation from the controller 10 is transmitted to each heater portion. Further, the electric power from the battery 20 is supplied to the controller 10. In this way, by configuring the controller 10 so that it can be attached to and detached from the main body of the cold protection vest 1, the cold protection vest 1 can be washed without waterproofing the controller 10. Although the vest side connection portion 15 is shown here in a simplified manner, it goes without saying that the terminal portion is waterproofed to make it watertight.

The cold protection vest 1 configured in this way is a controller that has both an operation input unit and an operation status display unit, receives operation inputs of heaters installed in a plurality of parts, and displays the degree of heat generation temperature of the heaters. At that time, since the part where the heater is installed is clearly indicated by a display sign such as an illustration, the user can easily determine which part of the heater is in the operating state and the degree of heat generation temperature of the heater. ..

The cold protection clothing according to the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various designs can be achieved within the range where the object of the present invention can be achieved and the gist of the invention is not deviated. Modifications are possible, all of which are within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the neck, back, and the vicinity of both chests are mentioned as examples of the parts to be warmed, but the parts to be warmed are not limited to these parts.

Further, although an example of displaying the part where the heater is installed by an illustration is shown, the display sign is not limited to the illustration as long as the display sign can identify the part by the user, and may be by characters or color coding.

The winter clothes according to the present invention are suitable as winter clothes to be worn as a measure against cold in winter or cold regions.

1 Cold protection vest 10 Controller 11 1st display 12 2nd display 13 3rd display 14 Controller side connection 15 Best side connection 16 Controller mounting 20 Battery 31 Neck heater 32 Back heater 33 Chest heater

Claims (3)

It is a winter clothes with multiple electric heaters installed in a predetermined place.
An input unit that receives operation input for operating the heater and an operation status display unit that indicates the operating status of the heater are provided corresponding to each heater.
The warm clothing is characterized in that each of the operating state display units is provided with a display sign indicating a part to be heated by the heater. The winter clothing according to claim 1, wherein the operating state display unit displays the on / off state of the heater and gradually displays the degree of heat generation temperature. The winter clothing according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a controller in which the input unit and the operating state display unit of all heaters are integrated.

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