JP3225641U - Fan device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a fan device for air-conditioning suits that can prevent poor connection and reduction in workability. A fan device includes a fan unit and a battery that is removably mounted on the fan unit and integrally formed. The fan unit 3 includes a fan main body 3A having an axial fan 7 that is driven to rotate by a motor, and a battery holder 3B having a cylindrical housing hole 15 into which the battery 5 is inserted. When the battery 5 is mounted in the housing hole 15, the terminal 25 on the motor side and the electrode 27 on the battery 5 come into contact with each other and become energized. The engagement prevents the detachment of the battery 5. The battery holder 3 </ b> B has an opening 17 for ejecting the battery 5 and an opening 21 for operating the switch member 19. Since there is no conductive cable, there is no problem such as plug removal due to this. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a fan device used for an air-conditioning suit.

Air-conditioning clothes with a body cooling function take in air by the rotation of a fan and form an airflow between the body and the clothes, evaporating sweat coming out of the body surface and removing heat from the body to cool. Is based on the principle of
Workers working at construction sites and the like must wear thick work clothes in consideration of safety, and are likely to sweat a large amount of sweat during high temperatures such as summer. In this case, heat tends to accumulate between the body and the clothes, resulting in heat stroke.
In order to solve such problems, air-conditioning suits have been developed and are widely used due to their practicality.

A fan device used for this type of air-conditioning garment includes a fan unit attached to a garment main body (outerwear and / or pants) and a battery that supplies power to a motor built in the fan unit.
As shown in Patent Literature 1, generally, a fan unit and a battery are arranged at different places (distant places). In other words, the fan unit is symmetrically arranged at the center of the back of the jacket from the viewpoint of efficiently cooling the body, for example, and the battery is stored in one of the left and right pockets so as not to disturb the cooling by the fan unit as much as possible. Has become.
The fan unit and the battery thus separated are connected by a flexible conductive cable so as not to hinder the movement of the operator.

Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3223897

As described above, in the configuration in which the battery and the fan unit separately arranged on the clothing main body are connected by the conductive cable, various problems due to the presence of the conductive cable have been pointed out.
That is, depending on the work content and the movement of the worker, the plug of the conductive cable may come off from the connector of the fan unit to stop the fan, or if the conductive cable is pulled at an angle, the plug may be deformed to cause poor connection. There is. When the pants are the clothing main body, such a problem is remarkable because the range of movement change, the direction, and the difference in speed are larger than those of the outerwear.
Even when the movement of the worker is small, a similar problem may occur when a member such as a steel frame handled on the site presses the clothing body.
Frequent disconnection of the plug wears the connection and causes poor connection, and inevitably interrupts the work due to reinsertion of the plug.
In addition, since the worker is conscious of the occurrence of such a problem, the operation is likely to be performed to avoid disconnection of the plug and the like, and the degree of freedom of the work operation is reduced.
As described above, in the configuration in which the connection is made by the conventional conductive cable, there is a problem from both sides of workability including durability and psychological aspects.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fan device for an air-conditioning suit that can prevent a poor connection and a decrease in workability.

  Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the invention of claim 1 is a fan device used for an air-conditioning garment having outerwear and / or pants as a garment main body, wherein the garment main body is provided. A fan unit integrally provided with a motor, and a battery for supplying power to the motor, wherein the battery is detachably provided on the fan unit and is integrally formed with the fan unit. A fan device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the fan device according to the first aspect, when the battery is mounted on the fan unit, the terminal on the motor side and the electrode on the battery side are electrically connected to be able to supply power. It is a fan device characterized by having the following configuration.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the fan device according to the second aspect, the fan unit integrally includes a cylindrical holder for inserting and mounting the battery. It is.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the fan device according to the third aspect, a lock mechanism is provided for stopping detachment of the battery from the holder when the battery is mounted on the fan unit. Is a fan device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fan device according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the holder is provided with a takeout opening for pushing out the battery from outside. .

  The invention according to claim 6 is the fan device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the battery includes a switch member for adjusting a rotation amount of a fan of the fan unit, and the holder includes the switch member. A fan device having an operation opening for operating a switch member from outside.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the fan apparatus for air-conditioning clothes which can prevent a poor connection and a fall of workability can be provided.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fan device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fan device shown in FIG. FIGS. 2A and 2B are side views of the fan device shown in FIG. 1 in a state where a battery is not mounted, wherein FIG. 1A illustrates a state in which an engagement claw of a lock mechanism is protruding, and FIG. It is a figure showing a state. FIGS. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views illustrating an operation of inserting a battery into a battery holder of the fan device illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, wherein FIG. 1A illustrates a state in which a front end of a battery is inserted into a housing hole of the battery holder, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which is completed. FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an example of an air-conditioning suit having the fan device illustrated in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an air-conditioning suit having the fan device illustrated in FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an example of an attachment configuration of the fan device illustrated in FIG. 1 to the clothing main body illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a fan device 1 according to the present embodiment is a fan device used for an air-conditioning garment having an outerwear and / or pants as a garment main body, and integrally includes a motor provided on the garment main body. And a battery 5 for supplying electric power to the motor. The battery 5 is detachably provided on the fan unit 3 and is integrated with the fan unit 3.

The fan unit 3 includes a fan body 3A and a battery holder 3B. The fan body 3A includes a rear guard 11 that rotatably supports the axial fan 7 and houses a motor 9 (see FIG. 3) that rotates the axial fan 7, and a front guard that is screwed to the rear guard 11 and attached thereto. 13 are provided.
The battery holder 3B is made of plastic and is integrally formed with the rear guard 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, a female screw 11b is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 11a of the rear guard 11 on the air blowing side, and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 13a of the front guard 13 on the air suction side. Is formed with a male screw 13b screwed to the female screw 11b.
The front guard 13 has a large-diameter flange 13c at the distal end of the cylindrical portion 13a, and has a ventilation structure including a plurality of spokes 13d radially extending from the inner surface of the flange 13c to the center.

The battery holder 3B has an accommodation hole 15 for accommodating the battery 5 in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a slight gap therebetween. Further, in the battery holder 3B, a takeout opening 17 for pushing the battery 5 from the outside and taking it out is formed on the side surface which is the tip end side in the insertion direction of the battery 5 (arrow X direction). An operation opening 21 for externally operating a switch member 19 for adjusting the rotation amount (air volume) of the axial flow fan 7 is formed on an outer surface in a direction orthogonal to the elongated hole shape extending in the X direction. I have.
The switch member 19 has a push button structure flush with the side surface of the battery 5 and has a plurality of minute lamps 23a, 23b, 23c on the side thereof which indicate the level of air flow at intervals in the X direction. Are provided flush with the side surface of the battery 5. The switch member 19 functions not only as an air volume adjusting member but also as a start / stop button for the axial fan 7.

  When the battery 5 is inserted into the housing hole 15 of the battery holder 3B and mounted, the switch member 19 and the lamps 23a, 23b, 23c are exposed to the outside through the operation opening 21 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the operator can visually check the degree of air flow from outside the battery holder 3B, and can easily operate the switch member 19 by pressing the switch member 19 from the outside even when changing.

On the side of the housing hole 15 of the battery holder 3B opposite to the operation opening 21, a terminal 25 of the motor 9, which is located on the tip side in the X direction of the battery 5 and protrudes into the housing hole 15, is provided. They are arranged in two stages at an interval in the height direction (arrow Z direction). A terminal 25 formed of an elastically deformable conductive material is connected to the motor 9 by a wiring circuit (not shown) arranged in the rear guard 11.
On the surface of the battery 5 facing the terminal 25, electrodes 27 that are electrically connected to the terminal 25 when the battery 5 is mounted are arranged in two stages at an interval in the Z direction similarly to the terminal 25.

A rear end in the X direction of the battery 5 on a side surface of the housing hole 15 facing the operation opening 21 is for preventing the battery 5 from being detached from the battery holder 3B when the battery 5 is mounted on the fan unit 3. An engagement claw 28 of a lock mechanism 26 (described later) is provided so as to protrude into the accommodation hole 15.
An outlet 29 for rotating the axial fan 7 by urgently supplying power from an external power supply when the capacity of the battery 5 is reduced or exhausted is provided on the tip side in the X direction of the battery 5. The outlet 29 is exposed from the take-out opening 17 when the battery 5 is mounted on the battery holder 3B, so that the plug 31 of an external power supply (not shown) can be inserted from outside through the take-out opening 17 to supply power. It has become.
The battery 5 is formed of a secondary battery (here, a lithium ion battery), and can be charged by connecting the battery 5 to the external power supply with the plug 31 while the battery 5 is mounted on the battery holder 3B. That is, there is no trouble in taking out the battery 5 from the battery holder 3B when charging the battery 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear guard 11 has a plurality of spokes 11c extending radially curved from the cylindrical portion 11a to the center and a motor support 11d supported by the plurality of spokes 11c.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the lock mechanism 26 has an opening 33 formed on the insertion side surface of the battery holder 3B, and an engagement claw slidably arranged in the opening 33 in the direction of arrow Y. 28, an operating projection 35 integrally formed with the engaging claw 28 and projecting in the direction opposite to the X direction, a spring 37 for projecting the engaging claw 28 into the receiving hole 15, and formed on the side surface of the battery 5. And an engaging recess 39 (see FIG. 2) with which the engaging claw 28 is engaged.
The tip of the engaging claw 28 has a locking surface that rises at right angles to the Y direction, and has a shape in which the rising height gradually decreases while smoothly bending toward the opposite side in the X direction. The side engaging recess 39 also has a corresponding recessed shape.

  When the battery 5 is taken out from the battery holder 3B, as shown in FIG. 3B, the operation convex portion 35 of the lock mechanism 26 is pushed rightward in the Y direction with a finger, and the tip of the engaging claw 28 and the battery 5 are removed. Is disengaged from the engagement concave portion 39, and in this state, the distal end face of the battery 5 is pressed through the removal opening 17 with a finger. Thereafter, the rear end in the X direction of the battery 5 protruding from the housing hole 15 is pinched and pulled out.

The attachment of the battery 5 to the battery holder 3B is a simple operation of simply pushing in as described below.
FIG. 4A shows a state in which the tip of the battery 5 is inserted into the accommodation hole 15. In this case, the distal end portion of the engagement claw 28 that has protruded into the housing hole 15 by the urging force of the spring 37 is separated from the housing hole 15 by a smooth contact with the front end of the battery 5 and retracts into the opening portion 33. The mounting of the battery 5 proceeds as it is.
When the front end of the battery 5 approaches the front end of the housing hole 15, the terminal 25 projecting from the housing hole 15 is elastically deformed and retracted to allow the battery 5 to be mounted and moved.

As shown in FIG. 4B, when the tip of the battery 5 reaches the tip of the housing hole 15, the terminal 25 on the motor 9 elastically contacts the electrode 27 of the battery 5. As a result, the contact between the terminal 25 and the electrode 27 is ensured, and the power supply from the battery 5 to the motor 9 is performed stably.
In addition, the tip of the engagement claw 28 of the lock mechanism 26 is fitted into the engagement recess 39 of the battery 5 by the urging force of the spring 37, and the detachment of the battery 5 from the battery holder 3B is prevented.
That is, when the battery 5 is mounted, the electric connection between the battery 5 and the motor 9 and the locking (locking) of the battery 5 from the battery holder 3B are automatically performed only by pushing the battery 5 into the housing hole 15. Complete.

A usage mode (an example of attachment to a clothing body) of the fan device 1 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described.
FIG. 5 shows an air-conditioning garment 43 in which the garment main body is an outerwear 41. In the lower part on the back side of the outerwear 41 composed of one outer material 45, a fan mounting portion 47 having a rectangular outer shape is provided symmetrically with respect to the center, and each fan mounting portion 47 is provided. Denotes a fan device 1.
Each of the fan mounting portions 47 can be opened and closed from the outside of the jacket 41 with a fastener as described later. After the fan device 1 is mounted on the fan mounting portion 47, the front guard 13 is exposed to the outside.

  FIG. 6 shows an air-conditioning garment 51 in which the garment body is pants 49. A fan mounting portion 47 is provided on the rear side of each crotch portion of the pants 49 similarly to the outerwear 41, and the fan device 1 is mounted on each fan mounting portion 47. The description of the shape and the like of each fan mounting portion 47 is the same as described above.

Next, the configuration of the fan mounting portion 47 will be described with reference to FIG.
A lining 53 is applied to the inside of the back of the jacket 41 to make up two pieces. The lining 53 interposed between the outer material 45 and the body is made of a mesh material, and allows the air blown from the rear guard 11 to pass therethrough.
The lining 53 has a rectangular shape, and each edge thereof is sewn to the outer material 45, and a portion where the outer material 45 and the lining 53 overlap each other forms a flat bag-shaped receiving pocket.

Rectangular openings 55, 55 are formed on the outer fabric 45 side of the portion where the outer fabric 45 and the lining 53 overlap each other, with a space left and right of the outerwear 41.
A mounting portion 57 is sewn up along the edge of the hole of the opening 55 and stands up. A tape 59 and an element 61 constituting one of the fasteners are mounted on the edge of the mounting portion 57.
A fan mounting portion 47 is provided corresponding to the opening 55. The fan mounting portion 47 has a main portion 63 having substantially the same shape as the opening 55. A mounting portion 65 is sewn up along the edge of the main portion 63 and stands up. A tape 67 and an element 69 constituting the other of the fastener are mounted on the edge of the mounting portion 65.
In addition, the elements 61 and 69 are image diagrams enlarged from the actual size for the convenience of visual recognition.

A flap 71 is continuously provided below the mounting portion 65 of the main portion 63, and the flap 71 is sewn on the lower side of the mounting portion 57 in an overlapping manner. That is, the fan mounting portion 47 is connected to the outer material 45 around the opening 55 via the flap 71. With these components and the slider 73, a linear fastener type fastener is configured. When the element 61 on the attachment portion 57 and the element 69 on the attachment portion 65 are engaged with each other by sliding of the slider 73, the fastener is closed, and the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.
That is, the fan mounting portion 47 is joined to the outer material 45 around the opening 55 of the outerwear 41 and becomes a part of the outer material 45.
On the other hand, when the engagement between the elements 61 and 69 is released by the reverse sliding of the slider 73 and the fastener is opened, the entire fan mounting portion 47 flaps and hangs down, and the opening 55 is fully opened.
A circular fitting hole 75 is formed in the main portion 63 of the fan mounting portion 47, and an annular edge protecting portion 77 for reinforcement is attached to both sides of the hole.

The zipper is opened, the fan mounting portion 47 is pulled out in a flap shape, and a portion of the fan device 1 except for the front guard 13 is arranged inside the main portion 63, and the front guard 13 is attached to the flange 13c from outside the main portion 63. It overlaps with the edge protection part 77 and is screwed to the rear guard 11.
By attaching in this way, the rear guard 11 and the front guard 13 are integrated, and then the fastener is closed, whereby the fan device 1 is mounted on the fan mounting portion 47. That is, the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. The operation of the switch member 19 (air volume adjustment) is performed before closing the fastener. The operation of changing the air flow rate of the axial fan 7 during the work or the like is performed with the fastener opened.

When the axial fan 7 rotates, external air is taken in from the fan mounting portion 47 through the front guard 13 exposed to the outside, and is blown out from the rear guard 11. Since the outlet side of the rear guard 11 is a mesh lining 53, the air taken in from the outside of the jacket 41 moves between the body and the outer material 45 to cool the body according to the principle described above.
Although the description is omitted, the pants 49 have the same configuration and the same cooling function can be obtained.

  Here, the air-conditioning garment 43 with the garment main body as the outerwear 41 and the air-conditioning garment 51 with the garment main body as the pants 49 are individually illustrated. Become clothes.

As described above, according to the fan device 1 according to the present embodiment, the fan unit 3 and the battery 5 are integrally formed, and there is no conductive cable that is pulled by the movement of an operator or the like. Thus, there is no problem that the plug is disconnected and the axial fan 7 suddenly stops or the connection is poor. For this reason, the durability of the fan device 1 is improved, and work is not interrupted due to re-insertion of the plug.
In addition, the worker can work without being conscious of the above-mentioned problems caused by the presence of the conductive cable, which contributes to improvement of workability.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but the specific configuration is not limited to each of the above embodiments, and even if there is a design change within the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical battery holder 3B is formed integrally with the fan main body 3A. However, the battery main body 3A is provided with an elastically deformable locking member to attach and detach the battery 5. It may be configured.
Further, the configuration is such that current is supplied by contact between the terminal 25 and the electrode 27 in the battery holder 3B. However, in the integrated configuration of the battery 5 with respect to the fan main body 3A, a short conductive cable (lead Line). Even in this case, the above problem can be solved.
In addition, although the battery 5 employs a lithium ion battery, another secondary battery such as a nickel-cadmium storage battery may be employed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fan device 3 ... Fan unit 3A ... Fan body part 3B ... Battery holder 5 ... Battery 9 ... Motor 11 ... Rear guard 13 ... Front guard 17 ... Ejection opening 19 ... Switch member 21 ... Operation opening 25 ... Terminal 26 ... Locking mechanism 27 ... Electrode 41 ... Coat as a clothing body 45 ... Outer fabric 47 ... Fan attachment part 49 ... Pants as a clothing body 53 ... Lining 63 ...

Claims (6)

  What is claimed is: 1. A fan device used for an air-conditioning garment having an outerwear and / or pants as a clothing main body, comprising: a fan unit provided integrally with the clothing main body and integrally including a motor; and a battery for supplying power to the motor. The fan device, wherein the battery is detachably provided in the fan unit and is configured integrally with the fan unit. The fan device according to claim 1,
A fan device, wherein when the battery is mounted on the fan unit, the terminal on the motor side and the electrode on the battery side are electrically connected to enable power supply. The fan device according to claim 2,
The fan device, wherein the fan unit integrally has a cylindrical holder for inserting and mounting the battery. The fan device according to claim 3,
A fan device, further comprising a lock mechanism for preventing the battery from being detached from the holder when the battery is mounted on the fan unit. The fan device according to claim 3 or 4,
A fan device, wherein the holder is provided with an extraction opening for pushing out the battery from outside. The fan device according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The battery has a switch member for adjusting a rotation amount of a fan of the fan unit, and the holder is provided with an operation opening for operating the switch member from outside. Fan device.

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