KR20170001178A - Wearable body temperature control device to maintain a constant body temperature of the user by using the thermoelement and body temperature control method using the same - Google Patents

Wearable body temperature control device to maintain a constant body temperature of the user by using the thermoelement and body temperature control method using the same Download PDF

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KR20170001178A
KR20170001178A KR1020150090810A KR20150090810A KR20170001178A KR 20170001178 A KR20170001178 A KR 20170001178A KR 1020150090810 A KR1020150090810 A KR 1020150090810A KR 20150090810 A KR20150090810 A KR 20150090810A KR 20170001178 A KR20170001178 A KR 20170001178A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a wearable body temperature adjusting device for constantly maintaining a user body temperature by using a thermoelement, and to a method for adjusting a body temperature by using the same. More specifically, the wearable body temperature adjusting device comprises: a sensing unit for sensing a body temperature of a user; a body temperature adjusting unit for inducing a change in a body temperature of the user on the basis of the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit; an overheat preventing unit for preventing an overheat phenomenon of the body temperature adjusting unit; a control unit for controlling the wearable body temperature adjusting device; and an electrical power unit for supplying electrical power to the wearable body temperature adjusting device. According to the wearable body temperature adjusting device and the method of the present invention, a body temperature of a user is sensed through a temperature sensor, and a body temperature of the user is indirectly adjusted by heat radiation and heat absorption of a thermoelement by comparing the sensed body temperature with a standard body temperature, so the overall body temperature of the user can be adjusted by changing a body temperature of a local region. Moreover, according to the present invention, the body temperature adjusting device is in a bracelet shape worn on the wrist of a user to sense and adjust a body temperature, so the body temperature adjusting device can conveniently adjust a body temperature even in the usual life.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a wearable body temperature regulator for maintaining a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element, and a body temperature control method using the same. BACKGROUND ART [0002] SAME}

The present invention relates to a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus and a body temperature regulating method using the same, and more particularly, to a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains a body temperature of a user by using a thermoelectric element and a body temperature regulating method using the same.

Generally, it is known that when the deep part temperature in the body is 37.2 ° C, the enzyme necessary for life maintenance is most actively functioning. Usually, about 36 ° C is known as the normal body temperature. If the body's temperature is not maintained to such an extent that the enzyme in the body can actively function, the activity of the enzyme may become problematic and cause various diseases. Particularly, it is more important to maintain the normal body temperature in patients who are suffering from low body temperature maintaining function or those suffering from various diseases.

In the case of complications or hypothermia due to hypothermia, diseases that are further exacerbated are heart disease, vascular disease, thyroid disease, and disease caused by cerebral movement central injury, whereas in cases of high fever, cholinergic urticaria and oxygen And brain cell damage due to deficiency.

In the case of diseases in which the maintenance of the body temperature is important for the patient, maintenance of the body temperature, such as the existing hot pack or cool pack, and the emergency treatment in the emergency room are performed by directly cooling the patient's body , There is a risk due to a sudden change of body temperature, and when the pack is used, there is a limit that only the body temperature of the local area that the pack touches first changes. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0503394 and Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1184561 disclose prior art documents for a local warming apparatus and a cold pad apparatus for controlling body temperature.

On the other hand, a thermoelement is a device using a Peltier effect. When a DC voltage is applied to both ends of two different devices using a thermocouple principle, the Peltier effect absorbs heat on one side On the other side, it refers to the phenomenon of heat generation. The user's body temperature can be lowered or increased by utilizing the characteristics of the thermoelectric element that performs the cooling function or the heat generating function according to the direction of the applied current.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the previously proposed methods. The present invention detects a user's body temperature through a temperature sensor, compares the sensed body temperature with a reference body temperature, and indirectly To provide a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains the body temperature of a user constant by using a thermoelectric element that can adjust the body temperature of the user as a whole by adjusting the body temperature of the user by adjusting the body temperature of the user by adjusting the body temperature of the user, For that purpose.

In addition, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the body temperature of a user by using a thermoelectric element which can easily and conveniently adjust the body temperature even in daily life by detecting and adjusting the body temperature by a wearable device of a bracelet type worn on the user's wrist The present invention also provides a wearable body temperature control apparatus and a body temperature control method using the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wearable body temperature regulator for maintaining a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element,

A sensing unit for sensing a temperature of the user;

A body temperature regulator for inducing a user's body temperature change based on the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit;

An overheat preventing unit for preventing an overheating phenomenon of the body temperature adjusting unit;

A controller for controlling the wearable body temperature regulator; And

And a power supply unit for supplying power to the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus.

Preferably, the sensing unit includes:

A temperature sensor, and may be located on the opposite side of the body temperature regulator.

Preferably, the body temperature regulator includes:

And a thermoelement provided at a wrist position near the user's hand.

More preferably, the thermoelectric element is a thermoelectric element,

An insulator may be attached.

Preferably, the overheat preventing portion includes:

And can be operated only while the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulating portion is operated.

Preferably, the overheat preventing portion includes:

And may be attached to the upper end of the body temperature regulating part.

Preferably, the overheat preventing portion includes:

A heat sink, and a fan.

Preferably, the control unit includes:

It can be configured as a main board.

Preferably, the control unit includes:

The body temperature sensed by the sensing unit may be compared with a predetermined reference body temperature to determine whether the body temperature of the body temperature regulator is lowered or whether the body temperature rise inducing function is operated.

More preferably,

And an input unit for inputting the reference body temperature.

Preferably, the power supply unit includes:

Lithium battery.

Preferably,

And a display unit for displaying the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit.

Preferably, the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus further comprises:

And may be in the form of a bracelet worn on the user's wrist.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for adjusting a body temperature using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element,

(1) detecting the body temperature of the user by the sensing unit;

(2) controlling the body temperature regulator based on the body temperature detected in step (1) by the controller;

(3) inducing a temperature change of the user according to the control in step (2); And

(4) preventing overheating of the body temperature regulating unit in the step (3).

Preferably, the step (1)

(1 ') displaying the body temperature of the user detected in the step (1).

Preferably, the step (2)

(2-1) inputting a reference body temperature through an input unit;

(2-2) when the body temperature sensed in the step (1) is lower than the reference body temperature input in the step (2-1), activating the body temperature rise induction function of the body temperature regulator; And

(2-2 ') if the body temperature sensed in the step (1) is higher than the reference body temperature inputted in the step (2-1), the control unit operates the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulating unit .

Preferably, the body temperature regulator of step (3)

And a thermoelectric element provided at a wrist position near the user's hand and having an insulator attached thereto.

Preferably, the overheat preventing portion of the step (4)

In the step (3), the body temperature regulating unit may be operated only while inducing a decrease in body temperature of the user.

Preferably, the overheat preventing portion of the step (4)

And at least one of a heat sink and a fan attached to an upper end of the body temperature control unit.

Preferably, the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus further comprises:

And may be in the form of a bracelet worn on the user's wrist.

According to the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus and the body temperature regulating method using the thermoelectric element proposed in the present invention that maintains the body temperature of the user constant, the body temperature of the user is sensed through the temperature sensor, The temperature of the user is indirectly controlled by the heat dissipation and the heat absorption of the thermoelectric element which is the temperature change material, so that the body temperature of the user can be entirely controlled by the body temperature change of the local region.

In addition, according to the present invention, the body temperature can be easily and conveniently adjusted in everyday life by detecting and adjusting the body temperature by the wearable device of the bracelet type worn on the user's wrist.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a view illustrating a configuration of a body temperature regulator of a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an overheat prevention unit of a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature at a constant level by using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a view illustrating a process of controlling a body temperature regulator in a controller of a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an input unit and a display unit of a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
6 is a view showing an embodiment of using a wearable body temperature regulating device that maintains a user's body temperature at a constant level using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant by using a thermoelectric device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . Also, to "include" an element means that it may include other elements, rather than excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains a user's body temperature at a constant level by using a thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus 10 for maintaining a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensing unit 100, a body temperature regulator 200 An overheat prevention unit 300, a control unit 400, and a power supply unit 500.

The sensing unit 100 may be a temperature sensor for sensing a user's body temperature and may be located on the opposite side of the body temperature control unit 200. At this time, the temperature sensor is provided in the wearable body temperature regulating device 10 so as to directly touch the wrist of the user, and the body temperature of the user is measured. In some embodiments, a digital temperature sensor can be used. In addition, the sensing unit 100 may be located on the opposite side of the body temperature regulator 200 with respect to the wrist, since it may affect the temperature measurement of the user due to the overheating phenomenon of the body temperature regulator 200.

The body temperature regulator 200 may induce a user's body temperature change based on the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100 and may include a thermoelectric element 210 provided at a wrist position near the user's hand . That is, when current is applied to the thermoelectric element 210 in a normal direction, when one side of the thermoelectric element 210 in the skin direction of the user lowers the body temperature of the user due to heat absorption, The user's body temperature can be raised by the heat generated by one side of the user's skin direction. At this time, due to the Peltier effect, the opposite surface of the thermoelectric element 210 facing the skin direction of the user is heated and absorbed, respectively. Particularly, while one surface of the thermoelectric element 210 lowers the body temperature of the user by heat absorption, May be overheated due to heat generation.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, in order to prevent such an overheating phenomenon, it is possible to shorten the body temperature lowering induction time of the body temperature regulating unit 200 or intermittently lower the body temperature. A more specific configuration of the body temperature regulator 200 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

The overheat prevention unit 300 can prevent the overheat phenomenon of the body temperature control unit 200 and can be operated only during the operation of inducing the body temperature decrease of the body temperature control unit 200. That is, in order to prevent an overheating phenomenon on the opposite side where heat is generated while one side of the thermoelectric element 210 of the body temperature regulator 200 lowers the body temperature of the user by heat absorption, the body temperature of the body temperature regulator 200 is lowered It can only be started while the guidance function is operating. Further, depending on the embodiment, it can be operated in accordance with a predetermined operation cycle. The detailed configuration of the overheat preventing unit 300 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The controller 400 can control the wearable body temperature controller 10 and can be configured as a main board. In addition, depending on the embodiment, it may be attached to the side surface of the body temperature regulating part 200.

The power supply unit 500 can supply power to the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus 10 and can be configured as a lithium battery. In addition, depending on the embodiment, it may be detachably attached to the side surface of the body temperature regulating part 200.

2 is a view illustrating a configuration of a body temperature controller of a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the thermoelectric element 210 of the body temperature regulator 200 of the wearable body temperature regulator 10, which maintains the body temperature of the user constant by using the thermoelectric element according to the embodiment of the present invention, The insulator 210 may be attached. That is, a thermoelectric element 210 having an insulator 230 attached thereto may be used to attach the thermoelectric element 210 to the user's skin, and to prevent the danger of electric shock or the like. At this time, depending on the embodiment, the insulator 230 may be an electric tape, but is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an overheat prevention unit of a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature at a constant level using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the overheat prevention unit 300 of the wearable body temperature regulator 10, which maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element according to the embodiment of the present invention, 200).

The overheat preventing part 300 may include at least one of a heat sink 310 and a fan 330. That is, in order to prevent an overheating phenomenon in the body temperature regulating unit 200, the heat radiating plate 310 is attached to the body temperature regulating unit 200, and the fan 330 is attached to disperse the heat to the surroundings, can do.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a body temperature controller in a controller of a wearable body temperature controller that maintains a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, the control unit 400 of the wearable body temperature control apparatus 10, which maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element according to the embodiment of the present invention, The detected body temperature can be compared with a predetermined reference body temperature to determine whether the body temperature of the body temperature regulator 200 is lowered or whether the body temperature rise inducing function is operated. That is, when the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100 is converted into data and sent to the controller 400, the body temperature sensed by the controller 400 may be compared with a reference body temperature to control the operation of the body temperature regulator 200.

More specifically, when the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100 is higher than a predetermined reference body temperature, the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulating unit 200 can be operated until the body temperature falls to the reference body temperature. Conversely, If the detected body temperature is lower than the reference body temperature, the body temperature rise induction function of the body temperature regulator 200 can be activated until the body temperature is raised to the reference body temperature. When the body temperature of the user sensed again by the sensing unit 100 becomes equal to the reference body temperature by activating the body temperature lowering or raising induction function of the body temperature regulating unit 200, the operation of the body temperature regulating unit 200 is stopped .

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an input unit and a display unit of a wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5, the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus 10 that maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 600 and a display unit 700 .

The input unit 600 is for inputting a reference body temperature that is a reference for comparison with the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100 and may be an input button for inputting a reference body temperature based on the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100 .

The display unit 700 may display the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100. That is, the body temperature information of the user sensed by the sensing unit 100 may be received and displayed on the wearable body temperature regulator 10, and may be configured as an LCD screen, depending on the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an embodiment of using a wearable body temperature regulating device that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus 10 that maintains the user's body temperature constant using the thermoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present invention may be in the form of a bracelet worn on the wrist of the user . That is, it can be easily worn on the wrist of the user to adjust the body temperature in daily life. In other words, in order to more effectively prevent the overheat phenomenon of the body temperature regulator 200, that is, to allow the heat of the body temperature regulator 200 to escape, the upper part of the wearable body temperature regulator 10 Grooves.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant by using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention, The control unit 400 controls the body temperature control unit 200 based on the body temperature sensed at step S100 at step S200 and the body temperature control unit 200 controls the temperature control unit 200 according to the control at step S200 A step S300 of inducing a body temperature change of the user and a step S400 of preventing the overheat preventing unit 300 from overheating the body temperature regulating unit 200 in step S300.

The sensing unit 100, the body temperature regulator 200, and the body temperature regulator 100 of the body temperature regulating method using the wearable body temperature regulator that maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric device according to the embodiment of the present invention, The overheat prevention unit 300, the control unit 400, and the wearable body temperature control unit 10 have been described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, according to another embodiment of the present invention, step S100 may further include a step S100 'in which the display unit 700 displays the body temperature of the user sensed in step S100. That is, the display unit 700 can immediately display the body temperature information of the user sensed through the sensing unit 100 in step S100.

Meanwhile, a specific configuration of the display unit 700 of the step S100 'of the method for adjusting the body temperature using the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 5 And therefore, the following description will be omitted.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a body temperature control method using a wearable body temperature regulator that maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 9, according to another embodiment of the present invention, step S200 includes steps of inputting a reference body temperature through the input unit 600 (S210), determining whether the body temperature sensed in step S100 has been inputted in step S210 The control unit 400 activates the body temperature rise induction function of the body temperature regulator 200 when the body temperature is lower than the reference body temperature (S220), and when the body temperature sensed at the step S100 is higher than the reference body temperature inputted at the step S210 The control unit 400 may include a step S220 'of activating the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulating unit 200.

That is, if the user's body temperature is detected in step S100, the reference body temperature can be set and input through the input unit 600 based on the sensed user's body temperature information in step S210. Then, The control unit 400 may control the function to induce the body temperature rise in the body temperature control unit 200. If the sensed body temperature is higher than the input reference body temperature, The controller 200 can control the function so as to induce a decrease in body temperature.

Meanwhile, the specific configuration of the input unit 600 of the step S210 of the method for adjusting the body temperature using the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus that maintains the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 5 And therefore, the following description will be omitted.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention.

10: A wearable body temperature regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention
100: sensing unit 200:
210: thermoelectric element 230: insulator
300: overheat prevention part 310: heat sink
330: fan 400:
500: power supply unit 600: input unit
700:
S100: The sensing unit senses the user's body temperature
S100 ': the display unit displays the body temperature of the user sensed in step S100
S200: the control unit controls the body temperature control unit based on the body temperature sensed in step S100
S210: inputting the reference body temperature through the input unit
S220: when the body temperature sensed in step S100 is lower than the reference body temperature inputted in step S210, the controller activates the body temperature rise induction function of the body temperature regulator
S220 ': when the body temperature sensed in step S100 is higher than the reference body temperature input in step S210, the controller activates the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulator
S300: a step of inducing a body temperature change of the user according to the control in the body temperature regulating step S200
S400: Preventing overheating of the body temperature regulating unit in step S300

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A wearable body temperature regulator (10) for maintaining a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element,
A sensing unit 100 for sensing a temperature of a user's body;
A body temperature regulator 200 for inducing a user's body temperature change based on the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit 100;
An overheat preventing unit 300 for preventing an overheating phenomenon of the body temperature adjusting unit 200;
A controller 400 for controlling the wearable body temperature regulator; And
And a power supply unit (500) for supplying power to the wearable body temperature regulating apparatus. The wearable body temperature regulator maintains a user's body temperature constant by using a thermoelectric element.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit (100)
Wherein the body temperature adjusting unit comprises a temperature sensor and is disposed on the opposite side of the body temperature regulating unit 200. The wearable body temperature regulating unit maintains a user's body temperature constant using a thermoelectric element.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body temperature regulator (200)
And a thermoelement (210) provided at a wrist position near the user's hand. The thermoelement (210) is used to maintain a user's body temperature at a constant level using a thermoelectric element.
The thermoelectric module according to claim 3, wherein the thermoelectric element (210)
And an insulator (230) is attached to the wearer's body temperature adjusting device.
2. The overheat prevention part (300) according to claim 1,
Wherein the body temperature regulating unit (200) is operated only during the operation of inducing body temperature lowering.
2. The overheat prevention part (300) according to claim 1,
Wherein the body temperature regulating unit is attached to an upper end of the body temperature regulating unit.
2. The overheat prevention part (300) according to claim 1,
Wherein the thermally conductive member includes at least one of a heat sink (310) and a fan (330).
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (400)
And a main board, wherein the body temperature of the user is kept constant by using the thermoelectric element.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (400)
Wherein the temperature sensing unit (100) compares the sensed body temperature with a predetermined reference body temperature to determine whether the body temperature of the body temperature regulator (200) is lowered or the body temperature rise inducing function is activated. Wearable body temperature regulator that keeps body temperature constant.
10. The method of claim 9,
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an input unit (600) for inputting the reference body temperature, wherein the body temperature of the user is maintained constant using the thermoelectric element.
The power supply unit according to claim 1,
And a lithium battery, wherein the body temperature of the user is kept constant by using the thermoelectric element.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display unit (700) for displaying the body temperature sensed by the sensing unit (100), wherein the body temperature of the user is maintained constant using the thermoelectric element.
The wearable body temperature regulating device (10) according to claim 1,
And a wearable body temperature regulator which maintains the body temperature of the user at a constant level by using the thermoelectric element.
A method for controlling body temperature using a wearable body temperature regulating device (10) for maintaining a body temperature of a user constant using a thermoelectric element,
(1) detecting the body temperature of the user by the sensing unit 100;
(2) controlling the body temperature regulator 200 based on the body temperature sensed in the step (1) by the controller 400;
(3) inducing the body temperature regulator 200 to change the body temperature of the user according to the control in step (2); And
(4) preventing the overheat preventing unit 300 from overheating the body temperature regulating unit 200 in the step (3). In this case, the body temperature of the user is kept constant A method of controlling body temperature using a wearable body temperature regulator.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein step (1)
(1 ') displaying the body temperature of the user sensed in the step (1) by the display unit (700). The thermoelectric device according to claim 1, further comprising a wearable body temperature control A method of controlling body temperature using a device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein step (2)
(2-1) inputting a reference body temperature through an input unit 600;
(2-2) If the body temperature sensed in step (1) is lower than the reference body temperature input in step (2-1), the controller 400 controls the body temperature rise induction function of the body temperature regulator 200 Operating; And
(2-2 ') If the body temperature sensed in step (1) is higher than the reference body temperature input in step (2-1), the controller 400 controls the body temperature lowering induction function of the body temperature regulator 200 And controlling the body temperature of the user to be constant by using the thermoelectric element.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the body temperature regulator (200) of step (3)
And a thermoelectric element (210) provided at a wrist position near the user's hand and having an insulator (230), characterized in that a wearable body temperature regulating device How to control your body temperature.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the overheat prevention part (300) of the step (4)
Wherein the body temperature regulator (200) is operated only during the induction of the user's body temperature in the step (3). The body temperature using the wearable body temperature regulator which keeps the body temperature of the user constant using the thermoelectric element Adjustment method.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the overheat prevention part (300) of the step (4)
Wherein the body temperature adjusting unit includes at least one of a heat dissipating plate 310 and a fan 330 attached to an upper end of the body temperature adjusting unit 200. [ A method of controlling body temperature using a device.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the wearable body temperature regulating device (10)
A method for controlling body temperature using a wearable body temperature regulator which maintains a body temperature of a user constant by using a thermoelectric element, characterized by being a bracelet type that is worn on the wrist of a user.
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