KR20170064309A - Wearable device and method for controlling temperature of clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a wearable device for controlling the temperature of clothes and a method for controlling the temperature of clothes using the wearable device. A wearable device for regulating the temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air path through which heated or cooled air is circulated in the garment, And a controller for controlling the air pump to supply compressed air to the air pump when the sensed temperature is out of a predetermined temperature, And a vortex tube for heating or cooling the compressed air to supply the compressed air to the air circulation passage, wherein the vortex tube is connected to a heating solenoid valve and a cooling solenoid valve, The heated compressed air is passed through the heating solenoid valve, And is supplied to the air circulation passage through the air cooling solenoid valve.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a wearable device for adjusting the temperature of clothes,

The present invention relates to a wearable device for adjusting the temperature of clothes using a cooling function and a heating function, and a method of controlling the temperature of clothes using the wearable device.

Today, as the meaning and function of clothes are expanded, it is not simply protecting the body, but it is creating fashion through various designs, so that it can produce its own unique personality and fashion. In addition, it has special function Functional garments are being released.

For example, a constant temperature garment has been introduced to outdoor workers, mountain climbers, and anglers so that the body temperature can be maintained normally against the external environment such as cold or heat.

However, the conventional thermostat garment has a disadvantage that the user must directly select hot water or cold water according to the change of climate, and does not provide both a heating function and a cooling function, and provides only one function There is a limit.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the conventional technology, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wearable device for comfortably maintaining a temperature in clothes by providing both a heating function and a cooling function, To provide temperature control measures.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wearable device for controlling a temperature, including: an air path for circulating heated air or cooled air in a garment; An air pump for supplying compressed air by operating when the sensed temperature is out of a preset temperature, and compressed air from the air pump, And a vortex tube for heating or cooling the introduced compressed air and supplying the compressed air to the air circulation passage, wherein the vortex tube is connected to a heating solenoid valve and a cooling solenoid valve , The heated compressed air passes through the heating solenoid valve, And the air is supplied to the air circulation passage through the cooling solenoid valve.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a temperature of a wearable device, the method comprising the steps of: (a) sensing a temperature in the clothes using at least one temperature sensor; (b) Operating the air pump to supply compressed air when the sensed temperature deviates from a preset temperature; and (c) heating or cooling the supplied compressed air according to the sensed temperature to cool the air circulating passage (c) is performed through a heating solenoid valve or a cooling solenoid valve connected to a vortex tube to the air circulation passage, Wherein the heated compressed air is passed through the heating solenoid valve and the cooled compressed air is passed through the cooling solenoid valve It characterized in that the respectively fed through the valve.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing both a heating function and a cooling function by applying to clothes, it is possible to always keep the temperature in the clothes at a user-set temperature comfortably.

In addition, it can be used not only for outdoor activities such as mountain climbing and fishing, but also for medical purposes for the elderly or hospital patients as well as at the work site.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects and include all effects that can be deduced from the detailed description of the present invention or the configuration of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a wearable device for adjusting the temperature of a garment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adjusting a temperature of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating a garment to which a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, the terms "comprising ", or" comprising "and the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

In addition, '... Wealth, '... Module " or the like means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a wearable device for adjusting the temperature of a garment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The wearable device 100 for adjusting the temperature of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air circulation path 110, a temperature sensor 120, a humidity sensor 130, a temperature setting unit 140, an air pump 150 A vortex tube 160, a heating solenoid valve 170, a cooling solenoid valve 180, and a controller 190.

For reference, the 'garment' referred to in the present invention may include not only clothes worn by the user but also bedding such as a sleeping bag or a futon.

The air path 110 may be disposed at one or more of the front, back and side surfaces of the garment to which the wearable device 100 is applied (hereinafter referred to as 'garment'), Air or cooled air can be supplied and circulated.

The air circulation passages 110 may be arranged in a plurality of pipe types when arranged in a garment, or may be arranged in a pad type having a specific shape according to the shape of a quadrangle, a circle, or a garment .

On the other hand, the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 are disposed on the clothes to sense the temperature and the humidity of the clothes, respectively.

Here, one or more of the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 may be disposed according to the size of the garment, or they may be separated from the garment and worn on the user's body.

If the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 are separated from the clothes, they can be worn on the user's body, and the sensed information can be transmitted through the short-range wireless communication method.

On the other hand, the temperature setting unit 140 may set the temperature of the clothes to a temperature desired by the user (input), and may be connected to a user interface capable of setting the temperature.

Here, the temperature setting unit 140 can set the humidity desired by the user set through the user interface. If the user does not set a separate humidity, the default humidity value may be applied.

As will be described later, when the temperature of the clothes is higher than the temperature set by the user, if the temperature of the clothes is lower, the heated air is supplied to the air circulation passage 110 so that the temperature of the clothes can be adjusted. , The humidity set by the user can be further reflected.

For reference, the user interface connected to the temperature setting unit 140 may be disposed in a part of the garment (preferably a position that is easy for the user to operate) or may execute the application installed in the user's terminal Or may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal (not shown).

In this case, the wearable device 100 may be connected to a user's terminal (not shown) through a local area network.

The air pump 150 may operate when the temperature or humidity sensed by the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 deviate from a preset temperature or humidity desired by the user, It can be supplied to the vortex tube 160.

At this time, the air pump 150 detects the temperature and humidity of the user set by the temperature setting unit 140 and the difference between the temperature and the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor 130 (hereinafter referred to as' temperature / humidity Quot; difference value " of the vortex tube 160).

To this end, the wearable device 100 may store information on the amount of air to be supplied corresponding to the temperature / humidity difference value in a storage (not shown).

The vortex tube 160 includes a plurality of solenoid valve connections 170 connected to an inlet (not shown) through which the compressed air supplied from the air pump 150 flows, and a heating solenoid valve 170 and a cooling solenoid valve 180, (Not shown).

When the compressed air flows into the vortex tube 160, the introduced compressed air can be heated or cooled according to the difference value of the temperature / humidity and supplied to the air circulation passage 110.

One end of the heating solenoid valve 170 and the cooling solenoid valve 180 may be connected to the vortex tube 160 and the other end may be connected to the air circulation passage 110, respectively.

The air heated through the vortex tube 160 is supplied to the air circulation passage 110 through the heating solenoid valve 170 and the air cooled through the vortex tube 160 is circulated through the cooling solenoid valve 180 And may be supplied to the passage 110.

At this time, the angle of the valve (opening / closing degree) of the heating solenoid valve 170 and the cooling solenoid valve 180 can be adjusted according to the difference value of the temperature / humidity.

The control unit 190 acquires information about the temperature and humidity sensed by the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 and outputs the acquired temperature and humidity to the temperature and humidity set by the temperature setting unit 140. [ The air pump 150 can be operated.

At this time, the control unit 190 may control the air pump 150 to supply the amount of air to be supplied corresponding to the temperature / humidity difference value.

The control unit 190 may adjust the angle (degree of opening / closing) of the heating solenoid valve 170 or the cooling solenoid valve 180 according to the temperature / humidity difference value.

If the temperature and humidity obtained from the temperature sensor 120 and the humidity sensor 130 reach the temperature and humidity set by the temperature setting unit 140, the control unit 190 stops the operation of the air pump 150 .

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adjusting a temperature of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, the desired temperature and humidity in the clothes by the user are set in advance, and a case in which only the temperature is taken into consideration for convenience of explanation will be described below.

The wearable device 100 senses the temperature in the garment using one or more temperature sensors (S201).

After S201, it is determined whether the sensed temperature is out of a preset temperature (S202).

As a result of S202, when the temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature, the wearable device 100 operates the air pump 150 (S203).

At this time, the wearable device 100 can control the operation of the air pump 150 to supply the amount of air corresponding to the temperature difference value.

If it is determined in step S202 that the predetermined temperature is reached, the wearable device 100 can maintain the air pump 150 in a stopped state.

After S203, the wearable device 100 adjusts the angle of the heating solenoid valve or the cooling solenoid valve connected to the vortex tube according to the temperature difference value.

That is, when the temperature sensed at S201 is higher than the predetermined temperature, the wearable device 100 adjusts the angle of the cooling solenoid valve in accordance with the temperature difference (S204).

After S204, the wearable device 100 cools the compressed air introduced from the air pump 150 in the vortex tube 160, and circulates the cooled air in the air circulation passage 110 through the angle-controlled cooling solenoid valve in S204. (S205).

If the temperature sensed at S201 is lower than the preset temperature, the wearable device 100 adjusts the angle of the heating solenoid valve in accordance with the temperature difference (S206).

After S206, the wearable device 100 heats the compressed air introduced from the air pump 150 in the vortex tube 160, and transfers the heated air to the air circulation passage 110 through the angle-controlled heating solenoid valve in S206. (S207).

After S205 or S207, the wearable device 100 repeats the above-described process to adjust the temperature of the clothes to a comfortable state desired by the user.

3 is a view illustrating a garment to which a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

The garment according to one embodiment of the present invention is in the form of a vest as shown in FIG. 3, and can be worn on the user's upper body at outdoor activities such as climbing or fishing or at a work site.

A plurality (four) of the air circulation passages 110 of the wearable device 100 may be disposed in the form of a pipe on the front side of the garment, and one of them may be disposed on the rear side of the garment as a pad.

3, a plurality of pipe-shaped air circulation passages disposed on the front surface of the garment and a pad-shaped air circulation passage disposed on the rear surface of the garment are shown as being separated without being connected to each other, It is only for a clear view of the element and can be connected to each other.

Also, although the vortex tube 160 and the heating solenoid valve 170 and the cooling solenoid valve 180 are shown as being separated from each other without being connected to each other, these components may also be connected to each other.

In addition, although the temperature sensor 120 of the wearable device 100 may be disposed on the rear surface of the clothes having a large contact area with the user's body, only one temperature sensor 120 is shown in FIG. 3, The temperature sensor 120 of the garment may be disposed at one or more of the front, back, and sides of the garment.

If a plurality of temperature sensors 120 are disposed on the clothes, the wearable device 100 can compare the average value of the temperatures sensed by each temperature sensor 120 with a predetermined temperature and calculate the difference. The same is true for the humidity sensor 130.

The user interface connected to the temperature setting unit 140 of the wearable device 100 may be disposed at the front of the clothes as shown in FIG. 3 and may include an air pump 150, a vortex tube 160, a heating solenoid valve The cooling solenoid valve 170 and the cooling solenoid valve 180 may be respectively disposed on the rear surface of the garment.

As described above, the wearable device 100 that adjusts the temperature of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention is not inconvenient to directly select and fill hot water or cold water according to the climate change as in the prior art, Since no machine or cooler is needed, the power consumed to operate the heater or cooler can be reduced.

That is, if the amount of air corresponding to the difference is supplied according to the temperature and humidity desired by the user and the difference between the temperature and the humidity measured from the sensors, the air heated by the vortex tube or the cooled air passes through the air circulation passage Lt; / RTI >

Since it has a simple structure rather than a complicated structure, it can be easily applied to clothing and bedding as a wearable device, and can maintain a desired temperature and humidity at all times, thereby providing a pleasant environment.

On the other hand, the components of the above-described embodiment can be easily grasped from a process viewpoint.

That is, each component can be identified as a respective process. Further, the process of the above-described embodiment can be easily grasped from the viewpoint of the components of the apparatus.

In addition, the above-described technical features may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium.

The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination.

The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Should be regarded as belonging to the following claims.

100: wearable device
110: air circulation passage
120: Temperature sensor
130: Humidity sensor
140: Temperature setting unit
150: air pump
160: Vortex tube
170: Heating solenoid valve
180: Cooling solenoid valve
190:

Claims (10)

A wearable device for controlling temperature of a garment, the wearable device comprising:
An air path through which heated or cooled air is circulated within the garment;
At least one temperature sensor for sensing a temperature within the garment;
An air pump that operates when the sensed temperature deviates from a predetermined temperature to supply compressed air; And
A vortex tube for supplying compressed air to the air circulation passage by heating or cooling the introduced compressed air according to a difference between the sensed temperature and a predetermined temperature,
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The vortex tube is connected to a heating solenoid valve and a cooling solenoid valve,
The heated compressed air passes through the heating solenoid valve,
And the cooled compressed air is supplied to the air circulation passage through the cooling solenoid valve, respectively.
The method according to claim 1,
The air circulation passage
Wherein the wearable device is disposed on at least one of a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface of the garment.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the heating solenoid valve and the cooling solenoid valve adjust an opening angle of the valve according to a difference between the sensed temperature and a predetermined temperature.
The method of claim 3,
A humidity sensor for sensing the humidity in the clothes
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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the heating solenoid valve and the cooling solenoid valve adjust the opening angle of the valve to reflect the sensed humidity.
The method according to claim 1,
A temperature setting unit for inputting the preset temperature,
Further comprising:
The air pump
And supplies the amount of air corresponding to the difference between the sensed temperature and the predetermined temperature.
A method for a wearable device to control the temperature of a garment,
(a) sensing temperature within the garment using one or more temperature sensors;
(b) operating the air pump to supply compressed air when the detected temperature is out of a predetermined temperature range; And
(c) heating or cooling the supplied compressed air according to a difference between the sensed temperature and a preset temperature, and supplying the air to an air circulation path disposed in the clothes
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The step (c)
Supplying the air to the air circulation passage through a heating solenoid valve or a cooling solenoid valve connected to a vortex tube,
The heated compressed air passes through the heating solenoid valve,
And the cooled compressed air is supplied through the cooling solenoid valve, respectively.
8. The method of claim 7,
The step (c)
Wherein the controller controls the opening angle of the heating solenoid valve or the cooling solenoid valve to supply the heated compressed air or the cooled compressed air to the air circulation passage according to a difference between the sensed temperature and a preset temperature, Clothes Temperature Control Method.
8. The method of claim 7,
The step (a)
The humidity in the garment is further sensed
The step (c)
And heating or cooling the supplied compressed air to further reflect the sensed humidity.
8. The method of claim 7,
Receiving the preset temperature
Further comprising:
The step (b)
And supplying an amount of air corresponding to a difference between the sensed temperature and the preset temperature.

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