KR20190092205A - Clothes generating heat - Google Patents

Abstract

Heat generating clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention comprise a fiber member having a provided space and a heating element inserted into the provided space of the fiber member, wherein the heating element comprises a carbon felt portion for dissipating heat during power supply and a power connection part provided at both ends of the carbon felt portion and being able to be electrically connected to a power source. In addition, at least a part of pores of the carbon felt portion is filled with a resin or a polymer. In heat generating clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention, the heating element can correspond to various shapes and shape deformations of clothes.

Description

Fever Clothing {CLOTHES GENERATING HEAT}

The present invention relates to a fever garment.

Recently, various functional clothing has been used. Functional clothing includes clothing that inhibits the growth of bacteria, specializes in specific movements, or emits light.

Among such functional clothing, there is a garment that functions to generate heat for warming the body. These garments are provided with a heating element, the existing heating elements are difficult to process to have an appearance suitable for various shapes of clothing.

In addition, a large and small pressure is applied to the clothing due to the impact of the user's movement or the impact or friction applied from the outside, and accordingly, the deformation of the clothing may occur numerous times, and thus the heating element may be damaged and the heating function may be lost.

Patent Registration 10-1770142 (Notification date August 22, 2017)

The heating clothing according to the embodiment of the present invention is for the heating element to correspond to various shapes and shape deformation of the clothing.

The problem of the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, another problem that is not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Heat generating clothing according to an aspect of the present invention includes a fiber member having a provided space and the heating element inserted into the provided space of the fiber member, the heating element is a carbon felt portion for dissipating heat when power supply; And a power connection part provided at both ends of the carbon felt part and electrically connected to the power source, wherein at least a part of the pores of the carbon felt part is filled with a resin or a polymer.

The heating garment according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a battery unit for supplying power to the heating element, wherein the battery unit is inserted into the accommodation space together with the heating element or in a battery accommodation space of the fiber member different from the accommodation space. Can be inserted.

The battery unit and the magnetic connector may be connected with a conductive line, and the battery unit may be charged by an external power source supplied through the magnetic connector.

The battery unit and the USB interface may be connected with a conductive line, and the battery unit may be charged by external power supplied through the USB interface.

The battery unit may be charged through a wireless power receiver provided in the fiber member.

The heating garment according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a housing in which an insertion groove or an insertion hole corresponding to the shape of the heating element is formed, and the heating element is inserted into the insertion groove or the insertion hole, wherein the heating element is inserted into the heating garment. The housing may be disposed in the accommodation space.

The housing may be in contact with a side surface of the heating element and exposed to the outside of the heating element and the outer surface of the housing may be formed of a waterproof insulating layer, an insulating adhesive tape or an insulating film, or an insulating adhesive non-woven fabric may be bonded.

The heating garment according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a thermoplastic resin pocket surrounding the housing in which the heating element is inserted, and the thermoplastic resin pocket may be inserted into the provided space.

The temperature change ink is printed on the outer surface of the fiber member, and the color of the temperature change ink may change according to the temperature of the heating element.

The heat generating garment according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a carbon felt portion filled with a resin or a polymer in the pores so that the heating element may correspond to various shapes and shape deformations of the clothes.

The effects of the present application are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 and 2 illustrate a heat generating clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a part of the heating element of the heating garment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the temperature change of the carbon felt section with or without the resin or polymer when the power is supplied.
5 illustrates charging examples of a battery unit included in clothes.
6A, 6B, and 10 show an example of a block diagram of a battery unit and a heating element provided in the garment.
Fig. 7 shows an example of change in temperature ink with temperature.
8A and 8B illustrate an example of a carbon felt part and a housing of a heating garment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B show an example of a protective pocket into which a heating element and a housing are inserted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are only described in order to more easily disclose the contents of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the accompanying drawings that will be readily available to those of ordinary skill in the art. You will know.

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

1 and 2 illustrate a heat generating clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the heating garment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fiber member 100 and the heating element (300). The heating element 300 is inserted into the provision space 30 of the fiber member. The provision space 30 may be formed by two or more fiber members facing each other.

Fever clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a vest, padding, jackets, pants, gloves, hats, duvets, cushions, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 3, the heating element 300 includes a carbon felt part 310 that emits heat when power is supplied, and a power connection part 330 that is electrically connected to a power source at both ends of the carbon felt part 310. Include. The power connection 330 is provided at both ends of the carbon felt 310 to be electrically connected to the power source.

The power connection unit 330 may be implemented in various ways. For example, as shown in the left side of FIG. 3, the power connection part 330 may be provided in the carbon felt part 310. The power connector 330 may be made of a conductive material and installable on the carbon felt 310 such as copper or aluminum. A power line for supplying power may be connected to the power connection unit 330.

Alternatively, as shown in the right side of FIG. 3, the power connection unit 330 may include a substrate 331, a connection member 335 provided on the substrate 331, and a conductive line connected to the connection member 335. The connection member 335 may also be made of a conductive material that is connectable to the carbon felt part 310 such as copper or aluminum. In this case, when the carbon felt part 310 is inserted into the connection member 335 and bited, the carbon felt part 310 and the connection member 335 may be connected.

The substrate 331 may serve as a support member for firmly connecting the wires with the connection member 335. In addition, since the conductive wire is connected to the connection member 335 in advance, the process of attaching the conductive wire to the connection member 335 may be omitted.

At this time, at least a part of the pores of the carbon felt portion 310 is filled with a resin or a polymer. The carbon felt 310 emits heat when the power is supplied. The carbon felt part 310 may be formed by cutting a carbon fiber to an appropriate length and passing the cut carbon fiber through a carding process and a needling process.

A void exists in the carbon felt part 310, and the carbon felt part 310 has a tendency to break even in a small force due to the characteristics of the carbon felt part 310. To prevent this, at least a part of the pores of the carbon felt part 310 may be filled with a resin or a polymer.

By filling the voids of the carbon felt portion 310 with resin or polymer, the chipping of the carbon felt portion 310 is reduced, handling is improved, and the carbon felt portion 310 having various shapes and thicknesses may be manufactured. Accordingly, such a carbon felt portion 310 is applicable to the heat generating clothing according to the embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the carbon felt part 310 may include a plurality of curved portions to have a pleat shape, or may have a concave shape on one side as shown in FIG. 3.

The carbon felt part 310 may be made of a rigid felt or a soft felt, and the rigid felt has a higher temperature applicability than the soft felt. When the soft felt is placed in a high temperature vacuum furnace filled with the methane gas, hydrogen (H) of the methane gas is burned out and the carbon (C) component is impregnated into the soft felt, so that a rigid felt can be produced.

The shape of the carbon felt part 310 is not limited to the shape shown in FIGS.

4 shows the temperature change of the carbon felt 310 with or without resin or polymer when power is supplied. Carbon felt portion 310 is divided into a to g zones, the temperature of the carbon felt portion 310 according to the power supply was measured for each zone.

A voltage of 5 V was applied to the carbon felt part 310, and a current of the carbon felt part 310 was measured according to the voltage application. Under these conditions, the temperature and the current for each zone of the carbon felt 310 were measured four times.

As shown in FIG. 4, the temperature of the carbon felt portion 310 of the present invention in which the voids are filled with the resin or the polymer is higher than the general carbon felt portion 310 in which the voids are not filled with the resin or the polymer, and the current consumed. It can be seen that is smaller.

According to the experimental results, it can be seen that the carbon felt part 310 of the present invention emits more heat with less power consumption than the general carbon felt part 310.

Meanwhile, as the resin or polymer fills the voids, the degree of breakage of the carbon felt part 310 may be reduced. Accordingly, the carbon felt portion 310 having a desired level of durability may be provided by adjusting the amount of the resin or the polymer according to the characteristics or design conditions of the heat generating clothing in which the carbon felt portion 310 is installed.

In addition, since the degree of flexibility of the carbon felt portion 310 may vary according to the amount of resin or polymer, a carbon felt portion 310 having flexibility suitable for characteristics or design conditions of a heat generating garment may be provided.

In addition, the heating clothing according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a battery unit 500 for supplying power to the heating element 300, the battery unit 500 is inserted into the provided space 30 together with the heating element 300. Or the battery compartment 50 of a fiber member different from the compartment 30.

FIG. 1 illustrates that the heating element 300 and the battery unit 500 are inserted together in the accommodation space 30, and FIG. 2 illustrates the installation space 30 and the battery installation space of the heating element 300 and the battery unit 500. 50) inserted into each.

In this case, the heating element 300 and the battery unit 500 may be connected by the connection jack 311, but is not limited thereto. The heating element 300 and the battery unit 500 may be electrically connected by various means.

Such a heating element 300 may require treatment on the surface for electrical insulation and waterproof. For example, an insulating adhesive tape or an insulating adhesive nonwoven fabric may be attached to the surface of the heating element 300, an insulating film such as a polyethylene film may be coated, or silicone may be applied. Treatment of the surface of the heating element 300 is not limited to these examples.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8a and 8b, the heat generating clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a housing 150. 8A illustrates a state before the carbon felt portion 310 is inserted into the housing 150, and FIG. 8B illustrates a state where the carbon felt portion 310 is inserted into the housing 150.

The housing 150 may have an insertion groove or an insertion hole corresponding to the shape of the heating element 300, and the heating element 300 may be inserted into the insertion groove or the insertion hole. At this time, the housing 150 into which the heating element 300 is inserted may be disposed in the accommodation space 30.

At this time, the material of the housing 150 may be EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), urethane foam (urethane form), nonwoven fabric, sponge, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The housing 150 may electrically insulate the carbon felt 310 from the surrounding environment. As described above, the carbon felt part 310 filled with the resin or the polymer may be manufactured in various forms because it is less brittle and has flexibility. Therefore, when the side surface of the carbon felt portion 310 is bent to face, it may be difficult to apply an insulating material to the side surface of the carbon felt portion 310.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the housing 150 has an insertion hole or insertion groove corresponding to the shape of the carbon felt portion 310 having various shapes, so that the carbon felt portion 310 has an insertion hole or insertion groove. When inserted into the inner surface of the housing 150 is in contact with the side of the carbon felt portion 310 may be insulated to the side of the carbon felt portion 110.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 8B, even when the carbon felt part 310 is inserted into the housing 150, some surfaces of the carbon felt part 310 and the outer surface of the housing 150 may be exposed to the outside. Therefore, insulation and water resistance may deteriorate.

In order to prevent this, a waterproof insulating layer, an insulating adhesive tape or an insulating film may be formed on the surface of the carbon felt part 310 exposed to the outside and the outer surface of the housing 150. In the case of the waterproof insulating layer, the insulating adhesive tape or the insulating film, since the substrate may be vulnerable to pressure from the outside or the external environment, the base portion may be disposed on the waterproof insulating layer.

Such a base portion is not limited to, but not limited to, a nonwoven fabric, an insulating film such as PU (Polyurethane) or TPU (Thermoplastic Poly Urethane). The nonwoven fabric of the substrate unit 190 has a high thermal conductivity and may be thinner to smoothly transfer heat generated. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, a heating element according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a heating element. A protective pocket 700 may be further included to surround the inserted housing 150, and the protective pocket 700 may be inserted into the provided space 30. The protection pocket 700 may not only protect the housing 150 and the heating element, but also prevent the heat of the heating element from being excessively transmitted to the user.

The protective pocket 700 may be made of thermoplastic resin (TPU), but is not limited thereto.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9A, each of the plurality of heating elements 300 may be mounted in one housing 150, and each of these housings 150 may be inserted in one protection pocket 700. Although not shown in the drawing, a plurality of housings 150 may be inserted into one protective pocket 700.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9B, a plurality of heating elements 300 may be mounted in one housing 150, and such a housing 150 may be inserted in one protection pocket 700.

As such, the heating element 300, the housing 150, and the protection pocket 700 may be modified, and thus may be applied to clothes of various shapes.

On the other hand, one side of the protective pocket 700 is adjacent to the user's body using the heating clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention and the other side opposite the one side of the protective pocket 700 is adjacent to the external environment of the heating clothing. In this case, the heat insulating means may be provided on the other side of the protective pocket 700. The heat insulating means may prevent the heat of the heating element 300 from being released to the external environment.

Such heat insulating means may be, but not limited to, EVA foam, urethane foam, sponge, air bag, aerogel, porous ceramic, silver foil.

In addition, when the heating element 300 is provided without the protective pocket 700, the heat insulating means may be provided on the other side of the heating element 300 adjacent to the external environment of the heating clothing.

On the other hand, in the case of heat generating clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery unit 500 and the magnetic connector (magnetic connector) 510 is connected by a wire, the battery unit by the external power supplied through the magnetic connector 510 500 may be charged.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the magnetic connector 510 and the battery unit 500 may be connected by a conductive line. The magnetic connector 510 is magnetic and is attached to another magnetic connector (not shown) connected to an external power source by magnetic force to supply external power to the battery unit 500.

Such a magnetic connector 510 may facilitate the connection with an external power source. That is, even if the user does not correctly connect the magnetic connector of the external power source and the magnetic connector 510 of the battery unit 500, the magnetic connector of the external power source and the battery unit 500 is attached to each other through their own magnetic force, so that the user may conveniently The battery unit 500 can be charged.

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the battery unit 500 may be charged through the USB interface instead of the magnetic connector 510. In this case, the external power source may be an auxiliary battery connectable to the magnetic connector 510 or the USB interface, but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, the battery unit 500 may be charged through the wireless power receiver 530 provided in the fiber member 100. The wireless power receiver 530 includes a coil antenna for receiving power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter 540 and may be connected to the battery unit 500.

In addition, the magnet MG may be provided in the fiber member 100 and the wireless power transmitter 540 to align the positions of the wireless power receiver 530 and the wireless power transmitter 540. In the case of wireless power transmission and reception, the efficiency of power transmission and reception may vary greatly according to the position alignment of the wireless power transmission / reception unit.

The magnet MG may be provided in the fiber member 100 at a position where the efficiency of power transmission and reception may be increased, and the magnet MG of the fiber member 100 may be a magnet MG and a magnetic force of the wireless power transmitter 540. By combining to the position of the wireless power receiver 530 and the external wireless power transmitter 540 can be appropriately set.

It may be suitable for the fiber member 100 to have a carbon felt 310 filled with at least a portion of the voids with a resin or polymer. In general, the carbon felt part is easily brittle and difficult to mold, whereas the carbon felt part 310 filled with a resin or a polymer may be molded into various shapes without being easily broken.

Therefore, even if the shape of the heating garment is deformed when the user moves in the state of wearing the heating garment, the breakage of the heating element 300 may be prevented and may be molded to be suitable for the fiber member 100 having various shapes.

6A and 6B show an example of a block diagram of the battery unit 500 and the heating element 300 provided in the fiber member 100.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the battery unit 500 may include a protection circuit module 501 for preventing overcharging of the battery unit 500 and a short protection circuit for protecting the battery unit 500 when a short occurs. 503).

The charging interface 550 may be the USB interface or the magnetic connector 510 described above, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the heating clothes according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a temperature control switch 560 that can control the temperature of the heating element 300 by controlling the magnitude of the current supplied to the heating element (300).

6B, when only the heating element 300 is provided in the fiber member 100 without the battery unit 500, power may be supplied to the heating element 300 from an external power source such as a battery. To this end, a power connector 570, such as a magnetic connector 510 or a power connector, may be provided in the fiber member 110.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7, the thermal ink 600 may be printed on the outer surface of the fiber member 100. The color change ink 600 may change the color of the change color ink 600 according to the temperature of the heating element 300.

According to the color change as shown in FIG. The corresponding picture may appear through color change.

The content of the letter or figure according to the temperature, and the set temperature range may vary depending on the case.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 10, the temperature control switch 560 may adjust the temperature of the heating element 300 by controlling the magnitude of the current supplied to the heating element (300).

The controller 565 may control the amount of power supplied by the battery unit 500 to the heating element 300 through the power supply interface 555 according to the user's manipulation of the temperature control switch 560.

For example, according to the number of times the user presses or touches the temperature control switch 560, the temperature control switch 560 and the controller 565 may be provided with the magnitude of the voltage and current supplied from the battery unit 500 to the heating element 300. Can be adjusted.

The display unit 567 may display the magnitudes of voltages and currents supplied under the control of the controller 565. The display unit 567 may include an LED or an LCD, but is not limited thereto.

The temperature control switch 560, the control unit 565, and the display unit 567 may be provided on the outer surface of the battery unit 500.

The power supply interface 555 of FIG. 10 may be a magnetic connector, but is not limited thereto. The structure of the connection terminal 336 of FIGS. 9A and 9B may be formed to correspond to the structure of the power supply interface 555. For example, when the power supply interface 555 is a magnetic connector, the connection terminal 336 may also be a magnetic connector.

Accordingly, the battery unit 500 and the heating element 300 may be coupled and separated. When washing the heating garment according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can reduce the possibility of damage to the battery unit 500 due to washing by separating the battery unit 500 from the heating element 300 and moving to the outside of the heating garment.

To this end, at least one of a zipper, a button, or a button that can be opened and closed may be provided in the fiber member 100 of the provided space 30 or the battery equipped space 50.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention can be embodied by those skilled in the art. It is self-evident to. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Spare Room 30 Spare Room Battery 50
Fiber Member 100 Housing 150
Heating element 300, carbon felt portion 310
Power connector 330 connecting member 335
Board 331 Connection Terminal 336
Battery unit 500 Protection circuit module 501
Short Protection Circuit (503) Magnetic Connector (510)
USB interface 520 Wireless power receiver 530
Wireless power transmitter 540 magnet (MG)
Charging Interface (550) Temperature Control Switch (560)
Power supply connection part 570 variable temperature ink 600
Protective pocket (700)

Claims (9)

A fiber member having a provision space and a heating element inserted into the provision space of the fiber member,
The heating element is
Carbon felt portion for dissipating heat during power supply; And a power connection part provided at both ends of the carbon felt part and electrically connected to the power source.
At least a portion of the voids of the carbon felt portion is filled with a resin or a polymer, characterized in that the heating clothes.
The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a battery unit for supplying power to the heating element,
And the battery unit is inserted into the provided space together with the heating element or inserted into a battery equipped space of the fiber member different from the provided space.
The method of claim 2,
The battery unit and the magnetic connector is connected by a wire,
Heat generating clothing, characterized in that for charging the battery unit by the external power supplied through the magnetic connector.
The method of claim 2,
The battery unit and the USB interface is connected by a wire,
Heated clothing, characterized in that for charging the battery unit by the external power supplied via the USB interface.
The method of claim 2,
Heat generating clothing, characterized in that for charging the battery unit via a wireless power receiver provided in the fiber member.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An insertion groove or an insertion hole corresponding to the shape of the heating element is formed to further include a housing into which the heating element is inserted into the insertion groove or the insertion hole;
The housing, in which the heating element is inserted, is arranged in the space provided.
The method of claim 6,
The housing is in contact with the side surface of the heating element exposed to the outside and the outer surface of the housing is formed with a waterproof insulating layer, an insulating adhesive tape or an insulating film, or an insulating adhesive non-woven fabric is characterized in that Fever clothing.
The method of claim 6,
Further comprising a thermoplastic pocket surrounding the housing in which the heating element is inserted,
Heat-generating clothing, characterized in that the thermoplastic resin pocket is inserted into the provided space.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Temperature-change ink is printed on the outer surface of the fiber member,
Heat generating clothes, characterized in that the color of the variable temperature ink changes in accordance with the temperature of the heating element.

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