TW201737818A - Smart clothing with active warning function and warming effect - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is related to clothing, which comprises a wearable element, a control module and an intelligent controller, wherein the wearable element comprises a basic fabric as well as a light-emitting component and a heat-generating component coupled to the basic fabric; the control module electrically connects to the light-emitting component and the heat generating component; and the intelligent controller wirelessly connects to the control module, so the control module can be remotely controlled. The light-emitting component comprises a light-emitting body and yarns. The heat-generating component comprises circuits and carbon adhesives arranged on the basic fabric. Due to the light-emitting component and the heat-generating component of the wearable element, the clothing of the invention has active warning function and warming effect. Furthermore, the carbon adhesives of the heat-generating component keep the temperature of the clothing of the invention constant, so that a temperature controller may not be needed.

Description

Smart clothing with active warning function and thermal insulation effect

The present invention relates to a garment, and more particularly to a garment having both an active warning function and a heat insulating effect.

Commonly used items for heating in clothes include warm packs, insulated bags, etc. However, such items can only provide heat to a local part of the body, and the heat provided is not uniform, durable, and must be replaced from time to time. Therefore, it is not practical in use. In addition, for people who often need to be in an outdoor environment (such as traffic police, cleaning team, steam locomotive or bicycle rider, climber, ski enthusiast, etc.), the clothes they wear must be warm in addition to the warmth. Alerts on clothing to show where you are and avoid accidents.

There are a wide variety of clothing that has both warning and warmth effects on the market. Among them, in order to achieve the warning function, the clothes can be affixed with a passive illuminating reflection sheet/strip, or an active illuminating device powered by a power source, such as an LED lamp, can be used; and in order to achieve a warming effect, the conductive fiber cloth can be sewn in the clothing or An electric heating device is installed to generate thermal energy.

TW M251474 provides a thermal energy warming garment which uses activated carbon fiber cloth as a heating element, which is sewn or glued or fastened to the clothes. The activated carbon fiber cloth is electrically connected to the power controller, and the power controller adjusts the Switching and temperature of activated carbon fiber cloth. However, this thermal insulation does not have any warning function.

TW M291720 provides a cold light display garment with an electric heating device, which is provided with an electric heating device (a flexible electric resistance wire, a sheet electric heating film, etc.) in the inner layer of the clothes, and a cold light sheet on the surface of the clothes, the electric heating device The cold light sheet is electrically connected to the power source to regulate the switch and temperature of the electric heating device and the switch of the cold light sheet.

However, although these clothes have both a warning function and a warming effect, it is necessary to control the device that emits light and/or heat through the power source connected to the clothes, which is inconvenient for the user; The heating element or the electric heating device needs to control the temperature by the temperature control device. Therefore, when the temperature control device is malfunctioning or other improper use, the temperature of the heating element or the electric heating device may be too high, and the user is burned.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a garment that has both an active warning function and a thermal insulation effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a clothing comprising: a wearing device, comprising a base fabric and a light-emitting component and a heat-generating component combined with the base fabric; and a control module electrically connected to the light-emitting component and the heat-generating component And a smart control device wirelessly connected to the control module to remotely control the control module; wherein the light emitting component comprises an illuminant and a yarn, and wherein the heat generating component comprises a conductive line disposed directly on the base fabric and Carbon glue.

The invention realizes the active warning function and the heat preservation effect simultaneously by the light-emitting element and the heat-generating component on the wearing device, and the carbon glue in the heat-generating component can achieve the effect of constant temperature of the clothing of the invention, without Use a temperature controller. Furthermore, the control module can control the switch of the light-emitting element and the heat-generating component, and the remote control of the control module by the smart control device is more convenient for the user to control and adjust the function of the smart clothing.

(10)‧‧‧Kib

(11) ‧‧‧Lighting elements

(12) ‧‧‧heating components

(121)‧‧‧Electrical lines

(122)‧‧‧Carbon

(20)‧‧‧Control Module

(21)‧‧‧Power

(30)‧‧‧Smart Control Unit

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the garment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the arrangement of conductive lines in the heat generating element of the present invention.

3(A) to (E) are views showing the arrangement of a conductive line and a carbon paste in the heat generating element of the present invention.

The use of the terms "a", "an", and <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; In addition, for the sake of clarity, the dimensions of the various elements and regions may be exaggerated in the drawings and are not drawn to the actual scale.

It is to be understood that any range of values recited in this specification is intended to include all sub-ranges For example, the range from "20 wt% to 80 wt%" includes all sub-ranges between the stated minimum value of 20 wt% and the stated maximum value of 80 wt% (eg, from 22 wt% to 78 wt%, 32 wt% to 67 wt%, 40 wt% or 60 wt%) and includes the two values, that is, a range including a minimum value equal to or greater than 20% by weight and a maximum value equal to or less than 80% by weight. Because the ranges of values disclosed are continuous, they contain each value between the minimum and maximum values. Unless otherwise stated, the various numerical ranges indicated in this specification are approximate.

Referring to Figure 1, the present invention relates to a clothing comprising: a wearing device comprising a base fabric (10) and a light-emitting element (11) combined with the base fabric (10) and a heating element (12); a module (20) electrically connected to the light emitting element (11) and the heating element (12); and a smart control device (30) wirelessly connected to the control module (20) to remotely control the control The module (20); wherein the wearing device can be a garment, a cap, a glove, a sock, a shoe, a scarf, or the like.

Wherein the light-emitting element (11) comprises an illuminant and a yarn, and wherein the heat-generating component (12) comprises a conductive line (121) disposed directly on the base fabric (10) And carbon glue (122).

In the present invention, the light-emitting element (11) and the heat-generating element (12) are arranged in parallel, so that if the heating element (12) has an overload phenomenon, it can be safely shunted by the overflow current through the light-emitting element (11). balance.

In the present invention, the base fabric (10) may be a polyester (Polyester), nylon (Nylon), polyester nylon interwoven fabric, modified (such as cationic dyeable) nylon, modified (such as cationic Dyeing) polyester, two or more of the above-mentioned two or more interwoven fabrics, or both or more of the above, coated or laminated polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer ( TPU), acryl resin cloth, or other cloth known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In the present invention, the illuminant is an electroluminescence (EL) element or a light-emitting diode (LED), and the illuminating element (11) is formed by interlacing an illuminant and a yarn. The material of the yarn is polyester (polyester), nylon (Nylon), polypropylene (PP) or the like. The material of the yarn and the base fabric (10) may be the same or different. The term "yarn" as used herein is a generic term for warp and weft.

In the present invention, the conductive line (121) in the heat generating component (12) may be a conductive paste directly printed on the base fabric (10) or a conductive cloth sewed to the base fabric (10). Wherein the conductive paste may be a silver paste comprising from about 40% by weight to about 80% by weight of silver, preferably from about 45% by weight to about 75% by weight of silver, more preferably from about 50% by weight to about 70% by weight of silver; The silver paste also contains a polyurethane or other colloidal component well known and suitable in the art. The conductive cloth is a cloth having a conductive material thereon, for example, copper and nickel are electrolessly plated on a polyester cloth.

In the present invention, the carbon paste (122) in the heat generating component (12) comprises from about 20% by weight to about 80% by weight of carbon, preferably from about 25% by weight to about 75% by weight of carbon, more preferably from about 30% by weight to about 70 wt% of carbon; wherein the carbon in the carbon glue (122) is in the form of carbon spheres, carbon tubes, conductive carbon black, etc.; further, the carbon glue (122) still contains polyurethane or other Well known in the field And suitable colloidal ingredients.

In the present invention, the weight ratio of the silver paste to the carbon glue (122) in the heating element (12) may be about 1:1, about 2:1 or about 4:1, preferably about 2:1.

Since the heating element (12) of the present invention contains the carbon glue (122), in terms of the characteristics of the carbon glue (122), the resistance of the carbon glue (122) itself rises when the temperature rises (current decreases); P = IV also drops at the same time, without causing the temperature to rise again to reach a thermostat effect. Therefore, the heating element (12) of the present invention can achieve the constant temperature effect by the presence of the carbon glue (122) without using any temperature controller. In the present invention, the heat generating component (12) may have a heat generation temperature ranging from about 20 ° C to about 60 ° C, preferably from about 25 ° C to about 45 ° C, more preferably from about 33 ° C to about 41 ° C. The heat generation temperature of the heat generating component (12) is controlled by the carbon content and the coating amount (number of times) in the carbon rubber (122). For example, the higher the carbon content, the lower the resistance value and the higher the heat generation temperature; the fixed carbon in the clothing The content of carbon glue (122) will change the resistance and current to achieve a constant temperature effect due to temperature changes.

In the present invention, the conductive line (121) may have a width of from about 1 to about 50 mm, preferably from about 1 to about 10 mm, more preferably from about 1 mm, about 2 mm, about 4 mm, about 8 mm or about 10 mm; The conductive traces (121) may have a length of from about 10 to about 500 mm, preferably from about 50 to about 250 mm, more preferably from about 50 mm, about 100 mm, about 150 mm, or about 200 mm.

Referring to FIG. 2, the total resistance of the heating element (12) is about 5 Ω (1 cm semicircle in diameter, 12 groups of 12 waves are connected in parallel, that is, a waveform length of 3.14 cm, with a width of 1 mm conductive line (121), resistance 1.6. Ω/cm, 3.14*1.6=5.024Ω). If the total length and width of the heating area are to be increased, a waveform of about 2 cm is added, and a set of parallels is added. It can be presented in a single module or in several modules in series or in parallel.

Referring to Figures 3(A) to (E), there are illustrated aspects in which the conductive traces (121; such as silver paste or conductive cloth) and carbon paste (122) are disposed in the heat generating component (12) of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, since the carbon glue (122) is used for heating and constant temperature, it is printed for a large area; and the conductive glue or conductive cloth has a line (road) design for current transmission.

In the present invention, the control module (20) has a built-in wireless transmission component and is connected to a power source (21, such as a mobile power source, etc.) for separately regulating currents for the light emitting component (11) and the heat generating component (12). And the voltage output amount, in addition to the temperature regulation by the carbon glue (122), the control module (20) can also adjust the current of the heating element (12) to further adjust the heating of the heating element (12). temperature. The wireless transmission component can be a communication method using Bluetooth, infrared, WIFI, NFC or the like.

In the present invention, the smart control device (30) is a smart phone, a tablet, a watch or the like combined with a compiling software (such as an APP), and may also be a radio system based on a microcomputer system.

The control module (20) can control the switch of the light-emitting element (11) and the heat-generating component (12), and further adjust the control module (20) by the smart control device (30), which is more convenient for the user to control. And adjust the function of the smart clothing.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the light-emitting element (11) and/or the heat-generating element (12) can be separated from the base fabric (10) (and a bonding piece such as a devil felt, a buckle, etc., and the base fabric (10) are used. Combined) to facilitate cleaning or replacement. Moreover, in addition to the power supply (21) can be separated from the clothing, the electronic components are embedded (such as in the form of a film), and the power contacts can be protected by means of an external cover, so the clothing can be directly cleaned. .

Example

Example 1

On the polyester fabric, the metal screen is printed with four layers of silver glue and two layers of carbon glue are printed, and the layout pattern of FIG. 3(A) is presented. The width of the silver glue is about 1 mm, and the total resistance of the heating element is about 5 Ω. And electroluminescent elements are sewn on the polyester fabric to obtain a wearable device. The control module is electrically connected to the silver paste and the electroluminescent device, and the user can control the wearer to generate heat and/or emit light by using the control module, and can also be controlled by a smart device (such as a remote controller, a mobile phone, etc.) The remote control controls the wearer to generate heat and/or illuminate.

Example 2

This embodiment is substantially the same as that of the example 1. The difference is that the carbon screen is printed on the polyester fabric with two layers of carbon glue and then printed with four layers of conductive glue, and the configuration pattern of FIG. 3(A) is also presented.

Example 3

Conductive cloth is sewn on the polyester fabric, and the conductive cloth is coated with copper and nickel polyester cloth by electroless plating. After the conductive cloth is cut, two layers of carbon glue are coated, and FIG. 3 (A is also shown). And the arrangement pattern, and then electroforming the electroluminescent element on the polyester fabric to obtain a wearing device. Then, the control module is electrically connected to the conductive cloth and the electroluminescent element, and the user can control the heating and/or illuminating of the wearing device by the control module, and can also be controlled by a smart control device (such as a remote controller, a mobile phone, etc.) The remote control controls the wearer to generate heat and/or illuminate.

Example 4

This embodiment is roughly the same as the example 1, 2 or 3, except that the arrangement of the conductive lines and the carbon glue is as shown in FIG. 3(B).

Example 5

This embodiment is roughly the same as the example 1, 2 or 3, except that the arrangement of the conductive line and the carbon glue is as shown in FIG. 3(C).

Example 6

This embodiment is roughly the same as the example 1, 2 or 3, except that the arrangement of the conductive lines and the carbon glue is as shown in FIG. 3(D).

Example 7

This embodiment is roughly the same as the example 1, 2 or 3, except that the arrangement of the conductive line and the carbon glue is as shown in FIG. 3(E).

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are illustrative of the technical features of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any changes or arrangements that can be easily accomplished by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles and spirit of the invention are within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is set forth in the appended claims.

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(12) ‧‧‧heating components

(121)‧‧‧Electrical lines

(122)‧‧‧Carbon

(20)‧‧‧Control Module

(21)‧‧‧Power

(30)‧‧‧Smart Control Unit

Claims (11)

A clothing comprising: a wearable device comprising a base fabric and a light-emitting element and a heat-generating component combined with the base fabric; a control module electrically connected to the light-emitting component and the heat-generating component; and a smart control device, wireless connection To the control module, the control module is remotely controlled; wherein the light-emitting element comprises an illuminant and a yarn, and wherein the heat-generating component comprises a conductive line and a carbon glue disposed directly on the base fabric. The clothing of claim 1, wherein the conductive line comprises a conductive paste or a conductive cloth. The clothing of claim 2, wherein the conductive cloth is a polyester cloth coated with copper and nickel by electroless plating. The clothing of claim 2, wherein the conductive paste is silver glue. The clothing of claim 4, wherein the weight ratio of the silver paste to the carbon glue in the heating element is about 1:1, about 2:1, or about 4:1. The garment of claim 1 wherein the carbon gum comprises from about 20% to about 80% by weight carbon. The garment of claim 4, wherein the silver paste comprises from about 40% to about 80% by weight silver. The clothing of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the base fabric is a polyester, nylon, polyester nylon interwoven fabric, modified nylon, modified polyester, any two or more of the above The interwoven fabric or both or more of the above are coated or laminated with a polyurethane (PU), a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) or an acryl resin cloth. The clothing of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the illuminant is an electroluminescence (EL) element or a light emitting diode (LED), and the illuminating element is interwoven with the illuminant and the yarn. . The article of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the heat generating component has a heat generation temperature ranging from about 20 ° C to about 60 ° C. The clothing of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control module adjusts a current of the heat generating component to further adjust a heat generation temperature of the heat generating component.