TWI706736B - Smart clothing - 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 heat-generating component and an optional light-emitting component coupled to the basic fabric; the control module electrically connects to the heat generating component and the optional light-emitting component ; and the intelligent controller wirelessly connects to the control module, so the control module can be remotely controlled. The optional 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

The present invention relates to a kind of clothing, especially a kind of clothing with heat preservation effect, especially a kind of clothing with both active warning function and heat preservation effect.

Commonly used items for heating in clothing include warming bags, insulation bags, etc. However, such items can only provide heat to a local part of the body, and the heat provided is not uniform and not durable, and must be replaced frequently , So it is not practical to use. In addition, for people who often need to be in an outdoor environment (such as traffic police, cleaning crews, motorcycle or bicycle riders, climbers, skiers, etc.), the clothes they wear must not only keep warm, but also need A warning function is presented on the clothes to show your position and avoid accidents. There are many kinds of clothing on the market that have both warning function and warmth effect. Among them, in order to achieve the warning function, clothing can be pasted with passive light-emitting reflective sheets/strips, or active light-emitting devices powered by power sources, such as LED lights, etc. can be used; and to achieve warmth, conductive fiber cloth or Install electric heating device to generate heat energy. TW M251474 provides a thermal thermal clothing, which uses activated carbon fiber cloth as a heating element to be sewn or fastened or fastened on the clothing. The activated carbon fiber cloth is electrically connected to a power controller, and the power controller adjusts the Switch and temperature of activated carbon fiber cloth. However, this thermal clothing does not have any warning function. TW M291720 provides a cold light display garment with an electric heating device. It is equipped with an electric heating device (flexible resistance wire, sheet electric heating film, etc.) on the inner layer of the garment, and a cold light film is provided on the surface of the garment. The electric heating device The cold light film is electrically connected to the power supply to control the switch and temperature of the electric heating device and the switch of the cold light film. However, although these clothes have both warning functions and warmth retention effects, they must be connected to the clothes to control the light-emitting and/or heat-generating devices on the clothes, which is still inconvenient for the user; in addition, both A heating element or an electric heating device needs to use a temperature control device to control the temperature. Therefore, when the temperature control device fails or other improper use, the temperature of the heating element or the electric heating device may be too high, and the user may be burned.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a garment with thermal insulation effect. To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a clothing accessory, which includes: The wearable device includes a base cloth and a heating element combined with the base cloth; The control module is electrically connected to the heating element; and Smart control device, wirelessly connected to the control module to remotely control the control module; The heating element includes a conductive circuit and carbon glue directly arranged on the base cloth. The wearable device of the clothing of the present invention may further include a light-emitting element combined with the base cloth. The present invention uses the light-emitting element and the heating element on the wearable device to make the garment achieve active warning function and heat preservation effect at the same time, and through the carbon glue in the heating element, the garment of the present invention can achieve the effect of constant temperature. Use a temperature controller. Furthermore, the control module can control the switch of the light-emitting element and the heating element, and the control module can be remotely controlled by a smart control device, which is more convenient for the user to control and adjust the functions of the smart clothing.

Unless otherwise stated in the text, in this specification (especially in the scope of the patent application described later), the use of "a", "the" and similar terms should be understood to include singular and plural forms. In addition, for the sake of clarity, the drawings may exaggerate the size of each element and area, instead of drawing according to the actual scale. It should be understood that any numerical range quoted in this specification is intended to include all sub-ranges included therein. For example, the range from "20wt% to 80wt%" includes all sub-ranges between the stated minimum value of 20wt% and the stated maximum value of 80wt% (such as from 22wt% to 78wt%, 32wt% to 67wt%, 40wt% or 60wt%) and include the two values, that is, the range that includes the minimum value equal to or greater than 20wt% and the maximum value equal to or less than 80wt%. Because the range of values revealed is continuous, they include every value between the minimum and maximum values. Unless otherwise specified, the various numerical ranges indicated in this specification are approximate values. Please refer to Figure 1, the present invention relates to a garment, which includes: a wearable device, including a base cloth (10) and a light-emitting element (11) and a heating element (12) combined with the base cloth (10); control A module (20), which is electrically connected to the light-emitting element (11) and the heating element (12); and an intelligent control device (30), which is wirelessly connected to the control module (20) to remotely control the control Module (20); The wearable device can be clothing, caps, gloves, socks, shoes, scarves, etc. The light-emitting element (11) includes a light-emitting body and yarn, and the heating element (12) includes a conductive circuit (121) and a carbon glue (122) directly arranged on the base cloth (10). In the present invention, the light-emitting element (11) and the heating element (12) are arranged in parallel, so if the heating element (12) is overloaded, it can be safe by shunting the overflow current through the light-emitting element (11) balance. In the present invention, the base fabric (10) can be a fabric interwoven with polyester (Polyester), nylon (Nylon), polyester nylon, modified (such as cationic dyeable) nylon, modified (such as cationic dyeable) Dyeing) polyester, any two or more of the above interwoven blended fabrics or any two or more of the above coated or laminated polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer ( TPU), acryl resin cloth, or other cloth known in the technical field of the present invention. In the present invention, the light-emitting body is an electroluminescence (EL) element or a light-emitting diode (LED), and the light-emitting element (11) is formed by interweaving the light-emitting body and yarn. The material of the yarn is Polyester, Nylon, PP and so on. The material of the yarn and the base cloth (10) can be the same or different. The term "yarn" used in this article is a general term for warp and weft. In the present invention, the conductive circuit (121) in the heating element (12) can be a conductive glue directly printed on the base cloth (10) or a conductive cloth sewn on the base cloth (10). Wherein the conductive adhesive may be a silver adhesive, and the silver adhesive contains about 40wt% to about 80wt% silver, preferably about 45wt% to about 75wt% silver, more preferably about 50wt% to about 70wt% silver; and Moreover, the silver glue still contains polyurethane or other suitable colloidal components well known in the art. The conductive cloth is a cloth with a conductive material on it, for example, copper and nickel are coated on polyester cloth by electroless plating. In the present invention, the carbon glue (122) in the heating element (12) contains about 20wt% to about 80wt% carbon, preferably about 25wt% to about 75wt% carbon, more preferably about 30wt% to about 70wt% carbon; wherein the carbon in the carbon glue (122) exists in the form of carbon balls, carbon tubes, conductive carbon black, etc.; furthermore, the carbon glue (122) still contains polyurethane or other materials Well-known and suitable colloidal ingredients in the field. In the present invention, the weight ratio of the silver glue to the carbon glue (122) in the heating element (12) can 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 carbon glue (122), and in terms of the characteristics of the carbon glue (122), when the temperature rises, the resistance of the carbon glue (122) itself will increase (current decrease); P=IV also drops at the same time, without causing the temperature to rise again to achieve a thermostat effect. Therefore, the heating element (12) of the present invention can achieve the effect of constant temperature by the presence of the carbon glue (122) without using any temperature controller. In the present invention, the heating temperature range of the heating element (12) may be about 20°C to about 60°C, preferably about 25°C to about 45°C, more preferably about 33°C to about 41°C. °C. The heating temperature of the heating element (12) is controlled by the carbon content and coating amount (number of times) in the carbon glue (122). For example, the higher the carbon content, the lower the resistance value and the higher the heating temperature; the fixed carbon in clothing The content of carbon glue (122) will change the resistance and current due to temperature changes to achieve a constant temperature effect. In the present invention, the width of the conductive circuit (121) can be about 1 to about 50 mm, preferably about 1 to about 10 mm, and more preferably about 1 mm, about 2 mm, about 4 mm, about 8 mm or about 10 mm; The length of the conductive circuit (121) may be about 10 to about 500 mm, preferably about 50 to about 250 mm, and more preferably about 50 mm, about 100 mm, about 150 mm or about 200 mm. Please refer to Figure 2, which illustrates that the total resistance of the heating element (12) is about 5Ω (a semicircle of 1cm in diameter, 12 sets of waves are connected in parallel, that is, a wave length of 3.14cm, with a width of 1mm conductive circuit (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 set of parallel connection is required for every increase of about 2cm of a wave. It can be presented in a single module or several modules in series or in parallel. Please refer to FIGS. 3(A) to (E), which illustrate the configuration of the conductive circuit (121; such as silver glue or conductive cloth) and carbon glue (122) in the heating element (12) of the present invention. In a specific aspect of the present invention, since the carbon glue (122) is used for heating and constant temperature, it is printed on a large area; while the conductive glue or conductive cloth has a line (path) design for current transmission. In the present invention, the control module (20) has a built-in wireless transmission element and is connected to a power supply (21, such as a mobile power supply, etc.) to adjust the current to the light-emitting element (11) and the heating element (12) respectively And voltage output, the present invention can not only use carbon glue (122) to control the temperature, but also adjust the current of the heating element (12) by the control module (20) to further adjust the heating of the heating element (12). temperature. The wireless transmission element can use Bluetooth, infrared, WIFI, NFC and other communication methods. In the present invention, the smart control device (30) is a device such as a smart phone, a tablet, a watch, etc. combined with compiled software (such as APP), or a radio subsystem based on a microcomputer system. The control module (20) can control the switch of the light emitting element (11) and the heating element (12), and the control module (20) can be remotely controlled by the intelligent 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 heating element (12) can be separated from the base cloth (10) (using a combination such as devil felt, buckle, etc.) and the base cloth (10) Combine) to facilitate cleaning or replacement. Besides, apart from the power supply (21) which can be separated from the clothing, all electronic components have been encapsulated (such as by pasting film), and the power contacts can also be protected by an external cover, so the clothing can be cleaned directly . Examples Example 1 A metal screen was used to print four layers of silver glue and then two layers of carbon glue on a polyester fabric, showing the layout pattern shown in Figure 3(A). The width of the silver glue is about 1mm. The heating element The total resistance is about 5Ω, and electroluminescent elements are sewn on the polyester fabric to obtain a wearable device. Then the control module is electrically connected to the silver glue and the electroluminescent element, the user can control the heating and/or light emission of the wearable device through the control module, or through the smart control device (such as remote control, mobile phone, etc.) ), remotely control the wearable device to heat and/or emit light. Example 2 This example is roughly the same as Example 1, except that a metal screen is used to print two layers of carbon glue and then four layers of conductive glue on the polyester fabric, which also presents the configuration pattern shown in FIG. 3(A). Example 3 A conductive cloth is sewn on a polyester fabric. The conductive cloth is a polyester cloth coated with copper and nickel by electroless plating. After the conductive cloth is cut, it is coated with 2 layers of carbon glue. 3(A), and then sew electroluminescent elements on the polyester fabric to obtain a wearable 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 light emission of the wearable device through the control module, or through the smart control device (such as remote control, mobile phone, etc.) ), remotely control the wearable device to heat and/or emit light. Embodiment 4 This embodiment is roughly the same as the examples 1, 2 or 3, except that the arrangement of the conductive circuit and the carbon glue is shown in FIG. 3(B). Embodiment 5 This embodiment is roughly the same as Embodiment 1, 2 or 3, except that the configuration of the conductive circuit and the carbon glue is shown in FIG. 3(C). Embodiment 6 This embodiment is roughly the same as Embodiment 1, 2 or 3, except that the configuration of the conductive circuit and the carbon glue is shown in FIG. 3(D). Embodiment 7 This embodiment is roughly the same as Embodiment 1, 2 or 3, except that the configuration of the conductive circuit and the carbon glue is shown in FIG. 3(E). The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative to illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, and to illustrate the technical features of the present invention, not to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any changes or arrangements that can be easily made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles and spirit of the present invention fall within the claimed scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is as listed in the attached patent scope.

(10)‧‧‧Kib (11)‧‧‧Light-emitting element (12)‧‧‧Heating element (121)‧‧‧Conductive circuit (122)‧‧‧Carbon glue (20)‧‧‧Control Module (21)‧‧‧Power (30)‧‧‧Smart control device

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the clothing of the present invention. Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of the conductive circuit in the heating element of the present invention. 3 (A) to (E) are the layout diagrams of the conductive circuit and carbon glue in the heating element of the present invention.

(10)‧‧‧Kib

(11)‧‧‧Light-emitting element

(12)‧‧‧Heating element

(121)‧‧‧Conductive circuit

(122)‧‧‧Carbon glue

(20)‧‧‧Control Module

(21)‧‧‧Power

(30)‧‧‧Smart control device

Claims (10)

A clothing accessory, which includes: The wearable device includes a base cloth and a heating element combined with the base cloth; The control module is electrically connected to the heating element; and Smart control device, wirelessly connected to the control module to remotely control the control module; The heating element includes a conductive circuit and carbon glue directly arranged on the base cloth, and the conductive circuit is a conductive cloth. Such as the clothing of claim 1, wherein the conductive cloth is a cloth with a conductive material on it. Such as the clothing of claim 2, wherein the conductive cloth is a polyester cloth coated with copper and nickel by electroless plating. The apparel of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the carbon glue contains about 20 wt% to about 80 wt% carbon. The clothing decoration of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the carbon-based carbon ball, carbon tube or conductive carbon black in the carbon glue. Such as the clothing of any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the base fabric is a fabric interwoven with polyester, nylon, polyester nylon, modified nylon, modified polyester, any two or more of the above Interwoven and blended fabrics or any two or more of the above-mentioned coated or laminated polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) or acryl resin fabrics. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wearable device further comprises a light-emitting element combined with the base fabric, the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the control module, and the light-emitting element comprises a light-emitting body and Yarn. Such as the clothing of claim 7, wherein the light-emitting body is an electroluminescence (EL) element or a light-emitting diode (LED), and the light-emitting element is formed by interweaving the light-emitting body and yarn. According to the clothing of any one of claims 1 to 3, the heating temperature of the heating element ranges from about 20°C to about 60°C. Such as the clothing of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control module adjusts the current of the heating element to further adjust the heating temperature of the heating element.

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