TWI831130B - Graphene electrothermal textiles - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a graphene electrothermal textile, which includes a substrate cloth, graphene and a heating element. The graphene is arranged on the substrate cloth, and the heating element is arranged on the substrate cloth with graphene. The heat energy generated by the heating element is generated by The graphene conduction to the substrate cloth can also include connecting wires and power supply devices. The connecting wires are used to connect the heating element and the power supply device. The power supply device serves as a device that provides stable power supply because graphene has the effect of heat conduction and temperature equalization. The heating range of the backing cloth becomes more comprehensive.

Description

Graphene electrothermal textiles

The present invention relates to graphene electric heating textiles, and in particular to a heating textile printed with graphene substrate cloth.

With the development of science and technology, the application of textiles in daily life has begun to expand from the field of clothing to other fields. Electric heating textiles are one of the current application fields of textiles. The electric heating blankets currently on the market are one of the electric heating textiles.

Common electric heating textiles on the market are embroidered (sewn) with metal fibers on the cloth, and electric heating is generated by resistors through a stable DC power supply device, or heating sheets are combined with other functional fabrics to be stacked or sandwiched. The way it's sewn, it's held together.

Such designs and electric heating textiles have the problem of only having a local heating function, so that the heating efficiency range and area are only partial and not comprehensive, and the design and production variability is not enough.

Therefore, the inventor of this case came up with the present invention after observing the above issues.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a graphene electrothermal textile, which includes a backing cloth, graphene and a heating element, wherein the backing cloth is the base of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention.

The graphene is arranged on the substrate cloth, and the graphene can be printed on the substrate cloth, and the graphene printed on the substrate cloth can be any image or pattern.

The heating element is arranged on a substrate cloth with graphene, the heating element can be sewn on the substrate cloth, and the heating element can be metal fiber.

Preferably, for example: conductive yarn, carbon fiber, copper wire or stainless steel yarn.

Preferably, the graphene electrothermal textile may also include a connecting wire and a power supply device, wherein the connecting wire is used to connect the heating element and the power supply device, and the power supply device serves as a device that provides stable power.

In the present invention, because graphene has the effect of heat conduction and temperature equalization, the heating range of the substrate cloth becomes more comprehensive.

The invention also provides a graphene electrothermal textile, which includes a backing cloth, graphene, a heating element and a temperature controller.

Graphene is printed on the substrate cloth, and the heating element is sewn on the substrate cloth with graphene. The heating element is connected to the temperature controller through a connecting wire, and the temperature controller is then connected to the power supply device.

By adjusting the temperature controller, the current output by the power supply device is changed, thereby changing the degree of heat energy generated by the heating element due to resistance.

The invention also provides a graphene electrothermal textile, a substrate cloth, graphene and a heating element, wherein the graphene and the heating element are respectively arranged on separate substrate cloths, and then the two substrate cloths are joined together to make the heating Components and graphene can be in contact with each other after bonding.

In order to enable those familiar with the art to understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Inventive concepts will now be elucidated more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts are shown. The advantages and features of the inventive concept, as well as the methods for achieving them, will be apparent from the following exemplary embodiments, which are explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terminology used herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present.

Example embodiments are described herein with reference to the drawings, which are idealized illustrations of the examples. Therefore, deviations from the shapes illustrated are expected to occur due, for example, to manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances. Accordingly, the regions shown in the figures are schematic and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the actual shapes of the regions of the device nor to limit the scope of the exemplary embodiments.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2 for the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention. Figures 1 and 2 are simple schematic diagrams of the graphene electrothermal textile according to the present invention.

Specifically, the graphene electrothermal textile includes a backing cloth 10, graphene 20 and a heating element 30. The backing cloth 10 is the base of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention. The shape of the backing cloth 10 is not limited. It can be as follows: Applied to different products and designed in different shapes.

Specifically, the backing cloth 10 can be plain woven cloth, knitted cloth, bristle cloth, curtain, household cloth, industrial cloth or medical material cloth.

Specifically, the graphene 20 is arranged on the substrate cloth 10, and the graphene 20 can be printed on the substrate cloth 10, and the graphene 20 printed on the substrate cloth 10 can be any image or pattern, and there is no be limited.

Specifically, the printing method is screen printing, roller printing, coating or spraying.

Specifically, the heating element 30 is disposed on the substrate cloth 10 with graphene 20. The heating element 30 can be sewn on the substrate cloth 10 with graphene 20, so that the heating element 30 is in contact with the graphene 20, and the heating element 30 It can be metal fiber, such as conductive yarn, carbon fiber, copper wire or stainless steel yarn.

Specifically, the heating principle of the heating element 30 is to use resistance to generate heat, and a stable power supply is supplied to the resistance on the heating element 30 to generate heat energy.

Specifically, the thermal energy generated by the heating element 30 is conducted to the substrate cloth 10 through the graphene 20 .

Furthermore, the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention can also include a connecting wire 31 and a power supply device 32. The connecting wire 31 is used to connect the heating element 30 and the power supply device 32. The power supply device 32 is preferably a device that provides stable power. It is direct current.

Specifically, in the present invention, because the graphene 20 has the effect of heat conduction and temperature equalization, the heating range of the substrate cloth 10 becomes more comprehensive.

For another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a simple schematic diagram of another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the graphene electrothermal textile includes a substrate cloth 10 , graphene 20 , a heating element 30 and a temperature controller 40 .

Specifically, the graphene 20 is printed on the substrate cloth 10, and the heating element 30 is sewn on the substrate cloth 10 with the graphene 20. The heating element 30 is connected to the temperature controller 40 through the connecting wire 31, and the temperature controller 40 is then Connected to the power supply device 32 .

Specifically, the current output by the power supply device 32 is changed by adjusting the temperature controller 40, thereby changing the degree of heat energy generated by the resistance of the heating element 30, so as to control the heat of the graphene electrothermal textile, and then conduct heat uniformly through the graphene 20 The characteristics of the backing cloth 10 make the heating range of the backing cloth 10 not only comprehensive but also adjustable according to the parts used.

In addition, for another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a simple schematic diagram of another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention.

Specifically, the graphene electrothermal textile includes a backing cloth 10, graphene 20 and a heating element 30. The difference from the previous embodiment is that the graphene 20 and the heating element 30 are respectively arranged on separate backing cloth 10, as follows The reason for this is that the material properties of some backing cloths 10 may only be suitable for printing graphene 20 or sewing heating elements 30, and another backing cloth 10 with different material properties must be used to set up suitable heating elements 30 or graphene. 20. Finally, the two substrate cloths 10 are joined together so that the heating element 30 and the graphene 20 can contact each other after joining, which also achieves the effect of conducting heat energy.

Finally, the technical features of the present invention and its achievable technical effects are summarized as follows:

First, through the graphene electric heating textile of the present invention, in addition to the thermal energy effect itself, coupled with the high-efficiency thermal conductivity of graphene, the thermal efficiency can be exerted more comprehensively. The combination of graphene and electric heating textiles increases the overall practicality and variability.

Secondly, according to the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention, the backing cloth combined with graphene also increases antistatic, heat storage and thermal insulation effects.

Third, according to the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention, graphene emits far-infrared waves, which can promote blood circulation, increase blood oxygen content, relieve fatigue, and also have the effect of far-infrared heat storage and insulation.

Fourth, according to the graphene electrothermal textile of the present invention, graphene has antibacterial and deodorizing functions. It can be used in close-fitting fabrics (socks/underwear, etc.) or items that will directly/indirectly contact the eyes, mouth, and nose, and has a basic protective effect.

The above is a description of the implementation of the present invention through specific embodiments. Those with ordinary skill in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; all other equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit disclosed in the present invention shall be included in the following patent scope. within.

10:Backing cloth 20:Graphene 30:Heating element 31:Connecting line 32:Power supply unit 40: Temperature controller

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a graphene electrothermal textile according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a graphene electrothermal textile according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile according to the present invention; and Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the graphene electrothermal textile according to the present invention.

10:Backing cloth

20:Graphene

30:Heating element

31:Connecting line

32:Power supply unit

Claims (4)

A graphene electrothermal textile, which includes: a backing cloth, which is a plain woven cloth, knitted cloth, brushed cloth, curtain, household cloth, industrial cloth or medical material cloth; a graphene printed on The substrate cloth, wherein the printing method is screen printing or roller printing; and a heating element, sewn on the substrate cloth with the graphene, so that the heating element and the graphene are in contact with each other, wherein the heating element The element is a metal fiber; wherein, the thermal energy generated by the heating element is conducted to the substrate cloth through the graphene, wherein the graphene is printed on the substrate cloth, and the heating element is sewn on another substrate. The graphene and the heating element are in contact with each other by joining the two base cloths. The graphene electrothermal textile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating element is connected to a power supply device via a connecting wire, so that the resistance on the heating element generates heat energy. The graphene electrothermal textile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal fiber is conductive yarn, carbon fiber, copper wire or stainless steel yarn. The graphene electrothermal textile as claimed in claim 2, wherein a temperature controller is connected between the connecting wire and the power supply device to control the current output by the power supply device.

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