WO2006019046A1

WO2006019046A1 - Air conditioning clothing

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Publication number: WO2006019046A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/014818
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hiroshi Ichigaya
Original assignee: Seft Development Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2004-08-20
Filing date: 2005-08-12
Publication date: 2006-02-23
Also published as: JPWO2006019046A1

Abstract

An air conditioning clothing capable of providing comfortableness to a wearer even if it is worn not only in a hot environment but also in a cold environment. In a cloth part (10), an insulator (13) is installed on the inside of an outer cloth (11). The cloth part (10) is formed in a three-layer structure in which the insulator (13) is inserted between the outer cloth (11) and an inner cloth (12). As the insulator (13), for example, stuffing or acrylic cotton is used. In a hot season, a person who wears the air conditioning clothing can cool a body by driving an air blow means (50) to circulate air in spaces between the cloth part (10) and the body or an underwear. In a cold season, the person who wears the air conditioning clothing can keep the temperature of the body with the insulator installed on the cloth part (10) by wearing the air conditioning clothing as a normal clothing without driving the air blow means (50).

Description

Specification

Air-conditioning clothing

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to an air-conditioning garment that cools a body by generating a flow of air substantially parallel to the surface of the body.

Background art

[0002] Recently, air-conditioning clothing that cools the body has become widely known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). O Powerful air-conditioning clothing is used to circulate air between clothing and the body or underwear. A flow path and air blowing means attached to the clothes. When air-conditioning clothing is worn and the air blower is driven, the air blowing means forcibly creates a flow of air in the space between the clothing and the body or underwear, and the air in the space between the clothing and the body or underwear. Will circulate along the surface of the body. As a result, the humidity gradient on the surface of the body can be increased, and all the sweat supplied corresponding to the heat radiation amount required by the body can be vaporized. When sweat evaporates, the body is cooled because heat is taken away from the body. Thus, conventionally, air-conditioning clothing is used to cool the body in a hot environment such as sweat.

[0003] Patent Document 1: Pamphlet of International Publication No. 02Z067708

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0004] By the way, as described above, the conventional air-conditioning garments are used mainly for the purpose of cooling the body of the wearer in the heat, which is sweaty in the environment, and in the cold environment. The use of air-conditioning clothing underneath was not much considered. For example, at the turn of the season, there are cases where the temperature difference between morning and evening and daytime is large and it is hot enough to sweat in the daytime, but it may be chilly in the morning and evening. When using air-conditioning garments during such seasons, the wearer activates the air-conditioning garment by driving the air blowing means in the daytime, while the wearer stops driving the air-blowing means in the morning and evening. In some cases, a sweater or the like is worn on the air-conditioning garment. However, if such an air-conditioning garment is used, the wearer must It is very inconvenient for the wearer to carry other clothes to wear. Therefore, it is desired to realize an air-conditioning garment that can give comfort to a wearer who wears another garment even when worn in a cold environment.

[0005] The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an air-conditioning garment that can give comfort to the wearer even when worn in a cold environment as well as a hot environment. It is what.

Means for solving the problem

[0006] The air-conditioning garment according to the invention described in claim 1 for achieving the above object covers a predetermined part of the body and allows air to pass along the surface of the body or the underwear in a space between the body and the underwear. A cloth part for guiding, one or a plurality of air blowing means for forcibly generating a flow of air in the space between the cloth part and the body or underwear, and a power source for supplying power to the air blowing means And the clothing material portion is provided with a heat insulating material provided inside the outer fabric.

[0007] Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the air-conditioning garment according to claim 1, in which feather or acrylic cotton is used as the heat insulating material, and the heat insulating material includes an outer cloth and an inner cloth. It is characterized by a three-layer structure inserted between them.

[0008] Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the air-conditioning garment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the garment portion is formed in a long-sleeved garment shape.

The invention's effect

[0009] In the air-conditioning garment according to the invention of claim 1, a heat insulating material is provided on the inner side of the outer cloth of the cloth part. When using air-conditioning clothing in a hot environment, it is possible to cool the wearer's body by driving the air blowing means and flowing air through the space between the clothing and the body or underwear. it can. On the other hand, when air-conditioning clothing is used in a cold environment, the air-conditioning clothing is worn as normal clothing without driving the air blower, and the body of the wearer is insulated by the heat insulating material provided on the clothing. Can keep warm. Thus, the air-conditioning garment of the present invention can provide comfort to the wearer even when worn in a cold environment as well as a hot environment.

[0010] In the air-conditioning garment according to the invention of claim 2, feathers or acrylic cotton is used as the heat insulating material. The cloth portion has a three-layer structure in which a heat insulating material is inserted between the outer cloth and the inner cloth. For this reason, when using air-conditioning clothing in a cold environment, the warming effect of the wearer's body can be further enhanced.

[0011] In the air-conditioning garment according to the invention of claim 3, the clothing material portion is formed in a long-sleeved garment shape. For this reason, when using air-conditioning clothing in summer and other seasons when the sun is shining, not only the chest and the moon but also the arms can be cooled and the UV-powered arms can be protected. On the other hand, when using air-conditioning clothing in the cold season, the arm can be protected from the external cold.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 (a) is a schematic front view of an air-conditioning garment according to an embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a schematic rear view of the air-conditioning garment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a clothing material portion used in the air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

[0013] 10 clothing parts

11 Outer cloth

12 Inner cloth

13 Insulation

20 Front opening / closing means

30 Air leak prevention measures

40a, 40b, 40b Air circulation section

50 Ventilation means

60 Power supply means

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the invention according to the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 (a) is a schematic front view of an air-conditioning garment according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a schematic rear view of the air-conditioning garment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment includes a cloth part 10, a front opening / closing means 20, an air leakage prevention means 30, an air circulation part 40a, 40b, 40b, and two air blowers. Means 50, 50 and And power supply means 60.

[0016] Powerful air-conditioning garments force air flow between the clothing material 10 and the body or underwear by the blowing means 50, 50, so that the air flow between the clothing material 10 and the body or underwear is forced. In space, air is distributed along the surface of the body or underwear. For this reason, it is possible to increase the humidity gradient on the surface of the body and vaporize the amount of sweat corresponding to the amount of heat released by the body, so the use of the fact that the heat of vaporization is deprived during the vaporization The human body can be cooled. This action is called “physiological cooler”. In this embodiment, “underwear” means clothing worn under air-conditioning clothing. Air-conditioned clothing may be worn directly on the body but may also be worn on underwear.

[0017] The physiological cooler will be described in a little more detail. Humans detect heat in the skin and body, and the information is processed by the brain in response to this heat, and the amount of sweat that corresponds to the amount of cooling required by the body is coming out. If you can evaporate 100% of your sweat, you will be able to release heat just right for that person. Air is needed to evaporate the sweat, and air-conditioned garments can expand the range where sweat can evaporate 100% by flowing a large amount of air along the surface of the body or underwear. However, even if you wear air-conditioning clothing, if the air flow rate is low, the breeze blows, so it is breathable for summer in situations where you wear a shirt! On the contrary, comfort may be obtained. In other words, when wearing air-conditioning clothing, if the flow rate of air flowing along the surface of the body or underwear is small, the cooling effect cannot be obtained. Therefore, in order to expand the range in which the physiological cooler functions effectively, if the wearer of air-conditioning clothing is an adult, it is practically more than 3 liters Z seconds, preferably 5 liters Z seconds or more. A flow rate is required.

[0018] The cloth part 10 covers a predetermined part of the body. In the present embodiment, a long-sleeved garment that covers the upper body, specifically, a jumper-type garment, is produced using the clothing material portion 10. The clothing material portion 10 also plays a role of guiding the air generated by the air blowing means 50 and 50 along the surface of the body or the underwear in the space between the clothing material portion 10 and the body or the underwear. That is, the clothing material part 10 plays a role as air guiding means as well as a clothing covering the body. The structure of the clothing material part 10 will be described in detail later.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 1 (a), a front opening / closing means 20 is provided at the front of the clothing material portion 10. The front opening / closing means 20 is for opening and closing the front part when wearing the air-conditioning garment. In the present embodiment, since a jumper-type garment is produced as the air-conditioning garment, a fastener is used as the front opening / closing means 20. Fasteners can be opened and closed easily, and when the fastener is closed, there is almost no air leaking to the outside.

[0020] Air leakage preventing means 30 is provided at the bottom of the clothing material portion 10. The air leakage prevention means 30 is for preventing air from leaking to the outside from the hem by bringing the skirt of the clothing material portion 10 into close contact with the body, clothes such as underwear or trousers. In this embodiment, a stretchable material such as rubber is used as the air leakage prevention means 30. The stretchable material is sewn into the skirt of the clothing material 10.

[0021] In the air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment, a total of three air circulation portions 40a, 40b, and 40b are provided. Specifically, an opening formed at a predetermined end of the clothing material portion 10 serves as an air circulation portion because of the function as clothes. That is, the opening part around the collar becomes the air circulation part 40a, and the opening part of the cuff part becomes the air circulation part 40b, 40b. In the following, when the three air circulation portions 40a, 40b, and 40b are shown, they are also simply indicated as the air circulation portion 40. The air circulation part 40 is an air outflow part that takes out the air flowing in the space between the clothing part 10 and the body or underwear, or the air that takes outside air into the space between the clothing part 10 and the body or underwear Used as an inflow section. Whether the air circulation part 40 is used as an air outflow part or whether it is used as an air inflow part is determined by the air blowing method of the air blowing means 50. That is, when the air blowing means 50 operates so as to take outside air into the cloth part 10, the air circulation part 40 is used as an air outflow part, while the air blowing means 50 draws the air inside the cloth part 10. When operating to discharge outside, the air circulation part 40 is used as an air inflow part. In this embodiment, the air circulation part 40 is used as an air outflow part.

[0022] The air blowing means 50 is for forcibly generating an air flow in the space between the clothing material portion 10 and the body or underwear. The two air blowing means 50 and 50 rotate in the direction of taking outside air into the clothing material part 10. In other words, the air intake method is adopted as the air blowing method of the air blowing means 50, 50. If the air blowing method of the air blowing means 50, 50 is an intake air method, the air blowing means 50, 50 are Air flowing into the clothing material portion 10 from the outside automatically forms an air circulation space between the clothing material portion 10 and the body or underwear. When electric power is supplied to the air blowing means 50, 50, the air blowing means 50, 50 take in external air into the clothing material portion 10, and the taken-in air is brought into contact with the clothing material portion 10 and the body or underwear due to the presence of the clothing material portion 10. Circulate in the space between. When the circulating air reaches the air circulation section 40, the force is also discharged to the outside.

The power supply means 60 is for supplying electric power to the air blowing means 50 and 50. The power supply means 60 is accommodated in a pocket provided on the back surface of the clothing material portion 10, for example. Here, a secondary battery is used as the power supply means 60 from the viewpoint of economy. The power supply means 60 and the two blower means 50, 50 are connected by a power cable (not shown). A power switch (not shown) is provided between the power supply means 60 and the two blower means 50 and 50. This power switch turns on and off the power supplied from the power supply means 60 to the two blower means 50 and 50.

[0024] The air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment is designed so that it can be used even in a cold environment where it is used only to cool the wearer's body in a hot environment. In other words, considering the use of air-conditioning garments even in cold environments, the structure of the clothing material portion 10 has been devised.

[0025] Next, the structure of the clothing material portion 10 used in the air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cloth part 10 used in the air-conditioning garment of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the clothing material portion 10 includes an outer cloth 11 provided on the side in contact with the outside, an inner cloth 12 provided on the side facing the human body, and a heat insulating material 13. It is desirable to use a material that does not leak much air as the material for the outer fabric 11. For example, as the material of the outer cloth 11, a cloth made of plastic fibers such as a polyester cloth or a nylon cloth, or a high-density cloth can be used. Of course, depending on the purpose of use, natural fibers such as cotton or blended fibers thereof may be used.

The inner cloth 12 is for preventing the heat insulating material 13 provided inside the outer cloth 11 from going out. In the present embodiment, when it is chilly, the air-conditioning garment is worn as a normal garment without driving the air blowing means 50, 50. In such a case, at least one of the inner fabrics 12 Since the part will be in direct contact with the skin, it is desirable to use a comfortable material for the inner cloth 12 and to improve the feeling of wearing the air-conditioned clothing.

The heat insulating material 13 is for effectively blocking heat conduction, and is provided inside the outer cloth 11. Specifically, the heat insulating material 13 is inserted between the outer cloth 11 and the inner cloth 12 as shown in FIG. That is, the clothing material portion 10 has a three-layer structure of an outer cloth 11, an inner cloth 12 and a heat insulating material 13. For example, as the heat insulating material 13, a material having a high air content such as feathers or acrylic cotton is used. The thickness of the heat insulating material 13 does not have to be so thick, and 0.3 cm to 2. Ocm is sufficient. Thus, when feathers or the like are used as the heat insulating material 13, the outer cloth 11 and the inner cloth 12 also serve to prevent the heat insulating material 12 from going out of the clothing material portion 10. .

[0029] As the heat insulating material 13, a normal cotton cloth may be used. When ordinary cotton cloth is used as the heat insulating material 13, it is possible to manufacture air-conditioning clothing at a lower cost than when feathers are used.

[0030] When the air-conditioning garment of this embodiment is used in a hot environment, the wearer turns on the power switch provided between the power supply means 60 and the air blowing means 50, 50. As a result, the two air blowing means 50 and 50 are driven to take outside air into the clothing material portion 10. At this time, a space for flowing air substantially parallel to the surface of the body is automatically formed between the clothing material 10 and the body or underwear by the pressure of the taken-in air. Then, an air flow enveloping the upper body is generated in the space between the clothing material 10 and the body or underwear. When the air flowing through the space between the clothing part 10 and the body or underwear reaches the air circulation part 40, it is discharged to the outside. In this way, by generating an air flow substantially parallel to the surface of the body, the humidity gradient on the surface of the body can be increased, so an amount of sweat corresponding to the amount of heat released by the body can be obtained. It can be vaporized and the body can be cooled by taking advantage of the loss of heat of vaporization from the human body during the vaporization. It should be noted that the provision of the heat insulating material 13 on the inside of the outer cloth 11 of the clothing material part 10 does not have any influence on the cooling function of the air-conditioning garment.

On the other hand, when the air-conditioning garment of the present embodiment is used in a chilly environment, the wearer wears the air-conditioning garment as a normal garment. That is, turn off the power switch Wear air-conditioning garments without driving means 50, 50. In this embodiment, by providing the heat insulating material 13 inside the outer cloth 11 of the clothing material portion 10, it is possible to prevent the heat of the portion surrounded by the heat insulating material 13 from easily escaping to the outside. . For this reason, it is possible to keep the wearer's body warm without the wearer feeling cold due to the influence of outside air.

[0032] In the air-conditioning garment of this embodiment, when it is hot !, sometimes the air of the wearer is driven to cool the wearer's body by circulating air through the space between the clothing material and the body or underwear. On the other hand, when it is cold, the body of the wearer can be kept warm by the heat insulating material provided on the clothing part by wearing the air-conditioning garment as a normal garment without driving the air blowing means. For example, when wearing air-conditioning clothing in the season when the temperature difference between morning or evening and noon is large, the wearer can comfortably utilize the cooling function of the air-conditioning clothing by driving the air blowing means when it is hot in the daytime. Can spend time with. On the other hand, when it is chilly in the morning or evening, if the air-conditioning garment is worn without driving the air blowing means, it is possible to spend comfortably without wearing a sweater or the like on the air-conditioning garment. Thus, the air-conditioning garment of this embodiment can give comfort to the wearer even when worn in a cold environment as well as a hot environment.

[0033] Further, in the present embodiment, since the clothing portion is formed in a long sleeve clothing shape, when air-conditioning clothing is used in seasons such as summer when the sun is strong, the air from the blowing means is only in the chest and the trunk. Since it also circulates to the arm part, the arm part can also be cooled. Moreover, the arm can be protected by the UV power. On the other hand, when using air-conditioning clothing in the cold season, the arm can be protected from the cold outside. Therefore, when the air-conditioning garment of this embodiment is applied to a garment that covers the upper body, it is preferable that the air-conditioning garment is a long-sleeved garment rather than a short-sleeved garment.

[0034] Further, in the present embodiment, by using feathers or acrylic cotton as the heat insulating material, when the air-conditioning garment is used in a cold environment, the heat-retaining effect of the wearer's body can be further enhanced. I'll do it.

[0035] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but within the scope of the gist thereof.

V, various modifications are possible.

[0036] In the above embodiment, it is desirable that the air-conditioning garment is provided with a flow rate adjusting means for adjusting the flow rate of the air generated by the blowing means. As this flow rate adjusting means, for example, Yum can be used. The wearer can adjust the air-conditioning effect by the air-conditioning clothing according to the temperature of the outside air at any time by using the flow rate adjustment means when the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. .

[0037] In the above-described embodiment, the force described in the case where the fastener is used as the front opening / closing means for opening / closing the front portion of the clothing part may be, for example, a button or a magic tape (registered) (Trademark) etc.!

[0038] In the above-described embodiment, the case where a three-layer structure in which a heat insulating material is inserted between an outer cloth and an inner cloth is used as the cloth part has been described, but depending on the type of heat insulating material used The cloth part may be a two-layer structure in which a heat insulating material is attached to the inside of the outer cloth without providing the inner cloth.

Industrial applicability

[0039] As described above, in the air-conditioning garment of the present invention, a heat insulating material is provided on the inner side of the outer cloth of the cloth part. When air-conditioning clothing is used in a hot environment, the wearer's body can be cooled by driving air blowing means and circulating air through the space between the clothing and the body or underwear. On the other hand, when air-conditioning clothing is used in a cold environment, the air-conditioning clothing is worn as normal clothing without driving the air blowing means. Can keep warm. As described above, the air-conditioning garment according to the present invention can provide comfort to the wearer even when worn in a cold environment as well as a hot environment. Therefore, the air-conditioning garment of the present invention can be applied to clothes for various uses such as work clothes, outdoor clothes, and gardening clothes.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A clothing part for covering a predetermined part of the body and guiding air along the surface of the body or underwear in a space between the body and the underwear,

One or a plurality of air blowing means for forcibly generating an air flow in a space between the clothing material part and the body or underwear;

Power supply means for supplying power to the blowing means;

Comprising

An air-conditioning garment characterized in that a material provided with a heat insulating material inside an outer cloth is used as the clothing material portion.

[2] A feather or acrylic cotton is used as the heat insulating material, and the clothing material portion has a three-layer structure in which the heat insulating material is inserted between an outer cloth and an inner cloth. 1 Air-conditioning clothing.

[3] The air-conditioning garment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the clothing material portion is formed in a long-sleeved garment shape.