JP7097112B2 - Cooling garment - Google Patents

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Patent Law Article 30 Paragraph 2 Applicable January 13, 2017 Announced in "Air Conditioning Wind God Clothes 2017 (Product Catalog)" issued by Sanes Co., Ltd. February 20, 2017 Sanes Co., Ltd. Homepage "Air Conditioning Wind God Clothes" Announced in

The present invention relates to a cooling garment provided with a cooling air discharge mechanism.

When working in a high temperature environment such as an ironworks or an outdoor construction site in summer, it is necessary to suppress the rise in body temperature. However, in such an environment, clothes with thick fabrics are worn from the viewpoint of safety and functionality. When working in a high temperature environment for a long time, heat cannot be sufficiently released to the outside of the body, which may cause an excessive increase in body temperature and cause heat stroke.

Cooling garments are used as garments to be worn when working in such an environment (Patent Document 1).
The cooling garment of Patent Document 1 is provided with an air outlet adjusting mechanism between the rear part of the neck and the rear part of the collar of the wearer, and this air outlet adjusting mechanism discharges the cooling air flowing in the flow passage to the outside. An adjustment belt that has fasteners and has a band-shaped end attached to the back of the collar of the garment, and an engagement part for attaching the fasteners, to adjust the opening degree of the air outlet. I have. In this air outlet adjustment mechanism, the length of the adjustment belt from the end to the fastener is made shorter than the distance along the cloth of the air-conditioned clothes from the position where the adjustment belt is attached to the engagement part, and the fastener is tightened. By attaching to the engaging part, an air outlet is formed between the rear part of the collar and the rear part of the neck of the human body. One air outlet is formed at the rear of the collar, centered on the middle in the width direction of the cooling garment.

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In the cooling garment of Patent Document 1, one air outlet is formed at the rear part of the collar centering on the middle in the width direction of the cooling garment, so that the cooling air is uniformly discharged from the entire neck.
Cooling garments are worn outdoors or in high temperature environments where heating elements are present. For example, when working outdoors, the body temperature on the side exposed to the sun is higher than the body temperature on the side not exposed to the light.
The wearer who feels that the body temperature has risen adjusts the wind generator to increase the air volume of the cooling air. Then, the amount of cooling air sent to the part where the body temperature has not risen also increases. As a result, the battery of the motor of the wind generator will be consumed faster, and the number of times the motor will be charged will increase, resulting in inefficient work. It cannot be cooled efficiently.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooling garment provided with a cooling air discharge mechanism capable of reducing the burden on the motor and efficiently cooling the body.

The cooling air discharge mechanism provided on the cooling garment of the present invention is equipped with a wind generating means having a motor for driving an axial flow fan, an air intake port for taking in air from the outside, and an air outlet for sending out cooling air. The mounting holes are provided on the lining of the cooling garment formed on the back surface, and a plurality of cooling air discharge paths for discharging the cooling air to the outside of the cooling garment are provided in the hem width direction of the shoulder portion of the cooling garment. It is characterized by being.

The cooling air discharge mechanism provided in the cooling garment of the present invention is characterized in that the cooling air discharge passages are provided on the left side and the right side of the center line in the hem width direction of the cooling garment, respectively.

The cooling air discharge mechanism provided on the cooling garment of the present invention has an engaging portion, and has a band portion whose one end is fixed to the lining and a mounting portion fixed to the lining, and the engaging portion and mounting. By engaging the part, the length of the straight line from the fixed position of the band part to the fixed position of the mounting part is made shorter than the length along the lining from the fixed position of the band part to the fixed position of the mounting part. By loosening the lining, a cooling air discharge path is formed.

The cooling air discharge mechanism provided on the cooling garment of the present invention is characterized in that one end or a mounting portion of the band portion is fixed to the back neck point. The back neck point indicates the position of the spine that pops out when the neck at the base of the back of the neck is tilted forward.

The cooling garment of the present invention is provided with a mounting hole on the back surface for mounting a wind generating means having a motor for driving an axial flow fan, an air intake port for taking in air from the outside, and an air outlet for sending out cooling air. A cooling air discharge mechanism having a cooling air discharge path for discharging the cooling air to the outside is provided on the shoulder portion, and a plurality of cooling discharge paths are provided in the hem width direction.

The cooling garment of the present invention is mounted with the wind generating means tilted diagonally downward by 5 ° to 35 ° with respect to the mounting hole, and when the wind generating means is activated, the wind generating means is obliquely downward. The air is taken in from the air through the air intake port, and the cooling air is sent out to the user via the air outlet in the diagonally upward direction of the wind generating means.

In the cooling garment of the present invention, the wind generating means is rotatably attached to the mounting hole, and when the wind generating means is rotated, the direction of the air taken in through the air intake port is changed and the air is sent. It is characterized in that the direction of the cooling air sent out through the outlet is changed.

The cooling air discharge mechanism provided in the cooling garment of the present invention is provided with a plurality of cooling air discharging paths for discharging the cooling air to the outside of the cooling garment in the width direction of the hem of the shoulder portion of the cooling garment. By opening at least one of these cooling air discharge passages, the cooling air sent from the wind generator is preferentially discharged from the cooling air discharge passage in the open state.
Then, the part that does not want to be cooled is not cooled, and the part that wants to be cooled can be cooled intensively. Therefore, the burden on the motor can be reduced and the body can be cooled efficiently.

Since the cooling garment of the present invention includes the above-mentioned cooling air discharging mechanism, the portion of the cooling garment that the wearer desires to cool is intensively cooled, and the body is efficiently cooled. Further, by reducing the load on the motor, the wearer can reduce the number of times the motor is charged, and the work efficiency is improved.

It is a back view of the cooling garment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the wind generating means in the state of wearing the cooling clothes which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cooling air discharge mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cooling air discharge mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic sectional drawing of the cooling air discharge mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the cooling air in the cooling garment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the wind generating means in the state of wearing the cooling clothes which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cooling air discharge mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cooling air discharge mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the cooling air in the cooling garment which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
The cooling clothes and the cooling air discharge mechanism according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
In the drawing, the direction of the hem width is defined as the width direction X, and the length direction orthogonal to the width direction X is defined as the height direction Y.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling garment 1 includes a wind generator 2 as a wind generating means mounted on a mounting hole 3 formed in a waist portion on the back surface, and a cooling air discharging mechanism provided on a lining of a shoulder portion. It is equipped with 60.
The cooling garment 1 may be worn directly by the user or may be worn over the underwear.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wind generator 2 includes an air intake port 11 for taking in air from the outside of the cooling garment 1, an air outlet 12 for sending the cooling air to the inside of the cooling garment 1. Air is taken in from the outer fan guard 13 in which the air intake port 11 is formed, the inner fan guard 14 in which the air outlet 12 is formed, and the outside of the cooling garment 1, and cooling air is blown into the cooling garment 1. It is provided with a motor 16 that drives and supports the axial flow fan 15 and the axial flow fan 15 to be transmitted, and drives and supports the axial flow fan 15 on the side of the user's body 9, and a cap 17 that covers the motor 16.
The wind generator 2 uses an annular fixing ring 18 and is mounted in the mounting hole 3 at an angle of 5 ° to 35 ° diagonally downward with respect to the mounting hole 3. Therefore, the upper end portion 25 of the wind generator 2 projects outward, and the lower end portion 26 thereof is arranged inside the cooling garment 1.

The outer fan guard 13 has a bottomed cylindrical shape, and its side surface is fitted to the inner fan guard 14. A plurality of air intake ports 11 are formed on the front surface of the outer fan guard 13. The inner fan guard 14 has a bottomed cylindrical shape having a dome-shaped cover portion 20 and an annular portion 21. Further, on the side surface of the inner fan guard 14, a flange 19 is formed integrally with the inner fan guard 14. The flange 19 is formed diagonally with respect to the annular portion 21. A plurality of air outlets 12 are formed in the cover portion 20. The air outlet 12 is formed at a position facing the position of the air intake port 11.
By mounting the wind generator 2 tilted diagonally downward with respect to the mounting hole 3 by a predetermined angle, the air intake port 11 is tilted diagonally downward with respect to the mounting hole 3 by a predetermined angle. ing. Therefore, the wind generator 2 takes in external air from diagonally downward by rotating the axial flow fan 15, and the air moves diagonally upward along the axial direction of the axial flow fan 15 to send air. It is sent out as cooling air from the outlet 12 toward the body 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cooling air discharge mechanism 60 includes a first cooling air discharge mechanism 61 provided on the left side of the center line L in the width direction X of the cooling garment 1, and a second cooling air discharge mechanism 60 provided on the right side of the center line L. (Ii) It has a cooling air discharge mechanism 62.
The first cooling air discharge mechanism 61 has a first band portion 63 having one end fixed to a portion where the collar portion and the clothing portion are sewn together, and a button portion 64 as a mounting portion fixed to the vicinity of the back neck point. I have. Here, the back neck point means the position of the spine (the position of the base of the back neck) that pops out when the neck at the base of the back side of the neck is tilted forward.
The first band portion 63 is formed with a plurality of engagement holes 65 as engagement portions to be engaged with the button portion 64 in the longitudinal direction of the first band portion 63. By engaging the engagement hole 65 with the button portion 64, the first cooling air discharge path 61A is formed as shown in FIG.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, by engaging the engagement hole 65 with the button portion 64, the length L1 of a straight line from the fixed position of the first band portion 63 to the fixed position of the button portion 64. Is shorter than the length L2 along the lining from the fixed position of the first band portion 63 to the fixed position of the button portion 64, and the lining is loosened to form the first cooling air discharge path 61A. The outside and the inside of the cooling garment 1 are communicated with each other through the first cooling air discharge path 61A.
The size of the first cooling air discharge path 61A can be appropriately changed by changing the position of the engagement hole 65 that engages with the button portion 64.

The second cooling air discharge mechanism 62 is provided at a position symmetrical to the first cooling air discharge mechanism 61 with the center line L as an axis (FIG. 4). The second cooling air discharge mechanism 62 has a second band portion 66 whose one end is fixed to a portion where a collar portion and a clothing portion are sewn together, and a button portion 67 as a mounting portion fixed in the vicinity of the back neck point. I have. The second band portion 66 is formed with a plurality of engagement holes 68 as engagement portions to be engaged with the button portion 67 in the longitudinal direction of the second band portion 66. By engaging the engagement hole 68 with the button portion 67, the second cooling air discharge path 62A is formed (FIG. 5).

The cooling garment 1 of the present embodiment can form cooling discharge passages only on the left and right sides of the center line L or on both sides of the center line L. Hereinafter, the action and effect of the cooling garment 1 with the first cooling discharge path 61A on one side open will be described.
When the cooling garment 1 is worn, as shown in FIG. 6, a flow path 30 is formed between the cooling garment 1 and the body 9.
When the wind generator 2 is operated after wearing the cooling clothes 1, the cooling air flows upward from the wind generator 2 and is discharged to the outside from the neck or the cuffs. Since an open cooling garment discharge path 61A that communicates the outside and the inside of the cooling garment 1 is formed at the neck of the cooling garment 1, the cooling air that has passed through the flow path 30 is transmitted from the cooling garment discharge path 61A. It is discharged preferentially. Therefore, in addition to the cooling air from the breeze generator 2 (the wind generator 2 mounted on the upper right side of FIG. 6) attached to the side where the first cooling discharge passage 61A is formed, the cooling air discharge passage 61A is provided. The cooling air discharged from the wind generator 2 attached to the non-formed side (the wind generator 2 mounted on the upper left side of FIG. 6) is also discharged to the outside from the first cooling discharge passage 61A.
Then, a large amount of cooling air can be passed through the flow path 30 formed on the right side and discharged to the outside.

By sending a large amount of cooling air to the flow path 30 formed on the right side, the right side portion of the wearer's body 9 can be intensively cooled. Therefore, for example, when wearing in a work environment where the right side of the wearer is exposed to the sun, or when wearing in an environment where a heating element is placed on the right side of the wearer, the body on the side where the body temperature rises. The portion can be selectively cooled.
Further, the cooling garment 1 selectively cools the portion where the body temperature is rising, and does not excessively cool the portion where the body temperature is not rising. Since it is possible to prevent the portion of the body 9 where the body temperature has not risen from being excessively cooled, the body 9 is not adversely affected.

Conventionally, cooling clothing in which one cooling air discharge path is formed over both shoulders has been used. In this cooling garment, the cooling air is uniformly discharged from the cooling air discharge path. Therefore, for example, when the body temperature of the right side portion of the body rises and it is desired to further cool the portion, the air volume of the cooling air sent from the wind generator must be increased. Then, the cooling air is also sent to the flow path on the left side of the body 9 where the body temperature has not risen, and is discharged to the outside, which wastes the motor.

Since the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment can form the first cooling air discharge path 61A only on one side of the shoulder portion, it is compared with the case where one cooling air discharge path is formed over both shoulders. The desired body part can be cooled without increasing the air volume, and the waste of the motor due to the increase in the air volume of the cooling air can be avoided. By avoiding the waste of the motor, the wearer can use the cooling garment 1 for a long time and improve the work efficiency.

Further, in the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment, the size of the first cooling air discharge path 61A can be changed by changing the position of the engaging hole 65 engaged with the button portion 64. Therefore, by adjusting the amount of cooling air sent from the wind generator 2 and the size of the first cooling air discharge path 61A, it is possible to determine the amount of cooling air discharged that the wearer feels optimal. ..

From the neck to the back of the body, there are the 7th cervical vertebra and the large vertebra, and these bones pop out when the neck is bent. Therefore, when one cooling air discharge path is formed over both shoulders, the wearer's posture blocks the space between the body and the cooling clothing, and the cooling air discharge path at the neck is blocked, resulting in efficiency. There is a risk that the body cannot be cooled. Further, each time the wearer changes his / her posture, the amount of cooling air discharged changes, which causes a sense of discomfort to the wearer.

In the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment, by providing the button portion 64 in the vicinity of the back neck point, the first cooling air discharge path 61A is formed with the above-mentioned bone vicinity as a fulcrum.
Therefore, in the cooling garment 1, the shape of the first cooling air discharge path 61A is less likely to be changed, and the first cooling air discharge path 61A is blocked, as compared with the case where one cooling discharge path is formed over both shoulders. The fear can be avoided and the body 9 can be cooled efficiently. Further, since the shape of the first cooling air discharge path 61A is difficult to change, a constant amount of cooling air can be secured, and even if the wearer changes his / her posture, the wearer does not feel uncomfortable.

For example, when the wearer faces left and works for a long time, if a large amount of cooling air is discharged from the cooling air discharge path, the cooling air may hit the ears or eyes and hinder the work.
Since the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment can discharge the cooling air from the right side of the center line L, the cooling air does not interfere with the work of the wearer.

The cooling garment according to the present embodiment may have the first cooling air discharge passage 61A and the second cooling air discharge passage 62A open. In this case, as compared with the case where one cooling air discharge path is formed over both shoulders, the cooling air discharge path can be formed along the shape of the shoulder portion, so that the wearer does not feel uncomfortable.

[Second Embodiment]
The cooling garment 1 of the present embodiment is different from the cooling garment 1 of the first embodiment in the configuration of the wind generator 2 and the configuration of the cooling air discharge mechanism 60. Hereinafter, the description of the configuration common to the cooling garment 1 of the first embodiment of the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

The wind generator 2 attached to the cooling garment 1 of the present embodiment has the cooling air blown through the air discharge port 12 while the direction of the air taken in through the air intake port 11 is changed. Use something that can change the direction of.
As shown in FIG. 7, in the wind generator 2, the flange 19 and the inner fan guard 14 of the wind generator 2 are composed of separate members, and the outer circumference of the annular portion 21 of the inner fan guard 14 has a spherical surface. Have. Therefore, the annular portion 21 and the flange 19 are in contact with each other on a spherical surface, and the downward angle of the wind generator 2 (air intake port 11) can be set to an arbitrary angle in the range of 5 to 35 °. The wind generator 2 can rotate not only at an angle in the vertical direction but also on the left side or the right side.
When the wind generator 2 is rotated to the left or right, the direction of the air taken in through the air intake port 11 is changed, and the direction of the cooling air blown through the air discharge port 12 is changed. Will be done. Therefore, the wearer can freely select the direction in which the cooling air flows.

Further, the wind generator 2 can be rotated in the circumferential direction of the mounting hole 3 after being mounted in the mounting hole 3. When the wind generator 2 is rotated in the circumferential direction of the mounting hole 3, the upper end portion 25 of the wind generator 2, the air intake port 11, and the like are also rotated in a predetermined direction in order to rotate the entire wind generator 2. Therefore, the angle at which the air intake port 11 is tilted can be freely changed.
In order to evenly cool the entire body 9, the rotation angle of the wind generator 2 with respect to the mounting hole 3 is preferably 0 ° to 45 °.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cooling air discharge mechanism 60 according to the present embodiment has a first band portion 71 and a second band portion 72 fixed below the collar and on the center line L, and a center line. It is composed of mounting portions 73 and 74 fixed to the collar portion and the clothing portion sewn at a predetermined distance from L, respectively.
One end of the first band portion 71 and the second band portion 72 is fixed in the vicinity of the back neck point, respectively. Further, the first band portion 71 and the second band portion 72 are each provided with an engaging hole 75 as an engaging portion.

By engaging the engaging hole 75 of the first band portion 71 and the mounting portion 73, the first cooling air discharge path 61A is formed, and the engaging hole 75 of the second band portion 72 and the mounting portion 74 are engaged with each other. By combining, the second cooling air discharge path 62A is formed.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the first cooling air discharge path 61A sets the length of a straight line from the fixed position of the first band portion 71 to the mounting portion 73 from the fixed position of the first band portion 71. It is formed by making the length shorter than the length along the lining up to the mounting portion 73 and loosening the lining.
On the other hand, the second cooling air discharge passage 62A has a length of a straight line from the fixed position of the second band portion 72 to the mounting portion 74 along the lining from the fixed position of the second band portion 72 to the mounting portion 74. It is formed by making it shorter and loosening the lining.
The fixed positions of the first band portion 71 and the second band portion 72 are not limited to the center line L, and may be a position shifted from the center line L in the width direction X.

Next, the effect of the cooling garment 1 provided with the cooling / discharging mechanism 60 according to the present embodiment will be described.
The wind generator 2 of the cooling garment 1 according to the present embodiment can also rotate to the left side or the right side. In the present embodiment, a cooling garment in which the first cooling air discharge path 61A is formed and the wind generator 2 on the left side of the center line in FIG. 10 is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle will be described.

When the wind generator 2 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the cooling air sent from the wind generator 2 is on the right side of the center line L as compared with the cooling garment 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. The amount of cooling air sent to the part increases. Therefore, a large amount of cooling air passes through the flow path 30 on the right side portion and is discharged from the first cooling air discharge path 61A.
Since a large amount of cooling air can be sent to the flow path 30 on the right side of the center line L, the right side portion of the body 9 can be cooled intensively.
Further, the wind generator 2 can send the cooling air to the portion to be cooled by changing the rotation angle thereof. Therefore, a more desired body part can be cooled intensively.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, other than this, the configuration described in the above embodiment can be selected or changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. ..
For example, in the present embodiment, an example in which two cooling air discharge passages are formed is shown, but two or more cooling air discharge passages may be provided in the width direction X. Further, a plurality of cooling air discharge paths may be provided in the height direction.
Further, a coolant may be provided above the wind generator 2 to cool the cooling air passing through the flow path 30. In this case, the portion where the body temperature has risen can be cooled more efficiently.

Further, in addition to the one shown in the present embodiment, the cooling air discharge path has, for example, a pair of band portions whose one end is fixed to the lining, and one band portion and the other band portion are connected to each other. The length of the straight line from the fixed position of the band part to the fixed position of the other band part is shorter than the length along the lining from the fixed position of one band part to the fixed position of the other band part, and the lining It may be formed by loosening.

1 Cooling clothes 2 Wind generator (Wind generator)
3 Mounting hole 9 Body 11 Air intake port 12 Air outlet 13 Outer fan guard 14 Inner fan guard 15 Axial flow fan 16 Motor 17 Cap 18 Fixing ring 19 Flange 20 Cover part 21 Circular part 25 Upper end part 26 Lower end part 30 Flow Road 60 Cooling air discharge mechanism 61 First cooling air discharge mechanism 61A First cooling air discharge path 62 Second cooling air discharge mechanism 62A Second cooling air discharge path 63 First band part 64 Button part (mounting part)
65 Engagement hole (engagement part)
66 Second band part 67 Button part (mounting part)
68 Engagement hole (engagement part)
71 First band part 72 Second band part 73,74 Mounting part 75 Engagement hole (engagement part)
L Center line L1 Length L2 Length X Width direction (hem width direction)
Y height direction

Claims (2)

Cooling clothes with a mounting hole formed on the back surface to which a wind generating means that sends out cooling air is attached to the inside of the clothes body.
The cooling air is discharged to the outside of the cooling garment, has a plurality of cooling air discharge paths provided in the hem width direction and the length direction, and is provided with a plurality of engaging portions in the longitudinal direction, and one end is lined. It has a band portion fixed to the lining and a mounting portion fixed to the lining, and any of the engaging portions and the mounting portion are engaged with each other, and the mounting portion is fixed from the fixed position of the band portion. By making the length of the straight line to the position shorter than the length along the lining from the fixed position of the band portion to the fixed position of the mounting portion and loosening the lining, one of the cooling air discharges. A cooling air discharge mechanism is provided on the shoulder portion, which opens a path and discharges the cooling air to the outside through one of the cooling air discharge paths.
Cooling garments that feature. The mounting portion is fixed in the vicinity of the back neck point.
The cooling garment according to claim 1.

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