JP7140375B2 - A blower and a cooling suit fitted with it - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a blower and a cooling suit equipped with the blower.

A cooling garment with a blower attached to the fabric has been developed and is attracting attention.
Specifically, the blower includes a cylindrical blowing case having an air intake at one end and an air blowing opening at the other end, and is arranged in the blowing case, and sucks into the blowing case from the air intake. A blower fan that blows the incoming air to the outside of the blower case from the blower port, a mounting flange protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the blower case in the outer peripheral direction, and an outer peripheral surface of the blower case, and clothing attachment means attached to the air outlet side of the attachment collar. Further, the clothing material is provided with a mounting hole for the blower.
Therefore, when the blower is attached to the clothing material, the blower port side of the blower is inserted into the attachment hole of the clothing material from the front side of the clothing material to the back side of the clothing material. , the clothing material is sandwiched between the attachment collar and the clothing attachment means, and is installed on the clothing material.

Japanese Patent No. 5958923

In the cooling suit, when the air blower is energized, the air outside the clothing material is sucked into the blowing case from the air intake port, and is blown outside the blowing case, that is, inside the clothing material, from the air blowing port to cool the body. is possible, and it becomes extremely comfortable.

However, in this cooling garment, the air intake side of the blower is placed outside the clothing material, so there is a risk that the air intake side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, that is, the outer side of the clothing material, may be soiled or damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to protect the air intake side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and at least a portion of the attachment flange on the air inlet side of the attachment flange on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. A detachable protective ring is attached.

That is, the blower according to the present invention includes a cylindrical blowing case having an air intake on one end and an air blowing opening on the other end, and an air blower disposed in the air blowing case. A blower fan that blows the sucked air out of the blower case from the blower port, a mounting flange protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the blower case in the outer circumferential direction, and an outer circumferential surface of the blower case. and clothing attachment means attached to the air outlet side of the attachment collar, wherein at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the air blow case is attached to the air inlet side of the attachment collar on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, and , a protective ring that covers at least a part of the mounting collar is detachably attached.

In the blower according to the present invention, an air intake guard is attached to the air intake port of the air blow case, and the air intake guard is attached to the mounting flange or the outer peripheral surface portion of the air blow case closer to the air intake port than the mounting flange. A mounting portion is provided, and the air intake guard is detachably mounted on the air intake guard mounting portion by a projection formed by a part of the air intake guard or by an air intake guard mounting tool separate from the air intake guard. At the same time, the outer periphery of the intake guard mounting portion is covered with the protective ring.

In the blower according to the present invention, the air intake guard mounting member is composed of a screw, and the screw is screwed into the air intake guard mounting portion from the air outlet side of the outer peripheral surface of the air blowing case. .

In the blower according to the present invention, the attachment brim of the blower case is formed in a ring shape that encircles the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, and the ring-shaped attachment brim extends from the ring-shaped starting point to the ring-shaped intermediate point. On the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, it gradually shifts from the air inlet side to the air outlet direction side, and from the ring-shaped intermediate point to the ring-shaped end point, on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, from the air outlet side to the air inlet direction side. A gradual transition was made.

In the blower according to the present invention, the width of the protective ring from the air inlet side of the blower case to the air outlet direction side gradually widens from the ring-shaped starting point to the ring-shaped intermediate point, and increases from the ring-shaped intermediate point. , the ring-shaped starting point of the protective ring is made to correspond to the ring-shaped starting point of the mounting flange of the blower case, and the protective ring is placed on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. It is configured to be worn.

In the blower according to the present invention, the air intake guard mounting portion has a ring-shaped mounting flange that rotates the blower fan at least either between the ring starting point and the ring middle point and between the ring middle point and the ring end point. Arranged on the ring midpoint side from the axis.

In the blower according to the present invention, the protective ring is made of a synthetic resin and has a ring-like shape that is flexible.

In the blower according to the present invention, the protection ring has a larger opening diameter on the blower case side than the opening diameter on the air inlet side of the blower case, and The openings on the sides are connected by slopes.

The blower according to the present invention is provided with an intake guard attachment detection switch that controls energization of the blower fan by attaching the intake guard to the intake port of the blower case.

In the blower according to the present invention, a connector for connecting the blower fan and the battery is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, and the intake guard attachment detection switch is provided at the connector portion.

A cooling garment according to the present invention has the above-described blower, and the blower port side of the blower from the mounting collar is inserted into the mounting hole of the clothing material from the front side of the clothing material to the back side of the clothing material. On the back side of the clothing material, the clothing material is sandwiched between the attachment collar and the clothing attachment means.

As described above, according to the present invention, a protective ring that covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and at least a portion of the mounting flange is detachably attached to the air inlet side of the mounting flange on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. Since it is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the blower case, it is possible to protect the intake port side and the mounting flange.
That is, by covering at least a portion of the air intake side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and at least a portion of the mounting flange existing outside the cloth with the protection ring, the air intake side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and the mounting collar are covered. It can be protected.
Also, since the protective ring is detachable from the blower case, if the protective ring becomes dirty or damaged, it can be replaced to maintain the function of the blower.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a cooling suit equipped with a blower according to one embodiment of the present invention; Perspective view of the fan before assembly Front view of the fan before assembly Front view of the fan after assembly Sectional view of the fan after assembly Perspective view of the fan before assembly Perspective view of the fan before assembly Partially enlarged view of FIG. Sectional view of the fan after assembly Partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. Perspective view of the fan before assembly Perspective view of the fan before assembly Perspective view of the fan before assembly Front view of the fan after assembly Front view of the fan after assembly Bottom view of the fan after assembly A see-through perspective view of the fan before assembly Electric circuit diagram of the blower FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a fan before assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention; Partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. Partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. Plan view of the fan before assembly

(Embodiment 1)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a cooling suit, and two blowers 2 are attached to the left and right of the lower back portion of the suit.
That is, in the cooling suit 1 of the present embodiment, as in Patent Document 1, the air outside the cooling suit 1 is taken into the cooling suit 1 by the blower 2, and the cooling suit 1 is discharged from the collar and sleeve portions. 1 is blown out to cool the body.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the blower 2 includes a cylindrical blowing case 5 having an air intake port 3 at one end and an air blowing port 4 at the other end. A blower fan 6 for blowing air sucked into the blower case 5 from the air intake port 3 to the outside of the blower case 5 from the blower port 4, and a blower fan 6 for blowing the air outside the blower case 5 from the blower port 4, and a blower case 5 on the outer peripheral surface thereof in the outer peripheral direction. It has a protruded mounting collar 7 and clothing mounting means 8 mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 on the blower opening 4 side of the mounting collar 7 .

Also, an intake guard 9 is attached to the intake port 3 of the blower case 5 .
As shown in FIG. 6, the intake guard 9 includes a cylindrical portion 9a and a multi-split opening guard portion 9b provided on the intake port 3 side of the cylindrical portion 9a. is inserted into the cylindrical blower case 5 from the air inlet 3 side, and an air intake guard 9 is attached to the air inlet 3 of the air blower case 5 .
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7 , an air intake guard mounting portion 10 for mounting the air intake guard 9 is provided on the mounting collar 7 of the blower case 5 (or a portion closer to the air intake port 3 than the mounting collar 7 is provided). The air intake guard mounting portion 10 may be provided on the outer peripheral surface portion of the blower case 5).

In this embodiment, the intake guard mounting portion 10 is configured by a screw tightening structure (female thread), and the outer circumference of the guard portion 9b is provided with a screw hole 9c. The air intake guard 9 is detachably attached to the air intake guard mounting portion 10 of the blower case 5 by aligning the holes 9c and screwing a screw 11 provided as an example of an air intake guard attachment from the air intake port 3 side. there is

Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and on the side of the intake port 3 of the mounting flange 7, a protective ring 12 is provided to cover at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and at least a portion of the mounting flange 7. , is detachably attached.

As shown in FIG. 2, the garment attachment means 8 is annular and partially protrudes outward. A notch portion 24 is formed at this overhanging portion. The cutout portion 24 is a depression formed from the air intake side toward the air blowing side, and is open on the air intake side and closed on the air blowing side. That is, the notch 24 is open in the tangential direction of the clothing attachment means 8 and the side to which air is drawn.

The clothing attachment means 8 is used to attach the blower 2 to the cooling clothing 1 as described in the prior art document. The air outlet 4 side of the mounting collar 7 of the blower 2 is pushed into the mounting hole (not shown) of the clothing material from the front side of the clothing material to the back side of the clothing material, and the mounting collar 7 and the clothing are connected on the back side of the clothing material. It is installed on the clothing material with the clothing material sandwiched between the attachment means 8. - 特許庁

Next, the protection ring 12, which is a feature of this embodiment, will be described.
The protective ring 12 is made of a synthetic resin and has a ring-like configuration that is flexible. For example, it is made of a synthetic resin obtained by synthesizing polycarbonate and ABS resin in order to enhance weather resistance, flame retardancy, and strength. did.
4, 5, and 11 to 13, the protection ring 12 is detachably attached to the air intake port 3 side of the attachment flange 7 on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5. As shown in FIGS.
Specifically, projections 13 are intermittently annularly arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 on the intake port 3 side of the mounting flange 7 .
On the rear side of the protective ring 12, the same number of engaging portions 12a as the protrusions 13 are arranged to engage with the protrusions 13 when the protective ring 12 is rotated. there is
Therefore, when the engaging portion 12a of the protection ring 12 is aligned with the protrusion 13 and the protection ring 12 is rotated in one direction, the protection ring 12 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and the mounting flange 7 is attached. It is detachably attached to the intake port 3 side. Of course, if the protective ring 12 is detachably attached to the intake port 3 side of the mounting flange 7 on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and is rotated in the other direction, the protective ring 12 can be moved to the blower case. 5 can be removed.

The description of the attachment brim 7 of the blower case 5 and the protection ring 12 will be continued.
First, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the mounting brim 7 of the blower case 5 is formed in a ring shape surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5, and the ring-shaped mounting brim 7 extends from the ring-shaped starting point ( From the point A in FIG. 11) to the ring-shaped intermediate point (point B in FIG. 11), on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5, there is a gradual transition (counterclockwise) from the air intake 3 side to the air blower 4 direction side (counterclockwise direction). from the ring-shaped middle point (point B in FIG. 11) to the ring-shaped end point (at the same position as point A in FIG. 11) is the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5, from the blower port 4 side to the air intake port. It is configured to gradually shift (incline) in three directions (counterclockwise).

11 and 12, the width of the protective ring 12 from the air inlet 3 side of the blower case 5 to the air outlet 4 direction is Up to the ring-shaped intermediate point (point D in FIG. 11), it gradually widens in the counterclockwise direction, and from the ring-shaped intermediate point (point D in FIG. 11) to the ring-shaped end point (same position as point C in FIG. 11) has a shape that gradually narrows in the counterclockwise direction.

Then, the ring-shaped starting point (point C in FIG. 11) of the protection ring 12 is made to correspond to the ring-shaped starting point (point A in FIG. The intermediate point (point D in FIG. 11) corresponds to the ring-shaped intermediate point (point B in FIG. 11) of the mounting flange 7 of the blower case 5, and the protective ring 12 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5. .

3, 11, and 12, the intake guard mounting portion 10 extends from the ring starting point (point A in FIG. 11) to the ring middle point (point A in FIG. 11) of the ring-shaped mounting collar 7. point B) and at least one of between the middle point of the ring (point B in FIG. 11) and the end point of the ring (point A in FIG. 11), the ring-shaped mounting It is arranged on the side of the ring intermediate point (point B in FIG. 11) of the collar 7 . In other words, as shown in FIG. 22, the ring start point (point A in FIG. 22) or the ring end point (point A in FIG. 22) of the ring-shaped mounting flange 7, the rotating shaft of the blower fan 6 and the ring intermediate point With the second virtual line X perpendicular to the first virtual line Y passing through (point B in FIG. 22) and passing through the ring-shaped mounting collar 7 as a boundary, on the ring intermediate point (point B in FIG. 22) side, An intake guard mounting portion 10 is arranged.
In other words, in the present embodiment, the intake guard mounting portion 10 and the screw 11 provided as an example of an intake guard mounting tool are also reliably covered with the wide portion of the protection ring 12, thereby preventing contamination and damage to these portions. ing.

11 and 12, the opening diameter of the protective ring 12 is larger on the blower case 5 side than on the air inlet 3 side. The opening on the side of the intake port 3 and the opening on the side of the blower port 4 are connected by a slope.
That is, the protection ring 12 is detachably attached to the air intake port 3 side of the mounting flange 7 on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 as described above. By reducing the diameter of the protective ring 12 on the air inlet 3 side of the blower case 5, it is easy to hold and easy to attach and detach.

In addition, in this way, the opening diameter of the protection ring 12 on the side of the air blowing port 4 of the blowing case 5 is made larger than the opening diameter of the air blowing case 5 on the side of the air inlet 3, and the opening on the side of the air inlet 3 and the air blow By forming a shape in which the openings on the mouth 4 side are connected by slopes, the ring-shaped starting point portion (point C in FIG. 11) of the protective ring 12 becomes a so-called thin state and becomes easy to bend. The work of holding 12 in the palm of the hand is also extremely easy. In other words, the attachment and detachment work of the protection ring 12 can be easily performed.

Furthermore, by increasing the opening diameter of the blower case 5 on the blower port 4 side, as shown in FIG. Since the outer periphery of the mounting flange 7 can be covered, the protective function is also fully exhibited.

Furthermore, the opening diameter of the protective ring 12 on the side of the blower case 5 on the side of the air inlet 3 is made larger than the diameter of the opening on the side of the air inlet 3 of the blower case 5 so that the opening on the side of the air inlet 3 and the air outlet 4 By forming a shape in which the openings on the side are connected by slopes, a ring-shaped slope is produced. Therefore, if the protection ring 12 is colored red, black, blue, or the like, for example, the design effect can be obtained. also increases.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the protective ring 12 that covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and at least a portion of the mounting flange 7 is detachably attached, so that the outer circumference of the cooling suit 1 is protected. It is possible to protect the air intake port 3 side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 and the mounting flange 7 from external impact and dirt.
In addition, since the protective ring 12 is detachable from the blower case 5, the function of the blower 2 can be maintained by replacing the protective ring 12 when it becomes dirty or damaged. can.

Other feature points in this embodiment will be described.
In this embodiment, the air intake guard 9 can be removed from the blower case 5 and the blower fan 6 can be cleaned by removing the screw 11 provided as an example of the air intake guard fixture, as shown in FIG.
When cleaning the blower fan 6 in this way, it is preferable to cut off the power supply to the blower fan 6. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. is intervening. In addition, 15 in FIG. 18 is a battery, and 16 is an output voltage adjusting circuit.

Specifically, the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 is attached as shown in FIGS.
Specifically, in this embodiment, a connector 17 for connecting the blower fan 6 and the battery 15 is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5, and the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 is provided at the connector 17 portion. rice field.
A plug 18 from the battery 15 is detachably inserted into the connector 17 as shown in FIGS.
That is, in this embodiment, since the connector 17 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5, the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 can be arranged integrally with the connector 17 using the outer space of the blower case 5. .

With the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case 5 as described above, the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 is opened and closed by the intake guard 9 .
Specifically, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, the intake guard 9 includes a cylindrical portion 9a and a multi-split opening guard portion 9b provided on the intake port 3 side of the cylindrical portion 9a. The cylindrical portion 9a is inserted into the cylindrical blower case 5 from the air intake port 3 side, whereby the air intake guard 9 is attached to the air intake port 3 of the air blower case 5. As shown in FIG.
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6, 9, and 10, projections 19 extending toward the blower port 4 side of the blower case 5 are provided on the outer circumference of the cylindrical portion 9a of the intake guard 9, and the blower case corresponding to the projections 19 is provided. As shown in FIG. 8, a cut groove 20 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of 5, and the actuator 21 of the intake guard attachment detection switch 14 faces the cut groove 20. As shown in FIG.
Therefore, when the air intake guard 9 is removed from the blower case 5, the actuator 21 is released from the pressure of the projection 19 of the air blower case 5. As a result, the air intake guard attachment detection switch 14 is turned off, and the blower fan 6 is stopped. becomes.
Therefore, the blower fan 6 can be cleaned safely.

Also shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the connector 17 and plug 18 are located in the notch 24 of the garment attachment means 8. FIG. Therefore, even when the plug 18 is inserted into the connector 17 and connected to the blower case 5 , the clothing attaching means 8 can be removed from the blower case 5 by passing the plug 18 through the notch 24 . . If a hole were to be used instead of the notch 24, the plug 18 would be passed through the hole. cannot be removed.

In the present embodiment, the air intake guard attachment portion 10 of the blower case 5 is configured with an internal thread, and the screw 11 provided as an example of an air intake guard attachment is used. A plurality of engagement holes 22 are provided on the outer circumference of the case 5 as an intake guard mounting portion, and as an intake guard mounting tool, the cylindrical portion 9a of the intake guard 9 is elastically and detachably engaged with the engagement holes 22. An engaging projection 23 may be provided.
Even with such a configuration, the plurality of engagement holes 22 provided as the intake guard mounting portions and the engagement projections 23 provided as the intake guard mounting fixtures are secured by the protective ring 12 as in the above embodiment. covered.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various design changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the claims. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The blower of the present invention is used for cooling clothes and the like.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 cooling suit 2 blower 3 air inlet 4 air outlet 5 blower case 6 blower fan 7 attachment flange 8 clothing attachment means 9 air intake guard 9a cylindrical portion 9b guard portion 9c screw hole 10 air intake guard attachment portion 11 screw (air intake guard attachment)
12 Protective ring 12a Engagement part 13 Protrusion 14 Intake guard attachment detection switch 15 Battery 16 Output voltage adjustment circuit 17 Connector 18 Plug 19 Protrusion 20 Cut groove 21 Actuator 22 Engagement hole 23 Engagement protrusion (intake guard attachment)
24 Notch X Second virtual line Y First virtual line

Claims (11)

a cylindrical blower case having an intake port on one end and a blower port on the other end;
a blower fan disposed in the blower case for blowing the air sucked into the blower case from the intake port to the outside of the blower case from the blower port;
a mounting flange protruding in the outer peripheral direction from the outer peripheral surface of the blower case;
clothing attachment means attached to the air outlet side of the attachment collar on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case,
A blower in which a protection ring covering at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and at least a part of the mounting flange is detachably mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case and on the intake port side of the mounting flange. An air intake guard is attached to the air intake port of the blower case, and an air intake guard mounting portion for mounting the air intake guard is provided on the mounting flange or on an outer peripheral surface portion of the air blowing case closer to the air intake port than the mounting collar, and the air intake is provided. The intake guard is detachably attached to the guard mounting portion by a projection formed by a part of the intake guard or by an intake guard mounting tool separate from the intake guard, and the intake guard mounting portion 2. The blower according to claim 1, wherein the outer circumference of is covered with the protective ring. 3. The blower according to claim 2, wherein the air intake guard mounting member is formed by a screw, and the screw is screwed into the air intake guard mounting portion from the air outlet side of the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. . The mounting brim of the blower case is formed in a ring shape that encircles the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. It is configured such that it gradually shifts from the air intake side to the air blower direction side, and gradually moves from the air blower side to the air intake direction side on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case from the ring-shaped intermediate point to the ring-shaped end point. The fan according to claim 2 or 3. The width of the protection ring from the air inlet side of the blower case to the air outlet direction side gradually widens from the ring-shaped starting point to the ring-shaped intermediate point, and from the ring-shaped intermediate point to the ring-shaped end point, The protection ring has a gradually narrowing shape, the ring-shaped starting point of the protective ring corresponds to the ring-shaped starting point of the mounting flange of the blower case, and the protective ring is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the blower case. 4. The blower according to 4. The intake guard attachment portion is located on the ring intermediate point side of the rotating shaft of the blower fan at least either between the ring start point and the ring intermediate point and between the ring intermediate point and the ring end point of the ring-shaped attachment flange. 6. The fan according to claim 5, arranged. The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the protection ring is made of a synthetic resin and has a flexible ring shape. The protection ring has an opening diameter on the air blowing port side of the blowing case that is larger than an opening diameter on the air blowing port side of the blowing case, and a slope between the opening on the air inlet side and the opening on the air blowing port side. 8. The fan according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which has a shape connected by two. 7. Any one of Claims 2 to 6, and Claims 2 to 6 , further comprising an intake guard attachment detection switch for controlling energization of the blower fan by attachment of the intake guard to the intake port of the blower case. Claim 7 depending on any one, Claim 8 depending on any one of claims 2 to 6, or Claim 7 depending on any one of claims 2 to 6 Item 8. The blower according to item 8. 10. The blower according to claim 9, wherein a connector for connecting said blower fan and a battery is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of said blower case, and said intake guard attachment detection switch is provided at said connector portion. The air blower according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is provided, and the blower port side of the air blower than the mounting collar projects into the mounting hole of the clothing material from the front side of the clothing material to the back side of the clothing material. and, on the back side of the clothing material, the clothing material is sandwiched between the attachment collar and the clothing attachment means.

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