JP7330509B2 - Water storage device for cooling clothes and cooling clothes using the same - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a water storage device for cooling clothes and cooling clothes using the same.

Cooling garments have been proposed that can cool the wearer's body without perspiration.
Specifically, a water storage tank is attached to the shoulder, one end of the water supply hose is connected to the water storage tank, the middle part of the water supply hose is meandered around the body part, and then the other end of the water supply hose is made to meander. is connected to the water storage tank.
A pump is interposed in the water hose, and by driving the pump, the cooling water in the water storage tank is circulated through the water storage tank, one end, middle part, and other end of the water hose, and into the water storage tank. (Patent Document 1 below, for example, exists as a prior document similar to this).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2017-20140

With the structure described above, water passage holes are formed at predetermined intervals from one end side to the other end side of the water supply hose.
Therefore, in a state in which the pump is driven to circulate the cooling water in the water storage tank through one end of the water supply hose, the middle part, the other end, and the water storage tank, part of the cooling water flows out from the water passage hole. When the clothes are wetted and the wind from the blower fan passes through that part, the heat of vaporization is removed there, and as a result, the body can be cooled.
In other words, the cooling water flowing out from the water passage hole of the water hose is vaporized, and the heat of vaporization can cool the wearer's body without perspiration.

A problem with such a conventional configuration is that the water storage tank is large and protrudes from the user's body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to improve the usability of cooling clothes.

In order to achieve this object, the water storage device for cooling clothes of the present invention comprises a strip-shaped flexible water container and mounting means for mounting the water container on the user's body. , the water container includes at least one partition that divides the inner space of the water container into a plurality of water storage spaces, a water channel forming portion provided in the partition, and a water channel forming portion that penetrates the water channel forming portion and the partition A string-shaped or rod-shaped water channel securing body reaching the water storage space on both sides of the part, a water port for supplying water into the water container through at least one of the plurality of water storage spaces, and a water port that can be attached and detached. and a water outlet portion for discharging water in the water container to the outside of the water container through at least one of the plurality of water storage spaces, wherein the mounting means is and a storage portion for storing the water container.
Further, the water outlet portion is configured by a through hole provided in the faucet.
Further, the partition section divides the internal space of the water container into a plurality of sections in the longitudinal direction of the water container.
Also, the water inlet and the channel forming portion of the partition are arranged in a straight line.
Further, the channel securing body is made of a non-water absorbing material.
Further, the water port is provided at one end side of the water container in the longitudinal direction.
Also, the length of the channel securing body is shorter than the length of the internal space of the water container in the longitudinal direction.
Further, the water container is formed of a synthetic resin, and has the partition portion to which the opposing surfaces of the water container are adhered, and the channel forming portion that is not adhered to the partition portion.
The mounting means includes a belt-shaped storage container for storing the water container and a belt provided on the inner surface of the storage container, and a belt holding portion for holding the belt on the inner surface of the storage container. and the belt has detachable first and second fasteners and a length adjustment portion between the first and second fasteners.
The storage container has an inner peripheral surface facing the body of the user and an outer peripheral surface on the opposite side of the inner peripheral surface from the user's body. It is made shorter than the surface, and the belt holding portion is connected to the inner peripheral surface.
In addition, the storage container has a bag-like shape having an opening upwardly by connecting the inner peripheral surface and the lower part of the outer peripheral surface, and the opening is formed by a cover surface coupled to the upper part of the inner peripheral surface. It is covered by lowering it to the outer peripheral surface side, and has a structure that can be opened and closed freely.
Further, the storage container is configured to store the water container, a pump connected to the water outlet portion, and an operation portion of the pump. is provided.
Also, the cooling garment is obtained by connecting a water pipe to the water outlet portion of the cooling garment water storage device.

As described above, in the water storage device for cooling clothes of the present invention, the water container is formed in a strip shape and has flexibility. As a result, the water container is less likely to get in the way when used, and is easy to use.
That is, in the water container of the present invention, the internal space of the water container is divided into a plurality of water storage spaces by partitions, so the flat state can be maintained even when the water container is filled with water. As a result, the water container does not get in the way during use, and is easy to use.

In addition, the adjacent water storage spaces are in a state of being communicated with each other through the water channel forming portion provided in the partition, and the water storage spaces on both sides of the partition pass through the water channel forming portion provided in the partition. Since the string-like or rod-like water channel securing body reaching the water channel is provided, even if the water container becomes flat, the water channel can be secured around the outer periphery of the water channel securing body in the water channel forming portion.
For this reason, the water in the water container can be effectively used, and from this point as well, it is easy to use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a water storage device for cooling clothes according to one embodiment of the present invention and cooling clothes using the same; Plan view for explaining the state of use A view of the back side for explaining the state of use Front view of the water storage device for cooling clothes Figure showing the internal state of the water storage device for cooling clothes Sectional view of a water container of the water storage device for cooling clothes A plan view of a water container of the cooling clothes water storage device. A plan view of a water container of the cooling clothes water storage device. AA line sectional view of FIG. BB line sectional view of FIG. CC line sectional view of FIG. Perspective view showing the same pump unit Perspective view from the rear side showing the pump unit section Control block diagram of the same pump unit Plan view showing the state of use

(Embodiment 1)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a cooling garment, and FIG. 1 shows a state in which a user 2 wears the cooling garment 1 on the upper half of the body.
In addition, the user 2 wears a tool belt 3 on the waist, and further wears a cooling clothes water storage device 4 on the waist above the tool belt 3. - 特許庁
As shown in FIG. 3, the cooling garment 1 has hollow fiber membranes 5 arranged in a meandering manner from the top to the bottom. It is configured to
That is, the cooling garment 1 supplies water from the cooling garment water storage device 4 to the hollow fiber membranes 5 through the pipe 6 to wet the cooling garment 1 with water, evaporate the water, and use the heat of vaporization at that time to use It cools the body of Person 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 11, the cooling-clothes water storage device 4 of the present embodiment includes a strip-shaped flexible water container 7 and mounting means 8 for mounting the water container 7 on the body. It has
The water container 7 is made of synthetic resin, has a strip shape, and is flexible.
In addition, the water container 7 has an internal space divided into a plurality of water storage spaces 10 by a plurality of partitions 9 . Further, each partition 9 is provided with a channel forming portion 11 .
In this embodiment, a plurality of water storage spaces 10 are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the water container 7 by providing the partitions 9 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the water container 7 .
Specifically, since the water container 7 is made of a synthetic resin as described above, as can be seen from FIGS. The partitioning portion 9 is formed by pressure bonding, and the channel forming portion 11 is formed by a non-thermocompression bonding portion that is not thermocompression bonded.
One end side of the water container 7 is provided with a water port 12 for supplying water into the water container 7 via at least one of the plurality of water storage spaces 10, and the other end side of the water container 7 is It is in a sealed state by the thermocompression bonding. Incidentally, the bonding of the synthetic resin may be, for example, using an adhesive, ultrasonic waves, or high frequencies.

A characteristic feature of this embodiment is that the water inlet 12 and the channel forming portion 11 are linearly arranged as shown in FIG.
The reason for this is that the string-like or rod-like channel securing body 13 is inserted into the water container 7 from the water inlet 12 .
The channel securing body 13 is made of a non-water-absorbent material such as synthetic resin or rubber, and maintains its shape even in water. As a result, as shown in FIG. It is intended to prevent
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when there is no water in the water container 7, first, the water container 7 is lifted from the water port 12 side, and water is poured from the water port 12. The water container 7 is filled with water as shown in FIG. can be

Conversely, if water is extracted from the water port 12 side and supplied to the cooling garment 1, the water in the water container 7 is reduced and the water container 7 is flattened as shown in FIG. The water in the water storage space 10 also sequentially flows out to the water port 12 side through the channel forming part 11, so that the water in the water container 7 can be used up to a substantially empty state.
That is, a water faucet 14 is detachably attached to the water port 12, and the water faucet 14 is provided with a water outlet portion 15 formed of a through hole. 17), the pipe 6 is connected.
Note that the water outlet portion 15 may be provided in the water container 7 .

Also, the length of the channel securing body 13 is shorter than the length of the inner space of the water container 7 in the longitudinal direction, as shown in FIG. The reason for this is to prevent the end on the side of the water port 12 from popping out to the side of the water port 12 after the water channel securing member 13 is pushed into the water container 7 .
In this way, even if the length of the channel securing body 13 is shorter than the longitudinal length of the inner space of the water container 7 as shown in FIG. is closer to the water outlet 12 than the water outlet 12 side of the water outlet 12 side, and conversely, the end of the water outlet securing body 13 on the side opposite to the water inlet 12 side is closer to the water outlet 12 side than the water outlet 12 side of the water outlet 11. , on the other end side of the water container 7, the water channel can be ensured. Furthermore, if the waterway securing member 13 is flexible, both ends of the waterway securing member 13 are out of the straight line of the water inlet 12 as shown in FIG. will also disappear.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, 10, and 11, the mounting means 8 constituting the cooling clothes water storage device 4 is a strip-shaped flexible storage portion for storing the water container 7 and the pump unit 16. and a belt 19 provided on the inner surface side of the storage container 18 . The storage container 18 is made of, for example, synthetic fibers such as nylon, natural leather, artificial leather, or synthetic leather.
A plurality of belt holding portions 20 for holding the belt 19 are provided at predetermined intervals on the inner surface side of the storage container 18 .
Further, the belt 19 includes detachable fasteners 21 and 22, and a length adjusting portion (not shown, but generally belt length adjusting means).

A feature of this embodiment is that the belt 19 and the length adjusting portion for adjusting the mounting length of the belt 19 are provided on the inner surface side of the storage container 18, so that the belt holding mechanism that holds the belt 19 on the inner surface side of the storage container 18 is provided. It is that the section 20 is provided.
That is, the cooling-clothes water storage device 4 of the present embodiment can be attached to the upper waist portion of the tool belt 3 as shown in FIG. It is a configuration that does not If the storage container 18 were configured to hang downward from the belt 19, the hanging portion would cover the tool belt 3 and would interfere with taking out the tool. 18 cannot be used together. Since this embodiment does not hang from the belt 19 and is configured to fit within the width of the belt 19 , it does not interfere with the tool belt 3 and can be used together with the tool belt 3 .

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the storage container 18 connects an inner peripheral surface 18a facing the user's body and a lower portion of an outer peripheral surface 18b on the side opposite to the body with respect to the inner peripheral surface 18a. The opening is covered by lowering the lid surface 18c connected to the upper part of the inner peripheral surface 18a to the outer peripheral surface 18b side, and the lid surface 18c is on the inner peripheral surface 18a side. It is configured to be openable and closable with the starting point.

A feature is that the inner peripheral surface 18a is shorter than the outer peripheral surface 18b and the cover surface 18c. In other words, the outer peripheral surface 18b and the cover surface 18c are longer than the inner peripheral surface 18a.
In this way, as shown in FIG. 15, when the storage container 18 is worn around the waist of the user 1, the storage container 18 curves inward along the shape of the waist. The surface can be stretched longitudinally into a clean state.

Next, the storage container 18 stores the water container 7 and the pump unit 16, as shown in FIG.
The pump unit 16 includes a pump 17, a control section 23 connected to the pump 17, a display section 24 connected to the control section 23, an operation section 25, and a memory 26, as shown in FIGS. In addition, 27 of FIG. 13 is a battery.

4, a transparent cover 18d is provided on the outer peripheral surface 18b and the cover surface 18c of the storage container 18 facing the operation portion 25. As shown in FIG.
In other words, the user can operate the operation part 25 while wearing the water storage device 4 for cooling clothes around the waist while viewing the operation part 25 through the transparent cover 18d.

In the present embodiment, the pump 17 can be started, stopped, and its driving amount can be adjusted by operating the operation unit 25. Since this point is conventionally known, in order to avoid complication of the explanation, the explanation is omitted. to simplify.

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 present invention is expected to be applied to cooling clothing water storage devices and cooling clothing using the same.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 cooling clothes 2 user 3 tool belt 4 water storage device for cooling clothes 5 hollow fiber membrane 6 pipe 7 water container 8 mounting means 9 partition 10 water storage space 11 channel forming part 12 water inlet 13 water channel securing body 14 faucet 15 water outlet Part 16 Pump unit 17 Pump 18 Storage container (storage part)
18a inner peripheral surface 18b outer peripheral surface 18c cover surface 18d transparent cover 19 belt 20 belt holding part 21 fastener 22 fastener 23 control part 24 display part 25 operation part 26 memory 27 battery

Claims (13)

a strip-shaped flexible water container;
and mounting means for mounting the water container on the user's body,
The water container is
at least one partition separating the interior space of the water container into a plurality of water storage spaces;
a channel forming portion provided in the partition;
a string-like or rod-like channel securing body that passes through the channel forming portion and reaches the water storage spaces on both sides of the partition;
a water port that supplies water into the water container through at least one of the plurality of water storage spaces;
a faucet that is detachably attached to the faucet;
a water outlet part for flowing out the water in the water container to the outside of the water container through at least one of the plurality of water storage spaces;
The water container for cooling clothes, wherein the mounting means has a container for containing the water container. 2. A water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 1, wherein said water outlet portion is constituted by a through hole provided in said faucet. 3. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 1, wherein the partition part separates the inner space of the water container into a plurality of parts in the longitudinal direction of the water container. 4. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water inlet and the channel forming portion of the partition are arranged in a straight line. 5. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 1, wherein said channel securing body is made of a non-absorbent material. 6. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the water port is provided at one longitudinal end side of the water container. 7. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 1, wherein the length of said water channel securing body is shorter than the length of the inner space of said water container in the longitudinal direction. 8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the water container is formed of a synthetic resin, and has the partition portion to which the facing surfaces of the water container are adhered, and the channel forming portion that is not adhered to the partition portion. A cooling garment water storage device according to any one of the preceding claims. The mounting means includes a belt-shaped storage container for storing the water container, and a belt provided on the inner surface of the storage container, and a belt holding portion for holding the belt on the inner surface of the storage container. death,
9. The belt according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the belt has detachable first and second fasteners and a length adjusting portion between the first and second fasteners. water storage device for cooling clothes. The storage container has an inner peripheral surface facing the user's body and an outer peripheral surface on the opposite side of the inner peripheral surface from the user's body. 10. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 9, wherein the belt holding portion is connected to the inner peripheral surface while the length of the belt is shortened. The storage container has a bag-like shape having an opening upward by connecting the inner peripheral surface and the lower part of the outer peripheral surface, and the opening is formed by connecting the lid surface coupled to the upper part of the inner peripheral surface to the outer peripheral surface. 11. The water storage device for cooling clothes according to claim 10, wherein the water storage device for cooling clothes is covered by lowering it to the side and configured to be freely openable and closable. The storage container stores the water container, a pump connected to the water outlet, and an operating portion of the pump, and a transparent cover is provided on the portion of the storage container facing the operating portion. 10. Cooling garment water storage device according to claim 9. 13. Cooling clothes, wherein a water pipe is connected to the water outlet of the water storage device for cooling clothes according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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