JP7420379B2 - clothes with fan - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act 1. Exhibited at the 2020 Spring/Summer Exhibition held by the company at the Fukuyama venue from January 14th to 17th, 2020.

The present invention relates to garments with fans.

Fan-equipped clothing has a configuration in which a pair of left and right fans are attached to the lower back of a jacket, as seen in, for example, Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2. The fan is fixed in a separable state by fitting into the opening provided in the rear body and sandwiching the periphery of the opening between the main body and the fixing ring. The fan is connected by a power supply cord to a battery held inside the clothing, operates in response to the power supply voltage from the battery, and draws air into the clothing from the outside. Air taken into the garment rises along the inside of the garment and is released from the cuffs and neck opening. The wearer is cooled by this airflow, and sweat is released along with the air through the cuffs and neckline.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-127675 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-141259

Clothes with fans may be worn in cold weather without using the fan. However, if the fan is not used, it becomes a heavy object and becomes a nuisance. In addition, cold air enters the inside of the clothes through the gaps in the fan. In particular, if you remove the obstructive fan, a large opening is formed in the clothing, making it easier for cold air to enter the inside of the clothing. As described above, conventional fan-equipped clothing does not take into account wearing when the fan is not used, and is difficult to wear throughout the year. Therefore, in order to provide clothing with a fan that can be meaningfully worn even when the fan is not in use, we investigated how to handle the fan and the opening.

As a result of our research, we developed a ventilated surface provided in the fabric of clothing, an air-conditioning lid with a fan attached to the fabric that covers the ventilated surface, and a closure lid made only of the fabric that covers the ventilated surface. The air-conditioning lid or the closing lid is attached to and taken off from the fabric of the garment by an open zipper while covering the breathable surface, and the open zipper has a bottom stopper. The first element includes a box, a box rod, and a top stop, and a slider is movably attached to the second element, and a second element has an insert pin and a top stop, which make up the bottom stop. One of the element or the second element surrounds the breathable surface in a closed ring shape and is attached to the fabric of the clothing, and the other of the first element or the second element surrounds the air-permeable surface in a closed ring shape and is attached to the fabric of the air-conditioning lid part and the closing lid part, respectively. It is a garment with a fan attached to it.

"One of the first element or the second element surrounds the air permeable surface in a closed ring" refers to the positional relationship in which the box rod and the box or insert pin that constitute the bottom stop are lined up with the top stop, and the first element or the second element This means that one of the elements surrounds the breathable surface. "The other of the first element or the second element is attached to the fabric of clothing in the same closed ring shape" means that the second element is attached to the fabric covering the breathable surface in the same circular shape as the first element. means. As a result, when the open zipper is closed, the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid cover the air permeable surface in a sealed state without leaving any open parts between the box rod, box or butterfly pin, and the top stop. I can do it.

The air conditioning lid part or the closing lid part is attached to the fabric of clothing by closing the open zipper. In the air-conditioning lid, the fabric that covers the breathable surface communicates between the inside and the outside through a fan, and the fan takes air into the interior from the outside, and then flows it into the inside of the clothing through the breathable surface. In the closure lid, the fabric covering the breathable surface closes the breathable surface to prevent outside air from entering the inside of the garment. The fabric constituting the air conditioning lid and the closing lid may be the same as or different from the clothing fabric. Moreover, the air conditioning lid part and the closing lid part may have any shape as long as they are large enough to cover the ventilation surface when viewed from the front, and may have a gusset corresponding to the thickness of the fan, for example.

When the fan in the air conditioning lid uses an external battery, the battery is held in clothing, and a power cord that is drawn into the air conditioning lid through a breathable surface or the fabric of the clothing is connected to the fan. A fan that uses an external battery is turned on and off and its rotational speed is increased or decreased by a control unit attached to the battery or a control unit interposed in the power cord. When a battery is attached to the fan of the air conditioning lid, the fabric covering the breathable surface holds the battery together with the fan. A battery-attached fan is turned on and off, and its rotational speed is increased or decreased by a control unit attached to the battery or a wirelessly connected control unit (such as a smartphone with a control app installed).

The structure and material of the breathable surface do not matter as long as it allows air to flow inside and outside the garment. For example, an opening provided in the fabric of clothing can be used as a breathable surface, or a large number of circular openings or slits provided in the fabric of clothing can be arranged side by side to form a breathable surface. However, the breathable surface may be constructed by closing openings in the fabric of the garment with a mesh fabric. If the air-conditioning cover is attached to the fabric of clothing, the air taken in from the outside can be directly taken into the clothing, and if the closure cover is attached to the fabric of the clothing, the air-permeable surface with the opening closed with mesh fabric can be used for air conditioning. It functions as an inner surface for the lid, and forms a storage space sandwiched between the closing lid and the mesh fabric.

The breathable surfaces are provided in sets of two on the garment, and the open zipper is configured such that on the first breathable surface, a first element surrounds the first breathable surface and is attached to the fabric of the garment, and a second element surrounds the first breathable surface and is attached to the fabric of the garment. The second element is attached to the fabric of the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid that close the breathable surface, and on the second breathable surface side, the second element is attached to the fabric of the clothing surrounding the second breathable surface, and the first element If the opening fasteners are attached to the fabric of the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid that close the second ventilation surface, the number of required open fasteners can be reduced to three with the same specifications.

The first element surrounding the first breathable surface and the second element of the air conditioning lid covering the first breathable surface constitute one open fastener. The second element surrounding the second breathable surface and the first element of the air conditioning lid covering the second breathable surface constitute one open fastener. The second element of the closing lid covering the first ventilation surface and the first element of the closing lid covering the second ventilation surface constitute one open fastener. In this way, only three open fasteners with the same specifications are required.

Clothes to which the present invention is applied may be upper garments or lower garments. For example, a jacket has a pair of breathable surfaces near the waist on the back, on the left and right, and is designed to tighten around the waist to prevent air from leaking, and to allow air to escape through the cuffs and neck opening. An example is a vest with narrow armholes. An example of the lower garment is pants that have a pair of left and right breathable surfaces near the thighs, tighten around the waist to prevent air from leaking, and allow air to be released from the hem opening. If the garment is a continuous coverall consisting of a top and bottom garment, for example, a pair of breathable surfaces are provided near the waist on the back, on the left and right, so that air is released from the cuffs, neck opening, or hem opening without tightening around the waist. be done.

The fan-equipped clothing of the present invention can cool the wearer by drawing air from the outside into the clothing, as in the conventional clothing, by attaching the air conditioning lid to the fabric of the clothing so as to cover the breathable surface. In addition, in the fan-equipped clothing of the present invention, if the closing lid is attached to the fabric of the clothing so as to cover the breathable surface, air will be blocked from entering the clothing from the outside, and the closed open zipper will be visible. Can be worn as regular clothing with shaped appearance. Thus, the fan-equipped garment of the present invention can be used year-round, with or without the use of a fan.

In the fan-equipped garment of the present invention, when the breathable surface is made of a mesh fabric that closes an opening provided in the fabric of the garment, the mesh fabric acts as an inner surface for the closing lid, and the closing lid and the mesh fabric form a storage space. is formed, and the closing lid part can be easily handled as a pocket. In addition, the breathable surface made of mesh fabric that closes the opening prevents complete exposure as the mesh fabric covers the wearer's body even if the opening is opened without being blocked by an air conditioning lid or a closing lid. In addition to providing protection, the mesh fabric also has the advantage of allowing natural ventilation inside and outside the garment.

In the fan-equipped clothing of the present invention, the first element is assigned to the first air-permeable surface and the air-conditioning lid part and the closing lid part, which are provided in a set of two and correspond to the second ventilation surface, and the second ventilation surface is provided as a set. By assigning the second element to the ventilation surface and the air conditioning lid and closing lid corresponding to the first ventilation surface, only three open fasteners of the same specification are required. This makes it possible to reduce the material cost for open zippers and to easily manage the inventory of open zippers.Open zippers with the same specifications can be attached to fabric by paying attention to the difference between the first and second elements. You will avoid making mistakes.

The fan-equipped garment of the present invention may be either an upper garment or a lower garment. The structure in which the air-conditioning lid is attached to the fabric of the garment while covering the breathable surface is no different from the corresponding structure of existing fan-equipped garments. This means that existing clothing with a fan can be replaced by changing the part where the fan is directly attached to the fabric of the clothing to the breathable surface of the present invention and attaching the air conditioning lid to the clothing. From now on, the fan-equipped garment of the present invention can be applied by modifying ready-made products, and has a wide range of applications regardless of whether it is upper or lower garments.

It is a front view showing an example of pants (lower garments), an air conditioning lid part, and a closing lid part to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view showing the pants of this example to which the air-conditioning lid part is attached. It is a front view showing the pants of this example with a closure lid attached. It is a front view showing the pants of this example with only the upper part of the attached closing lid part open. It is a perspective view showing a pouch obtained by integrating left and right closing lid parts. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a stored state in which left and right air conditioning lids are integrated. FIG. 7 is a rear view showing another example in which an air conditioning lid is attached to a vest (upper garment) to which the present invention is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides an air-conditioning lid for a pair of left and right breathable surfaces 12a, 12b provided near the right and left thighs of the pants' fabric 11, which are the best for viewing. It is applied to pants (lower garments) 1 in which the air conditioning lids 13a, 13b or the closing lids 14a, 14b are selectively attached, or the air conditioning lids 13a, 13b and the closing lids 14a, 14b are both removed. The air permeable surfaces 12a, 12b in this example are a pair of left and right sides.

The breathable surfaces 12a, 12b of this example are provided with vertically long rectangular openings 121a, 121b in the vicinity of the left and right thighs of the pants fabric 11, respectively. It is constructed by applying mesh fabrics 122a and 122b of the shape. The mesh fabrics 122a, 122b constitute the inner surfaces of the air conditioning lids 13a, 13b and the closing lids 14a, 14b while ensuring sufficient ventilation inside and outside the pants 1. Mesh fabrics with mesh sizes of 1 mm square to 5 mm square can be suitably used.

On the left breathable surface 12a (the right side in the drawing is the left side of the pants 1), the first element 31 of the open zipper 3 is attached along the edge of the opening 121a. In the first element 31, a box (in which a box rod is inserted) 311 is placed at the top of the right side (the left side when facing the drawing) of the opening 121a, and the slider 314 moves downward from the right side to the bottom side, and the slider 314 moves downward from the right side to the bottom side. Move to the left, move the left side (right side when facing the drawing) upward to the top side, move the top side to the right, reach the top stop 313 near the box 311, and move the slider 314 counterclockwise in front view. It is a closed configuration.

On the right breathable surface 12b (the left side in the drawing is the right side of the pants 1), the second element 32 of the open zipper 3 is attached along the edge of the opening 121b. The second element 32 has a butterfly pin 322 arranged on the upper left side of the opening 121b (the right side when viewed from the drawing), and the slider 314 of the first element 31 attached to the air conditioning cover 13a or the closing cover 14a. moves downward from the left side to the bottom side, moves the bottom side to the right, moves the right side (the left side when facing the drawing) upwards to the top side, moves the top side to the left, and moves the top side near butterfly pin 322. The slider 314 is configured to close clockwise in front view so as to reach the stop 323.

The positions where the breathable surfaces 12a and 12b are provided are free. The pants 1 of this example have the following requirements: 1) The air-conditioning lids 13a and 13b are configured to exhaust the air taken in from the outside from the hem opening, allowing the wearer's legs to be exposed to air for a longer period of time; and 2) the wearer's legs. Requirement 3) The air permeable surfaces 12a, 12b are placed on the thighs from the viewpoint of making it easy to attach and detach the air conditioning lids 13a, 13b and the closing lids 14a, 14b when worn. It is located at the front of the section. From now on, if Requirements 1 to 3 are relaxed, the breathable surfaces 12a and 12b may be provided on the back of the thighs or above the groin, for example.

The air-conditioning lid part 13a corresponding to the left ventilation surface 12a is attached along the edge of the fabric 131a, which has the same rectangular shape as the second element 32 of the open fastener 3 on the ventilation surface 12a, as seen from the front of the fabric 131a. It has a configuration in which a fan 132a integrated with a battery 133a is attached upward from the center. The fan 132a is turned on and off and its rotational speed is increased or decreased by a control unit attached to the battery 133a. The cloth 131a of the air conditioning cover 13a of this example is provided with a gusset corresponding to the thickness of the fan 132a (see FIG. 6 below). Like the left breathable surface 12a, the second element 32 has an insert pin 322 arranged at the top of the right side of the fabric 131a, and is configured to close the slider 314 counterclockwise in front view until it reaches the top stop 323 near the insert pin 322. It is.

The closure lid part 14a corresponding to the left breathable surface 12a has a configuration in which the second element 32 of the open fastener 3 is attached along the edge of the same rectangular fabric 141a on the breathable surface 12a. The closing lid part 14a of this example is not provided with a gusset, unlike the air conditioning lid part 13a (see FIG. 5 below). The second element 32, like the air conditioning lid part 13a, has an insert pin 322 arranged at the top of the right side of the fabric 141a, and has a configuration in which the slider 314 is closed counterclockwise in front view until it reaches the top stop 323 near the insert pin 322. be.

The air conditioning lid part 13b corresponding to the right breathable surface 12b has the first element 31 of the open zipper 3 attached along the edge of the fabric 131b, which has the same rectangular shape as the breathable surface 12b, when viewed from the front of the fabric 131b. It has a configuration in which a fan 132b integrated with a battery 133b is attached upward from the center. The fan 132b is turned on and off and its rotational speed is increased or decreased by a control unit attached to the battery 133b. The cloth 131b of the air conditioning cover 13b of this example is provided with a gusset corresponding to the thickness of the fan 132b (see FIG. 6 below). Like the right breathable surface 12b, the first element 31 has a box 311 arranged at the top of the left side of the fabric 131b, and a slider 314 that closes clockwise in front view up to the top stop 313 near the box 311. .

The closing lid part 14b corresponding to the right breathable surface 12b has a structure in which the first element 31 of the open fastener 3 is attached to the breathable surface 12b along the edge of the same rectangular fabric 141b. The closing lid part 14b of this example is different from the air conditioning lid part 13b and is not provided with a gusset (see FIG. 5 below). The second element 31, like the air-conditioning lid part 13b, has a box 311 arranged on the upper right side of the fabric 141b, and has a structure in which the slider 314 is closed clockwise in front view until it reaches the top stop 313 near the box 311.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioning lid part 13a is constructed by inserting the insert pin 322 of the second element 32 from the left side into the box 311 of the first element 31 located on the right side of the ventilation surface 12a, and inserting the slider 314 from the front. Close the open zipper 3 by moving it counterclockwise and attach it to the fabric 11 of the garment. The same applies to the closing lid portion 14a. In addition, the air conditioning lid part 13b is constructed by inserting the insert pin 322 of the second element 31 located on the left side of the ventilation surface 12b into the box 311 of the first element 31 from the left side, and moving the slider 314 clockwise in front view. Close the open zipper 3 and attach it to the fabric 11 of the garment. The same applies to the closing lid portion 14b.

In the pair of ventilation surfaces 12a, 12b and air conditioning lids 13a, 13b or closing lids 14a, 14b, the assignment of the first element 31 and the second element 32 is reversed on the left and right, but the first element 31 The number of second elements 32 is the same, three each. Then, by positioning the box 311 on the right side of the breathable surface 12a and positioning the insert pin 322 on the left side of the breathable surface 12b, and reversing the turning direction of the slider when closing the open zipper 3, the left and right Both open fasteners 3 can be designed so that the insert pin 322 can be inserted into the box 311 from the left side. As a result, three open fasteners 3 of the same specification are required for the pants 1 of this example, and the material cost of the open fasteners 3 can be reduced, as well as the storage cost.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pants 1 of this example are in a state in which both the air conditioning lids 13a, 13b and the closing lids 14a, 14b are removed, and only the breathable surfaces 12a, 12b are exposed through the mesh fabrics 122a, 122b. If you wear them, you can use them as pants that naturally ventilate the inside and outside. The ventilation surfaces 12a, 12b can be closed by covering them with the closing lids 14a, 14b, so for example, the openings 121a, 121b alone may be used. Even when both are removed, mesh fabrics 122a and 122b may be interposed as in this example so that the wearer's legs are not exposed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pants 1 of this example can be used as conventional pants with a fan if worn with the air-conditioning lids 13a, 13b covering the ventilation surfaces 12a, 12b. Since the ventilation surfaces 12a and 12b are provided on the front of the thighs, the open zipper 3 can be used even when the wearer is standing or sitting, as long as the weight of the battery-integrated fans 132a and 132b is not a problem. The wearer can open and close the air-conditioning lids 13a and 13b to and from the fabric 11 of the pants 1 by opening and closing them himself.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the pants 1 of this example can be used as regular pants without ventilating parts if worn with the closure lids 14a, 14b covering the breathable surfaces 12a, 12b. . As described above, the breathable surfaces 12a, 12b allow the wearer to attach and detach the closing lids 14a, 14b to and from the fabric 11 of the pants 1. Here, in the pants 1 of this example, as shown in FIG. 4, by slightly returning the slider 314 of the closed open zipper 3, only the upper sides of the breathable surfaces 12a, 12b can be opened. As a result, the air conditioning lid parts 13a, 13b can operate the battery control part from the openings on the upper sides of the ventilation surfaces 12a, 12b, and the closing lid parts 14a, 14b can be opened between the mesh fabrics 121a, 121b. It can be used as a pocket for storage space.

The left closure lid 14a used in the pants 1 of this example has the second element 32 attached to the edge of the fabric 141a, and the right closure lid 14b has the first element 31 attached to the edge of the fabric 141b. ing. Moreover, the first element 31 and the second element 32 constitute the open fastener 3 as a pair. From now on, the closing lid parts 14a, 14b removed from the fabric 11 of the pants 1 can be used as a pouch by closing the first element 31 and the second element 32, as shown in FIG. By using the closing lid parts 14a, 14b as a pouch, the possibility of losing them when removed from the fabric 11 of the pants 1 can be reduced.

Similarly, the air conditioning lid parts 13a and 13b removed from the fabric 11 of the pants 1 close the first element 31 and the second element 32 to form a pouch-like storage configuration, as shown in FIG. be able to. The air conditioning lids 13a and 13b, which are stored in a pouch-like storage format, reduce the possibility of being lost when removed from the fabric 11 of the pants 1, as well as when the closing lids 14a and 14b are used as pouches. By storing the inside of the fans 132a, 132b hidden, there is also the advantage that the fans 132a, 132b can be stored while reducing the possibility of damage.

The invention also applies to upper garments. As shown in FIG. 7, another example of the vest 2 is provided with a pair of breathable surfaces 22a and 22b near the waist on the back, on the left and right, and is used as a fan-equipped garment by attaching air-conditioning lids 23a and 23b, for example. (The left and right in the drawing match the left and right of the best 2). The breathable surfaces 22a and 22b of the vest 2 in another example are vertically long rectangles in which mesh fabric is applied to the openings provided in the fabric 21 of the vest 2, with the second element 32 on the left breathable surface 22a and the second element 32 on the right side. The first element 31 is assigned to the breathable surface 22b. Another example vest 2 has a battery pocket 25 sandwiched between breathable surfaces 22a and 22b, into which a battery 26 can be inserted and taken out.

The air conditioning lid parts 23a, 23b have a configuration in which fans 232a, 232b are attached to rectangular fabrics 231a, 231b having the same size and shape as the openings of the air permeable surfaces 12a, 12b. Like 13a and 13b, there is a gusset. The air conditioning lid parts 23a, 23b are attached to the fabric (back body) 21 of the vest 2, and then connected to the battery 26 stored in the battery pocket 25 and the respective fans 232a, 232b along the inner surface of the vest 2. Connect with cable 261. The fans 232a, 232b are turned on and off and their rotational speeds are increased or decreased by a control unit attached to the battery 26 or a control unit interposed in the power cord.

Although not shown, the vest 2 of another example also has a closing lid of the same size and shape on the air conditioning lids 23a, 23b, and the fabric 21 of the vest 2 is used instead of the air conditioning lids 23a, 23b. Can be installed. Here, the ventilation surfaces 22a, 22b, air conditioning lids 23a, 23b, and closing lids are the same as the ventilation surfaces 12a, 12b, air conditioning lids 13a, 13b, and closing lids 14a, 14b of this example. If the size and shape of the assignment of the first element 31 and the second element 32 and the specifications of the open fastener 3 are the same between the other example and this example, the air conditioning lid parts 13a, 13b and the closing lid of this example The parts 14a, 14b can be used as air conditioning lid parts 23a, 23b and a closing lid part in another example.

As described above, in the garment of the present invention, since the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid are removable, the air-permeable surface, the air-conditioning lid, and the closing lid have the same size and shape, and the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid have the same size and shape. By matching the assignment of the first and second elements and the specifications of the open zipper, even if there is a difference in the upper or lower garments, the lid can be used as both the air conditioning lid and the closing lid and can be easily replaced. It can be used for. In addition, if the air-conditioning lid and the closing lid can be used together, for example, for multiple uppers and lower garments, only one pair of air-conditioning lid and closing lid can be used, and they can be replaced as needed to create a jacket with a fan or a jacket with a fan. Can be used as regular underwear.

1 Pants
11 Trouser fabric
12a Left ventilation side
121a aperture
122a mesh fabric
12b Right ventilation side
121b aperture
122b mesh fabric
13a Left air conditioning lid
131a Air conditioning lid fabric
132a fan
133a battery
13b Right air conditioning lid
131b Air conditioning lid fabric
132b fan
133b battery
14a Left closure lid
141a Air conditioning lid fabric
14b Right closure lid
141b Air conditioning lid fabric 2 Vest
21 Vest fabric
22a Left ventilation side
22b Right ventilation side
23a Left air conditioning lid
231a Air conditioning lid fabric
232a fan
23b Right air conditioning lid
231b Air conditioning lid fabric
232b fan
25 battery pocket
26 battery
261 Connection cable 3 Open zipper
31 1st element
311 boxes
313 Top stop
314 Slider
32 Second element
322 Butterfly pin
323 Top stop

Claims (4)

A garment comprising a breathable surface provided in the fabric of the garment, an air-conditioning lid with a fan attached to the fabric that covers the breathable surface, and a closing lid made only of the fabric that covers the breathable surface. And,
The breathable surface is provided in pairs on the garment,
The air conditioning lid or closing lid can be attached to and removed from the fabric of clothing using an open zipper while covering the breathable surface.
The open fastener includes a first element having a box and a box rod constituting a bottom stop, and a top stop, to which a slider is movably attached, and a second element having an insert pin and a top stop constituting the bottom stop. It consists of
On the first breathable surface, a first element surrounds the first breathable surface and is attached to the fabric of the garment, and a second element is attached to each of the fabrics of the air conditioning lid and closing lid that close the first breathable surface. is,
On the second breathable surface side, a second element is attached to the fabric of the garment surrounding the second breathable surface, and the first element is attached to the fabric of the air conditioning lid and the closure lid, respectively, which close the second breathable surface. attached
Clothes with fans. 2. The fan-equipped garment according to claim 1, wherein the breathable surface is constructed by closing an opening provided in the fabric of the garment with a mesh fabric. 3. The fan-equipped garment according to claim 1 , wherein the garment is a jacket. 3. The fan-equipped garment according to claim 1 , wherein the garment is a lower garment.

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