JP2009155773A - Garment with automatic air-conditioning function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garment with an automatic air-conditioning function, capable of keeping an environment in the garment comfortable through considering a relation between temperature and humidity. <P>SOLUTION: This garment has an upper garment which has an air intake opening part for taking in outside air, and an exhaust opening part for exhausting, a fan 15 which is arranged on the air intake opening part, a temperature and humidity sensor 13 which is arranged inside the upper garment, a temperature and humidity setting part 11 which sets temperature and humidity in the upper garment, and a control circuit 12 which controls drive of the fan 15. The control circuit 12 has a threshold memory 16 which memorizes each of the set temperature and humidity as a threshold, and is formed to compare temperature and humidity detected with the temperature and humidity sensor with each of thresholds memorized in the threshold memory 16, and put the fan 15 ON action in the case of exceeding the threshold. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a garment with an automatic air conditioning function that automatically adjusts the environment in the garment to a comfortable state.

  Since humans increase the amount of heat produced (the amount of heat generated from the body) by working or exercising, it is necessary to radiate (cool) the amount of heat produced in order to keep the body temperature constant. For this reason, humans are provided with a physiological cooling system by sweating and vaporization, and sweating is performed in accordance with the amount of heat produced.

  However, since it does not have a function to take in the fresh air necessary to evaporate sweat, if the fresh air is not supplied, the sweat will not evaporate and will simply flow down from the body as water droplets. System utilization is incomplete.

  Therefore, an air-conditioning garment has been proposed that can cool the body by promoting the vaporization of sweat by circulating fresh air along the surface of the body in the garment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Wearing air-conditioned clothing will allow the physiological cooling system to function efficiently.

  The air-conditioning garment has an opening at the lower part of the body of the garment made of a material with little air leakage. The outside air is taken in from the opening by a small fan provided in the opening, and the taken-in outside air is air-conditioned. Sweat is evaporated by moving the air flow path formed by the spacer provided in the clothes, and the body is cooled by the heat of vaporization.

  Warm and moist air that passes through the clothes is discharged to the outside of the clothes from openings provided in the collar and cuffs.

  With such a configuration, a sufficient amount of fresh air for evaporating sweat is supplied into the garment, and the garment environment can be maintained in a comfortable state.

The air-conditioning garment is particularly effective in an outdoor environment where a room for temperature adjustment cannot be secured.
JP 2006-307354 A

  However, in conventional air-conditioning clothing, it is up to the wearer to decide whether to drive a small fan, so that the physiological cooling system functions efficiently, that is, the wearer always feels comfortable. It could not be said that cooling was performed so that

  For example, when the humidity is high, such as during the rainy season, sweat does not easily evaporate and feels uncomfortable, but when the humidity is low, evaporation increases and the body temperature decreases and the user feels comfortable. That is, when the humidity is high at the same temperature, it feels muddy and hot, but when it is low, it feels cool.

  Therefore, there is a demand for an air-conditioning garment that can keep the environment in the clothes comfortable in consideration of the relationship between temperature and humidity.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems in the conventional air-conditioning garments as described above, and provides a garment with an automatic air-conditioning function that can keep the environment in the garment comfortable in consideration of the relationship between temperature and humidity. Is.

  The present invention relates to a jacket having an intake opening for taking in outside air and an exhaust opening for exhaust, a fan disposed in the intake opening, and a temperature / humidity sensor disposed in the jacket. And a temperature / humidity setting unit for setting the temperature and humidity in the jacket, and a control means for controlling the driving of the fan. The control means stores the set temperature and humidity as thresholds, respectively. The temperature and humidity detected by the temperature and humidity sensor are compared with each threshold value stored in the threshold memory, and the fan is turned on when the threshold value is exceeded. It is a garment with automatic air conditioning function.

  In the present invention, in a configuration having an inner garment made of mesh and having a plurality of pockets inside the outer garment, the fan, the temperature / humidity sensor, the control means, and a power source for the control means are provided in each pocket. The supplied batteries can be distributed and stored.

  In the present invention, in the configuration in which the exhaust opening is formed in the shoulder of the outer jacket and a pocket is provided in the inner garment near the exhaust opening, the temperature / humidity sensor can be accommodated in the pocket. .

  In the present invention, when a plurality of spacers are provided in the longitudinal direction on the back portion of the inner garment, an air passage that secures a constant gap between the wearer's body surface and the outer garment by the thickness of the spacer. Can be formed.

  In the present invention, the control means may include a working memory for storing temperature data, humidity data detected by the temperature / humidity sensor, and a driving state of the fan.

  In the present invention, when the control means has a communication unit, it is possible to receive an externally set temperature and humidity via the communication unit and store them in the threshold memory as threshold values.

  In this invention, the said communication part can be comprised so that the temperature data and humidity data which are memorize | stored in the said working memory, and the drive state of the said fan may be transmitted outside.

  According to the garment with an automatic air-conditioning function of the present invention, there is an advantage that the environment in the garment can be kept comfortable in consideration of the relationship between temperature and humidity.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a configuration when a garment with an automatic air-conditioning function according to the present invention is applied to golf wear, where FIG. 1 (a) is a front view and FIG. 1 (b) is a rear view. Yes.

  A golf wear 1 shown in FIG. 1 (a) is formed of a general blouson-type outerwear, has a main body 1a, a collar 1b, and a sleeve 1c, and is provided with a fastener 1d capable of opening and closing the upper half of the front body. ing. Further, 1e is a rubber shearing sewn into the hem of the main body, 1f is a rubber shirring sewn into the cuff, and 1g is a pocket.

  As the material for the jacket, there can be used fabrics that have low air leakage, for example, fabrics that are densely woven with synthetic fibers such as thin polyester, and fabrics that prevent air leakage by coating, and are repellent because they are used outdoors. It is preferable to have aqueous properties.

  In FIG. 1B, a mesh portion 1h is provided at the shoulder opening on the back of the golf wear 1, and mesh portions 1i and 1j are also provided side by side on the back hem of the main body. A pocket 1k for a fan control CPU for controlling a small fan (described later) is provided between the mesh portions 1i and 1j according to the detection value of the temperature and humidity sensor.

  The mesh portion 1h functions as an exhaust opening for discharging outside air taken into the golf wear 1 and used for cooling, and the mesh portions 1i and 1j are intake air for taking outside air into the golf wear 1. Functions as an opening.

  The golf wear 1 is composed of the above-described outer garment and the inner garment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows the inner garment 2 formed into a vest by overlapping two mesh members in a developed state.

  A shoulder pocket in the inner garment 2 is provided with a first pocket 2a, and an integrated temperature / humidity sensor (hereinafter referred to as a temperature / humidity sensor) for detecting temperature and humidity is accommodated in the first pocket 2a.

  A second pocket 2b is provided at a position corresponding to the mesh portion 1i of the outer coat, and a third pocket 2c is provided at a position corresponding to the mesh portion 1j. , 2c accommodates a small cooling fan (described later).

  The second pocket 2b and the third pocket 2c are also made of a breathable mesh.

  A fourth pocket 2e is provided at the lower right side of the front body 2d in the inner garment 2, and a battery for driving a small fan is accommodated in the fourth pocket 2e.

  In addition, two spacers 2g and 2g are attached in parallel to the back portion of the inner garment 2 so that a ventilation path 2h is secured between the spacers 2g and 2g. This ventilation path 2h secures a certain gap between the body surface of the wearer and forms a passage for cold air sent out from a small fan.

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the air conditioner 10 provided in the golf wear 1.

  In the figure, an air conditioner 10 is provided with a temperature / humidity setting unit 11 for setting the temperature and humidity in clothes, and the temperature and humidity set by the temperature / humidity setting unit 11 are controlled by a control circuit (control means) described later. ) Is given to 12.

  Further, a temperature / humidity sensor 13 is connected to the control circuit 12 so that the temperature and humidity in the clothes are detected and given to the control circuit 12.

  Specifically, the temperature / humidity setting unit 11 is configured by a sheet-like switch, and is disposed on the wear surface, for example, a cuff or a chest.

  For example, when a temperature of 33 ° C. and a humidity of 60% are set via the temperature / humidity setting unit 11, the temperature and humidity are set as threshold values.

  As the temperature / humidity sensor 13, as a specific example, a sensor having a measurement temperature range of −55 ° C. to + 150 ° C. and a measurement humidity range of 0 to 100% RH, for example, a capacitive relative humidity sensor and a band gap It is possible to use a digital temperature / humidity sensor that integrates a temperature sensor and obtains a digital output.

  The control circuit 12 is composed of a microcomputer, receives power supply from the battery 14, and controls the driving of the small fan 15 in accordance with a program built in advance.

  The battery 14 is composed of, for example, a nickel metal hydride battery.

  The small fan 15 has a diameter of about 8 cm, a thickness of about 1 cm, an air volume of about 5.5 l / sec, and a power consumption of 1.32 W, and uses four nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries 2500 mAh in parallel. In this case, continuous driving for about 3 hours is possible.

  Further, the temperature measurement data, humidity measurement data, and driving state of the small fan 15 given to the control circuit 12 are stored in a work memory (threshold memory) 16 and are wirelessly transmitted via a communication unit 17 to a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) or a notebook. The data is transmitted to the communication unit 19 of the host computer 18 such as a personal computer.

  The host computer 18 stores the transmission data in the memory 20 and draws a graph of temperature and humidity on the screen of the display unit 21 in real time based on the transmission data.

  Next, the control contents of the control circuit 12 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  In FIG. 4A, when the power supply of the air conditioner 10 is turned on, the control circuit 12 reads the contents of the initial setting stored in the work memory 16 (step S1) and checks the operation mode (step). S2).

  Here, if the operation mode does not transmit / receive to / from the host computer 18, (a) shift to hostless mode processing (step S3), and if transmit / receive to / from the host computer 18, (b) host is present. (C) In the data reading mode (step S5), as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the date / time information, temperature / humidity data and the driving state of the small fan 15 are entered. The threshold information is transmitted to the host computer 18 (step S6).

(a) Hostless mode In FIG. 5, in the hostless mode, first, the data previously recorded in the working memory 16 is erased (step S7).

  Next, the temperature and humidity set by the temperature / humidity setting unit 11 are set in the work memory 16 as a threshold value of the comfortable range of the in-clothing climate (step S8).

  The operation start date and time of the air conditioner 10 is recorded in the work memory 16 (step S9).

  Next, the temperature and humidity in the clothes are detected by the temperature / humidity sensor 13 (step S10), and compared with the preset threshold values of temperature and humidity (step S11).

Specifically, when the set temperature threshold is θ ₀ , the detected temperature is θ, the set humidity threshold is R ₀ , and the detected humidity is R,
First, it is determined whether or not the detected temperature θ ≧ temperature threshold θ ₀ (step S12). If NO, the detected humidity R and the humidity threshold R ₀ are continuously compared (step S13).

If the determination result of detected humidity R ≧ humidity threshold value _R0 (step S14) is YES, that is, if either one of detected temperature and humidity is higher than the threshold value, it is determined as “uncomfortable” and the small fan 15 Is turned on (step S15).

  If YES in step S12, that is, if the detected temperature is higher than the threshold, the small fan 15 is turned on without determining the humidity (step S15).

  In step S14, if the result of determination is NO, that is, if neither temperature nor humidity exceeds the threshold value, the small fan 15 is turned off (step S16). In addition, since the small fan 15 is OFF when the air conditioner 10 is started, turning OFF here means that it is continuously turned OFF.

  Next, the temperature data and humidity data detected by the temperature / humidity sensor 13 and the driving state of the small fan are recorded in the internal memory (step S17).

  Here, the user adjustment switch of the threshold value is checked in order to allow the user to change the comfortable temperature / humidity setting during operation of the system (step S18). If the threshold value is changed, the threshold value is corrected (step S20). ), The corrected threshold information is updated and recorded in the work memory 16 (step S21).

  Specifically, the user adjustment switch is a sheet-like switch.

  Next, the process returns to the temperature and humidity detection process by the temperature and humidity sensor 13 shown in step S10.

(b) Mode with Host In FIG. 6, the same processing contents as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same step numbers and description thereof is omitted.

  In the host mode, the previously recorded data is erased in step S7, and then the comfortable range threshold value transmitted from the host computer 18 is set in the work memory 16 (step S22).

  Hereinafter, the processing from step S9 to S17 is the same as in the hostless mode.

  In step 17, after the temperature data and humidity data detected by the temperature / humidity sensor 13 and the driving state of the small fan 15 are recorded in the work memory 16, in the host mode, the temperature / humidity data, the driving state of the small fan 15 and The threshold information is transmitted to the host computer 18 (step S23).

  Next, threshold user adjustment information is received from the host computer 18 (step S24). The purpose of receiving the user adjustment information of the threshold value from the host computer 18 is to enable the host computer to check the temperature / humidity data in real time and to enable remote control from the host computer.

  As described above, in the host-equipped mode, the temperature, humidity, and driving state of the small fan 15 in the clothes with automatic air conditioning function are transmitted to the host computer 18 and stored in a database, so that it depends on the environment in which the clothes with automatic air conditioning function are used. Thus, an optimum threshold value is given to the control circuit 12, and air conditioning can be performed under optimum conditions.

(a) is a front view of the outer garment when the garment with an automatic air-conditioning function according to the present invention is applied to golf wear, and (b) is a rear view thereof. It is the expanded view which showed the structure of the inner garment in golf wear. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the air conditioner with which golf wear is equipped. (a) And (b) is the flowchart which showed the main routine of the control circuit in an air conditioner. It is the flowchart which showed the control content of the mode without a host. It is the flowchart which showed the control content of mode with a host.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Golf wear 1a Main body 1b Collar part 1c Sleeve part 1h, 1i, 1j Mesh part 2 Inner garment 2a 1st pocket 2b 2nd pocket 2c 3rd pocket 2e 4th pocket 2g Spacer 2h Ventilation path 10 Air conditioner 11 Temperature / humidity setting part 12 Control circuit (control means)
13 Temperature / humidity sensor 14 Battery 15 Small fan (fan)
16 Working memory (threshold memory)
17 Communication unit 18 Host computer 19 Communication unit 20 Memory 21 Display unit

Claims (7)

A jacket having an intake opening for taking in outside air and an exhaust opening for exhaust;
A fan disposed in the intake opening;
A temperature and humidity sensor disposed inside the jacket;
A temperature and humidity setting section for setting the temperature and humidity in the jacket;
Control means for controlling the driving of the fan,
This control means has a threshold memory that stores the set temperature and humidity as thresholds, and compares the temperature and humidity detected by the temperature and humidity sensor with each threshold stored in the threshold memory. And if the said threshold value is exceeded, it is comprised so that the said fan may be turned ON, The clothes with an automatic air conditioning function characterized by the above-mentioned.   Inside the outer garment is an inner garment made of mesh and provided with a plurality of pockets. Each fan has a fan, the temperature and humidity sensor, the control means, and a battery for supplying power to the control means. The clothes with an automatic air conditioning function according to claim 1, wherein the clothes are distributed and stored.   3. The automatic air conditioning function according to claim 2, wherein the exhaust opening is formed in a shoulder of the outer jacket, a pocket is provided in the inner garment near the exhaust opening, and the temperature and humidity sensor is accommodated in the pocket. clothes.   A plurality of spacers are provided in the longitudinal direction on the back portion of the inner garment, and the thickness of the spacer forms a ventilation path that secures a certain gap between the body surface of the wearer and the outer garment. The clothes with an automatic air-conditioning function according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   5. The automatic air conditioning according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a work memory that stores temperature data detected by the temperature / humidity sensor, humidity data, and a driving state of the fan. Functional clothing.   6. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a communication unit, and is configured to receive an externally set temperature and humidity via the communication unit, and store the temperature and humidity as a threshold in the threshold memory. Clothing with automatic air-conditioning function according to item.   The garment with an automatic air conditioning function according to claim 6, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit temperature data, humidity data stored in the work memory, and a driving state of the fan to the outside.

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