Energy-saving heating wearable apparatus

• US 10,257,885 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2017
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carmming International
• Original Assignee: Carmming International
• Inventors: Chung, Kuo-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Paschall, Mark H
• Application Number:
  US15/616,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20180359812A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 219505, 219491, 219506, 219497, 219494, 219209, 219210
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01535 Heated gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01594 with accessories, e.g. tools, receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/443 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4271 Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0272 For heating of fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/015 Heater wherein the heating element is interwoven with the textile
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/02 Heaters using heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/12 characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/347 woven fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An energy-saving heating wearable apparatus mainly includes a control unit, a heating unit, a temperature sensing unit, and a humidity sensing unit. The control unit controls the heating unit to continuously heat when an ambient temperature or a biological body temperature detected by the temperature sensing unit is less than a temperature setting value. The control unit controls the heating unit to stop heating when the ambient temperature or the biological body temperature is not less than the temperature setting value. The control unit controls the heating unit to stop heating when an ambient humidity or a biological body humidity detected by the humidity sensing unit is less than a humidity setting value. The control unit controls the heating unit to continuously heat when the ambient humidity or the biological body humidity is not less than the humidity setting value.

Claims

1. An energy-saving heating wearable apparatus, installed in a wearable body, the energy-saving heating wearable apparatus comprising:

a control unit configured to store an application program for temperature and humidity determinations;

power supply unit configured to provide the required power to the energy-saving heating wearable apparatus;

a power management unit electrically connected to the control unit and the power supply unit, and the power management unit configured to manage the power of the power supply unit;

a heating unit electrically connected to the control unit and the power management unit;

a display unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the display unit configured to display control states of the energy-saving heating wearable apparatus;

an input unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the input unit configured to provide operation signals to the control unit;

a temperature sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the temperature sensing unit configured to sense a biological body temperature and an ambient temperature; and

a humidity sensing unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the humidity sensing unit configured to sense a biological body humidity and an ambient humidity;

wherein the power supply unit comprises;

a separable plate-shaped chargeable battery; and

a high specific-heat plate-shaped cladding layer arranged at one side of the separable plate-shaped chargeable battery, and arranged at one side of the plate-shaped heating unit;

wherein the plate-shaped separable chargeable battery, the high specific-heat plate-shaped cladding layer, and the plate-shaped heating unit are arranged in stack inside an inner layer of the wearable body;

the inner layer is corresponding to a user'"'"'s finger portion;

wherein when the biological body temperature is less than a first temperature setting value or the ambient temperature is less than a second temperature setting value, the control unit is configured to control the heating unit to continuously heat;

when the biological body temperature is not less than the first temperature setting value and the ambient temperature is not less than the second temperature setting value, the control unit is configured to control the heating unit to stop heating;

when the biological body humidity is less than a humidity setting value or the ambient humidity is less than the humidity setting value, the control unit is configured to control the heating unit to stop heating;

when the biological body humidity is not less than the humidity setting value and the ambient humidity is not less than the humidity setting value, the control unit is configured to control the heating unit to continuously heat; and

wherein the first temperature setting value is larger than the second temperature setting value.

2. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the control unit is a microcontroller.

3. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the high specific-heat cladding layer is a ceramic yarn or a nylon yarn.

4. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the power management unit comprises:

a charging circuit configured to charge the power supply unit by an external power through the power management unit.

5. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the heating unit is a heating layer, and the heating layer is a woven wire cloth composed of iron, steel, or copper materials, polyimide film electric heating piece, or ceramic heating piece positive temperature coefficient.

6. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the display unit is an LCD display screen or an LED display screen.

7. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the input unit comprises a touch switch, a time switch, and a temperature switch.

8. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the temperature sensing unit comprises a biological body temperature sensor and an ambient temperature sensor.

9. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the humidity sensing unit comprises a biological body humidity sensor and an ambient humidity sensor.

10. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the first temperature setting value is 30 degrees.

11. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the second temperature setting value is 15 degrees.

12. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, wherein the humidity setting value is 60%.

13. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 3, wherein the control unit, the power management unit, the display unit, the input unit, the temperature sensing unit, and the humidity sensing unit of the energy-saving heating wearable apparatus are integrated on a flexible printed circuit board;

the flexible printed circuit board is installed inside the inner layer of the wearable body, and the temperature sensing unit and the humidity sensing unit are exposed to the ambient environment and the biological body.

14. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 13, wherein the flexible printed circuit board further provides a USB connector;

the USB connector is electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board and the power management unit, and the USB connector has a USB adaptor and an extended transmission line, and the USB adaptor is connected at an end terminal of the extended transmission line;

the USB connector is externally connected with a charger adapter.

15. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the wireless communication unit externally communicated with a wireless communication apparatus and configured to download climate prediction information and provide the climate prediction information to the control unit for determining temperature controls.

16. The energy-saving heating wearable apparatus in claim 15, wherein the wireless communication unit is externally coupled to a wireless control light unit and is configured to perform a light activation mode;

the input unit is provided to be a switch for controls.