Electro-thermal vest

• US 20080093354A1
• Filed: 06/06/2007
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hangzhou Acepower Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hangzhou Acepower Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Fang, Jim, Wu, Haiyan, Chen, Kiff
• Application Number:
  US11/808,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20080093354A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/017 Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/342 heaters used in textiles

Abstract

An electro-thermal vest of the invention includes an outer lining layer, an inner lining layer, an electro-thermal element and a combining element. The inner lining layer has a first lining and a second lining. The electro-thermal element is fixed on the second lining and disposed between the first lining and the second lining. The combining element detachably combines the inner lining layer with the outer lining layer.

Claims

1. An electro-thermal vest, comprising:

an outer lining layer;

an inner lining layer having a first lining and a second lining;

an electro-thermal element fixed on the second lining and disposed between the first lining and the second lining; and

a combining element detachably combining the inner lining layer with the outer lining layer.

2. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 1, wherein the combining element comprises:

a first part fixed on the inner lining layer; and

a second part fixed on the outer lining layer, wherein the second part detachably assembles with the first part to combine the inner lining layer with the outer lining layer.

3. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 2, wherein the first part of the combining element is fixed on an end flap of the inner lining layer, and the second part of the combining element is fixed on an end flap of the outer lining layer.

4. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 2, wherein the first part of the combining element is fixed on a collar of the inner lining layer, and the second part of the combining element is fixed on a collar of the outer lining layer.

5. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 2, wherein the combining element is a zipper, a button pair or a velcro.

6. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 1, wherein the outer lining layer is waterproof or breathable.

7. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 1, wherein the electro-thermal element comprises:

a plurality of electronic wires; and

three heating silks connected to the electronic wires in series, wherein two of the heating silks are respectively located at a top-back portion and a bottom-back portion of the inner lining layer, and the other one of the heating silks is located at a left chest portion or a left abdomen portion.

8. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 1, wherein the electro-thermal element comprises:

a heating silk made of carbon fiber.

9. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 1, wherein the electro-thermal element comprises:

an electronic wire;

a heating silk connected to the electric wire; and

a protecting sheath covering a junction of the electronic wire and the heating silk.

10. The electrothermal vest as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a power module having a portable power source and a driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit is coupled with the portable power source and the electro-thermal element to drive the electro-thermal element to heat.

11. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 10, wherein the portable power source is a lithium battery.

12. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 10, wherein the power module further comprises:

a temperature control circuit coupled with the driving circuit and sensing the temperature of the electro-thermal element to control the driving circuit to, drive the electro-thermal element so as to adjust the temperature of the electro-thermal element.

13. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 12, wherein the temperature control circuit comprises:

a temperature adapter having a temperature control setting with five scales corresponding to warm, medium, mild, high, and extra high temperatures to adjust the temperature of the electro-thermal element.

14. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 13, wherein the temperature control circuit comprises:

a knob coupled with the temperature adapter to adjust the temperature control setting.

15. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 12, wherein the temperature control circuit determines whether the temperature of the electro-thermal element is higher than a predetermined temperature or not, and thus controls the driving circuit continue whether to drive the electrothermal element to heat.

16. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 10, wherein a charging circuit is used to charging the portable power source.

17. The electrothermal vest as recited in claim 10, wherein the power module further comprises:

a charging circuit coupled with an outer power source to supply power to the driving circuit and the electro-thermal element.

18. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 10, wherein the inner lining layer further comprises a pocket and the power module is placed in the pocket.

19. The electrothermal vest as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a zipper fixed on an end flap of the outer lining layer.

20. The electro-thermal vest as recited in claim 19, wherein the zipper is an invisible zipper.