Clothing Heating Device Whose Output Power can be Switched

• US 20090057288A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chien-Chou Chen
• Original Assignee: Chien-Chou Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-Chou
• Application Number:
  US11/847,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20090057288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/003 using serpentine layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/005 using multiple resistive elements or resistive zones isolated from each other
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/014 Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
• 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

A clothing heating device includes a plurality of heating plates, a battery charger, a battery, a temperature controller, and a plurality of switching wires. Thus, the power output of the clothing heating device is switched between a larger power output wherein the battery charger provides a larger electric power to the larger power heating zone of the heating plates and a smaller power output wherein the battery provides a smaller electric power to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates so that a user can select the power output of the clothing heating device according to the practical requirement.

Claims

1. A clothing heating device, comprising:

a plurality of heating plates mounted on a clothing to form a larger power heating zone and a smaller power heating zone on the clothing;

a battery charger electrically connected with the larger power heating zone of the heating plates to provide a larger electric power to the larger power heating zone of the heating plates;

a battery electrically connected with the battery charger to receive the larger electric power of the battery charger and electrically connected with the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates to provide a smaller electric power to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates;

a temperature controller electrically connected between the battery and the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates;

a plurality of switching wires electrically connected with the heating plates to switch a power output of the heating plates between a larger power output wherein the battery charger provides the larger electric power to the larger power heating zone of the heating plates and a smaller power output wherein the battery provides the smaller electric power to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates.

2. The clothing heating device in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the battery is provided with a relay;

the battery is not electrically connected with the temperature controller when the relay is open so that the battery is not electrically connected with the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates when the battery is charged;

the battery is electrically connected with the temperature controller when the relay is closed so that the battery is electrically connected with the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates when the battery is not charged.

3. The clothing heating device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates are enclosed by the switching wires.

4. The clothing heating device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates has an area smaller than that of the larger power heating zone of the heating plates.

5. The clothing heating device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the battery charger is provided with a plug detachably combined with a receptacle of a vehicle battery to receive the larger electric power from the vehicle battery.

6. The clothing heating device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the temperature controller is electrically connected to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates by conducting wires.