Heating/Cooling System for a Motorcycle Rider
First Claim
1. A method of heating a motorcycle rider by the steps of:
- transferring heat from atmosphere to a thermally conductive element mounted on a motorcycle by the Peltier effect; and
circulating working liquid in a closed cycle from said thermally conductive element, through a garment worn by the motorcycle rider via an inlet coupling thereto and an outlet coupling therefrom, and then back to the thermally conductive element;
both the inlet coupling and the outlet coupling being separable to allow the motorcycle rider to leave the motorcycle while still wearing the garment.
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Abstract
A motorcycle rider is heated by the steps of: transferring heat from atmosphere to a thermally conductive element mounted on a motorcycle by the Peltier effect; and circulating working liquid in a closed cycle from the thermally conductive element, through a garment worn by the motorcycle rider via an inlet coupling thereto and an outlet coupling therefrom, and then back to the thermally conductive element. In an alternative arrangement, a motorcycle rider is cooled by the steps of: circulating working liquid in a closed cycle through a garment worn by the rider via an outlet coupling therefrom, via a thermally conductive element mounted on the motorcycle, and then back to the an inlet coupling to the garment; and transferring heat from the thermally conductive element to atmosphere by the Peltier effect. In either case, both the inlet coupling and the outlet coupling are separable to allow the motorcycle rider to leave the motorcycle while still wearing the garment.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of heating a motorcycle rider by the steps of:
- transferring heat from atmosphere to a thermally conductive element mounted on a motorcycle by the Peltier effect; and
circulating working liquid in a closed cycle from said thermally conductive element, through a garment worn by the motorcycle rider via an inlet coupling thereto and an outlet coupling therefrom, and then back to the thermally conductive element;
both the inlet coupling and the outlet coupling being separable to allow the motorcycle rider to leave the motorcycle while still wearing the garment.
- transferring heat from atmosphere to a thermally conductive element mounted on a motorcycle by the Peltier effect; and
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2. A method of cooling a motorcycle rider by the steps of:
- circulating working liquid in a closed cycle through a garment worn by the rider via an outlet coupling therefrom, via a thermally conductive element mounted on the motorcycle, and then back to an inlet coupling to said garment; and
transferring heat from the thermally conductive element to atmosphere by the Peltier effect;
both the inlet coupling and the outlet coupling being separable to allow the motorcycle rider to leave the motorcycle while still wearing the garment.
- circulating working liquid in a closed cycle through a garment worn by the rider via an outlet coupling therefrom, via a thermally conductive element mounted on the motorcycle, and then back to an inlet coupling to said garment; and
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3. A heating/cooling system for a motorcycle rider, comprising:
- a garment adapted to heat or cool a motorcycle rider wearing the garment, the garment being provided with ducting coupled to an inlet coupling and an outlet coupling and adapted for circulating working liquid from the inlet coupling to the outlet coupling via the said ducting;
a thermo-electric device mounted on a motorcycle and having a first face and a second face and adapted to be electrically coupled to a source of direct current mounted on the motorcycle for operatively transferring heat by the Peltier effect from the first face to the second face or vice-versa depending upon the sense of the direct current, the first face being thermally coupled to a metal block exposed to atmosphere, and the second face being thermally coupled to a thermally conductive element through which working liquid from said outlet coupling is adapted to pass in heat exchange relation with said element before passing back to said inlet coupling;
a closed cycle working liquid circulation system mounted on the motorcycle, said system comprising the said ducting, and a pump and connections for circulating working liquid from the outlet coupling to and through the thermally conductive element and back to the inlet coupling; and
a fan mounted on the motorcycle and adapted to cause passage of atmospheric air past said metal block in heat exchange relation therewith. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a garment adapted to heat or cool a motorcycle rider wearing the garment, the garment being provided with ducting coupled to an inlet coupling and an outlet coupling and adapted for circulating working liquid from the inlet coupling to the outlet coupling via the said ducting;
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