INTELLIGENT SELF-HEATING GARMENT ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE THEREOF ACCORDING TO USER'S INTUITIVE ACTION BASED ON EXPERIENCE

• US 20170340028A1
• Filed: 11/22/2016
• Published: 11/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jung-Sim Roh
• Original Assignee: Sangmyung University Industry-Academy Cooperation Foundation
• Inventors: ROH, Jung-Sim
• Granted Patent: US 10,368,592 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 1/08 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/04 Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/06 Trousers
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/32 using hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/324 using snap fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/33 using straps or ties
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 3/00 Overgarments fur garments A41D5/00; for children A41D11/00; professional or sporting protective garments A41D13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/342 heaters used in textiles
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/347 woven fabrics

Abstract

Provided is an intelligent self-heating garment, whereby the temperature of the garment is adjusted according to the user'"'"'s intuitive action based on the experience. The garment includes: a garment body; a heater provided in the garment body; a controller adjusting a heating temperature of the heater; and a temperature adjusting unit inputting an adjusting signal to the controller, and the adjusting signal being used for adjusting the heating temperature, wherein the temperature adjusting unit adjusts intensity of the adjusting signal according to a change in a size of an aperture provided in the garment body through which a body part of a user passes.

Claims

1. An intelligent self-heating garment, whereby a temperature of the garment is adjusted according to a user'"'"'s intuitive action based on an experience, the garment comprising:

a garment body;

a heater provided in the garment body;

a controller adjusting a heating temperature of the heater; and

a temperature adjusting unit inputting an adjusting signal to the controller, and the adjusting signal being used for adjusting the heating temperature,

wherein the temperature adjusting unit adjusts intensity of the adjusting signal according to a change in a size of an aperture provided in the garment body through which a body part of a user passes.

2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the temperature adjusting unit includes:

a tightening member adjusting the size of the aperture of the garment body by tightening the aperture; and

a resistor provided in the tightening member and having a resistance value being changed according to an amount of tightening the aperture.

3. The garment of claim 2, wherein the tightening member is a snap button or a velcro tape.

4. The garment of claim 3, wherein the temperature adjusting unit is connected to the controller by forming a closed circuit through fastening male and female parts of the snap button or the velcro tape, with resistors having different resistance values provided on the male or female part of the snap button or the velcro tape, whereby a fastening position of the male and female parts of the snap button or the velcro tape varies according to the amount of tightening the aperture, and the resistance value of the resistor is determined by the fastening position of the male and female parts of the snap button or the velcro tape.

5. The garment of claim 2, wherein the tightening member is a string fastener.

6. The garment of claim 5, wherein the string fastener includes a tightening string, with a variable resistance line provided in the tightening string and connected to the controller, whereby the resistance value of the variable resistance line varies according to a strain applied to the variable resistance line.