A jacket that uses heat sensors to detect whether the wearer is cold and switches on the heating rods, which get their energy from solar cells on the shoulder and the rechargeable battery in the inside pocket, which can be removed so the jacket can be washed.

Abstract

A piece of clothing, namely a jacket, trousers, shoes, gloves, and a hat; all items of clothing having a heating element and a sensor, the heating elements being powerable via a battery, the trousers, shoes, and gloves being connectable to the jacket via a plug-in connection so that the jacket supplies the other heating elements with energy, controls being provided for adjusting the temperature of the clothing, solar cells charging the batteries of the heating elements, the heating elements being removable from the clothing for washing, the heating elements being attached only with buttons, the controls being attached to the outside of the jacket with a button and loop, and the solar cells being attached to the shoulder with Velcro.

Description

[0001] The subject matter of the invention relates to a garment according to claim 1.

[0002] Furthermore, the subject matter of the invention relates to a method for warming clothing according to claim 5.

[0003] Heated clothing, such as heated socks, is well known.

[0004] DE 102 40 281 A1 discloses a portable air conditioning unit, in particular a personal air conditioning unit, comprising a small-format housing with a housing section containing a latent heat accumulator. On this housing, an inlet for a gaseous or liquid medium is provided to be guided past the latent heat accumulator and exchange heat there, and an outlet for discharging the cooled or heated medium. The housing also comprises a conveying means operable via a power supply provided on the housing side for conveying the medium for autonomous operation of the air conditioning unit.

[0005] From DE 197 45 889 A1, a garment, such as a jacket or trousers, is known, in particular a textile, for example single-layer garment, with an electrical resistance heating element, wherein alternatively or in combination an electrical cooling element, for example a Peltier element, is provided and that the cooling element or the resistance heating element can be connected to a power source by means of a power line connection, such as a plug connection.

[0006] US Pat. No. 5,148,002 A discloses a multifunctional clothing system comprising an outer garment, a removable inflatable insulation module, a removable heating module, removable sensors for physiological parameters, a removable communication module, and a removable control and display module, the control module comprising sensors for environmental parameters. The modularity of these various functional units allows the user to easily configure the clothing system as needed for different activities. The control module enables the storage of parameter limits and responses to error conditions that occur when a parameter exceeds the corresponding limit. The stored responses to error conditions include the control of any functional module, thereby improving comfort, convenience, and safety.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment and a method which offer improved energy utilization for tempering garments while maintaining high comfort.

[0008] These and other objects are achieved by a garment according to claim 1 and a method according to claim 4. Further advantageous embodiments are specified in the following description and / or the subclaims.

[0009] The invention includes the technical teaching that in a piece of clothing, namely a jacket, trousers, shoes, gloves, hat; wherein all items of clothing have a heating rod and a sensor, wherein the heating rods can be powered by a battery, wherein the trousers, shoes and gloves can be connected to the jacket with a plug connection so that the jacket supplies the other heating rods with energy, wherein controllers are provided to adjust the temperature of the clothing, wherein solar cells charge the batteries of the heating rods, wherein the heating rods are removable from the clothing for washing, wherein the heating rods are only attached with buttons, wherein the controllers are attached to the outside of the jacket with a button and loop, wherein the solar cells are attached to the shoulder with Velcro.

[0010] In one embodiment of the invention, the sensors are designed to be non-removable and machine washable.

[0011] In a further embodiment, the sensors are in a film suitable for washing machines.

[0012] The invention further includes the technical teaching that a method for heating clothing is provided, that a jacket unit is powered by solar cells, that the solar cells feed the batteries, that the batteries go to the heat sensors and the heat sensors give the command to heat, depending on how the desired temperature is set, that the jacket heats via the heating coils, that the heating coils are in a silicone layer, that the heating coils go to a controller that the wearer can use to set the temperature, that when the sensors register a body temperature that is 3-5 degrees Celsius below the desired temperature, the heating rods are switched on, that the heating rods supply the heated jacket, the heated trousers, the heated gloves via the solar cells via the battery (in the dark),and that the heating rods are placed between the inner lining and the outer jacket and that the heating rods can be removed for washing the clothes. The heating rods are attached only with buttons and the solar cells on the shoulder are attached with Velcro.

[0013] In a further embodiment, it is provided that the garment is designed according to a garment described here.

[0014] A jacket heater powered by solar cells. The solar cells feed the batteries. The batteries go to the heat sensors and the heat sensors then give the command. Depending on how the desired temperature has been set, the jacket heats up using heating coils which are in a silicone layer and which go through a controller where the wearer can set the temperature. If the sensors then register a body temperature which is 3-5 degrees Celsius below the desired temperature, the heating rods switch on. The user of the heated jacket / heated trousers / heated (gloved) shoes or heated hat can each supply themselves with the necessary power via the solar cells via the battery (in the dark). The heating rods are located between the inner lining and the outer jacket and can be removed when washing clothes.

Claims

[1] A piece of clothing, namely a jacket, trousers, shoes, gloves, and a hat; all items of clothing having a heating element and a sensor, the heating elements being powered by a battery, the trousers, shoes, and gloves being connectable to the jacket via a plug-in connection so that the jacket supplies the other heating elements with energy, controls being provided for adjusting the temperature of the clothing, solar cells charging the batteries of the heating elements, the heating elements being removable from the clothing for washing, the heating elements being attached only with buttons, the controls being attached to the outside of the jacket with a button and loop, and the solar cells being attached to the shoulder with Velcro. [2] Garment according to claim 1, characterized by that the sensors are non-removable and machine washable. [3] Garment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized bythat the sensors are in machine washable film. [4] Garment according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized by that the heating elements are heating coils that are in a silicone layer. [5] A method for heating clothing, wherein a jacket unit is operated via solar cells, wherein the solar cells feed the batteries, wherein the batteries go to the heat sensors and the heat sensors give the command to heat, depending on how the desired temperature is set, wherein the jacket heats via the heating coils, wherein the heating coils are in a silicone layer, wherein the heating coils go via a controller on which the wearer can set the temperature, wherein when the sensors register a body temperature that is 3-5 degrees Celsius below the desired temperature, the heating rods are switched on, wherein the heating rods supply the heated jacket, the heated trousers, the heated gloves via the solar cells via the battery (in the dark), and wherein the heating rods are arranged between the inner lining and the outer jacket and wherein the heating rods can be removed for washing the clothing. [6] A method according to claim 5, wherein the garment is formed according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 4.