Fan-attachable fan attaching part, garment including fan attaching part, and fan-including garment which includes garment

Abstract

To provide a fan-attachable fan attaching part which is applicable to a fan-including garment and other products, a garment including the fan attaching part, and a fan-including garment which includes the garment.SOLUTION: A fan-attachable fan attaching part includes: a base fabric having an opening; and a tape material for covering an inner edge of the opening. The tape material is configured of a fabric without stretchability.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fan attachment part to which a fan can be attached, clothing including said fan attachment part, and fan-equipped clothing including said clothing. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, heat stroke caused by working or exercising in high temperatures has become a problem. When heat stroke occurs, it is important to take appropriate measures as soon as possible, and delayed treatment can lead to death.

[0003] To provide a countermeasure against heat stroke and a comfortable working environment, air-conditioned clothing that allows work while cooling the body is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such air-conditioned clothing, a roughly annular polypropylene sheet is provided on the clothing fabric around the hole where the air blowing means is attached. The air blowing means has two detachable parts, and is attached to the clothing fabric with the polypropylene sheet sandwiched between the two parts.

[0004] However, the installation of the approximately circular polypropylene sheet is time-consuming, as it requires the preparation of a specific sheet, cutting the sheet to the appropriate size, and sewing the sheet together. In other words, there is still room for improvement in the fan retention structure of conventional air-conditioned clothing. Furthermore, products to which fans can be attached are not limited to clothing, but are expanding to include helmet hoods, sunshades, hats, bags, stroller covers, and the like, and there is still room for improvement in the fan retention structures in these products. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Republished Patent No. WO2006 / 009108 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fan mounting part to which a fan can be attached that can be widely applied to fan-equipped clothing and other products, clothing that includes such a fan mounting part, and fan-equipped clothing that includes such clothing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides: A base fabric having an opening; A tape material covering an inner edge of the opening, The tape material is made of a non-elastic fabric; To provide a fan mounting part capable of mounting a fan, characterized in that

[0008] In the fan mounting portion of the present invention to which a fan can be attached, it is preferable that the tape material is not a bias tape.

[0009] In the fan mounting portion of the present invention to which a fan can be attached, it is preferable that the tape material does not include an adhesive core and a reinforcing core.

[0010] The present invention also provides clothing including a fan attachment part to which any of the above-mentioned fans can be attached.

[0011] Furthermore, the present invention relates to The garment described above; an electric fan detachably attached to the opening; The present invention also provides a fan-equipped garment comprising: Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fan mounting part to which a fan can be attached that can be widely applied to fan-equipped clothing and other products, clothing including such a fan mounting part, and fan-equipped clothing including such clothing. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1A to 1C are a front view, a rear view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line AA, which are schematic diagrams illustrating a fan mounting portion according to a representative embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] 11A to 11C are diagrams showing a procedure for forming a fan attachment portion in an opening in the fabric. [Figure 4] 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating a method for attaching a fan to a fan attachment portion. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a garment including a fan attachment portion. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of air flow in a fan-equipped garment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Representative embodiments of a fan mounting part to which a fan can be attached, clothing including a fan mounting part, and clothing with a fan according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to those shown in the drawings. In addition, since each drawing is intended to conceptually explain the present invention, dimensions, ratios, or numbers may be exaggerated or simplified as necessary for ease of understanding. Furthermore, in the following description, the same or equivalent parts are given the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions may be omitted.

[0015] 1. Fan mounting area 1 where a fan can be installed A fan mounting portion 1 onto which a fan can be mounted (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as fan mounting portion 1) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

[0016] The fan attachment portion 1 is typically applicable to clothing 10 such as work clothes (see FIG. 5), but the application of the fan attachment portion 1 is not limited to clothing 10. As shown in Figures 1(A) to (C), the fan mounting portion 1 includes a base fabric 2 having an opening 3, and a tape material 4 attached to the inner edge of the opening 3 in a state in which the inner edge of the opening 3 is sandwiched therebetween.

[0017] The base fabric 2 may be made of natural or synthetic fibers, and may be knitted, woven, or nonwoven fabric. Alternatively, the base fabric 2 may be natural leather, artificial leather, or a resin sheet such as polyvinyl chloride.

[0018] The inner diameter of the opening 3 formed in the base fabric 2 is larger than the inner diameter of the housing 51 and the outer diameter of the threaded portion 53 of the lid 52, and smaller than the outer diameters of the flanges 51A, 52A. This allows the fan 5 to clamp the inner edge of the opening 3 with the flanges 51A, 52A when the threaded portion 53 of the lid 52 is inserted into the opening 3 of the base fabric 2 (see FIG. 4).

[0019] The inner edge of the base fabric 2 that forms the opening 3 is covered with a tape material 4 (see, for example, FIG. 2). That is, the tape material 4 is attached to the opening 3 by a fixing means such as sewing, while sandwiching the outer and inner sides of the inner edge of the opening 3. In this embodiment, the tape material 4 covers almost the entire circumference of the inner edge of the opening 3, but the tape material 4 may cover only a portion of the inner edge of the opening 3.

[0020] The tape material 4 is made of a non-elastic fabric. If a non-elastic fabric is used as the tape material 4, the opening 3 may widen, and the fan 5 may fall out of the widened opening 3. This increases the weight and increases the manufacturing cost. Therefore, for example, a bias tape is not suitable as the tape material 4.

[0021] Here, "non-elastic" does not mean that there is no elastic deformation at all, but means that the elastic deformation is not visually noticeable. Examples of the tape material 4 include knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, and woven fabric, with nonwoven fabric and woven fabric being preferred. Furthermore, the tape material 4 may be a resin sheet cut into strips, or a knitted or woven fabric coated with, for example, resin or rubber, so long as it is non-elastic. The stretch rate may be 30% or less, preferably 20% or less, and more preferably 10% or less (i.e., the elongation rate is 130% or less, preferably 120% or less, and more preferably 110% or less) based on the standard of JIS L1096 Fabric Testing Method for Woven and Knitted Fabrics.

[0022] In addition, the tape material 4 does not include an adhesive core or a reinforcing core. By including the adhesive core and the reinforcing core, it is possible to prevent the fabric from becoming thick or hard. In addition, it is possible to simplify the work of including the adhesive core and the reinforcing core.

[0023] A procedure for forming the fan mounting portion 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, an opening 3 is formed in a base fabric 2, or a base fabric 2 having an opening 3 is prepared (see FIG. 3(A)). Tape material 4 is placed along the inner edge of opening 3 (see FIG. 3(B)). At this time, it is preferable to fold both edges of tape material 4 inward. With both edges of the tape material 4 sandwiching the front and back sides of the base fabric 2, the both edges of the tape material 4 are fixed by sewing or the like (see FIG. 3(C)). In this way, the fan mounting portion 1 is formed.

[0024] Next, a procedure for mounting the fan 5 on the fan mounting portion 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, regarding fan 5, fan 5 is an electric fan that rotates blades (not shown) with an electric motor (not shown), and has a cylindrical housing 51 that houses the electric motor and the blades. Housing 51 is provided with flange 51A that protrudes radially outward, and the inner circumferential surface of housing 51 is formed with a thread groove (not shown) that corresponds to thread 53 formed on the outer circumferential surface of lid 52, which will be described later. A lid 52 fits into an opening (not shown) of the housing 51. The lid 52 is provided with a flange 52A that protrudes outward from an end of the lid 52. The flange 52A faces the flange 51A of the housing 51.

[0025] To attach the fan 5 to the fan mounting part 1, the housing 51 and the lid 52 of the fan 5 are separated, and the fan mounting part 1 is placed between them. Specifically, the flange 51A of the housing 51 of the fan 5 is placed on the inner surface side of the opening 3 of the fan mounting part 1, and the lid 52 of the fan 5 is inserted from the outer surface side of the opening 3 of the fan mounting part 1 to fit the housing 51 and the lid 52 together. At this time, the inner edge of the opening 3 of the fan mounting part 1 is sandwiched between the flanges 51A and 52A, and thus the fan 5 is attached to the fan mounting part 1.

[0026] 2. About Fan-Equipped Clothing 10 5 and 6, a method of constructing fan-equipped clothing by applying the fan attachment part 1 to clothing 10 will be described as one application example of the fan attachment part 1. However, application examples of the fan attachment part 1 are not limited to clothing.

[0027] The garment 10 has at least a body 11 and may further have sleeves 12 . The body 11 includes a front body and a back body. The front body may be one that can be opened and closed with a fastener. An opening 3 is provided in the back body, for example in the waist area, to form the fan mounting part 1. However, the fan mounting part 1 may be formed in the front body. Although there are two fan mounting parts 1 in this embodiment, at least one fan mounting part 1 is sufficient.

[0028] Additionally, garment 10 may have a power source, a pocket for storing the power source, a switch for operating fan 5, and a mount for attaching the switch (none of which are shown). The power source may be, for example, a portable secondary battery, or a primary battery. The switch may be any switch capable of turning on and off the fan 5 and adjusting the airflow rate. The switch may also have a light (such as an LED) that emits a color according to the state of the fan 5 (power on, airflow strength). Additionally, cables (not shown) are attached to electrically connect the fan 5, the power supply, and the switch. The procedure for forming the fan attachment portion 1 on the garment 10 as the base fabric 2 and attaching the fan 5 to the fan attachment portion 1 can be carried out by the method described above.

[0029] Next, the operation of the fan garment 10 will be described. The fan 5 is attached to the fan attachment portion 1 (opening 3) of the garment 10. Put the power supply in your pocket and attach the switch to, say, your front body. Connect the cables between Fan 5, the power supply, and the switch. When the switch is turned on, the fan 5 rotates and draws outside air into the garment 10. This causes air to circulate within the garment 10, cooling the wearer.

[0030] According to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a fan attachment part to which a fan can be attached that can be widely applied to fan-equipped clothing and other products. It is also possible to provide clothing that includes the fan attachment part, and fan-equipped clothing that includes the clothing. This makes it easier to take measures against heat stroke.

[0031] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and there are other improvements and modifications within the scope of the spirit and teachings of the claims. It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that all such improvements and modifications are included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0032] For example, the fan mounting portion of the present invention can be widely applied to clothing and items other than fan-equipped clothing, including, but not limited to, rainwear (raincoats), training wear, helmet hoods, sunshades, hats, bags, and stroller covers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1 Fan mounting part 2. Base fabric 3 aperture 4 Tape material 5 Fan 10 Clothes

Claims

1. A base fabric having an opening; A tape material covering an inner edge of the opening, The tape material is made of a non-elastic fabric; A fan mounting portion capable of mounting a fan.

2. The tape material is not a bias tape; A fan mounting portion to which the fan according to claim 1 can be attached.

3. The tape material does not include an adhesive core and a reinforcing core; 3. A fan mounting portion to which the fan according to claim 2 can be attached.

4. Clothing comprising a fan attachment part to which the fan according to any one of claims 1 to 3 can be attached.

5. The garment according to claim 4; an electric fan detachably attached to the opening; A garment with a fan comprising:

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