clothing

Abstract

To provide clothing equipped with an electric fan, which improves exhaust efficiency. [Solution] A garment (1) comprises a garment body (2) of an upper garment to which an electric fan (6) is attached, and the garment body (2) is provided with an exhaust passage (10) that extends from the body toward the collar (5) and is formed by the fabric of the garment body (2) bulging outward, and that opens at the upper end of the collar (5), and a retaining member that keeps the exhaust passage (10) bulging outward is removably attached to the part of the garment body (2) including the collar (5).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to clothing called EF (ELECTRIC FAN) wear. [Background technology]

[0002] Clothing called EF wear, which is equipped with an electric fan, has been put to practical use (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In EF wear, the electric fan draws outside air into the garment, providing a cool breeze and lowering body temperature through evaporative cooling. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-12900 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In EF wear, for example, when the evaporative cooling effect is designed to be exhausted from the neck, depending on the wearer's posture, the exhaust may be obstructed by the collar, resulting in poor exhaust efficiency at the neck and resulting in the heat accumulating inside the EF wear.

[0005] The present invention was made in consideration of the above points, and aims to improve the exhaust efficiency of EF wear. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The clothing of the present invention is clothing comprising a clothing body to which an electric fan is attached, wherein the clothing body is provided with an exhaust passage that extends toward the opening end, formed by the fabric of the clothing body expanding outward, and that opens at the opening edge of the opening end, and a retaining member that keeps the exhaust passage in an outward expanding state is removably attached to the portion of the clothing body that includes the opening end. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to this invention, the exhaust efficiency of EF wear can be improved. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the EF wear according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main part of the EF wear according to the first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a view showing the end of a sleeve of EF wear according to a second embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a main part of EF wear according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a cross section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. (First embodiment) A first embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a rear view of EF wear 1, which is clothing according to the embodiment. Figure 2 shows essential parts of the EF wear 1, with (a) being a view of part II in Figure 1 from the inside of the clothing body 2, and (b) being a view showing the state in which the holding member 13 is inserted into or removed from the pocket 14. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in Figure 1. The EF wear 1 according to the embodiment comprises a vest-type garment body 2. The garment body 2 has a torso section 3 that includes a front body section (not shown) and a back body section 4 that cover the torso of the wearer, and although not shown, has a front opening structure using a slide fastener or the like. The torso section 3 also has a stand-up collar section 5 that wraps around the neck.

[0010] Electric fans 6 are attached to the left and right sides of the back piece 4 of the torso 3 around the waist of the garment main body 2. Mounting holes (not shown) are formed on the left and right sides of the back piece 4 for detachably mounting the electric fans 6. As described in Patent Document 1, for example, the electric fans 6 are configured to sandwich the garment main body between a flange on the fan body and a fixing ring, and are fixed using the mounting holes. In this embodiment, covers 7 that cover the electric fans 6 are provided on the left and right sides of the back piece 4. The covers 7 are open at the bottom so as not to interfere with the intake of outside air by the electric fans 6.

[0011] The armholes 8 and hem 9 of the garment body 2 are adapted to fit snugly around the arms and waist of the wearer by means of elastic, strings, cord stoppers, etc.

[0012] 1 and 3, an exhaust passage 10 is provided on the back of the garment body 2. The exhaust passage 10 extends from the back body 4 toward the rear of the collar 5, and is formed by the fabric of the garment body 2 bulging outward, opening at the upper end of the rear of the collar 5. The exhaust passage 10 is formed by the fabric of the back body 4 and collar 5 bulging outward in a tunnel shape.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the back body 4 includes left and right body parts 4L and 4R, and the collar 5 includes left and right collar parts 5L and 5R. That is, the back body 4 and collar 5 are separated between the left body part 4L and collar part 5L and the right body part 4R and collar part 5R. An intermediate part 11 is provided between the left body part 4L and collar part 5L and the right body part 4R and collar part 5R. The intermediate part 11 forms the center of the back body 4 and the back of the collar 5.

[0014] The intermediate part 11 is wide on the waist side and gradually narrows from a midpoint in the longitudinal direction toward the collar 5. The intermediate part 11 is wider than the separation width between the left and right body parts 4L, 4R and the separation width between the left and right collar parts 5L, 5R. By sewing this intermediate part 11 to the left body part 4L and collar part 5L and the right body part 4R and collar part 5R, slack is created in the intermediate part 11, and as shown in FIG. 3, a tunnel-shaped exhaust passage 10 is formed.

[0015] The range in which the exhaust passage 10 is formed, in other words, the range in which the intermediate part 11 is wider than the separation width between the left and right body parts 4L, 4R and the separation width between the left and right collar parts 5L, 5R, may be the entire area from the bottom end of the back body 4 to the top end of the back of the collar 5, or it may be the area from an appropriate height position on the back body 4 (for example, height position h around the back of the back body 4 shown in Figure 1) to the top end of the back of the collar 5.

[0016] 3, a fabric part 12 is provided inside the garment body 2 so as to span the width of the exhaust passage 10 (left and right relative to the extension direction). In this embodiment, a mesh fabric is used as the fabric part 12. Note that the fabric part 12 is not shown in FIG.

[0017] A holding member 13 that keeps the exhaust passage 10 in a state where it is expanded outward is detachably attached to a portion of the garment body 2 including the collar portion 5, as shown in FIG.

[0018] The holding member 13 is a flexible plate made of synthetic resin, such as EVA resin, urethane sheet, foamed resin, double Russell mesh, or the like.

[0019] Additionally, in the area including the collar 5 of the garment body 2, a pocket 14 is provided on the back surface of the intermediate part 11 (the inner surface of the garment body 2) to store the holding member 13 in a removable manner. The pocket 14 is positioned so that it has an opening at the top. The bottom end of the holding member 13 gradually narrows, making it easier to insert the member into the pocket 14. The opening of the pocket 14 can be opened and closed by a flap 15 and a hook-and-loop fastener 16 that secures the flap.

[0020] The width of the pocket 14 is slightly narrower than the width of the holding member 13, and the holding member 13 bends when placed in the pocket 14, maintaining the exhaust passage 10 in a state where it bulges outward, as shown in Fig. 3. At that time, combined with the bending of the holding member 13, the fabric part 12 provided to span the width direction of the exhaust passage 10 becomes taut, making it easier to maintain the exhaust passage 10 in a state where it bulges outward. Note that the holding member 13 and pocket 14 are not shown in Fig. 3.

[0021] As described above, the garment body 2 is provided with an exhaust passage 10 that extends from the rear body section 4 toward the rear of the collar 5, forming an outward bulge of the fabric of the garment body 2. The exhaust passage 10 opens at the upper end of the rear of the collar 5. A retaining member 13 that maintains the exhaust passage 10 in an outward bulging state is detachably attached to the garment body 2, including the collar 5. This configuration ensures that when evaporative heat is exhausted from the neck, the collar 5 does not impede the exhaust, preventing the evaporative heat from accumulating within the EF wear 1. This improves the exhaust efficiency of the EF wear 1 and provides comfort when worn. Furthermore, because the retaining member 13 is detachable, the garment body 2 can be washed by removing the retaining member 13, and the retaining member 13 can be replaced, providing excellent maintainability.

[0022] Note that multiple holes may be formed in the holding member 13. By forming multiple holes in the holding member 13, it is possible to stabilize the exhaust flow from the neck while allowing outside air to pass through. Furthermore, by forming multiple holes in the holding member 13, it is possible to reduce the weight of the holding member. Methods for forming multiple holes in the holding member 13 include punching or providing a mesh structure.

[0023] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the exhaust passage 10 extends from the back body 4 toward the rear of the collar 5 and opens at the upper end of the rear of the collar 5, but this is not limited to this. The exhaust passage 10 may extend from the body (which may be the front body or the back body 4) toward the collar 5 and open at the upper end of the collar 5, and may be configured to open at the side of the collar 5, for example. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the vest-type clothing body 2 is provided, but any outer garment may be used, such as a long-sleeved or short-sleeved blouson or shirt-type clothing body.

[0024] (Second embodiment) A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. The second embodiment focuses on EF wear 1 including an upper garment body 2 having sleeves 17. Hereinafter, components corresponding to those in the first embodiment will be given the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an end 17a of a sleeve 17 of EF wear 1, which is clothing according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a main part of the EF wear 1, where (a) is a view of the end 17a of the sleeve 17 from the inside, (b) is a diagram showing the state in which a part of the fabric part 12 in (a) has been cut, and (c) is a diagram showing the state in which the holding member 13 is inserted into or removed from the pocket 14. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic cross section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4.

[0025] As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, an exhaust passage 10 is provided at the end 17a of the sleeve 17. The exhaust passage 10 extends from the middle of the sleeve 17 toward the end 17a, and is formed by the fabric of the sleeve 17 bulging outward, opening at the opening edge (cuff) 17b of the sleeve 17. As with the configuration of the first embodiment, the sleeve 17 is separated to form a separation section extending in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate part 18 extending in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve 17 is provided between the separation sections. The intermediate part 18 is then made wider than the separation width, allowing slack in the intermediate part 18 to form a tunnel-shaped exhaust passage 10, as shown in FIG. 6.

[0026] Furthermore, fabric parts 12 are provided inside the sleeves 17 so as to bridge across the width of the exhaust passage 10 (left and right directions relative to the extension direction). In this embodiment, the fabric parts 12 are made of the same material as the sleeves 17.

[0027] As in the first embodiment, a retaining member 13 that keeps the exhaust passage 10 bulging outward is detachably attached to a portion of the sleeve 17 including the end 17a, as shown in FIG. 5 . A pocket 14 that retractably stores the retaining member 13 is provided on the back surface of the intermediate part 18 in the portion of the sleeve 17 including the end 17a. The pocket 14 is positioned so that it has an opening on the opening edge 17b side. The width of the pocket 14 is slightly narrower than the width of the retaining member 13, and the retaining member 13 flexes when placed in the pocket 14, keeping the exhaust passage 10 bulging outward, as shown in FIG. 6 . At this time, in combination with the flexing of the retaining member 13, the fabric part 12 that is provided to span the exhaust passage 10 in the width direction becomes taut, making it easier to keep the exhaust passage 10 bulging outward.

[0028] As described above, the garment body 2 is provided with exhaust passages 10 that extend from the middle of the sleeves 17 toward the ends 17a, forming a bulging fabric of the sleeves 17 and opening at the opening edges 17b of the sleeves 17. Retaining members 13 that maintain the bulging state of the exhaust passages 10 are detachably attached to the portions of the sleeves 17, including the ends 17a. This configuration ensures that the ends 17a of the sleeves 17 do not impede the exhaust of evaporative heat when the garment is designed to exhaust evaporative heat through the cuffs, preventing the evaporative heat from accumulating within the EF wear 1. This improves the exhaust efficiency of the EF wear 1 and provides comfort when worn. Furthermore, because the retaining members 13 are detachable, the garment body 2 can be washed by removing the retaining members 13, and the retaining members 13 can be replaced, providing excellent maintainability.

[0029] Although the end 17a of the sleeve 17 is made of rubber in the illustrated example, it may also be made of a material with cuffs or the like.

[0030] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the above embodiments are merely examples of specific embodiments for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by these embodiments. In other words, the present invention can be carried out in various forms without departing from its technical idea or main features. In the above-described embodiment, an example was described in which the exhaust passages 10 were provided at the opening ends of the upper garment, such as the collar 5 or the sleeve ends, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any exhaust passages may be provided in the garment body of the EF wear, which are formed by stretching the fabric of the garment body outward toward the opening ends and opening at the opening edges of the opening ends, and the exhaust passages may be provided in the waist portion, which is the opening end of the lower garment such as trousers, for example. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1: EF wear, 2: garment body, 3: torso, 4: back body, 4L, 4R: body parts, 5: collar, 5L, 5R: collar parts, 6: electric fan, 10: exhaust passage, 11, 18: intermediate parts, 13: retaining member, 14: pocket, 17: sleeve, 17a: end, 17b: opening edge

Claims

1. A garment comprising a garment body to which an electric fan is attached, The garment body is provided with an exhaust passage that extends toward the opening end, is formed by the fabric of the garment body expanding outward, and opens at the opening edge of the opening end, The garment is characterized in that a holding member for holding the exhaust passage in a state where it is expanded outward is detachably attached to a portion of the garment body including the opening end.

2. A garment comprising an upper garment body to which an electric fan is attached, The garment body is provided with an exhaust passage that extends from the body toward the collar, is formed by the fabric of the garment body expanding outward, and opens at the upper end of the collar; The garment is characterized in that a holding member for holding the exhaust passage in a state where it is expanded outward is detachably attached to a portion of the garment body including the collar portion.

3. 3. The garment according to claim 2, wherein the exhaust passage extends from the rear body toward the rear of the collar and opens at an upper end of the rear of the collar.

4. A garment comprising an upper garment body having sleeves and an electric fan attached thereto, The garment body is provided with an exhaust passage extending from the middle of the sleeve toward the end, formed by the fabric of the sleeve expanding outward, and opening at the opening edge of the sleeve, The garment is characterized in that a holding member for holding the exhaust passage in a state in which it is expanded outward is detachably attached to a portion including the end of the sleeve.

5. the holding member is a flexible plate material, The garment body is provided with a pocket for accommodating the holding member in a retractable manner, 5. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is bent when the garment is placed in the pocket, and keeps the exhaust passage in a state where it is expanded outward.

6. 6. The garment according to claim 5, wherein the retaining member is made of synthetic resin.

7. 6. The garment of claim 5, wherein the retention member is formed with a plurality of holes.

8. 5. The garment according to claim 1, wherein a fabric part is provided so as to bridge the exhaust passage in a width direction.

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