Spacer for fan-equipped apparel

Abstract

This invention provides a spacer for fan-equipped garments that can form airflow channels without any constraints on the garment itself. [Solution] The spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear comprises a breathable bag portion and a breathable member 2 housed within the bag portion, which prevents contact between the clothing and the human body and forms an air passage between the clothing and the human body. The bag portion comprises a locking portion 12 formed on the first end side in the first direction and a retained portion 13 formed on the second end side opposite the first end and which is locked to the locking portion 12. By locking the locking portion 12 to the retained portion 13, it is wrapped around the wearer's body and forms an air passage between the wearer and the fan-equipped wear.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a spacer for fan-equipped wear.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, fan-equipped wear for cooling the body has been put into practical use and is rapidly spreading. The fan-equipped wear has a fan for taking air into the wear body attached to a wear body formed of a material with low air permeability. When the fan is operated, a large amount of air is taken into the wear body from the fan, circulates along the surface of the wearer's body or the underwear worn under the wear body, and then is discharged to the outside from the collar portion or the like of the wear body. And, while the air taken into the wear body by the fan circulates along the surface of the wearer's body or the underwear, it evaporates the sweat emitted from the body, and the body is cooled by the heat of vaporization during evaporation (for example, see Patent Document 1).

[0003] In such fan-equipped wear, for example, when the air flow path between the wear body and the wearer's body is blocked due to a harness or the posture of the wearer, the cooling effect of the body is reduced. Therefore, a configuration is known in which a spacer that prevents contact between the wear body and the wearer's body by a pressure-resistant protrusion and secures an air flow path between the wear body and the wearer's body is detachable from the wear body (for example, see Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] On the other hand, the configuration described in Patent Document 2 presents a problem in that attaching the garment body to the spacer is restricted by the material of the garment body.

[0006] The objective of this invention is to provide a spacer for fan-equipped garments that can form air passages without any constraints on the garment itself. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a spacer for fan-equipped clothing, A breathable bag portion, The garment comprises a breathable member housed within the aforementioned bag portion, which prevents contact between the garment body and underwear or the human body, and forms an air passage between the garment body and the underwear or the human body. The bag portion comprises a locking portion formed on the first end side in the first direction, and a locked portion formed on the second end side opposite to the first end, which is locked to the locking portion. By engaging the locking portion with the locked portion, it is wrapped around the wearer's body, forming an air passage between the wearer and the garment body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to this invention, air passages can be formed in the garment body without any constraints. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This is a front view of a fan-equipped garment spacer in an unlocked state according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a rear view of a fan-equipped garment spacer in an unlocked state according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view of a spacer for a fan-equipped garment in a locked state according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a perspective view of a fan-equipped garment spacer in a locked state according to an embodiment. The diagram shows the spacer attached to the wearer. [Figure 5] (a) is a plan view showing a breathable member, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the same member along line BB. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] The following description of a fan-equipped garment spacer, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be based on Figures 1 to 5. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples, and various modifications can be made to the embodiments described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0011] In the following explanation, we will use the wearer wearing the fan-equipped garment spacer 100 as a reference point, defining the wearer's front direction as front, the wearer's rear direction as rear, the wearer's upper direction as up, the wearer's lower direction as down, the wearer's right direction as right, the wearer's left direction as left, the axis along the front-to-back direction as the X-axis, the axis along the left-to-right direction as the Y-axis, and the axis along the up-to-down direction as the Z-axis.

[0012] [1. Configuration of the Embodiment] Figure 1 is a plan view showing the first side of the fan-equipped garment spacer 100, and Figure 2 is a plan view showing the second side of the fan-equipped garment spacer 100. The fan-equipped garment spacer 100 according to this embodiment comprises a bag portion 1 and a breathable member 2.

[0013] The fan-equipped garment spacer 100 is attached to the wearer's body when wearing a fan-equipped garment (not shown), and the spacer ensures an air passage between the lining and the wearer's body in order to evaporate sweat from the body and cool the body through the heat of vaporization during evaporation. This is achieved by the fan drawing air into the lining of the garment (the space formed between the lining and the wearer's body or underwear when the fan-equipped garment is worn), circulating it along the surface of the wearer's body or underwear, and then expelling it through an air outlet formed in the collar or other part of the garment.

[0014] [(1) Fukuro] The bag portion 1 is formed of, for example, a breathable mesh material or the like, and the breathable member 2 is accommodated therein. The bag portion 1 includes an opening 11, a locking portion 12, a locked portion 13, a ventilation portion 14, and a contact portion 15.

[0015] The opening 11 is an openable and closable opening for inserting and removing the breathable member 2, and is provided at an arbitrary position of the bag portion 1. As a configuration for making the opening 11 openable and closable, an appropriate arbitrary configuration such as a wire fastener, a surface fastener, or a snap button can be adopted.

[0016] The locking portion 12 is formed on the first end side in the left-right direction of one surface (the first surface) of the bag portion 1, and is provided so as to be detachable from the locked portion 13 formed on the second end side in the left-right direction of the other surface (the second surface) of the bag portion 1. As the locking portion 12 and the locked portion 13, an appropriate arbitrary configuration such as a wire fastener, a surface fastener, or a snap button can be adopted.

[0017] By locking the locking portion 12 to the locked portion 13, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear becomes annular and can be wound around and worn at an arbitrary position of the wearer. Therefore, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the locking portion 12 and the locked portion 13 are each provided at one position (for example, when the spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear is worn on the wrist, the position where the circumference of the annular spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear is about 20 cm) according to the wearing position of the spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of locked portions 13 may be provided at different positions in the width direction so that the circumference can be adjusted according to the physique and wearing position of the wearer.

[0018] The ventilation portion 14 is provided at one end (the third end) in the vertical direction of the bag portion 1, and is provided so as to have higher breathability than the opposite end (the fourth end). When the spacer 100 for fan-equipped wear is wound around the body of the wearer, by making the ventilation portion 14 face the fan side of the fan-equipped wear, the air taken in by the fan can be taken in from the ventilation portion 14 and efficiently flowed into the air flow path.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 3, the contact portion 15 is provided on the surface of the first surface or the second surface of the bag portion 1 that contacts the wearer when the fan-equipped wear spacer 100 is worn. The contact portion 15 is provided such that, for example, the mesh is finer than the opposing surface. If it is made of a material having cushioning properties, it is possible to suppress the wearer from feeling discomfort due to the breathable member 2 when the fan-equipped wear spacer 100 is worn, and improve the wearing feeling. On the other hand, the first surface and the second surface of the bag portion 1 may be made of the same material. Alternatively, the first surface may be made of mesh and the second surface may be made of a different material such as cloth, and can be appropriately changed.

[0020] [(2) Breathable member] The breathable member 2 is shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the breathable member 2 includes a frame-shaped portion 21, a plurality of pillar portions 22 having one end connected to the frame-shaped portion 21 and formed so as to stand up from the frame-shaped portion 21, and a standing end connecting portion 23 that connects the other ends of the plurality of pillar portions 22. The breathable member 2 of Embodiment 1 is formed by arranging a plurality of convex portions 24 in a matrix.

[0021] <0​​​​The frame-shaped portion 21 of this ventilation member 2 has a square frame shape, but it may also be a polygonal frame-shaped portion 21 such as a triangle, pentagon, or hexagon. It may also be a circular or elliptical frame-shaped portion 21. Furthermore, the upright end connecting portion 23 of this ventilation member 2 has a planar shape formed by connecting the other end of the column portion 22, but it may also have a frame shape or ring shape formed by connecting the other end of the column portion 22.

[0023] The flexible connecting portion 25 of the breathable member 2 is strip-shaped and extends from one protrusion 24 to the other, spanning between the frame-shaped portions 21 of the protrusions 24. By forming the flexible connecting portion 25 of the breathable member 2 in a strip shape that is thinner than the frame-shaped portion 21, the flexible connecting portion 25 is made more flexible, thereby creating a breathable member 2 with flexibility. Alternatively, forming the flexible connecting portion 25 in a rod shape that is thinner than the frame-shaped portion 21 can also make the flexible connecting portion 25 more flexible, thus creating a breathable member 2 with flexibility. Any material can be used to form the breathable member 2, as long as it has sufficient strength so as not to cause the protrusions 24 to collapse or lose their three-dimensional structure. It is preferable to use a material that has a certain degree of strength but is not too rigid. For example, polyethylene (PE) or even more flexible elastomer (TPE) can be used, but it is not particularly limited.

[0024] Furthermore, if the structure is such that multiple protrusions 24 are connected by flexible connecting parts 25, as in this breathable member 2, any size of breathable member 2 can be formed by changing the number of protrusions 24 connected by the flexible connecting parts 25.

[0025] In particular, the flexible connecting portion 25 of this breathable member 2 is formed to have different shapes depending on the part of the breathable member 2, and the elastically deformable flexible connecting portion 25 is configured to have different flexibility depending on the part of the breathable member 2. Here, the flexible connecting portion 25 is formed in a curved shape that protrudes from the frame-shaped portion 21 side to the upright end connecting portion 23 side, and has flexibility according to the curvature of the flexible connecting portion 25. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5, the flexible connecting portion 25 on the outer side of the breathable member 2 is formed to have a greater curvature than the central side in the width direction, and the more curvature the flexible connecting portion 25, the easier it is to bend and the easier it is to elastically deform. Note that the flexible connecting portion 25 in the central row in the width direction of this breathable member 2 is not curved and has a flat band shape. In other words, this breathable member 2 is formed to bend more easily on the outer side than on the central side in the width direction, and can be used as a breathable member 2 that is more flexible on both sides in the width direction.

[0026] [2 Effects of the Embodiment] As described above, the fan-equipped garment spacer 100 according to this embodiment comprises a breathable bag portion 1 and a breathable member 2 housed within the bag portion 1, which prevents contact between the garment body and underwear or the human body and forms an air passage between the garment body and the underwear or the human body. The bag portion 1 comprises a locking portion 12 formed on its first end side in the first direction and a retained portion 13 formed on its second end side opposite the first end and which is locked to the locking portion 12. By locking the locking portion 12 to the retained portion 13, the spacer is wrapped around the wearer's body, forming an air passage between the wearer and the garment body. With this configuration, since the locking portion 12 is attached to the wearer's body by locking it to the retained portion 13, an air passage can be formed without any constraints on the garment body.

[0027] [3. Variations, etc.] Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes the scope of the invention as described in the claims for utility model registration and its equivalents.

[0028] For example, the above example illustrates a configuration in which the locking portion 12 and the locked portion 13 are provided on different sides of the bag portion 1, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the bag portion 1 may be configured with the locking portion 12 and the locked portion 13 at both ends. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0029] 100 Spacers for Fan-Equipped Clothing 1 bag part 11 Opening 12 Locking part 13 Locked part 2. Breathable material 21 Frame-shaped part 22 Pillar part (standing part) 23 Standing end connection part 24 Convex part 25 Flexible connection

Claims

1. A breathable bag portion, The garment comprises a breathable member housed within the aforementioned bag portion, which prevents contact between the garment body and underwear or the human body, and forms an air passage between the garment body and the underwear or the human body. The bag portion comprises a locking portion formed on the first end side in the first direction, and a locked portion formed on the second end side opposite to the first end, which is locked to the locking portion. A spacer for a fan-equipped garment, which is wrapped around the wearer's body by engaging the locking portion with the locked portion, thereby forming an air passage between the wearer and the garment body.

2. The spacer for fan-equipped wear according to claim 1, wherein the bag portion has an opening that can be opened and closed for inserting and removing the breathable member.

3. The spacer for fan-equipped wear according to claim 1, wherein the bag portion is provided such that the third end perpendicular to the first and second ends has higher breathability than the fourth end facing the third end.

4. The bag portion is formed of a mesh material, and the fineness of the first surface and the second surface facing the first surface are different, as described in claim 1 for a fan-equipped garment spacer.

5. The aforementioned breathable member has a frame-shaped portion, a plurality of upright portions formed so as to extend from the frame-shaped portion with one end connected to the frame-shaped portion, and an upright end connecting portion formed by connecting the other ends of the plurality of upright portions, A spacer for fan-equipped wear according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible connecting portion that connects the frame-shaped portions of the protrusions located in close proximity to each other so that multiple protrusions are connected.

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