A fan for cooling clothing and the cooling clothing fitted with it

Abstract

To provide a blower for an air-cooling garment and an air-cooling garment equipped with the same, which are easy to handle.SOLUTION: A blower for an air-cooling garment comprises an ion generator 10 disposed on an outer peripheral portion of a fan case 7. The ion generator 10 has an ion case 11 disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the fan case 7, and an ion generating element 12 disposed in the ion case 11. The ion case 11 has an air introduction port 13 and an ion discharge port 14. The ion case 11 has an air guide part 11e for guiding part of air discharged from an air discharge port 6 of the fan case 7 to the air introduction port 13 side of the ion case 11 on the outside of the air discharge port 6 of the fan case 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a blower for air-cooled clothing and to an air-cooled clothing equipped with the blower. [Background technology]

[0002] A new type of air-cooled clothing, which has a fan attached to the clothing itself, has been developed and is attracting attention. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-113217 (Patent Document 1) proposes attaching an ion generating device 101, which is described in detail in (Embodiment 1) and Figures 1 to 7, to an air-circulating garment 201, as detailed in (Embodiment 5) and Figure 16. As detailed in paragraph (0039), this air-circulating garment 201 uses an ion generating device 101 to introduce air into the garment 201, cooling it down to create a comfortable environment, and also provides a deodorizing effect by introducing air containing ions. A detailed technical description of ion generating device 101 is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-95731 (Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-113217 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-95731 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the conventional example of Patent Document 1, not only is a wind-cooling effect achieved by introducing air into the air-flow garment 201, but a deodorizing effect is also achieved by introducing air containing ions. However, as can be seen from FIG. 8 of the document, in the conventional ion generating device 101, the blowing fans 5 and 6 and the ion generating element 1 are arranged in the thickness direction of the housing 20 inside the housing 20, so that the housing 20 is thick. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16 of the document, when the ion generating device 101 is attached to the air-circulating garment 201, the ion generating device 101 protrudes significantly outside or inside the air-circulating garment 201, which may make it difficult to use.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve usability by making the device thinner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To achieve this object, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention comprises a fan case having an air inlet on one side and an air outlet on the other side, a fan disposed in the fan case, a motor for rotating the fan, and a motor outside the fan case. Around an ion generator disposed outside the fan case, Around The fan case has an ion case disposed therein and an ion generating element disposed therein, the ion case having an air inlet and an ion outlet, and the ion case has an air guide section disposed outside the air outlet of the fan case for guiding a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case to the air inlet side of the ion case. In addition, the air blower for air-cooled clothing of the present invention is configured such that the ion case is disposed on the outer periphery of the fan case by means of an attachment means. In addition, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention comprises a fan case comprising a container-shaped first case having an opening on one side and the air outlet formed at the bottom, and a lid-shaped second case that is removably attached to the opening of the first case and has the air inlet provided on the lid, the opening of the first case having a first flange extending in the outer circumferential direction, the outer periphery of the second case having a second flange extending in the outer circumferential direction, a locking portion provided on the surface of the first flange opposite the second flange, and an engaging portion provided on the ion case that engages with the locking portion. Furthermore, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention has a part of the ion case provided with an abutment surface that abuts against the surface of the first flange of the first case opposite to the second flange when the engagement portion of the ion case is engaged with the locking portion of the first case. In addition, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention is configured such that the engaging portion of the ion case is engaged with the locking portion of the first case, and the abutment surface of the ion case is abutted against the surface of the first flange of the first case opposite the second flange, and the ion case is attached to the first case with an attachment member. Furthermore, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention comprises a container-shaped ion case having an ion case bottom facing the surface of the first flange of the first case opposite the second flange, the abutment surface being provided on the ion case bottom, and an opening on the side opposite the first flange, and a lid-shaped ion case attached to the opening of the ion case, and the lid-shaped ion case is provided with the air guide portion that guides a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case to the air inlet side of the ion case. The air-cooled clothing of the present invention has an air-cooled clothing fan attached to an attachment hole in the clothing body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] As described above, the air blower for air-cooled clothing of the present invention comprises a fan case having an air inlet on one side and an air outlet on the other side, a fan disposed in the fan case, a motor for rotating the fan, and a motor for rotating the fan outside the fan case. Around an ion generator disposed outside the fan case, Around The fan case has an ion case disposed therein and an ion generating element disposed therein, the ion case having an air inlet and an ion outlet, and the ion case has an air guide section disposed outside the air outlet of the fan case for guiding a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case to the air inlet side of the ion case. Therefore, the outside of the fan case Around The placement of the ion case allows for a thinner garment, and the structure allows a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case to be guided to the air inlet side by the air guide part of the ion case, so that ions from the ion case can be smoothly supplied to the inside of the garment body by the air discharged from the fan case outside the ion case, making it extremely easy to use. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a rear view of a wind-cooled suit according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] Partially cutaway front view of the same cooling suit [Figure 3] Partial rear view of the same cooling suit [Figure 4] Rear view of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the same [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a top view of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the same. [Figure 7] A side view of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cooling suit fan used in the cooling suit. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a cooling suit fan used in the cooling suit. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear side of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear side of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear side of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear side of the air-cooled clothing fan used in the air-cooled clothing. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the rear side of a cooling suit fan used in the cooling suit. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the rear side of a cooling suit fan used in the cooling suit. [Figure 16] Control block diagram of the air blower used in the cooling suit DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] (Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an air-cooled suit, and as shown in FIG. 2, air blowers 4 for the suit are detachably attached to circular mounting holes 3 provided on the left and right sides of the lower back of the suit body 2. That is, the air outside the clothing body 2 is blown into the clothing body 2 by the clothing air blower 4, and the air is used to cool the body wearing the clothing body 2.

[0010] As shown in Figures 2 to 7, the air-cooling clothing blower 4 includes a fan case 7 having an air inlet 5 on one side and an air outlet 6 on the other side, a fan 8 arranged inside the fan case 7, a motor 9 that rotates and drives the fan 8, and an ion generator 10 arranged on the outer periphery of the fan case 7.

[0011] Explaining the fan case 7 in more detail, as can be seen from Figures 2, 3, 8 and 9, the fan case 7 comprises a container-shaped first case 7c having an opening 7a on one side and the air outlet 6 formed in the bottom 7b, and a lid-shaped second case 7e that is removably attached to the opening 7a of the first case 7c and has the air inlet 5 provided in the lid portion 7d. A first flange 7f extending in the outer peripheral direction is provided on the outer edge of the opening 7a of the first case 7c, and a second flange 7g extending in the outer peripheral direction is provided on the outer periphery of the second case 7e.

[0012] In other words, as shown in Figure 2, the first case 7c with the ion generator 10 attached is placed inside the mounting hole 3 of the clothing body 2, and then the second case 7e is passed through the mounting hole 3 from the front side of the clothing body 2, and the cylindrical outer threaded portion 7h of the second case 7e is screwed into the inner threaded portion 7i of the first case 7c.This causes the first flange 7f of the first case 7c and the second flange 7g of the second case 7e to sandwich the outer periphery of the mounting hole 3 of the clothing body 2, and the fan case 7 is thereby attached to the mounting hole 3 portion of the clothing body 2.

[0013] The ion generator 10 has an ion case 11 arranged on the outer periphery of the fan case 7, and an ion generating element 12 arranged in the ion case 11 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the ion case 11 is provided with an air inlet 13 and an ion outlet 14.

[0014] The ion case 11 will now be described in detail. The ion case 11 includes a container-shaped ion case 11a having an opening on the side opposite to the first flange 7f of the first case 7c, and a lid-shaped ion case 11b attached to the opening of the container-shaped ion case 11a. The container-shaped ion case 11a is attached to the first flange 7f of the first case 7c. The The ion case has a bottom portion 11c facing the surface of the ion case 2 opposite to the flange 7g. The ion case bottom 11c, which is a part of the ion case 11, has a first flange 7f. The 11, a contact surface 11d is provided which contacts (rests on) the surface of the flange 7g of the second housing 2 opposite to the flange 7g. In addition, ion outlets 14 are provided on the left and right sides of the container-shaped ion case 11a. A lid-shaped ion case 11b attached to the opening of the container-shaped ion case 11a is provided with an air guide portion 11e that guides a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet 6 of the fan case 7 toward the air inlet 13 of the ion case 11. The air guide portion 11e has a shape that extends from the lid-shaped ion case 11b to the portion of the fan case 7 where the motor 9 is attached, as shown in FIGS. That is, as shown in Figures 14 and 15, approximately 1 / 7 to 1 / 5 of the air outlet 6 of the fan case 7 is covered with the air guide section 11e, and a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet 6 to the inside of the clothing body 2 is guided toward the air inlet 13 of the ion case 11 (see the arrow in the figures).

[0015] As a result, the positive ions and negative ions generated from the electrodes 12a, 12b of the ion generating element 12 of the ion case 11 are released into the clothing body 2 from the ion outlet 14 while floating in the air introduced into the ion case 11 from the air inlet 13. This allows the deodorizing and sterilizing effects to be exerted in the same manner as in the conventional example.

[0016] The container-shaped ion case 11a will be further described. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the first flange 7f of the first case 7c The On the surface of the connector 2 opposite to the flange 7g, a columnar locking portion 7k having a screw hole 7j in the central shaft portion is provided. Further, the container-shaped ion case 11a of the ion case 11 is provided with a cylindrical engaging portion 11f that engages with the locking portion 7k. The engaging portion 11f is provided with a through hole 11g.

[0017] Therefore, in order to attach the container-shaped ion case 11a to the first case 7c, first, the cylindrical engaging portion 11f of the container-shaped ion case 11a is placed over the outer periphery of the columnar locking portion 7k of the first case 7c, and then the screw 15, which is the attachment member, is threaded from the through hole 11g into the screw hole 7j, and the container-shaped ion case 11a is attached to the first flange 7f of the first case 7c. At this time, the contact surface 11d of the container-shaped ion case 11a is in contact with (resting on) the first flange 7f, so the container-shaped ion case 11a is stably attached to the first flange 7f of the first case 7c. The container-shaped ion case 11a and the lid-shaped ion case 11b are connected by screwing a screw 15b from above the lid-shaped ion case 11b.

[0018] Figure 16 shows the power supply circuit. A connector 16 connects the motor 9 to a battery 17 . Furthermore, the battery 17 is connected to the ion generator 10 via a DC / DC converter 18 .

[0019] As described above, this embodiment includes an ion generator 10 arranged on the outer periphery of the fan case 7, and the ion generator 10 has an ion case 11 arranged on the outer periphery of the fan case 7 and an ion generating element 12 arranged within this ion case 11. The ion case 11 is provided with an air inlet 13 and an ion outlet 14, and the ion case 11 is provided with an air guide section 11e outside the air outlet 6 of the fan case 7 that guides a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet 6 of the fan case 7 toward the air inlet 13 of the ion case 11.

[0020] Therefore, by placing the ion case 11 on the outer periphery of the fan case 7, it is possible to make the fan case thinner, and in this structure, part of the air discharged from the air outlet 6 of the fan case 7 can be guided to the air inlet 13 side by the air guide part 11e of the ion case 11, so that ions from the ion case 11 can be smoothly supplied to the outside of the ion case 11 and into the clothing body 2 by the air discharged from the fan case 7, making it extremely easy to use.

[0021] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various design modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the claims. The present invention is utilized as a cooling clothing fan and a cooling clothing equipped with the fan. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] 1 Wind-chilling clothes 2 Clothes 3 Mounting holes 4 Cooling clothes blower 5 Air inlet 6 Air exhaust port 7 Fan case 7a opening 7b bottom 7c First Case 7d Lid 7e Second Case 7f First flange 7g Second flange 7h Cylindrical outer thread 7i Internal thread 7j screw hole 7k locking part 8 Fans 9 Motor 10 Ion generator 11 Ion Case 11a Container-shaped ion case 11b Lid-shaped ion case 11c Ion case bottom 11d Contact surface 11e Air guide section 11f Engagement part 11g through hole 12 Ion generating element 12a electrode 12b electrode 13 Air intake 14 Ion outlet 15 Screws (mounting parts) 15b Screw 16 connectors 17 Battery 18 DC / DC converter

Claims

1. The device comprises a fan case having an air inlet on one side and an air outlet on the other side, a fan disposed within the fan case, a motor for driving the fan to rotate, and an ion generator disposed on the outer periphery of the fan case, the ion generator includes an ion case disposed on the outer periphery of the fan case and an ion generating element disposed within the ion case; The ion case is provided with an air inlet and an ion outlet, The ion case is provided with an air guide section outside the air outlet of the fan case that guides a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case to the air inlet side of the ion case.

2. 2. The air-cooled clothing blower according to claim 1, wherein the ion case is attached to the outer periphery of the fan case by an attachment means.

3. The fan case includes: a container-shaped first case having an opening on one side and the air exhaust port formed on the bottom; a second case in the form of a lid that is detachably attached to the opening of the first case, the lid having the air inlet provided therein; a first flange extending in an outer peripheral direction is provided on an outer edge of the opening of the first case; a second flange extending in the outer circumferential direction is provided on the outer periphery of the second case, a locking portion is provided on a surface of the first flange opposite to the second flange, The air blower for air-cooled clothing according to claim 1, wherein the ion case is provided with an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion.

4. 4. The air-cooled clothing blower according to claim 3, wherein a part of the ion case has an abutment surface that abuts against the surface of the first flange of the first case opposite to the second flange when the engaging portion of the ion case is engaged with the locking portion of the first case.

5. 5. The air-cooled clothing blower according to claim 4, wherein the ion case is attached to the first case with an attachment member, with the engaging portion of the ion case engaged with the locking portion of the first case and the abutment surface of the ion case abutting against the surface of the first flange of the first case opposite the second flange.

6. The ion case is a container-shaped ion case having an ion case bottom facing a surface of the first flange of the first case opposite to the second flange, the abutment surface being provided on the ion case bottom, and an opening being provided on the side opposite to the first flange; a lid-shaped ion case attached to the opening of the ion case, The air-cooled clothing blower according to claim 5, wherein the lid-shaped ion case is provided with an air guide portion that guides a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case toward the air inlet of the ion case.

7. An air-cooled suit comprising an air-cooled suit fan as described in any one of claims 1 to 6 and a suit body having an attachment hole for attaching the air-cooled suit fan.

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