Cooling clothes

Abstract

To provide a cooling garment capable of improving cooling effect of a neck portion.SOLUTION: A cooling garment 1 includes: at least a front body 2; a back body 3; a collar 4; and blower attaching parts 5. Raglan edges 8 are provided at upper right and left sides of the back body 3. The collar 4 is composed of a raglan collar 9 in which an upper end of the back body 3 extends to an upper end of the collar 4; and a left collar 10 and a right collar 11, which are arranged at the right and left of the raglan collar 9. A lining fabric is provided in at least an area sandwiched between the right and left raglan edges 8 on an inner side of the back body 3. Right and left portions of the lining fabric are attached to back portions of the right and left raglan edges 8 or the vicinity, and both sides of an upper end of the lining fabric 20 are attached to connection parts between the raglan collar 9 and the left collar 10 and the right collar 11 or the vicinity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooling garment that cools a user wearing the garment by taking in air into the garment by a blower, passing it through the garment, and discharging it outside the garment.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in this type of cooling garment, the following have been proposed as structures that do not impair the aesthetics of the garment and enhance the cooling effect by taking heat away from the back side of the neck. That is, in the proposed cooling garment, a lining is joined to the inside of the back body to form a two-layer structure. In addition, the back body has inclined left and right Raglan edges, the width of the collar edge sandwiched between the Raglan edges is made longer than the width of the upper edge of the lining corresponding to the collar edge on the lining, and the lining has a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view with curved lining side edges that widen downward on the left and right. Furthermore, by joining the left and right lining side edges of the lining to the respective Raglan edges of the back body with both ends of the collar edge and the upper edge of the lining aligned, the collar edge is bulged outward of the garment with respect to the upper edge of the lining, and a passage for air that gradually bulges downward from below toward the collar is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view (a similar configuration is described in, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

[0003] That is, in this cooling garment, without bending the collar, a passage for air that gradually bulges downward from below toward the collar in the range of the lining is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view. Since the passage for air is formed by gradually bulging downward toward the collar, the aesthetics of the air-conditioning garment are not impaired. In addition, the passage for air has a wide inlet, a narrow outlet formed at the base of the neck, and is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape that bulges backward, so that air can be collected on the back side of the neck and smoothly discharged, and the cooling effect can be enhanced by taking heat away from the back side of the neck.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6601703 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 7365083 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0005] The problem with the conventional examples mentioned above is that it is difficult to create an airflow along the nape of the neck. In other words, in the conventional example described above, a band-shaped collar is provided above the front and back panels, surrounding the wearer's neck. A band-shaped collar stiffener is also provided within this collar, similar to the collar itself, so the collar maintains an upright, approximately circular shape. Therefore, even if air is collected on the back of the neck, it flows out along the inner surface of the collar when it is upright. As a result, most of the air rises away from the nape of the neck, and consequently, the cooling effect cannot be enhanced.

[0006] Furthermore, in order to deflect the airflow at the nape of the neck toward the nape of the neck, a design has been proposed in which the upper part of the rectangular fabric constituting the stand-up collar is left open by a length L1 in the center, and the fabric is folded back and overlapped in the left and right directions at two points, and the section between the overlapping parts is tilted forward to change the airflow toward the nape of the neck (for example, see Patent Document 2 below for a similar configuration). However, in this example as well, similar to the prior art mentioned above, the stand-up collar is a horizontal strip and has a core material inside, making it difficult to tilt the stand-up collar towards the neck. As a result, most of the air rises away from the neck, and consequently, the cooling effect cannot be enhanced.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention aims to enhance the cooling effect on the neck area. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] To achieve this objective, the cooling garment of the present invention comprises at least a front body, a back body, a collar, and a fan mounting section. The upper left and right sides of the back body are provided with raglan edges, and the collar constitutes the back portion of the collar. The upper end of the back body is formed by a raglan collar extending to the upper end of the collar, and left and right collars positioned to the left and right of the raglan collar. Inside the back body, at least the area sandwiched between the left and right raglan edges is provided with a lining. The left and right portions of this lining are attached to the back portion of the left and right raglan edges, or nearby, and both sides of the upper end of this lining are attached to the connecting portion between the raglan collar and the left and right collars, or nearby. Furthermore, in the cooling garment of the present invention, the raglan collar is trapezoidal in shape, with the upper edge of the raglan collar being shorter than the lower edge of the raglan collar, when the portion of the raglan collar corresponding to the lower edge of the left and right collars is defined as the lower edge of the raglan collar. Furthermore, in the cooling garment of the present invention, the raglan collar is made trapezoidal by folding the upper part of the raglan collar inward. Furthermore, the raglan collar in the cooling garment of the present invention is constructed by layering a trapezoidal reverse raglan collar on the reverse side of the upper part of the raglan collar. Furthermore, the cooling garment of the present invention has a configuration in which a trapezoidal raglan collar core is provided between the front and back sides of the raglan collar, with the upper edge being shorter than the lower edge. Furthermore, the cooling garment of the present invention has a configuration in which a long, narrow gusset forming material is provided between a gusset forming area on the back of the garment, at least below the lower edge of the raglan collar and extending to the upper edge of the raglan collar, and a corresponding gusset forming area on the opposite side. One long side of the gusset forming material is attached to the gusset forming area on the back of the garment, and the other long side of the gusset forming material is attached to the gusset forming area on the opposite side. The upper end of the gusset forming area on the back of the garment and the upper end of the gusset forming area on the opposite side are brought close together and fixed together with the upper end of the gusset forming material. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] As described above, the cooling garment of the present invention comprises at least a front body, a back body, a collar, and a fan mounting section. The upper left and right sides of the back body are provided with raglan edges, and the collar constitutes the back portion of the collar. The upper end of the back body is extended to the upper end of the collar, and the garment is composed of a raglan collar and left and right collars positioned to the left and right of the raglan collar. Inside the back body, at least the area sandwiched between the left and right raglan edges is provided with a lining. The left and right portions of this lining are attached to the back side of the left and right raglan edges or nearby, and both sides of the upper end of this lining are attached to the connection section between the raglan collar and the left and right collars or nearby. This configuration enhances the cooling effect on the neck area.

[0010] In other words, in the present invention, the collar is composed of a raglan collar, which is formed by extending the upper edge of the back body to the upper edge of the collar, and left and right collars, which are positioned to the left and right of the raglan collar. As a result, air collected by the lining provided on the inside of the back body, at least in the area sandwiched between the left and right raglan edges, can be effectively directed towards the neck, thereby enhancing the cooling effect on the neck area. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] Front view of a cooling garment according to one embodiment of the present invention [Figure 2] Rear view of the cooling garment. [Figure 3] Diagram of the cooling garment [Figure 4] Diagram of the cooling garment [Figure 5] Partial front view of the cooling garment. [Figure 6] Partial view of the back of the cooling garment. [Figure 7] Partial front view of the cooling garment. [Figure 8] Partial perspective view of the cooling garment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooling garment according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof. The cooling garment 1 of the present embodiment includes left and right front body parts 2, a back body part 3, a collar 4, and a blower attachment part 5. The front body parts 2 are arranged on the left and right and can be opened and closed by a fastener 6. In this example, the blower attachment part 5 is constituted by a through hole 7 provided in the back body part 3.

[0013] What is characteristic in the present embodiment is the following configuration. (1) As shown in FIG. 2, at the upper left and right of the back body part 3, a Raglan edge 8 extending to the collar 4 is provided. (2) The collar 4 is constituted by a Raglan collar 9 that extends the upper end of the back body part 3 to the upper end of the collar 4, and left and right collars 10 and 11 arranged on the left and right of the Raglan collar 9. The Raglan collar 9 constitutes the part behind the collar 4. Such a configuration will be described using FIGS. 3 to 7 as well. In addition, in the back body part 3 of FIG. 3, the description focuses on the configuration using the Raglan edge 8, and the through hole 7 is omitted.

[0014] In FIGS. 1 to 4, 12 is an upper sleeve part, 13 is a front sleeve part, and 14 is a rear sleeve part, and the sleeve is constituted by these upper sleeve part 12, front sleeve part 13, and rear sleeve part 14. As a point of attention, the Raglan edge 8 shown in FIG. 2 is constituted by running parallel the back body Raglan edge 8a of the back body part 3 and the opposing side Raglan edge 12a of the upper sleeve part 12 facing this.

[0015] Next, the Raglan collar 9 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the Raglan collar 9 is formed by folding back an inverted trapezoidal back side Raglan collar 9a provided at the upper part of the back body part 3 inward as shown in FIG. 4 to form a trapezoidal shape. In other words, as shown in Figure 2, the raglan collar 9 has a trapezoidal shape in which, when the portion of the raglan collar 9 that spans both sides 10a and 11a, corresponding to the lower edge 10a of the left collar 10 and the lower edge 11a of the right collar 11, is defined as the lower edge 9b of the raglan collar, the upper edge 9c of the raglan collar is shorter than the lower edge 9b of the raglan collar.

[0016] In contrast, the left collar 10 and the right collar 11 are rectangular in shape, extending horizontally, and a collar stiffener (15 in Figure 5) extending horizontally is placed between the front and back fabrics that make up the left collar 10 and the right collar 11. In contrast, since the raglan collar 9 is trapezoidal as described above, a trapezoidal collar stay (16 in Figure 5) with a shorter top edge than the bottom edge is placed between the surface fabric and the reverse side of the raglan collar 9a.

[0017] Next, we will describe the elongated gusset-forming material 17 shown in Figures 3 and 4. This gusset-forming material 17 is rectangular and elongated, with a seam 17a at the central axis in the longitudinal direction. By folding it at this central axis, it forms a V-shape that spreads out on both sides with the central axis as the base (see Figures 5 and 6). The bottom of the V-shape is positioned on the front panel 2 side (the inside of the cooling garment 1), and the wider side of the V-shape is positioned on the back panel 3 and the upper sleeve part 12 side. In other words, by fixing one long side of the gusset forming material 17 to the back body 3 and the other long side to the upper sleeve part 12, gussets are formed between the raglan collar 9 and the left collar 10, and between the raglan collar 9 and the right collar 11 (see Figure 6).

[0018] I will explain this part in more detail. As shown in Figure 2, the raglan edge 8a portion of the back body 3 is defined as a gusset formation area 18 on the back body side, extending from at least below the lower edge 9b portion of the raglan collar to the upper edge 9c portion of the raglan collar. Furthermore, the opposing raglan edge 12a portion of the upper sleeve part 12, which is opposite the raglan edge 8a of the back body, is defined as an opposing gusset formation area 19, extending from at least below the lower edge 10a of the left collar 10 and the lower edge 11a of the right collar 11 to the upper edge of the left collar 10 and the upper edge of the right collar 11, which are aligned with the upper edge 9c of the raglan collar. Furthermore, the elongated gusset forming material 17 is provided between the gusset forming area 18 on the back body side and the opposing gusset forming area 19 that is opposite to and corresponds to the gusset forming area 18 on the back body side. Then, one long side of the gusset forming material 17 is attached to the back body side gusset forming area 18, and the other long side of the gusset forming material 17 is attached to the opposing side gusset forming area 19, thereby forming gussets with the gusset forming material 17 between the raglan collar 9 and the left collar 10, and between the raglan collar 9 and the right collar 11.

[0019] Furthermore, as described above, this gusset is formed in the raglan edge 8a portion of the back body 3, with the gusset formation area 18 extending from at least below the lower edge 9b portion of the raglan collar to the upper edge 9c portion of the raglan collar, and the opposing gusset formation area 19 is set accordingly. Therefore, a gusset can be formed between the back body gusset formation area 18 and the opposing gusset formation area 19 in the raglan collar 9, from below the lower edge 9b portion of the raglan collar to the upper edge 9c portion of the raglan collar.

[0020] Next, using Figures 5 and 7, we will describe the lining 20 provided on the inside of the back panel 3, at least in the area sandwiched between the left and right raglan edges 8. This lining 20 has a mesh-like structure, and when viewed from the front, it has a trapezoidal shape with the top edge shorter than the bottom edge. The left and right portions of this lining 20 are attached along the raglan edge 8, to its reverse side or nearby. However, the left and right portions of the lining 20 are fixed to the opposing gusset formation area 19 on the outside of the gusset forming material 17, in the case of the gusset formation area 18 on the back body side and the opposing gusset formation area 19 on the opposite side. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 7, the left and right portions of the lining 20 are fixed to the left collar 10 and right collar 11 on the outside of the gusset forming material 17 between the raglan collar 9 and the left collar 10, and between the raglan collar 9 and the right collar 11. Furthermore, the lower and upper edges of the lining 20 are not fixed to the back panel 3, the left collar 10, or the right collar 11, thereby creating a tubular passage in the vertical direction between the lining 20 and the back panel 3. Furthermore, since this cylindrical passage is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, the air from the blower attached to the through-hole 7 can effectively collect a portion of the air rising between the front body 2 and the back body 3 and supply it to the raglan collar 9.

[0021] In this configuration, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, the upper end of the gusset forming area 18 on the back body side and the upper end of the gusset forming area 19 on the opposite side are brought close together and fixed together with the upper end of the gusset forming material 17. In other words, the gusset formed by the gusset-forming material 17 is eliminated at the top of the raglan collar 9, and as a result, the air rising between the lining 20 and the back body 3 can be deflected towards the neck side at the raglan collar 9, as shown in Figure 8. In other words, a tubular passage is formed in the vertical direction between the lining 20 and the back panel 3, and in this passage, the gusset forming material 17 causes the back panel 3 to bulge outwards towards the back. However, by bringing the upper end of the back panel side gusset forming area 18 and the upper end of the opposing side gusset forming area 19 close together and fixing them together with the upper end of the gusset forming material 17, the gusset formed by the gusset forming material 17 is eliminated at the top of the raglan collar 9. As a result, the air passage, which bulges outwards towards the back at the bottom, has no gusset at the top of the raglan collar 9, and consequently the air passage is inclined towards the neck, thereby making it possible to deflect the airflow towards the neck. Furthermore, since the raglan collar 9 is connected to the left collar 10 and right collar 11 via the gusset forming material 17, the raglan collar 9 can easily be displaced toward the neck on its own. As a result, the air passage is tilted toward the neck, which allows the airflow to be deflected toward the neck.

[0022] Furthermore, as can be seen from Figure 2, in this embodiment, even though the airflow is directed towards the neck, a wide display area 21 can be formed on the back side of the back panel 3, making it easy to place designs, text, etc. In the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the raglan collar 9 is formed by folding inward the inverted trapezoidal reverse raglan collar 9a provided on the upper part of the back body 3, as shown in Figure 4. However, the inverted trapezoidal reverse raglan collar 9a may be made as a separate piece of trapezoidal reverse raglan collar 9a, and this can be layered on the back of the upper part of the raglan collar 9.

[0023] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Furthermore, various design modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the matters described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 cooling garment 2 Front 3. Back 4 collars 5. Blower mounting section 6 zippers 7 Through hole 8 Raglan Border 8a Raglan trim on the back 9 Raglan collar 9a Raglan collar on the reverse side 9b Raglan collar lower edge 9c Raglan collar top 10 left collar 10a Lower edge of the left collar 11 Right collar 11a Lower edge of the right collar 12 Upper sleeve parts 12a Opposite side raglan edge 13 Front sleeve parts 14. Rear sleeve parts 15 Collar core 16. Collar stays (raglan collar stays) 17 Gusset forming material 18 Back panel gusset formation area 19 Opposite side gusset formation area 20 Lining 21 Display Area

Claims

1. It comprises at least a front panel, a back panel, a collar, and a fan mounting section, Raglan edges are provided on the upper left and right sides of the aforementioned back panel. The aforementioned collar constitutes the back portion of the collar and is composed of a raglan collar, which extends the upper edge of the back bodice to the upper edge of the collar, and a left collar and a right collar positioned to the left and right of this raglan collar. On the inside of the aforementioned back panel, at least the area sandwiched between the left and right raglan edges is lined, and the left and right portions of this lining are attached to the back side of the left and right raglan edges, or to their vicinity. The upper edges of this lining are attached to the connection point between the raglan collar and the left and right collars, or to the vicinity thereof. When the portion of the raglan collar corresponding to the lower edges of the left and right collars is defined as the lower edge of the raglan collar, the upper edge of the raglan collar is made shorter than this lower edge, creating a trapezoidal shape. In the raglan edge portion of the back body, a long, narrow gusset forming material is provided between the back body side gusset forming area, which extends from at least below the lower edge portion of the raglan collar to the upper edge portion of the raglan collar, and the opposing side gusset forming area corresponding to this back body side gusset forming area. One of the longer sides of this gusset forming material is attached to the gusset forming area on the back panel side. The other long side of the gusset forming material is attached to the opposing gusset forming area. A cooling garment in which the upper end of the gusset forming area on the back body side and the upper end of the gusset forming area on the opposite side are brought close together and fixed together with the upper end of the gusset forming material.

2. The cooling garment according to claim 1, wherein the raglan collar is folded inward at the top of the raglan collar to form a trapezoid shape.

3. The cooling garment according to claim 1, wherein the raglan collar is configured by overlapping a trapezoidal reverse raglan collar on the reverse side of the upper part of the raglan collar.

4. The cooling garment according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a trapezoidal raglan collar stiffener, whose upper edge is shorter than its lower edge, is provided between the front and back sides of the raglan collar.

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