Air-cooled garment blower

Abstract

To provide an air cooling clothing blower which improves usability.SOLUTION: An air cooling clothing blower 4 comprises a fan case 8 in which an air inflow port is provided at one end opening side (outside a clothing body) of a cylindrical wind tunnel 5, and an air discharge port 7 is provided at the other end opening side (inside the clothing body) of the wind tunnel 5, a fan disposed inside this fan case 8, a motor that rotatably drives this fan, an attachment flange 11 disposed to extend toward this wind tunnel 5 in its outer peripheral direction at the wind tunnel 5 outer periphery portion of the fan case 8, and an attachment ring 12 which is detachably mounted at the air discharge port 7 side of the attachment flange 11 at the wind tunnel 5 outer periphery part of the fan case 8 and uses the attachment flange 11 to sandwich the air cooling clothing from its front and back surfaces, and an ion generating device is provided at the attachment ring 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an air-cooling clothing blower.

Background Art

[0002] An air-cooling clothing blower has been developed for an air-cooling clothing worn on the clothing body and has received much attention. Further, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2018-113217 (Patent Document 1), as detailed in its (Embodiment 5) and FIG. 16, it has been proposed to attach the ion generator 101 detailed in (Embodiment 1) and FIGS. 1 to 7 to the air circulation clothing 201. As detailed in paragraph (0039), this air circulation clothing 201 introduces air into the air circulation clothing 201 by the ion generator 101 and cools it to achieve a comfortable state, and also has a deodorizing effect by introducing air containing ions. Furthermore, paragraphs (0032) to (0035) describe that the ion generating element 1 can be removed by removing the second part 16 of the ion generator 104. That is, when some defect occurs in the ion generating element 1, it is only necessary to replace the integrated second part 16 and ion generating element 1 with a new one.

[0003] Detailed technical explanations regarding the ion generator 101 are described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-95731 (Patent Document 2) and the like.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Summary of the Invention

[0005] In the above (Patent Document 1), by introducing air into the air-circulating garment 201, not only is a cooling effect from the wind obtained, but a deodorizing effect is also obtained by introducing air containing ions. However, this (Patent Document 1) does not disclose how the ion generator 101 is attached to the air-circulating garment 201. For example, if the ion generator 101 is fixed to the air-circulating garment 201, there is a concern that the ion generator 101 may be damaged by submersion in water or other means when the air-circulating garment 201 is washed if it becomes soiled with sweat or other substances. Therefore, in (Patent Document 1), it is also conceivable that the ion generating element 1 may be removed during washing. However, even at that time, the fan and other components are still attached to the air circulation garment 201, so there is a risk of the fan being damaged.

[0006] On the other hand, making the fan portion detachable from the air-circulating garment 201 is a known technique, as described, for example, in paragraph (0017) of Japanese Patent Publication No. 5958923 (Patent Document 3). However, if an ion generator 101 is newly installed, it becomes necessary to attach or detach the ion generator 101 to the air-circulating garment 201 in addition to the fan, which may worsen work efficiency.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention aims to ensure that the presence of an ion generator does not hinder work efficiency when attaching or removing a fan for a cooling garment from a cooling garment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] To achieve this objective, the fan for air-cooled clothing of the present invention comprises a fan case having an air inlet on one end of the wind tunnel opening and an air outlet on the other end of the wind tunnel opening, a fan disposed within the fan case, a motor that rotates the fan, a mounting flange extending outward from the outer circumference of the wind tunnel of the fan case, and a mounting ring detachably attached to the air outlet side of the mounting flange on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel of the fan case, which sandwiches the air-cooled clothing from its front and back sides with the mounting flange, and an ion generator is provided on the mounting ring. Furthermore, the ion generator in the air-cooling clothing fan of the present invention comprises an ion case integrated with the mounting ring and an ion generating element housed within the ion case. The ion case has an inner portion that covers a part of the air outlet and an outer portion that extends from the inner portion in the direction of the outer circumference of the air outlet. The inner portion is provided with an air intake port for taking in air discharged from the air outlet, and at least one of the inner portion and the outer portion is provided with an ion outlet for releasing ions generated by the ion generating element to the outside of the ion case. Furthermore, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention is configured such that the inner part of the ion case of the ion generator covers less than half of the opening area of ​​the air outlet. Furthermore, the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention is configured such that an engaging portion is provided in the wind tunnel portion of the fan case or the mounting flange portion, which is opposite to the ion case portion, and a locking portion is provided in the wind tunnel portion of the fan case or the mounting flange portion, which is opposite to this engaging portion via the central portion of the air outlet, and which is locked to the locking portion of the mounting ring. Furthermore, in the blower for air-cooled clothing of the present invention, the engaging portion provided on the mounting flange is claw-shaped, and the engaged portion provided on the ion case is configured to have a hole shape into which the claw-shaped engaging portion engages. Furthermore, the air-cooling clothing fan of the present invention is configured such that a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case flows into the ion case through a perforated engaging portion provided in the ion case. Furthermore, the fan for air-cooled clothing of the present invention comprises a fan case having an air inlet on one end of the wind tunnel opening and an air outlet on the other end of the wind tunnel opening, a fan disposed inside the fan case, a motor that rotates the fan, a mounting flange extending outward from the outer circumference of the wind tunnel of the fan case, and a mounting ring detachably attached to the air outlet side of the mounting flange on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel of the fan case, which sandwiches the air-cooled clothing from its front and back sides with the mounting flange, and an ion generator provided in the area of ​​the air outlet portion of the fan case that fits within the opening diameter of the mounting ring. Furthermore, the ion generator in the air-cooled clothing fan of the present invention comprises an ion case provided at the air outlet of the fan case and an ion generating element provided inside the ion case. The ion case is provided with an air intake port on the side of the fan case that receives air from the air outlet, and the outer surface of the ion case is provided with an ion discharge port that releases ions generated by the ion generating element to the outside of the ion case. Furthermore, in the air-cooled clothing blower of the present invention, the outer diameter of the ion case is made smaller than the outer diameter of the air outlet of the fan case, so that the air discharged from the air outlet flows both inside and outside the ion case. Furthermore, the mounting ring of the air-cooled clothing fan of the present invention is provided with an engaged portion that engages with the air tunnel portion of the fan case or an engaging portion provided on the mounting flange, and the portion of the mounting ring facing the central part of the air outlet is provided with a locked portion that engages with the air tunnel portion of the fan case or a locking portion provided on the mounting flange, and the ion case portion facing the locked portion of the mounting ring is provided with an inwardly recessed portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] As described above, with the air-cooled clothing fan of the present invention, the presence of the ion generator does not hinder work efficiency when attaching the air-cooled clothing fan to the air-cooled clothing using the mounting ring, or when removing it from the air-cooled clothing, resulting in improved work efficiency.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0010] [Figure 1] Rear view of an air-cooled garment with an air-cooling blower for garments according to an embodiment of the present invention [Figure 2] Partial cut-away sectional view of the air-cooled garment [Figure 3] Exploded perspective view of the air-cooling blower for garments [Figure 4] Exploded perspective view of the air-cooling blower for garments [Figure 5] Perspective view of the mounting ring of the air-cooling blower for garments [Figure 6] Control block diagram of the air-cooling blower for garments [Figure 7] Partial cut-away sectional view of an air-cooled garment with an air-cooling blower for garments according to another embodiment of the present invention [Figure 8] Rear view of the air-cooling blower for garments [Figure 9] Exploded perspective view of the air-cooling blower for garments

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an air-cooled garment. An air-cooling blower 4 for garments is detachably attached to circular attachment holes 3 provided on the left and right of the lower back of the garment body 2 as shown in FIG. 2. That is, the air-cooling blower 4 for garments blows the air outside the garment body 2 into the garment body 2, and cools the body wearing the garment body 2 with the blown air.

[0012] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the fan fan 4 for air-cooled clothing comprises a fan case 8 having an air inlet 6 at one end opening of a cylindrical air tunnel 5 (outside the clothing body 2) and an air outlet 7 at the other end opening of the air tunnel 5 (inside the clothing body 2), a fan 9 disposed inside the fan case 8, a motor 10 that rotates the fan 9, a mounting flange 11 extending outward from the outer circumference of the air tunnel 5 of the fan case 8, and a mounting ring 12 that is detachably attached to the side of the mounting flange 11 that has an air outlet 7 on the outer circumference of the air tunnel 5 of the fan case 8, and sandwiches the clothing body 2 from its front and back sides with the mounting flange 11, and an ion generator 13 is provided on the mounting ring 12. The ion generator 13 comprises an ion case 14 integrated with the mounting ring 12 and an ion generating element 15 housed within the ion case 14. The ion case 14 is integrated with the air outlet 7 side of the mounting ring 12 and consists of a container portion 16 having an opening on the air outlet 7 side and a lid portion 17 that is fitted onto the opening of the container portion 16. The ion generating element 15 and its control board 18 are housed inside. As shown in Figure 2, the ion case 14 has an inner portion 19 that covers a part of the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, and an outer portion 20 that extends from the inner portion 19 in the direction of the outer circumference of the air outlet 7. The inner portion 19 is provided with a plurality of air intake ports 21 for taking in air discharged from the air outlet 7. As shown in Figure 5, an ion outlet 21a is provided on the side surface of the lid portion 17 in the outer portion 20 to release ions generated by the ion generating element 15 to the outside of the ion case 14.

[0013] The ion outlet 21a may be provided on the lid portion 17 of the inner portion 19 of the ion case 14, but the top surface of the lid portion 17 is close to the human body, which increases airflow resistance. Therefore, providing it on the side of the lid portion 17 reduces airflow resistance and makes it easier to spread ions inside the garment body 2. Furthermore, the inner portion 19 of the ion case 14 is provided with multiple air intake ports 21 for taking in air discharged from the air outlet 7. However, the area of ​​the inner portion 19 of the ion case 14 that covers the air outlet 7 is less than half the opening area of ​​the air outlet 7. The reason for this is to ensure a sufficient amount of air is discharged into the garment body 2 from the air outlet 7.

[0014] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ion case 14 protrudes towards the body from the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, so a space is formed between the air outlet 7 and the body, which allows air to be blown out from the air outlet 7 more smoothly.

[0015] Next, we will describe a configuration in which the mounting ring 12 is detachably attached to the air outlet 7 side of the mounting flange 11 on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel 5 of the fan case 8. The fan case 8 facing the ion case 14 is provided with an engaging portion 23 on the air duct 5 or mounting flange 11 that engages with the engaged portion 22 of the ion case 14, and the fan case 8 is provided with a locking portion 25 on the portion opposite the engaging portion 23 to the center of the air outlet 7 that locks with the locked portion 24 of the mounting ring 12. Specifically, the air-cooled clothing blower 4 of this embodiment is provided with a claw-shaped engaging portion 23 that engages with a hole-shaped engaging portion 22 provided in the ion case 14 as shown in Figure 4, on the air tunnel 5 portion of the fan case 8 or on the mounting flange 11 portion, which are opposite the inner portion 19 of the ion case 14. The perforated engaging portion 22 provided in the ion case 14 penetrates both the inside and outside of the ion case 14, and moreover, this engaging portion 22 is located in the inner part 19 of the ion case 14, in a position that covers the air outlet 7. Therefore, through the engaged portion 22 with this hole shape, a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8 flows into the ion case 14.

[0016] Next, the wind tunnel 5 portion of the fan case 8, or the mounting flange 11 portion, which faces the engaging portion 23 via the central portion of the air outlet 7, is provided with a locking portion 25 for locking the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12, as shown in Figure 3. Furthermore, the locking portion 25 of the fan case 8 is a through-hole shape, and the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12 is provided with a claw-shaped projection 26 that moves in and out from the outside of the through-hole shaped locking portion 25, as shown in Figure 5. Furthermore, the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12 has a base that is integrated with the mounting ring 12, then extends upward as shown in Figure 5, then curves and bends downward, and extends further downward, thereby biasing the projection 26 inward of the mounting ring 12, that is, toward the locking portion 25 with a through-hole shape.

[0017] In the above configuration, when attaching the cooling garment fan 4 to the cooling garment 1, first, the air outlet 7 side of the fan case 8 is inserted into the garment body 2 from the outer surface side of the garment body 2, passing through the mounting hole 3. At that point, the insertion process stops when the mounting flange 11 of the fan case 8 comes into contact with the outer circumference of the mounting hole 3 on the surface side of the garment body 2, as shown in Figure 2. Next, within the garment body 2, the mounting ring 12 is detachably attached to the air outlet 7 side of the mounting flange 11 on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel 5 of the fan case 8. In this case, first, the engaged portion 22 of the mounting ring 12 is engaged with the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8 in Figure 4. Then, the locked portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 is rotated toward the mounting flange 11 side using the engaging portion 23 as an axis, and the projection 26 of the locked portion 24 is locked into the through-hole shaped locking portion 25, thereby allowing the cooling garment fan 4 to be attached to the cooling garment 1. In this state, the outer circumference of the mounting hole 3 of the garment body 2 is sandwiched between the mounting flange 11 and the mounting ring 12 on the front and back surfaces of the garment body 2, and the air-cooling garment fan 4 is attached to the air-cooling garment 1.

[0018] In this state, insert the plug 28 of the power cord 27 into the outlet 29 of the fan case 8, and then connect the plug 30 of the power cord 27 to the battery 31 shown in Figure 6, thereby enabling the power supply operation of the air-cooling clothing fan 4.

[0019] In Figure 6, 31a is a DC-DC converter provided on the control board 18. In the state shown in Figure 2, when the motor 10 and ion generator 13 are driven, the fan 9 drives air from outside the garment body 2 into the fan case 8 through the air inlet 6, and then blows it into the garment body 2 through the air outlet 7, thereby providing air cooling inside the garment body 2.

[0020] At this time, some of the air ejected from the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8 is pushed into the ion case 14 through the air intake 21 and the hole-shaped engaging portion 22 of the ion case 14. An ion generating element 15 is provided inside the ion case 14. This ion generating element 15 is the same as those described in (Prior Reference 1) and (Prior Reference 2), and generates positive and negative ions from electrodes 15a and 15b of the ion generating element 15. Therefore, the positive and negative ions generated in the ion case 14 are released into the garment body 2 from the ion outlet 21a, and deodorizing and sterilizing effects are performed, similar to those described in (Prior Reference 1) and (Prior Reference 2).

[0021] Next, we will explain how to remove the air-cooling garment fan 4 from the garment body 2. At this time, first, in the state shown in Figure 2, the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12 shown in Figure 5 is operated outward, the projection 26 of the locking portion 24 is released from the through-hole shaped locking portion 25, and the side of the mounting ring 12 with the locking portion 24 is lifted towards the air outlet 7. Initially, when lifting the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 toward the air outlet 7, the engaging portion 22 of the mounting ring 12 is engaged with the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8. Using this as a pivot, the work of lifting the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 toward the air outlet 7 is performed.

[0022] A distinctive feature of this embodiment is that the ion case 14 is integrated with the mounting ring 12, the engaged portion 22 of the mounting ring 12 is provided on the inner portion 19 of the ion case 14, and the ion case 14 is also provided with an outer portion 20. As described above, the ion generator 13 of this embodiment comprises an ion case 14 integrated with the mounting ring 12 and an ion generating element 15 housed within the ion case 14. The ion case 14 is integrated with the air outlet 7 side of the mounting ring 12 and consists of a container portion 16 having an opening on the air outlet 7 side and a lid portion 17 that is fitted onto the opening of the container portion 16. The ion generating element 15 and its control board 18 are housed inside. As shown in Figure 2, the ion case 14 has an inner portion 19 that covers a part of the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, and an outer portion 20 that extends in the direction of the outer circumference of the air outlet 7. The inner portion 19 is provided with a plurality of air intake ports 21 for taking in air discharged from the air outlet 7. As shown in Figure 5, an ion outlet 21a is provided on the side surface of the lid portion 17 in the outer portion 20 to release ions generated by the ion generating element 15 to the outside of the ion case 14.

[0023] With the above configuration, when removing the air-cooled clothing fan 4 from the garment body 2, the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12 shown in Figure 5 is operated outward, the projection 26 of the locking portion 24 is released from the through-hole shaped locking portion 25, and the side of the mounting ring 12 with the locking portion 24 is lifted towards the air outlet 7. In this process, when initially lifting the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 toward the air outlet 7, the engaging portion 22 of the mounting ring 12 is engaged with the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8. Using this as a pivot, the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 can be lifted toward the air outlet 7. Furthermore, as the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12 is lifted toward the air outlet 7, the weight of the fan case 8 causes the engaging portion 22 of the mounting ring 12 to slide outward from the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8. This easily disengages the engaging portion 23 and the engaging portion 22, allowing the mounting ring 12 to be easily removed from the fan case 8, resulting in efficient work. Furthermore, and most importantly, when attaching or removing the mounting ring 12 to the fan case 8, it is not necessary to attach or remove the ion generator 13 separately, resulting in improved workability.

[0024] (Embodiment 2) Figures 7 to 9 illustrate other embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, the same components as in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and described accordingly. Similar to Figure 1, the air-cooling garment fan 32 is detachably attached to the circular mounting holes 3 located on the left and right sides of the lower back of the garment body 2, as shown in Figure 2. In other words, the air-cooling garment fan 32 blows air from outside the garment body 2 into the garment body 2, and this air cools the body wearing the garment body 2.

[0025] As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the fan fan 32 for air-cooled clothing comprises a fan case 8 having an air inlet 6 at one end opening of a cylindrical air tunnel 5 (outside the clothing body 2) and an air outlet 7 at the other end opening of the air tunnel 5 (inside the clothing body 2), a fan 9 disposed inside the fan case 8, a motor 10 that rotates the fan 9, a mounting flange 11 extending outward from the outer circumference of the air tunnel 5 of the fan case 8, and a mounting ring 12a that is detachably attached to the side of the mounting flange 11 that is the air outlet 7 on the outer circumference of the air tunnel 5 of the fan case 8, and sandwiches the clothing body 2 from its front and back sides with the mounting flange 11, and an ion generator 13a is provided in the area of ​​the air outlet 7 portion of the fan case 8 that fits within the opening diameter of the mounting ring 12a.

[0026] The ion generator 13a comprises an ion case 33 provided at the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, and an ion generating element 15 provided inside the ion case 33. The ion generator 13a is fixed to the fan case 8. In addition, both this embodiment and the above embodiment are provided with a mesh-like guard at the air outlet 7 and air inlet 6 to prevent hands or other objects from touching the fan 9. Therefore, the ion case 33 is configured to be located on the outside of the guard of the air outlet 7.

[0027] The ion case 33 has a frustoconical shape (with the air intake 34 on the bottom surface of the frustoconical) with an air intake 34 on the side of the fan case 8 that takes in air from the air exhaust 7. The outer surface and top surface of this frustoconical are provided with ion outlets 35 that release ions generated by the ion generating element 15 to the outside of the ion case 33. Furthermore, the outer diameter of the air intake port 34, the outer periphery, and the top surface of the ion case 33 are made smaller than the outer diameter of the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, so that the air discharged from the air outlet 7 flows both inside and outside the ion case 33. Furthermore, the outer diameter of the air intake port 34 of the ion case 33, as well as the outer diameters of the outer circumferential surface and the top surface, are smaller than the opening diameter of the mounting ring 12a. Based on the above results, the ion generator 13a is installed in the air intake port 34 of the ion case 33 in an area that fits within the opening diameter of the mounting ring 12a.

[0028] The mounting ring 12a is provided with an engaged portion 22a that engages with an engaging portion 23 provided on the wind tunnel 5 of the fan case 8 or the mounting flange 11, and the mounting ring 12a is provided with a locked portion 24 on the portion opposite the engaged portion 22a relative to the central portion of the mounting ring 12a, which engages with a locking portion 25 provided on the fan case 8 on the opposite side of the engaging portion 23 relative to the central portion of the air outlet 7. Specifically, the mounting ring 12a is provided with a flat plate-shaped engaged portion 22a that engages with the air duct 5 of the fan case 8 or a claw-shaped engaging portion 23 provided on the mounting flange 11. In addition, the portion of the mounting ring 12a facing the engaged portion 22a via the central part of the air outlet 7 is provided with a locked portion 24 (the same configuration as the locked portion 24 in Figure 5) that locks with the locking portion 25 provided on the air duct 5 of the fan case 8 or the mounting flange 11. Furthermore, the ion case 33 portion facing the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12a is provided with an inwardly recessed recess 33a. The ion generator 13a has a configuration in which an ion generating element 15 and its control board 18 are housed within the ion case 33.

[0029] Next, we will describe a configuration in which the mounting ring 12a is detachably attached to the air outlet 7 side of the mounting flange 11 on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel 5 of the fan case 8. In this embodiment, the air-cooled clothing fan 32 has a mounting ring 12a that has a flat plate-shaped engaged portion 22a that engages with the air duct 5 of the fan case 8 or a claw-shaped engaging portion 23 provided on the mounting flange 11. Furthermore, the portion of the mounting ring 12a that faces the engaged portion 22a via the central part of the air outlet 7 has a locked portion 24 (the same configuration as the locked portion 24 in Figure 5) that locks with the locking portion 25 provided on the air duct 5 of the fan case 8 or the mounting flange 11.

[0030] In the above configuration, when attaching the cooling garment fan 32 to the cooling garment 1, first, the air outlet 7 side of the fan case 8 is inserted into the garment body 2 from the outer surface side of the garment body 2 through the mounting hole 3. At that point, the insertion process stops when the mounting flange 11 of the fan case 8 comes into contact with the outer circumference of the mounting hole 3 on the surface side of the garment body 2, as shown in Figure 7. Next, within the garment body 2, the mounting ring 12a is detachably attached to the air outlet 7 side of the mounting flange 11 on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel 5 of the fan case 8. In this case, first the engaged portion 22a of the mounting ring 12a is engaged with the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8 in Figure 9, and then the locked portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12a is rotated toward the mounting flange 11 using the engaging portion 23 as an axis, and the projection 26 of the locked portion 24 is locked into the through-hole shaped locking portion 25 (the same as the locking portion 25 in Figure 4), thereby allowing the air-cooling garment fan 32 to be attached to the air-cooling garment 1. In this state, the outer circumference of the mounting hole 3 of the garment body 2 is sandwiched between the mounting flange 11 and the mounting ring 12a on the front and back surfaces of the garment body 2, and the air-cooling garment fan 32 is attached to the air-cooling garment 1.

[0031] In the state shown in Figure 7, when the motor 10 and ion generating element 15 are driven, the fan 9 drives air from outside the garment body 2 into the fan case 8 through the air inlet 6, and then blows it into the garment body 2 through the air outlet 7, thereby providing air cooling inside the garment body 2.

[0032] At this time, some of the air ejected from the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8 is pushed into the ion case 33 through the air intake 34 of the ion case 33. An ion generating element 15 is provided inside the ion case 33. This ion generating element 15 is the same as those described in (Prior Reference 1) and (Prior Reference 2), and generates positive and negative ions from electrodes 15a and 15b of the ion generating element 15. Therefore, the positive and negative ions generated in the ion case 33 are released into the garment body 2 from the ion outlet 35, and deodorizing and sterilizing effects are performed, similar to those described in (Prior Reference 1) and (Prior Reference 2).

[0033] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the outer diameter of the air intake port 34 of the ion case 33, as well as the outer diameters of the outer periphery and top surfaces, are made smaller than the outer diameter of the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, so that the air discharged from the air outlet 7 flows both inside and outside the ion case 33. With this configuration, the airflow surrounding the ion case 33 also draws out the air containing positive and negative ions from inside the ion case 33 through the ion outlet 35. As a result, the air containing positive and negative ions from inside the ion case 33 is effectively released into the garment body 2, and deodorizing and sterilizing effects are performed, similar to those described in (Prior Reference 1) and (Prior Reference 2).

[0034] Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the ion case 33 is provided on the outside of the air outlet 7 of the fan case 8, a space is secured between the air outlet 7 and the body, thereby allowing the airflow from the air outlet 7 to be discharged smoothly.

[0035] Next, we will explain how to remove the air-cooling garment fan 4 from the garment body 2. In this case, first, in the state shown in Figure 7, the locking portion 24 of the mounting ring 12a is operated outward, similar to Figure 5, to release the projection 26 of the locking portion 24 from the through-hole shaped locking portion 25, and the side of the mounting ring 12a with the locking portion 24 is lifted towards the air outlet 7. Because the recess 33a creates a gap between the ion case 33 and the locking portion 24, the user can insert their finger into the gap and operate the locking portion 24. Initially, when lifting the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12a toward the air outlet 7, the engaging portion 22a of the mounting ring 12a is engaged with the engaging portion 23 of the fan case 8. Using this as a pivot, the work of lifting the locking portion 24 side of the mounting ring 12a toward the air outlet 7 is performed.

[0036] A distinctive feature of this embodiment is that the ion generator 13a is installed in the air outlet 7 portion of the fan case 8, in an area that fits within the opening diameter of the mounting ring 12a. Since the ion generator 13a is fixed to the fan case 8, when attaching or removing the mounting ring 12a from the fan case 8, it is not necessary to attach or remove the ion generator 13a separately, resulting in improved workability.

[0037] 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 are possible as long as they do not depart from the matters described in the claims. The present invention relates to a fan for a cooling garment and a cooling garment equipped with the fan. It will be used as such. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0038] 1 Wind-chilling clothes 2. Clothing 3 mounting holes 4 Cooling clothes blower 5 Wind tunnel 6. Air inlet 7. Air outlet 8 Fan Case 9 Fans 10 motors 11 Mounting flange 12 Mounting rings 12a Mounting ring 13 Ion Generator 13a Ion Generator 14 Ion Case 15 Ion Generating Element 15a electrode 15b electrode 16 Container section 17 Lid 18 Control board 19 Inner part 20 Outer part 21 Air intake 21a Ion discharge port 22 Engaged part 22a Engaged part 23 Engaging part 24 Locked part 25 Locking part 26 Protrusion 27 Power cord 28 plugs 29 outlets 30 plugs 31 batteries 31a DC-DC converter 32 Cooling clothes blower 33 Ion Case 33a Recess 34 Air intake 35 Ion outlet

Claims

1. A fan case having an air inlet on one end of the wind tunnel and an air outlet on the other end of the wind tunnel, The fan is placed inside this fan case, The motor that rotates this fan, In the outer periphery of the wind tunnel of the aforementioned fan case, a mounting flange is provided which extends toward the outer periphery of the wind tunnel, The fan case comprises a mounting ring that is detachably attached to the air outlet side of the mounting flange on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel, and which, together with the mounting flange, clamps the cooling garment from its front and back sides. A fan for air-cooled clothing, comprising an ion generator integrated via an ion case on the aforementioned mounting ring.

2. The ion generator is, The ion generating element is housed within the aforementioned ion case, The ion case has an inner portion that covers a part of the air outlet, It has an outer portion that extends from this inner portion in the direction of the outer circumference of the air outlet, The air cooler for clothing according to claim 1, wherein the inner portion is provided with an air intake port for taking in air discharged from the air outlet, and at least one of the inner portion and the outer portion is provided with an ion outlet for releasing ions generated by the ion generating element to the outside of the ion case.

3. The air-cooling clothing blower according to claim 2, wherein the inner portion of the ion case of the ion generator covers less than half of the opening area of ​​the air outlet.

4. The fan case is provided with an engaging portion that engages with a receiving portion provided on the ion case, in the portion of the fan case facing the ion case, in the air tunnel or the mounting flange portion, and in the fan case, a locking portion that engages with a receiving portion of the mounting ring is provided on the portion opposite to the engaging portion with respect to the central portion of the air outlet, which engages with a receiving portion of the mounting ring, according to claim 3.

5. The air-cooled clothing blower according to claim 4, wherein the engaging portion provided on the mounting flange is claw-shaped, and the engaged portion provided on the ion case is a hole-shaped portion into which the claw-shaped engaging portion engages.

6. The air cooler for clothing according to claim 5, wherein a portion of the air discharged from the air outlet of the fan case flows into the ion case through the perforated engaging portion provided in the ion case.

7. A fan case having an air inlet on one end of the wind tunnel and an air outlet on the other end of the wind tunnel, The fan is placed inside this fan case, The motor that rotates this fan, In the outer periphery of the wind tunnel of the aforementioned fan case, a mounting flange is provided which extends toward the outer periphery of the wind tunnel, The fan case is equipped with a mounting ring that is detachably attached to the air outlet side of the mounting flange on the outer circumference of the wind tunnel, and which, together with the mounting flange, clamps the cooling garment from its front and back sides. A fan for air-cooled clothing, wherein an ion generator is installed in the air outlet portion of the fan case, in an area that fits within the opening diameter of the mounting ring.

8. The ion generator is, An ion case provided at the air outlet of the fan case, This ion case includes an ion generating element, The fan fan for air-cooled clothing according to claim 7, wherein the ion case is provided with an air intake port on the air outlet side of the fan case for taking in air from the air outlet, and the outer surface of the ion case is provided with an ion outlet for releasing ions generated by the ion generating element to the outside of the ion case.

9. The air cooler for clothing according to claim 8, wherein the outer diameter of the ion case is smaller than the outer diameter of the air outlet of the fan case, and the air discharged from the air outlet flows inside and outside the ion case.

10. The air cooler for clothing according to claim 9, wherein the mounting ring is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engaging portion provided in the air tunnel of the fan case or the mounting flange, the mounting ring is provided with a locked portion on the portion opposite the engaged portion to the central portion of the mounting ring that engages with a locking portion provided in the fan case on the opposite side of the engaged portion to the central portion of the air outlet, and the ion case facing the locked portion of the mounting ring is provided with an inwardly recessed recess.

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