Adjustable Garment with Removable Thermal Inserts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional all-weather garments provide a fixed level of warmth and protection, which is inadequate when the wearer exercises, as removal exposes the wearer to cold, while continued wear can cause overheating.
Innovation Solution
The garment features adjustable components such as removable thermal insulation inserts, a partially detachable hood, and partially unzippable sleeves, along with a vent structure at the central back for heat dissipation, allowing for customizable warmth and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the all-weather garment is worn during exercise, then protection from cold temperatures is maintained, but the wearer may overheat
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into multiple independent adjustable components including the hood, sleeves, and thermal insulation insert. Each component can be separately adjusted or removed to control the level of warmth, allowing the wearer to maintain protection from cold while preventing overheating during exercise through selective adjustment of segments.
2Device complexity
If the all-weather garment provides fixed warmth, then simplicity of design is maintained, but adaptability to different weather conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The garment transitions from a static, fixed-design structure to a dynamic, adjustable system. The hood can be detached or repositioned, sleeves can be removed or adjusted, and the thermal insulation insert can be added or removed based on weather conditions and activity level, enabling the garment to adapt to varying environmental requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If removable thermal insulation inserts are added, then adaptability to temperature changes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The thermal insulation function is extracted as a separate, removable insert rather than being integrated permanently into the garment structure. This allows the insulation to be added or removed independently based on temperature requirements, providing temperature adaptability while keeping the base garment structure relatively simple and manageable.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enables the garment to be worn across various weather and temperature conditions, providing optimal warmth and protection while allowing for ventilation and adjustability to prevent overheating during exercise.
Implementation Method 1
a vent structure at the central back for heat dissipation
Implementation Method 2
removable thermal insulation inserts
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AI summary
Aspects herein are directed to an all-weather garment that includes a set of features that can be adjusted or manipulated to provide varying levels of warmth and/or protection from the elements enabling the garment to be worn over a wide range of weather and/or temperature conditions. In one example aspect, the garment may include one or more removable thermal insulation inserts. The inserts may be positioned within pockets positioned on the inner-facing surface of the garment when additional warmth and/or insulation is needed. When no longer needed, the inserts can be removed, folded, and stowed within, for instance, a detachable pocket structure located on the garment until needed again.