Heated Garment Battery Pack Pass-Through Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Insulated jackets face challenges in maintaining optimal warmth, as they either fail to keep users warm enough if insulation is too thin or cause overheating if it is too thick, lacking a reliable and adjustable heat source.
Innovation Solution
A heated article of clothing with a garment body, a heater, a battery pack, and a battery holder, allowing the battery pack to be movable between compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable, providing adjustable thermal output and maintaining a temperature of up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If insulation is made thicker to keep users warmer, then warmth is improved, but overheating occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a heated garment with an adjustable heating system that can be controlled to provide different levels of thermal output. The heater can be turned on or off and adjusted to maintain optimal temperature, preventing both cold and overheating conditions. This dynamic control resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to adapt to user needs rather than providing fixed thermal properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the thermal parameters of the garment by adding an electrical heating system with adjustable power output. The heater can be controlled to provide varying degrees of heat, allowing the garment to maintain optimal temperature ranges and prevent overheating while still providing warmth when needed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If insulation is made thinner to prevent overheating, then overheating is reduced, but warmth is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The heated garment incorporates a controllable heating system that can be activated or deactivated based on environmental conditions and user needs. This dynamic control allows thin insulation to provide sufficient warmth when heating is needed while preventing overheating when the heater is off or set to low power.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies the thermal characteristics of the garment by adding an electrical heating element with adjustable power output. This allows the system to compensate for thin insulation by actively generating heat when needed, while the controllability prevents overheating conditions.
3Ease of operation
If battery pack is made movable between compartments, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the garment into separate functional compartments: a battery pack compartment, a heater compartment, and a pass-through channel. This segmentation allows the battery pack to be independently positioned and moved between locations without affecting the overall garment structure, resolving the contradiction by organizing complexity into manageable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a pass-through channel as an intermediary structure that connects different compartments and allows the battery pack to move between them while maintaining electrical connection. This intermediary element simplifies the overall design by providing a dedicated pathway for battery movement rather than requiring complex reconfiguration mechanisms.
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
The solution provides a reliable and adjustable heat source, ensuring users remain warm without overheating, by allowing the battery pack to be easily moved between compartments within the garment, maintaining optimal thermal comfort.
Implementation Method 1
a heater coupled to the garment body, a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater
Data Source
AI summary
A heated article of clothing including a garment body, a heater coupled to the garment body, a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater, and a battery pack configured to power to the heater by way of the heater supply cable. The garment body includes a first compartment configured to hold the battery pack, a second compartment configured to alternatively hold the battery pack, and a pass-through connecting the first compartment to the second compartment internally within the garment body such that the battery pack is movable between the first and second compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.