Heating Shawl Heat-Conducting Layout for Uniform Body Warming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heating shawls do not uniformly distribute heat, leading to uneven heating, low temperature transfer to the surface, and inadequate relief of muscle fatigue and soreness.
Innovation Solution
A heating shawl design featuring a shawl body with a heating element, heat conducting members in the form of strips or mesh, and a counterweight structure to ensure even heat distribution and close contact with the body, combined with a connection system to secure the shawl in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a heating element is placed inside the shawl body, then the interior can be heated, but the heat transfer to the surface is insufficient, resulting in low temperature and uneven heating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces heat conducting members (strips or mesh) as intermediary elements between the heating element and the shawl surface. These members act as thermal mediators that efficiently transfer heat from the interior heating element to the outer surface, solving the problem of insufficient heat transfer while maintaining energy efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating system is segmented into distinct functional components: the heating element generates heat, heat conducting members (divided into strips or mesh patterns) distribute the heat, and the shawl surface transfers it to the body. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, improving overall heat transfer efficiency.
2Temperature
If heat is applied to the shawl interior, then heating function is achieved, but the heat distribution on the shawl surface is uneven
Solution Approach 1:
The heat conducting members are designed with varying local properties - the mesh pattern provides distributed heat conduction across different regions of the shawl. This local quality variation ensures that heat is evenly distributed across the entire surface area, addressing the uneven heating problem.
3Ease of operation
If the shawl is made soft and skin-friendly, then comfort is improved, but the heating effect and blood circulation promotion are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The shawl combines soft, skin-friendly base materials with integrated heat conducting members made of specialized materials (such as graphene or other high thermal conductivity materials). This composite structure maintains the comfort and softness of the base fabric while adding the functional property of efficient heat conduction to ensure effective heating and blood circulation promotion.
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
Enhances heat transfer to the body, provides uniform heating, and effectively relieves muscle fatigue and soreness by promoting blood circulation.
Implementation Method 1
a heating element arranged inside the shawl body and configured to heat the shawl body
Implementation Method 2
at least one heat conducting member is connected to the contact surface and configured to conduct heat
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AI summary
A heating shawl includes a shawl body and a heating element arranged inside the shawl body and configured to heat the shawl body. An outer side surface of the shawl body opposite to the heating element is provided with a contact surface, the contact surface is configured to contact with a human body. The contact surface is connected to at least one heat conducting member, and the heat conducting member is configured to conduct heat. The heating shawl provided by the present disclosure can transmit heat to the human body, fit the user's body, enhance the hot compress effect, and is easy to put on and take off, providing the user with a better use experience.