Personal cooling misting system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling and misting systems fail to provide effective, easy-to-use, and controllable personal cooling and misting solutions integrated within articles of clothing, particularly for individuals exposed to extreme heat and high activity levels, such as workers in safety operations.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained cooling and misting system is incorporated into an article of clothing, featuring a fluid reservoir, electrically operated pump, and spray nozzle, with programmable control and biometric/environmental sensors to manage misting fluid pressure, flow rate, and distribution pattern, ensuring user comfort and hydration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a cooling and misting system is incorporated within an article of clothing, then personal cooling effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates the cooling and misting system components (fluid reservoir, pump, tubing, spray nozzle) within the interior chamber of the article of clothing, nesting the entire system inside the garment structure. This allows personal cooling effectiveness to be improved while managing device complexity by integrating components into existing clothing architecture rather than adding external attachments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions (cooling, misting, fluid storage, pumping) into a single integrated system within the article of clothing. The fluid reservoir, pump, tubing, and spray nozzle work together as a unified assembly, merging separate cooling components into one cohesive garment-integrated system that improves personal cooling while consolidating complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the fluid reservoir and pump are integrated within the article of clothing, then ease of use is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid reservoir is positioned within the interior chamber of the article of clothing and removably affixed using fastening members, nesting the reservoir inside the garment structure. This integration improves ease of use by having the cooling system ready within the clothing, while the removable design manages complexity by allowing easy installation and removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into separable components (fluid reservoir, pump, tubing, spray nozzle) that can be independently manufactured, assembled, and maintained. The reservoir is removably affixed with fastening members, allowing segment separation for ease of use during cleaning or replacement, while the modular design manages overall device complexity through standardized connection interfaces.
3Temperature
If the misting system provides controlled spray, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pump control receives feedback regarding fluid pressure and flow rate to regulate the misting spray output. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain optimal cooling effectiveness by adjusting spray parameters in real-time, while managing device complexity through automated control that responds to system conditions rather than requiring complex manual regulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pump control automatically regulates the misting spray based on feedback from pressure and flow rate sensors, allowing the system to self-adjust without external intervention. This self-service capability improves cooling effectiveness by maintaining optimal spray conditions while simplifying the control system architecture through autonomous operation rather than complex manual controls.
4Temperature
If the misting head atomizes fluid into misting spray, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The misting head uses hydraulic principles to atomize fluid into a misting spray, utilizing fluid pressure from the pump to create fine droplets through pressure-driven atomization. This pneumatic/hydraulic approach improves cooling effectiveness by creating effective misting spray without requiring complex mechanical atomization mechanisms, managing device complexity through fluid dynamics rather than mechanical complexity.
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 system effectively provides controlled cooling and hydration by generating a misting spray in front of the wearer, maintaining comfort and preventing drenching, while being adaptable to various conditions and user needs.
Implementation Method 1
The spray nozzle includes a misting head which atomizes the fluid directed to it into a misting spray
Implementation Method 2
an electrically operated pump to pump the fluid from the fluid reservoir to a spray nozzle
Implementation Method 3
staying cool and maintaining body temperature is essential... the body provides its own natural cooling mechanism through sweating, which at the skin surface provides cooling as the sweat evaporates
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AI summary
An improved personal cooling misting system having a dual 360 rotating articulating nozzle with an integrally formed purge valve. The improved personal cooling misting system provides for a wearable fluid reservoir to contain a volume of misting fluid, and an electrically operated pump proximate to the reservoir to pump the misting fluid from the reservoir to a misting head. The misting head facilitates atomizing the misting fluid. The improved system further provides for feed tubing to direct the misting fluid from the reservoir to the pump, and distributive tubing to direct the misting fluid from the pump to the misting head. The improved system also includes a pump control to control at least one of a pressure and a flow rate of the misting fluid.