Storm Hood Collar Vertical Stiffness Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current storm hoods can be uncomfortable when not in use due to the weight of the hood pressing against the neck and tend to collapse when the front of the garment is open.
Innovation Solution
The storm hooded garment design includes a collar directly connected to the front neck portions of the storm hood, providing vertical support to inhibit the hood from being drawn back against the neck and maintaining the shape of the hood when it is undeployed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the storm hood is designed to extend and close about the front of the neck to provide coverage, then head and neck protection is improved, but when the hood is not in use, the weight of the hood presses against the neck causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The storm hood is divided into separate functional sections: the main hood portion for head coverage and the front neck portions for neck protection. This segmentation allows the front neck portions to be independently supported by the collar structure, preventing them from collapsing or pressing against the neck when the hood is not deployed, while still providing protection when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar acts as an intermediary support structure between the storm hood and the wearer's neck. The collar's rigid or semi-rigid construction provides vertical support to the front neck portions, preventing them from collapsing inward or outward when the hood is undeployed, and preventing them from being drawn back against the neck, thereby eliminating discomfort while maintaining protection capability.
2Ease of operation
If the storm hood front neck portions are allowed to move freely when undeployed, then comfort is improved, but the hood loses its shape and collapses
Solution Approach 1:
The collar serves as a supporting intermediary that maintains the shape of the front neck portions without restricting their natural position when undeployed. The collar's structural rigidity provides the necessary support to prevent collapse while allowing the hood to remain comfortable and naturally positioned.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar's vertical stiffness parameter is specifically engineered to provide support to the front neck portions. By adjusting the stiffness, flexibility, or rigidity parameters of the collar material or construction, the hood maintains its shape when undeployed while still allowing comfortable movement and positioning.
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AI summary
A storm hooded garment may include a torso portion, a storm hood and a collar. The storm hood extends from the torso portion about a neck opening of the torso portion. The storm hood has front neck portions having a first vertical stiffness and are configured to extend in front of a neck of a person wearing the storm hooded garment when the storm hood is deployed over a head of the person wearing the garment. The collar extends from the torso portion about the neck opening. The collar includes side portions directly connected to the front neck portions of the storm hood above the neck opening to vertically support the front neck portions when the storm hood is undeployed. The collar has a second vertical stiffness that is greater than the first vertical stiffness.