Air conditioning clothing
An air-conditioning clothing is disclosed. The clothing includes a cloth portion covering an upper part and an arm portion of the body and guiding air in a space between the cloth portion and the body or an underwear along a surface of the body or the underwear. An air blower takes in air from outside and forcedly generates a flow of the air in the space. An air discharge is provided on a collar of the cloth portion and discharges the air to the outside. An air-leakage preventer is provided on a lower sleeve edge of the cloth portion and prevents leakage of the air flowing in the space to the outside through the lower sleeve edge. A sheet-shaped air discharger is provided at a predetermined portion in the vicinity of the lower sleeve edge of the cloth portion and discharges the air flowing in the space to the outside.
1. An air-conditioning clothing, comprising:
a cloth portion covering at least an upper part and an arm portion of a body and guiding air in a space between the cloth portion and the body or an underwear along a surface of the body or the underwear;
one or a plurality of air blowing fans attached to a predetermined spot of the cloth portion wherein the one or the plurality of air blowing fans take in air from an outside and for forcedly generate a flow of the air in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear;
a power supply wherein the power supply supplies power to the one or the plurality of air blowing fans;
an air discharge portion for collar provided on a collar of the cloth portion wherein the air discharge portion for collar discharges the air flowing in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear to the outside;
wherein a lower sleeve edge of the cloth portion is configured to be brought into contact with a wrist of the body and prevent leakage of the air flowing in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear to the outside through the lower sleeve edge;
a sheet-shaped air discharge portion for sleeve provided at a predetermined portion in a vicinity of the lower sleeve edge of the cloth portion wherein the sheet-shaped air discharge portion for sleeve discharges the air flowing in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear to the outside, wherein:
a cylindrically shaped air guiding cover is disposed on a sleeve of the cloth portion wherein the air guiding cover covers the air discharge portion for sleeve and guides the air discharged from the air discharge portion for sleeve to a side opposite to the lower sleeve edge;
the air discharge portion for sleeve is a portion of the cloth portion having a plurality of opening holes or a portion of the cloth portion formed by a material having ventilation; and
a first end portion of the air guiding cover on a lower sleeve edge side is fixed to a predetermined portion of the cloth portion in a vicinity of the lower sleeve edge so as to be in a closed state, and a second end portion of the air guiding cover on a side opposite to the lower sleeve edge side is in an open position.
2. The air-conditioning clothing according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cloth portion is formed having a shape of a blouson; and
a band-shaped elastic member wherein the band-shaped elastic member prevents leakage of the air flowing in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear from a hem portion of the cloth portion to the outside and is provided on the hem portion of the cloth portion so that the hem portion of the cloth portion is brought into contact with the body, the underwear or pants.
3. The air-conditioning clothing according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cloth portion is formed having a shape of overalls; and
a flow-rate adjuster wherein the flow-rate adjuster adjusts a flow rate of the air flowing out from an upper part to a lower part across a torso portion of the cloth portion as a border in the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear and is provided on the torso portion of the cloth portion.
4. The air-conditioning clothing according to claim 1 , wherein:
an amount of the air taken in by the one or the plurality of air blowing fans into the space between the cloth portion and the body or the underwear from the outside is at least 5 liters per second.