IP Library Granted Patent US 11,805,825
Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,825 · App. 17/696,118 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Fan device, fan-equipped garment, and recording medium

Inventors: Hiroshi Ichigaya (Tokyo, JP); Toru Ichigaya (Tokyo, JP); Yohei Oki (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Inoue (Tokyo, JP); Naokatu Furuya (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Kawakubo (Tokyo, JP); Hidehito Nakanishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SFT LABORATORY CO., LTD.
A41D13/0025F04D25/0673F04D25/08F04D27/00
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Patent No.
US 11,805,825
App. No.
17/696,118
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan device that can be attached to a garment body includes a fan, a drive, an operation interface, and a controller. The drive rotates the fan. The operation interface is for a user to switch drive status of the drive. The controller switches the drive status of the drive based on operation on the operation interface by the user. The operation interface includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is for switching an air volume of the fan between air volumes of multiple modes. The second switch is for switching a mode to a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is larger than air volumes that are switched by the first switch.

Claims (46)

1. A fan device attachable to a garment body, the fan device comprising:

a fan;

a drive that rotates the fan;

a first switch and a second switch that are operable by a user to switch a drive status of the drive; and

a hardware processor that switches the drive status of the drive based on an operation of at least one of the first switch and the second switch by the user,

wherein:

when the first switch is operated, the hardware processor controls the drive to sequentially switch an air volume of the fan between plural air volumes corresponding to multiple modes each time the first switch is operated, and

when the second switch is operated, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is larger than any of the plural air volumes that are switchable between by operation of the first switch, and after a predetermined period, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in a second mode in which the air volume of the fan is a second air volume, the second air volume being a predetermined air volume which is smaller than the first air volume and which is different from the plural air volumes that are switchable between by operation of the first switch.

2. The fan device according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch also serves as a power switch.

3. The fan device according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor invalidates input to the second switch while controlling the drive to operate in the first mode.

4. The fan device according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple modes include a fluctuation mode in which the air volume of the fan is alternated between a third air volume and a fourth air volume that is smaller than the third air volume.

5. The fan device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the drive comprises a battery, and

when the mode is switched to the first mode, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in the first mode in a case where a remaining amount of the battery is at least a predetermined amount.

6. The fan device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the mode is switched to the first mode, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in the first mode again in a case where a predetermined time has passed since an end of a last control operation of the drive in the first mode.

7. A fan-equipped garment, comprising:

the fan device according to claim 1 ; and

the garment body to which the fan device is detachably attached.

8. A fan device attachable to a garment body, the fan device comprising:

a fan;

a drive that rotates the fan;

a switch operable by a user to switch a drive status of the drive, the switch being operable to sequentially switch an air volume of the fan between plural air volumes corresponding to multiple modes; and

a hardware processor that switches the drive status of the drive based on operation of the switch by the user,

wherein:

when a mode is switched by operation of the switch to a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is maximum, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in the first mode, and after a predetermined period, the hardware processor controls the drive to operate in a second mode in which the air volume of the fan is a second air volume, the second air volume being a predetermined air volume which is smaller than the first air volume and which is different from the plural air volumes which are switchable between by operation of the switch.

9. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for a computer of a fan device that is attachable to a garment body,

wherein:

the fan device comprises:

a fan;

a drive that rotates the fan;

a first switch and a second switch that are operable by a user to switch a drive status of the drive; and

a hardware processor that switches the drive status of the drive based on an operation of at least one of the first switch and the second switch by the user, and

the program is executable to control the computer to:

control the drive to sequentially switch an air volume of the fan between plural air volumes corresponding to multiple modes each time the first switch is operated;

control the drive to operate in a first mode in a case where the second switch is operated, the first mode being a mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is larger than any of the plural air volumes that are switchable between by operation of the first switch; and

after a predetermined period, control the drive to operate in a second mode in which the air volume of the fan is a second air volume, the second air volume being a predetermined air volume which is smaller than the first air volume and which is different from the plural air volumes that are switchable between by operation of the first switch.

10. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for a computer of a fan device that is attachable to a garment body,

wherein:

the fan device comprises:

a fan;

a drive that rotates the fan;

a switch operable by a user to switch a drive status of the drive, the switch being operable to sequentially switch an air volume of the fan between plural air volumes corresponding to multiple modes; and

a hardware processor that switches the drive status of the drive based on operation of the switch by the user, and

the program is executable to control the computer to:

control the drive to operate in a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is maximum, in a case where a mode is switched by operation of the switch to the first mode, and

after a predetermined period, control the drive to operate in a second mode in which the air volume of the fan is a second air volume, the second air volume being a predetermined air volume which is smaller than the first air volume and which is different from the plural air volumes which are switchable between by operation of the switch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2026
From: SFT LABORATORY CO., LTD.
To: KUCHOFUKU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075800/0879 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: ICHIGAYA, HIROSHI; ICHIGAYA, TORU; OKI, YOHEI; INOUE, NAOKI; FURUYA, NAOKATU; KAWAKUBO, YASUHIRO; NAKANISHI, HIDEHITO
To: SFT LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059281/0124 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-045827 · Mar 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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