Intelligent fabric, intelligent shoe and intelligent garment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10426205-B2
Application number	US-201515130000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2015
Priority date	Jun 18, 2015
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

An intelligent fabric includes: a base layer provided with vent holes and a thermal insulation layer arranged on the base layer and moved relative to the base layer; a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature information; and a controller connected to the temperature sensor and the thermal insulation layer, and configured to control the thermal insulation layer to be moved relative to the base layer in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, to switch the thermal insulation layer between a state where the thermal insulation layer covers the vent holes completely and a state where the thermal insulation layer does not cover the vent holes, or among the above two states and a state where the thermal insulation layer covers a portion of the vent holes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An intelligent fabric, comprising:
a base layer provided with vent holes;
a thermal insulation layer arranged on the base layer and movable relative to the base layer;
a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature information; and
a controller connected to the temperature sensor and the thermal insulation layer, and configured to control the thermal insulation layer to be moved relative to the base layer in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, so as to switch the thermal insulation layer between a state where the thermal insulation layer covers the vent holes completely and a state where the thermal insulation layer does not cover the vent holes, or among the state where the thermal insulation layer covers the vent holes completely, a state where the thermal insulation layer covers a portion of the vent holes, and the state where the thermal insulation layer does not cover the vent holes,
wherein in the case that the thermal insulation layer is switched between the state where the thermal insulation layer covers the vent holes completely and the state where the thermal insulation layer does not cover the vent holes, the controller comprises:
a first comparator connected to the temperature sensor and configured to compare the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor with a temperature threshold; and
a first control unit connected to the first comparator and the thermal insulation layer, and configured to, in the case that the first comparator determines that the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor is less than or equal to the temperature threshold, control the thermal insulation layer to completely cover the vent holes, and in the case that the first comparator determines that the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor is greater than the temperature threshold, enable the thermal insulation layer not to cover the vent holes.

2. The intelligent fabric according to claim 1 , wherein in the case that the thermal insulation layer is switched among the state where the thermal insulation layer covers the vent holes completely, the state where the thermal insulation layer covers a portion of the vent holes and the state where the thermal insulation layer does not cover the vent holes, the controller comprises:
a second comparator connected to the temperature sensor, and configured to compare the temperature detected by the temperature sensor with a first threshold and a second threshold greater than the first threshold; and
a second control unit connected to the second comparator and the thermal insulation layer, and configured to, in the case that the second comparator determines that the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor is less than or equal to the first threshold, control the thermal insulation layer to completely cover the vent holes, in the case that the second comparator determines that the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor is between the first threshold and the second threshold, control the thermal insulation layer to cover a portion of the vent holes, and in the case that the second comparator determines that the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor is greater than or equal to the second threshold, control the thermal insulation layer not to cover the vent holes.

3. The intelligent fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises:
a stationary rod fixed onto the base layer;
a mobile rod movably arranged on the base layer and opposite to the stationary rod, and movable along the base layer close to, or away from, the stationary rod; and
a driving member connected to the mobile rod, and configured to drive the mobile rod to be moved close to, or away from, the stationary rod in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor,
wherein one end of the thermal insulation layer is connected to the mobile rod, and the other end of the thermal insulation layer is fixed onto one end of the base layer, in the case that the mobile rod is moved close to the stationary rod, more vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer, and in the case that the mobile rod is moved away from the stationary rod, fewer vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer.

4. The intelligent fabric according to claim 3 , wherein the driving member comprises:
an elastic, telescopic member configured to connect the stationary rod to the mobile rod; and
a control member connected to the elastic, telescopic member, and configured to control a telescopic movement of the elastic, telescopic member in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, so as to drive the mobile rod to be moved close to, or away from, the stationary rod.

5. The intelligent fabric according to claim 4 , wherein the driving member further comprises two opposite sliding rails, and two ends of the mobile rod are arranged in the two sliding rails respectively.

6. The intelligent fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises:
a stationary rod fixed onto the base layer;
a mobile rod movably arranged on the base layer and opposite to the stationary rod, and movable along the base layer close to, or away from, the stationary rod; and
a driving member connected to the mobile rod, and configured to drive the mobile rod to be moved close to, or away from, the stationary rod in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor,
wherein one end of the thermal insulation layer is connected to the mobile rod, and the other end of the thermal insulation layer is fixed onto the stationary rod, in the case that the mobile rod is moved close to the stationary rod, fewer vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer, and in the case that the mobile rod is moved away from the stationary rod, more vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer.

7. The intelligent fabric according to claim 6 , wherein the driving member comprises:
an elastic, telescopic member configured to connect the stationary rod to the mobile rod; and
a control member connected to the elastic, telescopic member, and configured to control a telescopic movement of the elastic, telescopic member in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, so as to drive the mobile rod to be moved close to, or away from, the stationary rod.

8. The intelligent fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the base layer includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
the controller comprises: a mobile rod movably arranged on the base layer and movable along the base layer to close to, or away from, the second end of the base layer; and a driving member connected to the mobile rod and configured to drive the mobile rod to be moved close to, or away from, the second end of the base layer in accordance with the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor; and
one end of the thermal insulation layer is fixed to the first end of the base layer, and the other end of the thermal insulation layer is connected to the mobile rod, in the case that the mobile rod is moved close to the second end of the base layer, more vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer, and in the case that the mobile rod is moved away from the second end of the base layer, fewer vent holes are covered by the thermal insulation layer.

9. The intelligent fabric according to claim 8 , wherein the driving member comprises:
an elastic, telescopic member configured to connect the mobile rod to the second end of the base layer; and
a control member connected to t

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lv Zhenhua
• Wang Shijun
• Wang Lei
• Chen Xiaochuan
• Xue Hailin
• Jiang Wenbo
• Li Yue

Classifications

• A41D31/065

  using layered materials · CPC title

• A41D13/002

  with controlled internal environment · CPC title

• A61B5/6804

  Garments; Clothes · CPC title

• B32B2307/304

  Insulating · CPC title

• B32B5/02

  characterised by structural features of a {fibrous or filamentary} layer {(layer formed of metallic wires B32B15/02; layer formed of natural mineral fibres B32B19/02; layer formed of wood fibres B32B21/02)} · CPC title