Actuating breathable material structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020229320-A1
Application number	US-201916728913-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 27, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Jul 16, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An actuating breathable material structure is disclosed and includes a supporting main body, a plurality of actuating breathable units and a plurality of micro processing chips. The supporting main body is made of a supporting matrix. The plurality of actuating breathable units and the plurality of micro processing chips are compounded and are integrally formed with the supporting matrix into one piece. By controlling the actuation of the plurality of actuating breathable units through the plurality of micro processing chips, a breathing effect resulting from gas transportation in a specific direction is performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An actuating breathable material structure, comprising:
a supporting main body made of a supporting matrix; a plurality of actuating breathable units; and a plurality of micro processing chips, wherein the plurality of actuating breathable units and the plurality of micro processing chips are compounded in the supporting matrix and integrally formed with the supporting matrix in one piece, wherein the plurality of actuating breathable units are controlled by the plurality of micro processing chips to perform gas transportation in a specific direction, and a breathing effect of the supporting main body is performed.

2 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sensors embedded in the supporting matrix for electrical connection with the plurality of micro processing chips, wherein detection data from the plurality of sensors is accessible to the plurality of micro processing chips for transmission, the plurality of sensors detect humidity and temperature outside the supporting matrix, and the detection data is provided to the plurality of micro processing chips, so that the plurality of actuating breathable units are controlled by the plurality of micro processing chips to perform the gas transportation in the specific direction, and the breathing effect of the supporting main body is performed.

3 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of micro processing chips comprises a data transmission component, which receives the detection data from the plurality of sensors and transmits the detection data to an external receiving device, and the external receiving device displays the detection data.

4 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 3 , wherein the external receiving device is a mobile communication device.

5 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the actuating breathable units comprises:
an inlet layer; a flow channel layer stacked on and connected with the inlet layer; a resonance layer stacked on and connected with the flow channel layer; a chamber layer stacked on and connected with the resonance layer; an actuating layer stacked on and connected with the chamber layer; an outlet layer stacked on and connected with the actuating layer; and a plurality of valves; wherein the inlet layer, the flow channel layer, the resonance layer, the chamber layer, the actuating layer and the outlet layer are stacked on each other sequentially, and the plurality of valves are disposed on the inlet layer and the outlet layer.

6 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the actuating breathable units comprises:
an inlet layer comprising an inlet aperture; a flow channel layer stacked on and connected with the inlet layer, and having a communication channel in fluid communication with the inlet aperture; a resonance layer stacked on and connected with the flow channel layer, and having a central aperture spatially corresponding to the communication channel; a chamber layer stacked on and connected with the resonance layer and having a resonance chamber spatially corresponding to the central aperture; an actuating layer stacked on and connected with the chamber layer, and comprising an outer region, a vibration region and an actuator, wherein the actuator is disposed on a surface of the vibration region, for being driven in response to an applied voltage to undergo a bending deformation to drive the vibration region to vibrate in a reciprocating manner; and an outlet layer stacked on and connected with the outer region of the actuating layer to cover the actuator, and having an outlet aperture, wherein an outlet chamber is formed between the outlet layer and the actuator, and the outlet aperture is in fluid communication with the resonance chamber; and a plurality of valves, each of which disposed in the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture to control communication of the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture, wherein when the actuator is driven to generate vibration in a reciprocating manner for transporting gas in the resonance chamber, and the plurality of valves are controlled to enable the fluid communication of the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture, the gas is inhaled through the inlet aperture, flows to the resonance chamber, and is discharged out through the outlet aperture, so that the gas is transported in the specific direction, and the breathing effect of the supporting main body is performed.

7 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating breathable material structure forms at least one wearable device.

8 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 7 , wherein the wearable device is at least one selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a smart bracelet, a smart watch, a wearable blood pressure monitor, a wearable blood glucose meter and a smart clothing.

9 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating breathable material structure forms at least one portable device.

10 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 9 , wherein the portable device is at least one selected from the group consisting of a keyboard, a laptop computer and a display device.

11 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating breathable material structure forms at least one daily necessity.

12 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 11 , wherein the daily necessity is at least one selected from the group consisting of a mask, a baby carriage, a brooch, a button, earrings, a belt, a necklace, sports shoes, glasses, a smart bra, backpacks, pants and clothes.

13 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting matrix is a raw material, which is a naturally occurring and unprocessed substance.

14 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 13 , wherein the supporting matrix is an intermediate material, which is a processed substrate formed after processing the raw material.

15 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 14 , wherein the supporting matrix is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic material and an inorganic material.

16 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 14 , wherein the supporting matrix is at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal material, a polymer material, a ceramic material, a composite material, a building material, an electronic material, an aviation material, an automotive material, an energy material and a biomedical material.

17 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating breathable unit is manufactured from a micro structural material, and has a size ranging from 1 μm to 999 μm.

18 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating breathable unit is manufactured from a nano structural material, and has a size ranging from 1 nm to 999 nm.

19 . The actuating breathable material structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of actuating breathable units are made through a micro-electromechanical (MEMS) process, and the plurality of actuating breathable units are arranged in the supp

Assignees

• Microjet Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mou Hao-Jan
• Hsueh Ta-Wei
• Han Yung-Lung
• Huang Chi-Feng
• Kuo Chun-Yi
• Tsai Chang-Yen

Classifications

• H05K7/20127

  Natural convection · CPC title

• A41D27/28 Primary

  Means for ventilation · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• A61B5/14532

  for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement · CPC title

• H05K7/20145 Primary

  Means for directing air flow, e.g. ducts, deflectors, plenum or guides · CPC title