US20260185530A1 · App 19/546,423
PORTABLE TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE
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SHENZHEN LANHE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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WEIPING LI, GUANG YANG, KAI LIU, LINZHONG HUANG, JINYA ZHEN, FEI AN, XIAOFENG YUE, KAITANG FENG, YONGJIE XU, YOU LAI, QUAN LV
Abstract
A portable temperature adjustment device includes a housing, a fan arranged in the housing, and a temperature adjustment assembly mounted to the housing. The temperature adjustment assembly includes a temperature adjustment component and a thermal conduction component in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component. The thermal conduction component includes a ventilation port. The temperature adjustment component is configured to adjust the temperature of the thermal conduction component such that the airflow generated by the fan and output from the ventilation port of the thermal conduction component is cooled down or heated up.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2024/115017, filed on Aug. 28, 2024, which claims priority of China Patent Application No. 202322346945.6 filed on Aug. 30, 2023 and China Patent Application No. 202322388018.0 filed on Aug. 31, 2023. This application also claims priority of China Patent Application No. 202520580684.0 filed on Mar. 28, 2025, China Patent Application No. 202520590602.0 filed on Mar. 28, 2025, China Patent Application No. 202520902013.1 filed on May 8, 2025 and China Patent Application No. 202520914265.6 filed on May 9, 2025. The contents of the above-identified applications are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002]The application relates to the technical field of temperature adjustment devices, and particularly to a portable temperature adjustment device.
BACKGROUND
[0003]Currently, portable temperature adjustment devices on the market are generally categorized into three types such as handheld type, neck-hanging type, and waistband type. Such portable temperature adjustment devices usually realize the air-blowing function for temperature adjustment of the user through built-in fans and air inlets and air outlets defined in the housings of the devices. However, these kinds of portable temperature adjustment devices typically only have fans and the airflow generated by the fan is natural wind, resulting in the temperature adjustment performance not good enough. For example, when the ambient temperature is high in summer, the temperature of the air drawn from outside the housing by the fan is also high and close to the temperature of the user's body. Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency between the user's body and the airflow blown on the user's body by the fan is relatively low, making the temperature adjustment effect of the portable temperature adjustment device not significant.
SUMMARY
[0004]It is desired to provide an improved portable temperature adjustment device.
[0005]A portable temperature adjustment device comprises a housing, a fan arranged in the housing and configured to generate an airflow, and a temperature adjustment assembly mounted to the housing. The temperature adjustment assembly comprises a temperature adjustment component and a thermal conduction component in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component. The thermal conduction component comprises a ventilation port to allow the airflow to pass through. The temperature adjustment component is configured to adjust the temperature of the thermal conduction component such that the airflow is cooled down or heated up when passing through the thermal conduction component.
[0006]In some embodiments, the thermal conduction component comprises a thermal conduction case arranged inside the housing, the thermal conduction case comprises a fan chamber in which the fan is accommodated, and the fan chamber defines the ventilation port.
[0007]In some embodiments, the fan chamber forms a fan accommodating cavity, the fan is accommodated in the fan accommodating cavity, and the temperature adjustment component is in thermal conductive connection with a part of the fan chamber forming the fan accommodating cavity.
[0008]In some embodiments, the housing comprises an air inlet in communication with the ventilation port.
[0009]In some embodiments, the thermal conduction case comprises an air duct shell connected to the fan chamber, and the air duct shell forms an air passage in communication with the fan accommodating cavity.
[0010]In some embodiments, the thermal conduction component is mounted to the housing and exposed on an outer surface of the housing.
[0011]In some embodiments, the ventilation port acts as an intake port of the fan or an exhaust port of the fan; or the thermal conduction component comprises two said ventilation ports one of which acts as an intake port of the fan and the other of which acts as an exhaust port of the fan.
[0012]In some embodiments, the housing defines a wearing space, and the thermal conduction component is arranged on a side of the housing facing the wearing space.
[0013]In some embodiments, the thermal conduction component comprises an air-blockage prevention structure configured to prevent the ventilation port from being blocked.
[0014]In some embodiments, the air-blockage prevention structure comprises a plurality of protruding portions arranged at intervals, and the ventilation port is arranged at bottoms of grooves formed between adjacent protruding portions.
[0015]In some embodiments, the air-blockage prevention structure is a groove formed in the thermal conduction component, and the ventilation port is defined at a bottom of the groove.
[0016]In some embodiments, the housing comprises an air outlet in communication with the ventilation port.
[0017]In some embodiments, an air guiding portion is arranged inside the housing and configured to guide the airflow generated by the fan towards the ventilation port.
[0018]In some embodiments, the housing comprises an avoidance portion for the thermal conduction component. The thermal conduction component passes through the avoidance portion to be in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component, or the temperature adjustment component passes through the avoidance portion to be in thermal conductive connection with the thermal conduction component.
[0019]In some embodiments, the portable temperature adjustment device further comprises a heat dissipator in thermal conductive connection with a side of the temperature adjustment component away from the thermal conduction component.
[0020]In some embodiments, the heat dissipator comprises a heat dissipation base in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component and a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on a side of the heat dissipation base away from the thermal conduction component, and a heat dissipation channel is formed between every adjacent two heat dissipation fins.
[0021]In some embodiments, the thermal conduction component comprises a thermal conduction base in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component and a plurality of temperature conduction fins arranged on a side of the thermal conduction base away from the temperature adjustment component, a temperature conduction channel is formed between every adjacent two temperature conduction fins, and an opening of the temperature conduction channel acts as the ventilation port.
[0022]In some embodiments, the housing comprises an air outlet in communication with the ventilation port.
[0023]The technical solution of the application has at least the following beneficial effects: the temperature adjustment component is capable of adjusting the temperature of the thermal conduction component such that the airflow generated by the fan can be cooled or heated when flowing through the thermal conduction component, which facilitates increasing the temperature difference between the user's body and the airflow blown to the user's body, enabling the portable temperature adjustment device to provide enhanced temperature regulation by blowing cool or warm air for the user.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024]To better clarify the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, drawings used for describing the embodiments of the application or the prior art are briefly introduced below. Apparently, the drawings in the following description merely illustrate some embodiments of the application. For those ordinarily skilled in the art, other drawings may be obtained according to the following ones without creative labor.
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[0076]The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described below in conjunction with accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the application. Apparently, the embodiments described below are merely illustrative ones and are not all possible ones of the application. All other embodiments obtained by those ordinarily skilled in the art based on the following ones without creative labor should also fall within the protection scope of the application.
[0077]Referring to
[0078]The thermal conductive connection in this application means that two objects can directly contact each other to transfer heat therebetween, or indirectly contact each other to transfer heat therebetween, for example, through intermediate thermal conductive media such as thermal grease/paste or graphite to form indirect contact for heat transfer.
[0079]The aforementioned portable temperature adjustment device 10 applies the temperature adjustment component 16 to adjust the temperature of the thermal conduction component 12, and utilizes the ventilation port 124 of the thermal conduction component 12 to cool down or heat up the airflow generated by the fan 14, thereby increasing the temperature difference between the user's body and the airflow blown to the user's body by the fan 14. This enables the aforementioned portable temperature adjustment device 10 to provide improved temperature adjustment function for the user by blowing cool or warm air.
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[0081]Specifically, the thermal conduction case can, for example, be made of materials with good thermal conductivity such as copper alloy or aluminum alloy. The temperature adjustment component 16 can be, for example, an element capable of heating up, or an element capable of cooling down. For example, it can be a heating resistor wire or a semiconductor refrigeration sheet, etc. The ventilation port 124, the air inlet 184, and the air outlet 186 can comprise, for example, mesh hole arrays, honeycomb hole arrays, ring holes, circular holes, or various other through-holes or combinations of through-holes that allow air flow therethrough.
[0082]Further, referring to
[0083]Further, referring to
[0084]Specifically, the first sub-case 127 and the second sub-case 129 are connected to form the fan chamber 122, and can also be connected to form the air duct shell 121, and enclose to form the air passage 123.
[0085]Further, referring to
[0086]Additionally, referring to
[0087]Therefore, the thermal conduction case has a semi-opened structure. For example, the thermal conduction case only includes the second sub-case 129 as shown in
[0088]Further, the temperature adjustment component 16 is a semiconductor refrigeration sheet. The semiconductor refrigeration sheet can provide heating or cooling according to the Peltier effect. The portable temperature adjustment device 10 may comprises a circuit electrically that is electrically connected to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet and can reverse the direction of current. When the current flows through the circuit in one direction, the side of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet in thermal conductive connection with the thermal conduction case can provide cooling. When the current flows through the circuit in another direction reverse to the one direction, the side of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet in thermal conductive connection with the thermal conduction case can provide heating.
[0089]Further, referring to
[0090]Specifically, the temperature adjustment component 16 and the thermal conduction case are usually made of metal, plastic, or other rigid materials, so the direct contact between the temperature adjustment component 16 and the thermal conduction case may not be tight, which would reduce the heat transfer efficiency between them. The first thermal conductive connecting member 11 can be made of materials such as thermal conductive silicone, etc. A tight connection between the temperature adjustment component 16 and the thermal conduction case can be achieved through the first thermal conductive connecting member 11 disposed between the thermal conduction case and the temperature adjustment component 16, which improves the thermal conduction efficiency between the temperature adjustment component 16 and the thermal conduction case.
[0091]Further, referring to
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[0096]Specifically, the heat dissipator 152 can be made of materials such as copper alloy, aluminum alloy, or other materials conducive to heat conduction. The surface of the heat dissipation fins 1522 can be provided with structures such as stripes or multiple grooves to increase the surface area of the heat dissipation fins 1522, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency between the heat dissipation fins 1522 and the external air.
[0097]Moreover, referring to
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[0101]As shown in
[0102]In this embodiment, the housing 18 can delimit a wearing space 1806, and the thermal conduction component 12 is arranged on a side of the housing 18 facing the wearing space 1806. In other embodiments, the housing 18 can, for example, include a connecting section 1808 and a first housing portion 1802 and a second housing portion 1804 respectively arranged at opposite ends of the connecting section 1808. The thermal conduction components 12 can be arranged on the sides of the first housing portion 1802 and the second housing portion 1804 facing the wearing space 1806, or on the sides of the first housing portion 1802, the second housing portion 1804, and the connecting section 1808 facing the wearing space 1806. The thermal conduction component 12 can also be arranged only on the first housing portion 1802, or only on the second housing portion 1804, or only on the connecting section 1808. Arrangement of the thermal conduction component 12 is not limited here. The connecting section 1808 with elastic resilience is arranged between the first housing portion 1802 and the second housing portion 1804, such that the thermal conduction component 12 mounted on the housing 18 can be kept in a state that the thermal conduction component 12 fits the human neck.
[0103]In a preferred embodiment, the portable temperature adjustment device 10, for example, further includes an air guiding portion 30. The air guiding portion 30 can be arranged corresponding to the ventilation port 124 and located inside the housing 18. The air guiding portion 30 is configured to direct the airflow generated by the fan 14 towards the ventilation port 124 for blowing out. In this embodiment, the air guiding portion 30 can be, for example, an air guide plate. The air guide plate can be arranged in the housing 18. In other embodiments, the air guide plate can also be arranged on other structures, for example, on the thermal conduction component 12. The specific connection way of the air guiding portion 30 can be designed according to actual needs and is not limited here.
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[0106]Preferably, the thermal conduction component 12 can, for example, be provided with an air-blockage prevention structure 40 which is exposed and protrudes from the surface of the housing 18. In this embodiment, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 can be, for example, a plurality of spaced-apart protruding portions. The protruding portions can be strip-shaped protrusions, block-shaped protrusions, or protrusions of other shapes, which are not specifically limited here. The ventilation port 124 can be arranged, for example, at the bottoms of the grooves formed between adjacent two protruding portions, so that when the portable temperature adjustment device 10 is worn on a part of the human body, there is a gap formed between the human skin and the ventilation port 124, preventing the ventilation port 124 from being blocked by the body of the user.
[0107]Preferably, the plurality of protruding portions arranged on the thermal conduction component 12 may extend along the length/circumferential direction of the housing 18. With this arrangement, when the user wears the portable temperature adjustment device 10, the plurality of protruding portions can surround and contact the body of the user, increasing the contact area between the body of the user and the protruding portions. This prevents user discomfort and maintains a good user experience.
[0108]In other embodiments, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 can also be a recessed structure with grooves arranged on the thermal conduction component 12, and the ventilation port 124 is correspondingly arranged at the bottom of the grooves. With this arrangement, when the user wears the portable temperature adjustment device 10, the recessed structure with grooves can keep a distance between the ventilation port 124 and the human body. Moreover, airflow can also be drawn in or blown out from opposite ends of the grooves, improving the user experience.
[0109]In this embodiment, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 is arranged on the thermal conduction component 12, so that when the portable temperature adjustment device 10 is worn on the user, it can better fit the human body for temperature adjustment, and also make the airflow blown out by the portable temperature adjustment device 10 to flow more smoothly. Furthermore, the ventilation port 124 of the thermal conduction component 12 may not be able to ventilate if the portable temperature adjustment device 10 fits the human body too closely or tightly. By setting the air-blockage prevention structure 40 with a plurality of spaced-apart protruding portions or grooves on the thermal conduction component 12, the ventilation port 124 of the thermal conduction component 12 can be prevented from being blocked, thereby improving the user experience.
[0110]In a preferred implementation of this embodiment, the housing 18 further comprises an air duct 50 arranged therein, and the air guiding portion 30 is arranged at one end of the air duct 50. The air duct 50 comprises a first partitioning portion 52, which is, for example, a baffle plate connected to the air guiding portion 30. By setting the air guiding portion 30 and the first partitioning portion 52 on the air duct 50, a first ventilation air path 501 and a second ventilation air path 502 are respectively formed inside the housing 18. The housing 18 is further provided with a heat dissipation port 185. The first ventilation air path 501 is configured to direct the airflow generated by the fan 14 to the ventilation port 124 for blowing out. The second ventilation air path 502 is configured to direct the airflow generated by the fan 14 to the heat dissipation port 185 for discharge. In this embodiment, by setting the air guiding portion 30 and the first partitioning portion 52 on the air duct 50, the space inside the housing 18 is divided into two air paths. This allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to be discharged separately through these two ventilation air paths. The first ventilation air path 501 allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to pass through the ventilation port 124, then be temperature-adjusted by the thermal conduction component 12, and then be discharged and flow along the length direction of the housing 18 towards human body parts such as the neck of the user. The second ventilation air path 502 allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to pass through the interior of the housing 18 and then reach the heat dissipation port 185. A heat dissipator 152 can be arranged in the second ventilation air path 502. The heat dissipator 152 is arranged corresponding to the heat dissipation port 185. In other embodiments, the heat dissipator 152 can be provided with a plurality of heat dissipation fins, and a heat dissipation channel is formed between adjacent two heat dissipation fins. The heat dissipator 152 may include, for example, a heat dissipation base which can be in thermal contact with the temperature adjustment component 16. For example, when the temperature adjustment component 16 is a semiconductor refrigeration sheet, the heat dissipator 152 is in thermal contact with the hot side surface of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet through the heat dissipation base thereof. During the operation of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, the cold side surface of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet generates cooling energy which is transmitted to the skin surface of the human neck through the thermal conduction component 12 to cool the human body. The heat generated on the hot side surface of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet can be transmitted to the heat dissipator 152 and dissipated to the external environmental via the heat dissipation port 185 and the heat dissipation channels of the heat dissipator 152. This is not specifically limited here.
[0111]As shown in
[0112]The air guiding portion 30 is connected to the second sub-housing 183. A first ventilation air path 501 is formed between the end of the air guiding portion 30 close to the fan 14 and the second sub-housing 183. A first gap 54 exists between the lower side of the air guiding portion 30 and the lower side of the housing 18, and a second gap 56 exists between the upper side of the air guiding portion 30 and the upper side of the housing 18. The “lower side” and “upper side” here are defined relative to the height direction Y (see
[0113]The air duct 50 further comprises a second partitioning portion 58, which can be, for example, a partition plate. The second partitioning portion 58 divides the space inside the housing 18 into a second ventilation air path 502 and a third ventilation air path 503. The second gap 56, the second ventilation air path 502, and the air outlet 186 are in fluid communication with one another. The first gap 54, the third ventilation air path 503, and the heat dissipation port 185 are in fluid communication with one another.
[0114]In this embodiment, the housing 18 have the first ventilation air path 501, the second ventilation air path 502, and the third ventilation air path 503 formed therein. The first ventilation air path 501 allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to pass through the ventilation port 124, be temperature-adjusted by the thermal conduction component 12, and then be discharged and flow along the length direction of the housing 18 towards human body parts such as the neck of the user. The second ventilation air path 502 allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to be directly discharged to the air outlet 186 through the second gap 56 and blown towards human body parts such as the face of the user. The third ventilation air path 503 allows the airflow generated by the fan 14 to be blown towards the heat dissipation port 185 through the first gap 54.
[0115]In this embodiment, by forming the first gap 54 and the second gap 56 between the air guiding portion 30 and the housing 18, and setting the second partitioning portion 58 on the air duct 50, the airflow inside the portable temperature adjustment device 10 can be divided into three branches: one branch of blowing from the ventilation port 124 towards the neck of the user, one branch of blowing out from the air outlet 186 towards the face of the user, and one branch of blowing out from the heat dissipation port 185 to dissipate heat for the structures mounted inside the portable temperature adjustment device 10.
[0116]As shown in
[0117]Through the above arrangement, the airflow generated by the fan 14 only needs to pass through the first ventilation air path 501, then through the ventilation port 124, be temperature-adjusted by the thermal conduction component 12, and then be discharged and flow along the length direction of the housing 18 towards human body parts such as the neck, and also be discharged from the second ventilation air path 502 through the air outlet 186.
[0118]As shown in
[0119]Specifically, a rear neck protruding portion extends and protrudes downward from the connecting section 1808 of the housing 18. The thermal conduction component 12 is arranged on the side of the connecting section 1808 facing the wearing space 1806. The thermal conduction component 12 can be arranged on the connecting section 1808 and the rear neck protruding portion. The thermal conduction component 12 defines multiple ventilation ports 124, including a first ventilation port 1241, a second ventilation port 1242, a third ventilation port 1243, and a fourth ventilation port 1244.
[0120]Multiple fans 14 can be arranged inside the connecting section 1808. In this embodiment, two fans 14 are used as an example for description. The two fans 14 can be mounted at opposite ends of the connecting section 1808 at an interval, or on opposite sides of the connecting section 1808. The specific positions of the fans 14 can be adjusted according to actual needs and are not limited here. One of the fans 14 corresponds to the first ventilation port 1241 and the second ventilation port 1242 and the airflow generated by the fan 14 enters the connecting section 1808 from the first ventilation opening 1241 and then blows out of the connecting section 1808 from the second ventilation opening 1242. The other fan 14 corresponds to the third ventilation opening 1243 and the fourth ventilation opening 1244 and the airflow generated by the other fan 14 enters the connecting section 1808 from the third ventilation opening 1243 and then blows out of the connecting section 1808 from the fourth ventilation opening 1244.
[0121]A fourth ventilation air path 504 and a fifth ventilation air path 505 are arranged inside the connecting section 1808. The fourth ventilation air path 504 is connected to the third ventilation opening 1243 and the fourth ventilation opening 1244. The fifth ventilation air path 505 is connected to the first ventilation opening 1241 and the second ventilation opening 1242.
[0122]Two air guiding portions 30 are arranged inside the connecting section 1808. One air guiding portion 30 is configured to guide the airflow generated by one fan 14 towards the fourth ventilation port 1244 for blowing out, and the other air guiding portion 30 is configured to guide the airflow generated by the other fan 14 towards the second ventilation opening 1242 for blowing out. Preferably, the second ventilation opening 1242 and the fourth ventilation port 1244 are offset from each other in the circumferential direction and the height direction of the portable temperature adjustment device 10, which facilitates increasing the distance between the second ventilation opening 1242 and the fourth ventilation port 1244 and improving temperature regulation effect.
[0123]In a preferred implementation of this embodiment, the side of the thermal conduction component 12 close to the wearing space 1806 is provided with an air-blockage prevention structure 40. Specifically, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 comprises a plurality of protruding portions distributed at intervals. The multiple protruding portions can be strip-shaped protrusions, block-shaped protrusions, or protrusions of other shapes, which are not specifically limited here. The multiple protruding portions can be distributed at intervals along the height direction of the connection section 1808 and each protruding portion extends along the length direction of the connecting section 1808.
[0124]In other embodiments, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 can also be multiple grooves arranged on the thermal conduction component 12, and the ventilation port 124 is correspondingly defined at the bottom of the grooves. With this arrangement, when the user wears the portable temperature adjustment device 10, the multiple grooves can keep a distance between the ventilation port 124 and the human body part. Moreover, the airflow can also be drawn in or blown out from opposite ends of the grooves, improving the user experience.
[0125]As shown in
[0126]The thermal conduction component 12 is arranged on the outer surface of the second sub-housing 183 and located on one side of the wearing space 1806. The thermal conduction component 12 has an arc-shaped structure and includes a thermal conduction portion 12A and two extension portions 12B. The thermal conduction portion 12A is in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component 16. The two extension portions 12B respectively extend from opposite ends of the thermal conduction portion 12A beyond the temperature adjustment component 16. When the portable temperature adjustment device 10 is worn on the user's body, the thermal conduction component 12 contacts the user's skin to provide cooling or heating to the user. The second sub-housing 183 is provided with an avoidance portion 18C corresponding to the thermal conduction portion 12A. The avoidance portion 18C can be, for example, a through-hole, so that the thermal conduction portion 12A can pass through the avoidance portion 18C to be in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component 16, or the temperature adjustment component 16 passes through the avoidance portion 18C to be in thermal conductive connection with the thermal conduction portion 12A.
[0127]The thermal conduction component 12 further comprises two sets of ventilation ports 124, corresponding to the two fans 14 respectively. Each set of ventilation port 124 comprises at least two ventilation ports 124. The second sub-housing 183 defines air outs 18D corresponding to the ventilation ports 124 respectively. The air guiding portions 30 are inclined and extend towards the thermal conduction portion 12A. The ventilation ports 124 are connected to the air outlet portion 142 of the fan 14 through the air guiding portions 30. The ventilation ports 124 can specifically be arranged, for example, on the extension portions 12B. The two sets of ventilation ports 124 are located on opposite sides of the thermal conduction portion 12A, i.e., the two sets of ventilation ports 124 are arranged on the two extension portions 12B respectively. When the temperature adjustment component 16 and the fans 14 are working, the airflows generated by the fans 14 are discharged through the two sets of ventilation ports 124. Since the two sets of ventilation ports 124 are located at the extension portions 12B on opposite ends of the temperature adjustment component 16, the airflow passing through the ventilation ports 124 can be blowed towards the area corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16 as much as possible. For example, a part of the airflow flows towards the middle of the temperature adjustment component 16, thereby dispersing the cold air in the area corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16. Since the thermal conduction portion 12A has the lowest temperature and causes the most severe sweating effect, the above arrangement effectively solves the sweating problem caused by the contact between the thermal conduction portion 12A and the skin of the user. Furthermore, the ventilation ports 124 are located at the extension portions 12B, allowing the airflow to blow onto the entire thermal conduction component 12 as much as possible, further solving the sweating problem in some area of the thermal conduction component 12 and improving the user experience.
[0128]The portable temperature adjustment device 10 provided in this embodiment includes the housing 18, the fans 14, the temperature adjustment component 16, and the thermal conduction component 12. The thermal conduction component 12 is arranged on the outer surface of the housing 18 facing the wearing space 1806. The thermal conduction component 12 includes the thermal conduction portion 12A and the extension portions 12B. The thermal conduction portion 12A is in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component 16. The two sets of ventilation port 124 are arranged on the extension portions 12B, connected to the air outlet portions 142 of the fans 14, and located at opposite ends of the thermal conduction portion 12A. Since the ventilation ports 124 are defined in the extension portions 12B of the thermal conduction component 12, the airflow generated by the fans 14 can pass through the ventilation ports 124 at opposite ends of the temperature adjustment component 16, and then be blown to the thermal conduction portion 12A corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16. Since the thermal conduction portion 12A of the thermal conduction component 12 corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16 has the lowest temperature and causes the most severe sweating effect, by setting the ventilation ports 124 in the thermal conduction component 12, the airflows generated by the fans 14 can be blown out from the extension portions 12B and then towards the center of the thermal conduction portion 12A. The airflows generated by the fans 14 can effectively blow to the entire thermal conduction component 12, especially the thermal conduction portion 12A, thereby reducing sweating and improving the user experience.
[0129]In other embodiments, the temperature adjustment component 16 can generate heat which is transferred to the thermal conduction component 12, resulting in hot air being blown out from the ventilation ports 124.
[0130]The side of the thermal conduction component 12 facing the wearing space 1806 can also be provided with an air-blockage prevention structure 40. The air-blockage prevention structure 40 can include multiple protruding portions arranged at intervals, or can be a single protruding portion, which is not limited in this embodiment. In one optional implementation of this embodiment, the air-blockage prevention structure 40 can be located between the two sets of ventilation ports 124. In another optional implementation of this embodiment, one air-blockage prevention structure 40 is arranged adjacent to each set of ventilation ports 124. The air-blockage prevention structure 40 is capable of preventing the ventilation ports 124 from directly contacting the skin of the user, thereby avoiding airflow obstruction or reduced ventilation effectiveness.
[0131]Further, airflow blown from each set of ventilation ports 124 is directed toward the thermal conduction portion 12A, which facilitates the airflow blown out from the ventilation ports 124 flowing toward the center of the thermal conduction portion 12A from the extension portions 12B as much as possible. The airflow blown by the fans 14 can effectively flow to the entire thermal conduction component 12, especially the thermal conduction portion 12A, thereby reducing sweating and improving the user experience.
[0132]The portable temperature adjustment device 10 can further include air ducts 50 arranged inside the housing 18, specifically in the receiving cavity 182. The number of the air ducts 50 can be two. Two air ducts 50 are located at opposite sides of the temperature adjustment component 16 respectively in the circumferential direction of the device 10. A ventilation air passage 510 is also arranged in the receiving cavity 182. At least part of the air duct 50 forms the ventilation air passage 510. Specifically, the ventilation air passage 510 is arranged inside the air duct 50, or the ventilation air passage 510 is enclosed and formed cooperatively by the air duct 50 and the housing 18. The air duct 50 and the second sub-housing 183 form the ventilation air passage 510. Optionally, one end of the ventilation air passage 510 is connected to the air outlet portion 142 of the fan 14, and the other end is connected to the ventilation ports 124 such that the airflow output from the air outlet portion 142 of the fan 14 can flow to the ventilation ports 124 via the ventilation air passage 510. The air duct 50 can further comprise a fan mounting portion 520, and the fan 14 is mounted on the fan mounting portion 520. The ventilation air passage 510 can be located on the side of the air duct 50 facing the wearing space 1806 and extends along the direction from the air outlet portion 142 to the temperature adjustment component 16 to form a curved structure. Similarly, the ventilation air passage 510 is inclined in the direction from the air outlet portion 142 towards the thermal conduction portion 12A. Two sets of air passages 510 are provided corresponding to the two sets of ventilation ports 124 in a one-to-one correspondence. This causes the two sets of air passages 510 to be inclined relative to each other, making the airflows blown from the ventilation ports 124 on opposite sides of the temperature adjustment component 16 blow from the extension portions 12B towards the center of the thermal conduction portion 12A. The airflows generated by the fans 14 can effectively blow onto the entire thermal conduction component 12, further increasing the area of the thermal conduction component 12 blown by the airflows. Thus, the cold air in the area corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16 can be dispersed, avoiding the sweating problem caused by contact between the region of the thermal conduction component 12 corresponding to the temperature adjustment component 16 and the skin, and improving the user experience. Preferably, the two sets of air passages 510 are symmetrically arranged about the centerline of the thermal conduction portion 12A.
[0133]The second sub-housing 183 can further comprise air guiding portions 30 arranged in the ventilation air passage 510. The air guiding portion 30 can be curved ribs which extend from the end close to the air outlet portions 142 of the fans 14 to the ventilation ports 124, so that the direction of the airflow flowing out of the ventilation ports 124 is inclined towards the thermal conduction portion 12A. The air guiding portions 30 can be located in the air passages 510. By setting the air guiding portions 30, the airflow can flow more smoothly in the air passages 510. The air guiding portions 30 extends from the end close to the air outlet portion 142 to the ventilation ports 124, such that the airflow output from the air outlet portion 142 of the fan 14 can be guided by the air guiding portions 30 and then be blown out from the ventilation port 124, making the airflow pass through the ventilation air passage 510 more smoothly and improving control of the airflow direction. In one implementation of this embodiment, there are three air guiding portions 30, spaced apart along the length/circumferential direction of the second sub-housing 183. Each air guiding portion 30 is inclined in a direction from the air outlet portion 142 towards the second sub-housing 183, and each air guiding portion 30 has an arc-shaped structure. By setting the arc-shaped air guiding portions 30, the smoothness of the airflow can be further improved, thereby enhancing the air output performance. Specifically, the air guiding portions 30 have arc-shaped air guiding surfaces forming concaved portions. The openings of the concaved portions face the wearing space 1806. Taking the direction towards/away from the wearing space 1806 as the thickness direction T of the portable temperature adjustment device 10, in this thickness direction T as shown in
[0134]Further, each set of ventilation ports 124 can include two ventilation ports 124. The first ends of the air guiding portions 30 are connected to the second sub-housing 183, and the second ends of the air guiding portions 30 extend towards the air outlet portions 142 of the corresponding fans 14. The thickness of the air guiding portions 30 gradually decreases from the first end to the second end. Thus, the width of the airflow paths formed between adjacent air guiding portions 30 decreases in a direction from the air outlet portion 142 of the fan to the second sub-housing 183. Each ventilation port 124 is located between adjacent two air guiding portions 30. With this arrangement, the air guiding portions 30 can divide the ventilation air passage 510 into two sub-air ducts each being connected to one corresponding ventilation port 124. The thickness of the air guiding portions 30 gradually decreases from the first end to the second end, which facilitates concentration of the airflow blown from each ventilation port 124, thereby enhancing the airflow outputting effect.
[0135]In one implementation of this embodiment, two fans 14 are provided, correspondingly two air ducts 50 and two sets of ventilation ports 124 are provided. Each fan 14 corresponds to one set of ventilation ports 124. The two fans 14 are respectively located at opposite ends of the temperature adjustment component 16, and each set of ventilation ports 124 is located between the temperature adjustment component 16 and the corresponding fan 14. The two fans 14 both can blow air to the thermal conduction component 12 through the ventilation ports 124, increasing the area of the thermal conduction component 12 covered by the airflow, improving the air outputting effect, further reducing sweating, and enhancing the user experience. Further, two ventilation air passage 510 are arranged in the receiving cavity 182. The opposite ends of each ventilation air passage 510 are connected to the fan 14 and the ventilation ports 124 respectively. The two air ducts 510 are located on opposite sides of the thermal conduction portion 12A respectively.
[0136]The portable temperature adjustment device 10 provided in this embodiment can further include a heat dissipator 152 arranged on one side of the temperature adjustment component 16 away from the thermal conduction component 12. The air duct 50 can further include a heat dissipation air passage 530 and a partition plate 540 located between the ventilation air passage 510 and the heat dissipation air passage 530. Specifically, the air duct 50 and the first sub-housing 181 cooperatively form the heat dissipation air passage 530. The ventilation air passage 510 and the heat dissipation air passage 530 are separated by the partition plate 540. The fan 14 blows air from the air outlet portion 142 towards the ventilation air passage 510 and the heat dissipation air passage 530 respectively. One end of the heat dissipation air passage 530 is connected to the fan 14, and the other end is connected to the heat dissipator 152. The first sub-housing 181 can further defines a heat dissipation port 185 and an air inlet 184. The air inlet 184 can be arranged corresponding to the fan 14, for example, the air inlet 184 is at least partly aligned with the fan 14. The heat dissipation port 185 can be arranged corresponding to the heat dissipator 152, for example, the heat dissipation port 185 is at least partly aligned with the heat dissipator 152. The heat dissipation port 185 can comprises a plurality of heat dissipation holes. The airflow generated by the fan 14 can pass through the heat dissipation air passage 530, then through the heat dissipator 152, and be blown out from the heat dissipation port 185, achieving a heat dissipation effect. The partition plate 540 is capable of separating the ventilation air passage 510 and the heat dissipation air passage 530, improving the air blowing effect and heat dissipation effect. Moreover, by utilizing one single fan 14, both heat dissipation function and airflow output function can be achieved. Preferably, two heat dissipators 152 are provided and correspond to the fans 14 in a one-to-one correspondence. The two heat dissipators 152 are distributed in the height direction of the device 10. The two heat dissipators 152 are provided corresponding to the heat dissipation ports 185 respectively.
[0137]Further, the partition plate 540 can extend in a direction from the air outlet portion 142 towards the thermal conduction portion 12A. The ventilation air passage 510 is located on the side of the partition plate 540 close to the wearing space 1806. The heat dissipation air passage 530 is located on the side of the partition plate 540 away from the wearing space 1806. In one implementation of this embodiment, the partition plate 540 has an arc-shaped structure, which can have the same curvature as that of the arcuate air guiding portions/ribs 30. The partition plate 540 is inclined in the direction from the air outlet portion 142 towards the wearing space 1806, such that the volume of the heat dissipation air passage 530 is larger than that of the ventilation air passage 510, allowing the heat dissipator 152 to have a larger volume to thereby improve the heat dissipation efficiency. The partition plate 540 is designed as an arc-shaped structure, which improves airflow smoothness.
[0138]The first housing portion 1802 and the second housing portion 1804 can be rotatably connected to opposite ends of the connecting section 1808, and the structures of the first housing portion 1802 and the second housing portion 1804 can be the same. Taking the structure of the first housing portion 1802 as an example, a circuit board 10A and a battery 10B are arranged inside the first housing portion 1802. The fan 14, the temperature adjustment component 16, and the battery 10B are electrically connected to the circuit board 10A respectively.
[0139]As shown in
[0140]As shown in
[0141]The air-blockage prevention structure 40 and the ventilation port 124 are distributed in the height direction Y of the portable temperature adjustment device 10. Optionally, two ventilation ports 124 are provided and spaced apart in the length/circumferential direction of the portable temperature adjustment device 10. The air-blockage prevention structure 40 can be located above and/or below the ventilation port 124.
[0142]As shown in
[0143]When the fan 14 is in operation, the inner fan blade group 146 generates an airflow flowing into the ventilation air passage 510. The airflow exchanges heat with the thermal conduction component 12 mounted in the ventilation air passage 510. The thermal conduction component 12 lowers the temperature of the airflow, and the cooled airflow is then directed towards the user, reducing the ambient temperature and providing a cooling effect. The hot end of the temperature adjustment component 16 continuously generates heat. Simultaneously, the outer fan blade group 144 generates another airflow flowing into the heat dissipation air passage 530. The another airflow exchanges heat with the heat dissipator 152 mounted in the heat dissipation air passage 530, carrying the heat away from the heat dissipator 152 and promptly dissipating heat for the temperature adjustment component 16, ensuring the cooling effect.
[0144]In this embodiment of the application, the heat dissipator 152 includes a first heat dissipator 152A and a second heat dissipator 152B distributed along the circumferential direction of the portable temperature adjustment device 10 and spaced apart from each other. The first heat dissipator 152A is located near one fan 14, and the second heat dissipator 152B is located near the other fan 14. The first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B are arranged at an angle to each other. That is, an angle is formed between the projectors of the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B in a plane parallel to the circumferential direction of the device 10. The portable temperature adjustment device 10 comprises a temperature adjustment component 16 and a thermal conduction component 12 corresponding to each of the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B. The air guiding portion 30 is located between the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B. The airflow generated by one fan 14 flows towards the first heat dissipator 152A and is then guided to the heat dissipation port 185 by the air guiding portion 30. The airflow generated by the other fan 14 flows towards the second heat dissipator 152B and is then guided to the heat dissipation port 185 by the air guiding portion 30. In this embodiment, the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B are two independent components. The air guiding portion 30 can be arranged on the first heat dissipator 152A or the second heat dissipator 152B, or the air guiding portion 30 can be a separate component independent of the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B. Of course, in other embodiments, the air guiding portion 30 can also be integrally formed with the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B.
[0145]Specifically, the housing 18 includes an air guiding member 300. The air guiding portion 30 is arranged in the middle of the air guiding member 300, and the heat dissipator 152 is mounted on the air guiding member 300. The air guiding portion 30 is located between the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B. The air guiding member 300 isolates the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B, preventing heat interference between the two heat dissipators. The adjacent first heat dissipator 152A and second heat dissipator 152B are blocked by the air guiding portion 30, which prevents collision between the airflows passing through the first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B. In addition, each heat dissipator 152 can complete more heat dissipation cycles within a fixed time, i.e., shortening the overall heat dissipation cycle time and effectively improving the overall heat dissipation efficiency.
[0146]In this implementation of the application, the air guiding portion 30 includes a first air guiding surface 32 and a second air guiding surface 34. The first air guiding surface 32 faces the first heat dissipator 152A, and the second air guiding surface 34 faces the second heat dissipator 152B. The first air guiding surface 32 and the second air guiding surface 34 are arc-shaped. The arc-shaped first air guiding surface 32 and second air guiding surface 34 are more conducive to smoothly guiding the airflows to the heat dissipation port 185, avoiding noise generation.
[0147]In this implementation of the application, the surface of the heat dissipator 152 facing the heat dissipation port 185 is provided with a plurality of spaced heat dissipation fins 1522. Specifically, the heat dissipator 152 includes a heat dissipation base 1524 connected to the side of the temperature adjustment component 16 away from the wearing space 1806. The plurality of heat dissipation fins 1522 are located on the side of the heat dissipation base 1524 away from the temperature adjustment component 16 and are spaced apart so that channels are formed between adjacent fins 1522. The heat generated by the temperature adjustment component 16 is transferred to the heat dissipation base 1524 which then transfers the heat to the plurality of heat dissipation fins 1522. The fins 1522 increase the contact area between the airflow and the heat dissipator 152 and improve heat exchange efficiency.
[0148]In this implementation of the application, the thermal conduction component 12 is located on the side of the temperature adjustment component 16 close to the wearing space 1806 and is in thermal conductive connection with the cold end of the temperature adjustment component 16. The side of the connecting section 1808 close to the wearing space 1806 is formed with an air outlet 186 corresponding to the thermal conduction component 12. Part of the airflow generated by each fan 14 flows towards the heat dissipator 152, and another part flows towards the thermal conduction component 12 and then flows out from the air outlet 186.
[0149]The air outlet 186 is located on the side of the thermal conduction component 12 close to the wearing space 1806 and is connected to the ventilation air passage 510. The air outlet 186 can comprise, for example, a plurality of vertical strip-shaped through-holes, spaced apart from each other. The lengths of the vertical strip-shaped through-holes can be the same or different. When the device 10 is worn around the neck of the user, the air outlet 186 is adjacent to the back of the neck, which facilitates reducing the local temperature of the user's neck rapidly, significantly improving the transfer efficiency of cold energy, allowing the user to feel cool more quickly, effectively enhancing the cooling sensation, and preventing the cold energy from being averaged out by the surrounding ambient temperature due to a long transmission path.
[0150]In some embodiments, the contact area between the heat dissipator 152 and the temperature adjustment component 16 is greater than the contact area between the thermal conduction component 12 and the temperature adjustment component 16. Specifically, the heat dissipator 152 includes a heat dissipation base 1524 connected to the side of the temperature adjustment component 16 away from the wearing space 1806. The thermal conduction component 12 includes a thermal conduction base 12C connected to the side of the temperature adjustment component 16 close to the wearing space 1806. In this embodiment, the size of the heat dissipation base 1524 is larger than that of the thermal conduction base 12C. With the same contact area with the temperature adjustment component 16, the larger heat dissipation base 1524 allows heat to be distributed over a larger area, increasing the heat dissipation area and effectively improving heat dissipation efficiency. With the limited cooling capacity of the temperature adjustment component 16, increasing the heat dissipation area can lower the temperature of the temperature adjustment component 16 more quickly, helping to improve the energy efficiency ratio of the temperature adjustment component 16, allowing the cooling system to provide better cooling performance under the same energy consumption, while extending the service life of the temperature adjustment component 16.
[0151]In the embodiment of the application, the thermal conduction component 12 further includes a plurality of temperature conduction fins 12D. The thermal conduction base 12C is connected to the side of the temperature adjustment component 16 close to the wearing space 1806. The plurality of temperature conduction fins 12D are located on the side of the thermal conduction base 12C away from the temperature adjustment component 16 and are spaced apart. A temperature conduction channel 12E is formed between adjacent two temperature conduction fins 12D, and the openings of the temperature conduction channels 12E form the ventilation ports 124. Specifically, the ventilation ports 124 are formed at the ends of adjacent two temperature conduction fins 12D away from the thermal conduction base 12C, and the ventilation ports 124 are connected to the ventilation air passage 510. The cold energy generated by the temperature adjustment component 16 is transferred to the thermal conduction base 12C which then transfers the cold energy to the plurality of ventilation ports 124 through the temperature conduction fins 12D, increasing the contact area between the airflow and the thermal conduction component 12 and enhancing the cooling effect.
[0152]In some embodiments, the area of a single heat dissipation fin 1522 is larger than that of a single temperature conduction fin 12D. The larger area of a single heat dissipation fin 1522 provides a larger heat dissipation surface area, with more contact area with the airflow, accelerating heat conduction and dissipation, thus effectively improving heat dissipation efficiency.
[0153]In some embodiments of the application, the connecting section 1808, the two first housing portions 1802 and second housing portions 1804 cooperatively form a C-shape configuration around the wearing space 1806. Two temperature adjustment components 16 are arranged adjacent to each other. The two temperature adjustment components 16 form an angle greater than 90° and less than 180° on the side facing the wearing space 1806, the layout of which better adapts to the C-shaped housing 18, making it more conducive for the airflow generated by each fan 14 to blow towards the heat dissipator 152. The first heat dissipator 152A and the second heat dissipator 152B are arranged along the curvature of the housing 18, effectively increasing the number of heat dissipation fins 1522 within the limited space inside of the housing 18, thereby increasing the contact area between the first heat dissipator 152A and the airflow. A larger contact area allows more heat to be transferred from the heat dissipation fins 1522 to the external environment, speeding up heat dissipation of the first heat dissipator 152A.
[0154]It should be understood that the system, device and method disclosed in several embodiments of the application may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the units are divided according to their logic functions, and in actual implementation, the units may be divided in other ways. For example, multiple units or assemblies may be combined or integrated in another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, coupling, direct coupling or communication connection displayed or discussed above may be indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units via some interfaces, or electrical, mechanical or other connections.
[0155]Units described as discrete components may be or may be not physically separated. Components displayed as units may be or may be not physical units, that is, they may be located in the same network unit or distributed in multiple network units. All or part of the units may be selected to fulfill the purposes of the embodiments of the application as actually needed.
[0156]Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely used for explaining the technical solutions of the application and are not intended to limit the application. Although the application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those ordinarily skilled in the art should understand that modifications may be made to the technical solutions in the above embodiments or equivalent substitutions may be made to part of the technical features in the above embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A portable temperature adjustment device, comprising:
a housing;
a fan arranged in the housing and configured to generate an airflow; and
a temperature adjustment assembly mounted to the housing, the temperature adjustment assembly comprising a temperature adjustment component and a thermal conduction component in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component, the thermal conduction component comprising a ventilation port to allow the airflow to pass through;
wherein the temperature adjustment component is configured to adjust the temperature of the thermal conduction component such that the airflow is cooled or heated when passing through the thermal conduction component.
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the thermal conduction component comprises two said ventilation ports one of which acts as an intake port of the fan and the other of which acts as an exhaust port of the fan.
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the thermal conduction component passes through the avoidance portion to be in thermal conductive connection with the temperature adjustment component, or the temperature adjustment component passes through the avoidance portion to be in thermal conductive connection with the thermal conduction component.
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