Heating system for a garment or other fabric object and power control for embedded powered components
US10893576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2203/036
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heating system, such as embedded in a fabric object, such as a wearable garment, comprising at least one heating element comprising an electrical resistance heating loop, the heating element comprising at least one sense wire for detecting and providing a signal indicative of a safety condition, and a controller connected to the at least one heating element and to the sense wire and configured to shut down the heating element in response to the signal indicative of the safety condition. Multiple, independently controllable heating elements in a garment may be connected to a harness and one or more integral battery packs with a power management system to permit hot swapping of the battery packs. The garment may be configured to be communicatively paired to a mobile device to provide hands free phone, music streaming, and/or a user interface for the heating system.
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