Wearable cooling system for body cooling and method for fabricating the wearable cooling system

A wearable cooling system comprising:

• a garment insert, integrated into a garment, configured to be worn across a dermal surface, and comprising:
• a textile panel defining:
• an inner surface configured to contact the dermal surface;
• an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
• and
• a first grid receptacle extending between the inner surface and the outer surface;
• and
• a first grid structure:
• arranged within and spanning the first grid receptacle;
• and
• defining:
• an inner face facing the inner surface of the textile panel;
• an outer face opposite the inner face and facing the outer surface of the textile panel;
• and
• a grid array of apertures arranged in a first pattern coplanar the first grid receptacle;
• and
• a first cooling unit comprising:
• a first heatsink structure:
• defining:
• a base section defining an interior surface configured to contact the dermal surface;
• and
• a set of heatsink columns:
• extending from the base section;
• arranged in a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern;
• and
• each heatsink column, in the set of heatsink columns, configured to seat extending through an aperture, in the grid array of apertures;
• and
• configured to wick moisture from the dermal surface toward surfaces of the set of heatsink columns;
• and
• a first polymer frame:
• rigidly coupled to the first heatsink structure and arranged about the base section;
• and
• configured to abut surfaces of the base section to surfaces of the first grid receptacle to flexibly retain the first cooling unit within the first grid receptacle in an assembled configuration.

A wearable cooling system comprising:

• a garment insert configured to be worn across a dermal surface and comprising:
• a textile panel defining:
• an inner surface configured to contact the dermal surface;
• an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
• and
• a grid receptacle extending between the inner surface and the outer surface;
• and
• a grid structure:
• arranged within and spanning the grid receptacle;
• and
• defining:
• an inner face facing the inner surface of the textile panel;
• an outer face opposite the inner face and facing the outer surface of the textile panel;
• and
• a grid array of apertures arranged in a first pattern coplanar the grid receptacle;
• and
• a cooling unit comprising:
• a heatsink structure comprising:
• a substrate defining:
• a base section defining an interior surface configured to contact the dermal surface;
• a set of heatsink columns:
• extending from the base section opposite the interior surface;
• defining an exterior surface;
• arranged in a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern;
• and
• configured to seat extending through the grid array of apertures in an assembled configuration;
• and
• an open network of pores extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface;
• and
• a coating:
• formed of a hydrophilic material;
• extending across the interior surface of the substrate and lining the open network of pores;
• defining a void network;
• and
• configured to cooperate with the substrate to wick moisture from the dermal surface, through the void network lining the open network of pores, and to the exterior surface, to cool the dermal surface;
• and
• a polymer frame:
• rigidly coupled to the heatsink structure and arranged about the base section;
• and
• configured to abut surfaces of the base section to surfaces of the grid receptacle to flexibly retain the cooling unit within the grid receptacle in the assembled configuration.