Temperature regulation system for the human body using heat pipes
AssigneeWright State University
InventorAmir Faghri
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Abstract
A temperature regulation system for the human body is provided which uses heat pipes to distribute energy to and from portions of a body to provide heating or cooling by redistributing body heat. The heat pipes are incorporated into a garment, a blanket and a pad which may be used for medical treatment or activities or for activities in environments having extreme temperatures. Supplemental means for heating and cooling are included to improve heating or cooling to a body, and to provide heating or cooling to limited areas of a body.
Claims35
A garment for body temperature regulation comprising:
- a supporting fabric shaped to cover at least a portion of a body including the torso thereof;
- a plurality of heat pipes supported by said fabric, said plurality of heat pipes positioned to provide heat transfer with one or more portions of said body, and at least one of said plurality of heat pipes removably attached to said fabric by means for connecting, whereby the position of said heat pipe is variable;
- whereby body temperature is influenced at one or more of said one or more portions of said body.
A garment for body temperature regulation comprising:
- a supporting fabric shaped to cover at least a portion of a body including the torso thereof;
- a plurality of heat pipes supported by said fabric, wherein:
- said plurality of heat pipes are positioned to provide heat transfer with one or more portions of said body;
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- said plurality of heat pipes are organized into one or more groups of one or more heat pipes each, wherein ones of said one or more groups extend between separate portions of said body to exchange heat between said separate portions of said body, and at least one of said one or more groups of heat pipes extend between a portion of said torso and at least a portion of the head of said body;
- whereby body temperature is influenced at one or more of said one or more portions of said body.
A garment for body temperature regulation comprising:
- a supporting fabric shaped to cover at least a portion of a body including the torso thereof;
- a plurality of heat pipes, at least one of which is adjustably attached to said fabric by means for connecting the heat pipe to the fabric so that the position of the heat pipe is variable, and wherein:
- said plurality of heat pipes are positioned to provide heat transfer with one or more portions of said body;
- said plurality of heat pipes are organized into one or more groups of one or more heat pipes each, and ones of said one or more groups extend between separate portions of said body to exchange heat between said separate portions of said body;
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- at least one of said one or more groups of heat pipes extend between a portion of said torso and at least a portion of an extremity of said body;
- whereby body temperature is influenced at one or more of said one or more portions of said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.