METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HUMAN MOTION CONTROLLED WEARABLE REFRIGERATION

摘要

A wearable, portable, self-contained refrigeration/cooling garment may effectively convert the energy of human movement into heat flux. The heat flux can then used to actively control the temperature of the human body or of part of it. In one example of the present disclosure, the garment is a type of footwear powered by the wearer's ambulation.

主权项

1. A refrigeration generating footwear comprising:
a midsole; and a refrigeration device coupled to the midsole, the refrigeration device comprising:
a compressible first chamber;a compressible second chamber, separate from the first chamber; anda regenerator fluidly coupled between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the refrigeration device is responsive to ambulatory movement of a wearer of the shoe to create a heat flux, and wherein the heat flux is configured to be utilized by the wearer to at least one of cool or heat at least a portion of the wearer.