Patent ID: 8087254
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A41D,A42B,A61F,A62B,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A helmet for personal heat control, the helmet comprising: one or more thermoelectric cooling units configured to rest in a first location in proximity with a user of the helmet, the one or more thermoelectric cooling units comprising: a heat pipe thermally coupled with the one or more heating surfaces and configured to transfer the heat from the first location to a second location in proximity with the helmet, wherein the heat pipe is flexible; a direct current power source affixed to the helmet and electrically coupled to the one or more thermoelectric cooling units; an impact-resistant outer shell; and one or more impact-dampening foam pads affixed to an inside of the impact-resistant outer shell and configured to rest on the user's head, wherein the one or more thermoelectric cooling units are spaced to avoid interference with the one or more impact-dampening foam pads and configured to rest in proximity with the user's head; wherein the one or more heat transfer units is a heat sink configured to dissipate heat from the one or more thermoelectric cooling units; wherein the heat pipe is a plurality of heat pipes, wherein each of the plurality of heat pipes is thermally coupled at one end to the one or more thermoelectric cooling units and thermally coupled at another end to the heat sink, wherein the plurality of heat pipes is configured to transfer heat from the one or more thermoelectric cooling units to the heat sink with minimal conduction heat loss, wherein the plurality of heat pipes is spaced to avoid interference with the plurality of impact-dampening foam pads.