A seat made of synthetic leather containing phase change material 

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The present invention relates to an artificial leather and a sheet using the same, which includes a phase
change material, which is less affected by external temperature and provides a synthetic leather
configured to maintain a constant temperature range so that a comfortable feeling is provided. There is a
purpose.
In order to achieve the above object, the artificial leather according to an aspect of the present invention
is characterized by including a plurality of kinds of phase change material.
In addition, the sheet using the artificial leather according to another aspect of the present invention, the
outer skin is artificial leather, the structure is filled with the contents having a cushion inside the outer skin,
the artificial leather has a plurality of phase change material in the microcapsules Independently filled in
the base, or a plurality of kinds of phase change material is embedded in the base in a state
independently infiltrated into the porous body, the contents are the same or different from the phase
change material in the artificial leather It is a technical feature that the phase change material is
embedded in the base in the state of being independently filled in the microcapsules or invaded
independently of the porous bodies.
Phase change material, PCM, artificial leather, sheet, contents

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A seat made of synthetic leather containing phase change material}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an artificial leather including a phase change material according to a
first embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the artificial leather including a phase change material according to a
second embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a car seat using the artificial leather shown in Figures 1 and 2,

4 is a cross-sectional view of the automobile seat shown in FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100, 200: artificial leather 110, 210, 311, 321: known substance

120: microcapsules 220: porous body

300: sheet 310: jacket

320: contents 330: frame

401: Glycerol 403: C 18 H 38

405: Polyglycol 407: C 20 H 42

The present invention relates to artificial leather and a sheet using the same, and in particular, it contains
a phase change material is configured to maintain a temperature range of 18 ℃ to 28 ℃ to be less
affected by the external temperature and feel comfortable.

Phase change material (PCM) refers to a material used for the purpose of storing energy or maintaining a
temperature by utilizing the latent heat absorption or release effect of the material.

Here, latent heat refers to heat that absorbs or releases at the same temperature as the material changes
phase, that is, when it changes from solid to liquid or liquid to solid, liquid to gas or gas to liquid, and
latent heat is sensible heat, It is much greater than the amount of heat absorbed or released in the
absence of a phase change.

Conventionally, devices for heating and cooling using such phase change materials have been
developed.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 1995-0009853 (the name of the design: exothermic heat
insulating mat and PTC heating sheet using a phase change material and PTC sheet) refers to a sheet
using a phase change material. Looking at its configuration briefly, a thermal insulation bag sealed with a
phase change material is located inside the sheet to store heat of the heating element.
In the prior art, there is an effect of improving the function of the heat generating sheet by incorporating
only the insulation bag sealed with the phase change material, but the thickness of the sheet becomes
thicker than necessary because the insulation bag is located, and a separate insulation bag is prepared.
There is a problem to be done.

The present invention has been invented to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and
an object thereof is to provide artificial leather containing a phase change material in the leather itself.

In addition, by manufacturing a car seat using such artificial leather, the car seat can be maintained in a
constant temperature range. Therefore, even if the driver or the passenger seated on the seat in the
winter or summer, it is configured not to feel excessive cold or hot.

In order to achieve the above object, the artificial leather according to an aspect of the present invention
is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of kinds of phase change material.

In addition, the phase change material is characterized in that it is independently filled in the
microcapsules inherent in artificial leather, or independently invaded in a plurality of porous bodies.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there are two kinds of phase
change materials, one of which is a phase change material at 17 ° C. to 19 ° C., preferably glycerol, and
the other is at 27 ° C. to 29 ° C. It is characterized in that the phase change material, preferably C 18 H 38 .

In addition, the sheet using the artificial leather according to another aspect of the present invention, the
outer skin is artificial leather, the structure is filled with the contents having a cushion inside the outer skin,
the artificial leather is a microcapsule of a plurality of kinds of phase change material Plural kinds of
phase change material embedded in the base independently, or plural kinds of phase change material
embedded in the base independently invading the porous bodies, and the contents are the same or
different from those of the phase change material in the artificial leather. It is a technical feature that the
phase change material of is embedded in the base in the state to be independently filled in the
microcapsules or invaded independently of the porous bodies.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there are two kinds of phase
change materials inherent in the contents, one type is a material which changes phase at 7 ° C. to 19 °
C., preferably polyglycol, and the other type is 27 a phase change material in ℃ ~ 37 ℃, preferably
C 20 H 42.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the artificial leather
and a sheet using the same, including the phase change material according to the present invention will
be described in detail.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an artificial leather including a phase change material according to a
first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an artificial leather
including a phase change material according to a second embodiment of the present invention. . 3 is a
perspective view illustrating a car seat using the artificial leather shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a
cross-sectional view of the car seat shown in FIG. 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the artificial leather 100 has a microcapsule 120 embedded therein, and the
microcapsule 120 is filled with a phase change material.

There are two kinds of phase change materials contained in each of the microcapsules 120, and a
glycerol 401 (glycerol; latent heat 200 kJ / kg) phase-changing at 18 ° C. and normal paraffin-based
C 18 H 38 phase-changing at 28 ° C. (403) (latent heat 243 kJ / kg). These materials are embedded in the
artificial leather 100 in a state contained in each of the microcapsules 120.
Here, the microcapsules 120 are preferably made of a single material so as not to be denatured due to
chemical reaction between different phase change materials.

On the other hand, the amount of the base material 110 (PVC, PU) of the artificial leather 100 and the
amount of the microcapsules 120 containing the glycerol 401 and the amount of the microcapsules 120
containing the C 18 H 38 (403) Mix at a suitable mixing ratio according to the universal room temperature.
In this case, when the amount of the microcapsules increases, the characteristics of the artificial leather
deteriorate relatively easily, and when the amount of the microcapsules is relatively small, there is a
disadvantage in that the temperature control ability decreases.

Therefore, in the artificial leather according to the present invention, in order to obtain the maximum
temperature control ability while maintaining the characteristics of the artificial leather, it is preferable that
the microcapsules are mixed in a volume ratio of about 20 to 30% with respect to the known material.
Wherein the volume ratio of microcapsules containing glycerol to microcapsules containing C 18 H 38 is 50
to 50.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing artificial leather in which the microcapsules 120 containing the
glycerol 401 and the microcapsules 120 containing the C 18 H 38 403 are contained will be described.

After mixing the amount of the microcapsules 120 containing the glycerol 401 and the amount of the
microcapsules 120 and the amount of the base material 110 in which the 403 is accommodated in an
appropriate ratio, and then injected the mixed material into the injection machine Artificial leather is
manufactured by winding while cooling.

Meanwhile, the artificial leather 100 manufactured as described above is used as furniture for furniture
such as sofas and chairs. Indoor furniture manufactured using the artificial leather of the present invention
is a comfortable temperature that can be felt by a person by the phase change of glycerol (401) and
C 18 H 38(403) in the artificial leather (100) even if the room is not air-conditioned A temperature in the
range of about 18 ° C. to about 28 ° C. is maintained.

Specifically, when the room temperature is less than 18 degrees, the glycerol 401 phase change from
liquid to solid to release latent heat to maintain the artificial leather 100 higher than the room temperature,
when the room temperature is 18 ℃ to 28 ℃ Glycerol (401) is in a liquid state, C 18 H 38 (403) is a solid,
when the room temperature exceeds 28 ℃ C 18 H 38 (403) phase changes from a solid to a liquid as latent
heat Absorbs heat and keeps the artificial leather 100 below room temperature.

As described above, the indoor furniture made of artificial leather 100 including a phase change material
according to an embodiment of the present invention can maintain a comfortable temperature range of 18
° C. to 28 ° C., so that the room temperature is less than the temperature range. However, when
exceeded, two kinds of phase change materials phase change and maintain the temperature of the
furniture in the above temperature range.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, glycerol and C 18 H 38 having a relatively latent heat are used as the
phase change material. However, if the phase change material is near 18 ° C., specifically 17 ° C. to 19 °
C. like glycerol, glycerol is substituted. to be used, and those skilled in the art and may be used in place of
the 28 ℃ vicinity, if the phase change material in the particular 27 ℃ ~ 29 ℃ C 18 H 38 C 18H 38, as is the fact that
is easy to see.

In addition, the artificial leather 100 described above has been described that the phase change material
is contained in the microcapsule 120, but may be configured to accommodate the phase change material
using the porous body 220 as in the second embodiment. .

As shown in FIG. 2, in the state in which the phase change material in the liquid state is infiltrated into the
porous body 220, the porous body 220 in which the phase change material is infiltrated is mixed with the
base material 210 of the artificial leather 200. Injection molding. The porous body 220 manufactured as
described above is wrapped in the base material 210, and the porous body 220 is wrapped in the base
material 210 even when the phase change material infiltrated in the porous body 220 is changed into a
liquid state. ) It does not flow to the outside.

Meanwhile, the artificial leathers 100 and 200 manufactured according to the first and second
embodiments may be used for indoor furniture, and may be used as a component of outdoor furniture or
articles exhibiting excessive temperature difference.

The following describes a car seat as a representative example of outdoor furniture or articles.

The temperature inside the car can reach -20 ° C in winter and up to 80 ° C in summer, depending on the
outside temperature of the car. In this case, when the temperature change is large, the artificial leathers
100 and 200 described in the first and second embodiments cannot maintain the temperature of 18 ° C to
28 ° C.

The reason is that when the temperature is too low, the glycerol 401 and C 18 H 38(403) inherent in the
artificial leather (100, 200) are both maintained in the solid state, and if the temperature is too high, the
glycerol (401) and C 18 H 38 is because 403 can both achieve the effect of heating and cooling is to
maintain the liquid state using the latent heat.

Therefore, when the external temperature such as the car seat 300 can not expect the effect of heating
and cooling even with a phase change material of the glycerol 401 and C 18 H 38 (403), the contents filled
inside the seat 300 (320) It is preferable to include a large amount of the phase change material or
preferably add another phase change material to absorb and release heat, so that the shell 310 of the
sheet 300 can be maintained without departing from a certain temperature range. .

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of a car seat for realizing this purpose.

In the case of the automobile seat 300, the outer shell 310 is manufactured in an ergonomic form to give
the seated person comfort by cutting the artificial leather (100, 200), the inside of such a shell 310 The
contents 320 having a cushion are filled to keep the outer shell 310 in a cut shape.

Meanwhile, the contents 320 include polyglycol 405 phase change at 8 ° C. (Polyglycole; latent heat 276
kJ / kg) and normal paraffinic phase change at 36 ° C. C 20 H 42 (407) (latent heat 247 kJ / kg). Is inherent.

A representative example of the content 320 is a sponge, in which the microcapsules 120 containing the
polyglycol 405 and the microcapsules 120 containing the C 20 H 42 407 are the contents 320 when the
sponge is manufactured. After mixing with the base material 321 of the sponge, it is manufactured by the
sponge manufacturing method.

The contents 320 of the automobile seat 300 manufactured as described above are wrapped around the
frame 330 of the automobile seat 300, and the artificial leathers 100 and 200 of the first and second
embodiments are disposed outside the contents 320. Wrapping the outer shell 310 is made of.

The vehicle seat 300 according to the present invention primarily maintains a temperature of 18 ° C. to 28
° C. in the outer shell 310 according to the temperature inside the vehicle, and the temperature of the
outer shell 310 is in the temperature range of 18 ° C. to 28 ° C. If lower or higher, the phase change
material inherent in the contents 320 absorbs or releases heat due to low or high heat.

When the external temperature is lowered to 8 ° C. or less while the glycerol 401 of the shell 310 is
phase-changed to a solid state, the polyglycol 405 of the content 320 is phase-changed to a solid to
release latent heat. As the contents 320 emit heat, the temperature of the shell 310 is maintained at 8 ° C.
higher than the outside temperature.

On the contrary, when the C 18 H 38 (403) of the outer shell 310 changes to liquid and the external
temperature rises above 36 ° C., the C 20 H 42 (407) in the solid state phase changes to liquid and loses
heat. Absorb. As the contents 320 absorb heat, the temperature of the shell 310 is maintained at 36 ° C.
lower than the external temperature.

Meanwhile, reference numeral 311, which is not described, of reference numerals shown in FIG. 4 is a
known material of the outer shell 310, and is PVC and PU.

As such, the phase change temperature of the two types of phase change materials inherent in the
contents is higher and lower than the phase change temperatures of the two types of phase change
materials in the shell 310, so that the temperature of the shell 310 can be controlled. Temperature control
is possible at temperatures above and below the range.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, polyglycol and C 20 H 42 are adopted by adopting polyglycol and
C 20 H 42 which are relatively latent heat as the phase change material inherent in the contents and the
temperature difference of the heat of fusion is relatively higher than that of the phase change material
used for the skin. Likewise, the temperature can be effectively controlled when the difference between the
comfortable temperature and the actual external temperature is large.

However, even if a phase change material having the same temperature as the phase change material
used for the skin or a phase change material having a small temperature difference is used, the phase
change material can also be used for the contents because it can absorb external heat beyond the
capacity of the skin. However, if the heat of fusion of the phase change material is less than 7 ° C, the
seated person will feel cold. If the heat of fusion of the phase change material exceeds 37 ° C, the seated
person will feel hot. The substance which phase-changes at ° C is preferable, and the other kind is
preferably a substance that phase-changes at 27 ° C to 37 ° C.

As described in detail above, the artificial leather including the phase change material of the present
invention has a phase change material so as to control the temperature inside itself, so that even if a
separate temperature control device is not attached, it is less sensitive to external temperature.
Temperature can be maintained.

In addition, in the automobile seat according to the present invention, in embedding two kinds of phase
change materials in each of the outer shell and the contents, the phase change material of the contents
changes in phase at a temperature condition outside the temperature control range of the outer shell.
Adjust it. Therefore, even in a car interior condition with a large outside temperature range, it is possible
to maintain a temperature at which the driver and the passenger can feel comfortable.

Although the technical idea of the artificial leather including the phase change material of the present
invention and the sheet using the same has been described with the accompanying drawings, this is
illustrative of the best embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present
invention.

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