Cooling Down with Built in Air Conditioned Clothing
Workers in Japan are keeping cool over the soaring summer heat, but wearing jackets which have their own inbuilt air conditioning fans.
As Japan seeks more innovative ways of staying cool whilst still saving energy after its nuclear crisis, sales for clothes with their own personal cheap air conditioner system are soaring.
The jackets are produced by Kuchofuku Co Ltd and each one contains 2 electric fans powered by a lithium-ion battery pack, which lasts for 11 hours on a single charge and requires significantly less energy than conventional air conditioning.
It may not look like the most attractive piece of clothing to wear, but it’s compensated for its cooling. The jacket costs around 11,000 yen which is around £87 and can draw in up to 20 litres of air per second, which then circulates throughout the jacket before seeping out through the cuffs and collars.
Ryo Igarashi, one of the recent customers said, “I work in a very hot place and have to wear long sleeved outfits, so I came over to buy this to stay cool and to prevent heat stroke”.
The president of Kuchofuku Co Ltd, Hiroshi Ichigaya, describes how the idea of “personal air conditioning” came about, “”It came to me that we don’t need to cool the entire room, just as long as people in it feel cool”.
Other popular cooling products made by the company includes mattresses and cushions, which contains their patented plastic mesh system allowing the circulation of air.
The products made by Kuchofuku Co Ltd are not new. However, with the nuclear crisis and energy saving efforts, there has been a huge rush of popularity for the cooling devices and garments.
As Japan seeks more innovative ways of staying cool whilst still saving energy after its nuclear crisis, sales for clothes with their own personal cheap air conditioner system are soaring.
The jackets are produced by Kuchofuku Co Ltd and each one contains 2 electric fans powered by a lithium-ion battery pack, which lasts for 11 hours on a single charge and requires significantly less energy than conventional air conditioning.
It may not look like the most attractive piece of clothing to wear, but it’s compensated for its cooling. The jacket costs around 11,000 yen which is around £87 and can draw in up to 20 litres of air per second, which then circulates throughout the jacket before seeping out through the cuffs and collars.
Ryo Igarashi, one of the recent customers said, “I work in a very hot place and have to wear long sleeved outfits, so I came over to buy this to stay cool and to prevent heat stroke”.
The president of Kuchofuku Co Ltd, Hiroshi Ichigaya, describes how the idea of “personal air conditioning” came about, “”It came to me that we don’t need to cool the entire room, just as long as people in it feel cool”.
Other popular cooling products made by the company includes mattresses and cushions, which contains their patented plastic mesh system allowing the circulation of air.
The products made by Kuchofuku Co Ltd are not new. However, with the nuclear crisis and energy saving efforts, there has been a huge rush of popularity for the cooling devices and garments.