Connector substrate, sensor system, and wearable sensor system

• US 10,398,377 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2016
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xenoma Inc.
• Original Assignee: Japan Science & Technology Trading Co. Limited
• Inventors: Amimori, Ichiro, Nakajima, Masao, Someya, Takao
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi, Ross N
• Application Number:
  US15/756,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20180242912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/046 in a matrix array
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/164 the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/166 the sensor is mounted on a specially adapted printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/222 Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/038 Textiles used as reinforcing materials for organic insulating substrates H05K1/0366
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/118 specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/18 Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components H05K1/0201, H05K1/023, H05K1/0243, and H05K1/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09227 Layout details of a plurality of traces, e.g. escape layout for Ball Grid Array [BGA] mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09418 Special orientation of pads, lands or terminals of component, e.g. radial or polygonal orientation
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09445 Pads for connections not located at the edge of the PCB, e.g. for flexible circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10151 Sensor

Abstract

A connector substrate includes a base material, n first input terminals of m groups (m and n are an integer equal to or greater than 2) which are provided on the base material, n first output terminals which are provided on the base material, first wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the first input terminals and the first output terminals, m second input terminals which are provided on the base material, m second output terminals which are provided on the base material, and second wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the second input terminals and the second output terminals, in which a first end of each connector wiring constituting the first wiring pattern is connected to one of the n first input terminals constituting each group, and a second end is connected to one of the first output terminals.

Claims

1. A connector substrate comprising:

a base material;

n first input terminals of m groups which are provided on the base material, m and n being integers equal to or greater than two;

n first output terminals which are provided on the base material;

first wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the first input terminals and the first output terminals;

m second input terminals which are provided on the base material;

m second output terminals which are provided on the base material; and

second wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the second input terminals and the second output terminals,

wherein a first end of a first connector wiring constituting one of the first wiring patterns is connected to one of the first input terminals constituting each group, and a second end of the first connector wiring is connected to one of the first output terminals,

the first connector wiring extends from the one of the first input terminals of the each group, and a plurality of first connector wirings constituting the first wiring patterns being disposed to be integrated as one piece extending from the first input terminals to the first output terminals, and

second connector wirings constituting the second wiring patterns are not connected to the first connector wirings constituting the first wiring patterns and third connector wirings constituting a part of the second wiring pattern.

2. The connector substrate according to claim 1, wherein the base material is flexible.

3. The connector substrate according to claim 1, wherein

the first input terminals and the second input terminals are provided in an outer peripheral portion of the base material,

the first output terminals and the second output terminals are provided in a center portion of the base material, and

the first wiring patterns and the second wiring patterns are present at different positions in a thickness direction of the base material inside the base material or on an outer surface of the base material.

4. A sensor system comprising:

the connector substrate according to claim 1;

a plurality of sensors which are classified into the m groups;

a first wiring which connects each of the plurality of sensors and the first input terminals of the connector substrate to each other;

a second wiring which connects two or more sensors of the plurality of sensors to each other, the two or more sensors constituting a group and the second wiring being connected to the second input terminals of the connector substrate;

external output circuit connected to the connector substrate, for outputting a signal;

a signal processor circuit which is configured to process the signal which is output by the external output circuit.

5. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of sensors are irregularly disposed.

6. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring do not intersect each other in a plan view from each of the plurality of sensors until reaching the connector substrate.

7. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the connector substrate and the external output circuit are connected to each other by a magnet.

8. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the signal processor circuit performs machine learning.

9. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of sensors cause a change in resistance due to a change in at least one physical quantity selected from a group consisting of sound, light, temperature, pressure, and distortion.

10. A wearable sensor system comprising:

a fabric body to which the plurality of sensors and the connector substrate in the sensor system according to claim 4 are attached,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are provided integrally with the fabric body.