Electronic textile touch light controller
First Claim
1. An electronic textile touch light controller, comprising:
- a conductive textile electrode;
a capacitive load plate linked to said conductive textile electrode; and
means for linking said conductive textile electrode to said capacitive load plate.
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Abstract
A capacitive light/dimmer switch which uses soft or fuzzy fabrics made with electronic textiles instead of, or as an extension of, metal or plastic plates. The soft fabric material, which may be in the form of a pompom, tassel, fur, or other electronic trim element, provides an attractive and compelling user interface that is soft to the touch. The user simply touches the pompom, as he would the dimmer plate, to cause the amount of light to increase or decrease. The electronic textiles of the light controller comprise electrodes integrated into their yarns or fibers, resulting in a conductive material (electronic textile) that may be used as the user interface. This conductive material is electrically connected to a sensing circuit by either AC coupling or DC contact. When the user touches the conductive material, the sensing circuit measures the change in load of the electrodes, and the lighting is changed.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic textile touch light controller, comprising:
a conductive textile electrode;
a capacitive load plate linked to said conductive textile electrode; and
means for linking said conductive textile electrode to said capacitive load plate.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A conductive textile element, such as a conductive pompom, for controlling electronic devices, comprising:
a generally spherical ball including multiple conductive yarns tied together with a conductive attachment; and
means for electrically connecting the ball to a sensing circuit of an electrical device.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic textile lighting controller comprising:
a conductive textile electrode linked to a sensing circuit, and linking means therefore, said linking means including a contact element having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to the conductive textile electrode and said second end being attached to an element of the sensing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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