Wearable electrode apparatus and manufacture thereof
First Claim
1. A method of fabricating a wearable electrode apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- knitting a fabric comprising 2N spaced electrically conductive fabric strips made of a yarn consisting of textile fibers and metal fibers, wherein N is a natural number;
according to a pattern of a garment, cutting out a semi-garment from the fabric, the semi-garment comprising 2M electrically conductive portions formed from the 2N electrically conductive fabric strips, wherein M is a natural number less than or equal to N;
providing each of the 2M electrically conductive portions of the semi-garment with a respective terminal for connection with an external apparatus; and
fabricating the semi-garment with the terminals into the garment as said wearable electrode apparatus.
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Abstract
The invention provides a wearable electrode apparatus and manufacture thereof. The wearable electrode apparatus includes a garment and 2M terminals. The garment includes 2M electrically conductive portions. Each of the terminals is disposed on one of the 2M electrically conductive portions, respectively, for purpose of connection with an external apparatus. In particular, a semi-garment is first formed and cut out from a fabric according to a pattern of the garment. The electrically conductive portions are formed together with or after the formation of the semi-garment. Then, the semi-garment with the electrically conductive portions is formed into the garment.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating a wearable electrode apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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knitting a fabric comprising 2N spaced electrically conductive fabric strips made of a yarn consisting of textile fibers and metal fibers, wherein N is a natural number;
according to a pattern of a garment, cutting out a semi-garment from the fabric, the semi-garment comprising 2M electrically conductive portions formed from the 2N electrically conductive fabric strips, wherein M is a natural number less than or equal to N;
providing each of the 2M electrically conductive portions of the semi-garment with a respective terminal for connection with an external apparatus; and
fabricating the semi-garment with the terminals into the garment as said wearable electrode apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wearable electrode apparatus, comprising:
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a garment made from a semi-garment comprising 2M spaced electrically conductive portions, wherein M is a natural number;
2M terminals, each of the 2M terminals being disposed onto one of the 2M electrically conductive portions, respectively, for connection with an external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of fabricating a wearable electrode apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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preparing 2M electrically conductive pieces cut out from a first fabric made of a yarn consisting of textile fibers and metal fibers, wherein M is a natural number;
according to a pattern of a garment, cutting out a semi-garment from a second fabric, wherein 2M predetermined and spaced portions, which each corresponds to one of the 2M electrically conductive pieces, are defined on the semi-garment;
mounting each of the electrically conductive pieces onto the corresponding portion thereof on the semi-garment;
providing each of the electrically conductive pieces mounted on the semi-garment with a respective terminal for connection with an external apparatus; and
fabricating the semi-garment with the terminals into the garment as said wearable electrode apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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