Knit goods with moisture sensor
First Claim
1. Knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical properties under the influence of moisture, and comprising an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes, between which are located stitch rows or stitch columns of the knit base and which contain, respectively, at least one electrically conductive thread that is knitted together with the knit base and is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means that are accessible from the outside;
- and wherein at least two electrodes extend in a comb-like manner, said electrodes having a first part extending in the stitch column direction and second parts extending therefrom in the stitch row direction, with at least one electrically conductive thread being knitted into said first and second parts; and
the second parts of the two electrodes are arranged so as to mesh with each other.
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Abstract
A knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical resistance under the influence of moisture, is provided with an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes. Rows or columns of stitches of the knit base are located between the electrodes. Each of the electrodes contains at least one electrically conductive thread that is knit together with the knit base and that is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means (16) that are accessible from the outside.
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16 Claims
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1. Knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical properties under the influence of moisture, and comprising an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes, between which are located stitch rows or stitch columns of the knit base and which contain, respectively, at least one electrically conductive thread that is knitted together with the knit base and is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means that are accessible from the outside;
- and wherein at least two electrodes extend in a comb-like manner, said electrodes having a first part extending in the stitch column direction and second parts extending therefrom in the stitch row direction, with at least one electrically conductive thread being knitted into said first and second parts; and
the second parts of the two electrodes are arranged so as to mesh with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
- and wherein at least two electrodes extend in a comb-like manner, said electrodes having a first part extending in the stitch column direction and second parts extending therefrom in the stitch row direction, with at least one electrically conductive thread being knitted into said first and second parts; and
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11. Knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical properties under the influence of moisture, and comprising an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes, between which are located stitch rows or stitch columns of the knit base and which contain, respectively, at least one electrically conductive thread that is knitted together with the knit base and is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means that are accessible from the outside;
- and wherein the electrical connecting means comprise electrical lines connected with the electrically conductive threads of the electrodes and an electrical line contains a flexible, electrically conductive yarn around which an electrically insulating yarn is knit.
- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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16. Knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical properties under the influence of moisture, and comprising an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes, between which are located stitch rows or stitch columns of the knit base and which contain, respectively, at least one electrically conductive thread that is knitted together with the knit base and is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means that are accessible from the outside;
- and wherein the electrodes contain, as the electrically conductive thread, at least one electrically conductive textile yarn, said yarn being led as the electrical connecting means out of the knit fabric and being sheathed by a knit electrically insulating yarn in the region located outside the knit fabric.
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