Support structure for a sensor strip and sensor strip for mounting on said support structure

• US 8,435,191 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Barboutis, Grigorios, Goldbeck, Dirk David, Happel, Tobias, Kwiatek, Andre Matthias, Nerreter, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US12/669,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20100240981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,757 Days
• Field of Search: 600/587, 600/595, 733/790.1, 398/16
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0233 Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/043 in a linear array
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4206 Optical features G02B6/4207, G02B6/421 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4292 the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/3025 Electromagnetic shielding

Abstract

The embodiments relate to a sensor strip (13) and to a flexible support strip (12) for receiving the sensor strip and for fixing the strip to a surface e.g. to the back of a test person. According to the embodiments, the sensor strip (13) has a reference point (18), (for example a snap fastener connection), with which it can be fixed to a reference surface (16) of the support strip. This allows the position of the sensor strip (13) to be unambiguously defined on the support strip (12). The further extension of the sensor strip (13) lies in a pocket (23) so that it can slide, allowing the relative movement between the support strip and the sensor strip if the support strip is lengthened (represented by a dot-dash line). The entire sensor unit is thus advantageously more comfortable to wear, as the elastic support strip (12), for example, can freely follow the back movements of the test person.

Claims

1. A flexurally limp carrier structure adapted to hold a sensor tape for near-contour fastening on a surface of a human or animal body, wherein the carrier structure comprises:

a carrier tape which can be fastened by one side via adhesive to the surface and another side of the carrier tape which forms a wall part of a channel with the channel being provided for the sensor tape in which the sensor tape can be mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable;

an elastic textile strip which is firmly connected, at least along side margins of the elastic textile strip, to a part of the carrier structure to form a pocket with elastic in a direction of run of the channel, and

a punctiform fixing device, by which the sensor tape can be held non-displaceably on the carrier structure at a reference point,

wherein the carrier tape at least essentially preserves carrier tape width independently of carrier tape elongation.

2. The carrier structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a non-deformed state of the carrier structure, the channel is longer a part of the sensor tape which is to be guided in the channel.

3. The carrier structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the textile strip has a lower rigidity under extension than the carrier tape.

4. The carrier structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising guard bridges which are spaced apart from one another to form the channel and which are fixed on the carrier structure in a longitudinal orientation with respect to the channel, and span a place of installation of the sensor tape.

5. The carrier tape as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the channel and the sensor tape is provided with a coating reducing friction.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a sensor strip;

an elastic support strip which on a first side forms one side of a pocket in which the sensor strip rests and having an adhesive on a second side for adhering the apparatus to a body; and

a textile strip attached to the support strip to form a second side of the pocket and slidably holding the sensor strip,

wherein the support strip at least essentially preserves support strip width independently of support strip elongation.