Fully integrated three-dimensional textile electrodes
First Claim
1. A method for knitting a garment having at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrated therein, the method comprising:
- knitting at least one tubular form;
knitting the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrally within the at least one tubular form by;
knitting a conductive surface composed of conductive thread;
knitting an isolating surface composed of isolating thread;
filling a space between the conductive surface and the isolating surface with a thread network; and
sealing the electrode by connecting the conductive surface and the isolating surface together along a perimeter thereof; and
knitting a textile transmission channel extending from the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode to transmit a measured signal.
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Abstract
There is described herein a knitting technique for creating a garment having one or more 3D textile electrodes integrated therein. The knitting technique involves knitting the item with integrated electrodes and transmission channels in one single step. The electrode is knit using conducting thread while a base fabric is knit using non-conducting thread. The electrode is knit on a first needle bed and the base fabric is knit on a second needle bed opposite to and facing the first needle bed, the two needle beds being separated by a few millimeters. During the knitting process, the surface knit on the first needle bed and the surface knit on the second needle bed may be linked using an isolating thread network that is simply deposited, without forming a mesh, on the fabric, in order to provide the three-dimensional effect.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for knitting a garment having at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrated therein, the method comprising:
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knitting at least one tubular form; knitting the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrally within the at least one tubular form by; knitting a conductive surface composed of conductive thread; knitting an isolating surface composed of isolating thread; filling a space between the conductive surface and the isolating surface with a thread network; and sealing the electrode by connecting the conductive surface and the isolating surface together along a perimeter thereof; and knitting a textile transmission channel extending from the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode to transmit a measured signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A garment having at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrated therein, the garment comprising:
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a base portion composed of at least one type of base thread; at least one electrode portion defined by a perimeter and comprising; a conductive surface on an inside of the garment for contact with skin of a wearer, the conductive surface composed of conductive thread; an isolating surface on an outside of the garment composed of isolating thread; and an isolating thread network inside a space between the conductive surface and the isolating surface, the conductive surface and the isolating surface being sealed along the perimeter of the electrode portion; and a textile transmission channel extending from the at least one electrode portion to transmit a measured signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for carrying out a method for knitting a garment having at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrated therein, the method comprising:
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instructing selected needles in a first needle bed and a second needle bed to knit at least one tubular form; instructing selected needles in the first needle bed and the second needle bed to knit the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode integrally within the at least one tubular form by; knitting a conductive surface composed of conductive thread using the first needle bed; knitting an isolating surface composed of isolating thread using the second needle bed; filling a space between the conductive surface and the isolating surface using a combination of the first needle bed and the second needle bed; and sealing the electrode by connecting the conductive surface and the isolating surface together along a perimeter of the electrode; and instructing selected needles in the first needle bed and the second needle bed to knit a textile transmission channel extending from the at least one three-dimensional textile electrode to transmit a measured signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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