Textile comprising a conductor line system and method for its production

• US 20060258205A1
• Filed: 05/11/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ETH Zurich
• Original Assignee: ETH Zurich
• Inventors: Troester, Gerhard, Locher, Ivo
• Application Number:
  US11/432,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20060258205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/517
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 1/0088 Fabrics having an electronic function
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2401/16 antistatic; conductive
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2401/18 including electronic components
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49894 Materials of the insulating layers or coatings
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/18 High density interconnect [HDI] connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto interconnection structure between a plurality of semiconductor chips H01L23/5389
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/038 Textiles used as reinforcing materials for organic insulating substrates H05K1/0366
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/141 One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters H05K1/142 and H05K1/147 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0281 Conductive fibers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/029 Woven fibrous reinforcement or textile textile substrates H05K1/038
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/049 PCB for one component, e.g. for mounting onto mother PCB

Abstract

The invention relates to a textile comprising a conductor line system and a method for its production. The conductor line system has an arrangement of a plurality of electric conductor lines. At least one electric component is connected to specific electric conductor lines. In accordance with the invention an adapter element is arranged between the electric component and the conductor line system. On one side the adapter element has at least one connecting portion that is adapted to the arrangement of the electric conductor lines. On the other side the adapter element has at least one connecting portion that is adapted to a connecting arrangement of the electric component.

Claims

1. Textile comprising a conductor line system, which includes an arrangement of a plurality of electric conductor lines, and at least one electric component which is connected to specific electric conductor lines, wherein:

an adapter element is arranged between the electric component and the conductor line system;

the adapter element has on one side at least one connecting portion that is adapted to the arrangement of the electric conductor lines; and

the adapter element has on the other side at least one connecting portion that is adapted to a connecting arrangement of the electric component.

2. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein the adapter element comprises a thin flexible board.

3. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein at least one of a flexibility and elastisity of the adapter element is smaller than that of the textile but greater than that of the electric component.

4. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein the adapter element is larger in its surface area than a surface area of the electric component.

5. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein the conductor line system has a mesh-shaped or net-like arrangement of conductor lines that are woven into the textile.

6. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein the connecting portion of the adapter element located on the side facing towards the conductor line system is designed for an arrangement extending at an angle to the conductor lines.

7. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein at least on one side the adapter element is provided with an adhesive.

8. Textile according to claim 1,

wherein the adapter element has on one side at least one connecting portion with at least two connecting points which are adapted to a mesh-shaped arrangement of the electric conductor lines, and the connecting points are arranged in an offset manner with respect to the mesh-shaped arrangement of the conductor line system such that the connecting points do not lie on the same conductor lines.

9. Adapter element for a textile according to claim 1,

wherein at least one connecting portion is provided on one side of the adapter element that is adapted to an arrangement of electric conductor lines of a conductor line system of the textile, and at least one connecting portion is provided on the other side of the adapter element that is adapted to a connecting arrangement of an electric component to be fixed.

10. Method for producing a textile, which includes a conductor line system having an arrangement of a plurality electric conductor lines, with at least one electric component being connected to specific electric conductor lines, wherein:

an adapter element is provided between the electric component and the conductor line system,

the adapter element has on one side at least one connecting portion that is adapted to the arrangement of the electric conductor lines and connected to the specific electric conductor lines, and

the adapter element has on the other side at least one connecting portion that is adapted to a connecting arrangement of the electric component and connected thereto.

11. Method according to claim 10,

wherein the conductor lines are woven into the textile as electrically conductive threads having an external insulation and a desired line structure is formed by at least one of electrically connecting and disconnecting specific conductive threads.