FABRIC ABLE TO FORM ELECTRONIC ELEMENT

• US 20100170704A1
• Filed: 09/03/2008
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Ming Young Biomedical Corp.
• Original Assignee: Ming Young Biomedical Corp.
• Inventors: Yang, Chingwen, Yang, Changming, Yang, Hao, Yang, Tzulin
• Granted Patent: US 10,290,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/254
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 10/10 adjustable by mechanical pressure or force
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 10/12 by changing surface pressure between resistive masses or resistive and conductive masses, e.g. pile type
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/704 characterised by the layers, e.g. by their material or structure H01H13/703 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2203/0085 Layered switches integrated into garment, clothes or textile
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2209/042 Trellis; Lattice
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2239/078 Variable resistance by variable contact area or point

Abstract

A cloth material that can form an electronic component includes a cloth material layer, which includes at least one crevice; and a conductive area included in the cloth material layer, wherein a shape of the crevice and a shape of the conductive area change with an outside force. A cloth material that can form an electronic component includes two cloth material layers stacked to form a crevice therebetween; and a conductive area located on the two cloth material layers spanning from one side of the crevice to the other side of the crevice, wherein a shape of the crevice and the conductive area changes with an outside force.

Claims

1. A cloth material that can form an electronic component, comprising:

a cloth material layer, which includes at least one crevice; and

a conductive area included in the cloth material layer,

wherein a shape of the crevice and a shape of the conductive area change with an outside force.

2. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein the conductive area includes at least one first conductive region extending from one side of the crevice to the other side of the crevice.

6. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 2, wherein the first conductive region is located around the crevice.

7. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 6, wherein the first conductive region is located at a predetermined distance from a rim of the crevice.

9. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein the conductive area includes at least one first conductive region and at least one second conductive region, which are separately located on both sides of the crevice.

12. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 9, wherein the first conductive region or the second conductive region is separated from a rim of the crevice by a predetermined distance.

13. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 9, wherein the crevice of the cloth material layer is an H-shaped crevice;

the at least one first conductive region and the at least one second conductive region are separately located on two inner regions defined by the H-shaped crevice.

14. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 13, wherein the conductive area further comprises a third conductive region located on an outer region defined by the H-shaped crevice.

18. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein the conductive area is formed by any of the following means:

inserting, sticking, or sewing a conductive metallic plate onto the cloth material layer;

sewing a fine, conductive fiber or wire into the cloth material layer;

applying or sticking a conductive material on the cloth material layer;

or

sticking or sewing a conductive cloth material onto the cloth material layer.

19. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, characterized in that the cloth material further comprises a cushion pad disposed on one side of the cloth material layer.

25. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein the cloth material further comprises a control circuit that is electrically connected to the conductive area.

28. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 25, wherein the control circuit includes either a resistance-multiplexed switch or a capacitance-multiplexed switch.

29. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 25, wherein the cloth material further comprises an output device that is electrically connected to the control circuit.

30. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 25, wherein the cloth material further comprises at least one conductive reference area on the cloth material layer and electrically connected to the control circuit.

31. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 30, wherein the at least one described reference area comprises two or more reference areas, wherein the control circuit determines whether there is electrical leakage based on the presence or absence of a circuit formed among the two or more reference areas.

32. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 30, wherein the control circuit determines whether there is electrical leakage based on the presence or absence of a circuit formed between the reference area and the first conductive region.

33. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 30, wherein the control circuit determines whether there is electrical leakage based on the presence or absence of a circuit formed between the reference area and the conductive area.

39. The cloth material that can form an electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein materials of the cloth material layer on both sides of the crevice are different.

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47. A cloth material that can form an electronic component, comprising:

two cloth material layers stacked to form a crevice therebetween; and

a conductive area located on the two cloth material layers spanning from one side of the crevice to the other side of the crevice,

wherein a shape of the crevice and the conductive area changes with an outside force.

48. A cloth material that can form an electronic component, comprising:

two cloth material layers stacked to form a crevice therebetween; and

at least one conductive area in each of the two cloth material layers,

wherein a shape of the crevice and the conductive areas changes with an outside force.