ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FABRIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20170233903A1
• Filed: 05/04/2017
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Byung-Ok Jeon
• Original Assignee: Byung-Ok Jeon
• Inventors: JEON, Byung-Ok
• Granted Patent: US 10,385,487 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/441 Yarns or threads with antistatic, conductive or radiation-shielding properties electroconductive, anti-static or radiation-shielding filaments D01F1/09, D01F1/106; anti-static fabrics D03D15/533; conducting, insulating or anti-static layers for floor coverings D06N7/0042
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 13/004 with weave pattern being non-standard or providing special effects
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 15/00 Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 15/25 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 15/283 synthetic polymer-based, e.g. polyamide or polyester fibres cellulose-based artificial fibres D03D15/225
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 27/06 Warp pile fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 21/14 Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread, fleece, or fabric layers, of reinforcing, binding, or decorative threads; Fabrics incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes pile fabrics D04B21/02; non-woven fabrics in general D04H
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2401/16 antistatic; conductive

Abstract

The present invention discloses to relates to an electrically conductive fabric, and a manufacturing method and an apparatus thereof, and more specifically to an electrically conductive fabric, and a manufacturing method and an apparatus thereof, wherein part of electrically conductive wire knitted or woven together into fabric is selectively exposed to the outside of the fabric to perform the tying of electrically conductive wires and the connection of various elements and modules quickly and conveniently, so that workability and productivity can be improved.

Claims

1. An electrically conductive fabric comprising:

multiple strands of wales arranged lengthwise;

multiple strands of connecting threads connected with the wales; and

at least one strand of electrically conductive wire arranged lengthwise,

wherein the electrically conductive fabric includes a repeated pattern of;

a knitted section in which the electrically conductive wire is bound by at least two of the strands of connecting threads; and

an electrically conductive wire exposing section in which the electrically conductive wire is not bound by at least one of the strands of connecting threads but is exposed to the outside of the electrically conductive fabric by a predetermined length, and

wherein the strands of connecting threads include;

a first connecting thread which is connected with the strands of wales in a manner that the first connecting thread is disposed at one side of the electrically conductive wire;

a second connecting thread which is connected with the strands of wales in an area where the electrically conductive wire is not arranged; and

a third connecting thread which is connected with the strands of wales to selectively bind the electrically conductive wire, wherein the electrically conductive wire is bound by the third connecting thread and the first connecting thread in the knitted section such that the third connecting thread is disposed at another side of the electrically conductive wire which is opposite to the one side of the electrically conductive wire, and the electrically conductive wire is not bound by the third connecting thread in the electrically conductive wire exposing section.

2. The electrically conductive fabric of claim 1, wherein the strands of wales are stretchable fiber yarns so that the electrically conductive fabric has stretchability lengthwise.

3. The electrically conductive fabric of claim 1, further comprising support yarns which are arranged on left and right sides of the electrically conductive wire to prevent twisting of the electrically conductive wire.

4. The electrically conductive fabric of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive wire is arranged in a straight form or a wave form along a direction of the strands of wales.

5. The electrically conductive fabric of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive wire is a bundle type wire including strands of insulated electrically conductive yarn, and strands of fiber yarn wound on an outer circumference of the electrically conductive yarn to act as a sheath.

6. The electrically conductive fabric of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive wire is a stretchable wire including a stretchable inner wire disposed in an inner center, plural strands of electrically insulated wire wound on the inner wire, and outer fiber yarn wound on an outer circumference of the electrically conductive yarn.