Illuminating textile article

• US 8,282,232 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2009
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fu-Biau Hsu
• Original Assignee: Fu-Biau Hsu
• Inventors: Kuo, Chun-Jung, Hsu, Fu-Biau
• Primary Examiner(s): Neils, Peggy A.
• Application Number:
  US12/578,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 362/103, 362/231, 362/249.02, 362/249.06, 362/800, 174/254, 139/425.R, 442/229, 442/301, 442/316, 442/377, 428/370, 428/371, 428/364, 428/373, 428/375, 428/377
• US Class Current: 362/103
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 1/0088 Fabrics having an electronic function
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 3/005 Tapes or ribbons not otherwise provided for D03D1/0005, D03D1/0011, D03D1/06, D03D1/08, D03D1/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/16 synthetic threads
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2101/06 Glass
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2101/12 Carbon; Pitch
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2101/20 Metallic fibres
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2321/021 polyethylene
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2321/022 polypropylene
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2321/042 polymers of fluorinated hydrocarbons, e.g. polytetrafluoroethene [PTFE]
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2321/10 polymers of unsaturated nitriles, e.g. polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylidene cyanide
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2331/02 polyamides D10B2331/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2331/04 polyesters, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate [PET]
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2331/061 polyetherketones, polyetheretherketones, e.g. PEEK
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2401/16 antistatic; conductive
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2501/00 Wearing apparel
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2481 including layer of mechanically interengaged strands, strand-portions or strand-like strips
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249921 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/30 Woven fabric [i.e., woven strand or strip material]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/339 Metal or metal-coated strand
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/3976 : Including strand which is stated to have specific attributes [e.g., heat or fire resistance, chemical or solvent resistance, high absorption for aqueous composition, water solubility, heat shrinkability, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/40 : Knit fabric [i.e., knit strand or strip material]

Abstract

The invention discloses an illuminating textile article including a diode-based lighting device and a textile body. The diode-based lighting device has M contact points where M is an integer equal to or larger than 2. The textile body is constituted by N conductive yarns and at least one non-conductive yarn where N is an integer equal to or larger than 2, and provides M′ conductive exposed portions of the conductive yarns which are separated by the at least one non-conductive yarn from one another. Each of the M contact points corresponds to one of the M′ conductive exposed portions and is fixed to the corresponding conductive exposed portion. The conductive yarns provide terminals for electric connection of a power supply.

Claims

1. An illuminating textile article, comprising:

a diode-based lighting device having M contact points, M being an integer equal to or larger than 2; and

a textile body constituted by N conductive yarns and at least one non-conductive yarn, N being an integer equal to or larger than 2, the textile body providing M′

conductive exposed portions of the conductive yarns which are separated by the at least one non-conductive yarn from one another, each of the M contact points corresponding to one of the M conductive exposed portions and being fixed to the corresponding conductive exposed portion, wherein the conductive yarns provide terminals for electric connection of a power supply.

2. The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein the conductive yarns comprise one selected from the group consisting of a first coupling yarn, a second coupling yarn, a first twisted yarn, a doubled yarn, and a second twisted yarn, said first coupling yarn is constituted by at least one conductive core filament, a plurality of conductive short fibers, at least one non-conductive core filament or a plurality of non-conductive short fibers coupling with at least one metal wire, said second coupling yarn is constituted by at least one conductive core filament, a plurality of conductive short fibers, at least one non-conductive core filament or a plurality of non-conductive short fibers coupling with at least one rolled metal wire, said first twisted yarn is constituted by at least one metal wire twisting with at least one non-conductive yarn or another metal wire, said doubled yarn is constituted by at least one metal wire or by at least one metal wire paralleling with another metal wire or at least one non-conductive yarn without any twist, said second twisted yarn is constituted by combination of said first coupling yarn, said second coupling, said first twisted yarn and said doubled yarn.

3. The illuminating textile article of claim 2, wherein the metal wire constituting the first coupling yarn, the first twisted yarn or the doubled yarn and the rolled metal wire constituting the second coupling yarn are made of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, CuNi alloys, CuNiSi alloys, CuNiZn alloys, CuNiSn alloys, CuCr alloys, CuAg alloys, CuW alloys, silver, gold, lead, zinc, aluminum, nickel, brass, phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, nichrome, tantalum, tungsten, platinum, palladium, stainless steels, titanium, titanium alloys, Ni—

Cr—

Mo—

W alloy, zirconium, zirconium alloys, HASTELLOY alloys, Nickel alloys, MONEL alloys, ICONEL alloys, FERRALIUM alloy, NITRONIC alloys, and CARPENTER alloy.

4. The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein the diode-based lighting device comprises one selected from the group consisting of a white LED device, a multi-color LED device, a blue LED device, a green LED device, a yellow LED device, a red LED device, and a laser diode.

5. The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein the textile body is made in one selected from the group consisting of a knitting way, a warp knitting way, a weft knitting way, a weaving way, and a braiding way.

6. The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein each contact point is fixed on the corresponding conductive exposed portion by one selected from the group consisting of a soldering process, a welding process, a conductive agent bonding process, and a sewing process.

7. The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein the textile body is treated to exhibit a pattern in one selected from the group consisting of a jacquard way, an embroidering way, a printing way, and a dyeing way.

8. An illuminating textile article, comprising:

N diode-based lighting devices which each has a set of M contact points, N being a natural number, M being an integer equal to or larger than 2; and

a textile body constituted by a plurality of conductive yarns and at least one non-conductive yarn, the textile body providing N′

sets of M′

conductive exposed portions of the conductive yarns which are separated by the at least one non-conductive yarn from one another and arranged to exhibit a first pattern, each set of M contact points corresponding to one set of M′

conductive exposed portions and being fixed to the corresponding conductive exposed portions, wherein the conductive yarns provide terminals for electric connection of a power supply.

9. The illuminating textile article of claim 8, wherein the conductive yarns comprise one selected from the group consisting of a first coupling yarn, a second coupling yarn, a first twisted yarn, a doubled yarn, and a second twisted yarn, said first coupling yarn is constituted by at least one conductive core filament, a plurality of conductive short fibers, at least one non-conductive core filament or a plurality of non-conductive short fibers coupling with at least one metal wire, said second coupling yarn is constituted by at least one conductive core filament, a plurality of conductive short fibers, at least one non-conductive core filament or a plurality of non-conductive short fibers coupling with at least one rolled metal wire, said first twisted yarn is constituted by at least one metal wire twisting with at least one non-conductive yarn or another metal wire, said doubled yarn is constituted by at least one metal wire or by at least one metal wire paralleling with another metal wire or at least one non-conductive yarn without any twist, said second twisted yarn is constituted by combination of said first coupling yarn, said second coupling, said first twisted yarn and said doubled yarn.

10. The illuminating textile article of claim 9, wherein the metal wire constituting the first coupling yarn, the first twisted yarn or the doubled yarn and the rolled metal wire constituting the second coupling yarn are made of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, CuNi alloys, CuNiSi alloys, CuNiZn alloys, CuNiSn alloys, CuCr alloys, CuAg alloys, CuW alloys, silver, gold, lead, zinc, aluminum, nickel, brass, phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, nichrome, tantalum, tungsten, platinum, palladium, stainless steels, titanium, titanium alloys, Ni—

Cr—

Mo—

W alloy, zirconium, zirconium alloys, HASTELLOY alloys, Nickel alloys, MONEL alloys, ICONEL alloys, FERRALIUM alloy, NITRONIC alloys, and CARPENTER alloy.

11. The illuminating textile article of claim 8, wherein the diode-based lighting devices comprises one selected from the group consisting of a white LED device, a multi-color LED device, a blue LED device, a green LED device, a yellow LED device, a red LED device, and a laser diode.

12. The illuminating textile article of claim 8, wherein the textile body is made in one selected from the group consisting of a knitting way, a warp knitting way, a weft knitting way, a weaving way, and a braiding way.

13. The illuminating textile article of claim 8, wherein each set of contact points are fixed on the corresponding set of conductive exposed portions by one selected from the group consisting of a soldering process, a welding process, a conductive agent bonding process, and a sewing process.

14. The illuminating textile article of claim 8, wherein the textile body is treated to exhibit a second pattern in one selected from the group consisting of a jacquard way, an embroidering way, a printing way, and a dyeing way.