# US 2019/0166924 A1 · Connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0166924 A1 - Document ID: US20190166924A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/166,815 - Filed: 2018-10-22 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited - Applicants: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited - Inventors: Tetsuya KOMOTO; Keisuke NAKAMURA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166924A1 ## CPC - A41D 1/005: {with embedded cable or connector} - H01R 12/675: {with contacts having at least a slotted plate for penetration of cable insulation, e.g. insulation displacement contacts for round conductor flat cables} - H01R 13/04: Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets - H01R 13/22: Contacts for co-operating by abutting - H01R 13/24: resilient; resiliently-mounted - H01R 13/62: Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement - H01R 13/665: {with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence)} - H01R 13/73: Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall - H01R 24/86: Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H05K 1/038: {Textiles (used as reinforcing materials for organic insulating substrates H05K1/0366)} - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A connector includes a first member and a second member sandwiching an attachment portion of a garment having a conductive member, the first member having a first garment retaining portion to be contacted with one surface of the attachment portion and a projection made of a conductive material and disposed in a position different from the first garment retaining portion to project in a direction perpendicular to the first garment retaining portion, the second member having a second garment retaining portion to be contacted with the other surface of the attachment portion and a projection accommodating portion disposed in a position different from the second garment retaining portion, the projection having a slit extending in the direction perpendicular to the first garment retaining portion, and when the projection is fitted into the projection accommodating portion, the projection is electrically connected to the conductive member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector to be attached to a garment by sandwiching an attachment portion of the garment having a conductive member from opposite sides with a first member and a second member, wherein the first member has a first garment retaining portion of planar shape to be contacted with one surface of the attachment portion of the garment and a projection that is made of a conductive material, is disposed in a position different from a position of the first garment retaining portion and projects in a direction perpendicular to the first garment retaining portion, wherein the second member has a second garment retaining portion of planar shape to be contacted with the other surface of the attachment portion of the garment and a projection accommodating portion which is disposed in a position different from a position of the second garment retaining portion and into which the projection is fitted, wherein the projection has a slit extending in the direction perpendicular to the first garment retaining portion, and wherein when the projection is fitted into the projection accommodating portion, the projection is electrically connected to the conductive member of the garment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the projection is formed from a metal sheet bent into a U shape to have a pair of flat plate portions that extend in the direction perpendicular to the first garment retaining portion and face each other and a connecting portion that connects ends of the pair of flat plate portions to each other, and wherein the slit is formed continuously in the pair of flat plate portions and the connecting portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first member has a plurality of the projections aligned in two rows, and the second member has a pair of the projection accommodating portions, and wherein the first garment retaining portion is disposed on an outer side of the plurality of the projections, and the second garment retaining portion is disposed on an outer side of the pair of the projection accommodating portions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein both or one of the first garment retaining portion and the second garment retaining portion include a step portion corresponding to a thickness of the garment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first member has a contact made of a conductive material and including the projection, and wherein the contact has a contact portion to be contacted with a contact of a counter connector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The connector according to claim 5, wherein the second member is in a frame shape having in its center an opening for accommodating the counter connector, and wherein when the projection of the first member is fitted into the projection accommodating portion of the second member, the contact portion of the contact is situated within the opening of the second member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is disposed in a conductive sheet bonded to the garment, and wherein when the projection is fitted into the projection accommodating portion with the conductive sheet being sandwiched between an inner surface of the projection accommodating portion and an outer surface of the projection, a surface of the conductive member contacts with the outer surface of the projection, so that the projection is electrically connected to the conductive member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is made of a conductive thread that is formed by covering a conductor with an insulating layer and is sewn to the garment, and wherein when the projection is fitted into the projection accommodating portion with the conductive thread being inserted in the slit of the projection, the insulating layer of the conductive thread is peeled off with an inner surface of the slit to contact the conductor with the inner surface of the slit, so that the projection is electrically connected to the conductive member.