Multiple-contact woven electrical switches
AssigneeTribotek, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Sweetland, James Moran, Nam P. Suh
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point of the conductors. Electrical connections are established between the contact points of conductors and the contact mating surface of the mating conductor when the conductor-loading fiber weave is engaged with the mating conductor and the electrical connections are terminated when the conductor-loading fiber weave is disengaged from the mating conductor.
Claims53
A multi-contact woven electrical switch, comprising:
- at least one loading fiber;
- at least one conductor, each conductor having at least one contact point and each conductor being woven with at least one loading fiber, wherein said at least one loading fiber is capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point of each conductor;
- and
- a mating conductor having a contact mating surface, wherein an electrical connection can be established between said at least one contact point of at least one conductor and said contact mating surface of said mating conductor when said switch is in a closed position.
A multi-contact woven electrical switch, comprising:
- a plurality of loading fibers;
- a plurality of conductors, each conductor having at least one contact point and being woven with at least one loading fiber, said loading fibers being capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point of each conductor;
- and
- a mating conductor having a contact mating surface, wherein an electrical connection can be established between said at least one contact point of said plurality of conductors and said contact mating surface of said mating conductor when said switch is in a closed position.
A multi-contact woven electrical switch, comprising:
- at least one loading fiber;
- at least one conductor, each conductor having at least one contact point and each conductor being woven with at least one loading fiber to form a weave, wherein said at least one loading fiber is capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point of each conductor;
- and
- a mating conductor having a contact mating surface, wherein an electrical connection can be established between said at least one contact point of at least one conductor and said contact mating surface of said mating conductor when said switch is in a closed position, and wherein said mating conductor is physically independent of said weave.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.