Structure and method for connecting fabric sensor and digital yarn
AssigneeKorean Institute of Industrial Technology
InventorsGi Soo Chung, Yoon Cheol Park
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are structure and method for connecting a fabric sensor and a digital yarn. The structure includes a sheet-type member which is configured to be worn on a body of a wearer, a first fabric sensor which is provided on the sheet-type member and senses a biological signal, a digital yarn which is provided on the first fabric sensor and has a peeled portion that is electrically connected to the first fabric sensor, a sewing yarn which couples a portion of the digital yarn to the first fabric sensor by sewing, and a second fabric sensor which is coupled to the first fabric sensor and covers an upper portion of the peeled portion.
Claims12
A structure for connecting a fabric sensor and a digital yarn, comprising:
- a sheet-type member configured to be worn on a body of a wearer;
- a first fabric sensor provided on the sheet-type member for sensing a biological signal;
- a digital yarn comprising at least one core and a sheath covering the core provided on the first fabric sensor, with a portion of the sheath peeled from the core to form a peeled portion, the peeled portion being electrically connected to the first fabric sensor;
- a sewing yarn coupling a portion of the digital yarn to the first fabric sensor by sewing;
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- a second fabric sensor coupled to the first fabric sensor and covering an upper portion of the peeled portion.
A method for connecting a fabric sensor and a digital yarn, comprising:
- (a) coupling a first fabric sensor to a sheet-type member configured to be worn on a body of a wearer;
- (b) coupling a digital yarn to the first fabric sensor;
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- (c) peeling a portion of a sheath of the digital yarn and electrically connecting the peeled portion of the digital yarn to the first fabric sensor,
- wherein (b) coupling comprises sewing the digital yarn to the first fabric sensor using a sewing yarn crossing over a portion of the digital yarn,
- the method further comprising:
- (d) coupling a second fabric sensor to the first fabric sensor and covering an upper portion of the peeled portion of the digital yarn with the second fabric sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.