Electronic devices having adjustable fabric
US10561367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02057
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Strands of material may be intertwined to form fabric for a strap or other structure in an electronic device. Conductive strands in the fabric may have middle-of-strand knots. When current is applied to a conductive strand, the knot in that strand may produce magnetic fields that cause the knot to adjust tension in the fabric. Conductive strands may intersect at nodes. Each node may have a knot formed from one or more conductive strands at the node. An electronic device or other item may have a magnetic field source that applies a fixed or time-varying magnetic field to the fabric. Each node in the fabric may include magnetic material. The magnetic material may be magnetized by applying current through the conductive strands. After magnetization, each node may interact with the magnetic field from the source of magnetic field to thereby adjust fabric tension, shape, movement, etc.
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