Woven fabric having a plurality of woven fabric layers

US11150147B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pilz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Hansjürgen Horter · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Karl Gönner · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Paul Hofmann · Romans-sur-Isère, FR
• Metin Caliskan · Reutlingen, DE
• Onedin IBROCEVIC · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Matthias Kuczera · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 19, 2018
• Grant date: Oct 19, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D10B2505/02
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A woven fabric includes first and second woven fabric layers with an intermediate layer in between, which form a sensor with an electrical characteristic that changes while a force is acting on the woven fabric. The first layer includes electrically conductive strips and electrically non-conductive strips arranged adjacent to one another in an alternating manner. The second layer includes alternating conductive strips and non-conductive strips that extend transverse to the strips of the first layer. At least some of the threads in each of the conductive strips of the first layer are conductive weft threads. At least some of the threads in each of the conductive strips of the second layer are conductive weft threads. The non-conductive strips of the first and second layers are weft threads.