Textile pressure sensor
US9733136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2403/02431
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A textile pressure sensor for the capacitive measuring of a pressure distribution of objects of any shape, in particular body parts, on a surface is proposed, having a first structure (30a) which is conductive at least in regions and a second structure (30b) which is conductive at least in regions, wherein the first and the second structure which are conductive at least in regions are separated from each other by a dielectric intermediate element (48), and wherein conductive regions of the first structure (30a) form capacitors with opposite conductive regions of the second structure (30b). The textile pressure sensor is distinguished in that the first and/or the second structure (30a, 30b) which is conductive at least in regions is designed as a knitted fabric.
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