CN1407571A

CN1407571A - Switch

Info

Publication number: CN1407571A
Application number: CN 01133051
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·法林顿
Original assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Current assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
Priority date: 2001-09-10
Filing date: 2001-09-10
Publication date: 2003-04-02
Anticipated expiration: 2021-09-10
Also published as: CN1252762C

Abstract

A switch on garment consists of a pair of electric conductive contacts in form of no-sew snap. The contacts are normally separated from each other by compressible foamed materials. They can contact to realize electric connection if applying forces enough to press the foamed materials and cut off the electric connection if the foamed materials restore their former shapes. This invention makes an electric switch used on garment in a form of popular elements. The contacts can also be in a form of a ring and a string through the ring.

Description

A kind of switch

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of electronic switch that is applicable to clothes.

Background technology

In clothes, be provided with or installation Electrical and Electronic device, comprise that switch is installed has proposed many problems to the designer.

A kind of electronic switch is added " ready-made " electronic component that method in the clothes is to use standard, then by sew up, gluing or other method is fixed on the clothes.Regrettably, this method has many shortcomings, because these elements are intended to be used for ordinary electronic equipment originally.In such conventional equipment, on the printed circuit board (PCB) or other parts that switch are installed in equipment, can hold these switches at an easy rate.Yet, with regard to the clothes of usually making,, also often can not realize rigidly fixing even switch successfully connects with soft textile material, make the operation of switch very difficult, especially during one-handed performance.With a known simple toggle switch is example, must hold switch pedestal in the time of the action bars parts.When unsafty switch entity is installed the problem that causes in the switching manipulation, another shortcoming is that clothes that these elements are housed is felt and seemed that element is to be bonded on the garment surface, rather than it is fitly combine together, thereby not in tune with the characteristic of clothes with clothes.

The back is a bit very important, because a main Consideration is its outward appearance when selecting clothes.From designer and consumer's viewpoint, wish that least the switch that is comprised impairs the attraction of clothes.It is suitable that the switch that uses in clothes should look like, no matter they add as significant design feature, still adds as random equipment or even as dummy load.

Use such common components also can throw into question to clothes manufacturer, because machine and technology commonly used in clothing making industry are not that design is not used for switch junctions is incorporated on the fabric, all be like this aspect the entity installation that switch is provided or forming aspect the electrical connection.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to provide a kind of electronic switch that can be incorporated in the clothes.Another object of the present invention is will provide a kind of can utilize common machine in the clothing making industry to be attached to electronic switch in the clothes in the fabrication stage of clothes.

According to first feature of the present invention, a kind of switch that is used for clothes is provided, the structure of described switch comprises at least two conductive contact parts of pressing close to mutually, each contact part has the form of the textile fastener element that is fixed on the fabric portions; With

Is used for being offset contact part and makes its elastic partition member of leaving mutually, so contact part is in position spaced apart from each other usually,

It is characterized in that, make the adjacent to each other and foundation electrical connection of described contact part by applying the external force that can overcome described distance piece active force, can console switch.

Advantageously, by using common textile fastener in the clothing making industry, meaning that fastener is assembled to machine and technology on the clothes together with being used for fastener, all is ready-made concerning clothes manufacturer.The workman who is good at fastener for installing also is ready-made, therefore can reduce the total cost that switch of the present invention is fixed on clothes, and can reduce the workman the required training scope of switch is installed.In addition, the consumer gets used to seeing this fastener in the clothes, and therefore compared with adding common electronic switching element, the consumer is ready to be received in this visible switch of adding in the clothes usually more.This switch is operated the user easily.Better is that this switch also is easy to one-handed performance.

Direct entity contact by contact part can realize being electrically connected.

Another kind method is, switch can also comprise and is arranged to a pressure cell contacting but also electrically contact with each contact part not only entity, electrical property change takes place along with the effect of the power that is applied to it in this element, it is characterized in that, when pressure cell is subjected to the external force effect, can between contact part, set up described electrical connection by pressure cell.

When each textile fastener element is a quoit, the structure of switch allows a drag-line to pass second side that each quoit center extends to switch from first side of switch, the docking mechanism that acts on an adjacent metal circle on the switch first or second side can activate by drag-line, therefore when pullling drag-line, docking mechanism promotes described adjacent metal circle and moves the foundation electrical connection towards another quoit direction.

Description of drawings

Introduce these and other feature of the present invention referring now to accompanying drawing and by example, wherein:

Fig. 1 a shows the cross-sectional view that is fixed on a kind of textile fastener element on the fabric;

Fig. 1 b shows the reduced representation of fastener element among Fig. 1 a;

Fig. 2 a shows the cross-sectional view that is fixed on the another kind of textile fastener element on the fabric;

Fig. 2 b shows the reduced representation of fastener element among Fig. 2 a;

Fig. 3 a shows the cross-sectional view of first kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 3 b shows the cross-sectional view strength of switch among Fig. 3 a, but switch is in closed circuit state;

Fig. 4 a shows the cross-sectional view strength of second kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 4 b shows the cross-sectional view strength of switch among Fig. 4 a, but switch is in closed circuit state;

Fig. 5 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the third structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 6 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 4th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 7 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 5th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 8 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 6th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Fig. 9 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 7th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Figure 10 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 8th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Figure 11 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 9th kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and wherein switch is in open-circuit condition;

Figure 12 shows the cross-sectional view strength of switch among Figure 11, but switch is in closed circuit state;

Figure 13 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the tenth kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, shown in switch be in closed circuit state and a drag-line be housed;

Figure 14 shows the cross-sectional view strength of the 11 kind of structure of switch constructed in accordance, and this switch can carry out the bidirectional switch operation, and illustrated is open-circuit condition;

Figure 15 shows the cross-sectional view strength of switch among Figure 14, but is in first closed circuit state;

Figure 16 shows the cross-sectional view strength of switch among Figure 14, but is in second closed circuit state;

Figure 17 shows the plane graph of the independent switch device that is used for one of them switch of Fig. 1 to 16; With

Figure 18 is the cross-sectional view strength along I-I section among Figure 17.

Will be appreciated that accompanying drawing is schematically, is not to draw in proportion.For the sake of clarity, the corresponding size of each several part and ratio may be represented in the mode of amplifying or dwindle among the figure.In suitable place, identical label be commonly used to the expression introduce here with graphic different instances in corresponding or similar parts.

Embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1 a, show snap-button type textile fastener 1.Snap-button is usually included in the ornament of clothes and other textile such as clothes annex and softness.Snap-button is also referred to as button, snap-fastener and snapper.One side of snap-button be comprise the parts 2a that drawings pin drawing pin 2, shown in the parts 2a that drawings pin be fixed on the fabric portions 3 with pillar 2b.Pillar 2b passes the opposite side that aperture 5 fabric extends to fabric from a side of fabric portions 3, and engages with the parts 2a that drawings pin by distortion leg portion 2c.Aperture 5 can be drawing pin in installation and be formed before 2.Another kind method is, aperture 5 can 2 be installed in the process of fabric portions 3 will drawinging pin, and utilizes self the diapirism of drawinging pin to be formed by drawing pin parts 2a and/or pillar 2b.So be fixed on the fabric portions 3 according to will drawing pin parts 2a and pillar 2b of the comprehensive method of person skilled in the art.

The opposite side of snap-button is the socket 6 that comprises female component 6a, shown in female component 6a be fixed on the fabric portions 7 with top cover 6b.The part of top cover 6b is passed the opposite side that aperture 8 fabric extends to fabric from a side of fabric portions 7, and engages with female component 6a by distortion header field 6c.Aperture 8 can form before mounting receptacle 6.Another kind method is that aperture 8 can utilize the diapirism of socket self to be formed by female component 6a and/or top cover 6b in the process that mounts the socket to fabric portions 7.So female component 6a and top cover 6b are fixed on the fabric portions 7, and this is that the person skilled in the art knows.

Form 1 of snap-button like this, the feasible parts 2a that drawings pin can insert among the female component 6a, because the spring element 9a of female component 6a engages with the flange portion 9b of the parts 2a that drawings pin, the parts 2a that drawings pin is blocked by female component 6a, and this is that the person skilled in the art knows.So, can combine

fabric portions

3 and 7 by snap-button 1.

The method that this class fastener element is installed on the fabric is that the professional is in common knowledge, also is like this for the variations in detail of this installation method.Therefore, for the sake of clarity, the place of these particular fastener elements occurs in accompanying drawing subsequently, the position of fastener element will be as the expression among Fig. 1 b, and how the details of attachment fastener element will be omitted.By way of exception, can not understand the place how this element is installed the person skilled in the art at once, perhaps in the special mounting technology that is adopted to the very crucial place of correct enforcement of the present invention, will provide the details of installation method.

Therefore Fig. 1 b shows the fabric portions 3 among Fig. 1 a, and the parts 2a that drawings pin among Fig. 1 a here is expressed as and drawings pin 2.For the sake of clarity, omitted aperture 5 on pillar 2b, distortion leg portion 2c and the fabric among the figure.Similarly, Fig. 1 b also shows the fabric portions 7 among Fig. 1 a, and the female component 6a among Fig. 1 a is expressed as socket 6 here.For the sake of clarity, omitted aperture 8 on top cover 6b, distortion header field 6c and the fabric among the figure.

Referring to Fig. 2 a, show the quoit type textile fastener 10 that is fixed on the fabric portions 11.Here, the quoit fastener is made of main quoit parts 10a, and the aperture 12 that main quoit parts 10a passes in the fabric portions 11 extends to second side from first side of fabric portions.On second side of fabric portions 11, main quoit parts 10a engages with packing ring 10b by deformable metal circle part 10c.Packing ring 10b is an optional element, and in the place that dispenses it, deformable metal circle part 10c can directly be pressed on second side of fabric 11.Main quoit parts 10a has a center through hole 13.Aperture 12 on the fabric can form before quoit 10 is installed.Another kind method is that the aperture 12 on the fabric can be installed to quoit 10 in the process of fabric portions 11, utilizes the diapirism of quoit parts self to be formed by main quoit parts 10a.So quoit 10 is fixed on the fabric portions 11, this is that the person skilled in the art knows.

The method that this class fastener element is installed on the fabric is that the professional is in common knowledge, also is like this for the variations in detail of this installation method.Therefore, for the sake of clarity, the place of these particular fastener elements occurs in accompanying drawing subsequently, the position of fastener element will be as the expression among Fig. 2 b, and how the thin portion of attachment fastener element will omit.By way of exception, can not understand the place how this element is installed the person skilled in the art at once, perhaps in the special mounting technology that is adopted to the very crucial place of correct enforcement of the present invention, will provide the details of installation method.

Therefore Fig. 2 b shows the fabric portions 11 among Fig. 2 a.Main quoit parts, packing ring 10b and deformable metal circle part 10c all are expressed as quoit 10.

Referring to Fig. 3 a, switch 30 comprises first fastener drawing pin second contact of parts 32 forms of first contact of form of parts 31 and second fastener of drawinging pin.The

parts

31 and 32 of drawinging pin are normally columniform or discoidal.

First parts 31 of drawinging pin are fixed on first fabric portions 33, and second parts 32 of drawinging pin are connected on second fabric portions 34.Among the figure, for the sake of clarity, each components list of drawinging pin is shown an integral member, and parts may be the sub-assemblies of two or more discrete parts though each is drawing pin.Elastic partition member has the form of spacer element 35, is inserted in to make fabric portions keep being spaced from each other between first and second fabric portions 33,34.Because first parts 31 of drawinging pin are fixed on first fabric portions 33, and second parts 32 of drawinging pin are fixed on second fabric portions 34, so spacer element 35 also is used for making first and second to drawing pin and remain spaced relationship between the parts.Parts constitute a contact of switch because each is drawing pin, so drawing pin parts the time spaced apart from each other when first and second, switch is in open circuit (non-conductive) state on the electricity.

Under the effect of external force, spacer element 35 can strain, shown in Fig. 3 b, there is shown identical with Fig. 3 a but is in second kind of state of switch structure.Here, power F1 with shown in position and direction be applied to first and drawing pin on the parts 31, and power F2 with shown in position and direction be applied to second and drawing pin on the parts 32, the direction of power F2 is opposite with the direction of power F1.Therefore promoting these two

parts

31 and 32 of drawinging pin moves to the direction of drawing close mutually.By applying enough power F1 and F2, make can strain spacer element 35 distortion, thereby make drawing

pin parts

31 and 32 can be approaching mutually, then form direct entity contact.Each parts of drawinging pin conducts electricity, and therefore when switch was in second kind of state of the component entity contact of drawinging pin, the parts of drawinging pin also were in electric contact state, so switch is in closed circuit (conduction) state on the electricity.In case power F1 and F2 remove, just will drawing pin parts 31 and opening in 32 minutes of the distance piece 35 of elastically deformable make switch be returned to open-circuit condition on the electricity shown in prior figures 3a.

Fig. 4 a shows switch 40, is a kind of modification of switch shown in Fig. 3 a and the 3b, is inserted in the first and second partition adjustable elements 36 of drawinging pin at least a portion between the

parts

31,32 but added.Partition adjustable element 36 can additionally be provided with, or as the substitute of elasticity spacer element 35 in the switch 30.Those elements identical with switch 30 use with Fig. 3 a and 3b in identical label represent.The

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin are normally columniform, and cup-shaped recess 37 is housed, and make partition adjustable element 36 can partly be contained in the inside at least.This partition adjustable element also is columniform usually.The recess 37 that exists in each is drawing pin is used for part and limits the outstanding marginal portion 38 of drawinging pin.Referring to Fig. 4 b, applying enough power F1 and F2 to the first and second respectively drawings pin on the

parts

31,32, make can strain spacer element 36 distortion, contact with each other thereby two

parts

31 and 32 of drawinging pin can be moved until they marginal portions 38 separately to approaching direction mutually.Parts conduct electricity because each is drawing pin, so the first and second direct entity contacts of drawinging

pin parts

31,32 make switch be in conduction (closed circuit) state, as the situation of switch 30.Power F1 and F2 one remove, and just will drawing pin parts 31 and opening in 32 minutes of distance piece 36 that can strain make switch be returned to open-circuit condition on the electricity shown in prior figures 4a.Spacer element 36 that can strain is electric insulations.

With pressure cell replace insulation can strain spacer element 36, need to revise the construction of switch shown in Fig. 4 a and the 4b, wherein one or multinomial electrical property change take place along with the effect that is applied to the power above it or the distortion that causes thus in pressure cell.The electrical characteristics that can change comprise resistance, electric capacity and inductance.Because pressure cell is arranged in the recess 37 of the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin, the effect of external force F1 and F2 is delivered on the pressure cell by the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin.The pressure cell that resistance reduces when increasing with externally applied forces is an example, and the existence of power F1 and F2 will make pressure cell show resistance littler when not applying power F1 and F2 as shown in the figure.Because pressure cell is in the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin and is electrically connected, when applying external force F1 and F2, the resistance that records between 31,32 of drawinging pin is compared and will be diminished when not applying external force.Therefore, less resistance can be considered to the resistance when switch is in closed circuit (conduction) state on the electricity, and higher resistance can be considered to the resistance when switch is in open circuit (non-conductive) state on the electricity.Will be to the property regulation of material to obtain needed switch electrical characteristics, the output of switch can be regulated and/or be provided with signal processing apparatus.In addition, the resistance that records between 31,32 of drawinging pin can be used for determining to be applied to power F1 on the switch and the size of F2, can be relative value or absolute value, makes switch can be used as a kind of transducer.Even the different output resistances that record can be by signal processing means processes to produce different action effects.One of them example is can be added in such switch in the clothes and be used for controlling the sound reproducing device.Apply medium external force and to switch, audio program is advanced a period, for example 5 seconds, and apply bigger external force audio program is advanced another period, for example 20 seconds, so that advance to next track.

Using pressure cell preferably makes amendment to reach needed switch over travel and output characteristic to the size of pressure cell.In some cases, insulating material preferably also cover to be gone up in the marginal portion 38 of drawinging pin, and therefore when switch fully closure the time, shown in Fig. 4 b, unique between the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin electrically contacts by pressure cell and realize.As the situation of switch 30, pressure cell can be used for replacing spacer element 35, or additionally is provided with again; That is to say that pressure cell drawings pin that parts can work at 31,32 o'clock or can be inoperative being used for separating.

Can comprise fabric, polymeric material, elastomeric material, plastic material and foam substrate material for the material of making pressure cell.Even can handle to control its electrical characteristics these materials, a kind of method is to mix graphite material.Can also adopt other pressure-responsive device such as piezoelectric transducer.Employed material or device are wanted and can be reacted to pressure and pulling force.

Referring to Fig. 5, switch 50 is similar to switch 30 and 40 but the partition adjustable element of helical spring 51 forms is housed, and helical spring 51 acts on

fabric portions

33 and 34 respectively with the skew fabric portions, thereby the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin that are fixed in the above are left mutually.Spacer element 51 with resilience can be used for the

distance piece

35 or 36 of place of

switches

30 and 40, perhaps can be extra the setting.A kind of constructional variant of switch 50 as shown in Figure 6, wherein switch 60 also is equipped with the partition adjustable element of helical spring 61 forms, but here helical spring acts directly on the convex shoulder part 62 of drawing pin parts 31 and 32.In this case, importantly helical spring 61 be electric insulation or be covered with a kind of electrical insulating material, form short circuit to prevent from when switch is in open-circuit condition on the electricity, drawinging pin between the parts 31,32.Another kind method is can make the helical spring and the parts insulation of drawinging pin by inserting an electrical insulation parts.Another kind of modification as shown in Figure 7, switch 70 is identical with switch 40 among Fig. 4 a and the 4b basically among the figure, but the helical spring 71 that partition adjustable element 36 usefulness are contained in the cup-shaped recess 37 of the

parts

31,32 of drawinging pin is alternative.Equally, importantly helical spring 71 be electric insulation or be covered with a kind of electrical insulating material, form short circuit to prevent from when switch is in open-circuit condition on the electricity, drawinging pin between the parts 31,32.Switch 80 shown in Figure 8 is still the another kind of modification of structure among Fig. 5, wherein drawing

pin parts

31,32 respectively with a kind of relative narrower but the parts 81,82 of drawinging pin that are the bulbous profile replace.Here, the partition adjustable element is the helical spring 83 that acts on the convex shoulder part 84 of drawinging pin, and helical spring be positioned at the parts 81,82 of drawinging pin the bulbous zone around.Equally, helical spring 83 be electric insulation or be covered with a kind of electrical insulating material, form short circuit to prevent from when switch is in open-circuit condition on the electricity, drawinging pin between the parts 81,82.

Switch 90 shown in Figure 9 adopts the snap-button

female component

91,92 that is separately fixed on the fabric portions 33,34.

Female component

91,92 is normally separated by the elastic partition member of helical spring 93 forms.But, switch 90 is substantially similar to the construction of switch of introducing previously, different just replace the fastener parts of drawinging pin with the fastener female component, therefore to improve obtaining and structure like those Switch of by the agency of switch 90, this is that the professional in affiliated field knows.Switch 100 shown in Figure 10 is similar to switch 90, but has adopted the fastener female component 101,102 of different designs.There is shown helical spring 103.

Elastic biasing means can be used for separating contact part with any suitable design form and one or more materials after removing power F1, F2.Thereby spacer element (elastic biasing means) can be spring such as helical spring, foam rubber, rubber, plastic material, gel or other suitable material, and this is that the person skilled in the art knows.

Switch 110 shown in Figure 11 is a kind of modification of the switch introduced previously, but has adopted the quoit 111,112 (replacement is drawing pin or female component) that is separately fixed on the fabric portions 33,34.Each quoit has a quoit through hole 13.There is shown spacer element 35, but other any proper spacing element or its modification introduced previously can adopt, this is that the person skilled in the art knows.Figure 12 shows switch 110, but is in the closed circuit state on the electricity by means of the conducting metal circle of entity contact mutually.This switch can comprise the pressure cell of those types of by the agency of, and this is that the person skilled in the art knows.

Figure 13 shows switch 120, becomes a kind of modification of switch 110 owing to comprising drag-line 121.For the sake of clarity, not shown partition adjustable element 35.Make drag-line 121 pass second side of each quoit through hole 13 to switch from first side of switch.The enlarged 122 of rope 121 on switch second side has the cross section bigger than quoit through hole 13, so enlarged 122 leans against on the face of quoit annulus 112 side of quoit annulus 111 (promptly away from) and moves with respect to quoit 112 along the T direction to prevent rope 121.Therefore the pulling force that is applied on the rope 121 will be delivered on the quoit 112 along the T direction, from and promote quoit 112 along the T direction.By providing the restraint device (not shown) to stop it to move for first fabric portions 33 and/or quoit 111, the enough external force that is applied on the rope 121 along the T direction makes distance piece 35 distortion, thereby quoit 112,113 is drawn close produce the entity contact, so make switch be in closed circuit state on the electricity.Figure 13 shows the closed circuit state on this electricity.Therefore provide a kind of by pullling the switch that rope is operated.Though the rope of being introduced has an enlarged 122, in rope, beat a knot and also be fine.Also have a kind of alternative method to comprise that one of configuration or multinomial independent element are delivered to torsion T on the quoit 112 from rope 121, this is that the person skilled in the art knows.A kind of suitable example comprises a clamping element.Spacer element 35 can replace or realizes with other any proper spacing part.Be used for stoping restraint device that fabric portions 33 and/or quoit 111 move not necessarily must form by one or multinomial independent element.As long as textile material 33 is handled or is strengthened, perhaps replace with the material of rigidity more, make the element of fabric portions 33 as a relative stiffness, just can obtain restraint device.

Switch

110 and 120 is one-way switches.Figure 14 shows a kind of improvement structure of these switches with the form of switch 130, can realize the two-way switch operation.Switch 130 comprises switch 110 (or 120) and has increased another fabric portions 135 to also have a quoit 136 to be fixed on the fabric portions 135 and with quoit 111,112 and form a line.Fabric portions 33 and quoit 111 lay respectively between fabric portions 34,135 and the quoit 112,136.This elastic partition member (not shown) of having introduced in this manual is used for fabric portions 33/ quoit 111 is separated with fabric portions 135/ quoit 136.Rope 137 is similar to rope 121, but enlarged 122 is not to be that the enlarged 138 of end substitutes, and rope surpasses enlarged 138 to be continued to extend.Also be provided with on the rope another against quoit annulus 136 surfaces the enlarged 139 of one side of quoit 111 (promptly away from).Make drag-line 137 pass second side of each quoit through hole 13 to switch from first side of switch.

When the T direction is pullled the rope 137 of switch 130, enlarged 138 is pressed on the quoit 112, therefore promoting quoit 112 along the T direction again touches quoit 111 until it this is shown in Figure 15, make first switch contact (with the form of quoit 111) and second switch contact (with the form of quoit 112) realize that entity contacts thus, thereby realize electrically contacting.Pulling force T one removes, and the elastic partition member (not shown) makes switch be returned to open-circuit condition on the electricity, and is shown in Figure 14 as the front.

Referring to Figure 16, when when the TT direction is pullled the rope 137 of switch 130, enlarged 139 is pressed on the quoit 136, therefore promotes quoit 136 along the TT direction again and touches quoit 111 until it.This is shown in Figure 16, makes first switch contact (with the form of quoit 111) and the 3rd switch contact (with the form of quoit 136) realize that entity contacts thus, thereby realizes electrically contacting.Pulling force TT one removes, and the elastic partition member (not shown) makes switch be returned to open-circuit condition on the electricity, and is shown in Figure 14 as the front.

Can notice that two-way switch when work, middle fabric portions 33 and the quoit 111 that links to each other remain on the same position and irrelevant with moving of rope 137.In the alternative structure of another kind, fabric portions 34,135 and the quoit 112,136 that links to each other are constrained, and fabric portions 33 in the middle of mobile the making of rope 137 and the quoit 111 that links to each other move with rope 137.As mentioned above, the quoit 111 in the middle of this makes depends on the displacement of rope and is pressed on quoit 112 or the quoit 136.Rope 137 can be rigidly connected on the quoit 111.Another kind method is that rope 137 can be connected on the quoit 111 by frictionally, such as use a collar or similar elements between quoit 111 and rope 137.If quoit 111 contacts with quoit 112 or 136, and have excessive pulling force to be applied on the rope, this friction connects can slide rope with respect to quoit 111.Therefore the stroke of rope can be greater than the stroke of switch quoit.Can be used for like this preventing because the damage that causes of misoperation, and can it be recentered.Importantly, when rope provided the double duty of tying up rope and switch actuator in clothes, this device was very favourable, because it can make short rope stroke be used for switching manipulation, bigger rope stroke is used for the bondage operation of clothes.The collar can be between the through hole 13 and rope 137 of quoit 111.Enlarged 138,139 can dispense.

Switch can make up with primary element in the manufacture process of clothes.Another kind method is that switch can be used as prefabricated switching device and makes separately, is suitable for joining in the clothes in the clothes manufacture process of back.Therefore prefabricated switch can be sold to clothes manufacturer separately after manufacturing.

Just as example, a kind of prefabricated switching device 140 has been shown in Figure 17 and 18, the inside combines the switch of introducing previously 30.Switching device combines by sewing, gluing or another kind of suitable method of attachment at seam 141 places.Connect lead 142 and 143 respectively predetermined fixed on switch contact 31 and 32.Another kind method is, connect lead can with the outside at switching device of standard can be approaching binding post, as the plug or the socket of appointment, so garment fastening substitute.Just, just switching device 140 can be joined the clothes the inside by seam region being fixed on the clothes with sewing, interconnection technique gluing or that other is suitable.Therefore can adopt common interconnection technique in the clothing making industry.

In the above among all organization plan/embodiment of Jie Shaoing, if use switch effectively, the electrical connection of certain form must be arranged on the switch contact (no matter being with the form of quoit, half snap-button or with the form of other textile fastener).Be installed at the textile fastener element under the situation of conductive fabric part, when loading onto fastener element, can be electrically connected with fabric portions foundation automatically.Yet, in some cases, such as when being used for the fabric portions of installation elements nonconducting the time, just require with electric wire or similarly conductor be connected on the textile fastener element.

Though can utilize process common in the electronics industry such as soldering that metal wire or similar conductor are fixed on the fastener element, the desired special technique of this method is uncommon in the middle of the clothing making workman.In addition, the process resemble the soldering is labour-intensive, and might damage exquisite fabric because of heating.For this reason, the another kind of method that metal wire is fixed on the textile fastener element is element being fixed in the operating process of fabric portions, metal wire to be put into the textile fastener element.When this element is a building block by pairing when constituting, metal wire can be put in the process that these elements is fixed to fabric portions between the pairing assembly.Referring to Fig. 1 a, the example that is composed of parts is drawing pin 2a and the female component 6a that has top cover 6b that has pillar 2b, perhaps referring to Fig. 2 a, is quoit parts 10a and packing ring 10b.When fastener element is to be made of single parts, when having only quoit parts 10a, still can in the operating process of retaining element, put into metal wire, it is clamped by element.

Element is placed in the mould of forcing press, the forcing press that closes then deforms the part of or multinomial element, makes combination of elements together and/or be fixed on the fabric.For example, referring to Fig. 1 a, the part 6c of top cover 6b is out of shape in fixation procedure, as shown in the figure in the bent around of female component 6a and engage.In the middle of being inserted in by the metal wire that will connect when the retaining element, metal wire is clamped by fastener element, thereby forms good electrical connection with it.The end of metal wire can be directly connected on the textile fastener element, or uses binding post or similar connector.

Because the mould that uses in the pressing operation is not wanted to insert metal wire in the operating process at retaining element when design, therefore causes a new problem.Must closely cooperate between mould and the fastener element, fastener portion can suitably be out of shape in being fixed to the process of fabric, result's metal wire when forcing press closes can be damaged or cut off by mould.Can address this problem by the groove that in or multinomial die assembly, provides size to be suitable for to hold metal wire or metal wire and outsourcing insulating material, in the pressing operation process, just can not cut off metal wire like this.Can cut out groove to the center from the outer rim of mould.If mould is cast, can in casting process, form groove.In mould, can form more than one groove.Can form groove in each die assembly, when two die assemblies were drawn close, the groove in each die assembly faced one another.

Switch of the present invention is suitable for adding in the clothes, and is low-cost, firm and reliable.This switch can be made and can wash, and can not be damaged at washing process.Washing process is included in the wet cleaning process that generally uses in the home environment, perhaps dry cleaning process.

By reading this specification, the person skilled in the art should be known in not running counter under the situation of the present invention, can make other modifications and variations.For example, one or multinomial textile fastener element can have the outstanding spike part towards another textile fastener element, can penetrate any material such as distance piece between annulus.Like this, be used for that fastener element is combined institute's externally applied forces the spike of element is contacted with each other, be electrically connected thereby between them, form.Though fastener element conducts electricity, this can also realize by the coated with conductive coating, the base material that allows annulus can be conduction or insulation.Though fastener element is mounted on the fabric portions, comprise any textile material, braided material, knit materials, composite material even any natural or artificial lamellar material but can adopt, as long as the person skilled in the art thinks that it can play the desired effect of the object of the invention.Every kind of material may be used to the part of garment fabric.Switch can be hidden in the clothes, or to small part as seen.Counterpart by using fastener element can make switch have releasable locking action as drawinging pin and female component.By a bar is added on one of them fastener component, can make unlocks becomes more easy.Provided use drawing pin, the switch of socket and quoit know example.But, the present invention also comprises the switch that adopts other textile fastener element such as rivet, gasket legs or like, and this is that the person skilled in the art knows.This switch can be combined in the furnishings or other textile of clothes, softness.

Claims

1. a switch that in clothes, uses (30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,110,120,130,140), the structure of described switch comprises at least two conductive contact parts (31,32,81,82,91,92,101,102,111,112,136) of pressing close to mutually, and each contact part has the form that is fixed on the textile fastener element on the fabric portions (33,34,135); With

Be used for being offset described contact part and make its elastic partition member of leaving mutually (35,36,51,61,71,83,93,103), therefore described contact part is in position spaced apart from each other usually;

It is characterized in that, make the adjacent to each other and foundation electrical connection of described contact part, can operate described switch by applying the external force (F1, F2, T, TT) that can overcome described distance piece active force.

2. switch according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described electrical connection is that the direct entity contact by described contact part (31,32,81,82,91,92,101,102,111,112,136) realizes.

3. switch according to claim 1, also comprise and be arranged to the pressure cell (36) that contacts but also electrically contact with each contact part (31,32,81,82,91,92,101,102,111,112,136) not only entity, electrical property change takes place along with the effect that is applied to the power above it in described element, it is characterized in that, when described pressure cell (36) is subjected to described external force effect, can between described contact part, set up described electrical connection by described pressure cell (36).

4. switch according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described pressure cell (36) comprises a kind of polymeric material that shows resistance variations along with the effect of external force.

5. according to claim 3 or 4 described switches, it is characterized in that described elastic partition member has the form of described pressure cell (36).

6. according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, described elastic partition member (35,36,51,61,71,83,93,103) to small part between described contact part (31,32,81,82,91,92,101,102,111,12,136).

7. according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, at least one contact part (31,32,81,82,91,92,101,102,111,112,136) has the outstanding spike part towards another contact part, can penetrate the material between annulus.

8. according to any one or multinomial described textile fastener element in the claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that, a contact part of described textile fastener element has the complementary fit relation with respect to another contact part of described textile fastener element, make described textile fastener element each other fastening so that switch has locking action.

9. according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 8, it is characterized in that, each textile fastener element is a quoit (111,112,136), make a drag-line (121,137) can pass second side that the quoit center extends to described switch from first side of described switch, on described first or second side of described switch, act on the docking mechanism (122 of described adjacent metal circle, 138) can activate by described drag-line, therefore when passing through pulling force (T, TT) the described drag-line of operation the time, described docking mechanism promotes described adjacent metal circle and moves to set up towards another quoit direction and be electrically connected.

10. according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that described textile fastener element conducts electricity by means of the conductive coating material.

11. combine clothes according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 10.

12. combine textile according to any one or multinomial described switch in the claim 1 to 10.