EP4054377A1 - Component for bringing at least one functional element into electrical contact with a textile or the like, and assembly having a component - Google Patents
Component for bringing at least one functional element into electrical contact with a textile or the like, and assembly having a componentInfo
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- EP4054377A1 EP4054377A1 EP20780157.2A EP20780157A EP4054377A1 EP 4054377 A1 EP4054377 A1 EP 4054377A1 EP 20780157 A EP20780157 A EP 20780157A EP 4054377 A1 EP4054377 A1 EP 4054377A1
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- Prior art keywords
- component
- textile
- electrically conductive
- conductive areas
- base body
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a component for making electrical contact with at least one functional element on a textile or the like. Furthermore, the invention relates to an arrangement which comprises a component designed according to the invention and a textile or the like having electrically conductive areas.
- a component for making electrical contact with at least one functional element on a textile or the like with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE 102006008796 B3.
- the known component is designed in the form of a push button, the push button simultaneously serving as a carrier or for receiving an electronic component or the like that is part of the functional element.
- the electronic component has (electrical) connection elements in the form of wires which protrude from the underside of the component and which are connected in a manner not described in detail, for example, to a part of the textile in the form of an electrically conductive yarn.
- the component according to the invention for making electrical contact with at least one functional element on a textile or the like with the features of claim 1 has the advantage that it provides a particularly simple and nevertheless reliable electrical contact with the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like. enables.
- the invention is based on the idea of designing the (electrical) connection elements on the component in such a way that when the component is connected to the textile or the like, they simultaneously form a reliable electrical contact with the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like.
- no subsequent additional work steps apart from connecting the component to the textile or the like are required in order to establish the electrical connection on the textile or the like.
- no soldering, welding or similar additional work steps are required in order to connect the electrical connection elements of the component to the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like.
- connection elements of the component are designed to establish an electrical connection to the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like when connecting the base body of the component to the textile or the like by means of a form non-positive and / or positive connection.
- connection elements on the component are designed in such a way that when the component is fastened to the textile or the like, the connection elements are pressed or subjected to force against the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like and thereby form the electrical connection.
- the electrical connection elements of the component are subjected to force under elastic prestress in the direction of the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like.
- the base body of the component has through openings for guiding or receiving the connection elements, the connection elements possibly protruding from the through openings on an underside of the base body of the component.
- connection elements have at least one element which is designed to generate an elastic pretensioning force in the direction of the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like.
- the electrical connection elements are designed in the form of pin-shaped metal parts that interact with spring elements that form the required pretensioning force in the direction of the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like.
- the spring element forms the electrical connection element as the only element. Because the connection elements are arranged in the through openings of the base body, mobility of the connection elements in their longitudinal direction within the through openings is also possible. For this purpose, a (only) small radial play or a small radial gap is preferably formed between the connection elements and the through openings.
- the base body has a preferably plate-shaped, in particular a round cross-section, made of electrically non-conductive Has material existing base part, the top of which is covered by a cap-shaped closure part, wherein the closure part is preferably connected to the base part via a latching connection.
- a receptacle for the arrangement of at least one electrical and / or electronic component and / or the functional element is preferably formed in the closure part.
- the modular system is then made possible by the fact that, for example, one and the same base part can be connected to different closure parts which have appropriately designed receptacles for a wide variety of applications or components and / or functional elements.
- a special application which enables the implementation of a lighting element as a functional element on the textile or the like, provides that the closure part is made of transparent plastic and that a lighting element, preferably an LED, is arranged in the base body.
- the base body forms the upper part of a push button, which can be connected to a lower part of the push button with the formation of a latching connection, wherein in the latched state between the upper part and the lower part there is an intermediate space for fixing the electrically conductive Areas exhibiting textile or the like is formed.
- the base body of the component is designed to be connected to the textile or the like having the electrically conductive areas by means of a material connection.
- a cohesive connection can be designed, for example, in the form of an adhesive, or else in the form of a solder layer if the electrically conductive areas are located directly on the surface of the textile or the like.
- the invention further comprises an arrangement which comprises a component according to the invention as described so far as well as a textile or the like having electrically conductive areas, the electrically conductive areas being contacted by a non-positive or positive connection by means of the connection elements of the component.
- the arrangement also includes an embodiment in which the conductive areas in the textile or the like are arranged in different planes and at different distances from the base body of the component.
- a further embodiment of the arrangement provides that the electrically conductive areas of the textile or the like are connected to contact points or are designed as contact points which interact with the connection elements of the component, and that the contact points have different lengths, so that the contact points end in a common plane on the side facing the component.
- electrically conductive areas are arranged on the surface of the textile or the like facing the base body, and that these electrically conductive areas are connected to the base body of the component by means of an electrically conductive adhesive or a solder layer.
- a textile is understood to mean, for example, functional clothing or protective work clothing that has, for example, light elements, sensor elements or the like as functional elements.
- the invention is not intended to be limited to such applications. Rather, the component can be used in any type of clothing. Provision can also be made for the component to be a component of flat modules known per se, e.g. intermodule connections or the like.
- Applications in the field of car bodies, for example interior components of motor vehicles, are also conceivable. Further applications exist, for example, in buildings in the area of fire alarms, smart home sensors or the like.
- applications in the area of sports equipment such as bicycles, e-bikes, skis or the like are also conceivable, as well as in the area of measuring devices.
- Fig. 1 shows in a simplified section a first embodiment of a component connected to a textile as part of a push button
- Connection element and an electrically conductive area of the textile
- FIG. 3 shows a simplified representation of a cap-shaped closure part provided with a luminous element
- FIG. 5 each in sectional representations, components modified in relation to FIG. 1, which are directly connected to a textile.
- the textile 1 shows a first component 10 for making electrical contact with at least one functional element on a textile 1.
- the textile 1 can be, for example, an item of clothing such as a jacket, protective work clothing or the like.
- the invention is not intended to be restricted to wearable textiles 1.
- some other functional carrier made of a flexible material, such as a flexible printed circuit board, can also be provided.
- Other applications of the invention are also conceivable, for example for so-called flat assemblies, for example intermodule connections, interior components of motor vehicles, parts of buildings such as fire alarms, smart home sensors, sports equipment such as bicycles, skis, measuring devices or similar applications.
- the component 10 has a base body 12, which consists of a base part 14 and a cap-shaped closure part 16 connected to the base part 14.
- the base part 14 is plate-shaped and has, for example, a round cross section.
- the base part 14 consists of an electrically non-conductive plastic, the upper side of the base part 14 facing away from the textile 1 being covered by the closure part 16.
- the closure part 16 is also made of plastic and has a receptacle 18 in which, for example, a printed circuit board 20 or a substrate is arranged as a functional element on which electronic components 22 are arranged.
- the circuit board 20 is, for example, surrounded by a molding compound 24 within the receptacle 18, at least in some areas.
- the closure part 16 is connected to the base part 14 via a latching connection 25.
- the latching connection 25 comprises a latching nose 26 which runs radially around the closure part 16 and which engages in an opposing latching opening 27 on the base part 14.
- closure part 16 together with the printed circuit board 20 or the components 22 together with the base part 14 constitute a modular system, i.e. that other closure parts 16 can also be used for other applications with one and the same base part 14.
- connection elements 30, 31 are used to make electrical contact between the printed circuit board 20 and the electrically conductive areas 2 formed on the textile 1 by means of a force-fit and / or form-fit connection.
- the electrically conductive areas 2 on the textile 1 are generally speaking electrical conductor tracks, which can be in the form of an electrically conductive yarn, for example, and which are connected to the base material of the textile 1 using common connection techniques, ie, for example by embroidery , Weaving, printing or any other suitable means.
- the electrically conductive areas 2 are arranged on the upper side of the textile 1 facing the base body 12.
- the electrically conductive areas 2 have contact points 3, 4, for example in the form of pads, which are contacted with the connection elements 30, 31 non-positively and / or positively.
- connection elements 30, 31 can also be designed in a variety of ways, for example in the form of pins, springs, insulation displacement terminals or the like. It is only essential that the connection elements 30, 31 make electrical contact between the component 10 or the circuit board 20 and the electrically conductive areas 2 on the textile 1.
- connection element 30 has a pin 32 which is connected to a compression spring 33.
- the compression spring 33 is in turn firmly connected to the circuit board 20 via an element 34, for example by a soldered connection, a press-fit connection.
- the pin 32 is acted upon by force by the compression spring 33 in the direction of the contact point 3 and rests there under spring tension.
- the electrically conductive area 2 is arranged within the textile 1, i.e. at a distance from the base part 14.
- the pin 32 is permanently connected to the contact point 3 or is monolithically formed together with the contact point 3 and protrudes into the through opening 28. There, the end face of the compression spring 33 facing the pin 32 rests against the pin 32 under spring pretension.
- connection element 30 has a plate 35 which is arranged in the through-hole 28 with the formation of a press fit and on the opposite end faces of which two compression springs 36, 37 are arranged, which are spring-pretensioned on the circuit board 20 or the contact point 3 issue.
- connection element 30 is firmly connected directly to the area 2 or the contact point 3.
- the connection element penetrates through opening 28 and rests against printed circuit board 20 under axial prestress.
- the preload is ensured by a corresponding length of the connection element 30, which is greater than the thickness of the base part 14 in the area of the through opening 28, so that the Connection element 30 is pressed somewhat in the direction of the textile 1 when it rests on the printed circuit board 20.
- the component 10 is part of a push button 40, the component 10 forming the upper part 41 of the push button 40.
- a peg-shaped extension 42 is formed or integrally formed on the base part 14 on the side facing away from the closure part 16, which cooperates with a plate-shaped element forming a lower part 43 of the push button 40.
- the lower part 43 is also plate-shaped and has the same cross section as the base part 14. It also has a central opening 44 which is designed to form a latching connection 45 with the extension 42.
- connection elements 30, 31 forcibly come into contact with the electrically conductive areas 2 of the textile 1.
- FIG. 3 it is shown in a greatly simplified manner that a lighting element 48 in the form of an LED is arranged on the top of a printed circuit board 20a. Furthermore, the material of the (cap-shaped) closure part 16a consists of a transparent plastic, so that when the lighting means 48 is activated, the component 10 or the closure part 16a enables the light of the lighting element 48 to pass through.
- the base body 12 is directly connected to the textile 1 on its top side facing the base body 12 by a cohesive Connection 50 is connected.
- the cohesive Connection 50 can be, for example, an adhesive connection or a solder connection.
- the two components 10a, 10b or the textile 1 have in common that electrically conductive areas 5, 6 are provided within the textile 1, which are arranged at different height levels or in different planes within the textile 1.
- the component 10a according to FIG. 4 essentially corresponds to the component 10 according to FIG. 1.
- the two electrically conductive areas 5, 6 on the textile 1 each have a contact area 3a that covers the distance bridged between the electrically conductive area 5, 6 to the plane of the upper side of the textile 1 or to the plane of the base part 14.
- an anti-rotation protection 52 for example in the form of a pin, is arranged between the base part 14 and the closure part 16.
- the component 10b according to FIG. 5 also has a latching connection 25 between the base part 14b and the closure part 16b, but for this purpose the closure part 16b has plug-in pins 53, 54 which protrude into corresponding openings 56, 57 of the base part 14b in order to make the latching connection 25 train. Furthermore, a radially circumferential seal 60, for example in the form of an adhesive bead or a sealing ring, is arranged on the radially outer area between the base part 14b and the closure part 16b.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
- Chemical Or Physical Treatment Of Fibers (AREA)
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DE102019217290.3A DE102019217290A1 (en) | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Component for making electrical contact with at least one functional element on a textile or the like and arrangement with a component |
PCT/EP2020/076546 WO2021089227A1 (en) | 2019-11-08 | 2020-09-23 | Component for bringing at least one functional element into electrical contact with a textile or the like, and assembly having a component |
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DE102006008796B3 (en) | 2006-02-24 | 2007-12-27 | Interactive Wear Ag | Fixing device has inserting unit, device body surrounding hollow space partly, and signal transit section formed in front area of device body |
GB2487755A (en) | 2011-02-03 | 2012-08-08 | Steven Leftly | Removable and wearable light modules |
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