JP2021061158A - Connector for conductive cloth - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector for conductive cloth, capable of making it difficult for tension to be applied to clothing cloth or conductive cloth pieces when the shape of clothing is transformed into various forms.SOLUTION: A connector for conductive cloth which is attached to cloth and to which a device is mounted includes: a connector housing which has a predetermined shape and which has a type A durometer hardness of 20 or more and a type D durometer hardness of 60 or less; and at least one contact which is provided in the connector housing, which is attached to a conductive cloth piece of the cloth so as to be electrically conductive, and which is electrically connected to an electrode of the device when the device is mounted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a conductive cloth connector to which a wearable device is attached and electrically connected.

The wearable device has various sensors and communication devices built-in and is operated while being worn on the user's body. The user attaches the wearable device to a connector attached to a cloth garment on which a piece of conductive cloth is sewn. The wearable device inputs a minute current or the like generated in the user's body from a conductive cloth piece through a connector, and measures a desired physical condition such as a heart rate. The measured data is wirelessly communicated to a smartphone or the like via a communication device built in the wearable device.

This makes it possible to visualize the state of the user's body during exercise or normal time. Alternatively, the physical condition of the elderly can be monitored remotely.

The connector on which the wearable device is mounted is described, for example, in the following prior art.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-135723 JP-A-2018-63772 JP-A-2018-136990 JP-A-2018-50650

In the above prior art, the connector is attached to the cloth garment on which the conductive cloth piece is sewn, so if the body is moved in various forms while wearing the garment, the cloth of the garment will be changed accordingly. Although it tries to deform in the form, if the connector is made of an inflexible material, tension is applied to the cloth or the conductive cloth piece of the clothes, and the wearing feeling of the clothes is deteriorated.

Also, when putting on and taking off clothes, the inflexible connector puts tension on the cloth and conductive cloth pieces of the clothes, making it difficult to put on and take off. When the garment is selected, the garment cloth tries to be deformed in various forms, but the inflexible connector causes tension to be applied to the garment cloth and the conductive cloth piece, resulting in damage.

In Patent Document 4 described above, since the connector is attached to the inside of the clothes, it is difficult to attach or detach the device to or from the inner connector while wearing the clothes. In addition, when clothes are worn without the device being worn, the inflexible connector inside the clothes comes into contact with the body, and the wearing feeling is deteriorated.

Therefore, an object of the first aspect of the present embodiment is to provide a connector for a conductive cloth in which tension is less likely to be applied to the cloth or the conductive cloth piece of the garment when the shape of the garment is deformed into various forms. It is in.

The first aspect of this embodiment is a connector that is attached to a cloth and to which a device is attached, has a predetermined shape, and has a hardness of 20 or more for durometer type A and 60 or less for durometer type D. A connector housing to be provided, and at least one contact provided in the connector housing, attached so as to be electrically conductive to a conductive piece of cloth, and electrically connected to an electrode of the device when the device is attached. It is a conductive cloth connector having.

According to the first aspect, when the shape of the garment is deformed into various forms, the cloth or the conductive cloth piece of the garment is less likely to be tensioned.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the cloth to which the connector and the connector are attached, and the device attached to the connector in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the device 30 is attached to the connector 20. It is a figure which shows the plane and the cross section in the state which the device 30 is attached to a connector 20. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the connector and the device in the vicinity of the mounting recess on the left side of the device. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the cloth to which the connector and the connector are attached, and the device attached to the connector in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the plane and the cross section in the state which a device is not attached to a connector. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the device is attached to the connector in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the plan view and the sectional view which shows the state which the device is attached to the connector in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the plan view of the connector and the bottom view of a device in 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector and a cloth to which the connector is attached and a device attached to the connector according to the first embodiment. The x, y, and z axes are shown in the figure to define the three-dimensional direction in FIG. The same applies to the figures after FIG.

In FIG. 1, the cloth 10 is placed on a plane of the x-axis and the y-axis. The cloth 10 is used, for example, as a cloth for clothes. A conductive cloth piece 11 is attached to the cloth 10 by sticking or sewing. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the connector 20 is attached to the cloth 10. Then, the device 30 is attached to the connector 20 from the side opposite to the cloth 10.

The connector 20 has an insulating and flexible connector housing 21 having a predetermined shape. The connector housing 21 shown in FIG. 1 is an example and is not limited, but its predetermined shape is a strip shape of a rectangular frame having four rounded corners in a plan view. The connector housing 21 has a pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction extending in the x-axis direction and a pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction extending in the y-axis direction. The pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction are arranged at positions opposite to each other in the y-axis direction, while the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction are arranged at positions opposed to each other in the x-axis direction. In the example of FIG. 1, a pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction are arranged at positions of rectangular short-side frame bodies in a plan view of the connector housing 21, while a pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction are arranged. , It is arranged at the position of the frame on the same long side.

The pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction each have two contact mounting portions 22. The strip-shaped cross section of the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction is a quadrangle with rounded corners as described later. On the other hand, the cross section of the contact mounting portion 22 is a quadrangle smaller than the cross section of the portion other than the contact mounting portion 22, and in the contact mounting portion 22, the upper surface and both side surfaces of the band shape are recesses. Conductive contacts 23 are provided in the recesses of the four contact mounting portions 22 respectively.

On the other hand, the device 30 mounted on the connector 20 has, as an example, a device housing 31 having a cubic outer shape that is substantially square or rectangular in a plan view. FIG. 1 also shows an arrow view of the device 30 as viewed from the direction of arrow A. As shown in the two perspective views of the device 30, the connector mounting surface seen from the arrow A direction of the device housing 31 has a pair of groove-shaped mounting recesses 32 that fit into the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction of the connector 20. Is provided. Further, a pair of x-axis direction picking recesses 34x and a pair of y-axis direction picking recesses 34y are provided on the four side surfaces of the device housing 31.

The device 30 has an integrated circuit (not shown) that measures the heart rate and the like and transmits the measurement result to the outside, a circuit board (not shown) on which the integrated circuit is mounted, and electrodes of the circuit board. External electrodes 33 to be connected to each are provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the device 30 is attached to the connector 20. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a plane and a cross section in a state where the device 30 is attached to the connector 20. Then, FIG. 4 is a view showing a cross section in the vicinity of the mounting recess on the left side of the connector and the device in the cross-sectional view of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the device 30 is mounted on the connector 20 by fitting the pair of mounting recesses 32 of the device 30 shown in FIG. 1 into the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction of the connector 20. When the device 30 is attached to the connector 20, first, as shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 3 and 4, the external electrode 33 of the device and the contact 23 of the connector are electrically conductive. .. Second, as shown in the plan views of FIGS. 2 and 3, the pair of x-axis housing portions 21x of the connector 20 are located outside the outer edge of the outer shape of the device 30 in a plan view. As a result, in a plan view, a pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction of the connector 20 are exposed from the outer edge of the outer shape of the device housing 31 of the device 30 along the x-axis direction to the outside. Further, the pair of y-axis direction picking recesses 34y of the device housing 31 of the device are exposed.

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view in the BB'direction of the plan view, and FIG. 4 shows an enlarged sectional view in the vicinity of the mounting recess on the left side of the connector and the device in the sectional view of FIG. The cross-sectional views of FIGS. 3 and 4 show the internal space 35 of the device 30, the circuit board 40 on which the integrated circuit is mounted, and the female electrode 33 on the device side connected to the circuit board 40. The female side electrode 33 is the same as the above-mentioned external electrode 33.

As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the female side electrode 33 on the device side has a pair of electrode structures arranged opposite to each other in the x-axis direction in this example, and a pair of groove-shaped mounting recesses 32. It is provided in the female side electrode accommodating portion 36 provided at each of the two locations. The female side electrode accommodating portion 36 has a wide space deeply scooped out in the x-axis direction and the z-axis direction from the groove-shaped mounting recess 32, and the female side electrode 33 is arranged in the space.

Further, a male contact 23 is provided at a position where the female electrode 33 on the device side is arranged in the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction of the connector. The male side contact 23 is bent along the upper surface and both side surfaces of the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction and attached to the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction, and both ends thereof are attached to the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11. It is bent along.

Further, the tip portion 23_1 of the male side contact 23 penetrates the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11 and is bent to the back side of the cloth 10, and the male side contact 23 surface the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11. It is sandwiched from the side and the back surface side and electrically conducted with the conductive cloth piece 11. However, the electrical connection between the male side contact 23 and the conductive cloth piece 11 is performed by a method other than sandwiching the cloth and the conductive cloth piece from the front side and the back side, for example, the tip portion 23_1 is made of the conductive cloth. It may be sewn on one piece.

The conductive cloth piece 11 is attached to the front surface side of the cloth 10, but the conductive cloth piece 11 may be attached to the back surface side of the cloth 10. When the cloth 10 becomes the cloth for clothes, the body comes into contact with the back side of the cloth 10. Therefore, if the conductive cloth piece 11 is attached to the back side of the cloth, it is convenient to detect a minute current from the body. ..

In the example of FIG. 4, a protective member 12 for protecting the cloth and the conductive cloth piece is arranged on the back surface side of the cloth 10, and is sandwiched together with the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11 by the tip portion 23_1 of the male side contact 23. Is done. The protective member 12 is made of metal, for example, and is at least a material that is more durable than cloth or a piece of conductive cloth.

Further, the tip portion 23_1 of the male side contact 23 is bent to the back side of the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11. In order to prevent the tip 23_1 from coming into contact with the body while wearing clothes, a flexible and insulating protective cloth piece 13 is sewn so as to cover the tip 23_1 of the male contact 23. It is installed.

When the device 30 is attached to the connector 20, the male side contact 23 of the connector 20 is fitted between the pair of female side electrodes 33 of the device 30, and the contact pressure between the female side electrode 33 and the male side contact 23 causes the device 30 to be fitted. The device 30 is held by the connector 20. By designing this contact pressure to an appropriate value, the pressing force when the device 30 is attached to the connector 20 and the pulling force when the device 30 is removed from the connector 20 can be set to an appropriate value.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2 and the plan view of FIG. 3, when the device is attached to the connector, a pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction arranged opposite to each other in the y-axis direction are viewed in plan view. It is exposed at a position in the y-axis direction from the outer edge of the outer shape of the device housing 31, and the side surface of the device housing 31 in the y-axis direction is exposed. Therefore, when the device 30 is removed from the connector 20, while holding the pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction in the negative direction of the z-axis, the device housing 31 is gripped so as to sandwich the y-axis direction picking recess 34y in the x-axis direction. Therefore, it can be pulled out in the positive direction of the z-axis. That is, the pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction located outside the outer edge of the outer shape of the device housing in a plan view have a function as a holding piece when the device is removed.

Since the connector 20 is attached to the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11, the device 30 is pressed in the negative direction of the z-axis while pressing the holding piece consisting of the pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction of the connector 20. By pulling out in the positive direction, the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11 are prevented from being pulled and torn and damaged.

In the present embodiment, since the connector housing 21 of the connector 20 has a strip-shaped structure of a rectangular frame, a pair of x-axis directions arranged opposite to the y-axis direction with the device 30 mounted on the connector 20. It is desirable that the housing portion 21x of the device housing 31 is located outside the outer edge of the external shape of the device housing 31 along the x-axis direction in a plan view. However, only one of the pair of x-axis housing portions 21x may be located outside the outer edge of the device housing.

Further, when the device 30 is attached to the connector 20, in a plan view, a pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction of the connector are located outside the outer edge of the outer shape of the device housing 31 along the y-axis direction. It is desirable not to do so. In that case, when the device 30 is removed, the side surfaces of the device housing 31 along the y-axis direction are exposed, and the pair of y-axis direction picking recesses 34y can be easily picked. However, even if the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction are located outside the outer edge of the device housing, it is difficult to remove the device 30 if the y-axis direction picking recess 34y of the device housing 31 can be pinched. It is not something to do.

After all, preferably, with the device 30 mounted on the connector 20, the connector of the connector is located outside at least one of the four directions orthogonal to each other on the outer edge of the outer shape of the device housing 31 in a plan view. The housing may be located outside the outer edge of the device housing. When removing the device from the connector, the presser piece of the connector housing located on the outside of the outer edge of the device housing is pressed at one point in four directions orthogonal to each other to prevent the cloth or the conductive cloth piece from being pulled and damaged. it can.

It is desirable that the connector housing 21 has a hardness of 20 or more of the durometer type A and 60 or less of the durometer type D, such as natural rubber, a thermosetting elastomer, or a thermoplastic elastomer. If the hardness is within this range, the connector housing 21 has appropriate flexibility, and even if the cloth 10 or the conductive cloth piece 11 is deformed, the connector housing is also deformed according to the deformation, and the cloth or the conductive cloth is conductive. The tension on the cloth piece can be suppressed.

Then, it is desirable that the plurality of contacts 23 are attached to each of the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction at intervals sufficiently separated so that the flexibility of the connector housing 21 is not lost. Since the contact 23 is made of a highly conductive metal, if a plurality of contacts 23 are arranged close to the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction, the flexibility of the contact housing 21 is lost. is there.

By forming the connector housing 21 from a flexible material in this way, when wearing clothes to which the connector housing is attached, the body is moved in various ways and the cloth of the clothes is deformed in various forms. However, since the flexible connector housing follows the deformation to some extent, the tension applied to the cloth or the conductive cloth piece of the clothes can be suppressed, and the wearing feeling of the clothes is improved. Similarly, even if the clothes are put on and taken off, the tension applied to the cloth and the conductive cloth piece of the clothes can be suppressed, and it becomes easy to put on and take off the clothes.

In addition, when the connector housing is attached to the surface of the garment, the garment cloth and conductive pieces protect the body from the connector housing, and the connector housing is flexible, which improves the garment fit.

Further, the connector housing 21 of the connector 20 of the present embodiment is attached to the surface side of the cloth 10, and the device 30 is attached to the connector housing 21 from the surface side of the cloth 10. Therefore, the device 30 can be attached to the connector 20 while wearing clothes made of cloth 10, and the device can be removed from the connector 20.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of the connector and the cloth to which the connector is attached and the device attached to the connector in the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view showing a plane and a cross section in a state where the device is not attached to the connector, as in FIG. FIG. 5 also shows an arrow view seen from arrow C. FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the plan view in the DD'direction.

The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the connector 20 replaces the pair of x-axis direction housing portions 21x of the first embodiment with a pair of x-axis direction housing portions. It also has a lock portion 24x. As is clear from the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the pair of housing portions and lock portions 24x in the x-axis direction have a shape that opens diagonally outward and upward in the plane formed by the y-axis and the z-axis in the cross-sectional view. , Each has a connector-side lock convex portion 25 and a notch portion 26, respectively. On the other hand, the device 30 is different from the first embodiment in that the device 30 has a device-side lock recess 37 on a pair of side surfaces of the device housing 31 along the x-axis direction.

The configuration other than the above is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the device is attached to the connector according to the second embodiment. 8 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the device is attached to the connector according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the plan view in the EE direction.

When the device 30 is attached to the connector 20, firstly, the female side electrode of the device 30 is fitted to the male side contact of the connector 20 and electrically connected, and secondly, a pair of connector side lock protrusions of the connector 20 are attached. The 25 is fitted into a pair of device-side lock recesses 37 of the device housing 31, and the device 30 is mechanically held by the connector 20. Further, in a plan view, thirdly, a pair of housing portions and lock portions 24x in the x-axis direction of the connector 20 are located outside the outer edge of the outer shape of the device 30 in the x-axis direction.

When the device 30 is attached to the connector 20, a pair of pinching recesses 34y on the side surfaces of the device housing 31 of the device 30 along the y-axis direction are pinched from both sides, and the notch 26 of the connector 20 is pushed down to form a pair. The device 30 is pressed against the connector 20 while expanding the housing portion / lock portion 24x in the x-axis direction. As a result, the connector-side lock convex portion 25 of the pair of housing portions and lock portions 24x in the x-axis direction is fitted into the device-side lock recess 37 of the device housing 31. By providing this locking mechanism, the contact pressure between the female side electrode 33 of the device 30 and the male side contact 23 of the connector 20 can be made lower than the value required to hold the device alone. As a result, the degree of freedom in selecting the electrode of the device, such as a one-sided spring contact, a compression type contact, or a pogo pin, can be increased.

On the other hand, when the device 30 is removed from the connector 20, a pair of pinching recesses 34y on the side surfaces of the device housing 31 of the device 30 along the y-axis direction are pinched from both sides, and the notch 26 of the connector 20 is pushed down to form a pair. The device 30 is pulled out while pushing out the holding piece which is the housing portion and the lock portion 24x in the x-axis direction of the above. At this time, since the holding piece of the connector 20 is pushed open, it is possible to prevent the cloth 10 and the conductive cloth piece 11 from being pulled, torn, and damaged by pulling out the device 30.

Since the contact pressure of the male contact 23 of the connector 20 can be lowered, the pressing force of the holding piece, which is the pair of housing and lock portions 24x of the connector in the x-axis direction when the device is pulled out, can be reduced and can be easily removed. become.

Since the connector 20 is provided with a pair of housing portions and lock portions 24x in the x-axis direction, if the material of the connector housing 21 is made flexible as described above, the pair of housing portions and lock portions in the x-axis direction can be used. The 24x is easily deformed, and the pair of housing and lock portions 24x in the x-axis direction are easily opened when the device is attached and detached.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a view showing a plan view of the connector and a bottom view of the device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 shows two types of configurations (A) and (B). In the first and second embodiments, the connector housing 21 has two contacts 23 arranged vertically symmetrically in the y-axis direction in a plan view. Therefore, the device 30 may be erroneously mounted upside down in the y-axis direction of the connector 20.

In the connector according to the third embodiment, in order to prevent the above-mentioned mismounting, the connector housing 21 has a shape asymmetrical from the center in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in a plan view. That is, the erroneous mounting prevention convex portion 27 or 28 is provided at a position deviated from the center of the housing portion 21y in the y-axis direction to the plus side or the minus side of the y-axis. In the example of FIG. 9A, the erroneous mounting prevention convex portion 27 is provided so as to project outward from the center of the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction at a position on the positive side of the y-axis. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 9B, the erroneous mounting prevention convex portion 27 is provided so as to project inward from the center of the pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction to a position on the minus side of the y-axis. The connector housing 21 has a shape asymmetrical from the center in the vertical direction in a plan view.

Incorrect mounting prevention recesses 38 and 39 are provided in the groove-shaped mounting recesses 32 of the device housing 31 of the device 30 corresponding to the erroneous mounting prevention protrusions 27 and 28 of the connector. In the example of FIG. 9A, the erroneous mounting prevention recess 38 is provided so as to project outward from the center of the pair of groove-shaped mounting recesses 32 at a position on the plus side of the y-axis. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 9B, the erroneous mounting prevention recess 39 is provided so as to project inward from the center of the pair of groove-shaped mounting recesses 32 at a position on the minus side of the y-axis.

By providing the above-mentioned erroneous mounting prevention protrusions 27 and 28 in the connector housing 21 and the erroneous mounting prevention recesses 38 and 39 in the mounting recess 32 of the device housing 31, the device 30 can be erroneously mounted in the wrong direction. Can be prevented. Specifically, it is possible to prevent the device 30 of FIG. 9 (B) from being attached to the connector 20 of FIG. 9 (A), and the device 30 of FIG. 9 (A) is attached to the connector 20 of FIG. 9 (B). Can be prevented.

In addition to the above-mentioned protrusions and recesses for preventing erroneous mounting, the shape of the connector housing of the connector 20 may be a trapezoidal frame to prevent erroneous mounting of the device to the connector. Also in this case, the connector housing 21 has a shape asymmetrical from the center in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in a plan view.

[Modified Examples of First to Third Embodiments]
In the first to third embodiments, the connector 20 is a rectangular frame, and has a pair of housing portions 21y in the y-axis direction and a pair of housing portions 21x in the x-axis direction constituting the frame in four directions. .. However, the present invention is not limited to such a rectangular frame, and a bottom plate continuous from the housing portions 21y and 21x may be provided on the inner bottom portion of the housing portions 21y and 21x forming the four-sided frame body. In this case, since the band shape of the housing portions 21y and 21x is formed in the z-axis plus direction from the bottom plate, the device 30 can be attached to the connector 20 as in the first to third embodiments. When removing the device, the device can be pulled out of the connector by pressing the retainer of the connector.

The shape of the connector 20 may be a triangle other than a rectangle, a quadrangle having four corners other than a right angle such as a trapezoid or a parallelogram, or a circle. In that case, with the device attached to the connector, the holding piece of the connector may be positioned and exposed on the outside of the outer edge of the device in at least one of the four directions orthogonal to each other in the plan view of the connector 20. Then, if the side surfaces of the device in three directions other than the above one direction can be held (picked) from both sides, the device can be removed while pressing the holding piece in the negative direction of the z-axis.

In the first to third embodiments, the connector 20 has a plurality of contacts 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector 20 may have a configuration having one contact 23. In this case, in order to measure the minute current of the body in order to measure the heart rate of the body, a plurality of connectors having one contact may be attached to clothing, and a single device may be attached to the plurality of connectors. It is possible to form a circuit in which a minute current circulates between the device and the conductive piece of cloth of the garment through the plurality of contacts.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the device attached to the connector is removed, the contact holding piece is exposed from the outer edge of the outer shape of the device in a plan view to the outside, so that the contact holding piece is exposed. By pulling out the device while pressing it, the cloth or conductive piece of cloth is prevented from being pulled and torn and damaged.

10: Cloth 11: Conductive cloth piece 12: Protective member 13: Protective cloth piece 20: Connector 21: Connector housing 21x: Housing part in the x-axis direction, presser piece 21y: Housing part in the y-axis direction 22: Contact mounting part 23 : Contact, male side contact 24x: Housing part and lock part in x-axis direction 25: (Connector side) Lock convex part 26: Notch part 27, 28: Misattachment prevention convex part 30: Device, wearable device 31: Device housing 32: (Groove-shaped) mounting recess 33: Female side electrode, external electrode
34x: Recess for picking in the x-axis direction 34y: Recessed recess for picking in the y-axis direction
35: Internal space 36: Female side electrode storage part 37: (Device side) Lock recesses 38, 39: Misinstallation prevention recesses 40: Circuit board

Claims (6)

A connector that is attached to a cloth and to which a device is attached.
A connector housing having a predetermined shape and having a hardness of 20 or more for durometer type A and 60 or less for durometer type D.
Conductive with at least one contact provided in the connector housing, electrically conductively attached to the conductive piece of cloth, and electrically connected to the electrodes of the device when the device is attached. Connector for sex cloth. The connector for conductive cloth according to claim 1, wherein the connector housing is formed of either natural rubber, a thermosetting elastomer, or a thermoplastic elastomer. The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the connector housing is provided, and when the device is attached, it is located outside from the outer edge of the outer shape of the device in a plan view and has a holding piece that is pressed when the device is removed. Conductive cloth connector. The cloth is a cloth for clothes.
The connector housing is attached to the surface side of the garment and
The conductive cloth connector according to claim 1, wherein the device is attached to the connector from the surface side of the garment. The predetermined shape of the connector housing is a rectangular frame.
The conductive cloth connector according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the contacts are provided on each of the pair of long side frame bodies arranged on the pair of long sides of the rectangular frame body. The connector for conductive cloth according to claim 1, wherein the connector housing is asymmetric from the center in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in a plan view.

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