KR20160095896A

KR20160095896A - Smart garment

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Publication number: KR20160095896A
Application number: KR1020150017453A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 안세용; 신희정; 우수진
Original assignee: 코오롱인더스트리 주식회사
Priority date: 2015-02-04
Filing date: 2015-02-04
Publication date: 2016-08-12

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart garment. More specifically, the smart garment comprises: a clothing body; at least one conductive first snap button which is mounted on the clothing body; a signal delivery fiber included in the clothing body having predetermined width and length to electrically connect the first snap buttons. The smart garment uses the snap buttons mounted thereon as a medium for delivering input and output signals or power of information communication devices, and disposes an insulator between the signal delivery fiber included in the clothing body and a wearer, thereby having excellent utilization and stability.

Description

Smart Apparel {SMART GARMENT}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a smart apparel, and more particularly, to a smart apparel which includes a snap button that can be transmitted through an apparel, Clothes.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, clothing products in which information communication devices such as a digital sensor, a GPS, a communication device, and an MP3 player have been provided in clothes themselves have been introduced to provide various convenience to the wearer.

An example of such a garment product is a smart garment that is housed in an apparel device such as an MP3 player and is attached to an MP3 player and is connected to the collar portion of the garment and is configured to connect the MP3 player and earphone with conductive fibers such as a conductive material have.

In the case of such a smart garment, a challenger incorporated on one side of the clothes connects the MP3 player and the earphone and transmits a signal between them. Such a smart garment is composed of a surface with a conductive yarn and a general lining, and a connection part between an MP3 player and an earphone is disposed between the outer and inner lining.

However, in the conventional smart garment, the fabric having the conductive yarn mixed at a specific position is used, and the connecting part or connector for connecting the conductive yarn and the information communication device is disposed at a specific position of the outer cloth of the garment. Therefore, There was a limit.

In addition, the conventional smart clothes have a problem that the wearer can be electrocuted when the wearer wears the electric current through the electric deflector with no current, and the safety is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for using a snap button mounted on a garment as a medium for transmitting and receiving an input and output signal of an information communication apparatus and an electric power and arranging an insulator between a signal transmitting fiber and a wearer, To provide smart apparel.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart garment comprising: a garment; a first snap button mounted on the garment and having at least one or more electrical conductivity; And a signal transmitting fiber contained in the garment body.

In addition, the smart apparel according to the present invention may include a second snap button mounted at a position corresponding to each of the first snap buttons and matingly engaging with the first snap button.

In addition, the smart garment according to the present invention may include a garment fiber constituting the garment on both sides of the signal transmission fiber, and an insulator positioned between the garment fiber and the signal transmission fiber in contact with the wearer.

In addition, the insulator according to the present invention may be made of insulating fibers.

The signal transmitting fiber according to the present invention may also be an electronic fiber or a conductive fiber.

The smart garment according to the present invention may also include a charging device connected to one of the first snap buttons to charge the electronic device by connecting an electronic device to the other of the first snap buttons.

Further, in the smart garment according to the present invention, one end of a connection cable is connected to the charging device, and a connector is mounted on the other end of the connection cable, so that the charging device is connected to the first snap button Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the smart garment according to the present invention can be connected to the first snap button through the signal transmission fiber contained in the garment.

Further, the smart garment according to the present invention includes an input / output device connected to one of the first snap buttons to connect an electronic device to the other one of the first snap buttons to output a signal of the electronic device, Signals can be input to the device.

Also, at least two input / output lines may be connected to the smart apparel according to the present invention so that the first snap button can transmit various input / output signals.

Further, in the smart garment according to the present invention, the first snap button is formed in a base shape of a cylinder having a longer radius than a height, and is formed with a groove portion recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, The button further includes a snap guide portion for complementing the male and female coupling. The snap guide portion is positioned such that at least one surface thereof is in contact with a surface forming the outer circumference of the first snap button, And may have a concave shape so as to have a square pillar shape.

Further, in the smart garment according to the present invention, the first snap button is formed in a base shape of a cylinder having a longer radius than a height, and is formed with a groove portion recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, The button further includes a snap guide portion for complementing the male and female coupling. The snap guide portion is positioned such that at least one surface thereof is in contact with a surface forming the outer circumference of the first snap button, And the snap guide portion may extend to the groove portion.

Further, in the smart garment according to the present invention, the first snap button has a base having a rectangular shape having a longer side than the height and a longer side than the height, and a groove portion recessed in a direction opposite to the direction of attachment, The groove portion has a shape passing through one end surface of the first snap button and the other end surface opposite to the one end surface in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, and the first snap button has a snap guide portion Wherein the snap guide portion has a shape such that at least one surface thereof is in contact with a surface forming the outer periphery of the first snap button and has a square pillar shape opposite to the engaging direction, The guide portion may extend to the groove portion.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that a separate medium is not required by using a snap button performing a normal snap function as an medium for transmitting and receiving an input / output signal or power of an information communication device.

In addition, it is possible to prevent an accident such as an electric shock by disposing an insulator between the garment fiber contacting the wearer and the signal transmitting fiber.

1 is a perspective view of a smart garment according to the present invention.
2A is a sectional view taken along the line a-a 'in FIG. 1 as a first embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line a-a 'of FIG. 1 as a second embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the electronic device.
4 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the input / output device.
5 is a view showing a connector for connection with the first snap button.
6A is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the charging device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6B is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the charging device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view showing a first snap button according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view showing a first snap button according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a perspective view illustrating a first snap button according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to facilitate a person skilled in the art to easily carry out the technical idea of the present invention. . In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a smart garment according to the present invention.

Basically, the base of the smart garment 100 according to the present invention is made up of a general garment body 110, which corresponds to a conventional garment made of fabric or knitted fabric. At least one first snap button 120 having electrical conductivity may be mounted on the garment body 110.

The first snap button 120 may be mounted at the same position as the snap button mounted on the general garment 110. The second snap button 130 may be provided at a position corresponding to the first snap button 120, And may be male and female engaged with the first snap button 120.

That is, in order for the wearer to wear the smart garment 100 according to the present invention, the smart garment 100 is worn while the first snap button 120 and the second snap button 130 are disengaged After the smart garment 100 is worn, a part of the first snap button 120 and the second snap button 130 may be combined to provide a comfortable feeling or warmth.

The first snap button 120 is made of a conductive material such as a metal material and the signal transmission fiber 150 is inserted into the garment body 110 to electrically connect each of the first snap buttons 120 .

The signal transmission fiber 150 is coupled to the first snap button 120 and may be electrically connected if the first snap button 120 is physically in contact because it is conductive. There is no limitation on the coupling method of the signal transmission fiber 150 and the first snap button 120, and a conventional coupling method can be applied.

The signal transmission fiber 150 is embedded in the garment 110 and is positioned at a predetermined width in a manner to reflect the position where the first snap button 120 is mounted to electrically connect the first snap button 120, And length.

Each of the first snap buttons 120 can be electrically connected to each other through the signal transmission fibers 150 contained in the garment 110. The second snap button 130 can be electrically connected to the second snap button 130, There is an advantage in that the function of the ordinary snap button can be performed simultaneously.

The material of the signal transmission fiber 150 may be e-textiles or electrically conductive fibers.

The term "electronic fiber" refers to fibers having electrical characteristics while maintaining the inherent characteristics of the fibers themselves. Examples of such fibers include electronic textiles (e-textiles), intelligent textiles (i-textiles), digital textiles Smart Textile and so on.

The conductive fiber is a fiber capable of conducting electricity, but the conductive carbon particles are mixed into the material polymer to form a fiber. However, the conductive fiber is not limited to this, and may be applied to a metal fiber or a metal- .

2A is a sectional view taken along the line a-a 'in FIG. 1 as a first embodiment of the present invention. The garment 110 of the present invention is comprised of conventional garment fibers 111 and the cross section of the garment 110 with the signal transmission fibers 150 embedded therein is located on either side of the signal transmission fibers 150 as shown As shown in Fig.

2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line a-a 'of FIG. 1 as a second embodiment of the present invention. The garment body 110 of the present invention is composed of conventional garment fibers 111 and the cross section of the garment body 110 in which the signal transmission fibers 150 are embedded is formed on both sides of the signal transmission fibers 150 The garment fiber constituting the garment body 110 is located and the insulator is positioned between the garment fiber 111 and the signal transmission fiber 150 in contact with the wearer, thereby significantly lowering the possibility of electric shock of the wearer. Such an insulator material is not particularly limited, but an insulating fiber can be preferably used.

3 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the electronic device.

The electronic device 200 collectively refers to all devices including electronic components such as a communication device, an MP3 player, a calculator and the like. One end of a connection cable 210 is connected to the electronic device 200, The connector 220 can be mounted on the other end of the electronic device 200 and the electronic device 200 can be carried in the first pocket 115 mounted on the garment 110. [

The connector 220 is preferably formed with a protrusion 221 made of a conductive metal material and the first snap button 120 is formed with a groove 121 so that the connector 220, The electronic device 200 and the first snap button 120 can be electrically connected through the male and female coupling of the first snap button 120.

4 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the input / output device.

The input / output device 300 collectively refers to any device capable of inputting or outputting an electrical signal. In FIG. 4, an earphone is shown as an embodiment. One end of a connection cable 210 is connected to the input and output device 300 and a connector 220 is attached to the other end of the connection cable 210 so that the connection cable 210 is electrically connected to the first snap button 120 through male- .

Accordingly, the smart garment 100 according to the present invention includes an input / output device 300 electrically connected to one of the first snap buttons 120, and the other one of the first snap buttons 120 is connected to an electronic device A signal of the electronic device 200 may be output or a signal may be input to the electronic device 200 via the first snap button 120 by connecting the electronic device 200. [

5 is a view showing a connector for connection with the first snap button.

As shown in the figure, when a conventional connection jack 211 is provided at the end of the connection cable 210, a connector 220 'having a groove that can be complementarily mated with the conventional connection jack 211, The protrusion 221 'is formed on the connector 220' in this case.

6A is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the charging device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The charging device 400 collectively refers to any device that charges the electronic device 200 by supplying power to the electronic device 200 and includes a rechargeable device such as a battery or a battery. One end of a connection cable 210 is connected to the charging device 300 and a connector 220 is attached to the other end of the connection cable 210 so that the connection cable 210 is electrically connected to the first snap button 120 through male- And the charging device 400 can be carried in a second pocket 116 mounted on the garment 110. [

6B is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the first snap button and the charging device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The charging device 400 may be electrically connected to the first snap button 120 through the signal transmission fiber 150 contained in the garment 110 without a separate connection cable. In this case, even if the electronic device 200 is connected to one of all the first snap buttons, there is an advantage that the electronic device 200 can be charged.

There is no limitation on the connection method of the charging device 400 and the signal transmission fiber 150, and a conventional connection method for electrical connection other than physical contact may be applied.

Accordingly, the smart garment 100 according to the present invention includes a charging device 400 that is electrically connected to one of the first snap buttons 120, and the other one of the first snap buttons 120 The electronic device 200 can be charged through the first snap button 120 by connecting the first snap button 120 to the second snap button 120. [

7 is a perspective view showing a first snap button according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, at least two input / output lines 125 may be connected to the first snap button 120 to allow various input / output signals to be transmitted. In this case, a connector 220 connected to the first snap button 120 The input / output line 225 may be connected to a corresponding position. One of the input / output lines may be used as a power supply line, and well-known input / output lines may be used.

The first snap button 120 is formed in a base shape of a cylinder having a longer radius r than the height h and is formed with a groove 121 recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, (121) may be recessed so as to have a cylindrical shape, preferably in a direction opposite to the engaging direction.

The connector 220 is formed with a protrusion 221 having a base shape and a protruding shape in a coupling direction with a cylinder having a longer radius r than a height h, The first snap button 120 and the connector 220 can be male and female in a complementary manner.

The first snap button 120 may further include at least one snap guide 122 for supplementing the male and female engagement with the connector 220 in addition to the groove 121 located at the center.

As shown in the figure, in relation to the position and shape of the snap guide part 122, the snap guide part 122 has at least one surface 122a constituting the snap guide part 122, 120, and may be recessed so as to have a triangular prism or a quadrangular prism shape in a direction opposite to the engaging direction.

Although the shape of the snap guide part 122 is shown as a triangular prism and a rectangular prism in the figure, the present invention is not limited thereto and various shapes can be applied.

When the first snap button 120 further includes the snap guide portion 122, the connector 220 may further include a protrusion 222 having a corresponding position and a complementary shape.

In addition to the engagement of the groove 121 and the protrusion 221 located at the center, the snap guide 122 and the protrusion 222, which are located along the outer circumference, are coupled together, The engagement of the first snap button 120 and the connector 220 can be more firmly maintained.

8 is a perspective view showing a first snap button according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

With respect to the position and shape of the snap guide portion 122, the snap guide portion 122 is configured such that at least one surface 122a constituting the snap guide portion 122 is located outside the first snap button 120 And the snap guide part 122 may be extended to the groove 121. The guide part 122 may be formed to extend in a direction opposite to the coupling direction so as to have a square pillar shape.

The first snap button 120 and the connector 220 are coupled to each other by generating a coupling force from the center to the outer periphery by coupling the snap guide portion 122 formed to the groove 121 and the corresponding protrusion 222, ) Can be more firmly maintained.

The description of other configurations is the same as the first snap button according to the first embodiment of Fig.

9 is a perspective view illustrating a first snap button according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The first snap button 120 has a rectangular shape having a longer length of a length l and a length w than a height h and has a base 121 and a groove 121 formed in a shape recessed in a direction opposite to the coupling direction And the groove 121 has a shape passing through the one end face 120b of the first snap button 120 and the other end face 120c formed on the opposite side of the one end face 120b in the direction opposite to the engaging direction As shown in FIG.

With respect to the position and shape of the snap guide portion 122, the snap guide portion 122 is configured such that at least one surface 122a constituting the snap guide portion 122 contacts the outer surface of the first snap button 120 And the snap guide part 122 may be extended to the groove part 121 so that the snap guide part 122 is in contact with the side surface 120a and has a rectangular column shape.

A groove 121 formed to extend from the one end face 120b of the first snap button 120 to the other end face 120c formed on the opposite side of the one end face 120b in the direction opposite to the engaging direction, The engagement of the first snap button 120 and the connector 220 can be more firmly maintained.

In the present invention, the female and male couplings of the connector 220 and the first snap button 120 are described as coupling between the protrusions and the groove 121. However, the male and female couplings commonly used in this technical field can be adopted Of course, it is obvious that the connector 220 and the second snap button 130 have a groove, and the first snap button 120 can have a protrusion.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: Smart Apparel 110: Apparel Apparel
111: garment fiber 115: first pocket
116: second pocket 120: first snap button
121: groove portion 122: snap guide portion
125, 225: input / output line 130: second snap button
150: signal transmission fiber 200: electronic device
210: connecting cable 211: connecting jack
220, 220 ': connectors 221, 221', 222:
300: input / output device 400: charging device

Claims

Garment;
A first snap button mounted on the garment and having at least one conductivity;
A signal transmission fiber having a predetermined width and length for electrically connecting the first snap button and contained in the garment; &Lt; / RTI >

The method according to claim 1,
And a second snap button mounted at a position corresponding to each of the first snap buttons and mating with the first snap button.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein garment fibers constituting the garment are positioned on both sides of the signal transmission fiber,
And an insulator positioned between the garment fibers and the signaling fibers in contact with the wearer.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the insulator is made of insulating fibers.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the signal transmission fiber is an electronic fiber or a conductive fiber.

3. The method of claim 2,
And a charging device connected to one of the first snap buttons,
And the electronic device can be charged by connecting an electronic device to the other one of the first snap buttons.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein one end of the connection cable is connected to the charging device and a connector is mounted on the other end of the connection cable so that the charging device is connected to the first snap button through male and female coupling with the first snap button. .

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the charging device is connected to the first snap button via signal transmission fibers contained in the garment.

3. The method of claim 2,
And an input / output device connected to one of the first snap buttons,
And the electronic device is connected to the other one of the first snap buttons to output a signal of the electronic device or input a signal to the information communication device.

10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein at least two input / output lines are connected to allow the first snap button to transmit various input / output signals.

3. The method of claim 2,
The first snap button has a base shape of a cylinder having a longer radius than a height,
A groove portion having a shape recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction is formed,
The first snap button further includes a snap guide portion for complementing the male and female coupling,
Wherein the snap guide portion is formed so that at least one surface of the snap guide portion is in contact with a surface forming the outer circumference of the first snap button and is recessed so as to have a triangular column or a quadrangular prism shape in a direction opposite to the coupling direction. Smart apparel.

3. The method of claim 2,
The first snap button has a base shape of a cylinder having a longer radius than a height,
A groove portion having a shape recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction is formed,
The first snap button further includes a snap guide portion for complementing the male and female coupling,
Wherein the snap guide portion has a shape such that at least one surface thereof is in contact with a surface forming the outer circumference of the first snap button and has a square pillar shape in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, And a groove formed in the outer surface of the outer surface.

3. The method of claim 2,
The first snap button has a rectangular shape having a longer side and a longer side than the height as a base shape,
A groove portion having a shape recessed in a direction opposite to the engaging direction is formed,
The groove portion has a shape passing through one end face of the first snap button and the other end face formed on the opposite side of the one end face in a direction opposite to the engaging direction,
The first snap button further includes a snap guide portion for complementing the male and female coupling,
Wherein the snap guide portion has a shape such that at least one surface thereof is in contact with a surface forming the outer circumference of the first snap button and has a square pillar shape in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, And a groove formed in the outer surface of the outer surface.