IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0236330
(2011-09-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8460006
(2013-06-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Debock, Kimberly Ann
- Fabian, David James
- Walter, Richard P.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Tyco Electronics Corporation
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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A connector for an e-textile having a conductive layer that includes conductors includes a terminal and a base separately provided from the terminal. The terminal has a mating end and a mounting end. The mounting end is terminated to the e-textile's conductors. The mating end is configured to be mat
A connector for an e-textile having a conductive layer that includes conductors includes a terminal and a base separately provided from the terminal. The terminal has a mating end and a mounting end. The mounting end is terminated to the e-textile's conductors. The mating end is configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating component. The terminal has a body and a plurality of tines extending from the body. The base is arranged opposite the body of the terminal such that the e-textile's conductors are positioned between the base and the body of the terminal. The terminal is crimped to electrically connect the terminal and the base to the e-textile's conductor. The tines are folded against the base to electrically connect the terminal to the base. The body of the terminal and the base engage the e-textile's conductors.
대표청구항
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1. A connector for an e-textile having conductors defining a conductive layer of the e-textile, the connector comprising: a terminal having a mating end and a mounting end, the mounting end being configured to be terminated to one or more of the e-textile's conductors, the mating end being configure
1. A connector for an e-textile having conductors defining a conductive layer of the e-textile, the connector comprising: a terminal having a mating end and a mounting end, the mounting end being configured to be terminated to one or more of the e-textile's conductors, the mating end being configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating component, the terminal having a body and a plurality of tines extending from the body; anda base separately provided from the terminal and arranged opposite the body of the terminal such that at least one of the e-textile's conductors are positioned between the base and the body of the terminal;wherein the tines are configured to be pressed through the e-textile and crimped to electrically connect the terminal and the base to the e-textile's conductor, the tines being folded against the base to electrically connect the terminal to the base, the body of the terminal and the base being configured to engage the e-textile's conductors. 2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the base is compressed toward the body when the tines are crimped. 3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the tines engage the base when the tines are crimped. 4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the base and body are parallel to one another and define a receiving space therebetween that receives the e-textile's conductors. 5. The connector of claim 1, wherein the tines engage the e-textile's conductors when the tines are crimped. 6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the e-textile's conductors are woven within a fabric layer such that the e-textile's conductors have a woven shape, the base and the body configured to receive both the fabric layer and the e-textiles conductors therebetween with the base having at least one point of contact with the e-textile's conductors, and with the body having at least one point of contact with the e-textile's conductors. 7. The connector of claim 1, wherein the connector includes a plurality of terminals and a plurality of bases associated with corresponding terminals, the terminals and corresponding bases being electrically connected to corresponding e-textile's conductors. 8. The connector of claim 7, further comprising a housing holding the terminals and the bases. 9. The connector of claim 7, further comprising a carrier extending between adjacent terminals or adjacent bases, the carrier electrically connecting the terminals or the bases to one another. 10. The connector of claim 7, wherein the terminals and bases are positioned at predetermined distances from one another to achieve a target impedance for the connector. 11. An e-textile comprising: a conductive layer comprising conductors; anda connector comprising a terminal and a base separately provided from the terminal, the terminal having a mating end and a mounting end, the mounting end being terminated to the conductors, the mating end being configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating component, the terminal having a body and a plurality of tines extending from the body, the base being arranged opposite the body of the terminal such that the conductors are positioned between the base and the body of the terminal, wherein the tines are configured to be pressed through the e-textile and crimped to electrically connect the terminal and the base to the conductor, the tines being folded against the base to electrically connect the terminal to the base, the body of the terminal and the base engaging the conductors. 12. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the base is compressed toward the body when the tines are crimped. 13. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the tines engage the base when the tines are crimped. 14. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the base and body are parallel to one another and define a receiving space therebetween that receives the conductors. 15. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the tines engage the conductors when the tines are crimped. 16. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the conductors are woven within a fabric layer such that the conductors have a serpentine shape, the base and the body receiving both the fabric layer and the e-textiles conductors therebetween with the base having at least one point of contact with the conductors, and with the body having at least one point of contact with the conductors. 17. The e-textile of claim 11, wherein the connector includes a plurality of terminals and a plurality of bases associated with corresponding terminals, the terminals and corresponding bases being electrically connected to corresponding conductors. 18. The e-textile of claim 17, further comprising a housing holding the terminals and the bases. 19. The e-textile of claim 17, further comprising a carrier extending between adjacent terminals or adjacent bases, the carrier electrically connecting the terminals or the bases to one another. 20. The e-textile of claim 17, wherein the plurality of terminals form a programmable leadframe having the plurality of the terminals electrically connected to corresponding conductors, different combinations of the terminals being configured to be ganged together to transmit common data or power signals transmitted by the conductors. 21. An e-textile comprising: a conductive layer comprising conductors; anda connector comprising a terminal having a mating end and a mounting end, the mounting end being terminated to at least one of the conductors, the mating end being configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating component, the terminal having a body, the connector having a base separately provided from the terminal and positioned opposite the body of the terminal such that at least one of the conductors are arranged between the body and the base, the body and the base being ultrasonically welded to at least one of the conductors. 22. The e-textile of claim 21, wherein the conductors are woven within a fabric layer such that the conductors have a serpentine shape, the base and the body receiving both the fabric layer and the e-textiles conductors therebetween with the base having at least one point of contact with the conductors, and with the body having at least one point of contact with the conductors, the base and the body being ultrasonically welded to the conductors at the at least one point of contact.
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