Attaching electronic components to interactive textiles
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B23K-001/00
B23K-001/20
A41D-001/00
B23K-026/362
B23K-026/402
A41D-031/00
D02G-003/44
D02G-003/12
D02G-003/04
G06F-003/044
B23K-026/361
A41D-031/02
B23K-103/00
출원번호
US-0586174
(2017-05-03)
등록번호
US-10155274
(2018-12-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Robinson, Karen Elizabeth
Gong, Nan-Wei
Karagozler, Mustafa Emre
Poupyrev, Ivan
출원인 / 주소
Google LLC
대리인 / 주소
Colby Nipper
인용정보
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3인용 특허 :
115
초록▼
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for attaching electronic components to interactive textiles. In various implementations, an interactive textile that includes conductive thread woven into the interactive textile is received. The conductive thread includes a conductive wire (e.g., a
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for attaching electronic components to interactive textiles. In various implementations, an interactive textile that includes conductive thread woven into the interactive textile is received. The conductive thread includes a conductive wire (e.g., a copper wire) that that is twisted, braided, or wrapped with one or more flexible threads (e.g., polyester or cotton threads). A fabric stripping process is applied to the interactive textile to strip away fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads to expose the conductive wire in a window of the interactive textile. After exposing the conductive wires in the window of the interactive textile, an electronic component (e.g., a flexible circuit board) is attached to the exposed conductive wire of the conductive thread in the window of the interactive textile.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for attaching an electronic component to an interactive textile, the method comprising: receiving an interactive textile comprising conductive threads interwoven with a fabric of the interactive textile, each conductive thread comprising one or more flexible threads and a conductive wire
1. A method for attaching an electronic component to an interactive textile, the method comprising: receiving an interactive textile comprising conductive threads interwoven with a fabric of the interactive textile, each conductive thread comprising one or more flexible threads and a conductive wire;stripping away a portion of both the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads of the conductive threads of the interactive textile to open up a window in the interactive textile in which the conductive wires are exposed; andattaching an electronic component to the exposed conductive wires of the conductive thread in the window of the interactive textile. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the stripping away the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads of the conductive threads comprises applying a laser beam to the interactive textile to ablate the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads to open up the window in the interactive textile. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein an absorption of the laser is low to cause the laser beam to ablate the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads without ablating the conductive wires. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the stripping away the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads of the conductive threads comprises applying a heating element to the interactive textile to burn or melt the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads to open up the window in the interactive textile. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein a temperature of the heating element is configured to melt or burn the fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible thread without melting or burning the conductive wire. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the heating element comprises a hot bar. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the attaching the electronic component further comprises: aligning electronic plates of the electronic component with the exposed conductive wire; andapplying heat to cause the electronic plates of the electronic component to connect to the exposed conductive wire. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic plates of the electronic component are prepped with solder, and wherein the applying heat causes the solder to melt and connect to the exposed conductive wires. 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: connecting connection tape to the exposed conductive wires in the window of the interactive textile, the connection tape configured with electrical pads pre-tinned with solder and with a heat-activated adhesive; andwherein the applying heat causes the solder to melt and connect to the exposed conductive wire and causes the heat-activated adhesive to form a mechanical connection between the exposed conductive wires and the electronic component. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic component comprises a flexible circuit board. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive wire comprises a copper wire. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the flexible thread comprises polyester thread, cotton thread, or silk thread. 13. The method of claim 2, wherein the laser beam is computer controlled. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the heating element is computer controlled. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive textile is configured to provide a touch-input. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the touch input is communicated to a remote computing device via the electronic component. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive textile is part of an article of clothing or clothing accessory. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the flexible threads encapsulate the conductive wires. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the exposed conductive wires are parallel within the window. 20. A method for exposing conductive threads of an interactive textile for electrical connection, the method comprising: receiving an interactive textile that includes conductive threads interwoven with non-conductive threads, each conductive thread comprising one or more flexible threads and a conductive wire; andremoving a portion of both the non-conductive threads and the flexible threads of the conductive threads within a portion of the interactive textile via a computer-controlled laser or heating element, the removal effective to open up a window in the interactive textile in which only the conductive wires remain, the exposed conductive wires enabling an electronic component to be electrically coupled thereto.
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