ELASTIC FABRIC WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FUNCTION

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202423206599.2, filed on Dec. 24, 2024, the content of all of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of fabrics, in particular to an elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, with the rapid development of technology and the internet, the research and application of smart textiles and wearable electronic devices have become increasingly widespread. Conductive fabrics, capable of combining electrical conductivity with wearability, have demonstrated significant research value and application potential in various fields such as healthcare, military, and entertainment.

However, in the field of textiles, one of the critical research directions is how to integrate conductive wires with conventional fabrics. Elastic fabrics possess stretchable properties, but the existing technology lacks conductive wires with similar stretchability. To meet user's requirements, conductive wires must be capable of stretching in coordination with elastic fabrics. Therefore, enabling conductive wires to stretch in harmony with elastic fabrics has become one of the key challenges in this field.

Therefore, the present technology still needs to be improved and developed.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the conductive wire cannot be stretched in accordance with the expansion and contraction characteristics of the elastic fabric, the present disclosure provides an elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function.

The present disclosure is realized by the following technical solutions:

An elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, where the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function includes:

• • an elastic fabric, the elastic fabric includes a wire area arranged at a predetermined location;
  • a conductive wire, the conductive wire is a flexible conductive wire, and is arranged in the wire area along a stretching direction of the elastic fabric; the conductive wire includes a plurality of continuously arranged adjustment parts, and the conductive wire corresponding to the plurality of adjustment parts is inclined along a predetermined arc relative to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, the plurality of adjustment parts are first adjustment units, each of the first adjustment units is S-shaped, and an axis of each of the first adjustment units is arranged parallel to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric, and the first adjustment units are arranged along a plane of the wire area.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, and/or, the plurality of adjustment parts are second adjustment units;

• • an elastic support member is arranged in the elastic fabric along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric, each of the second adjustment units is spring-shaped and wound around the elastic support member, and the second adjustment units are sleeved in the wire area.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, a plurality of elastic support members are provided, the plurality of elastic support members are evenly arranged in the wire area along a stretching direction of the elastic fabric, and an elastic coefficient of the elastic support members is adapted to the elastic fabric.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, and/or, the plurality of adjustment parts are third adjustment units, and each of the third adjustment unit is S-shaped;

• • an elastic webbing is arranged on one side of the elastic fabric corresponding to the conductive wire, an axis of each of the third adjustment units is arranged parallel to a stretching direction of the elastic webbing and each of the third adjustment units is point-fixedly connected to the elastic webbing; the third adjustment units are arranged along the plane of the wire area.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, a plurality of elastic webbings are provided, the plurality of elastic webbings are evenly arranged in the wire area along the stretching direction of the band body, and an elastic coefficient of the elastic webbings is adapted to the elastic fabric.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, a plurality of conductive wires are provided, and the plurality of conductive wires are evenly arranged in the wire area along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, a wire interface is provided on the elastic fabric, one end of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the wire interface, and another end of the conductive wire passes through the wire area;

• • a connecting member for connecting both ends of the elastic fabric is arranged on the elastic fabric, and the wire interface is provided on the connecting member.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, a monitoring module is arranged on the elastic fabric;

• • the monitoring module includes a first monitoring module, the first monitoring module is fixedly arranged on one side of the elastic fabric and electrically connected to the conductive wire.

In the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, and/or, the monitoring module further includes a second monitoring module, the second monitoring module is movably arranged on one side of the elastic fabric and electrically connected to the conductive wire.

The beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that: By configuring a wire area on the elastic fabric, a plurality of continuously arranged adjustment parts on the flexible conductive wire can be set within the wire area, the adjustment parts are inclined at a predetermined angle. When the elastic fabric is stretched, the inclined conductive wire provides adaptive stretching space in coordination with the elastic fabric. As a result, the elastic fabric simultaneously possesses stretchable and conductive properties. When applied to wearable electronic devices, there is no need for external power supply wires, thereby reducing the product size, enhancing its aesthetic appeal, and providing users with an improved experience.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an inner structure of the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

In order to make the purpose, technical solution and effect of the present disclosure clearer and more specific, the present disclosure is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present disclosure and are not used to limit the present disclosure.

It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present disclosure involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back . . . ), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

In addition, if there are descriptions involving “first”, “second”, etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the descriptions of “first”, “second”, etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present disclosure.

In the prior art, conductive wires do not have the property of stretching and cannot be elastically stretched with wearable fabrics. Therefore, wearable electronic products need to be equipped with external wires, which makes the wearable electronic products bulky and unsightly, and the external wires can easily affect the user experience. Therefore, how to make conductive wires stretch with elastic fabrics has become one of the important topics.

Based on the above problems in the prior art, as shown in FIG. 1, the present disclosure provides an elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, and the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function includes: an elastic fabric 100, the elastic fabric 100 includes a wire area 110 arranged at a predetermined position; a conductive wire 200, the conductive wire 200 is a flexible conductive wire, and the conductive wire 200 is arranged in the wire area 110 along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric, and the conductive wire 200 includes a plurality of continuously arranged adjustment parts 210, and the conductive wire 200 corresponding to the adjustment parts 210 is inclined along a predetermined arc relative to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100.

The present disclosure sets a wire area on the elastic fabric 100, arranges a plurality of adjustment parts 210 continuously set on the flexible conductive wire in the wire area 110, and sets the adjustment parts 210 to be inclined along a predetermined arc. When the elastic fabric 100 is stretched, the inclined conductive wire 200 adapts to the elastic fabric 100 to provide stretching space, so that the elastic fabric 100 has both elastic expansion and conductive properties. When applied to wearable electronic products, no external power supply line is required, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the product volume, improving the product aesthetics, and providing users with a better use experience.

The conductive wire 200 could be a flexible conductive wire 200, which can adjust its shape under the condition of force, and preferably a relatively thin conductive wire 200 is used to reduce the overall weight of the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function. In the present embodiment, the conductive wire 200 is arranged in the above-mentioned wire area 110 along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100. It should be noted that the conductive wire 200 is not arranged along a straight line, but is arranged at a certain arc and inclination angle to provide an adaptive deformation margin of the conductive wire 200 when the elastic fabric 100 is stretched. In the present embodiment, the arrangement shape of the conductive wire 200 inside the wire area 110 is named as an adjustment part 210 to facilitate subsequent explanation. It should be noted that a plurality of adjustment parts 210 are provided and are arranged continuously. The conductive wire 200 corresponding to the adjustment parts 210 are arranged to be inclined along a predetermined arc relative to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100, thereby forming a continuous telescopic structure corresponding to the elastic fabric 100. In actual production, the conductive wires 200 corresponding to the plurality of adjustment parts 210 are fixedly connected to the elastic fabric 100 of the wire area 110 by points or parts to maintain a preset shape. When the elastic fabric 100 is stretched or contracted, the plurality of adjustment parts 210 move with the elastic fabric 100, and stretch in the process in a straightened trend. When the elastic fabric 100 contracts under the action of its own elastic force, the plurality of adjustment parts 210 move with the elastic fabric 100 and reset to the initial arrangement position. Therefore, when the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function is applied to electronic products, it can replace the external conductive wires of traditional electronic products.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the elastic fabric 100 is an elastic fabric belt, and the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100 can be the length direction of the fabric belt or the width direction of the fabric belt. When the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100 is the length direction of the fabric belt, the elastic fabric 100 can be stretched and contracted along the length direction of the fabric belt. Similarly, when the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100 is the width direction of the fabric belt, the elastic fabric 100 can be stretched and contracted along the width direction of the fabric belt, thereby achieving the stretching and extension of the elastic fabric 100 in both the length and width directions.

In addition, it can be understood that in the present embodiment, the conductive wire 200 is a power supply line that can be used as a power supply line for equipment. When various external modules that need to be powered (such as various small fans for cooling, various electrode control devices, and external light sources for lighting) are arranged on the elastic fabric, the conductive wire 200 can be used as a power supply line for the corresponding external modules, thereby satisfying the electrically conductive function;

In addition, in the present embodiment, the conductive wire 200 can be used as a heating wire for heating. When the elastic fabric needs to satisfy the heating function, the conductive wire 200 can be used as the heating wire to generate heat, thereby satisfying the corresponding heating function.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the conductive wire 200 can be used as a signal line for obtaining corresponding detection signals of various monitoring modules 400 set on the elastic fabric. When the conductive wire 200 is used as a signal line of the above-mentioned various monitoring modules 400, it can transmit various detection signals issued by them, thereby satisfying the corresponding detection function.

In a specific embodiment, the monitoring module 400 includes a first monitoring module (such as a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, and electrodes of various sensors), and the first monitoring module is fixedly arranged on one side of the elastic fabric 100, and when in use, the side is attached to a predetermined part of the user's skin to achieve the corresponding function;

In another specific embodiment, the monitoring module 400 also includes a second monitoring module (such as a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, and electrodes of various sensors). The second monitoring module is movably arranged on one side of the elastic fabric 100, and a circuit connection is formed with the second monitoring module through the conductive wire 200 while restricting the activity range of the second monitoring module. When in use, the user can adjust the second monitoring module to a suitable position to fit the skin to achieve the corresponding function.

first monitoring module and the second monitoring module mentioned above can be independently set up one of them to realize related functions through a single device. In some special embodiments, the first monitoring module and the second monitoring module can also be arranged at the same time. For example, when it is necessary to monitor two parts at the same time to obtain comparative data, etc., the present application does not limit this, and technical personnel in this field can make settings according to actual usage requirements.

Based on the above embodiments, the shape setting of the adjustment parts 210 can have various types. In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1, the adjustment parts 210 are first adjustment units 211. Specifically, the shape of the first adjustment unit 211 is “S”-shaped, that is, the shape of the conductive wire 200 at the position of the first adjustment unit 211 is arranged in an “S” shape. The axis of the first adjustment unit 211 is arranged parallel to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100, and multiple first adjustment units 211 form a quasi-overlapping state with a spacing as shown in FIG. 1. At the same time, several first adjustment units 211 are arranged along the plane in the wire area 110. The advantage of such a setting is that on the one hand, the conductive wire 200 can be made to provide redundancy for the above-mentioned stretching of the elastic fabric 100, and on the other hand, the thickness of the elastic fabric 100 can be ensured to be thin, thereby meeting the user's demand for lightweight wearing.

Further, in the second embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, the adjustment parts 210 are second adjustment units 212. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the elastic fabric 100 is further provided with an elastic support member 310 arranged along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100. The elastic support member 310 can be made of a material with telescopic elasticity, such as rubber, silicone, etc. It should be noted that the elastic coefficient of the elastic support member 310 should be adapted to the elastic coefficient of the elastic fabric 100 to ensure the comfort of the user during wearing and avoid a sense of tightness. In the present embodiment, each of the second adjustment units 212 is spring-shaped and wound around the elastic fabric 100. The elastic support member 310 is provided with a spring-like stretching mechanism. When the elastic support member 310 is stretched along with the elastic fabric 100, the length of the elastic support member 310 increases and the diameter area decreases. The ring structure of the second adjustment unit 212 follows the stretching, thereby achieving the same effect of arranging the conductive wire 200 inside the elastic fabric 100 as in the above embodiment. In the present embodiment, a plurality of second adjustment units 212 are arranged in the wire area 110 in the form of a sleeve, so as to achieve the above-mentioned effect of providing redundancy for the conductive wire 200 to cooperate with the stretching of the elastic fabric 100, and to make the elastic fabric 100 round and beautiful, thereby meeting the personalized wearing needs of users.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the elastic support member 310 can be specifically set to be a plurality of conductive wires 200 for adapting to the arrangement. When specifically set, a plurality of elastic support members 310 are evenly arranged along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100, so that the elasticity of the elastic fabric 100 is uniform during the stretching process, thereby ensuring the comfort when it is fitted on the user's skin surface. In the present embodiment, the elastic coefficient of the elastic support member 310 should be equal to or greater than the elastic coefficient of the elastic fabric 100, so as to avoid the elastic support member 310 from causing a sense of tightness to the user due to the large elastic force after the elastic support member 310 follows the stretching of the elastic fabric 100, and also to avoid the second adjustment unit 212 wound around the elastic support member 310 from causing stress concentration on the user's skin and causing discomfort.

Furthermore, in a third embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 3, the adjustment parts 210 are third adjustment units 213. In the present embodiment, one side of the elastic fabric 100 is further provided with an elastic webbing 320 arranged along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100. The elastic webbing 320 is made of a fabric with telescopic elasticity. The elastic coefficient of the elastic webbing 320 is adapted to the elastic coefficient of the elastic fabric 100 to ensure the comfort of the user during wearing and avoid a tight feeling. In the present embodiment, each of the third adjustment unit 213 is formed in an “S” shape, and the axis of the third adjustment unit is arranged parallel to the stretching direction of the elastic webbing. A plurality of third adjustment units 213 form a quasi-overlapping state with a spacing as shown in FIG. 3. At the same time, the plurality of third adjustment units 213 are arranged along a plane within the wire area 110. During specific production, the elastic webbing 320 can be fixedly connected to points corresponding to the plurality of third adjustment units 213 by stitching or gluing, etc., thereby achieving an effect in which the conductive wire 200 is both retractable and fixed on the elastic fabric 100. Thus, on the one hand, the conductive wire 200 can be made to provide redundancy for the elastic fabric 100 to stretch as described above, and on the other hand, the elastic fabric 100 can be made thinner, thereby meeting the user's demand for lightweight wearing.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the elastic webbing 320 can be specifically set to a plurality of strips for adapting to the arrangement of a plurality of conductive wires 200. When specifically set, a plurality of elastic webbings 320 are evenly arranged along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100, so that the elasticity of the elastic fabric 100 is uniform during the stretching process, thereby ensuring the comfort when it is fitted to the user's skin surface. In the present embodiment, the elastic coefficient of the elastic webbing 320 should be equal to or greater than the elastic coefficient of the elastic fabric 100, so as to avoid the elastic support member 310 from causing a sense of tightness due to stress concentration on the user due to the greater elastic force after the elastic support member 310 is stretched following the elastic fabric 100.

In the above embodiments, the first embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment can be used independently in different models of elastic fabrics with electrically conductive function, and can be used simultaneously in some models. In addition, there are other types of arrangements of the adjustment part 210, for example, the adjustment unit can be set to a “Z” shape, a “U” shape, etc.

In the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a plurality of conductive wires 200 can be provided in the above different specific embodiments to meet the requirements of using different elastic fabrics with electrically conductive functions in different devices. In the specific settings, a plurality of conductive wires 200 are evenly arranged in the wire area 110 along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric 100 to avoid entanglement during the stretching and resetting process.

In another possible implementation mode of the present disclosure, a connecting piece is further provided on the elastic fabric 100, and the connecting piece is used to connect the two free ends of the elastic fabric 100 to form a ring, or to adjust the diameter length of the elastic fabric 100 formed in a ring to meet the wearing requirements of different users. Specifically, the connecting piece can be set to a structure such as a Japanese-shaped buckle.

In a specific embodiment, in order to facilitate the connection and use of the conductive wire 200 with other functional components, a wire interface can be set at one end of the elastic fabric 100, and the wire interface is connected to the circuit at one end of the conductive wire 200 to quickly connect with the adapted circuit structure, and the other end of the conductive wire 200 is set to pass through the wire area for connection with other circuit structures. More specifically, the wire interface is set on the connector, so as to realize the function of combining the elastic fabric 100 into a ring while also realizing the function of matching the connection circuit, so as to reduce the accessories of the wearable electronic product as much as possible and reduce the overall weight.

Based on the above embodiment, the elastic fabric with the power-on function is provided with a wire area 110 on the elastic fabric, and a plurality of adjustment parts 210 continuously provided on the flexible conductive wire 200 are arranged in the wire area 110. The adjustment parts 210 are inclined along a predetermined arc. When the elastic fabric 100 is stretched, the inclined conductive wire 200 adapts to the elastic fabric 100 to provide an adaptive stretching space, so that the conductive wire 200 can be hidden inside the elastic fabric 100 for use, thereby avoiding the use of an external conductive wire.

In summary, the present disclosure provides an elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function, and the elastic fabric with an electrically conductive function comprises: an elastic fabric, the elastic fabric comprises a wire area arranged at a predetermined position; a conductive wire, the conductive wire is a flexible conductive wire, the conductive wire is arranged in the wire area along the stretching direction of the elastic fabric, and the conductive wire comprises a plurality of continuously arranged adjustment parts, and the conductive wire corresponding to the adjustment part is inclined along a predetermined arc relative to the stretching direction of the elastic fabric. The present disclosure arranges a wire area on the elastic fabric, and arranges a plurality of continuously arranged adjustment parts on the flexible conductive wire in the wire area, and the adjustment parts are inclined along a predetermined arc. When the elastic fabric is stretched, the inclined conductive wire adapts to the elastic fabric to provide a stretching space, so that the elastic fabric has both elastic expansion and contraction and conductive properties. When applied to wearable electronic products, no external power supply line is required, thereby reducing the product volume, improving the product aesthetics, and providing users with a better use experience.

It should be understood that the application of the present disclosure is not limited to the above examples. For ordinary technicians in this field, improvements or changes can be made according to the above description. All these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present disclosure.