IP Library Granted Patent US 8,647,139
Granted Patent B2
US 8,647,139 · App. 13/322,590 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Electrical connector for digital band

Inventors: Gi Soo Chung (Seoul, KR); Hyun Sub Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
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Patent No.
US 8,647,139
App. No.
13/322,590
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a connector for a digital band, which is attached to the digital band and is quickly and easily attachable to an external circuit. The connector for a digital band includes a body portion having one end attached to the digital band, and at least one conductive portion connected to the digital yarn, and an insertion portion attached to the other end of the body portion and having at least one land connected to the conductive portion and exposed to the outside.

Claims (22)

1. A connector for a digital band, which is coupled to the digital band, wherein the digital band comprises a plurality of woofs and a plurality of warps, wherein the warps comprise at least one digital yarn, the connector comprising:

a body portion having one end attached to the digital band, and at least one conductive portion connected to the digital yarn; and

an insertion portion attached to the other end of the body portion and having at least one land connected to the conductive portion and exposed to the outside.

2. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , wherein a width of the body portion corresponds to that of the digital band.

3. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion portion formed on one surface of the body portion and adapted to be connected to an external circuit.

4. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , further comprising an external signal line formed on one surface of the body portion to protrude to the outside.

5. The connector for a digital band of claim 4 , wherein the external signal line is electrically connected to the at least one of the at least one conductive portion.

6. The connector for a digital band of claim 4 , wherein the external signal line receives a ground signal from the digital band.

7. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , wherein the land includes a plurality of lands arranged along the width of the body portion.

8. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , wherein the insertion portion has a width smaller than that of the body portion.

9. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , wherein the digital yarn includes a metal portion and a coating portion surrounding outer circumferential edges of the metal portion.

10. The connector for a digital band of claim 9 , wherein an end of the metal portion is electrically connected to the conductive portion of the body portion.

11. The connector for a digital band of claim 1 , wherein the body portion further includes a body case forming an exterior shape of the body portion and the conductive portion formed within the body case.

12. The connector for a digital band of claim 11 , wherein the body case is made of an electrically insulating material.

13. The connector for a digital band of claim 11 , further comprising a protrusion formed on a bottom surface of the body case.

14. The connector for a digital band of claim 3 , wherein the protrusion portion is formed to be elastic for being adapted to be attached to an external circuit.

15. The connector for a digital band of claim 13 , wherein the protrusion portion is formed to be elastic for being adapted to be attached to an external circuit.

16. The connector for a digital band of claim 9 , wherein the coating portion comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ethylenetetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), fluorinated ethylenepropylene (FEP), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF), and perfluoroalkoxy (PFA).

17. The connector for a digital band of claim 9 , wherein the coating portion is surrounded by a pair of upper and lower tapes that are symmetrical to each other.

18. The connector for a digital band of claim 11 , further comprising an external signal line formed on a surface of the body case.

19. The connector for a digital band of claim 18 , wherein the external signal line is provided to protrude downward with respect to the body case.

20. The connector for a digital band of claim 19 , wherein the external signal line receives a ground signal from the digital band.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
To: GAIA HEALTHCARE INC.
Reel/Frame 053883/0868 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2011
From: CHUNG, GI SOO; PARK, HYUN SUB
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 027282/0832 →
Continuity (1)
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