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Granted Patent B2
US 10,398,377 · App. 15/756,410 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Connector substrate, sensor system, and wearable sensor system

Inventors: Ichiro Amimori (Tokyo, JP); Masao Nakajima (Tokyo, JP); Takao Someya (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
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Patent No.
US 10,398,377
App. No.
15/756,410
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector substrate includes a base material, n first input terminals of m groups (m and n are an integer equal to or greater than 2) which are provided on the base material, n first output terminals which are provided on the base material, first wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the first input terminals and the first output terminals, m second input terminals which are provided on the base material, m second output terminals which are provided on the base material, and second wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the second input terminals and the second output terminals, in which a first end of each connector wiring constituting the first wiring pattern is connected to one of the n first input terminals constituting each group, and a second end is connected to one of the first output terminals.

Claims (31)

1. A connector substrate comprising:

a base material;

n first input terminals of m groups which are provided on the base material, m and n being integers equal to or greater than two;

n first output terminals which are provided on the base material;

first wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the first input terminals and the first output terminals;

m second input terminals which are provided on the base material;

m second output terminals which are provided on the base material; and

second wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the second input terminals and the second output terminals,

wherein a first end of a first connector wiring constituting one of the first wiring patterns is connected to one of the first input terminals constituting each group, and a second end of the first connector wiring is connected to one of the first output terminals,

the first connector wiring extends from the one of the first input terminals of the each group, and a plurality of first connector wirings constituting the first wiring patterns being disposed to be integrated as one piece extending from the first input terminals to the first output terminals, and

second connector wirings constituting the second wiring patterns are not connected to the first connector wirings constituting the first wiring patterns and third connector wirings constituting a part of the second wiring pattern.

2. The connector substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the base material is flexible.

3. The connector substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first input terminals and the second input terminals are provided in an outer peripheral portion of the base material,

the first output terminals and the second output terminals are provided in a center portion of the base material, and

the first wiring patterns and the second wiring patterns are present at different positions in a thickness direction of the base material inside the base material or on an outer surface of the base material.

4. A sensor system comprising:

the connector substrate according to claim 1 ;

a plurality of sensors which are classified into the m groups;

a first wiring which connects each of the plurality of sensors and the first input terminals of the connector substrate to each other;

a second wiring which connects two or more sensors of the plurality of sensors to each other, the two or more sensors constituting a group and the second wiring being connected to the second input terminals of the connector substrate;

external output circuit connected to the connector substrate, for outputting a signal;

a signal processor circuit which is configured to process the signal which is output by the external output circuit.

5. The sensor system according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sensors are irregularly disposed.

6. The sensor system according to claim 4 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring do not intersect each other in a plan view from each of the plurality of sensors until reaching the connector substrate.

7. The sensor system according to claim 4 , wherein the connector substrate and the external output circuit are connected to each other by a magnet.

8. The sensor system according to claim 4 , wherein the signal processor circuit performs machine learning.

9. The sensor system according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sensors cause a change in resistance due to a change in at least one physical quantity selected from a group consisting of sound, light, temperature, pressure, and distortion.

10. A wearable sensor system comprising:

a fabric body to which the plurality of sensors and the connector substrate in the sensor system according to claim 4 are attached,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are provided integrally with the fabric body.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S ZIP CODE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058374 FRAME: 0164. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
To: XENOMA INC.
Reel/Frame 058953/0613 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2021
From: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
To: XENOMA INC.
Reel/Frame 058374/0164 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: AMIMORI, ICHIRO; NAKAJIMA, MASAO; SOMEYA, TAKAO
To: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
Reel/Frame 045066/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-174931 · Sep 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180242912A1 · Aug 30, 2018