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Textile Connector for Smart Textile Applications

Open Access
|Apr 2024

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

View of the simplest signal line created from fabric
View of the simplest signal line created from fabric

Fig. 2.

Connection between the two parts of connected paths
Connection between the two parts of connected paths

Fig. 3.

Main possible inaccuracies in the connection of electro-conductive paths in the textile connector: parallelism (Dp) and deviation from the axis (Da)
Main possible inaccuracies in the connection of electro-conductive paths in the textile connector: parallelism (Dp) and deviation from the axis (Da)

Fig. 4.

Textile connector with rectangular contacts
Textile connector with rectangular contacts

Fig. 5.

Textile connector with circular contacts
Textile connector with circular contacts

Fig. 6.

Example views of a part of the connector prototypes (substrate and electro-conductive paths only)
Example views of a part of the connector prototypes (substrate and electro-conductive paths only)

Fig. 7.

Example views of the bottom and upper side of the connector’s parts
Example views of the bottom and upper side of the connector’s parts

Fig. 8.

Comparison of changes in the average resistance per unit area of connectors with a rectangular and circular contact area versus the clamping force of both their parts
Comparison of changes in the average resistance per unit area of connectors with a rectangular and circular contact area versus the clamping force of both their parts

Fig. 10.

Dispersion of the resistance per unit area of the connectors tested due to repeated disconnection and connection
Dispersion of the resistance per unit area of the connectors tested due to repeated disconnection and connection

Fig.11.

Dispersion of the resistance per unit area of the connectors tested due to repeated disconnection and connection
Dispersion of the resistance per unit area of the connectors tested due to repeated disconnection and connection

Basic parameters of electroconductive fabric used in the research conducted

MaterialTrade name/ProducerThicknessSurface resistivityMetal amountSurface massWeaveWarp densityWeft density
--mmOhm/sqg/m2g/m2-Yarns/cmYarns/cm
Ni/Cu Nylon Ripstop3050-525/Laird0.1270.0727–3971–92Twill5540

Basic parameters of fabrics used for non-conductive connector elements

Fabric no.Element no. (Fig.1)Raw materialWeaveThicknessSurface massWarp densityWeft densityElectro-conductive
---mmg/m2threads/cmthreads/cm-
F11, 6, 7cottontwill0.622873019No
F25polyesterplain0.361585628No

Basic parameters of the neodymium magnets used in the connectors tested

Magnetic materialMagnet lengthMagnet widthMagnet thicknessMagnet weightMaximum force of attraction
-mmmmmmgN
N38251525,6326.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2024-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7354 | Journal ISSN: 1230-3666
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 40
Published on: Apr 28, 2024
Published by: Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2024 Jacek Leśnikowski, published by Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
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