公开(公告)号：US20160000374A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：US14769478

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Kapil R. Dandekar ,  Genevieve Dion ,  Adam K. Fontecchio ,  Timothy P. Kurzweg ,  Damiano Patron ,  Owen Montgomery

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  D04B35/00 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  D04B1/12 ,  D04B1/24

CPC classification number: A61B5/6804 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/0024 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/04085 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/4356 ,  A61B5/4362 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61B5/4818 ,  A61B5/742 ,  D04B1/12 ,  D04B1/24 ,  D04B1/243 ,  D04B35/00 ,  D10B2403/02431 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H05K1/038

Abstract: Knitting machines are used to intermesh conductive yarns into loops resulting in knitted fabrics. The knitting machine is adapted to import different types of yarns (conductive and non-conductive) directly into the knit structure. Combining conductive yarns and knitting systems allows for integration of electrical or mechanical component designs into existing clothing fabrication processes, avoiding current limitations of attaching or gluing conductive fabrics or other components over various materials. Starting with a planar design of an antenna, RFID tag, or some other electronic structure, the layout is converted into a CAD knitting program including a grid representing stitches. The CAD specifications of the final design/product are exported to the knitting machines so that the knitting machine may make conductive fabrics in accordance with the CAD specifications. The conductive fabrics are knitted into a variety of garments that monitor the vital signs of the wearer, including the fetus of an expectant mother.

Abstract translation: 针织机用于将导电纱线互相啮合，形成针织物。 针织机适用于将不同类型的纱线（导电和不导电）直接导入编织结构中。 结合导电纱线和编织系统允许将电气或机械部件设计集成到现有的服装制造工艺中，避免了导电织物或其他部件在各种材料上附着或胶合的现有限制。 从天线，RFID标签或其他电子结构的平面设计开始，布局被转换成包括代表针迹的网格的CAD编织程序。 最终设计/产品的CAD规格出口到针织机，以便针织机可根据CAD规格制作导电织物。 导电织物被编织成各种衣服，其监测佩戴者的生命体征，包括孕妇的胎儿。