EMS electrode connection structure and EMS garment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an EMS electrode connecting structure and EMS clothes, EMS electrode connecting structure includes electrode piece, conducting wire, and electrode piece has the first surface and the second surface along its thickness direction distribution, still include conducting film, and the one end of conducting wire is fixed in the second surface of electrode piece through conducting film, and forms the electric conduction with electrode piece. The utility model discloses the mode of conducting film replacement prior art welding, conducting buckle realizes the connection of conducting wire and electrode piece, makes conducting wire and electrode piece connection convenient, reliable, greatly simplifies the connection technology of both, also reduced the connection cost of both.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of EMS technology, and in particular to an EMS electrode connection structure and EMS clothing. Background Technology

[0002] EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) is a method that uses electrical current to stimulate muscle contraction. The human brain emits bioelectrical signals based on the body's state; these signals can activate the corresponding motor neurons in muscles, causing them to contract. The current generated by EMS simulates these bioelectrical signals to activate motor neurons, thereby achieving muscle contraction. Therefore, many smart EMS products have emerged, such as EMS clothing. These products use electrode pads that adhere to the skin of corresponding areas of the body. The electrode pads are connected to a controller via conductive wires. The current generated by the controller is transmitted to the electrode pads through the conductive wires, thus providing electrical pulse stimulation to the muscles, achieving therapeutic and / or massage effects. Currently, the electrode pads and conductive wires are mostly connected by welding or conductive clips, but these two connection methods generally suffer from complex manufacturing processes and high costs. Utility Model Content

[0003] This utility model addresses the technical problems existing in the prior art by providing an EMS electrode connection structure and an EMS garment.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: an EMS electrode connection structure, including an electrode sheet and a conductive wire. The electrode sheet has a first surface and a second surface distributed along its thickness direction; it also includes a conductive film, one end of which is fixed to the second surface of the electrode sheet through the conductive film and forms an electrical connection with the electrode sheet.

[0005] Furthermore, the conductive film includes a substrate and a conductive adhesive layer, wherein the conductive adhesive layer is provided on at least one side of the substrate in its thickness direction; the conductive wire includes a conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor, wherein one end of the conductor is exposed outside the insulating layer and is located within the area of ​​the conductive film along with a portion of the insulating layer.

[0006] Furthermore, it also includes an insulating sheet that is attached to the second surface of the electrode sheet and completely covers the conductive film.

[0007] Furthermore, the electrode sheet is disposed on a fabric layer, and the first surface of the electrode sheet faces away from the fabric layer.

[0008] Furthermore, a heating module and / or a support layer are provided between the electrode sheet and the fabric layer, and the support layer is flexible and / or elastic.

[0009] Furthermore, the heating module and the support layer are disposed between the electrode sheet and the fabric layer, with the support layer located between the heating module and the fabric layer.

[0010] Furthermore, the support layer is a sponge.

[0011] Furthermore, the electrode sheet is sewn and / or bonded to the fabric layer, or it may also include a fabric layer connected to the fabric layer, with the electrode sheet located in the space enclosed between the fabric layer and the fabric layer.

[0012] Furthermore, the first and / or second surfaces of the electrode sheet are provided with a conductive paste printing coating; the electrode sheet includes one of PU conductive sheet and silver fiber conductive cloth.

[0013] This utility model also provides an EMS garment, including the EMS electrode connection structure as described above.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. Since this utility model also includes a conductive film, one end of the conductive wire is fixed to the second surface of the electrode sheet through the conductive film and forms an electrical connection with the electrode sheet. This utility model uses a conductive film to replace the welding and conductive buckle methods of the prior art to realize the connection between the conductive wire and the electrode sheet, making the connection between the conductive wire and the electrode sheet convenient and reliable, greatly simplifying the connection process and reducing the connection cost.

[0016] 2. As a preferred embodiment, the present invention further includes an insulating sheet, which is attached to the second surface of the electrode sheet with hot melt adhesive and completely covers the conductive film, so that the present invention can use the insulating sheet to reinforce and protect the conductive film.

[0017] 3. The heating module adds a heating function to this invention, providing a heating and massage effect. The support layer makes the electrode pads more comfortable in contact with the human body.

[0018] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments; however, the EMS electrode connection structure and EMS clothing of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model, as described in Embodiment 1.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the interaction between the conductive wire and the conductive film of this utility model, as described in Embodiment 1.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model in Embodiment 2;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model in Embodiment 3;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model in Embodiment 4;

[0024] In the diagram, 1 is the electrode sheet; 2 is the conductive wire; 21 is the conductor; 22 is the insulating layer; 3 is the conductive film; 4 is the insulating sheet; 5 is the fabric layer; 6 is the cloth layer; 7 is the heating module; and 8 is the support layer. Detailed Implementation

[0025] In this invention, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used only to distinguish similar objects, not to describe a specific order or sequence, nor should they be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of this invention, "and / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0026] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, this utility model discloses an EMS electrode connection structure, including an electrode sheet 1, a conductive wire 2, and a conductive film 3. The electrode sheet 1 has a first surface and a second surface distributed along its thickness direction. One end of the conductive wire 2 is fixed to the second surface of the electrode sheet 1 through the conductive film 3, forming an electrical connection with the electrode sheet 1. Therefore, this utility model uses the conductive film 3 to replace the existing welding and conductive clip methods to connect the conductive wire 2 to the electrode sheet 1, making the connection between the conductive wire 2 and the electrode sheet 1 more convenient and reliable.

[0027] The conductive film 3 originates from conductive tape and includes a substrate and conductive adhesive layers. The substrate has a conductive adhesive layer on at least one side in its thickness direction; that is, the substrate has a conductive adhesive layer on one side in its thickness direction, or the substrate has conductive adhesive layers on both sides in its thickness direction. When the substrate has a conductive adhesive layer on one side in its thickness direction, one end of the conductive wire 2 is located on the same side of the conductive film 3 as the electrode sheet 1. When the substrate has conductive adhesive layers on both sides in its thickness direction, the conductive adhesive layers on both sides of the substrate form an electrical connection. In this case, one end of the conductive wire 2 and the electrode sheet 1 can be located on the same side of the conductive film 3 in its thickness direction, or they can be located on different sides of the conductive film 3 in its thickness direction. The conductive wire 2 includes a conductor 21 and an insulating layer 22 covering the conductor 21. One end of the conductor 21 is exposed outside the insulating layer 22 and is located within the area of ​​the conductive film 3 along with a portion of the insulating layer. Figure 2 As shown.

[0028] This invention also includes an insulating sheet 4, which is attached to the second surface of the electrode sheet 1 and completely covers the conductive film 3. Specifically, the insulating sheet 4 is made of materials such as PU or TPU, and is attached to the second surface of the electrode sheet 1 using hot melt adhesive, but is not limited to this. The insulating sheet 4 reinforces and protects the conductive film 3, making the connection between the electrode sheet 1 and the conductive wire 2 more reliable.

[0029] In this embodiment, the electrode sheet 1 is disposed on a fabric layer 5, with the first surface of the electrode sheet 1 facing away from the fabric layer 5. The fabric layer 5 can be a garment fabric (i.e., the fabric layer 5 where the electrode sheet 1 is located is integrally formed with the garment fabric), or it can be fixed to the garment fabric by sewing, bonding, or other methods. In this embodiment, the present invention also includes a fabric layer 6, which is connected to the fabric layer 5 by sewing and / or bonding, with the electrode sheet 1 located in the space enclosed between the fabric layer 6 and the fabric layer 5. That is, the electrode sheet 1 is fixed to the fabric layer 5 by the fabric layer 6, and the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 6 can be glued together, or they can be left unbonded. A conductive wire 2 is disposed between the fabric layer 6 and the fabric layer 5, with the other end of the conductive wire 2 located outside the fabric layer 6. The electrode sheet 1 includes one of PU conductive sheet, silver fiber conductive cloth, etc., and the first surface and / or the second surface of the electrode sheet 1 are provided with a conductive paste printing coating to reduce the sheet resistance of the material.

[0030] This invention also includes a heating module 7, which is disposed between the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 5. Therefore, this invention also has a heating function, providing a heating massage effect. The heating module 7 includes a substrate and a heating body disposed on the substrate. The heating body can be a heating wire, a heating coating, or a thermistor, etc. The electrode sheet 1 and the heating module 7 can be bonded together with adhesive, or they can be left unbonded.

[0031] This invention also includes a support layer 8, which is flexible and / or elastic, and is disposed between the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 5. Specifically, the support layer 8 is located between the heating module 7 and the fabric layer 5. The support layer 8 is preferably made of sponge, but is not limited to this. The heating module 7 and the support layer 8 can be bonded together with adhesive, or they can be left unbonded.

[0032] This utility model discloses an EMS electrode connection structure, which uses a conductive film 3 to reliably connect the electrode sheet 1 and the conductive wire 2. It has advantages such as simple connection process, low cost, and water resistance, overcoming the shortcomings of existing technologies that use welding or conductive clips, which suffer from complex processes and high costs. In particular, this utility model further includes a heating module 7, giving it a heating function suitable for heated massage.

[0033] Example 2

[0034] Please see Figure 3 As shown, the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model differs from the first embodiment described above in that: the electrode sheet 1 is directly connected to the fabric layer 5 by sewing and / or bonding, and the conductive wire 2 is disposed between the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 5, with the other end of the conductive wire 2 leading out. Therefore, in this embodiment, the utility model does not include the fabric layer 6.

[0035] Example 3

[0036] Please see Figure 4 As shown, the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model differs from the above embodiment 1 in that: this utility model does not include the heating module 7. Therefore, only conductive film 3, conductive wire 2, insulating sheet 4 and support layer 8 are provided between the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 5.

[0037] Example 4

[0038] Please see Figure 5 As shown, the EMS electrode connection structure of this utility model differs from the above embodiment 1 in that the electrode sheet 1 is directly connected to the fabric layer 5 by means of sewing and / or bonding. Therefore, in this embodiment, the utility model does not include the fabric layer 6.

[0039] In this embodiment, the present invention does not include the heating module 7. Therefore, only the conductive film 3, the conductive wire 2, the insulating sheet 4 and the support layer 8 are provided between the electrode sheet 1 and the fabric layer 5.

[0040] This utility model discloses an EMS garment, comprising the EMS electrode connection structure described in any of the above embodiments. The main body of the EMS garment can be a vest, T-shirt, cardigan, pants, belt, socks, etc., on which the EMS electrode connection structure is provided, and the other end of the conductive wire 2 is connected to a controller, through which current is provided to the electrode plate 1, thereby providing electrical pulse stimulation to the human muscles.

[0041] The present invention relates to an EMS electrode connection structure and an EMS garment. The parts not described herein are the same as or can be implemented using existing technologies.

[0042] The above embodiments are only used to further illustrate an EMS electrode connection structure and EMS clothing of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An EMS electrode connection structure comprising an electrode sheet having a first surface and a second surface distributed along a thickness direction thereof, and a conductive wire; characterized in that: It also includes a conductive film, one end of which is fixed to the second surface of the electrode sheet and electrically connected to the electrode sheet.

2. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 1, wherein: The conductive film includes a substrate and a conductive adhesive layer, wherein the conductive adhesive layer is provided on at least one side of the substrate in its thickness direction; the conductive wire includes a conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor, wherein one end of the conductor is exposed outside the insulating layer and is located within the area of ​​the conductive film along with a portion of the insulating layer.

3. The EMS electrode connection structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: It also includes an insulating sheet that is attached to the second surface of the electrode sheet and completely covers the conductive film.

4. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 1, wherein: The electrode sheet is disposed on a fabric layer, and the first surface of the electrode sheet faces away from the fabric layer.

5. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 4, wherein: A heating module and / or a support layer are disposed between the electrode sheet and the fabric layer, and the support layer is flexible and / or elastic.

6. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 5, wherein: The heating module and the support layer are disposed between the electrode sheet and the fabric layer, with the support layer located between the heating module and the fabric layer.

7. The EMS electrode connection structure according to claim 5 or 6, characterized by: The support layer is a sponge.

8. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 4, wherein: The electrode sheet is sewn and / or bonded to the fabric layer, or it may also include a fabric layer connected to the fabric layer, with the electrode sheet located in the space enclosed between the fabric layer and the fabric layer.

9. The EMS electrode connection structure of claim 1, wherein: The first and / or second surfaces of the electrode sheet are provided with a conductive paste printing coating; the electrode sheet includes one of PU conductive sheet and silver fiber conductive cloth.

10. An EMS garment characterized in that: Includes the EMS electrode connection structure as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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