Method for forming multipoint connector based on at least one button or wireless connection, and article

Abstract

A multi-point connector comprising at least one button, and a method for forming same. The connector comprises at least one button, a fabric layer, a hot-melt adhesive film and an electrical unit; the electrical unit comprises a plurality of conductive electrodes and a transmission line connecting the conductive electrodes; the electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot-melt adhesive film, and the electrical unit is further packaged by means of another hot-melt adhesive film or fabric layer; a pin of a controller establishes an electrical connection with the button of the connector. In addition, the connector may omit the button and instead establish a wireless connection with the controller.

Description

Method and article for forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic textiles, and in particular to a method and article for a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection, especially a multi-point connector formed by cloth, textile or leather. Background Art

[0002] E-textiles are an emerging and developing technology field that can monitor physiological conditions, provide medical services, or serve as human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Smart fabrics and clothing with similar functions need to be easy to use, aesthetically pleasing, and washable. Connectors need to be easily attached and detached for easy laundering. Currently, snap buttons are the most commonly used connectors for connecting textiles and electronics. Pogo pins are also a primary application in e-textiles, connecting rigid circuit modules to flexible circuits in clothing. Pogo pins, typically with a diameter of 1-2 mm, allow for the installation of numerous connected components within a smaller area, compared to alternatives such as snaps. Common textile closure mechanisms such as Velcro, zippers, and buttons have also been adapted into various e-textile connectors. There are also pin headers and flexible electronic connectors, as well as wireless connections. Wireless communication is an established method for transmitting power or data in electronic devices, such as wireless smartphone charging using inductive coupling or near-field communication (NFC) between electronic devices. Inductive coupling has been proposed as a method for achieving 3D integration in integrated circuit technology or as a connector for smart glasses, where power and data must be transmitted through a hinge. Before delving into connectors for woven electronics and e-textiles, it's useful to review the four levels of integration and interconnection associated with these technologies: Level 1 (Detachable): The electronic device is attached to the fabric in such a way that the electronic device and fabric can be separated without damaging either the electronic device or the fabric, such as in a pocket or pouch. Level 2 (Attached): The electronic device is attached in a way that is not removable without destroying or damaging either the electronic device or the fabric, such as by gluing, soldering, or sewing the electronic device to the fabric. Level 3 (Hybrid Solution): One or more components are made of textile or finished with textiles and are combined with additional electronic components (such as an e-textile woven ribbon with additional LEDs or sensors). Level 4 (Full Textile): All electronic components are made of textile or finished with textiles. Detachable interconnect technologies for woven electronics and e-textiles include textile closure methods such as snaps, spring pins, conductive hook and loop (Velcro), zippers, connector pins, and wireless connections through inductive coupling or NFC. However, there are still many problems with the above.

[0003] For example, the connector principle uses pogo pins in rigid electronic applications, such as connecting a camera body to a lens or for charging, as seen in many Apple laptop chargers. Pogo pins consist of spring-loaded pins designed to mate with flat contact pads. These flat contact pads are not fabric-based, but rather metal posts on the printed circuit board (PCB). External pressure is required to force the pins and pads into contact, creating an electrical connection. Magnets are often used for this purpose, or the pogo pins can be mounted in press-fit plastic housings. However, these methods can be prone to magnet peeling and leave protruding plastic or rubber material on the fabric. This is exemplified by the Sensoria smart socks on the market. The primary application of pogo pins in e-textiles is connecting rigid circuit modules to flexible PCBs in clothing. Their small size (typically 1-2 mm in diameter) allows for many connections to be packed into a small area. However, since the connections to the transmission lines of sensors or electronic components on the fabric are not radial, connecting to these transmission lines on the fabric presents significant challenges. My previous patent for fabric electronics, US Patent No. 11006557B2, addresses this issue. It uses fabric or heat-melt film as the circuit board, and the connector's transmission lines are arranged in a radial pattern. A multi-layer design allows pins on the inside to simultaneously connect to the transmission lines on the outside, leading to more sensors or electronic components. More importantly, the insulation is encapsulated with heat-melt film or fabric, rather than plastic, PCBs, or rubber. Magnetic connections can be replaced with buttons, snaps, or Velcro. Another connector for smart clothing benefits from having 2 to 12 or more connector pins. This connector system includes plug contacts permanently attached to one side of the fabric, along with top and bottom insulators, and receptacle contacts that are surface-mounted on the electronic circuit board. These connectors use snap-on contacts, which require grooves protruding from the fabric. The electronics are simply built into the fabric, making them a variation of traditional electrical connectors, rather than using heat-melt film or fabric for fabric electronics. From the description of the above literature, it can be seen that the connection application between clothing and electronic devices still has defects and is not convenient enough, and needs further improvement. However, to date, a suitable design has not been developed, and common products and methods do not provide suitable solutions and structures for the above problems. Therefore, how to create a new method and article for connecting fabrics with electronic devices?

[0004] My previous patents involve fabrics being used as electronic components. For example, US Patent No. 10290444B2 describes an electronic component that can be any of the following: a humidity sensor, a switch, a pressure gauge, a strain gauge, a signal generator, a posture change sensor, a position change sensor, a gait analysis sensor, a fall sensor, a breathing sensor, a swallowing sensor, a speedometer, or an accelerometer. US Patent No. 8331097B2 describes a device used as a switch matrix, a keyboard, a pressure gauge, a strain gauge, a signal generator, a current generator, a position or gait change detector, a breathing monitor, a heart rate monitor, a swallowing sensor, a resistor, an inductor, a position change detector, a speedometer, an accelerometer, a capacitor, a variable resistor, a variable capacitor, a variable inductor, or a switch. US Patent No. 7750790B2 describes a fabric strain gauge.

[0005] Previous patents have addressed fabric resistors, and US Patent No. 11006557B2, which describes fabric electronics, features a multilayer circuit board design. However, fabric circuit boards can also be top-down, a technology supplemented by this patent. This allows for direct integration of the top and bottom conductive electrodes. For example, resistance can be achieved simply by adjusting the line resistance. Capacitance is generated by two parallel conductive electrodes, while inductance can be formed by the conductive electrode windings, which can also function as antennas. These electronic components can be any of the following: humidity sensors, switches, pressure gauges, strain gauges, signal generators, attitude sensors, position sensors, gait analysis sensors, fall sensors, breathing sensors, swallowing sensors, speedometers, or accelerometers. US Patent No. 8193465B2 describes fabric sensor switches. US Patent No. 9462978B2 covers pressure sensors, strain gauges, switches, humidity sensors, ultrasonic sensors, microphones, light sensors, temperature sensors, resistors, capacitors, and inductors. US Patent No. 8,961,439 B2 discloses a method for analyzing gait using textile sensors, which can detect the type of shoe worn by the user. Similarly, US Patent No. 1,100,6557 B2 employs a similar process to produce a connector by creating a fabric or leather fabric with at least one button formed into an electrical unit containing multiple conductive electrodes and transmission lines. The fabric or leather of the electronic textile product and the electrical unit are first produced separately and then sewn or bonded together. More specifically, the electrical unit consists of a button, conductive material, encapsulating material, fabric, multiple transmission lines, and epoxy resin or hot-melt adhesive film. The electrical unit is then sewn or bonded together with the fabric or leather electronic module, sensor, and transmission lines. Each conductive electrode on the connector connects to each transmission line on the fabric or leather, as well as to each pin of an electronic device, such as a controller. This creates a multi-point connector formed by at least one button, connecting to both the transmission line on the fabric and the electronic device. The connector itself is also encapsulated, insulated, and washable. This connector features multiple conductive electrodes that connect to multiple transmission lines on the fabric, on one hand, and to the pins of an electronic device, such as a control box, on the other. This allows for convenient connection between the electronic device and multiple transmission lines on the fabric or leather with just one or two buttons. The electronic device can also be removed when the fabric or leather is washed or when charging. This allows for the creation of complete circuits and networks within the textile or leather structure. U.S. Patent US9979144B ​​utilizes a textile strip as a connector, connected to the corresponding pre-configured socket pins of the electronic connector; this eliminates the need for a fabric connector, as the socket is present. Furthermore, the fabric transmission lines must be clustered together, creating the potential for short circuits.US Patent No. 11013275B2, "Flexible Fabric Connectors for Garments with Sensors and Electronic Devices," fully addresses the technology and content of the applicant's previous patent, US Patent No. 11006557B2. It utilizes rivets, a type of mechanical fastener used to permanently secure workpieces. Once secured, the workpieces must be separated by breaking either the rivet or the workpiece, making it difficult to use in textile applications due to their bulk. The multiple threads in this patent only include 2 to 10 threads. However, our invention easily supports up to 100 connection points and threads. The present invention utilizes radially shaped connecting threads and eliminates the use of rivets. In any flexible electrical connector, the adhesive coating can be a relatively thin adhesive. For example, the adhesive coating can include a low-melting-point hot-melt adhesive film. This invention produces a multi-point connector. Furthermore, the hot-melt adhesive film can include one or more selected from the group consisting of polyamide hot-melt adhesive film (PA), polyester hot-melt adhesive film (PET), polyurethane hot-melt adhesive film (PU), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyolefin hot melt adhesive film (PO), ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film (EVA), copolyester (PES).

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] People wear clothing for most of their daily lives. When they sit or lie down, they come into contact with fabrics such as clothing, quilts, carpets, seats, steering wheels, seatbelts, purses, handbags, backpacks, masks, scarves, gloves, socks, hats, belts, sheets, pillows, and more. People's physiological information can also be monitored through fabric or leather. Consequently, the development of smart textiles and clothing is accelerating. Piezoelectric elements and / or sensors, conductive electrodes, microphones and speakers, acoustic sensors, resistors, processors, digital signal processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, CPUs, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, data generation devices, data application devices, process equipment, switches, human-machine interface devices, personal input devices, signal lights and / or flashlights, batteries, solar cells, photovoltaic power generation devices, power supplies, and addressing devices (such as medical devices such as transcutaneous nerve stimulation, TENS) are attached to fabric or leather. These are all connected using transmission lines through solderless connections, such as knitting, weaving, woven fabrics, gluing, printing, and painting. How these multiple transmission lines connect to external electronic devices is crucial. The present invention aims to provide a connector that provides stable contact between the transmission lines of the smart fabric or leather and the external electronic devices, thereby preventing damage from external factors, short circuits, interruptions, and other issues.

[0008] The present invention aims to overcome the shortcomings of existing connector products and methods and provide a new connector product and method. The technical problem to be solved is how to combine fabrics, sensors, electronic modules, transmission lines, and existing connector technology to make multi-point connectors convenient and feasible.

[0009] The present invention also aims to overcome the shortcomings of existing connector products and methods, providing a new fabric connector product and method. Technical issues to be addressed include simplifying the user process: the transmission line and connector on the fabric can be fabricated separately and then assembled together. Furthermore, the connector manufacturing process involves first combining the conductive electrode and transmission line, then sewing or laminating them to the fabric or hot-melt adhesive film, and then connecting them to the button either wired or wirelessly. Next, the fabric transmission line and the connector transmission line are sewn, welded, or bonded together to connect the fabric transmission line block within the electrical unit. Next, a layer of fabric or hot-melt adhesive film is sewn or laminarized over the electrical unit to seal and insulate it. Specifically, the electrical unit transmission line and conductive electrode are first placed on fabric, hot-melt adhesive film, or other material (such as antistatic material), and then the connector is sewn or laminarized onto the fabric, or the connector manufacturing process can be performed directly on the fabric. All of these processes require covering with a hot-melt adhesive film or wrapping cloth to provide packaging, insulation, waterproofing, formatting, and protection from external damage. Furthermore, none of the above methods involve “welding” materials to the fabric, so they pose no risk to the environment or the human body, nor do they damage the fabric.

[0010] The present invention aims to overcome the shortcomings of existing fabric and leather connector products and methods by providing a method and article for a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection. The technical problems to be solved are how to use hot-melt adhesive film as a circuit board, how to attach conductive fabric electrodes as connectors and transmission lines to the hot-melt adhesive film, and how to fuse the hot-melt adhesive film to fabric for use in clothing, thereby achieving packaging, insulation, waterproofing, formatting, and protection from external damage. Therefore, this process is feasible. The hot-melt adhesive film can be replaced with fabric, plastic, rubber, silicone, and other non-conductive materials.

[0011] The present invention aims to overcome the shortcomings of existing clothing electronics products and methods by providing a new connector product and method. The technical problem to be solved is how to conveniently replace the damaged component when a problem occurs in the electrical unit. This can be achieved by simply replacing the problematic connector piece, eliminating the need to discard the entire garment, making the process more feasible.

[0012] The present invention aims to overcome the shortcomings of existing connector products and methods, providing a novel connector product and method. The technical challenges to be addressed include how to immediately notify the processor of a connector break or short circuit, as well as changes in each sensing element, and how to immediately switch to another backup line to correct such a problem. Alternatively, the processor can switch circuit board functionality, allowing the connecting conductive electrode and transmission line to be replaced or swapped with another backup connection and transmission line, or even switching the controller's own circuits. This approach is safer for the human body, easier to operate, and more feasible.

[0013] The present invention can first produce the original clothing fabric, textile or leather and the connector fabric separately, and then sew, combine or laminate them together. More precisely, the connector is composed of packaging material, fabric, conductive electrodes, transmission lines, epoxy resin or hot melt adhesive film; and then sewn, printed or glued together with the electronic module, sensor and transmission lines of the fabric, textile or leather. Therefore, each conductive electrode on the connector can be connected to each transmission line on the fabric, textile or leather. At the same time, the conductive electrode and the controller are connected to each button or thimble in a wired manner, or wirelessly. A multi-point connector or wireless connection is achieved, which is formed by at least one button, connected to the transmission line on one hand, and connected to the electronic device on the other hand.

[0014] The objectives and technical problems of the present invention are achieved through the following technical solutions. According to the present invention, a connector product comprises a fabric, at least one button or a wireless transmitter, and at least one conductive material forming an electrical unit. The electrical unit comprises conductive electrodes that are first connected to the transmission lines in the respective area. The electrical unit is then sewn or bonded to the garment fabric using a PET hot-melt film. The transmission lines on the garment fabric are then sewn or bonded to the transmission lines of the electrical unit. This completes the fabric or leather connector.

[0015] In the aforementioned fabric electronic products, the connection between the conductive electrodes in the connector and the transmission line, or the connection between the transmission line in a connector and the transmission line on the fabric, or the connection between the transmission line on the fabric and the sensor or electronic components may not be welded.

[0016] In the aforementioned connector products, the connection methods between the conductive electrodes in the electrical unit of the connector and the transmission line include integral molding, winding, knotting, laminating, gluing or spot welding, and then sewing or laminating on fabric or hot-melt film to produce a connector module.

[0017] In the aforementioned connector products, various types of threads are used to sew or attach the connector to the fabric or hot melt adhesive film. In the aforementioned connector products, glue or adhesive, carrier film or transfer film are used to fix the conductive electrode or transmission line to the fabric or hot melt adhesive film.

[0018] In the aforementioned connector products, the transmission line and conductive electrode can be attached to the PET hot-melt adhesive film by utilizing the stress, adhesion, pressure, or tensile force generated by the pressure or heat of the hot-melt adhesive film. The hot-melt adhesive film melts, connecting the conductive electrode and transmission line of the electrical unit in the connector.

[0019] In the aforementioned connector products, the transmission lines on the garment are sewn or bonded to the connector's transmission line connectors, utilizing the pressure or tension generated by the connector and fabric pressurization to connect the conductive areas between the lines. Alternatively, the two transmission lines can be sewn directly together, with conductive material intervening to connect them. A piece of fabric is also required at the top or bottom of the connector-fabric connection to complete the electronic circuit package.

[0020] In the aforementioned connector products, conductive wires or non-conductive wires are used to sew the transmission lines of the conductive area in the connector and the conductive area of ​​the transmission line of the clothing fabric itself directly to the fabric or hot melt adhesive film, thereby transitioning the conductive area of ​​the connector to the transmission line of the fabric.

[0021] In the aforementioned connector products, Velcro is provided on the fabric or hot-melt adhesive film to secure and overlap the transmission lines in the conductive area with the conductive areas of the transmission lines on the garment. In the aforementioned fabric electronic products, the Velcro is conductive, so the transmission lines in the conductive area do not need to directly contact the transmission lines on the garment fabric. In the aforementioned fabric electronic products, the transmission lines between the garment and the connector pass through or contact conductive silicone rubber, conductive rubber, conductive chips, conductive fabrics such as silver fiber cloth, conductive strips such as stainless steel rods, printed conductive fabric, printed conductive wire, or conductive polymers to connect. The connector only connects the two transmission lines at the fabric end, such as buttons, snaps, Velcro, or zippers. In particular, for zippers, closing the zipper can connect the two electrical contacts. The two sides of a metal zipper can serve as the two transmission line contacts themselves, or a plastic zipper can be used to press the two transmission line contacts together. The principle of Velcro is similar to that of a zipper. Closing the Velcro can connect two electrical contacts on a transmission line. The two sides of the metal Velcro can serve as the contacts themselves, or a plastic zipper can be used to press the two contacts together. Similarly, buttons and snaps can be either conductive or non-conductive. This allows the connector to be removed and replaced with different connectors to sense different signals from the fabric. This invention can be used to manufacture multilayer boards with heat dissipation structures. During the production of multilayer boards, certain circuit structures consume high power, sometimes generating significant heat. To prevent this from affecting normal product operation, heat dissipation structures can be added to these high-power circuit structures. For a grounded circuit board structure, conductive fabric has excellent thermal conductivity, so the grounding layer can be increased in area, extending well beyond the circuit board's footprint, thus allowing the grounding layer to also function as a heat dissipation layer. Furthermore, a scattering fabric can be placed on the upper layer of the packaging to provide thermal insulation. If conductive fabric is used as the heat dissipation cover, an insulating plastic film should be placed above the upper board. Cloth, oil-proof paper, hot-melt adhesive film, or fiberglass fabric can also be used instead.

[0022] This approach can be used in connector products such as switches, pressure sensors, or tension sensors. Instead of integrating the electronic circuitry into the garment, this approach uses fabric or hot-melt adhesive film as the electronic circuit board, sewing the connector and the garment's transmission lines onto the fabric or hot-melt adhesive film. This approach offers the following benefits.

[0023] 1. Production does not require fundamental changes and can be achieved using completely existing textile or electronic equipment.

[0024] 2. Production quality is controllable, and fabrics and connectors can be produced separately.

[0025] 3. If there is a problem with the product, you can directly replace the connector to avoid the entire garment being unusable.

[0026] 4. Flexible product design, unrestricted by certain fabrics. The fabric or hot-melt adhesive film serves as a "soft" platform, while the connector serves as a "hard" module. The transmission lines and conductive electrodes of the electrical unit can be "fixed" to the fabric or hot-melt adhesive film, ensuring that they remain functional even under external forces.

[0027] 5. At the same time, the encapsulation cloth or other waterproof material covering the connector ensures insulation and protection from external interference. For example, the connector can still work normally even after being twisted and pulled.

[0028] 6. The user feels comfortable and there is no foreign contact sensation.

[0029] 7. If there is a problem with the signal generated, you will know that the connector is faulty and can replace it or activate the spare contact to continue the operation of the connector with the spare pin of the controller.

[0030] 8. If the transmission line of the connector is short-circuited or open-circuited, it can be seen immediately.

[0031] The technical features of the invention are mainly characterized by including a connector for connecting the pin of the controller, the connector including at least one button, a fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film and an electrical unit, the electrical unit being formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film, the electrical unit including at least one conductive electrode, the conductive electrode being provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit, the conductive electrode being connected to the transmission line, wherein the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit can be directly sewn, pasted or printed on the fabric layer, the hot melt adhesive film can be provided above or below ... The conductive electrodes of the adhesive film relative to the fabric layer are penetrated by holes. The conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit can be formed on the hot-melt adhesive film and then glued or sewn onto the fabric layer. When the electrical unit is formed above the fabric layer, the fabric layer has holes corresponding to the conductive electrodes. When the electrical unit is attached below the fabric layer, holes are provided in the fabric layer and the hot-melt adhesive film at locations corresponding to the conductive electrodes. At the same time, there is at least one hot-melt adhesive film below the electrical unit to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit. At the same time, the button is combined to connect the button to the top pin of the controller.

[0032] Thus, the connector of the present invention uses flexible conductive silicone circuit technology to balance the rigidity and flexibility of the universal connection module, effectively reducing the volume of the controller, improving the conductivity, and achieving multi-point connection in a small area, with the impedance of each connection point less than 0.7 ohms; at the same time, the radial distribution can facilitate the control connection line current to be concentrated for transmission, and the originally scattered multi-point sensing points are concentrated, which is beneficial for the controller structure to receive data and feel comfortable when wearing clothes, without causing discomfort when wearing clothes due to too many sensors attached to the clothes, and the material properties of the connector can facilitate human wearing activities and bending and stretching, and also have the characteristics of washing resistance.

[0033] Another method is a method for forming a multi-point connector using wireless connection, wherein the connector is wirelessly transmitted to a controller, the connector comprising at least one fabric layer, at least one hot-melt adhesive film, and at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or hot-melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least two conductive electrodes, each of which is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrodes are connected to the transmission lines. The conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit can be directly sewn, laminated, or printed on the fabric layer or hot-melt adhesive film. At least one hot-melt adhesive film is provided below the electrical unit to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit. The method includes wireless transmission between at least two conductive electrodes and two transmission lines within the same or different electrical units.

[0034] Finally, one important point needs to be mentioned: the structure of the conductive electrode that contacts the controller's ejector pin must prevent the ejector pin from being damaged. In other words, the height of the ejector pin should be lower than the button. For example, the thickness of the conductive electrode should be designed to be higher than the fabric or leather it is on. This electrode can be made of conductive rubber, conductive silicone, conductive sponge, conductive silicone, conductive plastic, conductive glue, conductive fabric, etc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional electrical wiring board and multiple control circuits.

[0036] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection.

[0037] FIG3 is a perspective exploded view of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which is formed by at least one button or wireless connection and has a multi-point connector.

[0038] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a method and article of the present invention that has at least one button or wireless connection to form a multi-point connector.

[0039] 5 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a second embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection.

[0040] 6 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a third embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection.

[0041] 7 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a fourth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0042] 8 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a fifth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection.

[0043] 9 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a sixth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0044] 10 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a seventh embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0045] 11 is an exploded perspective view of an eighth embodiment of a controller and connector of a method and article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection of the present invention.

[0046] 12 is an exploded perspective view of a ninth embodiment of a controller and connector of a method and article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection of the present invention.

[0047] 13 is a exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a tenth embodiment of a method and article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection of the present invention.

[0048] 14 is an exploded perspective view of an eleventh embodiment of a controller and a connector of a method and article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection of the present invention.

[0049] 15 is an exploded perspective view of a controller and a connector of a twelfth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0050] FIG16 is a schematic diagram (I) of the exploded three-dimensional action of the controller and connector of the thirteenth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection.

[0051] FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram (II) of the exploded three-dimensional action of the controller and connector of the thirteenth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0052] FIG18 is a schematic diagram (III) of the exploded three-dimensional action of the controller and connector of the thirteenth embodiment of the method and article of the present invention for forming a multi-point connector having at least one button or wireless connection.

[0053] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of the cutting die of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which has at least one button or wireless connection to form a multi-point connector (I).

[0054] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram (2) of the cutting die of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which is formed by at least one button or wireless connection and a multi-point connector.

[0055] Figure 21 is a plan view of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which has at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection.

[0056] Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the controller and connector of the method and article of the present invention, which has at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection.

[0057] Figure 23 is a fourteenth embodiment of the connector of the method and article of the present invention having at least one button or multi-point connector formed by wireless connection.

[0058] Figure 24 is a fifteenth embodiment of the connector of the method and article of the present invention having at least one button or multi-point connector formed by wireless connection.

[0059] Figure 25 is a sixteenth embodiment of the connector of the method and article of the present invention having at least one button or multi-point connector formed by wireless connection.

[0060] Description of the Figure Numbers.

[0061] Common knowledge: 1: electrical fabric; 2: sensor.

[0062] The present invention: 10: fabric layer; 11: first hole; 12: guide hole; 20: electrical unit; 20A: first electrical unit; 20B: second electrical unit; 20C: third electrical unit; 21: conductive electrode; 21A: spare conductive electrode; 22: second hole; 23: transmission line; 23A: transmission line; 30: hot melt adhesive film; 31: third hole; 32: fourth hole; 33: fifth hole; 40: fixture; 41: telescopic ejector pin; 42: container; 4 22: bevel; G: controller; G1: ejector pin; G2: magnetic buckle; G21: first slot; G22: receiving slot; G23: second slot; G24: slot seat; A: connector; A1: magnetic buckle; A11: support; N: button; N1: buckle post; B: bevel; X: carrier film; X1: outer frame; Z: outer fabric; P: polyester plastic; P1: hole position; P2: hole position; E: electronic component; E1: transmission line; 21a: conductive electrode; 23a: transmission line.

[0063] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings. References to "one embodiment," "an embodiment," "an exemplary embodiment," "some embodiments," etc. indicate that the described embodiment may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in conjunction with an embodiment, it is considered within the knowledge of those skilled in the art to affect that feature, structure, or characteristic in relation to other embodiments, whether or not explicitly described.

[0065] As used herein, the term "invention" or "present invention" is a non-limiting term and is not intended to refer to any single embodiment of a particular invention, but rather encompasses all possible embodiments described in this application.

[0066] To further illustrate the technical means and effects employed by the present invention to achieve its intended objectives, the clothing electronics product and method proposed herein are described in detail, supplemented by accompanying drawings and relatively preferred embodiments. Specific implementation methods, methods, procedures, structures, features, and effects are as follows.

[0067] To further illustrate the present invention, a preferred embodiment is listed below. Please refer to Figures 2 to 4, which are diagrams showing the method and article of the present invention having at least one button or wireless connection to form a multi-point connector.

[0068] The present invention has a connector A, which is provided with at least one button N, which is used to connect the pin G1 of the controller G. The connector A includes: at least one fabric layer 10, at least one hot melt adhesive film 30 and at least one electrical unit 20. The electrical unit 20 is formed on the fabric layer 10 or the hot melt adhesive film 30. The electrical unit 20 includes at least one conductive electrode 21. The conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23 to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode 21 is connected to the transmission line 23. The conductive electrode 21 and the transmission line 23 of the electrical unit 20 can be directly sewn, laminated or printed on the fabric layer 10. The hot melt adhesive film 30 can be provided above or below the fabric layer 10. The upper hot melt adhesive film 30 is penetrated by a third hole 31 corresponding to the button N at a position relative to the conductive electrode 21 of the fabric layer 10, and the distribution The electrical unit 20 has a plurality of fourth holes 32 within the hot-melt adhesive film 30, corresponding to the two sets of third and fourth holes 31. Each of the fourth holes 32 is provided with conductive electrodes 21 for providing electrical connection. The conductive electrodes 21 and transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit 20 can be formed on the hot-melt adhesive film 30 and then adhered or sewn to the fabric layer 10. When the electrical unit 20 is formed above the fabric layer 10, the fabric layer 10 has first holes 11 corresponding to the conductive electrodes 20. When the electrical unit 20 is attached below the fabric layer 10, the fabric layer 10 and the hot-melt adhesive film 30 have first holes 11 corresponding to the conductive electrodes 21. At the same time, at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 is provided below the electrical unit 20 to encapsulate the conductive electrodes 21 and transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit 20. The button N is then attached to the ejector pin G1 of the controller G.

[0069] In addition, the structure of the conductive electrode that contacts the controller's ejector pin must prevent the ejector pin from being damaged. In other words, the height of the ejector pin should be lower than the button. For example, the thickness of the conductive electrode should be designed to be higher than the fabric or leather it is on. This electrode can be made of conductive rubber, conductive silicone, conductive sponge, conductive silicone, conductive plastic, conductive glue, conductive fabric, etc.

[0070] When the number of conductive electrodes 21 in the electrical unit 20 is large, the fabric layer 10 and the hot-melt adhesive film 30 can be divided into multiple layers and distributed longitudinally to stagger some of the conductive electrodes 21. In this way, some of the conductive electrodes 21 are dispersed in the layered spaces of the fabric layer 10 (and) or each hot-melt adhesive film 30 in an overlapping manner. In this way, a large number of conductive electrodes 21 can be connected to the large number of ejector pins G1 of the controller G.

[0071] As shown in FIG5 , it is a second embodiment of the connector of the present invention. In this embodiment, the number of conductive electrodes is arranged in an overlapping manner with two layers of fabric 10 and three layers of PET hot melt adhesive film 30, so that the first electrical unit 20A and the second electrical unit 20B allow part of the conductive electrodes 21 to be dispersed in the layered space of the fabric layer 10 and each hot melt adhesive film 30. The bottom layer has only one hot melt adhesive film 30, and the next layer is a fabric layer 10. The fabric layer 10 has a first electrical unit 20A including two first holes 11. Below the two first holes 11 is a button N, and the bottom button N is completely encapsulated by the bottom layer of hot melt adhesive film 30. Three conductive electrodes 21 and a transmission line 23 are provided inside the fabric layer 10, and the next layer is a hot melt adhesive film 30. The hot-melt adhesive film 30 has three fourth holes 32 corresponding to the conductive electrodes 21 below. Third holes 31 corresponding to buttons are located on both sides of the three fourth holes 32. Above the hot-melt adhesive film 30 is a fabric layer 10. The fabric layer 10 has a second electrical unit 20B containing eight conductive electrodes 21 and a transmission line 23. A long slot-shaped guide hole 12 is formed in the middle to expose the three fourth holes 32 in the lower layer and the three conductive electrodes 21 in the lower layer. The conductive electrodes 21 of the first electrical unit 20A and the second electrical unit 20B are all insulated and separated by the second layer of hot-melt adhesive film 30. Finally, all conductive electrodes 21 are guided out of the first layer of hot-melt adhesive film 30. This most numerous fabric layer is the same layer that connects the transmission line to the external fabric. A long slot-shaped guide hole 12 is formed in the middle of this layer to expose the three fourth holes 32 of the lower layer and the three conductive electrodes 21 of the lower layer. The conductive electrodes 21 of the first electrical unit 20A and the second electrical unit 20B are all insulated and separated by the third layer of hot melt adhesive film 30. The fabric layer of the first electrical unit 20A can be replaced with a hot melt adhesive film, or the electrical unit can be directly attached, printed or coated on the upper or lower hot melt adhesive film. In this way, one fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film layer can be eliminated, and finally, all the conductive electrodes 21 are led out of the first layer of hot melt adhesive film 30. The following embodiments all follow the same principle.

[0072] Figure 6 shows a third embodiment of the connector according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the conductive electrodes are arranged in an overlapping pattern using three layers of fabric 10 and four layers of TPEE (polyether ester elastomer) hot-melt adhesive film 30. The fabric containing the largest number of electrical units 20A is directly connected to the transmission lines of the external fabric. The fabric of the remaining electrical units 20A can be replaced with hot-melt adhesive film, either directly applied, printed, or coated on the upper or lower hot-melt adhesive film 30, thus significantly reducing thickness. The first electrical unit 20A, the second electrical unit 20B, and the third electrical unit 20C allow part of the conductive electrode 21 to be dispersed in the layered space of each fabric layer 10 and each hot melt adhesive film 30, wherein the bottom layer has only one hot melt adhesive film 30, and the next layer is a fabric layer 10, the fabric layer 10 has a first electrical unit 20A including two first holes 11, and the buttons N are below the two first holes 11. The lower button N is completely encapsulated by the bottom layer of hot melt adhesive film 30, and a conductive electrode 21 and a transmission line 23 are provided inside the fabric layer 10; the next layer is a hot melt adhesive film 30, and the hot melt adhesive film 30 has a fourth hole 32 corresponding to the lower conductive electrode 21, and third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons are provided on both sides of the fourth hole 32; above the hot melt adhesive film 30 is a fabric layer 10, and the fabric layer 10 has a second electrical unit 20B including eight conductive electrodes 21 and a transmission line 23, forming a The square guide hole 12 is formed to expose the three conductive electrodes 21 of the lower layer and the fourth hole 32 of the lower layer. The uppermost layer is a hot-melt adhesive film 30. The hot-melt adhesive film 30 has a fourth hole 32 corresponding to the lower conductive electrode 21. The fourth hole 32 is flanked by third holes 31 corresponding to the button, forming a square fifth hole 33 in the middle. Above the hot-melt adhesive film 30 is a fabric layer 10. The fabric layer 10 has a third electrical unit 20C containing eighteen conductive electrodes 21 and a transmission line 23. A square guide hole 12 is formed in the middle to expose the three conductive electrodes 21 of the lower layer and the fourth hole 32 of the lower layer. The conductive electrodes 21 of the first electrical unit 20A, the second electrical unit 20B, and the third electrical unit 20C are insulated and separated by the third and fifth layers of hot-melt adhesive film 30. Finally, all the conductive electrodes 21 are guided out of the first layer of hot-melt adhesive film 30 and then fastened together by the button.

[0073] As shown in Figure 7, it is a fourth embodiment of the connector of the present invention, which is a fabric layer 10 on the top layer, and each hot melt adhesive film 30 and the electrical unit 20 are pasted from bottom to top. The top layer is a fabric layer 10, and the fabric layer 10 is provided with two first holes 11 corresponding to the buttons. The two first holes 11 are respectively provided with buttons N, and a long slot-shaped guide hole 12 is provided in the center. A hot melt adhesive film 30 is provided on the lower layer. The hot melt adhesive film 30 is provided with two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N and a long slot-shaped fourth hole 32 in the center; the lower layer is a polyester plastic P with holes P1 on both sides and a hole P2 in the center. The lower layer has a hot melt adhesive film 30 of the same shape as the upper layer to increase the thickness to cooperate with the ejector pin G1 for conduction. The two hot melt adhesive films 30 have two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N and a fourth hole corresponding to the guide hole 12. 32, and an electrical unit 20 is provided on the lower layer. In this embodiment, the electrical unit 20 is in the form of a layered entity. The electrical unit 20 can be made by a die-cutting method, wherein the electrical unit 20 has at least one conductive electrode 21, wherein two conductive electrodes 21 corresponding to the buttons N are provided with a second hole 22, and the remaining conductive electrodes 21 do not have a hole, and each conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23; the lower layer is a hot melt adhesive film 30, and the lower layer is a polyester plastic P with holes P1 on both sides and a hole P2 in the center to increase the thickness to cooperate with the ejector pin G1 for conduction. The two hot melt adhesive films 30 have two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N. The lower layer is an insulating hot melt adhesive film 30, which can be replaced by insulating cloth. Finally, the bottom is sequentially penetrated upward by two buttons N and fastened to the button N on the top.

[0074] As shown in Figure 8, it is a fifth embodiment of the connector of the present invention, which is a fabric layer 10 on the top layer, and each hot melt adhesive film 30 and the electrical unit 20 are attached from bottom to top. Another variation of the structural design, wherein the top layer is a fabric layer 10, the fabric layer 10 is provided with two first holes 11 corresponding to the buttons, the two first holes 11 are respectively provided with buttons N, and a long slot-shaped guide hole 12 is provided in the center, and a hot melt adhesive film 30 is provided on the lower layer. The hot melt adhesive film 30 is provided with two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N, and a long slot-shaped guide hole 12 is provided in the center. A long slot-shaped fourth hole 32; the next lower layer is a polyester plastic P, with holes P1 on both sides and a hole P2 in the center. The next lower layer is a hot melt adhesive film 30, which increases the thickness to match the ejector pin G1. The two hot melt adhesive films 30 have two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N and a fourth hole 32 corresponding to the guide hole 12. The next lower layer is an electrical unit 20. In this embodiment, the electrical unit 20 is a non-physical printed type, so that the electrical unit 20 is printed on the bottom surface of the upper hot melt adhesive film 30. The electrical unit 20 has at least one conductive electrode 21, wherein two conductive electrodes 21 corresponding to the buttons N are provided with a second hole 22, and the remaining conductive electrodes 21 do not have a hole, and each conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23; the lower layer is a smaller second electrical unit 20A, which is also a non-physical printed type, wherein the second electrical unit 20A corresponds to the conductive electrode 21 of the button N and has a second hole 22, and each conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23. Line 23, the electrical unit 20 is added with a second electrical unit 20A to increase the thickness to accommodate the conduction of the ejector pin G1; the next lower layer has a PET hot melt adhesive film 30, so that the second electrical unit 20A can be printed on the top surface of the PET hot melt adhesive film 30. The hot melt adhesive film 30 has two third holes 31 corresponding to the buttons N. The next lower layer is composed of two buttons N that pass through upward in sequence and fasten to the top button N. The next lower layer is provided with an insulating hot melt adhesive film 30 to completely encapsulate the lower button N and the connector structure above.

[0075] As shown in FIG9 , a sixth embodiment of the connector of the present invention is shown, wherein a fabric layer 10 is provided at the bottom, and the fabric layer 10 is provided with two second holes 22 corresponding to the buttons, and a button N is provided below the two second holes 22. The button N and the bottom of the fabric layer 10 are completely encapsulated by a hot melt adhesive film 30. Nine conductive electrodes 21 arranged in a nine-square grid are provided between the two second holes 22 of the fabric layer 10, wherein the three conductive electrodes in the middle row are defined as spare conductive electrodes 21A. The spare conductive electrodes 21A are not provided with a transmission line 23, while the remaining conductive electrodes 21 are provided with a transmission line 23; a hot melt adhesive film 30 is provided on the upper layer. The hot melt adhesive film 30 is positioned in a closed, compartmentalized manner corresponding to the spare conductive electrodes 21A of the fabric layer 10, but has corresponding third holes 31 corresponding to the remaining conductive electrodes 21 of the fabric layer 10. Three point-shaped conductive electrodes 21 are further layered on the hot melt adhesive film 30 at positions corresponding to the spare conductive electrodes 21A. The three conductive electrodes 21 each correspond to the three spare conductive electrodes 21A. The three spare conductive electrodes 21A prevent the ejector pin G1 of the controller G from penetrating the three point-shaped conductive electrodes 21 on the hot melt adhesive film 30. The spare conductive electrodes 21A enable the transmission function to be retained even when the ejector pin G1 penetrates.

[0076] FIG10 shows a seventh embodiment of a connector according to the present invention, wherein the at least one fabric layer 10, the at least one electrical unit 20, and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 of the connector A can be positioned and bonded using a jig 40 during mass production. When the at least one fabric layer 10, the at least one electrical unit 20, and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 have first holes 11 and third holes 31 in the form of two conductive electrodes 21, the jig 40 is provided with retractable pins 41 corresponding to the first holes 11 and third holes 31. This allows the at least one fabric layer 10, the at least one electrical unit 20, and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 to be positioned and bonded sequentially to form a connector A.

[0077] As shown in FIG. 11 , which is an eighth embodiment of the connector of the present invention, when at least one fabric layer 10 , at least one electrical unit 20 , and at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 have corresponding perimeters, the jig is provided with a receiving groove 42 corresponding to the at least one fabric layer 10 , at least one electrical unit 20 , and at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 , so that the perimeters of the at least one fabric layer 10 , at least one electrical unit 20 , and at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 are positioned in accordance with the receiving groove 42 , and are sequentially bonded together to form a connector A.

[0078] As shown in FIG12 , a ninth embodiment of the connector of the present invention is shown, in which the electrical unit 20 and the connector A only have a first hole 11 in the form of a conductive electrode 21 . The cross-sections of the electrical unit 20 and the first hole 11 and the third hole 31 of the connector A are asymmetrical, such as a trapezoidal, semicircular, or arched bridge shape. In this embodiment, they are trapezoidal, and the button N corresponding to the first hole 11 and the third hole 31 is also a trapezoidal button post N1 that can pass through them.

[0079] As shown in FIG13 , the tenth embodiment of the connector of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, when the electrical unit 20 and the connector A only have a first hole 11 in the form of a conductive electrode 21, the cross-sections of the electrical unit 20 and the first hole 11 and the third hole 31 of the connector A are asymmetrical, such as trapezoidal, semicircular, or arched bridge. In this embodiment, they are semicircular, and the button N corresponding to the first hole 11 and the third hole 31 is also a semicircular button post N1 that can pass through them.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 14 , which is the eleventh embodiment of the connector of the present invention, when at least one fabric layer 10 , at least one electrical unit 20 , and at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 are trapezoidal first holes 11 and third holes 31 having a conductive electrode 21 , the jig 40 is provided with an asymmetric retractable ejector pin 41 corresponding to the trapezoidal hole.

[0081] As shown in FIG. 15 , a twelfth embodiment of the connector of the present invention is shown. When the at least one fabric layer 10 , the at least one electrical unit 20 , and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 have a first hole 11 and a third hole 31 in the form of a conductive electrode 21 , the jig 40 is provided with a bevel 422 corresponding to the at least one fabric layer 10 , the at least one electrical unit 20 , and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 . Furthermore, the at least one fabric layer 10 , the at least one electrical unit 20 , and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 are also provided with a bevel B corresponding to the bevel 422 . The bevel prevents the at least one fabric layer 10 , the at least one electrical unit 20 , and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 from rotating and keeps them firmly in place. Furthermore, the periphery of the at least one fabric layer 10 , the at least one electrical unit 20 , and the at least one hot-melt adhesive film 30 are positioned in alignment with the groove 42 , and are sequentially bonded together to form a connector A.

[0082] As shown in Figures 16 to 18, it is the thirteenth embodiment of the connector of the present invention, wherein the button N can be replaced by a magnetic buckle, a pillar A11 is provided at one end of the connector A, and a magnetic buckle A1 is provided on the pillar A11. The controller G is relatively concave to form a receiving groove G22, and a first groove G21 and a second groove G23 are formed inside the receiving groove G22. A groove seat G24 is formed on the relative plane above the second groove G23, and a magnetic buckle G2 is provided below the second groove G23. The connector A and the controller G will attract each other and be fixed, but the controller G and the connector A can be easily separated due to external force. Therefore, there is a gap between the controller G and the magnetic buckle G2. The slide structure can be symmetrical. Connector A, due to its support A11, is elevated above the fabric layer 10, creating a gap between the magnetic buckle A1 and connector A. The magnetic buckle G2 of controller G, however, is sunken into controller G. A second slot G23 is located above magnetic buckle G2 of controller G. Controller G, magnetic buckle G2 of connector A, and magnetic buckle A1 are not located at the same position. Therefore, when magnetic buckle A1 of connector A and magnetic buckle G2 of controller G attract each other, a slippage phenomenon occurs, causing magnetic buckle A1 to slide from the first slot G21 to the second slot G23 and magnetically engage with magnetic buckle G2, magnetically securing the two. A hollow magnetic buckle can also be constructed, with one or more magnetic pins positioned within the hollow space. This creates a multi-point connector, where the button on the fabric is a magnetic buckle. The magnetic buckle is hollow, with at least one electrode in the middle, corresponding to the controller's magnetic buckle, which is also hollow and contains magnetic pins corresponding to the fabric electrodes, creating a magnetic connection.

[0083] At the same time, a first slot G21 is formed inside the receiving groove G22, at which a magnet with opposite polarity to the magnetic ejector is constructed. In this way, when the hollow magnetic buckle approaches, the magnetic ejector will be repelled by the magnetism and shrink, thus protecting the ejector.

[0084] In addition, two magnetic buckles with opposite polarities can be used on the controller and the fabric, that is, the two magnetic buckles on the controller and the fabric have reverse magnetic attraction effects.

[0085] By using these different magnetic methods, we can know that when the controller is placed in the right direction, it will attract each other, while when it is placed in the wrong direction, it will repel each other. This allows users to place it in the correct position.

[0086] At the same time, the same controller can also measure different places. For example, it is positive on clothes, but it needs to be reversed on pants to attract each other. In this way, the controller can use the magnetic direction to activate different sensing systems.

[0087] Similarly, placing controllers on the top, bottom, left, and right of clothes can also distinguish different positions of measurement, thus making the controller a multifunctional effect.

[0088] The electrode or transmission line has a coil structure, so that the controller can be positioned and the fabric connector can also produce electromagnetic induction effects.

[0089] Alternatively, you can use a magnetic buckle with no magnetic direction or a material where one of the controller and the connector is attracted to a magnet, such as iron.

[0090] FIG19 is a schematic diagram of a die cutter (1) of the present invention, wherein the conductive electrodes 21 and transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit 20 can be cut and formed by a die cutter. The forming method is to attach a conductive fabric to a carrier film X or a transfer film, and then use a laser to cut the conductive fabric through the die cutter. The laser power must be adjusted to a low power so that the laser only cuts the conductive fabric and does not cut the carrier film X or the transfer film, thereby forming the electrical unit 20 having a layered sheet shape.

[0091] As shown in FIG20 , which is a schematic diagram of the cutting die of the present invention (II), another method is that the conductive cloth does not need to be attached with a carrier film and a transfer film, but the cutting die must be provided with an outer frame X1. After the conductive cloth is cut and formed, it has the shape of the outer frame X1. After the conductive cloth is attached to the cloth layer or the hot melt adhesive film, the outer frame X1 is cut to form the electrical unit 20 having the shape of a layered sheet.

[0092] Figure 21 is a schematic plan view of the electrical unit 20 of connector A. Figure 22 shows a schematic diagram of the transmission line 23 of connector A's electrical unit 20 connecting to the external fabric Z in a radiating fashion. This is used in textiles such as clothing, socks, shoes, hats, gloves, etc. In this embodiment, the connection is to clothing. The upper and lower layers of PET hot-melt adhesive film 30 in Figure 4 can be free of holes and buttons. This allows for different electronic components to connect between each conductive electrode, creating a circuit board, with a radiating design extending outwards towards the fabric. This allows for circuit boards to be connected at various locations throughout the fabric, enabling direct processing of sensing at various locations throughout the garment. This makes it easier to distribute circuit boards with different functions throughout the fabric. The data is then transmitted to an integration center, such as the 25 conductive electrode points in Figure 6, completing the electronicization of the entire fabric. If an external battery or charger interface is needed, a button or other type of connector will be needed to connect to the outside world. In this case, there is no need for a thimble. If wireless charging is used, it is even better. As long as the clothes are hung on a hanger or in a cabinet, they can be directly charged with the outside world. Another feature is the three-dimensional multi-layer board. We can have an electronic component in the upper and lower conductive electrode contacts. This is not just the original US11006557B2 patent application method of connecting two layers of boards with transmission lines. Now there is an electronic component between the upper and lower conductive electrodes, such as two parallel capacitor elements, just like the upper and lower conductive inks in Figure 8 have a conductive electrode fixed at a distance from the lower conductive electrode. If the distance between the two conductive electrodes is variable, this is a variable capacitance sensing element. This capacitance sensing element can be used as a tension or pressure sensor. By the same token, the conductive electrodes themselves are parallel versions of two upper and lower capacitors. For example, in the conductive electrode 21 in Figure 9, the PET hot melt film in the middle should be made of an elastic material. Alternatively, the upper conductive electrode can be wound into a circle or other shape, while the lower conductive electrode can be made of a magnetic, electromagnetic, or magnetic material, such as a magnet. This can generate electromagnetic induction. When a force is applied, an induced electromotive force is generated. If this conductor is closed into a loop, this electromotive force drives electrons to flow, forming an induced current. Of course, the inductor element can also be directly connected to the upper and lower conductive electrodes, or between two nearby conductive electrodes on the same layer.Similarly, if the conductive electrode sheet under the magnetic buckle is a coil of yarn, it will also generate an inductive electrodynamic function when subjected to force, thus enabling it to be used as a switch for fabrics such as clothing and pants, as the directions of the buttoning and unbuttoning controllers are opposite. Similarly, if there is magnetic material inside the button or thimble, the conductive electrode below can be expected to react differently when buttoning or unbuttoning. In other words, each conductive electrode sheet and its connected fabric transmission line transmit information to different sensors on the fabric and electromagnetically charge it. We can achieve inductive coupling for wireless power transmission at the conductive electrode or transmission line. For example, the upper and lower conductive electrodes can be sewn into fabric or PET hot melt film with coils to achieve wireless power transmission. Alternatively, the inductor can be screen-printed onto the fabric or PET hot melt film. Previously, US Patent No. 8,331,097B2 mentioned inductive coupling between the first and second conductive regions. The state of inductive coupling is suitable for being changed by external force. The conductive material can be a magnetic material or an electromagnetic material. We create an inductive coupling between the layers of the connector's multilayer structure, allowing for wireless connections between layers and to other connectors. Magnetic or electromagnetic materials can also generate currents, allowing for external forces to alter the induced current. Conductive electrodes can be placed on the fabric at various joints, such as the elbow. This allows for the angle and speed of elbow bending to be measured and transmitted to a processor. The upper and lower conductive electrodes create a posture sensor that can be recognized. If applied to socks, insoles, or shoe soles, gait analysis can also be performed. If magnetic material is placed near the coil, it can generate an induced current to transmit information, allowing for the transmission of joint posture and gait analysis without batteries. Another example is where the conductive electrode sheet itself serves as a sensing element. Leveraging the previously mentioned patent US10376155B2, data from the interaction between each body part and the conductive electrode can be transmitted to a microprocessor, enabling the measurement of posture, gait, and humidity. Furthermore, the interaction between external objects or people and the fabric can be detected, meaning the conductive electrodes act as touch sensors and can also detect physiological changes in that area.In the patent US11311197B2, a method of connecting information by buttoning is used. We can make the button with magnetic or electromagnetic material, and make the button hole into the shape of an induction coil. In this way, when the button is buttoned or opened, an induced electric current will be generated. In this way, the sensor message can be sent or the processor function can be started and shut down, that is, there is an automatic startup and shutdown effect. Similarly, a magnetic buckle, buttons and thimbles made of magnetic or electromagnetic materials mentioned above, as long as there are similar structures on various controller connectors, can produce the same effect, which eliminates the need to turn the controller on or off. The magnetic thimble also has a function. The controller generates an induced current during the interaction between the controller and the connector due to human behavior, so there is no need for batteries, and it can also be used to transmit nearby information to a remote mobile phone.

[0093] FIG23 shows the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention. The conductive electrodes 21 and transmission lines 23 included in the electrical unit 20 on the fabric layer 10 have no holes or buttons, and the upper and lower hot-melt adhesive films 30 also have no holes. At least one electronic component E is located within the conductive electrode 21, electrically coupling the transmission line E1 to each conductive electrode 21. The multi-point connector can be buttonless and designed for wireless charging or information transmission.

[0094] FIG24 shows the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention. The electrical unit 20 is a non-physical printed form, printed on the bottom surface of a hot-melt adhesive film 30. The electrical unit 20 comprises at least one conductive electrode 21, which lacks buttons or holes in this embodiment. The remaining conductive electrodes 21 also lack holes, and each conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23. Below this is a smaller second electrical unit 20A, also non-physical, printed. Each conductive electrode 21 is provided with a transmission line 23. A hot-melt adhesive film 30 is further provided below this, allowing the second electrical unit 20A to be printed on the top surface of the hot-melt adhesive film 30. The multi-point connector can be buttonless, enabling wireless charging or data transmission. Furthermore, the conductive electrodes 21 and transmission lines 23 between the electrical units 20 and 20A can be connected via electronic components E via transmission lines E1.

[0095] As shown in Figure 25, this is the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention, in which a button or thimble contains magnetic material, such as a magnetic button and a magnetic thimble, and the conductive electrode 21a or transmission line 23a below is wound into a coil shape. In this way, when the controller is buttoned or removed, the conductive electrode below will have different current responses, that is, each conductive electrode 21 below and the cloth transmission line 23 connected to it transmit information to different sensors on the cloth or charge the battery of the cloth or transmit information.

[0096] Of course, the electrodes and transmission lines can also be changed into any form, such as an antenna.

[0097] In short, wireless transmission includes the following situations.

[0098] 1. Radio communication and microwave communication require an antenna.

[0099] An antenna is a device used to transmit or receive radio waves. In engineering, an antenna acts as a medium between the movement of electrons within a conductor and the propagating radio waves. During transmission, a transmitter applies an electric current to the antenna. The applied time-varying voltage or current generates a radiated electromagnetic field, converting the current's energy into radio waves. During reception, the electric field induces a time-varying current within the antenna and a time-varying voltage at its terminals. This generated signal, after processing, can be observed or heard by the receiver.

[0100] A radio transmitter is a device that uses an antenna to send radio waves. A radio transmitter generates an alternating current that acts on the antenna. The antenna then generates radio waves and transmits them into space. Radio transmitters are widely used in various devices that use radio for communication. Common applications include mobile phones, wireless local area networks, Bluetooth, and walkie-talkies.

[0101] Antennas, as essential components for radiating and receiving wireless signals, play a key role in wireless communications. For example, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are often abbreviated in English. A PCB antenna is simply a trace printed on the PCB. This trace can be drawn in a straight line, an inverted F-shape, a serpentine, or a circular pattern. A trace with a length of one-quarter wavelength essentially forms an antenna, radiating or receiving electrical signals.

[0102] We put the PCB on hot melt film or cloth instead.

[0103] The antenna length must be one-quarter the free-space wavelength of the transmitted signal to achieve maximum transmit and receive conversion efficiency and produce optimal input impedance. The free-space wavelength of a 2.45GHz signal is 122.45mm, so the corresponding antenna length is approximately 30.6mm, which is the length of the inverted-F portion (L) of the PCB antenna.

[0104] In addition to the inverted-F section of the serpentine trace, a PCB antenna with a serpentine trace also requires a good ground plane for signal radiation and reception. The ground plane length requirement, like the serpentine trace, is one-quarter the free-space wavelength of the transmitted signal, or 30.6mm.

[0105] 2. Optical communications

[0106] Use visible light or infrared light, such as infrared communication.

[0107] Fiber optics are currently the most common optical communication technology, primarily using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser diodes (LDs) as transmitters, with infrared light being the primary wavelength transmitted through optical fibers.

[0108] 3. Electromagnetic induction.

[0109] Electromagnetic induction is primarily used in low-energy, short-range applications, such as short-range RFID tags. Specifically, RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and NFC stands for Near Field Communication (NFC).

[0110] RFID is the foundation of NFC. Both are wireless communication methods, but the key difference is that RFID cannot enable two electronic devices to communicate with each other, while NFC can. RFID's electronic tag only allows the reader to identify the ID card, which is then modified by the backend. NFC, on the other hand, integrates the electronic tag and reader into one, enabling two electronic devices to read each other and exchange data through proximity sensing, without the need for pairing.

[0111] Preferably, the conductive electrode 21 can be connected to a transmission line 23 to be grounded.

[0112] Preferably, an insulating material, such as a hot melt adhesive film 30 , is disposed between the upper and lower layers of the conductive electrode 21 and the transmission line 23 of the electrical unit 20 .

[0113] Preferably, the conductive electrodes 21 and the transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit can be used to detect the characteristics of the aforementioned components or the package insulation through colored or colorless liquids.

[0114] Preferably, the hot melt adhesive film 30 can be replaced by insulating plastic hot melt adhesive film, fabric, oil-proof paper, rubber, silicone, thermosetting polymer, thermoplastic (thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic) or glass fiber cloth.

[0115] Preferably, the connector A can not only be connected to the controller G for transmission, but also be connected to a sensor or other electronic components for transmission.

[0116] Preferably, a conductive material may be disposed under the electrical unit 20 , and an insulating material may be layered between the conductive material and the electrical unit to generate electromagnetic shielding.

[0117] Preferably, the button N, the conductive electrodes of the electrical unit 20 and the transmission line can be tested for characteristics of the aforementioned components or package insulation through colored or colorless liquids.

[0118] Preferably, the electrical unit 20 can use an electronic device to measure whether each contact is in good contact, and whether the contact between an electronic component and the connector changes under the influence of the following factors, such as: external force adjusting the contact between the electronic component and one of the transmission lines, or external force adjusting the contact between the electronic component and another electronic component or between two transmission lines.

[0119] Preferably, the conductive electrode 21 of the electrical unit 20 is further provided with a spare transmission line to connect with the transmission line of the fabric layer 10 .

[0120] Preferably, the conductive electrode or transmission line of the electrical unit can serve as an antenna.

[0121] Preferably, the transmission line 23 of the electrical unit 20 can be selected from a pair of leads, parallel multi-conductors, coaxial lines, strip lines, single-core lines, multi-core or multi-strand lines, conductive paste, conductive fabric, tape, stainless steel wire, conductive wire, silver fiber, conductive paint, conductive polymer material, encapsulated conductive wire, enameled wire; in addition, the transmission line material can be made of metal fibers of copper, gold, silver, titanium, nickel, aluminum, iron, stainless steel or nickel alloy, or made of non-conductive fibers embedded or coated with conductive materials including conductive carbon and nickel; or wherein at least one of the transmission lines is covered with an insulator.

[0122] Preferably, the material of the at least one hot melt adhesive film 30 can be selected from: polyamide hot melt adhesive film (PA), polyester hot melt adhesive film (PET), polyurethane hot melt adhesive film (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyolefin hot melt adhesive film (PO), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film (EVA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene octene co-elastomer (POE), polyester (PES), polyether ester elastomer (TPEE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE).

[0123] Preferably, the hot melt adhesive film 30 is made of the following materials: polyamide hot melt adhesive film (PA), polyester hot melt adhesive film (PET), polyurethane hot melt adhesive film (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyolefin hot melt adhesive film (PO), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film (EVA), polyether ester elastomer (TPEE), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene octene co-elastomer (POE), polyester (PES), polyether ester elastomer (TPEE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), thermosetting polymer (Thermosetting polymer), thermoplastic plastic (thermoplastic, orthermosoftening plastic), plastic film, cloth, paper, rubber, silicone or glass fiber cloth, wherein the lamination method can be by roller lamination method, lithographic lamination method and hot melt adhesive coating processing method.

[0124] Preferably, the electrical unit 20 can be pre-coated on an adhesive film, a release film or a release film substrate, and the electrical unit can be transferred and attached to the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film through the adhesive film, the release film or the release film substrate, and then separated.

[0125] Preferably, the electrical unit 20 can be covered on the fabric layer 10 or the hot melt adhesive film 30 by sewing, printing, screen printing or gluing, and the electrical unit 20 can be encapsulated by ultrasonic waves or electromagnetic waves.

[0126] Preferably, the connector A may be made of magnetic conductive material to prevent electromagnetic interference.

[0127] Preferably, the electrical unit 20 can be coated on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film by glue or adhesive.

[0128] Preferably, the material of the fabric layer 10 can be leather, rubber products, silicone, sponge, metal materials, plastic and packaging bags containing liquid or gas.

[0129] Preferably, a conductive wire is provided on the conductive electrode 21 or the transmission line 23 of the electrical unit 20 to provide shielding against electromagnetic interference.

[0130] Preferably, the electrical unit 20 can be fixed on the fabric layer and the hot melt adhesive film by using a soldering iron, a bonding machine, a press, an oven, a mold, ultrasonic heating or electromagnetic induction heating.

[0131] Preferably, before the conductive electrodes 21 and the transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit 20 are sewn, printed or adhered to the fabric layer 10 or the hot melt adhesive film 30, the wiring and layout positions of the conductive electrodes 21 and the transmission lines 23 of the electrical unit 20 are first printed or inkjetted on the fabric layer 10 or the hot melt adhesive film 30.

[0132] Preferably, the conductive electrode 21 of the electrical unit 20 can be conductive rubber, conductive silicone, conductive sponge, conductive silicone, conductive plastic, conductive rubber, conductive cloth, conductive wire, magnetic material, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

[0133] Preferably, the bottom layer of the connector A can be layered with a hot melt adhesive film 30 to encapsulate all components including the button N.

[0134] Preferably, the ejector pin G1 of the controller G can be replaced with a conductive material or a magnetic buckle.

[0135] Preferably, the conductive material of the controller G can be conductive rubber, conductive silicone, conductive sponge, conductive silicone, conductive plastic, conductive glue, conductive cloth, conductive wire, magnetic material, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

[0136] Preferably, the two conductive electrodes and the transmission line are in electrical units of different layers, and the two electrical units are connected by at least one electronic component to form a double-layer circuit board.

[0137] Preferably, the multi-point connectors can all be buttons or other connectors for connecting to external battery or charger ports. Each conductive electrode and its transmission line can be connected to different electronic components to create a circuit board, with a structure that radiates outward from the fabric. This allows the entire fabric to have circuit boards connected at different locations, allowing sensing at different locations on the garment fabric to be directly processed within a similar area.

[0138] Preferably, the multi-point connectors may not have buttons but may be wirelessly charged.

[0139] Preferably, the upper button is a magnetic button, and similarly, the conductive electrode or its transmission line below the magnetic button is in the form of a coil, so that when subjected to external force, it can also generate an induced electromotive force and generate an induced current.

[0140] Preferably, the button or thimble contains magnetic material, and the conductive electrode or transmission line below is wound into a coil shape, so that the conductive electrode below will have different current responses when the controller is buttoned or removed. That is, each conductive electrode piece below and the cloth transmission line connected to it transmit information to different sensors on the cloth or charge the battery of the cloth.

[0141] Preferably, the magnetic pin has another function. When the controller interacts with the connector due to human behavior, the spring of the magnetic pin vibrates up and down, generating an induced current. This eliminates the need for batteries and can also be used to transmit nearby information to a remote receiver, such as a mobile phone.

[0142] Preferably, the buttons have magnetic or electromagnetic materials and the buttonholes have coil structures, so that the system can be automatically opened or closed. Similarly, any connector with magnetic or electromagnetic materials and the corresponding connector with coil structures can produce the same automatic start-up or shutdown function.

[0143] Thus, the connector A of the present invention uses flexible conductive silicone circuit technology to balance the rigidity and flexibility of the universal connection module, effectively reducing the volume of the controller, improving the conductivity, and achieving multi-point connection in a small area, with the impedance of each connection point less than 0.7 ohms; at the same time, the radial distribution can facilitate the control connection line current to be concentrated for transmission, and the originally scattered multi-point sensing points are concentrated, which is beneficial for the controller structure to receive data and feel comfortable when wearing clothes, without causing discomfort when wearing clothes due to too many sensors attached to the clothes, and the material properties of the connector can facilitate human wearing activities and bending and stretching, and also have the characteristics of washing resistance.

[0144] Another method is a method for forming a multi-point connector using wireless connection, wherein the connector is wirelessly transmitted to a controller, the connector comprising at least one fabric layer, at least one hot-melt adhesive film, and at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or hot-melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least two conductive electrodes, each of which is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrodes are connected to the transmission lines. The conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit can be directly sewn, laminated, or printed on the fabric layer or hot-melt adhesive film. At least one hot-melt adhesive film is provided below the electrical unit to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit. The method includes wireless transmission between at least two conductive electrodes and two transmission lines within the same or different electrical units.

[0145] Finally, one important point needs to be mentioned: the structure of the conductive electrode that contacts the controller's ejector pin must prevent the ejector pin from being damaged. In other words, the height of the ejector pin should be lower than the button. For example, the thickness of the conductive electrode should be designed to be higher than the fabric or leather it is on. This electrode can be made of conductive rubber, conductive silicone, conductive sponge, conductive silicone, conductive plastic, conductive glue, conductive fabric, etc.

[0146] As a side note, the upper and lower layers of PET hot-melt adhesive film 30 in Figure 4 can be free of holes and buttons. This allows for different electronic components to connect between each conductive electrode, creating a circuit board, with a design that radiates outward from the fabric. This allows for circuit boards to be connected at various locations throughout the fabric, enabling direct processing of sensing at various locations throughout the garment. This makes it easier to distribute circuit boards throughout the garment, providing diverse functions. This information is then transmitted to an integration center, such as the 25 conductive electrode points shown in Figure 6, completing the electronicization of the entire fabric. If an external battery or charger interface is required, a button or other type of connector will be needed to connect to the outside world. In this case, there is no need for a thimble. If wireless charging is used, this is even better. As long as the clothes are hung on a hanger or in a cabinet, they can be directly charged from the outside world. Another feature is the three-dimensional multi-layer version. We can have an electrical unit between the upper and lower conductive electrodes. This is not just the original US11006557B2 patent application method of connecting two layers of plates with transmission lines. Now there is an electrical unit between the upper and lower conductive electrodes, such as two parallel capacitor elements, just like the upper and lower printed electrical units in Figure 8, where one conductive electrode is fixed at a distance from the lower conductive electrode. If the distance between the two conductive electrodes is variable, this is a variable capacitance sensing element. This capacitance sensing element can be used as a tension or pressure sensor. By the same token, the conductive electrodes themselves are parallel versions of two upper and lower capacitors. For example, in the conductive electrode 21 of Figure 9, the middle PET hot melt adhesive film 30 should be made of an elastic material. The same principle applies. Alternatively, the upper conductive electrode can be wound into a circle or other shape, while the lower conductive electrode is a magnetically conductive material, such as a magnet. This can generate electromagnetic induction. When a force is applied, an induced electromotive force is generated. If this conductor is closed into a circuit, this electromotive force drives electrons to flow, forming an induced current. Of course, the electrical unit can also be directly connected to the upper and lower conductive electrodes, or between two adjacent conductive electrodes on the same layer. Similarly, if the conductive electrode sheet under the magnetic buckle is a coil of yarn, it will also generate an induced electromotive force when subjected to external force. This can be used as a switch for clothing, pants, and other fabrics, because the directions for attaching and removing the controller are opposite. Similarly, if a button or thimble contains magnetic material, the lower conductive electrode can react differently when the buckle is attached or removed. In other words, each lower conductive electrode's connected fabric transmission line transmits information to different sensors on the fabric and electromagnetically charges it. We can perform inductive coupling for wireless power transmission at the conductive electrodes or transmission lines. For example, we can sew the upper and lower conductive electrodes into the fabric or PET hot melt adhesive film with coils to achieve wireless power transmission. We can also screen-print the inductor onto the fabric or PET hot melt adhesive film.US8331097B2 previously mentioned inductive coupling between a first conductive region and a second conductive region. The inductive coupling state is adapted to be altered by external force, and the conductive material can be magnetic or electromagnetic. We are implementing inductive coupling between the layers of the connector's multilayer structure. This allows for wireless connection between layers and also allows for wireless connection to another connector. The presence of magnetic or electromagnetic materials can generate an electric current, adapted to be altered by external force. Conductive electrodes can be placed on the fabric at various joints, such as the elbow. This allows for the angle and speed of elbow bend to be measured and transmitted to a processor. The upper and lower conductive electrodes create a posture sensor that can be recognized. If applied to socks, insoles, or shoe soles, gait analysis can also be performed. If magnetic material is placed near the coil, an induced current is generated to transmit information, enabling the transmission of joint posture and gait analysis even without batteries. Another example is that the conductive electrode itself is a sensing element. Leveraging the previous patent US10376155B2, data on the interaction between each body part and the conductive electrode can be transmitted to a microprocessor, enabling the measurement of posture, gait, and humidity. Furthermore, the interaction between external objects or people and fabric can be measured, meaning that the conductive electrode acts as a touch sensor, also capable of detecting physiological changes in that area. The magnetic pin also has another function: the controller generates an induced current during the interaction between the controller and the connector caused by human behavior, eliminating the need for batteries and allowing it to transmit nearby information to a remote mobile phone.

[0147] The description of the present invention and other technical contents, features, and effects will be clearly presented in the detailed description of the relatively preferred embodiments shown in the reference scheme. Through the description of the specific implementation method, a deeper and more specific understanding of the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose can be obtained. However, the supplementary description is for reference and explanation only and is not intended to limit the present invention.

[0148] Once again, magnets are not necessarily conductive. Magnets include: strong neodymium iron boron magnets, permanent ferrite magnets, samarium cobalt magnets, alnico magnets, and iron chromium cobalt magnets. Ferrite magnets are non-conductive, while the remaining four types of magnets can conduct electricity, but the conductivity is determined by the components of each magnet.

[0149] Utilizing previously disclosed U.S. Patent No. 10376155B2, a method and system for generating physiological signals using a fabric capacitive sensor is disclosed. The system comprises a fabric, at least one conductive region disposed on the fabric, and a signal circuit; a capacitive sensor formed between the fabric and a human body; and a resistor R, a capacitor C, an inductor L, an operational amplifier, a diode, a Schmitt trigger, a CMOS, a transistor, or an IC forming a charging or discharging circuit, connected to the fabric capacitive sensor to change the signal range frequency, period, voltage, or current. When force, pressure, tension, twisting, or tension is applied between the human body and the fabric, the capacitance changes, the circuit generates a signal, and the system receives the change in capacitance between the conductive fabric and the human body. This change is represented by a change in frequency, period, voltage, or current.

[0150] This allows data on the interaction between each body part and the conductive electrodes to be transmitted to a microprocessor, enabling the measurement of posture, gait, and humidity. It also measures the interaction between external objects or people and fabrics. This means the conductive electrodes act as touch sensors, simultaneously detecting physiological changes in that area.

[0151] When the second layer of electrical units below the connector contains magnetic materials such as magnets, it can generate induced current to transmit information, allowing physiological information to be transmitted without a battery.

[0152] At the same time, the magnetic material and the coil on the connector can be interchanged to form a conductive electrode position, and the conductive magnetic buckle acts as a capacitive sensing conductive electrode sheet on the surface.

[0153] The magnetic thimble also has another function. When the controller interacts with the connector due to human behavior, an induced current is generated, which eliminates the need for batteries and can also be used to transmit nearby information to a remote mobile phone.

[0154] Let me add another explanation: The previous US patent US20200107779A1 has many magnetoelectric functions. For example, the sensor is a coil formed by winding a wire in a closed space in the fabric, where the fabric contains magnetic materials, such as magnets, which can sense the external frame and achieve the effect of electromagnetic induction.

[0155] You can also place magnetic materials on the outside of the fabric or evacuate the enclosed space to enhance the sensing effect.

[0156] Today, we use it to generate electricity. There are also sensors for detecting static electricity. These can be two conductive sheets placed in a closed space within the fabric. These sheets are connected to the conductive fabric or wires outside the fabric, thereby detecting static electricity. The outer shell of the closed space can also be made of conductive material and can be connected to a capacitor for charging. The transmission line can also be equipped with an energy recovery line. When a signal passes through, the mutual inductance or coupling capacitance between the two lines is used to induce electrical energy into the energy recovery line. This allows for a customized power management system. We simply encapsulate it within the fabric layer.

[0157] Other sensors include inductive spirographs, which can measure breathing or body movement, as well as transmission lines or antennas, which can transmit information to the outside world and other circuit units within the fabric. In other cases, fabrics with two or more layers can have transmission lines on the inner layer overlapping with those on the outer layer, allowing signals to travel between them. The transmission lines can be bare wires or optical fibers, or antennas can be used for wireless transmission.

[0158] The signal transmission is performed through direct connection, capacitance, inductance, magnetic coupling or optical coupling.

[0159] The patent also mentions a system with two separate garments, one with a first layer of fabric on which magnets are mounted, and the other with a second layer of fabric on which coils are mounted. The interaction between the magnets and coils generates an induced current, so the relative movement of the two pieces of fabric is known and information is transmitted. This allows information from the inner fabric to be transmitted to the outer fabric. This patent allows the aforementioned two different layers of clothing to be connected using the same method to a multi-point connector formed by a wireless connection, meaning a multi-layer design within the same fabric.

[0160] The transmission line is circular or radial to act as an antenna, and can of course also be made into different three-dimensional designs.

[0161] The description of the present invention and other technical contents, features, and effects will be clearly presented in the detailed description of the relatively preferred embodiments shown in the reference scheme. Through the description of the specific implementation method, a deeper and more specific understanding of the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose can be obtained. However, the supplementary description is for reference and explanation only and is not intended to limit the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection, characterized in that, The connector is used to connect the pin transmitted to the controller, and the connector includes at least one button, a fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film and an electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least one conductive electrode. The conductive electrode is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode is connected to the transmission line. The conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are formed on the hot melt adhesive film and then glued or sewn on the fabric layer, or directly sewn, laminated or printed on the fabric layer. When the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are directly sewn, laminated or printed on the fabric layer, the hot melt adhesive film is provided above or below the fabric layer, and a hole is penetrated through the upper hot melt adhesive film relative to the conductive electrode position of the fabric layer; When the electrical unit is formed in a pattern above the fabric layer, the fabric layer has holes corresponding to the button positions. When the electrical unit is attached to the pattern below the fabric layer, the fabric layer and the hot-melt adhesive film have holes corresponding to the conductive electrodes. At the same time, there is at least one hot-melt adhesive film or fabric under the various electrical units above to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical units. At the same time, buttons are combined to connect the connector to the top pins of the controller. In the multi-point connector method formed by wireless connection, the connector does not need to have holes, and buttons are used to connect to the controller.

2. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein When the number of conductive electrodes is large, the hot melt adhesive film divides and staggers some of the conductive electrodes, allowing some of the conductive electrodes to be dispersed in the layered space of each hot melt adhesive film in an overlapping manner, so that a large number of conductive electrodes can be connected to a large number of ejector pins of the controller.

3. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conductive electrode or the conductive electrode is connected to a transmission line to be connected to the ground.

4. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that An insulating material is arranged between the conductive electrode of the electrical unit and the upper and lower layers of the transmission line.

5. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit detect the characteristics of the aforementioned components or the packaging insulation through colored or colorless liquids.

6. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hot melt adhesive film is replaced by insulating plastic hot melt adhesive film, fabric, oil-proof paper, rubber, silicone, thermosetting polymer, thermoplastic plastic or glass fiber cloth.

7. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connector not only communicates with the controller, but also communicates with sensors or other electronic components.

8. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein A conductive material is arranged below the electrical unit, and an insulating material is arranged between the conductive material and the electrical unit to generate electromagnetic shielding.

9. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The electrical unit uses an electronic device to measure whether each conductive electrode is in good contact with each ejector pin, and whether the contact between each conductive electrode and the corresponding ejector pin changes under the influence of the following factors, including: external force applied to the fabric on the connector or the controller buckling the connector, or detecting the impedance of the conductive electrode and its ejector pin.

10. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The conductive electrode of the electrical unit is further provided with a spare transmission line to connect with the transmission line of the fabric layer.

11. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conductive electrode or the conductive electrode bottom layer of the electrical unit is further provided with a spare conductive electrode to prevent the ejector pin of the controller from penetrating, and the spare conductive electrode can still have a transmission function when the ejector pin penetrates.

12. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transmission line of the electrical unit is connected to the external connection position in a radiation mode, and the external connection position includes: a sensor, an electronic component, and a battery.

13. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conductive electrodes or transmission lines of the electrical unit serve as antennas.

14. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that The transmission line of the electrical unit is selected from twin leads, parallel multi-conductors, coaxial cables, striplines, single-core wires, multi-core or multi-strand wires, conductive pastes, conductive fabrics, tapes, stainless steel wires, conductive wires, silver fibers, conductive paints, conductive polymer materials, encapsulated conductive wires, enameled wires; further, the transmission line material is made of metal fibers of copper, gold, silver, titanium, nickel, aluminum, iron, stainless steel or nickel alloy, or made of non-conductive fibers embedded or coated with a conductive material including conductive carbon and nickel; or at least one of the transmission lines is coated with an insulator.

15. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that The at least one hot melt adhesive film material is selected from: polyamide hot melt adhesive film, polyester hot melt adhesive film, polyurethane hot melt adhesive film, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin hot melt adhesive film, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film, polyether ester elastomer, thermoplastic elastomer, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene octene co-elastic body, polyester, thermoplastic polyester elastomer, polyethylene, polypropylene.

16. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The hot melt adhesive film material is laminated with the following materials: polyamide hot melt adhesive film, polyester hot melt adhesive film, polyurethane hot melt adhesive film, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin hot melt adhesive film, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film, polyether ester elastomer, thermoplastic elastomer, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene octene co-elastic body, polyester, thermoplastic polyester elastomer, polyethylene, polypropylene, thermosetting polymer, thermoplastic, plastic film, fabric, paper, rubber, silicone or fiberglass cloth.

17. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 16, characterized in that, The laminating method is by means of roller laminating method, flat plate laminating method and hot melt adhesive coating processing method.

18. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electrical unit is pre-coated on an adhesive film, release film or release film substrate, and the electrical unit is transferred and laminated on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film by means of the adhesive film, release film or release film substrate, and then separated.

19. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electrical unit is disposed on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film by means of sewing, printing, screen printing or pasting, and the electrical unit is encapsulated by ultrasonic or electromagnetic waves.

20. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The button is replaced by a magnetic button.

21. The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the electrical unit and the connector have only the hole positions of the type with one conductive electrode, the cross section of the hole positions of the electrical unit and the connector is asymmetric, including: trapezoidal, semi-circular or arch-shaped, and the button corresponding to the hole position is also one of the trapezoidal, semi-circular or arch-shaped through hole positions.

22. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein, The button is replaced by a magnetic button.

23. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 22, characterized in that, The magnetic button is a hollow structure, and there is more than one electrode in the hollow part. At the same time, the magnetic button of the controller is also a hollow structure, and there is a corresponding magnetic thimble.

24. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein, The connector uses a magnetic conductive material to prevent electromagnetic interference.

25. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The electrical unit is disposed on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film by means of glue or paste.

26. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that The fabric layer material is replaced by leather.

27. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein A wire is provided on the conductive electrode or transmission line of the electrical unit to provide shielding against electromagnetic interference.

28. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The electrical unit uses an electric soldering iron, bonding machine, press, oven, mold, ultrasonic heating or electromagnetic induction heating method to fix the conductive electrode and the transmission line on the fabric layer and the hot melt adhesive film.

29. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are sewn, printed or pasted on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film, the wiring and layout positions of the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit need to be hot-printed or ink-jet printed on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film first.

30. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conductive electrode of the electrical unit is conductive rubber, conductive silica gel, conductive sponge, conductive silica gel, conductive plastic, conductive rubber, conductive fabric, conductive wire, magnetic material, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

31. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the conductive electrode and transmission line of the electrical unit are encapsulated by the hot melt adhesive film, buttons are first combined, and then the hot melt adhesive film encapsulates all components including the buttons.

32. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein The shapes of the conductive electrode and transmission line of the electrical unit are formed by die cutting with a knife die. The forming method is to attach a conductive cloth to a carrier film or transfer film, and then use a laser to cut the conductive cloth through the knife die. The laser power must be adjusted to a low power so that the laser only cuts the conductive cloth and does not cut the carrier film or transfer film; or the conductive cloth does not need to be attached to the carrier film and transfer film, but the knife die must be provided with an outer frame. After the conductive cloth is cut and pasted into shape, it has the shape of an outer frame. After the conductive cloth is attached to the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film, the outer frame is then cut off.

33. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, wherein During mass production, at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film of the connector are positioned and bonded by a jig. When at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film have hole positions in the form of two conductive electrodes, the jig is provided with retractable ejector pins corresponding to the two hole positions; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film have hole positions in the form of two conductive electrodes, the jig is provided with a receiving groove for accommodating at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film have a hole position in the form of one conductive electrode, the jig is provided with an asymmetric retractable ejector pin corresponding to the one hole position; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film have a hole position in the form of one conductive electrode, the jig is provided with a hypotenuse corresponding to at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film, and at the same time, the at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit, and at least one hot melt adhesive film also have an inclined surface corresponding to the hypotenuse.

34. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ejector pin of the controller is replaced with a conductive material or a magnetic button.

35. The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 34, characterized in that, The conductive material of the controller is conductive rubber, conductive silica gel, conductive sponge, conductive silica gel, conductive plastic, conductive rubber, conductive fabric, conductive wire, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

36. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that Two conductive electrodes and transmission lines are in electrical units on different layers. At least one electronic component is used to connect these two electrical units to form a double-layer circuit board.

37. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 1, characterized in that, All multi-point connectors only have buttons or other styles of connectors to connect with external battery or charger interfaces. At the same time, the controller has no ejector pins and the connector has no corresponding conductive electrodes; different electronic components are connected between each conductive electrode and its transmission line to generate a circuit board, and it has a structure that radiates outward to the fabric, so that there are circuit boards for connection in different places of the entire fabric, and the sensing at different positions of the clothing fabric is directly processed within a similar range.

38. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 37, characterized in that, All multi-point connectors do not have buttons, but are for wireless charging or transmitting messages.

39. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 37, characterized in that, The button is a magnetic button. Similarly, the conductive electrode or its transmission line under the magnetic button is in the form of a coil, so that when subjected to external force, it will also generate an induced electromotive force and generate an induced current.

40. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 37, wherein There is magnetic material inside the button or thimble, and the conductive electrode or transmission line below is wound into a coil shape, so that when the controller is buttoned or removed, the conductive electrode below will have different current responses. That is to say, each conductive electrode piece below and the cloth transmission line connected to it transmit information to different sensors on the fabric or charge the battery of the fabric.

41. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 40, characterized in that, The magnetic ejector pin has another function. When the controller interacts with the connector due to human behavior, the spring of the magnetic ejector pin vibrates up and down to generate an induced current. This eliminates the need for batteries and can be used to transmit nearby information to a remote receiver, which includes a mobile phone.

42. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 37, wherein Buttons with magnetic or electromagnetic materials and buttonholes with coil structures have the function of generating an automatic opening or closing system. Similarly, any connector with magnetic or electromagnetic materials and the corresponding connector with coil structures will produce the same automatic starting or closing system function.

43. An article having at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection, characterized in that, The connector is used to connect the pin transmitted to the controller, and the connector includes at least one button, a fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film and an electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least one conductive electrode. The conductive electrodes are all provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode is connected to the transmission line. The conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are formed on the hot melt adhesive film and then glued or sewn on the fabric layer, or directly sewn, laminated or printed on the fabric layer. When the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are directly sewn, laminated or printed on the fabric layer, the hot melt adhesive film is arranged above or below the fabric layer, and a hole is penetrated through the upper hot melt adhesive film relative to the conductive electrode position of the fabric layer; When the electrical unit is formed in a pattern above the fabric layer, the fabric layer has holes corresponding to the button positions. When the electrical unit is attached to the pattern below the fabric layer, the fabric layer and the hot-melt adhesive film have holes corresponding to the conductive electrodes. At the same time, there is at least one hot-melt adhesive film or fabric under the various electrical units above to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical units. At the same time, buttons are combined to connect the connector to the top pins of the controller. In the multi-point connector method formed by wireless connection, the connector does not need to have holes, and buttons are used to connect to the controller.

44. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, When the number of conductive electrodes is large, the hot melt adhesive film divides and staggers some of the conductive electrodes, allowing some of the conductive electrodes to be dispersed in the layered space of each hot melt adhesive film in an overlapping manner, so that a large number of conductive electrodes can be connected to a large number of ejector pins of the controller.

45. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection, is characterized in that The conductive electrode or the conductive electrode is connected to a transmission line to be connected to the ground.

46. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, An insulating material is arranged between the conductive electrode of the electrical unit and the upper and lower layers of the transmission line.

47. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit detect the characteristics of the aforementioned components or the packaging insulation through colored or colorless liquids.

48. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection, is characterized in that, The hot melt adhesive film is replaced by an insulating plastic hot melt adhesive film, fabric, separator paper, rubber, silicone, thermosetting polymer, thermoplastic, or fiberglass cloth.

49. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection, is characterized in that, In addition to connecting and transmitting the controller, the connector also connects and transmits to a sensor or other electronic components.

50. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, A conductive material is provided below or above the electrical unit, and an insulating material is interposed between the conductive material and the electrical unit to generate electromagnetic shielding.

51. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The electrical unit measures whether each conductive electrode is in good contact with each thimble through an electronic device, and whether the contact between each conductive electrode and the corresponding thimble changes under the action of the following factors, including: external force applied to the fabric on the connector or the controller being buckled onto the connector, or detecting the impedance between the conductive electrode and its thimble.

52. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection, is characterized in that, The conductive electrode of the electrical unit is further provided with a spare transmission line to connect to the transmission line of the fabric layer.

53. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, A spare conductive electrode is further provided on the conductive electrode or the bottom layer of the conductive electrode of the electrical unit to prevent the thimble of the controller from penetrating. With the spare conductive electrode, there can still be a transmission function when the thimble penetrates.

54. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The transmission line of the electrical unit is connected to the external connection position to be connected in a radiation pattern, and the external connection positions to be connected include: sensors, electronic components, and batteries.

55. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The conductive electrode or transmission line of the electrical unit serves as an antenna.

56. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The transmission line of the electrical unit is selected from double-lead wires, parallel multi-conductors, coaxial cables, strip lines, single-core wires, multi-core or multi-strand wires, conductive pastes, conductive fabrics, tapes, stainless steel wires, conductive wires, silver fibers, conductive paints, conductive polymer materials, encapsulated conductive wires, enameled wires; and the transmission line material is made of metal fibers of copper, gold, silver, titanium, nickel, aluminum, iron, stainless steel, or nickel alloy, or made of non-conductive fibers embedded or coated with a conductive material including conductive carbon and nickel; or at least one of the transmission lines is coated with an insulator.

57. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The at least one hot melt adhesive film material is selected from: polyamide hot melt adhesive film, polyester hot melt adhesive film, polyurethane hot melt adhesive film, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin hot melt adhesive film, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film, polyether ester elastomer, thermoplastic elastomer, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene octene co-elastic body, polyester, thermoplastic polyester elastomer, polyethylene, polypropylene.

58. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The hot melt adhesive film material is laminated with the following materials: polyamide hot melt adhesive film, polyester hot melt adhesive film, polyurethane hot melt adhesive film, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin hot melt adhesive film, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hot melt adhesive film, polyether ester elastomer, thermoplastic elastomer, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene octene co-elastic body, polyester, thermoplastic polyester elastomer, polyethylene, polypropylene, thermosetting polymer, thermoplastic, plastic film, fabric, paper, rubber, silicone, or fiberglass cloth.

59. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 58, characterized in that, The laminating method is by roller laminating method, flat plate laminating method, and hot melt adhesive coating processing method.

60. The article with at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The electrical unit is pre-coated on an adhesive film, release film, or release film substrate, and the electrical unit is transferred and adhered to the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film through the adhesive film, release film, or release film substrate, and then separated.

61. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The electrical unit is disposed on the fabric layer or hot melt adhesive film by stitching, printing, screen printing, or pasting methods, and the electrical unit is encapsulated by ultrasonic waves or electromagnetic waves.

62. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, wherein, The button is replaced by a magnetic button.

63. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection according to claim 62, wherein, A groove is provided on the magnetic button so that the magnetic buttons of the controller are attracted to each other and combined together.

64. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection, is characterized in that When the electrical unit and the connector have a hole position in the form of only one conductive electrode, the cross-section of the hole position of the electrical unit and the connector is asymmetric, including: trapezoidal, semi-circular or arch-shaped, and the button corresponding to the hole position is also one of the trapezoidal, semi-circular or arch-shaped through hole positions.

65. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The button is replaced by a magnetic button.

66. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The connector uses a magnetic material to prevent electromagnetic interference.

67. The article with at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The electrical unit is covered on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film by means of glue or sizing.

68. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The material of the fabric layer is replaced by leather.

69. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, wherein, A wire is provided on the conductive electrode or transmission line of the electrical unit to provide shielding against electromagnetic interference.

70. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The electrical unit uses a soldering iron, a bonding machine, a press, an oven, a mold, ultrasonic heating or electromagnetic induction heating to fix the conductive electrode and the transmission line on the fabric layer and the hot melt adhesive film.

71. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, Before the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are stitched, printed or pasted on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film, the wiring and layout positions of the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit need to be hot-printed or ink-jet printed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film first.

72. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The conductive electrode of the electrical unit is conductive rubber, conductive silica gel, conductive sponge, conductive silica gel, conductive plastic, conductive rubber, conductive fabric, conductive wire, magnetic material, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

73. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, Before the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are encapsulated by the hot melt adhesive film, the button is first combined, and then the hot melt adhesive film encapsulates all components including the button.

74. An article having a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection, as claimed in claim 43, wherein, The shape of the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit is formed by die cutting with a die. The forming method is to stick a conductive cloth on a carrier film or a transfer film, and then use a laser to cut the conductive cloth through the die. The laser power must be adjusted to a low power so that the laser only cuts the conductive cloth and does not cut the carrier film or the transfer film; or the conductive cloth does not need to be pasted on the carrier film and the transfer film, but the die must be provided with an outer frame. After the conductive cloth is cut and pasted into shape, it has the shape of an outer frame. After the conductive cloth is attached to the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film, the outer frame is cut off.

75. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, At least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film of the connector are positioned and adhered by a jig during mass production. When at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film have hole positions in the form of two conductive electrodes, the jig is provided with retractable ejector pins corresponding to the two hole positions; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film have hole positions in the form of two conductive electrodes, the jig is provided with a receiving groove for accommodating at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film have a hole position in the form of one conductive electrode, the jig is provided with an asymmetric retractable ejector pin corresponding to the one hole position; when at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film have a hole position in the form of one conductive electrode, the jig is provided with a hypotenuse corresponding to at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film, and at the same time, at least one fabric layer, at least one electrical unit and at least one hot melt adhesive film are also provided with inclined surfaces corresponding to the hypotenuse.

76. The article with at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by wireless connection according to claim 43, wherein The ejector pin of the controller is replaced with a conductive material or a magnetic button.

77. An article having a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 76, characterized in that, The conductive material of the controller is conductive rubber, conductive silica gel, conductive sponge, conductive silica gel, conductive plastic, conductive rubber, conductive fabric, conductive wire, conductive polymer, conductive paste, conductive ink or conductive paint.

78. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, Two conductive electrodes and transmission lines are in electrical units on different layers. At least one electronic component is used to connect these two electrical units to form a double-layer circuit board.

79. The article of claim 43, which is a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection, is characterized in that, The multi-point connectors only have buttons or other types of connectors to connect with an external battery or charger interface. At the same time, the controller has no ejector pin and the connector has no corresponding conductive electrode; different electronic components are connected between each conductive electrode and its transmission line to form a circuit board, and it has a structure that radiates outwards to the fabric, so that there are circuit boards for connection at different places on the entire fabric, and the sensing at different positions of the clothing fabric is directly processed within a similar range.

80. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 79, characterized in that, The multi-point connectors do not have buttons, but are for wireless charging or transmitting messages.

81. The article with a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, characterized in that, The described button is a magnetic button. Similarly, the conductive electrode or its transmission line under the magnetic button is in the form of a coil, so that it can also generate the function of induced electromotive force and induced current when subjected to external force.

82. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 43, wherein There is magnetic material inside the button or ejector pin, and at the same time, the conductive electrode or transmission line below is wound into a coil shape. When the controller is buttoned on or removed, the conductive electrode below will have different current responses. That is to say, each conductive electrode piece below and its connected fabric transmission line transmit messages to different sensors on the fabric or charge the battery of the fabric.

83. The article of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection according to claim 82, characterized in that, The magnetic ejector pin has another function. During the interaction between the controller and the connector due to human behavior, the spring of the magnetic ejector pin vibrates up and down to generate an induced current, so that no battery is needed and it can be used to transmit nearby messages to a remote receiver. The remote receiver includes: a mobile phone.

84. A method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection, characterized in that, The connector is used for connecting and transmitting. The connector includes at least one fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film and an electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least one conductive electrode. The conductive electrode is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode is connected to the transmission line. The conductive electrode and transmission line of the electrical unit are formed on the hot melt adhesive film and then pasted or sewn on the fabric layer, or directly sewn, adhered or printed on the fabric layer. Among them, the conductive electrode and transmission line of the electrical unit are directly sewn, adhered or printed on the fabric layer to generate a wireless communication mode, including radio communication and microwave, optical communication and electromagnetic induction. In the method of forming a multi-point connector by wireless connection, the connector does not need to have holes or buttons to connect with the controller.

85. A method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection, characterized in that, The wireless transmission of the connector is used for a controller. The connector includes at least one fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film, and at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least two conductive electrodes, and each conductive electrode is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode is connected to the transmission line. Among them, the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit are directly sewn, adhered, or printed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. There is at least one hot melt adhesive film under the electrical unit to encapsulate the conductive electrodes and transmission lines of the electrical unit. Among them, there is wireless transmission including at least two conductive electrodes and two transmission lines in the same or different electrical units.

86. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, Two conductive electrodes and transmission lines are in electrical units of different layers, and there is an electronic component in these two electrical units to form a double-layer circuit board.

87. The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, These two conductive electrodes themselves are the upper and lower layers of a parallel capacitor. When the material between the conductive electrodes is fixed, it is a fixed capacitor. When there is elasticity between the conductive electrodes, it is a variable capacitor. The variable capacitor is used to measure changes in pressure, tension, and torsion.

88. The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, Two conductive electrodes and transmission lines are in electrical units of different layers, and in one of these two electrical units, the conductive electrode or transmission line is wound into a coil or other shape, and the conductive electrode or transmission line of the other is a magnet material to generate electromagnetic induction. When a force is applied, an induced electromotive force will be generated.

89. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 88, characterized in that, When an external force is applied to the two conductive electrodes, an induced current will also be generated to be used as a switch for clothes, pants, and fabrics.

90. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, The electrical component above is a magnetic button. Similarly, when the conductive electrode sheet under the magnetic button is a coil, an induced electromotive force function will generate an induced current when an external force is applied.

91. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, There is a magnetic material in the button or thimble. At the same time, the conductive electrode or transmission line below is wound into a coil shape. In this way, when the controller is buttoned or removed, the conductive electrodes below will have different current responses. That is to say, each conductive electrode below and its connected fabric transmission line will send messages to different sensors on the fabric or charge the battery of the fabric.

92. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or a wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, Under the place of the conductive electrode or transmission line on the fabric surface, there is an inductive coupling for wireless power transmission of the telecommunication unit of the connector, including sewing the upper and lower two conductive electrodes into the fabric or the hot melt adhesive film with coils.

93. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, For the multi-layer structure on the connector, the state of inductive coupling between each layer is carried out to enable wireless connection between different layers or wireless connection with another connector.

94. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 88, characterized in that, When the two electrical units of the connector are stressed at different positions on the body, the induced current is actively detected to obtain physiological messages at different positions.

95. The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, The two electrical units of the connector are at different positions on the body. The upper and lower conductive electrodes serve as a posture or gait sensor. The different positions include clothes, pants, socks, shoe insoles, or soles of shoes. If there is a magnetic material near the coil, an induced current is generated to transmit messages, enabling the transmission of physiological messages even without a battery. The physiological messages include joint postures and gait analysis.

96. The method of forming a multi-point connector by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, The coil on the connector forms a conductive electrode which is also a capacitive sensing element, used to wirelessly transmit the data of the interaction between each part of the body and the conductive electrode to the microprocessor to measure posture, gait and humidity; at the same time, the interaction between external objects or people and fabrics can also be measured; when the conductive electrode is a touch sensor, the physiological changes of that part can be measured.

97. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 96, characterized in that, The second electrical unit below the connector has a magnetic material, and the magnetic material includes a magnet, which can generate an induced current to transmit messages and transmit physiological messages when there is no battery.

98. The method of the multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 97, characterized in that, The positions of the magnetic material and the coil on the connector that form the conductive electrode are swapped, and the magnetic buckle is on the surface as the capacitive sensing conductive electrode sheet.

99. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 91, characterized in that, The magnetic thimble has a function that during the interaction between the controller and the connector caused by a person's behavior, the spring of the magnetic thimble vibrates up and down to generate an induced current, enabling the transmission of nearby messages to the remote receiver without a battery. The remote receiver includes: a mobile phone.

100. The method of a multi-point connector formed by at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 93, characterized in that, There is a magnetic material or electromagnetic material that changes due to an external force to generate an induced current.

101. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 10.01.2024] The method of forming a multi-point connector with at least one button or wireless connection according to claim 85, characterized in that, There are buttons with magnetic materials or electromagnetic materials and buttonholes with coil structures, used to generate the function of automatically turning on or off the system. Similarly, in any connector with a magnetic or electromagnetic material and a corresponding joint with a coil structure, the same function of automatically starting or turning off the system will be generated.

102. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 10.01.2024] An article having at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by a wireless connection, characterized in that, The connector is used for connecting and transmitting. The connector includes at least one magnetic buckle, at least one fabric layer, at least one hot melt adhesive film and an electrical unit. The electrical unit is formed on the fabric layer or the hot melt adhesive film. The electrical unit includes at least one conductive electrode. The conductive electrode is provided with a transmission line to form an electrical circuit. The conductive electrode is connected to the transmission line. The conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are formed on the hot melt adhesive film and then pasted or sewn on the fabric layer, or directly sewn, adhered or printed on the fabric layer. Among them, the conductive electrode and the transmission line of the electrical unit are directly sewn, adhered or printed on the fabric layer. There is a groove on the magnetic buckle to attract the magnetic buckle of the controller and combine them together.

103. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 10.01.2024] An article having at least one button or a multi-point connector formed by a wireless connection according to claim 102, characterized in that, The magnetic buckle is of a hollow structure, and there is more than one electrode in the hollow part. At the same time, the magnetic buckle of the controller is also of a hollow structure, and there are corresponding magnetic thimbles.

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