Magnetic Interconnect for Intelligent Clothing Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing intelligent clothing systems lack a simple and secure method for establishing connections between multiple pieces of clothing with integrated electronics, particularly for applications requiring distributed functionality and safety features like voltage detection in workwear.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic connection system is implemented, where a first connecting part on one piece of clothing and a second connecting part on another are magnetically aligned to ensure correct positioning and establish signal connections, allowing for both electrical and contactless data or energy transmission through integrated coils and permanent magnets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a magnetic connection system is implemented to automatically align connecting parts, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to integration of permanent magnets and magnetic circuits
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic connection system enables self-alignment of the first and second connecting parts through magnetic attraction between permanent magnets and magnetic coupling parts. The system automatically orients itself without requiring manual alignment, making the connection process intuitive and foolproof while the magnetic circuit integrates multiple functions (alignment, coupling, and signal transmission) into a unified structure.
2Force
If permanent magnets are integrated into a magnetic circuit with yokes and cores, then the strength of magnetic coupling is improved, but the weight of the connecting parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic circuit employs composite construction combining permanent magnets with ferromagnetic yokes and cores. This composite structure concentrates and directs magnetic flux through the ferromagnetic materials, achieving strong magnetic coupling while using minimal amounts of heavy magnetic materials. The yoke and core act as magnetic conduits that efficiently channel the magnetic field between connecting parts.
3Reliability
If signal connecting parts are aligned automatically through magnetic connection, then the reliability of signal connection is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase for positioning coils and magnets
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces manual mechanical alignment with a magnetic field-based self-alignment system. The magnetic attraction and field distribution automatically guide the connecting parts into correct alignment, compensating for minor manufacturing tolerances. The magnetic circuit design ensures that the strongest magnetic coupling occurs when the parts are properly aligned, providing self-correcting alignment that reduces the impact of manufacturing variations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables easy, fail-safe, and secure interconnection of intelligent clothing pieces, facilitating efficient data and energy transfer while ensuring correct alignment, thus enhancing safety features like voltage detection in workwear.
Implementation Method 1
a first connecting part (20a) is provided on a first intelligent piece of clothing (1a) and a second connecting part (20b) is provided on a second intelligent piece of clothing (1b) and the first connecting part (20a) and the second connecting part (20b) are magnetically connected
Implementation Method 2
As signal connection a contactless energy transmission or data transmission can be realized in a simple manner if a transmitting coil is arranged in the first signal connecting part and a reception coil is arranged in the second signal connecting part, which are aligned with one another by the magnetic connection for inductive energy transmission
Implementation Method 3
As signal connection a contactless data transmission can be realized in a simple manner if a high-frequency coil is arranged in the first signal connecting part and in the second signal connecting part, which are aligned with one another by the magnetic connection for contactless data transmission
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to establishing a simple and secure connection between two intelligent pieces of clothing. A first connecting part is provided on a first intelligent piece of clothing and a second connecting part is provided on a second intelligent piece of clothing. The first connecting part and the second connecting part are magnetically connected in order to align and interconnect a first signal connecting part in the first connecting part with a second signal connecting part in the second connecting part for establishing a signal connection between first electronics of the first intelligent piece of clothing and second electronics of the second intelligent piece of clothing.