US 12,302,967 B1
Textile element such as a clothing
Julien Gueritee, Eveux (FR); and Florian Miguet, Venissieux (FR)
Assigned to CLIM8, (FR)
Filed by CLIM8, Limonest (FR)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/823,961.
Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/005 (2006.01); A41D 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 27/00 (2013.01) [A41D 13/005 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A textile element forming an envelope aimed at covering at least partially a part of a body, said textile element comprising
a control unit powered by a power source,
a textile support,
body part detection located on or in said textile support and configured to detect a presence and absence, or the presence, or the absence, of said part of a body inside an envelope and generate a detection signal when presence and absence, or the presence, or the absence, of said part of the body inside the envelope is detected, said body part detection being adapted for being connected, and for transmitting the detection signal, to said control unit,
an active element adapted for generating a physical effect, including heat or cold, located on or in the textile support and adapted for being connected to the power source and the control unit,
the control unit being configured to allow an activation/deactivation of said active element depending on the detection signal transmitted by the body part detection, wherein
the body part detection comprise a first and a second distinct sensing elements each of an electric capacitive accumulation type, the control unit being connected to the first and second sensing elements and configured to receive one or more sensed information from the first and second sensing elements and to determine one or more sensed values from said one or more sensed information, the control unit being further configured to:
receive a first sensed information from the first sensing element, determine from the first sensed information a first sensed value, activate the active element when the first sensed value is greater than a predetermined first activation value and deactivate the active element when the first sensed value is smaller than a predetermined first deactivation value;
receive a second sensed information from the second sensing element, determine from the second sensed information a second sensed value, activate the active element when the second sensed value is greater than a predetermined second activation value and deactivate the active element when the second sensed value is smaller than a predetermined second deactivation value;
receive a third sensed information from the second sensing element, determine from the third sensed information a third sensed value, deactivate the active element when the difference between the second sensed value and the third sensed value is greater or equal to a predetermined third deactivation value;
every t seconds, t>0, receive a fourth sensed information from the second sensing element, determine from the fourth sensed information a fourth sensed value, reset the second sensing element when the fourth sensed value is comprised in a predetermined interval of values.