US 12,433,351 B2
Article of clothing configured to provide signals upon object recognition
Christian Asbeck, Gevelsberg (DE); Domenic Blaetgen, Halver (DE); Lukas Joslowski, Iserlohn (DE); Arthur Roenisch, Kierspe (DE); Marc Ungemach, Herne (DE); Annika Isabell Wallmann, Halver (DE); and Jens Wallmann, Halver (DE)
Assigned to DUOTEC HOLDING SA, Delémont (CH)
Appl. No. 17/904,878
Filed by ORBIS TEXTIL GMBH & CO. KG, Halver (DE); DUOTEC HOLDING SA, Delémont (CH); and NORES UG, Halver (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 24, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/054568
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/170663, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20158934 (EP), filed on Feb. 24, 2020; and application No. 20210727 (EP), filed on Nov. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0023643 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A41D 13/01 (2006.01); A41D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/01 (2013.01) [A41D 1/02 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of clothing comprising:
a plurality of cut parts, each cut to size from a fabric, which are sewn together, the article of clothing having electronic components, wherein as electronic components, the article of clothing comprises at least one sensor unit for detecting a presence of an external object, a control unit and an electronic signal generator unit, the control unit being configured to receive measured values from the sensor unit during an operating phase of the article of clothing and to transmit control signals generated as a function of the read measured values to the signal generator unit, the signal generator unit being configured to output, on receipt of a predefined control signal, a predefined signal which can be perceived by a wearer of the article of clothing and/or by an external observer of the article of clothing,
wherein the electronic components are integrated in the article of clothing in such a way that the article of clothing can be reversibly bent and/or folded within a distance of less than 3 cm starting from any point at which the electronic components are located, wherein at least one of the electronic components has at least one sequin formed as a printed circuit board equipped with electronic functional elements, which sequin has an extension of less than 3 cm, in all directions, and on which contacts are provided via which it is connected to a conductive yarn connected to at least one of the cut parts, the sequin having at least one sewing recess at the border of which one of the contacts is formed, the conductive yarn running through the sewing recess and abutting the border thereof and fixing the border of the sewing recess to the cut part.