Sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10760892-B2
Application number	US-201815898696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2018
Priority date	Mar 30, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A sensor includes a stretchable substrate having a stretching property, and a plurality of wires provided to the stretchable substrate, and the plurality of wires includes a first wire, and a second wire larger in resistance value variation due to extension of the stretchable substrate than the first wire. Further, the sensor includes a detection section adapted to correct a resistance value of the second wire in accordance with a resistance value of the first wire, and detect the extension of the stretchable substrate based on the resistance value of the second wire which has been corrected. Further, the detection section detects deterioration of the plurality of wires in accordance with the resistance value of the first wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor comprising:
a stretchable substrate having a stretching property;
a plurality of wires provided to the stretchable substrate, the plurality of wires including a first wire and a second wire; and
a restriction member provided to the stretchable substrate along the first wire,
wherein the second wire is larger in resistance value variation due to extension of the stretchable substrate than the first wire,
the restriction member is configured to extend and contract together with the stretchable substrate with shape deformation,
the first wire extends and contracts together with the stretchable substrate with the shape deformation and without substantial elastic deformation due to the extension and contraction of the restriction member, and
the second wire extends and contracts together with the stretchable substrate with elastic deformation.

2. The sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a detection section adapted to correct a resistance value of the second wire in accordance with a resistance value of the first wire, and detect the extension and contraction of the stretchable substrate based on the resistance value of the second wire which has been corrected.

3. The sensor according to claim 2 , wherein
the detection section detects deterioration of the plurality of wires in accordance with the resistance value of the first wire.

4. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
a variation in wiring length of the first wire with respect to the extension of the stretchable substrate is smaller than a variation in wiring length of the second wire.

5. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first wire and the second wire are formed of a same material.

6. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first wire and the second wire are disposed side by side, and
a separation distance between both end parts of the first wire and a separation distance between both end parts of the second wire are equal to each other.

7. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of wires includes a plurality of the second wires different in change rate of resistance with respect to the extension of the stretchable substrate from each other.

8. The sensor according to claim 7 , wherein
the second wires are different in length from each other.

9. The sensor according to claim 7 , wherein
the second wires are different in cross-sectional area from each other.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kamakura Tomoyuki

Classifications

• H05K1/0283 Primary

  Stretchable printed circuits · CPC title

• H05K2201/0129

  Thermoplastic polymer, e.g. auto-adhesive layer; Shaping of thermoplastic polymer · CPC title

• H05K3/28

  Applying non-metallic protective coatings {(H05K3/0091 takes precedence; methods for intermediate insulating layers for build-up multilayer circuits H05K3/4673)} · CPC title

• H05K1/0393

  Flexible materials (H05K1/038 takes precedence; specific organic compositions are classified in H05K1/0313 and subgroups) · CPC title

• G01B7/32

  for measuring areas · CPC title