Provided is a configuration capable of improving the signal strength of a piezoelectric element using piezoelectric fibers. This braided piezoelectric element comprises a core comprising conductive fibers and a sheath comprising braided piezoelectric fibers so as to cover the core, the braided piezoelectric element further comprising a metal terminal connected and fixed to the core in either of the following states A or B. A) A state where a portion of the metal terminal grasps a fiber portion constituting the end of a braided piezoelectric element and the core and the metal terminal are electrically connected to each other and fixed within 1 mm from where the metal terminal grasps the fiber portion. B) A state where: a portion of the metal terminal has a fork or needle shape; the fork-shaped or needle-shaped portion is electrically connected to the core while in contact with the sheath; and the braided piezoelectric element is secured to the metal terminal by another portion of the metal terminal or a component fixed to the metal terminal within 10 mm from the point of the electrical connection.

Disclosed is an electrode-wiring-equipped cloth material including: a cloth material main body; an electrode section which is provided on a surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body; a wiring section which is provided adjacent to the electrode section on the surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body, in which cloth material at least one conductive linear body contained in the electrode section and at least on conductive linear body contained in the wiring section are the same single conductive linear body.

An electric heating cloth having gaps and a connection structure thereof are disclosed. The electric heating cloth having gaps comprises plural conductive yarns arranged in a first direction and plural textile yarns and plural metal conductive wires arranged in a second direction for interweaving with the plural conductive yarns. The plural metal conductive wires are aligned at external sides of the plural textile yarns to form a first conductive side and a second conductive side respectively, and each of the first conductive side and the second conductive side has plural gaps.

A yarn adaptable to incorporation into a textile comprises a core including one or more electrically conductive traces arranged on the core and distributed over at least a portion of the length of the yarn. The yarn also comprises an electrically contactable terminal arranged at a terminus of the one or more conductive traces and a winding wrapped around the core.

A fabric cover may be configured to mechanically couple to and cover part of a frame and the fabric cover may have a plurality of layers including a first non-conductive fabric layer, a second non-conductive fabric layer, a piezoresistive core layer between the first non-conductive fabric layer and the second fabric non-conductive layer, and a first conductive layer comprising a plurality of first conductive fiber traces and located between the first non-conductive fabric layer and the second non-conductive fabric layer. A localized impedance of the piezoresistive core layer indicates a mechanical force applied to the fabric cover proximate to such localized impedance.

A covering includes an outer material, a plurality of conductive-fibers, and a fastening material. The outer material includes a front surface and a back surface and the conductive-fibers are disposed between the front surface and the back surface. The conductive-fibers are configured to receive a voltage that causes the conductive-fibers to repel and remove dust from the front surface of the outer material. The fastening material is coupled to the back surface of the outer material and facilitates releasably attaching the outer material to an article.

An electronic module assembly and method of assembling an electronic module to a conductive fabric are provided. An electronic module assembly comprises a non-conductive fabric and a conductive fabric covering at least part of a first side of the non-conductive fabric. An electronics module is disposed on the conductive fabric, and a portion of the electronics module includes a wall defining a through hole. A fastener passing through the through hole and passing through the conductive fabric is configured to electronically couple the electronics module to the conductive fabric.

The present invention provides a textile product and a method of manufacturing thereof, the textile product being applicable also to a target product having a complicated shape because an electric/electronic function is given to the textile product. The present invention is a textile product manufactured by using a knitted or woven fabric, wherein the knitted or woven fabric comprises a knitted or woven filamentous electronic-function member in at least part of the knitted or woven fabric, wherein the electronic-function member comprises a core portion comprising at least two metal wires, an insulating layer that covers the at least two metal wires so as to expose part of the at least two metal wires, and an electronic-function portion electrically conducted to each of the at least two metal wires and a sheath portion comprising a knitted fabric that covers the core portion, and wherein a yarn containing thermoplastic resin is included in at least part of the knitted fabric of the electronic-function member, and/or the yarn containing thermoplastic resin is interwoven with the electronic-function member.

A functional fabric in which a microcurrent is applied according to the present invention comprises water-dispersion polyurethane, graphite, water (H.sub.2O), and a thickener.

An item may include fabric having insulating and conductive yarns or other strands of material. The conductive strands may form signal paths. Electrical components can be mounted to the fabric. Each electrical component may have an electrical device such as a semiconductor die that is mounted on an interposer substrate. The interposer may have contacts that are soldered to the conductive strands. A protective cover may encapsulate portions of the electrical component. To create a robust connection between the electrical component and the fabric, the conductive strands may be threaded through recesses in the electrical component. The recesses may be formed in the interposer or may be formed in a protective cover on the interposer. Conductive material in the recess may be used to electrically and/or mechanically connect the conductive strand to a bond pad in the recess. Thermoplastic material may be used to seal the solder joint.