Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Thomas Schuler

Liesbeth Van Pieterson

Rabin Bhattacharya

Martijn Krans

Guido Lamerichs

Erwin Altewischer

Koen Van Os

Wouter Bastiaan Zeper

Erich Zainzinger

Guido Theo Maria Lamerichs

Carla Andrea Parilo

The present invention relates to a flexible modular assembly () comprising at least two flexible electronic modules (and) supported by a textile support (). The two flexible electronic modules and the textile support each comprise a set of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly further comprises flexible connectors () for interconnecting two sets of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly of the invention is a modular textile assembly for use in large-area applications of electronic textiles.

Flexible modular assembly

The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile substrate having a substrate electrode, and an electronic component having a component electrode. The component electrode is in electrically conductive contact with the substrate electrode via a coupling layer having a directionally dependent conductance so as to preferentially allow an electrical current to flow between the substrate electrode and the component electrode. As the coupling layer does not have to be patterned to prevent the occurrence of parasitic electrical currents, the electrically conductive contact between the substrate electrode and the component electrode has an improved reliability.

Electronic textile

The present invention relates to a flexible display device () comprising a flexible substrate () having at least one light source () mounted thereon. The flexible display device is characterized by a flexible thermo regulating layer () provided on the opposite side of the substrate compared to the side with the at least one light source for dissipating heat from the remaining display device. This allows for stable operation and increased endurance of the display device. The present invention also relates to a textile product comprising such a flexible display device, and a method for the manufacturing of such a flexible display device.

Flexible display device

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Thomas Schuler