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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. VE Tic. A.s., Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Özgür Cobanoglu, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Leyla Zengi, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Günes Banazili, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Merve Nagihan Akcay, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Kenan Loyan, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Özgür Akdemir, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Fehim Caglar, Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S., Inegol-Bursa, TR;
Abstract
It is disclosed a stretchable touchpad () of the capacitive type including a stretchable textile fabric () having a plurality of conductive elements incorporated therein. The conductive elements are resistive strain gauges () which form electrodes to detect a change of capacitance caused by a touch. It is also disclosed a method for operating a stretchable touchpad () comprising the steps of measuring continuously a capacitance analog signal provided by a resistive strain gauge () of the stretchable touchpad (); and comparing the measured capacitance signal with a threshold value in order to determine whether or not a touch has taken place, wherein the threshold value is continuously adjusted as a function of the actual measurement of capacitance and as a function of the resistance of said resistive strain gauges () which form the capacitor electrodes of said touchpad ().