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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Megan Grant, San Francisco, CA (US);
Danny Hon Bun Chan, Fremont, CA (US);
Patricia Hayes-Danitz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A textile connector for an electronic textile includes a snap fastener having first and second snap segments configured to be snap fastened together such that the electronic textile is mechanically secured therebetween. A first contact is held by the snap fastener. The first contact is configured to be electrically connected to a first conductor of the electronic textile to define a first signal line. A second contact is held by the snap fastener. The second contact is configured to be electrically connected to a second conductor of the electronic textile to define a second signal line. The first and second signal lines transmit different data signals from the electronic textile to an electronic component mounted to the electronic textile.