Abstract:
A cushion member for a user interface device is provided. The cushion member is structured to provide a load distribution functionality responsive to the cushion member being donned by the user, wherein at least a portion of the cushion member has a local stiffness of less than or equal to 100 kPa/mm responsive to a stress increase on the cushion member of 1 kPa - 15 kPa.
Abstract:
A device (1) is described for positioning electrodes on a user's scalp. It comprises a housing (3), for example a headpiece of a headphones device, which can be put around a user's head. An elastic element (11) and a plurality of electrodes are positioned, so that once the housing (3) is put around the user's head, the elastic element (11) at least partly follows the curvature of the user's head. The stress in the elastic element (11) due to stretching thereof caused by putting the housing around the user's head causes the elastic element (11) to exert pressure on at least some of the plurality of electrodes towards the scalp. Hereby, effective contact of the plurality of electrodes to the scalp is facilitated.
Abstract:
An electrically conductive yarn (2) having a multifilament core (5) comprising a plurality of electrically conductive filaments (4), and a wrapping (6, 10) arranged around the multifilament core. The wrapping is arranged to partly expose the multifilament core, thereby reducing an occurrence of short-circuiting between adjacent electrically conductive yarns while enabling electrical connection of electronic components to the multifilament core. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing thereof.
Abstract:
Pressure actuator, provided with a carrier structure, shape memory material, integrated with and/or attached to the carrier structure, and at least one heating element in the vicinity of the shape memory material that is configured to at least locally vary the shape of the shape memory material that is in the vicinity of the heating element. In specific embodiments, the pressure actuator is provided with at least one heating element separate from the shape memory material, which at least one heating element may be configured to vary temperature within the shape memory material locally.
Abstract:
Dynamic body state display device, which is wearable by a person on the body and which is at least partly flexible, wherein the device comprises a dynamic body state sensor for measuring the dynamic body state, a storage arrangement for storing information specifying dynamic body state ranges, a processing circuit configured to process the measured dynamic body state and determine the corresponding dynamic body state range, and an at least partly flexible structure, that can be worn on the body, wherein the at least partly flexible structure comprises a display for visually indicating said corresponding dynamic body state range.
Abstract:
A light-source comprising at least one lighting unit (101) being arranged on a substrate (102) and a diffusing element (103) being arranged to receive and diffuse light emitted by said at least one lighting unit (101) is provided. The diffusing element (103) comprises a layer of non-woven fabric having a lower density at a side facing the lighting unit and a higher density at a side opposite to the lighting unit to obtain good diffusing properties.
Abstract:
A light-source comprising at least one lighting unit (101) being arranged on a substrate (102) and a diffusing element (103) being arranged to receive and diffuse light emitted by said at least one lighting unit (101) is provided. The diffusing element (103) comprises a layer of non-woven fabric having a lower density at a side facing the lighting unit and a higher density at a side opposite to the lighting unit to obtain good diffusing properties.
Abstract:
Skin-contact products with a transpiration function such as medical devices or medicinal products, of which face masks, aspirators, ventilators, breast pumps or wound dressings are examples are described especially a skin-contact product with a transpiration function with an improved microclimate at a patient interface material -skin contact area. In an embodiment a material system (10, 20, 30) is described that comprises a hydrophobic silicone base material (11, 21, 31) and a hydrophilic silicone material (12, 22, 32) that is combined with the hydrophobic base material (11, 21, 31). At least a part of the hydrophilic material (12, 22, 32) is in contact with a moist surface (50). The hydrophobic base material (11, 21, 31) provides mechanical and dynamical stability of the material system (10, 20, 30). The hydrophilic material (12, 22, 32) allows for uptake or for diffusion of moisture away from moist surface (50). The material system (10, 20, 30) is utilized to fabricate a patient interface material (41) and forehead pad (42) of a user or patient interface, such as face mask (40), for example, a patient interface mask for positive air pressure therapy. Furthermore, a novel composition for the preparation of hydrophilic silicone materials, suitable for use in the material system (10, 20, 30), is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to textiles for photonic and electronic applications, particularly to multilayer textiles made of electrically conductive yarns for driving electrical components such as light emitting diodes connected to the textile. The light emitting diodes may be arranged in the form of an array in order to realize a flexible and foldable display. In the textile according to the present invention, insulating weft yarns are interwoven in a multilayer wrap (105) such that the electrically warp yarns (111) are partially covered by the insulating weft yarns (141), thereby preventing from short-circuit between electrically conductive yarns of the textile. In particular, the structure of the textile according to the present invention may be satin/sateen weave structure.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pixelated electroluminescent textile, comprising a first set of spaced apart conductive lines extending in a first direction, a second set of spaced apart conductive lines extending in a second direction, the second direction being non-parallel to the first direction, the sets of conducting lines forming a matrix structure, and at least one light emitting element. The at least one light emitting element comprises two interleaving comb electrodes arranged in one plane, and light emitting means arranged in spaces between digits of the comb electrodes, wherein the light emitting element is arranged in an area formed between two adjacent conductive lines in the first set and two adjacent conductive lines in the second set, wherein each of the comb electrodes connects to at least one yarn of the first and the second set, respectively, so that when applying a driving voltage to the at least one yarn in the first and second sets, said light emitting means is excited to emit light. It is according to the invention possible to generate light along each pair of comb digits. By arranging comb structures with multiple digits interleaved with each other in the area between four conducting lines, a light emitting element is achieved that can emit light in essentially this entire area.