TEXTILE CARRIER FOR ELECTRICALLY ADDRESSING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN AN ELECTRONIC TEXTILE

摘要

The invention relates to a textile carrier comprising a first textile member having a first electrode, and a second member having a second electrode. The first electrode has a direct electrically conductive contact to the second electrode. According to the invention, the direct electrically conductive contact is fixed by a welded connection between the first textile member and the second member. The textile carrier according to the invention can be manufactured by a method that comprises a heating step wherein an area of the first textile member comprising the first electrode is heated to form a liquefied portion of a yarn. The method further comprises a contacting step wherein the area of the first textile member is contacted to the second member to form a direct electrically conductive connection between the first electrode and the second electrode, followed by a fixing step wherein the liquefied portion is solidified to fix the electrically conductive connection between the first electrode and the second electrode. The textile carrier according to the invention can be used to electrically address an electronic component in an electronic textile, particularly in applications that require large-area electronic textiles.