A TOUCH SENSITIVE INTERFACE

摘要

There is provided a flexible, lightweight high-performance touch sensitive interface or textile construction ( 1 ) having one or more touch sensitive switches ( 10 ) cooperative with a variety of different textiles including those commonly used in upholsteries and/or garments ( 65 ), as well as various electronic devices/systems ( 40 ) without compromising the inherent characteristics or properties associated with such textiles. The one or more touch sensitive switches ( 10 ) have a three-dimensional recess ( 20 ) and one or more conductive fibers ( 35 ) having an electromagnetic field ( 37 ) associated therewith. The one or more conductive fibers ( 35 ) can be formed into a conductive coil ( 30 ).