Aleksandar ALEKSOV,Sasha N. OSTER,Feras EID,Shawna M. LIFF,Thomas L. SOUNART,Johanna M. SWAN,Baris BICEN,Valluri R. RAO
申请号：
US16303386
公开号：
US20190297975A1
申请日:
2016.07.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments of the invention include an active venting system. According to an embodiment of the invention, the active venting system may include a substrate having one or more seams formed through the substrate. In order to open the vents defined by the seams through the substrate, a piezoelectric layer may be formed proximate to one or more of the seams. Additional embodiments may include a first electrode and a second electrode that contact the piezoelectric layer in order to provide a voltage differential across the piezoelectric layer. In an embodiment the active venting system may be integrated into a garment. In such an embodiment, the garment may also include an electronics module for controlling the actuators. Additionally, conductive traces may be printed on the garment or sewn into the garment to provide electrical connections from the electronics module to each of the piezoelectric actuators.
