Patent ID: 11896394
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A docking station assembly for providing a releasably secure connection between an electronic controller device and one or more conductive pathways of a textile substrate comprising:
a module dock station having a body fixedly connected to a substrate assembly mounted on the textile substrate, the body exposing an electrical dock connector configured for mating with an electrical controller connector of the electronic controller device;
the substrate assembly comprising:
a first substrate positioned to one side of the textile substrate within a textile pocket that includes one or more first electrical connection locations, such that the one or more first electrical connection locations of the first substrate are aligned with the one or more conductive pathways, the first substrate having the electrical dock connector mounted thereon and electrically connected to the one or more first electrical connection locations by one or more respective substrate conductive pathways;
a second substrate positioned on the other side of the textile substrate opposite the one side, the second substrate having one or more second electrical connection locations aligned with the one or more first electrical connection locations; and
one or more respective fasteners fastening the one or more second electrical connection locations with the one or more first electrical connection locations, thus fixedly securing the textile substrate between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the one or more first electrical connection locations are in electrical contact with the adjacent one or more conductive pathways,
wherein the textile pocket is sized for the module dock station to fit snugly therein,
wherein the textile substrate comprises at least one of an active electronic component, a sensor, or a circuit,
and wherein the one or more respective fasteners are electrically conductive and in physical contact with the one or more conductive pathways.