Patent ID: 9258848
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H05B

Claim Text:
1. A matrix-patterned cloth comprising: a first fiber layer including a second fiber layer including an intermediate fiber layer arranged between the first fiber layer and the second fiber layer, and having a surface in contact with the first fiber layer and a surface in contact with the second fiber layer; a plurality of conductive connecting yarns extending from the surface of the intermediate fiber layer in contact with the first fiber layer to the surface of the intermediate fiber layer in contact with the second fiber layer, and each connecting yarn connecting at least one of the plurality of first electric conductors and at least one of the plurality of second electric conductors, wherein each of the plurality of connecting yarns is arranged such that the connecting yarn bends when a pressure is applied to the matrix-patterned cloth in a thickness direction thereof, and such that at least one of a position of contact between the connecting yarn and the corresponding first electric conductor, and, a position of contact between the connecting yarn and the corresponding second electric conductor, changes depending on how large the pressure is; a selector configured to scan and sequentially select at least one of the plurality of first electric conductors and at least one of the plurality of second electric conductors, and to set areas, in which the selected first electric conductors and the selected second electric conductors intersect each other when viewed in the thickness direction, as intersecting areas; and at least one of a heating controller and a resistance measuring unit, the heating controller configured to apply a voltage to the intersecting areas via the first and second electric conductors selected by the selector, and the resistance measuring unit configured to measure electric resistances of the intersecting areas via the first and second electric conductors selected by the selector.